10 Opinion January 2015

Instagram & Twitter, a throwdown for usersEditorial

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Grab your iPhones, because ‘throwback Thursday’ is here to stay.

The square-photo hub of the social media world, otherwise known as Instagram, sur-passed the 300 million user mark during the week of Dec. 8, 2014, putting the site in sec-ond place above Twitter for most users.

This news comes out of shock, because many Fremont High School students spend the majority of their time scrolling through their Twitter feeds. It is difficult to grasp that the site owned by Facebook, which turns nor-mal people into Insta-photographers, would send the little blue bird soaring down in the rankings.

Believe it or not, Instagram is on fire. With 70 million photos being posted to the site each day, it means that approximately 810 valencia-filtered pics are being posted every second.

No matter what the preference, the social media craze has been the underlying influ-ence of today’s high school generation. Twit-ter, Facebook, and Instagram are methods students use to document their lives, see what their friends are doing, and to even keep up with current and interesting events. Young adults are constantly craving that update from their news feeds, and this is why they cannot stay away from their phones for more than 30 minutes.

Among the numerous social media sites, Twitter reigns supreme with the students of FHS, with some students tweeting and retweeting up to 15 times a day. Tweets range from every topic under the sun, from when they eat a granola bar, to why they think Liam Hemsworth should be their next boyfriend. In total, some FHS students have tweeted a grand total of over 3,000 times.

“I am on Twitter at least four hours a day,” said senior Hannah Korman. “If I’m not at work, I’m on Twitter.”

When it comes to Instagram, the students of FHS like to follow the unwritten rule of only posting one photo a day, as it follows the so-called Ins-tagram “etiquette”. However, this one photo must co-ordinate with the daily Instagram hashtag. The In-stagram week is as follows: man-candy Monday, t ransformat ion Tuesday, woman-crush Wednesday, throwback Thurs-day, (Friday and Saturday are days for insta-rest) and senior Sunday. For the underclassmen, they support selfie Sun-day instead.

FHS students never miss a ‘transformation Tuesday’, or any other day of the insta-week for that matter. One of the many perks of In-stagram is that when a photo is uploaded to the site, it can be linked to the user’s Facebook or Twitter page as well, that way everyone can know who their ‘man-candy Monday’ is.

With the sudden increase in Instagram users, it is no wonder why the site is more popular than Twitter. A picture is worth a thousand words, but a tweet is only worth 140 characters. The character limit is a big turn-off, and causes students to tweet over and over and over again, because they aren’t able to say everything they want to in the first tweet. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why a student’s Twitter profile has over 3,000 tweets.

Another Twitter turn-off is the fact that

students use their Twitters to complain about anything and everything. They tweet about

why they don’t like a certain teacher, why they hate the cold weather, and even why they wish they had the iPhone 6, because their iPhone 5C isn’t quite cutting it.

There are many people in this world who wish that they had a nice warm house to come home to every night. Or others, whose only wish is for their loved one who is

fighting overseas, to at least have a phone. That way their loved one would be able to call

home for the first time in months.Twitter may be popular at FHS, but when

a student tweets a comment about how they hated what their mom cooked for dinner, it then influences other students to tweet their biggest complaints. Then it is not a hashtag that is trending, but rather an attitude of neg-ativity.

Along with its 300 million users, Insta-gram carries a more positive demeanor. If someone were to scroll through an Instagram feed, they could conclude that more than 75 percent of those photos contain a person with a smile on their face doing something, or with someone they enjoy.

The solution to this issue is to not have ev-ery FHS student boycott Twitter for the rest of their lives, but to be more positive. Think before posting.

Students need to understand that their photos, tweets, posts, etc., have more influ-ence than they think. Before students know it, they will have over 300 million acting the same way. Story by Sarah Leeper

There simply aren’t enough words that can describe a girls love for fashion.

Fashion is a way to be creative and unique. It’s a way to express yourself. And, during the winter, boots are a good way to do it.

Boys are alway commenting on how girls dress. “All girls dress alike” often comes up in conversations. To a certain extent, the boys are exactly right.

You can always tell when the weather changes, because girls break out their boots for the winter.

As the seasons change, so does the fash-ion. And boots are a huge part of the fashion trends established for the winter season at

Fremont High School.“I like to wear boots because they are styl-

ish and warm during the winter,” sophomore McKenna Wright said.

I totally agree with Wright. I have a few Metro classes, which are off the FHS campus, and it is a long walk from my car to the front doors every day.

If you would observe some people in the hallway between classes, I bet you would see three out of five girls who are wearing boots on any given day.

Normally, I am not one to follow the lat-est fashion trends, or anything like that, but wearing boots is different.

ColumnUgg boots remain popular with FHS students

January 2015News2

The RustlerVol. 101, Issue 5

Jack.Denker@fpsmail.orgFremont High School

1750 N. Lincoln AvenueFremont, Nebraska 68025

402.727.3077

The Rustler is a product of the Fremont High School Journalism Department. Opinions expressed in this paper are not necessarily those of the administration, faculty or adviser. Letters to the editor can be submitted in the envelope outside of B34, via email to jack.denker@fpsmail.org, or in person at B34. All letters must be signed.

The Fremont High School Journalism Department is a member of the Nebraska High School Press Association

AdviserJack Denker

Editor-In-ChiefAllie Gamache

News Editor Kaitlyn Collier

Sports Editor Gina Elliott

Staff Photographers & Reporters: Jenny Davis, Rachel Gibbs, Jacqueline Lang, MacKenzie Meyer, Emily Neill, Amanda Pierce, Sam Stieren and Ben Swanson. Graphic Designer: Corby Cerny. Cartoonist: Diane Naughton.

Photo EditorMolly Schiermeyer

Advertising ManagerMegan Fisher

Helping Hands

Copy EditorSarah Leeper

News Briefs

By Megan FisherRUSTLER STAFF

School Musical

German Students of the MonthThe following students were chosen as

the January German students of the month at Fremont High School: Diane Naughton, Brittany Teff, Addisyn Lamar, Faythe Ball, TJ Cerny and Elijah Robinson. FHS Ger-

man teacher Brenda Schiermeyer said that each selected student received a locker sign, their name and picture on the outside of the

marquee on the south side of the building, as well as their names in the monthly FHS

Tiger Growl.

Student athletic trainers gain

first aid experience assisting others.

Career Day

Speech Team

FCS Student of the Month

Fremont High School athletic trainer Chelsea Schmitt wraps sophomore Jason Pettit’s foot after an injury. Schmitt has 17 FHS students that assist her in the training room throughout the school year. Photo by Megan Fisher

For 13 years, some students at Fremont High School have been administering servic-es, such as providing water, wrapping ankles and wrists, icing sore limbs, and performing basic first aid, for the FHS athletes when they have been injured.

This year, there are 17 student athletic trainers at FHS. They are seniors Rachel Gibbs, Sydney Harbaugh, Cari Leick, Maddie Millet, Alex Perry, Haley Spies, Taylor Suhr, Shelby Svatora and Gwyn Ward. The juniors are Taylor Boureck, Kia Jones, Meghan Luper, Malissa Molero and Azshia Smolinski. The sophomores are Stefanie Carnahan, Addisyn Lamar and Cheyenne Mahnke.

ResponsibilitiesChelsea Schmitt, the primary athletic

trainer at FHS, said the student athletic train-ers have a lot of responsibilities.

“Students help with supervising practices when I am unable to be in multiple locations,” Schmitt said. “They also will travel with the teams to provide coverage (taping, first aid as-

sistance, etc.). It’s great to have another set of eyes when I’m not around all the time.”

To be an athletic trainer, students must maintain a C average in all classes, participate for 10 hours out of the week, and be able to tape and perform the basic ice-wrapping and first aid skills.

According to Molero, who has been a trainer since her sophomore year, athletic training takes a lot of time and dedication.

“I start when the season begins,” Molero said. “I go every day after school and I leave with the team from school to away games. I also go with them on weekend games and tournaments.”

Assisting With Practices & GamesSchmitt said the student trainers assist at

practices and games for the football, basket-ball, wrestling, soccer and track teams. She said they are also allowed to travel with the various teams to away games.

Molero first became a part of the athletic training program at FHS, because she could not participate in basketball. After getting started with the program she really liked it, so she stuck with it.

“It (athletic training) has changed my view on what I wanted to be,” Molero said. “I origi-

nally wanted to be a police officer, but now I want to be an athletic trainer so I can always be involved with sports even if I cannot play.”

Schmitt said athletic training at FHS helps students gain experience for the future.

Future TrainersStudents interested in becoming an ath-

letic trainer at FHS should talk to Schmitt. “For those who are looking to be in the

healthcare profession, this job teaches basic first aid skills and prepares you for learning how to work with others,” Schmitt said. “Be-ing a student athletic trainer also teaches you good communication skills since we have lots of people that we interact with. You have to communicate well.”

For Molero, the benefits she gains from athletic training are more than just gaining skills.

“You make new friends,” Molero said. “You also get front row seats at games. There is also the satisfaction that you’re helping out a team when you are needed.”

The trainers have formed a tight bond while they are helping their fellow students.

“The student athletic trainers are close,” Schmitt said, “and they are quite the group of aids to work with.”

The eighth annual Midland University College career day will be on Monday, Jan. 26. Over 4,500 sophomores from 15 differ-

ent school districts with 802 registered high school sophomores from the greater Fre-

mont area including Fremont Senior High School will attend.

The Fremont High School musical, The Music Man, featuring Jonah Schollmyer,

Petra Nolan, Kristen Cottier and Julian So-renson, will take place on March 19 through

March 21, 2015, in the Nell McPherson Theatre. Tickets will be sold for $11.

The Fremont High School speech team competed at the Millard North speech tour-

nament on Saturday, Jan. 10, where junior Elizabeth Hansen placed fifth in honors

finals in the informative speaking category. On Friday, Dec. 19, the team attended the

Lincoln Southeast Tournament. Senior Sarah Leeper placed second in honors finals

in the humorous interpretation category, sophomore Amanda Melcher and Hansen

earned seventh in merit finals in the duo interpretation category, and Hansen placed sixth in honors finals in informative speak-ing. By placing at this tournament, Leeper,

Melcher and Hansen earned one bid into the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions to be held in May at Lincoln

Southwest High School.

The Fremont High School Family and Consumer Science Department has chosen

Ana Garcia as the January Student of the Month. Garcia is currently taking Culinary II and plans to attend a four year college in

Mexico after graduation.

Sophomore Addisyn Lamar is one of 17 student athletic trainers at Fremont High School. She helps athletes in football and wrestling with skills such as basic first aid and ice-wrapping.

November 2014News

ON THE COVER: The rich history of Nebraska football is much appreciated at

Fremont High School. On pages six and seven of this issue of the Rustler, FHS students show their pride for the Big Red and also talk about

how they spend gameday Saturdays.

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The RustlerVol. 101, Issue 3

Jack.Denker@fpsmail.orgFremont High School

1750 N. Lincoln AvenueFremont, Nebraska 68025

402.727.3077

The Rustler is a product of the Fremont High School Journalism Department. Opinions expressed in this paper are not necessarily those of the administration, faculty or adviser. Letters to the editor can be submitted in the envelope outside of B34, via email to jack.denker@fpsmail.org, or in person at B34. All letters must be signed.

The Fremont High School Journalism Department is a member of the Nebraska High School Press Association

AdviserJack Denker

Editor-In-ChiefAllie Gamache

News Editor Kaitlyn Collier

Sports Editor Gina Elliott

Staff Photographers & Reporters: Jenny Davis, Rachel Gibbs, MacKenzie Meyer, Sam Stieren and Ben Swanson Graphic Designer: Corby Cerny. Cartoonist: Diane Naughton.

Photo EditorMolly Schiermeyer

Advertising ManagerMegan Fisher

Copy EditorSarah Leeper

Diminished Returns News Briefs

By Megan FisherRUSTLER STAFF

The annual fall instumental concert will take place on Nov. 18, 2014. The Fremont

High School orchestra will take the Nell McPherson Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m., fol-

lowed by the band.

Fall Concert

A total of 12 Fremont High School stu-dents were selected to represent FHS at the

Nebraska Music Educators Association Con-ference to be held on Nov. 19-21. The FHS choir students selected to participate were:

Logan Adams, Justine Blick, Kristen Cottier, Emily Eairleywine, Taylor Grandstaff and

Sarah Hokamp. FHS band students selected to participate were: Carey Kyes, Petra Nolan,

Jonah Schollmeyer and Zach Stewart. This is the third year in a row that seniors Nolan

and Cottier have been selected for the all-state choir and band conference.

Nebraska Music Conference

Journalism Awards

The Fremont High School Family and Consumer Science Department has chosen

junior Morgan Clarke as the November Student of the Month. Clarke has taken

Child Care, Textiles, Nutrition 1 and is cur-rently enrolled in a Culinary class during the second quarter. Outside of school, she works

in a daycare. After she graduates, Clarke said she plans to attend Clarkson College to

become a pediatric nurse.

Because the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) believes vending machine snacks contain too many calories, vending machines at high schools all across the country must now be turned off during school hours this year.

The USDA federal regulations require that vending machines be shut off 30 minutes be-fore school and turned back on 30 minutes after school.

As a result of these new regulations, Bill Fitzgerald, the activities director at Fremont High School, estimated that funds generated from vending machine use is down 75-80 percent this year.

“Funds are down dramatically,” Fitzger-ald said. “These funds from the vending ma-chines are set to go to the Fremont Booster Club, and those revenues are then used to put toward projects that are approved by the Booster Club board.”

The Fremont Athletic Booster Club finan-cially supports a variety of academic and ath-letic projects for the FHS students said Kim Hahn, the FHS Booster Club president.

Equipment Purchases“We have provided the students with

equipment requested by the coaches from every different sport,” Hahn said. “We helped to purchase the trophy cases in the new com-mons area, and, in the past, we also donated cameras to the journalism department, do-nated money for brand new uniforms and donated money to the drama department.”

In addition to the equipment purchsed by the Booster Club, the organization also hosts a Hall of Fame banquet every three years to honor past athletes, coaches and volunteers, as well as a sloppy-joe feed during basketball season.

The Booster Club also makes many dona-tions to organizations around the school and

Six vending machines line the hallway on the north side of the Fremont High School building. Due to USDA regulations, the vending machines are now turned off from 7:20 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., every school day. Photo by Megan Fisher

throughout the community.“We make donations to the cheerleaders,

dance team, band, drama and journalism,” Hahn said, “as well as donating to the YMCA, Post Prom Committee and many other or-ganizations. Without the income from the vending machines some of these donations may not be possible in the future.”

To pay for all these purchases, Hahn said the Booster Club uses the money generated from the vending machines and other sales projects to get the job done.

“Other than the vending machine in-come,” Hahn said, “we raise money through Booster Club memberships, selling clothing, private donations and selling pickle tickets in different businesses. Unfortunately, the mon-ey that is raised from the pickle tickets, due to tax reasons, can only be used for equipment purchases.”

Lost RevenueHahn said the lost revenue from the vend-

ing machines will not affect current projects, but may affect some in the future.

“Current projects and events will be done as in the past,” Hahn said, “but future projects and donations will definitely be affected. The board of directors of the Booster Club will have to take the loss of income into their deci-

sions on items they vote on. Our first priority is to the student-athletes, but it has been great that we were in a position to donate to others. We may not be so fortunate in the future.”

USDA RegulationsWith the strict regulations on high-calorie

foods and beverages now being enforced, Hahn said there is really no other way to gain back the lost funds from the vending ma-chines (unless FHS students purchase snacks before and after school).

Though there is no way to gain back lost revenue from the vending machines, Hahn said the club is always trying to find ways to raise money to continue to provide assistance to all the activities sponsored by FHS.

Fitzgerald said he’s not sure the new fed-eral regulations administered by the USDA are achieving their intended purpose.

“The federal regulations were put in place to try to curb obesity and overweight issues in adolescents,” Fitzgerald said. “However, when these types of foods were removed from school vending machines, students just moved to areas where they are readily avail-able for purchase (convenience stores and grocery stores). In that respect, I am not sure the new federal regulations are solving the problem it was set up to help.”

Both the Black & Gold yearbook and the Rustler newspaper earned Superior ratings

at the Nebraska High School Press Associa-tion Fall Convention in Lincoln on Oct.

20th, 2014. By earning Superior ratings, both FHS publications placed among the top

five (out of 20) Class A2 high schools. The Black & Gold ranked third in the Class A2

yearbooks category, while the Rustler placed fourth in the Class A2 newspaper contest.

The Black & Gold also won a Golden Kernel award for spread consistency, while the Rus-tler won Golden Kernels for Advertising and

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