After receiveing first place at regionals for the third time, the dance team won the state competition with their ninja themed performance

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Sophomore Jake Paschke wins first place at wrestling regionals. See the team’s results on

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See who is nominated for

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Social studies changes look to increase flexibiltiyLily VanderbloemenManaging Editor

When the 2012-13 school year begins, the required freshman class Asian and Latin American History will be replaced with World History first semester.

Current freshmen will take the regular Western Civilization course, current sophomores will take United States’ History and current juniors will have the choice of Social Problems, Economics or AP Economics alongside the required Law class.

The social studies department plans on further implementing the new curriculum in years to come. Eventually, freshmen will take World History both semesters, with the second semester taking the place of the current Western Civilization course. However, students should not necessarily expect what older siblings may have told them of Asian and Latin American History and Western Civilization.

Social studies instructor Eric Huttenburg said, “It’s going to be Asian and Latin American History and Western Civilization smashed together, and then a completely new class formed out of it.”

The World History class aims to bring in historical topics not previously discussed in Asian and Latin American History and Western Civilization, such as

African history.Sophomores will take U.S.

History, and juniors will have the choice of taking social studies electives. Juniors will also have the option to take Social Problems, Economics or AP Economics, but one could choose to take it as a senior. Law will still be required for second semester senior year.

Because students are only required to take history classes their freshman and sophomore years, the curriculum “opens the flexibility up for the upper levels,” said Huttenburg.

The social studies department conducted a comprehensive self-study wherein it determined that changes were needed. Social studies instructor Carol Brey said, “Throughout the years, we have had several requests from students, parents and interdepartmental discussions about what we are not covering.” Additionally, the

depar tment examined what other districts were doing. After researching, the department made an evaluation and submitted their recommendations.

The changes brought to the social studies department are meant to further the students’ education. Brey said, “The goal is to be more comprehensive, and include areas that are not currently covered within social studies.” Brey noted that the department will focus on adding a more global impact on history in the curriculum.

“We, as social studies teachers, wanted to build social studies skills in students at lower grade levels, so they will be better prepared for the upper grade levels and also prepared better for any kinds of standardized tests,” said Huttenburg. When WHS sophomore students take the WKCE test, they may have taken

only one semester of high school social studies while most other Wisconsin students have taken at least one full year.

The department anticipates some dif f icul t ies wi th the implementation of the new curriculum. “Those changes at the ninth and tenth grade level are going to impact other departments and the question is, no one knows how,” said Huttenburg.

As students are required to take more credits at the lower levels, they will have less room in their schedules for other departments’ electives. Conversely, as their schedules free up in the junior year, students will be able to take more electives.

The social studies department anticipates bringing at least one additional instructor in the years to come, though no additional teachers will be necessary for the next school year.

Instructor Carol Brey teaches an Asian and Latin American History class. Next year, Asian and Latin American History and Western Civilization will be combined into a year long World History class. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)

DANCE TEAM WINS STATE

Members of the Waunakee High School dance team receive their awards for their first place finish. The ninja themed performance at the state dance competition in LaCrosse made the girls state champions. The team beat out 10 other schools for the award. (Photo by Sara Vincent)

See page 3 for details on the dance team’s season and their results at this year’s state competition

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Three new classes for next year

Many students wish to further their creative writing skills after completing Creative Writing, so the school board approved adding Advanced Creative Writing to the course options for next year.

The class will be taught by Jennifer Doucette. In the class, students will create their own writing portfolios and will also create the school’s first literary arts magazine.

While Advanced Creative has the same general focus as Creative Writing, it will offer many different experiences to students. One major difference is the amount of choice students have in their writing.

“ Fo r e x a m p l e ,” s a i d Doucette, “I will teach about the qualities of science fiction writing, and then students can choose what type of genre (short story, poems, play, etc) that they want to use to experiment with.”

Another class being added to the English department is AP Language and Composition.

The class will be taught by Larry Hale. The class is geared mainly towards juniors who are looking for another AP course and an alternative to American Novel. It will be a year-long, challenging course.

The focus will be teaching students Aristotle’s Rhetoric Triangle and how to use it to become stronger critical readers and writers.

The course will include many of the elements of Expository Writing, which will no longer be offered next year.

Texts for the class will range from early American writings to contemporary essays. There will also be a large non-fiction element to the course; Hale stated that about 65% of the readings will be non-fiction.

The class wil l prepare students for British Literature and AP Literature, and Hale hopes the class will help students “develop the skills necessary to read and write effectively in any college course they take, not just a Literature course.”

The third new course is a fall semester of Chemistry II.

The High School currently o f f e r s sp r ing s emes t e r Chemistry II, however, many students who have shown interest in taking the AP Chemistry exam felt the spring semester Chemistry II class was not enough to prepare them.

The new class will be taught by Jason Rotzenberg and will focus on thermodynamics and equilibrium in more depth. Fal l semester Chemistr y II combined with spring semester Chemistry II will better prepare students for the AP exam in the spring.

Rotzenberg stated, “The school board… likes the flexibility of the course. I really enjoy teaching the Chemistry II spring semester course because there is a great mixture of students who wanted a little more chemistry. It would be great if the course created even more interest in chemistry.”

Fuller retires after 29 yearsSara VincentEditor in Chief

Taylor MulcaheyReporter

Advanced Creative Writing AP Language & Composition Chem II for first semester

New English and science classes become available to junior and senior students for the upcoming year

On Monday, February 6, the school board unanimously accepted psychology teacher Char l ie Ful ler ’s immediate retirement. Fuller has been a teacher at Waunakee High School since 1984, and his retirement caps-off 29 years of teaching social studies courses.

As a retiree, Fuller will be able to access his state retirement and any benefits that were a part of his contract here at Waunakee.

Prior to his retirement, Fuller was absent from his classes for seven school days. During this time, many students became skeptical as to why he was absent. Principal Brian Kersten was able to confirm that despite rumors to the contrary, Fuller was not escorted out of the school by a police officer at anytime. Kersten also confirmed that AP Psychology and Intro to Psychology will be continuing on with the curriculum and that both classes will be completed for credit. When asked if Fuller’s absence was the result of an alleged incident in Fuller’s 3B study hall, neither Kersten nor Superintendent Randy Guttenberg would comment.

Immediately after accepting Fuller’s retirement, Connie Beth, the Director of Human Resources, posted the position. “Our focus is finding a teacher to move forward with the psychology classes that were Mr. Fuller’s responsibility,”

said Guttenberg. “That is really where Mr. Kersten’s direction is right now and where his efforts are going.”

In the time of Fuller’s absence, all of his classes have been run as study halls.

“The best direction I could give the students [was to] keep reading and working on [their] projects until we could bring somebody in front of the class again who could give the students the psychology experience they were looking for when they signed up for the class,” said Kersten.

As of Thursday, February 9, the school had received five applications for Fuller’s past position. Kersten called two of these applicants and performed interviews on Friday. Kersten included some AP Psychology students in the process by showing them the applicant’s resumes and having them sit in on interviews. On Friday, Kersten hired Brandon Petersen to fill the long-time substitute position.

At the end of the year, the school will re-post the position. “At that time, I fully anticipate we will have a larger candidate pool,” said Kersten. According to Kersten, the long-term substitute would be able to apply for the full-time position and could potentially be a part of the candidate pool.

The psychology classes will move forward with curriculum and those enrolled will receive credit for the course. “We will do the best in taking that point where that new teacher enters the classroom to provide the students in both the intro and the AP class the best experience we can provide,” said Kersten.

FBLA group helps local charity

Though better known for its business-oriented competitions, one of Future Business Leaders of America’s competitive groups is currently working on a project to assist the greater Waunakee area.

Consisting of seniors Taylor Zimprich, Brandon Jaeger and Brandon Creamer, the group is working on a community service project for the upcoming state competition.

The group is working to collect as many toilet paper rolls as possible for the local charity, Wa u n a ke e N e i g h b o r h o o d Connection. “The idea is to get the community involved and I am glad that we are partnering with WNC because they always need more toilet paper; something we take for granted, but it is a necessity that some people don’t always have,” said Zimprich. The team hopes to collect 1500 rolls by the end of the two-week fundraiser.

The drive began February 13, and the group is seeing

positive results. Collection bins were placed at local businesses t o i n v o l v e t h e e n t i r e c o m m u n i t y in the project a n d m a k e donating quick a n d s i m p l e . Bins are also located at all of the elementary schools and in front of the administrative off ice at the h igh schoo l . Addi t iona l ly, the service team will feature their fundraiser at the boys ’ vars i ty basketball game on Saturday, February 18. One dollar from every ticket sold will go towards purchasing more toilet paper rolls for the drive. FBLA will also hold a half-time game featuring four to-be-announced high school students.

The trio has dubbed the game

“Chuck-a-roll” as the contestants will be attempting to toss as many toilet paper rolls as possible into a decorated toilet within one minute. The group also coordinated with local businesses so that they will donate one dollar for every point scored by the Waunakee varsity team for the purchase of toilet paper.

Sophomore Dillon Brost and senior Brandon Jaeger work on decorating toilets. The toilets will be used for the half-time games on February 18. (Photo by Sara Vincent)

Sara VincentEditor in Chief

News BriefThe Wisconsin Senate bill, Act 105, states a school may make

certain changes to their physical education program, including allowing a student in an after school sport to take a half credit in English, social studies, math, science or health education instead of the usually required half credit in gym. The act states that the school board can determine whether or not they would like to implement these changes in their school program.

There are many factors that the school board may consider when determining if they should allow the changes or not. One of the main concerns is what the school will consider an acceptable alternative to taking a half credit of gym. Another concern is if there will be a minimum time frame that a student must participate in his or her after school activity to count as an acceptable alternative. It is unclear at this point whether or not Waunakee High School will implement these changes.

Make sure to check back next month for a more complete description of the possible changes to the gym program at Waunakee High School.

Compiled by: Anna EvansonSource: WI Department of Public Instruction press release

Wisconsin Act 105 introduces possible changes to the high school physical education program

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The dance team performed their dance at the home basketball game on February 7 against Mount Horeb. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)

Unexpected. This is the word sophomore Rachel Hornung used to describe this year’s dance team. Last year the varsity dance team lost 10 seniors to graduation, causing this year’s team to be composed of mostly freshmen and sophomores. Despite the loss, the young team finished their season by becoming state champions on February 4 at the state dance competition

in LaCrosse. Prior to the state competition, the team won first place at regionals on January 28 in Watertown, beating the second place team by 23 points.

“At the beginning of the year, I never would have thought we would get first at state,” said head coach Amy Kelly. “I thought that this year was going to be a re-building year where we would try to get back to the level we were at in years past.”

Assistant coach Rachel Rykel added, “Once we got to mid-

competition season, I knew we were going to place well. Once they preformed the routine and I got the chills, I just knew.” At the beginning of the season JV dance coach, Kelly, stepped up to replace Erin Cotter as varsity dance coach. Starting in mid-December, Kelly and Rykel began to work on their ninja-themed routine to prepare for the competition season.

“Rachel and I collaborated on the theme for the dance,” said Kelly. “Rachel thought of the ninja theme based on a song and it just fit perfectly with another song that I wanted to use.” The two then taught the routine to the team starting the week after winter-break, with practices on Monday, Tuesday and Friday after school. Later, Kelly added a Wednesday practice, some Thursday before-school practices and several four-hour-long Saturday practices to train the team for the upcoming regional competition.

“It was a completely new team this year,” said senior captain Grace Button. “I had to take more responsibilities as a leader and step it up, and the underclassmen also stepped up to the challenge. There was no drama, just lots of

hard work.” Before the regionals meet,

several dancers were met with injury or illness, making them unable to perform.

“One major setback this year was injuries,” said Button. “We lost great dancers and had to change formations at [the] last minute. Many people doubted how good the team would be this year. I think we have proven that it is not the age that makes you a good dancer, but the heart you put into it.”

Button then led the team to Watertown where they competed against 10 other teams. The team placed first, beating out rival dance squads Watertown and Sun Prairie, whom received second and third place respectively.

Next, the team travelled to LaCrosse for the state meet where they once again competed against 10 other teams for the state title. The group’s dance was scored by five judges. The girls preformed their routine and then had to wait for an hour before the award ceremony.

During the ceremony, the judges listed the places starting with fifth and ending by announcing

Waunakee as state champions. “When they started announcing the other teams and I didn’t hear Waunakee I started thinking ‘it’s okay that we didn’t place because we did such an awesome job,”’ said Hornung. “Then, when they finally announced that we got first place, I was completely speechless.”

“After I heard them announce we got first there was a lot of crying and screaming. It isn’t too often that you get to just cry of complete happiness,” said Button. “At first I couldn’t speak, I was just shocked because we were up against so many good teams. It was an indescribable feeling, one that I will never forget.”

Sophomore captain Lauren Pfeil said, “I thought I had passed out. I was very shocked that we had actually won.”

The team is looking to travel to the national dance competition in the Twin Cities. The team went before the school board on Monday and the board’s decision was not available at press time. “We are incredibly proud and happy to get to work with such talented and wonderful girls,” said Kelly.

Sara VincentEditor in Chief

WHS Dance ninjas surprise the state competition

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From: issues2000.org; 2012.republican-candidates.orgCompiled by Aidan Schlittler

Mitt Romney Ron PaulRick SantorumNewt Gingrich

The Republican primaries are already underway, and the various caucuses and elec-tions will run on through August. To help understand the political climate, here is a breakdown of the Republican candidates for the presidential nominee.

Abortion• Pro-life• Vetoed stem cell re-search bill in 2005Economy• “Reaganomics” to escape recession: cut taxes and grow• Cut corporate taxesLGBT Rights• Opposes same-sex marriageDrugs• Opposes legalization of marijuanaEnergy and Oil• Get off foreign oil• Supported $20 billion package for energy research and new car technologiesEducation• Opposes teachers’ unionsHealth Care• Supports universal health care, but not a government program

Abortion• Pro-life• Opposes stem-cell researchEconomy• Downsize govern-ment to cut costs• Flat tax rateLGBT Rights• Create amendment to protect the “tradition-al” familyDrugs • Used when younger, but now fiercely op-poses legalizationEnergy and Oil• End drilling in Alaska• Eliminate gas tax• Incentives for using renewable resourcesEducation• No interest on stu-dent loans in math and science• Bring back school prayerHealth Care• Keep health care in the private sector

Abortion• Pro-life• Opposes stem-cell researchEconomy• Downsize government to cut costs• End entitlement pro-gramsLGBT Rights• Opposes same-sex marriageDrugs • Though a user in col-lege, opposes legaliza-tionEnergy and Oil• No federal energy help is neededEducation• Spearheaded a move-ment to include the theory of intelligent design in science cur-riculumHealth Care• Supports private sec-tor insurance

Abortion• Pro-life• Privatize stem-cell researchEconomy• No deficit spending• No bailouts LGBT Rights• Does not oppose same-sex marriageDrugs• States should decide on legalizationEnergy and Oil• Government should stay out of the energy business• Build new oil refiner-ies to encourage energy independenceEducation• Shut down Depart-ment of Education to encourage home schooling and private schoolsHealth Care• Keep health care in the private sector

The Senate passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK), a bill that would outlaw insider trading, on February 2. The act was in response to Obama’s statement at his State of the Union Address, “Some of this has to do with the corrosive influence of money in politics. So together, let’s take some steps to fix that. Send me a bill that bans insider trading

by members of Congress; I will sign it tomorrow.”

Congress ional rates are flagging and are at an all-time low, and the bill was an attempt to turn that around. According to the Huffington Post, Congressional approval rates this last year were at nine percent, setting a new low record. Something seems wrong, though. To get elected in the first place, they needed to get majority of votes. The shockingly low approval rate means that the people who elected them into office in the first place changed their minds.

This is part of a common trend lately. Voters experience financial or personal woes, so they look to their elected officials as the source of the problem. There is an outcry, and a year later, new representatives step smiling into office. Then, there is still a problem, so we go back to step one.

Representatives are not super-economists who can resolve crises with the wave of a magic wand. Solving complicated national issues is not a problem of finding the perfect guy who has just the right set of

economic and social values. We need thinkers, and we need solutions. When representatives are too scared by public outcry to do anything brave, we get neither.

Representatives should not have to pander about trying to fix their reputations with the people who elected them. It should be the electors’ responsibility – our responsibility – to research the candidates before they are elected instead of complaining about them afterwards.

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Though social media is one of the most beloved inventions of our generation, sometimes it can cause more trouble that it is worth. During their time in middle and high school, most people have been at either end of some kind of cyber-bullying. As of last weekend, the most public form of online harassment was the revival of the Waunakee gossip site on Twitter. Back and ready to attack under a new name, the gossip account is really just a glorified form of bullying. It singles people out, and the buzz behind the comments goes beyond making it enticing to read; it is downright hurtful.

The account itself is not the root of the problem. Instead, it looks like a symptom of a larger problem of bullying and gossip in our school, a trend which makes no sense. We only have 100 years to live, so why should we spend them making others feel terrible? Focus on yourself instead of worrying about whether Johnny had a crush on Suzie.

In the end, these social entanglements will not even matter. Maybe in a few years, Billy and Nancy will have replaced them, or maybe the realization will have finally come that none of it

matters. What does matter and what will matter is how time was used for self-improvement. Get a hobby or do something you find fun instead of trying to leech off of the lives of others. If you currently use your free time to make your peers’ lives miserable and you mark this as a worthy hobby, you should probably take some time to adjust your moral compass.

Why go out of your way to bully someone? It just makes you look insecure. Instead, we should be spending our time trying to make the world a better place.

This community can be a great resource for support and motivation. We have hundreds of people in this school, and we can do great things together. Bringing others down as part of some contrived social competition serves no purpose because in a few years it will all be a part of the distant past. How you helped others or what the community helped you accomplish or learn will stay with you forever.

If you see bullying in the halls or online, do not be passive, act against it. Sitting by and laughing at others’ misfortune almost makes you as guilty as the actual bully. Plus, one day you may be on the other side of the fence, and you may wish someone would stand up for you.

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Heath HillColumnist

Rebellion is resistance to or defiance of any authority, control or tradition. In some ways, rebellion sparks disagreement, and in other ways, it brings peace. However, both are necessary to entirely overcome the grip that a control has on its victims. I have a challenge for all of you Waunakee High School students who feel a need to release constricting chains society has blindly placed upon you: rebel. Rebel against low expectations and set an example for maturity in teens everywhere.

Many people have a disease called prejudice that causes them to assume what teenagers are like without saying a word to them: disrespectful, vulgar, and ungrateful. The term teenager wasn’t coined until the previous century. Before the term came about, children hit a stage in their lives when they became mature and were expected to act like such.

Adjusting this system has only hurt our society by giving teens reasons not to work hard, be helpful or show respect. It has become a means of continuation of immaturity past youth. Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather, in speech and conduct make youthfulness something worthy of emulation. You are the next generation of America’s leaders. Do not wait to assume

this position, but start now by rebelling against society’s adjusted system. Work hard, be helpful, and show respect.

Releasing the chains of low expectations is easier said than done. These chains are thick, heavy, and do not allow you to breathe; escape is difficult, but possible with the right steps.

I propose starting with the sledge hammer. Society has set expectations for your words and actions, so take care in all you say and do.

To refine maturity, be quick to listen and slow to speak. Remove vulgar aspects of your language – if it is questionable, it is inappropriate. Participate in class to display your motive and interest. Say hello to and thank the nice ladies at the lunch line. Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Pick up trash that sits on the ground in the hallways, classrooms, and the commons. This is your school. You spend at least one third of your life in this building, so treat it like your own property. Set yourself apart; be different. Break free from confinement.

Waunakee is home to healthy and abundant diversity. Break teenager tradition by treating everyone equally and respectfully, no matter how different. This includes authority figures, people of all shapes, sizes, talents and mental/physical states of being.

Christopher KottkeColumnist

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We all remember SOPA. It was that nasty bill that was attempted to be shoved through Congress and caused an uproar throughout the internet. Well, while everyone was celebrating our victory over the Stop Online Piracy Act, another much more sinister bit of legislature snuck by unnoticed.

I am referring to ACTA ( the Ant i -Counte r fe i t ing Trade Agreement). This trade agreement is a treaty between key nations to internationally protect intellectual property. It is a noble goal to be sure. Its intention was to protect products from being produced and sold as knock-offs of the original, and it is also supposed to help artists by stopping online piracy.

However, ACTA never defines intellectual property, and generally, intellectual property could be any product you produce. Technically, memes are the intellectual property of the person who created the first meme. Lolcats are the property of the person to make the first lolcat and so on. However, when people posted these things to the internet, a global forum of creativity, they expected their work to be shared free of charge, and even anticipated people to copy what they did. ACTA seeks to change this.

As file sharing on the internet can be a little complicated,

h e r e i s a good analogy: Suppose y o u t a k e a cooking class and learn how to prepare a r e a l l y d e l i c i o u s meal, and you g o h o m e and teach your mother, father, wife or husband how to make it too. According to ACTA, you are both now criminals because only you paid to learn the information, but you shared it for free. Of course, no one would know you had shared the information in the first place, but ACTA fixes that in the most sinister way possible: it monitors your every action on the internet.

That’s right. Whenever you upload, download, view, share, post or do anything on the internet, your internet service provider would be forced to monitor everything to make sure you do not break ACTA’s rules.

Not only that, but the websites you use would also be held liable for any content you post. If you are found guilty of using anyone else’s property, punishment for you could be a mixture of fines, imprisonment and revoked internet access. On top of that, your internet service provider would be forced to inform the party you copied information from that you had ‘stolen’ from them, and they would be able to sue you. In short, ACTA breaks

so many civil rights it is scary.

The biggest violation is to our right to free speech. Because many websites cannot afford to monitor every post, picture or video posted, they will simply disable these features or shut them down altogether until you can prove that whatever you are trying to share is completely your own personal work. ACTA takes “innocent until proven guilty” and turns it into “guilty until proven innocent.”

So, how long will it be until ACTA is signed? It was signed four months ago. However, as it is a treaty, it must be ratified by Congress, and this is our chance once and for all to say no to this horrible violation of our rights. Awareness must be raised for this treaty. Already, many countries in Europe have broken into protest over this agreement. If this treaty passes, it would be the end of the internet as we know it.

Stop ACTA from being enacted Resist low expectations

to self-correct the exam in class. Uncorrected exams were handed back to students and we went through the grading process. What my students did not know was that I had previously made copies of their exams and graded them.

The next class included a lengthy discussion on ethics, where I shared the story of a teacher conducting a classroom experiment on cheating. My students thought it was an awesome idea and thought I should try the “fake test” sometime.

At that point I was able to surprise my students with the fact that the story I shared was about them. For some of my students, the red, guilty faces

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Thumbs up! Thumbs down...Dance team wins state

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Michelle McGlynnBusiness InstructorGuest Columnist

Sophocles once said, “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.” Would you? When I think of academic honesty, a few words come to mind: integrity, ethics and principles, to name a few. I do not believe Waunakee High School is any different than other schools or colleges where cheating seems to be the culture. As a teacher here, however, I have higher expectations of my students – it does not matter to me if other students are doing it.

Six years ago when I began teaching here, I can vividly remember the first time I caught

students in my class cheating. Believe it or not, I was not angry, but instead hurt as if the students had just personally insulted me. I came to realize that I want students to find the work I assign meaningful.

I teach ethics to my business

management students, and I dec ided to conduct an experiment this year. I prepared them all for a challenging unit exam, and several days after the exam, I told the students that I was a little behind in my grading and that we were going

“Is cheating a problem in our school?”

“No, people don’t cheat.”

Katy BrunsGrade 9

“It depends on the class and the teacher.”

Brady ZimprichGrade 10

“Students sometimes cheat unintentionally on group work.”

Monique MobleyPara-Educator

“If you’re not a senior, it’s a problem.”

Calvin ClackGrade 11

“I see it all the time.”

Amber FacktorGrade 12

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from Page 5RebelCaucasians, Hispanics, African Americans, Chinese and Purple People Eaters deserve equal attention. Treating others with respect means loving strangers, enemies, friends and mathletes; it means respecting football players, swimmers, soccer players, band geeks, artists, writers and computer geniuses. All of the above have one thing in common: these people have equal positions in society.

The expectation is that teens treat others well for selfish ambition – flip this idea around. Respect others selflessly without regard to how you are treated in return.

Volunteer. More than just a piece to add to a college resume, this action boldly states that you

care about people and places that may not even affect you. It shows you have a desire to give back to the community. You proclaim from the rooftops that you are set apart from the common definition of teenager by expressing gratitude toward the world around you. We can enjoy working for and serving others not for selfish rewards, but because we simply are fond of strengthening others with our abundant resources of

motivation, effort and talent. Volunteering is an ideal means of breaking free from society’s chains.

The conclusion of the matter is this: be different. Set a new definition for teenager that radiates maturity, respect, self-discipline, and gratefulness. Let God shape you into a generation that destroys excuses for mediocrity and sets the example for strength and determination of youth everywhere. And to those that tell you otherwise, exclaim that you are a member of the next generation of leaders.

The only difference between you and other teenagers is that you aren’t waiting; you choose to lead right now. Set yourself apart from the standard and go above and beyond. A patronizing society is setting your limits. Stand firm. Break limits. Rebel against low expectations.

“ Set a new definition for teenager

that radiates maturity, respect,

self-discipline, and gratefulness.”► Heath Hill

appeared. For others, their loud laughing broke the silence. While I did not point out any student in particular, I shared that 25 percent of the students blatantly cheated by changing answers on their exam while self-correcting.

The discussion that ensued was enlightening and engaging. The students who did not cheat had an overwhelming sense of pride – they had the choice but took the high road. They were the ones laughing – the ones who knew their peers cheated because they watched them. Take the high road and demonstrate integrity when making choices. Pride is more fulfilling than receiving a grade that wasn’t earned.

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With WHS growing in size from year to year, one can often feel as if they do not know any-thing about their fellow students or staff members. The Purple Sage gives insight into the lives of one student and one staff member per month in order to fa-miliarize WHS.

Amber DonelsonPurple Sage: If you could change one thing about the world what would you change? Amber Donelson: I would definitely change the lack of opportuni-ties for young kids born in impoverished or un-healthy environments. Kids who grow up in Detroit or southern Chi-cago do not have the resources or the com-munity support to thrive academically. Regardless

of how smart they are, they tend to slump and succumb to their environment as early as ten and twelve. My hope would be to enlist brave and willing individu-als, even counselors, to motivate

these children to work to their full potential and look to-wards a future outside of their neighborhood. PS: What is your biggest

accomplishment? AD: My biggest accompl i shment would have to be creating an AP Psy-chology study page on Facebook last year for the Fall se-mester final exam. I created it because there were numer-ous kids in the class who relied on before

school or after school time to share what they were studying. Everyone I talked to said, “I’m so go-ing to fail this.” So by cre-ating the psychology page, which took a long time, the

psych classes could break down barriers and put ev-

James GraettingerPurple Sage: Have you previously worked at a school? James Graettinger: No, this is my first job in a school setting.PS: Why did you want to take this job? JG: I am working on get-ting my masters degree in education and wanted

Caitlin McGuireReporter

Caroline PatzReporter

Studying in a foreign coun-try probably seems like a scary thought; new people, new cul-ture, new everything. Not many people would voluntarily pack up and leave their home country in order to learn more about the world. Senior Annabelle Frohn decided she was going to do just that.

As to why she decided to study abroad, she said, “Getting the chance to study abroad is a once in a lifetime experience. You learn about a different culture, meet new people, become inde-pendent, and get the opportu-nity to enrich your knowledge. As a little girl, I lived in Sweden and in the Netherlands with my family. I learned so much from those experiences that I decided if I would visit a foreign country on my own, it would help me be-come self-reliant.”

Frohn was very excited to spend a year of high school abroad. She said she was, and still is, very confident about the whole situation. She is not ner-vous at all. She said she chose the U.S. because, “my parents lived in the U.S. before I was born, and they have loved the country ever since. They have taken my sisters

and me on several trips here and we always had amazing times on these trips. American people are very welcoming, comforting and open to new people. This is the country where everything is pos-sible; I feel blessed that I have the chance to enjoy some of it.”

Frohn is in the U.S. with a program called Nacel Opendoor. She says her hometown is comparable to Waunakee in size, but that is about it. When asked about the differences between her school in Holland and WHS she said, “One big difference is that we travel to school by bike. Holland is a small country, and everything is close to each other, so that makes

it easier to cycle from A to B. The driving age is 18 in Holland; kids simply are not allowed to drive. Another thing that is very different is the organization of sports. Here you practically have a school team for every sport. In the Netherlands, we do not have school sports teams. For every sport, we have clubs. For example, I am a member of a field hockey club called AHC, Arnhem Hockey Club.”

She said that the culture here is very different as well, and that she is not used to being exposed to so much food.

“My favorite thing about the Madison area so far is that p eople are very nice. Waunakee is a great community; it is nice to have a bigger city nearby,” said Frohn. She said that she would like people to know, “I like being around people and doing fun stuff with friends. If you have any questions or just want to talk or hang out, please do. I hope that you have gotten to know me a little bit more through this interview. I had fun answering the questions.”

If anyone wants someone new to talk to, or wants to experience a little bit of Europe right here in Waunakee, seek out Annabelle Frohn.

erything we learned into one or-ganized bin and pull from it any information we needed.PS: Where is your favorite place to vacation?AD: Even though I was only there once on a school trip, I would like to go back to south-ern France and/or Switzerland. They are the most gorgeous places in the world. You cannot take one bad picture of anything over there. Also, just being there makes you feel worldly at ease with a hint of independence. Whenever I say, “Oh, I would definitely go back to Southern France or Switzerland...” people’s faces just change and they are suddenly interested. It is great. PS: What is your favorite restau-rant?AD: Olive Garden. Pepe’s Mexi-can Restaurant es numero dos for those of you who have been around the Chicago area.PS: What is your favorite memo-ry of high school? AD: Oh goodness, my first or second Waunakee football game. I moved here my junior year and I came from a school where people were just too stuck up to

cheer. This school is fun and lively and I am going to be sad when football season ends PS: If you could meet one per-son who would you meet? Why? AD: Either George Clooney, Ryan Reynolds, or David Beck-ham… for all the wrong reasons. I think George is a silver fox. You can laugh, but you know I am right. Ryan is just perfect, he is so cute, charismatic, and Canadian… need I say more? David is a very, very beautiful man, and I wonder if he is as beautiful in person as he is in my Seventeen magazine.

some experience working in a school setting. PS: What university are you at-tending? JG: I am attending both UW-Madison and Concordia Univer-

sity.PS: When you were in school, what was your favorite subject? JG: I loved history. I

am hoping to be-come a social studies teacher.PS: What grade would you like to teach?

JG: I would like to teach middle school,

but I am not entirely sure yet.PS: Do you like Waunakee? JG: Yes. The staff and students are

all very nice.

Friendly visitor from Holland

Get to know Amber and our new para-educator

The Art Club dedicated their 2004 Earth Day Tree with an engraved brick that marks the year and groups that donated the money to plant it. The blooming pear tree is located outside of the pyramid entrance, near the ceramic room. It flowers each spring as a reminder to “take care of the Earth.” The tree was planted by Ensign Landscaping. Recently, Kokopelli and Art Club purchased the brick. Members of the current organizations, and Art Club Advisor Pat Schwartz (third from right) were on hand to join in the dedication.

Art Club and Kokopelli remember Earth Day

Kokopelli and Art Club install their commemorative brick under the Earth Day Tree. Photo by Lydia Dorn

Dutch senior exchange student Annabelle Frohn. Photo by Lydia Dorn

Photos by Lydia Dorn

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And the Oscar goes to...

Best ActressGlenn Close: Close is nominated for the title role in Albert Nobbs. Close has been in many major movies such as Dangerous Liasons and Fatal Attraction. Her last Oscar nomination was in 1988.

Viola Davis: Davis has been nominated for her role as Aibileen Clark in The Help. This is her sec-ond nomination since 2008. She was nominated for supporting actress in Doubt.

Michelle Williams: Williams was nominated for her performance as Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn. She was nominated two times pre-viously in Blue Valentine and Brokeback Moun-tain.

Rooney Mara: Mara earned her nomination through her intense portrayal of a computer hacker in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This is her first nomination.

Meryl Streep: Streep has earned 17 Oscar nominations in her life. She has only won two however. Her most recent nomination is for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.

The Prediction: Meryl Streep because her performance as Margaret Thatcher was un-canny in a forgettable movie.

Best ActorBrad Pitt: Pitt was nominated for his per-formance in Moneyball. He played base-ball manager Billy Beane, a man who changed the way baseball is played.

Demián Bichir: Bichir has been nomi-nated for the relatively unknown movie, A Better Life. He is considered one of the greatest Phillipino actors of his time.

Gary Oldman: Surprisingly his first nom-ination, Oldman plays a British spy trying to find a mole in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

George Clooney: Clooney is no rookie when it comes to award shows, having already been nominated five times. He was nominated for his role as a father who has to grow up in The Descendants.

Jean Dujardin: A French actor, Dujar-din plays the silent hero in the tribute to classic silent film, The Artist. This is his first nomination as he is mostly known for his French films.

The Prediction: Jean Dujardin as he tells speeches with his expressions.

Best DirectorWoody Allen: This prolific director has made many movies. Allen has been nominated 23 times. This year, he is nominated for his direction of Midnight in Paris.

Michel Hazanavicius: Hazanavicius is known for his spy spoof films with Best Actor nominee Jean Dujardin. This is Ha-zanavicius’ first nomination with The Art-ist.

Terrence Malick: Malick’s films are long and confusing. They are also critically acclaimed. Malick is nominated for his work on The Tree of Life.

Alexander Payne: Most of Payne’s films have been critically acclaimed. Payne’s last movie, Sideways, received five nomi-nations, including Best Picture. Payne is nominated for his most recent film, The Descendants.

Martin Scorsese: Scorsese directed Hugo, the movie with the most nomina-tions this year. Scorsese last won Best Di-rector with his film, The Departed.

The Prediction: Woody Allen because of his pedigree of wins including Annie Hall, which won Best Picture in 1978.

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Best PictureThe Artist: A love story to an age long forgotten, The Artist is a true silent film. The only noise is the soundtrack. It tells the story of a fall-ing silent movie star during the rise of “talkies.” The movie gained 10 nominations.

The Descendants: Telling the story of a major landowner in Hawaii, The Descendants is a story about growing up. A man must take care of his two daughters after his wife is in an accident. He then finds out that his wife was having an affair. The film features teen star Shailene Woodley of The Secret Life of an American Teenager. The movie received five nominations.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: A story of a boy who tries to solve the mystery left by his father who died during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The star of the movie is Thomas Horn, who won Jeopardy! during kid’s week. The movie got two nominations.

The Help: A movie set during the 1960s, The Help tells the story of the treatment of African-American maids in the south during the Civil Rights movement. It is a female dominated cast and fully deserves the Best Picture nomination, along with its three other nominations.

Hugo: The other movie in the Best Picture nominations that is a love letter to the past, Hugo partly tells the story of modern cinema. The other part is a story about growing up. Hugo is Scorsese’s first children’s movie. It was nominated 11 times.

Midnight in Paris: A mysterious romp of a movie. Midnight in Paris tells the story of a worn down author who looks for inspiration along the many streets of Paris. Its plot features many impersonations of writers and painters from the 1920s. The movie was nominated four times.

Moneyball: Based on actual events, Moneyball tells the story of the Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane. Beane changed the way players were scouted in the game. His decision paved the way for the A’s in such a way that they won 20 consecutive games. The movie features Jonah Hill in his first dramatic role. The movie gained six nominations.

The Tree of Life: A completely different movie that tells the story of the human psyche as well as the birth of the world. It was nominated three times. This polarizing film won the Palmes d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

War Horse: The inspiring story of a boy and his horse. It spans through the whole of WWI. Also, the horse runs a lot. It is basically the whole movie. This movie is a classic Steven Spielberg premise of a tale of find-ing one’s self through action.

The Prediction: The Artist. This film has been critically acclaimed by everyone who has seen it. It also won Best Picture for a Musical or Com-edy at the Golden Globes.

The Descendants (Photo courtesy of impawards.com)

Moneyball (Photo courtesy of onlinemovieshut.com)

Hugo (Photo courtesy of movievine.com)

The Oscars will take place on Sunday, February 26th on ABC at 6 p.m.

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The Cab’s second effortMeghan CaulfieldColumnist

T he Cab r e l e a s ed the i r sophomore album, Symphony Soldier, on August 23, 2011. After an anticipating wait of three years, many fans were skeptical of the band’s ability to measure up to their first release. However, The Cab dropped their former label and decided to self-produce their newest album ultimately putting them at the height of their success.

Current members include lead vocalist Alexander DeLeon, pianist, guitarist and backup vocalist Alex Marshall and bassist Joey Thunder.

The opening track, “Angel With a Shotgun,” is a straightforward pop song. The up-tempo, radio

ready “Temporary Bliss,” is an instant hit featuring a catchy, echoing chorus.

Highl ights of the a lbum include “La La,” “Living Louder” and “Bad.” “Living Louder” preaches of living a full life free of regrets. “La La” showcases DeLeon’s wide range of vocals through a prominent chorus line. “Endlessly” and “Lovesick Fool” are brilliant ballads, offset by strings of upbeat, pop tracks.

Additionally, many popular artists were featured on Symphony Soldier, only amplifying the album’s pop focus. “Bad,” Symphony Soldier’s lead single, was co-written with Boys Like Girls vocalist Martin Johnson and received ample radio play. “Endlessly” was co-written with the ever popular Bruno Mars. Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, also made his mark on the album by co-writing on “Animal.”

In early December, The Cab opened for the well known band, The Fray, at the Orpheum Theatre in Madison. Currently, they are co-headlining a tour with The Summer Set. They are going on their international tour on February 25th.

Super Commercials are redeemingTommy WieslerColumnist

Commercials make the Super Bowl worth watching. If you too were bummed out that the Packers did not make it to the Super Bowl this year, you probably considered not watching it.

With the long two week gap after the Conference Championship games, you were probably already disinterested. But you still tuned in. Why? It was for the commercials. Even though the game was not that good until the end, you still watched it for the ads. Heck, I felt backwards when I went to get snacks during the game so I would not miss the ads.

The ads this year were not the greatest, but allow me to highlight the ones I enjoyed.

M&M’s: I had a feeling I would hear LMFAO’s hit “Sexy and I Know It” in one of the commercials, but I did not think it would be an M&M dancing. It was, in my opinion, one of the funniest commercials of the night.

V o l k s w a g e n D o g s : Volkswagen continued its Star Wars theme from last year in a different way. The only thing that could compete with the cuteness of the Darth Vader kid

was the dogs barking the Imperial March.

Mathew Broderick’s Day Off: This commercial was a funny spoof off his well known movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, but instead of a Ferrari, Matthew has his fun in a Honda CR-V. This ad did a great job of capturing the fun of the movie.

Doritos Dog: Doritos has been known for their hilarious commercials but this year was not as good. With a bit of dark humor, a man promises not to tell that his dog killed the cat in exchange for a bag of Doritos. Well done but not very funny.

S ke t c h e r ’s D og R a c e : Continuing with cute dogs, this commercial features a true underdog, Mr. Quiggly, in a dog race. Sporting his Sketcher’s, he comes back to win it. It was pretty funny and very cute.

Seinfeld Acura: This was a very funny commercial of Jerry Seinfeld trying to get the first new Acura. The Soup Nazi, 20 dollars, a boat and a network of Manhattan zip lines were not enough to outbid Leno’s jetpack squirrel suit. It was very amusing, and it was good to see Seinfeld get into the mix.

Clint Eastwood Halftime Speech: Eastwood’s speech was a rally for America and Detroit as Chrysler continues its theme of the recovering Motor City. However, there is some controversy over whether it was really a political ad for President Obama, who was largely responsible for the auto bailout. All disputes aside, this commercial was a good rally for the country.

OK Go Chevrolet: OK Go has yet made another impressive video. They set up a long course of instruments and played them with the sticks attached to their car. This video was probably their most creative video yet.

While the game was not all too interesting, the commercials made up for it.

Now that Madonna has at least brought the curse of the halftime show to an end, one can look back at the terrors of past shows.

The Black Eyed Peas: This show was just a poorly planned mess. There was nothing redeeeming about it.

The Rolling Stones: After the debacle of the Janet Jack-son/ Justin Timberlake half-time show, it was decided to get a band in which most of the members are so old that they look like mummies.

Bruce Springsteen: The Boss just seemed to be a little stiff in his performance. That and his opening monologue seemed wacky and badly placed. Most people wanted to hear music, not speeches.

Tom Petty: Petty really seemed out of place in the halftime show. The man is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for goodness sake. He looked so tired when he was singing.

Halftime shows of years past

The Voice surprisesJack RosenberryEntertainment Editor

The Voice is a surprising tour de force that has taken the country by storm. This unique music competition shows that you do not need gimmicks to make a great show.

The concept is simple, four famous musicians are facing away from the contestants as they sing. That way they can only hear the voice instead of basing their judgement on looks. The musician judges are Adam Levine of Maroon 5, country singer Blake Shelton, hip-hop artist Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera.

During these blind auditions, the artists can turn around and pick whomever is singing. In most cases, more than one artist turns around and they have to grovel before the contestant and try to convince them to join their team. The contestant then chooses a judge.

After that, the judges train their eight contestants before having their contestants face off against each other in a battle round. After the battle rounds, only half of the contestants from each group remain. Contestants are taken away one by one until there are four finalists. Those four compete for a cash prize and a record deal.

The reason this show is so refreshing is the whole blind audition. With that technique, only the most talented get to the auditions. Unlike other shows that let anyone in like American Idol or The X Factor.

Also, the judges act like normal human beings, unlike the gross stereotypes that are not even well thought out. Simon Cowell has made the angry British guy the only sought out judge. There is more than just a mean judge. There is also the lying judge, the bitter judge and the judge who has nothing to do with the music industry but is there anyway.

The four judges on The Voice really meld together. There are not any bad feelings between them. Some of the best parts on the blind auditions is when the judges are arguing over someone. The insults come out, as does the begging and interrupting the other person while they are talking. The relationship between Levine and Aguilera is especially great as they verbally spar over a contestant.

The Voice is a refreshing music show without prejudice. It can be viewed Mondays at 7 p.m. on NBC.

What was my inspiration behind this you ask? We live in a world where greed consumes almost every aspect of life. In many ways, we have regressed back into a neanderthalic state where the man with the biggest club comes back with the kill, only now the club is corpo-rations and the kill is none other then the common man. No, it actually came to me in a vision while I was shampooing my hair.

Comic by Brandyn LiebeThe Cab’s second album Symphony Soldier (Photo courtesy of thecabrock.com)

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sports Kelly Martin, Sports Editor

Dancer Grace Button lead team to state championshipGrace ButtonGuest Columnist

Boys’ basketball looks for redemptionKelly MartinSports Editor

Boys’ basketball stands at second in the Badger North behind DeForest with a 7-1 record in the conference and an overall record of 14-2. Their loses came earlier in the season to Milwaukee Hamilton and DeForest.

On February 4, the team traveled to Sun Prairie to play Oakdale Tartan from Minnesota. Waunakee trailed by one, 36-37, going into half-time. Junior Will Decorah led the team with 23 points, followed by senior Joe Tagarelli with 19 points. The game stayed close, with Waunakee outscoring Oakdale by one point each quarter in the second half. Tagarelli drove to the basket with nine seconds left in the game where he was fouled on his layup attempt. He made both of his free throws to put the Warriors up by one to secure their victory 66-65.

“We spent a lot of time going over the scout and learning their offense and defensive tendencies. [It helped] us play with more confidence [and contributed to our win],” said junior Ryan Kruser.

On February 7, the team hosted Mount Horeb for a conference match-up. The team led at half-time 30-18. Decorah led the team with 19 points followed by Tagarelli with 18 points. The team pulled further ahead in the third quarter to help Waunakee win 67-46.

Waunakee traveled to Sauk Prairie for a conference game on February 9. Waunakee led at the half 35-18. Tagarelli led the team with 29 points followed by senior Ben Cable with 11 points. The team secured the victory 70-47.

The team hosted Reedsburg last night for a conference game. Results were not available at press time. The team hosts DeForest on Friday in the field house. Kruser said, “Last time we didn’t play our game and this coming week we are making sure we are improving and staying focused.”

In one word, senior year has been “unexpected.” Entering our

last year of high school we all assume that we know what we’re getting ourselves into. We expect it to be a breeze and we assume that we’re automatically the top of the totum poll.

From the beginning of the year, all everyone talks about is how they can’t wait to get out and leave it all behind. What we don’t always realize is how stressful it is to figure out our futures. Suddenly everyone is asking where you’re going and what you want to be when you grow up, and although many of us have an idea of what

we want to do who really knows where we will each be in the next four years? But before we get ahead of ourselves I think we need to take a look back.

These past four years are what have shaped us all as individuals. I’m not at all ashamed to say that I’m going to miss it. Next year we’ll all be headed different places. I’m going to miss my friends and all of the great times we had; I’ll miss my teammates and the indescribable feeling of competing together, and I’ll miss the teachers who all helped us survive the life of a

high school student in preparation for a brighter future. I am excited to go to college, but I won’t forget everything I’ve learned in Waunakee, good and bad.

Thank you to my friends, teachers, coaches and teammates for helping me become the person I am today. I don’t think these past four years would have been as amazing as they were for me without dance team. To be a part of the team that has won Regionals three years in a row and being the first team in Waunakee dance team history to win state

has been the best experience I could have ever imagined. This past year on the team has been especially rewarding because I feel like I had a lot of influence as a captain. Even if we hadn’t won state I would have still felt really proud of how far the team has come since the beginning of the season. The team has always been really close and the girls are like my second family. I don’t know who I would be without them.

Complied by Angela Gilbertson

Sincerely,Grace Button

Senior Joe Tagarelli shoots the ball over a Mount Horeb defender on February 7 in the field house. Senior Will Decorah led the team with 19 points and Tagarelli followed close behind with 18 points. The boys led at half time 30-18. During the third quarter, Waunakee pulled farther ahead of the Vikings and the team secured the win 67-46. Tagarelli’s high scoring senior year helped him to earn and accept a preferred walk-on offer from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter. Waunakee plays DeForest in the field house this Friday. The boys’ are looking to redeem themselves after a tough loss to the Norskies in early January. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)

Girls’ hockeygearing up for playoffs

Sara FreimuthReporter

The Sun Prairie Cougars co-op hockey team has been on a three game winning streak as the regular season begins to come to a close.

On January 31, the girls’ traveled to Viroqua after a tough loss to Appleton United three days before. The team shut out Viroqua 6-0. DeForest sophomore Jamie Henderson led the team with four goals.

On February 2, the Cougars hit the ice against Rock County. The team scored five points in the first period, two in the second and one in the third. The ladies secured the win 8-2.

The Cougars snatched another win on Saturday, Fe b r u a r y 4 , b r e a k i n g Arrowhead’s seven game winning streak. Waunakee led at the end of the first period, 2-1. Arrowhead scored three goals in the second period to tie the game after Henderson and Waunakee junior Michaela Johnson both scored. The teams went into the final period tied at four points. During the third period, the team became tied at seven, but Johnson secured the winning goal for the Cougars. The co-op won 8-7.

The team hosted Rock County last Saturday. The Cougars led at the end of the first period, 2-0. In the second period the Fury responded with one goal, but the Cougars quickly scored two more goals. In the final period of the game the co-op scored a final two goals to secure the victory 6-3 over the Rock County Fury.

The team will face Rock County tomorrow night for the WIAA Regional game.

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Boys’ swimming takes second place in conferenceBeth ParadisinCopy Editor

The Badger North conference meet was hosted at home on Friday, February 3. The meet ended on a high note for the Waunakee boys’ swim team.

Waunakee faced Baraboo, Sauk Prairie, DeForest and McFarland to decide the Badger North conference champion.

Waunakee’s 200-medley relay consist ing of junior Aidan Schlitt ler, sophomore Nick Mathwig, and seniors Brandon Creamer and Ryan Duffy, took third place. The 200-free relay consisting of Schlittler, Mathwig, sophomores Jacob Defnet and Josh Tuschel took third. The

400-free relay made up of Duffy, Creamer, Tuschel and Schlittler took second. Defnet helped the team with his first place finish in the 100-yard backstroke. Waunakee finished in second place behind McFarland.

“Overall the team had a very successful conference meet. Placing second was an amazing accomplishment,” said Creamer.

The boys competed at the WIAA sectional meet at Middleton on February 11. Waunakee took sixth place overall. Creamer took first in the 100-meter breast stroke and automatically qualified for state. The 200-free and the 200-medley relay, and Duffy will also advance to the state meet this Saturday at the UW-Madison Natatorium.

Senior Brandon Creamer swims at the conference meet on February 3 at home against Baraboo, DeForest, McFarland and Sauk Prairie. The team finished in second place behind McFarland. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)

The wrestling team has faced difficulties this season with a low number of participants. The team is wrestling in seven out of 14 weight classes, which results in too many forfeits for any possible team victory.

On January 19, Waunakee hosted Portage. Senior Josh Wipperfurth pinned Josh Kowalk in 2:30 in the 195-pound weight class. Sophomore Bryce Statz wrestled in the 106-pound weight class and he pinned Kyle McTier in 1:03.

On January 24, the team traveled to Lancaster. Wipperfurth moved up to the 220-pound weight class and pinned his opponent in less than two minutes. Waunakee hosted the conference meet on

February 4. Wipperfurth took second place in the 195-pound weight class. Wipperfurth wrestled Dillon Dewey for first place. Dewey won by decision, 33-10. Sophomore Jake Paschke also took second in the 120-pound weight class. Wipperfurth finished the regular season ranked in 10th place in Division 1 in the 195-pound weight class by the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association. Statz received honorable mention in the 106-pound weight class.

The team competed at regionals in DeForest on February 11. Wipper fur th took second and Paschke took first in the 120-pound weight class.

This Saturday, the team hosts the WIAA Sectional competition. Wipperfurth, Paschke and senior Dylan Hoon will be wrestling at the meet.

Wrestlers continue on to the sectional meet Kelly MartinSports Editor

Senior Josh Wipperfurth wrestled a DeForest wrestler on January 26 at a home meet. Wipperfurth won by tech fall over Trevor Flannery in the 195-pound weight class. (Photo by Lindsay Denu)

Carrying momentum from a 13-3 conference win over DeForest, the Warriors boys’ hockey team was able to bring home some hardware. The Warriors clinched the Badger North title by beating Sauk Prairie 4-1 in conference play, their second conference title in three years.

On January 26, the Warriors dominated the game against Sauk Prairie. Junior Adam Carlson put them up 1-0 just three minutes into the game. Senior Jason Ford broke into the opposing zone where he would shelf the goalie and put the Warriors up 2-0. Sauk’s one and only goal was also scored late in the first period. The

Brandon CisewskiReporter

Boys’ hockey team takesconference

see HOCKEY page 15Sophomore Hannah Dorn flips around the bar on February 2 at a meet against Reedsburg hosted by Waunakee. (Photo by Allysa Loeffelholz)

Gymnastics prepares for conference meetKelly MartinSports Editor

The Waunakee-DeFores t gymnastics team’s final January meet ended with one of the team’s best overall performances of the season.

On January 24, the team faced Mount Horeb for a dual meet. The team received an overall score of 138.775, the team’s season high. The girls came within just two points behind the Vikings. DeForest senior Alyssa Cynkar tied for second in the vault with a score of 9.05 and took second place honors on the bars with a 9.1. Another DeForest senior, Jess Maiers, took third on the beam with a 8.95 and took first on the floor with a 9.325.

After the team’s home meet win against Reedsburg on February 2, the team traveled to the Madison Memorial Spartan Invite on January 28. Waunakee was joined by 16 of the state’s best teams,

including Franklin and Burlington. Waunakee was seeded last in the bracket, but with five girls in the top 10 the team took third overall. Cynkar posted a sixth best all-around score of 35.675, and she tied for sixth on the uneven bars with a 8.875. Cynkar also took 10th place on the floor. Junior Tanner Regali took 10th place on the bars with an 8.625. Maiers took sixth place on the floor with an 9.35.

Last Thursday, the team held senior night during a dual meet against Sauk Prairie. Waunakee took the meet with a score of 136.45.

The girls traveled to Whitefish Bay last Saturday. The girls’ finished in 7th place with a team score of 132.35.

The gir ls compete at the conference meet this Saturday at Waunakee High School against Baraboo, Reedsburg, Sauk Prairie, DeForest, Mount Horeb and Milton.

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Boys’ ski team hopeful to advance to the state raceSara VincentEditor in Chief

With little to no snow on the ground, the ski team still has had strong showings at the slopes this winter. With the conference meet on February 13, the team looks to place high and advance to the state competition.

On January 23, the team raced giant slalom. The boys’ team was fast out of the gates with junior Zach Schmidt finishing his runs in 29.95 and 30.62 seconds. Following close behind, sophomore Bryce Greiber timed

in at 32.13 and 33.08 seconds. Schmidt and Greiber placed third and tenth respectively and the boys’ team secured third place.

The girls’ team was lead by f reshman Car ly McGowan with times of 31.09 and 31.46 seconds and sophomore Amanda Lundgren whose race times were 35.65 and 35.76 seconds. The girls received eighth place overall.

On January 30, the team raced slalom. The girls placed eighth again with McGowan timing in at 31.90 and 32.40 seconds.

The same night the boys’ team received fifth place. Schmidt’s first

run timed in at 23.57 seconds, but he finished his second in 35.09 seconds to earn 17th place. Greiber raced consistently with 28.45 and 28.92 seconds to secure 15th place.

The team’s most recent meet was on February 6, and the team raced giant slalom. The girls’ team earned steady scores across the board. McGowan raced in 24.82 and 24.00 seconds and Lundgren finished in 29.10 and 30.22 seconds. The team finished in eighth place. The boys’ team placed fifth overall. Schmidt lead the team with 18.94 and 18.78

seconds and Greiber timed in at 20.12 and 19.78 seconds. Schmidt won third place individually.

“[We practice] two to three free runs, and then we meet with our coach. He tells us about the course we will be running. We then run the course as much as we can [to prepare for our next race]. Every time we finish we get helpful advice from the coaches,” said senior Sam Averill.

T h e t e a m c o m p e t e d a t conference on Monday, February 13 at Tyrol Basin. Each member of the team had two Giant Slalom races and two Slalom races and the

results were be used to decide if the team goes to state and whether or not the individuals finished All Conference. The results were not available at press time.

Averill said, “We gained a lot of new people but we lost some of our best skiers. A lot of our younger members had to step up and I believe they have.”

Prior to conference, the boys held fifth place in the conference with 32 total points beating sixth place Verona by seven points. The girls stood in eighth place in conference.

FEATUREDPLAYER OF THE

MONTHBRANDON CREAMER

Purple Sage: How long have you been swimming?Brandon Creamer: I have been swimming since I was nine years old. PS: What is your favorite swimming memory?BC: One of my favorite memories was qualifying for state my freshman year and being able to compete with all the upperclassmen. PS: Do you want to swim in college?BC: Yes, I would love to swim in college. It depends on where I choose to go and what kind of swim progam they offer. PS: If you could describe your high school swimming season in one word, what would it be?BC: Rewarding.

Photo by: Lydia DornInterview by: Angela Gilbertson

The race for the Badger Conference is heating up with the Warriors sitting atop the conference with a one game lead on the Reedsburg Beavers.

After a very convincing 50-20 win against Monroe on February 10, the Warriors are left with two conference opponents, DeForest and Sauk Prairie, until they face Reedsburg for what will likely be the conference championship.

On January 28, the girls’ traveled to Portage to square off against the Warriors. Led by junior Samantha Murray’s 18 points, the Lady Warriors came away with a 20 point victory. Seniors Jaci Vanden Brook and Kelly Preston added 11 and 10 points respectively.

Waunakee hosted their first home game of February on February 3, against Mount Horeb.The game had the same result for the Warriors. A very balanced scoring act led by Preston’s 16 on 6-7 shooting totaled 77 points for the Warriors. Every single player for the Warriors found their way into the scoring column. Defense was in full effect as well, as no single Viking scored in double figures. Waunakee forced 25 turnovers in the 41 point blowout.

On February 7, the team drove a short ride to Sun Prairie, where the winning ways continued. The team

Girls’ basketball fights to take conferenceled at half-time 24-16. Waunakee held the Cardinals to only four points in the first quarter. Murray poured in 21 points and Vanden Brook added 14 to contribute to a nine point win for the Warriors.

Waunakee played Monroe in a non-conference game on Friday, February 10 at Monroe. The hour and half ride did anything but slow the girls down, as they came home with a 30 point victory over the Cheesemakers. This win was the teams’ seventh straight win, their last loss to DeForest.

Reedsburg lost 36-46 to Baraboo, so the Warriors are alone in the pole position in the Badger North Conference.

Murray said, “We were predicted to get third in conference and we want to prove ourselves because no one really respects girls’ basketball.”

T he War r io r s hos t two conference g ames ag a ins t DeForest on Friday and against Sauk on February 24.

Their final non-conference game is against Verona at the Fieldhouse on February 27. They will travel to Reedsburg on March 1 to end the regular season.

“[We want] to win conference outright now that we are ahead of Reedsburg by one game for first place. Also, [we want] to make it to state. We [will] need to play to our best ability because of the big competition in our sectional,” said Murray.

Willie FreimuthReporter

Sophomore Macie Maulbetsch goes up to shoot against Mount Horeb on February 3. Waunakee beat the Vikings 77-36. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)

too late in the game. The team lost 4-1.

On February 3, the boys’ traveled to Stevens Point to take on the Panthers. They found themselves in a close game, down by one in the final minutes of the third period before Keegan Ford buried one into the net sending the game into overtime. The Panthers were the first to score in overtime giving them the win over the Warriors, 3-2.

The team played Cedarburg last Saturday. Waunakee won 5-1 over the Bulldogs.

second period was scoreless which lead to a 2-1 game going into the third. Sophomore Keegan Ford and Jason Ford were able to prove that they were “Built Ford Tough” as they each tacked on a goal, resulting in a 4-1 win and a post game conference championship celebration in the locker room.

“It was a great experience to win conference at our home rink in front of a big student section. We plan to take playoffs game

by game and pick up some wins on the road,” said senior Chase Busch.

Following the win against Sauk, the Warriors traveled to Sun Prairie to compete in the annual Ground Hog Tournament. The boys went one and one over the weekend where they lost to Sun Prairie 4-1, and beat the Monona Grove Eagles 8-5. A frustrated Warrior defense allowed three goals in the third period against the Cardinals which put them down 4-0. The Warriors stayed in the fight, but their efforts came

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Sophomore Keegan Ford skates around a Sauk Prairie defender on January 26 at the Ice Pond. Waunakee won 4-1. (Photo by Ellen Drewry)

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Source: www.waunakeepd.org, Graphics by Brandon Jaeger and Hannah Fricke

LAW & ORDERwaunakee edition

Did You Know?In 2009, the average spending per capita on police for Waunakee was $150, which is 33% less than the national average.

Over the last five years, the Waunakee Police Department closed 45.6% of cases reported compared to the state average of 27%.

Waunakee Police Department has a police dog named Alex, a purebred black lab. This K-9 helps combat illegal drugs, assists in tracking and is used to educate children.

Source: waunakeepd.org

Want to be a police officer?

Here is the training you will need

1st - Go to college and receive a mini-mum of 60 credits. Most departments like the officer to have an associate’s degree or higher.2nd - Attend a 520 hour police academy.3rd - After you are hired as an officer, you must continue to receive training every year, a minimum of 24 hours a year.

Information provided by Officer Lybeck

History of Waunakee Police Department

1893: Waunakee becomes incorporated

1890’s:Law enforcement pro-vided by part time village constable or marshal

1895: Waunakee builds its first jail

1947: A full-time police officer is hired to replace the elected village marshal

1978: Village has four police officers

today:Village has 17 police officers

1979: First female officer is hired

Purple Sage: How long have you been a police officer in Waunakee?Officer Lybeck: I have been a police officer in Waunakee since December 2004 and the school liaison officer since January 2009.

PS: What are the most common crimes in Waunakee?OL: Property crimes. These would consist of theft, burglary, identity theft and criminal damage to property.

PS: How have you seen crimes change in Waunakee?OL: When it comes to change in crime trends, I would say [now

many crimes have an] international component. Many crimes occur via the internet and involve credit cards. A lot of the suspects have never been to Waunakee, [nor] Wisconsin or even the USA.

PS: What about drug trends?OL: Drug trends have changed significantly. Not that many years ago we mainly only saw marijuana. Now on most search warrants, (yes, Waunakee Police Department executes search warrants) we find other drugs. Heroin is unfortunately seen more often.

PS: Speeding tickets are always on the mind of students. How many miles per hour do you have to go to get a ticket?OL: When it comes to most traffic citations, each officer has discretion on if they cite a person or not. There is no set speed you have to be traveling over before being stopped and/or cited. 26 mph in a 25 mph zone is still speeding, it is up to each officer’s discretion.

PS: So lets say a student does get busted for speeding, can crying ever get you out of a ticket?OL: Crying will not get you out of a citation. Sometimes it will make the traffic stop longer because the officer may not feel you can drive safely and may stay with you until he or she feels you can.

PS: Last, but not least, is the stereotype true? Do cops really like donuts more than the usual person? Do you love donuts?OL: From my experience, officers like donuts as much as everyone else. I personally enjoy a little fried dough once and awhile.

Q&A with Police School Liaison Officer Dustin Lybeck

Photo by Lydia Dorn

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