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N O R M A N C O U N T Y
E A S T E A G L E S The Eagle News!!!
Features
1-3
Sports 4, 5
Review 6
Clubs /Organiza-tions
7-9
Senior Pages
10-15
Inside this Issue:
Articles Pages
By: Alexander DeMarais
Fire fighters
Fire in ADA
These are pictures of the Ada eleva-tor when it burned down a few months ago. It was a bad fire. You could see the fire from 20 miles away! There is nothing left of the elevator. It is just a pile of dust. A lot of people got injured.
The fire was very scary. The fire fighters were fighting the fire the whole night. Fire fighters from Shelly, Twin Valley, Gary, Halstad, and Hillsboro were on the scene. Fire fighters ran out of water so they went to surrounding commu-nities to get more. It was the big-gest fire they had ever fought. The fire smoldered for weeks. Many people who worked at the elevator lost their jobs because of the fire
Nathaniel Messick, a science teacher at N.C.E., has been a vol-unteer fire fighter for 13 years. He has helped fight over 100 fires in his 13 years of being a fire fighter.
May 15, 2013
Firefighters fighting the fire. Page 1
Fargo floods occur each year, and each year they seem to get worse. Fargo residents “chomp at the bit” to get sand bags ready to blockade the overflowing Red River. This year is possibly the second highest level the river has rached on re-cord. Some of the following states have encountered the same is-sues: Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, and Michigan, even our small town neighbor, Ada, Minne-sota.
Ada, has had many flood issues in the past due to the flooding of the Wild Rice River. Ada is 150 feet lower in elevation than Twin Valley. That is about equivalent to Twin Valley’s water tower. In the 1997 flood, Ada went through half a million sand bags. Ada residents are ready for the upcoming flood this year.
No one knows how high the flood will be, considering the amount of snow that we had this year. Hopefully no one will have to worry!
Norman County and Red River Valley Floods
By: Eden Mickelson
PPage 2
“After we have
truthfully answered these
questions, we can then
start discussing violence
in video games.”
Violence in video
games is a hot topic for un-
derstandable reasons. While
video games have their vio-
lent story lines and game-
play, violence in the world
has also increased a fair
amount. It’s too easy to
blame video games, televi-
sion or other media and
entertainment sources for
violence and it’s even more
difficult to blame it on our-
selves.
It all starts with how chil-
dren are introduced to video
games. Is it with the support
and supervision of strong
parents? In today’s society,
it’s hard to imagine that sup-
port and supervision are
existent in all of the homes
of these children. Those
children are lacking proper
adult supervision in picking
an age or maturity level ap-
propriate video game. Even
if these children are a small
sample of the overall pic-
ture, who’s to say they are
not the recent mass murder-
ers we've unfortunately re-
cently seen?
In an analysis of the in-
fluences of the recent vio-
lence in society, another
variable must be consid-
ered. Another aspect of so-
ciety that has increased
alongside violence is the
drastic increase of psychiat-
ric prescriptions. Medicines
such as Ritalin, Zoloft, and
Prozac are being prescribed
at an alarmingly increasing
rate over the past twenty
years. The exponential in-
crease of prescriptions for
these as well as other simi-
lar medications is not shock-
ing. With large pharmaceuti-
cal companies greasing the
pockets of doctors and re-
search institutes, of course
the general population
would eventually succumb
to these medications. Yet,
there is significantly less
scrutiny connected with
medications as there is
pointed towards the video
game industry.
There may not exist a
single, conclusive, cause of
the mass violence in society.
This article is not designed
to suggest anything other
than the fact that
there are many different
variables to discuss in the
debate. The intention of this
article is to simply suggest
that perhaps the finger
pointed towards violent
video games would be best
pointed elsewhere. If I may
suggest a place to start, I’d
recommend starting with
questioning ourselves and
our own households. Do the
children in the house play
age and maturity appropri-
ate games? Do they have
the right support structure
that instills a difference be-
tween the video games they
play and real life? Are we
doing what we personally
can to stop the violence?
After we have truthfully an-
swered these questions, we
can then start discussing
violence in video games.
In a recent Norman
County East high school
survey; 80% of the people sur-veyed played video games. 60% of the people sur-veyed believed there was a link between video game violence and actual vio-
VIOLENCE IN VIDEO GAMES
Norman County East News
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I asked him what his favorite memory as a coach was and he said, “There were too many to count. “ I also asked him about the pairing with Ulen and he said, “It will be good for the kids to play with each other.” We will always re-member Mike as the one of the best coaches N.C.E. has had.
Earlier this year, Mike Sather, who had been the head coach of NCE bas-ketball for many years, stepped down as the head coach. Over his career he has accomplished many things like; two trips to the State tournament and mul-tiple Sub-Section championships. Also, he has had 240 wins in his great
career.
One of his favor-ite parts of coaching was working with the kids. Some of his fa-vorite games as a coach were; The 3OT game in the Sub-Section semi-final in 2011 against Barnes-ville, or the OT game against Park Christian in 2008, which is the year they went to state and got 4th place!
The End of an ERA
Mike Sather B Y : J A S E S A T H E R V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 1
After the win against Ada in 2011 to go to the Section Finals. Page 4
The Titan's softball season began on March 11, but due to snow and cold weather, practice was inside for the first couple weeks. Norman County East is consolidated with Ulen-Hitterdal for soft-ball. The Titan’s head coach, Steve Radnecki, has been coaching for 15 years. Shelly Brevik is the Junior Varsity coach, and Jodi Flaten, from Ulen, is the Junior High coach. The Titan’s first game was scheduled for April 2nd, against BGMR but was moved to April 4th because of
cold weather. The var-sity played well, win-ning 15-9. The Varsity team has played 12 games so far. They are hav-ing a good season. Their record is 18-1, losing only to DGF, 10-7, on April 9th. The Junior Varsity’s record is 5-2. The Junior High team is having a good year also. Their record is 6-1. They were in a tournament on May 4th, in Greenbush. They beat Warroad and Thief River Falls and made it to
the championship game. They ended up getting second place, losing 7-3 to Red Lake Falls. If you are planning on going to the games, there is a schedule available on the school website.
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Indie Games are a series of short but weird games usually consisting of demos or free games. Indie Games are spreading across multiple plat-forms such as: 3DS Eshop, Play-station network, Xbox live arcade, Wii Shop Channel, Steam for PC, and DSiWare. Some examples of Indie Games are: No Luca No, Harmo Knight. 3d Classics Xevious, and Plants vs. Zombies. Cave Story is a kind of special game as it was ported and changed through every port on : 3DS, DSi, Wii, PC, and Android. It was rated 2nd best by 8th graders. I’d rate these fun games a 6.5 of 10. Because of short length, it was placed as one of the least addict-ing games. It is not very annoying according to the survey. 8th graders just play through the games. It’s mostly played at home.
Minecraft is a computer game developed by Notch. It was later ported to the Android phone and Xbox live arcade. It is among the best computer games and it won the most creative game award, almost losing to Garry's Mod. It is a fun game with thou-sands of people playing it every day. I played it myself and I didn't stop for 18 hours, it’s that ad-dicting. (It’s mainly about having fun and surviving until the next morning.) I’d rate this game a 9.5 of 10. The average time played by an 8th grader is 25 minutes. It is also a favorite among 8th grad-ers. According to 8th graders, it is one of the most addicting games out there. It was one of the most annoying games in my survey. 8th graders build stuff “in game.” The place it is most played is at home.
Skyrim is a more brutal kind of sandbox game in which thousands of memes appear, including the famous “Fus Ro Dah.” It is a fun, creative and challenging game, where you complete weekly updated quests. It is a 3rd favorite among 8th graders. The rating I’d give this game is an 7.5 of 10. Though it placed 3rd, it is the 2nd most addicting game. It isn't annoying, in the least, to 8th graders (though watching my brother rage at it may not count for him…). 8th graders kill stuff in this game… The place it is most played is at home.
INDIE GAMES. Review (s).
Review for Minecraft
Review for Skyrim
S C H O O L N E W S
Minecraft Video Game
5 / 6 / 2 0 1 3 B Y E T H A N D M Y T R E W Y C Z
S P E C I A L
P O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
Average game
times
Play rate from
8th graders
Addicting
levels
Annoying
levels
What they do
in the games
Where games
are played
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Norman County East’s
FCCLA adviser is
Jolee Habedank. She
has been the adviser
for about thirty years.
“I come back each
year because I get
to work with such
great kids.”
- Jolee Habedank
About the FCCLA adviser
FCCLA is a nonprofit
organization that
stands for Family Ca-
reer and Community
Leaders of America. It
is available to students
in grades 7-12 that will
be taking Family and
Consumer Science.
In FCCLA, members do
a lot of fundraising and
help out the commu-
nity. In recent years,
our FCCLA has made
valentine cookies, held
turkey bingo, and a tal-
ent show.
In FCCLA you can par-
ticipate in STAR
events. It is a competi-
tive event. Participants
pick a topic and give a
presentation about it.
STAR events help with
leadership, team work,
communication and
public speaking skills.
I would recommend
joining FCCLA, if you
are not already in it.
It’s really fun, you will
About FCCLA
By: Janessa Bement
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such as the baseball
fence and the new play-
ground equipment in
Twin Valley. They are
currently working on
the Relay for Life, a
walk to remember those
fighting and those who
fought against cancer.
(Also, if the POD Squad
makes use of all their
money, they will get
even more the next
year.)
Gabel Hoseth, former
president of the Norman
County POD Squad,
Youth POD is a phil-
anthropic, youth organi-
zation that donates
$16,000 to the commu-
nity to help make a last-
ing improvement for the
present and future. The
Norman County schools
of Norman County
West, Ada-Borup, and
Norman County East
come together to form
the Norman County
POD Squad. The Nor-
man County POD
Squad has been together
for a total of six years.
You might be won-
dering where the POD
Squad gets $16,000
from. They get all this
money from the Dekko
Foundation in Indiana.
The Dekko Foundation
provides support for
projects that help the
development of chil-
dren. It was founded by
Chester Dekko of Ada,
MN.
With this $16,000,
the POD Squad gives
out grants to help fund
community projects,
N O R M A N C O U N T Y P O D S Q U A D
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YOUTH POD ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Andrew Steven Thomas Parents– Maria Thomas
College– M-State
Animals– None
Career in the future– Welding Favorite subject– Welding
What will he miss– Nothing
Alecsander Kelly Stene Parents– Kelly, Tracy Stene College- UND
Animals– Two Dogs, four Cats, one Horse
Career in the future– Vet Favorite subject– Spanish
What will he miss– Not having to pay for anything
Tevin Lawrence Gundson
Parents– Jeremy Gunderson,
Tonya Bushette
College– None
Animals– A python
Career in the future– One that
will make money, don't care
Favorite subject– Music
What will he miss– Nothing
By: Kourtney Boe Class Motto:
Our glory consists not in
never falling, but in rising
each time we fall.
Kristian Shane Brevik
Parents– Jeff, Jolene Brevik
College– NDSCS
Animals– Two Dogs, two Cats
Career in the future– Marine Mechanic
Favorite subject– Shop
What will he miss– High School sports
Sports– Football, Baseball
Timothy Roland Wold
Parents– Randy Wold,
Tammy Pickasd
College– Undecided
Animals– One dog
Career in the future–
Graduate college
Favorite subject– Math
What will he miss– Friends
fxÇ|ÉÜ ctzx Tyler Mark Pollock
Parents– Mark and Darla Pollock
College-M-State in Moorhead
Animals– Dog
Career in the future– Diesel Me-chanic
Favorite subject– Building Trades
What will he miss– Sleeping
Sports– Racing
Casie Mackenzie Thornton
Parents– Darin Thornton and Tammy Schmidt
College– M-State
Animals– Cat
Career in the future– Law Enforce-
ment or X– Ray Tech
Favorite subject– History
What will she miss– Seeing her
friends every day
Sports– None
Shelby Rose Kappes
Parents– Jerry and Kris Kappes
College– NDSU
Animals– Cats, Dogs, Cows
Career in the future– Physical Ther-
apy
Favorite subject– Chemistry
What will she miss– Seeing my
friends everyday and maybe teach-
ers
Sports– Volleyball, Basketball, Soft-ball
Madelyn Jane Sather
Parents– Joel and Julie Sather
College– University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities
Animals– One Dog, two Cats
Career in the future– Physical
Therapist
Favorite subject– History, Biology
What will she miss– Our schools
water
Sports– Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
Richard Charles Bennefeld
Parents– Roger and Rhonda Benne-
feld
College– Northland-(Thief River
Falls)
Animals– Dog, Cat
Career in the future– Computer En-
gineer
Favorite subject– History, Stats/
Calculus
What will he miss– Study Hall
Sports– None
Class Motto:
Our glory consists not in
never falling, but in rising
each time we fall. By: Kourtney Boe
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~Seniors~ “Our glory consists not in never failing, but in rising each time we fall.”
Ceara Genevieve Thronson
Is the daughter of
Brad and Elena Thron-
son. Plans to attend Bemidji
State for social work.
When Ceara graduates,
she will miss how easy
life is.
Dana Rae Riepe Is the daughter of Val Riepe. Plans to attend NDSU for account-ing. When Dana gradu-ates, she will miss running the school store.
Alicia Michelle Triplett Is the daughter of Mike and Barbara Triplett. Plans to attend MSUM for combat medic or nursing. When Alicia graduates, she will miss her friends.
Sawyer Myka Stene
Is the son of Heath
Stene and Kristi En-
gen.
Plans to attend
Northland.
When Sawyer gradu-
ates, he will miss his
football team.
~2012-2013~
~Seniors~ “Our glory consists not in never failing, but in rising each time we fall.”
Donnell Mitchell Sheffield
Is the son of Donald Sheffield and
Angela Vizner
His plans are uncertain
He has 3 dogs!
Justin John Gall Is the son of John and Stephanie Gall Wants to be a good worker in the fu-ture
~2012-2013~
Michael Kevin Korsgaden Is the son of Kevin and An-gie Korsgaden Plans to attend Wadena Tech to become an Electri-cal Lineworker When Michael graduates, he will miss playing sports
Made by: Tiara Leslie
Gabel Ray Hoseth Is the son of Corey and Cas-sandra Hoseth Plans to attend NDSU to be-come an Architect When Gabel graduates, he will miss being in sports and hanging out with friends
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Brenna Marie Olson
Parents: Tom Stueness and Cyndi Olson
Plans to go to college at The Salon Professional Academy
Favorite class is Art
Senior Pages
By: Caely Buchanan
Justin Richard Anderson
Parents: Rodney and
Susan Anderson
Plans on going to col-lege at Northland
Favorite class is Math
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Tate Fredrick Bueng
Parents: Randy Bueng and Debra Bueng
Plans on going to college at M-State or Wahpeton
Favorite Class is Shop
Senior Pages
By: Caely Buchanan
Meagen Elizabeth Anderson
Parents: Dwight Anderson and Theresa Sandness
Plans on going to college at MSUM
Favorite class is Food and Fit-ness
Kaitlyn Jean Thornton
Parents: Garett and Julie Thornton
Plans on going to college at MSCTC
Favorite class is Food and Fit-ness
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Tate Fredrick Bueng
Parents: Randy Bueng and Debra Bueng
Plans on going to college at M-State or Wahpeton
Favorite Class is Shop
Senior Pages
By: Caely Buchanan
Meagen Elizabeth Anderson
Parents: Dwight Anderson and Theresa Sandness
Plans on going to college at MSUM
Favorite class is Food and Fit-ness
Kaitlyn Jean Thornton
Parents: Garett and Julie Thornton
Plans on going to college at MSCTC
Favorite class is Food and Fit-ness
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said that POD Squad is really
great because not only does it
benefit the community, it also
allows kids from other schools
interact with each other and
learn a sense of community
pride. One of his favorite pro-
jects he did for the community
was Christmas caroling at the
nursing home. Gabel is one of
the two original members left
from Norman County.
Gabel, a senior, won’t be
here next year to watch over
the POD Squad. However, he
thinks it will be fine and func-
tional when he leaves. Gabel
says that the POD Squad has a
great group of kids that will
work well together.
POD Squad is a great or-
ganization. It teaches kids how
to work together and how to
use money for good. I person-
ally don't see any flaws.
Tyson Strum