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Page 4: Letter from the Editor; Chromebook Do/Don’tPage 5: Pro/Con: ChromebooksPage 6: Xbox One and Playstation 4Page 7: Basic Training

Page 8: Madison Mead: Girls State Governor; God Billboards in So. DakPage 9: Sat. Patrol ; Glow Run; National Security

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What do you think of our new fancy Chromebooks? You like them? Oh, you hate them? Do you know much about them? No? That’s okay, I’ll teach you. Today, I am going to tell you things to do and not to do with our Chromebooks so there are plenty of things to occupy your minds that is appropiate for school purposes. Think of this like you’re in class...only you’re in the Nationalist.

Do• use the Chromebook in class as a learning tool like you would a text book. However, don’t be like me and start to think, ‘Hey! When is the next season of Supernatural supposed to be coming out? Well, since I’m on a Chromebook I might as well look it up.’ Stay focused!Do• use your Chromebook to look up things for school and make it a lot easier for you to finish your school work. This will help you to free up your evening and do whatever teenagers such as yourselves do like go on dates or play games or just be plain weird and do absolutely nothing.Do• use it to keep in contact with classmates and teachers. It is very useful and important that you do this to keep updated on assignments and group projects. Oh, and by the way, use your @k12.sd.us email address for all communica-tion. Less confusing, trust me.Do not• u s e your Chromebook in the bathtub. You run the risk of getting it wet. Just because the bubbles smell good does not mean the Chromebook will too, just in

case you were wondering.Do not• smash it over your knee when you are angry. Just because the Wi-Fi crashed or it’s just too slow, it does not mean you break the poor thing. After all, it’s not the Chromebook’s fault.Please• do not stick anything into the outlets of the Chromebook.Do not• eat around it, you might spill food all over the

Chromebook.Do not• run it over with a car.

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Keep Things FreshHello Roosevelt! We’ve already been in school for about a month now and most of us have gotten into the rhythmic schedule that is our student life. School for eight hours followed by part-time jobs and after school activities. So many clubs to be a part of, so many different events to go to. There’s a lot going on with the typical high school student. We're encouraged to participate as much as we can, but most of us don't have the free time for anything new. We, as students, focus too much on the things we are a part of. We don't take time out to just relax. School is a priority here, but it’s not the only prior-ity. Don't get stuck in the rut of only focusing on school. Oh sure, you can count the list of AP classes you’re enrolled in. You can also count on your fingers all the clubs you’re involved with. But believe

me, you still have time. It’s always good to take a break from the regularity of life. Relax! If this is your first year of high school, great! Only three more years to go after this. Don’t forget your friends and do things after school that aren’t related to school. Seek out and find your passion, get a new hobby, or pick up something new. Explore new and foreign places. Unfamiliarity is just a new experience, and with time, everything unfamiliar becomes more common and we get more comfortable with it. Or if your schedule is overly packed, it’s the little things that matter most. Skip through freshly mowed grass, hug a tree, draw a picture, write a letter with the wrong hand, close your eyes and spin in circles. Don’t just move with the tide. Find your religion. Live. Breathe. Experience. This is the time for new beginnings. New friends, new experiences, new anything. No matter how busy you are, keep finding little new things in your life you enjoy. Seek the unfamiliar and the strange. The next couple of months will flitter by really fast. Slow them down, it will make life more fulfilling and enjoyable.

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The Dos and Don’ts of Google ChromebooksBy Destiny Moen

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ChromebooksThey’re pretty good at being bad.My Candy Crush with Chromebooks

By Whitney Fryer

The Sioux Falls School District created the 1:1 Technology Initiative to increase student participation, get more students involved in the classroom, and provide them with com-puter skills. The first phase of the Initiative was equipping students in grades 3-12 with Google Chromebooks. However, the new Chromebooks are caus-ing more chaos than benefits. They are not only a classroom distraction, but also expen-sive, unreliable, and only use Google applica-tions. I do not think students should have received their own personal Chromebooks. A review of Chromebooks on busi-nessinsider.com explains that the com-puters are good for accessing the web, reading emails and creating documents, but that is about it. If you are looking for anything be-yond that, the website recommends purchasing a regular PC or Mac laptop. I agree, I think we should have laptops that allow us to access Microsoft and Adobe applications. Even though Google Documents can be accessed without an internet connection, websites cannot. Meaning you could type your last minute research paper at school without a connection, but good luck accessing a website to find your sources. Now let’s say you did manage to finish your paper, but now you cannot print it because your Chromebook does not have the capability. At school and at their homes, I find many people are having difficulties get-ting their computers to connect to the internet. Even when you are connected to a server, the Chromebooks still claims to be “offline.” What happens when you forget to charge your Chrome-book the night before and no one has a charger for you to borrow? Well congratulations, you now have a new paperweight. If you had forgotten your textbook instead, your teacher might have an extra book for you to use or you could always share with a friend, but with the Chromebooks it is a different story. They cannot really be shared and teachers do not have one you can borrow for the class period. The Chromebooks are also too distracting. The Sioux Falls School District website explained that the 1:1 Initiative was designed to help students focus on their academic achievement. Yet, the only thing I have seen students focusing on since the first day of school is their Twitter feeds and Facebook pages. I think the Chromebooks just give students another reason not to participate in class or complete their homework. I mean why would someone want to work on an assignment, when they have access to an unlimited number of websites at their finger-tips? Our Chromebooks may have come with a cheap price tag for a laptop, but when you do the calculations, they actually come at a hefty price. According to the District website the fall enrollment for RHS is roughly 2,076 and with one Chromebook retailing at $199, the total cost comes to over $530,000. This cost only accounts for RHS, not the other schools in the District. Lastly, computers are not like textbooks. They require expensive maintenance and since Chromebooks are less expensive computers, they are going to break more easily. For example, if you were to rip the page of textbook, this could easily be fixed with a piece of tape in a small amount of time. However, if a key broke off of a laptop’s keyboard, the whole piece would have to be replaced. This would not only be expensive, but time-consuming as well. Since Chromebook cases are bulky and hard to fit in a backpack, I’m sure many of the cases are going to spend the duration of the school year not protecting Chromebooks, but sitting in the bottom of many lockers. Therefore, the Sioux Falls School District should have put the money towards something else instead of the Chromebooks.

By Cheyenne Zephier

Chromebooks are getting a lot of hype around the RHS hallways these days. Most of which has been bad. Every time I walk down the halls I hear some student complain-ing about the Chromebooks and how they do not work. Then I hear the freshmen talking about how they beat a new level of Candy Crush the night before on their Chromebook and can’t wait to get home to play again. You go you little freshmen! Good job on looking at the bright side. As for

you sophomores through seniors, Chromebooks are especially differ-ent for us because we have not had them in our previous years. But fear not, because we too, can beat the next level of Candy Crush. All it takes is a positive attitude. So for all you believers in the Chromebooks just take a seat, and enjoy the ride. And for those select few who are just as against Chromebooks as you are waking up and actually going to school, pay attention. Chromebooks allow you to work in Google Drive, even if there is no internet connection. So you can now officially write essays on car rides. For you seniors out there, this will help with extra college essay time. They are light and easy to carry around the school. You can access any class website at any time, and hey, teachers and stu-dents are killing less trees, by saving paper. If you are working on a group project and the person with the PowerPoint suddenly gets hit by a bus and can’t make it to school, never fear, you too can access the PowerPoint too! Honestly guys, there is so much you can now do with your Chrome-book it’s unreal, and I just cannot list them all. So instead let’s look to studies. A study in Maine stated, “One-to-one intivative provides laptops to each student allowing students better access to college and career planning resources, such as virtual college tours, SAT study guides, and online application resources.” The study later went on to say that “Most students and teachers believe that the laptop program has improved the quality of student work and has had a positive impact on student achievement.” So what we can see is that the school district actually has our best interest at heart here. They just want us to do well, and to advance our computer knowledge, which will in return help us prepare for college and life after high school. Now I know a lot of you are thinking that they do not even work half the time! And well yes, that is true that on occasion they have not worked. But I mean let’s be real here, how many kids can you get on one server before it all comes crashing down? This is the first year this has ever been done. Of course it will have problems. Especially when half the kids are using theirs for non-educational purposes. Which brings me to my final point, do not complain about little things like not being able to get on Youtube or other gaming websites, or Face-book not loading or Twitter not refreshing. These Chromebooks have the significant purpose for our school district to help educate the next genera-tion, to make us brighter, and more well-prepared. Like really, how many times do you have to watch Miley Cyrus at the VMAs on Youtube before you get the picture? It isn’t worth your time.The time allotted and the money spent on the Chromebooks should be used to actually work on them. According to Principal Hazlett, the school district spent $267 on each of these. So you should probably take care of them, heck even use your nifty little cases that the school district also provided. Despite how un-fashionable they may be, they just may be the thing that keeps you from having to pay the school district to repair or replace it for dropping it. So use them guys, to enhance your educational experience!

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PLAYSTATION PLUS XBOX LIVEA new change for Playstation 4, Playstation Plus will now be a requirement in order to play on-line. However, It will not be required to run pro-grams and apps like Skype or Netflix. Playstation Plus currently costs $49.99 per year. Playstation Plus subscribers get discounts on games, cloud save data storage and, as soon as you join, you receive the Instant Game Collection, a collection of games that Sony offers free for members. Games included change on a monthly basis. Some games currently included are: Saints Row the Third, Uncharted 3, XCOM Enemy Un-known. As long as you remain a Playstation Plus member you will keep these games indefinitely. See http://bit.ly/c77rrZ for more

Xbox Live is coming back as a paid subscrip-tion service. For $60 a year Xbox Live will allow you to play your videogames online with other people. Xbox Live is required to access most features of the console like multiplayer and other programs. You wont be able to get on any Entertainment Apps, and Internet Explorer will be locked down. Most of the entertainment features on the Xbox One will not be allowed without a paid Subscription.

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Call of Duty has been sitting on its throne as the #1 Game for a good 7 years now. Whispers have it, that with the new changes following in the console market, that there will be a Call of Duty killer ushered in. This is the heaviest contendor. After Halo Reach, Bungies last Halo, Bungie handed over the reins to 343 Industries. Now Bungie is working Destiny. An MMOFPS Destiny will be a multiplayer focused loot FPS. With customizable characters and loadouts. . With customizable characters and loadouts, there are many ways to personalize the game to your liking. Destiny will be a console exclusive. With stunning graphics, a beautiful story and a heavy hitter like Bungie backing it. Destiny may be the titan to knock Call of Duty off it’s throne.

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QUANTUM BREAKKNACKPossibly the spark that could ignite a new series of exclusives. Knack is about an un-likely hero who uses powerful ancient relics to change into more powerful forms, a third person adventure game, Knack might be the perfect beginning for a new exclusive series for Playstation.

An old iconic series for Playstation is mak-ing its debut on the new era of consoles with a brand new title. Killzone Shadowfall will be coming out with a little brother in tow, Killzone Mercenaries, Mercenaries will be exclusive to the vita.

A blur between videogame and cinematic ex-perience Quantum Break can either turn out to be one of the best exclusives or a complete failure. A new action packed game where play-er bends and shapes time to survive. Beautiful moments filled with stunning visuals. Quantum Break is exclusive to XB1.

Created by Respawn entertainment, Titanfall is an up and coming game for Xbox One. Mesh-ing two different video game genre’s together, Titanfall takes an innovative leap in the video game world. This may be the only reason you need to purchase the Xbox One.

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Both consoles have an alloted amount of RAM that will be set aside for only gaming. The rest of the RAM not used for gaming will be used to run the Operating System which al-lows the user to switch between playing a game and using programs. RAM on the PS4 is more powerful, while esRam on the XB1 gives developers a little more to work with. The processors have roughly the same power, with the PS4’s processor slightly coming out on top. Both Con-soles have AMD Radeon Graphics cards. Recently XB1 boosted its card from a 800MHZ clock speed to 853MHZ to combat the PS4’s power. PS4 will have a removable hardrive which will al-low you to later on replace your hard drive to something larger, while the XB1 does not have a removable hard drive but it has been announced that there will be external drives for the XB1.

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PC Gaming Compared:Consoles are getting reworked and the new changes coming from the next generation of gaming systems in November have many possibilities. With the new Kinect and Eye sensor, developers have a new tool to utilize in the development of games. PC games won’t be limited by the Xbox 360 and the PS3’s relatively weak processing power. The new consoles are now comparatively as powerful as mid range PC’s, allowing ported games from consoles to PC to work at a higher potential than before.

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The transition from civilian to soldier is not an easy one. The tran-sition wasn’t easy for George Washington’s men at Valley Forge, and the transition was not easy for the men of Charlie Company down in Fort Benning, GA. The transition was not easy for me. The first main goal of the drill sergeants is to tear the trainees down. Strip them of their emotions while draining them physically. They do this for the first weeks of what is called “Red Phase.” Red Phase is total control; I was not able to do anything without a drill’s permission. I mean anything. During Red Phase, I went through more pain than I ever have before. The gas chamber made sure of that. I remember going over the clearing procedure of the gas mask dozens of times before I entered. As I exited the chamber I could not see anything at all. I ran up the hill next to the chamber dropping my gas mask, so immediately I was grabbed by a drill sergeant and thrown into a sepa-rate formation. Five to ten minutes later, we headed back into the chamber. Looking into the other guys’ eyes I saw the same terror that was grappling for control over my heart. For some reason, seeing them scared caused me not to be. Swallowing my fear, I stripped off my gas mask and tried with all my strength to stay as composed as possible. I finished the chamber, ran up the hill and shook my arms, and cleared up my eyes. I passed the gas chamber, never imagining I would have to go through that in my life. The next phase of training is named “White Phase”. White Phase is when we start to do what most little boy dreams of doing: shoot-ing guns and blowing stuff up! Every day is very similar in both the locations we go to and the training we con-ducted. This part of training is also when I became a squad leader for my platoon. Leading the 11 men in my squad really taught me a lot about people, teamwork and life as a whole. Trying to get these guys, who have never met, never even known about each other’s existence, to work together and sacrifice for each other was a chal-lenge unlike anything I’ve ever faced. Little things like laundry, or waiting for my squad to get water and their food really brought a paternal mentality to my mind. I made sure my guys got everything they needed. I would argue and fight about everything to get them the best food, gear, sleep times, and land to dig their holes as I pos-sibly could. I learned to ignore the nerves, to fight the hold that stress

placed upon me and my buddies to the left and right. When a person is placed in a high stress environment, like the live fire training we had to conduct, nerves can destroy them. Stress is an interesting thing; I believe whole-heartedly that stress is a posi-tive thing. Stress only becomes negative when the levels become too high and they overwhelm the mind. I learned to ignore all the stress, to ignore the yelling and screams of pain that surrounded me constantly. I learned the things my drill sergeant wanted me to: never lose sight of the final objective. To keep my eye on the target and to accomplish the mission, no matter what. The hu-man mind can do so much more than anyone could imagine.

The last phase of Basic Combat Train-ing is “Blue Phase.” Blue Phase is, as our drills explained, “the culminating event that all of your training has been leading to”. They said this because we would use every piece of training that we have been taught during the final weeks of our time in Fort Benning. The ten-mile ruck march, and goes through some of the most enjoyable hills in the Georgian countryside. Starting around 11 p.m. and ending the following morning roughly around 4 a.m., I was at the head of my entire platoon for the en-tire march. Walking side-by-side with my drill sergeant, I learned the meaning of positive thinking. During the march, I got to the point where my entire body went numb. Marching all that way with a 40-50 lbs. rucksack on your back will cause some havoc on your body. I was fighting a seri-

ous mind battle with myself. My mind was telling me to quit, the pain was too much. It was then I realized how much love I had for my home and all the people in Sioux Falls. What would I say to my best friend if I told her that when the pain became too great, I quit? How would I look at my parents and not feel shame? I would have to tell people I quit. No matter how much pain I was going to be put in, I would not quit. There was no way that I was going to disappoint my family and friends. So, I picked up my head, looked straight ahead and kept moving. Next to my drill sergeant and the company commander I kept the pace. Right as we got around the building, machine gun fire opened up into the night sky. My first instinct was to jump and react. But after my drill didn’t order me to react, I realized that they were not shooting at us. They were shooting into the air, which is military for a celebration! All along the sidewalk were flags, I didn’t really notice any of them, until I saw one flag in particular: the light blue and gold of South Dakota. I made it. After the ten mile ruck march we had no more training. There was nothing left. All we had to do was graduate several days later. The ceremony was really inspiring. For around an hour and half, we stood in formation in front of grandstands filled with our families and loved-ones. I saw my parents for the first time in over ten weeks. Then the battalion’s Lt. Col. said the magic words, “Families and loved ones of the men of Charlie Com-pany, I am proud to announce to you that your sons, brothers and husbands have completed Basic Combat Training in Fort Ben-ning, Georgia. They are soldiers.” The feeling I got at that time was just surreal. I made it… I’m a soldier in the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen! That night I got to eat dinner with my family. Later that night, my dad dropped me off back at the Company. I would be leaving Fort Benning for Sioux Falls the very next morning. I was going home.

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Basic Training transforms civilian to soldierBy Nathan Stafford

Eagle Rappel Tower in Fort Benning, Ga. Submitted Photo

Soldier Nathan Stafford and best friends, seniors Tanner Helmbolt and Cody Barse. Submitted Photo

Construction, placed a competing billboard near the 12th Street billboard with Psalm 14:1 in response. The Psalm reads, “The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.” Though Novotny see this as essentially name-calling, she also resigned to the fact that Kreider has the same right to free speech as every other citizen. “He has as much right to put up his billboard as we do,” said Novotny. Kreider sees it differently. “I didn’t call anybody names. That verse isn’t my words, it’s what God thinks of peo-ple who don’t believe in him,” said Kreider. “Name calling. I don’t do that, it’s childish.” He later, through donation, extended his orig-inal week-long posting to show Psalm 34:8. Kreider understands their goals but feels it encourages people to not believe in God. “I believe everybody has their rights to have their own opinion. They’re people just like everybody. From my background, they’re just wrong on that one point,” said Kreider. “There’s no animosity. If I didn’t care about people I wouldn’t have put up that sign. What I’d like everybody to think about is to take an honest look at the bible,” Novotny has seen positive reaction from some of the churches in Sioux Falls. “We have had a few of the churches in Sioux Falls reach out to us and want to get together to open up some discussion and possibly work together on service projects in the future,” said Novotny. “I’m really looking forward to this.” For more information on the United CoR as a whole, go to http://bit.ly/1dLmdeo.

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your vote for Governor should be Madi Mead!” Mead kept a healthy relationship with her opponent and did her best to keep the election process light and fun. As it grew closer to the date of the election, Mead and her political party, the Nation-

alists, had to pick a theme for Mead to give her final speech as a candidate. They picked The Great Gatsby. Everyone in her party wore bright colors and dressed to the theme. Mead then was challenged with giving a speech on why she thought she should be governor and what she would do if elected. “This is who I am, this is what I want to do,” Mead said. “[If elected] Girls Staters would be allowed one night on the town to go eat where they wanted.” Mead won the election and was changed for the better. “What I got from Girls State was the sense of community it created in me. I walked away from feeling empowered. It sparked an interest in current events and get-ting myself out there to do what I can for my community. I also met so many brilliant and ambitious girls,” said Mead. Although Girls State 2013 is over, next summer Mead will return as the Governor to help lead meetings until the 2014 Governor is voted in.

“Don’t believe in God? Join the club!” This was read by South Dakota residents, as well as residents in other states, who saw billboards endowed with these words for the last month. Seven billboards were posted throughout the state in Sioux Falls, Brookings, Vermillion, Rapid City and Spearfish by the Coalition of Reason (CoR), an affiliate of the United Coalition of Reason who works to raise the visibility of local non-theistic groups through campaign. The South Dakota CoR is made up of seven non-theistic groups supported through fundraising and donations. Four of the groups are Student Alliance groups at the four state universities. The other three are community groups: Siouxland Freethinkers, Black Hills Freethinkers, and the Brookings Freethinkers, in Sioux Falls, Rapid City and Brookings, re-spectively. “[The] South Dakota CoR was founded in April 2013, when all the groups from around the state came together in Chamberlain to meet with Fred Edwords, the National Director of the United CoR for at two-day leaders training,” said Amanda Novotny, president of the Siouxland Freethinkers. “All of these groups have a mix of members with different worldviews.” According to Novotny, despite some negative reaction via name calling and threats, the main message is one of inclusiveness. That if “you are an atheist in South Dakota, you are not alone.” “Look us up online - SouthDakotaCoR.org - and find a local group near you. Come out and meet some like-minded people and

find out what we’re all about,” said Novotny. “We also want people to know that atheists are everyday people - your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors.” Non-theistic groups that are represented in the CoR included atheist, agnostic as well as philanthropic and

humanist members. Novotny offers the point that CoR will help people get groups started in their area, or if they are students, help them get a group started at their school. All of the billboards, with the exception of the Brookings billboard due to construc-tion, were scheduled to be taken down on September 15. The boards were funded in part by the United CoR and in part by an anonymous local donor. The results of the billboards have both been negative and positive reactions. William Kreider, owner of the local company BSR

Variety of beliefs or non-beliefs expressed on billboards

By Cheyenne Zephier According to the National Statistics, one out of seven students lack the motivation and the desire to push themselves beyond their own personal limits. For senior Madison Mead, that was not the case. Over the summer, Mead attended Girls State, which is a student lead government. Mead went to Girls State with the mindset of doing well, but with no real interest in politics. Within the first day of being there, Mead decided to run for gover-nor. “I really wanted to take the responsibil-ity and meet people. I wanted to expand my political knowledge.” said Mead. According to Mead, it was no easy task, but overall a very rewarding one. When Mead first got to Vermillion, SD where Girls State took place, she had no in-tention of running for governor. Down the road her opinion of politics changed. “I decided I wanted to run for governor because I realized I wanted to get the most I could get out of my Girls State experi-ence. With that, I also wanted the oppor-tunity to meet as many people I could and share ideas and intentions [with them],” said Mead. When it was Mead’s turn to be intro-duced to the audience, she wore a black dress and black Converse and ran on stage with the slogan “She’s running for the lead,

Madi Mead takes the lead at Girls State 2013

Governor Madison Mead after the ceremony. Submitted photo

Coaltion of Reason billboard on 12th Street in Sioux Falls. Photo by Kristina Iva

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cover band, getting everybody pumped. Run-ning in the dark, watching everyone running,” said Roger Klebe, a participant in the event.

There are plans to make Sioux Glow an annual event.

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By Destiny Moen According to the Sioux Falls Business Jour-nal, “almost 200 traffic citations were issued on Saturday, Aug. 31 by nearly two dozen officers working daytime Saturation Patrol.” Minnehaha County Sheriff’s office, the South Dakota High-way Patrol and the Sioux Falls Police Depart-ment conducted an 8-hour patrol starting around 8 a.m. The shift had nearly 22 extra officers from each department that helped with the patrol. Of-ficers focused mostly on speeding and seatbelt use, however, the patrol is part of a highway safety grant. Monday, Aug. 26 was the start of the depart-ment’s annual school zone enforcement week as a part Saturation Patrol. Extra officers monitored school zones in Sioux falls each day that week. Jon Gannon, RHS School Resource Officer, said the School Zone Saturation Patrol starts the

second week of the school year every year, to stop people from driving in a dangerous manner, espe-cially where students are present. Anyone caught speeding in a school speed zone will get warned and be told to stop driving in a dangerous manner around students. If it hap-pens again, they will get a ticket. “The saturation patrol is government funded and it’s to help deter drunk driving. There are different kinds of saturation patrol police, like drunk driving, speeding, seat belts, and accidents,” said Gannon. “Little kids don’t really know to look or use the crosswalk when they are crossing the park-ing lot. That’s why we have school saturation pa-trols,” said Gannon. Law enforcement makes a concerted effort to remind the public of driving safely during the back-to-school season with Saturation Patrol.

School speed limit sign near RHS & Kuehn Park. Photo by Kristina Iva

Saturation patrol aims to bring safety to school zones

Snowden sparks debate on how information leaks affect national security There is no doubt that leaking classified government information is a crime. The gov-ernment keeps certain information locked up for one primary reason, to protect United States national security which in return pro-tects the homeland. Certainly when it comes to people leaking clas-sified information, something must be done. At least according to John O’Quinn, for-mer Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the US Department of Justice, and Govern-ment teacher Sylvia Gill. Thus, when Robert Snowden leaked government classified in-formation to the press in May, 2013 people had mixed reactions. ”Snowden’s actions were absolutely wrong, illegal, and likely treasonous. The in-formation he has released undermines the basic functions of intelligence-gathering organizations by compromising sources and methods, and revealing to our enemies our state of knowledge on a variety of issues. That is not to say that our intelligence agen-cies are above reproach, and there are numer-ous mechanisms to keep them in check—

By Kristina Iva On Aug. 24, more than 3,000 people arrived at Falls Park to celebrate the first annual Sioux Glow. Thousands of runners decked out in their best neon and glow gear to participate in a 5 kilometer run. This was the very first Sioux Glow and with a spectacular turnout Sioux Glow may become a Sioux Falls tradition. The start of the race was signalled by the eruption of some spectacular fireworks. Run-ners followed a curved route around Falls Park and returned to the original starting point. While short lived, the fireworks were a good way to get the pumping party raved up. With a DJ shout-ing out words of encouragement to the runners and a crowd filled with spectators who took part in the celebration enjoying refreshments and beverages, most people seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Some of the proceeds went to the local Humane Society. “It was awesome. To give to a local shelter is such a great experience to be able to give to,” said Aaron Thompson, an at-tendee of the event. The race wasn’t initially intended to be seri-ous. It was meant to be a fun event more than a sincere race. “I think [Sioux Glow] was pretty successful. It wasn’t one of the serious races but everyone could enjoy it,” said Kristin Hermsen a volunteer for Sioux Glow. As the runners came back they were greeted by the band Foreplay, a local band out of Mankato, Minn. The crowd was cheering and dancing. Some-body blew up two giant beach balls and threw them into the air, thus the game, keep the ball off the ground, began to play. Some partici-pants felt it was a great kickoff. “It was a great event… it was a lot of fun… the pre-race, the

First ever Sioux Glow brings together thousands of runners for charity

Runners zoom out of the downtown area with a glowing trail. Photo by Kristina Iva

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reports to Congress, independent Inspector General offices, and judicial review,” said O’Quinn. “But Snowden took matters into his own hands—akin to a vigilante—ignored the numerous channels for reporting and raising concerns, and potentially set back the legitimate work of our intelligence agencies by years.” Instead of facing the consequences for his actions, Snowden fled the country after leak-ing the information to avoid charges which contributed to the debate of whether he de-served punishment or not. “Whether or not anything Snowden re-leased is particularly injurious, the mere fact that such releases have occurred¬ will make foreign intelligence services more reluctant to share information with us—for fear of it being released and compromised—and that weakens our intelligence-gathering capabili-ties going forward,” said O’Quinn. Gill was a little more hesitant than O’Quinn to deem the information Snowden released as actually harmful. “I am not sure if he told us anything that we

did not already know,” said Gill. “But he did de-serve the charges, a man without a country.” However, both Gill and O’Quinn agreed that Snowden is not the biggest of our wor-ries as a country. O’Quinn views the biggest threats to our national security as being “rogue nations, and international terrorist organizations, in particular Al Qaeda and terrorists associated with, or inspired by, Al Qaeda. A confluence of the two would be particularly dangerous—we saw this in pre-9/11 Afghanistan, and as we watch events unfold in Egypt this is im-portant to keep in mind,” said O’Quinn. In Gill’s opinion, one of the biggest threats regarding intelligence gathering is the government being able to access our cell phone, email, and personal information at any time they want. “Why would they want to know what an average Joe like me is do-ing?” Said Gill. While opinions vary about the impact such leaks have on national security and personal privacy, Snowden continues to leak more classified information.

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“Grab ‘n’ Go” is exactly right. Pizza Patrol is quick and easy with many different spe-cialty pizza options while cheese, pepperoni, and breadsticks are always ready. Besides the typical pepperoni and cheese pizza choices, they also have “Hawaii N’ Chicken” and “Pepperoni N’ Meatball” pizzas. Located on 41st and Marion, Pizza Patrol is the West Side’s newest pizza place and easily Open Lunch accessible.

While Pepperjax is a little bit more ex-pensive, it’s totally worth it. You get so much food and you can customize your orders to what you like. Pepperjax’s specialty is their Philly subs, but they also have giant wraps, salads and rice bowls. While the lunch rush is fairly busy, you can still drive there, eat and drive back during Open Lunch. Located on 41st and Western Ave.

Firehouse takes subs to a whole new level. There are 11 specialty subs to choose from with the option of customizing your own. Not only do they have killer food, they also feature Coke’s Freestyle machine with over 120 different pop options. Located just east of 41st and Louise, Firehouse is a perfect Open Lunch choice.

In the last year, five new dining locations have opened. Each res-taurant is unique in its own way. From pizza to Phillies to burg-ers, no two restaurants special-ize in the same food types. It’s a never-ending variety. Complied by Courtney Miller and Brianna Negrete.

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When you first walk into Noodles & Com-pany, you have to stand and wait in a line to place your order. Once you’ve done that, you pick a seat and they bring your food to your table. While it’s technically not a sit down res-taurant, there’s plenty of seating both inside and out. It’s not super expensive but it’s not exactly cheap either. Although the location is accessible during Open Lunch, the wait time probably isn’t. Located at 57th and Louise.

Opened less than a month, Five Guys Burgers and Fries is the newest burger place in Sioux Falls. Unfortunately, it’s pretty hard to go to over Open Lunch because it’s all the way out on 10th and Minnesota AND it’s usually pretty packed. We got there around 1:05 p.m. and waited until after 1:45 p.m. for our food. But if you decided to go on a night or weekend, it’s definitely worth it. Besides burgers, they’ve got hot dogs, fries, BLTs and grilled cheese.

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Homecoming candidates weigh in on nominations

Seniors

Homecoming week is the best week to show off all that Rider Pride. Every year, the students of RHS vote on their Homecoming Court. The sixteen lucky representatives are made up of six guys and six girls from the senior class and one guy and one girl from the junior, sophomore and freshman classes. May the odds be ever in our favor at the homecoming game tomorrow. Compiled by Whitney Fryer, Luke Herbert and Brianna Negrete.

What does being nominated mean to you?“It’s an honor to be recognized by my classmates.” – Kory Lindquist

What does being nominated mean to you?“I feel so blessed to be voted by my classmates! I am very flattered!” - Anna Latza

What does being nominated mean to you?“It is such as honor to be nominated. It is just an awesome feeling to help represent our class.” - Kyle Schroeder

Did you have any idea that you were going to be nominated?“My friends told me they thought I would be nominated, but I was still skeptical.” - Paige Elsasser

What does being nominated mean to you?“This nomination means a lot to me because I’ve been given the opportunity to represent my senior class and I couldn’t be more honored.” - Madison Mead

What does being nominated mean to you?“[It] means a lot to be chosen to represent my class.” - Scott Simons

What does being nominated mean to you?“It’s such an amazing feeling. [I am] speechless.” - Preston Needles

What does being nominated mean to you?“It is such an honor to represent this school” - Krista DeJong

What does being nominated mean to you?“[It] means a lot knowing my [class] thinks I am a good representative, I am very lucky!” – Calli Barse

Did you know that you were going to be nominated?“He had no idea. He was really happy and excited. I wish I could’ve been there to see the surprise [on his face].” - Julie Briggs, Scotty Brigg’s mother

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What would you do if you were nominated as a senior?“I think it would be a huge honor. I would probably cry!” - Brady Boerema

Did you have any idea that you were going to nominated?“No, my close friends said they voted for me, but I didn’t think anything of it. I didn’t expect it… At all.” - Morgan Johnson

What would you do if you were nominated as a senior?“It would be cool to get nominated twice.” - Matthew Lyons

What does it feel like to be nominated?“It’s crazy because everyone cheers for you and I’ll never forget the feeling!” - Terren Geffre

What does it feel like to be nominated?“Let’s just say I’m still shaking! It’s a really good feeling knowing [that my] peers want [me] to represent [them].” - Hayley Haertel

What does it feel like to be nominated?“It’s a good feeling, knowing your classmates respect you enough to nominate you as their representative.” - Payton Larsen

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CoaCh BeCky Janssen, Boys Soccer“I feel really optimistic about this upcoming season. I've got an awesome squad, seventeen solid boys, that have the technical ability and the commitment level that is quite a bit better than in recent seasons. I'm very, very excited about this season. My expectations have been really high so far this season. We did set out to have a perfect season. That is not going to happen though, we ended up losing to Yankton the day after the O'Gorman game. So far we've had a loss and a tie, but other than that we've dominated this season by blowing other teams out of the water. Basically, if we

show up to play we dominate. Simple as that. My biggest goal for this season is state. Our boys soccer team hasn't won state since my husband was on the team in 2001, and this year's team absolutely has the ability to win State. What's different about this year's team compared to previous year's teams is that previous year's didn't really lose so much in terms as talent as much as terms in team chemistry. There were some bad attitudes that were no good for the program. So ultimately my job this year will not be to teach soccer as much as to make sure we stay a team and have good chemistry on and off the field. I just want to make sure they're having a good time and they'll do the rest. If these boys show up the way I know they can, it's a no brainer at state.”

CoaCh Tony Lanham, Boys Golf“I hope we just get better. I want to finish in the top eight at state. We have a lot of new guys, we lost five seniors from last year’s team, so we have a lot of new cases. We have a lot of room to improve. OG and LHS are so good [because] they get their middle schools. They have a great middle school program that helps them out. There are some good freshmen and some good eighth graders [entering our program] and we’re going to continue to try and encourage that. I will say this: We have great boys. They’re great and we have a good time.”

CoaCh JasonWagoneR,Cross Country

“I’m excited; we have really good numbers on both our boys and girls teams. We have a lot of young kids and that’s exciting. On our boy’s side, we’ve established that we’re a top three program in the state and so our expectation is to still do that. On the girl’s side, [I want to see] continued improvement. [One of our goals] is being healthy and seeing constant improvement out of each kid. As a coach, I’m always learning new things. I think every group we approach a bit dif-ferently. I think it’s evolving and we’re always looking better. There’s a lot of potential from the kids that are entering our program. On the boy’s side, it’s a younger group that’s got a lot of potential. On the girl’s side, a lot of the newer girls we have are older girls, but they show a lot of potential. They’re helping build our program [and] there’s a much improved team. We’ve put a lot of work over the summer. I think you’ll see a deep team that’s got a lot of talented runners and a hard-working group. Overall, we’ve had a good start to our season so far and I’m excited to see us continue to improve.”

CoaCh hoLLy LynCh, Volleyball

“I am very excited for this year. I would love to see the team come together and bond. Every year I have a new team and my major goal is to make each player the best they can be. The three new hitting positions and the three new back row players open up several opportunities for us. A big lesson I learned from last year is we need to embrace every opportunity, both on and off the court. We have some good quality freshmen playing this year and I am excited for the season.

CoaCh TeRRy gRove, Girls Tennis“I don’t really have any expectations other than play hard and do the best you can. We have the potential to finish in the top five at the state tournament but it’s really gonna come down to how our seniors play. Our approach has always been very consistent in how we do things. I do know that we’ve had to utilize our seniors to help out our very young players play at the varsity level, which can be difficult. We have a couple ninth graders playing varsity [and] we have a seventh grader playing varsity, which is a huge jump from what they’re accustomed to. We have a freshman, [Lexi Ronning], that was a state champion at her flight last year. She just needs to learn from the seniors how to manage playing the rigors at a higher level. One of the lessons that I’ve learned is keep things positive even through your struggles. I know there’s always going to be a positive message to go along with it. The biggest thing to our competitors is we’re not just going to roll over. We’re going to fight to the end to win a match. No matter if they’re better than we are, we’re still going to try to compete and play our best each and every day. Ultimately, sportsmanship. I want you to be competitive but during the course of the competition I want you to be a good sport. These girls in these situations, they always act appropriately and that’s something I’m very proud of. I’ve known the seniors for a long time. Most of them have played since the eighth grade. I’ve coached them for five years and it’s always difficult seeing them leave. The suc-cess that they have sometimes isn’t reflected on the court. It’s how they are as a person and how well they handle winning and losing and I’m very proud. They’re great stu-dents and great tennis players.”

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editor napoleon martinez, staff Writer nathan stafford and guest Writer nick ahrens caught up with Rhs’s fall sports coaches to see what expectations and goals they have for the their respective seasons this year.

COACH TALK

CoaCh kim neLson,

Football“Every year our goal is to win a state championship. This year it is a new season with a new team that I am very positive and optimistic. about. Many of our returning players are very talented and very experienced players that

can be leaders on the field. We have switched up some of our offensive strategies for the new players we have playing. On defense we had Ben Whempner and Taylor Bren switch over. They both have a lot of potential. We play hard, we play fast. We give a great effort so the other teams need to be ready.”

CoaCh CLay gLasgoW, Girls Soccer“I’m really looking forward to it. We’re defending state cham-pions. We were undefeated last year. So that’s a bit more add-ed pressure going into this year, the reason being everybody else will want to beat us. The team is currently 5-0. I think it all comes down to preparation. Every year, you want to do a better job. That’s the beauty of our program, every year we have people graduating. So you have to make sure the freshman and younger players ... keep that tradition. I want my team to be challenged, so you want good games and you want good teams to challenge your team. At the end of the day, I just have to prepare my team for the next game.

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A new school year brings many new things: new students, new teachers, and now a new dance. The idea first came to senior Cheyenne Zephier, who then en-listed the help of seniors Kira Zephier and Madison Mead. “The dance is a way to bring people to-gether and create a bigger sense of commu-nity for the school and raise money for the people who need it, especially around the holiday times when it’s really difficulut to put food on the table for your family,” said Cheyenne.

The dance is planned to be held in the RHS commons on Friday, Nov. 15 and tickets will be sold for five dollars. Students who bring

in a canned, non-perishable food item will also get a glow stick. The profits taken from the ticket sales will be given to needy families at Discovery, Memorial and Roosevelt. The dress code is casual. “Like anything that’s gonna glow in the dark. So lots of white or bright neon colors,” said Kira. According to Principal Tim Hazlett, the profits and canned food will go to Feeding South Dakota and either the Banquet or the Mission. “I love it when students come up with something positive to do for other peo-ple,” said Hazlett. “[Dances are] a good place for students to get together and still connect with the school.” That’s exactly what this dance is about: doing something positive for other people and having fun while doing it. “We just want it to be a fun experience,” said Mead. “We just wanted to do something to reach out to the community and help those in need,” said Mead. “[Cheyenne] wants it to be not just one student but to get the whole school involved.” In a study done by the Minnehaha County Advisory Board in the 2010-2011 school year, 1,049 students had identified as home-less within the Sioux Falls School District. Unfortunately, Cheyenne won’t be around to see the final product of the dance. She’ll be moving to Harrisburg before the end of

New dance allows students to dance and give back to the needy in Sioux FallsBy Luke Herbert

the month. “It really bothers me. I’m really sad about it but we’re still gonna do every-thing we can,” said Kira. Kira isn’t the only who one feels like this. “It’s gonna be tough but I think she’s defintitly given us enough direction to know where to go,” said Mead. “It’s something that Kira and I support fully.” Hazlett will be the deciding factor on whether or not Glow-For-The-Cause will still happen. As November draws closer, students can look for more details about Glow-For-The-Cause on posters scattered around the school. Students with questions about the dance can also ask Cheyenne, Kira or Madi-son.

Every year since 1994, German Fest has been an annual event which has drawn crowds of 15,000 people or more. Once again, on Sept. 7, the 19th Annual German Fest was held in the Falls Park entrance, on Main street and 6th avenue. Mike Huether, the mayor of Sioux Falls talked about his German roots during the opening ceremony speech and declared Sept. 7 as the official German Fest day. He told everyone to raise their mugs full of beer and give a loud cheer to commemorate the beginning of the celebration. The Festival was filled with delicious goodies to eat, like Kuchen, South Dakota’s

state dessert, Funnel Cake, and other various yummy meats, sweets, schnitzels and tradi-tional German Foods. “The [vendors] we have are seasoned veterans with our German fest. Plus, we strive to make sure that Ger-man food is served, not food one would find at the fair or elsewhere,” said Ginny Beck, President of the Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls. Everything served had German influences behind it. Bethel Lutheran Church sold Kuchen as a fundraiser for their youth group. The most popular was rhubarb-strawberry kuchen, ac-cording to the vendors at the kuchen stand. They keep coming back every year because they love the atmosphere of the feast. The puppet shows were sponsored by Siouxland Libraries and were a great way to get the young children to laugh and giggle. There were also inflatables and even a miniature train that you could ride around in if you so chose. “It brings the folks of Sioux Falls and the surrounding area together for a wonderful afternoon whether one is of German heritage or not. Plus, it is a free event. We have stuff for the kids such as puppet shows, inflatables, etc which is all free! And don’t forget those dog races!” said Beck. It was a wonderful event filled with au-

Seniors Cheyenne Zephier, Kira Zephier and Madison Mead pose with glow sticks and cans.

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By Kristina IvaYe old festival nears 20th anniversary

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thentic German food, music and festivities. This is a tradition worth carrying onto the 20th anniversary and beyond. While its not exactly Germany, the fes-tival carries the embodient of German culture and brings people from all walks of Sioux Falls together for a learning ex-perience.

Putting together a new play takes a lot of work, time and commitment, not to mention a large group of people willing to do all that. “I like to begin the year with a play that has a large cast. There will be over 30 students and at least 10 more serving as techies,” said Theatre Director Randall Hanzen The play this fall is The Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling. This year’s auditions drew a large crowd, with students from all four years trying out for various roles. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors all gathered in the main auditorium to display their skills on stage. Hanzen looks for a sense of physical free-dom on stage, a strong work ethic, and time management skills in students who audition. Auditions were a two-part affair. Ten stu-dents volunteered at the beginning to join Chorus Director Robin Starks-Holcomb in the little theater to learn a dance that they had to perform on stage in front of Hanzen and the other auditioners. Once the dance was learned and performed, they had to read a few scenes from the script. Despite being new to RHS this year, senior Francesca Curran, decided to try out for The Jungle Book. “[It wasn’t as bad as] I thought it was going to be because the theatre group is really friendly and really nice and super comfortable to be around,” said Curran.

While there are many things that can dis-rupt a play, stage fright is one of the most common. All those people staring at you, the bright lights beating down, but each actor has their own tricks to overcome stage fright. “Most people do the whole ‘picture peo-ple in their underwear’ thing but I say just go up there and do it,” said Curran. “ Who cares what people think. You’re in theatre, you supposed to look weird and be crazy,” Seniors were not the only ones audition-ing for the play. Freshman Megan Pierret au-ditioned for the play and snagged a role as one of the various monkeys. “It’s very con-venient since all my friends and family call me the monkey of the group,” said Pierret Pierret has been acting for most of her life. “I’ve been acting since I was a little girl and my parents call me a drama queen,” said Pier-ett. Those were just a couple of the reasons that drove her to audition for The Jungle Book. Being on stage is like nothing else for Pier-ret. “It feels like you can’t even explain it,” said Pierret. “And you know that you’re with a group of people that you can trust and you know they’ll always have your back no matter what happens,” The Jungle Book shows on Oct. 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. and again on Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold for five dollars at the door.

Jungle Book auditions draw new students to try out for the first timeBy Luke Herbert

Sophmore Kassandra Moe, senior Jade Heilman, and senior Austin Brunick practice lines onstage. Photo by Kristina Iva

Various students study their scripts before auditions.Photo by Kristina Iva

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Thursday, Sept. 19Sophomore Football Game •vs. Watertown at RHS 4:15 p.m.Varsity Girls Softball Double Header •vs. LHS at Sherman Park 6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 20thHomecoming Varsity Football •Game vs. Rapid City Central at Howard Wood Field 5 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 23thVarsity Girls Tennis Match vs. Rapid •City Stevens at Kuehn Park 1 p.m.JV Girls Tennis Match vs. •Brandon Valley at Kuehn Park 4 p.m.Varsity Girls Softball Double Header •vs. Mitchell at Sherman Park. 6 p.m.

Do you have any concerns for this upcoming year?

None whatsoever. We’ve got a great support system here from the admin-istration and also from IPC as well. If anything, we’re going to polish up a few projects and tie up any loose ends.

How do you feel about being new to Roosevelt?

I kind of feel like a freshman. I’m excited. I’ve really enjoyed my time thus far and I look forward to the years ahead. We’re in a good spot here. We’ve got suc-cessful programs and really good people guiding them.

No big fears?

No fears whatsoever. Really, as far as being a new person, there might be a bump or two along the way, but I’m confident enough that everything will be okay in the grand scheme.

So the teachers are pretty accepting?

They’ve been great! They’ve been re-ally welcoming. I’ve had a lot of people just stop in to say “hello,” even if they aren’t involved with any activities. That means a lot. It shows that we’ve got a strong sup-port system here.

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10 Questions with Slade LarscheidSlade Larscheid is Roosevelt’s new Activities Director. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Il-linois and is a proud husband and father. He has achieved his lifelong dream of being a high school activities director and we are sure glad to have him here with us at Roosevelt! Interviewed by Staff Writer Brianna Negrete.

Can you give us a little personal back-ground? Personally, I was born and raised in Spearfish. From there I went to college and played football out there and I was able to get my undergradu-ate and graduate degrees and I really started focusing on my career in ath-letic administration. I’m two months in so I’m still learning as we go. I’m fortunate enough that we have a lot of good people here to help along the way. It’s been great. My wife, Stepha-nie, works at Augustana. We welcomed our first child here in May. There have been a lot of new beginnings and it’s exciting as well. I’m really fortunate there.

Could you tell us what you do spe-cifically as an activities director? It’s a diverse position. It really is oversight of all activities so it’s any-thing from athletics to fine arts. Di-rection, personnel, day-to-day opera-tions whether it’s travel, budget. Fairly diverse but also fairly specific on what to target. I would say day-to-day, ev-ery day’s different. But that’s a good thing!

What do you hope to accomplish here?

I hope to have a successful activi-ties program in all facets: sanctioned, unsanctioned, clubs, and really provide a positive direction to move forward. And to run programs that are about the right things, like respect, integrity, as well as provide the opportunities and resources that will allow our students, advisors, and our coaches to be success-ful.

Do you have anything big/major planned this year or are things kind of spur of the moment? This year I’m working with the community relations as well so the President’s Bowl, our Booster Club, and a couple external resources that we branch out to. Essentially we be-come somewhat of a lynch pin. Noth-ing major. I would say this first year will be assessing, really maintain and improving what we already built on.

How does being a college activities director differ from a high school ac-tivities director?

There are a lot of similarities and a lot of differences. From a day-to-day stand point, people are people no mat-ter what adventure or industry you get into.

Is there anything you’re excited to introduce to us?

Ideally, it’d be nice to link our students and community togeth-er and have, a brand essentially. I think we’ve scratched the surface on “Rough Rider Nation” and to ex-pand on that. I think it’s set up in place for people to get involved and engaged, to know what’s going on in our school, and in all activities. To grow on that would be a goal of mine as well as the rest of the ad-ministration and school.

Did You Know?Mr. Larscheid was also the Assitant Ath-letic Director for the University of South Dakota, Northern Illinois University, and

South Dakota State University.

Activities Director Slade Larscheid in the main gym. Photo by Kristina Iva

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