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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Open the Gates!
Over half of the school was late that first day when they closed gates from the teacher lot to the student lot with no warning what-so-ever. Students were shocked to see that the usual way they get into the parking lot had been closed off with no other option than to turn around; knowing they’d be at least 5 minutes late for their first class. What is the purpose in closing the gates before and after school? For the teachers benefits and for the parents who drop their kids off at school. The start of this change started with a parent who complained about the back-up on 140th, and thought it would really help the parents out by blocking that entrance to students who actually drive themselves and other kids to school. The administration decided that by closing the gate off to students who use that way to get to the student lot, it would help the traffic; for parents. So what about the students who are driving themselves and carpooling with other students, and trying to get to school on time? Many students feel that the administration didn’t think of the students while making this decision. Yes it helps the parents who are going through the “drive thru” to drop their kids off and get to work faster; but what about the students who are now stuck in traffic five minutes longer than usual? It doesn’t seem fair to only take the parents into consideration and not the students.
By leaving the gates open in the morning, it made two different entrances into the school; one being flagstaff which is convenient for the kids who live on the other side of Apple Valley by Galaxie, and the other entrance is the upper lot leading to the student parking lot. Closing the gates has made getting to school much more difficult for students; the traffic has backed up an extra two to three minutes, which is crucial for students who don’t leave until ten minutes before they have to be at school. It isn’t fair for us to have to change our morning schedule to wake up a half hour earlier than usual just because the school decided to block the extra entrance into the school. Hopefully administration will understand this, and go back to the way things have always been.
By leaving the gates open in the morning, it made two different entrances into the school; one being flagstaff which is convenient for the kids who live on the other side of Apple Valley by Galaxie, and the other entrance is the upper lot leading to the student parking lot. Closing the gates has made getting to school much more difficult for students; the traffic has backed up an extra two to three minutes, which is crucial for students who don’t leave until ten minutes before they have to be at school. It isn’t fair for us to have to change our morning schedule to wake up a half hour earlier than usual just because the school decided to block the extra entrance into the school. Hopefully administration will understand this, and go back to the way things have always been.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
1. What is a problem/issue that our entire student body (our school, community, country, etc.) faces today?
the parking lot gates being closed in the morning and after school
2. What is your view/position on the problem or situation?
I think it has made traffic worse, and takes much longer to get to school and leave school
3. What would you like to achieve with your editorial? (What is the desired result?)
To persuade the staff at school that it was better when the gates stayed open
4. How will you persuade your audience to adopt your viewpoint as theirs? List at least 4 persuasive points.
1. Give examples of being late for class because of the gate being closed
2. How long it takes to leave school to get to work/spring sports
3.
5. How will you motivate your readership to action in your conclusion?
6. How will your editorial serve a public purpose?
Every student i know thinks the gates should stay open, so by writing this, I am speaking for almost all students who want the gates open
the parking lot gates being closed in the morning and after school
2. What is your view/position on the problem or situation?
I think it has made traffic worse, and takes much longer to get to school and leave school
3. What would you like to achieve with your editorial? (What is the desired result?)
To persuade the staff at school that it was better when the gates stayed open
4. How will you persuade your audience to adopt your viewpoint as theirs? List at least 4 persuasive points.
1. Give examples of being late for class because of the gate being closed
2. How long it takes to leave school to get to work/spring sports
3.
5. How will you motivate your readership to action in your conclusion?
6. How will your editorial serve a public purpose?
Every student i know thinks the gates should stay open, so by writing this, I am speaking for almost all students who want the gates open
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Military Wives
Watching the news on the war going on in Afghanistan might not have a huge impact on everyone; there are some people who turn the channel when the news is showing videos and pictures from the war, there are people who watch it just to know what’s going on, and then there are women who watch the news just to see if their husband will be in it because it will be the most they’ve seen of him in months. For Jenifer Voss from Montana, it had been 7 months since she’d seen her husband, John. When asked if she watched the news more or less when he left she said “I definitly watched the news more; not because i was worried something happened, but more to see what they were doing over there”. Even though John’s unit kept all the wives up-to-date on what was going on in Afghanistan, she admits that “the biggest reason I would watch the news, is so that maybe I would be able to just see him”; Which is the most she would be able to see of him for another four months after seeing him when he came back to Montana for a short ten days.
Amanda Brooks from Montana says she watched the news daily to see what was going on in Afghanistan where her husband, Joe was. “One Sunday; the day he would usually call me, he didn't call and I read on CNN that there was a missile attack at his base, talk about being scared!” Amanda and Joe have gone seven months without seeing each other when he was deployed to Afghanistan. “Another time he was stationed in Korea for a year without me but I went to see him for a month after 6 months. We like to joke kind of that we are apart more than together.” Imagine not being with your spouse for months at a time, you would need to find other things to keep yourself busy while they were gone. Amanda says that when she and Joe were deployed to Misawa, Japan it was “nice to be in a different country because I went and did a lot of sight seeing”. And when she was in Korea she joined a bowling league, two pool leagues and had three jobs. Military wives know how to stay busy while their husbands are gone.
What would be the hardest thing adjusting to when your husband comes home after seven months? “It is just kind of weird cause it is like you have to ask almost if they want to go or do what you want to do.” Amanda says “the fact that you have someone else to take care of, I didnt mind having a can of vegitables for dinner so little things like that.” For Jenifer Voss the hardest part was “adjusting to another person living in the house again, and sharing responsiblities. It was hard adjusting to him not being the same person as when he left. He changed a lot”. For the seven months John was gone, a lot had changed in the Voss’ household. Jen kept herself busy by visiting her sister almost every day, and helped her take care of her four kids kept her from worrying about John too much. She was pregnant most of the time that he was in Afghanistan, but baby Lucas was born only a couple weeks before his dad returned home in Montana. Watching the two run up to hug each other and seeing John hold his newborn baby son brought tears from everyone who was watching. People who didn’t even know them were clapping, and crying and taking pictures. Watching two people reunite after a long seven months of being apart was one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen.
When you’re husband is gone for long periods of time, you’re going to need people surrounding you that share that in common, and know what you’re going through so you can support and help each other. That’s why there are support groups for wives of military men. “It’s amazing knowing you will always have someone there to talk to that knows exactly what your going through” Jen says the FRG (Family Readiness Group) has really helped her get though everything. “The FRG helps us keep in touch with our guys and lets us know whats going on over there- good and bad; and they really prepared us for the deployment and told us pretty much exactly what we should expect.” For Amanda, she says she is not part of a support group really, but she goes to a spouses club that meets once a month. “The Security Forces Squadron (cops) is kind of like a really dysfunctional family but if I ever needed anything while Joe was gone they would help you out. Things like needing your tire changed, putting up fences and such.” Amanda also talked about the FRG/FRC; “The Airman and Family Readiness Center also did a deployed family events bingo for the family, pajama parties for the kids and free movie at the movie theater.”
When we watch the news and see that the Afghanistan people bombed a U.S air force barracks and killed seven soldiers, we automatically get angry at the Afghanistan people and blame them, which is natural for us to do. But what most of us don’t know is that if it wasn’t for a U.S news reporter going into Afghanistan territory just to take pictures, he wouldn’t have gotten captured. Then the U.S soldiers have to go in to rescue him of course, and bring him back; which lead to the Afghanistan army bombing the U.S barracks. But typically only the wives of these military men know the real reason behind things, and when you know your husband is close to that unit, and you know that it’s the reporters fault, you’d be mad at the reporter too.
Amanda Brooks from Montana says she watched the news daily to see what was going on in Afghanistan where her husband, Joe was. “One Sunday; the day he would usually call me, he didn't call and I read on CNN that there was a missile attack at his base, talk about being scared!” Amanda and Joe have gone seven months without seeing each other when he was deployed to Afghanistan. “Another time he was stationed in Korea for a year without me but I went to see him for a month after 6 months. We like to joke kind of that we are apart more than together.” Imagine not being with your spouse for months at a time, you would need to find other things to keep yourself busy while they were gone. Amanda says that when she and Joe were deployed to Misawa, Japan it was “nice to be in a different country because I went and did a lot of sight seeing”. And when she was in Korea she joined a bowling league, two pool leagues and had three jobs. Military wives know how to stay busy while their husbands are gone.
What would be the hardest thing adjusting to when your husband comes home after seven months? “It is just kind of weird cause it is like you have to ask almost if they want to go or do what you want to do.” Amanda says “the fact that you have someone else to take care of, I didnt mind having a can of vegitables for dinner so little things like that.” For Jenifer Voss the hardest part was “adjusting to another person living in the house again, and sharing responsiblities. It was hard adjusting to him not being the same person as when he left. He changed a lot”. For the seven months John was gone, a lot had changed in the Voss’ household. Jen kept herself busy by visiting her sister almost every day, and helped her take care of her four kids kept her from worrying about John too much. She was pregnant most of the time that he was in Afghanistan, but baby Lucas was born only a couple weeks before his dad returned home in Montana. Watching the two run up to hug each other and seeing John hold his newborn baby son brought tears from everyone who was watching. People who didn’t even know them were clapping, and crying and taking pictures. Watching two people reunite after a long seven months of being apart was one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen.
When you’re husband is gone for long periods of time, you’re going to need people surrounding you that share that in common, and know what you’re going through so you can support and help each other. That’s why there are support groups for wives of military men. “It’s amazing knowing you will always have someone there to talk to that knows exactly what your going through” Jen says the FRG (Family Readiness Group) has really helped her get though everything. “The FRG helps us keep in touch with our guys and lets us know whats going on over there- good and bad; and they really prepared us for the deployment and told us pretty much exactly what we should expect.” For Amanda, she says she is not part of a support group really, but she goes to a spouses club that meets once a month. “The Security Forces Squadron (cops) is kind of like a really dysfunctional family but if I ever needed anything while Joe was gone they would help you out. Things like needing your tire changed, putting up fences and such.” Amanda also talked about the FRG/FRC; “The Airman and Family Readiness Center also did a deployed family events bingo for the family, pajama parties for the kids and free movie at the movie theater.”
When we watch the news and see that the Afghanistan people bombed a U.S air force barracks and killed seven soldiers, we automatically get angry at the Afghanistan people and blame them, which is natural for us to do. But what most of us don’t know is that if it wasn’t for a U.S news reporter going into Afghanistan territory just to take pictures, he wouldn’t have gotten captured. Then the U.S soldiers have to go in to rescue him of course, and bring him back; which lead to the Afghanistan army bombing the U.S barracks. But typically only the wives of these military men know the real reason behind things, and when you know your husband is close to that unit, and you know that it’s the reporters fault, you’d be mad at the reporter too.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Girls Lax
The Eastview girl’s lacrosse team will be seeing a great many changes this year. For starters, they have just hired two new coaches for this season. Shannon Finis will be the assistant varsity and head JV coach, and Lauren Dezellar will be the head varsity coach. They are tough coaches who will be pushing the girls in new ways. Senior captain, Lauren Murray tells girls who are trying out this year to “Start running like 3 miles a day, eat healthy, play wall ball, and start using your non-dominate hand, you better be able to switch hands cause she’s gonna be hard on that.”
Girls lacrosse is “not a common sport; and it’s pretty fast moving.” Bridget Klingshiem says about the sport. “The atmosphere on the team is friendly, the girls are fun, it’s a great workout…and you get to wear cool uniforms.” Both Bridget and Lauren agree that their number one goal is to do more team bonding this year. Along with having a closer team, they hope to make it to state, have a better record, be in better shape and work a lot harder. With the new coach pushing them, these goals should be attainable. Bridget says that they will be “a much more together team” this year. Both girls love their sport and put a lot of time and energy into making it fun for themselves and the other girls. They know that if they have a very close team, and everyone gets along, the team can reach their goals.
Finding a new coach for a fairly new sport like lacrosse can be difficult but extremely rewarding if you know how to choose properly. Assistant Principal, Matthew Percival had the final say in who would be the girl’s new lacrosse coaches. He knew they needed someone that would take them that next step. “We were looking for someone who had a positive outlook on things, played [lacrosse] at a high level, a teacher, good communicator, and just someone who would be the best fit at Eastview; we were looking for someone who would be a long term coach.” Lauren Dezellar was the perfect fit, “once we interviewed her, it was a no brainer.”
Lauren is a 2008 graduate from the college of Wooster in Ohio, she played varsity at Eden Prairie all 4 years of high school where they won state every year. “She is extremely dedicated and passionate about lacrosse; she eats, sleeps and breathes lacrosse. If there’s a person more passionate about lacrosse than her I haven’t met them,” says Mr. Percival. The other senior captain, Bridget Klingshiem, talks about how she thinks Coach Dezellar will affect the team, “we will be so much better this year because she’s going to push us harder…she’s gonna teach us more skills, get us in shape; it’s definitely going to be more intense.” Both captains are expecting this year to be much different than past years because they know this coach takes the sport seriously. “She knows what she’s talking about, she’s intense.” Murray says about Coach Dezellar. She knows the team actually has a chance making it to state this year. “You’re going to see lots of changes…there will be new energy.” Says Mr. Percival; “Change is difficult, there will be some uneasiness, but my greatest hope is that everyone has a good experience”.
So what should the girls expect from the girls lacrosse team this year? Well, unlike past years the girls know they will be running a lot more, they’ll be in better shape and learning new skills that will help them have a chance to make it to state. Ever since the team meeting they had with Coach Dezellar, all the girls have realized this year is going to be more serious and more intense. Lauren Murray is confident this year will be different, “We’re not gonna be a joke this year, we’re for realz…we’re gonna be true laxas.”
Girls lacrosse is “not a common sport; and it’s pretty fast moving.” Bridget Klingshiem says about the sport. “The atmosphere on the team is friendly, the girls are fun, it’s a great workout…and you get to wear cool uniforms.” Both Bridget and Lauren agree that their number one goal is to do more team bonding this year. Along with having a closer team, they hope to make it to state, have a better record, be in better shape and work a lot harder. With the new coach pushing them, these goals should be attainable. Bridget says that they will be “a much more together team” this year. Both girls love their sport and put a lot of time and energy into making it fun for themselves and the other girls. They know that if they have a very close team, and everyone gets along, the team can reach their goals.
Finding a new coach for a fairly new sport like lacrosse can be difficult but extremely rewarding if you know how to choose properly. Assistant Principal, Matthew Percival had the final say in who would be the girl’s new lacrosse coaches. He knew they needed someone that would take them that next step. “We were looking for someone who had a positive outlook on things, played [lacrosse] at a high level, a teacher, good communicator, and just someone who would be the best fit at Eastview; we were looking for someone who would be a long term coach.” Lauren Dezellar was the perfect fit, “once we interviewed her, it was a no brainer.”
Lauren is a 2008 graduate from the college of Wooster in Ohio, she played varsity at Eden Prairie all 4 years of high school where they won state every year. “She is extremely dedicated and passionate about lacrosse; she eats, sleeps and breathes lacrosse. If there’s a person more passionate about lacrosse than her I haven’t met them,” says Mr. Percival. The other senior captain, Bridget Klingshiem, talks about how she thinks Coach Dezellar will affect the team, “we will be so much better this year because she’s going to push us harder…she’s gonna teach us more skills, get us in shape; it’s definitely going to be more intense.” Both captains are expecting this year to be much different than past years because they know this coach takes the sport seriously. “She knows what she’s talking about, she’s intense.” Murray says about Coach Dezellar. She knows the team actually has a chance making it to state this year. “You’re going to see lots of changes…there will be new energy.” Says Mr. Percival; “Change is difficult, there will be some uneasiness, but my greatest hope is that everyone has a good experience”.
So what should the girls expect from the girls lacrosse team this year? Well, unlike past years the girls know they will be running a lot more, they’ll be in better shape and learning new skills that will help them have a chance to make it to state. Ever since the team meeting they had with Coach Dezellar, all the girls have realized this year is going to be more serious and more intense. Lauren Murray is confident this year will be different, “We’re not gonna be a joke this year, we’re for realz…we’re gonna be true laxas.”
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Interviews
Bridget Klingshiem and Lauren Murray (Girls Lax Captains)
1.) What do you like about lacrosse? - why should other girls tryout?
2.) What is your main goal for the team this season?
3.) Do you think this year will be better or worse with the new coach?
4.) How will the new coach affect the team this season?
5.) What should girls be doing to get ready for this season?
6.) What should we expect from the girls lacrosse team this year?
Mr. Percival
1.) What were you looking for in a new coach to replace Coach Oz?
2.) What made you choose Lauren Dezellar and Shannon Finis?
3.) Were there other coaches that made it hard to decide which one you should choose?
4.) How will these new coaches affect the teams this season?
5.) What should girls playing lacrosse be expecting this year? Should girls who have never played tryout still? How do you think they will affect the teams this year?
Bridget Klingshiem and Lauren Murray (Girls Lax Captains)
1.) What do you like about lacrosse? - why should other girls tryout?
2.) What is your main goal for the team this season?
3.) Do you think this year will be better or worse with the new coach?
4.) How will the new coach affect the team this season?
5.) What should girls be doing to get ready for this season?
6.) What should we expect from the girls lacrosse team this year?
Mr. Percival
1.) What were you looking for in a new coach to replace Coach Oz?
2.) What made you choose Lauren Dezellar and Shannon Finis?
3.) Were there other coaches that made it hard to decide which one you should choose?
4.) How will these new coaches affect the teams this season?
5.) What should girls playing lacrosse be expecting this year? Should girls who have never played tryout still? How do you think they will affect the teams this year?
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