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LAKE STEVENS HIGH SCHOOL / NOVEMBER 6, 2013 / [email protected] VOLUME 85 ISSUE 3 the Valhalla ber 11 t 16 m Al , us , 2 te 2 g El- 0 0 9 u p Qaeda ter- 2 , 2 len DeGe- 0 0 e 0 A e First 8 rorists attack 1 S n 0 neres and Portia u version 7 the Twin Towers De Rossi marry in J of iPhone is m and the Pentagon, Beverly Hills, CA, ve be released. o r killing 2,993 raising awareness N Barack 8 , people. for gay marriage Obama be- 2 rights. comes the fi rst 0 0 African Ameri- 8 25, can Presi- PHOTOS ne 20 COURTESY OF u 0 dent. 5 J 9 ry 8, 2 CREATIVE- ber , 2 Michael ua 0 COMMONS. o 0 b Chris 0 Steve 1 Jackson is found 9 ORG t e Brown is ar- c Jobs dies of 1 dead in his Los An- F O a long battle rested for domes- geles home. His doctor tic violence against with pancre- Conrad Murray was atic cancer. 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Monteith is 3 A O Gov- 1 unforgettable , found dead in his ernment 2 VMA performance is 0 Vancouver hotel, shown to 10.1 million shuts down for 1 later fi nding he died 3 viewers and sparked 16 days due to of a mix of heroin 200 million views unsettled agree- and alcohol. as of September ments among 2013. congress. Wesco North football champions pg. 2 Society’s pressure to perfection pg. 8 Divorce and its toll on teenagers pg. 11 2 NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2013 FOLLOW US @LSHSVALHALLA ON TWITTER Student uses freedom to petition to resist policy by Iris Favoreal With a for the day and also assessing student learning at the Himple goes from table to table in the cafeteria during new Design Editor school end of the lesson, and that’s how [the policy] came lunch to carry out his petition. So far, he has garnered year comes about,” Principal Eric Cahan said. a little over a hundred signatures. new beginnings. Students as Some students feel that the new implementation “I want to avoid being blown off because it’s a ‘silly’ well as the school staff hasn’t had any effect on them. Few teachers think the idea,” Himple said, “and if I have a ton of support, I have already been met policy is not that big of a deal and actually allow stu- think that any upper staff will be more likely to con- with numerous new dents out during those time brackets when they think sider my idea.” changes and adjust- it’s alright. However, most teachers have been enforc- Due to a tight schedule and being one of the people ments such as the Link ing the policy, and when it is implemented, some stu- who run the Cove during lunches, acquiring signatures Crew program, a wire- dents become angry and start complaining. isn’t always possible. If anyone is interested to support less network through- “I’ve only ever had a couple teachers that [followed the cause or have questions, feel free to talk to Himple. out the school, the new the rule] and they usually were able to compensate “My end goal is to make school more enjoyable for layout of the Valhalla, and [for a student’s lack of progress] if they didn’t get it everyone else, even if it’s a small thing because every a new modernized process within the fi rst or last ten minutes of class by asking small thing can add up,” Himple said. of voting for the Homecom- kids while they’re teaching how they’re doing,” junior Supporters of the petition can sign fi nd Himple in ing Queen. Among all these Jessica Jarvi said. the cafeteria Thursday during second lunch. changes, a new policy stands Over the last two months, the policy has garnered out. The new implementa- strong opposition from some students. One of those tion of the “First Ten, Last who opposes it is senior Matthew Himple. He claims Ten” Policy prohibits students that he uses the fi rst couple minutes of class to use the from leaving class during the bathroom due to their high occupancy during passing fi rst and last ten minutes of periods. The unwanted change prompted him to take Nepal Fundraiser the class for reasons such as a action about the issue. Key Club raised $275 for One Dollar bathroom break or a vending “I’m fi ghting the policy by getting a lot of people for Life, which is far from their goal of machine run. to sign a petition I started. I wrote out a compromise $2,000. The money goes to the construc- “Research around good in- to Mr. Cahan, explaining that almost everyone hates tion of a birthing center in Nepal. This structions says that the fi rst the rule, and knowing that the rule probably won’t be spring Key Club plans to raise more mon- ten minutes and last ten min- completely revoked, I wrote out an idea that instead ey to donate to One Dollar for Life. utes are the most important in we should have a ‘5/5’ rule. I still don’t like the time terms of setting the objective restriction, but it’s still a start,” Himple said. Photo courtesy of Himple Matt Before Himple proposes his idea to Freedom to petition: Senior Matthew Himple stands Principal Cahan, he’s hoping to acquire proudly with his petition to end the “First Ten, Last more signatures and more support to gain Ten” policy. the attention of higher school authorities. Rotary Club Raises money for new skatepark by Brittney Swank The Rotary Club’s motto states, “service “I got my boy Patrick Ra Del Sol, he shreds it mad, and there Staff Reporter above self,” and they’re following this motto aren’t enough good spots around for him always. When he tries to by giving a portion of their budget to build a nail his backside tray fl ips, sometimes he doesn’t get them so he new skate park near the local dog park so that kids can have a set needs a skate park so he can nail some tricks, get it on fi lm, and place to express themselves. send it out to sponsors,” senior Dylan Blair said. STAFF “What we are is a group of business people and leaders that get This new local hang out provides for all the kids in Lake Stevens, together to do things for our community,” Lake Stevens Rotary including those who don’t skate or those interested in testing it out. Editor-in-Chief and Sports Editor Club President Jim Kelley said. “Well I don’t skate, but if I did I think that would be fun,” sopho- MEREDITH BROWN According to a press release from the club, a skate park will pro- more Malorie Dupape said. vide a safe place for recreation that requires little maintenance, and To support the effort, Rotary Club invites everyone to like their Design Editor and Leikr Editor entertainment for teenagers looking for productive activities. Facebook page (http://facebook.com/skatelakestevens). IRIS FAVOREAL Features Editors CHLOE ROWLAND BRITTY LAMBERTY Opinion Editor Vikings make it to the post season KAYLEE NUNLEY A&E Editor and News Editor Girls’ Swim: MACKENZIE MCLEOD Girls swim team, who only lost one Photographers meet all season, is getting ready for the TYLER BAGGS district meet next week. Hoping to qual- MCKENZIE GRANT CHLOE ROWLAND ify some girls onto the state meet as well. JACK PETTERBORG PHOTO BY MEREDITH BROWN Staff Reporters KAYLEEN FREDRICKSON TEDDY GASPAR Boys’ Tennis: JESSICA MATTHIAS ANASTASIA SMITH-BUSTILLO Boys tennis made a great showing at ALEXANDRA MULVANEY the league meet last weekend and their HANNAH MULVEY doubles team qualifi ed for districts. NEFTALI RODRIGUEZ BRITTNEY SWANK ESTHER MCCOY NOEL GASCA See the rest of the sports news on pages 4 and 5 Adviser PHOTO COURTESY OF GRANT SHULTZ JULIE HENGGELER FOLLOW US @LSHSVALHALLA ON TWITTER NOVEMBER 6, 2013 SPORTS 3 La Niña inspires dreams of a powdery season Snowboarders’ and skiers’ excitement for the slopes begins to build by Brittney Swank La Niña, also known as “Little the season before, was one of the coldest seasons we’ve giving or just before December.

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