Eisenhower High School’s Five Star Journal Vol. 61 No. 1 November 8, 2017 - Yakima, WA - Student Run, Student Written, Student Published Dark of the Moon, Page 15 Whose House? Our House! Sports Maria Huante football field. Thirty minutes before hower flags and the cheerleaders Sections: Pages: Five Star Journal the varsity game had begun, Eisen- standing by to cheer them on the hower honored its senior football 2017 football players ran onto the Features 1 - 2 One of the most anticipated players with a ceremony including field for their last game. games of the year and always the their family and friends. The seniors The game started and the intensi- Cadet News 3 - 5 most competitive games would al- where cheered on for their final ty was high from the start; both Sports 6 - 8 ways have to be the Eisenhower vs game by a spirited crowd, which crowds trying to be louder than the Davis football game. Not only was brought a lot of spirit. other, and the players fighting to Opinion 9 - 10 Friday night one of the biggest As the clock rounded down and gain something over the other team. A & E 11 - 15 games of the season, but it was also the team stopped their warm ups, The first touchdown was scored our football boys’ senior night. This the stands started to fill and rival by Davis, but not long after Eisen- night marked the senior football schools faced off. With four band hower came back harder than ever boys last night on the Eisenhower members in the lead holding Eisen- and got an amazing touchdown Continued on Page 6 2 Five Star Journal November 8, 2017 Features Editor: Ryan Kerslake AWSL Conference a Success! schools started showing up from about noon to around 3:00 pm, with La Push traveling over 300 miles just to get here. After everyone ar- rived and got settled, the general opening be- gan which displayed the motto of the confer- ence which was PNW: Prepare, Navigate, and Will. After that former Black Hawk helicopter pilot Elizabeth McCormick gave a speech about self confidence which used the acronym FLY which stood for First Lead Yourself. Sat- urday Started off much the same way with speaker Shaun Derrick who alongside some sweet dance moves and signing, also talked Ryan Kerslake about making choices for yourself before Five Star Journal someone else makes them for you. “A lot of us sit back and let other people make choices for Every year, all of the leadership students you instead of making them for yourself so I a single thing that we did by ourselves… it get together somewhere in the state and have a think that hit home for a lot of us.” (Rachel) might have happened here but it was definitely conference called AWSL. This year Eisen- the conference then broke up into different collaborative.” (Benoit) These backpacks have hower was picked to host, which means get- workshops based around things like how to be been spread throughout the state by now, with ting the school ready to hold about 1200 more a leader and discussions on topics like kneel these impacts being felt in every corner of kids than it normally does. Thankfully, Mrs. stand or sit for the national anthem. Saturday Washington. Benoit and the rest of the leadership kids were ended with all of the kids being transported to When asked what single moment made able to do just that, as well as make them feel the most pride, Margarita the weekend one to remember for said, “Mine was probably when it was every single leadership student that closing and she had all of us stand in attended. I was able to talk to Benoit front of everyone and it was like wow, as well as Rachael Christenson and we pulled it off and so many people Margarita Capatillo in order to really were here and it was just huge for me, get to know how they felt about the like awe.” weekend as well as what sort of Everyone that I’ve asked about the events happened during the confer- AWSL Conference only had praise for ence. it, in fact, Mrs. Benoit received an We started where the AWSL Con- award for hosting it. There weren't any ference truly began, in the prepara- serious problems or hiccups, (besides a tion. When asked about what sort of district wide network crash but that things leadership had to do to get wasn't their fault.) and pretty much eve- ready for the weekend, Mrs. Benoit rything worked out for smoother than said that, “Even though we were they ever hoped that it would. It sounds working on it for a year and a half, like it was an absolute blast and I high- most of it doesn't come...you don't ever see it, Davis for a social where a bunch of food ven- ly encourage anyone that thinks it might be it all comes crashing down in the last two dors and different activities such as a rock wall fun to try and be in leadership to go out and weeks. We just had to make sure it crashed in and laser tag were ready for everyone. just do it. The world needs more people that the right spot”. Rachel added onto this saying One of the biggest things that they wanted are self-confident and have leadership skills, that ”I was really anxious for the coming to talk about was Teytum’s Gifts. Over the and this is a good way to begin that process of weekend, and then when it hit on Thursday course of AWSL, the 1200 or so leadership gaining those things. Regardless of whether or and everything was falling into place like I students made around 700 backpacks for kids not leadership is your thing, whenever you see wanted it to it felt so good inside.” who can't get one on their own. “When it hap- Benoit or any of the leadership kids in the Continuing on, i asked about what exactly pens at your school everyone thinks oh my halls, congratulate them on a job very well happened over the weekend. On Friday, god look what you've done, but there was not done. Five Star Journal November 8, 2017 3 Cadet News Editor: Oscar Perez would have my mood immediately lifted, al- most like she brought that sort of feeling Tolley Shouts! around with her wherever she went. All in all Editor’s Note—As a newspaper staff we have she was a great person and I loved being decided to continue to publish the thoughts and around her. She seemed to always treat her memories that students have about Ms. Tolley students like her kids and I thought that to be as long as they are submitted to us. She is really wonderful. Made me feel like I was missed daily by those students who were close comfortable and safe.” to her and we intend to honor that. Thank you. -Anonymous #2 She was always kind, never judgmental, and “Mrs.Tolley was my most favorite always gave respect to her students. teacher, even though I always struggled with -Estaquio esquivel her when it came to class work I never strug- gled to enjoy the woman she was. She was al- I never had a bad day when I was in her class! ways by my side and cared about how I was - Austin Griffith doing when I was up to something. She was the one who always cared. Her classroom al- Always had fun and really enjoyed my time ways seemed like my home away from home with her whenever she was around. as well.” - Paul Kusti -Anonymous Such a great person to have in your life!! “I never knew her [Mrs.Tolley] as - Lonny Bruno much as I had wished but I knew how wonder- ful of a spirit she was. When I was with her I Five Star Journal Staff Ryan Kerslake Oscar Perez Maria Huante Jaime Hoffman Jenna Berge Lizbeth Castellanos Ryanne Contreras Chandler Cree Kayla Day-Reid Tori Dickey Editor and Chief Cadet News Cadet Sports Arts & Entertainment Opinion Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Abigail Goodell Diego Gutierrez Brennan Hager Jennifer Hernandez Josh Hutson Estefany Lizola Hannah Martin Breawna Masters Dalia Montes Emma Nation Writer Writer Writer Advisor Assistant Photographer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Maiya Ortiz Gabriela Pacheco Katie Patton Austin Cruz Yoloatl Casiano Ian Reynoso Yuliana Ramirez Danielle Sanchez Lyssette Sanchez Mr. Duff DeWitt Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Advisor 4 Five Star Journal November 8th, 2017 Cadet News Editor: Oscar Perez Mrs.Sanchez: The Best in the West! Jamie Hoffman ceed and earn their Five Star Journal high school graduate certificate. She has got the Some of us Ca- move, and she has most dets, who were once definitely got the Wilson Cavaliers groove. Mrs. Sanchez may remember Mrs. is not only the Migrant Sanchez from Social Student coordinator Studies class, where here at Eisenhower, she she taught for about is also a mom of two, a five years, after wife, and the best teaching at Barge spunkiest ZUMBA in- Lincoln for eight, and structor in Washington. Stanton for four In all seriousness Mrs. years. Every Tuesday Sanchez is great, and a she returns back to majority of our school Stanton to assist with does not know about their migrant stu- her, not until they read dents. this anyhow! Aside from being The migrant student the Migrant student program which a great coordinator she also majority of the students helps run the at our school are in- M.E.CH.A.