October 2015

Issue 2- October 2015

How to Avoid New ATM Machine the Trap By Kelly Wu By Evanka Annyapu There’s When starting school, we all can something relate to the feeling of either starting new in the strong and wanting to succeed or start cafeteria the first day of school by slacking. One this year- Pg.2: Diary & SYS way or another, we all somehow wander Memorial’s Pg.3: Homecoming off towards a trap. Procrastination very own is defined as the action of delaying Pg.4: Sports ATM! You’ll Pg.5: Horoscopes or postponing something. Trust me, spot it- everyone at one point in their life has bright and Pg.6: MMSD update procrastinated (it’s human nature). We green right Pg. 7:Game of Chess all try to make up excuses for ourselves next to the Pg. 8: Announcements or imagine that time is slowing down by lunch line, the millisecond. Procrastination is the key so everyone to slacking and failing, and unfortunately can have it can happen all too quickly. To avoid easy falling into this trap, try following this access. simple steps: Summit A Note From Prioritize. Prioritizing is super efficient Credit the Editor and is actually quite helpful for those Union is the By David Cao that are willing to hurdle over the trap. By sponsor It has already been one month blocking a certain amount of time for a that set this since the start of this new certain class that you may have to study machine school year! Progress reports for, you can get things done faster than up, as a are out and hopefully by now, you think. part of their you have set priorities and Break it down. Breaking down your partnership goals to effectively manage task may make the workload seem light with your academic coursework, and will make you feel less overwhelmed. Memorial. grades, and extracurriculars. It’s a quick and easy task, you can do it Many While the freshmen are now! Memorial becoming well-acquainted Eliminating the Temptation. The Spartans with their new classes and clubs temptation is real when you sit down to have or are at Memorial, the sophomores finish your homework, but suddenly the applying for and juniors are gearing up for chocolate chip cookies on the table debit cards, the standardized ACT/SAT tests, are more important than homework. By which can as well as finding interests for thinking about the joy of finally finishing be used at the future. For the seniors, they everything, you could finish up your tasks the machine! It’s no different from any other ATM- are (hopefully) busy completing sooner. And think about all the delicious swipe your credit or debit card, enter your pin and college applications for the chocolate chip cookies that would be the amount of money you need, and out it pops. next chapter of their lives. waiting for you… Now you can withdraw money at school for lunch! Bargaining. Bargaining is similar to In October, you’ll find that the the step above, but it’s quite different weather will get increasingly once you tell yourself to finish half of your colder, with the leaves starting homework in thirty minutes so you could to turn into their autumn colors have half of the chocolate chip cookies. and falling to the ground. Be Or, if you finish whatever it may be, you sure to stay warm and dress could go to that new movie that came accordingly for the weather. out recently. As some of the fall sports teams Put Away the Distractions. Putting will be wrapping up their away your phone that’s buzzing every seasons this month, be sure five seconds or turning off the TV, can to stay active and involved in make a huge difference with the way Memorial activities and clubs. you study. Studies show that when Keep on with your hard work in studying and using at the electronics academics and find happiness (at the same time), it can throw off your in anything and everything you focus and you won’t be as concentrated do! Also, be sure to go and as you think. Your thoughts start to watch the fall play and have a wander and your fingers start itching to fun and safe Halloween. touch that phone nearby. By putting these distractions away, you will see an There are many great articles immediate difference with how fast you in this month’s issue, including get your tasks done. Homecoming week pictures. Don’t let procrastination take over. If you would like to join the If you let procrastination control your Sword and Shield or contribute life, you will be forever stuck in a trap articles to future issues, please which will take a while to get out of. By feel free to come to weekly implementing the steps above to your club meetings on Thursdays own life, you see the impact it makes after school in the Photo Lab and eventually, you’ll stop wandering off and find us on Facebook for towards the trap of procrastinating. more information! All Memorial students are welcome to submit articles. Feel free to contact me or my co-editor-in-chief, Shalini Patro, if you have any questions.

Best wishes, and enjoy! SYS (Spartan Youth Service) By Melissa Heilman SYS through the eyes of Mary Shampo What is SYS? One of the best clubs at Memorial! You get to have a Diary of blast with your friends while Anne Frank helping others. Need service By Deborah Blank hours for Honor roll? Yeah we can This October, the help. SYS is a group of youth that Memorial Theatre IS dedicated TO helping others Company will be and making changes in the performing “The Diary community. Our advisor told me of Anne Frank” as the last week, you don’t have to be fall play. The show the smartest, or the prettiest you focuses specifically on just have to want to help. All of the tension between us share the common interest in the Frank family, Mr. helping others. Come join! Dussel, and the Van What is your role in SYS? Daan clan. The cultural and historical information presented I’m Co- President. My right hand in the script will be supplemented by the knowledge of Rabbi man, otherwise known as the Jonathan Biatch of Temple Beth El and by the extensive other Co-president is Alekh Kale research done by students involved with the production. The Your best SYS experience: cast of nine talented actors (Erica Reiners, Elizabeth Robbins, Sophomore year I got elected on to the board as vice James Tautges, Julia Siegal, Mitch Nelson, Sam Wood, Gwen president. I didn’t really know anyone, yet the president at the Paker, Emma Sorenson, and Finn Voichick) are instructed by time, Renne Kar Johnson took me under her wing. She helped capable directors Tom Hardin and Kiran Aurora. me get out into the community. There was this one event in The show will open on Thursday October 15 at 7 pm and will which we sorted books for “Reach a Child”. There we got to be followed by a performance on Friday 10/16, Saturday work alongside the Madison Capitols hockey team. They gave 10/17, Thursday 10/22, Friday 10/23, and Saturday 10/24, each us free tickets to their game, Renee and I had a blast. Not beginning at only did we get to serve others but we got to meet fun and 7 pm sharp. interesting people. As the show Why would someone want to join SYS? approaches, 1 in every 10 students is a member of SYS. Join it because why be sure to buy miss out on the fun. Plus you get to hear my really funny jokes. your tickets Also if you like serving or helping others this is a way to do that, in advance we always need more ideas and events. So if anyone has any during lunch. ideas, please join SYS! Tickets will Who can I talk to to get involved? also be sold at Show up to the Fishbowl on Wednesday after school the door, but you must be early in order to purchase them. Extra credit may also be offered by your SYS Volunteer teachers for attending the performance. Be sure to support the of the Month JMM drama department, enjoy an excellent performance, and SPIRIT By Kelly Wu potentially earn extra credit for coming to see the production Which JMM club meets every “The Diary of Anne Frank”. WEEK FUN Wednesday in the fishbowl? Which JMM club has over 200 Sword & Shield Staff members? Which JMM club Editors-in-chief provided over 5,000 hours of David Cao & Shalini Patro service for the community Webmaster/Asst.E-i-C last year? If you answered Amol Rajesh Spartan Youth Service (SYS) Arts & Entertainment for all three, you are correct! Maryann Rehani SYS is one of Memorial’s Copy Editor largest clubs that helps make Isabella Wu the community a better News Editor place. Here’s a little more Amol Rajesh about the club. There are Opinions Editor several committees you can Evanka Annyapu choose between that focuses Photography Editor (Above)CAMM class shows off it’s school spirit! (Left Below) Red, White and on different parts of the Wyatt Cook Silvern Blue in the halls (Below) At the Homecoming Dance Below right) Imani and community, like kids, seniors Sports Editor Freddy get are All-American!! or the environment. During Caleb Walker meetings, announcements Student Life Editor are made for events and you Ameya Sanyal meet with your committee Horoscopes to brainstorm ideas. Then Maryann Rehani you sign up to volunteer with Student Contributors your friends at any place that Evanka Annyapu interests you. Every month, Jonas Bietz SYS recognizes volunteers of Deborah Blank the month. These are people Tony Chung who went above and beyond Julia Donkle and showed how they care Jake Ferguson about volunteering. It could Melissa Heilman be because you stepped up Megan Leibau when a person was needed, Shanna Lomack or did extra at an event. Haley Lundal Whatever the reason, the Phil Mcarthy honor is great because you Beatrice Naujalyte get the recognition your hard Amit Rajesh work deserves. Plus, you get Maryann Rehani a great certificate and round Ameya Sanyal of applause. So what are you Chanell Sopha waiting for? Join SYS and see if Caleb Walker YOU will be the next volunteer Stephan Williams of the month! Isabella Wu Kelly Wu Jack Zweifel Advisor Teri Parris Ford 2 HOMECOMING

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3 ClaireEckerle by Haley Lundal 1. What sport do you do? Swimming 2. When did you start swimming? When I was five Coach Adam Smith years old Interview 3. Why do you swim? To give By Isaac Blum and Jake Ferguson hope to the 865 followers Q: What are some of the things you like Drew Slempkes on our Instagram (follow about Memorial and the community? By Jack Zweifel us at @women_of_the_ A: I like how they welcomed me along with Position at Memorial: P.B.S. water1738) others into their community. I also like the Coach 4. What is your favorite support that they give the team and how Past Jobs: P.E. teacher part about being on the they are helping us prepare you for not only at Middleton, Director of girls swim team? I love football, but life after high school. Basketball operations at UIC how close we are and Q: Do you feel like memorial is a good fit? Memorable moment at how much fun we have A: Yes, absolutely. I wouldn’t have taken memorial: Being part of 2009 together the job here if it wasn’t. state champion basketball 5. What do you do in your free Q: How do you feel about the student team time? Read Harry Potter athletes that you are coaching? Sports Coached: Boys Cross and watch The Office A: I feel great about the young men Country, Boys Basketball, Track 6. What are your plans that our players are becoming over the and Field for after college? Go season and when a position opens like this Favorite thing about CC: The to college and study you have to look at everything; the students, the players, the guys on the team, the hard education community and what you have to work with. I am excited to work, and the fact that there is 7. What are you most looking watch our players grow up and see the great people that they a role for every athlete on the forward to about the rest of become. team your season? Getting 1,000 Q: Do you think you will ever coach at the next level (college)? Favorite thing about followers on Instagram and A: The only place that I would coach is the University of Basketball: Everything, the performing our taper meet Wisconsin but i would never go seeking that job. I would also like team aspect, that the best rituals to stay near my family and any other place wouldn’t work.Q: athletes in the world play it, 8. Who do What is your history in coaching? and of course getting to play you look A: I coached at East High School, Oregon High, Stoughton High it. up to on School, West High School, and the semi-pro team the Madison People know me as: The guy the team? Mustangs. with the great beard and lots Johannah Q: How are you preparing the kids you coach for not just of advice Shea football but for life after high school? Favorite food: Its gotta be A: Family and education before football and we raise our salmon players as if they were our own kids. We try to teach them Favorite athlete: Jalen Rose Jared valuable lessons that they can apply to football and also their Favorite opponent: Middleton Favorite movie: Good Will Gonzales own lives. By Jonas Q: How do you think the Team has changed since the first Hunting, or The Shawshank Redemption Bietz game? Madison A: We have directed ourselves in a positive direction and i feel Favorite TV show: I don’t waste my time with Television… Memorial like we have proceeded to get better everyday. I am very Athlete excited for the rest of our season. How would you describe yourself: a contrarian, against Current Sport: societal norms Cross Country Who do you look up to: I look Other Sports: Prep Sports up to no one. Diving and Who do you wish you could Track Interview: Delaney meet: Che Guevara Favorite CC Eigenberger Did you know: I graduated Tradition: ByJulia Donkle with 28 other kids in my class Doing the Current sport: Cross Country Bucket list: hiking the Inca Trail BANANAS Other Sport(s): Track and seeing Machu Pichu cheer before races Favorite thing about running: I love Personal Philosophies: Too I Love Cross Country because: watching others improve and how many to name I get to mess with the everyone encourages one another. Spirit animal: *Laughs Captains, especially Gabe Pre-race ritual: I get super nervous so I mockingly at question* Ballweg talk a lot and jump around to try and probably a cheetah, I’ve Favorite Opponent: SPASH calm down. When I’m on the line and always liked cheetahs (Stevens Point Area Senior High they’re counting down I bounce up and down and talk a ton. Dream Job: General Manager School) Season goal: My season goal is for our team to qualify for state of the Milwaukee Bucks Favorite Movie: The Princess again. Last year not everyone had the chance to run and I Least Favorite Cities: Columbus Bride think it would be amazing for us all to run this year and do well. Ohio, Janesville WI, Dallas TX Favorite Cuisine: Cajun Most memorable moment from cross country: was last year at Where did you grow up: Lena Favorite Song: I love NASCAR sectionals. I didn’t go into the race thinking that I would win but WI Favorite Book: Cat in the Hat when I crossed the finish line realizing I did and seeing everyone Dream girl: Mila Kunis I wish I could meet: Martin cheering was an amazing feeling. But the best part was when Nicknames: Moses Truex Jr. we found out our team qualified and I ran up and hugged my Who inspires you: The Future Bucket List: Go to the Daytona teammate Siena Generation (Gerry Vaughn) 500 and getting Martin Truex Favorite food to eat before/after a race: Right after a race I eat Jr.’s signature peanut butter. I love it and I can’t eat it before because I would Did you know: I am a eat too much and probably get sick while running. beekeeper Career Highlights/Accomplishments: Winning the sectional Pre-race fuel: Chicken, meet and walking to the podium at the state meet with my Cookies and Soda coach who has encouraged me the whole way through my Dream job: Algebra teacher running career I can’t live without: Church Favorite TV show: Grey’s anatomy and my Chickens Most Inspiring teammate: Sydney Peterson has inspired me Nicknames: Jared Chicken, because of her strength and ability to recover fast from a JChick, YaBoy Jared severe injury. It makes me so happy to see her run fast and Dream Girl: Amber Maydaniuk strong and be amazing. Favorite opponent to compete against: I’ve always had some major competition with sun prairie. But I also am friends with the 3 girls on the team so it’s fun to run against them and see what happens. Favorite Ice cream flavor:Obviously coffee Something you can’t live without: Peanut butter lol Plans after high school: I would love to run in college and to graduate as a registered dietician and own my own studio. What you like most about being a part of the memorial cross country team: I love how everyone cares about one another. It’s a sport you can come into never running before and come out of it feeling good about yourself and reaching your own goals. 4 October 2015

By Maryann RehaniHoroscopes Libra (Sept 23 - Oct 22) While things are getting busier and Varsity Volleyball busier, you’re finding yourself feeling overwhelmed. Make Jessica Liebau Player Chanell sure to plan time for relaxation. By Megan Liebau Sopha Interview Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21) Things may be heating up with What made you want to join by Phil someone special. Consider taking a risk and asking them Cross Country? McCarthy to homecoming! I wanted to join cross country Q: What are because my older sister ran Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) You’ve been you most having a good year so far! Good grades, healthy on the team the year prior excited for friendships, and a balanced social life. This will continue and told me it was a great in the 2015 throughout the next month! experience. I also thought it season? would be a great opportunity A: I would Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19) The last few weeks have been to get some exercise and rough. Don’t sweat it, though. Hang in there because say we are something good is coming your way! would allow me to know most excited some other girls before school for regional Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18) Right now, you have started so I would feel less conference a friendship with someone that isn’t healthy. Don’t let nervous freshmen year. matches; anyone hold you back from following your dreams! Would you recommend cross and also Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20) Things are going to country? Why? playing Middleton and get mixed up this month. Make sure to keep yourself in I would definitely recommend Verona. check. As long as you stay true to who you are, you’ll have cross country! As long as Q: Who would you say is your no problem! you’re willing to work hard biggest competition? and dedicate yourself to Aries (Mar 21 - April 19) Something good is coming your A: I would definitely have way! Whether it’s a raise at work, a good grade on a tough the team, you’ll fit right in! to say that Sun Prairie and test, or even just a really good day at school, you’ve got It’s an amazing opportunity Verona are our two main something to look forward to! to become more involved competitors this year. in Memorial and meet lots Q: What obstacles have Taurus (April 20 - May 20) You’ve been a great friend to of new people that you those around you lately, however, you’ve been neglecting you had to face as a team; yourself. Take care of yourself, too. otherwise wouldn’t know. and what have you done to What was your favorite attempt to overcome them? Gemini (May 21 - June 21) You will be faced with a big moment and why? A: Personally, coming back decision this month. One option may seem like the more My favorite moment was obvious choice, but make sure you look at and consider all after having a bad upper of your options. finishing my race at the sprain in my ankle was and Arrowhead Invitational last proceeds to be nothing easy. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) They always say that life begins year. It was my all-time PR and It is something that I must work where your comfort zone ends. Try doing things outside of I ran fast enough to make it at on a daily basis. As a team, your comfort zone. It may surprise you. on to the top 14 runners of our biggest obstacle seems to the team. When our JV team Leo (July 23 - Aug 22) You’ve gotten into a set routine that’s be really sealing the deal at been the same for years. It could be extremely beneficial to placed at the meet I got to the end of games; we always you. go up to the front and receive seem to start out strong and the trophy with the rest of the let up a bit at the end. Virgo (Aug 23 - Sept 22) Everyone’s been talking to you top JV runners. It really was a Q: What is your favorite team about your future and giving you lists of things with their culmination of all my work up deadlines. It’s important that you remain on track with your cheer? planning! until that point and made me A: When we get a block, feel like all my effort paid off. someone yells “Who let the Will you be on the cross dogs out?” and the rest of the country team next year? team responds with “Woof Yes played on woof woof”. This is always a Senior repeat all What are some difficulties that way to get us amped up and you find as a student athlete? Spotlight: summer!) also brings us together as a Favorite I find that I need to work team. Senior of harder to manage my time Dessert: Q: What is your main goal that Root Beer in order to balance my you are looking to accomplish October homework, job, and hobbies. By Ameya Sanyal Floats in the 2015 season? Name: Sam (not Samuel!) Schedule: Managing my time, it makes it A: personally my main goal a lot harder to get homework Cibula 1-AP is to bounce back 100% from Favorite Class: Concert Choir Spanish done my injury. I feel better however What advice would you give Favorite Album: To Pimp a Language, don’t believe I have reached Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar 2-AP to freshmen wanting to join my full potential yet. cross country? (coincidentally the same Literature and Composition, Cross country was the best album JMM teacher Ms. Fitz 3-AP Psychology, 4-AP Physics, decision I made in high school! 5-Concert Choir, 6-Free Hour, Be sure to work hard during 7-AP Statistics the summer so that you can Hobby: Writing work on speed in during the Tell us something interesting: I INTERVIEW WITH TIARA can’t decide! I’ll tell you two season with a lower chance of By Chanell Sopha injury. things. I’ve visited Ethiopia, What is your goal this season for poms? My goal this season is to France, Mexico and I’m take my team to Florida for another great year together. going to travel to Panama What is your goal as a captain for yourself? My personal this upcoming summer. On goal as a captain is to be patient with myself and my team a different note, I can name because I tend to lack that quality at times all 50 states in less than 30 especially when introducing new dance seconds. routines. Tell us a secret: When What is your favorite poms memory? My Clay Aiken lost Season 2 of favorite memory is going to Florida and American idol, I cried in the being able to be Disney World parade with bath tub. my girl’s right beside me. What are you most excited for Biggest challenge you think you will face during your senior year?: I’m this season? The biggest challenge for excited to explore college. the girls and I will have to face as team is It should be pretty different being able to prepare routines for school from high school and although events while still maintaining focus on the that terrifies me, it’s also cool. dance structure that we have to produce Memorial’s been great for the by the end of December for Florida. last four years, but I’m ready What is the best part about being captain? for something different! The best part about being captain is Where can we find you at being able to look back and see all my lunch?: Mr. Kellogg’s room or dedication paid off these past four years. really just around the school. From becoming captain my first year as junior to becoming a captain again my second year as a senior, just shows that hard truly does pay off. 5 Playoff hopes looking slim for October MMSD Board of Football Badgers Education Update By Caleb Walker By Tony Chung When a College Football team is consistently good, My name is Tony Chung and I’ve been elected as your worrying about losing your head coach is almost never an issue. Student Representative on MMSD’s Board of Education. This Unless it is for an NFL team, coaches generally don’t leave their year, I will be publishing monthly updates in school newspapers programs when they are consistent winners. That’s what has on decisions and actions taken by the Board of Education. This made the Badgers head coaching situation very unique. Over way, all students can be educated and informed. the past 3 years, the Badgers have seen two different head coaches leave for other college football programs despite To start, I’d like to start discussing Student Senate, the the fact that the Badgers consistently win 10 games a season, district wide organization that partners with the BOE. Student often win their division, get invited to quality bowl games, and Senate is composed of a diverse group of students who meet are always in the top 3 in the Big Ten of 14 teams. When Bret every other week to talk about student initiatives. Last year, Bielema bolted for Arkansas, the Badgers were set to lose their Student Senate passed Board implemented legislation that third straight Rose Bowl and when Gary Andersen left, they had banned the use of derogatory Native American caricatures, just finished a quality 10 win season where they had won the changed pronouns to be gender neutral in certain MMSD Big 10 West division. Coaches leaving a team this good almost legislature and expanded student rights. Proposed initiatives for never happens but it did for Wisconsin, twice. Despite another this year include efforts to improve student lunches, changing new head coach coming in the Badgers have so far not looked health curriculums and creating a long term plan to address like the typical rebuilding the achievement gap from a student perspective. In the next College Football team with couple of weeks, recommendation boxes will be put into each a first year coach. With high school allowing students to anonymously bring issues and Madison-Native Paul Chryst ideas to both Student Senate and the BOE. Join the Facebook as the new head coach, the page to know when the next meeting is! Also, there’s free Ian’s Badgers look pretty much Pizza at every meeting so why not come? like the same team that won 11 games last year. As the school year starts up, the Board of Education While things do not look like has started to discuss many new issues. Currently, the Board is they are going downhill for talking about tutoring programs: Schools of Hope, Americorp the Badgers anytime soon and Juventud. After recommending some changes, the Board making it to the playoffs this is waiting to see what aspects can be improved. The Board year is beginning to look like is waiting to hear back regarding some changes that were a longshot. While the season recommended regarding those programs. For the buildings is not even half over yet, the specified in the referendum, construction and planning is Badgers have a relatively underway. Finally, the new Classroom Code of Conduct has easy schedule this year also been aligned with the Behavior Education Plan. which makes it hard for the playoff selection committee I f you have any questions or concerns, feel free to to select you even if you contact me at [email protected]. I’d be happy to win all of your games. You discuss your ideas and bring your voice to the Board! normally need a statement to win against a top 5 ranked team. The Badgers had this opportunity the first Join Future Business Leaders of week of the season when they played highly ranked America (FBLA)! Alabama. While things started out well against the Crimson Tide, By Tony Chung the Badgers eventually showed their true colors and fell apart Being a part of FBLA has undoubtedly been one of in the second half. Winning this game would have caught the my favorite experiences in high school. FBLA offers it all: eye of the selection committee, but unfortunately it was not competition, applied learning, and a new family. Most to be. Now, while the Badgers have a relatively easy schedule importantly, because of FBLA’s business focus, FBLA offers which they could most definitely win out, it will be very hard opportunities that no other club can. As a member of the club, to get a playoff bid. However, not all hope is completely lost. I am able to interact and partake in networking with local Two other Big Ten teams, Ohio State and Michigan State, are businesses, help out in calculated fundraising, and orient my both currently undefeated and are ranked #1 and #2 in the skills to business improvement through my competitive events. country respectively. They are also both in the Big Ten East. FBLA offers three levels of competition: Regional Conference, These two teams are set to play each other on November 21. State Leadership Conference, and the National Leadership If both teams are still ranked #1 and #2 coming into this game, Conference. These competitions lead you around Wisconsin the winner would all but guarantee they go to the Big Ten and even around the country! Furthermore, these conferences Championship Game as well as be ranked #1 in the country surpass competition; in the past they’ve hosted BMX bike going into the Big Ten Championship Game. Hypothetically, demonstrations, hypnotists, college/job fairs and more! Being their opponent would be the Big Ten West champions, the a part of Future Business Leaders of America also has very Badgers. If the Badgers only loss coming into this game is the tangible benefits. FBLA-PBL is one of the largest honor societies Alabama game, they will likely be ranked near the Top 10 in the in America (definite resume booster). Additionally, members country by that time. Beating Ohio State/Michigan State would receive discounts at Men’s Wearhouse, Hewlett-Packard, make Wisconsin the Big Ten Champions and would give the Geico, and hotels all across the country. So come to FBLA and playoff selection committee the statement win they look for. join our family! If the Badgers were to win this hypothetical game they would most likely get into the playoffs. And once you’re in the playoffs, For further information, join the FBLA group on Facebook. anything can happen. Last year the lowest seeded team in the playoffs, Ohio State, won the National Championship with a third string quarterback. So, there is still a little hope Badger fans. Even if Wisconsin doesn’t get the playoff bid, winning the Big Ten Championship Game would still put the Badgers in the Rose Bowl, which is pretty good. (Sad Bucky by Mr. Frontier)

6 Kim Davis The Revival of Chess By Beatrice Naujalyte By Amit Rajesh After the Supreme Court ruling in late June, same-sex Chess has historically been the sport of the mind. It was couples were guaranteed the right to get married. Kim Davis, the sport that nobles, emperors, and many other high-ranking the county clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, has made people would play. As the game evolved, it started to appeal national news for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex to everybody who wanted a little mental challenge in their couples who requested licenses. The 49-year-old clerk stated minds, not just the higher-class elites. The game’s popularity that it would have gone against her Apostolic Christian beliefs. was boosted even more when the Soviets decided to make Furthermore, she did not allow any of her six deputies to issue it a national sport, almost to the point of subsidizing it. Chess them for her. thrived under this new rule, and the Soviets dominated chess until its fall in 1991. In the US, it reached the height of popularity Article III Section 1 of the Constitution states that anyone in the early 1970s when Bobby Fischer of the US became world who defies the Supreme Court must be made to suffer legal champion. consequences. On September 3rd, Davis was declared in Since then, the contempt of court and sent to jail. During her absence, five of game has been in her deputies issued the marriage licenses that she had refused decline, largely because to issue. The only deputy that did not issue the license was her the Soviet Union was son, Nathan. On September 8th, Davis was released from jail really the only thing as licenses had been issued during her absence and the office keeping chess popular, was fulfilling its obligations. Federal judge David Bunning wrote, and when it collapsed, “Davis shall not interfere in any way, directly or indirectly, with so did chess. Another the the efforts of her deputy clerks to issue marriage licenses to all reason is the advance legally eligible couples”. of technology. Today, even a moderately Among those supporting Davis are Texas senator Ted Cruz strong computer can and former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee. On the day defeat the best human she was released, Huckabee stated, “We cannot criminalize chess players in the the Christian faith” and that people “will not surrender to the world. Finally, other more tyranny of one branch of government”. Others are supporting traditional sports have Davis through a Facebook page and protests. exploded in popularity over the last decade Those who disagree and a half. Most kids with Davis argue that today would rather watch the Packers beat the Seahawks than while she has the right watch a chess game for four hours. to practice her religion, However, there are some people who have not given she should not allow her up on chess, and want to revive it. One of these people is religious beliefs to interfere a billionaire by the name of Rex Sinquefield. Specifically, with her official duties. he wanted to make St. Louis, his hometown, the center of An organization called American, and eventually world, chess. In 2008 he launched Planting Peace paid for a the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis in the city’s billboard in her hometown Central West End neighborhood. This is the facility where that reads, “Dear Kim Davis, all members and professionals can play chess, either in a the fact that you can’t tournament or just for fun. Across the street from this new chess sell your daughter for three goats and a cow means we’ve club, Sinquefield launched and funded the World Chess Hall of already redefined marriage”. This statement refers to a Bible Fame, which is a beautiful facility with a dedicated staff that scripture. Davis told the judge, “You cannot be separated from houses chess memorabilia. something that’s in your heart and in your soul”. As of right now, These two new institutions suddenly made St. Louis the she refuses to resign from her position. chess center of America. Then came the Sinquefield Cup, which was funded by, you guessed it, Rex Sinquefield. Now that (Sources: CNN, Time, ABC News) St. Louis was on the map of the chess world, this tournament became a prestigious event in which all the best chess players in the world came to the St. Louis Chess Club and compete with each other for the coveted Sinquefield Cup. Recently, this tournament has become the premier chess competition in North America, and this year hosted one of the strongest chess tournaments in recent chess history. In fact, over this last summer, our family had a vacation in St. Louis, which happened to overlap with the 2015 Sinquefield Cup! Not wanting to miss out, we managed to go inside the club. On the bottom floor, there were multiple chess enthusiasts watching commentators analyze the chess games on a live video stream transmitted via the internet. Now, where were those games being played? We decided to go up to the next floor, and --- voila--- we saw the best chess players in the entire world, all in a room, silently playing one another. (This floor had a strict no-talking policy, and I nearly got kicked out for chatting with my brother.) There were the current and former world chess champions, Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand, and possibly one or more future world champions! It was a sight to see, and even though I did not understand what was going on in most of the games, standing so close to world champions made it all worth it. If you are a Memorial student who is interested in chess, I would highly suggest making the pilgrimage to St. Louis. It’s only about six hours away by car and it is a great experience. There is always something or the other going on, and more details can be found on the website: http://saintlouischessclub.org/ events. You can also join Memorial’s own chess club run by Mr. King, which is at room 756 during lunch.

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JMMHS Art Department, room 508A

• Havana • Mayabeque Province • Cienfuegos • Trinidad • Santa Clara •

Cuba may only be 90 miles from Florida, but for half a century it's been largely oﬀ-limits to most American- not anymore! Cuba is full of interesting historical sites. The town of Trinidad has one of the greatest collections of colonial architecture in the Americas. We will discover Cuba’s culture ﬁrsthand with a trip to art studios as well as music and dance performances.

This is a community event hosted by the JMM art department & not an o cial MMSD trip For more information goto: www.eftours.com/1744233YE or email [email protected] 8

Summer 2016

JMMHS Art Department, room 508A

• Havana • Mayabeque Province • Cienfuegos • Trinidad • Santa Clara •

This is a community event hosted by the JMM art department & not an o cial MMSD trip For more information goto: www.eftours.com/1744233YE or email [email protected]