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Comforting the afflicted and See World Language, pg. 8EQUUS afflicting the comfortable. CODY HIGH SCHOOL • 1225 10TH STREET • CODY, WY • 82414 • VOLUME 66 • ISSUE 11 • FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016 SPREAD THE WORD TO END THE WORD
Sara Cappiello because of his disability but he found his voice and I wanted to be just like them,” Goldsby said. “I Section Editor began to stand up for himself. didn’t want to have a disability. I didn’t want to be “My parents told me some people were just different. Please think about this the next time you When a student walks through the halls of Cody mean and to stay away from them. Do you know want to say or do something mean to somebody High School, he or she wants to feel safe, accepted, how hard that is to do?” Goldsby said. “In high else.” respected and appreciated. The lines that divide school, I found some friends who stood up for me Ms. Jessica Allman, a teacher at CHS and active students based on personalities and abilities needs and I started fighting back. I found my voice and leader in Project Unify and the Spread the Word to be blurred. With guest speaker Beau Goldsby, I told people that I wasn’t going to let them pick Campaign was inspired by Goldsby and enjoyed the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign on me or my friends either. And I haven’t stopped seeing students’ reactions to his speech. has impacted each student in the high school. fighting.” “I thought it was great how excited he was and Goldsby has Williams Syndrome: a rare Students at the assembly were able to see up I was really impressed with our student body hereditary disorder causing learning disabilities. close the struggles and hardships Goldsby faced and their reaction to him, so I think it was a really He shared his story with each person in CHS on growing up and what he still deals with each day. positive assembly,” Allman said. “I think students Wednesday, March 2. From early in his childhood, “People wanted to take advantage of me because will be more aware of the power of their language.” Goldsby was bullied and separated from others I wanted to be liked, I wanted to be accepted, See End the Word, pg. 3
PLEDGING TO END Cody High School students sign the “Spread the Word to End the Word” banner after the assembly on March 2. During the assembly, students pledged to stop using the “R” word. The campaign was led by students and facilty at CHS and will continue to be a part of CHS’s community. CHS is free of the “R” word forever.
EQUUS PHOTOS/Trisha Gail Index News/ 3, 8 Opinion/ 4-5 Sports/ 10 STATE ALPINE MUSIC REVIEWS STATE INDOOR COWTOWN CANDY NEWS/2 FEATURE/11 SPORTS/7 FEATURE/6 Feature/ 2 Inside Advertisements/ 6,11, 12 Entertainment/ 9 MARCH 11, 2016 EQUUS NEWS 3 End the Word, from pg. 1 Sharing gun Goldsby explained and shared how each time I think seeing how one person can have that impact someone uses the “R” word, he or she is hurting the of a group of people will help us make our message feelings of someone else. He has dealt with this his stronger here at CHS.” belief, logic entire life and is taking action to stop it. Everyone in the auditorium took an oath led by “You see these kids everyday in school,” Goldsby Goldsby to never use the “R” word again and show said. “You can’t just ignore them. There were some respect and kindness to everyone. It is important with the nation days that I hated to go to school. I don’t ever want to recognize the talents of others and help them to hear anybody in this room say the ‘R’ word ever through difficult times. Maddie Waidelich again. No ‘R’ word ever again.” “We are all special and unique,” Goldsby said. Raindrops on Roses Allman is working with Mrs. Sarah Call to “We all have our gifts and our difficulties. What may continue to end the word and build an environment be hard for you may be easy for me. What might filled with respect and unity. be easier for you may be hard for me. Take the time “It starts with us here,” Allman said. “I’m to get to know people and find out what their gifts hoping that it also happens in the middle school are.” and elementary school and high school but we’re Project Unify is ongoing, so there will more young now and so if you make the change now, then opportunities for students at CHS to spread the maybe it will be something where we won’t even word and become aware of their language. Allman is need a campaign in the future. We have people in hoping to have another Spread the Word Campaign our school who can be affected by the use of the ‘R’ next year to continue the journey to a world without word. It affects families, friends and individuals, so the use of the “R” word. Mar. 13, 2016, 7:00 a.m. This is the exact time and date that part of the Cody Clay Crushers team will be aired on national television. CBS This Morning to be exact. The Cody Clay Crushers are a team of youth shotgun shooters who compete in statewide and regional shooting competitions, a part of the Scholastic Clay Target Program, a nationwide organization. The Scholastic Clay Target Program has teams all throughout the U.S., our Cody Clay Crushers being one. Anyone can be a part of a Scholastic Clay Target Program team, as long as they are going to school, this includes college/university. Ted Koppel, a famous CBS journalist, best known for his role as the anchor for Nightline from 1980 until his retirement in 2005, visited our quaint town of Cody on an assignment to find the opinions on gun laws from us. Koppel is native to the east where gun control laws are generally favored. For this program, he wanted to gain insight on how we use guns out here. He knew the opinions of the citizens of Cody differ from the opinions of the population back east but he wanted to know just how different our opinions truly are. EQUUS PHOTOS/Trisha Gail On Saturday Feb. 20th, three members of UNITED the Cody Clay Crushers team headed out to Cody High School students join together as part of Project Unify to raise awareness of the Spread the Word to End the Cody Shooting Complex on the Belfrey the Word campaign. Students of all ages joined forces to bring the student body together with guest speaker Mr. Highway. These members included sophomore Beau Goldsby. CHS students pledged to end the “R’ word. Reese Romero, his younger brother and eighth- grader, Dillon ‘Pickle’ Romero and myself, junior Maddie Waidelich. Personally, I do not use firearms to hunt. I only shoot for sport and have yet to kill an animal or bird in my life. Even so, they are a huge part of my life. Since joining the team, I have become horribly addicted to the sport. I think this will be an interesting addition to the segment because a good portion of it is most likely going to be old men ranting about Obama. I think it’s going to be interesting because back east guns aren’t as important as they are here. People are going to see this segment and open their eyes to the gun controversy, possibly even realize guns aren’t all bad. A lot of people in America today believe guns are killing- SHARING INSPIRATION machines, but when they watch this program, (Left photo) Cody High School guest speaker Mr. they may realize not everyone uses them for Beau Goldsby speaks to the student body on March violence. Some people use them as a way of 2 to share his struggle with Williams Syndrome. feeding their family and some of us use them Goldsby is part of the Spread the Word to End the for a competitive sport. Word campaign and is fighting for the ending of the I would personally like to give a huge “R” word. thanks to our coaches Marty Romero and Tiger McNeil. Without them, we wouldn’t be a team Upper right photo: The CHS student body and facility and I would never have found my passion for pledges to stop using the “R” word. shooting without their influence. 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ruth is. Most Cody high or all who know me, know school students choose not to that I’m a blonde at the heart, drink or do drugs. Contrary I get distracted by the slightest to the popular belief, this movement, I’m full of sass and is actually true and I support it I always have a sarcastic comment Fready. But if you think I’m bad, you wholeheartedly.T I cannot wrap my head around why it is so difficult Never judge a book by its movie should meet my little sister Lindsay, for students to believe that most of aka Diana. She is literally a mini me the kids in high school do not want except she is ten times worse. When to drink or misuse substances in a We all know the excitement of hearing about a favorite book you first meet Diana, you don’t get typical month (30 days). “Most Don’t” being made into a movie. However, what if movies were to her true personality. Instead, you doesn’t mean that someone has never later adapted into books? Some of the movies we would be see the sweet, shy version. But the used before, it means they don’t use real Diana is full of sass, sarcasm and in a 30 day period. A lot of Cody excited to see as hardcopies for sale are Men in Black, The blonde moments. High School students would argue Breakfast Club and Brave. Most of the things she says are that drinking, going to parties and First, Men in Black would make a great book or graphic full of sass like the time when we misusing is part of the “high school were in a hotel room and we were experience.” I would argue that I novel because of the intense fight scenes between laying down to go to sleep and my think partying or choosing to misuse intergalactic species and the hilarious comic relief. Agent little brother said, “I don’t feel good.” alcohol is not a “right of passage” in J, who is portrayed by Will Smith, would be a phenomenal Diana’s response was, “Well Jonathon, high school because there are so many get up, go to the toilet and flush more things for you to accomplish in character to read about since he is so perfectly quirky. Agent yourself down it. I mean that would your life, there is an age limit for a J often makes mistake or questionable decisions that cause solve everyone’s problems.” I just reason. What happens when you go to problems but in the end help save the galaxy. started cracking up laughing because your 20-year high school reunion and the amount of sass this little eleven you can’t remember a single thing you The Breakfast Club is a beloved movie that was released in year old has when she is tired and did in high school because you were 1985. This film would undoubtedly make a fantastic book. grumpy is unreal. too busy misusing alcohol? A party There is a character for everyone to relate to, a jock, a rebel, The littlest things also distract her. shouldn’t be getting slammed until On the way home she said something you pass out and don’t remember an outcast, a princess and a geek, we can all find the image mean to our little sister and she was anything in the morning, it should be of ourselves in one or more of the characters. Each one has a getting yelled at, but she didn’t hear a group of friends getting together to chance to tell the others a little about their life. In the book, one thing that anyone was saying and adventure and have great times and after my parents were done scolding memories, which you will be able to the reads would be able to go more in depth into the lives of her they turned to her and asked, remember the next morning. each one of them. Behind the closed doors in the life of the “Okay Lindsay?” The first thing she There are so many alternate privileged princess, the innermost thoughts of the basketcase said was, “Oh sorry I lost you after activities you can choose to do rather you called me Lindsay instead of than misuse alcohol, especially outcast, the lonely nights in the life of the geek. Diana, what were you saying?” where we live. Go out on a hike, Finally, Brave would make an excellent book because of She fools everyone when they first take a drive through the mountains, its fairytale nature. Merida is a fiery, independent, teenage meet her. She seems like the sweetest get an ice cream with a friend. Go little kid around when really; she is fishing; make healthy choices instead princess who doesn’t want an arranged marriage. She goes just biting back her mean sarcastic of taking ones that can potentially to a witch who gives her a spell in the form of a cake. The comments. Don’t get me wrong, she harm you. Why risk your life and princess then gives it to her mother and it turns the queen can be a very loving person at times, someone else’s life when we live in a it’s just usually not towards her place with so many opportunities and into a bear. If Brave were a book, there would be some more siblings. adventures within it? We are all old graphic details filling in some of the plot holes, such as the I mean she’s nice to grandma and enough to think about what is right story of her father losing his leg to the giant bear. Give us grandpa but she’s not really ever and wrong for our bodies and I will nice to me. We are the only two who not judge for the choices you choose some more movie to book suggestions on CHSBonfire.com. can handle each other’s sass and to make but just remember that mean comments without getting our everything has a consequence, which feelings hurt. is not always positive. Consider this: LETTERS TO THE My little sister and I have always Would you rather remember high EDITOR POLICY: had a special connection she’s like school and all of the fun memories my best friend; her and I have always or forget everything and look back in All letters must be typed, signed gotten along well. Diana is one of EQUUS is the Cody High student newspaper, the best things that has happened to 20 years recalling nothing, because a forum for the free exchange of ideas. It is and limited to 350 words. The Co-Editors ...... Cassidy Alexander you were too busy misusing alcohol Elisha Smith published fourteen times throughout the year, me. I really don’t know what I would delivered digitally to the Cody Enterprise, and is EQUUS reserves the right to edit and partying rather than making Section Editors ...... Sara Cappiello distributed free of charge. Editorials represent the do without my sassy little sister. She opinion of the EQUUS and not necessarily that of Ad Manager ...... Chloe Baker memories with your friends? CHS administrators, faculty or students. letters for length, clarity and makes me laugh until my stomach We welcome letters to the editor and other Not all parties have to be bad, or Photo Manager ...... Caitlyn Murray hurts, she is there to take my side commentary from readers. tactfulness (no personal attacks). Reporters Submissions must be typed, double spaced and when my brother tries to argue, but have negative consequences. Bring signed. Correspondence should be addressed to: your own bottle of water or Gatorade Willa Donley EQUUS, Cody High School, 1225 10th Street, Letters can also be e-mailed to most of all she’s always there for me Kaylee Arnold Cody, WY 82414 or e-mailed to
Surveillance. Seclusion.
Flint Selby Another huge argument against Sara Cappiello GUEST WRITER security and these backdoors is SECTION EDITOR that it is unconstitutional. In 2013 e must value Security within an article surrounding magine if every time you went over Privacy. Although Michelle Van Cleave, head of U.S. to check your messages or many people believe that counterintelligence under President Twitter feed, you were being the government should George W. Bush, he explains that, watched. Even if you’re simply not be able to search through your because the “backdoors” and scrolling through silly memes on IFacebook and causing no harm, “Privacy protects our Wprivate e-mails and text messages, other intelligence programs do not there are actually many benefits. specifically look at individual pieces the government has access to the abilities to converse These benefits can range from of data and the specific people information on your phone and stopping a terrorist aided plane crash who send them, only skimming for is watching your every action. with others and express to finding out if a biological weapon specific words or phrasing, it is not a Privacy is important and must be opinions seeming is going to blow up in the Mall of violation of your privacy. Although respected. Even though there is America. these programs might be looking at hardly anything questionable on my controversial.” One thing that has been a big what you post from day to day on cellphone, I still don’t think there problem in the present is the threat social media doesn’t mean an actual is a good enough reason for the of terrorism, such as the recent terror person is. If your Instagram post were government to be poking their noses attacks in San Bernardino, CA. In an to have something that was affiliated in my and others’ personal business. of where and why your personal article written by James Jay Carafano, with terrorism an intelligence agent There are several reasons why information is being used. Shouldn’t Vice President for Kathryn and might jump in and take a peak but privacy is valuable. According you be the one in charge of that? If Shelby Davis institute for National this rarely happens. to www.linkedin.com, a website we weren’t aware of decisions being Security, it explains how “hundreds, When analyzing the ways security explaining some of the top reasons made about us based on personal maybe thousands” of individuals programs are being used, the why privacy is important, these information, then we would be may be recruited all throughout the American population must ask include limit on power, control over helpless. We should always be aware United States for terrorism. One themselves if the small amount of one’s life and freedom of thought of what is going on around us, security measure used by the United privacy that might be breached is and speech. especially when it involves private States to combat terrorist attacks worth killing someone. Privacy Keeping personal information information. Privacy also keeps such is “backdoors.” “Backdoors” are is a little thing when it comes private and out of reach from others information hidden so we don’t business made “holes in the system” to the human life. Security is is a way to avoid losing control of have to justify or explain ourselves that the government can go through the way to solve these terrorist your information. Once a person to others. Even if there is nothing to access emails and conversations backed attacks. “Backdoors,” knows something about you, at questionable or suspicious on a looking for key-words or phrases that Prism, the Transportation Security any point they have the ability to person’s device, it can be perceived may be affiliated with the recruitment Administration (TSA), The Law use it against you. Privacy is a right that way, making the person have to of Americans for terrorist groups like Enforcement Access to Data Stored protected by the Constitution. The be ready to explain themselves. With ISIS and Al Qaeda. This is a huge Abroad Act (LEADS Act) are all Fourteenth Amendment states: “No privacy, this doesn’t happen. You are way that the United States Federal systems which help the government state shall make or enforce any law constantly aware of what you are Government stops the recruitment of view your personal files and those which shall abridge the privileges doing and where the information is terrorists. personal files pertaining to terrorists or immunities of citizens of the going and how it is being utilized. to stop these attacks. A lot of people United States; nor shall any state Privacy protects our abilities to “Is your privacy have the misconception that the deprive any person of life, liberty, converse with others and express government only has the “common or property, without due process opinions seeming controversial or more important man’s” information but it goes of law; nor deny to any person difficult to socialize about. This than that of an beyond that. They also search through within its jurisdiction the equal usually includes political freedoms. people’s emails and texts that may not protection of the laws.” Personal Some are open about opinions while American’s life have a happy view of what is going and confidential information can others are not. Freedom of political on around them. Everyone must ask influence decisions and shape association allows you to do with getting murdered by themselves, is your privacy more behavior, so it is necessary to keep it your privacy what you choose and a terrorist?” important than that of an American’s safe. no one can take that right away. life getting murdered by a terrorist? It is important to have knowledge
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– Compiled by Caitlyn Murray 6 Feature EQUUS MARCH 11, 2016 Cowtown Candy sugar coats the community
EQUUS PHOTO/Caitlyn Murray Caitlyn Murray through the local economy. And it level of customer service that people candy coating, the cheese coating. All Photo manager brings another reason why people aren’t quite accustomed to anymore,” of that is done here.” Lee said like to visit Cody, we have a lot of Lee said. “And special orders,” Diekemper The walls are filled with containers people from out of town that visit Anne Diekemper, one of the said. “The cherries or dark [chocolate] filled to the brim with brightly here because of Cowtown Candy, it’s Cowtown employees has said that one but if someone wants them in milk colored jelly beans. There’s a life size another attraction for people to enjoy of the things she believes makes that [chocolate] we make them in milk or cow figurine in the front window. The our community.” store unique is the individual customer white. We’ve made the turtles without glass cabinets are filled with assorted Cowtown Candy offers anyone who service, as they get to know what each chocolate because sometimes people chocolate treats that are made in the walks through the front door a sample individual enjoys over time. just want the caramel and the nuts.” Cowtown Candy Kitchen. of their homemade fudge, which “Everything in the glass cases we The biggest struggles Cowtown Offering a large variety of vintage comes in all sorts of crazy flavors, make here, the fudge we make here,” Candy faces is getting the locals to candies along with their homemade like huckleberry and lavender, as Lee said. “Our hand-dipped truffles, come back after the summer, as well chocolates, Cowtown Candy is a name well as classic chocolate and caramel the turtles and the peanut butter cups, as finding locals to work more than a everybody in town knows. flavors. The candy store also has a which are amazing and way better few weeks out of the busy summer but “It’s brought a lot of sweet stuff, unique assortment of quirky candies than a Reese’s’ peanut butter cup. each season bring its own challenges it brings a really good selection that aren’t found in the average candy The chocolate covered cherries are and rewards. of nostalgic candy along with the aisle. my favorite, of course we make the “We really enjoy that we’re getting candies we all enjoy,” Owner Kenny “My wife and I try really hard to cowboy hats, horses, moose, bears in more traffic from students here in Lee said. “It’s also brought jobs, it stock our store with things that aren’t chocolate. We make all of our own the store, we really appreciate their helps keeping money circulating copying other retail stores. We offer a popcorn, we pop it here, we make the business as well,” Lee said. march 11, 2016 Equus sports 7 Indoor races to the finish
Chloe Baker track meet, which inspired the team Ad manager to set high personal goals. “My first jump of the day almost Many hours of hard work, ruined me but I pushed through and determination, and commitment did the best I could,” Adamson said. are not unfamiliar feelings for the Although the team had obstacles Cody High School indoor track along the way, they all continued team. The CHS indoor track team to perform well, regardless of the has been working towards meeting setbacks. These challenges also their end goal for the state races. brought the team closer together and On Thursday March 3, the indoor created a unique bond that being on track athletes traveled from Cody a team brings. to Gillette to compete in the annual “The team did well,” Adamson state competition where their hard said, “Everyone did the best they work would be put to the final test of could and still had fun in the end.” the season. Their goals proved successful and For some, this would be the many athletes placed and did well in last race and indoor meet of their their events. The skills they gained high school career. Many students were also a big take away for the beat their personal record times. athletes. In addition to athletes already Although they had many performing well that day, senior successes there is still room to Anissa Warner from Powell placed improve for outdoor and next year’s Photo Courtesy of Lauryn Folker first for high jump, senior Heidi indoor track season. Adamson placed second in pole “We don’t always score as many vault and senior Brody Smith broke points as we want, but we had some two state records in the 3200-meter really good performances, we had Ice Cats win state again; run and the 1600-meter run and some guys PR (personal records), I placed placed first in both. thought we looked good compared For Adamson and other seniors, to some 4A teams that were Folker looks toward her the state meet was their last indoor competing,” Smith said. future hockey career
Cassidy Alexander able to do things myself but I think c0-editor when I help other people and push them to become better it helps me The Ice Cats have done it again, become better as a person as well.” winning a second state title despite Many members of the community the many challenges of a diverse team. do not give the Ice Cats the benefit of The Ice Cats defeated Rock Springs, the doubt despite their merits. who had an undefeated record for the “A lot of people don’t really like season, 3-2 on Feb. 28. Cody’s hockey team and a lot of Team captain, junior Lauryn Folker people were doubting it so it was kind said a team consisting of girls ages 11 of like proving them wrong,” Folker to 19 has many obstacles. said. “It was a wonderful, awesome “Last year we had a perfect record feeling and just made us feel like we and it was easier to win,” Folker said. had accomplished something more “This year was more of a challenge. than we had ever imagined.” We had to work on teamwork... and Folker is looking toward further having all these people at different pursuing her hockey career beyond ages being able to work at the same high school. level together.” “I’m trying out for a few AAA Folker welcomed her teams, which is the highest level you responsibilities as a team leader and can play before college,” Folker said. the challenges of carrying the weight “Obviously the Olympics would of such a mixed team. just be so cool but I’m not sure if I’ll “A lot of people don’t know how to be able to get up to that point yet. It relate to both the older and younger would take a lot of work and a lot of age groups,” Folker said. “You have effort and a lot of time.” to relate to everyone in that way Folker said she is looking into where you can be super fun and silly AAA teams in MI, WI, MA, and NY with the younger girls and help them before moving on to play hockey at to become better and also be serious a Division I college. If she does not with the other girls who are more follow a path toward the Olympics, your level.” she is interested in pursuing a degree Folker said she receives the most in business or physical therapy. satisfaction from her role as a mentor When asked what she would like to and teacher for her teammates. leave as a message to the team, Folker “There’s a lot of girls that have said, “Find what you love, pursue it, a lot of potential here and no one and never ever give up on what you really sees that, which is sad and would like to do because no matter frustrating,” Folker said. “I love what if you work hard enough, it will Photo Courtesy of /First Last succeeding obviously and I love being happen.” 8 Feature/news EQUUS MARCH 11, 2016 Paraprofessional takes journey to end up at CHS
Elisha Smith to Cody and I was working with a Co-Editor veterinarian named Mel Fillerup.” Ultimately, Gould realized he loved The world is filled with science, to inspire students and help them everyday there is something new. For develop a knowledge of the scientific paraeducator Mr. Robb Gould, science world. is a passion and something that will Gould said he thanks his always be a part of his life. grandfather Gould for his love of Gould started his college education science. studying the arts but ended up “When people know you care becoming a teacher and a veterinarian. about them, they will respond a little “I graduated from college (Alma better, they’ll listen a little better, College, Alma MI) in 1969 and I had a they’ll pick up pieces of information,” Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Gould said. “I’d like to be that guy biology, which is almost unheard of,” that influenced people like that.” Gould said. “Everybody in biology Although many career takes all these science classes but I opportunities can come by in a didn’t have enough science classes to lifetime, Gould said he always seems get a Bachelors of Science. So I had to return back to one, teaching. a Bachelors of Arts with a major in “I was here at the high school biology and a minor in social science (CHS) from 1983-1989,” Gould said. and secondary education.” “The dumbest thing I ever did was in In the late 60’s, during the Vietnam 1989, I decided to follow the money Photo Courtesy of Robb Gould War, there was always a lingering fear MAN’S BEST FRIENDS rather than following your passion. I of being drafted but luckily, Gould was Robb Gould poses with his mounted division horse, Camie and his dog, Eya in got offered a much better paying job never drafted. Chamberlain, SD. Gould has enjoyed living in Cody and working with students at CHS. and I took it.” “It was a huge incentive to get good After working in a different job grades in college because at the end of Since Gould was not drafted, he Wyoming,’” Gould said. “So we came for nearly 17 years, Gould decided each semester, the registrar sent your decided he wanted to further his up and went through the Tetons and to travel and experience new grades to the draft board,” Gould said. education and attended Michigan State Yellowstone and we came down the things. After traveling for 40 days “If you were failing, they would pull University and received his degree to Wapiti Valley from Fishing Bridge, in Mongolia and being high school you out and you would be drafted.” become a veterinarian. eight-thirty at night in June, beautiful house parents for St. Joseph’s Indian Gould said he continued to work During that time, a road trip golden colors in the sky and the sunset school in Chamberlain, SD, Gould and inspire students even with the fear with a friend turned into a perfect and I thought this is a great place to and his wife Sheryl returned back to of being drafted. After receiving his destination for Gould. Gould said his retire.” Cody. first job, Gould waited but was luckily first experiences in Wyoming were Gould decided it was time to return “We did that for five years from never drafted. spectacular and he said he will always home. In this case, his home was Cody. 2009 to 2014 and in 2014 I said, ‘I was “My first job when I did my student love Wyoming. Gould said always knew he wanted to ready to go home’ and so we finished teaching, that teacher was retiring and “I was at Michigan State and we return to the area. out that school year, came to Cody, so I applied for his job and got it,” were starting our residency and a “When grandpa Gould died, I sold saw a house and I was working at Gould said. “I knew the school, I knew friend of mine said ‘we’re going to be everything and moved to Wyoming,” Tractor Supply for about a year when the kids, I knew the curriculum and I working for a long time’ we had one Gould said. “My first practice was I saw this job open up, so this is the started teaching school and waited to break from college before we got into down in Thermopolis and from best of all possible worlds. I just get to be drafted.” the clinics and he said ‘let’s go out to Thermopolis we moved up here work with young people.” Cultures don’t have to separate people from each other
Willa Donley world and seeing a lot of different little quirks and Reporter stuff,” Nelson said. World Languages Day offered a number “People have to start talking to know more of workshops such as Chinese Calligraphy, about other cultures and to understand each International Musical Chairs and more. other.” The University of Wyoming hosted World In addition to the workshops, there were Languages Day Mar. 4-5 for students from all over competitions as well. Nelson did a skit with her the state attended. Attendees included students partner, freshman Mckenna Fink, placing third. from Cody High School’s foreign language club Sophomore Hannah Heinrich also performed and and level two and above foreign language classes. placed second. Freshman Stefania George attended World “I memorized a french poem and I practiced by Languages Day for the first time this year. George reciting it,” Heinrich said. attended many workshops, which she described World Languages Day is becoming a as her favorite part of the trip. tradition for Cody High School foreign language “What changed me is how cultures can be so enthusiasts. The promise of learning new things similar and you don’t even realize it,” George about world cultures and getting to visit the said. “It [World Languages Day] makes me love University of Wyoming campus brings students other cultures and languages more because I from all over the state each year. World Languages see the similarities and how we’re not all that Day allows students to learn more about the different.” cultures of the world, such as Chinese, Japanese, Sophomore Jordan Nelson, president of the French, Spanish and more. Photo Courtesy of Ryan Beardall BE CREATIVE Foreign Language Club, said she believes she In addition to students learning from World was able to expand her world views and further Languages Day, teachers learned as well. CHS students learned to do Chinese calligraphy at World progress her foreign language passion. “I realized that learning a Foreign Language Languages Day Mar. 4-5 in Laramie. Students were inspired “It was cool to see so many people there that is difficult and I need to keep that in mind as a and expanded their views on cultures all around the world. cared who were expanding their views of the teacher,” Spanish teacher Mr. Ryan Beardall said. MARCH 11, 2016 EQUUS SPORTS/FEATURE 9 CHS boys basketball scores a ticket to state December. They’ve all come fifth at the state tournament together as a team and but this year they have high Caitlyn Murray improved as individual expectations for themselves as PHOTO MANAGER players, pushing each other to players as well as a team. become more confident in the “I believe we can definitely Pacing back and forth in the game. win state,” Ross said. “In locker room, endless chatter “At the beginning of the order to do that though, we between teammates to calm year, we had trouble playing will have to be on top of our nerves while coaches give confidently. We played timid game. There are a lot of good pre-game pep talks. Parents a lot and it cost us a few teams that will be there. I and students are sitting in the games,” junior Zach Ross want the team to know it was bleachers, restlessly waiting said. “We still are not as a good season and not matter for the game to start; each confident as we could be at what happens at state, it was hoping that their local high times, be we’ve improved a fun.” school team makes it to the state ton. Our biggest improvement tournament. Buzzers ignite The boys will be playing has been rebounding.” Worland in their first game excited cheers from one side and The boys have a current disappointed silence from the at the state tournament, at 7 record of 16-7 and are seeded p.m. in Casper, WY. other: this was the scene from second for the 3A state last weekend’s 3A regional The Cody High School tournament. Fillies team did not have the Photo courtesy of /Amos Olson basketball tournament in At regionals, the boys Star Valley, Wyoming. same success, which would won against Mountain View The Cody High School taken them to compete in the Broncs basketball team and Lovell. They later were state tournament. The girls finished with a well earned barely defeated by Lander in were unable to defeat Star second place finish at a double-overtime game on Valley and Pinedale teams at regionals, which will allow Saturday, March 5. Although regionals. the team to move on the the the boys lost to Lander, they State basketball will take state tournament in Casper, still have a optimistic outlook place March 10-12 at the March 10-12. on possibly bringing home a Casper Events Center, tune The Broncs have progressed state title. in to 1480 a.m. to support the Photos Courtesy of Amos Olson since practices began in Last year, the Broncs took Bronc basketball team. Junior Zach Ross dribbles past his defenders towards the basket, during the Jackson game.
The CHS boys varsity basketball team gets in a huddle after completing their warm-up to start the basketball game against Jackson at home.
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