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MARCH 2019 VERMILLION.K12.SD.US VERMILLION HIGH SCHOOL’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER State Titles & Broken Records

matches and won all of them. Once he realized he was the state champion, he felt a mix of emotions: shock, excite- ment and gratitude all sum up his feeling of winning once again. Breaking records and winning seems to come natural for Lucas. This season, he broke the school record for career takedowns with 157. LucasÕ goal is to win state for a third time his senior year. His future seems bright; he plans to continue wrestling throughout his col- lege career. He would like to personally thank his coaches for everything they do and shout-out to all of his fans for their support. The entire school is proud and points. Lexi reected on this, saying, ÒBreaking the wishes you, Lucas, the best of luck for the future, same record is pretty cool. I always grew up watch- congrats! ing him play basketball and I learned a lot from him.Ó She also hopes she can break his record, Òjust to make fun of him; itÕs always a competition in our LEXI PLITZUWEIT house.Ó Both siblings have shown tremendous abil- LUCAS ANGLIN ity to shoot the basketball. BY MYA DEJONG BY MADDI KALLSEN ItÕs going to be interesting to see if she beats her brothers record in the next two year of her high ith 44 points in one game, Lexi Plitzu- school career. We are proud of our young athlete ucas Anglin, a junior at Vermillion High wiet, a sophomore, broke the Vermil- and look forward to the next seasons with her. School, became a state champion for lion High Schools girls shooting record We are sure Lexi will go on to do great the second time. Naturally, heÕs proud W L for one game. Lexi has been close to beating the re- things in her future and hope she accomplishes all and ready for another season of wins. Lucas has cord on more than one occasion this season. Finally of her goals! been wrestling practically his entire life; start- on February 5th, she beat the record at 44 points ing at the age of ve, he has dedicated a lot of with pure natural talent and re. time to the sport. He trains all year round and Left Photo courtesy of Mindy Whisler. Right Photo: Lexi gets ready for The ending score was 75-70. After double overtime a free throw. Photo by Mya DeJong. goes to various camps and tournaments during and a lot of hard work and vigor, we took the win. the summer. For him, even though wrestling While asking Lexi if she realized she had broken is an individual sport, teamwork is vital to his the record during the game, she said, ÒI kinda real- performance and the dynamic of mutual support ized it but it didnÕt really matter to me because all I between him and his teammates is crucial. wanted to do was win the game.Ó State wrestling took place in Rapid As you may know last year, her brother, FEBRUARY 11 City at the Rushmore Civic Center February 22 AJ, broke the same record for boys, scoring 52 7:30 All School Band Extravaganza and 23rd. Lucas competed in four three-period 22 @VHS End of 3rd Quarter State All-State Band @Aberdeen 4pm G Golf: Canyon (H) 5pm Baseball: Varsity Game @ 4pm B/G Track: Lennox (T) Yankton 13 23 TBA - ACT Test @VHS State All-State Band @Aberdeen 7:45pm Grand March Basketball Season Review 25 8:30 Prom 7pm School Board Meeting @VHS 14 Library 5:30pm Baseball Varsity @ BY MYA DEJONG team and our seniors Rachel, and Kasey. 26 Parkston 6:30 and 7:30 3rd/4th Grade 7:30pm Baseball: JV Game @ The boys rst regions game was Febru- Concert @VHS Parkston oth girls and boys basketball this season did ary 26 at home against Dakota Valley. We whipped 11 am B Tennis: Yankton (T) 15 Bbetter and pushed harder than they were ex- them with a score of 67 to 54. We moved onto Tea 27 4pm B Tennis: Harrisburg (H) pected to. The girls nished the regular season with on March 1. We played Tea and lost to them with State Journalism @Brookings 4pm B/G 7th/8th Track: Home a record of 15-5. Our boys record was 12-8 when a score of 86 to 60. Our boys basketball team held 28 5:00pm Baseball Varsity @Prentis 5:30 Baseball: Varsity Game @ Park they nished. strong this year and became a whole team of good Prentis Park 7:00pm Baseball: JV Game @ The girls had their rst regions game at players. We are proud of both our girls and boys 7:30 Baseball: JV Game @Prentis Prentis Park home against Dakota Valley on February 25. Our basketball teams this year. Park 16 girls won 46 to 28 leading them to the next game The entire school looks forward to cheer 30 TBA- B Tennis TBA against Beresford on February 28. The girls lost them on next year! 9am B Tennis: Yankton(T) 3:30pm B/G Track: Tea Area (T) Baseball: Varsity Game @Sioux 6:30 pm Kindergarten Concert @ in a intense game 53 to 56. The girls didnÕt make Falls VHS state, but we are proud of them and thankful for the 18 MARCH PLT Day- Early Dismissal- All Schools Dismissed @ 1:30pm 1 4pm B/G Track : Lennox (T) 6pm Track and Field: Varsity 9am G Golf: EPJ (T) Wrestling Season Review Invitational @USD 5:00pm Baseball Varsity @ 2 Parkston 3:30pm B/G Track: EPJ (T) 7:00pm Baseball: JV Game @ BY MYA DEJONG at regions, making state. Our one wrestler place at state, Lucas 3 Parkston 138 wrestler Lucas Anglin, ju- Anglin. Lucas won every match TBA- SDHSAA Regions 1 Large 19 ur Vermillion wrestling nior, placed 2nd at regions mak- leading him to the champion- Group Contest @VHS No School- Good Friday 4 20 Oseason ended on Febru- ing state. Mason Schroeder, a ship against Isaac Klinkham- 2:30pm B/G Track Booster Club 2:00pm Baseball Varsity @Wagner ary 23rd, concluding with the senior, placed 3rd at regions in mer, a sophomore from Brandon Invite (H) 21-22 state tournament. Our wrestling the 145 weight class. Jack Kratz, Valley, who was his ÒrivalÓ this 4pm B Tennis: Luverne, MN (H) No School- Easter team brought seven wrestlers to a freshman in the 152 weight season. The match went into 6pm Baseball: Varsity Game @ 23 state. To do this, they each had class, placed 2nd at regions. Our overtime and Lucas ended up Prentis Park 9am G Golf Invite @Dakota Valley 8pm: Baseball: JV Game @Prentis 4pm B/G Track :Dakota Valley (T) to compete at regions and place next wrestler that made state winning state in the 138 weight Park 11am B Tennis Triangle: (H) 4th or above. This year, regions was a junior, Kobe Culver, who class. 5 7pm School Board Meeting @VHS was February 15 in Sioux Falls. wrestles in the 195 weight class We look forward to sup- 4pm B/G 7th/8th Track Quad @ Library Our wrestler in the 106 weight and placed 3rd at regions. The porting our wrestlers next season Beresford 25 class was Nick Roob. Nick is a last wrestler that made state was and cannot wait to watch each 6 1pm B Tennis: SF Christian (T) State Show Choir @ SF O’Gorman 2pm B/G Track: Yankton (T) sophomore and made state, as Zach Brady, a freshman in the and every wrestler next year! 1pm Baseball: Varsity Game @ State Jazz Band @Brandon Valley he placed 3rd at regions. The 285 weight class. Prentis Park 5:30pm Baseball Varsity @Prentis next weight class is 126 and Jar- State this year was a 3pm Baseball: JV Game @Prentis Park ett Rueb, a senior, wrestles that two day event in Rapid City. All Park 7:30pm Baseball: JV Game @ of the wrestlers that made state 7 Prentis Park weight class. Jarett placed 2nd State Student Council @ Sioux 26 competed with Falls 4pm G Golf Quad: TBA great effort. 8 12pm B/G 7th/8th Track: Yankton (T) Celebrating We are all very 7pm School Board Meeting @ State Jazz Band @Brandon Valley proud of them. Al Neuharth Media Center, USD 5:00pm Baseball Varsity @ 60 Years Campus Parkston We only had State Student Council @ Sioux 7:30pm Baseball: JV Game @ Falls Parkston of Service! 5:30pm Baseball Varsity @Dakota 27 Valley Booster Club VHS Hall of Fame 7:30pm Baseball: JV Game @ State Jazz Band @Brandon Valley Dakota Valley 29 9 10:30am B Tennis: Mitchell (T) 2pm G Golf: Madison (T) 5:00pm Baseball Varsity @ For Sale, For Rent – 4pm B Tennis: Brandon Valley (H) Beresford 4pm B/G Track Invite @Canton 7:00pm Baseball: JV Game @ For Every Move You Make! 4pm B/G 7th/8th Grade Track: Beresford Dakota Valley (T) 30 (605) 624-2646 9am G Golf Invite @Dell Rapids 105 E. Cherry St., Vermillion, SD www.premierrealestateltd.com (605) 677-5214 www.vermillionfcu.com 1216 E. Cherry St., Vermillion, SD 57069 March 22, 2019 www.plaintalk.net Vermillion Plain Talk 9

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BY ZADYA ABBOTT A Month Dedicated 97-28. That law made the week of learn about females in history and to this months Pause For Diversity. The March 7th, ÔWomenÕs History Week.Õ listen to women as they share their following were their responses: to HERstory Then in 1987, following a petition personal stories of oppression from from the National WomenÕs His- a society built to honor a s students getting ready to see tory Project, Public Law 100-9 was patriarchy. This celebra- Athe world from outside the walls passed. This act of Congress re- tion of female excellence, of our high school, it is important sulted in the entire month of March both historically and to learn and understand the role of being dedicated to the known and presently, allows young women in our worldÕs history and the unknown roles of women in history girls, like myself, to fos- role of societal ideals that seek to si- (womenshistorymonth.gov/about/). ter a concrete belief that lence them. History is no stranger to In 2016, a digital media their accomplishments the art of silencing women and their campaign known as #HERstory was could hold recognized accomplishments. Females have had launched. The goal of the campaign historic clout. Talk about to ght for rights from that of voting being is to highlight the revolution- inspiring a generation! to equal pay. ary roles of women in history and In recognition of the power It was August 4th, 1981, current time. Since then social media of social media, I took to Twitter. I when Congress passed Public Law has served as a platform for which to asked if anyone had any thoughts on OVERHEARDS

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Go Green Team! HOSA: Educating BY MADDI KALLSEN for Health he Green Team of Vermillion High School is BY KEEGAN RETZLAFF Ta club dedicated to making the school more environmentally conscious and friendly. The Green Team focuses their time and energy on ealth Occupations Students of America (HOSA) volunteer work and helping the community. The His a new club beginning this year at Vermillion club has recently volunteered at the recycling High School. Students began working to have the center and various local farms, as well as picking HOSA club at VHS since last year. The club, of about up trash around town. 17 members, has monthly meetings to talk about how Green TeamÕs mission statement is quite to fundraise forevents, and having speakers come and simple: ÒWe intend to make the school greener give presentations. Presentations are about various as part of an environmentally conscious com- subjects such as what to do in case of a re or emer- munity. Within the last month, The Green Team gency. has teamed up with Greening Vermillion, a local State HOSA is March 28th-29th at the San- organization dedicated to educating the com- ford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Here they compete in munity about humanityÕs impact on the physi- six health related categories, each with subcatego- cal world and reducing VermillionÕs footprint. ries. The main categories include Health Profes- With spring and Earth Day coming, there are sions with ten subcategories, Emergency Prepared- BY STEPHANIE MAGANA many new volunteer opportunities. Greening ness with three subcategories, Leadership with seven & NATALIE KAUFMAN Vermillion is helping host and sponsor Earth Day subcategories, Teamwork with twelve subcategories, events within the week of April 23rd through the Health Science with six subcategories, and Recogni- very year the Vermillion School District sup- 27th. Events will include tree plantings, Winona tion Events with ve subcategories. The members of Eports its community by building a more afford- LaDuke and Annie Humphrey joint performance, the club will participate in categories of their choos- able house for the general public. Advanced Me- a concert, hikes, movies and a gala along with ing. chanical Systems (AMS) Building, specializes in many more fun ways to get involved in helping The club is hoping for more members to join providing commercial heating, ventilation, and air- the environment. More information is provided next year! Benets of joining this club include the conditioning services nationwide. Starting this year, on greeningvermillion.org. opportunity for a number of scholarships, career op- AMS has teamed up with Mark PierÕs Residential As the president of the club, I can formally say portunities, and a HOSA certicate. For information Construction class at Vermillion High School. The The Green Team has a strong cause and is work- on joining HOSA, please contact Mrs. Wallin. house that is being built this year is being funded by ing hard for that cause. Without the wellbeing AMS instead of the district. Every two weeks, AMS of the Earth in mind, it can be difcult to live visits the class to give instructions, offer training to a healthy life. With that in mind, The Green the students, critique their progress, and help point Team is dedicated to the health of the planet them in the right direction. on a local level and looks forward to the This process usually takes an entire school

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MARCH 2019 VERMILLION.K12.SD.US VERMILLION HIGH SCHOOL’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER DAYDREAM NATION BY TYLER MANN to make an ambient and quite beautiful piece of larly GordonÕs, are off putting for some but I en- work. The beauty continues with the opening gui- joy them as they t the rawness of the music per- ere it is. My personal big one. My favor- tar arpeggios of the following song, ÒCandleÓ. fectly. Lyrically, itÕs clear their words are not the ite piece of media of all time ever. Sonic However, the chaos returns soon enough in a glo- bandÕs main focus. Gordon is the most authentic HYouthÕs 1988 double album, Daydream rious way in the songÕs breakdown. ÒRain KingÓ in this regard, with her best moment being ÒKiss- Nation. But why is it my favorite? Well, I like it is the bleakest moment on the album with the abilityÓ, a track about the problems women face more than anything else. Unfortunately, that isnÕt in the entertainment industry. On the ip side, an interesting explanation. I instead will chron- Moore and RanaldoÕs tracks seem to lack a strong icle my love for Daydream Nation in a verbose point, and instead aim to play with the English and lengthy manner, with the paragraphs divided language and how words sound. If anyone can based on the instrumentals rst, and vocals and tell me the message or story in songs like ÒTotal lyrics second. TrashÓ or ÒRain KingÓ, it would be greatly appre- This is an extremely visceral album, and ciated. However, each have a couple songs with is best enjoyed while darting down the highway clarity. ÒTeen Age RiotÓ, the Moore led opener, is at 70 miles per hour. The pure speed and loud, about just that, and RanaldoÕs ÒEricÕs TripÓ details noisy sonic scope of the opening tracks, ÒTeen a bad acid trip and borrows lyrics from an Andy Age RiotÓ, and ÒSilver RocketÓ lend themselves Warhol lm. best to this. The former is 80Õs alt rock in its pur- Daydream Nation can be quite a challeng- est form, with the jangly opening giving way to a ing album upon rst listen, with its long runtime speedy riff, with itÕs carefree attitude never leav- and noisy, suffocating demeanor; pushing through ing throughout its seven minute runtime. ÒSilver that initial challenge is wholly rewarding, and af- RocketÓ, along with ÒCross The BreezeÓ, show ter that Daydream Nation can be unearthed as one the crux of the albumÕs sound. This album fuses heavy guitars sounding like the music for some of the greatest albums to be recorded in rock his- punk aggression with noisy, avant-garde sound- nuclear wasteland, and the relentless drums never tory. scapes in the most perfect way. ÒEricÕs TripÓ and giving up their pace. To close out the album is ÒHey JoniÓ are the most accessible songs on the ÒTrilogyÓ a 14 minute epic with three distinct sec- Report Card album, because despite keeping with Thurston tions, the rst two being freewheeling and long Moore and Lee RanaldoÕs rabid guitar noise, they winded, and the third being tense, short and the Composition: A+ both have fairly typical pop structures, while the most clear homage to punk on the album. Performances: A+ song they sandwich, ÒTotal TrashÓ, has no typical Instrumentally, the album sounds uncal- Production: A+ structure at all. It opens with a couple of verses, culated, despite being so. Vocally and lyrically, before launching into four minutes of thrashy gui- however, the album sounds uncalculated, most Lyrics: A+ Listen on YouTube! tars sounding like jackhammers and the painful likely because it was. Moore and Ranaldo talk cries of some alien species, before ending with with the slightest hint of melody, although on another verse (this time slowed down). The song some songs like ÒCandleÓ, Moore adds a boyish following this trio, ÒProvidenceÓ, is a necessary strain to his voice which comes off well. Bassist calm moment for the album. It consists of three Kim Gordon grunts and moans her way through factors: a downtrodden piano track, a guitar amp her songs. SheÕs at her most primal on ÒThe hissing, and the recording of a voicemail from SprawlÓ and ÒCross The BreezeÓ, both of which a friend of the bandÕs. These factors combine she sounds furious on. These vocal styles, particu- Album Label: Enigma; October 18, 1988 WORDFIND BY LILLIAN MOCKLER

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