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HURON HIGH SCHOOL TIGER STRIPES Volume 18 Issue 9 18th and Arizona Huron, South Dakota March 26, 2020 Kruse gets chance at Carnegie Hall BY HAYLEE PETERSON It’s not every day that a person is presented with be joining them on their tour across North America the opportunity of a lifetime, but for junior Anna and possibly Mexico. The internship will last about Kruse, her wildest dreams are becoming reality. a month and a half, as she will be leaving the last In February, Kruse learned that she was accepted weekend in June and will return within the frst two to an apprenticeship at Carnegie Hall in New York weeks of August. City to assist as a music librarian with the orchestra. When asked how she was feeling about the This apprenticeship appealed to her because being opportunity, Kruse said, “I never in a million years a music librarian is the exact job that she wants to thought that I would be the one to get accepted to have in the future, and she was very excited when this, so I feel amazing. I was extremely surprised. she learned about the opportunity. “I love the idea At frst, I was accepted as a fnalist, and when I of being out on my own, and I love traveling, so found that out, I cried. They had to do two video I think this will be the perfect experience,” Kruse conferences with me to interview me again. After says. that, it took about a week for them to get back to To apply, she had to write a short essay about me, and when I found out that I had been accepted I her musical accomplishments and tape a speech of couldn’t stop shaking.” herself talking about her favorite non-musical piece All of the hard work that Kruse has put into of art, such as a book, movie, or painting. She chose her music over the years has paid of for her. She the novel Pride and Prejudice, because reading it has been in orchestra for eight years, choir for fve and watching it with her mom was a big part of her years, and is a member of Madrigals. She has won childhood. numerous awards for piano, and once won frst in During the internship, Kruse will be organizing an STMDA state-wide piano competition. She has music for the National Youth Orchestra and also received many superiors for her performances working with the principal chair musicians and at solo/ensemble competition for choir, band, and conductor to edit and take care of their music. She orchestra. PHOTO BY HAYLEE PETERSON will be staying at Purchase SUNY College for two Although she is a litle nervous about traveling so Anna Kruse celebrates shortly after learning she was and a half weeks before the orchestra performs far, she is excited for the opportunity to pursue her offered an internship in New York City. She has been a their debut concert at Carnegie Hall. She will then interests and experience the world. loyal cellist in orchestra since fourth grade. The importance of women Hard times bring BY AUBREY RUTLEDGE Women’s History Month is an entire month dedicated to women who have changed the people together world. Whether it be in science, politics, or in how they live their lives, women have the power A message from the Tiger Stripes Staff to inspire anyone. Below are just a few women who have shaped society through their talents. Katherine Johnson worked for more then three decades BY ERICA ZELL with the U.S space program and helped send men to the This year is certainly not going as expected, due heavily moon. She was not only a women, but an African-American. to the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Considering the virus In 1953 she began working at the National Advisory has been the center of conversation as well as the main topic Commitee for Aeronautics (NACA), performing complex of most news outlets, it doesn’t seem necessary to include mathematical calculations by hand. She and the other women information that can easily be found elsewhere. in her section were segregated from the rest of the space While there seems to be so much uncertainty and anxiety program because of their gender and race. in the world, a conscious counter-efort must be made. Take In 1959 NACA became NASA (National Aeronautics and time to be grateful for all you have, use the extra free time in a Space Administration). At NASA, Johnson helped write a positive way. For example, play a game or watch a movie with paper about the calculations needed to put a spacecraft into family or close friends. Get started on that project you have outer space, thereby helping get American men into space. BIOGRAPHY.COM been puting of because “...there isn’t enough time,” or take time to simply relax and de-stress from all of the craziness! Laura Iverson is a highly-respected and well-loved It is easy to get caught up in the panic and worry about teacher at HHS. She teaches LA11, Sheltered LA9, LA10, and what the future will hold. It is difcult for people to wrap LA11. She is also a Speech and Debate coach. their minds around the fact that they may not be able to She has had many odd jobs including working at a meat complete sports seasons, go to prom like they normally would, locker, at an insurance company, and at the Census Bureau, or even see their friends at school for the rest of the year. It and now as a teacher. is especially hard-hiting for seniors who could possibly miss Iverson’s favorite thing about teaching is seeing students out on important things for the last time in their high school who are struggling apply the “no excuses” mentality and careers. Chris Dies, a Louisiana teachers, said, “Let’s be become successful. “I get to see the progression from 9th abundandtly clear -- you were robbed, and it’s unfair.” While grade to 11th grade and some of them make huge progress!” his quote was initially from a leter he wrote to 2020 seniors, it She says. could truly pertain to everyone who is missing out on things Her greatest life achievements are her two daughters. PHOTO BY AUBREY RUTLEDGE because of this situation. While we must acknowledge these feelings and allow the Alice Paul fought for and helped America adopt the 19th possible feelings of grief people may experience over missing Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. She joined them, we must also think of what others are going through. the National American Women’s Sufrage Association, but We are missing out on exciting high school experiences, but disagreed with their method to give women the vote. Paul and others could be struggling with the loss of a job or even the loss over 1,000 other women picketed the White House to try and of a family member to this virus. make the federal government grant women sufrage. She and Remember to show empathy to everyone during this time, the other picketers were unconstitutionally arrested. While because everyone is likely missing out on something. No one in prison, Paul was severely mistreated and refused to eat the really knows when things will go back to normal, and the unsanitary prison food. Word got out about the awful way uncertainty is hard. she and the other women were treated, and she gained public It can be upseting to witness the results of the pandemic in sympathy, and was released. The United States ratifed the the news, but if we take the time to focus on gratefulness and BIOGRAPHY.COM 19th Amendment in the year 1920 kindness, we can all help each other through it together. Tiger Stripes 2March 26, 2020 Opinion Twitter Mario Kart as an analogy for life BY AUDREY RUBISH and its Some of you may be Yet, it keeps coming, and plays probably the biggest thinking, how in the world we have to keep going on role. Each car has diferent does a video game that with life, much like I had to strengths and weaknesses, trouble involves car racing relate keep racing, hoping upon and each of us has to choose to real life in any way. I am hope that no more red shells the one we want to complete with here to tell you all the ways would fnd me, but knowing the game with. It’s the same in which this Mario Kart that there could be an endless with people – who we choose exemplifes the ups, downs, amount in store. to go through life with toxicity and in-betweens of life. Keeping a positive atitude maters. Each person will BY LOGAN WEIDNER To give a litle background: about the race, remembering have things that can propel my family and I play this that even if I fnished last, I us forward and each one The internet is a game religiously...even more could come back and beat my will have things that force us wonderful platform to get so now that we are stuck family in the next one, helped behind in the race of life, and your thoughts and ideas together at home. Despite the me to keep going. And we have to choose what (and out into the world. One competition and the tension keeping a positive atitude who) is worth it and what downside to that freedom is that results, we very much about this whole situation isn’t.

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