Norfolk High School Panther- 801 Riverside Blvd. - Norfolk, NE 68701 - Volume 71 - Issue 7 - March 31, 2016 Newspaper Norfolk High speech team rages onward Alannah Goode national meet by placing great preparation for moved onto Champs Oral Interpretation. Feature Writer at two NIETOC sanctioned upcoming district and finals, and she finished Epperly then finished Norfolk High ‘bid’ tournaments,” state competitions. It’s second overall. This was second in Honors Finals, School (NHS) just hosted explains Belt. also a great opportunity an extremely impressive placing eighth overall. its fourth annual speech The competitors for kids from small schools accomplishment for a Even though they tournament, the Panther for the NHS speech team to showcase their talents freshman. Nava, a junior, did not win the meet - Classic, on Saturday, were Nick Adams, Adam and discover that came in at fourth Talbot did - the Norfolk March 5. A grand total of Kester, Austin Brady, they can compete place in that same Speech team has kept their 35 schools competed at heads up high. Belt leaves the meet, and all classes with this one last note: were represented. Small “I simply love western schools like hosting events like this,” Keya Paha to metro Belt says. “It’s my goal to schools like Millard not only organize a highly South, Lincoln competitive event, but Southeast, and Omaha to also foster a fun and Brownell, all came to welcoming atmosphere.” showcase their talent. On Tuesday, March There were over 500 15, the Panther Speech students that competed Team achieved the A-4 at the tournament, and District Runner-Up trophy. the largest event was Twelve of the competitors Serious Prose, which had from the 18 events 86 competitors. Since advanced to finals, with NHS hosted the event, nine of those qualifying the speech team did not for the State Tournament. have many kids compete The state qualifiers because most were Lloyd include Brent Uhing/ needed to help organize Skyler Gubbels, and Daniel and run everything. Coach Vinson/Ethan Carlson Peggy Belt adds more: Manansala, with kids from much for Duet Acting, Vinson “We are also an Brooke Luhr, Hannah Mills, larger programs and still event and Treslyn Hubbard for official ‘bid’ tournament Tanya Nava, and Kaytlin do exceptionally well. In in Honors Serious Prose, Hubbard for for the NIETOC - the Epperly. When asked what fact, out of the 35 schools Finals. Nava Poetry, Nava and Mills for National Individual Events the participants and speech in attendance, 29 teams achieved tenth place Informative Speaking, Nava Tournament of Champions coaches gain from taking had kids in finals,” and overall. Epperly, a senior, for Persuasive, and Maddie tournament that is held part in the Panther Classic, NHS was one of them. was a double medalist Moen for Entertainment. in Denver the second Belt was ready to answer: F r e s h m a n at the tournament, Nava, Hubbard, and Vinson weekend in May. Most “This late season Hannah Mills competed earning third place in were double-qualifiers. participants qualify for that tournament serves as in Informative Speaking, Champs finals of Program

Above Photo: Members of the NHS speech team hold up medals and the A-4 District Runner-Up trophy. Nine competitors qualified for state.

Left Photo: (from left to right)- Kay tlin Epperly, Tanya Nava, and Han- nah Mills pose after the Panther Classic. The tournament was held at NHS on Saturday, March 5. In the News 2 March 31, 2016 15-foot python among snakes caught in Florida habitat in Southeast about the progress of part in this event. Once the hunt was Asia. This means that these hunts. “I think that over, the hunters were Tanner Frahm this python story is very allowed to claim their dead Feature Writer many of Florida’s Wildlife With many Commission officials have pythons living in the interesting and I think snakes that they caught. Florida has been Florida should continue to Some hunters, for instance, one of the most populated to do whatever it takes swamps of Florida, the to keep these violent Wildlife Commission hunt for pythons,” Austin used their dead snakes to areas of the United States Sellin, freshman, said. make something, such as when it comes to snake creatures from harming the decided to have a python environment around them. challenge to see how Even though this a new pair of boots. Other population. Florida’s might sound like all went hunters sent their dead residents have reported These officials are trying many pythons a group of to remove the pythons people could catch. This well, Daniel Moniz of snakes to Universities seeing many snakes Bricktown, New Jersey, across the country for slithering around its cities. from the environment by certain hunt lasted from forming many groups of January 16 to February suffered the worst of it all. further studies on them. One of these, a 15-foot During this month-long Another thing some of the Burmese python, has volunteer python removal 14. Over this time span, programs across the state. an estimated 106 pythons hunt, Moniz suffered some hunters did was that they recently been seen and bites to the face, neck, and sold each snake for about caught after a month- Another event that these across the state of Florida officials try to hold is a were captured. However, arm from a 13-foot python 150 dollars apiece. long of search for snakes. that at the time would have In conclusion, it is However, according to state-sanctioned hunt. the most notable python, With these hunts, many a 15 foot Burmese python, been the largest python very obvious that Florida wildlife officials, the caught. Up until this point, has had many problems population does not have officials believe that more was caught by a team led people from the state are by Bill Booth. Not only did Moniz had bagged a total with snakes. However, the as much effect on the of 13 pythons. people of Florida are also state as the environmental focusing on the problem. Booth’s group capture the “Whether they’re biggest python, they also “I got it under finding more and more concerns that these big control and stuffed it into solutions to this problem. snakes bring. fisherman or hunters or caught the largest amount hikers or birdwatchers, of snakes at 33. According a pillow case,” responded Even though the people These pythons Moniz when he was asked may never get rid of all the that are finding their they’re always looking to officials of the Wildlife for the python,” said Commission, over 1,000 about what happened snakes, they are starting way to other forms of when he tried to bag his to find many ways to keep wildlife in the Everglades wildlife commissioner people across each state Ron Bergeron when asked in the United States took biggest python. this population from rising are found far from their any higher.

The 15-foot python (above) was one of the 106 snakes captured in a month-long hunt for snakes in Florida. This python was caught by Daniel Moniz, who won the month-long hunt for the biggest and most snakes caught. photo by daniel moniz

Members of the National Officers from the Port St. Lucie division in Florida (above) pose after catching a12-foot National Wildlife Officials Park Service carry a Bur- python on August 8, 2014. This python was the longest caught at this time. capture a 14-foot python mese python out of the Photo taken by the Port St. Lucie police department on August 11, 2014. during a public hunt. Photo Everglades. taken by Barry Offenburger.

Inside Scoop 3 March 31, 2016 Incentives used for better grades

It seems that there no motive other than the route we should take in are few of us students left wanting of satisfaction that order to raise academic who value grades above all would result from it. Those achievement. Parents else: with each year, our of us who try our hardest should be careful about numbers decline. We do and expect nothing in bribing children into not need to be bribed into return are stunned by the getting better grades, as achieving in academics, concept of receiving a the reward will only be we just naturally choose reward for our hard work. temporary. Who is to say to do so. I recently heard I believe that there are that he or she will continue a classmate claim that “if I better alternatives in which to do well in school after get a 75 or above in every our good grades will pay off, the gift is received? It is class, my parents said they such as the opportunity for likely that students will go will buy me a dirt bike.” a brighter future, improved back to the same road as Now, I have no problem job opportunities, or a before. with a little incentive more effective education. We need to show here and there, but this To change this students how naturally statement really got to problem, we must start placing school above other me. at home. I do not doubt things can pay off. No good Striving to do well that incentives sometimes grade should be bought; it in school should come with work, but this is not the should be earned.

Colleges against ACT With the school trend is still rising. Of that and SAT? The GPA of a to throughout the course of the standardized test into year coming to an end, group, some schools do student can determine the their four years can prepare their admission policies. many students are not require any students work ethic of a student. many of them for the work The human intelligence is anxiously sitting by their to submit scores, others Four-years of long-term that many professors give so multifaceted, complex, mailbox hoping that one exempt those students evidence of self-discipline, in the college courses. and so varied that no acceptance letter from with specific GPA and intellectual curiosity about The dreaded- standardized testing their dream college will class rank statistics, and classes supporting their Saturday morning test was system can be expected to have “YES” written all over still others require the test degree and hard work are made with good intentions, capture it all, and that is it. Others are not quite scores for the purposes of what matters the most. If though. The ACT/SAT why colleges acquired the sure where they stand class placement or other high school grades are not started in the 1930s as a test-optional program. with colleges mainly due non-admissions reasons. high, good testing does scholarship test for many Colleges are hoping to their ACT/SAT scores The most recent and most not always promise college Ivy League schools on the to find a class of students not being entirely where famous for joining the success for the student. East and West Coasts. But that are well-suited and are they need to be for their optional-testing and no Students with good grades the ACT/SAT based the test wanting to be successful in college preference. Though admissions test is George and modest testing scores off an Army IQ test, which their field of study. College standardized tests will Washington University, did better throughout was meant to help those admissions know that this never be fully diminished as well as, Wake Forest, college than students with who came from more will create more work; in determining where Kansas State, Texas A&M, higher testing scores and humble backgrounds to they are also hoping that students go to college, some Arizona, Arizona State, and lower high school grades be noticed by prestigious this causes students to 800 out of the 3,000 four- even Wayne State College. have been shown by studies schools. Many other focus more in high school year colleges in America What should from PBS Newshour. Also, universities followed in and take extra classes to have switched to the test- college admissions look the rigorous classes that the Ivy League schools’ help further themselves optional submissions. This for instead of the ACT students apply themselves footsteps and adapted into their chosen field. Inside Scoop 4 March 31, 2016 Going to my first Minnesota Vikings game!

It was 2009, and I an experience that I will of stores--520 stores, to be worst part about it was gating, we finally made it was eight years old when n e v e r exact! waiting in the long line into the Metrodome Stadi- I went to my first Min- forget. My fa- for about a half an hour, um to watch two rivals, the nesota Vikings football The v o r i t e but once I finally got on Bears and the Vikings play, game. My mom, dad, M a l l Austin ride at the ride, it was a blast. with all of the crazy and brother, and I went with had jaw- Mall of After the great ex- energetic fans. The best three other families. It drop- Ameri- perience at Mall of Amer- part about it all, was being started off by having to ping Bruzek ca was ica, Sunday rolled just able to see a phenomenal drive to Minneapolis, Min- r i d e s , t h e around the corner for the quarterback (Brett Favre) nesota, which was about and it P e p s i Minnesota Vikings game. play and being able to a five and half hour drive. seemed Orange We started off the day with watch my favorite player Well, knowing me, I slept like they Streak a great tailgating experi- (Adrian Peterson) play in most of drive up there. had r o l l e r ence, with all the energetic person. In the end, the Vi- After we finally thou- coast- fans and mouthwatering kings destroyed the Bears, made it, we checked into sands er! The foods. Following the tail- 36- 10. Till this our room to day the Vikings get a good are my favorite night’s rest NFL team! Af- because of ter that great the big days experience, my ahead of us. friends, family The next day and I went to we got to go two more Min- to Mall of nesota Vikings A m e r i c a , games the fol- which was lowing year! Best way to get something done is to get started

I am a procrasti- held hostage. Unable to assignment, then I work my way from there. Home- not have time to go out nator. There, I have finally break free, my mood work assignments due and soak up the sun; I need owned up to my flaw. Now sometimes turns sour the next day are obvi- to work on my homework. that the doves have been because of all the stuff ously the ones I get done Being a seventeen set free and the world has that piles up. I have also Alannah first. If I have time after- year old is no easy feat. rejoiced at my great confes- not been able to keep wards, which is very rare, I have to battle my job, sion, I will begin. Procras- caught up with all the as- I will start on my next school, homework, and tination took over my life signments I have to do. Goode project, which is usually now the gorgeous weath- right after my job, school, Papers, essays, projects, that English essay due in er. My grades are still high and homework swallowed here and there. Though two weeks or that World and the grass is looking up all my free time; it was this is, I have figured out Cultures reading due next greener on the other side, waiting for me in the deep- a way to deal with all Thursday. The bad thing but I need to stay focused est, darkest recesses of my this stuff: taking it one is the weather. We are and make it through the stomach, watching. After it assignment at a time. now having 70-degree year without any distrac- unexpectedly came at me I always start days, which is perfect for tions. But now prom is on from above, I have been with my most important my daily runs. So now I the horizon and the ACT is need to realize that I do calling my name. Oh joy! Panther March 26, 2016

FEATURES: Tanner Frahm, Alan- nah Goode, Jenna Jochum. EDITORI- ALS: Jenna Jochum, Arianne Goode. COLUMNS: Austin Bruzek, Alannah Goode.REVIEWS: Sara Rojas, Ari- anne Goode, Austin Bruzek, Tanner Frahm. ADVISOR: Mrs. Pat Schipporeit Local Sports 5 March 31, 2016 Spring sports have begun at NHS Jenna Jochum go by much faster in the right direction groups,” Krueger said. the NHS soccer team final year so they are Feature Writer and can take a toll and see some Norfolk girls’ are looking for a extremely motivated W i n t e r on the amount of improvement from soccer coach, John different ending to the to do well this sports are homework one start to finish. Coach Erwin, is looking to season this season. year. Our coming to a halt takes home Krueger is looking capitalize with his With a strong, rather quickly for some group of seniors core group with some key players and team to make s e a s o n s to lead this improvement from ending on a team and start to finish. With players’ high note and every night. get some wins over some big goals in mind goals include others who But, part highly-ranked tennis for the season ahead, l o o k i n g defending wish they of being players. he and his team are to come our conference had one a n “I would say ready to take on the back and championship and more game, the biggest area of task and represent c o m p e te making it to the match, or race improvement I hope Norfolk High in a t h i s state tournament. As to compete. to see over the season positive way. a coach, my goal is for All the athletes athlete is consistency. I have “We have our team to improve and seniors have means that the some players with a great group every day and something to be proud individual puts his abilities that can make of seniors that season, learn from our past of from this season. or her student life in them very successful, are tremendous Coach, Kyle experiences to make With many wrestlers front of one’s athletic but we were so leaders. They Mather, thinks us better, and to grow medaling at state, life; that way one can inconsistent work very hard that this group could together as a team to both swim teams always participate l a s t and are always go a long ways. over the season,” finishing in the top 15 in practice and in y e a r encouraging “We are Mather said. and 10 at state, and games. Spring sports t h a t others to hoping to improve This year’s the boys’ basketball are around the corner w e do their in all areas, but spring sports are team on their way to and ready to begin its best. We especially on playing hoping to put Norfolk compete at the state 2016 season. Boys’ will have great team defense. on the map and tournament, these and girls’ soccer, boys’ ultimately six seniors Our seniors have done get some athletes accomplishments only and girls’ track and would lose starting for us this an excellent job of in position for show the resilience field, boys’ m a t c h e s season. We want leading both vocally scholarships this year that NHS athletes have golf, girls’ that I felt we either to put a competitive and by example. It or for the years to and compete tennis, and had in our grasp, let team on the field is their follow. Norfolk High with at all baseball slip away or simply every game. We is a one of kind school t i m e s . a r e didn’t show up want to always that has tremendous N o r f o l k for. This must change play harder than our athletes, with an even H i g h if we are to have any opponents. Control more tremendous athletes realm of success. I what we can supporting know how would also like to control. Don’t worry student body and to compete see us be more as much about wins community. The with effort, supportive to our and losses as playing parents of these class, and heart; teammates. Tennis to the best of our athletes are always in which is something is primarily an abilities. Finally, we attendance for their one does not see very individual sport, want to improve and son/daughter and often. but we are still a have fun. Winning for the team even if Many of trying to continue team. I expect my makes for fun and the drive is to North Norfolk High’s where they left off players to support all I think we have Platte, Kearney, or athletes participate last season. of their teammates the team that can even Scottsbluff. in two or three sports In particular, from top-to-bottom accomplish all of People will always see throughout the school the Girls’ Tennis Coach on our ladder, not just these things,” Erwin maroon and white in year, which seems to Kelly Krueger is hoping their friends or their said. the stands. make the school year to get his team going varsity, JV or reserves The boys on TOP 5 SPORTS TEAMS Entertainment 6 March 31, 2016 : Ender’s Game makes for one incredible movie Top 5 Tanner Frahm monitors all of his actions Ender becomes more and Movies: Reviewer taken out of him. As he is more ready to become a 1) Star Wars Ender’s Game, based having this device taken out soldier and slowly moves 2) London Has Fallen on the novel from Orson of him, the doctors working up the ranks. After Ender 3) Fast and Furious Scott Card, made its presence on him begin to tell him had finally reached a certain 4) Divergent known to all theaters when that he will always notice rank, it was time for him to 5) The Hunger Games it was introduced in 2013. something missing in him. help save the world from Ender’s Game is directed and However, Ender does not aliens that were already Games: written by Gavin Hood. The notice this until he returns attacking the people. Ender 1) “NBA 2K16” film also stars Asia Butterfield to his classroom at school. defends the world from all of 2) “Call of Duty” as Andrew “Ender” Wiggins. A little while later the aliens. Eventually, all of 3) “Apples to Apples” The rest of the supporting after Ender returns to his the aliens die off and Ender 4) “Clash of Clans” cast includes Harrison Ford, house with his family, he is and the rest of the crew are 5) “Monopoly” Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, alarmed by a knocking at rewarded for what they have Abigail Brestlin, and Ben the door. Little does Ender accomplished. Music: Kingsley. The film was first know that this person, also Ender’s Game would 1) Justin Bieber released in Germany on known as Colonel Gauff, has probably get five out of five 2) Beyonce October 24, 2013. Then it been spying on him with the stars because of how well 3) Flo Rida was released here in the U.S. tracking device that had just the acting is and the way that 4) Twenty One Pilots on November 1, 2013. been removed. After many the story ended. I also would 5) The Weeknd Ender’s Game conversations with Gauff, have to give Ender’s Game a begins as a little six-year-old- Ender finds himself leaving five out of five stars because Books: boy named Andrew Wiggins, his family to go battle school of how well the outer space 1) The Maze Runner better known as “Ender,” to learn how to be a soldier. scenes were presented to 2) Paper Towns is having a little device that As the days go by, the audience. 3) Divergent 4) The Hunger Games 5) Harry Potter TV: 1) “The Walking Dead” 2) “Grey’s Anatomy” 3) “House of Cards” 4) “The Bachelor” 5) “Orange is the New Black” New Paper Towns film becomes must-see Arianne Goode Reviewer for the free-spirited girl. revenge against her group One of John Green’s Now that senior year of high of “friends.” The duo race famous young adult novels school has rolled around, across the town’s city has hit the big screen, with things are starting to take streets with the Jacobsen Paper Towns now taking the strange turns. Margo turns minivan helping both receive top spot on everyone’s to Quentin for help payback. While Quentin lies watch list. This is a movie one fateful night: in bed later that night, he that will make viewers she has found hopes that the next day smile and laugh, while out that her will bring everything back New York also prompting one b o y f r i e n d to how it used to be with to reminisce through has been his childhood friend. But, life’s good times. c h e a t i n g Quentin would wake up Quentin ‘Q’ on her, so to find one thing missing: Jacobsen (Nat Wolff) she seeks Margo. and Margo Roth Paper Towns follows Spiegelman (Cara Quentin in his search to Delevingne) had find Margo. After she goes been friends missing, Quentin and his ever since friends discover that Margo she moved has left clues behind of in across where she is headed. Margo’s the street, talk of “paper towns” has but the pair seemed to guide her into started to the decision to start a new go separate chapter in a new place, and ways as Quentin is determined to the years find her. p a s s e d . I strongly Nothing has recommend this movie c h a n g e d to every individual, as w i t h Quentin’s quest is one Q u e n t i n , that can put a smile Florida t h o u g h , on anyone’s face. I for he still give Paper Towns 5 feels love out of 5 stars. Entertainment 7 March 31, 2016 Teamwork is key to success Sara Rojas Review Writer homicides. Although made up by them in which Brennan and Booth have the one more helpful to the Upcoming Concerts Bones is a FOX TV different personalities investigation is the week’s show about Dr. Brennan, and completely different king of the lab. Addy, played an intelligent forensic ways of viewing life, a by Eric Millegan, also known Saturday 09 anthropologist with an great friendship eventually as Zacharoni and Z-man is Dr. April 2016 Friday 22 April impressive ability to grows between them. Brennan’s graduate student. AM/FM 2016 search for clues. She is A n g e l a He gets his doctorate in Vega, Lincoln, T-Pain frequently asked to assist Montenegro, Jack Hodgins, Forensic Anthropology and NE Pinnacle Bank in investigations with badly Zack Addy, and Camille Mechanical Engineering Arena, Lincoln, decomposed or destroyed Saroyan work with Dr. around Season 2 and joins NE remains in which standard Brennan in the Jeffersonian the staff as a professional. identification methods . Miss Montenegro, played Last but not least is Camille are useless. Dr. Brennan by Michaela Conlin, is a Saroyan, played by Tamara is teamed up with special forensic artist and Bones’ Taylor, who succeeds agent Booth, who later best friend. She works as Dr. Goodman as head of becomes her friend, and Brennan’s team specialist the Jeffersonian Forensic in every episode they in facial reconstruction Division. At first she and solve a homicide using and helps to identify the Brennan do not get along Bones’ (Booth’s nickname victims. Jack Hodgins, well, but after a while, for Brennan) scientific played by T.J Thyne, is an Dr. Saroyan becomes and skills and Booth’s people entomologist who is also integral member of the skills and cop instinct. an expert in spores and Jeffersonian team. Dr. Brennan, played by minerals but whose hobby With Booth’s Emily Deschanel, and her is conspiracy theories. emotive and instinctive Squint Squad work in the Hodgins is best friends with attitude, Brennan’s literal Jeffersonian Institution co-worker Addy, and he way of viewing the world identifying human remains often tries to educate him and the Squint Squad brain, from past wars. They also on social norms. They also murders, past and present become Booth’s friend compete for “king of the should be on the lookout. I and often help him solve lab” which is a competition give this television series 5 Friday 15 April 2016 out of 5 stars. Randy Rogers Band Single Barrel, Lincoln, NE Making possible the impossible

Austin Bruzek Review Writer mission, she goes as far The Finest Hours is based as the Coast Guard station on real events in February to encourage Cluff (Eric 1954, Bernie Webber Bana) to send Bernie W e b b e r (Chris Pine), a coast back in, But Cluff refuses. ( H o l l i d a y guard sailor for Chatham, As Bernie and his crew Grainger). each there comes in Massachusetts, on Cape set out on the CG 36500 All in their lifetime a special Cod iss sent out on a nearly lifeboat, they have to find all, this was a m o m e n t impossible mission to save a way to make it over the spectacular w h e n and fitted to their talents. 32 men who are stuck bar and save the 32 men m o v i e they are What a tragedy if that on half an oil tanker in a against impossible odds! t h a t figuratively moment finds them drastic storm. Meanwhile, The Finest Hours shows t a p p e d unprepared or unqualified the 32 men that are stuck was directed by Craig “ To on the for that which could have on the oil tanker that split Gillespie and released on shoulder been their finest hour. in half only have so many January 29, 2016. This a n d -Winston Churchill. hours until all power goes movie made worldwide, o f f e r e d This was a great out on the ship, and when a whopping 40.1 million the chance movie that has great the power goes out, the dollars. Some of the many to do a very action, drama and history ship will eventually sink. characters in this movie s p e c i a l and I would recommend After Miriam (Bernie’s are Ray Sybert (Casey t h i n g , this movie to anyone. fiancé) hears about Bernie Affleck), Richard Livesey u n i q u e I would give this movie going out on a suicide (Ben Foster), and Miriam to them five out of five stars!