The Courtyard Is Opening Soon!
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Eisenhower High School’s Five Star Journal Vol. 61 No. 4 March 9, 2018 - Yakima, WA - Student Run, Student Written, Student Published Story on Page 15-16 The Courtyard is Opening Soon! Ryan Kerslake some new, hopefully obvious rules The courtyard was closed two Sections: Pages: Five Star Journal like no throwing footballs or playing years ago due to the work that had to with soccer balls or basketballs. This be done on the wall. Now that the Feature 1-6 After more than two years, the is because the courtyard is right in the wall has been fixed and the renova- courtyard will finally be reopened! middle of two rows of classrooms, tions are done, it is finally going to be The opening is set to be in two weeks one on either side. If there’s suddenly reopened, even though there’s still Opinion 7-8 time, so roughly around the 19th of a bunch of wall balls being thrown at work that needs to be done in the March. The courtyard will be open your class, nothing would be able to courtyard. There are exposed pipes Sports 9-11 during both lunches to get kids out- get done. So please, be mindful of and a bunch of area that is either go- side and into the fresh air, as well as your fellow classmates and don’t ing to be filled with new plants or allowing them to get more space. Stu- bother them while they’re working. bark. These areas aren’t for us to A & E 12-16 dents will no longer be stuck inside of That doesn’t mean that we won’t walk around in so steer clear. the commons like a can of sardines. have freedoms; however, we are able So remember to respect your Speaking of the commons, the to walk all the way down to the end friends that are still in classes and courtyard will have the exact same of the courtyard. Need some space enjoy the new freedom of fresh air. rules: No standing on the tables, no and some quiet? You can go to the Walkout on Page 3 screaming and shouting, as well as back gate and clear your head. 2 Five Star Journal March 9, 2018 Arts & Entertainment Editor: Jaime Hoffman Eisenhower’s Career and Technical classes prepare our students for their futures in education and in the work place! 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See Something, Say Something Ryan Kerslake Starting after second period, all students are you see anything, even if you’re friends with Five Star Journal going to walk out of their classes and make the person or you’re afraid that it’s too delicate their way to Zaepfel Stadium where we will all of a situation to speak up about it, please, tell School life has changed a lot since we were group together in the stands. Mrs. Benoit and someone. Just think about the word victim. If in elementary school. Sure, our classes are get- the leadership team have gotten together to what you see will cause there to be at least one ting harder and we’re getting older, but some- make the whole event meaningful, right down victim, it’s your obligation to speak up about thing else has changed since we were kids; to the amount of time we will be at the stadi- it. If there’s the chance that anyone could have back in elementary I never had to worry about um: 17 minutes, one minute for each of the their life cut tragically short, it is your job to being shot while I was at school. Now it seems victims of the Parkland shooting in Florida. stop that from happening. We have the ability like there's a new school in the papers every During the walkout there will be multiple peo- to stop school shootings, but only if people are week, a new tragedy that darkens our already ple speaking about these events, many of them willing to make it end at any costs. We’re all hard lives. On Wednesday, March 14th, Eisen- our very own classmates that we see everyday, in this fight together, so please, join me out in hower will be having a student walk out. Both and how our school is trying to find answers to that stadium on Wednesday the 14th, and help to remember the losses that our generation how we’ll stop these events from happening. keep schools safe not only for us, but for the have suffered, and to send a message to both The theme of the walk out is prevention, generations to come. the students and the legislation: Schools are no prevention of any more of these horrible longer safe, and we’re not going to stand for it. events that happen far too often anymore. If Five Star Journal Staff Ryan Kerslake Oscar Perez Maria Huante Jaime Hoffman Jenna Berge Lizbeth Castellanos Ryanne Contreras Chandler Cree Kayla Day-Reid Tori Dickey Editor and Chief Cadet News Cadet Sports Arts & Entertainment Opinion Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Abigail Goodell Diego Gutierrez Brennan Hager Jennifer Hernandez Josh Hutson Estefany Lizola Hannah Martin Breawna Masters Dalia Montes Emma Nation Writer Writer Writer Advisor Assistant Photographer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Maiya Ortiz Gabriela Pacheco Katie Patton Austin Cruz Yoloatl Casiano Ian Reynoso Yuliana Ramirez Danielle Sanchez Lyssette Sanchez Mr. Duff DeWitt Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Writer Advisor 4 Five Star Journal March 9, 2018 Feature Editor: Ryan Kerslake Dodgeball Puts the “Fun” in Fundraising Teams Names of participants Distance Jonas Price Rogelio Jonathan Jesus Gon- Tony Dillon Project Mares Valenzuela zalez Heredia Yeager The Rejects John Drew Tanner Frost Preston Taylor Steven McDonald Kornegay White Behl Abb Shot Caller Jordan Dalton Hunter Matthew Travis Taylor Jordan McCloud Creech Meyer Strumpf Griffith Bad Bunnies Mr. Jesus Flores Miguel Dustin Case Damian Eric Chavez Cunningham Villegas Pacheco Kitty Tony Bara- Drew Reyes Jonathan Jaden Brandon Alex Terasas Destroyers jas Guzman Corbray Castro Tori Dickey Class Of Gerald Gill Justin Davis Eddie Brennan Tyler Taylor Five Star Journal 2018 Anderson Necleff Griffith La Bella Watch out! Eisenhower Baseball had the Black & Robert Keelyn Kyler Roger Armando Mark 2nd Annual Dodgeball Tournament was on Blue Crew DeLa Fuente Bryant Nelson Morales Pascua Villaderbo Wednesday, January 7th! The tournament was Mendoza a fun and very competitive activity for the 12 teams that participated. Eisenhower Baseball Dream Team lla Mendoza Raul Tapia Sagen Josh Cooper Paul Leyva started this tournament last year in order to Simmons Hinton raise money for their team. “The boys always need new stirrups which is part of our uniform. Dirt Dawgs Dawson Maliki JoJo Carlos Justice Dean Ryan Fowler New Jersey set possibly, and we are also doing Hauff Spuiler Gonzalez Gonzalez something in the morning with Mr. Watson called zero period. Were the boys are working Hyperbeats Giovanny Alex Leo Ramirez Ramon Tyler Christian out 3 days a week Monday, Wednesday and Cuevas Ramirez Mendoza Staudenmaier Soloraries Friday 6:30 to 7:30 am.”-Guzman Before starting Mr. Guzman addressed The HOGS Enrique Javier Paco Riley Raul Drew Nyberg rules and gave a fair warning to those in the Espinoza Castro Sanchez Hanson Solorzano audience with young children to move up some rows to prevent from being hit. Then the The Anthony Brandon Jason Wells Noe Robert Price Rafael Rotondos Stewart Charbonnel Gutierrez teams one by one were introduced and then games began. The games were 7 minutes each until they got towards the championship. After did a very good job creating uniforms, they the most part it was fun, it was a good time”- the 7 minutes were up the captain from each were very good and creative. They were funny Guzman. You could feel the energy coming team reports who won or lost so the next teams and went with it, team effort everybody did from the teams playing. You wanted to be could be placed in the correct brackets. The it”-Guzman. It was amazing to see all the there watching or being a part of it. It really teams then were put into either the winning boys taking part in a teams that planned a cer- was a great time those teams did their best. bracket or the losing brackets. tain outfits. This showed the humor of the Both the Shot Callers and Kitty Destroyers It was interesting to see the different outfits team efforts. showed their determination and motivational the teams wore and one team in particular The The excitement rose when it got closer to Hogs. They wore cut off jean shorts and crop the last few matches, but the intense competi- tops; a very funny and amusing touch to their tion was at its peak at the championship Continued on Page 5 performance. “There were a couple teams that match.