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May 2015 - Vol. VIII Issue 1 - $.25 WYLIE EAST HIGH SCHOOL Crowning Big Man ID Ron CampusA ER First ever male beauty pageant graces the stage. Are you man enough? Page 6 READER Recently there has also been outcry over a hit Leading list made by ISIS containing the information of about 100 service members that may be targeted by the group. One of these service members currently resides the way America in Wylie, however the city has decided to not release an official statement. How to be a role “When I first heard about it, I researched it and discovered that every name on this ‘hit list’ came from model in one of versus gathering public data from various websites available school’s largest ISIS to anyone with Internet access,” English teacher Amy May said. I discovered that Ash Thomas organizations “So this was not a true hit list, every name on Reporter Kailee Zercher @IncrediblyAsh but rather some data compi- this ‘hit list’ came lation, secretarial work, scare Reporter @_kaileezercher_ They refer to themselves as a tactics and marketing.” from gathering It’s that time of year again- religious group, yet they have re- The group has also public data. This The Pride of the East leadership claimed that the shooting at the cently made themselves a house- is not a true hit auditions have officially taken place. Curtis Culwell Center, where hold name by torturing their way list, but rather Every year students from all bands a Muhammad art exhibit and participate in a clinic and tryout to across the Middle East to promote contest was being held, was some data earn a spot on the leadership team their belief system. orchestrated by them, though no compilation, for the entire band program. This evidence has been found and the secretarial work, year’s leadership auditions took authorities believe that the two ISIS has gained publicity over the place April 27-30. shooters were acting on their scare tactic. The 2015-2016 Leadership past few months through a series own. Amy May Band Council is Band President of violent and terroristic acts in an ISIS, also known as AP English III teacher Kody Hamilton, Vice President attempt to scare people into follow- Da’ash or the Islamic State of Emma Beebe, Staff Sergeant TJ ing them. Iraq and Levant, is an extremist and religious, yet Partridge, Librarians Kailee Zercher unrecognized state that currently resides in Iraq and and Hunter Nardiello, Quartermas- Syria. Although formally established in April of 2003, ters Garrison Whadford and Eric the group and its leadership arose from Al Qaeda in Sims, Historians Kirk Daily and JJ Iraq. Its goal resembles that of Al Qaeda’s: to establish Denton, Spirit an Islamic regime based on Sharia principles, and to Captain Ariau- I’m telling wage war against the secular government of Iraq. na Johnson and Continued on page 7 ISIS Chaplain Greta you it’s Williams. going to be The 2015-2016 worth it. Leadership Glenn Lambert Marching Band Director Officers are Drum Majors Jade Rocha, Sanjua- na Contreras and Greta Williams, Colorguard Captain Anna Wygant, Wylie Colorguard Co-Captain Thalia Morales, Colorguard Lieutenant Kaitlyn Rassmussen, Loading Crew Captain Jacob Ward, Marching Captains Kody Hamilton and Jacob Ward, Flute Section Leaders Micah LaPointe and Tessa Thompson, Clar- inet Section Leader Mariah Martin, Saxophone/Low Woodwind Section Leaders Edson Martinez and Melissa Goytia, Trumpet Section Leaders Haleigh Nordmeyer and Cliff Little, French Horn Section Leaders Riley Freeman and TJ Patridge, Trombone Section Leader Emma Beebe, Eupho- nium Section Leader Tyler Harris, Continued on page 4 Leadership School greets new assistant principals INDEX Features..................................1-7 Ash Thomas replacing Assistant to me. The staff and Reporter Principal Casey Whit- students are great. Wy- Inked up.................................8-9 @IncrediblyAsh tle, who is replacing lie East is an awesome Opinions.............................10-12 The chain of Shawn Miller as Asso- place to be.” Sports..................................13-15 command is shifting ciate Principal. Plake has 11 again as assistant “I taught, years of experience in Prom.........................................16 principals move from coached and helped education including For the latest Raider Nation news, visit school to school within open the school at Wy- dean of students at In with the new New assistant principals Janet our online student newspaper: the district. Wyatt and Cody Plake are welcomed by next year’s lie East,” Plake said. Continued on page 7 New year Associate Principal Casey Whittle. courtesy photo www.wehsblueprint.com Cody Plake is “Wylie East is special 2 RAIDER READER May 2015 Academics WYLIE EAST HIGH SCHOOL 3 Be a contributor Stay informed Phoebe Bosompem Alora Whitten Post your story ideas Carolina Borjas Bryan Nguygen Read daily tweets My favorite part of my endorsement is mixing I like all aspects of music and I love learning to on our Facebook The best thing that happened to me this year Making good grades was the best thing about this year. I posted on Twitter: numbers and letters and doing mental math. read it. by Lindy Surratt wall: was that I met new people and made new worked really hard and it paid off.by Madison Williams @WEHSBluePrint friends. Wylie East High School Blue Print Freshmen endorsement tracks prepare students for future careers which track they wanted to choose. choose, it is getting us ready for “Ever since I was little my what we might want to do in the mom and I would cook and I always future,” Salgado said. knew that was what I wanted to Counselor Emily Whittle do,” Salgado, who is on the culinary estimates that about 60 freshmen track, said. have changed their endorsements. For others, like freshmen “The most popular tracks Lizzie Jurden and Mary Harkins, seem to be the health science and choosing the right endorsement was engineering tracks,” Whittle said. much more difficult. “Also a lot choose band and theatre, “I called the college I want endorsements that allow them to to go to and they didn’t even know do what they what the endorsements were,” like as well We’re fresh- Jurden, in the theatre track, said. as their core men and this is “So I decided to have fun and classes.” switched to yearbook instead.” Career a ‘choose your The purpose of House Bill and technol- career for the Keep calm and march on Playing her flute, freshman Haley Spiegel focuses on marching technique during 5 is to reduce the number of stan- ogy teacher rest of your life’ dardized tests required to graduate morning rehearsal. She is on the band endorsement track. photo by Haleigh King Dr. Jacob Day thing that we’re and to “allow high school students instructs the Lauren West to study all four years of high school. greater flexibility in choosing their engineering picking as eighth Reporter “We’re freshmen and this is courses while maintaining academic career path graders. a ‘choose your career for the rest of rigor,” according to the House Bill 5 courses. Katherine Salgado hree years are left until the cur- your life’ thing that we’re picking as resources page. “Like Freshman Trent freshmen graduate on the eighth graders,” freshman Katherine “It makes you kind of feel everything new House Bill 5 plan. Salgado said. “I think they should trapped in one career pathway,” else it has its This new plan eliminated let us wait.” Harkins, who is on the band track, pros and cons but I really like that the Geometry, Algebra II, English With different endorsements said. once students find what they like it III, World Geography, World Histo- such as STEM, public services, Once students choose their really encourages higher learning ry, Chemistry and Physics STAAR business and industry and arts and pathway they have only one oppor- and really gives them a springboard tests and previously required class- humanity, which include over 30 tunity after freshman year to switch into college,” Day said. es, but now the plan requires fresh- different career options, some fresh- out of it to another track. men to choose an endorsement plan men, like Salgado, knew exactly “Even though it is early to Endorsement “I like engineering because it’s really fun and adjustment interesting and it makes you feel At the end of their fresh- really productive.” man year, students will Shain Brown consider the continua- tion of their House Bill 5 tracks. Due to scheduling conflicts, failures or possi- bly even the dislike for the career path chosen, stu- Carissa Thatcher dents may change tracks. “Agriculture is just not something I’m interested in. I found my love for theatre. My favorite part about Thalia Morales theatre is the people I have met.” “I want to be an anesthesiologist and I’m really worried about medical school so this class is helping prepare me.” 29% Yes 71% No McKinley Bennett “Since I already have band, by switching I get an extra class period to fill with whatever I Rebecca Wright want.” “I really like everything we learn, especially CPR because now I know I’m able to use it if I need to.” 4 RAIDER READER May 2015 Features WYLIE EAST HIGH SCHOOL 5 Visit our website Jacob Ward Kayla Canava Kati Klakamp Josh Minihan Stay informed The online The weirdest fact about our NHS sponsor Mrs. The most unusual thing our colorguard coach Mrs. I first lettered in theater but I wanted white I lettered in bowling and basketball in Special with important school newspaper is May is that she was a professional belly dancer Potter does is “fire” our student teacher, Katie, at sleeves on my jacket so I waited until I Olympic sports.