THE WARRIOR ECHO Vol. 1 Issue 1 Wahoo High School 2201 N. Locust St. October 2008 News | Echo Staff | New Teachers p. 2-3 Sports | Curran takes state p. 5 | Fall Season Summaries p. 9-10 Features | Election p. 6-7 | Wahoo Dairy p. 10-11 Student Life | Homecoming p. 12 2 Vol. 1 Issue 1 The Warrior Echo High School Meet The Warrior Echo Staff by Megan Brown Newspaper: Year One Ali Anderson Kali Kramer Grade: Junior Grade: Junior by Shanly Steffes Favorite Color: Purple Favorite Color: Green Chances are students, parents and other Favorite Food: Fettuccini Al- Favorite Food: Chinese Wahoovians have noticed a different look to the monthly newsletter this year. That is because the fredo Hobbies: Volleyball, Swim- district newsletter has morphed into a high school Hobbies: ming, Cheerleading and Show newsletter written and designed by WHS principal Drawing, musical, sports, act- Choir Chris Arent and administrative assistant Launa Cook. ing, Cheerleading and perfect- Best Part About Newspaper: So, where does this change leave all of the ing her beauty “You get to write your story and high school news? You know, the articles about Best Part About Newspaper: “Interacting other people get to read it.” sports, music and people we all love to read. This with the many different individuals we encounter school year, newspaper adviser Carol Mertl is teaching new reporters the ins and outs of news over our stories.” writing and reporting and newspaper design. This is the new generation of the WHS Megan Brown Skye Sabatka newspaper, The Warrior Echo. The staff consists Grade: Junior Grade: Junior of Ali Anderson, Megan Brown, Eric Curran, Ian Favorite Color: Pink Favorite Color: Green Hoppe, Kali Kramer, Skye Sabatka, Tyler Schaben Favorite Food: Tacos Favorite Food: Cheeseburg- and Shanly Steffes. The newspaper is created in Mertl’s eigth period class. Hobbies: ers The newspaper staff began the year by Cheerleading, Show Choir, Hobbies: conducting research for the first feature story and FCA, Dancing, Speech Team, Friends, Driving and Swim- to see first-hand how a dairy works, a trip that took Reading, Student Council, One ming the staff to Robert’s Dairy in Omaha on Sept 30. Since 9/11, Robert’s Dairy has been in a sort of Act, Musical Best Part About Newspa- virtual “lock down” mode, so it was very fortunate Best Part About Newspaper: “You get to per: “Being able to write your own story on that The Echo staff was permitted inside. This rare choose what to write about, it’s not assigned by your own.” tour provided a lot of information and graphics for the “Milk” story on page 8-9. a teacher.” Next, the staff took a trip to the University of Eric Curran Tyler Schaben Nebraska at Lincoln for the Nebraska High School Press Association Fall Convention on Oct. 13. The Grade: Senior Grade: Junior staff attended sessions that explained how to work Favorite Color: Red Favorite Color: Orange in Photoshop and InDesign, how to take sports Favorite Food: Hamburgers Favorite Food: Italian photos, and how to write feature stories, headlines and captions, among other things, which helped to Hobbies: Running, Music, Hobbies: prepare the staff for this very first edition of The Model Railroading and Read- Mock Trial, One Act, Quiz Echo. ing Bowl, Musical, Spring Pro- The newspaper will publish quarterly. Look Best Part About Newspaper: duction, Book Club, Speech for the next issue of The Warrior Echo in December before finals. “The best part of Newspaper Team, Writing, Reading, is being able to express your mind on major is- Show Choir and International Thespian Soci- sues.” ety Echo Staff Best Part About Newspaper: “This class is totally BOMB!” Ali Anderson Megan Brown Ian Hoppe Shanly Steffes Eric Curran Senior Junior Ian Hoppe Grade: Grade: Kali Kramer Favorite Color: Brown Favorite Color: Hot Pink Skye Sabatka Favorite Food: Ice Cream Favorite Food: Italian Tyler Schaben Hobbies: Hobbies: Shanly Steffes Reading and Writing Cheerleading, hanging out with friends, driving around Adviser: Carol Mertl Best Part About Newspaper: [email protected] “Being able to express your opin- and swimming ions and beliefs in a public fo- Best Part About Newspa- Obama and McCain photos + rum.” per: “It’s always a positive class to end the Crossword Puzzle Courtesy day with.” of MCT Wire The Warrior Echo Vol. 1 Issue 1 3 New Beat for the Wahoo music department Julie Baker-Anderson puts her magic touch on the music department New Science Instructor Spreads Her Wings at WHS by Megan Brown by Tyler Schaben You might have noticed that there is a new Barnes and Noble, where you can still find her teacher hanging out around the choir room lately. While roaming the hallways at Wahoo High, behind the cash register on the weekends. She has Some people might know her from seeing her at students and others have noticed a fresh, new face also worked as a zookeeper with the zebras and Wahoo athletic competitions or as the lead singer among the teachers. Meredith Meyer joined the staff giraffes at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. of Crossroads. You could possibly recognize her in the science department from seeing her at the local grocery store, or you and teaches General She chose to go might just know her as a mom to her five children. Science, Biology, and into teaching because Yep, she’s Julie Baker-Anderson, the new vocal Zoology. she wants to teach young music teacher at Wahoo High School. Meyer commutes people about conservation, and with global warming Anderson grew up in Erickson, Neb., a little from Lincoln where looming, that’s just what town out west with a population of around 100 she lives with her fiancé and dog. we need. people. After graduating Wheeler Central High Mrs. Anderson School in Bartlett, she started UNL as a Music After graduating “The most inspiring Theater major, but changed to teaching when she “It’s a pay raise just not having to drive to from Norris High person in my life would became pregnant with her first son James. Omaha,” said Anderson. School, Meyer have to my grandma,” said Meyer. “She survived While doing her student teaching she met on attended Doane With five children, four of whom are Wahoo World War II in Germany, of the most influential people of her life, Anita El- College majoring in Public students, one big plus about being at Wa- and she has been a very liot. biology and with a hoo High School is that, even when she is at work, minor in chemistry. strong woman throughout “She really helped me to understand kids, she can be with her family. Now she gets to sleep her life.” how to decode what is really going on with them. in later and is always is home after school to make Meyer’s first job You know sometimes when they’re angry at you, dinner. out of college was at they’re not really angry with you,” said Anderson. With five kids she is always busy at home. New science instructor Ms. Meyer It was then that Anderson had found her pas- But her job doesn’t get any easier at work. Ander- sion, making a difference in others’ lives. With son currently teaches Middle School Choir, Sixth teaching she could make a difference in student’s and Seventh grade Vocal Music, Mixed Chorus, futures. Concert Choir and Music Technology. She also directs the Middle and High School Show Choirs Port-A-Potty Pays for Post Prom Anderson commuted form Wahoo to Monroe by Tyler Schaben as well as the musical. Middle School in Omaha for seven years before While cruising the streets of Wahoo, you may The fundraiser is currently active now, and accepting the vocal music position at Wahoo Pub- We are so glad to have Mrs. Anderson be a have noticed a port-a-potty placed in the yards will not end until snow starts to fall. If you were lic. part of the Wahoo High School teaching staff. of several houses, like it’s the newest in lawn so lucky to be chosen to have this port-a-potty ornaments, perhaps a lawn gnome for good luck bestowed on your lawn, it would cost you twenty or some other fashionable lawn ornament. A port- dollars to send it to someone’s house of your So after talking with Mrs. Ander- a-potty in someone’s yard is not a typical lawn choosing, or for just five dollars more you can Top Five Teachers that Live the son and Ms. Meyer about their ornament, but with this, money is involved. insure that you will never see it back in your yard Farthest from WHS The Wahoo High Junior and Senior Post again. commutes to and from school, we Prom Committee got the idea from another The port-a-potty only ends up on lawns in wondered which teachers drive long school that putting Wahoo and surrounding 1. Mr. Miller 49.9 miles 1 hour drive something embarrassing subdivisions such as distances and which ones barely in someone’s lawn and Heritage Heights. It gets have to drive at all. We asked faculty 2. Ms. Meyer 40 miles 1 hour drive having them pay for it to these places on a trailer to be taken away would driven around by a white and staff how far they live from WHS 3. Mrs. Heine 35 miles 50 minute drive raise money, in this case truck. It has visited the and how long it takes to get here. So for the 2009 Post Prom.