201 S. Gammon Rd, Madison, WI 53717 jmmswordandshield.com “Sword & Shield” @jmmnews [email protected] JANUARY 2018 VOLUME LIII JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT NEWSPAPER 4 Fight off those January Blues. 11 Genetically Engineered Babies. What more needs to be said? 27 Email scandal round two. This time, it’s Ivanka Trump. 13 A wrap-up of the best songs of 2019. 19 January has 7 letters. Which one are you? 21 Keep up with JMM’s Wresting and Gymnastics teams. SEPTEMBER 2018 HELLO SPARTAN NATION, We’re Kari and Rahima, your editors of the Sports section for the Sword & Shield! We hope your winter break was filled with fun and relaxation as we enter the month of finals. Our job for the Sword & Shield is to edit sports articles that students write, and design the section in a way that is appealing to read. With winter sports being in full swing, KARI LARSEN you’ll surely see a wide variety of sports articles in this issue Sports Editor and in the future as well. Make sure to come out and support our Spartan athletes! The semester is almost over, so go out there and talk to you teachers or going to the tutoring center for help. Don’t forget to join the Sword and Shield every Mondays in the photo lab, and to follow us on Facebook @Sword & Shield. Good luck with finals ! RAHIMA OSMAN Sports Editor STUDENT LIFE NEWS ARTS & ENTER. SPORTS OPINIONS 4 //January Blues 7 // Baraboo Prom 13 // Year of 2019 21 // Prep Profile: 24 // Two Opinions 6 // Womens Club! Photo Controversy Playlist Audrey Toth On Finals Meetings are Thursdays 8 // Search For 14 // 2019 Grammy Interview with Are they the best way to at lunch in room 854D. Jamye Closs Nominees Sophomore Gymnast. test our knowledge? 5 // Six Study Tools Continues 15 // Artist Of the 21 // Wrestling 25 // Books Should To Earn A Better 8 // Southern Month Team Looks Not Be Banned Grade This California Battles Caitlyn Se. Forward to Duel We shouldn’t shy away Semester Wildfires 16 // Quiz Against Verona from controversial topics. Programs you can use 9 // Border Clashes New Years Resolutions! Team Captain Guillermo 25 // Are New to turn your school year 16 // Spiderman: Tellez weighs in. Year’s Resolutions around. 9 // California Fires 10 // Paris Protests Into the SpiderVerse 22 // Gophers Take Worth It? 5 // Concert Choir I mean, I break mine 11 // Russia 17 // Winter Back The Axe Caroling A startling upset for the every year... Interfered With Coloring Fun 5 // Popping Wisconsin Badgers. 26 // Two Opinions The Election 18 // Horoscopes Podcast Club 22 // Intro To Club On Brexit 11 //Genetically 19 // What Letter of Meetings are in the Sports Still a hot topic. Photo Lab Thursdays at Engineered Babies the Word January Ping Pong club, 27 // Ivanka Trump lunch. 12// Brexit Update Are You? Ultimate Frisbee, Skiing vs Hillary Private 6 // The Ashfords 13 // Mars Rover Very unique quiz. and Snowboarding. Email Server Read the fifth installment Years of hard work led to 19 // Wreck It Ivanka Trump’s recent of our seiral story. a successful landing. Ralph 2 6 // The Spartan Did the sequel live up to email scandal draws 13 // 14 Death of comparisons to Hillary’s Youth Service the Greatest Comic the original? from 2016. Community Book Hero 20 // Word Search www.jmmswordandshield.com EDITORS Co-Editors-in-Chief Garrett Kennedy & Beatričė Naujalytė What’s happening Student Life Editors Jan. Amisha Talati & Deney Li THIS MONTH at JMM? Opinions Editor Maggie Di Sanza 2019 Sports Editors Kari Larsen & Rahima Osman 1 News Editor 2 Leah Vredenbregt Arts & Entertainment 3 WINTER BREAK Editors 4 Jassi Chahal & Claire Reid 5 Layout Editor 6 Lily Lowndes Webmaster 7 SCHOOL RESUMES Davis Hardy 8 Early Release Monday Copy Editor Shruti Sathish 9 GOOD LUCK ON FINALS! 10 ADVISOR 11 Tuesday, December 22 Teri Parris Ford irst Hour Exam 8:30-10:00 12 ourth Hour Exam 10:15-11:45 13 Break 11:45-12:30 CONTRIBUTORS Seventh Hour Exam 12:30-2:00 Evanka Amin 14 Early Release Monday Nic Braico 15 Wednesday, December 23 Jassi Chahal ifth Hour Exam 8:30-10:00 16 Madison Chao Third Hour Exam 10:15-11:45 Maggie Di Sanza 17 Make p Exam 12:30-2:00 Davis Hardy 18 Jessica Jiang Thursday, December 24 19 Sixth Hour Exam 8:30-10:00 Garrett Kennedy Kari Larsen 20 Second Hour Exam 10:15-11:45 Make p Exam 12:30-2:00 Deney Li 21 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr Day Megan Li 22 FINALS - Periods 1, 4, 7 Lily Lowndes 23 FINALS - Periods 5, 3 Beatrice Naujalyte FINALS - Periods 6, 2 Rahima Osman 24 Sagarika Pal 25 Amira Pierotti 26 Charlotte Ravenscroft Claire Reid 27 Early Release Monday Brynn Sailing 28 BEGIN SECOND SEMESTER Shruti Sathish 29 Memorial HS Electives Discovery Night Eliana Sauer Michelle Shou 30 Riva Shrestha Course Selection Presentation for Grades 9-11 Parents 31 Leah Vredenbregt Aarushi Vyas 3 Amina Waheed 3 STUDENT LIFE over break, give them a call JANUARY or Facetime them! What- BLUES ever you do, don’t isolate By Megan Li yourself because you’re not alone in dealing with this January is a challeng- difficult month. ing month. After thehol- Another common mis- iday season, the return to take that brings people normalcy—work, school, down in January is setting homework, and finals—can New Year resolutions that feel impossible for some they can’t stick to. When students. The “January you can’t “be more orga- Blues,” as this phenomenon nized”, “lose more weight”, is called, is characterized or “save money”, you’ll feel by low productivity and a worse about yourself and lack of positivity. As Busi- lose what little motivation ness Insider explains, this you had left. Instead of blue feeling at the start of a trying to follow a vague, new year can be caused by ambitious resolution for the having to say goodbye to new year, try splitting your WOMEN’S CLUB! friends and family you only By Maggie Di Sanza big goal into micro-goals to see during the holidays, the Are you interested in feminism? Want to set you down the right path. disappearance of all the fes- make the world a better place through reaching If you can one-by-one check tive decorations, and disap- gender equity? Join the JMM Women’s Club! We off these smaller, more pointment in not finishing have been up to a great deal this year! In October, manageable tasks like “make everything you wanted to we had a bake sale raising money to sponsor a a calendar for club activi- over break. Add to that the woman to start a business in a developing nation; ties”, “replace an unhealthy low temperatures and few in January, we will be conducting our annual Pad snack with fruits or veggies” hours of sunlight typical of and Tampon Drive; and in March, we are headed or “put 20% of my paycheck Wisconsin winters, it’s no to the Capitol to lobby for women’s rights! In into a savings account”, wonder January feels like addition, our meetings consist of thoughtful con- you’ll find the motivation to such a dreary time! versation about gender equity, where we ponder continue making the change So what can you do to solutions that are both socially and politically lib- you desire. make this blah season more erating for people of all genders. Guest speakers, Yes, January is a beast of bearable? For starters, be outreach, volunteerism, and advocacy are all pil- a month. But remember that deliberate about seeking lars of Women’s Club. If living in a world where in a couple weeks, the Janu- human interaction. As Mayo gender equality is a priority is your cup of tea, ary blues will be over (as will Clinic notes, spending time you should join Women’s Club! We meet every final exams). Until then, try with friends can enhance Thursday during lunch in room 854D. Want to to spend time with others happiness, reduce stress, and learn more? Reach out to club advisor Ms. Voss, and make small changes in improve self confidence and club President Maisie Peters (mkpeters@madi- your life instead of tackling self worth. If you can’t visit son.k12.wi.us) or club Vice President Maggie Di some big resolution. Happi- the friends and family mem- Sanza ([email protected]). Can’t ness really is a habit! bers you spent time with wait to see you there! 4 in taking breaks keeps you alert and refreshed, thereby 6 STUDY TOOLS TO EARN saving you six times the amount of time (I just made up that number). A BETTER GRADE THIS Duolingo and Memrise - While you should be SEMESTER studying primarily from class materials when it comes By Beatrice Naujalyte to foreign languages, these apps are a great way to In the doldrums of the school year, we all get by with quickly brush up on older grammar concepts and keep a little help from our friends. Everyone’s best friend is, building your vocabulary in a fun way. Both apps offer of course, the internet. Here are 6 apps and websites all of the languages that are taught at Memorial. that’ll help you keep your grades from plummeting like Vocabulary.com - This totally underrated website your motivation is right now. is for, well, learning vocabulary. It can help you study Quizlet - Quizlet has replaced the term “online and memorize a list of words, but it also is a fantastic flashcards” the same way that “Powerpoint” has replaced dictionary.