volume: 24 stampedejanuary issue eagle high school the Check out where some EHS students went over holiday break! news a&e sports new senior student artist boys’ project spotlight basketball page: 3 page: 5 page: 9 2 News Soulja Boy Phone Co. is shaking News Briefs up the industry in a negative way ASL Club On March 1, the ASL costs to make them. This may Club will be holding a silent be true, but Soulja Boy doesn’t auction to raise money for the seem to care. He keeps up with deaf community. his company and has grown it to BPA On Jan. 12 there was a where he added a new branch of regional BPA competition at products, a gaming system. CWI. 23 students Eagle High He publicly announced students participated and may the SouljaGames part of his qualify for state in March. company on Dec. 15 and Key Club had another exciting everything on his website month. For more information sold out within minutes of the on service opportunities, go to Soulja Boy is now a music artist and entrepreneur. Kalli Ehle launch. Many were so intrigued Ayala-Marshall’s room, South he has four songs that have all SouljaWatches, SouljaPods and that there was a new gaming 112. Nathan Rois reached top ten on the billboard SouljaPhones. console on the market that they recently got back reporter Ski Team charts. Among those song “Personally, I would love to get paid upwards of $1000 on eBay. from Grand Targhee. They are n the midst of the late 2000s, include “Kiss Me Thru the my hands on a SouljaWatch,” com. also selling t-shirts. an up and coming rapper Phone”, “Pretty Boy Swag”, said senior Kobe Strasser. “Even “One of my cousins got their Yearbook Senior Ads for the Ifrom the slums of Chicago and most importantly “Turn though the product looks super hands on the SouljaGames yearbook are due Feb 1. found his breakthrough with My Swag On”. But with all cheap and isn’t as practical as console and I went over to play his song “Crank That” reaching these hits being from the 2000s, an Apple Watch, Soulja Boy because I love Soulja,” said number one on billboard charts. Soulja Boy has fallen off the is super dope and I support senior Jamo Dennis. DONATE TO PENNIES His name is Soulja Boy, and radar in the rap game. whatever he does.” Many tech outlets and been lately he hasn’t been fully Soulja Boy realized this and Many buyers have said that super critical of the electronics, FOR PATIENTS IN YOUR focused on his music career. had an epiphany to start his own all of his products are just but Soulja continues to put all Many may describe Soulja electronic company, SouljaTech. cheap Chinese electronics that of his products on the website, 3B CLASS TO WIN Boy as a one hit wonder, but The online store sells everything he slaps his name on and sells SouljaWatch.com, and they keep A DONUT PARTY!!! he disproves that statement as from SouljaHeadphones, it for four times the amount it selling out. The new semester brings many changes Mia Ayala-Marshall because it is their last semester reporter in high school. Some seniors will miss he new semester is upon their favorite teachers, their Eagle High, and it has friends and the Eagle High different meaning and environment. But they are still T overjoyed that their high school purpose for the student body. It will bring new classes for some years are finally over, so they students, others will be striving can start their futures. for better grades and by the end “I’m going to miss the homies of this semester, the beloved but I’m excited to finish out seniors will be leaving us. this semester. Graduating from There are many elective high school is a chance for me classes in the new semester that to start my life as young adult Eagle High students are looking in the world,” said senior Wyatt forward to. The classes that the Macdonald. new semester brings will be a This is last semester brings a great addition to many students’ vicious ‘disease’ that plagues day. the senior class: Senioritis. It “I’m super excited for History attacks seniors work ethic and of Rock and Roll because it’s productivity. While it’s only one The new schedule student receive for second semester. Patrick Deichmann with one of my favorite teachers, more semester for these seniors, Mr. Corbett,” said senior Malika only do some students get new until summer break. school.” it seems like eternity. Ayala-Marshall. “Plus, I love classes and teachers, but it also “The new semester is a Although the rest of the Luckily for the students this old music, so it will be a super restarts grades. For students that chance for me to work harder,” student body is working to new semester means summer is interesting class.” need a blank slate with grades, said sophomore Annabelle finish this new semester, seniors around the corner and this fact The new semester also serves the new semester provides a Cervantes. “I plan to get an have a different mindset. This is will continue to give students as a fresh start to many. Not perfect opportunity to work hard even better GPA because I love a happy and sad time for seniors the motivation to keep working. 3 News Students and teachers are learning to embrace the new senior project my part in starting to make a their abilities to demonstrate to Kalli Ehle photographer difference.” the under classman what will be Another new part of senior in store for them in the following ith second semester project is the group element. years. here, seniors have Students will be working in Teachers also have a new role Wbegun the long groups up to six who have all to play in the senior project as dreaded senior project, except chosen the same topic. They each group will be assigned a this year there’s a twist. With will be able to share research, mentor. Having a teacher there some new elements added to it, do their service learning project to guide students through their students are excited to see where together and collaborate on their project will hopefully help it will take them. presentation. students feel more confident in Teachers got together to discuss “It’ll be good to be able to do what they are doing and result in a way that senior project could our service learning project in a a better project. This allows for be revamped to engage students group because we can combine more input on the presentation. more and get them involved in all of our ideas to determine the Senior project papers are due an issue they feel passionately best one,” said senior Maddie March 7th and presentations about. The students will be Durham. are April 9th. Overall, the new doing a service learning project The consensus throughout senior project is going to be for an issue of their choosing. the senior class is that they are beneficial to the students and to “I’m doing my project on excited to embrace the changes the world as they do their part DONATE TO PENNIES Seniors Eliza De Vera and Jill Merkle collaborate on their senior projects plastic pollution,” said senior and also ready to get the project to help better an issue they feel to prepare for their upcoming presentations. Kalli Ehle Jill Merkle. “I’m excited to do over. Students feel confident in strongly about. FOR PATIENTS IN YOUR 3B CLASS TO WIN Many EHS students spent their holiday A DONUT PARTY!!! vacations traveling all over the globe traditional Swiss candy for all Jadyn Junior to enjoy. They also got to meet photographer many people who spoke mainly he holidays are a perfect German and French. time for family activities, “It was super cool to hear Tfun events and, best of them all conversing in different all, traveling to various vacation languages. I wished I could spots. Students from Eagle High actually understand what traveled the world this winter they were saying, though,” break. Juniors Carson Snooks Demordaunt said. and Matthew Demordaunt Demordaunt got to travel for traveled to some of the farthest recreational fun, but Snooks countries. traveled for a service trip. Demordaunt traveled to Snooks had an experience of Geneva, Switzerland. He skied a lifetime this winter break in through fluffy powder, ate Cambodia. He got to cement cheese fondue and spent quality an orphanage with a group of time with the locals in the area. friends, and visit people from “We only stayed for a week, his sister’s church mission. but I wish we could have been “The people there are so there for a lot longer. It was so appreciative of everything you fun,” Demordaunt said. give or do for them. They are Switzerland is known for super genuine,” Snooks said. its great snow sport spots and His favorite part of the trip people from all over travel there was hanging out with his friends to get their winter workout in. in Phnom Penh for two weeks Switzerland has great culture all while serving people in the and it’s a perfect place for community. families to travel because there Though these trips were very is something for everyone. different, they both got to try a Demordaunt visited a candy lot of new things and experience shop in Geneva that was full of a new culture.