“The only newspaper on Earth that cares about the Galena Interior THE Learning Academy” March 17, 2009 Issue 4, Volume 7 MONSTER Visit us often on the web at http://my.highschooljournalism.org/ak/galena/gila/ Lady Hawks go to state! By MARILYN Hawks beat Eileson 46-33 SHELDON and in the final conference KAITLIN IVANOFF game on March 6. Sports writers “My girls are rock stars. They have risen to The Galena Lady the occasion again,” said Hawks are going to the Beth Buchanan, Lady state championships. Hawks coach. “It was the The first game is sweetest victory I can Thursday at 1:15 pm remember. I was against Nikiski in overwhelmed and so Anchorage. happy for the girls. It felt The Lady Hawks sort of like a dream in a got to the state way. It was better than I championship by winning had imagined it.” the 3A Aurora Conference Lady Hawks Tournament last week in The Galena Lady Hawks show off their defense during the Glennallen. The Lady Cont. on back page Unalakleet game this winter. Staff photo GCI: Galena cell phones this summer By HALEY BROWN Galena residents phone. The monthly cost on the GILA campus, and Staff Writer will get local and long will depend on the type of the other tower is going to distance phone coverage, plan you choose.The be located on top of the Cell phones will texting, and voicemail. transmitting towers are city hall. “We are shooting be in Galena no later than Unfortunately internet going to be built between to cover 90 percent of the the end of August, said access and broadband will May and June. village, with an end result Scott Standard, the not be available, he said. One tower is of the whole village being project manager for GCI, The phones will going to be built on top of covered,” said Standard. Inc. function like any other the headquarters building The GILA Monster is written and produced by the journalism classes at the Galena Interior Learning Academy, Galena, GILA energy conference Alaska. Students are Haley Brown, Kaitlin Ivanoff, Amber Harris, Raven Mustafoski, Wendy Parent, Ernie Peters Jr., Kyle Updates and articles about the April Sagoonick, Everett Semone, Marilyn Sheldon, Ariel Jade Turner, Justin Vasquez, and Hiram Walker Jr. The editor in chief is Tyler conference on pages 8-12. Martin; the associate editor is Kimberly Greenway. The teacher is Paul Apfelbeck. GILA students learn economics, ettiquette By SHERRI KESSNER and KYLE SAGOONICK Staff writers GILA students learned about etiquette, financial planning, money management and other economic skills from visiting University of Alaska scholars during an assembly on February 25. “It’s not all about money, but everything we do,” said Daniel Knudsen, who taught about “sense of value.” Five presenters spoke with students at the assembly. Students take part in an exercise onstage in the GILA auditorium Paul McDonald, president of the University demonstrating the use of resources among many users. of Alaska’s Students in Free Enterprise program. He Staff photo said he was here to talk about financial literacy which includes managing money and standing etiquette - meet and greet techniques. He wants to make an impact by motivating students to go to UAF, help students make great opportunities for themselves, and assist Native Americans to get a college degree. The other speakers are Michael Penland, vice president of Great Alaskan Accounting, Daniel Knudsen, Sitara Chuahan, and Kimberly Fisher. Michael Penland said he was at GILA to provide skills and knowledge that is not provided to high school students or students in college. Visitors from the Students in Free Enterprise program are inter- Chuahan is here to teach about basic viewed by The GILA Monster reporter Sherri Kessner (lower education based on business meetings. right). Staff photo Kimberly Fisher is here to help teach about major economics as well as to help secure families, talk about government and life choices. Both Chuahan and Penland stated that they just want to help students have fun and to motivate students to go to UAF. A speaker from the Students in Free Enterprise program speaks to students in the GILA auditorium. Staff photo 2 Serum run mushers find safe place to camp on GILA campus By KIMBERLY GREENWAY Associate editor The dog mushers from the Serum Run used the GILA campus as a resting and unfortunately stopping place this year. There were 8 teams in Galena for the 2009 Norman Vaughan Serum Run. The mushers and their dogs stayed on the campus the first week of March. Sadly, the teams decided to cancel the expedition due to excessive snow on the trail and accompanying Photos by Kyle snow machines not being Sagoonick able to make it to Galena from Tanana, said Don Duncan, one of the diphtheria outbreak. mushers. There were 20 dog teams The serum run relaying the medicine to first ran in 1925 bringing Nome. “These people antitoxin from Nenana to were heroes,” said Nome to fight the growing Duncan. Senior slide show photos due soon Photos for the The deadline for on one slide won’t be selected by members of senior slide show are now getting photos to Mr. allowed this year,” said the class of 2009. being collected by Mr. Apfelbeck is Friday, Mr. Apfelbeck. “I really love to Apfelbeck. March 27. “We’ve had do this. It’s my favorite The slide show is Seniors can some problems in the past time of the year,” said Mr. a part of the graduation submit up to five photos with multiple photos on Apfelbeck. ceremony, and it is usually for the slide show. A photo one slide, and, frankly, it Student photos shown following the of the graduating senior is doesn’t look very good.” are returned right after handing out of diplomas to added by Mr. Apfelbeck. The slides are they are scanned. the graduating seniors. “Multiple photos accompanied by music 3 Next year’s goal: 175 students attending GILA By HALEY BROWN Advertisements will be and KAITLIN heard on the radio and IVANOFF displayed on the Staff writers television. Formerly, the procedure to attend the The number of Galena Interior Learning students at GILA next Academy took about two year will increase to 175 months, due to the slow students, said Harry process. Each student had White, GILA principal. to wait a long period of Currently, there time to find out if they are about 115 students were accepted or not. The Ptarmigan Hall on the GILA campus. Staff photo enrolled in the Galena online application will not Interior Learning only benefit the student, drivers ed course bigger, through out the entire Academy. This year’s but also the people who get a nursing program summer. classes were enlarged to put their time and effort going, and much more. At this time fit 150 students, but they into looking through the School officials nearly every student has have not yet reached that submission. are looking for students their own room, but with goal. Due to the small The school offers who are looking for a more students coming in number of students that many vocational classes career path way in one of next year, students will attend the Galena Interior such as cosmetology, the vocational classes and most likely have to double Learning Academy, many aviation, culinary arts, and ones who want a fabulous up in their living space. classes are smaller than automotive technology. In education. They also look Right now, the dorm planned. almost each one of those at the top three reasons - capacity is 175 to 200 To make classes you can receive a being committed to the people. We are most enrollment faster and license or permit. In the program, teacher definitely looking forward easier for this next year, near future the school is recommendations, and to having 175 students the application process planning to increase the student statements. The here at GILA in the near will be set up online, Mr. number of career path selection process begins future. White said. ways. How? Make the this month and goes on Water machine going up in commons By HIRAM WALKER In the near future, machines will help fund the ahead, you now be able Staff writer you’ll be able to with a student government which to purchase a favored new addition to our will in return help the beverage during class. Plans in the near school. Students will be students. Students will be All drinks will be future for GILA look able to buy water during able to ask the teacher if reasonably priced but set good for thirsty students. the course of the day from he or she can get up to get prices are being discussed Want a Vitamin a vending machine set up a drink of water in which right now. The vending Water between second in the commons lab. case the student and third periods? The water government has thought Cont. on back page 4 Opinion Obama inauguration was memo- rable, for all the wrong reasons By RALPH it was memorable, just as why Obama’s inaug- education, and, of course, MORGAN Barack Obama’s uration was memorable he furthers the mass Staff writer inauguration was – was because of some of hysteria over global memorable. the things he said. For warming. Being only 17 There were a few example: Another thing that years old, I haven’t seen things that made it stand “Our health seemed wrong was that too many American out. care is too costly, our he says adversaries presidents, let alone For example, the schools fail too many; instead of enemies – as if inaugurations.