february the 2011 precedent VOLUME IV ISSUE IV PERRY HIGH SCHOOL || PRIDE · PROGRESS · PURPOSE || GILBERT, AZ Inside Tragedy in Tucson MORP introduces UMC staff called new dance policies America,” Patterson noted. Administration A letter sent to parents hopes to eliminate said that “each student will be ‘unsung heroes’ issued a personalized wristband lewd actions at the door upon check-in. If By Fuad Uddin at anytime a student is viewed the precedent dancing in a manner deemed Boy’s Soccer Due to numerous inappropriate by staff , that complaints from students, student’s wristband will be cleans house staff and parents, a new cut off , serving as a warning.” policy is being rolled out for It continues to say Varsity boy’s soccer this weekend’s MORP dance. “If the student chooses to takes the region title in a It will be enforced at all school continue the inappropriate blowout match up against dances, according to assistant behavior, he or she will be Westwood High School. principal Heather Patterson. asked to leave the dance Beginning with this immediately.” The players brought in a month’s MORP dance, “You could also be 6-0 victory. students must wear wristbands asked to leave after the fi rst Page 10 that state the name of the infraction,” Patterson added student that is attending the in an interview. dance in order for chaperons In a recent state-wide and security to monitor conference, Patterson learned The long-standing de- them on the dance fl oor. that administrators from other bate over which popular Any actions that security schools have cancelled dances considers inappropriate will altogether. High schools fi rst-person shooter is cost students their wristband. from all across the valley are better fi nally settled. Much of the focus will be on banning sexual gestures and See if the staff prefers the dancing, itself. moves on the dance fl oor. “My thoughts are, as a Students seem to Halo or Call of Duty. student, if your parents could understand the policy, while Page 5 see you doing this, would clarifying it. Courtesy of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Offi ce/MCT they be okay?” Patterson said. “I think some students Captain Mark Kelly clutches Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ hand as she lays in the ICU at the University Medical Center in Tucson, “Probably not.” should not complain because Ariz., on Jan. 9, the day after she was shot while appearing at a community event in Tucson. Over time, the nurses were able to help ease the congresswomen back into a somewhat stable state. STUGO adviser Brandon they put the policy into Dancing for a good Keeling explained that the action in the fi rst place,” By Becky Pallack arrived at the intensive care Culbert told her the special new policy is being taken out senior Merari Amarillas cause, the Moveo Dance The Arizona Daily Star/MCT unit. meaning of the necklace: the of perspective and it is not said. Amarillas reassures that Team will perform a Nurses from the intensive- “We treat everybody the charm holds an impression of intended to deter people from students can have a good time charity dance show. care unit that cared for U.S. same. It doesn’t matter who her father’s thumbprint. He having a good time. “We do without having to make it Rep. Gabrielle Giff ords and they are, what their name died a few years ago. not want to keep you from over-the-top. Page 8 other victims of the Jan. is, what status they hold in Culbert told Giff ords that dancing,” he said. In addition, a new DJ 8 mass shooting spoke to society,” Culbert said. “I she knew her father was just Although it might seem layout was designed for reporters on Monday. think that we try to give every as special to her, and Culbert Freshman IzzyWeems disappointing, other schools MORP and an improved “ e unsung heroes of the patient the best care that started to tear up. in CUSD are undertaking light show that covers the is an entrepreneur in tragedy of two weeks ago, I we can give them, and do “She reached up and she this new course of action as whole gym. her Freshman year of think, are some of the nurses everything we was holding my arm and well. “ is is an issue across who took care of our patients, possibly can rubbing my arm, and she High School. Her story especially those who work for them and reached in to pull me forward revealed. in the trauma ICU,” said their family.” to hug me. I said, ‘Gabby. Page 3 University Medical Center As the you’re going to make me cry.’ spokeswoman Katie Riley, shift changed, And she patted my back, like introducing them. that care was ‘it’s OK.’ at moment I’ll Valentine’s Day is fast Nurse Tracy Culbert was seamless, said never forget. It was something approaching, and the in charge that morning when n i g h t - s h i f t special between the two of us. people of Perry have a page came in about a lot Giffords nurse Tadeo. She was trying to console me of incoming patients with “We knew and she was the one that was spoken. Check to see if gunshot wounds. what we were walking into hurt.” photo courtesy of McDowell High School you were mentioned by “We basically went into that night and we were ready Giving, getting thanks your friends. action,” she said. to jump in,” she said. e nurses smiled as they Patients who could be Unforgettable moment expressed thanks to Tucsonans PHS comes together to help Page 6-7 discharged or moved to e nurses said they for all of the free food that another unit were moved. bonded with Giff ords. was delivered to them during families for the holidays Nurses started preparing beds Tadeo found out she and long work hours. By Caly Heath in the Gilbert community. and care stations. More nurses Giff ords both like the rock Culbert was especially the precedent “Teachers would put it World/Nation: thankful for some donated Many students volunteer Massive riots have started came in to help. band Maná, so they listened on their web site or send “Our training does kick to one of the band’s CDs massages. “I think that it to help others during the something home with their in Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, saved us,” she said. holiday season. One program Jordan, Yemen, Albania, in,” said nurse Angelique together every night. students,” she explained. Tadeo. “We immediately go Culbert recalled a moment ey received thanks from that helps local families is “ erefore, we had a lot of Lebanon and Egypt due to President Obama, too. Adopt-a-Family - a project frustrations over government into triage mode: who needs when she was talking to parents come in and say, what fi rst, second.” Giff ords face-to-face and Culbert was caring for held within CUSD that ‘Hey, we usually adopt a corruption, economic Giff ords staff er Ron Barber serves families of its students stagnation and lack of political Patients came in from holding her hand. Giff ords family through such and such surgeries, one after the other, reached up and examined when Obama stopped by. who are have fallen on hard organization freedom. In Egypt the protests She said Obama thanked her, times and need help during are being focused on President until fi ve new patients had Culbert’s necklace. and if you spoke to Barber, “and I got a the season of giving. open this up Hosni Mubarak. On Tuesday hug.” Originaly, the number of Jan. 25 the protestors called to parents On Saturday, Giff ords’ families was around 20, but in the Perry their protest “day of wrath.” husband. Mark Kelly, called with a large contribution, Protestors snatched batons, c o m m u n i t y, to invite Culbert to Obama’s PHS students and staff were I would shields and helmets from the State of the Union address, able to provide $2,000 in police while chantingOn absolutely take where he is a guest of the clothing and accessories, as Patterson one.’” Tuesday, Feb. 1 the protesters president and his family. well as $1,500 in gift cards. aimed to get one million Pa t t e r s o n Culbert said she is grateful; is was enough to help 40 says that she is going to work people active in th riot with her wish is to see the victims families. little success. e United on that component in the thrive. “[ e donations] far spring, so we can open it up States government is trying “My biggest gift in nursing surpassed my expectations of to ease the situation by urging to the parents. On campus is when my patients come what we would do this year as clubs, teachers, and individual the Egyptian government to back and see me and they a school and a community,” restrain the security forces. students adopted one or say thank you, and we get to assistant principal Heather more families, which heavily see them live their life and be Patterson said. contributed to the mountain Table of Contents happy again,” she said. “ at’s When people reach out of the clothes and gift cards all we want as nurses.” within the community, in Patterson’s offi ce just after News || 1-3 many lives are touched. “ e winter break. Opinions || 4-5 Staff editorial: families are very thankful and “We had so much stuff .