For the first time in 46 years, Capital High School is undergoing extensive renovations and remodeling. Principal Jon Ruzicka said the process will take approximately 3 to 4 years and the project will end up costing around $6-7 million once it’s completed. In order to get the money to fund this investment, the money came from a bond, which is basically a loan from the federal government. “The facility work at Capital High is due to the passage of the 2006 bond election to renovate, consolidate, and rebuild a number of schools,” said District Administrator Dan Hollar. The bond is only meant for buildings/facilities and does not help pay for teachers or help the “current class sizes and quality programs in the District,” said Hollar. CHS FlIgHT CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL Volume 46, Issue 1 8055 Goddard Road. Boise, Idaho 83704 OCTOBER 18, 2010 EDITOR IN CHIEF: BRENNA PATRICK ASSISTANT EDITOR : JONATHAN REFF Cross country invites elementary kids for a run Brenna Patrick EDITOR IN CHIEF Varsity Football! After a rough start, are gaining some momentum Sports, 5 Marching Band! Piling on the awards from competitions Arts, 6 Capital graduates and other citizens risk their lives to save trapped motorcyclist Emily Lunquist NEWS EDITOR bystanders during the crash, two of which were 2010 Capital graduates, Kelsey Alder and Katherine griggs. Alder was the first of the rescuers to discover that Wright was still alive under the burning vehicle, and helped the others to lift the car and pull Wright out to safety. “[All I could think was] we have to get him out of On September 13, a horrible car crash occurred in logan, Utah where a 21 year old motorcyclist, Brandon Wright, was trapped under a burning BMW. There were many there, we’re going to get him out of there,” said Alder. Brandon Wright is now in rehabilitation and physical therapy for the many injuries he had received from the accident, but he is thankful for all his rescuers that came to his aid. Alder said, “I’m so blessed to know he’s alive.” luckily, neither Alder or the other rescuers, including gri ggs, weren’t injured while rescuing Wright. Alder was only worried about Brandon’s safety and said, “At that moment, it’s not a question of should I help, it’s a question of what I can do to help, and if that meant putting my life next to Brandon’s, then at least I had somebody to risk my life with.” As of October 5, nearly a month after the accident, Alder hasn’t made any contact with Brandon, but said, “I know it was incredibly rare for me to be able to be part of something like that, experiences like those can really open your eyes, and I was privileged to be able to open mine.” Katie Ackerman AD MANAGER Table of Contents News 2 Arts 4 Sports 5 How to reach us: Phone/fax--208-854-4538 Advertising: www.chsflight.web.officelive.com Flight is printed by The Idaho Press Tribune Flight is a Member of Renovation leading to a whole new Capital PHOTO BY KEARNEY THOMPSON PHOTO BY MEGAN GROSSL PHOTO BY KEARNEY THOMPSON More than 400 little kids appeared at CHS on September 16 as the Capital Cross Country Team held its second annual Elementary Cross Country Invitational. Kindergarten through sixth graders came from the Capital feeder schools and were invited to participate. grades K-3 ran 400 meters, and grades 4-6 raced a mile. They had 434 kids running this year, which was double the number of participants from last year. The race was “Bigger, much bigger; it went really well and we got positive feedback,” said Cross Country coach John Doherty. The purpose of the meet was to generate excitement about Cross Country in young athletes, with the hope that they participate in the sport once they come to Capital. “I think that some of them will, and if they don’t, they will have a respect for the sport,” said junior Jackson Turner. Turner got the kids excited at the starting line by leading them in cheers for each of their schools. Turner said, “Seeing kids get excited about Cross Country,” was what he found most rewarding. Riverglen Jr. High has already seen a significant increase in 7 th grade runners this year, which will hopefully translate to more cross country runners at Capital in a few years. “The elementary race is important because it keeps the kids fit. It’s a very fun experience. Capital is the only school I know that does this event, and it lets the kids be competitive.” said senior Daniel Ramirez. PHOTO BY KATIE ACKERMAN PHOTO BY SHANNA CLARK PHOTO BY KATIE ACKERMAN PHOTO BY KATIE ACKERMAN Middle: CHS allumni Kelsey Alders lies flat on the ground to look at Brandon Wright who is trapped underneath a burning vehicle on Sept. 13 in Logan, Utah. Alders finds Wright still alive and signals for bystanders to attempt for a second time to free him from under the car. Alders and Cathrine Grigg (far left, right photo) as well as other nearby citizens, work together to free Wright. Once everything in the school is finished Ruzicka said, “We will have new floors, ceilings, sprinklers for fire, HVAC, paint, etc.” As of October 3, after being shut down for almost four months, the main office hallway in the front of the school was opened as they finished the floor. The area is supposed to be finished by October 18. According to Administrative Assistant Marie Head, Ruzicka will be meeting with the District to see what section of the building will be renovated next. Back in May, the administrators and the counseling office had to move outside to the portables, and in front of the auditorium. “It has been very difficult, but yet our staff has done a great job of making it all work for our school community!” said Ruzicka. Top left: The main office is under construction that is scheduled to be completed on October 18. Bottom Left: A danger sign is posted outside the main entrance leading to the front office that is getting extensive remodeling done. Right: A construction worker fixes a floor buffing machine before the new black stained concrete is put in. Also, the new office entrance is shown as well as the new gold and white paint on the walls. Top right: Sophomore Graham Zickefoose and senior Grace Donavan cheer on a runner over the hay bale obstacles. Bottom Left: Senior Joel Johnson leads the boys’ mile race. Bottom Right: Junior Emily Gehlken walks with a young runner in the last stretch of the girls’ mile race. Top left: Junior Jackson Turner gets the boys from Mountain View in the 400 meter race warmed up and ready to run. Kathryn gri gg Kelsey Alders See page 3 Construction
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For the first time in 46 years, Capital High School is undergoing extensive renovations a n d r e m o d e l i n g . Principal Jon Ruzicka said the process will take approximately 3 to 4 years and the project will end up costing around $6-7 million once it’s completed. In order to get the money to fund this investment, the
money came from a bond, which is basically a loan from the federal government. “The facility work at Capital High is due to the passage of the 2006 bond election to renovate, consolidate, and rebuild a number of schools,” said District Administrator Dan Hollar. The bond is only meant for buildings/facilities and does not help pay for teachers or help the “current class sizes and quality programs in the District,” said Hollar.
CHS FlIgHTCapital HigH SCHool Volume 46, Issue 18055 Goddard Road.
Boise, Idaho 83704 OctOBeR 18, 2010
Editor in CHiEf: BrEnna patriCk aSSiStant Editor : JonatHan rEff
Cross country invites elementary kids for a run
Brenna PatrickEditor in chiEf
Varsity Football!After a rough start, are
gaining some momentumSports, 5
Marching Band!Piling on the awards from competitions
Arts, 6
Capital graduates and other citizens risk their lives to save trapped motorcyclist
Emily Lunquist nEws Editor
bystanders during the crash, two of which were 2010 Capital graduates, Kelsey Alder and Katherine griggs. Alder was the first of the rescuers to discover that Wright was s t i l l alive under the burning vehicle, and helped the others to lift the car and pull Wright out to safety. “[All I could think was] we have to get him out of
On September 13, a horrible car crash occurred in logan, Utah where a 21 year old motorcyclist, Brandon Wr igh t , was t r apped under a burning BMW. T h e r e w e r e m a n y
there, we’re going to get him out of there,” said Alder. Brandon Wright is now in rehabilitation and physical therapy for the many injuries he had received from the accident, but he is thankful for all his rescuers that came to his aid. Alder said, “I’m so blessed to know he’s alive.” luckily, neither Alder or the other rescuers, including
griggs, weren’t injured while rescuing Wright. Alder was only worried about Brandon’s safety and said, “At that moment, it’s not a question of should I help, it’s a question of what I can do to help, and if that meant putting my life next to Brandon’s, then at least I had somebody to risk my life with.” As of October 5, nearly
a month after the accident, Alder hasn’t made any contact with Brandon, but said, “I know it was incredibly rare for me to be able to be part of something like that, experiences like those can really open your eyes, and I was privileged to be able to open mine.”
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More than 400 little kids appeared at CHS on September 16 as the Capital Cross Country Team held its second annual Elementary Cross Country Invitational. Kindergarten through sixth graders came from the Capital feeder schools and were invited to participate. grades K-3 ran 400 meters, and grades 4-6 raced a mile. They had 434 kids running this year, which was double the number of participants from last year. The race was “Bigger, much bigger; it went really well and we got positive feedback,” said Cross Country coach John Doherty. The purpose of the meet was to generate excitement about Cross Country in young athletes, with the hope that they participate in the sport
once they come to Capital. “I think that some of them will, and if they don’t, they will have a respect for the sport,” said junior Jackson Turner. Turner go t the k ids excited at the starting line by leading them in cheers for each of their schools. Turner said, “Seeing kids get excited about Cross Country,” was what he found most rewarding. Riverglen Jr. High has already seen a significant inc rease in 7 t h g rade runners this year, which will hopefully translate to more cross country runners at Capital in a few years. “The elementary race is important because it keeps the kids fit. It’s a very fun experience. Capital is the only school I know that does this event, and it lets the kids be competitive.” said senior Daniel Ramirez.
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Middle: CHS allumni Kelsey Alders lies flat on the ground to look at Brandon Wright who is trapped underneath a burning vehicle on Sept. 13 in Logan, Utah. Alders finds Wright still alive and signals for bystanders to attempt for a second time to free him from under the car. Alders and Cathrine Grigg (far left, right photo) as well as other nearby ci t izens, work together to free Wright.
Once everything in the school is finished Ruzicka said, “We will have new floors, ceilings, sprinklers for fire, HVAC, paint, etc.” As of October 3, after being shut down for almost four months, the main office hallway in the front of the school was opened as they finished the floor. The area is supposed to be finished by October 18. According to Administrative Assistant Marie Head, Ruzicka will be meeting
with the District to see what section of the building will be renovated next. Back in May, the a d m i n i s t r a t o r s a n d the counsel ing off ice had to move outside to the por tables , and in front of the auditorium. “It has been very difficult, but yet our staff has done a great job of making it all work for our school community!” said Ruzicka.
Top left: The main office is under construction that is scheduled to be completed on October 18. Bottom Left: A danger sign is posted outside the main entrance leading to the front office that is getting extensive remodeling done. Right: A construction worker fixes a floor buffing machine before the new black stained concrete is put in. Also, the new office entrance is shown as well as the new gold and white paint on the walls.
Top right: Sophomore Graham Zickefoose and senior Grace Donavan cheer on a runner over the hay bale obstacles. Bottom Left: Senior Joel Johnson leads the boys’ mile race. Bottom Right: Junior Emily Gehlken walks with a young runner in the last stretch of the girls’ mile race. Top left: Junior Jackson Turner gets the boys from Mountain View in the 400 meter race warmed up and ready to run.
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With the recent increase of allegations of schools giving their players extra money on the side to help lure them to their school, debate has grown about whether paying them even a little bit is justifiable or not. I believe that college players should get paid more to enrich their college experience and that it doesn’t hurt anyone I q u e s t i o n e d t w o s o p h o m o r e s , H u n t e r Williams and Jacob Foley, having little experience in organized football myself. Foley, a starting wide receiver for the varsity t eam and Wi l l i ams a starting middle linebacker, were both asked what they thought of playing football in college and their views of the college landscape. Both Williams and Foley don’t really care what
college they go to, as long as they get a scholarship. Also both Williams and Foley believe that players should be paid more. Due to the constant heckling, sacrifices both on and off the field, and to stop unnecessary fines. From the University of Southern California to Ohio State, players receiving benefits have been exposed by a lmost everybody, including coaches, players, and the management of the colleges. Harsh punishments v a r y b y e a c h s c h o o l regardless of the benefits the players have received. Among the victims, our own Boise State University for giving their recruits a place to sleep while they were visiting or Miami (FL) with players who were allegedly receiving illegal benefits from a ex-ponzi-schemer. From my perspective the NCAA is on power trip with fining USC for giving
a player approximately half a million dollars for his entire time in Los Angeles and restricting them from post-conference play for two years, while Ohio State received a slap on the wrist for being issued an untold amount of money over the course of ten years for untold numbers of players. Boise State I am assuming gave a few players benefits and let them spend a night at a coach’s house, which in turn caused the team to lose some scholarships. It’s not bad that the schools are paying their players some extra money, but that they are breaking the current rule. I want the rule changed. For those who a re comfortable with the rules, I doubt they’ve looked at what the average college player has to go through. Football players must pass every year of school they take, which is said to be the most work. People do
in their lives. The teams also are required to practice many times a week, in what’s usually extreme heat. Individuals also run the risks of serious injuries For example, Eric LeGrand, who was a Rutgers player, became paralyzed. Last season from the neck down. The teams must face c o n s t a n t j u d g i n g o n national TV or in some cases their own fans. This makes this line of work difficult for the players. The main question is, does the education balance all the negatives and sacrifices of football? That works for some athletes that come from lower-class families but most the of the athletes that make it to college via scholarship are in the middle to upper classes, especially for colleges such as Ohio State, Connecticut, Virginia Tech, Florida, and our own Boise State.
Capital High School begins the fifth year of Make A Wish, thanks to DECA, and this year, the Make A Wish child is a boy named Andrew. He is eight years old, and has A.L.L. also known as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. A.L.L is a fast growing cancer that grows on white blood cells which the body uses to fight off infections, which in turn, makes it easier for the bone marrow in their body to form unformed cells. When this occurs the cells can’t develop properly are taken over by the cancer. The normal cells that the body needs to function
properly, begin to deplete. Andrew’s wish this year is to go to Disneyworld, and DECA will help him do that. The class will be selling stars as well as items at the school carnival, football games, and they will be also collect change for an o r g a n i z a t i o n k n o w n a s M i r a c l e M i n u t e . DECA Advisor Sandy Wold said that, “Students will be dressed in Disney characters, [and] he will be coming out on a gameboard type layout…prizes will be given based on his journey though the game board…” All of this will be happening a t t h e H o m e c o m i n g Assembly on October 21. Along with DECA, the Marketing classes are helping to sell stars, with students from different classes. Each
star is only a $1 each. They’ll be sold near the main office entrance by the Student Store. On the first day of sales, the Capital staff bought over a $100 in s tars . Senior Eleanor Collins said that she is expecting the number of stars sold to pick up when the word gets out about it. DECA has put up posters throughout the building to spread the word quickly so Andrew will make it to Disneyworld. To gain more funds and to add some competition to it, there will be different contests between all three class grades to see who can raise the most money. Miracle Minute will be at Boise State University w h e n C a p i t a l p l a y s Boise High, during first and second qua r t e r s .
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It’s that time when students want to get their drivers training license and leave their bike behind, however for some, biking is still the best mode of transportation at our school. When John Georgeson, one of the assistant librarians, rides his bike to school. He has two bikes, both Cannonda les . One o f the bikes is used for bad weather, and one of them is
for the current weather. The bikes are both considered not only good looking but they also are less expensive then most high quality bikes. Georgeson said he’s lucky compared to those who only have one vehicle. Georgeson also thinks that riding a bike keeps him healthy, since he rides his bike about ten miles every day, which really helps him keep in shape. Bike riding also saves money on gas and repairs compared to cars, which can be expensive, and in some cases bikes can be more dependable than most cars. Spanish teacher Mike O’ Laughlin said that his Cannondale so far has been the main choice for most teachers for bicycles because they are considered
high quality bikes that are affordable, and are a great way to get around. It’s not only healthy for O’ Laughlin, but he said it is a great way of exercising. Plus it is “very fun” for him, which is considered important cause everyone has something that they enjoy. According to O’Laughlin he saves large amounts of money by not having to pay for gas. In turn, riding the bike is cheaper, and it’s environmentally friendly. According to junior Saylor Fisher, he rides to school occasionally just to have “ a great way to wake up in the morning.” He rides a quarter of a mile to school every so often. Fisher said this is just a way to get to school and also cause “I love it.”
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DECA took their place again in helping out the community at “Art in the Park” on September 10-11 at Julia Davis Park, for the 6th year in a row. DECA is an organization a i m e d a t p r o m o t i n g marke t ing to you ths . Many students in DECA volunteered th is year for the children’s tent with the theme of words incorporated into paintings. “Whatever the Boise Art Museum decides, our (DECA’s), task is to work with the child that comes into the booth and set them up,” said Sandy Wold who has been Capital’s DECA
advisor for 19 years . With her second year at “Art in the Park”, junior Karanyn Wurster helped out with washing the brushes and helping the younger kids utilize their painting skills. “It’s just to help out w i t h t h e c o m m u n i t y basically,” said Wurster. Junior Dallas Renick also helped out by handing out paintings and cleaning the brushes for her second year. For senior Gianna Caicedo, her first year a t “Ar t i n the Pa rk”was spent he lp ing toh a n d o u t p a i n t f o rt h e k i d s t o u s e .
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Head, whose office now is located in the auditorium along with Counseling Administrative Assistant M a r y Wi l l i a m s , s a i d being moved has, “been a adjustment, but we’re all working together to make it work.” O n e p r o b l e m t h e administrative staff has faced is that “we don’t have access to things we usually have,” said Head. “We have to work around with less things.” When the construction is finally finished, the staff will be moved back to their original office spaces in the main hallway in the front of the school. “The main office will be more accessible for the public,” said Head. The new door to the office will be on the immediate right after walking through the front doors. Not only that, but the office desks are now
turned the opposite way so that office staff will be able to keep an eye on what’s happening in the hallways. The old tile is being replaced by stained concrete. Head said the tile required too much upkeep and had to be replaced anytime a tile broke. The good thing about the new floor is that, “it doesn’t have to be replaced,” and it’s, “more cost effective” because the
school doesn’t have to keep paying for the floor to get waxed. As an added bonus, “The new floor also doesn’t get slick when it’s mopped,” said Head. The construction has definitely been helping improve the school, it has also affected the school’s bell and clock system. The bells have been late or not ringing at all. Clocks in classrooms aren’t working
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and the fire drill bell has gone off unexpectedly. Head said the workers have had to shut certain power lines off, including the clocks, and since “the clocks are run by the bells,” said Head, the bells sometimes go off their normal schedules. All in all though, Head said that once everything is finally done the school will be “a whole better thing,” because of it.
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Kyiahshekanna Evans I thought you might be interested in knowing some school resources that I may
be able to help you with! Here are some of the things that I do, that may benefit you. I manage a Low-income grant, that can pay for class fees, school supplies and school clothes for those who qualify. It cannot pay for activity cards, yearbooks, class t-shirt or party or field trips. We have a grant for homeless students that defines homelessness as those whose families are doubled-up with other families, or who live in she l t e r s , ca r s , pa rks , campgrounds, and hotels, due to economic hardship. This grant can pay for
class fees, school supplies, school clothes, field trips, yearbooks and activity cards for those who qualify. It can not pay for rent, utilities, beds or dressers. I have school supplies and new backpacks on hand, in my office. I also run a used clothing pantry which has clothes donated by students for students called the “Capital Clothing Pantry”. I accept clothing donat ions , of in-s tyle clothes in good condition. I can also refer you to outside resources, such as food stamps and Medicaid, if you are living on your own. If you need someone to talk
to about a social/personal issue, I am available. I am located on the first floor, Hall G, behind the book room and then behind the snack machine. I am at Capital all day Mondays & Wednesdays, and Friday afternoons. Please stop by and say hi, and we can see how I may help you! It is also appreciated to put a pass in to see me with the Counseling secretary/administrator, Mary Wil l iams, and I will pull you out of class. I look forward to getting to know you and working w i t h y o u t h i s y e a r ! - Kyiahshekanna Evans, Capital School Social Worker
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Sports
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Boys’ Soccer Teams have season struggles
As of October 4th, the Varsity team has a record of 14-9, beating opponents like Borah and Eagle. They’ve also had close losses to schools such as Timberline. On October 18-20, they will compete in Districts hoping to make it to State, which is on Friday October 28.
Varsity coach Dave Hulett has high expectations for his team because, “We have strong returning players this year and our seniors can be solid. We just haven’t been able to put it all together on a consistent basis. However, this is an awesome bunch, and I believe they can accomplish their goals if they put their team first and work hard.” Senior starter and co-
Ryan NaramoreSTAFF WRITER The JV Football team’s current record is 2-3 with wins over Vallivue and Timberline, as of October 4. Despite opening with three losses in a row, the team is beginning to look more optimistic with two wins this season. The Eagles have also suffered three injuries i nc lud ing sophomore starting defensive back Dan Zmuda, junior running back Br ian Gol laher, and sophomore running back Kea ton Gr imes . Despi te the recent injuries, sophomore Brand Burr seems optimistic for the rest of the season. Burr said that the team will, “Learn from their past mistakes and finish the season winning every o the r game ,” desp i t e t h e r e c e n t i n j u r i e s . Starting sophomore d e f e n s i v e e n d Ry a n
Girl’s Varsity Soccer started out with a rough season, according to girls’ Varsity coach Richard McGovert. They didn’t start out winning many g a m e s , h o w e v e r o n September 27, they tied Boise High, who is currently first place in the SIC. “Things are looking up , ” s a id M cG ove r t . As of October 4 the record was 1-9 with 1 tie. McGovert hopes to see more teamwork, passion, smarter decisions made by every player of the team, hoping it will result in more wins and a trip to State.
“ I t s e e m s t o b e happening,” McGovert said. His expectations for the team is for them to have a great attitude, work hard, improve, and work as a team. Senior Varsity center back player Eleanor Collins, has been playing for 11 years with 3 years at Capital. Collins said as a team they all expect each other to give 100% every time they step on the field. Collins looks forward to the friendships a n d t h e g o o d t i m e s . “We all get along fairly well, and we are able to be supportive of each o the r, ” s a id Co l l i n s .
Far left bottom: Senior Jessi Brady spikes the ball.
C e n t e r : S o p h o m o r e Montana Love, senior Jessi B r a d y a n d s o p h o m o r e Heather Tracy slaps hands before game with the rest of the team against Eagle.
Top right: Senior Jessi Brady and sophomore Heather Tracy prepared for Borah’s Spike .
Top Left: Senior Kylie Porter serving the ball against Borah.
The Boys’ soccer team had a rocky start so far this season, but are hoping to pick up the pace as the season cont inues . The Varsity team record was 3-8-4 of October 10. As for the Junior varsity teams’ record, as of October 12 , they were 6 -5 -2 . Varsity senior Abdullabi Omerovic said in order to get better he thinks the team needs to practice more and try harder and learn new things to defeat their opponents. Omerovic has been playing soccer three years. He runs every morning and works out with the team as well as by himself in order for him to gain more speed and
be stronger on the field. Varsity junior Luke Becia said, “I’ve played the game since I was very young.” Becia plays left wing on the field and his hopes this year for the team is “to make it to State.” He also said the team needs “to take it one step at a time,” throughout the season to reach their goal of State. Junior JV player, Daniel Loaiaza-Galeano, plays an outside mid-fielder and loves the sport because “being able to play the sport I grew up playing since I was a little kid,” said Galeano. H i s f a v o r i t e p a r t o f p lay ing soccer i s , “learning new things and tricks with the ball…and of course scoring goals.”
Grade: 12 Sport: Volleyball
Years Playing: 6
Hours: 15
Why do you enjoy the sport? I love playing with my team because we play well together and have fun playing at the same time.
Favorite Opponent: Timberline
Benefits: I have made so many friends over the years that I will have for a long time, and it’s a sport that I can play for the rest of my life.
College plan: doesn’t know yet.
Difficulty Level: Hard
One word to de-scribe the sport: Rewarding
Emily LunquistNEWS EDITOR
captain Jessi Brady, has been on varsity all three years here at Capital, and hopes to make this last year the best by hopefully, “mak ing i t t o S t a t e . ” Brady is confident in her team and said, “[we] just need to stay focused through the whole game and stay involved.” Sophomore libero (defensive specialist) Heather Tracy has been on
the Varsity team two years and said, It takes a lot of hard work and practice. Although Tracy is one of the youngest on the team, she also has high hopes to make it to districts and hopefully to state with her team. I’ve gotten really close to my teammates this year and consider them all good friends, Tracy said.
Brenna PatrickEDITOR IN CHIEF Nathalia Orozco
NEWS EDITOR
Wins overtake injuries and losses
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Tie with Boise and o p t i m i s m h e l p s
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Above: Sophomore Tate Larsen receives a pass from quarterback sophomore Jake Otteson at the home game against Meridian High’s JV team on October 12.
Junior Adam O’keefe head butts the ball to a teammate in the Varsity game against Rocky Mountain on Oct. 5.
S o l i d s e a s o n , h i g h e x p e c t a t i o n s d o m i n a t e
Sturges be l ieves tha t the team is go ing to m a k e t h e p l a y o f f s . Sturges thinks that the team will make it to the playoffs as, “The team to beat.” Sturges also believes that his team’s defense will, “Remain solid and stop the offense each play.” Starting sophomore JV full back Jacob Miller says he plays football because, “You get to hit people really hard.” Miller is hopeful that his team will make it to the playoffs winning the rest of their games. Miller began playing football mostly because his “Friends started doing it ,” then he went to a few work outs and then decided to join the team. Miller would like to play football in college “I f he can make i t . ” Hopefully the Eagle’s op t im i sm shows and they run out the rest of the season as well as they hope they will do.
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Editor: Jonathan Reff PAGE 5
Athlete of the Month
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Above: Capital’s Varsity girls cross-country team competed in the annual Steven Thompson Memorial Centipede race Sept. 14th. From left: Juniors Julia Taylor and Theresa Konecni, senior Lena Zugnoni, freshmen Chloe Krishnek and Sydney Taylor, juniors Emily Gehlken and Savana Shilling.
Above Left: Senior Joel Johnson and sophomore Bracken Reseigh sprint into the finish at the Silverwood Cross Country Meet on Sept. 10 at Coeur D’ Alene.
Left: At the start of the gun, Senior Joel Johnson and junior David Steele start off Capital’s cross country team along with the rest of the Varsity teams of other schools at the Silverwood Cross Country meet on Sept. 10 at Coeur D’ Alene.
Katie AckermanAD MANAGER
Wi t h c l o s e l o s s e s and wins, swimmers i m p r o v e f o r t e a mDevin RameyNEWS EDITOR
Var s i ty footba l l s ta r ts r ough , manages winning streak by 3rd game
Above: Junior Makena Simis prepares for a pass while junior T.J. Clarke speeds away at the Varsity game against Mountain View High on Sept. 29.
Left:Junior Dylan Hale gets tackled just as he catches the ball at the varsity game against Timberline on September 29, 2011.
Below: Senior Brett Loertscher celebrates with junior Jacob Foley after Foley made a touchdown during the Timberline game.
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Jonathan ReffSPORTS EDITORLuis SarriaSPORTS EDITOR
The Varsity football team started out hitting a rough patch this season with a record of 0-2 against Centennial High and Eagle High but rallied with later wins against Mountain View, Vallivue, and Timberline High to come out with a record of 3-2 as of Sept. 29. “We’ve had a tough start,” said Head Varsity Coach Todd Simis, but in regards to the Centennial game “that game we should’ve won.” With Eagle, being only five minutes ahead of them in the game “was encouraging” said
to the Rocky Mountain, Meridian, Boise, and the Borah games. Another highlight that occurred for the team was that Clarke and junior starting quarterback Makena Simis went to KTVB news on Sept. 30 to talk about the new season of Capital football. “ I t was rea l ly nerve-r a c k i n g , ” s a i d C l a r k e . “Really nervous. Definitely,” s a i d M a k e n a S i m i s . In other news, earlier this month the Idaho Statesman posted in their Varsity Extra section of sports, that Makena Simis had the 5th best pass efficiency in the 5A Conference. “I was pretty proud of tha t , ” sa id Makena S imis .
Simis, since he believed that Eagle High had probably the best Varsity football team in the state. The first win was against Mountain View at Bronco Stadium on Sept.16. Junior starting running back Diermo (T.J.) Clarke said “Going into the game they’re 2-0 and we were 0-2 and I thought they were just going to blow us out of the water.” To prepare differently for the Mountain View game Clarke said, “Every week we work on the small details and we keep get t ing bet ter and bet ter.” “These next four games will determine the legacy of this football team,” said Simis referring
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PHOYO BY DAWN ACKERMAN
Diermo ClarkeGrade: 11
Sport:Football
Years Playing:8
Hours dedicated to the sport each week: 10
Loves the sport because: I love football because it’s fun and keeps me out of trouble
Favorite opponent: Borah
Benefits from playing the sport: Being a part of great tradition and family
College plan:Hopefully get a division scholarship but if not just go whereever school will be
Difficulty Level: 10
Activities outside of school that involve the sport: Gold Beach team camp, BSU camp, and gridiron camp
Both the Boy’s and the Girl’s Cross Count ry teams came blazing onto the course this season. With a very competitive district and one less team going to State this year, the race is on. “Our goal is State for both teams. Any team that goes to State out of our district has a chance at trophying,” s a i d C o a c h J o h n D o h e r t y. The race in Bend, Oregon on October 7 was a great race for the team. Boy’s Varsity and JV, and Girls’ JV all placed first as a team, and Girls’ Varsity placed third. Twenty out of 36 runners achieved a personal record. Senior runner Joel Johnson said,
“The boys team is very close together and we’re trying to make a jump, because this is a rebuilding year for the team, but there’s a lot of young guys that will be great.” A fast group of five guys may catapult the boys Varsity t e a m i n t o m a k i n g S t a t e for the second year in a row. The girl’s team has lots of potential. A close team is k e y t o r u n n i n g t o g e t h e r. “Our girl’s team is really close. We’re the kind of team who has slumber parties on weekends,” senior runner Lena Zugnoni said. “We’ll see how we perform at Districts,” she said. After just missing State last year, the girls’ team’s determination to not only make state, but also place, is higher than ever.
A s o f O c t o b e r 2 t h e Women’s swim team is 0-4, but narrowly lost by margins as small as 2 points, and the Men’s team is 2-2, beating Eagle and Unified (All Nampa and Caldwell schools). The Swim Team’s head coach Andrea Thiltgen said, “The season i s go ing very well…we are seeing an overall trend of improvement among the team.” Senior Conner Heikkela also said “The season’s going really well. Every person has improved… been a lot of team bonding. I’ve really improved this year because o f t h e c o a c h e s . ” Both Thiltgen, and the assistant coach Christine Mabile are new coaches for our swim team. Under their coaching seven swimmers made it to multiple State events. Junior team co-captain Mattie
Cupps, who has made it to state in all her events, said, “We’re doing better with each other because we know each other.” Her events inculded 200m Freestyle, 200m IM ( Individual Medley ), 500m Freestyle and 100m Breaststroke. Senior co-captain Nathan Starks placed in 50m Freestyle and 100m Freestyle. Other swimmers making State were: s e n i o r s S a m m y We s t ( 2 0 0 m F r e e s t y l e a n d 500m Freestyle), Connor Heikkila (50m Freestyle),and juniors Mariah Southwick (200m Freestyle, 200m IM, 500m Freestyle, and 100m Backstroke), and Kasey Anderson (200m Freestyle), and freshmen Jake Klassen (200m Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 500m Freestyle, and 100m Backstroke), and Nick Harmon (200m IM and 100m Breaststroke).
Two young and fast cross-country teams make run for s ta te
Arts
Editor: Nathalia Orozco
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
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Nathalia Orozco ARTS EDITOR
Most people don’t know what goes on in the Marching Band, they jus t assume that it’s just a whole bunch of students just playing an instrument, but there’s more to it than that. In order to be in the marching band you have to put your heart and your mind in the class. Marching Band t e a c h e r M a r t y Worthington said each student in the class must know how to play their ins t rument , and have been playing it from past years in elementary and/o r j u n i o r h i g h school, or both. T h e b a n d
practices everyday in third period, but on Tuesday and Thursday evenings they pract ice an a d d i t i o n a l t w o hours after school. Worthington said the time it takes to learn a whole song, “depends on the piece we’re working on. There’s a b ig d i fference be tween p laying the right notes and rhythms, as opposed to playing ‘music’ that has feeling.” Worthington has been the teacher of the Marching Band at Capital for 12 years. His favorite part about teaching is seeing the kids march and play their hearts out, especially for the DIII Marching Band Competition which is held at BSU.
Sophomore drum p l a y e r M i k a e l a Ma lna r s a id he r favorite part about being in the band is the challenge of marching and playing h e r i n s t r u m e n t . Malnar sa id that during her first time performing she was completely scared and afraid that she would mess up in front of the whole crowd. However, she managed to gain the courage to perform in front of a big audience and pulled it off with an excellent j o b w e l l d o n e . Malnar also said, “ P e o p l e d o n ’ t realize how much work goes into it.When the season is over, I hope to look back to see how much I’ve accomplished.”
It’s More Than Playing An Instrument
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Right: Lead Drum Major junior Christina Wilmot conducts the Marching Band at Mountain View High School during the Varsity football game on September 16. Left: Marching Band does a song and kicking dance number at the Mountain View football game during halftime.
Southeastern Washington Cavalcade of Bands
Best MusicBest Visual
Best General EffectFirst Place (AAA Small Band Division)
