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Volume 85, Issue 6April 22, 2010

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Since 1970, Earth Day has been a nati onal commemorati on of cleaning up the environment in which we live. On Apr. 22 you can help by picking up litt er, recycling and planti ng a tree to celebrate this holiday.

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3 ••••••••• NEWSSeveral instructors plan to leave the Bison Team this year for seperate ventures in their lives. They include teachers Sati nee Lightbourne, Joe Barlow, Margaret Nitschke, Gary Wallace and counselor Steve Bennets.

With the loss of seniors on the girls tennis team, the underclassmen must step up this year. The boys remain undefeated and are working harder than ever. Tennis courts are being built for GFH, they will soon be able to host home meets.

AT THE PODIUM Science teacher Brian Sullivan speaks at the GFH Mill Levy Rally. Sullivan jokingly promised the audience a 300 slide presentati on on the ins and outs of taxati on before seriously detailing the impact of the Mill Levy at the classroom level. Zach Meddock|Photo Editor in Chief

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NUMBERSSchool Disctrict fi nancial state uncertain as District requests mill levy of voters

Melissa Horacek|Entertainment Editor

You cannot put a price on a good educati on. Unfortunately for the Great Falls School District, a quality educati on costs and Great Falls voters control the purse strings as a mill levy

has been requested of voters this spring. The District is proposing a mill levy worth

$895,150 to fund existi ng programs within high schools. This appeal comes aft er two years of budget cuts within the district aft er one failed levy in 2008 and a decision not to run a levy this last year. The cuts from both years have totaled around 3.4 million dollars and have included a reducti on in teaching staff , curriculum expenditures and cuts in departments such as art, athleti cs and music.

This year’s mill levy is the taxable value of a homeowner’s property. To fi gure the personal amount being taxed, one can consult a link included on the school district website.

The levy would only be enough to minimize cuts for schools. $153,281 in preempti ve cuts will come out of the High School General Fund, no matt er if the levy passes or not.

Prospecti ve changes within the district vary and nothing will be determined unti l the levy outcome has been revealed. A decision reliant on the levy results is the status of teaching positi ons left open by the reti rement of several instructors within the district. Among those, the departure of Charles Marion Russell High School drama teacher Stacey Bergquist, whose spot could either be fi lled or lead to the potenti al merger of CMR and GFH drama departments, according to Secondary Superintendent Tom Moore. $74,000 in reducti ons at the middle school level and further cuts at the high school level have also been placed on the table as well as increasing student populati ons in classes.

Larger class sizes play a role in the quality of a pupil’s educati on. GFH science teacher Brian Sullivan said, “Smaller class sizes allow a smaller student to teacher rati o and teachers are able to work with students one on one. The students can ask questi ons easier and the

teachers are able to answer the questi ons.” School funding is by design reliant on

community taxes. “Eighty percent our budget comes from the state of Montana and the other 20 percent comes from local tax payers,” clarifi ed Moore. State funding is based on enrollment and Great Falls has seen declining numbers within the past decade. With fewer enrollments, and therefore, less money each year, the district is forced to make cuts to accommodate this state of aff airs. Necessity and enrollment in certain extracurricular acti viti es eff ects whether or not those subjects see reducti ons. “When you have declining enrollment you can’t maintain those declining programs forever unless the community says they are willing to support those programs,” said Moore.

Out of the seven AA school districts in Montana, Great Falls spends the least per enrolled child. Even though the Great Falls School District spends the least per student, Moore clarifi ed that Great Falls students sti ll ranked high compared to other districts that spent

more on pupils when it came to ranking among Montana students in categories such as state and nati onwide testi ng.

Community acti on has been taken to help promote the levy in the form of Kids Educati on Yes (KEY), a nonprofi t organizati on set in Great Falls. KEY approached Superintendant Cheryl Crawley in March aft er it was announced that a mill levy would be run this year. KEY has held rallies at both high schools as well as worked with “grass roots” within the area including radio and television adverti sement, email distributi on, door knockers and posters. “One of our objecti ves is to encourage the ‘yes’ voters to turn in their ballots,” said KEY committ ee member Geanniene Purpura. Purpura has been an acti ve member of KEY for fi ve years and strongly believes in the correlati on between children’s futures and the cost of a good educati on. “Everything worthwhile has a price.”

Mail ballots were sent out April 20 and will be counted May 4. There are no polling locati ons available for this levy.

*Poll results from 107 seniors and 239 freshman.

“Everything worthwhile has a

price.” - Geanniene Purpura

“Aaaaaahh.... I’m going to graduate and move on with my life!” Great, but don’t take a chance on screwing up your life by making a stupid

choice to drink. If you say to yourself, “Nothing will happen,” then go buy a lottery ticket and get rich because you can predict the future.

Some seniors will get arrested, crash and be crippled, maimed or killed because of a bad choice... Will it be you? THINK ABOUT IT!

And remember, real friends don’t let friends use.

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2 Editor Jesse Whyte April 22, 2010News

Local law enforcement, task force work to stop drunk drivingMary Koppy | Editor in Chief

According to the activist group Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, underage alcohol abuse kill more young people more often than all other illegal drugs combined.

This statistic speaks as much to fatal car wrecks such as the one that took the lives of five Helena students on March 28.

The students, four eighteen year olds and a fifteen year old, failed to make a turn and crashed their car on Kier Road, driving straight into an embankment. The impact ejected no one from the car, but all five teens died at the scene.

On the Helena Independent Record their family and friends posted a series of comments on the article that ranged from condemnations to teens who drink and drive and whoever supplied them with alcohol to prayers for the deceased’s families.

Law officers at the scene found drug paraphernalia in the truck and determined both speed and alcohol consumption to be a factor, according to a report the day after by the Great Falls Tribune.

MADD, which lobbies to prevent drunk driving through a proactive campaign involving highly visible law enforcement and sobriety checkpoints, wants to stop accidents like this before they happen.

On their website fact page they

publish results from studies indicating that 33 percent of student’s parents set few if any rules and over half barely discipline their children for breaking their guidelines.

Over half of their top facts deal with student/parent relationships and communication, as well as warning parents away from serving alcohol to underage partiers.

Montana’s Drug and Alcohol Task Force also wishes to extend a warning to prospective host parents.

“We do not want grad parties held by adults serving beer or any other kind of alcohol,” Program Coordinator Al Recke said. “Every year a bunch of kids get killed by making bad choices.”

In fact, the Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a version of the test distributed to asses each state, currently ranks Montana as leading the country in youth binging.

“We get about 900 DUI arrests per year,” Recke said. “About ten percent were under 21.”

The Task Force hopes to have several initiatives made into law in the coming months to help dissuade teenagers from underage drinking.

The first would come into effect when a teenager pleads guilty to an MIP. The offender loses his or her license until they turn 18 or, if they do not already have a license, cannot qualify for one until they turn 18.

The second effects teens who try to drink outside of city limits, allowing game wardens to issue MIPs.

This increased privlege will also add more names to the already long list of MIP’s local law enforcements hands out annually.

In the last year 254 MIP’s and 6 DUI’s went to minors under the age of eighteen.

Adults age 18 to 21 accounted for another 311 MIP’s and 359 DUI’s.

Between the two, local police hand out an average of 47 MIP’s and 30 DUI’s per month.

“The problem is that you need to look deeper than law enforcements,” Sgt. Jeff Newton said. “It is a culture thing.”

Newton, a Sgt. in the Great Falls precinct, added that the Montana legislature only created the law prohibiting driving on a state highway with an open alcoholic bererage two years ago.

Newton reccomended the website USA0013.com for teens and parents interested in information on drinking and driving. The website derives its name from the math behind drinking: zero drinks before 21, zero before driving, one drink per hour and three drinks maximum.

“It is a simple question, but the answer is not easy,” Newton said. “You need to educate.”

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Statistics adapted from PBS - Just One Night: Drinking and driving and DHHS study - Monitoring the Future

Why and when do teenagers drink?

41% have consumed alcohol (more than a few sips) by 8th grade

75% have consumed alcohol (more than a few sips) by the end of high school

79% enjoy the feeling of being drunk or high

67% think it helps them forget their problems

66% feel pressured by peers

47% feel there is nothing else to do

58% of 12th graders have been drunk at least once

20% of 8th graders have been drunk at least once

I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU A cross on the side of the road represents a life taken too soon. Families and friends build these small monuments to remember their loved ones. More and more accidents are due to drunk driving; whether the driver was at fault or he was victim to another’s ignorance on the road, it has become a devastating problem. Photo taken on highway 87. Photo By | Tory Osment

This message brought to you by the Cascade County DUI Task Force

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3The Iniwa“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” - Ryunosuke Satoro

Science class help renovate eroding Missouri River bank on country club land

Earth Day

Mandi Monroe | Circulati ons EditorMrs. Senger, a science teacher at Great

Falls High, and her freshman class took their ti me and eff ort to give back to their community in an immense way in these last couple of weeks.

Students signed up to help repair the river bank of the Missouri river, which had been eroding away with the help of old car bodies rusti ng below the surface. The project was funded by Project Earth Environmental Educati on Grants Program. Toni Nelson, the administrator of the Cascade County Conservati on Districts (C.C.C.D.), brought in contractors and equipment to help remove the car bodies from the river.

Aft er removing the waste, the amazing renditi on of the bank began. Mrs. Senger

and her students acquired recycled Christmas tree with biodegradable taine and made ropes of garland out of it and layed that down on the bank with Kane fabric. All of these ingredients are biodegradable and they will dissolve and turn into nutrients over ti me. Over this was a layer of gravel. Then they planted more than 3700 willow trees across the river bank. “We planted trees so that the roots would help prevent the erosion of the Missouri River Bank,” said freshman Jack Murphy.

All of these layers on the bank “looks like lasagna” said Mrs. Senger. Out of all of her class periods the top 28 students who applied parti cipated in this community service act and kept a good atti tude through it all. “It took 16 hours to fi nish it,

but it was worth it” said freshmen Louis Bryant.

The river bank makes up part of the Country Clubs land and because of the corroding over the years, they lost more than 10 feet of the bank. The C.C.C.D. also helped a bit more by providing the bus to and from Great Falls High for the student’s transportati on. The River Shed Water District assisted by bringing in biologists, hydrologists, and engineers to help accomplish the project properly.

Freshmen Austi n Petrie thought “It’s nice to help the community. Plus it was good experience putti ng in the service hours.” Other students thought so also when asked about their service work. “This project seemed fun to me and it was very rewarding,” said freshman Kristi n Luinstra.

River Bed Clean Up

OH CHRISTMAS TREE Senger’s freshmen classes repair the river bed with assistance from engineers. Photo By | Bob Kalanick

WORLD GOES ROUND Santa Barbara, California celebrated the 39th annual Earth Day festi val in 2009. They featured approximately 250 booths, which off ered hands-on learning and a model ‘green’ home. This nati onal holiday att empts to raise awareness about the environment and teach people how to be more ‘green.’ Countries are working together to reduce carbon and other harmful emissions. Purchased from Newscom

Tree planti ng, carless days, help humanitarians save the planet

For over seven years Senator Gaylord Nelson shaped and promoted the idea of Earth Day. In the politi cal world of the 1960s, the topic was brushed

over or nonexistent. Finally at a meeti ng in Seatt le, he

announced the fi rst Earth Day will begin the following spring of 1970, on April 22.

People instantly reacted to the new Earth Day. Over 20 million people turned out for the fi rst celebrati on. They began organizing events like planti ng trees in parks as well as cleaning up the environment of all the garage abandoned.

But that was only the beginning, on March 21, 1971, United Nati ons Secretary-General U. Thant announced Earth Day an internati onal celebrati on.

He spoke at the Peace Bell Ceremony at the United Nati ons conference in New York City. The United Nati ons Earth Day

ceremony conti nues each year on spring equinox, which is either March 20th or 21st, with the ringing of the UN Peace Bell at the very instant of the equinox.

The bell ringing for Earth Day is now a traditi on.

In 1990, the fi rst internati onal all Earth Day was fi nally celebrated with about 200 million turnouts from 141 nati ons across the globe.

All over the world people fi nd ways and ti me to assist in making earth a healthier planet.

In India children dominate the rallies with “Children’s Clean Air Manifesto”.

They have a Nati onal Tree Planti ng Day in Kenya on April 21st in honor of the foregoing holiday.

Down under in Australia they organizes car-less days which everyone uses alternate transportati on. In place of cars the streets are fi lled with exhibits and

booths during the festi val. At the Washington D.C. Nati onal

Mall a couple of events like Earths Day 40th Anniversary, Change the Climate rally, Exhibiti ons and Performances are happening during the week to promote Earth Day.

An organizati on called Global Days of Service is a project millions parti cipate in on April 17th through the 18th in recogniti on of the holiday.

One contributes by volunteering their ti me to the community by planti ng trees, learning about water protecti on, and helping with forest restorati on.

Problems from the horrible polluti on from cars and factories involves holes in the ozone layer. That came from the dirty air ebbing away at our atmosphere, which contains the ozone layer and protects us from dangerous ultra violet rays.

Habitat destructi on is everywhere,

as a result more and more animals are becoming endangered or exti nct.

Earth day is a reminder that we have a responsibility to keep our world sanitary and take care of its needs. We help by trying to reduce air polluti on, converse endangered animals, and recycle what we can, such as plasti c, aluminum, paper, and cardboard boxes.

Making earth friendly choices can infl uence the future of our planet and its future generati ons.

Walking or biking to school, and not litt ering are small ways to help the environment.

Planti ng trees or having a garden saves money and reduces air polluti on.

Taking shorter showers and using less water is very helpful since only 100th of 1% of the planets streams are fresh water.

Taking these small steps are what Earth Day is all about.

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4 Editor Donovan Dennis April 22, 2010Op-ed

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By Melissa Horacek In high school people are taught lessons, life lessons I hear. Something about how the world’s not fair and you’ve got to struggle, struggle and struggle to survive. I guess it’s good that America’s youth learns this now because once we get into that big bad “real world”, we’ll realize how those four years were nothing more than April Fools Day placed on repeat.

There’s this silly little voice in my head that feels as if defending the defenseless is a must. I don’t

mean to make the circumstances appear so very dire. After all, I’m only griping about such a trivial matter as Cumulative Grade Point Averages. The set of numbers coupled with a decimal that stand between you and academic acknowledgement, scholarships, and admittance into the college of your dreams; the trivial matter known as your prospective future.

As a freshman and sophomore, I did not completely understand the system of GPAs. I was so irrational in

my thinking that I utilized common sense, believing that if I failed a class one year and made the grade the next, the grade I earned would be the only one that would count. Here’s where I and many other students run into a problem. If you fail a class but work to pass the next go around, you’re still punished for your past indiscretion as all grades are taken into account: passed classes, failed classes, and classes dropped. Essentially, students are disciplined for their own stupidity,

Editorial Mill levy viewed as controversial by public despite school district outcry

Most American families see the traditional take-out food as a life saver on busy nights.

However, did you know that one family sized pizza can help more than just mom and dad’s late night dinner crisis?

With the newly designed Mill Levy election, a household can save public education by cutting back on approximately one pizza a year—a small price to pay when considering a child’s future.

Public education has always been a team effort. Combined teachers, administrators, district school board and students are nothing without the tax payers’ dollars to complete the full equation.

Granted, educators are one of the

most important careers out there, even though their positions are often overlooked as not as important.

For the past three years, the mill levy has either not passed, or not run at all, because of lack in public involvement.

This seems unethical, when Great Falls has one of the lowest per student expenses of the seven large, local school districts and has initiated a balanced approach to financing schools that include more budget cuts, spending PPL money, and producing a small Mill Levy.

However, there is one disadvantage to this solution proposed by the school board and legislature: students and teachers are directly affected in their purposes of education.

Granted, the community has taken an advantage over this endeavor by

creating the community drawn program, Kids Education Yes, to ensure the public’s knowledge about the Mill Levy.

However, as a student body, we feel the public’s response toward the Mill Levy has been selfish because tax payers’ dollars have always funded public schools, and that is what makes public education so great; it’s free.

Let us ask the public this: Why change that now?

As a country we will always be in a race toward the smartest and brightest, but without substantial funding for our public schools, this goal cannot be met by educators and administrators, but more importantly, the future of the world.

The solution is not as easy as it seems, because without student involvement,

the public will be unaware. A recent survey has shown that out

of 346 seniors and freshman at Great Falls High, 107 would like to either be involved with the Mill Levy’s passing, or part of an organization pertaining to it

However, with student involvement, there is a need of a sense in direction. The District School Board could use this opportunity to become aware of what kind of electives, extra curricular activities, and other organizations are important to keep student input alive.

Also, if everyone worked together to create the passing of the Mill Levy possible, the public would be made more aware and understand that this is not a simple tax on property.

This Mill levy is an opportunity to change the future of a child.

Underage Drinking Spurs Student ControversyBrookes Pennell|Guest Writer

A statewide poll of 15,455 teens shows that nearly 60 percent of 8th have tried alcohol.

That number jumps to 77 percent of 10th graders and 85 percent of high school seniors. Many teens do not understand the consequences of drinking, they go out and party with their friends to have a good time. But the risk they put other and most of all themselves in far outweighs the benefits of having a good time.

Nothing good can ever come out of underage drinking, out of the nationwide, 11,733 deaths in 2008 caused by drunk driving nationwide, 17 percent of those deaths were caused by teenage drunk driving.

This is probably the most extreme consequences to underage drinking, but other consequences can include fines, MIP’s or even injuries acquired while intoxicated. Underage drinking is against the law for a reason, to protect us.

Teens should not drink for a number of reasons, because it

is against the law and no good can come out of it.

Unfortunately, teenagers do not think of the long term consequences of drinking and the effects it may have on their body. Consuming too much alcohol over an extended period of time contribute to liver failure, as well as alcohol poisoning.

Alcoholism is also a lifelong illness that affects more than just one person.

The effect drinking may have on family members is also astounding. Older siblings who drink display an image that younger family members view as an enabler of alcohol consumption.

Many teens drink out of boredom, but if we just use our imaginations, we can always think of something to do besides drinking. There are plenty of ways to have fun that do not involve alcohol.

We need to crack down on those who choose to break the law and put their own life and others’ at risk. Be the bigger person, if alcohol is offered, just say no.

Teylor Smith, 9 A: The benefits of underage drinking are people think your cool because you drink, consequences are you can hurt or kill someone while you’re under the influence.

Katrina Woods, 10A: It’s a good time, and something to do. The bad things: getting MIP’s, hangovers, getting in trouble, car wrecks, and doing stupid things when you’re drunk.

Robert Quirk, 11A: I don’t think there is a benefit in drinking under age, except for the fun. The consequences on the other hand, are drastic because you get MIP’s and DUI’s.

Q: What are the benefits and consequences of drinking underage?

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5The Iniwa“Meryl, you know what I think of you, and you’re such a good kisser,” Sandra Bullock, 2010 Academy Awards

Got Jesus? Religion in Public Schools

Religion is a touchy subject, and not everyone in a parti cular public school shares the same beliefs.

Teaching religion in public schools is a direct violati on of the Consti tuti on, whatever happened to separati on between church and state? Public schools do fall under the state category.

Science classes are not allowed to go into detail of evoluti on because it may off end people who believe that some spirit magically created a couple who parent the enti re human race.

In English students read literature that alludes to biblical stories and requires knowledge of that parti cular story to understand what the novel or play is discussing.

What about the students who do not follow a Christi anity belief. How are those students to have previous knowledge of “The Book of Job?” Why should students be forced to learn about something they have no belief in?

Classes can sti ll be taught without going into detail of religion. For example, history courses can be taught simply by saying this religous group did this and this one did that so a war was started. It is as simple as that.

Instead of being concerned with off ending students who believe in Christi anity instuctors should be concerned with off ending people who do not. To force someone to have knowledge of something that may not be true at all is ridiculous.

Let the Christi ans believe what they want, but forcing a belief system on someone either with no religion and no belief of any creators or someone with a diff erent religion is wrong.

If religion is going to be taught in schools then it should not be public schools, there are private schools for a reason.

Jesse Whyte|News Editor Tory Osment|.com Editor in Chief

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How can you make an educated decision when the informati on is not provided?

Schools do not off er the opportunity for students to learn about all the diff erent religions.

They need to allow religion to be taught in public schools because without the knowledge, only stereotypes will be made.

Religion is a very controversially issue, but students need to learn about religion so they understand something that has been around for thousands of years.

History class is only taught to an extent because the topic of religion surrounds many past events.

If a religion class was made available, students would be able to understand history bett er because they would know the reason for some politi cal decisions made through the centuries. Also, the Founding Fathers built this nati on upon their beliefs and they were in infl uenced by religion.

In science classes, only part of Darwin’s theory is taught, but like religion, students need to learn about the diff erent ideas of man and the earth.

Even though, I am not a religious person, I believe that I could make stronger decisions if I was provided more informati on so I understood many things that are going on around me. Myself and my classmates someti mes have diffi culty appreciati ng literature because of the biblical illusions. Many private schools off er religion classes, but not all students can aff ord to att end such schools and many ti mes these schools only teach one religion.

Such class in public schools could be informati ve and show all the diff erent religions.

When students know and understand the diff erent viewpoints that people share and that also cause war, they would be able to make the best choice possible.

adviserLinda Ballew

principalDr. Fred Anderson

editor in chiefMary Koppy

executive editorDani Hertz

.com editor in chief

Tory Osment

photo editor Zach Meddock

asst. photo editorKyler Nathe

opinion editor Donovan Dennis

news editorJesse Whyte

sports editorMegan McDunn

entertainment editor

Melissa Horacek

business editorKristian Kellems

circulation editorAmanda Monroe

advertisingSara Graybill

cartoonistJerimey Franks

copy editorShafer Higgins

photographerBrooke Hanson

]whether their ignorance was due to poor judgment or they quite literally lack in intelligence.

Now here’s where I run to Lassie’s aide before old girl meets her maker. Consequences are inevitable when a mistake is made. However, it is this situati on’s issue in matching up the off ense with the appropriate punishment that I raise an eyebrow. Taking failed

grades and dropped classes and factoring them in with the completed marks of one’s high school career perhaps makes sense in some alternate universe where Tyra Banks is considered “deep” and “relevant” amongst her talk show peers, but not in this realm to which I have become accustomed.

I fancy myself a capable student yet I ran into troubles and circumstances that were

not forgiving and I expected my intelligence to be the light at the end of the tunnel; a light that the current system of Cumulati ve GPAs smashed to bits. The purpose of transcript is to present all classes a student has been enrolled or show that they struggled, struggled, struggled for their fi nal grade. A Cumulati ve GPA should refl ect a student’s true capabiliti es. There is no reason to blur the lines.

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“Robert Hubka, 10I think religion should be taught to a certain extent in school just as long as no one is insulted by what is said.

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One man’s conclusion is another man’s beginning.The fi ve teachers preparing to reti re from Great Falls High

certainly intend to conti nue with business as usual, conti nuing outside businesses, college professorships and charity motorcycle rides.

With anything between 40 and 26 years of teaching among them GFH’s fi ve reti ring employees plan on conti nuing to parti cipate in acti viti es they love.

Sati nee Lightbourne, a GFH math teacher for 22 years of her 26 year teaching career, plans to improve the jewelry business she fostered on the side.

The business prompted her decision to leave at the end of this year.

“It was a hard decision,” Lightbourne said, “but I cannot maintain 75 hours a week and the 15 I put in at my business accounted for almost half of what I made teaching.”

Lightboure worked roughly 60 hours a week teaching in additi on.

Choir teacher Margaret Nitschke only know that she plans on doing something aft er her 35 year career, 33 of which she spent in the district.

“I am going to take some ti me to relax and see what

unfolds,” Nitschke said. “I am sure something will come up.”American History and AP Government teacher Gary Wallace

taught in GFH for only fi ve of his cumulati ve 40 years, he sti ll appreciates the student body at GFH and plans to conti nue teaching at the university level.

“The modesty of some of the students in this school,” Wallace kidded, poking fun at the students in his class.

Counselor Steve Bennets, wrapping up a 40 year run in the counseling department, plans to att end some Bison basketball games and visit Seatt le, Washington.

“The kids keep me here,” Bennets said. “GFH has a wide variety of kids and it has been very rewarding.”

Bennets said he now advises the children of students he taught during their ti me as students in GFH.

“It is very encouraging to see good student become good parents,” Bennets said.

Science teacher Joe Barlow plans to tour the country riding his motorcycle when he retires.

He wants to go to the rallies that he can never go to during school and he plans to ride with his oldest son more often.

“Riding just puts you out there, and you are aware of every-thing around you,” Barlow said.

Five long-ti me Bison faculty bid farewellto students, school during fi nal months

END OF THE LINE Teachers Sati nee Lightbourne, Joe Barlow, Margaret Nitschke, Gary Wallace and counselor Steve Bennets all intend to reti re this year. They have planned a variety of post-high school acti viti es, including collegiate professorships, entrepreneurships,

travelling and even motorcycle chariti es. Photos|Shay Sommerfi eld

A Great Falls High School Productionwith special thanks

The counseling center

to the art, history, math and science departmentsand

Nitschke I am going to relax and take life and see what unfolds. Something will come up.

Wallace My demise has been overrated. Not only did I not drown, I do not own a dog.

Bennets Be careful what you pray for. I never dreamed my life would turn out like it did.

Barlow Riding just puts you out there, and you are aware of everything around you.

Lightbourne The mind is a powerful and priceless possession, use it to its full potenti al.


7The Iniwa“I coulda had class, I coulda been a contender, I coulda been somebody” -Marlon Brando

Underclassmen competition going strong in third year

Donovan Dennis|Opinion EditorThey had been focused and intense

as they chose their subjects and be-gan organizing their team eff orts. And then, the electric excitement buzzing through the fi eld house culminated a lengthy but interesti ng learning expe-rience for freshmen and sophomore Warfair parti cipants.

On Thursday, March 27, World His-tory and Montana Government stu-dents gathered for the third annual Warfair competi ti on.

“The amount of ti me and energy the kids put into this project baffl es me every year,” said world history teacher Geoff Habel. “The teachers helped by using class and aft er school ti me to as-sist students on their individual proj-ects.” However, it took community

members, faculty, staff and parents all coming together to set up the fi eld house, and then, organize and evaluate the diverse and numerous projects.

The high stakes for students not only came as a class grade in history, but also in the form of monetary prizes. The top fi ve groups for World History received cash scholarships of $200 to $1,000, while 6th–10th place received gift cards. The top fi ve groups for the Montana projects received scholar-ships of $250-$1,000 with fourth and fi ft h place earning gift cards. Habel said, “The money for the scholarships came from the soda pop fund, Up-town Opti mists and the Holiday Village Mall.”

Students had been instructed to incorporate other fi elds into their proj-

ects representi ng informati on from history, English, science and math. Freshman Haley Mills advised, “Pick a topic you fi nd interesti ng, otherwise, it will not be a fun experience. You have been given the freedom; take advan-tage of it.”

“It’s not just another ‘oh I gott a do it’ kinda project,” Habel said “My goal with this project is to get students mo-ti vated to learn. It’s that simple.”

Students could choose group members from any of the competi ng classes, so students in Habel, Monroe or Gett en’s classes were able to work in one group.

“Choose your group wisely; be sure to pick people you work well with, that you are sure will contribute to the group,” said freshman Mary McDunn.

War Fair architecht looks ahead to future exploits

Mary Koppy|Editor-in-chiefCrowds of children from elementary school

to middle school age fl ocked to the GFH Fieldhouse, anti cipati ng something enti rely diff erent from the standard athleti c fare. They came to learn about history.

The third annual Warfair met with incredible success, drawing schools from Dutt on-Brady and Shelby to the GFH campus along with droves of young local students.

“It started as just a passing thought, in name only,” said world history teacher and Warfair creator Geoff Habel. “I wanted a play on the word warfare.”

Aft er Habel’s offh and remark, Ms. Christi ne Hinkle wrote a grant and warfare began to take shape.

The fi rst year it included just freshmen, primarily from Habel and Jana Mora’s classes. However, as the project grew, so did parti cipati on. This year Montana Government, World History, Theater and Art classes all took part.

“I was really pleased,” Hable said of the turnout this year. “Close to 100 elementary kids came to view it and we recieved incredibly positi ve feedback from the community.”

Hable, who has spent the last 6 of his 15 years teaching in Great Falls hopes to see his project conti nue to grow. Of the several subjects he has taught, Habelenjoys the relevance of World History.

“We want to keep it going,” he said, “and incorperate middle schools certainly and maybe even elementray schools.”

The project begins in Spetemeber when teachers fi rst introduce the idea to their students. They then choose groups of at least two with opti ons of as many as four to a project. Group members may come from any parti cipati ng class.

According to Habel, choosing a specifi c topic between 1300 A.D. and the present oft en challenges students most, because of the scope of historical events.

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9The Iniwa“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’”- George Bernard Shaw8 Editor Dani Hertz April 22, 2010DPS

Living By Your Dreams // Interact

NIGHTMARESRecurrentand

Tory Osment|.com EditorThe subconscious mind has a lot to tell the

conscious mind, dreams are a way for the mind to communicate with itself.

Recurring dreams are very common amongst diff erent people. Even though a recurring dream may seem like it is the same every ti me, it is actually slightly diff erent. Your mind changes each recurring dream at least slightly. It is like trying to explain pyrotechnics to someone who does not understand, if they didn’t understand your fi rst explanati on you wouldn’t say the same thing again, you would change it. This is what your subconscious does when it tries to tell you something.

Recurring dreams may even be frightening, this is so the dreamer takes more noti ce to them. They may be triggered by some experience or problem that conti nues to come back.

Another common nightti me experience is a nightmare. Nightmares can be caused by many things, if a person suff ers from Post Traumati c Stress Disorder (PTSD) the cause may be an increased release of adrenaline. Nightmares may also be caused by medicati ons, illness, stress or a traumati c event.

To remedy a nightmare some believe the best soluti on is to see the dream through to the end, others believe that imagining a silly or sweet soluti on is best, like how Ron faces his fear in Harry Pott er and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a Boggart poses as a spider and Ron imagines it in roller skates.

Dreams tell us things about ourselves we do not even know consciously.

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Jesse Whyte|News EditorNot everyone understands their

dreams, but Freud analyzed them to gain a deeper insight into the human mind.

Sigmund Freud is considered the father of psychoanalysis. He thought that every acti on is moti vated by the subconscious mind on some level.

Many people hold back impulses or urges because they can be hurtf ul to others, but those feelings must be released one way or another. Freud believed dreams express those urges and that is why someti mes dreams can be so frightening or disturbing.

He categorized the mind into three parts: id, ego, and superego. The id is centered around wish fulfi llment and unchecked urges, ego is concerned with the rati onal and self-aware mind, and the superego censors id and enforces the moral codes of the ego.

Many ti mes the id goes unchecked in dreams and disturbing images are put in the mind, but if the images are too horrifying the superego kicks in and censors the picture. This can result in strange, crypti c dreams that many fi nd hard to understand.

According the Freud, dreams have

“manifest” and “latent” content. The manifest part is usually nonsensical and is what the dream seems to say; the latent part is what the dream is truly saying. People try to read into the messages, but the strange images can cause confusion.

He used “free associati on” to understand the underlying message. Using this process, a person would pick a symbol from their dream and think of the fi rst thing that pops in his mind and conti nue that process to see where he ends up.

Freud believed that sex is one the

main components that infl uences the content of a dream. When a person dreams of a cavity or receptacle such as a bowl, cave, or tunnel, represents the female genitalia. Then when elongated or slender objects are presented in dreams such as a knife, cigar, or gun, denotes the male genitalia. Even though those symbols are not always associated with genitalia, he thought it was an important factor.

Freud att empted to understand the human intellect and with all of his processes he gained a deeper knowledge of the subconscious mind.

Inside the Freudian Mind| Understanding dreams through the eyes of a psychoanaylist

Dreams

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CyclicalSLEEPSara Graybill|Adverti sment Editor

Somewhere between cramming for tests and getti ng up to eat breakfast, people need to sleep.

Sleep is the key to good mental and physical health. Throughout the night people normally go through fi ve stages of sleep, the last of which is called REM. Experts reff er to Stage 4 as deep sleep, the stage during which most people sleepwalk, wet the bed and experience night terrors.

Aside from these terrifying nightmares people have dreams throughout the whole night. Dreams usually remain consistent and the most memorable parts of dreams occur during REM sleep. Everyone dreams, but they remember diff erent amounts and diff erent parts of their dreams every night.

To help remember dreams, dream journals are oft en recommended, when someone wakes up they record their dreams quickly, this technique improves dream memory and can help memory during the day.

Many people wonder if their dreams have meaning, some scienti sts believe they do, and others don’t, however they can be used as a tool to help make decisions and interpret situati ons in life. Sleep’s importance is oft en neglected.

Unfortunately busy schedules and obligati ons make it almost impossible to sleep a full 8 to 10 recommended hours. Sleep deprivati on and disorders eff ect how you sleep and perform in day to day life. When under stress people tend to have nightmares and reoccurring dreams, making a good night of sleep diffi cult.

Muscle spasms, stress, trouble falling asleep, bladder control, health problems, teeth grinding, and snoring can make it diffi cult to fall asleep and stay asleep during the night, and lessens the opportunity to get a full night’s sleep.

During the day sleep deprivati on aff ects every aspect of life. People may experience more stress, weight gain, depression, mood swings, and mild to severe fati gue. Some people experience trouble sleeping due to poor conditi ons, such as temperature or cleanliness. A clean and made bed improves sleep quality.

ActivitiesA dream about an acti vity can usually represent an acti vity in your life. Usually it’s something you’ve done recently or have thought about recently. Oft en, dreams can represent something completely diff erent, for example if you dream you stole some ones car keys, you can have issues with your identi ty.

Animals

Colors

Emotions

People

Colors oft en mean a mood, feeling, or a sense about the object or color you see. Colors that stand out are very important. For example, if someone is wearing all black it could mean they are being portrayed as mysterious or as sadness.

Emoti ons oft en represent themselves, but the sub conscience may be exaggerati ng them. Emoti ons you are experiencing are real, however if you see other peoples emoti ons, it can mean something you’re expecti ng, frustrated with, or feeling about your life in general.

A person in your dream can represent that person or a characteristi c about that person. Also, the signifi cant symbolism of a person in a dream may not be who they are, but what they’re doing, how they’re doing it, or their atti tude toward it.

TESTING yourKnowledge

1. One-third of your life is spent sleeping.

2. In an average lifeti me, you would have spent a total of about six years of it dreaming. That is more than 2,100 days spent in a diff erent realm!

3. Dreams have been here as long as mankind. Back in the Roman Era, striking and signifi cant dreams were submitt ed to the Senate for analysis and interpretati on.

4. Everybody dreams. Simply because you do not remember your dream does not mean that you do not dream. In fact, you have several dreams during a normal night of sleep.

5. Dreams are indispensable. A lack of dream acti vity can mean protein defi ciency or a personality disorder.

6. On average, you can dream anywhere from one or two hours every night. Moreover, you can have four to seven dreams in one night.

7. Blind people do dream. Whether visual images appear in their dream depends on whether they were blind at birth or became blind later in life. But vision is not the only sense that consti tutes a dream. Sounds, tacti lity, and smell become hypersensiti ve for the blind and their dreams are based on these senses.

8. Five minutes aft er the end of the dream, half the content is forgott en. Aft er ten minutes, 90% is lost.

9. The word dream stems from the Middle English word, dream which means "joy" and "music".

10. Men tend to dream more about other men, while women dream equally about men and women.

11. Studies have shown that your brain waves are more acti ve when you are dreaming than when we are awake.

12. Dreamers who are awakened right aft er REM sleep are able to recall their dreams more vividly than those who slept through the night unti l morning.

13. People who are giving up smoking have longer and more intense dreams.

14. Toddlers do not dream about themselves. They do not appear in their own dreams unti l the age of 3 or 4.

15. If you are snoring, then you cannot be dreaming.

16. Nightmares are common in children, typically beginning at around age 3 and occurring up to age 7-8.

17. In a poll, 67% of Americans have experienced Déjà Vu in their dreams, occurring more oft en in females than males.

18. Around 3% of adults suff er from sleep apnea. This treatable conditi on leads to unexplained ti redness and ineffi ciency.

19. Research has shown that the house is the most common setti ng for dreams.

20. It is very normal for males to experience an erecti on during the REM stage of sleep, even when they are not dreaming anything of a sexual nature.

21. The original meaning of the word "nightmare" was a female spirit who besets people at night while they sleep.

Informati on from dreammoods.com

A dream about an animal means that certain characteristi cs about the animal are important to you right now. For example, a mule is oft en associated with stubbornness. Noti ce what the animal is doing in the dream, how they are acti ng, or why they are doing what they are doing.

of about six years of it dreaming. That is more than 2,100

in the Roman Era, striking and signifi cant dreams were

remember your dream does not mean that you do not

can mean protein defi ciency or a personality disorder.

or two hours every night. Moreover, you can have four to

appear in their dream depends on whether they were blind

content is forgott en. Aft er ten minutes, 90% is lost.

word, dream which means "joy" and "music".

women dream equally about men and women.

are able to recall their dreams more vividly than those who

not appear in their own dreams unti l the age of 3 or 4.

beginning at around age 3 and occurring up to age 7-8.

Vu in their dreams, occurring more oft en in females than

treatable conditi on leads to unexplained ti redness and

common setti ng for dreams.

erecti on during the REM stage of sleep, even when they

was a female spirit who besets people at night while they

Sources—www.asdreams.orgwww.webmd.comwww.sleepdex.org

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Donovan Dennis | Opinion EditorReform is the new sensati on

sweeping the nati on, and now not even our local baseball teams have defl ected the fad.

Starti ng this year, Great Falls Legion Baseball teams will be united under one organizati on, the Great Falls Chargers. In previous years, the city played host to two teams, the Electrics and the Stallions.

However, money, parti cipati on and community support all played factor to the reorganizati on of the local league. The new organizati on will have one class AA team, the Chargers, coach and two class A teams based on age, the Electrics and the Stallions.

Aaron Johnson, who led the Stallions for a few years, will be the head coach of the Chargers, and Jerry Olson and Ryan Yurek assistants.

The new 19 man AA team has many people excited with a positi ve atti tude towards this years’ season. “We’re defi nitely bett er and more competi ti ve,” said junior Jake Olson. Because the enti re city’s talent has been consolidated onto one team, fans will see a lot more victorious acti on this year.

An experienced roster returned from the Electrics including Hunter Carlyon, Trevor Johnson, Tucker Cook and Spensar Hart as well as veteran

Stallions players Jake Bleskin, Tyler Stanich, Skyler Smith, A. J. Griffi th, and Tanner Watson.

In additi on, two members of their team have been delayed and won’t play unti l mid-May. Both Casey Johnson and Cole McPherson are engaged with junior college teams unti l the end of those individual seasons.

The idea took a litt le getti ng used to, but now the team seems to be in synch. “At fi rst I thought it was a litt le weird, but now we have a lot more, bett er players on this team with more

talent deep into the bench,” said senior Tucker Cook. Cook is a fi rst baseman and an outf ielder. “The best thing is we’re all playing together,” he said.

Contributi ng to the Chargers team, the two feeding A squads, the Electrics and the Stallions, have 15 and 16 players respecti vely.

The Electrics are similar to a junior varsity team and the Stallions the freshman team. “It is good for my team because we are going to compete with a lot more teams across the state this

season,” said Napierala.“It’s great because we get to play

with kids we’ve always been rivals with,” said Electrics player Cayden Napierala.

However, this bett er, more complete team came at a high price for players. Many kids did not make baseball teams this year because of the merger.

Unfortunately for as many as 12 players, they were forced to put their gloves away as the new team did not have room for them.

Tony Forster and GFH P.E. teacher Chris Napierala are coaching the Electrics and Ed McNamee and Levi Johnson assist with the Stallions.

There’s not much to complain about with this team, except perhaps the lack of previous players.

“The only thing I can think of are the colors, the practi ce ti mes, said Olson.

In order to fi nance the organizati ons operati ons, the team members and parents have to fundraise countless

moneys. An golf scrambler fundraiser is expected is planned for Friday, May 14th. Interested parti cipants may enter four-person teams for a fee of $250, and prizes and two meals are included in the fee.

“Aft er last weekend the new team is defi nitely right on track. The Chargers won all four of their games against Gallati n Valley in Three Forks as well as Belgrade twice on Sunday.

The Chargers won their fi rst game 11-0 in a fi ve-inning thriller , and 16-5 in the later game. AJ Griffi th brought a triple to the game and Jake Bleskin gave a double to the Charger victory.

The Electrics, who also had their season opener Saturday against the Lewistown Redbird. They won both of their games at the local Don Olson Stadium.

The Chargers will be on the road next Saturday and Sunday against Class A rivals Lewistown and Havre for four games. The players expected to picth this coming weekend are A.J. Griffi th, Trevor Johnson, Tyler Stanich, Jake Bleskin, along with left -hander Jake Olson.

The competi ti on is building in Billings, according to Olson. “The Billings schools are defi nitely good,” Olson said.

The Chargers fi rst home game will be May 1st against the Glacier Twins.

10 Editor Megan McDunn April 22, 2010Sports

Baseball teams begin spring season as united organizati onFuture

toward theChargingA SWING OF THE BAT A Great Falls Chargers player takes a swing of the ball during a game at Centene Stadium. Photo Courtesy Robert Griffi th

Friday May 14th8:30 A.M. Shotgun Start | Anaconda Hills Golf Course

Four Person Teams | Entry Fee $250(Green Fees & Carts Not Included)

Prizes and Two Meals Included in Fee

“We’re really more competi ti ve; we are always fi ghti ng for positi ons. I can’t really have a least favorite thing.”Tucker Cook, 1st Base and Outf ield


11The Iniwa “Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.” -Tobias Smollett

Shafer Higgins|Copy EditorThe Great Falls High Track and Field Team has come back this year with

a vengeance. “By this time last year we hadn’t won anything, so we are making definite progress,” Senior Mary Koppy said.

The team this year aims at a reachable goal, but one that would represent huge progress. “The team goal this year is to place in the top half of the invitationals here in Great Falls and in Butte on April 24,” Koppy said. The invitationals consist of the girls team competing here in Great Falls in a huge meet that will draw the top competitors from around the state and the boys competing in Butte in similar circumstances.

Coach Dan Brady has been encouraged this season both by the turnout for track and by the strength of some of the younger classmen.

Koppy has participated in the sport since sixth grade and has competed at the varsity level in shot put and discus since her freshman year. She has the perspective to compare the team’s progress both in and out of competitions. “In previous years the different sections of the team mostly kept to themselves, but now all the different disciplines of Track and Field have more of a team consciousness. We have a lot of strong returning upperclassmen paired with many capable newcomers.”

One of these precocious newcomers, Mikaela Schultz, joined Track and Field to stay in shape for soccer. Track has been praised time and again as an excellent sport for the offseason of other sports. “A lot of younger girls who did soccer do track,” she said. “I’m getting the hang of a lot of the activities,” she added. Schultz praised the coaching staff. “The coaches are very experienced and willing to help my work in progress.”

Mary Koppy agrees that the coaches are terrific. “They are really, really good at what they do. They can do the things they are trying to teach you and have a lot of talent in this sport. How many other coaches can say that?”

Several senior boys offer leadership and good skills, and they are supported by some strong up-and-comers.

All-around athlete Lee Perkins, a senior, took first place in the javelin competition at the recent 17-school meet in Billings; senior Mike Williams, who placed in his two events at Billings, is ranked seventh among all Class AA long-jumpers and is an accomplished triple-jumper as well.

Sprinter Jake Olson, a junior, also placed in two events at Billings, and two other juniors, Ben Vaughn and Dakotah Kingfisher, are emerging as team leaders, with victories in the distance races (Vaughn) and the shorter 400-meter (Kingfisher). Other strong competitors in the early meets are junior Will Strauss, and sophomores Micheaun Biggle and Jacob Strauss.

Senior girls in leadership roles are Koppy, a two-event state finisher last year who is ranked third in the state in Class AA in both of her events; Kelsey Dixon, an accomplished multi-sport competitor and an excellent triple-jumper for the Bison and Shayna Vinson, who often dominates the girls 400. Both Dixon and Vinson, along with sophmore Emily Boes and sophomore Lauren Smith also compete well in the 1600-meter relay.

Strong contenders among younger team members include two sophomores, distance runner Rachel Stewart and middle-distance runner Lauren Smith, who both are burning up the track. Sophomore Caitlyn Cayer already lettered in the discus at the Kalispell meet with a 106’ throw. Junior MaryGlen Vielleux consistently has performed well in the long jump.

HOMEstretchYoung up-and-comers, seasoned veterans round out track team

THROWING THE DISTANCE Senior Lee Perkins competes in the shot put at a meet against Helena High. Perkins already has qualified for the state meet in javelin by meeting the state qualifying distance. Photo By| Matt Ehnes

UP IN THE AIR Senior Michael Williams flies through the air at a Helena meet. He is one of the best high jumpers in the state. Photo|Matt Ehnes

ON THE RUN Junior Benjamin Vaughan leads the pack in his race. He is the track team’s top long distance runner. Photo|Matt Ehnes

STRIDING Sophomore Jacob Strauss runs the two-mile race at a track meet held at Glacier High School. Strauss and his siblings, junior, Will and sophomore, Rachel, all run distance events for both the track and cross country teams. Photo|Matt Ehnes

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12 Editor Megan McDunn April 22, 2010Sports

ON THE MOUND

Sophomore Lacey Bushong throws a pitch at the teams’ home opener

which was held at the

Multi-Sports Complex. The

squad lost early leads in

both games to suffer two

one run losses to Billings

West, and they now hold

a 3-3 overall record and 0-2

conference record going

into a twinbill against Butte

on Thursday in Butte. Photo By|Brooke

Hansen

Megan McDunn|Sports Editor There are not many situations that

a player or multiple players are called upon to step up and be expected to play important roles on two teams.

For the softball team this year many of the players have been expected to step up their game and see a lot of playing time for both the varsity and junior varsity squads. For other sports such as basketball, many players are double rostered but see very little playing time in the varsity game. This year has been a little bit of a struggle for the softball team they have not seen in past

years to field both teams, but the players, both upperclassmen and underclassmen have seemed up to the challenge.

With only four seniors, Jolene Lartch, Jordan Clutter, Kelsie Patterson and Kelsey McDaniel on the team, many juniors, sophomores, and freshman have made the leap to becoming key players on the varsity team.

Senior Jolene Latrch said, “This year will go good if we just keep our focus and keep improving our game each week.” She believes, “By the end of the season we should have a good chance of being in

state championship contention.”After suffering a pair of one run losses

this past weekend, the team hopes to bring up their 3-3 overall record and 0-2 Eastern conference record.

The team has been very busy with six games in a span of eight days, and they will be meeting Butte for a double header on the road this Thursday in some nonconfernce action.

Even with many young players on the squad, they have gotten off to a strong start and hope to keep it up.

The team has an arsenal of power

hitters which makes them a major threat on the diamond.

Lartch also said, “We have a strong defense, and good pitching.” Latrch and Sophomore Lacey Bushong have been sharing playing time on the mound. They both also have been major threats offensively as well.

With multiple games under their belt and some very close losses, the team has gained some experience and hope to finish their season strong. They have been playing well and are expecting to make a charge at the state tournament.

SERVING Senior Kyle Rohrer returns the ball back to his opponent after a match at Great Falls’ new tennis courts. Rohrer is the number two singles player for the team. Photo By| Bob Kalanick

Mary Koppy|Editor-in-chiefThe girls of GFH tennis have big shoes to fill this

year, with a state championship legacy only a year behind them.

After losing seniors Sophie Lockerby, Shelby Robinson and Jamiee Tierney, the team looks to its younger members to carry it back into state meet contention.

The remaining girls from last year’s state championship team started off strong, now with a 4-2 record in the first weeks of their season.

The boy’s side remains undefeated.“Our boys are stronger than last year,” said

Coach Mary Aspinwall. “We did not lose anyone to graduation and that always helps.”

Aspinwall added that the girls brought back a strong team, despite losing so many seniors, but added that Glacier’s team also started strong this season.

“Somebody will knock somebody out at divisionals,” she said. “If we play our cards right and put the right girls in the right places, it could potentially be us.”

“If we just keep playing the way we have been, we will be in the mix,” senior singles player Ellie Crum said.

“We need a good draw at divisionals,” Katie Cerotzke said. She hopes that they will play a team at approximately their skill level, because the divisionals competition operates on a random draw system.

Nonetheless, Cerotzke enjoys her sport and the unique opportunities it offers.

“I love the team,” she said, “we are like a family and we all support each other.”

“It is super easy to get into,” senior Zach Jewett said. Jewett began tennis as a junior and found the team an easy group to join.

Jewett enjoys the team atmosphere, as well as the companionship at meets where only one or two players compete at any given time.

“We get to hang out as a team,” he said.With $150,000 in funds from the school district

and another $150,000 from the city, they could be hanging out a lot closer to home next season.

Great Falls High hopes to erect four new tennis courts down by the river, enabling the team to practice closer to school and host home meets. These new courts, combined with the resurfacing work of CMR eight cracked courts , could potentially allow the city to host major tournaments.

“Bozeman hosts them most often,” Aspinwall said. “You need so many courts to host that kind of tournament.”

“It is a big deal,” Crum said. “GFH will finally have a home court.”

The tennis players, who currently manipulate their schedules to practice on CMR’s courts, could hold later practices for players with different skill levels and potentially attract more athletes with the shorter distance between school and courts.

This possibility excites the team. “Absolutely, I am excited,’ Aspinwall said. “I played on the courts right outside of the building. The new ones will not be that close, of course, but it will be nice to have a home court again.”

RACKIT UPTennis teams start

strong with high season hopes

on the ball

Softball team looks forward to finishing the season strong and contending for the state title


13The Iniwa“If you worried about falling off a bike, you would never get on.” Lance Armstrong

theReach

Summit Imagine

dangling high above the ground,

supported only by a safety harness and a hundred feet of

quarter-inch-thick rope. For some climbers, this is the adrenaline rush they are looking for.

Some climb to overcome fears, some to share a new experience with friends, some for the adrenaline rush that comes

with rock climbing. There are diff erent types of rock climbing depending on the climber’s preference

and experience. Traditi onal climbing is typically thought of when rock climbing comes to mind. “Trad” climbing involves placing temporary anchor points in the rock to protect from falls, but not necessarily as a direct aid to climbing. Sport climbing is much like traditi onal climbing, but routes are generally fi rmly established and anchor points are permanently bolted to the face. The most dangerous type is free solo climbing. In free solo climbing, a climber climbs without any sort of protecti ve gear or safety harnesses. If the climber were to fall, typically they would die.

A few less well known types of climbing are bouldering and ice climbing. Bouldering is when climbers climb on boulders or buildings instead of mountains or crags. This is much like free solo climbing because no safety equipment is used, but the faces are usually smaller and less dangerous. Ice climbing is when climbers scale ice formati ons such as frozen waterfalls or glaciers, typically using ice axes and crampons, a sharp metal att achment to a boot used to grip ice and snow.

Since Montana is full of mountains and glaciers, it is a great place to try your hand at rock climbing. It can be done recreati onally or in much greater extremes, due to the immense range of mountains and glaciers available in the state. Another opti on for those wanti ng to learn how to rock climb would be to enroll in a college course, such as the one being off ered by MSU Billings, that teaches the basics and even allows more experienced climbers to challenge themselves on more intense terrain. Remember: always be safe, check your holds, check the weather, don’t skimp on equipment (use whatever is necessary to be safe), and have fun.

EXHILARATING EXERTION Looking down to check his progress, GFH alumnus, Dylan Hertz, decides to make his next move at the base of Mt. Cowen. Hertz has been an avid climber since his junior year in high school and has conti nued to reach new highs every chance he gets. Photo Courtesy|Dylan Hertz

Tory Osment | .com EditorAs kids we learned to ride a bicycle, but as we

got older most put their bikes away to grow colder. For those who kept their seats warm there was a window through every storm where the chance to ride was never denied.

They chose to compete and do their best even if they were not recognized for every feat like all the rest. They chose a sport much harder and more exhausti ng than that on any court.

Cycling is an exhausti ng sport; it takes a lot of energy ande burns a lot of calories. Riders must constantly replenish themselves with water, protein, and carbohydrates.

Although cycling is not a very popular sport in America, Montana has several cycling teams. They include Gallati n Acti viti es and Sports (GAS) from Bozeman and Central Montana Junior Cycling (CMJC) from the Great Falls, Highwood and Centerville area.

Cycling events include a road race, ti me trial and

criterium, which is a circuit race. Events take place in diff erent places in Montana as well as Idaho and Washington.

CMJC travels almost every weekend for a race and practi ces oft en during the week in diff erent parts of Great Falls, Belt, Highwood and Fort Benton as well as open roads between these areas.

The team is open to new members and requires no purchase of a road bike. CMJC provides new riders with bikes, jerseys, bott les and helmets, parti cipators just need to pay a small registrati on fee to the state.

The team was put together by Highwood resident, Dean Hatch. Hatch, along with his son, Wyatt and wife, Tammie, practi ce with the other team members at least twice a week during cycling season.

The cycling community is very close knit, members from diff erent cycling teams in diff erent states and citi es come together for their races and to catch up with friends.

Road Trip: Local teen cycling team competes in state road races

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POINT THE WAY Highwood’s Wyatt Hatch of Central Montana Junior Cycling prepares himself for a road race. From the beginning, Hatch has been a member of CMJC, a team his dad put together. Photo courtesy|Osment


14 Editors Melissa Horacek and Mandi Monroe April 22, 2010eNTERTAINMENT

Jesse Whyte|News EditorHave you ever had a twisting feeling in the pit of

your stomach when you see a stranger late at night? Do you ever get an odd feeling about a person just ‘trying to help?’

Gavin de Becker, a specialist on security issues, explains intuition and how to trust your instincts in his book, “Gift of Fear.” De Becker has studied violent behavior for years and reveals the ways to predict dangerous actions and how to read other human emotions.

In his non-fiction book, he offers solutions to those who are victim to domestic or workplace violence. He also provides a glimpse into the motives of stalkers, mass killers, death threats, and even children who kill.

With the knowledge provided from the “Gift of Fear,” millions feel safer and know how to rely upon their intuition to lead them away from danger.

Tory Osment|.com EditorRocky Horror Picture Show, cigarettes, alcohol,

mixed tapes and LSD.This is the life of Charlie, a young socially awkward

freshman in Pennsylvania. Charlie has never been part of the in-crowd, or

any crowd really, and when his best friend commits suicide shortly before their freshman year, Charlie is left completely alone.

In his opening letter to a stranger Charlie says, “I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn’t try to sleep with people even if they could have. I need to know that these people exist.”

His search to find himself and reason within others leads him to befriend Patrick, a senior Charlie meets in his shop class. He soon becomes a part of Patrick’s group of friends and from there he experiences what it is like to live life instead of stand behind others and watch as his life passes by.

Charlie stumbles through his first party, first cigarette and first time as he lives for once in his life.

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Upon a Time...THE MAKING OF A FAIRYTALE Freshman Erin Heidrich paints props for the banquet scene. Freshman Charli Sullivan, Jessica Scrivener, and Melisa Morgan craft the Pumpkin, a well known staple in the play and Darcey Swanson (sophomore) and Mitchel Wanke (senior) practi ce a song with the ensemble. Photos|Zach Meddock and Brook Hansen

... in a faraway land, lives a Princess, named CinderellaMelissa Horacek|Entertainment Editor

A pumpkin carriage, chatt y litt le varmints and a Fairy Godmother. This is the chemical makeup of one of the most classic tales to ever be told.

Cinderella is a young woman set in dreadful familial circumstances. Her widowed father remarries and when he passes away a few years later, Cinderella is left in the care of her wicked stepmother and forced to coexist with stepsisters Grace and Joy. A stroke of luck catches Cinderella one evening, however, when by the help of a Fairy Godmother and talking mice, Cinderella is given the chance to att end a magnanimous ball.

The drama department’s last producti on is set to premiere in early May and will feature 34 students. Their version will be based upon Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s musical, which originally premiered in 1957 and starred Julie Andrews.

Pre-producti on started as early as last November. This includes such elements as choreography and costumes; concepts that drama students play key roles in. “Students worked under a costumer from Michigan who travels and works for diff erent companies,” said drama Instructor and ‘Cinderella’ director Krysti na Thiel. A choreographer also came to Montana from New York. Several students act as dance captains alongside the choreographer. “Some of the students pick up the dancing really quickly. Others take longer but our choreographer was really pati ent and the dance captains were good at helping kids with two or three left feet,” explained Thiel.

There are diff erences between the play and Disney’s well known children’s classic. Stepmother senior Jacque Peres said, “The stepmother is more playful in the play. She’s not as tyrannical as in the Disney movie. She’s stupid and weird.”

‘Cinderella’ will feature one of the most unique combinati on of sets, costumes and special eff ects that the drama department has put on. “There will be a lot of smoke, a lot of nights and a lot of noises,” said Thiel.

As with any producti on, there are sti ll nerves that can be ratt led by the idea of appearing before a live audience. Sophomore Seth Simonich landed the role of the King but defi nitely felt the jitt ers just auditi oning for his role, “I was so nervous that I swear I could see my heart racing through my shirt.”

For seniors, this is their last chance in the spotlight as a part of the GFH theater department and the experience is anything but bitt ersweet, “It is like you worked so hard for four years and it’s really sad to leave the work you’ve done and all the people that you’ve built connecti ons with behind. You build strong connecti ons in the drama department,” said Peres.

‘Cinderella’ promises to bring magic, amusement and awe when the curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on May 6. There is a showing May 7, 13,14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. as well as a mati nee showing on the eighth at 2 p.m.. Adult ti ckets will be $10, $8 for students, and $6 for children 12 and under. This is most defi nitely a show for all ages.

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A pumpkin carriage, chatt y litt le varmints and OnceA pumpkin carriage, chatt y litt le varmints and a Fairy Godmother. This is the chemical makeup of Oncea Fairy Godmother. This is the chemical makeup of one of the most classic tales to ever be told. Onceone of the most classic tales to ever be told.

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There are diff erences between the play and OnceThere are diff erences between the play and Disney’s well known children’s classic. Stepmother OnceDisney’s well known children’s classic. Stepmother senior Jacque Peres said, “The stepmother is more Oncesenior Jacque Peres said, “The stepmother is more playful in the play. She’s not as tyrannical as in the Onceplayful in the play. She’s not as tyrannical as in the Disney movie. She’s stupid and weird.” OnceDisney movie. She’s stupid and weird.”

Melissa Horacek|Entertianment EditorNothing good can last forever

and so was true of ‘Roseanne’, a late 80’s to mid 90’s ABC sitcom that captured the blue collar, white trash hearts of America with nothing more than the everyday tales of suburban life, minus the established standards of the middle class.

No there were no disputes over which brand new car to purchase for litt le Becky once she got her license. The only family vacati on ever taken by

the Conners was to Disney World and that only came via ABC’s acquiescent merger with Disney. Familial squabbles played out for several episodes. Not every half hour ended with a family hug spawned by the grati fi cati on that the children had learned some trite life lesson. These were not the Tanners and this was not ‘Full House’.

Lead by seasoned female comedienne Roseanne Barr/Pentland/Arnold, the Conner Family was a force to be reckoned

with once they moved into the television neighborhood. There was nothing writers wouldn’t touch and for what seemed like the fi rst ti me in small screen history, viewers were seeing their lives mimicked on the tube. Stripped away were the designer clothes, fl awlessly spotless three story homes, and college educated professions.

The Conners were not lower middle class, not by a long shot. Dan Conner was a struggling dry wall worker and Roseanne had the

same dead end job at a plasti cs factory. Living pay check to pay check for the fi rst several seasons of the show created storylines that Bill Cosby never sweated. And unlike most other shows, the wife and mother wore the pants in the household. This shuffl ing of family roles made ‘Roseanne’ not only more interesti ng to watch but the concept inspired America to embrace the idea of a “Domesti c Goddess”.

As desperate an existence as the Conners faced, humor was

what got them through. As the seasons progressed, jobs were lost, children eloped and life was real. A new norm in television was set in which family sitcoms were no longer about the well off and even more importantly, father didn’t know best. As poignantly expressed by Roseanne in one episode, “In this house, I’m in charge and father knows squat.”

There was a refreshingly unique audacity to ‘Roseanne’ that made it a classic, however far from classy it was.

15The Iniwa“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”- John Wooden

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Shawn Jackson|Guest WriterI was off ered the chance to write

a commentary about movie quotes and it was simply an off er that I could not refuse.

I spend much of my free ti me viewing and reviewing movies on rott entomatoes.com under the username Dutch V.

With this shameless plug aside it is with zero doubt that I can eff ecti vely say that movies play a large role in American society today.

One such refl ecti on of this is the implementati on of the movie quote. Quotes are nothing new and have been used to att empt to give the appearance that one is very knowledgeable about a given topic.

Movie quotes are diff erent for the fact that they are used more oft en to assert that a parti cular fi lm has been viewed.

Movie quotes have quite the varying degree of importance in American culture today. The fi rst found its way into politi cs with the Star Wars defense system in which Ronald Reagan advocated. Now although he may have been an actor when he was quoted in a speech using the almighty tagline of “the force is with us” the implicati ons of that remark were astonishing and conti nue to be to this day.

The fact that a movie can hold that importance to a large group of Americans demonstrates that movies are indeed the dominant form of entertainment.

Quoti ng a movie is much like quoti ng a book, it demonstrates that someone has actually taken the ti me to appreciate the movie and will then express it to anybody available.

The other aspects in which movie quotes are implemented are most oft en in humorous ways. Comedies almost always reference other aspects of American culture and as movies progress in popularity so will the references.

For example in the movie Super Troopers the line “the schnozz berries taste like schnozz berries” is humorous by itself, but if the connecti on is made to the original line it becomes that much more humorous.

Movie quotes are everywhere and television programs such as Family Guy, The Simpsons, and South Park all readily reference movies consistently.

The fact is, is that there are some quotes a person should just fl at out know. If I were to say, “Obviously you’re not a golfer” most people would be puzzled and not get the reference.

However if you were puzzled by the ti tle or the opening line of this commentary than you really need to get out and rent some movies because movie quotes are everywhere and many comedies are much more enjoyable when you understand the references being made.

‘Frankly My Dear, You Should Give a Damn’

Shafer Higgins|Copy Editor There is always a method behind

the madness on stage and Great Falls students will have the opportunity this summer to discover these formats.

Hosted by the Relevance Group, a theatre company from New York City, the Summer Arts Intensive program teaches theatre skills to students ages 14-18, using the method acti ng technique. As a sister program modern, jazz and hip hop dance techniques will be taught. Spanning two weeks, the program is hosted by 3 former Great Falls nati ves, Jenna Ciralli, Mark Comer and Selena Coburn.

“As I was growing up in Great Falls, I felt I was hungry for method actor training,” says Ciralli. Method acti ng is a technique that consists of the performers att empt to simulate within themselves the thoughts and emoti ons of their characters in order to build lifelike performances. The Relevance Group specializes in plays that are “relati onship studies, pieces that examine the heartbreaking and comical realiti es of all human relati onships,” says Ciralli.

During the Summer Arts Intensive, students will guide and shape various material by playing improvisati on and drama games, writi ng scenes, doing

character studies and using all of this experience to eventually create original pieces of theatre. Parti cipants are given the opportunity to not only act but also to direct, giving them a more well rounded perspecti ve on the theatre process.

The belief of the Relevance Group is that theatre is more than just entertainment; it is a method of self discovery worthy of being given precedence in the cultural landscape. Educati onal outreach is important for the theatre company. Having already

done community outreach in New York elementary schools, Ciralli thought it was important to “send the elevator back down,” to her and her colleagues’ home town of Great Falls.

There is no experience is necessary. The theatre program runs from July 12 to 23 and the dance program from July 26 to August 6 the hours being 10 AM to 3 PM Mon-Fri. Applicati ons are available online at relevancegroup.com. Admission costs $475 before May 15 and $600 aft er. Final applicati ons are due by July 1.

Alumni present two week drama, dance camp developing talent among aspiring local students

PLAY TIME Executi ve Director Krystel Bua and Arti sti c Director Jenna Ciralli, play a theater game with Emily Munzer’s class, students, from P.S. 34 in New York, NY, an acronym for public schools. The Relevance Group will come to Great Falls for two weeks. Photo Courtesy | Lori Schwartz, Literary Dept of Relevance Group

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16 “You begin saving the world when you save one being at a ti me” -Charles Bukowski April 22, 2010In-Camera

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for a killer storm. For the furry residents of the

Great Falls Animal Shelter, the clouds have been looming for quite some ti me as the facility’s conditi on threatens their very quality of life.

The city-owned shelter has been a far cry from an ideal state for quite some ti me. “The building is too small and poorly designed so that the animals have health problems,” said Dr. Tim Gilligan, medical director for the Great Falls Animal Shelter.

Insuffi cient space and poor circulati on have lead to upper respiratory problems with the felines housed in the facility. The lack of space also aff ects canines, restricti ng their opportuniti es for exercise. And an open sewer system impairs the dogs’ health as well.

City offi cials use the shelter for animal control and have taken note of the unfortunate conditi ons, but have not provided the $3 million needed to erect a new building. “The Animal Foundati on has been raising money for the last fi ve to seven years in order to build a new shelter,” explained Gilligan, “They’ve raised over a million and half dollars but need the city to kick in some.”

The Animal Shelter also hopes to look at educati ng the public on animal adopti on, creati ng more volunteer opportuniti es and foster programs to promote adopti on, via a new facility. Gilligan said, “Not only would a new shelter help the health of the animals, but it would help the adopti on process which is almost as important.” Gilligan added “If it comes down to the health of the animals, then a new shelter is a dire need.”

Melissa Horacek|Entertianment Editor

Photos By Zach Meddock and Kyler Nathe

Great Falls Animal Shelter facility design hurts animal well being


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