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Inside this issue:
November 2013 Volume 6- Issue 3
The Paw Print Northland Lutheran High School—–
1 Corinthians 1:23
“We preach Christ crucified”
By Laura Weiland
Choral Fest. These two words will bring
excitement to anyone who has had the opportuni-
ty to be a part of it. From making friendships that
last a lifetime to singing until your throat can't
take anymore, Choral Fest is one of the greatest
experiences I personally have ever had the op-
portunity to be a part of and if you ask the other
members of the Northwinds, I am sure they
would agree.
Choral Fest began Friday, November
8th and continued on through Sunday the 10th. It
was held at Lakeside Lutheran High School in
Lake Mills, Wisconsin. Upon arrival, the North-
winds were greeted warmly by their host fami-
lies and after getting acquainted with their new
homes and families, they headed to bed with
excitement and anxiousness for the journey they
knew they were going to begin the following
day.
Friday morning the Northwinds were
quick to make new friends and have a good time!
The schedule for the day consisted of a few mass
choir and section choir rehearsals, lunch and
dinner, and mike checks for the Pops Concert
that was going to be held that night. It was so
exciting to see what fun pieces each school had
prepared for the show! Every school was ready
and it showed! When 7:00 pm rolled around and
it was time for the show to begin, our minds
were blown at how many people came to support
our WELS schools. There were 1200 people
crammed into the gym to watch the Pops Con-
cert! They had to seat 600 more people in anoth-
er gym to watch it on a live-streaming projector!
That's 1800 people total just at Lakeside! We
didn't find out until after the show that there
were a couple more thousand people watching it
online! Viewers from all over the globe tuned in
to watch the Choral Fest Pops Concert. Our audi-
ence branched out to countries such as Brazil,
Great Britain, and Mexico! It's a good thing they
didn't tell us this until after the show, I have a
feeling the
nerves would
have kicked in
a little strong-
er if we had
really known
how many
people were
watching us!
When the
Pops Concert
came to an
end, everyone
was exhausted
and ready for
a much need-
ed night of
rest.
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page 5)
Choral Fest: Memories Made
and Faith Renewed!
Pastor Suckow was proud of
Northland’s showing at the
music festival
November 2013 Page 2
Northland Lutheran High School
Your Mercies
are New
Every Morning
By Gretta Nelson
It’s the content no the delivery that
is the true point of importance, that much is
for sure, but that’s not to say that the delivery
has no impact at all. At Northland we always
start our days with Christ, every homeroom
has a time for devotion and almost every
homeroom does it differently.
Rebecca Gast says, “I enjoy starting
my day in God’s word, I enjoy the discus-
sions that we are able to have. I feel like it is
truly a time of growth for me when I can hear
my peers talk about their faith and when I can
express mine as well.” Becky is in Mr. Shambeau’s First hour
class. The pre-calc class generally starts off their day by sharing
spiritual words or encouragement with one another; sometimes
they may use metaphors or stories to aid in their morning devo-
tions.
“Although sometimes it
is hard to pay attention to the
reading from Mr. Lauber’s devo-
tional book, I feel that it is the
best way that we can start our
morning before we delve into the
world of American Literature.”
says Ross Ewert. Ross starts out
his day in Mr. Lauber’s American Literature class. They general-
ly take turns reading from a devotional booklet followed by a
short discussion and prayer.
Miss Sankey’s study hall starts out their morn-
ings with a traditional devotional reading as well, Miss Sankey
always reads the devotion along with a bible passage and closes
with a prayer. Her devotions tend to follow a theme, currently
they are going through the Lord’s Prayer. She also always likes
to allow time for any comments or questions if there are any.
Leah Whitson says, “Although I am often late to my first hour
study hall, just walking in at or after devotion, when I am able to
get there in time I often feel a reassuring peace fall over me. It is
so nice to be reminded that no matter how stressed or behind I
feel, God is there and he is in control.”
The smallest of all the first hour
classes is Mr. Kneser’s A.P Hu-
man Geography class. Even
though there are only five stu-
dents in the class that does not
keep them from enjoying the
benefits of God’s word right
away in the morning. Richard Wilkosz says “I actually like hav-
ing a smaller class; everyone knows I like to talk a lot and with a
smaller class I am able to share all of my thoughts on devotion
without having to worry about too much interruption. But on a
more serious note; there is nothing better than getting to share my
faith with my friends right from the get-go.
That leaves the freshman as our last first hour class to
talk about. Much like Mr. Lauber’s homeroom, Mr. Grundman
also has his students take turns reading from a devotion booklet.
The Freshman Gavin Nelson said, “Even though I have always
gone to a Christian school, it is comforting to me to be able to
continue to have Christ in my life every day, even just in the
small way of short devotions. It has helped me to grow closer to
my new classmates and makes me feel more at home.
Gavin likes his
devotions eve-
ry morning
Interesting Facts
Leonardo da Vinci was able to draw with one hand
while writing with the other.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot.
Anne Boleyn had six fingers on each hand.
Mel Blanc [the voice of Bugs Bunny] was allergic to
carrots.
Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left
foot.
25% of the bones in your body are in your feet. Al-
so, your ribs move about five million times a year.
Most of the dust particles in your house are dead
skin.
The average person laughs thirteen times a day. Are
you average?
Men are more likely to be struck by lightning than
women.
Amateur boxer Joe Flanagan named his two sons
Bob and Weave.
Drivers kill more deer than hunters.
William Semple, a dentist, invented chewing gum to
exercise the jaw.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
More people use blue toothbrushes than red.
Everybody's tongue print is as unique as their finger
print.
A hardworking adult will sweat up to four gallons of
water per day.
November 2013 Page 3
Northland Lutheran High School
How Choral Fest
Strengthened My Faith
If you have had the opportunity to be a part of the WELS Choral Fest or have listened to one of the concerts, then you will
understand that it is definitely a faith-strengthening experience. 450 WELS students coming together to worship their Savior, it’s no
wonder that when students come home from this riveting event, they are on fire for Christ with a strong case of the
Choral Fest Fever!
Senior Melanie Heibler has been to Choral Fest two times and has a lot to say on how it has strengthened
her faith. “Choral Fest. What could I say about Choral
Fest? It was one of the most inspiring events that I have
attended. During the final song of the sacred concert, In
Christ Alone, I began to tear up. It was extremely mov-
ing got be in a room full of people that believe the same
thing that I do. I was sad to go and wish I could return.
Unfortunately, I am a senior and that is not possible.
However, I wish the best for my future fellow Northwinds.” As you can
see, the entire experi-
ence can do wonders
for a Christian. It
lifts us up and re-
minds us that we are
not alone in this
world though we
may feel like we are the only Christian standing in a crowded room. Taylor
Fenske also comments “The last song of the sacred concert was amazing. To be
singing my heart out with hundreds of WELS Lutheran students who believe as
I do was amazing.”
Choral Fest does not only strengthen a Christian’s faith through song,
but also through fellowship. You get the opportunity to spend 2 days with other
students who believe in Christ. “It was so nice to be able to spend time with
other students who share the same faith as I do. We got to come together and sing praises to our God! I made so many new friends
and had a ton of fun! I know that the friendships that I have made will last a long time because they not only involve me and my
friend, but also Christ.” Olivia is right when she says these friendships last a long time! She says she even still talks to friends she
made her freshman year at Choral Fest.
As a senior, it is difficult to say goodbye to such a wonderful
faith-strengthening experience. But for those of us who are no longer
able to participate in the singing aspect of
Choral Fest, we still have to opportunity
to watch it ever year live streamed on the
internet or we can personally view the
concerts in person! Let us take advantage
of this opportunity that Christ has blessed
us with to worship Him with our fellow
Christians in song. Hebrew 10:25 says
“Let us not giving up meeting together, as
some are in the habit of doing, but encour-
aging one another--and all the more as
you see the Day approaching.” And Scrip-
ture also says in Psalm 96:1 “Sing to the
LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all
the earth.” What happens when we put
these two concepts together? Choral Fest!
By Laura Weiland
Reporter
November 2013 Page 4
Senior Profile: Becky & Gretta
Northland Lutheran High School
By Richard Wilkosz
The two seniors that have been
selected for this month’s edition of “Senior
Profile” are Gretta Nelson and Becky Gast.
What better way to start than to
answer the burning inquiries that much of
the Paw Print’s esteemed readership have
been asking? Gretta’s favorite color is pur-
ple, her favorite animal is the loyal dog,
her favorite Northland teacher is Ms. San-
key, and her favorite class that she current-
ly takes is Phys-
ics. Becky, on the
other hand, has a
fondness for the
color blue, the
majestic koala
bear, Northland
teacher Ms. San-
key, and Account-
ing, a class into
which she is cur-
rently enrolled.
“I was
born on February 15, 1996 to Andrew and
Denise Nelson,” says Gretta. Upon telling
me this, she immediately asked to share an
allegedly “funny” fact about her parents’
names. I hesitantly obliged, and was met
with the following: “Did you know that my
parents’ middle names are the same as
Maarten’s parents’ first names?” For the
uninitiated, Maarten Colby is Gretta’s sig-
nificant other.
“I was born on April 2, 1996 to
Jeffrey and Luanne Gast,” says Becky. “I
was born in Marshfield and grew up there
until I switched to Rapids in the fourth
grade.” When asked
if she, too, had par-
ents with middle
names that bore a
striking resemblance
to that of the Col-
bys’ first names, she
replied, “No.”
Northland
Lutheran High
School is well-
known for its class variety, and both sub-
jects of this month’s “Senior Profile” are
taking advantages of it in their senior year.
Ordered by the daily schedule, Gretta’s
current classes are as follows: Study Hall,
AP Language and Composition, Study
Hall, Current Events, AP Calculus, Span-
ish III, Religion IV, and Physics. Becky’s
current classes are as follows: Pre-
Calculus, Study Hall, Study Hall, Current
Events, Accounting, American Literature,
Religion IV, and Physics.
On the extracurricular side of
academia, both Gretta and Becky have
hardly a spare moment in their respective
schedules. Gretta is Northland’s Student
Council President, a TWIGS member, a
player on both the volleyball and girls’
basketball team, a member of yearbook
committee, a member of the forensics
team, and the “Head Assistant Editor” of
this very publication (any errors should be
attributed to her carelessness). Becky is
the senior class’s secretary, a TWIGS
member, a player on the volleyball team,
the head manager of the boys’ basketball
team, a member of the forensics team, and
one of the big sisters of the “Big Brothers,
Big Sisters” program.
But enough with the long-
forgotten past and the fleeting present,
when there is such a bright future into
which we can look! Specifically, the bright
future of our two lovely ladies of this
month’s “Senior Profile”. Gretta hopes to
enroll into UW Madison in the upcoming
academic year, majoring in either Chemis-
try or Biochemistry. She also wants to
graduate in three years, as opposed to the
typical four, and immediately enter UW
Madison’s medical school, as she has a
desire to pursue the reputable profession of
pediatrician. Becky has plans to, instead,
attend Martin Luther College in her tena-
cious quest to instruct young children in
their years of elementary education. To be
more specific, she listed third and fourth
grade education as her age group of
choice.
Why does Becky
want to teach
third and fourth
grade specifical-
ly? Well, per-
haps the answer
to that question
is intertwined
with the tie that Becky and Gretta share,
and its origin in the fourth grade. As afore-
mentioned, Becky moved from Marshfield
to Wisconsin Rapids at the dawn of her
fourth grade academic year. “When I came
to Rapids, I met Gretta and she took me
under her wing,” says Becky. “We’ve been
friends ever since.”
“I transformed her from a shy girl into the
wonderful person she is today,” says Gret-
ta. “You’re welcome, Becky.”
And we wish these girls, bonded by friend-
ship, all the best as they continue their
lives in their future-bound paths. Who
knows what great things they will accom-
plish in the years to come?
Page 5 Northland Lutheran High School
Prayers for
Zach Ellenberger
At the beginning of the year, the freshmen class
had met their classmate Zach Ellenberger. During the first
day of Mr. Weichmann’s Team Activi-
ties and Personal Challenges class, each
student had the opportunity to share
something that everyone may not know.
Zach shared that he had missed much of
his 8th grade year due to a concussion he
had suffered during football. A few days
after, students began to notice Zach was-
n’t at school. Mr. Fenske had stood up at
the end of chapel one morning, and
shared with the student body that Zach
had been put into the hospital.
As many of you know, when it comes to the Wild-
cat family, Northland will do anything. The Second Mile
Club, which is led by Mr. Grundman, decided to host a
Movie/Food Drive for the Ellenberger family. Students had
the opportunity to show their love for their fellow classmate
by donating a few canned goods and some movies to keep
Zach occupied throughout the day. The Second Mile Club is
also doing another fundraiser to raise money for their fami-
ly. They are selling wrist bands that say “Prayers for Zach”
as well as a bible passage. The wrist bands come in different
colors and will continue to be sold until they are all gone.
Each wrist band is $2.00, and all proceeds go to the Ellen-
berger family. For any questions or to purchase a wrist band,
please see Gretta Nelson.
I haven’t had the opportunity to sit down with Zach
and ask him any questions, but I did have the chance to
speak with him via email. Zach is currently at home but has
been busy with different doctor appointments. The specialist
he has seen has considered his condition to be Post-
Concussion Syndrome. Post-Concussion Syndrome, or also
known as PCS, is when symptoms such as headaches and
dizziness last for weeks, even months, after the concussion
takes place. For those of you who know Zach, he has been
so strong throughout this journey. A couple of weeks ago,
the doctors figured out that Zach’s body is immune to pain
medication.
Zach would like to thank the Northland family for
the never ending encouragement he has been receiving, “It
means so much to me. My faith is what has been keeping me
strong, as well as my amazing family and friends,” shared
Zach. Northland asks for students and their families to con-
tinue to pray for the recovery of Zach. The students and
teachers miss seeing his smiling face walking down the hall-
way! Zach is truly a role model for others to look up to. If
anyone would like to send Zach an email, he’d really appre-
ciate hearing from fellow students. Students can get his
email address from Mr. Shambeau.
By Paige Spatz
Reporter
Although we were tired, the sound of the alarm in the morn-
ing was not annoying and did not make us groan like it usually does.
We woke with excitement because we knew what fun the day had in
store! Although
the Saturday
was long and
exhausting,
filled with hours
of singing and
reviewing parts
over and over
again, it was all
worth it come
Sunday after-
noon.
Sunday after-
noon. These are
another set of 2
words that will
bring excitement to this year’s Choral Fest attendants. The concert
began at 2:00 pm and once again the gym was packed. 454 students
stood in that gym in Christian fellowship. As brothers and sisters
united by Christ we grabbed each other’s hands, threw them up in
the air, and exclaimed "In Christ Alone!" We rejoiced with one an-
other and belted "On Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is
sinking sand!" There could not have been one person in that room
without a smile on their face. If you would have taken a look around
the gym, you would have seen people overwhelmed with emotion,
crying. It is something to look forward to that one day we will all be
together again in heaven raising our voices to Christ just as we did in
the gym that day.
Choral Fest (continued from page 1)
Thanks-
giving
By Paige Spatz
When it comes to
Thanksgiving, families have
certain traditions they have
been following for many generations. Some of these traditions
include going to your aunt and uncle’s house for an amazing
meal and then to watch the big football game or even just spend-
ing time with the ones you love! This month I am going around
asking teachers, staff, and students what they are doing for
Thanksgiving as well as what they are thankful for! So, let’s get
started!
Mr. Shambeau, NLHS’s guidance counselor, is excited
to start a new tradition with his fiancée,
Katie Hoenecke, and her family. Mr.
Shambeau’s family has spent their Thanks-
giving going to his Uncle Steve’s house in
Green Bay. As mentioned above, he is
starting a new tradition this year! “I am
most thankful for the opportunity to serve
God and his people every day. I feel
blessed to have the privilege of helping
raise God’s children at Northland Lutheran
High School, and I am also thankful for
my fiancée and my family,” shared Mr.
Shambeau. Thanksgiving is a wonderful
time to continue a tradition that has been within a family for
many traditions or to start a new one that someday your family
will carry on, and we wish Mr., and soon to be Mrs., Shambeau
good luck on this new tradition! Mrs. Bertolotti is looking for-
ward to relaxing and spending time with her children and hus-
band, as well as a great meal.
Mr. Lauber is thankful for air, trees, deer, duct tape, zip-
ties, super glue, a car that works, a new lawn mower, oatmeal
raisin cookies, nice people, books, the Red Sox World Series, the
Boston Celtics team that hopefully
does something worthwhile, Lobster-
bisque soup, which Melanie owes me,
and above all, the opportunities that
God gives me to share the gospel to
so many other people. We are also
thankful to have him for classes such
as American Literature, Composition Literature, as well as a vari-
ety of other classes. Journalism is also thankful for the effort he
puts in to each month’s newspaper, as well as keeping the jour-
nalists on task, it truly means a lot.
Richard Wilkosz and his family are planning on having
his grandparents over, unless they are invited to his Aunt and
Uncle’s house. His mom wants to make sure that the grandpar-
ents don’t have to worry about cooking a meal, and she wants
them to just sit back and relax. Mrs. Wilkosz is the art teacher at
Northland. For what is she thankful? She’s thankful for her Sav-
ior, Emma and Richard, Northland, her husband, her parents, and
freedom in the United States. Thank you Mrs. Wilkosz for being
such an awesome art teacher!
Whether or not you go somewhere for Thanksgiving, be
sure to realize what the true meaning of Thanksgiving is. Thanks-
giving is more then eating and getting stuffed. It’s about being
thankful for everything God has given you, and a time to show
your thankfulness. Safe travels are granted to everyone on this
November 2013 Page 6
Former Student Damyn Gessler
Reflects on His Thankfulness to
Northland I would like to share how Christ has impacted my
life. I would like to share a bit about my past and my present
to show how God has molded me into who I am today. For
those who don’t know me, my name is Damyn Gessler and I
graduated from Northland in May of this year. I currently am
a student at UWMC.
I would like to share what brought me to this stage
in my life. I never knew how much I was hurting until I
walked in the light. You see, I went to a public school and
saw how easy it was to follow the path most often taken. I
followed down the path of sin and knew it was wrong, only
to continue to follow it. The results of my decisions led me
to leaving public school and by God’s grace I was brought
here to Northland. I did not realize the blessing God had
given to me yet. God’s word is a lamp unto my feet and a
light unto my path. However, if you don’t see the need for
the light of Christ in your life, you will find yourself like I
did, trying to walk the path with your own light.
Because I was walking with my own light, when I
first got here, even though I felt welcomed right away, I still
stayed away from Christ’s light. I wanted to pursue the sin-
ful desires of my past and not listen to what God had to say.
God never gave up on me. During chapels I started to listen
and I started to apply the teachings I was hearing. I saw the
light God had been showing me all along. I saw the bless-
ings that came from his light/word and ever since I have been
following my Savior. Everything has been great since I have
been following Christ’s path.
You may ask what does it mean to follow the path
of Christ? To me it means, no matter what, even when eve-
ryone else is doing something wrong, I am going to follow
and execute God’s will. Our sinful nature tells us this is
hard, but God gives us the strength to do it. Words are just
one example where you can follow the path of Christ. Words
can build us up and words can bring us down and all of us
have experienced this. We know that God will always give us
the strength to follow his path that is already lit for us, and
that he will always give us the strength to overcome the pres-
sures of this life, and that he will always be there to comfort
us when we feel too pressured. Have assurance today that
your path is always lit, and always has been. But now is the
time to follow his path and to look at the light before you that
you need. Take with you the knowledge, that Christ has the
light shining upon you, but are you taking the time to look at
it?
Mr. Shambeau is
thankful to be able to
daily serve God!
Page 7 Northland Lutheran High School
Trees For Tomorrow: What a Wonderful Experience
Trees for Tomorrow is a natural resource specialty school located in Eagle River whose mission is to provide the highest
quality natural resource education for anyone who participates in their
programs... and that is just what some of the students from Northland
received. There were ten students that went to Trees for Tomorrow from
October 27th through October 30th and I believe that you could ask any
one of them and they would tell you that going to Trees was a great ex-
perience and that they would love to go again sometime.
When the students arrived on Sunday afternoon, they were
greeted by an energetic staff and were showed to their very cozy and
warm dorms. There was one other group of eleven high school students
from Marion who were also in the same workshop as the Northland stu-
dents. Both schools got along very well with each other and as the week
progressed lifelong friendships had formed. Mr. Lauber, NLHS English teacher, was the Northland chaper-
one and he said that it was great to be with the Northland kids and see the beautiful nature that God has given us.
Throughout the week the students worked hands-on outside, and also had some indoor classes, that all focused around re-
source management. After mastering how to use a compass, GPS, and two tree ID keys, the group went to the Press Forest and test-
ed out their skills by using waypoints to track down certain trees to identify and to solve different riddles. Shelly King, a sopho-
more, says, “It was challenging finding the trees and going to the next waypoint, but I had a lot of fun learning how to use a com-
pass.” The two schools were also divided into smaller groups and were challenged to see which group could get the most points for
building the biggest or smallest fire, using only one match, boiling water the
quickest, and following the ‘Leave No Trace Policy’. “I had fun building a fire
with my group; it wasn’t too hard for us
because we used all three matches”, says
Angela Seefeldt, a junior. Another activity
that the students did was the challenge
course; during this time the students had to
use the creative problem solving part of
their minds to figure out ways on how to
‘manage’ what ‘resources’ they were given
to get to the main goal at the end of each
challenge. Freshman, Caleb Jeppesen, said
that the challenge course was “very intense
and a great way to break the ice.”
One of the indoor classes included a Wisconsin Public Service presentation on energy and ways to reduce its waste. To
demonstrate the difference of just how much energy is needed to produce light from different quantities of different types of light
bulbs there was a stationary bike hooked up to a board that controlled the light bulbs. Laura Wieland was brave enough to sit on the
bike and show just how much energy one would have to put out in order to make the light bulbs turn on. When I asked Laura about
her experience, she said, “It was really cool to see how I could power the light bulbs and the difference between the energy efficient
and standard bulbs. Also, I had a lot of fun pedaling really fast and not going anywhere!” Another indoor class focused on deer
ecology and how to tell the age of a deer from its teeth and jaw. One more class was on anything
and everything related to the wolf and its
life. Contrary to being inside, one of the
days was spent completely outside explor-
ing the Sylvania Wilderness in the Ottawa
National Forrest in Northern Michigan.
When asked about his time in Sylvania,
Adam Jensen (sophomore) said, “The se-
renity of walking through an undisturbed
wilderness was a great experience.”
All the students that went this year encour-
age others to consider going to Trees for
Tomorrow in the future. They all had a
great time and loved being able to marvel
and learn more about our God’s wonderful
creation. ————————
By McKenzie Grant
Reporter
November 2013 Page 8
Recruitment
This year I have had the privilege of going on many
trips around central Wisconsin through being on the Recruitment
team. Recruit-
ment involves
around four or
five high school
students traveling
to area schools
with Mr. Lauber
and telling them
what Northland is
all about. We do
that by answering
questions, ex-
plaining traditions, and encouraging con-
tinuing Christian education. The kids are
tons of fun to be around, and I know for a
fact that they enjoy all our cool presenta-
tions and handouts.
Our normal routine includes de-
votion; Mr. Lauber starts with talking to
the kids about Simon Says, and that leads
into Jesus Says, and the importance of
following everything that Jesus says in the
Bible. We follow devotion by playing
games, and even testing teachers and stu-
dents with trivia (a correct answer usually
results in a $2 bill from Mr. Lauber). One of Laura Weiland’s
favorite parts of recruitment is the skit which is put on called
‘Beans’. In this skit McKenzie Grant was casted as the bean
stirrer, which is a crucial part of the performance. “I just love
doing the skit and making kids laugh. I thank God that I am
blessed to attend Northland Lutheran High School so that I can
be a part of all these amazing activities.”
One of the last things that we do is tell the kids about
ways that they can be involved at Northland. We hand out bro-
chures and passes so that they can get into Northland activities
for free, and then we explain some of the contest that Mr. Lauber
is putting on during this school year. Those contests include a
Hot Shot competition during half time of Varsity games, and a
High Five competition. All the students need to do is find Mr.
Lauber at Northland and give him a
High Five. Their name will then be put
into a box, and they become eligible to
win a $200 prize! The last contest is our
YouTube contest, where students must
post a video about Northland on
YouTube. At the end of the year Mr.
Lauber will pick the best video and
award the winning team with a prize!
Recruitment, however, is not all fun and
games. There is a lot of danger in-
volved, and Laura Weiland found that
out the hard way at St. John’s in Neills-
ville. She hit her head on the trunk of
the open van and started to bleed pro-
fusely. After a few days she is now
healed, but says, “I’m just glad that I
never had to shave my head for stitches,
because I would be beyond embarrass-
ing!”
(above) The girls perform the skit
“Beans”.
(left) Mr. Lauber gives away a $2 bill!
By Leah Whitson
Reporter
November 2013 Page 9
Black Friday:
The End of
Thanksgiving
Once again, the season is here
where we all show our thankfulness and get
ready for Christmas. Thanksgiving comes
and all the families get together and eat a
large family dinner with turkey and all the
other yummy side-dishes that come with
that, but what’s even better than Thanksgiv-
ing is Black Friday. Only once a year does
Black Friday come by, when all the stores
have their best sells and the best bargains
ever. The usual stores that usually have the biggest and scariest
customers are Wal-Mart, Sears, Best Buy, and many more. Eve-
ry year, there are stories of customers being literally run over by
other customers running inside the store to get the wanted prod-
ucts that they need.
Black Friday
consumes a person’s
greed. Originally,
Black Friday was just
the start of the shop-
ping season for the
holiday, but it has now
escalated. As Black
Friday was supposed
to be only on the Fri-
day after Thanksgiv-
ing, this tradition has been ruined. In the past years, Black Fri-
day start dates have been moving up earlier and earlier, this year
is no different. There has even been a new addition to Black
Friday, commonly known as Brown Thursday as there are many
stores that open on Thursday instead as to give customers more
shopping time. Stores may be doing this for the “benefit” of the
customers, but all it really does is ruin Thanksgiving.
This year, many stores are opening at 6 PM on Thanks-
giving (which means that it ruins the Thanksgiving meal to all
families who want to go Black Friday shopping) while some oth-
ers are also starting it a week before. K-mart and Sears are start-
ing a week
before
Black Fri-
day and
allowing
only their
rewards
members
the benefit
of the early
week Black
Friday
deals. Be-
fore long
now, it can
be expected
that nobody will remember Thanksgiving for being Thanksgiv-
ing, but only Black Friday, Brown Thursday, and/or Cyber Mon-
day.
Though Black Friday is appreciated as that is when the
biggest sales go
on air so many
can start their
Christmas/
Holiday shop-
ping, having too
much of this
leads to us
wanting more
and more, mak-
ing us do too
much to obtain
this. Each year,
there is always
a horror story of
how somebody
got trampled
and hurt or worse. It is like a war each Friday, luckily, we are
not located near a very big city where it will be very dangerous
just to walk around in a store.
Now, Black Friday is loved and hated by many, it gives
different people different feelings, but it also brings fear. With
how big and important Black Friday now is, it may take over
Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time of thanks and it should be
used as what it was initially meant to do, used to thank God and
all the people that have helped us throughout the year. Please
remember, though Thanksgiving is a special day to give thanks, it
is not only on that day that we are allowed to thank others, we
can always be thanking others for everything. As usual though,
there are many that are attracted to the sales on Black Friday
while others are repelled by the scariness of Black Friday. No
matter which kind of person you are though, have a happy
Thanksgiving!
By Maiyer Yang
Reporter
November 2013 Page 10
THE SEARCH FOR THE TREASURE The treasure hunt is on and only I know the true
location of the elusive gathering of riches. If you dare, meticulously work through an obstacle
of clues and if you succeed the fortune will be yours! Mr. Lauber will be waiting for the answer to the final clue! Good luck and watch your step!
Treasure Hunt...The Search for Greatness!
—Heart Warming Pictures of the Month!—
November’s Treasure Hunt
November 2013 Page 11
It’s getting colder out and our fall sports season has come to a close.
The soccer team has had their final game and practice and so has the volley-
ball team. We had a wonderful season with those two
sports so it’s sad to see them come to an end. The vol-
leyball team has had a hard time excepting that there
time to play is over, so they have been having some
practices to get them ready for next year!
This year our soccer team won four of their
games, and they played their hardest each time. They
had some rainy and cold days but they still played be-
cause of their love for the game.
Our JV
volleyball team
also won four full matches in their time
playing. I know, coming from the JV
volleyball player that I am, it was super
fun as our first year playing and we all
played and tried our hardest in all of the
games played. It was really nice being
on the volleyball team because before
every home game some teammate’s
family member would make a good
home cooked meal for us. And on days
that were not home games, we had the
option of ordering a Subway sub.
Our varsity volleyball team
had really awesome plays in each one
of their games won or lost. I loved
watching the Varsity team play because
they know what they are doing and it’s
so fun to watch the fast pace of it. To watch them get kills and attacks makes
me want to get kills and attacks. They are all just very good role models for
the JV team and other grade school teams.
Mesa Haag, a JV volleyball player, says “My favorite part of playing
on our volleyball team was getting to know people better and as my first time
playing ever it was really fun to play it with my friends.”
This year Tim Venus, a soccer player here at Northland and a senior, was
awarded the player of the month from the news channel 7. He was giving a
plaque that is placed in our school’s trophy case
by the front doors. Our Varsity, senior, player
Leah Whitson had the most amount of kills this
year on our volleyball team, she also has re-
ceived a scholarship to WLC.
Sports come and go, and we are now
entering our basketball seasons. The boys have
already begun their practices, and the girls have
started their conditioning. Girl’s practices start
Monday, November 18.
Bye-Bye Fall Sports
By Maureen McGarvey
Reporter
(above) Leah will miss volleyball!
(left) Mesa like getting to know
fellow players!
Funny Comments: Out
of the Mouth of Babes
Cream loses its magic
Little Michael watched, fascinated, as his mother
smoothed cold cream on her face.' Why do you do
that, Mummy?' he asked
'To make myself beautiful', said his mother who
then began removing the cream with a tissue
'What's the matter?' asked little Michael, 'Giving
up?'
Charity Begins at Church
After the church service, seven year old Brian said
to the preacher: 'When I grow up, I'm going to give
you some money.'
'Well, thank you', the preacher replied, 'but why?'
'Because my daddy says that you're one of the poor-
est preachers we've ever had.'
The Chase
Nicola, eight years old, told her parents that David
Parsons had kissed her after lessons. 'How did that
happen?' asked her mother.' It wasn't easy, 'admitted
the young lady, 'but three girls helped me catch
him.'
Repeat after Me
Mrs. Johnson invited some people over for supper.
At the table, she turned to their seven year old
daughter Martha and said, 'Would you like to say
the blessing?'
'I wouldn't know what to say, 'Martha replied.' Just
say what you hear Mummy say, 'Mrs. Johnson an-
swered.
Martha bowed her head and said, 'Lord, why on
earth did I invite all these people to dinner?'
Fig Leaves Bobby, nine, opened the big and old family Bible
with fascination, and looked at the old pages as he
turned them. Suddenly, something fell out of the
Bible, and he picked it up and looked at it closely. It
was an old leaf from a tree that had been pressed in
between the pages.
'Hey, Mum, look what I've found!' Bobby called
out.' What have you got there, dear?' his mother
asked. Astonishment written all over his face, he
answered: 'I think it's Adam's suit!'
Road Hog
One day I was driving with my five year old daugh-
ter Alice and I honked my car horn by mistake.
Alice turned and looked at me for an explanation.
I said, 'I did that by accident'.
Alice replied, 'I know that, Daddy'.
I replied, 'How did you know?'
She said, 'Because you didn't say 'IDIOT' after-
wards'
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November 2013 Page 12
The Most Wonderful
Time of the Year
Northland Lutheran High School
The season is
starting off with all
sorts of great expecta-
tions Savanna Jeppesen
says, “I am very hope-
ful for our team this
year because we have a
lot of very well-
rounded players. I
can’t wait to get start-
ed!” Practices started
on Monday November 18, leaving all the
girls with a similar sentiment. No matter
what player you asked they would have
given you a similar response along the
lines of “I was excited for basketball but
after practice tonight I am even more con-
vinced that we are going to have a great
season.” Despite the fact that basketball
season is the longest season of the year and
by the end of it everyone is tired and
cranky, at the beginning of the season it is
hard not to find an optimistic player. Ash-
ley Colby says, “I am so excited for bas-
ketball season because we have a
great group of girls and I can’t
wait for our first game.” They say
that sometimes suspense is better
than the real thing, which is a
good thing because the girls have
to wait until December 3rd for
their first game. Their first game
is at home against Abbotsford.
Leah Whitson says, “Last year
when we played Abbotsford it was
a really close game and with a
good majority of our team coming
back and gaining talent in younger players,
along with home court advantage, this time
I am sure we will come out on top.” As
the girls are preparing for their regular
season games, they have something new to
look forward to this year also. On Decem-
ber 12th-14th both our girls and boys bas-
ketball teams will be traveling to Martin
Luther College to compete against other
WELS schools in a tournament. Hannah
Kloehn says, “I am so excited for this tour-
nament, and I think we will do very well
because we have a lot of talent on our team
this year. I am not only excited to play but
I am also excited because former friends
and students at Northland, Greta and Kait-
lyn Solofra, will be at the tournament as
well.” In the past few
years Northland has par-
ticipated in another WELS
tournament. Both teams
were competitive and eve-
ryone had a ton of fun.
Coaches and players alike
are looking forward to a
similar experience at
MLC. The coaches and
staff for the girls basket-
ball team have gone
through some changes this
year. While Jerry Worden
is still heading the pro-
gram, with his humor,
wisdom, and enthusiasm,
the Junior Varsity coach,
which has undergone
many changes these past 4 years, has been
taken up by Pastor Schmidt, who is known
and loved by many of Northlands students.
Pastor Schmidt is very involved with
Northland; He also coaches our softball
team. After just two days of practice Sa-
vanna Jeppesen had a great story to tell
about Pastor Schmidt, “I was dribbling the
ball when Pastor Schmidt said to me ‘Have
I told you about my dead Grandmother?’
When I replied no, he quickly informed me
that his dead grandmother can dribble fast-
er than me.” In addition to Pastor
Schmidt, Paul Haag, Mesa Haag’s dad, is
assisting with varsity and the team is excit-
ed to welcome back Scott Schmoldt also.
Go Wildcats! Good luck on your season!
By Gretta Nelson
Assistant Editor
Ashley Colby can’t wait for the sea-
son to get into full swing!
Page 13 Northland Lutheran High School
By Leah Whitson
This year’s boys basketball sea-
son is shaping up and running, just like our
boys are! They’re so excited that the sea-
son has begun, because for many, this is
their favorite time of the school year. “I
can’t wait for basket-
ball season to start!
I’m so excited to play
with my boys!” says
Noah Panzer. The
team started practices
a few weeks ago, and
they aren’t wasting
any time preparing
and practicing for the
long season ahead.
They’re working
hard every day during 9th hour and after-
school to ensure that they are fully pre-
pared for the long season that is to come.
This year some of the most prevalent lead-
ers will be seniors Tim Venus, Curtis En-
gelbrecht, and Michael Krueger. They
have all put 3 years into making the pro-
gram learning and making it as successful
as it can be, and they’re ready to see their
hard work pay off in the last season of
their careers at Northland. “It's different
this year, because all of High School I
have been the underclassman looking up to
the Seniors, but now I am a Senior that is
looked up to by underclassman. With such
a young team, it gives me a great oppor-
tunity to be a role model on and off the
court. Being a great leader is something
every team needs, and I'm hoping this year
will be different than any other year be-
cause of the leadership by me and fellow
captains Michael and Curtis.” says Tim
Venus. The younger guys look up to
them, and they have learned a lot from
watching and playing with them. Daniel
Worden says, “I love playing basketball
with all the seniors- especially Tim, be-
cause he’s my idol.”
Some of the things that the boys
plan to do this year differ from other teams
around them, and even previous Northland
teams. They aren’t just focusing on win-
ning, or receiving all the glory, they are
focusing on the Word of God. They have
bible passages that are the focus of every
practice that are on a white board that are
visible from the court. They want to focus
on having good Christian attitudes, and
they are really emphasizing it. They are a
good example that even if they are playing
basketball, it is Christ that they are serv-
ing. They make the Northland Family
proud!
Because of the small amount of
boys that went out for the team this year,
everyone on the roster
will be a varsity player
because our school is
benefitting from the
five-quarter rule. For
those of you who aren’t
aware, the five-quarter
rule comes into effect
when a team has less
than fifteen players on
their roster. The team
may be small, but they also have been
blessed with a great deal of talent. This
year I even hope to see a dunk from Daniel
Worden! If you wish
to see the boys display
their talent, stop by and
watch a game. The full
schedule is available
on nlhs.org on our cal-
endar, so check it out
dates and times and
come watch our boys!
Boys’ Basketball
November 2013 Page 14
Northland Lutheran High School
One week in the AP Human Ge-
ography curriculum is dedicated to taking
a look at geocaching.
During the week, the
students were subject-
ed—I mean, invited to
learn about the intrica-
cies of the hobby and
were even forced to—I
mean, assigned to find
a bona fide geocache.
And because my grade
in AP Human Geogra-
phy is a less-than-satisfactory “A-” (at
time of writing)—I mean, I was interested
in learning more about the exciting pas-
time, I decided to do some research con-
cerning the subject. What follows is what I
found:
The origin of geocaching is invar-
iably tied to the history of the GPS, or
Global Positioning System. The GPS was
developed by the US Department of De-
fense as a satellite-based navigation sys-
tem that was intended solely for military
use; hence, the satellite signals were
scrambled (with a method known as Selec-
tive Availabil-
ity), leaving
civilians a lim-
ited accuracy of
approximately
100 meters for their personal use. Howev-
er, on May 1, 2000, President Clinton an-
nounced that Selective Availability would
be deactivated, allowing the regular US
population the access to a much improved
accuracy of 10 meters.
On May 3, 2000, a man by the
name of Dave Ulmer decided to celebrate
the termination of Selective Availability.
In the woods on the outskirts of Portland,
Oregon, Ulmer hid away a bucket of as-
sorted trinkets and posted its GPS location
to the USENET newsgroup known as
sci.geo.satellite-nav. This laid the founda-
tion for what hobbyists know today as
“geocaching”. In his post, Ulmer estab-
lished the rules of finding a container us-
ing its coordinates, taking and leaving trin-
kets, and signing a provided logbook.
These basic principles still remain in to-
day’s geocaching landscape.
It only took a day for the first
“stash” to be found, and word began to
spread. Others began to take it upon them-
selves to create more stashes, and within
several days, some could be found in Cali-
fornia, Kansas, and Illinois. And within a
month’s time, the phenomenon had
reached a global scale with the hiding of
Australia’s first stash.
Despite the rapid increase in pop-
ularity, the “stash-hiding-and-finding”
fanatics did not have a unified place to go.
That was until Mike Teague created a
website that detailed locations of stashes,
known as the “GPS Stash Hunt Homep-
age”. Another man, James Coburn, set up
a mailing list on eGroups, the precursor to
Yahoo!, for discussion over stash hunting.
On that mailing list was a man named Matt
Stum. He was the one to devise the name
“geocaching”, as stash’s connections to
illegal drugs gave it a negative connota-
tion. Thus, the official name of the hobby
was born. And all of this was accom-
plished by the end of May, the very same
month in which the first “geocache” was
made.
Mike Teague’s website had be-
come the hub for geocachers, but this did
not last very long. On September 2, 2000,
Jeremy Irish registered the site domain
name geocaching.com, and set up a new
hub. By September 6, all of Mike Teague’s
listings had been transferred to this new
site, with Teague’s blessing. The site geo-
caching.com still lives on to this day.
Jeremy Irish had more than the
hobby on his mind, however; he sought to
make a profit. He sold banner advertise-
ments to GPS manufacturers and retailers,
but this revenue was not enough for him.
He employed other methods: PayPal dona-
tions, commissions from GPS retailers via
referrals, and merchandising. This, along
with his claim of inventing the word
“geocache” and his attempt to trademark
it, annoyed geocaching hobbyists. Howev-
er, his site still continued to grow, under
his corporate banner of Grounded, Inc.
In the meantime, geocachers bus-
ied themselves by hiding and finding cach-
es in an increasing number of nations. This
was a remarkable growth for an initially
single-instance event in a mere eight
months. By the end of 2000, geocaching
had become a recognized geographical
hobby. (continue page 19)
By Richard Wilkosz
Assistant Editor
The History of
Geocaching
Northland Lutheran High School
Fun & Games
Word Search of the Month
The Theme is
“Thanksgiving”
Swapped
Face
Picture
of the
Month
======
Danny
and his
little
buddy
swap
faces and
look
great!
November 2013 Page 16
Classified Anyone interested in submitting a message, request, or advertisement should fill out a form in
Mr. Lauber’s room as soon as possible!
Northland Lutheran High School
Einstein's Thinker of the Month (Answers to question is on last page)
Don’t forget that
every Tues-
day our
mission of-
fering will
be collected
during
chapel.
Picture of the Month
Savanna & Mr. Lauber
I am wishing a blessed 30th
birthday to my
glorious brother
Jimmy!
Love you lots! Laura
I'm the part of the
bird that's not in
the sky. I can swim
in the ocean and
yet remain dry.
What am I?
Please continue to pray for Zach El-
leberger, and for God to restore his
health if it’s His will. –Mr. Weichmann
TWIGS Blood Drive, November
27th. If you’re 16 or 17, your parents
must sign a permission form. Host-
ed at Northland in the Gymnasium!
Fruit Sale Orders are due to the
school office on December 2! Happy Anniversary and Birth-
day, Cody!! –Leah Whitson
Art Club has started!! Calendar can
be found on the art door as well as
around the school! –Mrs. Wilkosz
Save the Date: Advent by Candle-
light. December 2, 2013. 6:30 p.m.,
Rothschild Pavillion; hosted by Our
Savior’s of Wausau. Northwinds
will also be performing.
Happy 8 Month Anniversary,
Ben! – Summer Drake
November 2013 Page 17
Northland Lutheran High School
Book Spotlight
One choice can transform you – that’s the tagline for
Veronica Roth’s book Divergent. In a world ruined by human
failings of greed, ignorance, lies, coward-
ice, and needless aggression, a new society
has emerged. From the brink of apoca-
lypse, humanity has reorganized itself in a
future version of Chicago, split into five
factions that uphold and live by a single
core value. Those that believed the world
failed because of malicious, selfish greed
formed the faction of Abnegation; sworn to
remain selfless and serve the needs of oth-
ers. Those that believed the collapse was
due to ignorance pledged themselves to the Erudite tract, always
thirsting for knowledge. Those who felt that human lies were the
cause of the world’s failings assumed the proud name of Candor,
promising to always speak their minds and the truth. Those who
felt aggression and power-hunger were the root of society’s col-
lapse became the members of Amity, promising peace at all
costs. And finally, those who felt that the root of all their prob-
lems stemmed from plain cowardice pledged themselves into the
tribe of the Dauntless, the faction of the courageous and strong.
Born into an Abnegation family, Beatrice Prior has
lived her life trying to uphold the ideals of her parents. Only
allowed to look in the
mirror once a year,
dressed in the plainest,
drab clothing, Beatrice
strives to be as kind as
her mother, as calm and
smart as her older
brother, and as selfless
as her father. However,
Beatrice has always known that she’s different,
and she doesn’t belong in Abnegation. Observ-
ing the daredevil ways of the Dauntless-born
kids as they bound and leap from moving trains
on the way to school, Beatrice struggles with her
emotions because, at sixteen years old, her apti-
tude test and choosing day have arrived. Be-
atrice’s test results, however, are inconclusive. It
turns out that she is one of a very rare set of the
population: a Divergent. Her test results show
that she does not fall neatly into one of the preset
factions, but displays traits dominant in the Eru-
dite, Abnegation, and Dauntless clans. When her
time to choose arrives, she follows her heart and
chooses to be selfish, but brave, abandoning her
family and choosing Dauntless. While switching
clans in and of itself takes fearlessness, Beatrice
soon learns that if she wants to be initiated into
the faction, it will take much more than a simple choice. With
only ten spots available and more than double that number of
hopeful Daunt-
less members,
Beatrice strug-
gles to make
her way
through a ruth-
less initiation
trial and dis-
covers not only
what she’s
made of, but what it truly means to be a Divergent.
Divergent is Veronica Roth’s debut novel, and the latest
book in a long string of dystopian novels, attempting to cash in
on the blockbuster success of The Hunger Games. The outbreak
of so-called dystopias has been both a blessing and a curse for a
fan of the genre – a blessing, because as one of the most intri-
guing subgenres around, an increase in popularity means more
people are getting introduced to the world of dystopian fiction; a
curse, because in the wake
of The Hunger Games
quite a few not-so-quality-
novels are being produced
(making it harder for the
truly good books to be
found amongst the rabble).
After being disappointed
by a number of poor
Young Adult books pre-
tending to be dystopian,
my expectations
for Divergent were, under-
standably, low. However,
Divergent took me by sur-
prise. I found myself truly
enjoying the action-packed
novel.
By Summer Drake
Assistant Editor
November 2013 Page 18
Northland Lutheran High School
Funny Signs
of the Month
Nature’s
Did You Know?
By McKenzie Grant
Did you know that there are
about 155 national forests in the
United States which covers almost
193 million acres? Also, did you
know that two of the national forests
are located right here in Wisconsin?
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest spreads throughout 1.8 mil-
lion acres in Northern Wisconsin
and enters into 10 different counties.
These two forests are managed by
the United States Forest Service
(federal government), as well as are
all the other national forests in the
U.S; whereas the Department of
Natural Resources (state govern-
ment), manages its’ own individual
state forests, of which there are sev-
eral in Wisconsin.
It’s F-F-Freezing at NLHS
By Mai Yer M. Yang
There have been many complaints from students this year, declaring that our
school is cold and, in most cases, apparently colder than even the outside. Many students
have questioned what is going on since they believe that the heater has been turned down
tremendously which leaves the students cold. McKenzie Grant stated, “I would like to
show my nice clothes, but it’s too cold at school for me to show it off…” as she wanted to
show off how awesome students at NLHS were by their attire. Students walk around the
school with blankets and gloves. In some classes, students even attempt to wear their win-
ter hats. With students walking down the hallway like it is the ice age reincarnate, what
should be done?
As stated before, many students state
that the school building is very cold and seems
either as cold as outside or even colder. This
perception of students has just about enveloped
the whole student body. There are many truths
to this story though. NLHS does not have the
best insulation, as many already know. A rea-
son why it is so cold is because of the bad insu-
lation, but it is also because of the heater. Af-
ter students heard that the heater had been
dropped down lower this year, they immediate-
ly began to think that the school was freezing
the students. Truth is, the temperature only
dropped a couple of degrees, just about the
same as last years. When students were cold
heard about the drop in temperature, they im-
mediately thought that that was the reason why
they were so cold.
Mr. Wiechmann explained that the
“drop in temperature” was only because of a
problem in the beginning of the school year. In
September, the school’s heater was at 75° F
daily. The heater was cooler than the air condi-
tioner at the time. Because of this, the heater
was put down into a lower temperature. When
the heater was on in classrooms, it would get too hot so teachers would have to open their
windows to cool the room. After this, the air conditioner would kick in and the room would
cooler. This process repeated itself over and over again everyday so, to save up on the extra
use of the air conditioner and heater, the temperature was brought down.
During this time of the year, it is getting colder and colder. During the change of
seasons, the temperature also needed to be changed. The air conditioner/heater’s tempera-
ture has changed back to how it is supposed to be. The classrooms are as cold/warm as it
was last year, but students still have this view that NLHS is way colder than any other year
so far. The base temperature throughout the whole school is 68°F which means that teach-
ers can make the temperature in their rooms be from 69°-65°F. Mr. Wiechmann explained,
“We have computerized heating systems. Mr. G sets the heat to 67° and each teacher has
controllers in each class room to change it by 2°.”
Though there are not a lot of actions that can be taken, Mr. Wiechmann and Mr.
Grundman are trying to fix this problem. They are planning to have an energy audit if pos-
sible. An energy audit is when Wisconsin Public Services come and see how the heat is and
see if there are any heating problems. The reason why is because the heat may be leaking
from our school and to get the school warmer, it would be best to not let any heat leak out.
Sometimes McKenzie gets a little
cold while sitting in class!
November 2013 Page 19
—-Northland Lutheran High School—-
By Summer Drake
Autumn is upon us! And
with it, the much-anticipated time
of the year full of warm cups of
apple cider, golden leaves, and
jumping into leave piles. The entire
world seems to change, and there-
fore it’s only natural that your
wardrobe should too! Thankfully,
many trends that were big last (and this spring) are still huge right now. Leather
remains important (skip the traditional black leather jacket and instead go for a
jewel-toned shade instead), while plaid continues to stay in fashion. Bottom
line: there is no need for a complete wardrobe overhaul once the temperature
starts to drop.
First of all, scarves are making their way back into the limelight.
They’re the perfect way to spice up any outfit and make it a little dressier. Infin-
ity scarves, loosely knit scarves, and lacey scarves are all very in fashion nowa-
days. Want to still look girly and cute, but the thought of freezing away in bare
legs isn’t very appealing? Throw on a pair of leggings or tights. The trick here
is striking the perfect balance between cute and warm. If you can get away with
just wearing the thin lacey tights, those are very in style now. If the weather is
simply too cold, try some brightly colors of patterned thick leggings -- if you’re
going to wear then, you may as well stand out.
The next five months are about super-rich hues like deep blues and
emerald greens. "Bright jewel tones look good on everyone, whether you're a
pale redhead or tan brunette," said Hollywood stylist Heidy Best. Extra points if
you can find these shades in fun textures or prints!
Gucci sent a pair of python skin boots down the runway at their fall
show and since then, pretty much
every single retailer from Aber-
crombie & Fitch to Target has gone
absolutely crazy for lizard skin. My
suggestion would be to go for ac-
cents like belts, booties, ballet flats,
or a clutch, and unexpected colors
such as fuchsia or lime green. A
little snakeskin print goes a long
way in pulling a look together and
making you stand out. Plus, it's a
subtle way to break out of your
shell.
Thigh-high leather boots have cir-
cled their way back into mainstream fashion, but just wait until it's actually
freezing to bring out your leather boots. Not only are they edgy, but they’re also
a great staple piece of any wardrobe that can easily spice up any look. They'll
look best paired with a flowy skirt or leggings and a boyfriend blazer.
Since skinny jeans have reigned for like, 100 years at this point, your
legs might be confused by all the extra wiggle room in a nice pair of trousers,
but give the slouchy pant a chance. It's a chic look and it's easy to transition
from daywear to night. Plus, they're comfortable. The sensation is almost like
wearing pajama pants.. Whether they're drawstring, high-waisted or low-riders,
pairing trousers with a fitted top or tucked in T-shirt is a fantastic idea.
Fall Fashion Geocaching
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Two months later, in May, that Jere-
my Irish changed the business model of his
geocaching.com. On top of banner ads and
merchandising, a “pay-to-play” model was
adopted with the introduction of “members-
only caches” and fee-based hitchhiker log-
ging. For an annual $30 fee, “members” were
given access to the exclusive caches. Also, the
ability to track the movements of hitchhikers,
which had grown in popularity as a commodi-
ty for geocachers, was restricted to those who
paid Irish $5.95 per hitchhiker. However,
many geocachers bypassed the hitchhiker fee
with homemade and informally-tracked mach-
inations of their own. The geocaching com-
munity was split over this decision, buy by
mid-2003, the pay-to-play methodology was
official, and over 150,000 geocachers were
registered users on the site, with an estimate
of 7,200 paid members.
However, some were not content
with Irish’s new mandates. Jeremy Hurst of
Australia created GeocachingWorldwide, and
a possible commercial competitor rose in the
form of GeoGamer.com. It wasn’t long,
though, until these sites were all but dissipat-
ed. Other rival sites that continue to exist to-
day include navicache.com (mentioned earli-
er), terracaching.com, and movingcache.com.
In spite of these competitors, geocaching.com
is still the leader in geocaching resource web-
sites today.
Though some controversy plagues
the hobby, geocaching continues to enjoy a
healthy growth and a steady increase of par-
ticipants. As of 2013, more than 1.4 million
geocaches have been hidden, and found by
more than 4 million people worldwide, and it
will surely put those numbers to shame in the
future. Who knows? The world could eventu-
ally be rid of the accursed “muggles”, those
who do not partake in the exciting hobby of
geocaching. (Yes, “muggle” is the official
term. And yes, that is an intentional nod to the
terminology of the Harry Potter book series.)
In next month’s follow-up article to
this one, the Paw Print will take a look at geo-
caching in today’s world, and the interaction
Northland family members have with the hob-
by. —————————————————
Northland Lutheran
High School
2107 Tower Road
Mosinee, WI 54455
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Phone (715) 359-3400
Fax (715) 241-9203
Website www.nlhs.org
Assistant Editors
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Richard Wilkosz
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Summer Drake
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Mr. Lauber
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Einstein
Answer
A Shadow
Congratulations to
Brian Holzman for
being inducted into
hunting on Lauber
Land! He bagged
his first deer in over
ten years after tak-
ing a break from
hunting and
brought down this
beauty! Meat in the
freezer is always
good!
Lets end this edi-
tion with a smile
(or three)!