Volume 18 Edition 10 Waukee High School 555 SE University Avenue, Waukee, IA 50263 April 25, 2013

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Graduation

After After-Prom

Prom

“42” Review

“AANNDD ACTION!” This is commonly heard by the many actors and actresses we have here at Waukee High School. Some of these actors and actresses are very talented, and they have proof. The spring musical, Guys and Dolls, proved to be a very important performance for four of our peers. Senior Sam Wiegers, juniors Bridget Johnston, Kellen Schrimper, and Mikayla Dehnke will have the opportunity to audition for a chance to go to New York City and broaden their musical theater horizons. As a result of their presentations, they each received a letter that included an explanation of the opportunity. It read, “The National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA) is a nation-al celebration of outstanding student achievement in high school musical theater. One actor and one actress from Iowa will join student nominees from across the country to experience the opportunity of a lifetime and to perform on a Broadway stage. Students will take part in a rigorous week that features individual vocal and acting coaching by Broadway industry professionals, visits from special guests, discussions with working actors, a night out in Times Square for dinner and a Broadway show, and a session with a Broadway casting agency.” From the nine participating schools in Iowa, a total of 13 females and 15

males were selected from their portrayal of lead roles in musicals to participate in the audition. The event will be held at the Civic Center on June 3rd. Each participant will sing a 90 second major solo number. A decision will be made and one boy and one girl will be chosen to go to New York. Each student chosen for the audition reacted with much excitement when they received their letter. “I started jumping up and down,” Johnston chuckled, “I was flipping out.” Wiegers said, “I was so surprised that I was actually picked, and right when it registered in my head, I got in a competitive mood and knew that I had to start working hard if I wanted it.” As expected, the participants are starting to feel the nerves as the date

crawls closer. However, they are all quite confident. “I always feel nervous audition-ing or performing, but I’ve definitely gotten used to handling the nerves and not letting them get in the way of doing my best! So yes, I am nervous, but also determined to do my best,” admitted Dehnke. “I don’t usually get nervous - espe-cially when there’s an audience. I abso-lutely love the crowd, but something of this magnitude gives me some nerves. I’m feeling great to even be considered for this!” Schrimper exclaimed. These talented students are hopefuls in the Broadway world. Each one said they would enjoy a career in the acting and singing scene. Wiegers, the only senior in this quad, has his future pretty

planned out. “I plan on acting, singing, and/or performing in college at the University of Northern Iowa for two years. Then, hopefully, if things work out, transfer to UCLA to try my luck in the real world. I think this would be extremely benefi-cial because a lot of kids would just act to have fun, but this is my passion and what I want to do with my life so I think it would help me establish who I want to be,” he explained. Needless to say, the talent and hard work of these students has lead them to a very prestigious opportunity. The Waukee community wishes these four students luck in their audition and hopes the best for each one. Both Schrimper and Wiegers are grateful for the support they have received, and wanted to thank everyone who attended the show. “Thanks to everyone who came out and watched the musical! Thanks to my friends for supporting me and think-ing my acting is not completely lame. And shout out to Kellen, Bridget, and Mikayla who also were put up for the audition. May the odds be ever in our favors!” wished Wiegers. Johnston would also like the Wau-kee students and community to know that, “Next year’s production will be Shrek: The Musical! So everyone get excited, and watch for tickets! 365 days ‘til curtain!” she announced.

These four students were selected for their performance as lead roles in Guys and Dolls. Left to right: Senior Sam Wiegers as Nathan Detroit, junior Bridget Johnston as Miss Adelaide, junior Mikayla Dehnke as Sarah Brown, and ju-nior Kellen Schrimper as Sky Masterson.

Four Waukee High School Students Steal the ShowBailey Smith

Imagine having these thoughts, “It’s a really great life when you can choose between the best job you’ve ever had, and the best job you will ever have.” This mere sentence has been what’s in the back of Murph Hutson’s mind for the past few months. One of Waukee’s most beloved math teachers, Mr. Hutson, will be resigning at this end of this school year to become a stay at home father for the next four years. The reason for his resignation is to better assist his family with their ever-changing health needs. Murph’s two sons, Joel (4) and Camden (1), both have cystic fibrosis and are going through many unknowns and new chal-lenges every day. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that affects the lungs. More than 30,000 children and adults get it every year. Hutson stated, “This is the first time cystic fibrosis has shown up, the disease can go in and out of family lines every three generations.” Experts have found that a defective gene and its protein produce thick and sticky mucus, which can then clog the lungs and obstruct the pancreas from naturally breaking down

and absorbing food. The life expectancy for this disease has become greater than it was many years ago. Thanks to medi-cal advances and treatments, patients are now expected to live into their mid 30’s and 40’s. Hutson wrote fellow Waukee teach-ers and staff a heartfelt letter, filled with information about what is to come in the near future. Our newspaper staff was lucky enough to have had him come in and read his letter in person and explain the impact of his decision. While Hutson was reading his letter, he stated, “As I enter this journey in my life, I want you to know I do it not because I have to, but because I WANT to. True, I’ll HAVE to give up working with such wonderful people. I’ll HAVE to give up teaching Calculus II (which is awesome by the way). However, when this school year is over I GET to spend time with my children for the majority of the day. I GET to see them grow, struggle, and triumph daily. I GET to be dad first and foremost.” Students listening to Hutson’s fare-well agreed it was a powerful message since they could feel the impact that this

decision is making on his life and how passionate Mr. Hutson is about his chil-dren. Parting from Waukee is difficult for him though, when asked about what he will miss most, Hutson stated “Oh gosh…what will I miss the most…” sighed, then smiled, and said “Wow… I don’t know. I mean the students here are just amazing. I’ve never been around a student body overall that cares so much about their fellow man.” During the past few years, our high school has shown the Hutson family tremendous support, “RAK and student council have helped my family tremen-dously, and NHS has helped with rais-ing money. The staff, every time I’ve been through some struggle, the school has been there like a family. I’m going to miss the family like atmosphere,” stated Hutson. Although he will be away from Waukee High School, we will always be there supporting him and his family. Leaving Waukee was not an easy decision for Hutson to make, but he has been working towards it for the past few months. The final decision to resign took place Monday, April 8th, when he

turned in his letter and let the staff know about the resignation.Mr. Hutson has been a fellow Waukee teacher for the past two years, and has lived in Iowa for six years. He hopes to return to teaching in four years.

Mr. Hutson with his wife, Joy, and two children, Joel and Camden. Joel is four years old and Camden is one.

Nicole MillerHutson Heads Home

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PROMEvery Girl Deserves to Go to a BallCarson Thomas

“Every girl deserves to go to a ball.” A quote once said by Jim Carey in the movie, “Bruce Almighty.” Although, he was a bit under the influence, he was 100 percent right. Every girl does de-serve the chance to go to a ball, and for the Waukee High School students this is their calling. It’s that time of the season again when ordering tuxedos, corsages, and buying dresses have deadlines. It’s prom season, except with a masquerade ball twist, and do not forget to look, “B-E-A-U-tiful.” Right off the bat when the prom theme was released, there was nothing but good vibes and great buzzes that surrounded it. “I think it’s an excellent idea, we’ll finally get our chance to waltz, cha-cha, foxtrot and line hop,” Conner Cox comments, “Enough with grinding, it’s absolutely filthy! How about the quickstep and the twist? Those were the golden days. As far as wearing a mask goes, I think that will open up a plethora of ideas, giving peo-ple opportunities to sport masks branch-ing from Mexican wrestling masks or even the traditional masquerade mask. Either way, its finna be real saucy.” Seniors got their invitations and the official theme notification in advisory, and took no time to show their friends and tweet or instagram about it, because they felt a bit, “fancy.” Instantly, juniors could not wait, and sophomores were

longing to get asked, and that’s when all the creative ways to ask someone to prom started to begin. Over the years asking someone to prom has evolved. It could’ve just been a task that could have been dealt with just by handing your hopeful date a couple roses, maybe even taking a knee, and saying, “Will you be my date?” But now-a-days people go out of the way to completely surprise, and leave a moment stuck in their date’s lifetime that will forever be remembered that, they could tell their children. Perhaps, “When I was your age, my boyfriend lead me through a vineyard, and when we saw each other face to face there was this huge cage filled with a white bird, and then he let it go and said, ‘I know this isn’t a dove, but we can fall in love at prom. So, will you be my date?” Some say that these ways are out of line and are bit over the edge and are a bit crazy. But, one person probably did

something crazy a couple years back that was completely revolutionary and because of that, out doing people and coming up with the most creative way has became the status quo. Also, here’s a tip for you fellas that might be strug-gling with an idea, if you’re going to get someone an animal, first off, make sure there’s a warranty, secondly, ask their parents. Now to the most important part, there has been a lot of discussion about whether or not to buy a mask and wear it to prom well the choice is up to you. Actually, no it isn’t. GET A MASK AND WEAR IT. Everyone should get a mask and participate in the theme. It’s new, creative, and fun. It is been a different twist to past prom ideas, and from the students of Waukee, the murmurs through the hallways, it is a brilliant idea. A couple stores where you can pur-chase a mask at are; Party City (Located by the Jordan Creek Town Center, at-

tached to Buffalo Wild Wings), but the best one is the Theatrical Shop located in Valley Junction. While some people question wheth-er or not what type of tuxedo they’ll get, what type of mask they WILL get, or the way they’ll ask their date, one thing that won’t have to be questioned is whether or not this prom will be fun. So girls, remember it’s your chance to go to a ball, don’t pass it up, because this may be the only chance you’ll get in a long time. Unless, you’re like a princess or something, then that’s cool and stuff. But, for the most of you, you aren’t, so ball up homies. For everyone out there, if you see someone without a mask, lead him or her to restroom and give him or her that swirly (Not really though).

After Prom OverviewKayla Lovan

“Red Dirt Road.” Some may wonder what is a red dirt road, and why it is the theme for after prom. When thinking of a “Red Dirt Road” the first thing that pops up in someone’s mind is country, and a county fair feel. That is what the after prom committee of junior parents want the students to feel. “We want them to feel as if they are at the Iowa State Fair,” commented Deanna Anderson, After Prom commit-tee member. The theme will be incorporated throughout the whole school, and it will start and end with a fair feel. “The entryway will start with a dirt road that won’t actually be dirt,” said Anderson. There will be a covered bridge and a farmhouse that students will go into. The hallways will be covered with barns, and tin sheds. Everyone will be able to graffiti and color the pieces however they want. The most exciting part about after prom is the activities. This year as red dirt road flows with the fair theme, the games and food will coincide. Unlike past years, with the Las Vegas theme and gambling, the games will all be carnival games. There will

be games to play like bingo. While you are waiting there are little games all throughout the hallways to play. As many know, Prom and After Prom last the whole night until the morning. There are going to be rooms set up as “chill out rooms” with ping pong tables to play and you can just hangout if you are getting tired. The infamous inflatables are what people remember the most from After Prom. This year there will be six instead of three like in previous years set up in the old gym. There will be many fun activities, raffles, and entertainment the whole night. The second level of the school will be set up as a fun house throughout the hallways. Movies will also be playing. They will be short sitcoms instead of full-length movies with a drive in movie feel. Some entertainment that will be at After Prom that you can look forward to are the caricature artists that will be there, the money booth that will contain tickets, money, and coupons, and the blow up bouncy ponies that you will be able to race on. Playing games and doing activities

will allow you to receive tickets. Tickets are put into raffles to win prizes. This year some of the prizes you can receive are iPads, TVs, microwaves, dorm fridges, and gift cards. There will be certain wristbands for different groups. The groups are if you are junior or senior, if you go to a differ-ent school, and if you are a sophomore. Only juniors and seniors from Waukee are eligible to win prizes. Not only will the theme be incorpo-rated in the decorations, and activities, it will also be shown in the foods that will be served. There will be the typical fair foods from corndogs to burgers, to slushies and nachos. The whole com-mons will give you the Iowa State Fair feel. While planning for approximately 700 students the security has to be precise. A team of 20 dads that will be checking bags and parents will be scat-tered around to watch, but not bother the students. They are just there to pro-tect everyone and make sure everything is going well. Students are only allowed to bring small bags to after prom. Stu-dents are encouraged to wear their After Prom shirt that can be purchased in

advanced or may be purchased at Prom while quantities last. This was just a little sneak peek of what will be happening at after prom. Many more is in store for people who attend. Make sure you sign up you and your date to be able to go through the full experience and enjoy all of the activities. By the end of the night you won’t regret walking on the Red Dirt Road.

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The theme for After Prom this year is “Red Dirt Road.” It will have the carnival and state fair feel incorporated all throughout the school.

DIY PROMDo It Yourself: Hair Edition If you do not plan on going through the hassle of making a hair appointment for prom this year, make your kitchen or bathroom your new hair salon. Included below are plenty of easy ways to do your own hair and make it look like you just walked out of Aveda with wisps of hair flowing in the wind. To get that salon look, all you need

are a few supplies at home. The list includes lots of hairspray to maintain your look throughout the night, a few ponytail holders, and plenty of bobby-pins to keep every strand in place. Depending on your preference, you can wash your hair the morning of or the night before prom. Most hair will probably hold a hairstyle better if it is

not freshly washed. Squeaky clean hair tends to be more slippery than slightly dirty hair. Do not get grossed out, we are not telling you to go a week without a wash, just one day. To easily add something to your hairstyle, insert a braid. For example, instead of having just a plain look with a bun, you can put braids on either side

of your head to make it interesting. You can also add a twist to the oh-so-cliche side ponytail. You can add bouncy curls to the ponytail and tease the crown of your head for much needed volume. With these simple tips, you can add to any style and keep your look fresh throughtout prom night.

The best way to start this off is to separate your hair into three pieces. Two toward the front of your face for the braids, and one in the back for the bun. All you will need are some ponytail holders, and depending on the thickness of your hair, an array of bobby-pins.

Directions:1. Split your hair into three sections, as described above. Secure the two pieces that will be braided with ponytail hold-ers to keep them out of the bun.2. Next, take the large section in the middle and construct a bun. You can do this using a sock bun, or just twist the hair into a bun. 3. When the bun is secured, you can start on the braided sections. Take the two sections one at a time and french braid them up until there is no more hair to add.4. Take the two braids and cross them over one another and wrap them around the bun. Pin them in place and then your hairstyle is complete!

During prom, you dance. Dance some more, and again more dancing. Having your hair up can be a huge relief and when everyone is around you holding their hair up, you will be comfortable with this cute and chic side ponytail that is also super easy.

Directions:1. Part you hair into a deep side part and tease your bangs to add volume. 2. Pin your bangs behind your ear to hold them in place, add hairspray if you think it is needed.3. Start teasing the crown of your head to add more volume to the back of your hair. This adds a sort of ‘princess effect’ to your look.4. Take the rest of your hair and pull it into a side ponytail, you can wrap a small piece around the elastic if you want to hide it. 5. The final step is to curl the hair that is in the ponytail. You can use a wand, an iron, whatever you feel comfortable using. Then your hairstyle is complete!

Do It Yourself: Nail Edition With the smell of nail polish to ener-gize you, begin the process of painting your nails for one of the most important nights of the year. If a nail salon is not in your future for prom, we have you covered. These two nail ideas will be perfect for you, easy and quick. Many more simple at-home nail designs exist, so do not feel

limited to just these options. You can change your colors, or even the shape. They also use something that you prob-ably never thought would be a nail tool, hole punch reinforcements. You can get them at any drugstore or grocery store for very cheap, and they work great! However, they can be a bit tricky, a tip is to stick them to a table a couple of

times before you put them on your nails to prevent them from taking off the other polish. Another interesting nail tool you can make at home is a nail dotter. You just need a pencil and a pin with a little ball on top. Take a pencil and stick the pointed part of the pin into the pencil eraser, and there you have it! You just

have to dip the ball part of the pin into nail polish and dot away. You could also incorporate the dotting tool into one of the two manicures below. You could even add sparkly polish! The possibili-ties are endless, from glitter, to stickers, to rhinestones! Doing your own nails can be enjoyable, and also affordable.

This second trick also uses hole punch reinforcements, but in a different way. It’s called the half moon design and all you need are the hole punch re-inforcements, two colors of nail polish, and a top coat. Unlike the french mani-cure, you can get creative with colors!

Directions:1. Pick your two colors, and paint the color you want on the bottom that will only peek through and use that as your base. Paint all of your nails and allow it to completely dry.2. After the base has completley dried, apply the hole punch reinforcements to the bottom of your nails. 3. Apply your second color to the top of the nails using the hole punch reinforce-ments as a guide just like the previous manicure.4. Allow the second color to dry a little and then slowly peel them off.5. Apply a topcoat to seal in you mani-cure!

This first nail trick is the easiest one in the book. All you will need is white nail polish, a top coat, and some hole punch reinforcements. They are the little round white sticky things that you use to prevent your paper from ripping. That’s it. That’s all you need.

Directions:1. Apply your top coat, or a clear nail polish to all of your fingers. This will create the shiny finish that all french manicures have. But make sure it is completely dry!2. Apply the hole punch reinforcements to the tip of your nails so the white part of your nail is sticking out.3. Paint the white nail polish only on the tips of your nails using the hole punch as a guide, or template. 4. Wait for the nail polish to dry a bit and then slowly take off the hole puch reinforcement.5. Apply a top coat to seal in your manicure!

Lauren V. and Bailey B.

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Box Office“42” Movie ReviewKyle Kubiak From opening scene to the final credit, director Brian Helge-land hits a homerun in showing the unbelievable story that was Jackie Robinson’s career. 42: The Story of Jackie Robinson shows the fight and triumph of the first African American man in major league baseball. An absolutely beauti-fully done tribute in showing the true bravery Robinson had during a nasty 1940’s time full of anger and racism. “42’ is the signifi-cance to the number that was on Robinson’s jersey, which was retired throughout the entirety of Major League Baseball in 1997.

The movie stars famous actor Harrison Ford, in his first biopic character role as Brook-lyn Dodgers general manager, Branch Rickey, and the little-known Chadwick Boseman who plays the role of Jackie Rob-inson. Ford is most popularly known from his time as “Indiana Jones,” and Boseman from the hit show “Justified” and also a role in the movie “Express.” Ford, as Branch Rickey, shows how he created the path for Rob-inson to become the first African American in baseball in 1945. Rickey being a crazy, little off the rocker, idealist saw a chance to tap into the talent pool

that was “Negro league” base-ball. Rickey chooses Robinson not because of his talent, because the most talented African Ameri-can ball player was actually Satchel Paige, but due to the fact Robinson played integrated base-ball at UCLA and was said to be able to fight through racism. By giving Robinson a jersey and telling him to “turn the other cheek,” Rickey changes baseball forever, destroying the barrier between Major League and Ne-gro League baseball. Robinson’s guts and persistence to ignore the racism, gave hope to not just Af-rican American kids, but all kids around the world to go after what they love. Robinson’s triumph is almost lost when he is tested in a scene with the Philadelphia Phil-lies manager (Alan Tudyk) where

the racism goes far beyond racial slurs. The bravery and heart of Jackie Robinson brought our na-tion together in more ways than baseball. Helgeland exemplifies that bravery through scenes in baseball, controversy off the dia-mond and weird moments in the locker room. That all leads up to an intense climax. Along the way, Robinson gets help from his wife Rachel (Nichole Beharie) and chauffeur/journalist Wendell Smith (Andre Holland) in keeping it together when times are tough. The best scene in the movie is when Pee Wee Reese (Lucas Black), Hall of Fame shortstop, meets Robinson by first base in a touching moment where he shares to the world that Jackie is a teammate and brother to him by putting his arm around his shoulder. Reese shows the sports world that blacks and whites can play together. Baseball fan or not, “42” is a heartwarming movie that goes past sports and more into the tri-umph of our country past racism. Due to Robinson’s bravery, he ends segregation forever in our nation’s pastime and plays a piv-otal role in the downfall of segre-gation as a whole in America.

Chadwick Boseman stars as Jackie Robinson sliding into third in the cover of “42.” Boseman has played many sports roles in his career. Bose-man went to many instructors in an effort to replicate Robinson’s playing style.

Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Bose-man) and Pee Wee Reese (Lucas Black) stand at first base showing the world for the first time that an African-American and white baseball player can get along on the field.

Harrison Ford consumed the role of the crazed Branch Rickey. Critics have praised Ford’s performance. The now 70-year-old actor wore a “fat suit,” applied facial prosthetics, and shaved his hairline in an effort to become unrecognizable.

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Best of the bestGood Music & good Coffee to kick off summer ‘13

Something Cool About 80/35Ida Borchardt

Picture a day with extreme heat, sweaty bodies, and loud music. This epic combination can only mean one thing: 80/35. The hot summer sun beat-ing down on thousands of people who are dancing to the beat of the music blaring from speakers connected to the stages holding the bands. All around are people in a sweaty mosh pit. they do not care about how burnt their skin is getting, they are only worried about the great music. Senior Elizabeth Smithson describes her first encounter at 80/35 as, “Good music, good weather, lotta hippies.” This event is put on every summer as a small scale Lalapoluza for Iowa. 80/35 is named for the two interstates that run through Iowa. Since Des Moines connects two major interstates, I-80 and I-35, the festival attracts some big name bands. Last year’s line up included well known bands like Death Cab for Cutie and the Avett Brothers, as well as a plethora of local bands. It houses about 40 bands each year for the enjoyment of the public. Two years ago, Waukee’s own Rebel Creek even performed on a main stage at the event. This year 80/35 happens on July 5th and 6th and is ocated at 12th and Locust, downtown Des Moines. The festival starts 5pm on Friday, continues until midnight, then starts back up again on Saturday at 10am and goes until midnight. Right now, tickets are being sold at $49 for a two day pass. For a one day pass, which would be either Friday or Saturday, it is $29 VIP passes were at $150, but they are officially sold out. As

the date gets closer the tickets get more expensive. The bands this year include: Deer-hunter, Yeasayer, Umphrey’s, Wavves, Tea Leaf Green, Kitty (Pryde), Eufor-questra, House of large sizes, Roster Mccabe, Jon Wayne & the Pain, Mr. Baber’s Neighbors, Tires, Trouble lights, The River Monks, Dustin Smith and the Sunday Silos, Mumford’s, and Annalibera. Die hard 80/35 fans plan their work schedule around this event months in advance. Others look forward to expe-riencing new sounds and meeting new people. “I am super excited because I have seen some of the bands like Mumfords and Dustin Smith and the Sunday Silos, but I haven’t seen or heard of a lot of the others. It is going to introduce me to a bunch of new artists and new music!” said senior Mallory Gunther. Not only is 80/35 a source of entertainment for the public, it is also an opportunity to volunteer. Senior Joel Burner volunteered at the event last year, during the day, which gained him access to the night shows for free. “80/35 was incredible. Imagine all the craziness of the State Fair, but with hippies instead of cows and farmers. So many great performances, food tents, and the people watching is unbeliev-able,” Joel explained. This two day festival has grown to include more than just your usual types of music, food, and people. Put the 80/35 music festival on your to do list this summer. You will not regret it.

Pictured above, a man with a giant bucket of water drenches the sweaty, hot crowd. A surprising, yet refreshing motion. All 80/35 photos credit to Cody Osen at Des Moines Live Photography.

Sweets, Savings and Summer at Starbucks Mallory Gunther

As we start to slip into the last stretch of the school year, motivation drops by almost 100%. Summertime is on everyone’s mind, and that Gov-ernment test – what Government test? Luckily for me, coffee sounds good no matter the season. As a Starbucks baris-ta, I know my way around the menu. I’m going to teach you how to stop pay-ing extra for things, how to order and not put your barista in a bad mood, and a few of my personal favorite drinks. First things first, nobody likes pay-ing six bucks for their latte. One of the few ways to cut back on cost is to order a misto. A misto is half coffee, half steamed milk. If you’re into flavored lattes, this is for you! Next time you go to order your caramel latte, ask the barista for a caramel misto instead. If you enjoy your lattes stronger, but don’t want to pay for extra shots, I’d suggest a Starbucks Double Shot on Ice. This drink comes with an extra shot, syrup pumps of your choice, shaken in a tea shaker, then topped with cold milk of your choosing. It’s personally my fa-vorite summer drink. (Try it with White Mocha and soy milk!) Both a misto and a Starbucks Double Shot on Ice cost significantly less money because they use less milk than regular lattes. Just remember, your barista is the person who gets to push either the “espresso” button or the “decaf” button while making your drink. I think we all know which button we want them to press. Here are my biggests tips to

you – DON’T BE STUPID. Know what you want to order before you get in line, or figure it out by the time you get to the front. If you are next in line and you still don’t know your drink order, allow the person behind you to cut in front of you until you do. SAY YOUR DRINK SIZE FIRST. It’s nice that you can rattle off, “three pump, soy, no water, no foam, extra hot, double dirty chai,” but if you didn’t say a drink size, I have nowhere to copy down your order. GET OFF YOUR PHONE. Trying to order while on the phone is hands-down the rudest thing you can do to your barista. If your phone call is important, your coffee can wait, and vice versa. Finally, STOP SAYING “FRAPPE!” If you want a frappe, take your cheap butt across the street to McDonalds. P.S, tipping your barista is always a good way to go, too. Even if it’s the 30 cents you get back in change, it’s still a tip. Here’s to my favorite part – my personal favorite drinks. First off, I love adding White Mocha to drinks. A cara-mel White Mocha? Raspberry White Mocha? Peppermint White Mocha? All absolutely delicioius. Try adding White Mocha to a cinnamon dolce latte. It tastes like a cinnamon roll. You’re welcome. Another one of my favorites is a vanilla, no water, chai latte. Spicy, sweet, and scrumptious. Also, an apple chai infusion is like a chai latte, except apple juice instead of milk. It’s healthy and yummy. Lastly, my favorite Frap-puccino is the “Cookies n’ Cream” aka a White Mocha Frappuccino with chocolate chips thrown in. It is the per-fect summer treat.

A decadent Cookies n’ Cream frap-puccino to cool down those hot sum-mer days.

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The water sprays the crowd with a cool refeshing mist, relieving them of the hot and humid Iowa summer for a brief moment.

Graduating from High School is an event students look forward to for thirteen entire years. For some, it’s even fourteen. Now that a third of the student body at Waukee is graduating next month, said students need to be prepar-ing for the life-changing event. Unfor-tunately, students only graduate once, and have no experience with graduating from High School. Fortunately, millions have graduated before them, and advice is readily available. Enter Steph Dewald, college student at the University of Minnesota and Waukee alumni. “I didn’t really prepare myself that much for the actual cer-emony because I was busy with a lot of choir and band activities leading up to the end of the year, but I guess that is how I prepared, by making the most of my last few months of high school being in activities that I loved and being around great friends,” she gives as her general advice. But perhaps she should have spent more time preparing for the ceremony. “I was basically worrying about tripping and holding the diploma in the correct hand so I could still shake the hands of all the people on stage. That sounds dumb, but you don’t want to be the person who falls onstage. The actual feeling of being onstage was exciting, though, because it really is the culmi-

GRADUATIONnation of what you’ve been working toward for thirteen years,” explained Dewald. A popular thing for students to do during graduation season is to throw a graduation party. Dewald continued this tradition through her own graduation. “I did have a graduation party... My mom took it upon herself to make scrapbooks of my entire life during my senior year, so I guess that’s where the prep started. We had to order a lot of food and make picture boards as well as coordinate all of my family coming to my house on the same day,” said Dewald. Dewald claims that her graduation party was not only for herself, but for her family and friends as well. “It was

actually really important to me because it gave me an excuse to see a lot of peo-ple I might not have had the opportunity to see at the end of my senior year. I loved being able to see the majority of people that I know and care about at one time. I think it was important to my family because they were excited to celebrate my accomplishment,” said Dewald. Dewald maintains that graduating from high school is both a scary, yet freeing, experience. “In some ways, you can’t wait to get of high school and get a sense of your own independence. I really looked forward to going to col-lege because I was excited to begin the next chapter of my life, but at the same time, the summer after graduation can be hard because you don’t really have a group to identify with. You’re not in college yet, but you’re no longer a high schooler, so you’re just kind of in limbo between the two.” Dewald still found ways to have fun while in college limbo, though. Beside all the graduation parties she attended, she and her friends took a road trip to Kansas City in celebration of their graduation. Dewald also experienced a feeling of accomplishment when she realized she had finally graduated. “I think that saying that I had actually graduated gave me a sense of accomplishment, and when I said it, I was just able to re-

#YOGO: You Only Graduate OnceClinton Garlock

The famous cap, tassel, and diploma; the marking items of a graduate.

member all of the great experiences and relationships I had and made in high school,” said Dewald. However, Dewald does confess that she has regrets from graduation, ”I wish I would have taken more time to thank individual teachers for everything I got out of high school,” finished Dewald.

Spring into Spring! Spring Break AdventuresKatie Underwood All students look forward to the spring break holiday. It’s a time for everyone to escape from the stress of school for 10 days. While many went to tropical places such as the Bahamas, Florida and California, two groups of students had the chance to go to the German-speaking countries – Germany, Austria. Liechtenstein and Switzerland or Spain. Planned a year in advance, the trip to the German-speaking countries consisted of 20 students and 13 adults including Frau Spackman and Frau Get-ting. To be eligible for the trip, students had to at least be in German II. The trip proved to be quite an adventure for students that went to the German-speaking countries. After staying a few nights in Berlin, they took an overnight train to Munich, where they stayed before heading to Austria. They then traveled to Switzerland and stopped in Liechtenstein on the way. From there they headed back to Germany and even crossed the border into France to see the European Union parliament building. “It was hard to get used to the six hour time difference,” said sophomore Gabby Duncan, “but our excitement kept us up!” As they made their way around this new country, they stopped

at many places such as the Berlin Wall, and toured old palaces, cathedrals, and monuments. Duncan said, “We were just a part of the crowd and learned a lot about their behavior as well.” She also mentioned the fact that they interacted a lot closer than people do in the US. “They were all really friendly and eager to help out.” They also learned some interest-ing things while on their trip, such as having to pay to use a public restroom, water being carbonated, and drinks served at room temperature. As for Waukee students who went to Spain, they visited Madrid, Seville, Toledo, Costa del Sol, Granada and Morocco. In the mornings they would “tour castles and other tourist things,”

said sophomore Shakira Stowers. They also had free time in the afternoons to go to lunch and explore their surround-ings. “Sometimes the food got a little bland because they don’t use nearly as much salt as Americans,” said junior Ben Halley. Stowers said that it was different trying to find their way around because they did not see any street signs, but there were many statues they used as landmarks. However, she was surprised to find it difficult to think and speak in Spanish on the spot. The students learned how to make friends with Span-iards while speaking in Spanish. Halley said, “My absolute favorite part was playing soccer with some Spaniards… and winning.” As for his sister Char

Halley, her favorite part was visiting Morocco because they got to see the market and have an authentic Moroccan dinner. When it comes to staying in touch with their new friends, Ben said he is friends with an Italian teen on Face-book.If you are interested, trips like these are planned about every two years. The trip organizers believe it is a great experi-ence and opportunity for everyone. Frau Getting said, “Experiencing the culture first hand is always more powerful than learning about it in a book or from someone else.” This spring’s international travelers convene at a potluck held on Sunday, May 5th at 5 p.m. for students who went on the German trip to get together and share pictures and stories of their adventures.

German students in front of the East Side Gallery in Berlin. This is what is left of the Berlin wall. The message reads, “Many small people who live in many small places do many small things that can change the world.”

Spring SportsKelsey McDonald

With warmer weather growing in-creasingly more common in the forecast as the school year comes to an end, it is a crime not to spend time enjoying it. The perfect place to do that is at the games and meets of the 2013 spring sports season. They thrive on a student section just as much as fall and winter sports.

Soccer: The 2013 spring sports are already off to a great start. The boys’ Waukee varsity soccer team kicked off their season against Hoover on Monday, April 1st with a winning score of 2-1. Although they did not quite pull a win against Valley on Friday, April 5th, they stood strong and tied against both Pella and Bettendorf on Saturday the 6th. Friday, April 12th they played Indianola and won 4-0. The girls’ varsity soccer team has also had a great start win-ning against Valley with a score of 1-0. Their next game was won 9-0 against Norwalk. Their most recent game was played against Indianola and they won 4-0.

Track and Field: Waukee girls’ track team has attended three outdoor scored meets so far. These include the Valley Relays, Johnston Invitational, and Ames Invitational. Of these three, the girls’ have won all of them. Mr. Hunt, the head coach of the girls’ varsity track team, said, “We are optimistic that we will qualify all our relays and multiple individuals for the Drake Relays.” Track is a sport, yes, but also a bonding opportunity for everyone on the team. Junior Mallory Smith who runs shuttle hurdles and the 100 m hurdles says her favorite part of track is “the meets and all the energy we have together as a team. And when Jim Duea comes and supports…he’s my favorite.” Boys’ track has also done extremely well so far this year. They have compet-ed in the Waukee Early Bird Meet, the Indian Relays, and the Ankeny Hawk Relays. The boys’ track team has also won all three of these meets.

With the hard work and great start that all spring sports have had this year, it is guaranteed that Waukee will see these teams go far. Not only are they talented teams, but dedicated and perseverant ones as well. Waukee athletics bring together the entire school district, and the school spirit that radi-ates during these sporting events shows the family aspect that has been created by all students at Waukee High School. This season especially will be a great one, and an opportunity to show off the bond all students have with each other, so everyone should keep an eye out for upcoming schedules to encourage spring sports.

The Santiago Bernabeu in front of the Real Madrid stadium.

Senior Tom Bean on the field playing against Bettendorf. The game ended in a tie 1-1.

Drew Hays, Senior, plays in a meet against Indianola. This meet was won by Waukee 4-0.

Tennis: Boys’ tennis started their season on Thursday, April 4th, winning their first meet against Indianola 9-2. They also had the Johnston Invitational on the 6th and placed second. Waukee also won the meet on the 15th with a score of 6-5 against Dowling Catholic. Girls’ tennis members have also been on a roll this season. They have won all 3 meets they have competed in. The first was against Indianola on the 4th; Waukee won with a score of 11-0. Their second meet was the 6th against Johnston where they placed ___, and their most current meet was held on the 15th winning with a score of 7-4 against Dowling Catholic.

Only 19 people in the state of Iowa have been chosen for the Iowa High School Press Association Scholar Award. Waukee High School is the proud home to not one, but two of these prestigious accomplishments. Seniors Ella Gehrke and Emma Wil-liams received their award by writing an essay about what they’ve learned from being a part of a journalism course, being involved in three semes-ters of publications, participating in five hours of community service, and a recommendation letter. Hundreds of people apply for the IHSPA Scholar Award, and being chosen for the hon-or is not something to be taken lightly. It is an award that can help take col-lege students that extra step. Gehrke and Williams are both attending Iowa State University next year. Gehrke is pursuing a Global Resource Systems degree, and Williams is aspiring to receive a major in Advertising.

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HUNGRY?Dancing all night long during prom works up your appetite, and after prom continues on

until the wee hours of the morning. Where will you go to supplement your appetite?

Already after 5 AM, why not stay up and finish off the evening with a visit to 24 hour breakfast restau-rants with some friends? We brainstormed some op-tions to put you in the mood for food.

Perkins Craving that Tremendous 12? Or maybe those Classic Egg Favorites? Well, then Perkins is where you need to be. While the waitresses may be surely serving you and all of your friends mountains of pancakes and breakfast potatoes. You will without a doubt leave feeling full and content after an entire day of prepping, modeling for pictures, and gyrating all over your peers.

Hours: 24 hoursStars: ***

McDonalds While this resturaunt may not be considered a “classy” date for you and your prom date who you have been dropping hints on all night, you will be happy to find they begin serving breakfast after mid-night AND they still serve the lunch menu. With all of these options, you can’t go wrong. Mickey D’s will keep you from going broke after the number of expenses that come with prom.

Hours: 24 hoursStars: **

Big Tomato Pizza Have you ever tasted the cheesy delicouse-ness that is Big T? If not, use prom as the excuse to change your life and order a pizza to satiate your appetite. Big T stays open until 3 am, and you won’t be dissapointed, unless you burn your tongue, which is bound to happen. Don’t be turned away by its “hole in the wall” exterior. You will love us for recommending this pizza joint.

Hours: 11am-3amStars: *****

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AFTER AFTER PROMElla Gehrke and Emma Williams