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7Prom: Then and Now. What has changed?

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12Hacky Sack: the new high school passtime. 16The quirky cars of

Seaman’s parking lot.

18 Students discover lux-ury of online shopping.19Discover Mike

Longhofer’s role in team success.

Issue 5 April 5, 2013

5Obama’s drones could be coming for you.

Senior Grant Waters prepares to push his elevated bridge to the breaking point by hanging a bucket filled with sand from the top. (Photo by Karin Juarez)

NEWS2 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

Clip Notes• DriversEducationenrollmentwillbeApril1throughMay1.Thecostperstudentis$170andtheclasswillbeJune10-28from9:30to11:30.

• TheSHSBandandVikettesarecompetinginWinterParkbeginningonApril3-7

• 2013-2014CheertryoutsareApril11.TheclinicwillbeonApril9and10from3:30to5:00.

• Thereisanopportunitytodonategentlyused,currentstyleformals/promdressestotheOpenHeartOutreachprogramwhowillofferthemtogirlsnotabletogoduetofinancialrestrictions.Ifyouhavedressestodonate,contacttheOpenHeartOutreachprogramat(785)232-3463

• TheFineArtsFiestawillbeApril24from6-8 p.m.Ticketswillcost$5.

byDelaneyHiegertfeature writer

Seaman Middle Schooleighth grader Morgan Kott-manhasbeendiagnosedwithaninoperablebraintumor.She had been having

headaches over the courseofafewmonths,andonFeb.26herfamilytookhertotheemergencyroom.Fromthere,shewastrans-

ferredtoChildren’sMercyinKansasCitywheretheymadethediagnosis.Since then, she has been

makingdailytripstoKansasCityforradiationandchemo-therapytreatments.When the middle school

found out the news, theystarted planning fundraisersrightaway.Theywere in themidstofacashwarbetweenthemiddleschoolteams,andthatmoneywillnowgotothe

Kottmanfamily.G’s Frozen Custard sold

custard on March 11 duringlunch at SMS, along with aKrispy Kreme sale onMarch15,andafishfryandauctionat Mother Teresa CatholicChurchonMarch22.On topof these fundrais-

ingevents,therewererubberbracelets and t-shirts beingmadeaswell.Orderformsweregivento

the administrators at NorthFairview, Morgan’s old el-ementary school, as well asSeaman Middle School andSeamanHighSchool.The deadline to order a

shirt is up, but theymay betaking more orders for therubberbracelets.There is also a Facebook

pageupcalled“SnowmanforMorgan.”Itwascreatedbyherfriends.Itisthereforpeopletopost funandcreativepic-

Middle school student battles brain tumor

byBaileyBushnellstaff writer

With prom just aroundthe corner, the main focusformanyteenagegirls is thedress.Butabigdilemmatheyfaceistheprice.Many stores offer a wide

varietyofdresses,butnotatan attainable price for highschool students. Someorga-nizationswork tokeepcostsdownsomoneyisneverade-terrent for peoplewhowanttoattendprom.Somelocalstoresthatcar-

rypromdressesata reason-able price are Deb, David’sBridalandWeaver’sonMass.St.inLawrence.Agreatplacetofindabar-

gainisatPromClosetatTo-

Opportunities available for affordable prom dresses

pekaHighSchool.Dressesaredonated, alongwith jewelry,shoesandformalclothingformen. Promdresses are typi-callyonlywornonce,sowhyspend$300on it?DressesatProm Closet can be boughtfor a fraction of the price,rangingfrom$25to$50.“It’s for anybody in the

community,” said ShawnJohnson, a Prom Closet vol-unteer. “This is not just forTopekaHigh.This is foranyschool and any community.”JohnsonsaidthePromClosetgives the dresses “a secondchancetodance.”Prom Closetwill be open

on Saturday, April 13 in thenorth gym at Topeka Highfrom9a.m.to3p.m.

turesofthemwith“snowmenfor Morgan,” whether thesnowmen is actually madeoutofsnowornot.It’sapagetogiveherafewsmilesinherdowntime.Morgan has stayed posi-

tive throughout the whole

experience and seems to beusing one of her Facebookstatuses as her new mantra.“When something bad hap-pensyouhave threechoices,youcanletitdestroyyou,de-fineyou,or let it strengthenyou.”

Photo provided by Jacob Kottman

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by Bailey Bushnellstaff writer

With Earth day approaching on April 22 and the growing awareness of the need to go green, Seaman High does their part to help.

Last year, many students volunteered their time to help plant a garden and a variety of other plants at West Indianola.

This year, Key Club plans to go to Lo-gan Elementary. The 3rd graders at Lo-gan have already been in contact with Seaman students. Key Club members had the opportunity to become pen pals with the Logan students.

Those who would like to take part or get more information, talk to Mr. Randy Crome or Mrs. Maret Schrader.

Key Club goes ‘green’ for Earth Day

by Shane Sumnerstaff writer

On Feb. 18 Logan Elementary School received a $1.85 million grant to help fund their before-school, after-school, and summer school programs.

“At Logan Elementary, our mission is for all students to learn in a safe and re-spectful environment, with appropriate levels of instruction, while developing a positive attitude for life-long learning. This grant will assist us in ensuring that this goal is met,” said Logan Principal Aarion Gray.

This money will help to strengthen the after-school program that will start sometime in March, while also helping the month-long summer program that will end up serving around 200 children. The grant money will work along with Boys and Girls Clubs of Topeka, Sylvan Learning Center, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Topeka. The goal is to create a fun way for students to receive extra aca-demic assistance.

“This grant will allow the Boys and Girls Club to expand and improve their current before and after school pro-gramming to include more tutoring and life skills for students. It will also allow them to provide summer enrichment for

Logan Elementary receives grant for extra academic assistance

From left: Sherri Barbo (Head Teacher), Tammy Ruddy (Logan parent and receptionist), Aarion Gray (Principal), Shelly Sullivan (Logan parent), Janel Bowers (Boys and Girls Club), and Kim Gilbert (Boys and Girls Club) take part in the Logan Elementary stakeholders meeting. (Photo provided by Jeff Zehnder)

by Samantha FinchamStaff writer

Ever sit at home on the weekend, curled up on the couch, desperately wishing that a great book was just lying around.

Now the school library offers over-drive, an app, which allows stu-dents the opportunity to down-load books from mobile devices or tablets. It has 100 books to choose from at this time, but any book can be ordered by making a request to librarian Marian Sweany.

Sweany says, “It’s going to get more kids reading since they can use their phones and tablets. When more kids are reading, it benefits ev-eryone.”

Sweany’s advice to those who haven’t used overdrive

is to give it a try. “It is fun to read an eBook and if in

a hurry to get a book done, this is the way to do it.” Attendant secretary Dean-na Brady says, “I love it, it’s awesome!” As of now 36/99 books are already checked out.

New ‘Overdrive’ app offered to students

their students. It is a great partnership amongst the club, Sylvan Learning Cen-ter and the school,” said Superintendent Mike Mathes.

The grant will also pay for the trans-portation of students for the programs. It will help to ensure that students are getting the individualized support that they need in the areas of reading and

math, while also is a structured learning environment.

“The tutoring program will benefit everyone who participates because of the intense, structured program which only allows eight students per group/teacher,” said Logan Elementary teacher Melanie Criqui.

OPINION4 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

by Mallory Searcystaff writer

Driving to school as the sun peeks through the clouds. A pitter-patter of early morn-ing rain is still lazily drain-ing down the hilly roadways. Beautiful picture, right?

As the rain is cascading into puddles, an abundance of pop cans, plastic wrappers, and leftover fast food bags are strung along the side of the road interrupting the seren-ity of nature.

According to greeneco-

services.com, in the past five years, 75 percent of Ameri-cans have admitted to par-ticipating in littering our country.

Not only is littering illegal, but it is also contributing to polluting and harming the world we live in, just because of the lack of respect for property and the laziness of some people.

Junior Malcolm Mikkelsen agrees, “I think it’s not that difficult to walk a couple extra feet to throw away trash.”

Littering also causes the

government to pay billons of dollars for cleanup, which more than likely raises if not our own taxes, our parent’s taxes.

Chemistry teacher Jack Figgs said, “Littering is waste-ful. People throw out alumi-num cans and glass. It’s very disrespectful and nobody wants strangers throwing trash into their yards. Yet, we think it’s okay to do so.”

Environmentalistsevery-day.org says the consequenc-es of littering include litter transferring into drains, wa-

terways, and eventually pol-luting our oceans. Also, they say that 80 percent of litter or debris found in the ocean come from the land.

Imagine driving along the road and seeing the 51 bil-lion pieces of litter estimated to be on the roadways every year, that might change oth-ers views on how littering is harmful to society.

Junior Justina Bayless said, “I think people should just throw away their trash. It’s annoying to me when I see trash on the ground.”

by Delaney HiegertFeature Editor

As I’ve spent year after year here at good ol’ Seaman High, I’ve learned that some things are just expected to happen.

I can always count on Mrs. Chamberlain to greet me with a lively “HAPPY (insert day of the week here)” at the start of every class. It never fails when the moment Mr. Lincoln spots a student with gum in the gym, he’ll give them grief the whole period – right after they do their 20 pushups. These are all things that are not only expected, but also looked forward to by most students (except the gum chewers).

One more event that is always expected is the towel fee every physical education student has to pay at semes-

ter. This seems to be a simple enough request. Every stu-dent should pay for the tow-els they are provided, right?

Well, not every P.E. stu-dent is provided a towel. The girls’ locker rooms tend to be the ones that are rather lack-ing in the towel department. Our locker rooms may have five or six towels in the bin on occasion, but they aren’t there long.

The boys’ locker room by far has more towels than ours, which only makes sense be-cause the boys usually all take showers. The only problem is they don’t have enough tow-els for even them to shower. Numerous times a male P.E. student has had to ask one of the girls to give them any towels the girls’ locker room may have. We usually comply to this request because, hey,

we don’t use them anyway.This doesn’t seem to be a

huge bother; however, I’ve talked to many female P.E. students and they feel the same as me: either we pay the fee and have towels in our locker room or they double the boys fee and take them away from us completely.

I can say, rather confident-ly, that most female P.E. stu-dents would be fine with or without the towels. However, they could definitely do with-out paying for something they aren’t all equipped with.

What I really don’t un-derstand, though, is how we have a towel shortage in the first place. Each student is re-quired to take at least one P.E. course before they can gradu-ate. If there are roughly 1,200 students at the school, that means there should be $3,600

collected for towel fees. How exactly is that not enough money to buy more towels? Even if some of that money goes towards washing costs or things of that nature, there should still be some money left in the towel budget for the actual towels.

I can see how we lose tow-els. Maybe some students take them home. Some tow-els could suffer from wear and tear. But with the fee we all have to pay, how is there not money to buy more?

To some this may seem like a minor nuisance, but to me it’ll be $24 I’ll be out when I graduate for towels I never even had. For this reason, I have yet to pay my towel fee for this semesters P.E. class. I just don’t see the sense in paying for something I don’t get to have, nor need.

Towel fees cause unrest among students

Littering: ruining the earth one wrapper at a time

Editor in Chief Alex HamiltonFeature Editor Delaney HiegertAd Managers Kendall LeathermanCopy Editor Shelby RonsseSports Editor Trenton MillerWeb Page Editor Taylor CzajkowskiStaff writers Katelyn Rollins, Cassidy Agnew, Taylor Buessing, Bailey Bushnell, Taylor Czajkowski Sam Fincham, Alayna Hutchison, Logan Konrade, Mallory Searcy, Connor Shepherd, Shane Sumner, Landon Weller, Savannah Workman, Emily WorleyAdviser Kelly Neiman

To submit a letter to the editor, the letter must be 300 words or less in length. All corre-spondence must be signed. The goal of the staff is to report school and community news and suggest ideas for improvement. We welcome your opinions and will do our best to publish what you have to say.Views in this newspaper do not always represent those of the faculty or school board of USD 345.The Clipper reserves the right to edit or refuse publication of material that is libelous, ob-scene, invading privacy, infringing on copyright or disruptive to the educational process of Seaman High School.

Where do student fees go?

by Alex Hamiltoneditor-in-chief

Just how far is the Obama Administration trying to go? When Sen. Rand Paul took a stand

to filibuster the Senate on Wed., March 6, he was not merely trying to delay Obama’s appointment of John Brennan to CIA director, he was demanding answers - answers that we all should have been demanding.

When Obama proposed his Drone Program, there were quite a few vague descriptions that left a lot unclear, including whether or not it was legal for the president to use lethal force on Americans inside the country. Now this may seem like a simple answer as the Constitution guarantees all of its citizens the right to due process, to a trial by a jury of their peers and to life, liberty, and property. The new policy would skip right over people’s rights “in the name of stopping terrorism” and go straight to killing: making the Obama Administration judge, jury and executioner.

“It is possible, I suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate for the president to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the United States,” said Attorney General Eric Holder in a response to Paul after three requests.

But wait a minute, that leaves a whole lot of room for error! - human error! People make mistakes. If one executive believes a citizen responsible for “terrorism” or “planning terrorism,” then they may convince other high ranking officials of the person’s guilt and authorize a drone strike. Now I’m sure it’s not that s i m p l e of a task, and

there is a lot of research/reconnaissance done, but it is possible for an American citizen to be defied their rights guaranteed by the Constitution and killed. Then what? “Oops?”

“The CIA does not conduct lethal operations inside the United States - nor does it have any authority to do so,” said Brennan in a separate response.

W e l l that may be reassuring, but the CIA is not the only institution capable of authorizing a drone strike.

“[I will] speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court,” declared Paul of his filibuster.

For weeks, Paul demanded answers to his questions of the targeted killing program, and after his 13-hour filibuster, he finally got a response.

“Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil? The answer to the question is no,” Holder finally answered.

So finally it is set in stone, the administration has acknowledged that it lacked the authority to target a non-combatant U.S. citizen in the United States.

OPINIONwww.seamannews.com April 5, 2013 5Stand with Rand- Question the drone program

But what about using drones to strike other countries?

According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, between 2004 and 2013, CIA drone strikes in Pakistan have killed 3,461 people, 891 of them being civilians. That seems to me like an awful lot of careless tendencies - 891

dead civilians.Do people

actually think that there is just a hatred of Americans in the Middle East for no reason? Maybe I’m going out on a limb here, but could it just be possible that we fuel the hatred? We provoke

them, we egg them on, we kill 891 of their women, their elderly and their children.

Thankfully, Paul was able to certify that our rights were still in tact, but now it is time to ask more questions. Should the government be able to just drone strike foreign countries wherever they see fit? Should they be able to kill 891 innocent human beings?

American or not, 891 innocent lives are still 891 innocent lives. To me, the 2,570 other lives taken were not justified by the 891 innocent.

We must question the government: make them explicitly tell us what they can and cannot do - we must stand with Rand.

“[I will] speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important... that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil.” - Sen. Rand Paul

OPINION6 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

by Logan Konradestaff writer

“Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand” – Stevie Won-der.

The human race has been making music since our exis-tence, from the simple beats of a tribal drum to the com-plex tunes of a piano. It comes from our hearts and minds, used as a tool to express and inspire.

Music is what some might say emotions sound like, not only does it make us think, it makes us feel. It’s something that is completely unique, yet it’s universally understood. Maybe we’ll never know what makes music so special and powerful to us, but it will al-ways exist in our lives.

With around 700 million songs in existence and an almost endless selection of genres, one will always have music to match any particu-lar taste. The creation of mu-sic doesn’t seem to be slowing down either; a new song is produced every two minutes. We listen to genres that match our personalities, values, and ideas. It would be usual to see most quiet, peaceful people listening to country or clas-sical rather than heavy metal or electro like more energetic

people would enjoy.Delving into the scientific

aspect of music, listening to music stimulates the pleasure part of the brain releasing the chemical dopamine.

Dopamine is what’s re-sponsible for making us “feel good,” such as eating deli-cious food or doing drugs. Like drugs, music can also be addictive. So, in a sense, music is a natural, harmless drug!

The same areas of the brain that comprehend emo-tion are also activated when listening to music. To the brain, emotion is the same thing whether it’s coming from your eyes or your ears. This connection is what com-pels us to feel a certain way when listening to a song.

Listening to alternative music like Coldplay is more likely to make you sad than dance. Listening to a hip hop song like “Drop It Like It’s Hot” will most likely make you want to, in fact, drop it like it’s hot.

Although music comes in many forms and is very di-verse, how does it have the power to move each one of us in some way? It may never be answered exactly; however one question remains: how does music move you?

Music contributes to universal understanding

by Cassidy Agnewstaff writer

We seem to have many of Lady GaGa’s “Little Mon-sters”, and Justin Bieber’s “Be-liebers” but what about “Ma-homies?”

Releasing his new single, “Say You’re Just a Friend” featuring Flo Rida, Austin Mahone explains the risks of

taking friendship to the next level, a common teen prob-lem.

When he was nearly six years old, he began his love for music when he received his very first drum set. Ad-vance to 2010, when he began to upload covers from popu-lar artist on his YouTube page and what soon started his stardom.

Two years later, he inde-pendently sold over 100,000 downloads of his song “11:11” which is about “making a wish” to be with someone af-ter long separation. He also began to reach over 600,000 YouTube subscribers with over 99 million views.

Now at 16, he will soon be releasing his full-length de-but for Chase Records and

Republic Records. Mahone’s style shows

through his upbeat music. He attempts to relate to his

fans, predominantly teenage girls. I believe that this Jus-tin Bieber look-alike seems to be relying much on looks, but I’m eager to see what else Mahone has to offer for this generation in music.

by Tyler Bushnellstaff writer

It’s Friday evening. Game night. Whether it is a foot-ball or basketball game, ath-letes have their own pregame rituals to prepare the sporting event taking place in a couple hours. Students prepare for the game in their own specific way. Some are known for par-taking in an activity known as “pre-gaming.”

Pre-gaming is the pro-cess of getting intoxicated through either alcoholic bev-erages or illegal drugs before attending social events.

Now, why do students feel the need to attend a high school sporting event under the influence?

My belief is that people try to fit in with the popular crowd. We were once young freshmen in the back rows of sporting events. Even though we were not down in front with the upperclassmen, we knew that some of them had either taken some shots or downed a few beers. Others had smoked.

We looked up to these up-perclassmen and wanted to be accepted by them, and to do that, some would indulge

in similar activities to fit in with them.

Beyond the influence of peer pressure, music makes references to drugs and alco-hol. While listening to these songs, the listener thinks about how cool these activi-ties must be. With that being said, I believe that students drink before games because they honestly think they are cool for doing it.

“I did it because it’s a fun thing to do although it’s stu-pid and also my friends were. Classmates, most of who haven’t got caught, and ob-viously the upperclassmen have before us,” said a student that has participated in pre-gaming.

When caught pre-gaming, the penalty is high. Assistant Principal Shelly Prengel said, “When it is confirmed by a breathalyzer or admittance, we follow the student hand-book which states that the student receives three days of O.S.S. and 12 points.”

Underclassmen look up to the uppers. They see us mak-ing wrong decisions and they think it’s okay to do the same when they get the chance. It’s a never-ending cycle.

Upperclassmen set example for underclassmen

Austin Mahone gains momentum with new fansReview

Fitting in with the crowd

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Prom:Then & Now

1.Tickets are $25 dollars a person2. Average dress amount is around $250 3. After prom there is After Glow 4. Most people don’t get hotel rooms5. Less line dances, more “grinding”6. Prom is at the Expocenter7. Most girls get their hair and nails done (and book appointments months in advance)8. Groups take pictures across Topeka 9. Some people go to restaurants out of town10. Most people get limos or party busses

1. Tickets costed $5 to $10 a person2. Spending $100 on a dress was pricey 3. There was no “afterglow’ or school sponsored after party4. Took pictures at prom and had to get them developed5. People didn’t “grind,” lots of line dances6. Prom was at the Ramada7. Most girls didn’t get their hair or nails done8. Some people got hotel rooms9. Went to restaurants in town before prom10. People rarely got limos, there weren’t party busses

Then Now

Flashback to a 70’s prom and you’ll find powder blue tuxedo’s, big hair and gaudy dresses that most modern day girls wouldn’t be caught dead in. Now, all you see are bright colors, patterns, and sparkles galore on the dresses, and most

boys tend to wear a sleek black or white tux. These next few pages show the way prom has changed over the years, and pro-vides some pictures to reminisce. Below are some Seaman High staff members at their own proms. Take a look and see if you can tell who is who!

by Delaney HiegertFeature Editor

Can you tell who’s who?1 2 3 4

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Answers: 1. Patty Allacher 2. Kelly Eisenbarth 3. Megan Nussbaum 4. Susan Sittenauer 5. Marian Sweany 6. Travis Brown

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7o’s1. Dancing Queen – ABBA2. Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin3. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen4. Barracuda – Heart 5. Crazy On You – Heart6. Paranoid – Black Sabbath7. Imagine – John Lennon8. Stayin’ Alive – The Bees Gees9. Surrender – Cheap Trick10. More Than a Feeling – Boston

80’s1. Don’t You Want Me – Human League

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson2. Into the Groove – Madonna

3. Super Freak – Rick James4. Beat It – Michael Jackson5. Funkytown – Lipps, Inc.

6. Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics7. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

8. Tainted Love – Soft Cell9. Like a Virgin – Madonna

10. Blue Monday – New Order

1. Black or White – Michael Jackson

2. Jam – Michael Jackson

3. Remember The Time – Michael

Jackson

4. Who Is It – Michael Jackson

5. Vogue – Madonna

6. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer

7. Beautiful Life – Ace of Base

8. Blue (Da Ba Dee) – Eiffel 65

9. Livin’ La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin

10. Wannabe – Spice Girls

T OD AY‘S

Top songs

1. Harlem Shake – Baauer2. Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears) – will.i.am3. Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia

4. Sweet Nothing (Florence + The Machine) – Calvin Harris5. I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) – Icona Pop

6. Titanium (feat. Sia) – David Guetta7. Alive – Krewella

8. As Your Friend – Afrojack9. Bangarang – (feat. Sirah) – Skrillex

10. Clarity (feat. Foxes) – Zedd

H ITS

Top Dances70 ’s 80’s TODAY

Gangnam StyleThe CarltonThe

Running ManThe YMCA

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Prom Through the Years

70’s Style: Girls tended to leave their hair down,in big poofy curls. The guys hair was usually long and some wore headbands. The ladies wore long dresses with sleeves and high necklines, while the men sported gener-ally pale tuxes.

80’s Style: The boys would part their hair in the middle and the girls were aiming for the bigger the better. They teased, hair-sprayed, and poofed their hair as big as it would go. The men wore some light pastel colored suits and the ladies donned lots of lace and had shoulder ruffles to match their hair.

90’s Style: This was the era of the mullet, and plenty of men were particpating. The ladies kept it shorter and had less body than the decades be-fore, leaning towards move of a “bob” look. The boys went with a usually white tux with a tail coat. The women had two strap dresses in solid colors, tend-ing to be poofy and flowing at the bottom. 00’s Style: The girls kept their

hair about shoulder length and straight, while the boys either kept it short or sported mo-hawks. The men also went with a simple black tux and tried to match the girls dress with their vest. The ladies wore loud colors, usually a satin mate-rial, sometimes with straps and sometimes without.

Today’s Style:The girls usualy opt for an up-do with braids and curls, while the boys wear looks anywhere from short buzz cuts to long swooping bangs. The girls will wear one strap or strapless dresses, with lots of bling and lots of color. The boys go with a sleek black or white tux, with a vest matching the girls dress and usually sporting a bow tie and pocket square.

FEATURES10 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

by Shane Sumnerstaff writer

Susan Sittenauer’s Advanced Place-ment U.S. History class took part of the Regional History day competition at Washburn University on Feb. 23.

This years History Day topic was “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, or Events.”

“I am incredibly happy with the 30 students who qualified for the State His-tory Day competition,” said Sittenauer.

“I got to spend quality time with my partner Tate Emert, and I learned a lot about my topic,” said junior Michaela Trobough.

The project categories included re-search papers, websites, documentaries, exhibits, and performances. The top three in each category advanced to the state History Day competition on April 20 at Washburn University.

“Researching my topic was very in-teresting, and competing in History Day was fun,” said junior Austin Rains.

“They are very self-motivated and hard working students,” said Mrs. Sit-tenauer.

Students qualify for state competition

“I’m very proud of all teams who put effort

into this challenge.”

Physics teacher Don Koon

It’s official. After days of waiting, the “Pharmacy is Right for you” challenge winners have been announced.

The “Pill to Survive” team of Trenton Miller, Trey Horton and Tatiana Schafer took first in the national competition. In third place was “The Law Firm of Rol-lins, Goacher, Konrade and Konrade” consisting of Katelyn Rollins, Carleigh Konrade, Kendall Konrade and Wy-att Goacher. Finally, in the top five was “PharmaYou” including Trang Ngunyen, Molly Kaup, Taylor Hiltgen, Raechel Puglisi and Baylee Wells.

Each team was challenged with a problem facing pharmacies around the world. They had to solve five issues in a 2,000-word essay and present their solu-tion in a multimedia display.

The top three teams of the five fi-nalists will receive an iPad Mini - con-sidered a great tool for STEM learning. As the Grand Prize, the winning team

by Cassidy Agnewstaff writer

will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C.

“I’m very proud of all teams who put effort into this challenge,” Mr. Koon said.

Physics students win trip to DC

“The Pill to Survive” team of Trey Horton, Tatiana Schafer and Trenton Miller have won iPad Minis and an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.c.

ENTREPRENEURSwww.seamannews.com April 5, 2013 11by Logan Konradestaff writer

The usual way to make money for the average high school student is to simply get a job. Maybe working at the pizza place over the summer or on the week-ends, maybe helping dad fix cars after school. Some students go so far as to venture into business on their own.

Seniors Tina Nguyen and Ryan Kelly co-own Kelly Nguyen Photography. The idea for the business came to them over the summer when seeing how pricey se-nior pictures were going to be.

“My parents suggested that Ryan and I just play around with the camera, so we went out and took a bunch of pic-tures and thought it was fun,” Nguyen explains. “We found an editing program and messed around with it and the pic-tures ended up turning out really good.”

They began officially during July of 2012 and have had four clients since, with each session lasting around two hours.

Some locations of their photography shoots include the Seaman Stadium, Shawnee Lake, and the Capitol Building.

Nguyen feels financially successful with their business so far, as resources cost them very little.

“It wasn’t a big investment. My par-ents already had the camera they let us use, and we found a $10 tripod during Black Friday. We find ways to keep the costs low.”

Another Seaman entrepreneur, junior Garrett Pepper, also has a partner in his business: his dad. Pepper and his father both own R&G Vending. They supply delightful snacks and glorious soda pops to local business. They bought the busi-ness three years ago, and it’s still going strong.

“The past owner already had some locations with vending machines, but in the past three years we have almost doubled the size of the operation.”

On average, Pepper spends about two to three days a week working, with even less work time over the summer. Most days are spent driving to each location one by one and filling the vending ma-chines with the product. Other days are spent buying the items and finding the best deals.

While there are other vending busi-nesses in the area, it doesn’t hurt their

work too much. “They focus on more high volume lo-

cations with full-size vending machines, while we focus more on the locations that have a moderate flow. Plus we use smaller combo vending machines that are more easily adapted into smaller break rooms and spaces.”

One of the most interesting and unique student-created business at Sea-man isn’t even for personal profit! Kris-ten Thiessen runs Bows For Betania by herself.

“I design, create, develop and make homemade hair bows for girls of all ages. I sell the bows and half the proceeds go directly to an orphanage in Reynosa, Mexico. The other half is simply used to buy supplies. I do not keep any of the money for myself.”

The conception for the business all started when she realized the orphan-age Casa Hogar Josias y Betania needed financial help. She personally supports one of the little girls at the orphanage and has visited five separate times.

“I wanted to do something bigger for

Student entrepreneurs get head start in real world

them.”Bows for Betania has been operated

since April of 2012 and has made nearly $1,000! Whenever somebody orders a bow, they decide the color, size and style they want. Thiessen handcrafts the bow and delivers it to the buyer and that’s it.

“The most exciting time is at the end of the month when I count the profit and write the check to the orphanage!”

Each entrepreneur has their own ad-vice to aspiring entrepreneurs.

“Be committed,” Nguyen says, “If you want to be successful, you have to spend a lot of time starting the business up, and you have to put the time into it regu-larly to keep it going.”

“Not only do I feel good helping out, but it has taught me financing, keeping a budget, and how to run a business; it’s been a lot of fun,” Thiessen states.

Pepper advises to “never jump into things too soon. Become an expert at whatever you’re doing first. It’s less about if you make money. It’s more about the experience, but man is the money nice!”

KRISTEN THIESSEN, senior, makes hair accessories for a cause. Half of the proceeds go to an orphanage in Mexico. The other half of the money pays for sup-plies. (Photo by Katelyn Rollins)

HACKY SACKS12 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

by Alayna Hutchisonstaff writer

Hacky sackers take the quality of their hacky sack as serious as baseball, football, and basketball players do their sport. There are many different types of hacky sacks.

Sophomore Bronson Reid says, “ It`s all up to you, whichever one you prefer to play with.” Those who play the game of hacky sack are fully aware of the ad-vantages and disadvantages of the different kinds.

Along with the growing popularity of the game of hacky sack is the different types of hacky sacks that come with it. Some commonly found hacky sacks are a packed hemp hacky sack, a loosely made hacky sack, and a metal hacky sack.

“ I prefer a sand hacky, mostly because it’s easier to control and do tricks,” says Bronson Reid.

By Alayna Hutchison staff writer

As the game of hacky sack is growing more intense, so are the rules. Just as in any sport there are always the rules that have to be fol-lowed.

These are fairly simple and require common sense. No hands and no arms are allowed (except for serving), shoulders are normally ac-cepted amongst the circle.

“The Courtesy Toss” is

by Connor ShepherdStaff Writer

For sophomore Aaron Griffith, hacky sack is not just a game.

Aaron says, “I love to just chill and play with friends to pass time.”

Hacky sack is a game that has been transformed from its original state

in China, which dates back to the ancient times, known as foot

bag. The game has three play-ers on a team,

with only two teams on a court, and they try to volley it with one another on their own team, and try to get it over the net and score on the other team.

One of the challenges of the game is that players can only use legs and feet. The hacky sack can never touch the ground or the streak ends.

Griffiths’ best streak with a hacky sack is 15. The world record is 68,326 kicks on June 14, 1997. It took the man 8 hours 50 minutes and 42 seconds.

He and his friend Bronson Reid both love the game and would recommend people try it.

“You get to meet new people who join the circle,” said Reid. “A lot of people see our group, walk in and join. They

either think it’s fun or are frustrated because they can’t hit it,” said

Bronson Reid.It is a sport that

Griffith says he will play the rest of his life.

“I might be big, but I’m limber,” Griffiths added.

Hacky sacks make comeback

another important rule to follow. This rule states that you always serve the bag to another individual, unless playing alone. Serving con-sists of dropping the hacky sack onto the individual`s foot and passing it along to one another.

Hacky sackers also firmly believe in the “ Don`t bogart that bag” philosophy.

Hogging the hacky sack until you drop it proves to be frustrating, and ends the game.

Rules exist in ‘circle’

Photo by Alayna Hutchison

FEATUREwww.seamannews.com April 5, 2013 13by Katelyn Rollinsstaff writer

When people listen to music, he or she can auto-matically pick out the guitar or drums, but what are the other sounds? Is it a weird instrument, or a combination of several everyday instru-ments? At Seaman, many stu-dents participate in marching band or other programs, but some students play instru-ments that cannot be found in an everyday band.

Senior Matt Ingram plays a wide variety of instruments.

Ingram said, “I play any and all percussion instru-ments, didgeridoo, harmon-ica, bass guitar, piano, and I beat box.”

Like Ingram, sophomore Paul Priddy plays an assort-ment of instruments.

“I also play the piano, key-board, various percussion in-struments, drum set, guitar, accordion, keytar, and the didgeridoo,” said Priddy.

When other students hear about these instruments, they recognize all but two: the didgeridoo and the key-tar.

Ingram tells us, “The didgeridoo is a traditional aboriginal instrument made completely from eucalyp-tus wood. You have to play it continuously. When many people hear the didgeridoo,

they think it is weird and an-noying.”

“A keytar is a guitar shaped keyboard that you hold like a guitar and play. It does not have guitar strings--only a keyboard,” said Priddy.

Now, how did these two students come to find these instruments?

“I chose to play percussion for fifth grade band, and I came to love music. Because of my love for music, I wanted to learn how to communicate musically in some way other than rhythms,” said Ingram.

Priddy said, “My best friend at the time knew how to play the piano, so I started to take lessons. I was never re-ally into it until ninth grade, when I started jazz band. To this day, piano is something I cannot live without!”

In order to play a new in-strument or an instrument in general, practice is essential. Ingram and Priddy know this first hand.

Ingram said, “I practice ev-ery day for up to two hours.”

“I practice about an hour every day,” said Priddy.

Ingram and Priddy are not done yet though.

“I wish I could play the ac-cordion. I own two that I re-ceived when a cousin of mine passed away,” said Priddy.

Ingram tells us, “I wish I was as good at guitar and bass guitar as I am at percussion.”

Seaman students love of music leads to unique instruments

Paul Priddy practices his didgeridoo. (Photo by Emily Worley)

“Twitter, Hill Climber, and Temple Run 2 because it’s just addicting. Once you get into the game, it’s hard to stop .”

What mobile apps are you addicted to?

“Wanelo because things are really cheap, and they have a

varity of everything.”

Kiernan Downing, 10 Jenna Hosey, 12

“Twitter and Wanelo. I like to speak my mind on Twitter, and Wanelo just has a ton of

cute things.”

“Twitter because I like reading the parody

accounts.”

Tyler Collins, 11Zach Hurla, 9

compiled by Sami Fincham staff writer

Sophomore Paul Priddy shows his unique talents by playing the aboriginal didgeridoo. (Photo by Shane Sumner)

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A DAY IN THE LIFE14 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

by Katelyn Rollinsstaff writer

Jarred awake from his peaceful slumber, he hears his phone shrill

in the darkness of his room. Rolling over towards the nightstand, he answers his phone and hears that he must be at the school by 4 a.m.

Confused and dazed, he looks at the clock and sees 3:08 blinking on the clock. He drags himself out of bed and looks out the window. Yards of gleaming white snow are illuminated by the moon.

As he arrives at the school, he is handed a shovel and told to clear the sidewalks for the students. He works vigorously and sweat ap-pears on his brow even in the chilly March weather.

“At least there wasn’t too much snow,” he thinks luck-ily, “or else I would be out here for a good four hours.”

Now that the sidewalks are cleared, he still isn’t done. He and the other cus-todians must sprinkle ice melt on every inch to ensure the safety of the students.

“Wow! We already went through 10 pounds the last two weeks, now 10 more,” he said.

During a bad winter, he and the other eight cus-todians may use as much as 100 pounds of ice melt.

It took all wee hours of the morning, but now the shoveling and the sidewalks are done and school begins.

Once the students are settled in their classrooms, his daily routine begins.

His morning consists of broken desk, spills in the hallways, laundry, and the set-up for lunch. The set-up for lunch is the most time demanding of them all. He

must set out the trashcans, lower the tables, clean the tables, and sweep. Each of these steps seems te-dious, but he does it every-day between every lunch.

The lunch bell echoes throughout the quiet and empty hallway only for a stam-pede of students to follow.

After watching the stu-dents devour their food, he starts the cleaning pro-cess. First, he wipes down each table. Then, he picks up the trash. And finally, he empties the trashcans full of slop He means food.

“I need to remember to grab more white trash bags, after this lunch. I already used 25 bags in the first two lunches,” he thought.

Finally, the bell rings and another class be-gin. As he finishes clean-ing the commons, he jokes around and enjoys talking to the other custodians.

By 1:30 in the afternoon the commons are spotless and ready for the next day. Next, he heads to the laun-dry room in order to finish the laundry for the day. Every two to three days, he washes the dust rags and mops for the other custodians to use.

After the laundry is fin-ished, he must finish his last jobs for the night. He must set-up for the basketball game. He and another cus-todian pull out the bleach-ers, sweep the courts, set-up the buzzer and clock.

Now, the gym is set, he hurries to finish clean-ing the classrooms and bathrooms on the west side. He replaces the toi-let paper and paper towels.

“Okay, I need six paper towel and 12 toilet paper rolls and then I am done,” he said.

After restocking the bath-

rooms, he and a few of the other custodians clock out. He clocks out at 7:30 p.m. on the dot, only to go home, wake

A day in the life of a custodian

up and do it all over again. “Just hopefully not

as early,” he thought.

Ray Southern, the head custodian polishes the floors after lunch. (Photo by Shane Sumner)

Custodian John Cornett empties a dust pan into the trash. (Photo by Shane Sumner)

calculation and other activities.

“I think wind power is a good idea. It’s natural, renewable, and

nonpolluting. If you get enough wind often enough to maintain a stable power, you’re set.”

America’s main source of energy, fossil fuels, makes up 85 percent of the nation’s fuel use.

However, sources are available that do not pollute the environment in exchange for energy. There are so many sources of clean energy available, wind being a major one.

Solar, tidal, wave, geothermal, and many more are renewable and waiting to be used.

As time goes on and technology advances, coal, oil, and gas will be a thing of the past.

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One of the most well-known alternate sources of power is wind, and it has great potential.

Wind energy has been labeled as weak and impractical due to being location-driven. This isn’t completely correct; if wind was fully harvested in just three states it could power the whole country. This isn’t even counting offshore wind farms, which are even more effective because of less turbulence, stronger winds, and more predictability.

It’s important to point out that wind power requires almost no initial energy to derive unlike coal, oil, gas, and all the others. The cost of the wind generated “fuel” is zero and always will be, unlike gas.

Seaman High has its very own wind turbine. The turbine was installed in October of 2011 and has a life expectancy of 25 years. It currently provides power to the tennis court lights and the habitat house. So far, it has produced 1,898 kilowatts. That’s enough energy to give power to 11 Chevy Volts!

“The district received the turbine under a grant, so the cost was essentially zero,” science teacher Don Koon explains.

His class uses the turbine for

by Savannah Workmanstaff writer

School security has undergone some changes in the past few weeks. The front, north, east and freshmen doors will be locked right when the tardy bell rings.

Every tardy and shortened scheduled student will have to enter through the front door and be buzzed in by the front office.

In the past, students and patrons could enter the front doors and sign in with Attendance Secretary Deanna Brady.

Secretary Julie Olson added, “I

The 2015 graduating class is in charge of fundraising for this year’s prom with a taco feed.

Each student has the choice to sell seven Taco Feed tickets for five dollars each, or bring 20 dollars to their teacher in order to receive a free admission into their junior year prom.

The Fire Arts sponsored taco feed is a way to celebrate accomplishments so far in the school year while giving the chance to sophomores to host a taco salad dinner.

“The English departments get a chance to show off on this night, like sports do,” says Junior English teacher Kelly Muxlow.

District experiments with wind power potential

understand the need for tighter security and appreciate the concern from the school district.”

Every idea has some pros and cons. The pros are providing a safer school environment and cons would be a lot of traffic and more work for the front office.

“I wish we had a different entry way to the office instead of the commons,” Officer Randy Diedrich said. The idea for the new security is built for safety and has been talked about due to recent school violence in Connecticut.

Mr. Vinduska said, “Unfortunately, staff needs to do whatever to keep students safe.”

Security officers implement new systems

Sophomores prepare fundraiser for senior promby Shane Sumnerstaff writer

CARS16 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

by Katelyn Rollinsstaff writer

Looking out into the parking lot, anyone could

see the array of cars high school students drive. However, hidden among the lines of cars are a va-riety of different vehi-cles with unique quirks.

Many students have described their car as old, rusted, a piece of junk or more. Along with describ-ing their cars as junkers, some students have given them names that repre-sent them in a nutshell.

Junior Danyae Dickson said, “It’s an 89’ minivan. When it first came out, it could be described as a soccer mom van. My van is clean and used to be owned by an old couple. I keep odd things in it like ‘Apples to Apples’ and a hula-hoop.” She fondly re-fers to it as the creeper van.

Sophomore Brock Sa-farik likes the creativity of his car. Dubbed the Green Hornet, it is definitely unique. Safarik said, “It has a duck taped to the hood with duct tape as a hood ornament. Also it has flashy wheels, the windshield is cracked, and the passenger mir-ror is dangling by a string.”

Even if a car isn’t the newest on the lot, each student has a favorite qual-ity about his or her car.

Dickson tells us, “It has gigantic windows that I use as a canvas. Every time

there is a holiday, I deco-rate my van for the holiday.”

Along with huge win-dows, sophomore Garrett Streets favorite part of his car is the sentimental aspect.

“It was originally purchased by my great-grandfather,” said Streets. He also is proud of the fact that he’s put in a lot of time on it with his dad.

Junior Ruger Hummel’s car has age and beauty. “I was fortunate to get my grandma’s car. It’s a 1990 Oldsmobile and it only has 38,000 miles,” said Hummel.

At the other extreme, these cars have some problems that every stu-dent could live without.

Streets said, “There may or may not cur-rently be an engine in it!”

Dickson relates, “It’s very old, and it broke last week. Also it sticks out very badly, and I get pulled over a lot!”

“The only thing wrong with my car is that the paint is chipping. It could really use a face lift,” said Hummel.

But, how did many of these students get these school junkers? Did par-ents, siblings, or some-one else hand them down?

Dickson did not get her car handed down, but had to find it after wrecking her first car.

“In June of last summer, I wrecked my first car, an Oldsmobile Alero. I had to find a cheap car for the new school year. The van was the cheapest car in the lot by the north golf course and I fell in love,” said Dickson.

After every student leaves school and gets out

Students reveal unique quirks about cars

Junior Ruger Hummel and his 1990 Oldsmobile. (Photo by Emily Worley)

Brock Safarick and his 1999 Chrysler LHS. (Photo by Emily Worley)

into the workforce, they hope to have a nice car that will “impress the ladies” or show their personality.

Streets said, “I want a 1972 Chevrolet C/10 Cheyenne SWB GM #504 Medium Olive Poly 383 Stroker 3.73 rear end.”

“I would love to drive a Lamborghini,” said Hummel.

Safarik said, “My dream car

is a 1969 Ford Fairlane Co-bra with a 4 speed 428 SCJ.”

On the other hand, Dickson would like a car that represents who she really is.

“When I get older, I will own a sparkly and hot pink convertible slug bug with the license plate saying princess.”

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CARSwww.seamannews.com April 5, 2013 17

The “creeper van” owned by Danyae Dickson had to be replced by her bright neon green Ford truck named Piccolo. (Photo by Emily Worley)

Garrett Streets and his 1972 Chevrolet c/10 Custom Deluxe LWB. (Photo by Emily Wor-ley)

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ONLINE SHOPPING18 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

by Mallory Searcystaff writer

Looking over her furnished desk with pic-tures and papers in an orderly stack, Spanish teacher Lisa Martinez admits she has a prob-lem prevalent to many Americans.

“Hi, I’m Lisa Martinez and I’m an online shopping addict,” jovially stated Martinez.

Online shopping can be a problem for many people, considering they are one click away from ordering anything and everything that appeals to them.

Convenience is not all that online shop-ping offers. Great deals are also available with the routine pop-up ads giving a code for free shipping or 30 percent off a purchase.

Those ads are taunting the regular online shopper to give in to their temptations with the overused excuse of “it was on sale.”

Instead of visiting one site or store at a time online, there are apps such as Wanelo or Pin-terest where a variety of clothes, shoes, deco-rative items, and so much more are right at the tips of many shoppers’ fingers.

From those apps, such as Wanelo, buyers can go straight to a website where the item they would like to buy appears, which helps avoid surfing the Internet for endless hours looking for that perfect gift or outfit.

Junior Taylor Harrelson said, “Online shop-ping is so amazing. You don’t have to go into a store, but I do spend a lot of money. I want everything on Wanelo, and it is the best shop-ping site for teenage girls.”

Variety is also a common plus for the on-line shopper because the likelihood friends or family will have the same outfit or decorations for the home is rare.

Anything from uniquely painted canvases, phone cases galore, personalized t-shirts with movie quotes, concert tickets, and many other exclusive items are available to be purchased online.

Senior Kristen Thiessen is among those buying unique items online.

Thissen said, “I buy my leotards and pointe shoes online. I like shopping online, but the downfall is that if they don’t fit, you have to go through the whole returning process.”

Online shopping appeals to new generation

Wanelo: Specialized t-shirts, unique dress-es, jewelry, scarves, shoes, phone cases,

Online Shopping Apps

1

Amazon Mobile: This app fea-tures all of the basics found on their website, including

personal recommendations, wish lists, and quick efficient viewing of products of all kinds.

2

Zappos Mobile: Returning items is easily managed with this app because free returns can be made year around. Also searching items

through brand names and opening an account are all perks of this app.

Fab: Scrolling down Fab, new arrivals are at the very top. Under the Featured Today section, there are top sale

items for the addicted online shop-per to peruse through.

3

Pinterest: May not be the new Wanelo, but this app never fails to give style advice by showing unique clothes, shoes, make-up,

and nail polish. The occasional inspira-tional canvas for decorating will catch the eye of artistic people everywhere.

5

decorative items, and much more are pres-ent while scrolling down this convenient app. One touch of the buy button and the website appears where ordering the item is just that simple.

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tragedies. Stay alive. Shop online!

POST-SEASON HONORSwww.seamannews.com April 5, 2013 19

Girl’s BasketballTatiana Schafer – Sr.Honorable Mention All-CityCent. League All-Defensive TeamKBCA Academic All-State

Mallory Searcy – Jr.Honorable Mention All-City

Rachel Heald – Soph.2nd Team All-City2nd Team All-Centennial LeagueHonorable Mention 5A All-State

Tatyana Legette – Soph.1st Team All-City1st Team All-Centennial League2nd Team 5A All-State

Brooke McMillin – Soph.3rd Team All-CityHonorable Mention All-Centennial League

Team Notes:Varsity record of 18-4Junior Varsity’s record of 15-2Freshmen record 20-0

2013 Winter Sports - Post-Season Awards

Wrestling

Jaelynn Gay – Soph. 106 lbs.Honorable Mention All-CityHonorable Mention All-Centennial League2nd Team 5A All-Regional5A State Qualifier Final record = 28-20

Khamin Crow – Soph. 113 lbs.1st Team All-City2nd Team All-Centennial League2nd Team 5A All-Regional5A State Medalist (6th) Final record = 33-14

Cody Desch – Fresh. 120 lbs.Honorable Mention All-City Final record = 3-15

Brandon Banks – Jr. 126 lbs.Honorable Mention All-City3rd Team 5A All-Regional5A State Qualifier Final record = 15-23

Brandon Fuller – Sr. 132 lbs.2nd Team All-City1st Team 5A All-Regional5A State Qualifier Final record = 34-13

Daemeion Gay – Soph. 138 lbs.1st Team All-City3rd Team All-Centennial League1st Team 5A All-Regional5A State Medalist (2nd) Final record = 31-18

Sam Mizell – Jr. 145 lbs.2nd Team All-CityHonorable Mention All-Centennial League1st Team 5A All-Regional5A State Qualifier – Final record = 30-21

Mason Ray – Fresh. 152 lbs.2nd Team All-City1st Team 5A All-Regional5A State Qualifier Final record = 8-5

Boys BowlingAustin Atwood – Sr.2nd Team All-City5A State Qualifier

Tyler Lawson – Sr.1st Team All-City

Ashton Bigger – Jr.1st Team All-City

Bryant Guillen – Sr. 170 lbs.1st Team All-City1st Team All-Centennial League1st Team 5A All-Regional5A State Medalist (State Champion) – Final record = 44-01st Team Academic All-State (KWCA)

Spencer Wilson – Sr. 182 lbs.Honorable Mention All-City1st Team All-Centennial League Final record = 16-6

Bailey Kelly – Fresh. 195 lbs.2nd Team All-City3rd Team All-Centennial League3rd Team 5A All-RegionalSelected as the Centennial League “Newcomer of the Year”5A State Medalist (5th) Final record = 33-16

Nathan Stanley – Sr. 220 lbs.2nd Team All-City2nd Team All-Centennial League3rd Team 5A All-Regional5A State Medalist (4th) Final record = 33-121st Team Academic All-State (KWCA)

Dylan Hall – Sr. 285 lbs.2nd Team All-City3rd Team All-Centennial League3rd Team 5A All-Regional5A State Medalist (2nd place) - Final record = 31-101st Team Academic All-State (KWCA) Team Notes: 3rd place Cent. League Tourney1st place 5A Reg. Tourney4th place 5A State Meet10-2 Dual Meet record5A Regional 1st Team All-Academic honors for compiling an overall GPA of 3.16. Coach Patrick Kelly selected by wrestling officials as “2013 State 5A Coach of the Year”.

5A State Medalist (2nd)

Ryan Dindios – Jr.2nd Team All-City Girls BowlingChristina Balandran – Jr.2nd Team All-City5A State Qualifier

Danyea Dickson – Jr.1st Team All-City5A State Qualifier

Lindsey Fender – Jr.2nd Team All-City5A State Qualifier

Boys SwimmingConner Henderson – Sr. 2nd Team All-City; 5A State Qualifier - 200 Free Relay (18th), 400 Free Relay (18th), 200 Medley Relay (12th), 50 Free (31st)

Travis Kesinger – Sr. 2nd Team All-City; 2nd Team All-Centennial League; 5A State Qualifier - 200 Free Relay (18th), 100 Breast (10th), 200 Medley Relay (12th), 400 Free Relay (18th)

Shane Dority – Jr. 5A State Qualifier - 200 Free Relay (18th), 400 Free Relay (18th)

Luke Shaw – Jr. 2nd Team All-City; 2nd Team All-Centennial League; 5A State Qualifier - 50 Free (22nd), 200 Medley Relay (12th), 200 Free Relay (18th), 400 Free Relay (18th)

Jake Wyer – Jr. 2nd Team All-City; 5A State Qualifier - 200 Medley relay (12th), 200 Free Relay (18th)

Colton Brennan – Fresh. 5A State Qualifier - 100 Breast (25th)

Team Notes:Second at City swim meet; 4th at Cent. League Meet; 23rd at 5A-1A State Swim Meet.

Boys BasketballRyan Colombo - Sr.2nd Team All-City3rd Team All-Centennial LeagueHonorable Mention 5A All-State

Sean Higley – Sr.Hon. Mention All-CityHon. Mention All-Cent. League

Butch Rea – Sr.Hon. Mention All-CityHon. Mention All-Cent. League

Joe Miller – Soph.3rd Team All-CityCity “Newcomer of the Year”Cent. League “Newcomer of the Year”

Team Notes:Varsity record of 9-12Junior Varsity record of 10-7Freshmen record 14-6

SPORTS20 www.seamannews.comApril 5, 2013

by Tyler Bushnellstaff writer

It was late in season, and the freshman boys’ basketball team was playing Emporia in the north gym. Alex Ronnebaum was playing defense late in the first half when an Emporia freshman pump faked him. Ronnebaum leapt in the air, and as he was coming down, the ball handler jumped. The top of the Emporia’s freshman head connected under Ronnebaum’s chin. Ronnebaum immediately hit the deck and was momentarily knocked unconscious. Athletic trainer Mike Longhofer was at his side in seconds.

“He took me to the training room and sits me down and starts asking me questions about my general information, my name, the date. I stuttered. I didn’t know my name for a little bit. I had to really think about it. He asked how my symptoms were, like my headache and other pain levels,” recalls Ronnebaum.

“He handled it really good. Like how a doctor would. It was really professional. He had me take several steps into recovery.”

Athletic trainer Mike Longhofer grew up in Topeka and attended Washburn Rural High School. After high school, he attended Washburn University to receive his Bachelor’s degree and then to the University of Kansas for his Masters degree.

In high school, Longhofer competed in high school sports, mainly basketball but also football. He also held a coaching position.

While he spends much of his day working at Kansas Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, his time here is spent in the training room in the north gym. Toward the end of the school day, students can find him there wrapping ankles and counseling the injured.

Being able to help injured athletes return to their sport has been a very rewarding part of his job.

The services he provides to SHS students is appreciated by coaches.

“I believe that services he provides, not only our baseball athletes but to every student athlete, separates us from

other programs. It allows us to keep our athletes on the field, whether it’s rehab or preventative treatments. The advantages that we gain with our athletic training needs getting taken care of helps us gain an upper edge against the opposition,” says head baseball coach Steve Bushnell.

Longhofer comes across a wide range of sports injuries, ranging from bumps and bruises to broken bones that require surgery. But one of his worst injuries that he had to treat did not take place at a common high school event.

“[A] bad injury I had to treat was

while I was covering a rodeo at the Expocentre. A bare back rider sustained numerous injuries including facial fractures and lacerations, a shoulder dislocation as well as a lower leg fracture. He got hung up in his rigging and a horse took him for a ride he won’t forget. Fortunately, in sports, we don’t come across many life-threatening injuries like that cowboy did, but you do have to be prepared to deal with blood and dislocated joints that can look quite disturbing,” Longhofer describes.

Mike Longhofer wraps up an ankle before basketball practice. (Photo by Alayna Hutchison)

Trainer’s talentshelp athletesrecover

Spring 2012 Results: 22-3 Overall (Third at 5A State Tournament) 17-1 League Record (Centennial League Champions)

Top Returners: Seniors Butch Rea, Ryan Colombo, Tyler Bushnell, Taylor Czajkowski, Chris McPherson, Nolan Versluys, Dallas Hallgren, Taylor Mah and junior Justin McNorton (pictured)

Top Newcomers: Seniors Lane Grist, Hayden Kramer, Jordan Hesselltine, Jared Waetzig & Jordan Raney, along with sophomore Reid Fehr

“I’m excited that we’ll return an experienced group of varsity players in 2013. Our pitching staff looks to be an area of depth & strength as we return all 22 victories from a year

ago. I definitely believe we have the pieces in place to be very good, which should give us an opportunity to compete for a Centennial League title and hopefully put us in contention to win a regional and state championship,” said head coach Steve Bushnell.

Highlight Games: April 12 versus Lawrence, April 23 at Manhattan, May 7 at Hayden

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Spring 2012 Results:

21-4 Overall (Third at 5A State Tournament) 15-3 League Record (Centennial League Champions)

Top Returners: Seniors Brianna Brooks, Mary Constant, Erica Harper, Lexie Heiniger, Jenna Hosey, Cheyenne Ratner, Carly Smerchek, and juniors Kylie Dillon, Delaney Hiegert, Mikala Smith (pictured), Dani Spence, and Jeris Thomas

Top Newcomers: Junior Cassidy Agnew, sophomore Payton Summers, and freshman Hailey Reed

“Even though we lost some good senior leaders last year, we have strong returners that will help us achieve our most desired goal of winning state,” said senior Jenna Hosey.

Highlight Games: April 26 at Washburn Rural, May 3 versus Topeka High

Softball

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Spring 2012 Results:

4th at League, 2nd at Regionals, 3rd at 5A State

Top Returners: Senior Garrett Greenwood, juniors Mason Wages, Ruger Hummel, Colton

Christenson, Tate Emert (pictured), Riley Nickel, and sophomores Jalen Heald and Jake Weller

Top Newcomer: Junior Brenden Reed

“We, of course, want to score low and win tournaments to put ourselves in a place to get everybody back to State again, that’s

always the goal,” noted junior Tate Emert. Highlight Meets: April 22 Topeka Wes Inv./City (To-peka Country Club), April 25 Seaman Inv. (Cypress Ridge)

Girls’ Swimming 2012 State qualified events: 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 IM

Top Returners: Seniors Kelsey Gandy, Clair Boggs, Jessica Schreiner, Kim Bahr, junior BriAnna Dittberner, and sophomore Heather Gandy

Top Newcomers: Freshmen Kaitlyn Meader and Luci Brunetti

“At the top, we have several high quality swimmers that qualified for the state swim meet last year, several very experienced freshmen, and many swimmers that I’m excited to see develop. I would like to see us place in the top three at both the city and league meets,” said coach Andrew Taylor.

Highlight Meets: April 30 Topeka High Inv. (501 Natatorium), May 3 City (501 Natatorium)

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Girls Spring 2012 Results:

3rd at League, 3rd at Regionals, 16th at 5A State

Top Girls Returners: Senior Abbey Harrison, juniors Dana Kottman and Sage Tichenor, and sophomores Jessi Hubach, Tatyana Legette, Ashley McCune, Allie Crome, and Reegan Riner

Top Girls Newcomers: Junior MacKenzie Brown, sophomore Maluki Radford, and freshmen Krista Akers and Andie Sodergren

“We have a much better chance of competing for more points this season because of girls filling more events, which will hopefully help us place in the top three at league and regionals again before we try to improve at State,” said senior Abbey Harrison.

Spring 2012 Results:

7-10-1 Overall 4-4-1 Cenntennial League Record

Top Returners:Seniors Carleigh Konrade, Kyleigh Rowe, Stevy Stauffer, Alyssa Kauffman-Martinez, juniors Bailie Crow, Jennifer Jackson, Rachel Reidy, Coral Steinhoff, Jenna Wildeman (pictured), Claire Williams,

Emmalie Myers, and sophomore Megan Lehman

Top Newcomers: Senior Kendall Konrade and freshmen Krista Akers, Emily Hersh, Shayla Podlena, Lexus Gower, and Amanda Hurla

“We gained valuable experience last year and showed much improvement in the second half of last season. We are hoping to build on that success and play even better this year,” said Coach Louis DiLeonardo.

Highlight Games: April 16 versus Emporia, April 30 versus Hayden, May 3 versus Topeka

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Track & FieldBoys Spring 2012 Results:

2nd at League, 1st at Regionals, 4th at 5A State

Top Boys Rreturners: Seniors Cody Scheck, Matt Bryan, Dylan Hall, John Figgs, Tyler

Campbell, Tyler Barth, Brian Madeira, Luke Treiber, and Bryant Guillen, juniors Brenen Dapkiewicz, Jordan Jenkins, Barrett Jones, Malcolm Mikkelsen,

Kaleb Murdoff, Noah Pittman, Luke Shaw, and Kyler Weingartner, sophomores Joseph Reagan (pictured), Joe Miller, and Mike Devoe

Top Boys Newcomer: Freshman Daniel Kramer

“We return a lot of seniors and some valuable underclassmen that performed well last year, so we really want to push for a State title and stay atop our area meets,” stated senior Cody Scheck.

Highlight Meets: April 19-20 at KU Relays, April 26 Seaman Relays, May 3 City Carnival (501 Sports Park)

Spring 2012 Results:

Tied for 3rd at City, 2nd at League, 2nd at Regionals

Top Returners: Seniors Robert Horton III (pictured), Wyatt Goacher, Skyler Stevens, Grant Waters, and junior Todd Rillinger

Top Newcomers: Juniors Tanner Kennedy, Jacob Davis and sophomores Grant Boyd and Cameron Waters

“We return some good experience, so I hope that we can finish strong across the board and really compete for the city and league titles, hopefully dethroning Washburn Rural. Qualifying everyone for State is most important to us

Boys’ Tennisthough, so of course that will be the focal point of our season,” stated senior Robert Horton III.

“We’re looking forward to the upcoming season. We have good senior leadership with four returning seniors, and we are encouraged with the improvement they have made in the offseason,” said Coach Greg Lutz.

Highlight Meets: April 10 Seaman Inv., April 23 Seaman quad, April 25 City meet at Kossover

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Below: The Seaman band performs at their March 13 band concert. They are competing in Colorado this week. (Photo by Shane Sumner)Right: Sophomores Brooke McMillin (left) and Jayci Gooden (right) race on “turtles” at the March 12 District Wellness Night. (Photo by Megan Lehman)

Upper Left: Principal Ron Vinduska gives blood at the Community Blood Center’s March 7 blood drive. (Photo by Mallory Searcy)Left: Senior Baylee Wells volunteers by stuffing Easter eggs for the Shawnee North Easter Egg hunt. (Photo by Emily Worley)Above: Zach Ward, Chance Scarlett, Skyler Stevens, and Drew Auffert sing a song to Wyatt Goacher in the musical ‘Footloose.’ (Photo by Emily Worley)Below-Right: Freshman Bailey Kelly opts to wear flip flops instead of shoes in the most recent snow storm. (Photo by Alex Hamilton)

Left: After visiting Kan-sas’ capitol last summer, (from left to right) Kend-all Konrade, Derek (Taylor Czajkowski), Clyde Tisdale (Trenton Miller), Rufus Clifford (Alex Hamilton), and Jesse Jacobson (Ty-ler Bushnell) from the Nevada Area Sightseeing and Touring Youth make a return trip to Seaman High School during “Tourist Day” of Spirit Week. (Pho-to by Karsen McCarter)

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