April Fools’ fun,

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Divergent hits theatres,

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Thief steals the party,

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urr engal theb ps’Lewiston High School Lewiston, Idaho March 28, 2014 Vol. 87 No.4

2 THE BENGAL’S PURR ContentsTable of Contents

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3 Friday, March 28 Op/Ed

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I will be the first to admit that the female psyche is completely wacko. In 24 hours we can experience nearly 100 different moods, which can change from day to day. But dealing with cramps, chemical imbalances, dreamy boys and annoying girls can do that to you. With all this happening around us, most girls simply want to go home and eat a jar of peanut butter.

In 2012 anti-pot crusaders lost their battle when Washington joined Col-orado and became one of the first states to legalize the recreational use of pot. Now, after nearly a full year of inquisition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced its re-fusal to run nationwide background checks on applicants who set out to operate legal marijuana busi-nesses in the state of Washington. According to The Washington Post, Washington and Colorado attempted to regulate its newfound acceptance of the recreational drug in different ways. Washington sought limits on the number of sellers’ licenses avail-able as well as a ban on keeping plants for personal use. However, soon after the legalization, Colorado officials granted licenses without a limit and allowed cultivation for personal use. This decision by the FBI, inconsis-tent with the decision to conduct similar background checks in Colo-

Marijuana regulations raise controversy

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Don’t

Think about it. We basically wake up before any other living thing on Earth in order to shower, apply 35 pounds of makeup and tear through our closets to find a decent shirt to wear. We are then forced to socialize and pretend that we’re made of ‘Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice.’ For years this has been the daily process for most women. Is it any wonder that beneath our façades of socially acceptable people, we harbor some of the meanest thoughts? “Oh my god, what is she wearing?” If you didn’t read that in a valley-girl voice, please stop reading now. Hollywood has seriously stereo-typed this phrase to be associated with the pink-clad Barbie girl types, but in reality, we all think the same thing. If you show up wearing paint covered sweats and your bra strap is waving hel-lo to the world, we’re going to judge you. Mom-ma’ always said to not judge a book by its cover, but since the covers the first thing you see then you’re inevitably going to judge. “I hate drama.” The amount of times you

say this phrase is directly proportional to the amount of drama you instigate. If you find yourself eating lunch alone and in daily fights with different people, you may want to reprior-itize your life a little bit. “Why is he with her...? And not me?” The worlds a harsh place and there might have been a lot of ‘fish in the se a’ back in the day when our parents were little tots, but not any-more. Nowadays, that sea is filled with sharks and Deep Sea Anglers. Those cute little ‘Nemo’ fish that everyone loves are a bit more diffi-cult to find, and the competition for them is cutthroat. Not only do we judge you for the clothing you wear, but your reputation as well. If you’ve caught a lot of fish, then you probably don’t need another one. “I hate everybody.” No, you don’t. Please shut up, because the more you say this, the more everybody’s going to hate YOU. “Ugh, I’m so fat today.” This is what fat jeans and chocolate were created for. If you wake

up feeling gross and overweight, don’t feel alone. It’s been proven with completely falsified statistics that half of all women feel disgusting at any given time. This being said, don’t complain about it. We all have our days, and you with your size zero waste can just stop. Girls, we all have these thoughts, but we really need to filter them. No one wants to hear that you’re having a fat day or that you’re having a bad hair day. Please, stop being so whiny and realize that the sun will still shine tomorrow. The world will still turn, you will survive to live another day - even if the super-hot guy isn’t dating you. Remem-ber that girls have been dealing with these problems since the beginning of time, so it’s time to stop. Just go home, buy a tub of frosting and some Doritos, turn on Netflix and grab a heating pad. Just like the terrible spring weather, your PMS will pass.

Where are they now: Filters

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rado, prompted the prospect that citizens with questionable criminal backgrounds could obtain pot li-censes. In order to show consistency throughout the states the FBI needs to conduct these background checks. For the first time in U.S. history, a majority of Americans favor the deci-sion to legalize marijuana. In order to maintain Washington state and Wash-ington D.C.’s wish that organized crime stay out of the marijuana business, it is imperative that the FBI conduct these background checks on applicants. “Requiring and ensuring nationwide background checks on Washington state licenses is a no-brainer,” said Alison Holcomb, the Seattle lawyer who wrote the legal marijuana law. Additionally, the Justice Department refused to elaborate on the inconsis-tency, releasing only a written state-ment: “…the department has been reviewing it’s background check poli-cies and we hope to have guidance for

states in the near term.” This lack of ex-planation only provoked more uneasi-ness. “They haven’t responded because marijuana is still federally illegal,” stat-ed Deborah Collinsworth, manager of the Washington State Patrol’s Identi-fication and Criminal History Section. If the federal government turns a blind eye to the legalization of this otherwise illegal drug, it is completely essential that they regulate it. This in-cludes necessary background checks to ensure the safety of Washington’s citizens. Officials currently rely on background checks by the Washington State Patrol to catch any in-state ar-rests, according to The Associated Press. The background checks conducted in Colorado since 2010, provide an es-sential part of keeping the criminal as-pect out of the fast-growing marijua-na business. The FBI’s unwillingness to conduct these background checks compromises the integrity of Wash-ington’s newfound program. L.R.

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Rock T h e Boat

Friday, March 28 5News

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During the months of Feb. and March, seniors Ashlee Walton, Megan Milholland and Saman-tha Earle hosted separate events which raised awareness for a vari-ety of societal issues ranging from suicide to cancer. The girls each held the events as a part of their senior projects. “I chose my topic because of pre-vious experience,” Earle said. She hosted “Building Bridges,” a 5 ki-lometer walk or run to support mental health awareness, March 15. “Every dollar counts.” Earle said. She planned to forward all money earned to the charity To Write Love on Her arms (TWLOHA). Mem-bers of this non-profit movement helped those struggling with de-pression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.

Students’ projects raises community awareness

“We live in a difficult world, a broken world. We believe everyone can relate to pain, all of us live with questions, and all of us get stuck in moments. You need to know you’re not alone in the places you feel stuck,” said the or-ganization’s mission statement. Earle stated that nearly 50 people at-tended the event and helped her do-nate a total of 500 dollars to TWLOHA. Milholland chose to focus her project on supporting children who suffered from cancer by donating to Camp Rainbow Gold located in Boise, Idaho. The decision to choose this particular topic stemmed from her experience babysitting Kaden Pate, a child that previously battled cancer. “It makes me see how fortunate we are,” she said. Milholland felt that the camp benefited the children by allow-ing the kids to attend summer camps. “They have doctors on site to make

sure the kids are okay,” Milholland said. She set the event for Feb. 22 and do-nated a total of $1,000 to the camp. “It’s such a great cause to give kids a chance to go,” she said. Participants donated $10 to $100 per person. But not all projects forwarded mon-ey towards charitable organizations. Walton chose to host a non-profit sui-cide awareness walk/run. Again oc-curring at Kiwanis Park, nearly thirty people participated in the free event. After losing a friend to suicide, Wal-ton picked suicide awareness for her senior project. “I hope to hold a walk annually,” she said. These five kilometer walks each orig-inated from the requirements of the senior project at LHS, but they grew into bigger, more meaningful events than simply completing a project. “Everyone can make a difference

even if it’s just to smile at someone they don’t know,” Walton said.

Senior Cameron Kirk earned the 2014 Pru-dential Spirit of Community Award in rec-ognition of his six years of dedicated work with the Special Olympics, Tues. Feb. 18. “I ended up starting by chance,” Kirk said of his volunteering career. he became in-volved after filling in for his absentee brother during a Special Olympics event in 2008. Kirk continued to participate from that point on. One high school and one middle school student from each state received the award. “It basically means I was named Idaho’s top youth,” Kirk explained. In addition to

the award, Kirk earned $1,000 and a trip to Washington D.C. to meet the 49 other winners and attend an awards ceremo-ny at the Smithsonian’s National Muse-um of Natural History, all-expenses-paid. Kirk served as a jack-of-all-trades, hold-ing positions such as Coach, Unified Partner and Public Relations Director, meaning that he coached the team, re-cruited community members and pro-moted upcoming events and fundraisers. “Seeing the athletes be themselves and grow [is my favorite part],” said Kirk.

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Kirk receives recognition for charitable work

Stealing $3,000 worth of prizes on the night of Thurs., Feb. 27, an anonymous thief left members of the Safe and Sober Committee scrambling to regain lost property. “...We’re just going to have to raise all the money back that we lost.” stated Lori Mai, chairman of the Safe and Sober committee. The burglar vandalized the stor-age unit housing the prizes for the annual Safe and Sober graduation party by cutting the lock, and pro-

Anonymous thief steals party; show continues on

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Seniors experience year to remember

ceeding to steal coffee makers, flat screen televisions, DVD players and more prizes. Members of the Safe and Sober committee filed a police report Fri., Feb. 28, but as of Fri., March 28 po-lice reported no leads on the case. During an assembly Wed. March 19, principal Kevin Driskill an-nounced that the Safe and Sober party for seniors will continue as planned. “The community has real-ly stepped up in support,” he said.

Megan Milholland poses with Kaden Pate during her five kilometer walk/ run at Kiwanis Park, Feb. 22.

Courtesy of Megan Milholland

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standardized test fast approaching

The excitement is here and it feels like Christmas. April 16, as juniors this year we all get the exciting privilege of taking the Standard Achievement Test (SAT). Granted this won’t be the first time some of us take it due to the perfectionists of the world. The fact is, while last year we ditched school during the long ac-cess, and got to drink Dutch Broth-

ers and eat lunch at El Sombrero and be kids. This year we get to sit in a cramped desk for multiple hours and answer questions half of us know nothing about. I cannot wait! Adding to the excitement of cir-cling in the bubbles that some-how decide your entire college career, I don’t understand why people hate it so much. Honestly. My favorite part about the SAT is the length, as I said, multiple hours of math, grammar, reading, and writing skills. I don’t see how any-one would want to skip school and go shopping on test day. Is it just to avoid it? Or to complain about it 24/7 because this is truly an opportunity for us instead of a mandatory test. Aside from the length being the best part, I’m really excited for the breaks you’re “entitled” to receive. Who would want to sit in a class room for your break, I definitely wouldn’t want to. So when the teachers force me to go outside when I’m tired and lazy, I’ll be one happy camper. Also from what I’m told the test proctors always have some kind of difficultly with the technical ad-

Yoo-hoo, Rebecca Black in the house. From “Friday” to “Saturday”, Black bust-ed out high notes with amazing vocal-ity, while she enjoyed a jazzy time with all of her friends. With a voice that consisted of Mariah Carey and Jesus, Black easily produced ‘hit’ tune. Produced in 2011, her hit sin-gle “Friday” had over 128 million views. As the poppy beats ramped up, Black cruised around town in her friend’s slick convertible while her hit song, “Friday,” blasted. The smooth melo-dy of the beat boped along, Black ex-pressed how much fun anyone can tru-

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C l a s s i c p r a n k s

Take the victim’s disposable water bottle and make sure the lid is on tight and fill it completely. Then take a small push pin and poke several holes in the bottom. When the victim grabs the bottle it will leak when they squeeze it.

Holey Water

Tell the prank victim that you can pin a glass of water to a wall, go up to a wall and prepare to pin the cup wall, ‘accidentally’ drop the pin and ask the prankee to pick it up. Once they’re bent over throw the glass of water on there heads for a wet surprise!

Rig the Sprayer

This is the most classic and sim-ple prank to use. Balance a small disposable cup or a bucket of water on the top of a partially open door, then wait for splash.

Door Ambush

Take a quarter and use a dark pencil to trace around it-- this leaves pencil dust all along the edge of the coin. Hide this coin in your hand for now, then find your victim and tell them to show them a trick. Tell the victim they can do something that you bet he cannot. Grab a clean quarter and rolld it down your face from the top of your forehead, over your nose and down the chin. Challenge the target to do the same thing with the marked quarter and don’t tell them about the line!

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Black Friday Continues to Saturday

ly have on Friday. The video featured 13-year-old Black and her friends driv-ing around town in an obviously fake car and sung about how excited they are for the upcoming weekend. The single consisted of meaningless lyrics such as “gotta have my bowl, got-ta have cereal” and “we, we, we so ex-cited/ We, we, we going to have a ball today,” which made the song not only terrible, but also completely grammat-ically incorrect. Black also placed a break in her song when the lyrics tell listeners, “Yester-day was Thursday, Thursday/ Today it

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Tues. April 1, 2013 an anonymous an LHS sophomore died as a direct result to an April Fools mishap. This ‘Jane Doe’ attempted to play a practi-cal joke on her friend earlier in the year. She placed a bucket at the top of a door filled with rot-ten milk. Her friend stated that after a long period of time, Doe forgot about the booby-trap which allowed for the buck-et that contained the spoiled contents to fall, which turned a good humored prank into a fa-tal accident. Doe died at 2:34 (p.m.) that day due to brain trauma and internal bleeding. “I cannot believe that was meant for me! She was trying to kill me!” exclaimed Doe’s friend, who wished to also re-main anonymous. The friend received a phone moments earlier which kept her away from the prank’s fatal agenda. Since the accident, the Doe family attempted to rid the na-tion of the pranks that occur annually during the holiday. Protests continue to reign out against the practical jokesters of the world.

(Any events to the best of the report-ers knowlege are false)

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April Fools’!

F u n n y joke turns m o r b i d

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standardized test fast approachingproctors always have some kind of difficultly with the technical advances that our school pro-vides. Projector problems give us all time to wake up before we take the test, who cares if we start a half an hour late, I don’t even like going out to lunch! The SAT is a time of preparation and cel-ebration. Preparation including the online courses we are all forced to sign up for even if we don’t sign on even once. It’s useful and a great way to spend your time because honestly, being with friends on a Saturday night sounds like a drag when you can sit on a computer and review your studies all night. I know that I would choose that option over going out any day. So when the time comes and your sitting in the desk about to take this extremely long test, re-member all the benefits you are receiving and get to enjoy during the course of it. But, the cold truth is, your future is staring you in the face in form of a pencil and paper,

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knowledge” instead of your deter-mination, drive, what you stand for. Who cares if you have a bad work ethic and don’t care about

what you’re doing in life but you can man-

age to score high on your SAT, you’re gold-en. Don’t give those who have test troubles and anxiety a proper

chance, they’re obvi-ously in the lower percentile and don’t deserve to go to their dream college. The entire idea of the Standards Achievement Test is ex-tremely logical and perfect for as-sessing whether or not a student deserves to go to college which is probably the reason why used it’s nationally.

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“...Your future is star-ing you in the face. in the form of pencil and paper..”

nues to Saturday

when the lyrics tell listeners, “Yester-day was Thursday, Thursday/ Today it is Friday, Friday/ Tomorrow is Satur-day, and Sunday comes afterwards.” As if one didn’t know, Rebecca, as if one didn’t already know. Just in case anyone thought the party stopped, Black continued to party on “Saturday”. As Black said, “Yesterday was Friday, today is Satur-day/ We’re gonna live like there’s no tomorrow,” described the correlation between the both ‘oh-so-amazing’ songs. “Saturday” found Black and her entire “partying-partying-yeah!” crew

picking up the messy pieces of a cra-zy Friday night feat, replete with dis-carded Solo cups, passed-out teen-agers aplently and a portable poker table set that’s oh-so-askew. Black describes herself as an “as-piring entertainer” on her Ark Music Factory profile. Let us all hope she re-mains “aspiring” for a while.

Classifieds

Innovative hov- erboard hits the market. Stop worrying about driv-ing to school, about the amount of gas in the tank, here comes the way of the future! Recently returned to the market, after being deemed too dan-gerous by parental groups around the country, hoverboards continue flying off the shelves. With prices starting at $895 dollars, hoverboards use a magnetic pro-pulsion system to levitate at speeds from 5 mph to 35 mph, undoubtedly making it worth the money. Although this product fails to exactly replicate experiences shown in movies such as “Back to the Future Part II,” it provides a good alternative to board depicted in the movie. One probably wonders how the hov-erboard works, right? The machine’s support comes from a cushion of air, called the plenum chamber. The air flow underneath the craft forms a ring of air around the base, causing it to hover approximately 15 in. off the ground. A large propeller sits at the back of the board to improve the maneuverability. Steering controls require the operator to lean left or right, similar to riding a skateboard or snowboard. The board’s ride serves as a direct result of the difficult steering, but overall it rides at a smooth pace. Lots of riders considered whether or not the hoverboard proves versa-tile enough to spend the money on; a factor which could affect its use. Due to the lack of power, the board can-not go over water or through certain rough terrain, such as steep inclines. This board offers an alternative mode of transportation and remains worth your next few paychecks. Aside from the obvious setbacks of the hoverboard’s ride and its inability to hover over water, the board satis-fies for one’s thrill-seeking needs and earns a four-out-five stars.

April ools’!

Future hovers close by, but not over water

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8 Sports THE BENGAL’S PURR

Lewiston sports swing into spring

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Bengal boys dominate baseball diamond

Jake Munoz, sophomore, squares to bunt as Lewiston played the Pullman Greyhounds, Thurs. March 20. The Bengals won the non-league game, 9-3 at Church Field.

Lewiston Bengal baseball players led an undefeated sea-son with a record of 5-0 after defeating the Moscow Bears, 9-7, Tues. March 25 in Moscow. “The team is really close this year and we all play in unison,” said se-nior outfielder Sawyer Meacham. An early offensive explosion in the second inning propelled the boys to their second victory over the 4A division Bears. LHS players held a 9-1 advantage on the scoreboard until the fourth inning when Mos-cow added two runs of their own. In the fifth inning, Lewiston al-lowed four runs on three hits, two

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LHS tennis placed seventh in the 12 team Lewiston-Clarkston Invitational over the weekend of March 21 and 22. “The girls are very strong this year,” said Coach Sandi Stocks. Freshman Madelyn Parkey claimed the No. 3 girls single division championship and re-mained the only Bengal to secure a title. Eight Lewiston players advanced it to the championship rounds on Sat-urday and the only other Bengals in the championship consisted of the mixed doubles team of junior Kody Boettger and sophomore Chloe Kirk. “We have a lot of players back from last year and I expect great success this year,” said Stocks. Senior Vince Hewett won the No. 1 boys single consolation championship while all other Lewiston tennis play-ers lost their consolation champion-ship matchup. As a team, LHS tallied a total of 144 points, only three shy of cross border rival Clarkston. Tim-berline High School of Boise won the tournament with a total of 220 points. “The boys lost some key pieces af-ter last year’s state title team, but they are doing a good job of filling in,” said Coach Pat Teichmer. “The boys will be very competitive this year.”

Young tennis members fill void

walks and an error. Despite the Mos-cow surge, the Bengal players relaxed and maintained their lead over the next two innings to win the game. “We will not lose a league game this year,” said Meacham. The Bear’s seven runs amount-ed to be the most runs allowed up by Lewiston this year. Enter-ing the game the Bengals out-scored all opponents 27-11. Last year, LHS failed to attend the state tournament for the first time in 15 years. Lewiston plans to host the 4A Inland Empire League Sandpoint today at 4 p.m. at Church Field. “The team is playing collectively well right now,” said senior first baseman Brett Martin. “If we keep it up we will make it to state and do well there.”

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LHS softball continued their winning streak with strong hitting performances when

they defeated the Moscow Bears, 11-9, Tues. March 25, in Moscow. Earning another victory, Lewis-ton continued their perfect sea-son record of 5-0. Ashley Dodge,

senior, started the game off with a three-run home run in the first inning. Lewiston girls lost the lead in the third inning to Moscow, however, the Ben-gals regained the upper-hand during the fourth inning. Before defeating Moscow, the Lady Bengal’s bombarded the Lakeland Hawks with their bats, Sat. March 22. In the double-header against the 4A opponent, LHS outscored the Hawks 50-17. Lewiston found success during first game; winning 28-6. How-ever, the next game required an extra inning as the scoreboard read 10-10 at the end of the sev-enth inning. During the next inning LHS player’s bats erupt-ed, scoring 12 runs. Lakeland failed to respond and lost 22-11. “The season is going well so far this year,” said senior Paige Wells. As a result of an outstand-ing performance against Lake-land, Wells won the Lewiston Tribune prep athlete of the week award. She tallied eight hits, two home runs and nine RBI’s. Lewiston players look to extend their undefeated sea-son tonight as they host Sand-point at 4 p.m. at Airport Park. “We are a young team, but we will surprise people,” Wells said.

Paige Wells, senior, prepares to swing as the Pullman pitcher released the ball. The Bengals defeated the Greyhounds 10-8, Thurs. March 20 at Airport Park.

Softball players find success while at bat

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tournament, they also lost to the Moun-tain View Mavericks, 49-48. With that loss the Lady Bengals placed fourth in the state. This year’s team featured only three seniors: Paige Wells, Rayla Lohman and Brittany Weeks. Lewiston boys basketball finished the season with a less than satisfying record of 5-17 and lost their first two games of the District I-II playoff. Entering the year with only two players who lettered on last year’s varsity team, Head Coach Co-rey William’s team struggled to find their identity all year. The Bengal’s finished the year without defeating a league foe. Next season’s team returns eight varsity letter winners, which gives the Bengals plenty of experience in league play. Boys’ basketball also only featured three seniors this year: Jaydan Kaufman, Vince Hewett and Bran-don Berlik. “Our season did not end how we wanted, “said Williams. “However, our record did not reflect how good of a team we were.” Unable to extend their streak of four straight top-4 finishes, the Lewiston Wrestling team placed seventh with 100 team points. A year plagued by injuries, the wrestlers tried their best to make up for lost experience. Senior, John Kenyon missed all year with an elbow injury and Adam Hug, senior, sat out most of the year

with a shoulder injury. Despite their team-mate’s injuries, juniors Ryan Klemp and Bryce Parson led their team in wins. “They battled injuries and everything throughout the year, but still managed to represent very well at the state tourna-ment,” said Williams. “Other schools called me and commented on how well our wrestlers did this year.” Klemp finished the year as a state cham-pion, his third in as many years. Next year he plans to attempt winning four state ti-tles, a feat that no Lewiston wrestler ever accomplished. His final end-of-the-season record showed 37 victories and one loss. Parson finished the year as second in the state and a 42-2 record. He only lost to Hayden Tuma of Centennial High School in Boise. Parson wrestled at the 138lbs for a majority of the year, but bumped up the 145lbs weight class for the postseason for the opportunity to wrestle Tuma, who de-feated him earlier in the year. He wrestled Tuma for the state title but fell just short, losing 4-3. He plans to wrestle for his sec-ond state title next year. This year’s team featured five seniors: Kenyon, Hug, Austin Kasper, Jared Monroe and Karsen Walker. “The kids in all winter sports represented Lewiston very well this year,” said Williams. “I was very proud of the all of the kids and I think the sky is the limit next year.”

Lewiston Senior High School winter sports athletes completed their seasons over the last weeks of February and first week of March. Bengal winter sports experienced suc-cess over the past four years, winning three state championships. However, this year only one team, girls’ basketball, cracked the top five in the state of Idaho. Lady Bengal basketball players started the year with many questions due to the lack of varsity and state tournament ex-perience on the team. Over the duration of the year, the girls thrived and capital-ized on many opportunities and at one point held the no. 1 ranking in the state. “They competed and represented the school very well,” said Athletic Director, Corey Williams. “They had an amazing season and are a state-quality team.” The girls finished in District I-II play with an overall record of 19-3 and en-tered the state tournament as the sec-ond seed from District I-II. The ladies won their first game against the Boise Braves, 45-40. In the semifinals they lost, 44-41, to the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies. Vying for the third place trophy in the

Spring season brings end to winter sports

Lewiston girls and boys track and field started off the season strong with two first and second place finishes re-spectively, March, 15 and March, 22. Bengal girls placed first place in both the Sweeney and Lewiston Invitation-als. At the Sweeney Invitational, the Bengals managed to keep opposing schools at bay and defeated all teams with a combined score of 175. LHS tracksters won six individual events with seniors Shevaun Ames (distance) and Megan Ralstin (jumps) each win-ning two events. “My season has been really good as I put a lot of work in the off-season,” said Ralstin. “Our girls team has depth and is a lot more competitive.” A week later in the Lewiston Invita-tional, the girls secured another team victory with a score 184.5. The Lady Bengals won seven individual events again with Ames and Ralstin leading

the way. However, the girls only man-aged to win one relay, the 4x400m. The Lewiston boys held their own, ob-taining second place in both meets. At the Sweeney Invitational, only junior Zion Stuffle (hurdles) and senior Mason Shumaker (jumps) won their events. The 4x400m relay team also took first place at the meet. “Our boys team is looking up this year,” said senior Drew Melton. “The team has improved a lot and is looking to maybe win a few state titles.” After the Lewiston Invitational finished the boys again placed second, losing to Walla Walla by just 16 points. LHS ath-letes only won two individual events, with Stuffle placing first in both the 110m and 300m hurdles. However, the boys also achieved two relay victories with the Distance Medley and the 4x400. “The kids are performing really well and I was really impressed with the first two meets,” said Head Coach Keith Stuffle. “Our young kids are learning the sport and the older kids have come back with an urgency.”

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Tracksters maintain momentum

Lewiston boys and girls golf both placed first during the Lewiston Invite, Mon. March, 17. LHS boys shot a combined total of 309 strokes and trounced the next closest team, Coeur d’Alene, by 44 strokes. Senior Seth Miller led all golf-ers by shooting 74. Junior Ben Gleason followed closely with a 75. The boy golfers look to win the league and im-prove on last year’s third place finish at the state tournament. “This might be the best boys team I have ever coached,” said Head Coach Shawn Nilsson. “It will be difficult to make it out of our league, but I think we are the team to beat and will com-pete well at the state tournament.” Lady Bengal golfers also produced a good showing at the Lewiston Invite. The girls shot a total of 409 strokes and defeated the Pullman Greyhounds by 17 strokes. Junior Sammi Jo Spring shot an 88 and walked away with med-alist honors as she held a 10 stroke margin over the next closest golfer. Seniors Xiola Kegel-Grende and Me-gan Milholland also led the way with scores of 101 and 109 respectively. “We have done very well this year with only three returning varsity play-ers,” said Milholland. “We will need to work hard to reach our potential and we will have to work even harder to qualify for state.”

Golfers drive past competition

Xiola Keel-Grende, senior, tees off at the Lewiston Invite on Monday, March 17

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Mason Schumaker, senior, particpates in the long jump, Sat. March 22 in Vollmer Bowl. He placed third with a jump of 20.7 feet.

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Divergent kicks its way into theaters and viewer’s hearts

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Feebly flapping birds avoiding pipes. An under-wear-clad superhero soaring past crates. Hordes of barbarians descending on a village. Several years ago, these sentenc-es meant very little to anyone, but today they describe three of the most pop-ular cell-phone apps at Lewiston High School: Flappy Bird, Ironpants, and Clash of Clans, respectively. The creators of each game devised clever hooks to lure smartphone users by the thousands into playing them. In Flappy Bird, the player controls a small bird by tapping the screen to fly higher or lower in an attempt to avoid Mario-esque pipes jutting from the sky and ground. Similar to Flappy Bird but much faster, players of Ironpants control a superhero in underwear and a mask. Clash of Clans, by far the most compli-cated of the three games, puts the player in control of a small village as they build an army to raid other player’s settle-ments. As the player levels up their town hall, more units and buildings unlock to grow their towns and armies.

To a person that never played any of these games, their ideas may sound boring and mundane. Yet thousands of people find themselves unable to put these three games down. What addicts them? “I got started because everyone else was playing and asking if I had a clan or not,” said senior Sara Wassmuth of Clash of Clans. “So I got it, and I’ve been addicted ever since.” But why do these games stay at the top over hundreds of others the App and Apple stores offer? One of the overwhelming allurements of these games pertains to their price tag or more accurately, their lack there-of. Each game of course, costs nothing. Another possible reason they prevail over the rest of the applications relates to the fact that they keep it unbeliev-ably simple. Flappy Bird and Ironpants consist of merely tapping the screen, while Clash of Clans, thought compli-cated compared to the other two, uses and easy interface that requires only a few minutes to pick up and learn. This simplicity, mixed with the non-ex-istent price tag and addictiveness of each game, create a potent combina-tion for a time-waster like never before.

Imagine a world where nothing exists on Earth except a dystopian Chicago. Imag-ine that society split itself into five differ-ent factions, based completely off of ones personality. Imagine that conformity led to success, and any refusal to subjectivity led to a quick death. Released Fri., March 21, Divergent left viewers wondering about the future. Adapted from the novel by Veronica Roth, the film followed the story of Beatrice Prior as she survives in a futuristic dystopian so-ciety that splits into five separate factions (Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Erudite and Dauntless). Beatrice, played by Shailene Woodley, discovers that she belongs to no particular faction and threatens society with her unique way of thinking, known as Divergent. The film follows a simple plot as Beatrice, renamed to Tris, trains to be accepted into the Dauntless faction and develops a ro-mantic relationship with her instructor Four, played by Theo James. They discov-

er the Erudite faction’s mission to overthrow Abnegation leadership and the band togeth-er in an attempt to stop the mass genocide that the Erudite leadership plans to execute. The picture of bravery, Woodley becomes the image of Tris that readers pictured in the novel (maybe with a bit more makeup). Standing in as a fearless and determined main character, Woodley leads the audience to believe in Tris and her awe-inspiring ability to push on in the hardest of times. The pure, raw emotion that Woodley projects on the screen leaves viewers stunned and aching. But of course, no plot is complete without a dark, brooding and sexy lead male part. James fills the role of the stereotypical bad boy- tantalizingly mysterious and complete-ly closed off. As his character, Four, begins to respect Tris and her incredible bravery, he finds himself caring more and more for her. James adds an exciting edge to an otherwise two-dimensional plot. Even the superb acting failed to hide sim-plicity of the storyline. While the book of-fered a refreshing and unique approach to the idea of a faction based society, director Neil Burger created a film that literally lead from Point A to Point B.

By focusing on the main plot, Burger failed to create any sort of background for the sup-porting cast. This ultimately led to confu-sion when they played key roles in different scenes, and made it difficult to differentiate between most minor characters. The film lost a major emotional affect when audience members turned to their fellow viewers to ask who just died. As supporting characters died one after another, the accompanying music failed to build the necessary emotion to produce any sort of frowny-faces or tear drops. Ellie Golding’s voice offered an intense and sweet harmony to significant moments during the first half of the film, but failed to make an appearance during the second half. Instead, the production team opted for the stereo-typical orchestral chords during the shoot-em-up-bang-bang scene when a song with lyrics may have created a more dramatic effect. Instead of a few moments of intense excite-ment and emotion, the film offered basically a full hour of the same emotion: suspense. After two hours though, suspense dulls into boredom and the scenes that should pro-duce tears and angry sobs fell flat.

The intense and gripping acting saved this film, however. Woodley’s screams, tears and pure strength gripped audi-ences. Even the vague and unfamiliar supporting characters played their roles superbly. But even so, Burgers adapta-tion of the dystopian society into a simple, two-dimensional story-line earned Diver-gent four-out-of-five stars.

Yodels, dancing and western music echoed around the LHS auditorium as the drama department debuted the classic play, Oklahoma! This award-winning classic opens with Aunt Eller (Madison Winn, ju-nior) churning butter minding her own business only to be bugged by notorious cowboy, Curly (Xavier Ros-siter, senior), asking for Eller’s niece’s company. Exciting songs continued to flow off the stage and down the aisles, which kept the audience cap-tivated with what showed on stage. The actors sang and danced with a particularly Broadway-esque feel, it brought the play to life. The LHS music department which provided perfect renditions of time-less songs throughout the play. On point with their vocals, dancing and simple background music, the band brought the experience full circle and helped reel in the audience. Only a couple problems surfaced while viewing this show. After the confusing dream sequence of Lori

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(Danilyn Larson, junior) played on, keeping up proved to be difficult. Due to some of the confusing and vague scenes, the three hour pro-duction stretched on to an almost yawn-inducing ordeal. Overall, LHS’ performance of Okla-homa! earned four out of five stars. The acting, singing, dancing and mu-sic excited the crowd and left audi-ences satisfied with the performance.

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Senior Project Practice

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Senior Day Friday, May 30

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