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ASBandclassofficersprepare‘80soutfitsoutsideoftheASBroomonThursday,Feb.5fortheirupcomingleadershipconference.TheJostensconferencetookplacethefollowingFriday. EquippedwithRentonshirts,paintandscissors,studentstailoredtheirpersonaloutfits.Somecuttheshoulders,somecutthesides,someputinslitsandsomedidnot.Twoguysmadetheirshirtsintovests. Eventhoughtheydidn’twinMostSpiritedatthe

conference,leadersinthegroupwhopreviouslyattendedsaidthespiritwashigherthaninprioryears. “EveryyearwelearnfromourpastexperienceatJostensandkeepsteppingupourspirit,”ASBVicePresidentTamthyLesaid.“Thisyearwasnoexception,andwemadesureeveryschoolwenthomerememberingourname.” Thegrouphopestoimbuetherestoftheschoolwithsomeofthesamespirittheytookaway.

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NEWS

PREGNANCIES TEACHERS ACADEMY

Four Expectant Storks Have Lifted and Taken Flight

| Ian Coston| General Staff

The teacher academy is a collaborative project between Renton School District and Central Washington University and is funded by the Recruiting Washington Teachers Grant.

The aim of the project is to recruit under privileged high school students to become teachers. Teacher Academy has three main goals; support and train the students for a teaching career, design and deliver programs aimed at encouraging high school students to consider and explore teaching careers in state-identified shortage areas – particularly mathematics, science, bilingual education, English as a second language, special education and coordinating and integrating students into the teaching professions.

Teacher Academy consists of students completing a summer component and a year-long course called Careers in Education.

Twenty students were selected from a pool of applicants, based on essay submissions, teacher recommendation, and their expressed passion for teaching.

Students Take Over the Teaching Business

BEATS CANCELLED DANCE

With Hype, School Ghost LegendNever Dies| Alexis Lagonoy| Co-Sports Editor

A ghost haunts the 4th floor. That’s the myth anyway.

“Its creepy in a fun way. You would hear squeaks, moans, see the lights flicker and sometimes the piano would even play,” choir teacher Lizabeth Diaz said.

As far back as our schools’ history goes, the story of a girl raped and murdered by a janitor has circulated amongst students.

Stories that we’ve heard of can be the reason why our minds are filled with imaginations beyond belief.

One teacher who spends a lot of time in the auditorium - where the incident was said to have occurred - tells the story:

“After the renovation, some of my drama students and I sat around in a circle with an opened jar and asked the phantom to come in,” Diaz said. “When the pre-concert came around we opened the jar to let the phantom enter into the new auditorium.”

GHOST ABOVE

Revolving Door of Winter Ball Stuck, Maybe Closed

| Leah Estrella| PR Representative

April, May, June, and July are the months to look out for. Those months are the months that Shannon Brugh, Maria Duque, Jennifer Meyer, and Wei Feng are expecting to give birth. Brugh is expecting in April, Feng in May, Duque in June, and Meyer in July.

When asked about naming their children Brugh and Feng had different views. Brugh has names in mind but is not telling anyone her ideas while Feng freely discloses she will be naming her daughter Stacy.

“It wasn’t for the meaning. It was more ‘It’s pretty,’” Feng said of the name-selection process.

Brugh believes she should discuss dif-ferent ideas she has for names with her hus-band before birth and then reveal the name after the child is born.

“We want to make sure we love and stick with it [the name],” Brugh said.

Meyer is the last one expecting so she looks up to the women giving birth before her.

“I think they’re so cool that I want to be like them,” Meyer said while laughing.

| Charissa Gunn| Photo Editor

The Winter Ball has been postponed twice. Here’s why.

“The dance has been postponed due to lack of chaperones,” Vice-Principal Ed Crow said on the announcements the day the dance was supposed to happen.

This is what was stated to the school, but rumors circulated that the rescheduling was because of multiple fights during the previous days. The truth is, both reasons are correct.

The juniors, who are hosting the dance, needed more chaperones because recent fights threatened the security of the building, but the juniors were not able to do so in time.

“We got enough chaperones but a few did not get a background check,” Tu-Anh Dinh, Junior class Treasurer clarified.

The new date of the dance should be final-ized soon, and it will be on the announcements. Listen up: Third time’s the charm.

ESL teacher Shannon Welch, math teacher Rosemary Shaw and history teacher William Ruehle attended a teacher appreciation breakfast Friday, Jan. 30 in the teacher’s lounge. “I was talking with Shannon Welch about her creative teaching habits,” Shaw said. “I wanted to thank her for showing us the vocabulary square strategy.” The teachers were discussing the lesson Welch had taught in a previous teacher’s training session.

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Lindsay in leadership class conversing with

other classmates during a bonding

activity.

Dancers Tamanh Le and Ron De Leon

practice back stage of the IPAC before the MLK assembly

Wednesday, Feb. 4. Le is a member

of Jennifer Meyer’s dance class. “We

were warming up to get our jitters out and anticipating the

performance,” Le said. “It was a really good assembly and

everyone did really well.”

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COUNSELING OFFICE GREEN TEAM TALENT SHOW WEATHER

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| Angel Luton| News Editor

If talented faculty members keep making greeting cards, Hallmark may go out of business.

Previously, Counselor Rosetta Knight’s small but unique greeting card industry was uncovered. But just down the hall from Knight is Secretary Linda Pappas-Stallman, who also creates and sells cards.

“I’ve sold a few to Mr. White, Mrs. Lamb and a few people I know, but I’m scared to start really selling because then it becomes like a job and I’m afraid that it will take all the fun out of it.” Pappas-Stallman said.

“I have a big family and everyone gets a card for the holidays,” she continued. “I even have one of the office T.A.s going to some scrap card classes now.”

The greeting card craft reveals the personality of the creator, so while Pappas-Stallman uses rubber stamps and Knight designs on the computer, TA Sirena Choung primarily uses scrap paper, stickers, and double sided tape on her cards.

“Double sided tape is my best friend ever.”

Greeting Card Frenzy in the Counseling Office

| Lanea Scheeler| Photography Associate

The last day of school is no longer the last day of school.

To compensate for December snow days, the Renton School District will go to school on Friday, May 22 and Monday, June 22. Friday, June 19 – the original last day of school – will be made into a full day.

“Personally I believe it sucks man, I don’t want to come to school on the last freaking day!” freshmen Angel Terriquez said.

Every year a snow make-up day is added to the calendar in case schools are closed due to weather. When weather causes a delay in school it will always start 90-minutes late.

“It doesn’t bother me because under state law we have to be in school for 180 days but currently there is a bill going through that will hopefully change in to just a certain amount of learning hours,” Teacher Eric Hogan said.

Overachievers’ Dream, Slackers’ Worst Nightmare

| Onna Giddens| General Staff

A’Cappella Choir is calling all, the talent show is back on Friday, Feb. 13. From 7:00-9:00pm the show will hit off in the IPAC. From break dancing, to singing, and swagger fresh rhythms. 40 tried out but only 28 made the cut. Come witness the talent and inspiration.

The excitement was live, Thursday, Feb. 5, on the third floor next to Lizabeth Diaz’s room. People came from all over the school to see who made the cut.

“I feel good we can show people what we can do” B-boy Antonio Devita said.

The staff and students are all anticipating a great show. “I want to see what talent our school has, we got some breakers, singers, and a little bit of this and that,” freshman Taylor Dejohnette said.

“I expect to see a good amount of energy that will light up the crowd,” said senior Joel Cabrera.

So come out and support your school. Have fun and witness some Indian pride.

With Bags of Cans and Bins of Paper, Green Team Strides

For the Talent Show, It’s Lights, Camera, Action

| Vivian Hoang| Managing Editor

President Anh Le sits in a deep red swivel chair before the list of names determining who came in to fill in their recycling quotas.

Adviser Stacey Snyder tutors her students in the background as a group of students sit at a table across the room to converse.

Several trash bags filled with empty bottles and cans line the wall closest to the door. A grocery bag full of bottle caps hangs from the handle of a file cabinet by Snyder’s desk. Due to a recent IKEA recycling contest, the club has collected up to 14 bags full of empty plastic bottles.

The recycling policy for the city of Renton changed in January. Recyclables can now be mixed, whereas prior to the change, everything went in separate categories: paper, plastic and glass.

“Before, I’d have to take the bottles to the recycling center myself,” said Snyder. “Now, everyone can put all paper and bottles in their blue bins,” Snyder said.

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Vanessa O’Francia, Quincy Robinson, James Sears, Jonathan Davis, Gary Hay, Christina Hay, and Paris Lark – all members of the gospel choir – warm up for the MLK assembly on Wednesday, Feb. 4 by the visitor’s parking lot. The musicians were beat boxing and the singers were going over their parts. “For the first assembly I was nervous, because I never went on the stage with the gospel choir before,” senior Paris Lark said, “but by the second performance I had no fear.”

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COLD, BITTER & ALONE

| Onna Giddens| Staff ReporterCupid: Love is in the air! *sings*Lonely Heart: Love sucks, get a life.C: Why does love suck? It’s so, much fun you get to hug and cuddle, and feel all warm inside. Mmm, I love loving.LH: Um...no love is just another word for bipolar. First happy, then mad, then sad over and over again and again. It’s just a long and tiring process. C: Well, love is not like that at all. It’s more like a roller coaster up and down, round and round, and soon as you get off it you want to ride it again. Love is a necessity. LH: Right. it wasn’t a necessity last year when I was in 10th grade and did not receive one V-day

card. It wasn’t a necessity when I told Robert I liked him and he laughed in my face. It was not a necessity then and it isn’t now. I’m perfectly fine without love.C: Yikes! Calm down. It’s not my fault that no one loves you. LH: Um... actually, it is. You’re supposed to hit me with this arrow that’s supposed to make me fall head over heels for someone who will do the same. The most love I get is pretending to be the character in my book that finds love in the strangest places.C: Hey, don’t blame me just cause I always miss when it comes to hitting you. I love you.LH: I hate you. C: Fine.

| Tino Aquino| Staff Reporter

Movies? At night? Its only the single most exhilarating experience known to man (pardon my exaggeration). But would you dare ask why, why it seems movies particular-ly at night time are that much more enjoyable than day? A plausible more obvious vindica-tion why night is superior to day is that the night is considered to be a time of intimacy and movies are an acceptable excuse to spend time with your significant other. This com-bination has been used for decades and there are reasons why this timeless trend has yet to cease.

In order to fabricate an explanation for the term movie night, one must examine the elements of night and its counterpart day. During the day people tend to be more active rather than night where they are more likely to be stationary, unless the vulnerability of romance overpowers the couple and influenc-es them to participate in forms of subtle PDA. Movie night is maybe a time where talking is minimal but communication still thrives through body language. Whether it’s a quick glance at him/her during a funny part in the movie to see them smile, a brief moment where both of your hands softly touch as the two of you reach for a beverage, or if she de-

cides to lean her head against your shoulder during a span of sappy love. No matter the form of physical contact you choose, the set-ting of the movie theater is a perfect place to test the waters of how comfortable your crush is with you, while in other functions it would just simply seem unacceptable and could be determined as harassment.

The preferred environment for film view-ing is dark and comfortable i.e. the movie the-ater. And the only way to simulate the luxury of the cinema is to pop in a DVD in your living room after the sun has set. Once the sun has gone down then that’s when you rise to the occasion of comforting your special visitor.

Creating a comfortable atmosphere consists of a clean living room, fluffing up of couch pillows, and bringing in a nice warm blan-ket for possible snuggling. And soon enough your love interest would become comfortable enough to get close to you physically as well as emotionally.

Fate has brought us this beautiful blend of timely entertainment, so it’s only right that both movies and the night announce their vows in holy matrimony to create the perfect marriage. And since no one has yet to object to this couple’s marriage, we shall accept that night is a better time to watch a movie and forever hold our peace.

Cupid’s Inaccurate Aim

A Love Unlike This

Write Your Lovers Name In A Circle - Because Hearts Break

When the Darkness Falls, Avoid the Ring of Light, and Enjoy a Movie at Night

|Angel Luton|News Editor

Pink animals, red boxes full of chocolate, assortments of only the finest roses, and of course the shimmering necklace that lays immaculately in the box waiting to be opened.

For those of us that are single, we end up doing something to occupy our time on Valentine’s Day. It definitely has its way of bringing us down. What about those who have no partner and don’t intend to do so any time soon?

To, “I must get her the most amazing flowers” or “What do you get a guy for Valentine’s?” instead of what the holiday was

meant to signify. Love for the one that you love.

That one day set aside to tell them how much you care. For those who sit on the side line it is simply a yuck-fest. It gives false confidence to those who you would normally not talk to unless the circumstance calls for it.

It’s understandable why those who are “in love” would want to show their affection, but those of us who sit home on Valentine’s Day and watch old reruns with a gallon of ice cream just want to throw something at all the chummy couples. So this year please keep it on the down low.

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ABSTRACT:Before you invest countless night hours

on the phone, go 502 text messages over your cell phone plan, and get completely sprung of a person, use the graph.

QUESTION:Is person of interest (POI) worth time of

someone as significant as you?

RESPONDING VARIABLE:Difference on where coordinates lie on

graph.

CONTROLLED VARIABLE:POI-1, average amount of time spent with

someone is an hour.

MANIPULATED VARIABLE:Amount of time spend observing POI-2

and POI-3.

MATERIALS:- person of interest 1(POI-1)- person of interest 2 (POI-2)- person of interest 3 (POI-3)- Crazy Hot Graph- Pen or pencil

HYPOTHESIS:POI-3’s coordinate will be best, because

POI-3 has less time to critique.

PROCEDURE:1. Observe POI-1 for 2 hours. 2. On the crazy-axis, rate POI-1 on a

scale of 0-10 (0 being borderline dull, 10 being give POI-1 a straight jacket).

3. On the hot-axis, rate POI-1 on a scale of 0-10 (0 being not the slightest bit attractive, 10 being “who turned up the heat in here?”).

4. Plot point.5. Observe where the coordinate is.6. Record data.7. Repeat steps 1-6 for POI-2 but

observe for 3 hours.

8. Repeat steps 1-6 for POI-3 but observe for 5 minutes.

9. Discuss results with friends.10. Repeat experiment for accurate

results.

CONCLUSION: My hypothesis was correct/incorrect.

EXAMPLE: POI-1 on the crazy scale is a 7, but a 9 on

the hot scale. The coordinate would be (7,9). That point falls underneath the line, which means the person of interest needs to go bye-bye. To make yourself feel good, talk to your friends about the bullet you just dodged.

POI-2 is actually pretty sane, 3 on the crazy axis. They’re also really good looking, 9. Coordinate: 3,9. That coordinate is above the line, which means they’re worth it. Go construct a plan with your friends on how to bump into person of interest.

POI-3 is a (5, 7.5). Give more time in future for more accurate results. Consult with friends.

The point further above and away from the line is better than one above but close to the line. The point underneath the line, but closer to the line is better than being under and far. Key, above is alwaysbetter than under.

The graph to the right and the scientific procedure below will tell you. Summon your courage, keep your prospectives in mind, and read on.

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Your other half is hot and a maybe a little crazy. Where is the risk factor?

Not even worth it!

Totally worth it!

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Billboard Superstar

| Linet Madeja| Staff Reporter

Four hours was all it took for senior Spencer Echon to fabricate what would end up being a winning first place entry for the Career and Life Skills Graphic Design Competition. With this year’s motto of “Building Blocks for a Successful Career,” participants were required to design a poster relating to the slogan.

“I designed three different kinds on my computer,” Spencer

explained. “The one that won just came to me, and it seemed good, so I went with it.”

Along with his winning design displayed on a billboard by Clear Channel C o m m u n i c a t i o n s located across from Sam’s Club, his illustration will be printed on book covers for each high school in the district. Spencer

also won a $500 scholarship, which he plans to use to pursue photography in college.

“It made me feel good because it was the first time I ever won something,” Spencer said. “It’s unexplainable. I was shocked.”

Spencer will be presented with his scholarship at a Career and Life Skills meeting on Feb. 11 at 6pm.

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“I did the bare minimum, man.

It was effortless.” -Senior

Marida Voir

“My inspiration came from ‘The Land of the Rising Sun’ - Japan.”

-Senior Sinear Sadang

“I put a person there with a Renton High School flag

to represent that our school creates success.”

-Junior Steven Le

Mission Visual CommunicationTheir task: to devise a masterpiece based on this year’s

chosen theme for the Career & Life Skills Graphic Design Competition. Susan Johnson’s two Visual Communication

classes stepped up and rose to the challenge.

“I did my design that way because when I think of being successful, I think

about shooting for the sky.”-Senior

Nicole Liu

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FEATURES

Intelligent African-American Inventors

| Abdi Ahmed| Staff Reporter

Three Renton High School students - Breann Benedictus, Stevie-Ray Walker, and D’Andre Glaspy - were nominated for the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Award. ARROW recently sat down with Breann Benedictus for an interview.

Q: Do think world peace is possible?

A: I think it will take a long time because there are a lot of things we haven’t discussed yet .

Q: Do you think tolerance is different from acceptance?

A: Yes, to tolerate someone is to accept who they are...you may

not agree with someone but you tolerate them.

Q: How would you define the word ‘peace’?

A: Peace to me is when everyone is on the same page and the country is stable.

Q: Were you nominated or did you apply?

A. I was nominated.

Q: Tell me what you know about Martin Luther King Jr.

A: He was a civil rights activist. He wasn’t about separating people, his dream was to have a world where people are comfortable around each other.

Peace Prize Nominations Throughout Renton

Better Recognize

Elijah McCoy had quite the patience. In-venting an oil-dripping cup for trains; he must have been real greasy after finishing that. McCoy’s invention could not be topped by anybody else.

Dr. Patricia E. Bath invented a meth-od of eye surgery that has helped many blind people to see, she is one amazing woman. She was also nominated to the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Garrett Morgan invented two very im-portant things. The gas mask, for all those riots that we have, and the first traffic light to help all those crazy teens who don’t know how to drive.

Here’s one that everyone should know about, the Supersoak-er, which was invented by Lonnie G. Johnson. He probably got tired of using the waterho-se and wanted a better way to water fight.

George Washing-ton Carver was a tasty man that invented something that’s eat-en all the time, peanut butter. He probably gained some weight from all the taste tri-als he had to do.

Madam C.J. Walker helped a lot of nappy people by in-venting a hair-grown lotion. She also be-came the first African-American woman to become a millionaire. That’s a lot of cash!

Jan Ernst Matze-liger invented a shoe-making machine that increased shoemaking speed by 900%, that’s crazy he practically invented speed. The U.S made a postage stamp in his honor.

Lewis Latimer invented the carbon filament which is an important part of the light bulb. I wonder if he had tiny hands to have created some-thing so small. He’s one creative guy!

| Alexandria Davis | Perspectives Editor

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12 p.m.Sean and Louis meet at the Safeway parking lot, come to find

out Louis decided to bring a friend along for the ride.

1:56 p.m.Sean felt that it would be better if the friend wasn’t

there.Louis feels the day is going good so far, not giving as much attention, having money would make the

day better.

Lindsay and China’s day started off going to downtown Seattle but the most exciting part was the ride there. At around 12:37 p.m. They boarded the bus together and talked about each others’

relationships.

1:50 p.m. Go to Liberty park. Sean complains about

stomach pains.

Whenpeoplestopbeingnice,andstartbeingreal.Sixstrangers,threepairs,forsixhours.Werandomlypairedseniorswithunderclassmentospendanafternoontogether.Takealookattheirday.Readabouttheirsharedexperiences.Makenewfriends.

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2:15 p.m.

Went to a place with crepes because they both have never had them before. When they found out it was free, they both said “Lets go”. There was a lot of silence while

eating, but it wasn’t long before their conversation continued. On the ride back, they had an intriguing conversation about our school athletes. Mentioning names

from all kinds of sports like basketball, football, wrestling, etc.

3:25 p.m. Arrived at the mall.

Both had a sample of Sakura Japan. Louis gave Sean a

piece of gum.

12:00 p.m.

Anthony and Michael met at the teacher’s parking lot. They greeted each other with a lot of enthusiasm.

1:00 p.m.

The drive was interesting because of all the chatter. After a long drive, they arrived at Pike Place Market

to catch fish at the fish market. Michael was up first to catch and Anthony was looking at him with a disgusted

face, while Michael was all smiles. Then Anthony said “I am not ready for this dog.” Michael then said “ Just

do it.”

1:15 p.m. The two new friends arrived at Westlake mall. They ate in silence at the food

court. They went over to play with a toy dog. “What a cute cloak,” Lindsay says. When they were done with Westlake, they rode the bus all the way

down to the University District and walked around awkwardly. After a lot of walking around they went into Fireworks to play games and they played with

everything they saw.

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Sean“Fun...yeah, I’d do it again...

No awkward moments. We’re friends.”

Whenpeoplestopbeingnice,andstartbeingreal.Sixstrangers,threepairs,forsixhours.Werandomlypairedseniorswithunderclassmentospendanafternoontogether.Takealookattheirday.Readabouttheirsharedexperiences.Makenewfriends.

Michael’s confession at 3 p.m.“Funny day...Anthony makes me laugh...We will most likely talk again”

Anthony’s confessional at 3 p.m.“Change nothing about the day.We will talk again after today.”

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Louis“I had a good time...the park” [favorite part]...it wasn’t awkward...would do it

again. Yeah [we could be friends]...We coo now.”

”I feel bad for them,” said Lindsay in reference to reporters.

At 5, the two decided to see “Four Christmases at the East Valley Theater, to put a nice end on the day.

4:35 p.m. Candy Store

Both took handfuls of jelly beans with them out of

the store.

3:25 p.m. Arrived at the mall.

Both had a sample of Sakura Japan. Louis gave Sean a

piece of gum.

Left at 5:30 p.m.

3:56 p.m. Went to Finish Line.

Laughed over new balance kids’ shoes with cookie monster on them.

3:15 p.m. Family Fun Center

Michael gets token while Anthony waits and dances to random music playing through the hidden speakers of FFC. Both of them start to take turns punch-

ing a bag for points to win tickets.

1:15 p.m. The two new friends arrived at Westlake mall. They ate in silence at the food

court. They went over to play with a toy dog. “What a cute cloak,” Lindsay says. When they were done with Westlake, they rode the bus all the way

down to the University District and walked around awkwardly. After a lot of walking around they went into Fireworks to play games and they played with

everything they saw.

At 4:37, while they were waiting for Alexis, Lindsay brought up how she knew China.

Lindsay said that she watched LauDon, China’s ex-boyfriend, and her make out in front of her

locker. China laughed at the memory.

4:40 p.m. Apple Store

Sean watched wrestling. Louis played “Crash Bandicoot.”

Getting Taco Bell before heading to the basketball game, they arrived back at the school at around 4:15. While taking photos they giggled to each other and discussed how difficult it was to not look into the camera. They seemed

more comfortable with each other.

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Whendefacedwithgraffitilike“SouthEnd”and“CentralDistrictHunnerds,”ourschoolbathroomssuffer.Whenpublicpropertyistarnished,itaffectsallwhoseeitandtakesatollonourcommunity. Graffitiisaformofviolence:againstthebuildingandagainstotherstudents.Fightsmaybephysical,butatleastthey’retemporaryandthehypeisshortlived.Graffitilastslonger-untilacustodianfindstimetocleanit-andsoisslightlymorepervasive.Inaway,theviolenceofgraffitirivalstheviolenceofafight. Onlookerstofightswitnesstwoandahalfminutesofviolence,butobserversofgraffitimaywitnessitfortwentydaysorlonger,sometimesallyear. Andwhilethepenmaybemightierthanthesword,administratorshavemoreauthoritythanstudents.Wehopetheywieldthatpowersoon. Thegraffitiartistswhopainstakinglypaintedourbathroommuralsyearsagowouldbedismayedtoseethekindofchildish,unskilledbubbleletter“artwork”displayedbythisrecentcropofgraffitivandals. Theuncvilized,childishstudentswhocreatevisualmayhemwiththeirelementaryschoolscratchingsneedtostop.Writinglike“PIMPS**T!”and“DUMBBITCH”isnotacceptablehere. Weneedtotakeacloserlookatthesuspectslurkinginourfacilities,catchtheculprits,andpunishthemforaslongastheypunishus.

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...the turnout at the Talent Showauditions this year. We ended uphaving forty great acts showing theirstuff,andwithtwentyeightspotsandthreeon thewaiting list, it showshowmuchcompetitivenessthereisgoingtobe .We’llbeseeinggreatoutcomesattheTalentShowonFriday,Feb.13.

...theMartinLutherKingJr.PeaceAwardWinners, Stevie-Ray Walker, BreannBenedictus, and D’Andre Glaspy, allstudents who carry out Dr. King’sdreams and ideals and who aspireto promote peace and change in thecommunity. Their nominations showthe leadershipofour students strivingtothetop.Congrats!

...our marvelous counselors this year,Becky Lamb, Chelsea Kearns, andTim White. Helping many studentswith schedule changes, graduationrequirements for seniors, and dealingwithstudents’personalconcerns.Theymanagetoswiftlymeetwithstudentsinrecordtimeandthatleavesussatisfiedwithoutcomessofarthisyear.

...the amount of physical violence ourstudents have created this year. Thefightscausedsuchanuproarwithstafftrying to manage students when thestudents should already know how tomanage themselves. School shouldbe for intellectual pursuit and not forlearningtocontrolourfists.

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ROCK THE RED

If it’s not school and homework giving you enough stress to pull your hair out, you can always rely on work or parents to do the job. A savvy adolescent needs a counterattack.

A popular weapon of choice is music. Music can pump you up before a big game, and can calm you down when you need it most.

Easy listening songs - where the lyrics are identifiable and you can recognize the instruments - can put you in a relaxed state of mind. So relaxed, in fact, that there’s “No diggity, No doubt” that your worries have faded away, much like the men of Blackstreet.

See, it’s difficult to ease your mind when the artist raps fast enough to be mistaken for a reggaetone artist out of Venezuela, or when the beat is loud enough to permanently rupture your eardrums.

But for ultimate relaxation, choose a song you are extremely familiar with, something along the lines of Smash Mouth’s “Allstar.” A quick sing-a-long reminiscent of Barney days just may take your mind off what’s depleting it.

Another technique is to simply listen to your favorite song; people tend to correlate their favorite song to a point and place in time when they were filled with jubilation or horror. Remember those middle school dances when you got more of

50 cent’s “In Da Club” than you could handle? Then after they played that song 5 times consecutively the DJ decided to play “21 Questions”? And your disgust with 50’s voice became so unbearable you nearly booked a flight to New York to shoot him nine more times in the mouth?

My point exactly.So in this case, music is both stress manager and time

machine, two for the price of one. What a bargain. No matter what grooves your gears people must realize

music is an untapped resource for relieving stress, so put down the cigarettes and put in the earphones.

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Strawberries

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“Pula”

the blue sky

For those of you who’ve noticed most teachers and staff tend

to wear red every Friday, good job. You are that much closer to realizing

the fading spirit of the school. For those of you who haven’t, it’s sad

to say you aren’t the only ones. At a time like this when people are losing jobs at home and losing lives across

the Atlantic, unity is something we need. A school is not a community

when it is divided in strength of pride, especially since our

school’s motto is “Pride, Tradition, and Excellence.” If we projected as much spirit all the time as we did at our pep assemblies - which only

come three times a year - we’d be a happier school; not to mention, we’d be noticed as a very positive

community worth joining. Our sporting events don’t nearly get as

much recognition as they should either. We should be the ones in the crowd screaming the loudest, giving the best support while decked out in hungry red and loud spirit gear. Red is

the best color out there. It represents courage, passion, honor, leadership

and appetite; we crave the enthusiasm and energy we deserve. Representing

this color would mean representing many of the things our school should and

often does stand for.

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Music Soothing the Soul| Tino Aquino| Play Hard Staff

PERSPECTIVES

In 4th grade, I got suspended from school because I got physically angry at a girl for taking my cookies. Physically angry is what I tell people when I don’t want to say I tried to choke her and then threw rocks at her. The real reason behind this is to say that for a long time people didn’t see any potential in me because I didn’t see potential in myself. I lived life day by day, never expecting anything good to happen, shrugging it off when bad things did happen. One recipe for change: Obtain two big, black garbage bags. Put one under your feet, and one over your head out the top. Then tape the middle together, like a full body diaper. Repeat every day. My mom started getting mad when I used up so many bags, so I started using one every week, and hung them up in the bathroom to dry, to let the sweat drip out of them. To help me with my health spree, my mom bought me fiber bars, they would come in blue packages. I still remember: 60% fiber and I ate one every day. I also used the bathroom three times a day. As with most food bought by parents, I had to stop eating them because my mom stopped buying them since I kept eating them. So I started buying my own until I ran out of money and stopped eating fiber bars altogether. Then I just ate salad, fish, and baked chicken. And it was good. Not as good as fried chicken and twinkies, of course, but healthy. It’s a recipe for the human capacity to transform oneself, to bring about the reality beneath. I did it. And you can do it too – however awkward it may be.

Jan. 16, 2009So far, I’ve noticed a common occurrence of bread for lunch. I can’t bear the sight of all the beefy pictures at Wendy’s, and I recently found that they put bacon bits in their Caesar salad. Talk about torture. It’s not easy to ignore that missing hole of satisfaction with my meals. Finals are rolling around and I find that I need meat now more than ever. I picked a pretty bad week to become vegetarian.

Jan. 17, 2009My mother came home from work in a panic because she forgot to buy something I could eat for dinner. This sudden change of pace was hard on her. “Never ever do this again, you hear?!” she screamed. Which is fine since the chances of me doing anything like this again are low. My love for meat is too strong. Jan. 18, 2009There was a party at my cousin’s house, and knowing my family for the Vietnamese carnivores they are, it was no surprise that every single dish had something previously alive and/or capable of voluntarily moving or making noise. The kids were mocking me upon hearing about my conversion to vegetarianism. Knowing these children for as long as they’ve set breath on this earth, anything different or unfamiliar has always gained automatic license for mocking.

Jan. 19, 2009An Outback Steak house commercial was on TV today. I don’t think I’ve ever thought one cooked and juicy piece of meat would be so beautiful. I turned my eyes away. My motivation for anything has deteriorated as my senior year passes by. This has nothing to do with my new diet, but I find that I have more time to realize these things since before; and before, I would avoid thinking of it by eating. Now that I can’t snack on anything because everything I used to snack on was meaty, I can’t eat those thoughts away.

Jan. 20, 2009People have started to noticed that I’ve become more irritable. It’s hard to say whether it’s just because of my meat deprivation, but I like to think that it isn’t. It’s one thing to make an observation on current events, but it’s another thing to make accusations on things that could have been triggered by something else.

Jan. 21, 2009I’m sitting in my car thinking about how I dropped one of my AP classes; it should be a good thing. I was so unhappy, and lost motivation. What really bothers me is that it’s hard to tell if I was really capable of passing the class. I’d like to say I was, but I don’t find the sound of my voice convincing anymore. My personal statement this year was all about how tenacious I became after last year, but I feel that this one decision will make it all a lie. It’s the last day of my vegetarian diet and I made it through the week successfully, but I didn’t last the year in that class. I need some protein.

| Sinear Sadang| Lessons Editor One elliptical machine is out of order; another one makes a loud noise when activated which makes the over exposed pop songs playing in the background almost unnoticeable. And yet LA Fitness generally gives off a welcoming feeling with a clean, well-lit area with high white ceilings and light grey carpet. Several different weight machines are spaced neatly to the left of the main room, while the

right side offers a view of the pool filled with goggled-eyed members. Racquet ball courts grace the western side of the wall, and a basketball court lies north. Upstairs, numerous treadmills, bicycles, and step machines for cardio. Killing two birds with one stone, a cyclist brought the crazed “Twilight” novel to read while getting her cardio done while a young man drenched in sweat was going for an hour on the treadmill, running at a pace of about 7 minutes a mile and burning probably

1,000 calories an hour. Downstairs, a middle-aged man on a bench checks his phone waiting for a friend to play racquetball with him. After a few reps on the lateral pull, the friend finally arrives, talking loudly. “Sorry I was late,” he says. “It’s alright, I came early and did 30 minutes on the bike,” the man replies. Peak times are usually mornings, so if you’re looking for privacy, plan to go right after school or late at night.

The Hustle, Bustle and Flurry of the Landing’s LA Fitness

Geek to Chic Meatless MeFull Week Without

Fins, Fur, or Feathers is Harder Than It Sounds

Discovering the Man Beneath the Fat Is Hard to Stomach | Vivian Hoang

| Managing Editor

FITNESS RECOGNIZE WITH CHANGE EXPERIMENT | |

| Jimmy Phillips III| Co-Editor-in-Chief

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WITH FRIENDS, WITHOUT FRIENDS

| Marco Gastelum| General Staff

Having been exposed to the new kid experience recently, I can personally say that it’s a one of a kind experience. When I first found out I was moving to Renton and attending RHS I was excited but also sad to be leaving my friends behind. I came from a small town on the Northwest Peninsula called Sequim, where there’s not much to do but go to movies and party, so moving to a town like Renton was nice because there are a lot more recreational activities to do here - and in Seattle.

The first day of school was interesting because I got to see the classes that I was going to be in for the rest of the year; I also met a lot of people, a lot of cool people. I was surprised how friendly people are here.

People introduced themselves to me: handshakes, names, the whole shebang. In Sequim we weren’t friendly with new kids. We had our groups and didn’t care as much.

I was also surprised at the diversity of the school; coming from an all-white school (well, mostly white. There were two Black, ten Hispanics, three Asians, and about 985 whites), I was only used to seeing Caucasian people, so seeing more people from my own Hispanic race was a nice change.

I quickly realized that this experience wasn’t going to be as bad as I thought it would be. I realized that my senior year was not ruined and that I could still have fun and enjoy this year.

| Timothy Ho| Opinions Editor

I’ve moved thirteen times, and each time has a story and a few lost friends along the way.

All my life, I was surrounded by good friends who I cared about. Then the next day, I’d lose the friendships I worked so incredibly hard for in just a matter of minutes. Throughout life, people go through situations and won’t have to go through them again, but for me things have been the same year after year. I’ve been going through the same thing since was twelve, when my family moved to Des Moines.

At first I thought leaving my friends was sad but since it was only elementary school, it wouldn’t be so bad since I could just make new friends.

That changed when I moved for the fifth time, and I realized I took the friendships I made at every school for granted.

Compared to many other students, I’ve gone to and through many schools - and never actually knew someone for more than four years. I moved through various parts of Washington ranging from Tacoma to Seattle.

There was always an excuse for my parents to move and what made it worse was hearing the same excuse over and over. I’ve gone through many things without having friends by my side to help me through but after moving so much I’ve just learned to deal with it. I’ve learned to appreciate the ones I have around me at the time.

I do like having a lot of friends from many different schools but I could never make real connections because I wouldn’t really have the time, and soon those friends just faded to the background. I thought I needed people around me to survive but what I found out was that I really didn’t need them, don’t get me wrong they are all good people but I realized that I could really make it on my own.

I had to become dependent on myself more than anyone else. I’ve met a lot of different people and having them around me has helped me to grow as a person and taught many different things about life and I appreciate them all for everything they’ve done.

New Kid on the Block

New Home,Old Memories

| Hilina Haile| PR Representative

You may not be able to live the way you want, but you can still act like it. It is only human nature to want the best things in life: the 4-door, the black windowed Bentley, the five-story beach house fully furnished with the latest technology, the pretty black and gold Chanel bag, and the best lifestyle you can possibly imagine.

And now, even if the social ladder feels more like a fence, even if the souring economy seems more bitter than ever, you can pretend it is yours. The good life! Without any money, the sweet victory of the upper-class is yours.

1. Take a tour of a bank. Your bank account might be empty, but the vault in the back is full, and will give you an idea of what it feels to be in the presence of money.

Lots and lots of money!2. Find a real-estate agent who will show you the top

houses on the market. Seattle has some of the world’s best penthouses, condominiums, and old-money mansions.

Window shop! Pretend it’s yours!3. Go to a car dealership and test drive the car of your

dreams: Lamborghini Gallardo, McLaren F1, Maserati MC12, BMW M6, Rolls Royce Phantom. You name it.

Tell them your Uncle Donald sent you!

4. Buy fake Chanel or Marc Jacobs from the back of a van in a parking lot, and use it as air freshener in your car or bathroom or apartment. Spray it all over!

5. Go to a restaurant and pretend the waiter is your personal servant. Say things like, “Fetch me water,” or, “It’s time for my tea,” or, “It’s hard to get good help these days.”

These will give you an idea of what high-class society is like. At this point the inevitable will happen: You will see how other people live and hate your life more by comparison. You will understand your dismal state and low lot in life, but it won’t matter. You’ll feel rock bottom but you’re living the high life. Well, at least for a day.

24 hours of ballin’, blingin’, buyin’, bossin’ WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE IN THE MILLIONAIRE’S CLUB | A SATIRE | |

Senior Tim Ho has moved more times than years he has

been in school, and a list of lost friends to show for it.

Vy Huynh photo

Charissa Gunn photo

| Sinear Sadang| Lessons Editor

Weighing troubles, like money, family issues, or health, some end up abandoning their beloved sport. Wrestling, which is said to be one of the toughest sports, pushes its athletes to their limit where they either pull through and succeed or give up trying.

“It’s really a really tough sport, you give up a lot of time and give it your all in practices,” senior Rex Castillo said. “I even quit my own job to be more focused on wrestling.”

Wrestling for some isn’t just a sport but a passion which drives them to keep going and going. Others don’t want to sacrifice a single thing so they turn around and never look back.

“I learned self-discipline.

It’s really hard to keep your weight when people are eating right in front of you,” Castillo said, “but when you’re finally out there and you actually win, it feels really amazing.”

C u r r e n t l y, C a s t i l l o wrestles on varsity, competing at 135 lbs. If he did not quit his job, he wouldn’t be where he is now.

It pays off in the end when players give up things in life in order to get what they want. Even if it’s time, or if it’s sweat and blood, players say this is worthwhile as long as they don’t give up.

“I just love wrestling and I didn’t mind quitting my job,” Castilla said, “because if I was still working, I wouldn’t be as happy as I am right now.”

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| Jennifer Nguyen| Advertising Manager

With the end coming up so close, many gymnasts are realizing that drive they have for improving as much as possible. Gymnastics is ending this month on February 21. Practice to practice and meet to meet they’re overcoming obstacles that build a barrier for them to improve.

Captains Victoria Fernandez and Jasmine Bie both push the girls to their limits just as much as their two head coaches Coach Elaine Monillas and Coach Jessica Rabitoy do. There is no easy way out. You go big or go home.

Since tryouts, everyone has stuck through with hard work and effort.

S o p h o m o r e Karyn Johnson believes that Wanda Saechin has improved the most this season. Although she felt as if Wanda did not have to improve, she drastically did. For the first time ever, the girls won against Kennedy on January 27, 2009. By less then one point, the girls won 127.15 to 126.8. Due to weather complications the girls also had to make up a meet on February 2, 2009 against Tyee and won as well. With this, the team has a high chance of ranking third in the league.

All Wrestle, No Play

Charissa Gunn photo

Senior Jasmine Bie, on bars, competes at Mt. Rainer during the last league meet. The team came to a defeat against Kennedy for the first time ever in the school’s history. “I’m sad that the season’s over,” Bie said, “and I’ll miss all the girls and the coaches.”

A Season Worthy of Flipping

Over

Head coach Rick Comer gives advice to starter Joseph Hollifield as the Evergreen Wolverines fight to keep the game tied. With an undefeated record the Indians came to a victory of 61-41against Evergreen.

Swim Team sits in anticipation

during their last meet at Foster.

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LESSONS

3 Ways to Get Fit and Stay Fit

| Charissa Gunn| Photography Editor

1. Play a Sport: there are normally practices or games daily throughout the season, which is good exercise if you show up. But sometimes sports still don’t give you the workout you need or you may just not be interested in sports.

2. Join a Gym: the infamous LA Fitness is at The Landing or there are many more gyms including Gold’s Gym at the top of Benson Hill in the area. But what happens if money is a factor?

3. At Home Workouts: these tend to be hard to keep up with, but can be just as effective. Go running and don’t be afraid to push yourself. Also, don’t forget to stretch and do other workouts as well. For example, core workouts such as a variety of crunches, lunges, push ups, pull-ups, leg lifts and more can produce the same sweat as the gym. The internet can be a good resource to find different types of workouts to try and best of all they’re free!

How do you prevent yourself from being the one who quits?1. Self Discipline and Determination: If you have this you

don’t have to worry about anything else. You will be set and ready to go; however, not many people have it. If you’re one of the many, there are other things that can help boost your discipline and determination.

2. Schedule: Plan a day and time to work out. When you have a set time, you are much more likely to do it than if you say you’ll do it when you’re free or when you feel like it. Chances are something will always come up or you won’t feel like working out. Also, if you know your plans ahead of time, it will become routine.

3. Write Reminders: By writing down your goal and keeping it visible in multiple places, you will see them throughout the day and it will remind you of your goal and what you want to accomplish out of it.

Getting fit may take time, money and self-discipline, but you’ll end up with good results. Being healthy is something that not only makes you look good but also feel good. While being active, you also need to eat healthier. This doesn’t mean you can only eat vegetables and never eat anymore Wendy’s, it just means making more nutritious meal choices each day with low fat and little grease would be a nice alternative.

Spencer Echon photo

Avoid Being a Couch Potato

10 Things Boyfriends Don’t Know About Their Girlfriends | Alexis Lagonoy

| Play Hard Editor

1. Girls like to know that their boyfriends go out of their way to do something sweet for them. It makes them feel special and there’s nothing more important than that. Surprising them with a random date or knocking at their front door step without them expecting it will remind them that you still like them. Girls will appreciate the fact that they’re on your mind. 2. Sweet text messages from boyfriends randomly

throughout the day couldn’t make their days any better. More than often those messages put a smile on their faces. Even the smallest shortest text can turn a bad day into a good day. More than likely you will recieve the same thing in return and maybe an even better message.

3. Surprises can be sweet and cause ladies to appreciate you even more. A majority of females like when their boyfriends do things for them without them knowing. It maintains a spark in the relationship.

4. Valentines Day is just around the corner and a few of you may be seeking for advice. A typical

Valentines day gift of a teddy bear and chocolates is a

good; but a date and quality time with each

other can be better.

5. Ladies tend to not like boyfriends who are clingy. A majority of girlfriends prefer to see their boyfriends sometimes rather than all the time. It could get to a point where both can become bored of each other.

6. Ladies prefer to stay home together rather than going out because it’s a good way to get to

know each other. Then they would

know for sure that all the undivided attention

is on them.

7. A double date once in awhile can be fun. Being able to spend time with close friends can bring out the best in you. The both of you would be able to prove to each other how outgoing you can be. Sharing special moments with others can also be the best experience and you may even learn more about each other. 8. If an argument arises and you notice that they’re

ignoring you by not responding to your text messages or answering your phone calls, don’t give up! If you keep trying it’ll just show them that you really care about them and how they feel. 9. Let them spend time with their girlfriends. Don’t

become too over protective because that’ll just push them away. Girls don’t like feeling like they’re being restricted from doing things they want to do.

10. Never mock what your girlfriend says! It can be offending and it shows immaturity. It can also be a turn off and you want to do things to impress them, not cause them to lose interest.

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NUM83R5

In The Hallway

Statistics gathered by ARROW staff members walking the halls, observing and counting.

38food wrappers on the 1st floor

11random people walking in the halls during class

22people in the library

4people walking by main office door

38pieces of trash in the commons

19,614books

15,585different titles

807books checked out as of Feb. 4, 2009

In the Library

Charissa Gunn photo

Charissa Gunn photo

As of right now, the school library consists of 19,614 books; yet only 807 books are checked out at this time.

Racial Slurs233 Students Surveyed

8% use racial slurs 1-2 times a day

15%do not use racial slurs 1-2 times a day

6%use racial slurs 3-4 times a day

16%do not use racial slurs 3-4 times a day

34%use racial slurs more then 5+ times a day

21%do not use racial slurs 5+ times a day

5% use racial slurs 1-2 times a day

21%do not use racial slurs 1-2 times a day

9%use racial slurs 3-4 times a day

22%do not use racial slurs 3-4 times a day

12%use racial slurs more than 5+ times a day

31%do not use racial slurs 5+ times a day

Male Female369digits in Pi on math wall

111seagulls on the soccer field

2 crows on the soccer field

22orange peels by the stairs next to the teacher’s parking lot

38pieces of trash in the commons

6 pieces of garbage on the 3rd floor

12 students outside of class

3 teachers outside their classrooms on 3rd floor

0 teachers outside their classrooms on 2nd floor

1 teacher outside their classroom on 1st floor

18 security windows viewable at one time in the security office

12 boxes on the first floor

3posters fallen on 3rd floor by Ms. Covington’s room

4 bikes on bike rack by gym

6cars at the stop light on 2nd street

10posters about the dance being cancelled

Racial Slurs survey was taken during the week of Dec. 8-12, 2008.

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