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Check us out online at www.easthighpublications.comGirls State BasketballDid you cheer on the Lady Scarlets at the Well? Check out the online slideshow of the game and fans.

senior countdown

days until graduation

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BlurreddecisionsEast teens make a personal choice on whether to drink

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Co-Editors in ChiefAaron Hosman

Stephenie Gabriel

Savanna Bullington

Keesha GainesNatalie Flores

Darian Delaney

Joshua Dunigan

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Staff MembersBrianna Boner

Micheala Hale AdviserNatalie Niemeyer

PrincipalSteve Johns

Kendrew PanyanouvongMichelle NouchanthavongChase ReynoldsSteven Johnson

Brian Rivera

Ethan Rustan

The Scroll is a public forum for student expression.

LETTER POLICYThe Scroll welcomes letters but reserves the right

to edit for space as needed. Outside contributions are subject to the usual restrictions of libel and obscenity and must conform to general paper policy, which is available upon request. Signed commentaries represent personal opinions, not views of the staff. Also, your letter needs to include your full name and grade. Unsigned letters can not be printed. You can deliver your letter to Natalie Niemeyer in room 3060N.

ADS POLICYAds are available in quarter page, half page and

full page sizes. Ad inquiries should be directed to Natalie Niemeyer at natalie.niemeyer@dmschools.org. The Scroll reserves the right to reject ads deemed not in the best interest of East students. The paper is printed every four weeks by Wilcox Printing in Madrid, IA.

DISTRICT EDUCATIONALEQUALITY STATEMENT

The Des Moines Public Schools prohibits discrimination in educational and employment programs and activities based on age, race, creed, color, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. In addition, the District prohibits acts of intolerance or harassment toward employees or students that are not related to the individual’s employment or education.

NOTE: All contents are the product of the EHS newspaper production staff. Occasional stories are contributed from the Journalism Intern program.

Jeilah Seely

Chelsie Smith

Tyler Vail

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Prom pg. 8

Granny’s pg. 3

Girls state basketball pg. 12

Jordan Gerke

Jacquelyn GabrielShareece BurrellAlex Underwood

Pg. 4 -Tardies; find out if the tardy policy is really effective-TRiO program provides students opportunityPg. 5 -College after high school; not the only option Pg. 9 -Long distance relationships-Dear Keesha

Pg. 10 -Keeping up with technology-Common superstitions Pg. 11 -Steroids in sports-NFL mock draft

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Updates and upcoming eventsCOLOR GUARD MEMBERS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSOn Saturday, Jan. 26 the East High Color Guard competed in solo Marching Auxiliaries Competitions at South East Polk High School. Sophomore, Heather Odom and Junior, Chelsea Gallagher both won Regional Sole Champion in separate age brackets.

Look for our ninth issue of the Scroll,next month. Issue nine is distributed

on Friday, May 3.

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Eastside business owner and East graduate passes awayGranny Sweet Freeze Shoppe:story/Aaron Hosman

ocated at 3417 Hubble Ave. Granny’s

Sweet Freeze Shoppe has become an East side icon of sorts. However, this summer the shop will be missing a familiar face. Owner, Granny herself and East graduate (1958), Lois Anne Graeve passed away in early January. While in McAllen, Texas during the weekend of Jan 15 Graeve suffered a massive heart attack. Throughout the next week family updated loyal customers on Graeve’s condition via the business’ Facebook page.

“Lois is doing good today! She is starting to wake up and is aware of her surroundings. Her heart is starting to pump on its own and lungs are getting better every day. My family can’t think you enough for the kind thoughts and prayers,” one post read on Jan 19.

Later in the month Graeve was moved into an extended

care facility for physical therapy after a triple bypass surgery. However, on Feb 19 the family posted that Graeve had passed away.

“With a heavy heart I wanted to tell all of you know Granny passed away tonight. She will be missed by everyone who knew her. Please keep our family in your prayers,” the Facebook post read.

Graeve started Granny’s over 30 years ago which has shaped many summer memories of East siders. Graeve also spent time working at Hoyt Middle School which strengthened her East side roots. Customers were encouraged to share their memories of Graeve on the page as well.Some posts read:

“Thinking of your family on this sad day. My grandma would take me as a kid to Granny’s, which is where I learned to love dipped cones.”

“Lois touched many lives. In fact, generations. My mom loved Granny’s so I went there as well as my daughter and we started taking my granddaughter.”

It is a tradition for fifth grade Brubaker Elementary School students to walk to Granny’s as an end of the year celebration. Many East students also grew up going to Granny’s. Senior, Hanna Hoskins lives only blocks away from Granny’s and spends a lot of time there during the summer.

“I’m at Granny’s at least three times a week during the summer and Lois was the best. The family atmosphere is so unique at Granny’s and they all really make you feel like you’re part of their family so losing Lois is like losing a family member,” Hoskins said.

Memorial services were held for Graeve on March 7. The family plans to reopen Granny’s in late March.

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SPRING BREAKThere will be no school on March 15 - 22 due to spring break. The first day back to school will be Monday, March 25.

PARENT - TEACHER CONFERENCESStarting today, March 13 are parent/teacher conferences from 1:45 - 7:30 P.M. Conferences will also be held Thursday, March 14 from 4:15 - 7:30 p.m.

The small cottage like shop is tucked in between a home and a veterinary clinic, but stands out with its bright decorations and familiar staff. Every year the business adds a new flashy decoration. Currently family members and customers have created a small memorial with flowers and a sign in the front windows.

GET SCHOOLEDApril 2 will be the Get Schooled celebration. Rapper, Kendrick Lamar is expected to attend. More information will be released closer to the event.

SENIOR EVENTSApril 16 - Delivery day for graduation announcements (10:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Cafeteria)April 23 - No classes for grades 9 & 12(Testing for grades 10 & 11)

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Administrators reply to inconsistent school policy

ou walk into class just as the bell rings, you just barely made it.

But do you know how many people are late to class by choice? Nearly 120 students are late to class on a daily ba-sis. Students go to Oasis dur-ing passing time when they clearly know that they won’t make it to class on time.“Students need to take it more seriously,” attendance secretary Sally Dehnert said. “They need to care more about their attendance.”As many students are aware,

if you are 20 minutes late to class on a normal day, you are counted absent which is 25 percent of class time. If you

Yare late to class by 10 minutes or more on Wednesdays, you are counted absent which is 16.7 percent of class time. As any student can see, those percentages do not equal each other. The principal decides what he/she wants to do for the tardy policy in the state of Iowa. About 40 students a day are counted absent ev-ery day because they didn’t make it within 20 minutes.

Each district needs to meet the attendance policy guidelines set by the state of Iowa. If you have 5 or more unexcused absences in a class you will be given detention. Saturday school is for ex-cessive unexcused absences.

“Talk to your administra-

tor if you have any prob-lems. We want to find out why people are tardy and what makes you want to get to class on time,” assistant principal Gail Soesbe said.

If you keep missing to de-tention, there will be a tru-ancy officer that will come to your house and will talk to you and your parents about your attendance issues.

The tardy and absent rates have reduced in the last four years, which is a great start. In order for those rates to go down further, students need to get to class on time.“It’s ‘whatever feels good for me’ for the students and it’s frustrating. Just get to class on time,” Dehnert said.

TRiO at EastPre-college programs provide

support for future college students

RiO is a program that offers e d u c a t i o n a l

opportunities to low income, first generation, and Disabled Americans.

Their services are offered to all Americans regardless of race, ethnic background, and economic circumstance.

It began with the creation of Upward Bound in 1965. TRiO exists in 10 states; Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, M i c h i g a n , M i n n e s o t a , M i s s o u r i , N e b r a s k a , Ohio, and Wisconsin.

In East High School there are five TRiO programs, Educational Talent Search, and three different Upward Bound programs (there is one at Central College, Simpson college, and DMAAC).

In all East High School alone has 200 kids involved in Educational Talent Search, and 50 kids involved in all three Upward Bound Programs combined.

“I wish more students would take advantage of the opportunity,” counselor Roxanne Kucharski said.

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I loved my biology class,” Frommelt said about teaching science.Even as she moved on to col-lege at UNI, she still had an immense amount of fascina-tion for the subject. In ad-dition to science, math and art were favorites of hers as well. However, in the end sci-ence won and she became a teacher, starting out at Weeks Middle School where she taught for two years.“I enjoy the subject matter the best; it never gets boring,” Frommelt said when asked what her favorite part about teaching was. “I like to make my classes halfway enjoyable and exciting.”Part of the reason Frommelt is an effective teacher is due to the fact that she connects with high school students. Former

students can consent that Frommelt is an exceptional and enjoyable teacher, even a favorite to some.“Mrs. Frommelt treats her students like family, like her own kids,” Amber Hager, former East student said. “Years later, I still remem-ber her.”Within minutes of meeting Mrs. Frommelt, most people are able to realize her pas-sion for science but don’t know much else about her until taking the time to get to know her. At first glance, you would see a well-dressed blonde woman with an energetic attitude. After getting to know Frommelt a little better, you may find that she has two daughters--with ten years between them--with her husband of

For the past 18 years, East High School has allowed this Nebraska-born woman to express her love for science through teaching students. Whether it be Botany, AP Biology, or Zoology, she has been making her classes in-teresting and exciting in every way she can. From cracking a simple joke here and there to convincing her students that she really is a nerd, Mrs. Frommelt makes class simply unique.You could say she was des-tined to be a science teacher from the beginning because since she was a child, science has always been Frommelt’s favorite subject. As she moved on to Ankeny high school , her passion for science stayed with her.“I loved my biology teacher;

nearly 20 years.“I’m boring, but in a good way; I’m very happy,” From-melt said of her family life.As surprising as it may be, Frommelt has a whole other world outside of her teach-ing career at East. She loves to run and in fact, used to coach cross country. After having her second daughter three years ago, it wasn’t as easy to be involved but she says it may become a part of her life again after her daughter gets older. From-melt also loves to read, mostly non-fiction. Some of her favorite authors include bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell and Game of Thrones creator George Martin.Despite the immense amount of dedication

Frommelt has to her classes, some students find the subjects challenging. She believes this is either because of a lack of inter-est in the topic or poor attendance.“It’s hard to connect with the class if you don’t attend it regularly,” Frommelt said.All in all though, many can agree science would be boring without Frommelt teaching at East and can be glad to hear she plans to teach for a while; she expects to continue teach-ing science for another 10 years. But what is the best part about teaching at EHS?“The students,” Frommelt said resolutely.

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DMPS position on alcoholAny student who is caught and identified with possession or consumption of alcohol and is participating in an activity at the time must be suspended for a certain period of time and go under alcohol tests and evaluations.

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he word “fun” these days can be interpret-

ed in many different ways; and it’s your choice to choose how you take it. Alone there are approximately 80,000 al-cohol related deaths in the United States every year. The usage of alcohol among teens is an epidemic that has been going on for years, and is a crisis that continues to go on in our country to this day.NATIONAL EPIDEMIC

Underage drinking is a ma-jor problem all high schools across America face. Al-though the legal age to pur-chase and drink alcohol is 21, people ages 12-20 drink over 11 percent of all alco-hol consumed in the United States. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Con-trol), the past few years the rate of underage drinking has gone down, but the rate still

remains unreasonably high.There are many people who

view the widespread topic differently. The decision to drink as an adolescent is risky yet common. The trend of consumption of alcohol by underage drinkers has signifi-cantly lowered, that includes first time drinkers, occasional drinkers, daily drinkers, and binge drinkers. The choice to drink is a personal decision for everyone to choose.

“I just like to party and sometimes that involves drinking too. Yes, I am aware of the consequences, but as long as me and my friends are being safe I don’t see a problem with it,” senior Paige Vasey said.

According to NBC news, over 7.2 million teenagers binge drink in the United States, with their intentions of not getting just the casual

buzz, but to get drunk in a short amount of time. This is defined as binge drinking.

“I feel as long as you don’t get caught, why not have a good time? I mean we only get to experience high school once in our life, so live it up. I’m aware of consequences but sometimes you have to take chances, and that’s a chance I’m willing to take,” senior Kyler Krogman said. DMPS WEIGHS IN

With partying comes safety hazards and consequences if you are caught. Des Moines Public Schools states that you are to abide by the districts code of conduct; meaning if you violate any one of the policies then you will have to serve the punish-ment for whichever offense you committed. Anonymous reports will not be consid-ered or reviewed, but will

be investigated if submitted by a reliable source. That includes witness statements, police reports, photographs, and information from social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

“For the past seven years, on average I get about 33 code of conduct violations a year, and 20 of them end up being alcohol related. The rate has been the same, but we are going into higher risks now since spring break and graduation is coming up,” athletic director Ric Powell said.

Powell indicates that if a student is caught with pos-session or consumption of alcohol, they are not only re-quired to sit out during the activities season for a certain period of time, but also take a mandatory alcohol class through Des Moines Public

Schools.“We take the cases very

serious. I try to talk to them at a professional and com-fortable level, and just talk to them about the consequenc-es,” Powell said.

Some drinkers believe as long as they’re having fun and being responsible with their actions, they should be fine. However, there are people who have their own views and thoughts on teens and alcohol.

“I think it’s pointless be-cause I have just as much fun without doing it. I feel like it ruins your life for later. I don’t really judge, I just don’t think it’s right,” senior Jayde Murray said.

There is no right or wrong with the deciding factor to underage drink or not, but there are a lot of reasons that

can affect a teen’s choice; such as judgments and opin-ions from their peers.

“I think it’s unnecessary be-cause there are a lot of better things you can do with your time. I’m still friends with people who make those deci-sions; I just don’t participate. I don’t judge or view them as bad people, I just think what they’re doing is not what I do,” senior Abby Mendenhall said.

According to Iowa law, the alcohol blood level limit is .08. Depending on your size and weight and how much al-cohol content is in whatever you’re drinking, just a mere one to two beers or one to two shots can exceed the le-gal limit.

Although there are many teens that don’t drink, drink-ing is a personal choice and

is up to the individual to the make that decision.

“When you drink I think you kind of set yourself back with your potential. I wouldn’t recommend others to do it. It’s not that I look down on anybody who drinks; I just don’t think it’s a very good choice. You’re not going to always change people and stop from them drinking, but I really just hope my friends who do drink stay safe and don’t get hurt. I’m not going to think any less of them,” senior Joey Bahnsen said.

As the underage drinking epidemic continues to go on, there will always be the kids who do choose to drink il-legally, and those who don’t. Everyone is a critic, but the decision is a personal choice. To party, or not to party?

story/Kendrew Panyanouvong

“The rate of underage drinking has gone down, but the rate still remains unreasonably high.”

photo illustration/Brian Chang

,If you commit a violation and are not involved in an activity during that time, you will be forced to face the consequences during the next activity you participate in.

SHOW ME A GOOD TIME

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

“Kids are going to do whatever they want, I’m not against it but if you do it then it’s your life not mine.” -Eva Fabray (12)

“ I think it’s something that’s very fun to do on the weekends, but it can be pretty dangerous at times.” -Samuel Gonzalez (10)

“It’s their own time and their own body. I do what I need to do, peo-ple are who they are so let them be.” -Victoria Richardson (10)

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Still stuck on a way to ask your special someone? Here are

some other ideas:

1. Sending her/him a card in the mail.

2. Asking them in the hall way in front of everyone.

3. Take them out to eat and ask them.

4. Show up at their job and ask them in front of everyone.

5. Send them a text message asking or have a phone conversation.

6. Announce it on a social network.

7. Surprise them with writing on their car.

8. Announce it on the school intercom.

9. Ask them on a huge banner in front of the school.

10. Chalk it on their driveway.

I would take her out to eat and have her desert say “Will you go to prom with me?”

I think my unique way would be to surprise my girl with rose petals leading to her room, and in the room is going to be the letters PROM along with a question mark, also going to add balloons and a candle.

I would make a cake that says “Will you go to prom with me?” and it would have the two people standing on top of the cake and the people would be us in our colors. I’d also have balloons and I’d write a poem for her.

My unique way to ask someone to prom

would be me making him go on a scav-enger hunt for all of the words “Will

you go to prom with me?” and eventu-ally he’d figure it all out after he puts the words together.

I’d order pizza and when she opens the box it would say “I know this is cheesy but will you go to prom with me?”

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Opinion The East High ScrollLetters to the Editors, Dear Keesha or your opinions can be sent to: hosmanaaron@yahoo.com, Ste14ph@aol.com, Natalie.Niemeyer@dmschools.org or dropped off in room 3060N

Distant lover, darkened skies

story/ Jackie Gabriel

Letter from the editor

I have no friends, what do I do to make new ones?If you’re bold just start sitting at the tables with people and start making conversation. But if you’re the quiet type you should get into a lot of extracurricular activities. These give you the chance to interact with a lot more people and you’ll find people that have the same interests as you.

How do you think I should ask a girl out?Find out a lot of the things she would like. She if she wants to go see a new movie or go ice skating or even go out to eat. Girls love to eat. If you want it to be special it has to come from the heart. Do you guys have a special place that you both like. Maybe you could take her there then you could ask her.

What do you do when you fall for someone but the feeling isn’t mutual? The person wants to be in your life, only as a friend, but the only way you can stop liking that person is to completely leave them alone?If you really want to get over this person I think you know what you should do. You just told me you would have to completely leave them alone. I’m not saying it’s going to be easy but you just need to stop talking to them until a lot of those feelings you have are gone. After that, you guys could continue to be friends. If you don’t like that and you want to be in their life too, you would just have to learn how to control your feelings for a while and it might just fade. People say, “time heals all.” Maybe this will be true for you.

irst you can feel your heart start to pick up its pace. Then your hands

might start to shake a little bit as your mind tries to pro-cess the words you’re about to say. You can feel the fluttering of butterflies--the bad kind--in your stomach, and you al-most feel a little light-headed. A few tears might even come to your eyes as you tell your beau, “I’m moving away.”

When you find a person who you can share almost anything with, everything else in the world can seem simply irrel-evant. Many teenagers can re-late to the feeling of being in love, especially high-schoolers. But when a teenager hears the news that they’ll be moving to another city, or even an-other state, they’re faced with a choice: staying together or realizing it won’t work out.

I was faced with this deci-sion myself last summer when

F I found out I’d be moving two hours away from the town I spent most of my childhood in. I had been in a relationship with my boyfriend for nearly a year and a half and couldn’t stomach the thought of break-ing up, although I’d been in a long-distance relationship before and the stress was too much for me; I said that we had to break up.

D e s p i t e the immense amount of care I had for him, though, the dis-tance did mat-ter. Moving two hours away changed the entire way our relationship worked. Going to a movie or hanging out with friends was substituted with phone calls and instant mes-sages. Instead of spending time together every day, we spent around six days per month to-

gether. I knew our relationship wasn’t going to work out. In fact, approximately 70 percent of relationships fail when long distance isn’t planned for, ac-cording to statisticbrain.com.

When a person lives in the same town as their signifi-cant other it’s easy to reassure themselves that the other per-

son isn’t cheating because they can see it for t h e m -s e l v e s . B u t w h e n

they suddenly move hours away, they don’t have any proof other than what their boyfriend or girlfriend tells them and a lot of times, it’s not enough.

However, long distance does work out for some couples, even those who are in high school. This is especially true

for couples who begin their relationship knowing it’ll be long distance. Nearly four mil-lion marriages in the United States are considered long distance, which proves that with dedication, a relation-ship can work out even when the couple doesn’t see each other much. The distance just has to be able to work for both people involved and a relationship can survive.

After deciding that we had to break up, the best we could manage was staying friends because we had such a strong bond, but I knew breaking up was best for me. Currently, I’m dating my boyfriend of seven months and found that local relationships are what work for me, and although it may be different for every person, the decision is solely up to the two people involved.

As we start planning the next two and final issues of the Scroll it is an even bigger reminder that the end of the school year is fast approaching. For students like me, this means my high school career will soon end and even bigger op-portunities will be waiting for ex-ploration. However, it will be sad to leave East and all the groups and activities I have come to enjoy.

With the experience I have gained in the past four years, I want to urge underclassmen to take chances while in school; get involved. It was joining IHSSA, NHS, Student Government, the newspaper, etc. where I have had the most fun in school. Tak-ing chances enables you to do or get things that you truly want, but may have never attempted.

The end of the year also brings one of the biggest events for a high schooler, prom. As prom ap-proaches, a lot of students worry about finding a date. This is the perfect time to take chances. If you have wanted to ask someone to prom, do it – take a chance. That brings me to the main reason for this column; I want to offi-cially ask someone to be my prom date. So, Lauren Holmes, will you go to Prom 2013 with me?

East student brings her long distance relationship to light

“Despite the immense amount of care I had for him, the distance did matter.” -Jackie Gabriel

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better and more consum-er friendly than the last.

“I had a Migo, it had four buttons on it… I washed that phone in the washer three times before it died,” Hailey Scanlon said, a former east student.

Fortunately most of us have a cell phone with a standard layout, and are free to dial our own num-bers. Seriously though, how many of us even dial our own numbers anymore?

As the evolution of mo-bile devices persists it is not anything less than ob-vious that the standard cell phone layout has changed, a lot, and makers insist that cell phones and their applications are limitless.

“They can’t give you things…” Pena said.

A phone cannot bake a

othing is more im-portant, to some people, than their

new smart phone. While too others, the glam and the bling is imposed upon by a temporary hype which is brought about by com-panies like Apple, HTC, or Samsung and their follow-ers eager to purchase them.

“I would want an iPhone... but it depends on what’s the advantage of the newest phone, sometimes people can’t even tell the difference between the newest (genera-tion) kind and the one they already have.”, said Victoria Pena (12), who is currently going without a cell phone.

There are multiple brands out there trying to get people to buy their new-est cell phone, all claim-ing this generation to be

cake or make a gallon of milk appear. Or Can it? Some cit-ies in Korea and China have adopted a new way of shop-ping in the virtual world.

With a smart phone, the provided bar code, and the need for groceries busy commuters can shop for milk, fruit, etc. with just an App by taking photos and filling up your online shop-ping cart while standing in line at subway stations.

“I don’t really use it ex-cept for to text or You-Tube, that is the only thing I use it for- calling, not so much,” Scanlon said.

For better or for worse we have become inseparable from our mobile devices, ensuring that there will be a place for them in our future. We call these devices our phones. They are much more.

story/Steven Johnson

story/Savanna Bullington

Good superstitions

Lucky charms vs. bad omens

If you step on your shadow, it brings you good

luck.

HTC ONE: Feb. 19 , 1.7 GHz Quad core Snapdragon processor, 4.7in screen. It is designed to have no cracks or crevices making it a single glass Uni-Body. Double speakers in- front, New Camera layout, and TV Program-ming makes it fit to please any customer. Future: New Cell Phones from HTC Co. are a little hard to follow with Inconsistent names for products that confuse those who follow from generation to generation.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4: Comes out on March 14th, features an Exynos 5 processor with 8 cores promising to save battery life, 5in screen, Wireless Charging, Fast Wire-less Networking and internet, design is similar and will not stray away from the S3.Future: Samsung is a Co. to watch with flexible technology within its reach and perfecting its product has become its priority.

IPHONE 5S: Comes out mid to late summer of 2013, has an A7 quad-core processor, design will be basically exactly the same in its chic, smooth glass design. Retina or IGZO screen technology, Apple’s camera has been criticized by Samsung users who claim it’s of lesser quality. Future: Ru-mors state Apple is experimenting with touch screen de-vices to wear along with the help of the U.S. Gov’t.

Bad superstitions

IF A DOG HOWLS AT NIGHT, DEATH IS NEAR.

IF YOU DROP ANY TYPE OF C H I N E S E F O O D ON THE F L O O R YOU WILL H A V E F I F T E Y -YEARS OF BAD LUCK.

IF YOU DREAM ABOUT A DOG, YOU WILL HAVE A

LOT OF ENEMIES.

Brand name phone, brand new world

If you find a lost horseshoe, you will have

good luck

Today’s technology invites a look at cell phones past and present

Tips on how to stay lucky this St. Patricks day

If your right hand itches, you will earn

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OThe juicy insight:Steroids and other performance enhancing drugs have made their way from the professional sports scene into hands of teens. Student athletes at the high school level are finding faster ways to build body mass to get ahead of the game. story / Alex Underwood

ver the last 20 years sports have changed drastically. Players

are getting bigger, faster, and stronger which makes the play of the game much dif-ferent from the past. The unfortunate part about play-ers progression is many ath-letes are not taking the right route to achieve their goals. Steroids and other perfor-mance enhancing drugs are a rising trend from professional sports to the high school level. Professional sports have tak-en a step moving away from the is-sue. Players can be randomly tested and if found guilty they will be suspend-ed for a certain amount of games. Regulations have made huge impacts due to suspen-sions and other consequences.Unfotunatley, the high school level cannot test for these substances because of legal issues. The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is not responsible for testing.

“Student searches, including those involving drug testing are governed by Iowa Code Section 808A. Basically, Iowa law does not allow random drug testing as some state do,” IHSAA assistant execu-tive director Alan Beste said.Iowa code section 808A provides rules and regula-tions protecting students from searches and seizures. “It wouldn’t hurt for athletes

to be tested. You can say I’m indifferent about the situation. I think high school coaches should be able to notice if their players are getting to big too fast, that’s when it’s our job to take action,” East foot-ball coach Greg Schoon said.Though using steroids and certain performance enhanc-ing drugs is illeagal and a fed-eral offence, the IHSAA gives

student athletes a freedom of choice. Student athletes should realize the risk they are taking by using harmful substances. “I think the association should not allow it period. If law states its illeagal we as stu-dent athletes should not have freedom of choice,” Saydel athlete Mattingly Stone said.Two recent surveys indicated that approximatley seven per-cent of high school seniors

across the nation have admitted to using steroids at some point in their high school career. Though the per-centage seems small, the number of stu-

dent athletes using steroids is over 300,000 nationwide.The choice is one that many student athletes will face in their time of playing high school sports, but is it right for high school students to get away with actions in which professional athletes may not? The questions will remain unanswered un-til a firm restriction is set.

Mock of ages:Predictions on who your favorite NFL team might be drafting this offseason.

t’s that time of the year again, the season has came to a conclusion,

the Baltimore Ravens are on top of the world as Su-per Bowl champions of the National Football League

and now the offseason begins. Now all eyes are on the NFL Combine, scouting the best players in college football who are eagerly waiting for April 25 for the NFL Draft to see where their career will begin. The draft is seven rounds of

32 picks that each NFL team has, 224 college players will become proffesional athletes. The mock draft (right) is a prediction of where players will land based off of team’s needs. Each team will use the draft to improve their depth charts in order to have a successful season.

I have broke down each pick of the 2013 NFL Draft. Check to see who your team may be picking up this year.

story / Brain Rivera

2013 NFL mock draftProjected Top 10 Picks

*For more of the mock draft visit easthighpublications.com

“I think coaches should be able to notice if their players are getting too big too fast.”

- Greg Schoon

1.) Kansas City Chiefs - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M

2.) Jacksonville Jaguars - Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State

3.) Oakland Raiders - Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia

4.) Philadelphia Eagles - Deon Jordan, OLB, Oregon

5.) Detroit Lions - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

6.) Cleveland Browns - Barkevious Min-go, OLB, LSU

7.) Arizona Cardinals - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

8.) Buffalo Bills - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia

9.) New York Jets - Ziggy Ansah, DE, BYU

10.) Tennessee Titans - Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama

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he East High Lady Scarlets qualified for the state tournament

for the third time in their last four seasons. With a 22-2 record, they entered Wells Fargo with con-fidence on the night of Wednesday, Feb. 27. East faced the Dowling Ma-roons whom they defeat-ed 62-51, about a month prior to the first round of the state tournament.

“Our game plan was to pressure them and make them handle the ball and speed up the pace of the game,” ju-nior Paige Larson said.

East executed on de-fense, forcing 11 Dowl-ing turnovers in the first half. The Lady Scarlets also shot 40 percent from the floor. East led the game at halftime 23-13.

“We executed in the first. In the second half we let off the gas and stopped doing what was working,” Larson said.

Dowling came out in the second half and out scored East 22-15. The Maroon’s effort re-b o u n d i n g also helped p r o d u c e their loud comeback. D o w l -ing domi-nated with 20 rebounds in the second half; nine of them were on offense.

“They crashed the boards with a vengeance,” Coach Sam Powell told report-ers Wednesday night.

Down 37-34, Dowl-ing forward Audrey Faber rebounded a missed free

throw by Shareece Burrell with 11 seconds left. Faber drove down the court with an unexpected determina-tion. With one second left, Faber halted behind the perimeter and casted up a last second three pointer.

The buzzer was the only thing heard as the ball trav-eled on its way towards the rim. Dowling’s crowd erupted as Faber sunk her fifth three of the year when it mattered the most.

Going into overtime, Powell told his players that Dowling would come out

with the momentum but the game was not out of reach. But after a tough battle in overtime, East was forced to foul Dowling to give their selves a chance. The Maroons shot 5 for 6 behind the line to take the

win in over-time, 47-41.

“ I t h o u g h t we had the game ear-lier but we let it slip through our

fingers,” Larson said about the devastating loss.

The following day of the loss was the beginning of a new season for the Lady Scarlets. Most of the girls still play together on an AAU team during the off-season. With only one se-nior leaving the team after

this season, the Lady Scar-lets have a strong case for another state tournament appearance next season. Es-pecially under Coach Pow-ell who won the state cham-pionship with East in 2011.

“Them little girls bet-ter win state next year. They have too much po-tential. They are going to be unstoppable,” se-nior, Artichala Wise said.

There are eight months until the first game of next season and the Lady Scarlets are ready to give another shot at a state championship. Next sea-son will be the last chance for eight returning juniors who will face the hard-ship of their final season.

“We know what it takes now so we will be prepared for next season,” Larson said.

The heartbreaking overtime loss against Dowling in the first round of the state tournament leaves the Lady Scarlets wanting another championship even more.

photos/ Houa Vang

Artichala Wise, senior basketball player, ended her high school career short of a state championship. Even af-ter the disappointing loss she is still very proud of her team and their success. “We perserveered through the adversity thrown at us and the respect no one gave us.”

The Maroonsstrike back

(top) Roichelle Marble takes on Dowling guard Alys-sa Beck. Marble dropped 13 points in the loss against Dowling. (bottom left) The Tribe showed off their school spirit with a neon out. (bottom right) Renise Collier penetrates the lane and goes up for a layup. Collier scored six points and grabbed 5 total rebounds.

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“Them little girls better win state next year. They have too much potential. They are going to be unstoppable,”-Artichala Wise