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January 2015 Features 5
By Jenny DavisRUSTLER STAFF
Tattoos symbolize more than ink
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Numerous students at Fremont High School have made a commitment that will last a lifetime. That commitment is to getting a permanent tattoo. Many students at FHS have one, and in some cases, many of them.
Tattoos may be symbolic to a person for many reasons, whether it represents a loved one, or a distinct time in a person’s life.
Senior Jada Jones got a matching tattoo with her older sister, Devon Jones, to repre-sent their bond.
“I got a tattoo for me and my sister, be-cause we wanted something to symbolize our sisterhood,” Jones said. “It’s a quote on my side that says, ‘I can conquer the world with one hand as long as you’re holding the other’.”
Senior David Tacner’s tattoo is a quote say-ing “Life Goes On”. This tattoo represents past struggles that Tacner has overcame.
“Life was rough when I was younger,” Tac-ner said. “I felt like just giving up, but realized that whatever happens, life goes on.”
The Tattoo ProcessGetting a tattoo is not a quick process.
First, one must pick out what they would like to get and where to put it. A tattoo lasts for-ever, so this is no easy decision.
Then, choosing a tattoo artist to sketch the art is also important. And, finally, having the tattoo placed on your body can be painful.
“It felt like a really sharp, jagged rock drag-ging against my skin,” senior Kelsey Martinez said.
In Nebraska, the legal age to get a tattoo is 18, unless given permission from a parent or legal guardian. Martinez got a tattoo at the age of 17 (with her parents approval).
“I wanted something to remind me of the boys,” Martinez said. “I thought about it for a year and every day I wanted it more. Normal-ly, my parents would never let me get a tattoo,
but they were on board with my decision be-cause they knew how important it was to me.”
To many people with tattoos, getting them can be addicting. Jones said she plans to get another one in the near future.
Special Meaning“I plan on getting another tattoo for my
mom who died of lung cancer,” said Jones. “I will probably get a third, just for fun, at some point in my life.”
Although tattoos can be very special and symbolic, not all people are accepting of them. Martinez says that those people should think twice before disapproving.
“I would say don’t be so quick to judge,” Martinez said. “I know for me, personally, my tattoo was a way to make me feel hap-pier. Every time I look at it (her tattoo), I’m reminded of my friends and family. It makes me feel better.”
Senior Kelsey Martinez is one of many Fremont High Schoool students who have a tattoo. Martinez placed her tattoo (pictured above) on her foot. Photo by Benjamin Swanson
Geaghan said that since students have been in school for a full semester that they are starting to build relationships with their peers.
She said students are becoming more open with others around them.
Sometimes people are not aware of how some of the things that they say and do may affect others around them.
The initial reaction for many people when they are irritated is to get angry or upset.
FrustrationFor Geaghan, there are some key actions
that are assoicated with her anger.“Most of the time I get frustrated,”
Geaghan said. “I tap my pencil, because it is a way that people can tell that I am getting frustrated. Most of the time they still do it though.”
Since students are together at school for
almost 10 months out of the year, junior Makenna Gemar believes students should not always be infuriated with each other.
Gemar went on to say that people should try to think more about how their actions af-
Pet Peeves: ‘People could try to be more considerate’Continued from page 4 fect others.
“People could try to be more considerate,” Gemar said. “In other words, I think people should be less physical and think through their actions.”
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No matter who you are, at some point you have probably felt singled out or embarrassed, whether it’s in front of the entire school, or behind a computer screen.
You have also probably made someone feel victimized and not even real-ized it.
Bullying, in my opinion, is using superior strength or in-timidation to force someone to do what one wants.
F r e m o n t High School As-sistant Principal Myron Sikora
says that the difference between a physical conflict and bullying is, “unevenness of pow-er.” He said a bully may intimidate someone for a number of reasons.
“Usually with bullying there is a power im-balance,” said Sikora, “it may be a difference in age, size, strength, or even social status.”
According to the Youth Risk Behavior
Surveillance System, over 20-percent of high school students in the United States have been bullied, and 30-percent admitted to bul-lying at some point.
Toward the end of the first semester, there were a few conflicts reported in the halls of FHS. Some of these incidents were directly related to bullying. This shows that bullying is not just present in other schools, it also takes place (a little) at FHS.
When being verbally attacked by a bully,
asking them to stop is the first step. If that doesn’t work, find an adult you can trust, such as your counselor or a teacher. These adults may help you find a strategy to solve the situ-ation.
Sikora says if you’re being physically at-tacked, the best thing to do is to try and walk away from the situation.
If you don’t have the option to walk away then self-defense is understandable.
“The first thing to do is to try and ignore
the comments,” said Sikora. “Also, make sure you report the issue to an adult that you trust.”
There is no excuse to make someone feel unsafe or threatened. Everyone is equal and deserves to be treated that way.
If you are walking in the halls and notice someone being picked on, do not be afraid to raise your voice.
You never know what someone is going through; just one rude comment or action may push someone over the edge.
Boots: trendy fashion statement for feet can be costlyI feel like wearing boots is so common
among most girls we don’t even realize we do it so often.
To a guy, boots are boots, but to a girl there are tons of different kinds: combat boots, high-rider boots, Uggs, or any different kind of regular casual boots.
For all the girls out there who own Uggs, we know how expensive they are.
“I own three pairs of Uggs,” junior Peytyn Winterstein said. “I have two regular pairs: one black and one grey, and then one knit
pair with buttons down the side.”For those of you who don’t buy boots on
a daily basis, regular casual boots cost about $45 and Ugg boots can be bought anywhere from $100-$200 per pair. For all the girls who have multiple pairs of Uggs, that’s really ex-pensive.
While walking the halls of FHS, it’s not hard to find girls wearing Uggs due to their popularity. Even though they are expensive, girls love them.
Considering their expense, not everyone can afford multiple pairs of Uggs or maybe not any at all. But I guarantee that you could find at least one girl wearing some type of boots any day of the week, because everybody loves them.
It doesn’t matter if the boots are expen-sive, cheap, gray, brown, knittted, or sparkly.The only thing that matters is that we love them and they are going to be here for a long time. Story by Rachel Gibbs
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Senior Isaac Torres Ruiz grinds down a test plate for his project. The dual-credit class meets every day during first block at FHS. Torres Ruiz must wear protective clothing and a welding mask while he works.
FHS industrial technology teacher Brad Ryun explains how to weld a pipe flange to seniors Ethan Dannelly, Nathan Houser and Rider Taylor. This intensive dual-credit course challenges students to learn complex welding strategies, along with four other courses in one school year.
Junior Jacob Wilson welds his project in a secure welding room. Wilson said the students in the class hold their welds to a high standard. Each weld is tested by the course instructors.
Fremont senior Nathan Houser and Archbishop Bergan senior Rider Taylor help each other weld a table together. Houser said the class is run like a job site, so teamwork is often required to get the job done.
Giesselmann is one of 11 students in the new Metropolitan Community College dual-credit welding course offered at FHS this year.
FHS industrial technology teacher Brad Ryun, who co-teaches the course with Jim Weyer, said the new class allows students to learn the welding processes necessary to become a certified welder.
“It’s an FHS and Metro dual-credit program,” Ryun said. “It’s designed to give students the opportunity to get college level classes in high school.”
The class includes five Metro courses in one: Welding Print Reading, Industrial Cutting, Steel 1, Steel 2 and Flux Cored Arc Welding. To have all of the capabilities for the class, the room had to undergo renovation during the summer after the 2013-2014 school year.
The renovations began on May 22, and finished before the 2014-2015 school year. Additional machines were continually being added during the first semester. The new additions and advancements to the classroom cost around $500,000.
“We upgraded all the equipment, CNC plasma cutting equipment, and industrial cutting equipment,” said Ryun. “All the money was donated through private donations, grants and community support. We’ve been interested in the program for the last seven
years.”Certain machines and changes to the room
include 10 Miller XMT 350 welding machines with multi-process capabilities. This allows the students to be able to use three different types of weld: gas metal arc welding, shielding metal arc welding, and gas tungsten arc welding. An air carbon arc gauge, which removes material from the machine, is also in the classroom.
The room contains three new plasma cutting machines with a Hypertherm 85. It allows students to cut metal with electrical arc by hand, and a CNC plasma cutter.
The new room also includes a manifold system used for shielding the gas supply and a ventilation system to remove toxic fumes. With the new class comes a set of two new class books.
“The upgraded welding shop drastically
improves the education that the FHS industrial technology classes give,” said Ryun.
The students in the new class have already created some test plates. They have previously used their skills for fabrication projects to create objects-such as tables for the workshop-using the welds they have learned in class.
“I think we’re doing really well,” said Ryun. “We’re ahead of schedule. The class, as a whole, has a really good work ethic. With their welds being held at industrial standards as high schoolers and where they are at, it’s really impressive.”
Ryun said students interested in the course do not necessarily have to have taken an industrial technology class before applying for the course.
“In order to be in metals, they have to be juniors and seniors and have to be accepted
Cool class, big sparksNew welding
course at FHS offers students a dual-credit
opportunity.
Senior Tyler Schroedter sands down metal for his project. Schroedter has been involved in the industrial technology program all four of his high school years. The picture in the story above is a metal plate created by one of the students in the new dual-credit welding course offered at FHS this year.
into the Metro program,” said Ryun.Eleven FHS students are part of the
program: Giesselmann, Justin Bewley, Zachary Cram, Ethan Dannelly, Hunter Gustafson, Devin Hoge, Nathan Houser, Tyler Schroedter, Isaac Torres Ruiz and Jacob Wilson. Bergan High School student Rider Taylor also takes the course.
“I’m interested in being an industrial tech teacher and it’s one of the things I’ll have to know,” Giesselmann said. “It’ll get me ready for college. You get a lot more experience and you get a lot more done. You get to do welds you don’t normally. It’s like an advanced math class. It teaches you to do more in a short amount of time.”
For Giesselmann, being one of the first students in the new class at FHS is an exciting opportunity.
“It feels pretty good,” said Giesselmann. “Later on, they’re going to add more stuff, so that’s a disadvantage, but it’s cool to be the first ones on the machines.”
Story by Allie Gamache & Photos by Molly Schiermeyer
As Fremont High School senior Joe Giesselmann enters his first block class,
the first thing he does is put on his green welding jacket, an apron, some gloves and his protective eye wear. Now he’s ready to make sparks fly.
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