‘The Vow’ gets thumbs up from Macee

movie review

by Macee Scott

Future toilets may open a butt load of new possibilities by Austin Ricklefs

Self Expression: Expression of one’s own personality, feelings or ideas, as through speech or art. Self expres-sion is shown in many different ways including painting, drawing, music, and fashion. These mediums are the most contemporary forms of expres-sion; however, another form of art and self expression is making its way though the halls of D-West. Tattoos.

Although times have changed, many people have viewed tat-toos as horrendous and danger-ous, but not according to a few individuals attending DWHS.

Senior Chris Peuker has just got-ten his third tattoo finished. One of his tattoos that is located along his side is probably the one that means the most to him. “My side tattoo

Peace, love, and coexistence are just a few of the things that can make the world an improved and uncomplicated place to live. But at the core of a quality life, many people don’t realize that technology is the thing that is improving existence.

The world and all of its inhabit-ants are always adapting, and with this sought out change new tech-nology is created and new ideas are born. With as simple of an idea as bringing people closer through a so-cial website to eventually bringing people to interact in space, the op-portunities one gets from innovative technology are seemingly endless.

Technology has exploded on the scene in the recent decade with companies and individuals creating works to benefit the world around them. Bill Gates, a major contribu-tor to charities around the world, has recently given a portion of his riches to different companies in all different countries. With these funds, these countries were asked to build… THE TOILET OF THE FUTURE. All puns aside, these new toilets of-fer a crap ton of benefits to the entire world’s population, such as a way to turn waste matter into water, fuel, and energy. These toilets use pro-cesses like combustion, evaporation, pyrolosis, and anaerobic digestion.

Potentially these new toilets can enable people all over the world to dispose of waste in a cleanly man-ner. And with 1 billion people of the world’s population still going to the bathroom outside and 1.5 million children dying each year because of diarrhea, many of which could be saved with better sanitation, an up-graded toilet that should only cost five cents a day to operate could ac-tually alter the world in a big way.

It’s not like modern cities don’t already have toilets: It’s just that their systems are out of date and need to be improved. With 2.6 billion people in the world not having a sanitary toilet, this is the perfect opportunity to make the earth a healthier place.

The science behind all of this gets really confusing because there is a lot involved into making this work. Basically separating the one’s and two’s (urine and feces) makes breakdowns easier and makes it more possible for energy, wa-ter, and fertilizer to be produced.

With this new technology, how-ever hilarious you may find it, you may consider thinking about what this opens for future generations. There are a “butt” load of possibili-ties for this new technology and with the help of rising scientific minds, the world can become a more qual-ity place to live, starting with… THE TOILET FROM THE FUTURE, that’s being developed right now.

If you take relationships and love seriously, The Vow is a great movie for you! The Vow, which was released to theaters on February 10, 2012, is based on the true story of two people, Leo, played by Channing Tatum, and Paige, played by Rachel McAdams, who were deeply in love.

While heading home from the movies they were in a wreck which put them both in the hospi-tal. When Paige awakes from her coma her memory has been lost, she has no memory of Leo, but of everyone and everything else.

As an audience member it broke my heart seeing how in love they were before and one night changed everything for them. Leo tries helping her regain her mem-ory and love for him, but as hard as he tries she can’t remember.

Throughout the movie he con-tinues to try to make her fall in love with him by taking her places they used to go, dealing with her ex-fiancé that she still likes, bringing her flow-ers, and doing everything he could think of to make her remember.

Some people didn’t like this mov-ie because they didn’t get the ending they had hoped for. In my opinion, it was a great movie that was a real tear jerker and touched my heart. I very much appreciated the directors’ choice of actors, with McAdams being a very good actor, and Tatum being his attractive self, I thought it made the movie much more entertaining!

One-act plays showcase talent of veteran, rookie actors

is in memory of my aunt,” Peuker said. “I like tattoos and because you can have pain and it’s awesome.”

Another tattoo enthusiast, se-nior Brook Fee has a new addition to her body--a third tattoo along her ribcage. “They show my inter-ests and feelings about my life,” Fee said. “I am an adrenaline junkie, and tattoos express who I am.”

There are many dangers to get-ting tattoos and by getting multiple tattoos increases the chance of in-fection, but according to Peuker and Fee, the third time’s the charm.

Besides all the possible infec-tions, nasty diseases, hundreds of needle pokes and, of course, the pain that comes along with getting tat-tooed, it looks like this form of self expression is going to stay for awhile.

by Ruby Rhodd

Tattoos are form of art, self expression

(Upper Left) Chris Peuker’s tattoo tribute to his aunt. (Upper Right) Brook Fee’s floral with skull tattoo. (Above) Chris Peuker’s skull tattoo.

With desserts and drama, DWHS actors gave a couple of sweet performances on March 29 and 31.

The evenings opened with “Imperfect Proposal,” a com-edy revolving around an intended marriage proposal in the park that is continually interrupted. Just when Ben, played by Aaron Halling, is ready to pop the question to girlfriend Kate, (Keshana Cook), everything goes wrong, and the couple learns more about each other than expected--enough to forget a future together.

“Café Murder,” the followup performance, is a murder mystery in which overbearing, annoying Rosemary Saint-John played by Aisha Diveley is murdered during her birthday celebration at a restaurant.

Saint-John has made all kinds of enemies, so when she disappears and is presumed murdered, the suspects are numer-ous.

Audience members were left to question each suspect to find the one guilty of the crime.

Supported by many veteran actors, several newcomers took to the stage for the first time in high school.

Sophomore Payton Leach, who lead a protest against Pets in Parks in “Imperfect Proposal,” enjoyed being in the play. “I was really nervous, but after the first performance, I realized I like plays and I’ll probably try out again in the future.”

Austin Ricklefs, junior, said, “I enjoyed the production be-cause I got to come together with my friends and discover new things about myself and what goes into making and perform-ing a show.”

Above: At Cafe Murder, the dinner guests, hostess, and chef enjoy the moments after Rosemary Saint-John has disappeared. Pic-tured are Kim Elliott, Aaron Halling, Amber Smith, Narissa Elrod, Samantha Albers, Terri Simmons, Austin Ricklefs and Abbi Ellis.

Left: After Narissa Elrod asked Ben (Aaron Halling) if her rear end looks big, he decides to check it out, much to the disgust of girlfriend Kate (Keshana Cook).

HOME OF THE MUSTANGSDoniphan West High School402 East Main, P.O. Box 308

Highland, KS 66035www.doniphanwest.org

April 12, 2012volume 8 issue 1

Hey guys, give a Man - icure a tryWith prom coming up and sum-

mer weather coming in, everyone needs a little shine to their nails. A manicure is not always just getting your nails painted: You could always just clean them up a bit and add some clear coat.

A manicure is also not only just for girls.

Trying something new, sopho-more Allen Dorrell enjoyed every second of letting Narissa Elrod add her magic touch to his fingernails and paint them light pink.

“Getting my nails done brought out my inner beauty and made me feel like I was a girl!” Dorrell said.

by Madison Smith

DEAR CONNIE AND BEATRICE: Do you think its weird to be taller than your boyfriend? - GIANTDEAR GIANT: Not at all! If he were a good boyfriend he wouldn’t care. It’s better to be tall than to be a midget! -CONNIE AND BEATRICE

DEAR CONNIE AND BEATRICE: A person asked me to prom and I don’t know how to tell them that I don’t really want to go. How do I kindly reject the invitation? -#PROMPROBZDEAR #PROMPROBZ: You should be honest with him or her. Tell them your mom’s friend’s dad’s goldfish died and it was tragic! Just kidding. Just be up front and tell them how you really feel but thank them for asking. -CONNIE AND BEATRICE

DEAR CONNIE AND BEATRICE: My boyfriend just broke up with me and I don’t know if I should move on or just keep trying. Please help me! -LOVE STRUCK TEENDEAR LOVE STRUCK TEEN: If he is going to treat you like a joke, you leave him like it’s funny! Ignore him and wait for him to come crawling back. It’s the best part! -CONNIE AND BEATRICE

To whomever gave us the picture. It was much appreciated. Thank you.

HELPFUL TIPS:-Brush your teeth every morning.-Check your feet before leaving the bathroom (just in case the toilet paper tags along!)-Never leave your house naked.-Don’t give your number tostrangers.

Pop QuizWhat is your opinion on

consolidating with Troy?

Jeffrey Wattsfreshman

Proudest Accomplishment

Famous person you would have

lunch with

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Do you have a Smart Phone or Dumb Phone?

If you could be a crayon, what

color would you be?

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I work hard and keep my grades

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Chad Michael Murray Olive Garden Blue

I’d rather not.I was smart

enough to skip a grade when I was

younger.

Matt Damon Olive Garden Smart Phone Blue

I don’t think it’s a good idea because the students don’t

get along.

I bought my own car this year. Justin Bieber

Longhorn Steakhouse Dumb Phone Red

Smart Phone

Boyfriend treating you like a joke? Leave him like it’s funny!

Advice from

Top: Sophomore Narissa Elrod paints sophomore Allen Dorrell’s nails to get them looking nice and colorful. Left: Trying to get his new pink nails to dry, Dorrell lightly blows on them trying not to mess up the paint. 3) Dorrell strikes a pose to show off the new pink shine.

Polishing, shining, shaping not just for girls

“Getting my nails done brought out my inner beauty and made me feel like I was a girl!”

Baylee Elliott: “Beauty and the Beast” because I love fictional movies and the characters.

Regan Gibson: “Finding Nemo” because Dori is awesome and I just love it.

Brandon Caudle: “Aladdin” because the genie is awesome!

Clarissa Billups: “Cinderella” because the mice are cute.

Brielle Clary: “Beauty and the Beast” because I love the whole story, and I wish I could live in a castle.

Rachel Rush: “Beauty and the Beast” because it shows the true meaning of beauty.

Jessica Pickman: “The Little Mermaid” because I like how it took place under the sea and they made the mermaid life look fun.

Luke Twombly: “Toy Story 1: because I thought Buzz Lightyear was the coolest. Plus I had the Buzz action figure when I was little.

Justin Simmons: “Jungle Book” because there is a lot of animals in it and the elephants are the best.

Michelle Johnson: “The Lion King” because I enjoy the music and how cute baby Simba is.

Madison Smith: “Beauty and the Beast” because it shows how you can fall in love with someone by how they act and not by how they look.

Aisha Diveley: “Wall-e” because everyone needs a little bit of good cartoon robot love in their lives!

Marc Ellis: “Lion King” because the animals are awesome and there is quite a bit of action.

Emma Herrs: “Little Mermaid” because I watched it all the time.

KatrinaMiller: “Beauty and the Beast” because it shows that anyone could be together and the teapots were cute.

Autumn Royer: “Lion King” because it makes me emotional and I love all the characters.

Kyle Alfrey: “Fox and the Hound” because I watched it all the time when I was little.

Kyleigh Edie: “Lady and the Tramp” because I always watched it as a little kid.

Brook Fee: “Spirit” because I love horses and I’m Indian and because it’s just a cute movie.

Brittany Rauch: “The Little Mermaid” because mermaids are awesome and the music in the movie is amazing.

What is your favorite

Disney movie?

April 12, 2012

by Elayne Clevenger

Veach earns stellar senior year in sports

Left: Austin Veach heads to the post game huddle after a Mustang football victory at home. Above: Veach gets the pin that earns his state title in wrestling.

Austin Veach has had an amazing senior year in sports. Along with winning a state wrestling champion-ship, he has earned other individual awards for wrestling and football as well.

Q: What all have you accomplished this year in sports?A: I was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl for football. I was all-league offensive and defensive line and all-state defensive line for football. And all-league wrestling.Q: What were your expectations coming into this year?A: To have fun and do the best I can--to go out with a bang.Q: How many games were you expecting to win in football this year? How many did the team win?A: I expected to at least half and we went 9-2.Q: What is the Shrine Bowl?A: It is a football game for the top senior players in Kansas.Q: What kind of training do you have to go through in order to play in the Shrine Bowl?

A: We will have a week of camp before the game.Q: Will you be playing football in college? Why or why not?A: No. College ball is too long of a committment for me.Q: What was your favorite thing about football?A: Hitting people.Q: On to wrestling: What were your accomplishments?A: First in DVL, first in regionals, first in state, first place at Holton and Marysville, third place at Rossville and Silver Lake.Q: What were your expectations for wrestling?A: To make state.Q: How many years did you make it to the state tourna-ment?A: Two years, junior and senior.Q: What was your final record for the season? High school?A: 23-2 for this year. 79-31 overall.Q: What was your favorite thing about wrestling?A: I was forced to wrestle.

by Nikki Boos

Guess

Who

These

Cuties

Are!

A.

A.Lassie Lacie Diveley B. The one and only boss, Mr. Lackey. C. The muscle man, Mr. Howard. D. Cross Country Girl, Elayne Clevenger E. Gabs the Great, Gabby Speer F. Dirty Dust, Dusty Saunders

B.

C. D.

E. F.

This year there is the big competition between Facebook and Twitter. Many people have loved Facebook throughout the years, but now that Twitter is here, which one do they choose?

Facebook has many great qualities. It is easy to find people and their email addresses, and it is easy to make connections through instant messaging and video chat. Also, many people have reported that they would rather use Facebook to chat with people rather than email. Facebook has a huge, rapidly growing installed user base. According to “jeffbullas.com” Facebook has more than 650 million active users.

Doniphan West junior Aisha Diveley prefers Facebook be-cause it is more personal. She likes being able to message people and talk to them without announcing it.

There are many great things about Facebook, but what is it that attracts people to Twitter instead?

Twitter is very easy to navigate and update. Twitter can go far beyond following friends: It is easy to get updates from favorite celebrities and favorite teams. Twitter is very interactive and has a very rapid response. According to the “Baseline” website, Twitter has more than 200 million registered users, but the number of active users is unknown.

Everything has its great qualities, but with them comes some negative qualities. Both Facebook and Twitter have flaws.

According to the website “squidoo” Facebook is difficult to navigate and update, and it requires a lot of time invested into it to make it beneficial. Also, if people don’t stay logged on to Face-book constantly then they won’t get immediate responses.

Twitter is limited functionally; it’s hard to find people, send short messages, and receive direct replies. Also, Twitter is limited to only 140 characters per update. Twitter can be easily used for spam. It also has a relatively small installed user base according to the website “twitip.”

Not all people find Facebook and Twitter useful, but there are also many people who find them very useful such as busi-ness owners, people who live far from family and friends, and celebrities.

One Doniphan West user, Brandon Caudle said, “I prefer Twitter because it’s faster, but if I was trapped on an island I would choose Facebook because no one listens to me on Twitter.”

Both Facebook and Twitter have pros and cons. But it is the people’s choice of what they prefer. If they like short updates and rapid responses then Twitter is for them, but if they like to video chat and instant messaging, then Facebook is what they’re look-ing for.

Tweeting, Facebooking have pros, cons

What’s NOT

Sperry’s

Summer

Toms

Painting your ring finger a different color

The Game “Draw Something”

The Hunger Games

Curly Hair

Senior Project

No Snow Days

Feathers

Ugg Boots

Reading AR

The Game “Temple Run”

No Spring Break

by Kyleigh Edie and Ruby Rhodd

April 12, 2012

them,” sophomore Megan Green said.Another reason some people don’t

play sports is because they lack the confidence it takes to be an athlete and perform in front of other people.

“I used to play sports in middle school but it is different in high school, because a lot of people actually come and watch, and it makes me way too nervous,” Green said.

A big part of being a good teammate and good athlete is attending practices, even though jobs and school work can make it hard to be committed. Some students get behind in school work during sports and it makes it diffi-cult for them to be the athlete they want to be.

Everyone should try and at least play one sport because it is a lot of fun. Even those who feel they aren’t good can learn skills like patience and how to work with others.

Playing sports benefits all despite the big commitment

What

do you

call your

ride?

Who is taking Who to Prom?

Emma-LeighHerrs

JessiTilsworth

AndrewHunn

Kassiday Blevins

Macee Scott

MichaelHurd

At least nine students in every class at Doniphan West play one or more sports throughout the school year.

There are many advantages for playing sports, and one of them is staying in shape. Another advantage would be it teaches peo-ple how to become team players, and sports keep help athletes busy and out of trouble.

“I mostly play sports because it’s fun to me and keeps me in good shape,” sophomore Scotti Twombly said.

Many kids don’t play sports because it takes away a lot of free time. Some students don’t play sports because their parents don’t let them and it takes away their parents’ free time.

“I don’t play sports because I don’t think I am very good at any of

by Payton Leach

Unforgettable Movie Quotes

“Finding Nemo”: "Oh, I saw the whole thing, dude! First, you were like, whoa! And then we were like, WHOA! And then you were like, whoa. [Marlin: What are you talking about?] You, Mini-Man! Takin' on the jellies. You got serious thrill issues, dude.”

“Lion King”: “I killed Mufasa.”

“Peter Pan”: “All it takes is faith and trust and a little bit of pixie dust.”

“Lion King”: “What do you want me to do dress in drag and do the hula?”

“Tangled”: “You smell that? It's part man-smell, and the other part is really bad man-smell, but overall it just smells like the color brown. Your thoughts? "

“Bambi”: “You can call me Flower if you want to.”

“Lion King”: “hakuna matata”

“Finding Nemo”: [shaking Nemo's bag] “WHY... ARE... YOU... SLEEPING?"

“Shrek”: “Blue flower, red thorns. Blue flower, red thorns. Blue flower, red thorns. Man, this would be so much easier if I wasn't COLOR-BLIND!”

“Shrek”: “All right, nobody move! I've got a dragon and I'm not afraid to use it! I'm a donkey on the edge!”

by Narissa Elrod

Far left: Junior BreAnne Caudle waits for some infield action at second base versus Oskie.

Left: Aaron Halling, senior, anticipates stealing to third base against Wabaunsee at home.

Far left: The football team lines up against Maur Hill.

Left: Scotti Twombly, sophomore, sets up the offense against Oskaloosa.

Hank- Liz Courtin, sophomore

Roxy- Megan Green, sophomore

Sacagawea- Ruby Rhodd,junior

Mighty Whitey- Chris Tygret, junior

The Silver Bullet

- Austin Ricklefs

, junior

Old Nilla- Allen Dorrell, sophomore

Old Red- Trevor Fee, sophomore

D.West Express StaffThe content of this student publication does not necessarily represent the views of the school board, the administration, the faculty adviser, or the entire newspaper staff, but has been selected and determined by individual staff members.

staff: Nikki Boos and Autumn Royer, seniors; Austin Ricklefs and Ruby Rhodd, juniors; Abbi Ellis, Narissa Elrod, Kyleigh Edie, Elayne Clevenger, Payton Leach, Macee Scott, Madison Smith, sophomores. Adviser: Marla Taylor.The D.West Express is published by the Journalism class of Doniphan West High School, P.O. Box 308, Highland, KS 66035.www.doniphanwest.org.

Above: The varsity volleyball players encourage each other before a home game begins.

Left: Sophomore Trevor Fee competes in a track meet at Riverside.

April 12, 2012

Jordan Cluck

Ravan Kentzler

Aaron Halling

Marc Ellis

Austin Ricklefs

Michelle Johnson

Helga

- Narissa Elrod, soph

omore‘Something’ just for fun

“Draw Something” is currently a popular draw-ing and guessing game downloaded to tablets and phones from The App Store. Junior Luke Twombly is especially talented when it comes to his Draw Something creations, as is demonstrat-ed by his above drawing of the Lorax.