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2 THE TIGER TIMES OCTOBER 2009
INSIDE THIS ISSUECheck out the middle of
the paper for your veryown Tiger Pride poster.
Drawn by art teacher Brett
Schwieder, display this
poster wherever you can!12PAGERavstens history proves tobe Emotional just as the Ti-
gers pull off an emotional
upset against rivals Skyline
Grizzlies.7PAGE
Editor-In-Chief
Coleman Bowyer
Managing Editor
Nick Hamilton
Advertising ManagerRyan Putnam
Sports Editor
Tersa McCarty
Features Editor
Megan Ciciliot
ArtsEnt Editor
Vanessa Aguilar
Staff
Kolby Arehart
Deja Belnap
Cody BowyerMarla Francis
Danny Grimes
Karenna Jeffs
Mikyle Kay
Austen Kutsche
Taylor Maeser
TeLeigh Martinez
Kevin Meek
Jana Mueller
Kevin Reed
Ciara Shaul
Shayla Skillings
Morgan Spears
Douglas Weaver
STAFF
2009-2010
POLICY
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TIGErS &THE STArSYour October horoscope
Whatdoyoulikeaboutart?
It lets you be creative and express yourself.
Whatisyourfavoritemediumtocreatein?
Acrylic, because its more colorful.
Whoisyourfavoriteartist?
Salvador Dali
Whatsyourfavoritecolor?
Any shade of blue.
Howlonghaveyoubeenanartist?
Since I was a young child.
Artis...?
Art, to me, is everything that one creates.
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Nick Hamilton & Austin Kutsche
Managing Editor &
Staff Reporter
The halls of IF have
been a lile emptierthan last year thanks toa pandemic sweepingthe nation. But becausedoctors wont label thelatest outbreak in IdahoFalls as H1N1 (swineu), district ocials are
claiming no conrmedinstances of H1N1 are inthe school.
Principal Randy Hur-ley said in a faculty meet-ing Tuesday morning onthe highest peak of ab-senteeism, about 20 per-cent (240) of IFs popula-tion was gone. A goodpart of that was due toillness, Hurley said.
In recent light of stu-dents struggling to makeup homework and ab-sences for consecutive
days, District 91 Super-intendent George Bolandhas asked principals thesuperintendent is ask-ing principals to keepan eye on absences. He(Boland) has asked prin-cipals to let him knowwhen absences for aschool hit 15 percent,
Debbie Wilkie, Superin-tendent Assistant for Dis-trict 91, said. It (H1N1)is going from school toschool, but overall, werestill down a lile fromlast years aendance.
When we hit 15 per-cent, we investigate howmany of those are illness-
related, Hurley said. Ifit hits more than 15 per-cent because of illness,we notify the superin-tendent and he evaluateswhat to do next.
Hurley said it hasto be prey drasticto close school. Myposition is that we are
keeping in close contactwith the Department ofHealth and the districtocials about illness andabsentee rates.
Regarding medicallyexcused absences andabsences due to illness,
the school is looking atconsecutive-day absenc-es on a case-to-case basis.Students and parentsshould contact admin-istration to appeal theirindividual case, Hurleysaid.
According to the Stateof Idaho Public HealthWeb site, the swine u is
a more drastic strain ofthe u, with symptomsthat are known to be fair-ly similar to those of thetraditional u, but theeects move at a moreintense rate. We were
joking last week aboutthe swine u not being as
bad as the regular u,Blakeley Smith, junior,said. But then I got it
and it is so much worse.I just wanted to lay in my
bed and not move. It washorrible.
NEWS OCTOBER 2009IFHS TIGER TIMES NICK H AMILTONEDITOR
Attendance falls due to illness
1. Always wash your hands
with soap and hot water whenyou are done using the bath-
room, before you deal with food,
and when you get home after
school.
2. Sneeze into your arm or in
a tissue. 3. Try to get good meals
whenever you can, with lots of
fruits and veggies.
4. When you go outside make
sure that you are wearing proper
clothing. If you are outside wear-ing shorts and a t-shirt on a cold
snowy day, you are more likely to
get sick.
5. Be careful using hand
sanitizer, it is good every once in
a while, but when you use it allthe time it kills the good as well.
6. Avoid close contact with
people who are sick.
- Shayla Skillings
Tersa McCartySports Editor
It started with atickle in my throat.I had no idea thatthe tickle would
turn into a full-blowncase of swine u.
I mean, I had ticklesbefore and they neverturned into anything
big - maybe a mildcough. I had been at alate bonre on a Fridaynight so I just assumedthat my cough was fromhanging out by a smokyre and staying out toolate.
The next morning,however, the tickledidnt seem quite so
ordinary. I was wayovertired and my bodyached for no apparentreason. I tried to have
See FLU, Page 4 >
I HAD THE
SWINE FLU
Tersa McCarty, senior, took
this picture on her return to
school after being wiped by
the swine u. Newspaper
adviser Ryan Hansen forced
her to take this picture.
Ryan Hansen/Tiger Times
Kalee Beck, senior, hangs a sign she made to encourage students to wash hands in order to
avoid swine u. For a service project, I made signs to warn of the dangers of swine u, she
said. According to statistics I read, only 20 percent of kids wash their hands after going to
the bathroom.
6WAyS TO STAy HEALTHyIf you want to avoid the swine flu, its all about hygiene
District: Noconfirmedcases of swineflu in school
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FLUfrom Page 3
a normal Saturday but I just didntfeel like myself. I was tired, achy, anda lile grumpy.
I went to bed early, thinking Illjust sleep it o and tomorrow Ill bemy normal self. How wrong I was.When I woke up, I felt like my brainwas on re and my head was going toexplode. I went from hot to cold, coldto hot - it was like a yo-yo.
For some reason my lungs hurt. Morethan once, I stopped breathing in mysleep and woke up coughing and crying.My fever caused my eyes to tear and my
head to pound. It just kept going up andup. It went from 99,100, 101, 102, untilnally 103. Thats when my mother saidYou are going to the doctor.
I, however, was in no mood to getpoked and prodded by total strang-ers who could care less. I really didntneed a doctor to tell me I was sick, Ialready knew that. But my mothergot her way and 30 minutes later theywere poking and prodding me.
The visit was almost as bad as sickness.
They stuck this ugly white stick up mynose. Normally I would cry in one of thesesituations, but because I felt so exhaustedand that like something was poundingon my head, it didnt exactly faze me thatthere was something up my nose.
They told us the test takes about 10minutes to turn positive or it will just staynegative. About three minutes later, mydoctor came in with a look on her facethat meant business. Your u test turned
positive faster than normal, she said.
We believe you have the swine u and
will do further tests. That was enoughfor me. So this is what it felt like? Myhead burned and my lungs were beingcrushed and my nose was just gross.
They started me on antibioticswhich just made me sleepy. My bodystill ached for days and my head stillpounded with every cough. My lungswere the ones that ended up in theworst shape. My cough made themso weak it is still hard to breathe. I ama singer and it took almost a week to
get my voice back to sounding nor-mal and not like a dying animal.
I still cannot take deep breathswithout coughing for 5 or 10 minutesaer and my family worries that I willstop breathing at night.
Its hard to say I got anything goodfrom this experience. I do get a laughfrom the look on peoples faces whenI tell them I had swine u, though.
Tersa McCarty is a senior at Idaho FallsHigh School.
STAy HEALTHyTo help protect yourself and the people
you are in contact with from getting the
u, follow these u prevention tips:
Cover your cough.
Wash your hands frequently.
If you have a fever, stay home for
at least 24 hours after that fever has
ended.
If you t in a CDC recommended
group, get a vaccine when it becomes
available.
For more info., check the Eastern
Idaho Public Health Districts Web site at
www.idaho.gov/phd7 or call 533-3152.
Boston Brown/Spud Annual
Erin Brown, senior, gets wild at the Homecoming Dance. The dance took place outside
at Snake River Landing for the second year in a row, much to the enjoyment of the
student body.
JUST DANCE!
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Cole Bowyer & Cody Bowyer
Editor-In-Chief & Staff Reporter
Club Week is the week the clubs of IFHScan get very competitive with each other aswell as recruit new members. And with al-most 30 clubs here, thats a lot of recruiting.
The week started o with an intensepotato-grab run on Monday. Mens Fedwon the potato race by beating out theStudent Reps.
On Tuesday, clubs brought out thetables and banners to highlight their orga-nization. At each booth, members andocers worked dierent angles in orderto entice the student body to join. GermanClub used native music while some sports
clubs showed o their moves and gear.Wednesday brought the annual scav-
enger hunt. Publications and ScholasticTeam clubs tied for rst place on a jour-ney around the school and into class-rooms, foraging through students back-packs for lipstick, ip ops and otherhard-to-nd items.
Thursday brought out one of themore physical aspects of Club Weekwith the derby race. The winner of thisyears derby race was the UFC Club pi-loted by seniors Preston Arrington andBoston Brown. Meanwhile, Circle ofFriends was disqualied for pushingtheir competition
To end the week, there was supposed
to be a barbecue for the whole school.Due to some crazy malfunction, the bar-
becue was postponed until the follow-ing Monday. Even though the weatherwas rainy, students lined up around theschool to grab a hot dog from the admin-istrators.
The week winners were ScholasticTeam with 95 points. Ultimate FrisbeeClub took second place with 85 pointsTiger Times/ Publications followed inthird with 75 points.
Vanessa Aguilar/Tiger TimesSeniors Boston Brown and Preston Arrington race for the UFC Club during this years derby
where they won beating out all other clubs.
Club Week: The Race to Join
HOMECOMING
WEEKThe weekin pictures
JOIN My
CLUB!Club Week is all about
informing students aboutthe many clubs IFHS has to
offer. Here are some club
members reasons why:
Nick Hamilton/Tiger TimesPrincipal Randy Hurley serves up a hot dog
to Alejandra Ortega, junior, at the resched-
uled Club Week barbecue. The event was
postponed from Friday due to weather.
You can get t, have
great friends and have a
lot of fun.
- Jennifer Clonts,
sophomore
Swim Club
Ive never played
rugby but its awesome
because its tougher than
football.
- Nate Walrath,
junior
Rugby Club
People should join
because its freakin
awesome.
- Alex Vogl,
junior
Rock Nation Club
Brandon Clements/Spud Annual
Mclaine Free and Sky Begin, spin Carson Harrawood
in their tire in an effort to win the Class Derby at the
Powderpuff game.
Brandon Clements/Spud Annual
Reed Burt, senior, barks at his senior Powderpuff play-
ers during the game. Burt was one of the coaches.
Boston Brown/Spud AnnualJunior Kevin Meek congratulates teammate Jake Lock-
ie for their win against the seniors during the Power
Buff volleyball game. Power Buff was a new tradition
started this year for Homecoming.
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Mara Rose Williams
McClatchy Newspapers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Menacing, metallic andmega-gun brandishing,the cyber super soldierlooms over Richard Flem-ings desk.Not exactly stereotypicalfor a professors oce at
Johnson County Commu-nity College in OverlandPark, Kan.?
Well, as the Gears ofWar crowd might say:Eat boot! Suck pave-ment! Get back into yourhole!
This professor underthe Halo 3 gure teach-es video game develop-ment. So lock and load,zappers of Nazi zombiesor the locust horde. All
those hours wearing outyour thumbs in front ofHalo or Gears actu-ally could mean a collegedegree and fast careerpath.
Before you drop your joystick, remember a de-gree in video game de-sign is math- and science-laden. Or it could involve
serious art skills.
This year, 254 of thenations colleges and uni-versities in 37 states havesuch programs, up 27 per-cent over the year before.
At rst, computer in-formation science pro-gram leaders resisted
bringing in video gamecourses, recalled Je Hu,assistant professor ofgraphics at Missouri Stateat West Plains.
They didnt see themas worthy, Hu said. Itwas real easy to dismiss it
by saying, They are video
games, how importantcould it be?
According to the En-tertainment Soware As-sociation, which monitors
the game industry, videogame design is the fastest-growing industry in thiscountry.
A generation that hasgrown up playing videogames is entering col-lege, said Rich Taylor atthe association. Schoolsare responding to that.
Besides a favorite pas-
time, video games are
developed for use in mili-tary training, education,
Hollywood, and for vir-
tual training in a variety ofelds, including medicineand mechanics.
In the last 12 years,soware sales have qua-drupled, Taylor said,taking video game saleswith it. Last year, gamesand game consoles
reached $22 billion in
sales.The average videogame designer job start-ing out pays about$55,000 a year. Withve years of experience,young designers makein the range of $90,000 ayear.
Its not all play for a degree in video gaming
Jim Barcus/Kansas City Star
Johnson County Community College is one of many colleges offering degrees in video gam-
ing. Here, Dallas Crossland, left, and Drew Misemer work together in an animation class at
JOCO Community College.
WANT A HEAD START?
Idaho Falls High School has the classes youneed to get a start on a degree in Game Devel-
opment. Here are your choices:
Web Page Design
Video Graphics
Human Biology
Trigonomotry
Statistics
IM A GAMERAccording to the article, your generation has grown up playing video
games. We want to know: What game are you totally addicted to and why?
Call of Duty. Its an
excellent way to relieve
stress.
- Daniel Peterson,
senior
Call of Duty 4. Its
very competitive.
- Aspen Gosswiller
junior
Wii Bowling. Its in-
teractive and makes you
feel like youre bowling.
- Elizabeth Spangler,
senior
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Re-modelingRavsten:Postive orNegative?
Its good be-
cause we have stu-
dents coming from
Skyline for classes
here and its not
necessary for them
to be booed in thehallway. However,
the district should
have had enough
common sense to
tell me that they
were planning on
re-modeling Ravsten
since my Eagle
(Scout) project was
all about painting
the stadium.
- Jaxon Hunter,
sophomore
Its been a tradi-
tion for a long time
and we should re-
paint the stadium.
Its stupid what they
did.
- Collin Andrus,
junior
It brings down
our school spirit.Everyone liked it the
way it was.
- Nicole Whitbeck,
senior
@ODDSSports fans are pas-sionate about a lot of
things. Every week, we
ask your opinions on a
current sports issue. Want
to be featured? E-mail
your response to nextift-
In this community, thename Ravsten commonly
refers to the football eldbehind Idaho Falls HighSchool where the biggestgame of the year consumes
both sides of this city.The football eld is full with
memories of family times, rela-tionships and orange goal posts;
but the most prolic memorygoes by the name of VernonRavsten, a man called coach - alegacy.
It all started in Heyburn,Idaho. He graduated high schoolin 1949 and relied on footballscholarships to pay for Brigham
Young University. He transferredto Idaho State University to play
center for the Bengals. His lastyear, he was honored as co-cap-tain. The same season, the teamtook conference championship.
Aer graduation and ndingthe love of his life, Jean Ander-son, he served in the US Armyuntil 1956. Aer his release, heaccepted the oer as head coachfor football, as well as coach for
baseball, wrestling and track inRigby. In 1961, he accepted head
football and track coach at dearold IF High.
The new Skyline schoolrecruited Ravsten as head foot-
ball and wrestling coach. Just asemester shy of earning a doctor-
ate, at age 38, he developed can-cer. Fourteen months later, thedream would end with his death.The big game called the Emo-tion Bowl is originally fueled byRavstens legacy. It still is, butits also a good-natured, cross-town rivalry, Head FootballCoach Chuck Johnson said.
Were the Cats Meow!
Once again, we are a com-
plete Tiger Nation. Thisyears win marks the third Emo-tion Bowl win for three years in
See RAVSTEN, Page 24 >
dv EMOTIONopinion & research byTeLeiGh MarTineZ & Karenna JeFFsCartoon by Kolby Arehart
Shayla Skillings
Staff reporter
In the IFHS studenthandbook page 11 says,Students are more
successful when theyestablish habits of goodand regular aendance.
The fact is, more stu-dents have been absent dueto the recent outbreak of theH1N1 u virus (swine u).
Has the school changedtheir aendance policy,
because of the swineu? District 91 is not giv-ing any special treatment
regarding absences. This isunacceptable.
According to the dis-trict, absences for the dis-trict are up 2 percent fromlast year. That is enoughto warrant a change.
As it stands now, youcan only have ve absencesthat are not medicallyexcused. To be medically
excused, you need a notefrom a doctors oce.It costs $300-$400 for the
swine u test. Nobodysgoing to pay that. Also, ifyou have u-like symp-toms, you know that bedrest will get you beer in afew days. You dont need adoctor to tell you that.
Our neighboringschool district, District
93, has already changedtheir policy. Changethe policy to allow moreexcused days for sickness- not just medical excuses.
IFs absencepolicy mustchange now
OUTLOOKOCTOBER 2009IFHS TIGER TIMES COLE BOWY EREDITOREDITORIAL POLICY: Letters received to the edi-
tor are subject to editing to avoid libel or other
illegal expression, as well as for mechanical or
other grammatical mistakes. Letters must be
limited to 250 words and must be appropriate
to print in a student publication. The adviser
and editorial board reserves the right to not
include any letter they deem inappropriate.
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IFspeaks
Editors note: In the May2009 edition of the TigerTimes, students wrote leersaddressing student body ofcer
elections. These are responsesfrom this years student body
ofcers:
Dear Editor,I am writing in response
to a leer wrien to youfrom Isaac Surchik regard-ing school elections. In theleer he refers to the elec-tions as, a joke among the(student) body. I think he
just wasnt looking for thener print when he waswhen he was thinking aboutthis topic.
In other words, he wasntseeing any of the importantthings ocers do for thestudent body. As an ocermyself, when I was run-ning I made jokes to letthe students know I have asense of humor and, that if I
were elected, I wouldnt putan irritable tyranny in eect
while I was in oce.I mean theres no doubt
we do it to entertain but thatis only half of its purpose.
I think students just seestudent ocer elections asmore of a relaxed item of
business, since whomever iselected wont be in controlof our armies or our nation.Frankly, I dont think he un-derstood all the duties andresponsibilities ocers arecharged with when he wrotethis leer.
- Daniel Robinson,Sophomore Representative
Dear Student Body,Aer reading the leers
to the Tiger Times regardingthe election process, I feltthat I should write a leerto help reassure the student
body that the new membersof student government donot consist of clowns.
I am not going to lie andsay that we do not mess
around, but each studentleader takes the require-ments and jobs that pertainto their oce very seriously.
Running for an oce isa very stressful process. Asmany of you explained inyour leers to the editor,one must try to win the loveof the masses, a task thatis extremely mind-bendingand terrifying as well. Highschool students are brutal.Facing ones peers and at-tempting to convince them
to vote for you, while barelyknowing half of them isvery scary. However whenone wants to become a partof something, sometimesfears must be faced.
Each student governmentmember works hard eachand every day to accom-plish something in hopes ofmaking the school a beerplace, and the student body
a happier one. I personallyfeel that as the voters, you
must always use your bestjudgment based on integrityand character to elect the
best suited ocers.
Some may say there areno opportunities to trulycome to know each runner,
but during the last election,there was a debate heldopen for the student body toaend. In this debate schoolmembers were able to listento each candidates logicand aitude towards vari-ous subjects such as school
spirit, involvement, etc.While elections are inmany ways based on vot-ing for ones friends, orthe cool/funny person,remember that each personis responsible for ones ownvote.
If you truly care, takeaction and seriously con-sider each candidate, aendevents that will help you
beer know potential futureocers whom will represent
you as a student and yourschool.
And always remember, ifone shows careless actions,
then one truly doesnt care.- Camille Kaye Bastow,
Female Activities Director
Dear Editor,Last spring many Leers
to the Editor were wrienin response to the StudentBody Ocer (SBO) elec-tions, most of which werecontesting the point that
they believed that the elec-tions were a comedy rou-tine and popularity contestwhere the not-so-preyand dedicated girl willnever win the elections.
I, Dallin Gilbert, as yourMale Activities Director(MAD), must agree to someextent that this is true. Ifyou really look at the pur-pose of the election it is for
the candidates to proveSee LETTERS, Page 9 >
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Heres what I love about IFHS:
I would have to say
I like all the hot babesthe best.
- Weston Killpack,
junior
I think basket ball
class is by far the best
thing that I love aboutschool.
- Whitney Whitney,
senior
I love shooting bows
and arrows in physics
class.
- Nick Salazar,
senior
I love all the sweet
pep-assemblies that the
school has during all the
big weeks.
- Preston Arrington,
senior
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LETTERSfrom Page 8
to the school that they will be
the beer person for the posi-tion in anyway they can.
The speeches are funny be-cause people like funny andwant them to be funny andwill always vote for the funnykid because their speechsticks with them until theactual election time comes.
The next thing that peopletake into account when they
vote is who they know outof the candidates running. Ifone candidate is known bymore people or more popu-lar that just means they aregenerally more sociable andare willing to go out and dothings.
The funny kids who arewilling to go out and dothings are the ones who win
because thats what they will
actually do - do stu get itdone and be way fun with it.
If any of you rememberBrian Warden, he was a veryfunny kid who was popular
because he was genuine to all
the students and truly did tryto make the school year beerfor everyone. He didnt justrun to rearm his popular-ity. The students who winreally do want to improve theschool or do things that will
be fun for people to partici-pate in and enjoy their schoolyear here at IFHS!
Just go out and talk to any
student government mem-bers about what they do andyou will see that they arefairly busy trying to makesure dierent activities go owith as few problems as pos-sible for you to enjoy. Oh, andone last thing - STAY OFFTHE TIGER TILE!
- Dallin Gilbert,Male Activities Director
To The Editor,In reviewing past articles
in the May 2009 issue of theTiger Times, I found manycriticisms of the way studentocers are currently elected.One of the biggest concerns is
that the elections are solely apopularity contest, and thatthose chosen are simply theclass clowns who will neveraccomplish anything in theirposition.
I would like to qualifythis assumption. Electionsare indeed at least partially apopularity contest, that is nosecret. The candidates being
put into to oce are chosenby a majority win. But thisis not a completely negative
aspect of the system.For a person to be popu-
lar and obtain many friendshe or she usually has manycharacteristics which will
greatly aid them as a studentocer. Having charisma,good speaking skills, the abil-ity to make friends easily, andnot being afraid to step out ofa personal comfort zone areall very helpful in the manytasks set before student of-cers during the year.
Of course a shy personcould develop these qualities
through his or her studentgovernment experience overthe year and do a great job,
but likewise a popular personif elected should be given thesame chance to develop theirskills in dierent areas as
well if they are lacking.Either way, though the
student might not realize this,student government is facedwith a lot of responsibilitythroughout the year.
While some ocers mightnot rise to the challenge,many over the years, popularor not, have done a great dealfor the school and continue
to do so today. Besides vot-ing them in we also havethe responsibility to supportour ocers as well as makethem aware of our concerns,wants and desires for change.Though us ocers are notperfect, it is our ultimategoal to make this school yearproductive, fun, and one toremember, we cannot do sowith out your support.
- Madeline Jackson,Senior Class President
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR(CONTINUED)
IFspeaks (again) Heres what I wish theyd changeabout IFHS:I think that we need
to have a way longer
lunch than what we
have.
- Taylor Anderson,
junior
I dont like the longer
periods that they have in
high school.
- James Call,junior
I think that we need
to get our longerpassing time back.- Klerisa Eskelsen,
senior
I think we need to
put a zoo in the school.
It would make things so
much better.- Drew Tingey,
senior
READ, REACT, RESPOND Wanttotelluswhatyouthink?Wedloveto
hearfromyou!Plus,youjustmightmakeitintothe
newspaperorourWebsite.Heresoure-mailad-
dress:[email protected]
Facebookpage:facebook.com/tigertimes.Sendus
acommentormakeusyourfriend.Seeyouonline!
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Yo, Tigers!Hello my dear Tiger friends! Iknow that if you are reading thisarticle, it means we are back inschooland that is not a goodthing. But, I have a secret for you,IT IS A GOOD THING!! IF is soawesome. You are so awesome.Mrs. Goeken is so awesome. Thisyear, like always, there will be tonsof things besides just going to classthat you can do. You can watch the
games, go to the dances, join theclubs, give me candy, and so muchmore!
I am ready to jump headrstinto making this year a year thatthe opinions and thoughts of everystudent maer. Yes, youve heardthat a thousand times, it soundsidealistic, and you probably dont
believe me, but it is oh-so-very true.How can it be true this year when it
has never seemed that way before?Allow me to explain. Last year, anewly revised constitution of ourschool passed the student counciland voting student body almostunanimously. The former system ofthe student council got morphedinto what we now call the student
congress, where anybody* (thatmeans you) who wants to proposeideas about anything* related toour school can come and presenttheir thoughts to a group of votingstudents. If the vote is in favor ofyour idea, we as student ocers,and specically me as the president,are obligated* to do everything wecan to make sure it happens. Thatis why this year is dierent. If youhave an idea that will help us keep
IFHS the best school in IF town,then take it to the congress and yourvoice will truly count. My campaignslogan last year was, We all winwith Whiier, and this is how I amtrying to fulll it, by returning thevoice of the student body back tothe students where it belongs.
Now back to making the most ofthis year. I would like to give youone piece of advice: Be a Tiger!
Go to those games, join those clubs,bring that candy, have school pride!What beer thing to have pride inthan a school! School pride neverresults in wars, imperialism, reli-gious conicts, or anything seriouslike that. School pride results infun, emotion, activities, and unity
amongst thepeople youencounterevery day.Being an IFTiger is the
best thing youcan be! I knowit can be em-
barrassing toget involved,to dress up,
to be social,but thatis whatmakesit awe-some!Beingembar-rassed is whatmakes Tiger pride so fun! Everyoneknows its silly, but we can all be
silly together. So, my advice to youends with this: Forget about yourreputation, and just have fun doingall the awesome, silly things thathigh school has to oer!From your Student Body President
& WTP (With Tiger Pride),Alex Whitier A
LEXWHITTIE
R,
SBOPRESIDENT
From the PRESIDENT10 OUTLOOK THE TIGER TIMES O CTOBER 2009
Alex Whittier welcomes you to this school year
IFHSYOUSAY SO ...
What are your expecta-tions for this years student
body ofcers?
I expect them to getthe class of 2012 to be the
best.
- Tyler Lewis,
sophomore
I want them to represent
IF in a responsible way.
- Ashley Gazley,
sophomore
FROM THE STUDENT BODY OFFICERS ...
Every year student government sets goals for what they wantto accomplish at school. Were all over the goal department,
Alex Whittier, SBO President, said. However, the things we have
chosen to focus on are slightly different than what you would usu-
ally expect.
According to Whittier, most years goals are along the linesof more activities. While they recognize activities are impor-
tant to students, SBO is working to improve IFHS for the stu-
dents - activities and all. Here are some of their goals for this
school year:
BALANCEis the key to everything in
life. Looking to the future,
but not forgetting the
past. Trying something
new, but also keepingtradition. Reaching out to
others, but not neglecting
those close to you.
PIZAZZis to spice things
up beyond just
the norm. Throw
a special twist
or new idea intoeverything we do.
PROFESSIONALISMIn order to be more professional, we
(SBO) are trying to have formal meet-
ings properly, be diplomatic with ad-
ministrators and other adults and set a
day-to-day example for others.
STUDENT VOICEis the most important aspect of
what we (SBO) are focusing on.
Why should we do any of these
other things if they arent what
the students want? The bestway let us know what you think
will help the school is by coming
to a Student Congress meeting.
We would love to hear from you.
I expect them to get more
activities for the students.
- Ryan Lau,
sophomore
I think they should
think up ideas that arefun for the students.
- Alexis Coverstone,
sophomore
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Lets face it. High school kids are busier than ever. But, just how busy
are they? We asked 100 students and gured out a sample schedule for
an ordinary day of an average Idaho Falls High School student.
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Jan Klenha is from Czech Republic. Even though his
name is technically Jan, his friends here call him John.
Favorite sports: Soccer and volleyball.
Favorite American food: Fast food expecailly Taco Bell.
Number of students in Klenhas high school in the
Czech Republic: 800.
Something the U.S. has that is not in the Czech Re-
public: Everything is bigger here in the U.S., Klenha
said.
Cilene Rondolfo is from Brazil. Did you
know Cilene (and other Brazilians) eat
beans and rice everyday at home in Bra-
zil for every meal?
Something the U.S. has Brazil doesnt
have: More mountains.
Favorite American food: Hamburgers.
Favorite movie: A Little Bit of Love.
Cilene Rondolfo
Jan Klenha
Lisa Mattrisch is from Berlin, Germany.
Favorite color: Any shade of blueSomething the U.S. has that Germany doesnt: Any
kind of school sports.
Favorite food: Hamburgers.
First thing she did when she got to the U.S.: Trav-
elled to San Diego.
Something she misses: Family and friends.
Lisa Mattrisch
Martina SteizMartina Steitz is from Germany.
Favorite food: pizza.
Favorite movie: Confessions of a Teen-
age Drama Queen.
Favorite color: Orange.
First thing she did when she got to Ida-
ho: Go camping.The rst adventure that Steiz went on
when she got to the U.S. was she went to
the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot.
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FOREIGNERS
the By Megan Cicilot, Karenna Jeffs, and Morgan Spears
IFHS hosts 11 exchange students from different countriesImagine living for an entire school year away
from your family and friends, thousands of milesaway. According to the counselling oce, IdahoFalls High School has 11 foreign-exchange studentscurrently enrolled.
Despite their age, foreign-exchange studentsusually enter American high schools as juniors andcan be placed here by dierent exchange agencies.The students here are placed from AYUSA, AISE, EFFoundation, DM Discoveries and Idaho Falls Rotary
Club Exchange.Rules for the exchange students vary depending
on the agencies. However, students are expected tomaintain good grades (usually a C or above), noalcohol, drugs or tobacco, no relationships with the
opposite sex, inform agencies if you go on trips andother rules. Some rules can be silly, like the rela-tionship thing, Lisa Marisch, from Berlin, Ger-many, said. Theyre just not going to work. But, Iunderstand the rules are there for our protection.
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Meng-Ping Wang is from Taiwan.
Favorite sport : Badminton.
Something Idaho Falls High School has
that her school at home doesnt: Students
get to pick their classes here and at home they
do not.
We also dont have snow in Taiwan, she
said. Im excited to see it as well as the activi -ties that go on in the snow.
Christina Hall Brekmo is here as a foreign
exchange student from Norway. She is un -
like most other foreign exchange students
in that she doesnt have as strong of an ac-
cent because her dad is American, therefore
she speaks English uently.
Favorite food: Fish
First thing she did in U.S.: Water ski.
Something that the United States has
that Norway doesnt: Walmart. Norway also
has very few McDonalds.
Christina Hall Brekmo
Snorre Wille
Meng-Ping Weng
Loris BilbergLoris Bilberg is a junior from Switzerland.
Bilbergs favorite sport is football; he will beplaying football for I.F this fall.
Favorite movie: Rocky.
He says that people from the U.S act dif-
ferently than what he is used to from home.
Something that Loris noticed was dif-
ferent in Idaho Falls was the sizes of cars.
There are bigger cars here, he said.
Snorre Wille is from Norway. The rst thing he
did once he got to the United States was sleep! He
traveled for more than 35 hours to get here.
Favorite American food: Tacos.Favorite sport: Football, but he cant play this
year because he got here too late.
The things that Wille misses most from Nor-
way: Friends and family.
Something that the U.S has that Norway
doesnt: Different sports and fast food.
Lena TeichertLena Teichert is from Germany.
Favorite movie: A Walk to Remember.
First thing she did when she got to the
United States: Go to the movies.
Favorite thing to do back home: Play
handball.What Lena misses the most from Ger-
many: Her family and boyfriend.
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ARTSEnt.OCTOBER 2009IFHS TIGER TIMES VANESSA AGUILAREDITOR
2009
Vanessa Aguilar/Tiger Times
Knock knock? Whos there? Sarah Sweetland, senior, emotionally pre-
pares herself before entering Dr. Slaughters in Idaho Falls.
Teleigh Martinez
Staff Reporter
Two dances in onemonth. What could be bet-ter than this?
On Oct. 30, from 9 p.m.to 12:30 a.m. and for only
$10, Josh Briggs, owner ofGlobal Sound Productionsand manager of the ShiloInn, is hosting anotherdance with a costume con-test.
The theme is a carni-val. There will be boothswith games ranging inprice. This is the biggestdance weve ever thrown,Briggs said. I started thesedances because when Iwas in high school, I wasalways looking for some-thing to do and we didnthave enough dances.
Usually they have a$2,000 setup, but this timethe entire DJ equipmentcost is almost $500,000. Itincludes a three-level stageto dance on, projection
screens and a runway forthe costume contestants.
Winners will be chosenand given prizes rangingfrom $10 to $250, if they tthe categories. Categoriesinclude: scariest costume,most o the wall, weird-est, most original, freaki-est, and funniest costumes.Im excited these dances
are fun, its friends anddancing, Robert Clay, ju-nior, said. If I dress up,itll be Beyonce. Shes myidol.
Shake itat the Shilo
HOUSE OF TERROR
HAUNTED HOUSE
When: Thursday from 7:00 pm 10:00 pm,Friday & Saturday from 7:00 pm MidnightWhere: 1757 N. YellowstoneCost: $8.00/person
Call: 529-1312 for more information.
When: Thurs. 7:30 p.m. 10 p.m., Friday from7:30 p.m. midnight, Halloween night 7:30 p.m. -midnightWhere: 40 N 240th E near Rexburg.Cost: $10.00/person, discounts available.Website: www.thehauntedmillinteton.com
When: Thursday from 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.,Friday from 7:30 p.m. to Midnight
Where: 8388 Buckskin Road, PocatelloCost: $6
It was freakin sweet! Guys grabbed mefrom all over. The trees came alive!
- Carson Norlen, junior
HAUNTED FOREST
DR. SLAUGHTERS
THE FEAR FACTORY
It was scary. It took way longer and people
were coming out from everywhere.- Brittany Blake, junior
When: Thursday from 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Fridayfrom 6:00 - Midnight, Saturday from noon - MidnightWhere: visit website for directions.Cost: $6.00 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-12,kids 5 & younger free
Website: www.starmaze.com
THE REXBURG STRAW MAZE
I brought my own mask to scare other people,because I thought it wasnt scary enough; butmy other friends were really scared.
- Tony Winterfeld, junior
The Yeti guy was cool looking. It was great. Ihad a fun time.
-Tyler Grende, senior
It was freaking boss, homie! I almost gotcut with a chainsaw.- Kaderick Peterson, sophomore
When: Friday from 7:00 pm - 11:30 pmWhere: Rigby Sugar Mill off of Highway 20Cost: $7
HAUNTED MILL
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Jana Mueller
Staff Reporter
Eastern Idaho is nostranger to great rockconcerts lately, andthis week, pop punk
band Boys Like Girlswill headline with Co-
bra Starship.The Boston-based
band brings Martin Johnson (lead singer),Bryan Donahue (bass),
John Keefe (drums)
and Paul Giovanni(lead singer) withsongs from their al-
bums, Boys Like Girlsand Love Drunk.
I had a chance to lis-ten to both albums andId have to say I likethe self-titled album
better.Even though I like
the band, I was disap-pointed with their newalbum. The only song Itruly enjoyed was thesong Love Drunk.
Most of the songson this album were not
catchy and I wouldntrecommend buying it.
Other students feltlukewarm about theirnewest album, at best.Their music is okay,
but I dont really havea favorite song, AlexaRich, sophomore, said.I like the band though
because they have agreat beat and theirsongs on the first al-
bum had fun lyrics andgood rhythms.
I just dont likethem, KC McCabe, se-nior, said.
If youve never
heard them or youdlike to see them live,the band will be at theEl Rey Events Centerin Blackfoot Oct. 21.Insane Clown Possewill play there, Nov. 9.
18 ARTS_ENT THE TIGER TIMES OCT OBER 2009
My junior year wewent to Tautphaus Park
and had a pudding
ght! It was intense!
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We went to Red Robin fordinner, and I had fun putting
salt in my friends drinks.
The time we went to TSR and
I accidently crashed into my date
and hurt her neck. I felt really bad.
W:
B:
Commencement 09, we
went roller blading then had
a big fancy dinner. The best
part was cruising around in a
Hummer Limo.
My rst Girls Choice
dance, because, at the dance,
we didnt even dance.
W:
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At Commencement;
our group all made a
movie, it was fun!
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10TOP
TASTELESS
HALLOWEEN COSTUMESHalloween disguises seem to get tackier and tackier every year. We asked
10 random students to tell us their tackiest Halloween costume idea.
1. Pig with a surgical mask. - Karly LaOrange, sophomore
2. Chick magnet. - Levi Garrick, sophomore
3. Balloon boy (weather balloon). - Jordy Davis, sophomore
4.Octomom with eight babies. - Jordan Thiel, senior5. Grizzly Bear - Danny Villagran, sophomore
6. Any kind of clown. - Conner Saupe, sophomore
7. Toilet-paper mummy. - Alexis Denisoff, sophomore8. Ghost made out of a sheet; like Charlie Brown. - Maria Cervantes, sophomore
9. Scream killer. - Chaz Stevens, sophomore
10. T-Shirt that says, This is my costume. - Anthony Gardner, sophomore
Girl choice, because I
didnt really know my date...
awkward.
GOTYEARBOOK?T heres still time to get yours .
$53 in th e ofce. T hey go ast!
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Christopher Kelly
McClatchy Newspapers
Why is everyone in Wherethe Wild Things Are so insane-ly depressed?
A 100-minute ri on MauriceSendaks 336-word childrens
book, the lm introduces us tothe sullen, unruly Max (MaxRecords), who acts out aerhis sisters friends destroy his
snow fort and his single mother(Catherine Keener) dares tohave a man (Mark Rualo) overfor dinner.
Fleeing from his home, Maxjourneys to a magical land pop-ulated by large, furry, bizarrelypassive-aggressive creaturessearching for a king who willhelp them keep away the loneli-ness and sadness. The maerof why these creatures are somiserable theyre alternatelystruggling with anger-manage-ment issues, low self-esteemand megalomania is neveraddressed.
What it is not, even by themost creative of estimations, is
a movie for kids. Photographed
by the gied Lance Acord(Marie Antoinee) mostlyon the coast of Australia, withan anxious, handheld cameraand natural light streamingacross the frame, Where theWild Things Are deliberatelyeschews anything warm, fuzzyor comforting. When Max meetsthe creatures, late into thenight, they leer into the cameraand debate about whether theyshould eat this lile boy.
They dont eat him (we couldonly be so lucky that the moviewould be over so soon). In-stead, Where the Wild ThingsAre follows Max as he de-velops friendships with Carol
(voiced by James Gandolni),who expresses his anger bysmashing things up, and KW(Lauren Ambrose), who feelsno connection to the clan andkeeps driing away to spendtime with a pair of owls.
I get the idea that all thesecreatures along with themeek, goatlike gure Alexander(Paul Dano) and the conniving,unicorn-looking Judith (Cath-
erine OHara) are extensionsof Maxs own personality. Butthat doesnt mean you wouldwant to spend any time withthem, certainly not consideringthat most of the plot consistsof these gures chaing andwandering aimlessly.
Where the Wild Things Areis certainly impressive to stareat. But by the time Max climbsinside KWs mouth to escapethe hungry jaws of Carol, andthen emerges cold, wet andgoo-covered, Where the WildThings Are seems determinedto claim a dubious honor: theMost Depressing ChildrensMovie Ever Made.
Matt Nettheim/MCT
Max Records stars as Max in Where the Wild Things Are.
WHERE THE WILDTHINGS AREGrade: DDirector: Spike Jonze
Cast: Max Records, James Gan-
dolni, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine
Keener
Running time: 100 min.
Rated: PG (violence)
Wild Things not so wild in movie adaptationNew film seems determined to claim Most Depressing Childrens Movie Ever Made honor
5REDBOX TOPDVD RENTALS
These were the Top 10 DVD rentals at
Redbox kiosks from Oct. 5-11:
1. Year One (Sony)
2. Imagine That (Paramount)
3. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (New Line)
4. Monsters vs. Aliens (DreamWorks)
5. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox)
Dissidia gameplay, graphics excellentJustin Hoeger
McClatchy Newspapers
Dissidia: Final Fan-tasy, with a cast drawnfrom Square Enixs long-running RPG series,answers the age-oldquestion: Who wouldwin in a ght betweenTidus and Sephiroth? OrCloud and Kea?
Yes, Dissidia is aghting game, but thisisnt Soul Calibur orStreet Fighter witha Final Fantasy skin.
Mashing buons andblindly aacking will ac-complish lile.
The roster includes anequal mix of heroes andvillains, one of each from
the rst 10 Final Fanta-sy games, plus a coupleof secret characters lockedaway at the start.
As in most ghting
games, the goal of amatch is to deplete anopponents hit points andknock them out. Eachcharacter has a handfulof moves.
The games graphicsare excellent, and theaction is speedy andgenerally easy to follow,though its easy to get
disoriented in the gamesmultilevel ghting are-nas when not zeroed inon an opponent.
The main story modeoers a ve-part ad-venture for each heroiccharacter,.
In the story mode,characters go throughseveral small gridsliered with enemy
pieces, treasure chestsand other items. Charac-ters gain new equipment,abilities and greaterpower over time, too.
DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASyPublisher: Square EnixSystem: Sony PlayStation Portable
Price: $39.99
Age Rating: Teen
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Join a club and get involved it will make your
high school experience a lot more exciting.
- Ryan Hansen, adviser
Dont step on the Tiger Tile!
- Mikyle Kay, junior
Dont try to bully a senior twice your size when
youre clearly outnumbered. In fact, dont bully
anyone; that will result in suspension and/or
Saturday school.
- Coleman Bowyer, senior
do not park in the parking lot. If
you value your car, Id advise to
park on the street.- Jana Mueller, junior
IFyOU SURVIVEHere are some tips from your friendly neighbor-
hood newspaper staff on how to make the most of
your education at Idaho Falls High School:
If you dont have a parking pass...
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SPORTS OCTOBER 2009IFHS TIGER TIMES TERSA MC CARTYEDITOR
Taylor Maeser
Sports Writer
The cross country season has provedthat with new people new records were
broken. With a new amount of teamspirit and the support from each other,this years team has a promising chance oftaking State, Jake Losinski, senior, said.
Before the team can even considerState, they have to bale throughthe regular season match-ups. Therst challenge was Mud Run. It was
epic, Kendall Hatch, senior, said.The Mud Run is a fun and excitingrace. It gets everyone really excited.
It was fun, Austin Kunz, senior,said. I prey much just messed
around and had fun.At the Soda Springs Invitational,
the IF runners were chosen to extheir muscles and test their endur-ance. Kunz nished fourth for Var-sity at the Invitational.
The team was invited to go to Mis-soula, Mont., for one of the biggestraces of the season. More than 70teams and over 2,000 runners werethere trying to prove that there invi-tation wasnt a waste.
Kunz took eighth place and Casey
Carpenter, freshman, took 19th placein the girls division.
As a senior, I am dedicated togeing beer at every race and everypractice, Kunz said.
The Tiger runners
trudge through the
muck during the an-
nual cross country
Mud Run. (From left)
Tigers Greg Stevenson,
junior, Jef f Grifn,
senior and Kendall
Hatch, senior, as well
as Head Coach Alan
McMurtrey (behind
Grifn) worked as a
team to complete the
challenging course.
BELOW: Austin Kunz,
senior, gasps through
the mud after getting
down and dirty and
before washing off.
Boston Brown/
Spud Annual
Tiger runners slip n slide in mud
People think thatcross country isan easy sport.But its a lot
harder than it looks.We train hard almost
every day. Our coach has
us on the hard-easy dayworkout routine. Thatmeans we work easy oneday and work hard thenext.
On our hard days, wenormally do intervals ortempo runs. On our easydays we try to go formileage. We normallyrun at least 20 miles aweek.
Running isnt the onlypart of cross country.You have to keep your
body very healthy. Thismeans eating healthyfoods and drinkinghealthy, too. Pop is oneof the worst things fora runner. Carbonationcan slow you down aton. Doctors say pop will
cause soreness in yourjoints.
If you want to runlike a cross-countrySee RUNNER, Page 24 >
Ever wondered how to
throw an Emotion-Bowl win-
ning touchdown like IF QB
Devan Munk? Or how about
to spike just like volleyball-
starter Meghan Hess? Each
month well ask an IF ath-lete to explain a technique
theyve got down. Its up to
you to perfect it!
KNOWHOW
2RUN:KOLBY AREHART
CROSS C OUNTRY
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Kevin Meek
Sports Writer
Despite only starting two se-niors compared to last years ve,
the volleyball team continues towork hard.
It feels stupendous to repre-sent IF as a starting varsity vol-leyball player, Rebecca Young,
junior, said.Yet with having such a young
team the Lady Tigers are siingat a 500 record on the season. Intheir rst game, they faced Rigbyand beat them two sets to one. It
was nice to start the season with abang, Meghan Hess, senior, said.Out of the six starting players,
Hess and Megan Spoord are theonly starting seniors. I feel spe-
cial to be one of the two seniorsand I think its a nice opportu-nity that the younger girls get tostart, Hess said.
At the cross-town rivalry
match, the girls beat Skylinetwice. This year the girls im-proved tremendously, HeadCoach Wendy Johnson said.They should be going to state.
Girls volleyball sets and spikes it down
LINESSIDE
Meet the Tiger athletes.
ANDY HULSEJunior
Dirt BikingTiger Times (TT): How long
have you been dirt biking?AH: I have been riding
since sixth grade.
TT: Whats your favorite
thing about it?
AH: Its awesome because
of the thrill I get out of it.
TT: Where do you usually go?
AH: St. Anthony and the
sand dunes.
CHANCE SMITHSenior
Wake BoardingTT: Why do you like to
wake board?
CS: I really enjoy it be-
cause its fun to get out on
the water!
TT: How long have you
been wake boarding?
CS: Ive been boarding
for four years.
TT: Whats the most in-tense trick you can do?
CS: Scarecrow.
UNEXPECTED:
Kailey Phillips,
senior, jumps
up to spike
the ball.
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Editor in Chief
What now, doubters?The football team is sit-
ting at a 4-3 record. Evenwith an amazing beat downof their cross-town rivals inthe Emotion Bowl, fans feelas if the team should have
beer of a record. The teamhas great potential, KyleeKishiyama, junior, said.
Head Coach Chuck John-son agrees that the teamhas great potential. Whenasked why with all the talenton the team, the Tigers areonly one game above 500, hesaid, Because we have wonthe same as we have lost.
The team started o the sea-son with wins as they knockedo what looked to be like avery good Poky High team.
The team then wenton to lose by a small mar-
gin to a very talented Hill-crest, 19-28, which blew IF
out of the water last year.A week before the Emo-
tion Bowl, the Tigers suereda heart breaking defeat to a
Bonneville team that wonteven be making it to the play-
os. The 23-20 loss came as ahuge surprise to Tiger Nation.
Then came Emotion Bowl.See FOOTBALL, Page 24 >
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Marcus Poling, junior, leaps in an attempt to assist Chance Smith, senior, tackling their Skyline opponent as
Drew Tingey, senior, looks on.
This years record (4-3) may bedisappointing, but with Emotionwin, Tigers are back on track.
Liz Robinson and Meghan Hess, se-
niors, jump to block the ball. Hess is
one of two starting seniors this year.
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Tigers dominate Emotion Cup
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Kiefer Lee dribbles the ball in a blow out win against Skyline, Oct. 6. The Tigers won, 5-1.
Taylor Maeser
Sports Reporter
When people think ofEmotion at Idaho FallsHigh School, they tendto think of the EmotionBowl. There is more toEmotion Week than thegrand football game;there is also the Emo-tion Cup which fea-tures the girls and boys
soccer teams from bothIF and Skyline. Socceris on a fast pace to be-coming one of the mostpopular sports in IdahoFalls.
This game is so emo-tional because it is theonly game of the seasonthat the two teams getto play in the histori-cal Ravsten Stadium.
The IFHS boys and girlsplayed Skyline, Oct. 6.
The boys dominatedthe Grizz by winning,5-1. Goals by MichaelMeyer, senior, JaydenHeyrend, sophomore,Cory Meng, junior,Kiefer Lee, junior, andRyan Peraita, junior, ledthe team to a huge de-
feat of their cross townrivals. It was the bestgame of the season,Head Coach Nick Jos-ten said.
Sada Hoffman, se-nior, did not have theopportunity to play be-cause of an injury butthat did not stop himfrom cheering on histeam.
He has played on theIFHS soccer team forfour years now. Before
the game started, I wasnervous and then as the
game drew closer, it gotharder for me to watchthem warm up, Hoff-man, said.
As the game went onand IF started rollingall over Skyline, Hoff-man became the teams
biggest cheerleader. Ifelt nothing but joy aswe continued to score
goal after goal, remind-ing Skyline that we arethe best, he said.
After the huge dis-trict win, Ben Fager,senior and team cap-tain, couldnt containhis pride. My teamstepped it up, he said.
But where is the cupthat should be put inthe trophy case?
Four years ago, anIdaho Falls player, NickDuncan, fashioned acrude Emotion Cup inpottery class. It was aneight-inch cup.
The winner of theEmotion Cup wouldhave taken it home, butit mysteriously van-ished before the game.
After a dominatingseason, the boys wonthe district title beatingthe Madison Bobcats.
The team went on to beat Highland in thefirst district playoffgame. The Tigers beatup on the Rams by ascore of 5-1.
The boys will go on toplay a well put-togetherBora High School teamin the first round of theState playoffs, Oct. 23.
Cole Bowyer & Tersa McCarty
Editor in Chief & Sports Editor
Through painful and hot prac-tices, the girls proved that it was allworth it as the season started.Through the season, the girls soccer
team walked all over the competi-tion - both in conference and out.The one team that slowed them
down was the Skyline Grizzlies. OnOct. 6,the Grizz proved to be morethan the Tigers could handle. In anepic district championship game,the IF girls lost in an intense andnerve racking shootout against theircross town rivals. Districts were in-tense but we played hard and beateveryone but Skyline, Cassidy
Klaass, junior, said. It felt reallygood to be on such a good team thisyear.
The student body that cheered
on our Lady Tigers wondered whatwas dierent this year comparedto the earlier seasons. We all gotalong really well and we bonded
before the season started, MichelleSing, senior, said. Since we actuallytrusted each other, we played like a
team instead of individuals.In previous years, Highland hasdominated in almost every sportin the eastern Idaho area. This wasa dierent story for girls soccer.In previous years, the team waswhomped up on by the Rams.
This year, the Tigers came outwith a bite, by beating the Rams
both times in the duration of theseason. My favorite part of theseason was when we played High-
land, Madi Bertoch, senior, said.We usually get destroyed by themand this year we beat them bothtimes we played them.
Teamwork aids girls soccer
Michelle Sing, senior
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RAVSTENfrom Page 7
a row. IF players can proudly walkby those orange goal posts withtheir heads held high.
At the end of the night, theTigers pulled their weight with anoutstanding 28-13 win. Hundredsof Tiger fans rushed the eld aerthe game chanting, hugging andtaking pictures.
I was excited and pumped up,corner and running back receiverMarcus Poling, junior, said. It wasa great feeling we had just won thegame. I made two interceptions. Itwas a memorable game.
When Poling made one of histwo interceptions, Jordan Thomp-son, junior, was there up close tosee it all go down. People didntthink we were going to do as wellas we did because of our record,
he said. But we showed them.Not only were the players and
crowd an important factor of ourmiraculous win, the man with theplaybook and the practice runs,were key factors for the Tigers totake the win.
The crowd overwhelmedJohnson that night. I was verypleased with how they handledthe game, game plan and the factthe kids followed it, he said. Iwas also very impressed withTiger Nation and the support ofTiger Nation. I knew we won thegame when the clock struck zero.We play our hardest until thegame ends.
That Friday was full of emotionon both sides. It was a time forpublic display of spirit and emo-tion. Regardless of the ancientrivalry, football binds the commu-nity rather than dividing it.
RUNNERfrom Page 7
runner, you need to warmup rst. A normal warm upshould be at least a mile, or
10 minutes. This could befrom IF to about Key Bankon Broadway Street.
You should then stretchyour muscles before youstart the workout. From KeyBank, run along the riverdown to Taylors Crossing.
From there, cross 17thStreet over to Snake RiverLanding. You continuealong the river until Sunny-
side Road. Cross the river onSunnyside and start heading
back the way you came. Youshould end up right back atKey Bank. This workout isabout 4.5 miles.
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Kolby Arehart runs in the
Homecoming Parade.
Arehart is one of the top
runners on IFs cross
country team.
FOOTBALLfrom Page 22
Unless you live under a rock,you know the Tigers dominat-ed Skyline Grizzlies, 28-13, in
what was supposed to be theother way around accordingto the polls.
With the amazing win overthe Grizz, the Tigers are run-ning full steam into the lastgame of the season - against avery smooth Highland team.Were making it past the rstround of the playos, defen-sive tackle Christian Denny,senior, said However, its thesecond round that were goingto have to work for.
It goes hand in hand, John-son said of playos. If we getthere, we have goen beer.