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Volume 67, Issue 6 October 23, 2015
Today:
4:00 PM:
Var-sity Cross Country Meet @ UW-Baron
Monday:
7:30 PM: NHS Fall Concert
Tuesday:
Sophomores:
Pathway to Careers @ DECC
Wednesday:
Picture Re-takes
Please help FCCLA feed the
hungry this
Thanksgiving by bringing in non-perishable food items found on the list given to your homeroom for the annual Thanksgiving Baskets. If you have any ques-tions please talk to Mrs. Lahti or
one of the
FCCLA officers.
Pg. 2 9-11 Convict.
Pg. 3 Senior Prof’s
Pg. 5 Japan
Give it up to the Tiger volleyball team as they are 11-3 in the conference right behind Bloomer who is 13-1. Of the two seasons, regular and conference, the Tiger volleyball team fin-ished in 2nd place for their regular season, and are currently seated 2nd for their conference season. On Tuesday, October 20, the varsity team de-feated Spooner 25-18, 25-6, 25-6 in the first round of regionals. Cheyenne Johnson took the lead with eight kills, Sara Lahti and Lexi Janigo with five, along with Allison Eller and Hannah Lier who had three. The team is
now 12-3 and will be playing Barron as this paper goes to print. I asked Coach Hessel about the key to the team's success, and he replied, “I think it would have to be their never-give-up attitude.” He said when the score goes down big they don't panic and come back strong.
One example Coach Hessel gave was when they played against Bloomer and were down by eight. The girls did not panic, put on their game faces and took charge to come back to win. Another example of the team’s good atti-tude was when they played against Chetek. They were down by 12 and again battled back to win. Coach Hessel said that the volleyball team hasn’t had a good sea-son like this in a while. The last time they won the conference was in 2007. In 2008 they took second place at confer-ence and are hoping to be finish in second (if not first) again. By Miranda Maki
Daisy Mack gets ready to serve.
This year the North-western High Building Construction class has gone through some changes.
Instead of building a three bedroom house, they are constructing a cabin to be finished by the ending of the first semester.
Some building codes and rules have been
changed, and because of these new guidelines, students aren’t allowed to do plumbing or wir-ing work.
This is why the class is only working on the exterior of this year’s project. A positive side of the recent changes is that students will still learn the same skills, only in a shorter amount of time.
Currently the cabin’s roof is being assembled and shingled, and they are hoping to get the windows in soon and then move on to doing the siding.
The angle of the roof is different from past year’s as well. It’s at more of a slant, mak-ing its construction and
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shingling a little more serious and dangerous. Since the cabin’s ex-terior is the only ele-ment the class is work-ing on, the buyer of the cabin will take the pro-ject into his own hands and complete the interi-or.
If you are an under-classman looking at tak-ing BC your junior/ senior year, Mr. Letko asks that you pay atten-tion to the “construcatten-tion pathway.”
Taking Woods I and Intro. to Manufacturing will prepare you for the BC class.
Despite the change from a year-long course to a semester one, the BC class still earns
stu-dents six WITC credits. Taking this class will help students in many different aspects of the ‘real world’ whether it’s one day building their own home, a job, or just helping a friend.
Senior Thomas Worth, who is taking BC, said, “A new house presents new challenges, but it is a lot of fun. We mess with Letko a lot, but is one of the best classes you could take.” As a senior, I am re-gretting not getting in-volved with any of Mr. Letko’s classes and wish I would have taken ad-vantage of the opportu-nities afforded to me. So take note: it’s not too late to experi-ence everything North-western has to offer.
We’ve learned about our rights granted by the constitutional amend-ments - some since we were old enough to un-derstand them and others more fully in high school history class.
The right to bear arms and the right to freedom
of speech, religion, press, and assembly are a few of these.
But we’ve never heard the truth of to whom they apply and whom the government considers to be exempt. No one official came out and said it, of course, but it is painfully clear after reviewing certain stories that some crimi-nals are denied the rights our country claims to hold so dear.
Now, to understand what I’m trying to say, you’ll need to accept one simple fact: everyone, no matter what crime it is they are accused of com-mitting, deserves full protection/action of the rights they were told are
theirs.
If you disagree with this, you will disagree with the whole article. One of our sixth amendment rights is the right to “a speedy and public trial, by an impar-tial jury.” This right was violated and ignored in the prosecution of Walid bin Attash, who had has recently waited 12 years before going to trial, and even then his trial was delayed another 18 months.
The original delay of 12 years was caused by the suspect being de-tained in Guantánamo Bay. So much for being innocent until proven guilty.
The next delay of 18
months reportedly was brought about by the de-fendant announcing that he wanted to try to repre-sent himself during the hearings, firing his entire defense team.
This is believed to be because of assumptions
Editor: Jay Gaare
Staff Members:
Cora Jarman Cassie Harvey
Miranda Maki Ashton Goette
Lilli Kovaleski
Advisor: Mrs. Thompson
Today:
Noah Antilla Trevor Priem
10/24
Brody Payton Edward Schafer
10/25
Meghan Ross
10/27
Gabriel Beeksma
Happy
Birthday!
‘9/11 Prosecution’
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‘Building Class’
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Students working on cabin in building class.
Nathaniel
Fuller
Q: What’s your favoritezoo animal? A: Panda Bear.
Q: How did you find out Santa isn’t real?
A: Pshhhh, Santa is real.
Q: If everything went per-fectly after high school, what would you be doing? A: I would be playing bas-ketball in college and have a whole bunch of new friends.
Q: What’s the most em-barrassing thing you’ve done in high school?
A: Having to bury my face into a bowl of brownie mix to find a gummy worm in front of the whole school… as a freshman.
Q: How many times have you pulled the seniority card? Give an example. A: All the time! Example; [Lower-classmen]: “Why
are you wearing
that?” [Logan]: “Because I’m a senior.
Q: What’s the hardest class you’ve taken thus far? Why?
A: Either Honors Calculus or Honors Biology; just a lot of work.
Q: What did you struggle with most as a freshman? A: My friend groups. It took me a while to find who some of my real friends were.
From top to bottom: Logan Klobucher, Aleia Lupa, Nathaniel
Fuller.
Aleia Lupa
Q: What is one piece of advice for next year’s seniors?
A: Make the most of your last year in high school. It truly does go by fast.
Q: What’s your favorite zoo ani-mal?
A: Elephant
Q: If everything went perfectly after high school, what would you be doing?
A: I would be going to my dream college studying to become a Physi-cian’s Assistant
Q: What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done in high school? A: Sophomore year I slipped in the lunch room and got my lunch all over myself.
Q: How many times have you pulled the seniority card? Give an example.
A: Many times… I always use it in the lunch time.
Q: What’s the hardest class you’ve taken thus far? Why? A: Honors Biology because Mr. Cowley always has work for us to do.
Q: What did you struggle with most as a freshman?
A: Having a lot of upper-classmen as friends.
Q: What is one piece of advice for next year’s seniors?
A: Eat, Sleep, Ball.
Q:What’s the most played song on your iPod?
A: Promiscuous by Nelly Furta-do.
Q:What’s your favorite zoo animal?
A: Kyle Polzin, that guy’s an animal.
Q: How many days do you estimate that you’ve skipped? How many all-nighters? A:I get 12 hours of sleep every night.
Q:What’s the hardest class you’ve taken thus far? Why? A:Honors Biology, because I am going to major in biology.
Q: What’s the craziest stunt/ prank you’ve ever pulled?
A:One time I wrapped
Layden’s car in saran wrap and buried it in snow.
A masked man wielding sword poses with students before killing two and seriously
injuring two students and teachers.
By Jay Gaare
Have you ever heard Lake Superior called a refrigerator? Ever since I was little, my family has likened the giant lake to a refrigerator and ex-plaining to me why they thought the odd meta-phor makes sense. Now for you I’ll ex-plain the phenomenon of refrigeration, and another lake occurrence, too. Refrigeration: Wheth-er you’re talking about your kitchen fridge or a large body of water, re-frigeration occurs when something absorbs heat contained in the sur-rounding air, cooling it. The water in Lake Su-perior is quite cold (at an
average of 40 degrees Fahrenheit!) and does a decent job of keeping the area an even temperature year-round. Why does this work? The answer is simple -- if you liked Chemistry II.
The heat capacity of water is high relative to most other materials. In other words, it takes a lot of energy to heat up
wa-ter; in other words, water absorbs massive quanti-ties of heat (thus cooling the heat source) without a significant increase in temperature. Did you catch all that?
As northern Wisconsin residents, at certain times of the year, we know to keep extra coats in our vehicles for when we drive to Superior/Duluth
because it will be colder there and warmer at our house in Iron River, Ma-ple or Brule -- or vice versa, the temperature is warmer in Superior than at your house -- all be-cause of the lake’s influ-ence.
Water temperature By Cora Jarman
Turnover on Lake Superior.
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Lucas Leonard, 19, beaten to death over accusations of witchcraft practice.
Right:
Tesla self-driving car been shown to drive
dangerous-ly, and speed. Obama urges congress to help Puerto Rico in their 72$ billion
debt crisis.
US scientists use dead, severed arms to measure when a clenched
fist’s bones brake after punching an object.
Woman gives birth on US flight. US-Iraqi forces rescues 70
hos-tages from IS.
Left:
Researchers are about a year away from a marijuana
of guilt made within his defense team. Now, the trial is again delayed by-what the New York Times terms “litigation over the system’s
proce-dures and rules, and by a long series of side issues like the confidentiality of attorney-client communi-cations and an F.B.I. in-vestigation of a translator for one of the detainees.” Basically, the trial hasn’t been conducted fairly.
Whether you believe the suspects to be guilty or not is of no conse-quence. Walid bin At-tash’s constitutional rights have been violated for 13 years.
Isn’t it about time we
woke up and realized it? I'm not saying we should revolt and make a big deal about it, but please be informed and aware of what is happening around you in our "land of the free.”
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Other Important Information:
Age: 37
Citizenship: Yemen
Other: Senior Al-Qaita member, former bodyguard of Usama Bin Laden
Arrested in Karachi, Pakistan in April, 2003. Was found guilty other terrorist crimes there and was held for three years and five months.
He was then transferred to Guantánamo Bay to “face persecution for terrorist activities against the United States”
All information gathered from detainee assessment conducted in Guantánamo Bay on December 8th 2006.
良い旅を (Have a nice trip)
Style: If there is one thing Japan is known for, it’s the unique, eccentric, street clothing style of its citizens.
Famous for its role in the cosplay world, Japan is a leader in new trends and move-ments.
Japan also has a very recognizable traditional style, that has been incor-porated into many other cultures.
In traditional Japanese style, the kimono, no longer commonly used, you may still see women sporting the kimono for more formal events like religious holidays or weddings.
There are multiple types of kimono which are based on age, marital
status, season or event. Kimonos can be worn by both men and women, and are accompanied by wooden sandals.
Street style in Japan can range from dressing as your favorite character from a videogame or movie (cosplay) to dress-ing in clothdress-ing from the Victorian era, known as Lolita.
Kogal is a more casu-al style in Japan, where a person can show
profes-sionalism and status while also experimenting with different adorn-ments.
Food: Sushi, rice, donburi, and curry rice are the most popular foods in Japan.
Well known to other countries as well, sushi and rice come in many different forms, and may be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Donburi is rice topped with items like stewed
beef, chicken, eggs, etc.Rice wrapped in seaweed serves as a quick and popular snack in Japanese cul-ture, and can also be used as a side dish in many meals.
Japan also offers many types of noodle dishes, including the
ever famous ramen. Japan has quite a few of unique dishes that show its unique style and experimental culture. Education: The basic school system in Japan consists of six years of elementary school, three years of middle school, three years of high school, and four years of university.
It only requires nine years of compulsory edu-cation; however, most students go on to high Tōdai-ji, a Buddhist temple complex, was once one of the
Seven Great Temples, Nara, Japan. By Ashton Goette
This quarter’s theatre class will be performing the play “Beyond the Door” by Douglas Farr at the Night of One Acts. This comedy and mystery is a play that will have the audience laughing and wonder-ing.
Here’s a brief plot summary: It’s just a nor-mal night for sisters Ruth and Alice Dodge, who are both in their 60’s, except that
mur-derer Paul Vanneck breaks into their house through a window. That doesn’t faze cunning Ruth Dodge and her sis-ter though; instead they use it to their advantage. They tell Mr. Vanneck that if he agrees to marry their sister, Lucy, who they say “won’t” come out of her locked room, then they won’t call the po-lice to arrest him. At first Mr. Vanneck
doesn’t believe there’s a Lucy, but then comes to believe them and agrees to marry her. When the ceremony starts is when things get interesting. The cast: John Mor-ley as Paul Vanneck, Katie Taylor as Ruth Dodge, Autumn Eller as Alice Dodge, Charles Callaway as Officer Morgan, Brody Burke as Dr. Troy, and Cerina Cimermancic as Lucy Dodge.
This play will be per-formed on Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northwest-ern High School audito-rium. The drama team will also be performing some other pieces, so come out for a great night full of attention-grabbing pieces that your classmates will be performing.
We hope to see you there!
Article Submitted By: Katie Taylor school. In Japan the
school year starts in April and ends in March, basically all year, and students start school at the age of six.
The school year in Japan is divided into three semesters that are separated by vacations, that make up about the equivalent of a summer vacation in the U.S. Most school days last from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., but some students stay
after school to participate in sports.
Activities: It seems that a popular pastime in Japan is visiting hot springs. People of all ag-es go to relax, get away and enjoy nature. On the pop culture side, Manga, Anime, and video games. Manga is a style of Japanese comic books and graphic nov-els, which are most com-monly read from right to left, and start at what would be the back cover of a book in the U.S.
Baseball proves to be one of the most popular sports in Japan, as in has won the World Baseball Classic twice since the tournament was created in 2006.
Transportation: Known for its energy efficiency, transportation in Japan is considered modern and highly de-veloped.
Lightrails are the most popular choice of trans-portation, when traveling from one major city to another, due to the high
taxes and tolls on auto-mobile transport. How-ever, there are 1.2 kilo-meters of paved road provided for the left hand traffic.
Japan has approxi-mately a hundred or so airports and is the fourth largest passenger air market in the world. There are also close to a thousand multipurpose water ports for passenger transport, fishery, cargo and naval.
さようなら (Goodbye)
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changes also cause an-other neat lake occur-rence: turnover. Have you ever driven past a deep lake in the spring or fall and wondered “Why are all those colors out there in the lake?” In the spring and
au-tumn, lake water temper-atures are changing more rapidly than at other times of year, causing changes in the density of water.
Turnover happens because the very dense water, that is barely above freezing in spring and fall, “sinks” and pushes water from the
bottom of the lake to-ward the surface (that water is warmer and, therefore, less dense). The water from the bottom of the lake also has sediment mixed in it which can make the wa-ter cloudy, dirty, color-ful, or perhaps, beautiful. For a live
demonstra-tion of the changing col-ors, keep your eye on Lake Superior this fall, especially the really deep parts, or look at the pic-ture by Peter Wolter in-cluded in this issue. Believe it or not, it is a real picture and it looks even better in full color (seaglass, black, celadon, olive, beige, gray,
