Issue 31, May 25, 2018 Vol. 69

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Volume 69, Issue 31 May 25, 2018

Earlier this week, NASA discovered a three-foot chunk of sedi-mentary rock was dis-covered on Mars using the Mars Curiosity Rov-er that has been on Mars for about six years. This chunk of rock was then named after Duluth, Minnesota, because of the similarities between the two.

“Duluth” is a 3.5 bil-lion year old rock that formed in an ancient lake by sediments dropping to the floor of the lake. The connection with the Du-luth rock and DuDu-luth, Minnesota, is a freshwa-ter lake. One of them formed because of a

freshwater lake, that was there billions of years ago, but now has dried up, and the other is on the shore of one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world.

The last connection between the two is they both share a geological feature: volcanic rock. Duluth, Minnesota, lies Northwestern Track

and Field’s season is in the home stretch, finish-ing the season with the conference, region, sec-tional, and eventually state meets.

After a night of bat-tling the highly talented Bloomer team, North-western girls ended up second place, and North-western boys in third place at the conference meet in Bloomer on May 15.

Conference champi-ons from northwestern included Abby Nelson in the pole vault, Joey Pe-terson in the pole vault,

Paige Johnson in the

800m, Donny Pooler in the 800m, the girls

4x400m team, Journey Amundson in the triple jump, Katie Lundeen in the shot-put.

Each first place finish earns 10 points toward the team score and title

of

all-

confer-ence. Northwestern girls finished 146 points (29 points behind Bloomer), and boys with 129 points (5 points behind second place).

The next highly antici-pated event in the track and field schedule is re-gionals which took place Monday the 21 in

Cam-eron.

Regionals was the most intense competition faced by the athletes so far this year, as they are competing for a minimal number of spots. Some competitors truly left all of their guts (and their afternoon lunch) on the track.

The top four finishers in each event at region-als have the honor of moving on to compete in the sectional level which took place yesterday, Thursday, May 24 in Colby.

This year 24 North-By Journey Amundson

 Friday:

 1:00 PM: Baseball vs. Spooner @ Superior HS

3:30 PM:

Softball Varsity Regional

7:30 PM:

Graduation

10:30 PM: All

Night Grad Party for Sen-iors

 Monday:

No School

Memorial Day

 Tuesday:

Softball

Varsi-ty Sectional

 Baseball

Re-gional Final vs Ashland

9:00 AM: Golf

Varsity Sec-tional vs

Tomahawk @

Inshalla C.C.

 Thursday:

Softball

Varsity

Sectional vs Cumberland @ Cumberland

See ‘Duluth’ on pg. 6 See ‘Regionals’ on pg. 6

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Alyssa Carlson

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Natasha Ross-Wermter

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Ryan Johnson Raymond Koivisto TJay Ziebarth

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Cloey Callaway

Happy

Birthday!

By Maddy Gross

Favorite pizza topping?

Cheese.

Favorite music genre and artist?

Rap, Russ or Post Malone.

What movie have you watched more than once?

Pirates of the Caribbean (all the movies).

What are your plans for after high school?

I plan to go to college for business management.

What is an important lesson that you learned in your life?

That only time will tell.

If someone else were to describe your “style,” what would he/she say?

Minimalist, “Bad-ass end of the world style.” - Ryan Ross

What was one trend in elementary or middle school that you followed?

Silly bands.

Pictured: Sydney Matherly, Abby Saarela, Darin Windsor, Deitrich Raivala, Felicia Stribley, Haley Trautt

What's your favorite meme? De-scribe it to the best of your ability.

¨Two bros sitting in a hot tub! Five feet apart ´cause they're not gay!¨

If someone were to describe you in one word, what would it be?

I believe the word most people would use to describe me would be deter-mined because I always want to help and give 110%

On whom do you have a secret crush?

If I told you it wouldn't be a secret?! Plus, I´m pan! I think everyone is hot! :)

Biggest pet peeve?

Fake friends/people

What's in your pockets right now?

Dude, I wear leggings every day! I don't have pockets!

What´s on your bedroom walls?

I have about 15 dream catchers, a bas-ket full of 50 plus stuffed animals, bookshelves with 25 plus books, and my paintings.

Any advice for freshmen?

SEEK HELP IF YOU NEED IT! YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS BAT-TLE!

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Whenwillspringofficiallyarrive? Never.

Favorite high school memory?

Running cross country

Who do you consider a role model?

My mom and dad

Dream vacation:

Going to Hawaii

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Dental hygienist

Who’s your celebrity crush?

Kellan Lutz

Are you a dog person or a cat person, and favorite breed.

Dog person. My favorite breed is a German Shorthaired Pointer or a Lab.

Editor: Ashley Olson

Staff Members: Sydney Larsen

Crystal Taylor Journey Amundson

Maddy Gross Janaia Fudally Jocelyn Luostari

Ryleigh Hill Sydney Matherly

Advisor: Mrs. Thompson

Do you believe in aliens and/or ghosts? If so why?

Yes! I grew up having grandpa talk about ghosts that used to live in our house.

If someone were to describe you in one word, what would it be?

My friends describe me as dirpy, but I don't know what that means.

Who has made the biggest impact on how you view your life?

My friends, growing up with them has made me who I am today.

What will you miss about high school, if anything?

Being with all of my friends in Mr. Haynes’ class.

Any advice for freshmen?

Make as many new friends as you can, and get to know people in different grades.

What was your most iconic middle school outfit?

Aeropostale t-shirt, basketball shorts, and sparkly headband.

Biggest pet peeve?

When people smack their mouths when eating or chewing gum. WORST sound ever.

When will spring officially arrive?

September

Who's your favorite president and why?

George Washington was the OG of freedom

Who's your celebrity crush?

Ryan Reynolds

Favorite place to go out to eat and your favorite thing to order?

Perkins, Brioche French Toast.

Graduated

If you were on a desert island, what three items would you bring and why?

A boat, that's all.

Dream Vacation:

Deitrich Raivala

Who’s your favorite president and why?

FDR cause he's the GOAT

Bernie Sanders

Do you consider yourself a daredevil; if so what's the most extreme stunt you've pulled?

Daredevil. Sharpening a pencil while teacher is talk-ing.

Jamaica

Nurse

Are you a dog person or a cat person, and favorite breed.

Dog person and German Shepherd

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Tyler Johnson, Tyler Davis, Zach Grohn, Joey Peterson, Nathan Klomhaus, Race Stewart, Emily Weiss, and Brena Darwin

When Jonson Dillard wears his Crocs

A little shorter, cars aren't made for tall people

Cat person ... so favorite breed is cat.

In choir: Mr. Goodlet - “Remember you will be wear-ing your robes for graduation.” Jordan Olsen “What!?” Me - “Jordan, you will already be wearing a robe.” Jordan “Oh yeah.”

Least favorite food?

Well, I’ve never had it but Kevin told me mangos are bad so probably mangos

Tyler Davis

Next year

Van rides down to golf meets.

Favorite professional athlete and why?

Jordan Spieth, because he has confidence in himself.

Favorite place to go out to eat, favorite thing to order,

and average cost of your meal?

Chipotle chicken burrito, with chips and queso (or guaca-mole), $9.

Preferably alive. JK! Owning a business around golf.

Dog person. Shelties because I own two of them.

Favorite class you have taken?

CP Social.

Tyler Johnson

I always thought Wisconsin had three seasons: Sum-mer, Fall, and Winter.

Band/choir

Who’s your favorite president and why?

Abe Lincoln because no other president has brought our nation as he did.

Broccoli

Probably winning Cross Country sectionals my soph-omore year to go onto state.

1. A machete- good to cut wood for a shelter and to cut up meat and fish.

2. A water purifier- so I don’t have to drink salt water.

3. Fuel/ a lighter- so I can cook the fish/ meat.

I don’t know an exact job that I’d like; however, I’d like to work with music.

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Lunch

Dream vacation:

Going to Germany for the trout fishing

Favorite professional athlete and why?

Tiger Woods. Oh wait... I forgot golf isn't a sport

Elmo

Do you consider yourself a daredevil; if so what the most extreme stunt you’ve pulled?

Yes, I pole vault

When it comes

I don’t know. Technically in March but it’s Wiscon-sin...

Mr. Polzin. The man. The myth. The legend.

Who’s your celebrity crush?

Hollow Profit

Favorite place to go out to eat, favorite thing to order, and average cost of your meal?

Favorite place to go is Applebee’s. Favorite thing to eat is the Four Cheese Mac & Cheese with chicken tenders on top.

6’2” like my doctor told me

Brody Burke answered the majority of these ques-tions.

Brena Darwin

If you were a color, what color would you be and why?

Tan because I’m (as a person) tan.

Do you believe in aliens and/or ghosts? If so why?

No aliens or ghosts because it’s theory not a believa-ble subject.

What are your plans for after high school?

Construction worker training.

If someone were to describe you in one word, what would it be?

Weird because I’m always different in many people’s eyes.

Who has made the biggest impact on how you view your life?

My dad.

On whom do you have a secret crush?

No one because I’m not that kinda guy.

Nathan Klomhaus

May 21st

One of my favorite memories was during cross coun-try; it was raining and thundering outside so we ran inside the school and played sock tag

Dream vacation:

Hawaii

An accountant

I would bring a five star hotel with a restaurant and spa to enjoy myself. I would also bring sunscreen so I wouldn’t burn and I would bring Haley Trautt to keep me company.

I’m a dog person. My favorite breed is a St. Bernard

Least Favorite food?

Cabbage

Emily Weiss

Favorite music genre and artist?

I like grunge and 90’s music too much I’ve been told, but my ultimate goal is to be a country singer or Christian rock artist (♱Amen♱)

If a genie granted you one wish?

I would ask to change my dogs into humans, just for a few minutes so I can see what they’d look like as peo-ple.

Plans after high school?

Buy a van, live down by the river for a few years and really find myself.

Most embarrassing hs memory?

When I made a Powerpoint on a controversial book called “Heather has 2 Mommies” and presented it to a room of predominantly Trump-enthused individuals.

Most iconic middle school outfit?

The collection of snappy, sassy, and snacky flannels I wore when I looked like Ellen DeGeneres. Well, looked like her more at least.

Advice for freshmen?

Do art classes not the drugs.

What will you miss about high school?

Having so many people to roast, like Mr. Haynes.

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on a crystalline volcanic rock that stretches along the northern shore of Lake Superior. The for-mation of the volcanic

rock shows how the Du-luth rock was formed. The next step that the people working with the Mars Curiosity Rover hope to do is retrieve a sample of the rock. Once

it’s retrieved it will be stored in a laboratory on the rover. Then it will be analyzed, so NASA can get full detail of the rock. They have already fired laser beams at two

loca-tions on the Duluth rock. This is to identify the composition of the rock, along with soil samples.

‘Duluth’ from pg. 1

Who knows we live in Northern Wisconsin

Dream vacation:

Iceland because there are no mosquitoes there

Do you consider yourself a daredevil; if so what the most extreme stunt you’ve pulled?

Yes, I talked to my crush

Pride & Prejudice because I would have time to fi-nally read it, and Hermione’s magic purse with all my stuff in it.

A decent human being

Novels. All we do is read and discuss (I love to read)

Cheese or chocolate It’s that time of the

year again when every-one is back out on the lakes enjoying the nice weather. Whether you are fishing, tubing, water skiing, or just taking a cruise, boat etiquette and safety is always some-thing to keep in mind. Imagine this, you are cruising through a chan-nel and to avoid striking another oncoming boat, you swing into shallow waters while still travel-ing at a pretty fast speed. It’s good that you avoid a collision, but look how much wake you’ve churned up for the other boaters. If you cause other boats to bump into each other, or cause anyone damage to

their property, you’re the one on the hook for their dam-ages. Big wakes equal bad news. A few safety tips can be more helpful than you think, espe-cially when you find yourself in sticky situations. For exam-ple, don’t overesti-mate your abilities. Showing off, doing dangerous stunts, or overestimating your swimming abilities can spell disaster when boating.

Last year nearly 4,064 boating accidents oc-curred in the United States, 610 of the acci-dents resulted in fatali-ties. Operator inattention, improper lookout,

opera-tor inexperience, exces-sive speed, and the lead-ing contributor, alcohol are all factors to these accidents. Out of all the victims involved in the accidents, 78% of them drowned, and of those who drowned, 84% of

the victims were not wearing life jackets. So next time you head out onto the water, make sure you practice good boating safety.

Kristen Jarman

By Sydney Larsen

western athletes are ad-vancing to sectionals, including nine seniors, nine juniors, three sopho-mores, and three fresh-men.

Sectional qualifiers are Willem Hoegen,

Ethan Jensen, Joey Pe-terson, Katie Lundeen, Nia Albright, Holly Klomhaus, Natalie Pooler, Emily Nelson, Michael Knaack, Greg Ruhman, Calen Kirk-patrick, Keegan Plasch, Ella Dreiling, Michaela Truchon, Journey

Amundson, Abby Nel-son, Emma Smykalski, Sarah Pearson, Tyler Davis, Kevin Garland, Zach Pooler, Donny Pooler, Talia Martens, and Paige Johnson. Top four finishers at the sectional meet will

advance to

state. Moving on to state are Katie Lundeen and Abby Nelson.

On behalf of the entire track and field team, thank you to all of the fans who come support the athletes. Your pres-ence is much appreciat-ed.