March 2008, Vol. 1, Issue 5 - Cimarron High School is

March 2008, Vol. 1, Issue 5
The
Bluejay
Chix
Published by the Journalism Class of Cimarron High School,
USD 102, Cimarron, KS 67835
Chelsea Cassie Haley Kimberly Sasha Emily Kailtin Britnie Shelby
Morton McDowell Lloyd Williams Reed Berry Unruh Jenkins Pulkrabek

By Cassie McDowell
ven way before the 1600’s
Ehair was important to
mankind. Hair is just as important
today as it was back then.
“My hair is the most important
thing to me, besides my makeup,”
Senior Brooke Fairbank said.
Length of hair is important, and
lately the trend is toward shorter
cuts. However, Junior Allyson
LeRock won’t be cutting her hair
any time soon.
“I love my long hair. It took
me forever to grow it out,” LeRock
said. “If someone cut it, I would
Features, p. 2
Hair: Every girl’s prized possession
probably cry.”
Unlike LeRock, Senior Amanda
Payne has decided to follow the new
trend.
“I like having both, but short
hair takes less time to get ready,”
Payne said.
While Payne likes to take less
time with her hair, Fairbank needs
more time in the mornings.
“When I straighten my hair,
it takes an hour,” Fairbank said.
“Even when I scrunch my hair it
takes about twenty minutes.”
There has been a change in hair,
whether it is length, style, or even
color.
“Even though it is bad to color
your hair, I still like to try new
things,” LeRock said.
Along with the many different
styles, girls also like to highlight
their hair.
“I have dyed my hair black,
blond, chestnut, purple, red, and
pink highlights,” Fairbank said. “I
love having crazy colored hair!”
By Kimberly Williams
Walking along in Hobby Lobby,
you encounter a mirror and check
yourself out. Maybe you flip your
hair to the other side because it looks
better that way anyway.
Having a beauty habit, known as
a behavior that occurs automatically,
isn’t always a bad thing. It gives us
all time to pamper ourselves, giving
us that beauty touch we need.
“I have to do a lot of exercising
because if I don’t I feel gross,” says
Junior Bekah Harman.
Some of us use products to help
our beauty.
“I have always cared about my
hair so I use expensive conditioners
and use other products to keep my
hair healthy and looking great,”
says Senior Emily Berry.
A few of us aren’t always picky
about how we look to others, while
clearly there are some who would
Smile for the camera:
Senior Brooke Fairbank and
Amanda Payne show their different
hair styles. (McDowell photos)
Pampering for the beauties
rather feel perfect.
“I freak out about my eyebrows
and I put lotion on my feet. Then I
put socks over them to make them
softer,” says Senior Paige Addison.
Beauty: commonly defined as a
characteristic that must be present
for a person to feel satisfaction.
Not all students in CHS need
pampered, but some of us need that
to be pefect and feel amazed.

By Haley Lloyd
On March 14, fifteen National
Honor Society members and their
sponsor, Melody Johnson, will travel
to Denver for their end-of-the-year
trip for juniors and seniors.
The society has held many fund
raisers to help with this year’s trip.
“We had a pumpkin patch sale,
News, p. 4
Cimarron artists have great success at competition
By Chelsea Renea Morton
Each year Cimarron students
participate in the Western Kansas
Scholastic Arts Competition and
Exhibition held biannually at
the Stauth Memorial Museum in
Montezuma. This year’s exhibit
was held January 20 – February 17.
This year Cimarron was awarded
two gold key winners, four silver key
winners, and 15 honorable mentions
out of the thirty pieces allowed to
compete.
“We are usually pretty successful
at this competition,” said Art Teacher
Steve Giebler.
But that doesn’t mean the
competition is easy by any means.
“Almost every Western Kansas
county participates, including home
school students,” Giebler said.
The judges don’t make it easy
either. The judges consist of college
professors and artists in residence
who know and understand high
school art.
Judges are selected by the board,
which meet four to five times a year
and currently has nine members,
though that number fluctuates.
“We really try to utilize the
area’s colleges, like Fort Hays State
and the community colleges,” said
Giebler.
Between the large number of
accomplished artists and judges, the
competition is anything but easy.
“It’s tough, and this is the most
we’ve had make it. It’s been a good
year,” Giebler said.
Gold Key Winners:
Allison Krosschell – painting
Issa Garcia – pencil
Silver Key Winners:
Joel Baublits – pencil
Laura Johnson – pencil
Kyle Maddox – pencil
Thai Pradithkesorn - pencil
Honorable Mention Winners
Matt Baublits – pencil
(Kansas Scenery)
Matt Baublits – pencil
(Assorted Fruit)
Brandi Fairbank – printmaking
Janae Helfrich – pencil
Kourtney Herkelmanprintmaking
Michaela Herron – pencil
Josaiah Kremeier – sculpture
Rylan Lacy – pencil
Madison Martin – printmaking
Cassie McDowell – pen & ink
Josh Meis – pencil
Will Pingsterhaus – pencil
Katelyn Ridenour – pencil
Tanner Stice – pencil
Tori Trahem – painting
Junior and senior NHS members to travel to Denver
Reader’s Digest magazine sale, and
our annual clothing sale, to pay our
expenses,” said Johnson.
On this four-day trip NHS
students will visit sights that are
not only exciting and new, but
educational as well.
“We are going to ski at Loveland
Ski Basin,” said Johnson. “We will
also be going to the Denver Museum
of Science, as well as a Denver
Nuggets NBA basketball game.”
After years of hard work and
dedication to their studies, the
reward for these honor students will
be that of relaxation and fun.
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OPINIONS, p. 5
‘Twilight’ a book you can really sink your teeth into
By Britnie Jenkins
“Shoot,” I muttered when the paper sliced my
finger. I pulled it out to examine the damage. A
single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut.
It all happened very quickly then.
Edward threw himself at me, flinging me
back across the table…
I tumbled down to the floor by the piano,
with my arms thrown out instinctively to catch
my fall, into the jagged shards of glass. I felt
the searing, stinging pain that ran from my
wrist to the crease inside my elbow.
Dazed and disoriented, I looked up from
the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm—
into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous
vampires.
Isabella Swan is your normal high school
girl. She moves to a small town called Forks,
Washington, to live with her father, Charlie.
Bella never expected to have her life turned
topsy-turvy, but upon meeting the mysterious
Edward Cullen, that is exactly what happens.
None of the books, (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse,
and Breaking Dawn [to be released August 2, 2008]) by
Stephenie Meyer are your typical love stories. They add
an element (or two) of the paranormal.
Don’t get these books confused with the cliché
vampire books where vampires sleep in coffins, don’t
go out in daylight, or are repelled by garlic or a cross.
These books are far from cliché and even have vampires
laughing at those regular superstitions.
The largest vampire “family,” the Cullens, aren’t
your typical vampires, either. See, they don’t drink human
blood. They take in their nourishment from overpopulated
forest animals, like deer or bears. They could
be compared to vegetarians of their species.
These are the types of books that you can go home,
Eclipse (2007; Little, Brown and Company), New Moon (2006;
Little, Brown and Company), and Twilight (2005; Little, Brown
and Company) featured above are the books that may be seen
being read around the school. The fourth and last book in this
Text talk conversations take place in halls of CHS
By Kimberly Williams
Here in CHS the cell phone policy is strongly enforced,
but students sometimes rebel and keep them
close in hand.
Teachers’ concerns are that students could be more
focused on texting and stirring conversation than showing
respect and gaining knowledge, which is the purpose
of a classroom.
“Cell phones are a form of communication and a
way for a student to challenge what they can get away
with,” said Paula Wehkamp, parenting and housing decisions
teacher.
Challenge is something teachers do not like to see in
the classroom.
“Cell phones have their own place, but not here in
the building,” said Counselor Karrie Millershaki. “Students
need to be focused in classes foe a better education.”
Although this may be so, everyone is entitled to his
or her own opinion.
“Cell phones are a way to talk to parents in case of a
personal emergency. It’s easier than walking to the office,
and most students still carry them around, so why
not?” said Senior Andrea Rivera.
sit down, open the book, and just read. Then, you look
up after you finish it and say, “Oh dear. It’s three in the
morning… Oops.”
The school library currently has all three books but
all of them have a very long waiting list on them. These
books are popular enough that there is a movie being
made starring Kristen Stewart (Into the Wild) and Robert
Pattinson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) as
Bella and Edward.
If you haven’t been caught in the vampire sensation
that’s sweeping the nation, you are advised to go immediately
to the nearest library (or bookstore, the books
are definitely worth buying) and pick up your copy today.
Students understand the respect teachers would like
to receive, as well as a student should display in the
classroom, so if cells are not allowed in the classroom,
then what about having phones present during passing
period?
Phones kept in lockers and being used in the time we
have to gather material for the next class wouldn’t be
interrupting teachers’ discussions, and lockers would
be a more appropriate place to keep our cell phones.
We can’t interrupt
in the middle of classes,
but cell phones are
today’s new technology
and texting is a
quick and easy way of
getting our message
across between classes.

Features, p. 3
Blast from the Past: Arthur (Babe) Warner
By Emily Berry
Everyone around here knows or
has heard of Nickelback, Kayne West,
or maybe even Hinder, but if you ask
an older person about these bands they
probably wouldn’t know what the heck
you were talking about. Some might
even say that you wouldn’t last a minute
if you were sent back to their time.
Have you ever heard of Roland
Kirk, Miles Davis, or Count Basie?
Probably not, but if you were to ask
your grandparents about those bands,
they could tell you more than enough
about them.
Arthur Warner, also known as Babe
Warner, was a famous clarinet (baritone
clarinet) player back in the ‘40s.
At least around here he was pretty famous.
Arthur Warner was born here in Cimarron
on June 21, 1902. His mother
was Pearl Luther Warner, and his father
was Charles S. Warner.
When he was young he and his
mother moved to Boston, Massachusetts,
where his mother taught at The
Boston Conservatory of Music. Babe’s
favorite musical instrument was the
clarinet. Even though he couldn’t play
the piano, he also favored that as well.
“Babe would always say that if you
are going to play an instrument, the
most sociable thing to play is the piano,
so that everyone can stand around it
and sing, “ said Thelma Warner, who is
a niece-in-law of Babe.
At first, Babe’s career started out
with multiple jazz quartets around this
area. He played in Meade, Fowler,
Plains, Kansas City, and many more
towns.
“There was only one time I ever
got to hear babe play,” said Warner. “It
was the night before the big blizzard in
March 1957, where I heard him play
up at the school at a talent show,” said
Warner.
When Babe was around 24 years
old, he got his
musician union
card. This is a
card that some
musicians got,
but it wasn’t
m a n d a t o r y .
However, if a
musician’s song
became famous,
he or she would
get a percentage
of the profits if
he had a card.
After he received
this card,
Babe decided to
move to Hollywood.
This was
around the time
that he started
playing for Big
Band Leader
Benny Goodman.
He played
professionally
for about 10 or
15 years.
T h r o u g h -
Small Town, Big Talent! Arthur (Babe) Warner was a famous
baritone clarinet player. He played in many different
places, even for Big Band Reader Benny Goodman (Courtesy
photo)
out the rest of his career, he played on
cruise ships, as well as some places in
and around California.
When Babe was in his forties, he
moved back to Cimarron. This was during
WWII, he then worked at Cimarron
Insurance before he passed away from
emphysema.
So now when you think of music,
hopefully you will think that it’s kind of
interesting to know that someone from
Cimarron followed his dreams, gave it all,
and made it big.
Jazz Quartet! Owl Six is just one of the many bands that Arthur (Babe) Warner performed
with. He started playing professionally at age 24 when he got his union card,
and moved to Hollywood. (Courtesy Photo)