February 2008, Vol. 1, Issue 3 - Cimarron High School is

February 2008, Vol. 1, Issue 3TheBluejayChixPublished by the Journalism Class of Cimarron High School,USD 102, Cimarron, KS 67835Chelsea Cassie Haley Kimberly Sasha Emily Kailtin Britnie ShelbyMorton McDowell Lloyd Williams Reed Berry Unruh Jenkins Pulkrabek

The man behind the scene:By Haley Lloyd“Lights, camera, action!”Games, movies, musicals, andhome videos always spotlight thepeople through the lens. We seldomstop to appreciate those behind theaction capturing every moment.LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Eighthgrader Mitch Chalkley focuses on eachplay for the basketball team and does awonderful job capturing the moment. (Unruhphoto)Sports, p. 3Seventh Grader Mitch Chalkley films basketballBy Haley LloydAn addition to this year’swrestling squad is not another boydressed in a singlet, preparing forhis upcoming match. It’s the coachon the sideline, yelling words ofencouragement and instructions.Jeff Dewey, assistant to HeadCoach Lance Walker, applied forthis job with high expectations inmind.“When I went to school inCimarron, we didn’t have thewrestling program,” said Dewey,“but I love the sport.”Being new to the coachingstaff and balancing his successfulcareer outside of school practicesand meets becomes a challenge, butDewey finds time to accomplish hismany tasks.Having no previous coachingexperience, Dewey believes that heis learning everyday from a goodteacher.“Lance Walker is probablySeventh grader Mitch Chalkleynever misses a crucial play, capturesthe intensity on the court and doesan outstanding job for the Lady Jaybasketball team.“He was filming footballgames, and he did a really goodjob,” said Athletic Director DavidEdiger, “so I wanted to see if hewould film for us.”Having experiences in thisarea, Chalkley spends most gamenights behind the camera lens.“Mitch goes to most of ourgames if it doesn’t interfere withhis sporting events and practices,”said Ediger.Chalkley likes being a part ofthe team and helping out in anywayhe can.“I like going to the games,”said Chalkley. “I not only film, butI get to cheer the team on.”the best teacher I couldpossibly have, and I don’tthink Cimarron realizeswhat a great coach theytruly have.”Finding time inbetween long and tiringtournaments and workoutseveryday has shownDewey that there’s moreto wrestling than just aten-minute match.“Wrestling requiresa lot of dedication anddiscipline,” Dewey said,“it’s a cool sport, but ittakes effort.”Dewey also has a son,Peyton, a freshman whoparticipates on this year’s squad.“I don’t notice that I havea son on the team,” Dewey said.“They are all a great group of kidsand I love being around every oneof them.”Dewey has high expectationsChalkley sets aside at least fiveminutes of his time to prepare forfilming. After doing so, he sitsback and makes sure to capture allthe plays.“I just record as usual, but onevery time out I have to record thescoreboard,” said Chalkley.Chalkley, being an athletehimself, learns from the games butalso feels the tiredness after a longtrip from home.“The worst part is all thetraveling,” said Chalkley. “I can’tstand sitting for a long time.”Chalkley continues to captureCHS basketball and cheer onthe team. Ediger, who is headcoach, puts Chalkley’s importanceinto perspective with a simplecomment.“Without him, we’d be in abind,” said Ediger.Dewey returns to CHS as assistant wrestling coachPin to Win! Senior Kyle Anderson focuses as he preparesto take down his opponent. Anderson along withthe rest of the wrestling squad work hard each day inpractice to succeed in each match. (Courtesy photo)for the wrestling team this year.“I hope to see a bunch of statequalifiers this year,” he said.The boys will continue theirhard work and in the end, they hopeto piin to win.

OPINIONS, p. 4Anti- love: The danger of having a broken heartBy Kimberly WilliamsAs simple as the word “love”sounds it’s the most difficult thingto understand in life. The heart hasone of the most important functionsin the body. It begins to splitwhen we give it away to someonewho, in the end, didn’t deserve it.Having your heart shattered bysomeone you “supposedly loved”is definitely not easy and takeswhat seems a lifetime to forget.Maybe you can’t do much tomove on but there are a few suggestionsthat you can do other thanexperience only grief.For example, take a walk toclear your head. Or spend timewriting. Always try to keep busyand not think about the negativethoughts. This is what brings youdown and makes you suffer allover again.Stay around people who careabout you. Other people can keepyou motivated in getting over abroken heart twice as fast.Mending your heart is somethingin life that only you can dofor yourself.It means something whenyou’re willing to give your heartto someone and know they are goingto break it anyway.As depressing as this sounds,it needs to be said. Even if it feelslike something more, most of thetime, it’s not.In the end you finally findsomeone that is even better, or so Ihear.Love is something that hasbutterflies invading your stomach,or something that you rather tie ina bag and throw over a bridge.Valentine’s Day is soon tocome and not all of us are askingfor a teddy bear or a heart- shapedbox of chocolates, but maybe ourhearts back.Love isn’t a deadly virus but itmight as well be. It’s just a sicknessthat tends to get the best ofyou once in a while.PDA makes comebackBy Kaitlin UnruhWith Valentine’s Day on its way you canexpect to see more and more couples. Most ofwhich will want to hold each other, and spendalmost every moment together.Will other students find it disgusting?Personally, a kiss on the cheek once in a whileis all right. Holding hands, and walkingaround with each other is fine as well.But where should we draw the line?We should not be allowed to make-out inthe hallway, completely oblivious to everyoneelse. Neither should you be sticking yourhands in each other’s pockets. It’s understandableto want to let everyone know that yourdating that person, but there are limits.Be considerate of others. There are moresingle people in the school couples.Most of us find it sweet to see couples holdinghands, or a short kiss, but we don’t want tosee your tongues. So try to be considerate.Thank you very much.