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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WHAT’S HAPPENING. . . . . . .Outdoor <strong>School</strong> | 5Geology Fieldtrip | 8Fall Sports Photos | 12Girls’ Soccer | 16Flying Carp | 20Incident at the Holiday Inn | 21A World of Hunger | 22Animal Testing | 23Military Families | 24Student Artwork | 26PHOTO FEATURE 12TL Fall Sports5 8Exchange Students | 30On the Cover: Sophomore Alex King pushes past aHorizon Christian defender in <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong>’s 3-1 victoryover the Eagles early in the season.2 | <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26


. . . . . . .WHAT’S HAPPENING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Principal’s Corner“Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier.”Village Voice Staff~ Charles Kettering What’s HappeningHope you are having a great fall season. Likethe beginning of any year, there is a good deal ofpositive energy and activity as well as some greatchallenges. The year has begun with an excellentgroup of 205 students. This number representsthe highest number of students in my 23 yearswith the school district and a 12% increase instudents from last year. In all, counting our newkindergarten students, we have 45 new studentsin our school this year. Most of this growth is atthe K-4 level. Three years ago <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> K-4student population was about 47 students. Westarted the <strong>2010</strong>-2011 school year with 82 K-4students. As you might expect this has createdsome challenges. To meet this challenge we haveadded some additional teachers to the existingK-4 staff. In addition, we have added some support staff through the NorthwestService Academy Americorp program. We welcome Lisa English and Kira Fogartyas support to our school programs. Both are working about 25 hours per week insupport of teachers and students here at <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>School</strong>. With their help andadjustment of our current staff we will be able to provide some extensive one onone and small group instruction in reading and math. Kira will also be working onstarting a Farm to <strong>School</strong> Program in conjunction with the very successful <strong>Trout</strong><strong>Lake</strong> Community Garden.Our <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>School</strong> volleyball team has started the year with outstandingperformances. To date they have only lost one match and that to a 3A school outof Oregon. Our soccer team, with many young players, has competed hard and has3 victories on the season. If you get a chance, come out to a game! Both volleyballand soccer games are free admission this year as we seek to attract more communitymembers to support these fine teams. Congratulations to these athletes and theircoaches.This summer began the challenge of replacing our aging roof. The current roof isat the end of its life cycle. We have divided its replacement into five phases and wereable to complete two phases this summer. Our hope is to complete the project in twoto three summers depending on the money we have available. Speaking of money, asyou know it is a challenging time. It looks like the district may face some cuts midyearfrom the state, which would be a first in my 23 years. The next state budgetcycle looks especially challenging. Increased enrollment and some conservative fiscalmanagement as well as exceptional community support have allowed us to maintainour existing programs for the students of <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong>. Another facility challengeis our heating and air conditioning system. The board is currently exploring grantopportunities to help deal with this.As the district does every two years, you will have opportunity to support thedistrict’s levy request in February. This process is gearing up and there will be acommunity group that will meet in <strong>October</strong> to look at the school’s financial pictureand make a recommendation to the school board. The district appreciates your inputinto this important decision. More information will be coming in future VillageVoice Principal’s Corners. As always if you have questions or concerns do not hesitateto give me a call or stop by. Enjoy the fall season and challenges that you will face!DougVillage Voice Staff: Left side (back to front): HelenaRustad, Krissy Yarnell, Anna Klahn, Jessie Robertson,Caitlin Scott, Maggie Baker, Linda Montavon. Rightside: Lucas King, Eli Caudillo, Ben Vollema, GraceAnton, Amy Underwood, Amanda Lee.<strong>October</strong> 13 (Wed.)Grade Check<strong>October</strong> 13 (Wed.)PSAT Testing<strong>October</strong> 20-22(Wed.-Fri.)Early Releases - PT Conferences<strong>October</strong> 27(Wed.)Bookmobile<strong>October</strong> 29 (Fri.)Harvest Festival 1:30 pmNovember 2-6 (Tues.–Sat.)Scholastic Book Fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 3


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. . . . . . .FIELD TRIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 7


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIELD TRIPS . . . . . . .Geology Class Field TripsJuniors and Seniors in Geology take field trips around <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> and to the John Day Fossil Beds.One of the best ways for students to learn is through experience.That is why, on September 26th and 27th, the fourteen juniors andseniors in the <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>School</strong> geology class went on a field trip toexplore the area around John Day in central Oregon. This region is richwith geologic history and is a great place for young geologists to studythis particular field of science.We started out in two vans from the school parking lot and madea few stops along the way to look at different rocks before making ourfirst big stop at Smith Rock. Smith Rock State Park is one of the bestclimbing sites in Oregon. It is composed of welded tuff (compressedvolcanic ash)that is smashed up against a wall of rhyolite. It is soft butvery firm, perfect for climbing. It was formed about 1.2 million yearsago from a pyroclastic flow. Erosion has worn all the soil around itaway and left these huge chunks of rocks. It is known for one of its rockformations, Monkey Face, and some of you might have seen the area ina western movie filmed nearby.After exploring the Smith Rocks for awhile we left to go to our campground at “The Fish House Inn” in Dayville. We made it there justbefore dark and set up our tents. After a few “cold” jokes, a soccer game,and a couple of card games we crawled into our sleeping bags and wentto sleep.The next day we explored Picture Gorge. It was formed 16 millionyears ago when dozens of cracks opened up in the earth’s surface andspewed tons of molten lava. Flood basalts like the Picture Gorge basaltsspread all over the Pacific Northwest and covered a total area of 2,500square miles. Over the years this same occurrence happened numeroustimes. Picture Gorge shows evidence of 17 of these lava flows. The JohnDay River has eroded a small canyon through these layers which makes8 | <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . .FIELD TRIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .them very easy to see.Then we went to the Fossil Beds museum. We sawlots of different fossils and went on a walk throughtime, where we got to see the history of this region andhow they discovered it through the geology. We also gotto see the inside of a lab where geologists uncover thefossils that they find in the field. A park geologist thengave us a little talk about the area and showed some ofthe different kinds of rocks they found here and whatthey can learn from it.Next we visited the Blue Basin which is a canyonmade up of very soft crumbly blue-green rock. It wasformed by ash deposits from a volcanic eruption. Geologistsaren’t exactly sure where the ash came from butthey believe it could be from the Strawberry Mountainsnear John Day. The basin is made up of alternating layersof ash deposits and tuff. The tuff layers help keep theash layers from falling apart. Water has eroded the rockto form small ridges.The Painted Hills are rolling hills that are bandedwith red, yellow, and black layers. They were formedby layers of ash from the old Cascade Mountains. Therock gets its red color when water penetrates and ruststhe iron in the rock. The colors indicate climates thatexisted there millions of years ago. The red layers showperiods of time when the climate was very wet. Thishard dry part of Oregon used to be a lush tropical rainforest. Similarly they can tell when it was very dry bythe bright yellow layers.After the Painted Hills we made one more stop toOpposite page above: This is Eli , on our trip to John Day. There are many fossils here fromClarno Layers. Maybe you can’t believe it, but the truth is it has nearly 40 million yearsold. ~ Xueyi (Kelly) PengOpposite page below: The beautiful hills behind us are the Painted Hills. That’s really anamazing place. The sand there includes red, black and grey. It was made of ash whichcame from the Cascade volcanoes. ~ Meng Zhu (Zoe) FuThis page (clockwise from below left): The class is smiling and having fun in Blue Basin.Many fossils have been found in the mud of the Blue Basin—the class stopped there on theway home. ~ Helena RustadThe class looking over Crooked River Bridge.Slater Modrich uses some help to see Sheep Rock at the John Day Fossil Beds NationalMonument. Sheep Rock is famous for its fossil finds. ~ Anna KlahnAnna Nakae , Lindsey, Liz and Anna have an abundant view up Smith Rock. It is famousfor free climbing and its geological events. Behind the girls you can see easily the weldedtuff of Smith Rock. ~ Anna Klahn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 9


. . . . . . .FIELD TRIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This page (clockwise from top left): This is the place where we set the tents. At this table, wehad an interesting night. We shared the Chinese Cold Joke together, and drank some hotchocolate with marshmallows. ~ Meng Zhu (Zoe) FuLindsey draws what she sees as she is standing in Little Goose Creek. The scenery wasbeautiful here—and even if the water was cold, it didn’t stop the students from takingtheir shoes off and taking a look around. ~ Helene RustadOn a road cut, Mr. Anderson explains about the layers of tuff and basalt above the DeschutesRiver. ~ Anna KlahnThis is me—Xueyi (Kelly) Peng. I am an exchange student from China. In this picture Iam saluting to Mr.A at the Mascall Overlook. There are 4 kinds of rocks here; the JohnDay Formation, Picture Gorge Basalt, the Rattlesnake and The Mascall . ~ Xueyi (Kelly)PengThe boy with black hair is Eli, the taller girl is Krissy, and the smile girl with golden hairis Tasha. The girl on the right is Emily. The mountain behind them is named Mt. Adamswhich is the second highest mountain in Washington State. ~ Meng Zhu (Zoe) Fu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 11


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SPORTS. . . . . . .<strong>2010</strong> Fall Sports in Photos<strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> fall sports are in full swing. For a feature article on the girls’ soccer team, see page 16. Look for features onvarsity volleyball, boys’ soccer and middle school volleyball in November’s Village Voice.12 | <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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. . . . . . .SPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 15


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SPORTS. . . . . . .Girls’ SoccerAt the end of every day, Anna Nakae, Lindsey Scott, KristaClark, Ashlee Powell, Caitlin Scott, and Maggie Baker all jumpup when the bell rings, dash to their lockers, grab their stuffand run out to the van to make a thirty minute drive to makeit to soccer practice on time. Practices started a week and ahalf before school began—players had to get up at 5:30 everymorning to make it to a 7A.M. practice. Morning practices wereone hour long fitness practices with another two-hour practicein the afternoon. Anna, Lindsey, Krista and Caitlin all madeit on the Varsity team, while Ashlee and Maggie are on the JVteam. Maggie also plays in the Varsity games when we need herand when there is no JV team.The first game was on Tuesday the 7th against Ridgefield,in Ridgefield. This team was supposedly the best team in theleague because last year they were in the league above us. TheJV team played first and was beat 9 to 1. In the first half of theVarsity game Ridgefield scored six goals against us, we were allpretty down on ourselves, but Coach Amy gave us a talk abouthow we were handling it and how we should be handling it.We went back into that second half and didn’t let them score asingle goal and got many good shots off at their goal. That secondhalf showed us that we can hold a team as good as Ridgefieldand next time we play them we will play like we did thewhole second half. Our next game was a home game in <strong>Trout</strong><strong>Lake</strong>! This game was in <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> instead of in White Salmonbecause there was a football game going on at their soccer field.We were playing the team from King’s Way Christian and webeat them 4 to 1, they did not have a JV team, so Maggie cameup and played on varsity. Then on Saturday we went all the way16 | <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . .SPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interview with coaches Kasenga and MayaVillage Voice: Do you feel like the team isworking together as well as they could?Amy Kasenga: The team is on the way, we stillneed to be more consistent. We are on a positiveupswing though.Jose Maya: Lots of room for improvement.VV: How can the team improve?AK: We need to capitalize on scoring, finish theplay, put it in the goal. We have to work on ourability to hold on to our men in defense. Keep ourgame up to our level no matter who we are playing,don’t mimic what the other teams are playing like.JM: The team needs to work on fitness, communication,get more experience, and support from theexperienced players.VV: What is the team doing really well?AK: We possess the ball well, pass well, work theball up the field well, and have good possessionof the game. We make sure that everybody isinvolved.JM: Recognizing the lacking areas and agreeingthat we need to work on those areas.VV: Is soccer your favorite sport?AK: Yes, but like other sports too, such asswimming.VV: What position did you play?AK: Goalie. From the ages twelve to thirteen Iplayed on the field until my coach took me to atry-out. At the try-out the coaches asked me totry goalie and I did. I got accepted to a team ineastern Pennsylvania at twelve. I focused on onlygoalkeeping from then on; I even got trained by abunch of professionals in goalkeeping.JM: Played outside-mid because I could easily talkto everybody and could go back on defense whenneeded.VV: When did you start playing soccer?AK: Four years old.JM: Very young, at about five years oldVV: What inspired you to play soccer?AK: My brothers. Also when I was about thirteenand fourteen I went and watched Mia Ham andChristine Lilly play in Pennsylvania.JM: In Mexico, that is what you do. When youwalk outside there are lots of kids playing. Myolder siblings played soccer also; it was a part ofeveryday life.VV: What inspired you to coach soccer?AK: In high school I knew that I loved to play soccerand I was very good at teaching peoplehow to play it, so I just sort of startedcoaching because of it. Coaching soccer inspiredme to teach normal classes at schools.JM: What motivated me to coach was to get toknow the kids outside of school more. There isalso a big number of Hispanic kids playing and Ithought that I could be a good influence on themand help them.to Castle Rock to win the varsity game 8 to 1. The JV team lost their game unfortunately, 6 to 1.On Thursday the 16th we had a home game in White Salmon against Toledo. The JV teamlost their game 7 to 1. In the varsity game White Salmon scored the first goal off a corner kick,which Diana from White Salmon put in the goal. We stayed ahead by one for the whole first half.In the second half Toledo scored a goal against us first and right after that Karina, a forward onour team, went in for a header and got knocked out by the goalie who landed on top of her aftercatching the ball. She was unconscious for about 30 seconds and the ambulance had to come andpick her up from the field. After that our team was determined to win the game. Diana scoredagain in the last four minutes of the game and we won 2 to 1. Then on Tuesday the 21st the soccervarsity team played Seton Catholic and won seven to zero.Seton Catholic has no JV team.Then on Thursday the 23th we played our arch rivalLa Center. The JV team lost their game 8 to 1. The varsityteam lost 6 to 2. On Tuesday the 28th we played Kalamaand the JV team lost 1 to 6. The varsity team won 6 to 1.Then on Thursday we went to Stevenson and the JV teamwon their game 2 to 1! Their first win of the season.The varsity team won 7 to 0.On the next Tuesday we played Ridgefieldagain, starting our season all over again. TheJV team lost 6 to 0. The varsity team losttheir game 3 to 0. On Thursday the varsityteam grabbed some JV players, seeing asKings Way does not have a JV team, andheaded up to play Kings Way. The varsity team playedand won 3 to 2.During this season our teams both JV andvarsity have been trying their hardest and enjoyingthe season even though we have to not won allof our games. Both teams still need to learn somelessons, but for the most part we have learned towork together well.Caitlin Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 17


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. . . . . . .STUDENT WRITING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .An incident at the Holiday InnThe girls soccer team survives a (fake) hostage crisis.On Saturday, September 11 the Holiday Inn in <strong>Trout</strong>dale Oregon was surrounded bypolice cars. Someone had called 9-1-1 at 9:35 in the morning reporting robbery.Everybody was evacuated from the Inn, located off exit 17 on I-84, and theWendy’s Restaurant next door. The 9-1-1 caller had told the dispatchers thatthe Inn was being robbed and that the manager was taken hostage.Police soon circled the building and searched every corner of it.They found nothing—it was all apparently a hoax. When they tried totrace the call, they found it had been made by a disposable cell phoneso there was no way to know who had called. As there was no longerany threat to their safety, the Inn’s guests were let back into the buildinglater that day—many still in their pajamas. Detectives are searchingfor the caller but so far have been unsuccessful and no arrests havebeen made.Meanwhile, the White Salmon girl’s soccer team, which has six <strong>Trout</strong><strong>Lake</strong> girls on it, was driving to our game in Castle Rock. Many of the girlshad to use the restroom when we reached <strong>Trout</strong>dale, and our bus driverturned off on Exit 17, to use the facilities at the Wendy’s Restaurantthere.When we pulled in we noticed that the Wendy’s Restaurant wasclosed so we decided to go intothe Holiday Inn next door.Right before we gotto the door apolicemanjumped out ofhis car and told us to “GET OUT!” Police cars started showing up, loaded with policemen,who pulled out their guns, ready for anything. Guests stayingat the Inn started running out of the building at about that sametime.Obviously, this was a very serious situation and oursoccer team sprinted back to the bus as fast as we could!Our coach Amy yelled “GET DOWN!” and we zoomedout of the parking lot and across the high-way to use thebathroom in a safe spot. On our way back to the highwaywe looked over and saw that the Inn was now surroundedby police cars and the unhappy guests were now allstanding next to the Wendy’s Restaurant.Looking back on it, even though it turnedout to be a hoax, the situation was very serious and dangerous. If it had been real then our teamcould have been hurt or witnessed someone getting hurt. At the time, I just thought of it as someexcitement for a rather boring morning. I didn’t think of it as serious or dangerous. I think thatsince we live in <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong>, which seems to have a practicallynonexistent crime rate, sometimes we aren’t awarethat there are really bad people and situationsout there.Caitlin Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 21


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .STUDENT WRITING. . . . . . .A World of HungerWith almost seven billion people on Planet Earth, we are struggling to meet people’s basic needs.We are told that Siddhartha Gautama at age 29 discoveredthe realities and horrors of life (the four sights).He escaped from the walls of his father’s palace and sawthe suffering of the ordinary humans, an old man, a verysick man, and a corpse. He could not understand thereasons behind such cruelty. So it is generally seems tobe with Americans, but unlike Siddhartha, who tried toget lessen the pain and suffering around him, we don’treally try to do anything, or we pretend to fix it so wecan try to ignore it.In our world, 100,000 people die each day fromstarvation; about one person every second. Childrenunder age five account for about 85% of these deaths.According to ‘Bread of Life’, a website trying to helpstarving people around the world, “In 2008… nearlynine million children died before they reached theirfifth birthday. One third of these deaths are due directlyor indirectly to hunger and malnutrition.” Americanshear these statistics—but do we take action, or evenunderstand what it means to starve? All of us casuallywalk around saying, “Let’s go get lunch, I’m starving!”and have no understanding of what it means to trulystarve. Every person on the planet has experiencedmissing a meal and having their stomach seize up, growl,and just hurt. That hunger consumes your mind and youcan’t think of anything else. To starve to death wouldmean that pain constantly. Over time, your body willeat away the fat around your muscles, then the muscles,then the fat around your organs, and then your organs.To see pictures of starving people is so heart breaking;especially the children.This world hunger is caused by several factors. Itseems that helping people around the world hasbecome a lower priority than helpingourselves. This said, the idea of “everyman for himself ” applies toworld hunger. Generally, oneperson will make sure theyare well cared for beforeeven considering goingout to help anyone else.Most of us Americansnever leave the countryto a place where wecan truly see thehorrors around usbecause we are toobusy focusing onourselves and what wewant. When we getout of our borders andsee the terrible povertyand hunger inourworld, we can truly see how much we have that we don’t need.Another cause of the terrible statistics around us is the world’s population growth.The world population reached about one billion in 1900, two billion in 1950, fourbillion in 1975, and it is estimated we now have a population of 6.8 billion people.This gigantic leap in the population strains the resources of the world. It is hardenough for first world countries to not push the budget and resources of their countryso it would be so much harder for a third world country. Without proper fundsthey can’t afford to feed their citizens. The people get sick from rotten food and fromunsanitary water sources. A Dollar Menu burger and small soda would be a feast tothem.It is estimated that approximately 800 million people in the world suffer fromhunger and malnutrition; about 8 million of these people die from starvation eachyear. What if we, as a nation could fix that staggering number of people sufferingfrom lack of food? Although sending money or food to other countries is a possiblesolution, there are several problems with doing so. First, not everyone receives relieffood and help and second, it is not a long-term solution. There are many ideas floatingaround for a permanent solution. One practical solution is to properly distributefood throughout the world with lower prices so poorer countries can afford it. Inan essay about world hunger by Kerby Anderson he says “The problem lies in thedistribution of the world's food. The majority of food is produced in economicallymore developed countries such as USA, but those countries that are really in need oftheir share of the food to solve their hunger problems, cannot afford the high pricesthat these farmers charge and can get from other richer countries.” Another ratherbrutal solution is using the “lifeboat” ethic. This basically means that in a life boateventually you have to leave some people behind because there isn’t enough space,food, or water.We need to take a stand against the suffering caused by starvation. The peoplearound our world are dying painful deaths and it is so easy for us to wait for someoneelse to take initiative. One way or another, we need to put an end to the lack of foodaround the rest of the world. Even if it means us giving up some of what we havethat we don’t really need for someone else whomight die without it.Amy Underwood22 | <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . .STUDENT WRITING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Homemade AlternativesAnother way to boycott animal testing.Animal testing is one of the most controversial issues in the worldtoday. As a consumer, I was in shock when I realized how manycommon household brands perform their testing on animals. Everydaynames like Arm & Hammer, Axe, Banana Boat, Bounty, Dawn, Glade,Lysol, and Tide have admitted to using animals, but they won’t tellyou that on their labels. A consumer has to go through a lot of researchin order to find out what products are cruelty-free. Other knownnames like Aveda, Avon, Bare Essentials, Bath and Body Works,Clinique, Conair, and Nivea, all have been proven to have cruelty-freelaboratories. In order to stop using products and giving money to bigcompanies that test on animals, my family and I decided to produceour own laundry detergents, as well as shampoos and conditioners,which we have found to be a much healthier option.Most people think that “going green” and using “green” productswould be the equivalent of using cruelty-free products. That is apopular misconception. Many products that claim to be green in thewave of wanting to be earth friendly, actually still test on animals.They also use many unnecessary ingredients that can be harmful to itsconsumers. In an attempt to be green, Tide laundry detergent createda concentrated formula as well as smaller packaging so that you coulduse less soap as well as less water. However green they may claim tobe, they still use animals in a way that seems inhumane, which wouldnot qualify as being earth friendly. Tide is a known animal testingcompany, and it turns out that they do not include an ingredientlist on their packaging. Do they not include the ingredients dueto an abundance of harmful additives? The only information thatTide has disclosed to the public, is that their formula contains nophosphates, and does contain “biodegradable surfactants”, which aresurface active agents. Anionic surfactants remove oily substances andparticulates, while nonionic are less affected by water. That leavesme wondering what else I am washing my clothes with, and yetas a consumer, there is no way for me to find out the additionalcomponents.Most detergents are made withbyproducts that are individuallytested on animals that arepotentially harmfulto you. There areproducts on themarket that fitmy family’snewhealthycriteria,and asyou know,they tend to behigher on the pricelist. For those of uswith tight budgets,it comes down toa decision betweenethics and money. Wedecided on ethics andfound affordable andsustainable solutions thatanyone can make themselves. All you need is ½ cup of baking soda(try not to use Arm & Hammer, they are animal testers!), ½ cup ofpowdered castile soap, and ¼ cup of washing soda. Then combine,and add essential oils for fragrance if desired. Throw ½ cup into eachlaundry load for cruelty-free freshness. We have found this to be agood, cost effective, and environmentally friendly solution.The use of shampoo and conditioner has been around for ages,and we all want our hair to look the shiniest and smell the fruitiest.What the average consumer doesn’t realize is that the shampoo andconditioner combo actually does a number on your hair, and manyof the ingredients are also used in experiments involving animals.Hair follicles and sebaceous glands on your scalp produce natural oilsthat are needed to maintain healthy, moisturized hair. Shampoos arecreated to strip hair shafts of all oils, and then conditioners are usedto replace them with a similarly oily substance. Natural shampooshowever, are not filled with chemicals so they do not take away oils,but cleanse the hair. Conditioner is really only needed once every fewwashes, so that extra oils are not added. Herbs such as chamomile,St. John’s Wort, and nettles are all used to moisturize overly dry hair.Others, like horsetail, lavender, and lemon balm all help preventoverly oily hair. All that you need to do to create a shampoo that ishealthy for you and your hair, is mix 12 oz. of unscented liquid castilesoap along with 30 drops of the essential oils of your choice. Thiswill make a concoction that will be naturally good for your body.As for conditioners, most homemade versions just leave your headridiculously greasy and moist. But think about it. If you aren’t using ashampoo that strips oils, then you don’t need a conditioner to replacethem! Just use moisturizing essential oils to keep your hair happy andhealthy. We are in the process of making and tyingdifferent essential oils that make the perfectcombination, and so far we have not yetgotten the key.Our family has made the decision touse alternative methods, although it issometimes more expensive. The purchaseof essential oils is a little pricey, but they lasta long time and it is worth it to stopthe abhorrent things that largecompanies are doing to animals.If we all start making our owncleaning products, then ourmoney will not be going tolarge inhumane companies.I hope that this informationhas influenced you, andthat you can join in the effortto boycott animal testing and usinghomemade products instead.Grade Anton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 23


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .STUDENT WRITING. . . . . . .Military Families<strong>2010</strong> Graduate Morgan Smith’s essay on the importance ofmilitary spouses in keeping families together when a lovedone is deployed. Morgan was awarded the Donna MarieWilson Memorial Scholarship for his essay.My whole life therehas been a strong militaryinfluence in my family. WhenI was younger I didn’t realizehow different my family wasfrom others. Both of myparents were in the militarywhen they met, (my fatherin the Army, my mother inthe Air Force) and my fatherwas still a soldier when I wasborn. When I was growingup it was not strange to methat my father was goneduring the majority of theday, and often returned homein uniform. My dad was asoldier, so everyone else’s dadwas probably pretty similar. However, as the years have gone by I’vebegun to realize how much of an impact the military has had on ourfamily. My siblings and I have all been raised with a sense of patrioticduty, and it never occurred to me that others might think of joiningthe military as a bad decision.My mother was and is the perfect match for my father asa military man, because of her previous experience with themilitary (having served in the Air Force for 2 ½ years). All inall my mother continued to raise my siblings and I through12 military schools or training programs, one active dutydeployment, and one civilian deployment.In 2002 my father was sent to the Sinai Peninsula as a partof Operation Enduring Freedom. Including his training periodhe was away from home for a year. At the time I was only 12, somuch of what my parents were going through never occurred tome until the years following. My mother played a crucial role insupporting my father, as he was obviously nervous about whatcould happen while he was away. My mother had to be strongfor my father, reassuring him that he would be alright and thathe had her for support. She also had to be strong for my brotherand I, raising us on her own, Some of the challenges my motherhad to deal with while my father was away in the Middle Eastincluded keeping the house and property in good shape, dealingwith two growing boys, and sleeping alone. Six months aftermy father returned my brother, David, was deployed to CampVictory in Iraq.In April of 2009 my father was deployed again, this time asa military civilian, to Afghanistan. He was scheduled to stayfor 13 months, but decided to return in August. During thistime I was working for the Northwest Service Academy, whichwas the first real employment I have had other than my father’sbusiness. In my last summer vacation of high school, I foundmyself having to deal with many new experiences and problemsthat I had not dealt with before, and when I was having troubleI had only one parent left to turn to. My mother was a constantsupport throughout this time, and when my father returnedearlier than planned, she was again engaged in helping myfather, who had seen many frightening things in his short stay.Before long another member of my family will be defending ourcountry in the Middle East: my sister is being deployed to Iraqin September and will be stationed at Camp Victory, the same24 | <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .place my brother was stationed during his tour.My mother has been the foundational structure in ourfamily, the constant in the equation that involved different familymembers serving America in different parts of the world. I am surethat without her during both of my father’s deployments that thehouse would have been no more than an empty building to me. But itnever was; when I would return home it was to a comforting mother,who has always put her family before herself.Morgan SmithCommunity Christmas ProgramSponsored byMt. Adams Baptist ChurchPerformance—December 18 & 19(rehearsals to begin in November)Volunteers needed!(Kindergarten to Adult) Actors Graphic DesignProps Costumes Contact: Harmony Allaway 395-2222harmony_sings4u@yahoo.com


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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .STUDENT ARTWORK. . . . . . .Student Art WorkThese pieces of art are done with various mediums while experimenting with shading. These pieces are just the openingart of the year, and hopefully more great work will follow.Emma Leigh McKinneyHanna EnglishMichael Mersereau26 | <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . .STUDENT ARTWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rebekah GoodenoughNicole SmithSamantha ThompsonCaleb Sheilds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 27


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HIGH SCHOOL. . . . . .Exchange StudentsXueyi Peng, or as the kids around school call her, Kelly, is one of the five exchange studentsthat are attending <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>School</strong> this year. She is residing with the Keller’s herein town. In China, Xueyi lives in Shenzhen, a city that is situated immediately north ofHong Kong. She attends boarding school from Sunday evening until Friday night. Unlikeschool in <strong>Trout</strong> <strong>Lake</strong>, her school has three sessions every day: morning, afternoon, andevening. When asked why she wanted to be an exchange student, Xueyi said, “I wantedto come here to know and learn more about America deeply. America is free, which is avery big thing.” She says that the kids here are all very nice, but she misses home. If shecould have anything from home, Xueyi would want to have her dad’s “Hot Pot”, a soupmade in a giant kettle with meat and vegetables. Although it is different here, she isadjusting and making friends very quickly.Fu Mengzhu, or Zoe, is from China, and is from Shenzhen as well. She is staying with theElyard Family in Husum. Fu Mengzhu does not attend boarding school, but rather a schoolthat she describes as being similar to ours. She has one session, from 7:40 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.She says that school here is much easier, because in China they were required to take a testeveryday in their core classes, and homework was assigned every night. Fu Mengzhu wantedto become an exchange student so that she could “know more about the American educationsystem” and she said that she doesn’t think that the Chinese system fits her very well. Shemisses her family and friends, but she really misses sushi. Fu Mengzhu and Xueyi are puttingon a Chinese Culture Club for students 7th through 12th to learn about where they live.She is fitting in perfectly and making friends as well.30 | <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . .HIGH SCHOOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karlotta Sowinski is from Hasleunne, Germany, which is a town close to Bremen. In <strong>Trout</strong><strong>Lake</strong>, she is living with the Cox family. Her school is very similar to ours, but she said that it ismuch more difficult and they expect more from students. “I wanted to come here so that I couldimprove my English, and take a break from family.” Karlotta described how thankful she wasand knows how big of an opportunity this is for her. She misses her friends, nature at home, andpotatoes. “We eat them with every meal,” she told me. “I haven’t eaten potatoes once since I’vebeen here!” She is playing volleyball, and she likes the school and all of the kids.Anna Klahn is from the outskirts Hamburg Germany. She is being hosted by the Templeton’s in <strong>Trout</strong><strong>Lake</strong>. Anna wanted to be an exchange student because she wanted to improve her English and learnabout American culture. In Germany, school went until 2:30 p.m. and had much of the same curriculumas we do here, although there was much more to do. “The people here are very open and friendly,”she described, “and I knew English since 3rd grade, so that is not too bad.” Anna misses her friendsand family, and of course her favorite food, Doener. Doener is meat and salad in a bread pocket withtzatziki. Anna is paying volleyball, and fitting in with kids here nicely.Helene is from the town of Kristiansand, Norway. Here, she lives with fellow exchange student Annaat the Templeton’s. She wanted to become an exchange student to “experience something that is newand different,” as well as to perfect her English. Helene says that school in Norway is much more difficult,and that here is very easy in comparison. She thinks that people here are very open, much nicer,and very polite. She misses her family and friends, but really misses the Norwegian candy, such assalty licorice! Helene is playing volleyball, and is enjoying this big opportunity that has been presentedbefore her.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> | 31

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