Streak Week
Volume XVII, Issue 1
September 4, 2008
Women’s Gymnastic Team Leaves Beijing with 10 medals
By: Kayla Banzet
After years of hard work,
dedication and perseverance, the
U.S. women’s gymnastic team
finally made it through the 2008
Summer Olympics. This year’s
Olympics was controversial when
many viewers thought the Chinese
team was under-age and that the
judges were favoring them. Despite
the problems the U.S. team had,
they still prevailed.
The women’s team was
made up of Shawn Johnson, Nastia
Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha
Peszek, Alicia Sacramone and
Bridget Sloan. The team fought hard
against their toughest competition,
the Chinese, the first night. They
sadly came up short with the points
and took the silver in team.
Shawn Johnson, a crowd
favorite, was expected to win
multiple gold medals throughout the
Olympics. During the long week,
Johnson received silver medal, after
silver medal, specifically on floor
routine and in All-Around.
Though her smile never
faded, disappointment was easily
seen in her eyes. Finally, Johnson
received her first gold medal on the
balance beam.
A Look Into the New Teachers:
By: Abby Railsback
Mrs. Archibald:
New English teacher
Has taught for 24 years
Why did you decide to
teach?
“I came from a family of
teachers, and I have always
loved literature and
Spanish; it seemed like a
natural choice.”
Mr. Rothgeb:
New Special Ed teacher
Has been teaching high school for
three years
Where are you from?
“I am from Lafontine, Kansas. I
graduated from Independence
High School and have always been
in this area, with the exception of
attending college.”
Mr. Steirwalt:
New Science teacher
Has taught for seven
years
How many kids do you
have?
“Austan who is 19, Madison who is 13, Samuel
who is 1, Jordan who is
17, and Breana who is 3.”
Johnson’s friendly rival
Nastia Liukin had a good start
by winning gold in the women’s
All-Around. Then, she took the
backseat to other competitors by
taking two silvers (beam and bars)
and a bronze medal (floor). Liukin’s
gold medalist father was very
proud of his daughter’s Olympic
accomplishments.
Even though many of the
American girls were expecting to
do better, they still did very well.
As a team, they gathered 10 medals.
They also made their home country
very proud.
NHS adds five new faculty
Mr. Seiler:
New P.E. teacher
First year teacher
What are your
hobbies?
“My hobbies are
golfing, hunting and
riding a bike.”
Mr. Etchyson:
New Math teacher
Has been teaching for three and
half years
What are your hobbies?
“I play lots of sports, softball,
volleyball, basketball, golf, and
others. I also ride ATVs, dirt bikes,
street bikes, about anything that
has a motor and goes fast.”
Review:
Jonas
Brothers “Burnin Up” the record charts
By: Emily Jamison
For these brothers, life
couldn’t be better. Having a platinum
album out can be hard to live up to
with another album coming out, but
for the Jonas Brothers, it may not be
that hard to live up to. Their new
album A Little Bit Longer came out
August 12, 2008. With hits like
“Burnin’ Up,” “Pushin’ Me Away,”
“BB Good,” “A Little Bit Longer,”
and “Sorry” on the album, it’s most
likely that it will go platinum, too.
The Jonas Brothers, who
are Kevin, Joe, and Nick, have
been performing since 2005. The
group originally started out as a
solo project for Nick Jonas, but the
brothers wrote a song together and
the record label thought this could
be a band. The solo project then
turned into a family affair. The
title track “A Little Bit Longer”
was actually written by Nick, who
writes most of the band’s songs.
The song has a slow beat, but has
great harmony and melody. The
song is about Nick’s diabetes. Nick
was diagnosed at age 13 with Type
1. This close and personal song has
already hit number one on iTunes.
The song “Burnin’ Up” is
about a boy’s attraction to a girl.
The song has great sound. Its guitar
riffs are really awesome to listen to.
This song really shows the energy
that the guys of the Jonas Brothers
share. In the song, their bodyguard
Big Rob does the rap part of the
song. This happened when the guys
couldn’t get a well-known rapper to
do the song with them.
Another great song is
By: Victoria Hasstedt
“The Fellowship of Christian
Athletes is touching millions of
lives… one heart at a time. Since
1954, the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes has been challenging
coaches, athletes, and ordinary
people on the professional, college,
high school, junior high and youth
levels to use the powerful medium
of athletics to impact the world
for Jesus Christ. FCA is the largest
Christian sports organization in
America. FCA focuses on serving
local communities by equipping,
empowering and encouraging people
to make a difference for Christ,”
states the official FCA website.
The FCA organization
put together a program, called
the Membership Drive, for any
high school student. It was held
in the high school auditorium on
September third, at seven o’clock. The dues for FCA are only
five dollars and any high school
might have missed
student can join.
By: Ty Wohaska
The summer is always a time when
The purpose of this drive students are able to stop all pursuits in academwas to inform people about FCA ics and, for the most part, relax. Many, indeed,
and to bring those interested in this tune out nearly everything and make attempts
organization an opportunity to join at enjoying the summer vacation. This means
that most don’t get news as often as they norand to be part of the local FCA.
mally would, and in some cases, they get none at
Students describe their roles all. However, some stories were very important.
as members. Katrina Farmer says, Some of these major stories include:
Georgia invaded Ossetia, causing
“I think it is about showing people Russia to retaliate
by invading the small country,
to Christ and to get people to have which was formerly part of the Soviet Union.
Relations between Russia and the
fun when worshiping the Lord.”
United States also became strained due to the
Sponsors of FCA, Gary Georgia conflict. Poland agreed to let the
and Melissa Larson, are excited for U.S. place a missile defense system near the
the upcoming events and explain Russian Border.
senator Barack Obama got the
what was expected to occur at the democraticIllinois
nomination, edging out Hillary Clinmembership drive.
ton. He did not, however, officially receive the
“There was be hot dogs nomination until the Democratic National Conlast week.
and cookies; students should have vention
The popular, newest version of Batexpected loud music, inspirational man, The Dark Knight, broke box office records,
messages from classmates and earning $158.4 million in the first weekend.
In sadder news, three icons, George
coaches, and expected to coming Carlin, Bernard
McCullough (Bernie Mac) and
away feeling inspired to walk with Issac Hayes, died during the summer.
These, along with others, such as the
faith in Jesus,” said FCA sponsor Olympics and presidential election, are sure to
Melissa Larson.
be why the summer of 2008 is remembered.
“Pushin’ Me Away.” The song is
about a girl pushing a guy away
because of something she did, and
he wants her to try and fix it. The
song’s tempo and beat are great. The
melody that Nick does blends well
with Kevin and Joe’s voices. (They
do the harmonies in the song.)
The last song is “Sorry.”
This song is about being on tour and
making promises but not keeping
the promises. The guys of the Jonas
Brothers know how this is because
they are always on tour. The song is
great and has great guitar riffs.
This album is their best work
yet. The Jonas Brothers didn’t even
take time off their tour record this
album. They recorded it while on
road. This album gets five out of
five guitars.
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