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“My freshman year in high school, my first girlfriend left me for a woman.” Page 10

How to ask your date to prom

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See photos from AP Enviro’s trip to plant native foliage

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Read about special effects in “Moon Over Buffalo”

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Letters to the Editor2 The Borah Senator April 13, 2011

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Senator Staff Chorus instructor finds lost “birdie”

Printed in the March edition of the Borah Senator was an article entitled “Singers say Hi Hi Birdie to classic.” In the article it stated that five students from Borah are involved, but alas, one was missed. There are SIX! Senior Mi-kah Chapman is also spending countless hours at rehearsal and tons of time at home working on his music as a chorus member in “Bye Bye Birdie.” Mikah is a very accomplished musician and is one of Borah’s finest. He is a member of the Borah Symphonic Orchestra, Tactus, the men’s Varsity Choir and CDVE, the Varsity Chamber Choir. Mikah works very hard at all that he does and I was sad to see that his name was missed in the article!

-- Letter received March 10, 2011Sincerely,Heather PrinzingMusic Department ChairChoral Music

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Artist BioThe Borah Senator April 13, 2011 3

Mulitmedia artist’s work is ‘very bold’More work by Cassie King

Cover artist Cassie King, senior, traces her artwork with an Exacto knife.

Photo by Katie Helm

By Samantha Whittaker

For cover artist and senior Cassie King, art has always been a hobby.

However, King said she really be-gan to get involved with her creative side in seventh grade, continuing with the awareness and practice through-out high school.

King was described by art teacher Jen Compton as a quiet, introverted person whose work is very bold.

A self described multimedia art-ist, King uses materials ranging from graphite to paint to projects contain-ing three dimensional elements.

King said she looks to art maga-zines and the world around her for inspiration, and relies on music to set the atmosphere.

“It has to mean something to me for me to make something out of it,” she said. “It’s just a way for me to ex-press how I’m feeling.”

King has done pieces for her friends. However, her art hasn’t been professionally published yet.

In the future, King would like to study both art and physiology, and pursue either an art minor or a career in art therapy. “She has the potential to go wherever she wants,” Compton said. “If she chooses art as a vehicle to take her forward, she will definitely be successful.”

The annual International Din-ner is being held by the Spanish Na-tional Honor Society (SNHS) April 29 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Cafete-ria. The cost for admission is either $4 or a prepared plate of “interna-tional” food.

The club’s president, senior Ty-ler Albretsen, said the goal of the dinner is to “unite all the clubs and give everyone the opportunity to come together as one.”

Senior Andrew Stoddard, a member of SNHS, said it was an “event where all of the language clubs come up with their own ethnic dishes and we share them.”

This dinner is a feast to increase cultural awareness and unity. Ev-ery language club participates and brings different kinds of food. Al-bretsen said that it gives everyone the chance to “interact with each other and experience the different worlds and food.”

News4 The Borah Senator April 13, 2011

Grant gives $32K for AP tests

Senator’s Choice:By Savannah Harrelson

The ninth annual Senator’s Choice assembly, which recognizes students for their achievements, will be held mid-morning April 29.

To become a Senator’s Choice re-cipient, students meet a standard of excellence. Every year around Febru-ary, teachers nominate students that they believe are worthy of the award. Positive attributes for excelling in aca-demics, music, arts, athletics, and the community are qualities teachers con-sider.

Students are nominated based on qualities that include dedication, re-sponsibility, honesty, leadership, kind-ness, and empowerment.

Math teacher Bill Donaldson said that he nominates students who work hard and help other students around

By Megan Mizuta

Borah students saved at least $8,880 on AP tests thanks to a grant funded by the Jeker Foundation and anonymous donors. The grant, which is in its second year, provided 120 tests at a reduced cost of $13, rather than the standard $87.

Forty-four students applied for the grant, all of whom received at least partial coverage, according to AP test coordinator and Career Counselor Kathi Lecertua.

The grant first became available last year, and provided $32,000 for AP tests this year, and $20,000 last year, according to Jennifer Henderson, ex-ecutive director for the Boise Schools Foundation. The grant was “very suc-cessful last year,” said Henderson. All of the $32,000 was used, said Hen-

them. He also added that the best part about Senator’s Choice for him is, “it is an excellent opportunity to recog-nize the students that usually aren’t.”

Vice Principal Bill McKitrick agreed with this and added, “You don’t necessarily have to have a 4.0 to get the award.”

The nominees are awarded with a certificate and a specially wrapped Senator’s Choice candy bar. This year, about 300 students have been nomi-nated.

The top 10 students based on the nominations in each grade receive the Senator’s Choice Award, as well as a blanket. Because the award is so pres-tigious, students may win only once in their high school careers, although they may be nominated every year.

During the assembly, McKit-rick explained, clubs, athletics, WEB scholars, and Rotary scholars will be recognized.

Principal Bonita Hammer said, “It’s basically a big celebration of Bo-rah.”

All feeder schools into Borah are given the date of the event and wel-comed to attend. This includes ad-ministrators from West, South, and el-ementary schools as well as the Board of Trustees, superintendents, and any one else that takes apart in Borah.

Junior Braden Corpus, who won a Senator’s Choice Award his sopho-more year said that he felt surprised, and added, “It felt good to know that I was kind of representing Borah.”

When explaining the standards of Senator’s Choice, McKitrick said, “The criteria is broad, like Borah.”

This tradition came into existence in honor of Senator William E. Bo-rah, who was labeled the “lion of the senate,” and who later became the foundation and inspiration for Borah High.

Borah did not place first or sec-ond in the annual chess club tour-nament held at Riverglen Junior High March 19. Boise High School took first place.

Sophomores Austin Carter and Houston Bentley and senior Blake Harshman stayed the entire tourna-ment.

Mike Healy, math teacher and chess club supervisor said, “I was kind of disappointed,” and ex-plained that some of the best play-ers were unable to attend because of scheduling conflicts.

Carter said, “I think we just need to practice more.”

In the novice tournament earlier in the year, the chess team placed second overall. Healy commented that the sophomores that attended this tournament showed great skill, and that they will become stronger players as they mature.

Borah chess club fails to place at annual tournament

International Dinner offers chance to sample global cuisine

derson.The funds are allotted among

Boise high schools -- Borah, Boise, Capital, and Timberline -- although Henderson declined to give the exact amount each school received. Ac-cording to Lecertua, Borah received money for 13 extra AP tests because it

had “a little bit more need.” The grant is separate from the AP

Test Fee Reduction Grant offered by State Board of Education for low in-come students, which offers AP test waivers to those who qualify for free and reduced lunch.

To qualify for the Jeker grant, stu-dents had to write a justification for why they needed the funds, which ranged from “layoffs, to single parents, to major medical expenses,” accord-ing to Lecertua. Henderson said the grant money was intended for “low to moderate income students who need assistance paying for the [AP] exam.”

Lecertua said she expects the grant to continue next year, and said “in these economic times, someone is be-ing very generous.” She also predict-ed that the grant amount would not decrease next year, and said that she would be surprised if the amount was reduced.

Number of subsidized AP tests: 120

300 nominated for award, 30 to be honored on April 29

515 AP tests total students registered for

395 AP tests without the grant

NewsThe Borah Senator April 13, 2011 5

Language learners tour future location

By Logan Nye

Sixty eager students from the Boise Language Acad-emy (BLA) were warmly welcomed to Borah as an ef-fort to familiarize them with their future school.

Tour guides from both Samantha Mora’s senior English 102 and Stefan deVries’s sophomore Eng-lish classes directed BLA students through a scaven-ger hunt while also showing them the most important destinations in the school.

Guides volunteered their lunch time to show not only the students the layout of the school, but also “how com-fortable and homey [Borah] is,” noted tour guide Doaa Mahdi, sophomore.

The guests were bash-ful and reserved upon ar-rival but began to loosen up

Relay for Life

throughout the day. BLA student Jeeva

Dhungana’s first impression was “Good, we like to come here. People are so interest-ed to have us.” He actively asked questions and seemed to look upon the school as a massive and prosperous in-stitution.

BLA students couldn’t have been more grateful to experience the school. “We wondered what we would do on the first day,” said Dhun-gana. “You helped us.”

The brief tour acquaint-ed the new students with what they called the “huge school” in comparison to their current facility.

Boise Language Acad-emy, housed in the former Jackson elementary school, has 260 students and will be combining with Borah next year.

Photo by Ashley Rice

Libby Perry, senior, gives a tour to Boise Language Academy students.

By Megan Harrigfeld

With almost 12 mil-lion reported cancer cases nationally, people are taking action to find a cure and cel-ebrate those who have sur-vived. At Borah, students are running to do the same.

This July, Key Club will run, walk, and jog at Bishop Kelly with thousands of oth-ers for Relay For Life—a na-tionwide fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

This overnight, 18-hour event involves hundreds of teams, and Key Club has been involved for at least three years.

Key Club President Jes-sica Brown, se-nior, is happy the organiza-tion is par-ticipating in this fundraising event again.

“It’s a huge community event,” said Brown. “It’s re-ally nice to see a whole com-munity join together to find a cure for cancer.”

At the event, many activi-ties take place, but the relay is the main event, lasting the entire 18-hour stretch. At all times, one person from the team must be on the track to symbolize that “cancer never sleeps.”

A lantern ceremony sym-bolizes loved ones that have died of cancer, and a “survi-vors’ lap” recognizes survi-vors of cancer at the event.

Senior Kelsey Nelson remem-bers this as one of the most emotional activities to watch.

“It’s really great to see kids as young as three years old and adults running together during the survivors’ lap,” she said.

“I didn’t know it would be as moving as it was,” said Nelson. “It’s really powerful.”

Nelson has been Key Club’s representative and team captain for the fund-raiser, and has been attending meetings about the event all year.

The fundraising for the actual day, July 8-9, takes

place all year and even at the event where teams can sell goods and merchandise to participants and supporters.

Although Key Club has yet to raise as much money as hoped thus far, more events are yet to come.

Already, they have orga-nized a penny drive, sold cof-fee at Dutch Bros., and even raffled off a parking space at registration before the school year started. Other options for them have been serving lunch at RC Willey.

The group’s big project, however, is to raise their goal of $2,000 May 28 at a pan-cake feed at Applebee’s.

As a sort of “farewell to se-niors,” according to Key Club adviser Kylie Christensen, she hopes that a lot of people show up to support the cause as well as the 2011 graduates.

Christensen attended Re-lay For Life when she was in a sorority at the University of Idaho, and is excited that she can still be involved, say-ing that “you bond with the people that are there,” adding that it gives perspective to the participants.

“You see all of these peo-ple who have survived, and it really gives you a slap in the face,” said Christensen. “If

anything, these are the people who have really suffered.”

Food at the event is no problem for the p a r t i c i p a n t s , because it is ca-tered.

Senior Bre-anna Leatham participated last year, when a National Honor Society team was formed, although didn’t re-ally prosper being that only a couple people who signed up actually showed up.

Leatham is now a commit-tee member and youth chair adviser for Relay For Life. This year, Leatham teamed with Mountain View students along with senior Katie Helm.

“It really helps you con-nect better with your friends,” said Leatham. “At around 3 a.m., you want to give up and go home, but a cancer patient can’t go home—they can’t quit treatment.”

Community, students raise funds for cancer research

“At around 3 a.m., you want to give up and go home, but a

cancer patient can’t go home—they can’t quit treatment.”

--Breanna Leatham, senior

Opinion6 The Borah Senator April 13, 2011

Firearms on college campus merely open doors for dangerStaff Editorial

On April 16, 2007, 33 people were gunned down in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech. On Au-gust 16, 1991, 16 people were killed and 33 wound-ed when a gunman opened fire for 96 minutes from the observation deck of the towers of the University of Austin, Texas. And Idaho wants to give individu-als the right to carry open and concealed weapons on college campuses.

The Idaho House of Representatives voted 11-8 March 10 to allow students and faculty to carry concealed and open firearms on campus, but the bill did not pass the Senate. This bill would have al-lowed individuals to carry their weapons anywhere but the undergraduate halls.

Economics teacher and former CIA Intelligence Officer Ralph Bild stated, “I am vehemently op-posed to concealed and open weapons on campus. I believe that more people with access to weapons equals more lethal use of firearms.” Speaking from his experience and training as a former CIA opera-tive, he said, “Even in the hands of well meaning, trained individuals, guns are a dangerous thing. People don’t always know when the safety is off, and can often shoot themselves or others.”

Jerry Graves, a history teacher here and at South Junior High, and a person who has a concealed

weapons permit, stated, “It’s a misplaced law.”He continued, “Most people who have a con-

cealed weapons permit haven’t had the training to use their weapons under stress. Police officers are trained to put the bullet where it needs to be in ex-treme situations.” Graves also said that he used to bring his shotgun to Borah when he attended in the late 60s and early 70s because, “there was no law against it, and I’d go hunting after school.”

He said that there was enough security on cam-puses now that allowing individuals to carry con-cealed weapons on campus would cause more harm than good.

Graves said concealed weapons do have a place in society. “My wife and I used to own an antiques shop,” Graves said, leaning back thoughtfully in his chair. “There was a woman who had been beaten, raped, robbed, her car was set on fire, and she was basically left for dead. We [Graves and his wife] decided it would be a good idea to get concealed weapons permits.”

Individuals have the right to carry their weapons; that is assured to citizens by the Second Amend-ment, but individuals who are not trained in the use of their weapons in high stress situations, such as the Columbine or Virginia Tech shootings, have no business bringing their weapons onto a college campus.

Illustration by Chris Lawson

Senator StaffOpinion

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The Senator staff shares its opinion on current events.

OpinionThe Borah Senator April 13, 2011 7

Gay Straight Alliance provides insight for everyone, regardless of sexuality

“GSA is a place where we can learn from each other, a support system for every member, where we can all be ourselves and truly know that we’re not alone,” said senior Alejandra Ayon of Borah’s Gay Straight Alliance.

Diversity clubs and GSAs exist across the coun-try, although they’re not called by the same names or even include the same activities.

One thing they all have in common, however, is that their goal is not to gather every gay teenager they can, but to form a safe place for those who are supportive or curious.

“People think that, to be in it, you have to be gay or lesbian or whatever, and that’s not true,” Ayon said. According to her, many members of GSA feel as if the majority of the school’s population have the wrong idea about the club.

Conscience Bill sparks political controversy

In fact, that thought process only contributes to the general opinion that Gay Straight Alliances are trying to cure: the misconception that gay, lesbian and transgender students are so different from the

average student that they need a special club to ac-commodate them. In reality, the main goal of GSA members is to integrate the idea of gay students with straight ones.

“Just because you come to the meetings, doesn’t

mean you’ll be labeled as gay,” said GSA member Marisol Cervantes, junior. “It’s a gay straight alli-ance. A lot of people don’t even look at the word straight. Our allies are our greatest asset.”

GSA member and senior Jeremy Hines feels that false information is a primary factor in misconcep-tions regarding the GSA. “They’re worried that people are going to think something about them just for being a part of the club. It’s unfortunate.”

Another of the club’s goals is to educate the pub-lic, in the hopes that more information will open their minds, and possibly change them.

Hines mentioned that the GSA is a place where all of its members can learn from one another and provide a support system. “It’s not necessarily a gay club.”

“Give it a try,” Ayon said. “Don’t immediately criticize and make judgements. It can open so many doors for you, and being in GSA changed my life.”

“People think that, to be in it, you have to be gay or lesbian or whatever, and that’s not true.”

-- Alejandra Ayon, senior

By Sam Nelson

By Megan Harrigfeld

With a legislature that outnumbers Democrats 4:1, it’s no wonder why legislation in favor of wom-en’s health choices doesn’t get passed. Yet again, a bill to make slight revisions to the Con-science Bill, SB 1353, passed last legisla-tive session, was shut down before it was even printed.

The original bill doesn’t have clout for many reasons, and took a stab at many health issues, but the one that has pro-choice constituents shaking in their boots is the clause that states that a pharmacist can refuse to dispense abortifacient drugs, lump-ing in emergency contraception. Science is on the Democrats’ side in this regard because emergency contraception doesn’t kill an embryo or fetus; it sim-ply stops ovulation and implantation. If a woman is already pregnant, the drug does not work.

“A woman should be able to access family plan-ning tools no matter the pharmacist’s moral objec-tion,” said College of Idaho health-science profes-sor Burke Hays. “It’s not a pharmacist’s job to play referee between doctor and patient.”

When the bill passed in 2010, Planned Parent-

hood immediately put on its repeal suit, approach-ing Representative Phylis King to alter some defini-tions in the bill, including changing “abortifacient” to “any drug that causes an abortion” as defined in 18-604, Idaho Code.

This change should seem logical in anyone’s eyes, since pharmacists don’t dispense abortion causing medication; that kind of drug or procedure is provided by a doctor on site. Taking aim at just the fiscal issue alone should give Republicans a rea-son to care. An unplanned pregnancy costs the state more money than a planned pregnancy.

“If you support families, revisions to the bill will be better for the economy,” said King. The bill also takes aim at stem cell research, and the right to re-fuse involvement with cloning--which is already il-legal under federal code.

The American Association of Retired Persons

(AARP) also immediately opposed the move, focus-ing on the end-of-life care aspect of the bill. This clause states that end-of-life options can be refused.

“It’s literally their end of life right,” said AARP media representative David Irwin. “This is a refusal

to honor a legal document.” In 2010 when the bill was presented,

AARP alerted members, and thousands contacted their legislators. Although re-visions have been presented, only small changes have been made that don’t seem to help the accountability issue with the AARP.

“[The revisions] don’t pass the smell-test on our end,” said Irwin. “That bill doesn’t fix it. Pro-posed amendments would have fixed it, but those have been ignored.”According to Irwin, 65 percent of voters are 50 and above, making the conscience bill rather important to legislators who want to keep their jobs in the coming elections.

Considering the number of health issues in this bill, very few groups seem to be happy with it. The real question is how far pharmacists will take this right to refuse. With revisions being shut down right and left, the only way for things to change is to see new, progressive faces in Idaho’s legislature.

“A woman should be able to access family planning tools no matter the

pharmacist’s moral objection.”-- Burke Hays, health-science professor

Life

Dance crew conquers talent showcase

8 The Borah Senator April 13, 2011

Junior Vu Tran and sophomores Anthony Rangel, Cristian Castanos, Iram Perez, and Luan Vo complete the KiKzity dance crew.

For more on KiKzity’s success,visit borahsenator.com

By Kristin Bracewell

The KiKzity dance crew made its debut performance at the Borah High Talent Show March 18.

They shared their hidden talents and energized the crowd with a contem-porary style of break dancing.

The showcase event was the first time many heard about the previously un-familiar dance team, and the performance piqued interest in the group’s act.

Photo by Kristin Bracewell

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River rats collect booty for summer tripBy Jamie Jones

Solution to traffic problems requires drivers to do the right thing

Photo by Kristin BracewellA car takes an “illegal” left.

From dusting, sweeping and spring cleaning, to work-ing the concession stand at basketball games, building bat houses and painting the Track & Field office door, the participants of this summer’s river rafting trip have been steadily at work.

All year they’ve been rais-ing funds for their days along the South fork of the Salmon River this July.

This is the fourth year Rose and his campers have been involved with Wild Sci-ence Explorers; a non-profit program in McCall, created by a Timberline teacher who began by simply having sci-ence labs on a boat with stu-dents.

“Pack-in, pack-out” is the slogan Art teacher Pat Rose is continually reminding his stu-dents is the focus of the trip.

Students on the three- to six-day trip camp on the river bank overnight, pack every-thing up each morning, and float down river with profes-sional tour guides during the day, leaving no trace of them-selves.

“I’m kind of excited to wear a sun hat, but I’m scared

about not hav-ing a toilet,” said junior Hannah Pe-ters.

Peters ex-pressed that not everyone at-tending the trip is fundraising, some have the approximately $400 already paid.

“As far as the fundrais-ing goes, we’ve made a lot of progress.”

While exiting the school parking lot, one passes a sign “Right Turn Only”. One of two things happens next: ei-ther the individual obeys the sign’s message, or disregards it and turns left. What pun-ishment, if any, lies within the choice of turning left, go-ing against the written rule?

There isn’t one from the Boise Police Department, the

Photo by Katie HelmJunior Hannah Peters (left) along with seniors Juleen and Janelle Philips (right) carefully craft bat houses.

“Every time you’re on the river,you learn something new

about yourself.”-- Pat Rose, art teacher

The proceeds from clean-ing, bird house building and the concessions have been kept at school.

They have also written let-ters to outdoor companies, such as REI for donations and

sponsors. “And the stu-

dents have decided if someone decides they do not want to go, their part of the money will be

put in a scholarship fund for next year’s partici-pants,” Rose explained.

Art students and seniors Juleen and Janelle Philips have agreed to paint track and field coach Jeremy Dov-

el’s office door with the help from their fellow rafters.

They also will be decorat-ing the sides of the box car that is displayed every time Borah hosts a track meet.

“It is a great cause and I’m happy to help them out,” Dovel said.

“It’s good that I get my track stuff done and it’s also good because it gives them an opportunity to raise money for their trip.”

Along with their teachers, friends and professional raft-ing guides, participants from the Boys & Girls Club will also be joining the trip.

They’ll be split into groups and assigned chores to help stick to their “Pack-in, pack-out” slogan.

They will also be working on other projects while there, such as trail maintenance and weeding of noxious plant spe-cies.

“I’m looking forward to being away from electron-ics and just being with the wilderness,” Rose expressed. “Every time you’re on the river, you learn something new about yourself. You also learn something new about nature. I’m really excited for this trip.”

sign lies out of its jurisdiction. “The sign is on private prop-erty,” said School Resource Officer Steve Kincheloe. “BPD is unable to enforce its content.”

The school administration can enforce this rule with con-ventional school punishments, but a traffic violation cannot be awarded. The purpose for these signs is to cut down the time it takes vehicles to leave the parking lot after school.

“All routes require the bus-es to turn right onto Cassia,” said Principal Bonita Ham-mer.

After the buses finish their Borah routes, they have an elementary route. The sooner they leave Borah, the better the chances are they get to their elementary school on time.

She also added, “It di-verts traffic to main roads.” Kincheloe has a plan that he

said he believes would solve this problem.

“Build a curb down the center of Cassia in front of the exit near the tennis courts, this would keep traffic from turning left.”

An easier way to solve the problem, how-ever, is to comply with school regulations. Borah students should follow Vice Principal Kelly Fossceco’s ad-

vice. “Good drivers without blemishes on their records, such as myself, always follow the rules.”

By Sage Unsworth

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10 The Borah Senator Volume 51 Issue V April 13, 2011 11Prim and Proper Preps for Prom$4,700 cost for An Enchanted EveningBy Brandie Cichy

As the end of the year approaches, so does the April 30 Prom: either a high school student’s dream or nightmare. However, what actually goes into Prom? How is Prom put together and what is the work that goes behind it?

“A lot of people think we just sit around and do nothing, but there’s actually a lot that goes into pre-paring for Prom,” said Junior Class President Erica Albertson. “We have to get up at eight the morning of and go over to decorate.”

Student Council reserved the location, The Boise Train Depot, and disc jockey ahead of time. As well as ordering royalties which include the crowns for Prom king and queen, Student Council, who is in charge of Prom, hand-make the invitations.

“Prom is a high school tradition and an Ameri-can tradition at that,” stated Albertson.Usually Stu-dent Council also decorates for Prom, but Albertson Infographic by Adam Thompson

shared that this year a decorator has been hired. Prom is the biggest money maker of all the Borah student events, and it is also the biggest spender. This year,

Prom costs about $5,000, according to Albertson. Whatever money was made at Prom last year is spent on this year’s Prom.

“It is about one-fourth of what Mountain View High School spends on their own Prom. We don’t spend nearly as much as other high schools,” com-mented Albertson.

Student Council also sponsors and arranges Prom Expo, an opportunity for local vendors to come to Borah at lunch and showcase their businesses.

“The Prom Expo gives students a taste of what’s out there in a wide variety,” stated junior Rachel De Voe.

With the Prom Expo, Student Council is given a massive list that is split up among members so they can call or email the companies. Prom Expo is April 15 during lunch in the gym.

“To me, Prom is a celebration ending the school year. Students are ready for change,” De Voe com-mented. “For seniors, it seems almost monumental.”

By Grace Gibney

It’s time for the spe-cial occasion filled with dancing, fun, and last-ing memories. But the tricky part is finding an ideal date and popping the question. Here are some tips for finding and asking the perfect date:

Who wants to go to Prom with someone unfamiliar? It is better to go with a friend you laugh and have a great time with than someone you decid-ed to ask last minute that you hardly know.

Get to know your date fur-ther.

Try to find out some of their interests, such as “what’s your favorite color” or “who is your favorite band.” Who

knows? The floor is open, just as long as you get to know your date outside the classroom. Your date may not be the per-son you thought you were tak-ing to Prom, however, better to find out sooner than later.

Ask creativelyBrainstorm a couple cre-

ative ideas to pop the question, such as wearing a shirt with the question written in permanent marker. If you can’t come up with a unique idea, Google never fails, but creativity will always get you bonus points with your date.

Photo courtesy of Shailee Asher

By Sam Nelson

Rejection isn’t a big deal... unless you happen to be a teen-ager. Perhaps the worst kind of rejection is the inevitable rejec-tion of a crush. You work up all the courage you’ve got in-side you and pour it all out for him or her, but at that crucial moment of truth, all hope is lost.

According to psychology teacher Manny Varela, the emotions associated with re-jection are much more com-plicated than one might think. “How a person actually feels after rejection has to do with their temperament,” he said. “An optimistic person will look at rejection as a bump in the road. They will know that to-morrow will be a better day. A pessimist will think that the world is after them and feel like they may be alone forever.”

Junior Joe Czykoski said he is no stranger to denial. “Ev-eryone gets rejected,” he said. “My freshman year in high

school, my first girlfriend left me for a woman. The worst part is, she broke up with me through a note and stuffed it in my pocket. Rejection now is kind of nothing compared to that.” Being turned down by a prospective prom date may seem positively terrible, but it is an entirely surviv-able situation, if handled with care. One must take the utmost precaution in both method and backup when considering who to ask.

If you’ve dedicated your entire high school life to one person, who still doesn’t know the nature of your affections, the choice of which individu-al to ask is obvious. If not, the market is vast. If you’re look-ing simply for a casual date, choose someone who has a respectable track record re-garding relationships, as well as a history of kindness. You don’t want to be shot down by somebody who would shout expletives at you.It may be that this potential date is

Baby don’t hurt me... or my boutonniere in fact someone you’ve been dating on for some time, and this makes the situation more complicated. It’s important that you not hang all your hopes on one person; take care of yourself and your own feelings first.

Becky Woodland, Borah’s social worker, feels that dat-ing is so important to teens because they feel that it is a large component of them-selves. “Teens are still learn-ing self-identity, and figuring themselves out. They’re find-ing their values and morals as well as exploring relation-ships. I think they also want to feel some kind of compan-ionship, to know they’re not alone.”

A prom date denial is cer-tainly a let down, but Czykos-ki said he feels that bouncing back from that momentary despair is very important. “Just remember that no mat-ter what you get rejected for, there are always more oppor-tunities.”

Sticky situation? Think outside the box for prom

Be sure to pick someo- ne you already know

10 The Borah Senator Volume 51 Issue V April 13, 2011 11Prim and Proper Preps for Prom

Does the glass slipper fit?

By Megan Harrigfeld

Bright dresses, ill-fitting tuxedos, and loss of a fortune may all be one re-members from the ritual that is meant to be marked as a memorable night in an adolescent’s life.

Prom costs range from dinner and transportation to the physical tickets, small potatoes compared to the actual apparel for the night.

Dresses can run the buyer $1,000 for a single item of clothing worn only for one night. But here in Boise, teens from the valley can rejoice in knowing that a dress can cost abso-lutely nothing.

The Assistance League of Boi-se saw a need for affordable prom dress-es for the less-than-Rockefeller students of Ada County.

In 2006, they started a boutique named “Cinderella’s Closet” that is open during peak dress season, home-coming and prom. Students can rent dresses, and now even tuxedos, with the simple flash of a student ID card and $10. That fee will be reimbursed if the

dress is brought back in the same condi-tion. Otherwise, the $10 deposit will be used for cleaning, which they normally receive for free from a cleaning service.

The thrift boutique has more than 150 dresses this year, and is eager to see them all rented. In addition to the dresses and tuxedos, Cinderella’s Closet also has shoes, jewelry, and other ac-cessories. Volunteer Donna Douglas described the dresses as “beautiful” and insists that the dresses in the rental bou-tique are “some of the most gorgeous in the valley.”

Since the Assistance League is a nonprofit organization, each worker is a volunteer eager to be there. Accord-ing to the Assistance League website, each volunteer is a “Fairy Godmother,”

keeping in the “Cinderella” spirit. Each shopper “leaves the boutique feeling special and ready for [his or her] event.”

Douglas has been involved in Cinderella’s Closet commit-tee for two years, and can recall a feeling of warmth experienc-ing the light of a prom-goer’s eyes after she picks out the perfect dress. “A dad was wait-ing out in the car, came in to see his daughter and started to

cry,” recalled Douglas. “That makes it all worth it.”

When looking through dusty clos-ets, think about taking old dresses into Cinderella’s Closet for a tax deduct-ible donation. From now until prom night, Cinderella’s Closet will be open to Treasure Valley students after school hours Wednesdays, Fridays, and on Sat-urdays.

“A dad was waiting out in the car, came in to see his daughter and started to cry, that makes it all

worth it.”--Donna Douglas, Assistance

League Volunteer

Photo by Jamie JonesJuniors Savannah Tjaden and Gabrielle Baker checked out the rental prom dresses at Cinderella’s Closet, trying on about six dresses each.

The Assistance League’s dress-rental service, Cinderella’s Closet, offers Prom attire in affordable fashion

By Jamie Jones

From poodle skirts and cherry Hudson Hornet’s to chic gowns and stretch limos, the concept of Prom has evolved over the years.

The first Proms were created by middle-class parents as replications of the wealthy, grand debutante balls and since then have grown into an American adolescent tradition for all social classes.

Retired history teacher Harold Brizee said prom has changed dra-matically over the decades.

Brizee expressed that Prom was a big deal to him and his friends, but since 1955, when he attended his se-nior prom, the rules, regulations and traditions have taken a steep turn.

“Prom was designed more for romance,” he said. “You went with your boyfriend or girlfriend, the idea of a friend asking another friend wasn’t common. You also could get by with only spending $5 for the whole night.”

Corsages were worn on the lady’s dress, and not on her wrist unless her and her date weren’t very acquaint-ed. “The father usually gave the rules while the mother put the corsage on the date. And there weren’t any limos, we fixed up our own rides,” he said

Social studies teacher Amy Ever-son said, “I grew up in Hick-Town, Idaho. But even to us, Prom was a big deal.”

Everson and her high school friends spent the whole day camp-ing and having picnics, then getting ready together for the big night.

“We shopped for our dresses two days before and we didn’t have limos. We went with close friends, not huge groups like the kids do today,” said Everson

Senior Kellie Rye explains that she’s excited for her senior dance. “To me, Prom is a time to get all dressed up, look absolutely great and go all out!”

Over the years, prom evolves from

formal to festive

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Perseverance demonstrates benefitsSophomore orchestra student selected to perform and compete in state festivalBy Justin Kirkham

Backed by hours of rehearsal during class and on their own time, orchestra students participated in a solo and ensemble festival. Having spent much time ironing out kinks and perfecting difficult mea-sures, the students were eager to perform in groups and on their own for judges.

Students received their music one to two weeks prior to the festival. “Everyone was pretty much well prepared,” explained junior Crystal Coe, a violinist in both symphonic and chamber orchestra. Students were required to learn a song for the festi-val, but actually playing for the judges was optional.

Before performing for judges, these student mu-sicians played their pieces for classmates. Senior Cliff Anderson, violist, found this performance to be especially difficult because it was his first time performing his solo for peers.

By Haylie Pelton

Boarding the train to Chicago, many are just making their normal daily routines. Then an explosion occurs. The bomber has made it clear this is just the beginning of a series of more attacks to the city.

This is the basic plot line behind “Source Code,” a film that made its debut April 1.

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Captain Colter Stevens, participates in a mission deal-ing with a machine called the Source Code. The Source Code acts as a gateway to information from the past.

To find out who the bomber is, Stevens relives the last eight minutes before the explosion. To do so, the captain takes the form of one of the passengers on the train, character Sean Fentress.

Fentress is on board the train with Christina Warren, played by actress Michelle Monaghan. When Stevens goes back in time, he interacts with her. Through multiple attempts at trying to identify the bomber, Stevens falls for Christina and believes that he can save her as well as the other passengers on the train.

With the Source Code, Stevens believes that he can create an alternate reality in which the bombing never occurs.

Students prepare for new dramaUpcoming comedy performance includes mock gunBy Ari Anchustegui

Advanced Theatre students arrange them-selves enthusiastically for a performance they have yet to endure. The play “Moon Over Buffalo” is in prepara-tion to premiere early May. With progress, it be-comes more impressive every sixth period ses-sion when the group rehearses.

Although each stu-dent is well trained in this particular area of expertise, each play is taken under wing very carefully.

Rumors have mingled that this specific play contains special effects. However, Gerald Hensley, drama teacher and director, simply laughed at this and said, “the special effects don’t make the play,” considering there are hardly any effects at all. “It’s the comedy that makes it.”

Thriller keeps viewers on edge of their seats

The plot is about George and Charlotte Hay, the last famous Vaudeville couple who perform a play in Buf-falo, New York. What makes this fictional couple unique is that they are the last actors to perform genuine, repertory theatre.

Kendall Tookey, who plays the charac-ter Paul, is the secret lover of the couple’s kin, a young woman named Roz. Tookey stated, “I really like this

play. It’s funny but even more fun to perform.”

The play consists of affairs, secret lovers, a hard of hearing grandmother, and even some danger. One of the props is a gun, a false one of course, but a gun nonetheless.

“There’s profanity in the play,” said Hensley, “especially when George gets drunk.”

The play will run from May 5 to May 7.

Junior Sloan Rodriguez rehearses with a stage gun for the performance of the theater program’s latest production.

Photo by Katie Helm

Students were given a score from one to five based on their performance quality, a one being superior.

“Personally, I think I did pretty well, but I could have done better,” said sophomore Christie Echols, who received a one on her bass solo. She was se-lected from all other bass soloists who performed at the district festival to compete in the state fes-tival. Echols was the only student from Borah to try out for this opportunity through her district performance.

The majority of orchestra students participated in the district festival. “About 95 percent of the class decided to go,” explained Echols.

“A lot more people that went to the festival performed solos,” said Coe, who also received a one for her performance. “It was stressful, but it’s experience.”

Anderson played the “Adagio 2nd Movement”

by Franz Anton Hoffmeister. “It wasn’t as good as when I was practicing,” explained Anderson. His solo contained an extended improvisational sec-tion that tripped him up in parts. Despite that fact, Anderson received a two on his performance.

Coe plans to incorporate her orchestral talents into her future career. “Maybe to be a teacher,” she stated. “That would be awesome.”

Echols, who is involved in three orchestra groups, aims to become a professional musician. Her per-formance at the festival has given her added expe-rience to reach this goal. After devoting an hour to practicing her song each day since December, Echols concluded that “hard work really pays off and that nobody is able to be perfect every time.”

Anderson too wants to continue using his viola skills in student ensembles at college. “I’ve played for seven years, and there’s no reason to stop,” he explained.

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Writer’s Corner: Brooke Wimer

Photo by Ali ClapierEven though she prefers the short story, junior Brooke Wimer still enjoys perfecting the stanzas in her poetry assignments from creative writing class.

By Justin Kirkham

By carefully sifting through uncommon word combinations and the new faces she encounters, ju-nior Brooke Wimer is able to formulate convincing and innovative stories.

She prefers short stories, for they are “long enough to get a fully developed plot and short enough to be precise in every single word.” She particularly enjoys writing realistic fiction. “I like to make it believable and to be adventurous and cre-ative within it.”

“I’m kind of everything,” she remarked. “I just start writing and see where it goes.”

To realistically bring out her characters, Wimer dots her writing with culture-centered humor and colloquialisms. “I like being able to create an entire

world or an entire person and make it seem real,” said Wimer.

“She has an amazing talent for language and culture,” said senior Kat Davis, “especially gang-ster and hick, or western and southern cultures.”

“Detailing is my favorite part,” she concluded. Junior Carlee Parsley finds Wimer’s narrations es-pecially gripping. “Her unusual descriptions catch you off guard,” Parsley explained.

Wimer frequently uses young characters in her writing. “Usually there’s some sort of tragedy or something traumatic that happened,” she ex-plained. Her characters are, in general, very relat-able, but not particularly average.

Her favorite piece of writing is “Grasshop-pers.” Read Wimer’s short story on the Creative Fiction page at borahsenator.com.

Pokémon Returns with updated graphics and over 150 original creatures

Image from www.gadg.com

By Justin Kirkham

After the staggering debut of 156 new and unique creatures, the overall count of revealed Pokemon climbed to 649. In Nintendo’s newest members of the Pokemon family, Black Version and White Version, these electric zebras, ghost jellyfish, and metal-laden seeds come charged with new at-tacks and fresh abilities.

Pokemon Black and White follow the same plot line as their predecessors: the trainer must traverse the region, collecting gym badges, fighting off bat-tle-eager opponents, and capturing the critters that hide in tufts of tall grass. All of this is accomplished while putting a stop to a team of villains.

In contrast to the usual world dominating vil-lains of Pokemon games, Black and White’s gang is a group called Team Plasma, who strives to liberate Pokemon from their controlling trainers out of its inherent charity.

Pokemon Black and White introduce various new features, while eliminating some of the older, outdated ones. The touch screen of the DS sports the C-Gear. This in-game device allows the trainer to be constantly searching for wi-fi, infrared, and wireless connections.

The battle scenes in these games are excellent. Instead of having simple sprites that move slightly at the beginning of the fight, Pokemon now move throughout the battle, and even close their eyes when put to sleep. The camera moves from Poke-mon to Pokemon, spotlighting attacks, and giving them a stylistic depth.

Retired musicians renew their fervor in Mulligan bandBy Megan Harrigfeld

As musicians leave Borah, a venue for music could not be easier to find. With retired Borah music teacher Jim Perkins as conductor, the New Horizon Mulligan band presents a way for retired high school musicians to continue their passion.

“There is a need for musicians to play after high school and college,” said Perkins.

“It’s been really fun, but challenging to learn how to play the flute again,” said class of 1972 alumni Fran Frye. She, along with four other Bo-rah alumni joined the band, and are among 80 members of the seasoned group.

The Mulligan band practices every Saturday morning at Dunkley Music. Active in the Bo-rah community, the Mulligan band played at the Booster Club luau dinner last month.

When Perkins was at Borah, he was actively in-volved in the music department. For 30 years, he made his name as the band teacher and drill team adviser. It wasn’t until last year that retired Dunk-ley music shop owner Fred Hebert approached him about being the conductor for the Mulligan band. “I immediately thought of Jim as conduc-tor,” said Hebert. “He has such a reputation.”

New Horizons offers a musical outlet to retired artists. This program of music-makers is open to all ages and accepts new members every week.

The environment, on the other hand, is ap-pealing, but too gaudy. The thriving metropolis of Castelia City is divided into a series of confusing alleyways and roads. The camera changes perspec-tive constantly in an attempt to make navigation through the bustling city easier. For some, the depth and complexity of the graphics are embraced, but for others, this labyrinth is overdone. In addition, before entering major buildings the trainer pauses dramatically for a couple seconds. Pokemon veter-ans find these awkward breaks scattered throughout Unova to be obnoxious and disruptive.

Despite their minuscule problems, Pokemon Black and White are an essential part of any Nin-tendo gamer’s collection. They have plenty of new attributes to entice those who are unfamiliar with the Pokemon franchise. But they also entail a large amount of nostalgia to keep past trainers hooked.

Q&A 14 The Borah Senator April 13, 2011

“I knew this guy once who spelled out ‘Will you go to the Prom with me’ with platic cups across

the overland sky bridge. He must have been a romantic genius!”

~ Connor Yager, senior

What is the best way you have asked or been asked to a dance?

“We placed red cups in the skybridge’s fence to ask Emily Russell to prom for

Connor Yager. With the cups we spelled ‘Prom Em?’”

~ Max Mohr, senior

“I had my three and five year old sisters (cute) walk up to my girlfriend’s door holding a sign,

balloons, and flowers.”~ Dean Neptune, senior

“I came home for dinner one night and walked in to my bathroom. I was very suprised when I

noticed my bathtub was already filled up, with a cute little boat floating around. There was a big sign above my bathtub that said, ‘I don’t know a

“boat” you, but I’d love to take you to homecoming’. I answered him by making a cake...with a boat on it. A sign sticking out of the cake said, ‘Row, row, row your boat, gently down the

stream, going to homecoming with you would be nothing but a dream!” ~ Danielle Byrd, senior

“I asked Corden Fuhriman to Harvest by making a Santa Clause and a wish list of all the things I wanted. Number one on my list was to go to

Harvest with him. Sadly Harvest didn’t happen this year but Corden kept the list all the way until prom. He found or made everything on my list: a barbie

wig, electronic fly swatter, chocolate covered broccoli... At the completion of my wish list,

he said, ‘Now that I have completed your wish list, will you make mine come true by letting me take

the most beautiful girl to prom?’”~ Kiri Highman, senior

“Straight forward, no beating around the bush. Its easier to do it that way and there is

no misunderstanding.”~ Wyatt Lisk, senior

“I bought a skeleton and made some guts out of Play Doh and put it on Matt Hart’s bed, then

I tied a ribbon to it leading to the freezer...I hid my name in the freezer, and on his bed I put

a sign saying ‘It would chill me to the bone if you went to Harvest with me!’”~ Melanie Pocock, senior

“I scattered Hershey Kisses all around and on a guy’s desk in his 5th period class at lunch and left a heart-shaped note that said, ‘Now that I’ve “kissed”

the ground you walk on...will you go to MORP with me?’”

~ Sarah Aalbers, sophomore

PeopleThe Borah Senator April 13, 2011 15

39-year veteran retires Theater and English

teacher Gerald Hensley plans to retire at the end of this year, concluding a teaching career spanning 39 years.

Hensley spent five years teaching at South Junior High and 34 here at Borah.

Hensley said he believes that his best years at Borah were spent from 1964-1967 when he attended as a stu-dent.

“ I thank my teachers and I thank Borah for giving me the want and desire to be more than I actually am,” he said.

He added that his experi-ence here has made him real-ize the importance of making at least one person smile every day.

However, the veteran teacher said that he is ready for retirement. “I find that there are other things I am ready to do in life besides teaching.”

Although, Henley said he enjoys teaching because each day is different.

“I have really been blessed. I’ve had some really talented students, that’s what makes it all worth while,” he said.

Henley commended his colleagues. “I have worked

with some of the most tal-ented teachers in the state of Idaho or the world,” he said.

His 39 years as a teacher seem to have left their mark.

Junior theater student Ste-phen Winter described Hens-ley as “a being beyond human understanding,” adding that no one could ever replace him.

“I think he is an inspira-tion to a lot of people even if at the time they don’t realize it,” remarked sophomore the-ater student Kendall Tookey.

Both Winter and Took-ey agree that they will miss Hensley’s mustache.

Hensley said he would miss the “challenge” his stu-dents bring. “It’s their life, it’s up to them to make it.”

The English and drama teacher would not change anything about his experience at Borah. “I think things have worked out,” he said.

If he could give a piece of advice to someone attempt-ing to fill his shoes, Hensley would tell that person to be themselves.

After retirement, Hensley said he plans to expand his organic gardening and rasp-berry business, which he has run outside of teaching for 15 to 20 years.

If retired life becomes bor-ing, Hensley said he plans to run away and join the circus.

By Samantha Whittaker

Photo by Ali ClapierDrama teacher and director Gerald Hensley smiles durring introduc-tory theater rehearsal..

Senior college applicant aims to teach musicSenior violin player Jessi

Brown sent her college audi-tion tapes into three schools in hopes of being accepted into one of their orchestras.

She wishes to be accepted into a music program at Or-egon State University, Utah State University, or Indiana University.

Her first choice is IU. “They have an amazing mu-sic program, with a whole separate school for music.”

She has been taking pri-vate lessons for the duration of this school year from Ms.

Maughan, the or-chestra teacher here, and has been playing the violin since she was in fifth grade.

The first part of the application process was talking to Ms. Maughan, and finding out deadlines of ap-plications as well as sending in the recordings. After researching, the process consisted mostly of learning music for the audi-tion tapes as well as taking les-

sons. After she recorded her-self playing, she sent the tape to the colleges.

She said that the most de-

manding part of the whole applica-tion process was the recording. “It was nice because if you messed up, you could just hit the stop button and then record it again.” However, she added that it was also very stressful and time consuming, “It takes so long.”

Preparat ion, she says, is key for the applica-tion process. For the audition, she had to learn a Bach piece,

an etude, and some scales. “I had to learn these in a week and a half,” she explained, and added that her advice for future applicants would be to prepare earlier.

She added that she is hopeful in being accepted into a music program. “It would be really disappointing to not make it.”

Brown, who is in Borah’s audition Chamber Orchestra, aspires to become an elemlen-tary teacher, but wants to use her background in music to teach private lessons.

“I love kids and I want to teach.”

Photo by Korey CombsSenior Jessi Brown plays the violin in the orchestra room.

By Savannah Harrelson

His best years at Borah were

spent from 1964-1967 when he attended as

a student.

Sports 16 The Borah Senator April 13, 2011

Track & Field raise funds with annual Jogathon

By Jamie Jones

Head Track & Field coach Jeremy Dovel tightened the elastic band on his running shorts, laced up his running shoes and strapped on his sweat bands, gearing himself up for Borah’s annual “Jo-gathon;” a time when track participants run, or jog, for an hour straight, while being sponsored by friends, family and fellow teachers to com-plete a certain number of laps during the hour.

But unlike any other time before, this March Dovel joined his fellow athletes in the fundraiser, running along side them in an effort to raise money for the track and field program. If the runners raised over $150, they didn’t have to pay for their “Spirit Pack;” a package of sweat pants, t-shirts, water bottles and Borah paraphernalia that they wear to represent the school.

“The reason I ran was mostly to help motivate them,” Dovel said. “The

more motivated they were to run further than me and the more money they were moti-vated to raise, the better.”

Dovel has been involved in Track and Field for 13 years, but has been the head coach at Borah for three years now.

For the first time jogging among his athletes, he raised over $150 for running 22 laps, five and a half miles, around the track; he was sponsored by close friends and co-work-ers, some including Librarian Jennifer Boyd, Attendance Secretary Jan Lee, and Math teacher Becky Brown.

“I sponsored him because I’m a runner and I know how hard it can be,” recalled Boyd. “Good for him for getting out there and doing it!”

Junior and track partici-pant Becca Whipple enjoyed taking stride along side her coach. “It was fun to see him running with us,” she said. “He was super sweaty. But it really showed that he was one of us.” Whipple raised over $100, enough to have the balance on her “Spirit Pack”

cleared. “I lapped him a couple

of times,” she added. “I think that was my favorite part! I lapped my coach! He was huffing and puffing.”

Many other track mem-bers said they enjoyed watch-ing Coach Dovel jog during the hour-long fundraiser, in-cluding senior Quinn Moore.

“He did a great job,” Moore expressed. “It was en-tertaining to see him crawl-ing across the finish line,” he said jokingly. “I’m joking, of course. But it was cool to see him involved.”

Losing: nothing new to boys LAX team

Football team begins early morning work-outs to better themselves for competition

Although track is still in

the blocks, and baseball is just getting into full swing, early morning workouts for the up-coming fall football season are underway.

“Coaching is a year around job.” said head foot-ball coach Chester Grey.

Playing may be as well, with the only break from coached activities being dur-ing the winter months; even then athletes are expected to lift weights and stay fit on their own.

Workouts are during zero hour period on Wednesdays

and Fridays for the remain-der of the school year.

They will consist of strength, speed, and endur-ance building exercises as well as football specific drills.

Players who have a zero hour will not be excused from class to participate in workouts.

“It will help the team a lot if everyone goes”, said soph-omore Hunter Kenyon. Kenyon went to a couple early-morning workouts last year as a freshman at West Jr. High.

“They helped me figure out the steps, and learn the offense.”

By Megan Harrigfeld

A lackluster lacrosse sea-son is what Borah is in for yet again, losing all games thus far in the season.

“The team is pessimistic due to the the bad reputation we’ve had in the past,” said senior Trevor Hopkins. “It’s keeping people from joining the team.”

With less than 25 mem-bers, the team is looking dry, and it is weighing down on performance. “Teams can run in circles around us be-cause we don’t have enough players,” said Hopkins.

Senior Curtis Pangelinan has worries about where the progress is going, yet is more optimistic than other players. “Offensively we are much bet-ter, but defensively worse,” he

Photo by Korey CombsHead track coach Jeremy Dovel steadily ran 22 laps around the track during jogathon.

said. Ironically, new coach Parker Sweet is trained in defense and insists that the defense is stronger this year.

With to no support from Rowdies and even parents, the team’s motivation is small to repeal the long time losing streak the team has found itself in since 2009. “It’s hard to get the parent dedication,” said Sweet.

“The school doesn’t sup-port us in general,” said Hopkins. Some players do not even show up to the games, and Hopkins com-plained that they do not even have enough players for ev-ery position.

As confidence diminishes with every loss, without a win soon the lacrosse team may continue its curse of losing in seasons to come.

By Sage Unsworth

Photo by Korey CombsTrackletes vigorously circle the track in order to make money for their upcoming season.

SportsThe Borah Senator April 13, 2011 17

Girls golf team quadruples in size from last year

By Brandie Cichy

Junior Brittany Owens traveled to New York to compete in a track com-petition. She qualified at an indoor meet in Idaho where she placed first in both the long jump and the triple jump. She was sponsered by New Bal-ance and given $1,000 to travel and compete.

In New York, Owens made per-sonal bests in each category where she competed. She logged 18’07” in the long jump and a 36’ 11” in the triple jump. She took first and third place respectively.

“Brittany is a very gifted ath-lete,” stated math teacher and track coach Jeremy Dovel. “My ex-pectations for her are to work harder every year. This year she is more focused and ex-pects more of herself.”

Owens first joined track when her physical education teacher told her she was fast and recommened track. In eighth grade, Owen’s track coach recommened she become a jumper. Fron there Owens started competing

in the long jump and the triple jump.The triple jump state record is

39’2”. Owens hopes to beat it this year. For the long jump, she is shoot-ing to jump the length of somewhere in the high 19’ or low 20’.

To prepare for her trip to New York, Owens was put on a special diet and had indoor practice every Tues-day and Thursday after she qualified for the competition. Student athletes from around the nation competed.

“The competition was kind of like a regional tournament,” commented Dovel.

Owens also said that she was surprised that she did so well because she didn’t expect it so early in the season.

“The trip to New York was

really fun. It was a great experience, one I couldn’t get by staying in state,” Owens stated. “The track was amaz-ing and everyone was warm and wel-coming. It was really cool,” she added.

“I was really excited. I don’t get nervous at meets. I don’t know why,” Owens said laughing.

By Haylie Pelton

Four girls. One team.Among sports, golf isn’t the most

popular among girls. At Borah, junior Kristin Bracewell and sophomores Jordan Drexler, Savannah Harrelson and Shelby Hinkle make up the girls golf team. Since the team is com-posed of four members, all of the girls play on varsity.

The season started Feb. 25, ac-cording to Ron Freeman, Speech and AP American Government teacher. He said practices are held after school at the Hillcrest Country Club and end around 5:30 p.m. Drexler said that they “have to dress nicely” when prac-

ticing at the club.Drexler is new to the sport this year.

She said that English teacher Tony Quilici talked her into joining the team. Even though she has never played before, Drex-ler said that golf “seemed fun” and that it would be “a good experience.” It also gave her “something to do after school,” she said.

Her mom also plays and gives her tips. In addition to golf, Drexler par-

ticipates in cheer, so she has not been able to make many practices.

Hinkle said she has never played golf other than oc-c a s i o n a l l y with her parents. She said friends talked her into playing for the team. Looking at

her future, Hinkle also believes play-ing the sport will be “good for college” and possibly provide more scholarship opportunities.

Hinkle also noted that it is “kind of

nice” to have a small team.With such a small team, the girls can hone their skills. Both Hinkle and Drexler stated that Bracewell helps coach. She has played since junior high school and has the most experience.

For three years, Freeman has been coaching the girls golf team. This season marks the coaching debut of U.S. His-tory and AP Human Geography teacher Amy Everson. She mentioned that golf is a “nice distraction” from all of the “craziness” of life.

Freeman was “there at the begin-ning” of the season and Everson stays with the girls now, and helps them out with anything with which they might need guidance, Drexler said.

Golf is a “nice distraction” from all of the “craziness” of life.

-- Amy Everson,history teacher

“It was a great experience, one couldn’t get by staying in- state.”

--Brittany Owens,junior

Owens gets personal best in New York

Junior Brittany Owens gets ready to recieve a baton during a relay at the Caldwell meet.

Photo by Katie Helm

JV Sports 18 The Borah Senator April 13, 2011

Coach anticipates promising future in rich freshman lineupBy Megan Mizuta

Youth seems to be no significant barrier for the JV baseball team, whose record stands at 4-4. While 10 of the 15 JV play-ers are freshmen, and head coach Mark Bilger described the team as “very young,” he also said he was “excited about the freshmen class” and that they would con-tribute to the “future of the pro-gram.” One of two returning players, catcher Canon Acosta, sophomore, similarly said that the team was “a lot younger” but likewise described the team as talented. “I see the potential in our guys,” said outfielder

Tyler Hobson, sophomore, also a returning player. Hobson said that many of the younger players had already gained experience playing Legion and sum-mer baseball.

Possible weaknesses for the team include hitting, which Bilg-er described as “inconsistent.” Acosta mentioned the impor-tance of maintaining a strong mental approach game to game, while Hobson said the team’s strength is “staying positive” and

that the “desire to win is there.” Another of the team’s strengths lies in their depth of pitching talent, according to Bilger, who noted that about half the team pitches, which he described as a “luxury to have.”

Sophomore doubles serve tennis talk Sophomores Rebecca Parsons and Katelyn Johnson, who are doubles on the junior varsity tennis team, discuss tennis and their hobbiesHow long have you been playing tennis?

Parsons: This is my second yearJohnson: Fourth year.

What made you decide to play tennis?

Parsons: It was something besides track; that was getting boring.Johnson: It seemed interesting.Parsons: And you don’t do the same thing all the time. [Turns to Kate-lyn] Would you agree?Johnson: Yeah, you do different things everyday.

Who or what were your influ-ences to start playing tennis?

Parsons: I started because it was just something different besides the usual track and basketball. It was a new experience, and it’s fun.

How’d you two meet and when?Parsons: We met at tennis practices.Both: Eighth grade.

Have you both been playing doubles togeth-er for a long time?

Parsons: No, this is our first year playing together.Are you best friends, casual friends, or just partners?

Johnson: Um, I’d say, we’re gettin’ there.Parsons: [To Johnson] That sounds like we’re dat-ing.

What are some strategies that you use on the court during matches?

Parsons: If I need help, I’ll yell “help.”

Johnson: We encourage each other.Parsons: Yeah, I dance. And high-five, you know, oh and I sing. I sing when I dance. We made up a song.Both: “Rackets up, rackets up, hit a tennis ball…”

Any tips for tennis players who want to get better?

Parsons: I’d say, be a good team-mate. Help each other on the courts.Johnson: Don’t underestimate the ball.

What are your expectations of the JV team this year?

Johnson: To work hard, have fun, and like, dominate.Parsons: Just to be supportive. Cheer each other on.

What do you do for fun, besides rally on the courts?

Parsons: I shake my booty. I sing when I shake my bootay.Johnson: [laughing] I like photography, and cook-ing. I take pictures of Becca shaking her bootay.

Anything else we should know about you?Parsons: I make bets, and I owe a lot of people candy.Johnson: That about sums it up.

“I see potential in our guys.”

--Tyler Hobson, sophomore

Sophomores Katelyn Johnson, left, and Rebecca Parsons, right, prepare for a match. Photo by Kristin Bracewell

By Matt Bray

See borahsenator.com for more sports coverage

Photo EssayThe Borah Senator April 13, 2011 19

Seedlings of knowledge:Before Spring Break,

AP Environmental Science students went on a field trip to plant sagebrush and bitter brush at Hammer Flats on land a fire wiped out several years ago.

The local deer feed on these native plants. When vegetation was demolished,

the Idaho Department of Fish and Game stepped in and replanted bushes.

With instructions from Fish and Game employ-ees and volunteers, students learned how to properly plant the bushes and eliminate com-petitive plants around them.

The goal for the trip was to set in the ground all of the

starters in a timely manner in the hope they will survive to reproduce and feed the native deer population.

Throughout the year, AP Environmental Science teacher Darin Zarbnisky sponsors environmental field trips, which range anywhere from one-day to weekend out-ings.

AP Environmental Science plants native brush

Photos and text by Katie Helm

Junior Dona Ochoa plants sagebrush during the spring APES trip. (above)

AP Environmental Science students Eric Hansen, senior and Anna Cafferty, junior learn how to plant sagebrush.

Junior Reese Spears packs the dirt around a new plant.

The AP Environmental Science class walk about a mile from the bus to the planting site. (top left) Students replanted bitter brush and sagebrush at Hammer Flats.

Fun & Games 20 The Borah Senator April 13, 2011

Prom. That mysterious thing, close to the end of the year. Kids start buying dresses and tuxes and whatever accessories are supposed to go with them. People come up with new and interesting ways of asking their girl/guy friends out. Having never been to prom or any other dances, I have to try and imagine what happens at prom based on stories and movies.

PromComic by Lisa Garrard

Grinding. No, not what people do with their coffee grounds in the morning (unless they REALLY like coffee). I’m talking about two people with blatant disregard for PDA and other people’s innocent eyes. The act of “dancing” that’s only two to four layers of thin clothing away from being consid-ered public indecency.

Ever seen “Carrie”? That movie with the telekinetic girl that has the crazy mom? Well, some evil girls pour a bucket of questionable red liquid all over her after she wins Prom Queen. I don’t think that movie had a very happy ending.

If I have learned anything from “Footloose”, then I can expect there to be crazy awesome syn-chronized dance sessions followed by angry adults that oppose danc-ing and rock ‘n’ roll.

Or it could be like what I imagine any school dances to be like. Only some people dancing and a major-ity of the people there standing awkwardly around the room and maybe every once in awhile giving a half-hearted bounce/arm shake.

Forever Alone