December 19, 1997 Eagle The Arlington High School Volume #11 Issue # 6 What you'll find inside: • Arlington fire cause unknown, see page 3 • Is failing the same as losing, see page 4 • New technology in science, see page 7 • WWF, is it real? see page 9 • Ready for a new national anthem?, see page 11 • Saving the eagles, see page 12 by Joseph Meng With Washington’s new 425 and 253 area codes, making a local phone call can be very frustrat- ing. The mandatory date for dialing 10 digits and the new area codes was Nov. 16. When making a local call, just dial the area code before the seven digit telephone number. For example, to place a local call from the 425 area code to a number in the 206 area code, dial 206 before the phone num- ber. Local calls within a single area code require only a seven digit telephone number. Any local call, however, can be made using all ten digits. Ten digit dialing is also required for some calls made to and from the 360 area code. The reason for this is some local calling areas now overlap into the 360 area code border commu- nities. Arlington is one of the many communities affected by this. A New Way of Dialing Local Calls Some additional things to remem- ber would be, the new area codes don’t change the size or boundar- ies of our local calling area. This means if a call was local, it will remain a local call. The local calling area may now have more than one area code. This primar- ily affects those in the 425, 253 and 206 area codes, and occurs whenever an area code bound- ary cuts across an existing local calling area. In this case, ten digit dialing may be required. “It’s no big deal, I think it’s fine,” commented Mr. Nathan Davis. Layla Pineda and Jessica Hebert think that there’s way too many numbers to dial and remember. If there are any questions on Wash- ington’s new area codes, this toll free hotline number can be called: 1-888-97-SPLIT (1-888-977-7548). by Erik Marty Two Arlington High school students received the award of Washington So- ciety Certified Public (CPA) student of the Month. The award is given by the WSCPA, which is one of 50 branches from the American Institute of Certified Public accounts, which sets the standards for the test to become a CPA. Mr. Bret Sarver submitted bibliography’s of many students in accounting and the WSCPA picks one student of the Month. They also happen to be the first sister, brother combo ever at AHS. Mr. Bret Sarver, the accounting teacher, is very proud of the two students. Both Dejah and Calhen Lee are in accounting and hold a 4.0 grade point average. Sister, Brother Combo Adds up Dejah Lee the older of the two feels very flattered that everyone is making a big deal about the award. Riley Lee an at- torney and a Certified Public Accountant is the proud father of the two and said, “They work very hard at what they do, and I’m very proud of their academic achievements.” Dejah and Calhen not only excelling in ac- counting also play sports, are in clubs, and involved in plays. Calhen, a sophomore, plans to attend Seattle Pacific University (SPU) and be- come an orthodontist. He also stated that he may use accounting as a business income. Dejah a Senior also wants to go to SPU. She wants to go into the Fine Arts program. She also said that she may use accounting as a business tool. Older sister Amarah attends SPU and is majoring in Biology. by Eric Kuala For those out there who don’t think AHS has a drug problem, guess again. Apparently the school administration feels a significant drug problem exists on campus. Vice Principal Maureen Stanton stated, “any time drugs are on campus it’s a problem.” Hopefully to deter or help sniff out the problem, AHS has introduced Baker. Baker is a Snohomish County AHS cracking down on drugs Sheriff’s drug dog. On Dec. 10 at an assembly in front of the whole school Baker gave a demonstration of his skills. Baker is capable of sniffing out trace amounts of any kind of drugs from anywhere his nose can get. Baker will be brought in on an irregular schedule to keep the school off guard. Baker will be run up and down lockers and through the parking lot searching for drugs. When he finds a scent, he scratches at the spot signaling to his handler he smells something. His biggest bust to date was 20 ounces of methamphet- amine. However if he smells drugs on a person, he will not attack or chase if the person runs (but his handler will). In case anyone is wondering how the school pays for Baker’s services, it comes out of the county budget. by Lauren Dunnington A visit to FastWeb is a must for students interested in having the cut- ting edge for recieving financial aid for post-secondary education. This valuable source provides both guidance and scholar - ship listings. FastWeb , or Financial Aid Search Through the Web, is located on the World Wide Web at http:// www.finaid.org/finaid . This website contains free information and services for students interested in scholarships and financial aid. More than 275,000 private schol- arships, grants, loans, and fellowships are listed in the FastWeb database. Information regarding the FAFSA is also available at this site. To use FastWeb, students fill out a detailed profile of themselves through on-line forms. The student also estab- Access a Wealth of Scholarships lishes a mailbox at this website. Within 15 minutes, the program responds with a list and description of scholarships that match the student, and this list is updated daily. Students can check this mailbox at their convenience. Students can also use this source to generate form letters requesting information and applications from the scholarship programs. AHS Students who have internet accounts can access this website from the school’s computers. Information on opening an internet account is avail- able from Mr. James Basset, the AHS Windows NT and Calculus teacher. Dejah and Calhen Lee pose with their dad, Riley Lee, and their accounting awards in the AHS library.
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EagleThe Arlington High School
Volume #11Issue # 6
What you'll find inside:• Arlington fire cause unknown, see page 3• Is failing the same as losing, see page 4• New technology in science, see page 7• WWF, is it real? see page 9• Ready for a new national anthem?, see page 11• Saving the eagles, see page 12
by Joseph MengWith Washington’s new 425 and
253 area codes, making a local phone call can be very frustrat-ing. The mandatory date for dialing 10 digits and the new area codes was Nov. 16.
When making a local call, just dial the area code before the seven digit telephone number. For example, to place a local call from the 425 area code to a number in the 206 area code, dial 206 before the phone num-ber. Local calls within a single area code require only a seven digit telephone number. Any local call, however, can be made using all ten digits.
Ten digit dialing is also required for some calls made to and from the 360 area code. The reason for this is some local calling areas now overlap into the 360 area code border commu-nities. Arlington is one of the many communities affected by this.
A New Way of Dialing Local CallsSome additional things to remem-
ber would be, the new area codes don’t change the size or boundar-ies of our local calling area. This means if a call was local, it will remain a local call. The local calling area may now have more than one area code. This primar-ily affects those in the 425, 253 and 206 area codes, and occurs whenever an area code bound-ary cuts across an existing local calling area. In this case, ten digit dialing may be required.
“It’s no big deal, I think it’s fine,” commented Mr. Nathan Davis. Layla Pineda and Jessica
Hebert think that there’s way too many numbers to dial and remember.
If there are any questions on Wash-ington’s new area codes, this toll free hotline number can be called: 1-888-97-SPLIT (1-888-977-7548).
by Erik MartyTwo Arlington High school students
received the award of Washington So-ciety Certified Public (CPA) student of the Month.
The award is given by the WSCPA, which is one of 50 branches from the American Institute of Certified Public accounts, which sets the standards for the test to become a CPA. Mr. Bret Sarver submitted bibliography’s of many students in accounting and the WSCPA picks one student of the Month. They also happen to be the first sister, brother combo ever at AHS. Mr. Bret Sarver, the accounting teacher, is very proud of the two students. Both Dejah and Calhen Lee are in accounting and hold a 4.0 grade point average.
Sister, Brother Combo Adds upDejah Lee the older of the two feels
very flattered that everyone is making a big deal about the award. Riley Lee an at-torney and a Certified Public Accountant is the proud father of the two and said, “They work very hard at what they do, and I’m very proud of their academic achievements.” Dejah and Calhen not only excelling in ac-counting also play sports, are in clubs, and involved in plays.
Calhen, a sophomore, plans to attend Seattle Pacific University (SPU) and be-come an orthodontist. He also stated that he may use accounting as a business income.
Dejah a Senior also wants to go to SPU. She wants to go into the Fine Arts program. She also said that she may use accounting as a business tool. Older sister Amarah attends SPU and is majoring in Biology.
by Eric KualaFor those out there who don’t think
AHS has a drug problem, guess again. Apparently the school administration
feels a significant drug problem exists on campus. Vice Principal Maureen Stanton stated, “any time drugs are on campus it’s a problem.”
Hopefully to deter or help sniff out the problem, AHS has introduced Baker. Baker is a Snohomish County
AHS cracking down on drugsSheriff’s drug dog. On Dec. 10 at an assembly in front of the whole school Baker gave a demonstration of his skills. Baker is capable of sniffing out trace amounts of any kind of drugs from anywhere his nose can get.
Baker will be brought in on an irregular schedule to keep the school off guard. Baker will be run up and down lockers and through the parking lot searching for drugs.
When he finds a scent, he scratches at the spot signaling to his handler he smells something. His biggest bust to date was 20 ounces of methamphet-amine.
However if he smells drugs on a person, he will not attack or chase if the person runs (but his handler will). In case anyone is wondering how the school pays for Baker’s services, it comes out of the county budget.
by Lauren DunningtonA visit to FastWeb is a must for
students interested in having the cut-ting edge for recieving financial aid for post-secondary education. This valuable source provides both guidance and scholar-ship listings.
FastWeb , or Financial Aid Search Through the Web, is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.finaid.org/finaid. This website contains free information and services for students interested in scholarships and financial aid. More than 275,000 private schol-arships, grants, loans, and fellowships are listed in the FastWeb database. Information regarding the FAFSA is also available at this site.
To use FastWeb, students fill out a detailed profile of themselves through on-line forms. The student also estab-
Access a Wealth of Scholarshipslishes a mailbox at this website. Within 15 minutes, the program responds with a list and description of scholarships that match the student, and this list
is updated daily. Students can check this mailbox at their convenience. Students can also use this source to generate form letters requesting information and applications from the scholarship programs.
AHS Students who have internet accounts can access this website from the school’s computers. Information on opening an internet account is avail-able from Mr. James Basset, the AHS Windows NT and Calculus teacher.
Dejah and Calhen Lee pose with their dad, Riley Lee, and their accounting awards in the AHS library.
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THE EAGLE is created, designed and published by the Journalism students of Arlington High School and printed by Snohomish Publishing. Opinions in THE EAGLE do not reflect the views of the student body, community, or the high school/district staff. They are exclusively the opinion of the writer or the editorial board of the class. THE EAGLE welcomes letters to the editor, but reserves the right to edit them for journalistic purposes or due to layout ease and space. Every effort will be made to retain the essence of the letter. Arlington High School and the Arlington School District are equal opportunity employers. This journalistic endeavor makes every effort to rightly represent the people and events described herein.
Jessica AdamsTyler Andersen
B.J. BreonTodd BrittainDan Bryant
Erica BurnhamSpence Cave
Zack DahlJennifer Disotell
James DrinkwaterLauren Dunnington
Scott FariesJose Faulk
Josh FletcherMindy GambleCheri Higman
Debbie HigmanGiving Israel
Reflection IsraelSean JohnsonMitch King
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Tonya MarzolfJoseph Meng
Jake MerzSheila MooreDrew Nelson
Alison O'LearyCallalily Olivares
Kristie PerkinsChuck PerrittDan Petersen
John RickersonJeremiah RitzKim Rouleau
Aaron ShepherdDan Shipley
Kim SimmonsBrea SlawterLucas Soren
Joe SteinhauerJacob Struiksma
Jamie WalkerAriell Young
by Giving IsraelChristmas is approaching and
people everywhere are wondering if this year will be something special. Christmas isn’t all about getting things, it’s about giving thought-fully. This year do not panic if the gift you’re giving isn’t the most expensive. Remember people should thankful for any little gift given. It is the thought that counts.
Christmas this year shouldn’t be made into a troublesome time. Make
Finding the Real Meaning of Christmas
by Tonya MarzolfI like it.For all of those who have no clue
as to what I am referring to; its Really Rad Barbie. This is the new name for the new Barbie doll that will be released in 1998.
What is so special about Really Rad Barbie? Well, she will no longer have her enormously large bust, those curvy hips, that tiny, tiny waist, those extra long legs, or that perfectly made-over face. Oh, and she will no longer be the wide-eyed, platinum blonde that so many of us are used to. She will, in this future image, have a softer, close-mouthed expression, and she will have a brownish-red head of hair.
Why do I think that this new Barbie is so spectacular? Less of a problem with a so called (starving) striving to be perfect image.
What’s the big problem with the present day Barbie? Her reputation for
An Image to Fulfill...
being a futuristic idol for young girls.Almost every little girl has this
perfect little doll in her toybox as she grows. The way I look at it, the more she plays with this doll, the more she wants to be like this doll when she grows older. This, if it is put into her head in the wrong way, then grows into an image to attempt to fulfill when she gets into her most vulnerable time, her teenage years.
I see this new Barbie as an im-provement to the future generation of young children. Maybe, if the new, thinner-hipped, shorter-legged, wider-waisted, smaller-busted realistic Barbie shows young girls what the average lady looks like, then young girls will have less competition to be perfect and young girls will accept themselves for who they are.
By Daniel ShipleyWest SeaTac residents have the
right to be angry about the developing of a third runway at Sea-Tac airport. The Port of Seattle is buying out over some 600 single-family homes, condo-miniums, and apartments to make way for the 8,500 foot third runway.
Progress will be responsible for uprooting home owners, who on aver-age have lived in the buyout zone for at least 20 years. Soon neighborhoods, lives, and memories will be replaced with a slap of cement. For some it’s the only house they have known. Home owners have allready felt the effects of the sprawling airport, with inter-ruptions, home values decreasing, and more traffic in the streets.
The Port of Seattle, which owns Sea-Tac, predicts they will have to spend around $100 million for the properties. The port has hired O.R.
SeaTac Residents Lose outConlan Associates Inc. to buy the properties. The price as been right for some owners. The port made 64 offers, signed 40 and has closed on 28 properties so far.
For some homeowners the price is too low. For some the price is lower than they pay on their property taxes, this is wrong. If they pay taxes on the value of the property for some time now, the should be paid what their property is worth. Much of the time the property assessors value the house lower than it is actually worth on the market. The port could at least pay is the value assessed by the state.
Many are waiting to hear what Colan is willing to offer. Home own-ers know that the buyout is inevitable. They only hope to work out a reason-able price.
by Mitch King Students think you should have as
many absences as you wish. As long as it’s not a problem with grades. As the rules stand now if a student misses 12 or more days in a class period a semester you lose credit for that class. A student can appeal for classes if you don’t have a ““F” in the class. Students think that if you are getting above a “C” grade in the class you shouldn’t have to worry about the 12 absent policy, and it shouldn’t have to be appealed.
School made the policy so students would have to go to school, think-ing that it would help them with their grades. It also supposedly gives us a sense of responsibility to help us get to the fact that we need to go every day as if it was are job. Mr Kelly said that last year when they started this policy
it helped a little from first semester to second semester. This year it has made a large difference from last year.
Most teachers agree with the policy because they think it gives us one more responsibility that we will need later in life to do our jobs. Or maybe they agree with it because they don’t think it’s fair that they can only miss so many days, and we can miss as many as we wish to. I think the main reason the teachers like it and agree with it is because if a student misses a lecture, group work, or just a lot of work it’s hard for the teacher to teach that student the same as the rest of the students. They also don’t get to be involved with the rest of the class and take part in the activities.
This policy should be abolished.
by Todd BrittainDriving through Arlington the
other day something occurred to me. The Arlington of today is no longer the Arlington of five years ago. In to-day’s Arlington, residents can but their gas at McDonalds, do their banking at Safeway and drive more than five miles with our seeing or smelling a barnyard animal.
Not to long ago, I would have thought this was a great thing, but as each new fast food chain or big money franchise sets up shop in our town, I see our personality fading and I won-der if it is such a good thing.
I fear that Arlington will become a town, no different than a Marysville or countless small cities across the
country where the streets are lined with restaurants and stores identical to all those before it. The painful fact is that we let it happen. We buy the McDonald’s burger and shop at the big name grocery stores while the town’s uniqueness along with the businesses that make it that way die for the sake of convenience.
I want to live in a unique town. I want to walk down the street and see stores and businesses that can’t be seen any where else. I want to wake up to the aroma of cow manure. I want to complain about there not being any-thing to do. The alternative is much worse.
Running out of time
it simple this year; don’t be pestered by everyone’s wants. Give friends something from your heart.
Don’t let panic get you before Christmas, slow down and just think of simple things. Make it easy for your parents this year, don’t pres-sure them too much or they might not get anything you want. Re-member to create the true spirit of Christmas.
Arlington is Dying
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On Nov. 24 the School Board as-sembled at Kent Prairie Elementary. The board held a special gathering at 5:30 to discuss proposed scheduling plans for the high school next year.
Mrs. Carlene Pierce congratulated the student body, state and district qualifiers for their great play and sportsmanship.
After the formalities of approving the last meeting’s agenda, minutes discussion was open to the audience. Questions came
from the audience mainly concerning the scheduling of high school students next year, and the future of the school district if school bonds continue to fail.
To add a personal touch to the meet-ing, members of the School Board gave a personal report of the activities they’ve been involved with since the last gather-ing. These reports ranged from updates on committees to Jerry Gamble talking about the Arlington Football game verses Odea which he enjoyed.
by Erik MartyWith the new Safeway standing, al-
most everyone in Arlington has gone into Safeway. The only thing missing now is that wonderful China Express.
Ever since the Safeway put up that wonderful sign that said China Express would be coming to Safeway, many stu-dents were excited to read their fortunes every lunch.
When the Safeway opened, many people rushed in and tried to get their General Tso’s chicken with Chow Mein, only to be denied. Safeway manager Mike Connel had to put China Express
China Express Needs Simple Requests
out of their building plans, when a contract dispute over the cooks occurred.
Is there anyone out there who goes through the check stands at Safeway and sees those red and white request cards? Next time, grab one of those cards, fill it out and simply give it to the manger or mail it in. If enough people do that and request a China Express, Safeway has a spot waiting for it. Safeway allowed room for a China Express for the future. The future is tomor-row get down there and fill those cards out.
by Debbie Higman and Tonya Marzolf Leaving a light bulb on in a boat? Is
this an impossible way to lose an estimated 1.5 million dollars worth of damage in a fire. Definitely not.
At exactly 4:13 pm on Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997 a fire in a hangar at the Arlington Airport was called into 911 by Bayliner’s Mr. Scott Robinson. Mr. Robinson re-ported that he saw smoke coming from one of the hangars at the airport. Within two minutes, the Arlingon Fire Department had left the station and rushed to the airport.
This hangar had eight storage units in it. Occupying the interior space of these eight units were eight planes and a boat. Most hangars are used as storage units for planes, but some people also store RVs and/or other things they want to store in their leased unit. In those units that were involved in the fire, one boat and four planes were burnt, including a plane that had been in the process of being restored for the past ten years and was going to be donated to the Smithsonian when it was completed.
While the Arlington fire department was putting out the fire, three other districts were called in for mutual aid. The other districts called in were Arlignton Heights, Silvana and Marysville. The Arlington Fire Department started out with three fire crews working on the fire, then were assisted with a total of four more crews from the incoming districts.
At 5:01 pm 911 recorded that the roof
FIRE!to the hangar was being vented. At 5:11 p.m., it was announced that the fire was contained. They had the fire fighters stay there until 7:30 that night when the Fire Department was sure that the final embers of the fire were out and there were no other possibilities for the fire to restart again.
The overall damage is an estimated $1.5 million and will take the owner of the hangar, Mr. Vic Williams, approximately 6 months to fix,” stated the assistant airport manager, Mr. Rob Putnum.
The Fire Marshall recorded that no-body has the definite answer as to what started the fire, but they have ruled out the possibility of it being the heater in the boat. The possibility of it being a light bulb left on or a faulty wire, is what is being sus-pected as the cause.
by Tonya Marzolf and Kim RouleauOn Thursday, December 4, 1997, a
School Board Work Study Session at Kent Prairie Elementary. It was held to go over and discuss the three schedule choices for the future three years at AHS. The meeting was open to staff, students, parents and the people of the Arlington community.
After starting the meeting with the flag salute and the opening greetings, packets regarding to the three choices were passed to everybody in the audience.
The packets given out were the results to the voice poll, summaries of each sched-ule option, an open campus memorandum from the Arlington Police Department, questions and answers, and a three-year impact analysis.
Scheduling main topic discussed at board meeting, study session
Throughout the meeting, the school board and AHS staff went over the im-pacts of each schedule to help answer any questions that would come up. Subjects that were brought up were the impacts on custodial work and workers, food services, transportation, maintenance, utilities/wa-ter use, AHS, the elementary and middle schools, and special education.
This meeting was a way to help parents, staff, students and members of Arlington understand what each schedule would be like and how each might impact Arlington’s people and environment.
By Jamie WalkerStudents that attended the veteran’s
day assembly last week have mixed reac-tions towards the presentation given by guest speaker Mr.Gary Horton.
AHS administration agreed to have Mr. Horton give his presentation after seeing a video of an earlier performance. He was given parameters as to what he subjects he could address in his speech including the religious content. He made a conscious decision to ignore that agree-ment during the assembly.
“I thought he brought up some really
good issues, such as being accountable for one’s self and I hope that is what the student body got out of it,” said Mr.Jason Klien, Activities Director.
Many students felt that the presenta-tion contradicted the law of Separation of Church and state. Students should also take into account that Mr.Horton was unable to finish his presentation due to time constrictions. He usually finishes on a different note, concentrating on self accountability instead of emphasizing Christianity.
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by Callalily Olivares and Tonya MarzolfIn different situations, people can either
fail or lose. So what are the differences between failing and losing? Are they the same thing? Truly, the definitions can be considered the same, they can be considered similar, or they can be considered com-pletely different, all depending on the eyes of the beholder.
A recent survey was taken, randomly choosing AHS students and teachers voic-ing different opinions on failing and losing. When taking this survey, the responders could choose from two sets of questions; those on failure, or those on losing.
What are the definitions of fail-ure and los ing? Websters dictionary states that failure is the lack of satisfac-tory performance or effect; a breaking down in health, ac-tion, strength and efficiency; unsuc-cessfulness; a loss. The definition of losing is given as the failure to gain, win, obtain, or utilize; or, to fail to keep; sacrfice; a failure. Even when looking up both in a dictionary, the defini-tions are not the same, but each explanation of the word involves the other.
Failure Results Failure to students and teachers was
defined as the following:63% stated that failure is similar, but
still different from the above definition giv-en by Webster’s Dictionary. 33% believed that the definition from Webster’s dictionary defined failure. The other 4% of the people believed that the given definition of failure did not define their perspective of failure.
The students and teachers agreed on the following of what caused failure: 42% believed that giving up causes failure. 37% believed that the act of failure is caused when an individual does not put forth their best effort. 21% believed that by not succeeding, results in failing. A voiced opinion of failure was put in as the “lack of preperation”.
60% of the students and teachers who surveyed stated that a failure is considered when the individual lets themself down. The other 40% believe when letting others down, it is considered a failure.
Is it possible to fail at everything? Or, just somethings?
75% of the students and teachers agreed that some things are possible to fail at. The other 25% believed that it is possible to fail at all things.
The understanding of 75% of the students and teachers who were surveyed, agreed that failure is within a person’s belief. Th other 24% stated that failure is factual.
60% of the students and teachers be-lieved that about 0 to 10 times a day, an average person fails. 20% believe a person fails on an average of 11 to 20 times a day. The other 20% believe that on an average day a person can fail over 21 times.
So the question is, if there is a way to not fail, but people do anyway, they why fail at all? 42% of those who were surveyed be-lieved that people fail when something is not
important to them. 33% believed that when a person fails it is because the individual feels it does not need their best effort. The other 25% believed that people fail because they just don’t care about it.
Losing ResultsResults of the losing survey ahow thah
there is a 50/50 tie between losing being thought of as factual, versus losing being thought of as a personal belief.
Out of those who responded to the survey, 42 % believe not succeeding is what causes losing. 33% believe not giv-
ing your beest effort is tha cause, and the other 25% believe giving up is the cause of losing.
If there is a way to not lose, but you do anyway, then why do it? In response to this question, a majority response of 86% believe that it is
something unmimportant tha they do not care about. The remaining 14 % believe it is something that they feel doesn’t need the effort. There was also an added response put in that stated, “it depends on the rules.”
In response to what is considered los-ing, 62% believe that it is letting others down, whilr the other 38% believe it is let-ting themselves down.
Can people lose at everything? Or, just somethings? Well, the response given was, 75% believe that you can only lose at somethings, while the remaining 25% stated that you can lose at everything.
Overall, with those who responded to the survey, there were 75% who believe losing is something different from the Webster’s given definition, and a remaining 25% who believe that losing is the given defintion.
Which is right?As stated above, the similarities and
differences are in the eyes of the beholder. It is a person’s own choice whether they fail, lose, or neither.
So, which is the right term? From looking over the results of the survey and given opinions... Failure is the winner of personal beliefs and losing is the winner of factual statistics.
Student Opinions concerning failure“I don’t consider myself a failure unless
I’m not satisfied with what I did, and I know I could have done better.”
-Melissa Kaiser, Senior“A lot of people fail, but if they’re
strong, they get back up and try again.” -Crystal McCreary, Junior“If you linger over your failures, then it
will be that much harder to succeed.” -Samantha Troy, Senior“You set your own standards of failure,
no one else, so when you don’t reach those standards, you fail yourself.”
-Jamie Allen, Junior
Student Opinions concerning losing
“Losing is something you live with. If you do not learn from it then you don’t care enough. If you don’t try then you deserve your loss.”
-Jed Farrell, Sophomore“It depends on who’s looking at the
situation as to whether or not it is losing or not.”
-Ericka Johnson, Junior“Losing is a result of not being true to
yourself.” -Melissa Kaiser, Senior
Teacher Opinions concerning failure“Failure is a stepping stone to success.
It ties to best intelligent effort and reason-able evaluations, goals and expectations.”
-Mr. Mike Buckholz“Failure is a complicated concept. I
believe it is a temporary setback. Yes, some-times we don’t care enough or work hard enough yet we are still unsuccessful. (We fail). Failure is also good because it teaches us what not to do. I allow myself to fail. If I couldn’t fail I would have to stay in bed.”
-Mr. Allen Jefferson“Success is within everybody’s reach
and if somebody fails they’ve done it to themselves.’
“When faced with a possibility of failure, too many people don’t decide to work harder, they just lower their stan-dards.”
-Mr. Trygve Anderson“Everyone will experience failures at
least one time in their life. Yet, it is those who recognize and learn from these failures who will experience success.”
-Mr. Jason Klein“Failure is necessary for success. Most
successes comes as a result of many failures along the way.”
-Mr. Bob LaTorre“Hard work takes care of most fail-
ures.” -Mr. Dan Rauch
Teacher Opinions concerning losing“Losing is an attitude. People can bring
losses to themselves by their thoughts. By having a success attitude, one realizes that failure and losses are necessary steps in the way to success. By not having a success attitude, one allows oneself to be defeated by the failures, no matter how small.”
-Mr. Bob LaTorre“Losing is often who does not score
the most. I’m not sure that is what it means for me.”
-Mr. Dan Rauch“Our society is highly competitive and
I am very competitive about things that interest me. We all pick and choose our battles, we just deal with challenges in dif-ferent ways. I think the true definition of a loser is someone who makes a negative impact on society by being overly selfish and greedy with little or no regard for the rights of others. Someone who refuses to help themselves.”
-Mr. Mike Buckholz
To Fail, to lose: Are they the same?
by Aaron Shepherd
Christmas is next Thursday, and some of the girls out there who still haven’t bought a gift for the males in their lives. To assist in this yearly crisis, I have asked myself and a wide range of guys and have compiled a list of gifts any guy wouldn’t mind getting. Good luck, and Merry Christmas!
- Cologne ($25-40)Often not too expensive, this is the ol’
standby that any guy would like to receive. We like to smell good, and you like us to smell good.
-1998 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cal-endar ($20)
The gift that keeps on giving. Although it is not appreciated by the masses of women out there, it is a much coveted gift.
-A Watch ($50-200)If haven't already purchased one, now
is as good as a time as any. (hidden benefit: now he has no excuse for being late for a date.)
- CDs ($20)A man loves his music, so capitalize on
that love and buy him a CD of his favorite group.
- Boxers ($15-30)Every man loves to get a fresh pair
of undies every once in a while. Although flannel would be practical for this time of the year, many prefer silk, and if not silk, at least cotton.
- Clothes (K-mart or GAP?)This is a risky gift to give. Be sure that
you know the guy will like the clothes you get him. Jeans are always a safe bet, as are basic sweaters. You might want to include a hat to complete the ensemble.
- Electric Razor ($50-100)Shaving every morning has started to
lose its appeal for the more mature male in your life. It’s time consuming and basically a pain. Although the good ones are rather expensive, it is a much appreciated gift.
- Puff Daddy tickets (Nosebleed or in-your-face?)
Or tickets to any concert. Sporting tickets would also be a great gift.
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by Lauren DunningtonDuring the winter months, many people
feel down and depressed. As days get longer and holiday stress approaches, it is common for people to experience Seasonal Affective Disorder.
At school, students find themselves longing for Winter Break and a chance to shake the doldrums of winter off their backs. Everything seems more difficult; classes get harder, it is a challenge to wake up in the morning, and people find themselves crav-ing certain foods and gaining weight. All of these are symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder.
According to researchers, Seasonal Af-fective Disorder is caused by changes in weather and barometric pressure. Scientists have found that the darkness of the winter months is the prime factor in seasonal de-pression. From November to March, S.A.D. sufferers feel a severe decrease in energy and motivation.
S.A.D. seems to be a cyclical depres-sion. Most victims of S.A.D. experience these feelings every winter, then moods pick up as Spring approaches.
So what can be done to beat the winter blues? Phototherapy is prescribed for seri-ous sufferers. For thirty minutes a day, these people sit in front of a system of fluorescent lights and diffusers. Light therapy treat-ments mimic sunlight, and are thought to turn the cycle of winter depression around.
For those of us that suffer from mild S.A.D., a much easier solution is available. Research shows that simply making an ef-fort to experience more sunlight when it is available boosts the moods of many people. Some suggestions are to take a seat near the window during class, spend time outside during lunch, and make an effort to avoid extended periods of inactivity. Take advan-tage of an opportunity to have some winter fun—go skiing, sledding, or go for a jog in the brisk winter air. And the best thing to treat any depression: a smile.
Is S.A.D. Making You Sad?
by Jessica AdamsThe new addition of sign language
was added to this year’s fall play Fiddler on the Roof. Jake Merz, who is hearing impared but can hear some things due to his use of a hearing aid, signed all of his lines in the play.
As he signed the lines, sophomore Bobby Payne interpreted to the audience what Merz’s character was saying. Be-cause Merz was speaking with his hands, he had to show what his feelings were with emotions expressed on his face.
Merz said that he has not been signing for very long. “It will be a big challenge for me,” he explained.
Speaking With Hands
by John RickersonAs they walk through the small stream,
the kids excitedly net out the tiny bugs. No, these kids are not trying to spite their over-protective mothers, they are in school. This is all part of a state grant designed to study the effects of up-to-date technology on fourth and fifth grade elementary classes.
This grant, called CLIC(Connected Learning In Communities) is designed to study if a student’s writing improves, or even becomes more efficient, with the avail-ability of modern technology. Perhaps a much larger reason, according to English Department Chair Mrs. Alice Smithson is, “To help the kids become familiar with technology and how to use it because that is where everything is going.”
Arlington is not the only district in-volved, Darrington, Granite Falls, Lake Ste-vens, Lakewood, and Stanwood are all also involved. District Technology Coordinator, Mr. Mark Ehrhardt was part of a group who worked on writing the proposal for the grant. Mr. Ehrhardt continued, “We also want to study how the Arlington students compare with the students from the other schools.”
Another facet of this project is to get high school students connected with the younger members of their communities. While the younger kids are busy learning the scientific process and proper writing skills, the high schoolers will serve as mentors. This is where the technology comes in.
Because of the great invention of e-mail (electronic-mail), the elementary kids will be able to send their writing over to the high school in seconds. At that moment the high schoolers will begin to review the elemen-tary writing, make suggestions, and send it right back to the elementary school. This process could take all of about ten minutes. Without this technology, they would have to use the standard mail system. This process could probably take about three to five days!
Mr. Ehrhardt anticipates that the el-ementary students will start sending their writings over to the high school in January. These writings will actually be in a journal format. This makes it easier for the younger kids to write, while teaching them the basic writing skills
Another neat part of this grant is that all the sites (except Lake Stevens) are all on the Stillaguamish River or its tributaries.
Elementary Kids Learn How to Play
by Joe SteinhauerIt’s that time of year again. Christmas
is coming, and people are in need of things to get them through the winter.
DECA is putting on their yearly pro-gram for helping needy families. Each class in DECA is supporting one family for Christmas.
DECA is going to that help families that do not have that much, have a nice Christ-mas dinner, and plenty of food for the rest of the holidays. Many families don’t have a good Christmas because they can not afford toys, food, and a tree. Deca is going to help those families by getting toys for the kids, so they will have a happy Christmas.
DECA asks if anyone wants to give something for one of the families to talk to Mrs. Karen Timken. They will take any non-perishable items, toys, and money. “Anything will be appreciated, and it will help immensely,” says Kaite Steinhauer.
Helping with Christmas
High school science mentor Zach Schlagel looks on while Chris Merriman tests the water quality of Portage Creek while other Eagle Creek students watch .
MIke Taylor (in hat) and Gary Beach are attempting to collect bugs in Eagle Creek.
The majority of the sites are smaller streams that feed into the stilly. In Arlington the sites were Portage Creek and Eagle Creek.
Although this grant appears to be mostly english and writing oriented, it is not. The grant committee also wants to make sure that the elementary students learn the scientific process and how research is conducted in the field. High school stu-dents will serve as mentors for the younger kids, accompanying them to the sites, and giving guidance when it is necessary. Mr. Ehrhardt added, “The science component will be evaluated by the high school science students when they go to the stream to do field work with the elementary classrooms.
Ashley Foster records the depth of Eagle Creek.
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Ride of the Month
by Spencer Cave This is one of the cooler parts
about being in this class, you get to write about stuff like this.
Jason Paycheck’s ‘87 red Toyota is definitely cool. It’s big it’s red and it’s ready to take on any challenge. Starting with the exterior Jason has added 2” suspension and 2” body Trail-master lift to his 4x4, Centerline rims and 33x12.5 TSL Thornbird tires for some extra rip on the roads. Because this truck is way to nice to braff. To make people a little more jealous he’s also has tinted windows, a bed mat, an extended cab for the nights when your just too tired to drive, a little chrome here a little chrome there and diamond plate around his box.
The Interior is well cleaned with a plush gray color. Yes, he does have a pretty cool system to. Two Pioneer mids and tweets powered by Pioneer CD player make a nice sound to listen too.
He’s got future plans for this rig too. A base tube amplifier and a dia-mond plated toolbox are at the top of his Christmas list.
But before any of that. His ‘64 Nova is a big priority of his. He’s put 9 grand into this ride having it painted pearl white, the 350 engine being rebuilt and body.
This boy likes his rides nice and you can definitely tell, so give a nod to Jason Paycheck my ride of the month.
Wish I had a Toy like that?
by Daniel Bryant and Cheri HigmanThe deer is a popular meat product
among the AHS student body and the staff. To find out what parts of the body were eaten, we took a survey of 90 random people.
Only about twenty-five percent of the 90 people did hunt deer; however, over sixty percent has tasted venison, in other words, deer meat. One person quotes, junior, Flowing Isreal,” As long as you eat it, and don’t waste anything it is fine to hunt.” Over half of the people that ate the meat, didn’t even know what they were eating. Which makes one ask, then what do people eat?
Other popular body parts are the tongue 7%, liver 13%, heart 13%, and sur-prisingly enough 11% eat the male repro-ductive organs, i.e. the testicles. The rest eat the meat, besides a few brave people
that eat the brains, the butt, or just jerky.Since people seemed to not know what
they were eating, we asked what would be the worst thing to eat. The students came up with the male reproductive organ at 26%, 12% of the body said all of it was disgusting, and a rather big 31% said they didn’t know. 30% said that the bladder, heart, liver pancreas, stomach, tongues, hoofs, brains, ear, buttocks, intestines, tail, feces, and eyes. However, one person said that all of it was good.
Exactly 50% were confused of what part of the deer was the best. However the best part is the meat. A few lost souls thought the testicles were the most scrumptious at 3%. While still others think the best part of a deer is ketchup, Hines 57 Bar-B-Q Sauce, and peanut butter.
To Eat, or Not to Eat?
by John RickersonOne of Arlington’s new students this
year, Brandon Schmitt, is making a name for himself around the popular circles. Because he is a senior his main group is the Bomb Squad. Well Bomb Squaders, do many of you know what his main passion is? Well, it is hockey. It may not be the most popular sport to play or even watch around here, but Brandon has not always lived around here. He has lived Alaska, Michigan, New Jersey, Redmond, and parts of Canada.
Brandon’s dad introduced him to hockey at the tender age of four. His favorite part of the game is, ”It’s fast and the action never stops.”
Right now Brandon is playing in the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association for boys ages 15-18. He had his first game
on Saturday, November 22 at Sno-King Ice Arena. His team, The Seattle Iron Men won the game by a score of 5-1. Brandon scored two goals, but was mad that he did not get any assists.
This last summer Brandon played in the Select 17 Tournament, held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The tournament features the top 100 17-year-old players in the nation. Bran-don said, “It was really cool because there were all the top players, so you could measure yourself well to see where you stand.”
Brandon is definitely going to college, hopefully on a hockey scholarship. He said that the Air Force Academy is showing quite a bit of interest in him, and he would like to go there. Brandon has hopes of turning pro some day and feels that he has a realistic chance.
A-Town’s King of the Ice
by Callalily OlivaresEconomics is a game, money is the
way to keep scoreWassup’ in the world of money? It’s
all about the Benjamins baby!Mr. Trygve Anderson’s Economic
Class is the class to take. Students learn about the economic world.
“Wealth just doesn’t happen to people, you have to earn it. This class tells people how,” stated Mr. Anderson.
As a student of the class, I have learned about the general stock-market and am literally involved in the Stock Market Game.
Students learn about investment decisions such as, strategies on how to invest in short or long-term periods, and when to invest in what you are investing in.
Once a student takes Mr. Anderson’s Economic Class, the student begins to look at the world from a different viewpoint.
“It’s a great experience, and I have learned a significant amount of informa-tion on the stock market in general,” com-
Money Makes the World Go ‘Round
mented Wendy Anderson.“I learned a lot that will help me in the
future. I learned how to invest money, so that it grows as much as possible,” stated Rachel Laine
“Econom-ics is a very useful course, b e c a u s e n o mat ter what you r c a r ee r choice is, eco-nomics effects you directly. By taking this course, Mr. An-derson teaches his s tudents about the eco-
nomic world,” stated Melissa Kaiser.“I have learned a lot about economics,
and I believe that it has changed my viewpoint for the better and I will make wise economic choices,” commented Eric Wilkes.
“The class is interesting and helps me to succeed in the real world. It’s an overall arousing class,” stated Matt Donaghue.
If you are currently a junior and are interested in being wealthy, enroll in Mr. Anderson’s Economics Class in the fall of 98’.
Club News
by Mindy GambleThe halfway mark for the school year
is approaching. College bound students should be very comfortable with the Career Center by now.
Scholarship deadlines that should be noticed; Citizen’s Flag of Alliance Jan. 1, WA Asso. For Biomed Research Jan.9 for grades 10, 11, 12, Discover card Jan 13 for 11 graders, Elks “Most Valuable Student” Jan 16, Pemco Jan 15, WA Crossing Found Jan 15, and Do It Scholars Jan. 31. If plan-ning on taking SAT or ACT, SAT test date is on Jan. 24, the registration date for the regular deadline is Dec. 19 and late deadline is Dec. 20. The next test date is on March 28, regular registration deadline is Feb. 21. ACT test dates are as follow: for a test date on Feb. 7 regular deadline is Jan. 5 and late deadline is Jan. 16.
Career Center Packed With Opportunities
Financial Aid Night, Monday, Dec. 15 in the AHS commons was a success for the people who attended. A representative from Everett Community College reviewed Free Application from Federal Student Aid, FAF-SA. Also a parent roundtable will be held on Jan. 5 at 7-8:30pm in AHS commons. Counselors will be available for questions, comments and any open discussion.
Scholarships are open for all grades. Updated scholarship lists are in the Career Center, commons, library, and some junior and senior classes. Another source of in-formation is on the Internet at http://www.finaid.org or http://www.studentservices.com/fastweb.
by Jamie WalkerTeachers are still trying to adjust their
curriculum to fully utilize the new block schedules.
The English Department is trying to extend the 6 trait writing program to other classes such as math. A course on the 6 trait writing program took place the weekend of Nov. 14 &15.
English Department Adjusting to New Schedules
Sophomores are working on their I-Search papers and the Freshman are continu-ing their career search papers.
Mrs.Smithson’s classes are preparing to work with fourth and fifth graders on their writing via e-mail. This is made possible by the CLIC grant
(see related story on pg. )
by Erik MartyFBLA is gearing up for the winter
sports season. FBLA will be in charge of the concession stand and will provide food for spectators, and the occasional bench warmer. Mr. Bret Sarver, Mrs. Jill Hatfield and Ms. Cathy Weaver are excited about the concession stand. Come out and enjoy a ball game and have a Coke.
FBLA will be making a trip to the court house to get a health card. Obtaining a health card allows students to deal with food in a work place.
Dec. 15-19 FBLA sponosored a food drive. The food drive will benefit the Ar-lington Food Bank.
FBLA Works for Good Causes
by Giving IsraelNatural Helpers is planning many
important events for this holiday season. The Coats for Kids program began in De-cember. This program supplies coats for elementary students who are in need. Any clean, wearable coats for donation will be greatly appreciated.
The next meeting is after school, on Dec. 3. On Dec. 17, a meeting will be held in Mrs. Sue Hall’s room(A-16). During the meeting a gift exchange will take place, potluck, and caroling starts at 4:30. Also, any Spanish Club, German Club, and Key Club members are welcome.
Natural Helpers getting ready for Holidays
by Todd BrittainOn February 10, Mr. Lowell Jonson,
Mr. Dan Rauch, Mrs. Lloy Schaaf, and a teacher to be named later will be off to lovely Mount Vernon to attend a Washington State Mathematics Council. The focus of which is to instruct the teachers on how to prepare their students for the statewide as-sessment to be given in April.
In other math news, the department is trying to acquire three new computers so that all the teachers can go online. Also the new calculators are in, and the old ones were shipped out to the middle school.
Math in Progress
AHS technology rising
by Mindy GambleThis isn’t just any ordinary Spanish
Club. The AHS Spanish Club knows how to have fun! They play games at meetings, eat at La Hacienda, and go caroling with other clubs in the school.
Mrs. Jane Joselow loves this group of kids. She thinks they are a bunch of loya l , fun club members. A m o n g t h i s group of extraor-dinary students are the 1997-98 club officers. President- Sarah Vaczewski, Vice-President- Josh Martin, Treasurer- Er-ica Nyland, Secretary- Colleen Honeycutt, and Public Relations- Zandra Mills.
The most recent activities the Spanish Club has been involved with are caroling wih the Natural Helpers at the retirement home. Also the Spanpish club has adopted two families. One family has a baby and a
Spicy Spanish Club Having One Big Fiesta!
by Kristie PerkinsThe DECA chapter has some fun things
going on this month. The chapter is still selling Eagle blankets. The students need to go to the DECA room to order the blankets.
The class also wants everyone to know they could really use the student body’s help with Santa Helpers. The chapter has been working hard to help the Arlington commu-nity this year. The chapter has competition coming up, so start studying.
DECA working hard
by Lucas SorenThe science department has received
new computer equipment and Vernier software, a program that uses probeware technology.
The probe ware uses a computer at-tached to probes that can measure different things in water like sound, motion and tem-perature. The computer then keeps track of the data and displays it on the monitor. It is very easy to use and is also very time saving.
The science department was able to do this because of the block classes this year. They only had to buy half the number of books that would have been required had
AHS gone with full year science classes. This allowed them to use the rest of the money for the new probeware equipment and software
The science department has a total of ten stations. Each station is on a rolling cart with a Macintosh 5200 and the probeware items. They are able to be moved throughout all the science classes.
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ten year old. The other family has an eleven year old. The club collects food and presents to give to the families for the holidays.
The biggest event planned for the club is a two week trip to Spain on June 22.
They wi l l be visting Bar-celona, Madrid, and Africa. Two beach days on the Mediterranean, a Flamingo show ( d a n c i n g ) , a chance to visit the royal palace
and of course time to shop. It is not too late to join and be able to be involved with this once and a lifetime opportunity. It will soon be too late, so hurry and talk to Mr. Bob Latorre or Mrs. Joselow, the advisors.
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by Jessica AdamsWhen TGIF is playing re-runs and
nothing else is happening on Friday night, rent the movie My Best Friends Wedding.
My Best Friends Wedding is a romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts as a food critic, Matthew McDurmont as her best friend from her college years, and Cameron Diaz as his fiancé.
Julia Roberts’ character who is ap-proaching her 30th birthday remembers the promise she made to her best friend that they would marry if they were not already
Friday Night With My Best Friends Wedding
married when they turned 30. Roberts soon gets the news from McDurmont that he is engaged to Diaz, and he wants her to be a part of the wedding. Roberts, through a series of comical events, then has to figure out if she truly loves McDurmont.
For all of the romantics out there this is an excellent movie to rent. Roberts’ char-acter is very easy to identify with and it is amusing to see her trying to steal the groom. People low on cash should defiantly check it out; it rents for around $3.00.
by John RickersonAlien Resurrection, the fourth install-
ment of the very popular Alien Series, is a pretty good movie. Many people who have seen it seem to think that it was not quite as good as the third movie, but was still pretty good.
Anyone who has enjoyed the previous three movies will definitely enjoy this one. On the other hand, if you have not liked the other movies you probably will not like this movie.
Even though she died trying to wipe out the alien species in the third movie, Sigourney Weaver returns to her roll as Ellen Ripley. This is made possible by the process of cloning.
Some scientists decided that they wanted to make an attempt at taming the aliens so they could use them as military weapons. In doing this they had to clone Ripley to extract the alien out of her. (If you know the story you will understand).
Of course, the aliens escape, kill
everybody, except Ripley and a few tough guys that were on a little cargo ship that was just passing through.
This is where Winona Ryder fits in. She is a member of the cargo ship. She did quite well in this action setting, hopefully she will decide to continue ac-tion career.
Director “Jean-Pierre Jeunet” should not make anymore alien movies. Even though the action is intense in parts, the plot weakens as it moves along. It almost seemed like the directors were desperate for a story. Hopefully they will quit while they are ahead and not make anymore movies. It was a great series while it lasted, and it will provide many good video rentals for the
Alien Resurrection: Intense Action; Weak Plot
Entertainment Reviews
by Abby Leger The Jackal is now loose in the-
aters. It was this weekend’s top box office movie. “It definately kept me on the edge of my seat,” said viewer Emily Barber.
The FBI’s big man Sidney Portier is on the prowl looking for a worldwide terrorist who calls himself the Jackal; played by Bruce Willis. Helping the FBI on the case is convicted IRA member Richard Gere. With the information used by both Gere and the FBI, they are able to save the ones
they love and the country from the loss of a great leader.
Thrilling and action packed the movie captivated the audience. “The cast was great and all in all it was a great flick” said Jami Raezer.The Jackal is for sure two thumbs up! It is well worth $6.75 so if there’s nothing to do head to the theater and watch The Jackal.
by Sheila MooreWell you had your chance to see Little
Mermaid one more time on big screen. Disney played the movie for seventeen days in the theater, and now the big question is whether or not it will come out on video for all the kids, little and big.
The second string of kids that didn’t get to see it when it first came out just did, and of course its not for sale on video cassette, yet. However, just before Christ-
mas maybe we should be watching for it. Disney’s brewing up something, why else would they play the Little Mermaid right before Christmas when all the little kids will have it
Little Mermaid..Take Twoon their list.
The Little Mermaid is just a really great movie with a good ending. Ariel just wants to be adventurous and experience the world above her. Her father, King Triton, won’t allow it until she is under the arms of Ursula and then he realizes that Ariel is in love with a human and let’s her persuade her unity.
The colors in the movie are vivid and the music matches up perfectly with the ocean floor and everything that goes along with it. But of course what do you expect from Disney. This movie is great and I hope everyone had a chance to see it the second time through. It was worth the $3.50 I paid, but I would have paid $7.50...Seriously.
Beware of the Jackal
by Erica BurnhamOn Friday Dec.12 Scream 2 made it’s
grand entrance to theaters everywhere. This highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster hit Scream was all but short of double the screams.
Although this sequel ranked up there with others such as, The Godfather, Alien, and Empire Strikes Back, it still follows in the tradition of coming in second place to the original.
The five original cast members under-went some subtle changes in their looks while still maintaining their same person-
ality. Sidney, played by Neve Campbell, sported a shorter hair do as well as a not so conservative wardrobe. The rude reporter Gail Whethers, played by Courtney Cox came back with more attitude than ever and red highlights to compliment her dark hair.
The killer(s) and their plot weren’t as original as the first and the blood and gore were kept to a minimum.
Overall, I would recommend seeing this movie in the theater because seeing it at home might not have the same chilling effect.
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Snap Into Thisby Lucas Soren
We have all seen them at one time or another on the television. I’m talking about the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. The funny looking wrestlers running around the ring with their special moves like the sleeper hold, sharp shooter, scorpion death lock, the list goes on. These men have been around in their tight shorts for over fifty years.
There has been controversy over whether the sport is real or fake. In a poll that was taken here at
AHS when asked if this type of wrestling is real or fake, out of a hundred students 62 said it was fake, 24
think it is real 6 students said both and only 8 students have never heard of the WWF or WCW. Either way
this type of wrestling is a booming success. People love to watch these guys, I love to watch these guys.
Some major events are held every year like Wrestle Mania or the Royal Rumble and several others. These
special outings have brought up to 60,000 people to one event. Some wrestlers have even become movie stars. Hulk Hogan is the most popular of all with several movies under his belt. Andre the Giant starred in the movie Princess Bride and Jesse the Body Ventura acted in Preditor.
Movie stars and athletes have also joined the wrestling world at one time or another. Lawrence Taylor, the ex football player, had a match with one of the wrestlers on television. as so did Mr. T. Even Dennis Rodman joined up with WCW, but he never actually wrestled. It does show that these goofey wrestlers are doing something right.
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Happy Holidays From 2 Bits & More
by Dan PetersenJust two weeks into the season, the AHS
Boys JV Basketball team is looking like a team on a mission. Boasting a 4-1 record, the Eagles are playing a fast paced, in your face game and exciting to watch.
On Tuesday, Dec. 16, the Bellingham Raiders came flying Eagles, but the Eagles had plans of their own.
In a game in which neither defense played particularly well, Arlington pulled out a 75-67 win.
Junior Ryan Scott scored a season high 30 points and Junior Wes Coxley chipped in 22.
On Friday, Dec. 12, the Eagles had their first home game of the year.
Marysville-Pilchuck came to town and gave the home team a good run for their money.
It was a see-saw Eagles’ late fourth quarter surge led definitely free throw shoot-ing down the stretch,” said JV Coach Tom Roys. He was right. The Eagles scored half of their fourth quarter points on free throws, going 11 for 14 from the line.
Wes Coxley paced a balanced Arlington attack with 25 points. Sophomore John Hillhouse had 17 points and Juniors Josh Tucker and Ryan Scott had 11 apiece.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Eagles headed north to Mt. Vernon. Arlington played a tough first half and were trailing by only three at the start of the final period.
Mt. Vernon, however, turned it up a notch in the fourth quarter to pull away to a 69-56 win.
Wes Coxley was the leading scorer for Arlington with 20 points. Junior John Fisher had nine points and Josh Tucker had eight.
The Eagles were on the road again on
JV Basketball Off To Quick Start
December 5, at Kamiak. Another quick start got the Eagles off to
another big win, 77-62. Arlington lead 22-3 after one quarter and dominated the entire game. Again Wes Coxley led the Eagles with 15 points and Ryan Scott had 13.
The Eagles got the season started on Tuesday, Dec. 2, playing at Anacortes High School.
Arlington got off to a great start and never looked back. They lead by as many as 20 points in the first half. “We really played good in the first half, but we lost a little intensity in the second half,” said Coach Roys.
The Eagles started fast and furious with Wes Coxley leading the way with 13 points and Ryan Scott added 12 as 10 out of the team’s 12 players scored. “It feels like we’re starting to get back into the flow of basketball,” said Josh Tucker, who added six points.
The Eagles now head into a stretch in which they play four games in five days, beginning with Friday’s game at Ferndale. “The next few days are going to be a lot of fun,” said Junior Dan Weeda. “I can’t wait!”
by Dana KofskyAs the freshmen team kicks off an ex-
cellent start to the beginning of a great sea-son, they flew over the Lakewood Cougars on Tuesday, Dec. 2 with a score of 60-39.
Some key players to look for on the court are Nick Yoney, Eddie Raezer, PJ Swesey, and Zach Marzolf.
The rest of the Eagles are Shea Brene-man, Jason Fisher, Tom Johnson, Tommy Newell, Chad Robertson, Robert Tiland,
Freshmen Boys Shoot into Basketball Season
Will McCoy, Ryan Lacey, Kurtis Bunnell, and Guy Russell. Each player contributes a little bit of something to the team.
Coach Jason Klein felt that it is to early in the season to say how they’re going to do. Coach Klein is new to the coaching team this year and will add his fun lively attitude to all the teams.
by Mitch KingJV wrestling is undefeated in duel
meets so far this year. They took second place in their take-down tournament and second place in their Ferndale meet. Ac-cording to Mr. OHara the whole team is improving rapidly and is a very strong team together.
Nick Weiss is a high caliber wrestler. He will be switching back and forth from JV and Varsity wrestling the rest of the season. He is also undefeated in all of his matches.
AHS Pins AgainJordan Camp is a extra strong player
this year and has improved greatly. Eric Gersy, Mitch Gavin, Justin Anderson, Joe Downing, Andy Winters, Scott Darrow, Brent Marty and Jason Carlson are all just a little step behind him but still strong wrestlers.
JV wrestling is pushing the varsity team pretty hard this year because JV al-ready has taken second in a tournament so that keeps Varsity going strong to do even better than JV.
PAPA JOE’S AHS STUDENT LUNCH
DAILY $ 3.00 SPECIALincludes a small drink
MONDAY — Chicken/fish & chips
TUESDAY — 1/2 lb. cheeseburger & fries
WEDNESDAY — Nachos
THURSDAY — Grilled season chicken breast & fries
FRIDAY — Southwest seasoned munchers
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by Ariell YoungBAM! The Eagle men come out on top
with another exhilarating win that left the Bellingham Red-Raiders in awe. This Eagle win gives the Red-Raiders their first loss of the season.
Senior BJ Breon made two clutch free throws in the final seconds of the game to win it for the Eagles 56-55.
It was a see-saw battle with each team exchanging leads throughout the game. Bre-on led the Eagles in scoring with 19 points. Senior James Drinkwater added 16 for the night. The Eagles have now improved their record to 3-2 overall.
Friday, Dec. 12 was the Eagles first home game. The crowd was packed full with fans awaiting for the Eagle victory. Along with the fans, the Senior Bomb Squad was in full effect ready to talk trash and get the fans into the game. “It was great to see so many people at the game. It just goes to show that AHS is finally coming into its own,” Senior Emily Barber stated.
Captain Breon was high scorer of the game leading the Eagles with 19 points. Senior Gerritt Dickson had 17 points for the night and Senior James Drinkwater had 13.
The Eagles came out victorious with a 70-65 win over the Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, it was time for the BIG game. It was the game that the Eagle men had been anticipating to play one of the state's best teams, Mt.Vernon.
The boys played a tough but excellent first half, but seemed to lose a little steam at the end, ending with a 69-55 loss. Breon had 20 points for the game and Drinkwater
added 17. On Friday, Dec. 5 the Eagle men fell
short of a win. The boys were defeated 67-55. “Despite our loss we still played an excellent game," said Drinkwater.
Seniors Breon and Drinkwater ended up with 12 points a piece. Senior Co-Captain Breon stated, “we played really hard, but stepped on our foot at the end. It’s hard to win when you don’t execute in the fourth quarter.”
The roar of the crowd filled the Ana-cortes gym as the varsity boys basketball team lit up the scoreboard.
A brawl between each side of the stands was brewing, and the only thing stopping a fight from occurring was the miraculous play of the Eagle men. The fans watched intensely as the Eagles came out on top with a 65-47 victory in the non-league match.
Senior Greg Garka was the high scorer of the night leading the team with 19 points. Garka was un-stoppable hitting shots from all areas of court.
Senior Co-Captians Breon and Drink-water each added their share of points with Breon scoring 16 and Drinkwater with 11.
Other players to score Tuesday night were Todd Christianson with 7 points, Ger-ritt Dickson and Alex Carbajal each adding 5 points, and Junior Robb Richardson with 2.
Boys Basketball Smokin’
by Giving IsraelThis fall season for girls’ basketball
looks bright. They have an enthusiastic coach, and the girls are excited to play too. The team includes Rhiannon Miles, Sara Pace, Kim Simmons, Bri Tischer, Jen South-ern, Lauryn Jones, Megan Toth, Melissa Weller, and Kayla Burt.
Shootin’ it up at A-townThe first game was Dec. 3 at Edmonds
High School. The first home game is Dec. 5 against Lynden. Mr. Bucholz explained, “we have good potential, teamwork is key, should be fun.”
Everyone seems to be really excited for the new sports season. Be sure to go to the games and support the Eagles.
by Todd BrittainWhat does it feel like to be the best in
the world? After the World lifting champi-onships held Nov. 28 in Portland, Oregon, senior strong man Alex Vaughn found out exactly how it feels.
In the deadlift competition Alex blew away the competition in the 18-19 year old division with a massive lift of 534 pounds, 33 pounds more than his closest competitor. In the process of winning the championship Alex set both a World record (534 pounds) and an American record of 512 pounds in one of his earlier lifts. Just for comparison, the former world record was around 518 pounds.
After the achievement some celebrating was in order. What better way to celebrate for someone who has eaten nothing but
A-town Lifter Wins Worldsrice and chicken for three months and had to skip Thanks giving, than with some junk food? Within an hour, Alex had downed two cheeseburgers, one large pizza and a basket of breadsticks.
Now that he is the champ and the pres-sures of training is off him, Alex plans on taking it easy for a while and let his body heal from the strains lifting has put on it. He is also trying to slim down from his competition weight of 220 pounds to a more petite 180 pounds.
In closing Alex had just one thing to say regarding his success, “You can let things happen or you can make things happen, It’s up to you.”
The actual lift that gave Alex the world record.
from our room to your room
by James DrinkwaterShould our national anthem “The Star
Spangled Banner” be changed? That is the latest topic of discussion of the NRA (National Rifle Association) members and one in particular member’s response to Ted Turner’s proposal to change this traditional song.
First of all, let’s look at where Ted Turner’s coming from on why he’d like this dramatic change. He thinks that it is a war song, and “It’s time to change with the times..” Turner says it is a patriotic song about America’s struggle to win and protect our freedom.
I think that our national anthem is one that doesn’t make much sense. I also don’t think much of it because it gets really repetitive doing it before every sporting event or assembly or what have you. I talked to a few students here at AHS and here’s some responses I got on the current national anthem. “It’s just like the flag salute, we say it all the time but actually don’t even think about what we’re saying.” “The people who really take it to heart are the veterans, and everyone should do the same.”
Now lets hear the side of the NRA and where they’re coming from. My in-formation was gathered from a recent NRA newsletter sent out telling the members about the situation. They said Ted Turner’s campaign is to “toss aside our country’s traditions.” The newsletter said “we must
by Erica BurnnhamHow many times have we looked at
the cover of a magazine and saw a stick skinny, sickly looking model staring right back at you? Society puts such a big stress on being skinny that teenagers today go overboard trying to stay that way. I hardly ever look into a magazine or watch TV and see a normal size 9.
So many girls get the idea that they are inconsistent with how they should be according to the media: a size 3 while still
Looking Bony or Beautiful
Ted Turner proposes for change
by Joe SteinhauerTolo was the night of Dec. 6. Tolo
was set up very colorfully and interesting.The decorations were awesome. Mrs.
Timken said, “That many students comple-mented on how the decorations were.”
This year’s theme was “Sweet Dreams.” DECA had placed many moons around the ceiling with stars sparkling everywhere. The ceiling was draped purple and black construction paper giving it a nightly stary look. They had one big bright moon in the center of the floor that was made out of white balloons.
Jason Boitano said, “The decorations were the best thing that you have ever seen.”
From the entrance of the school into the dance, the floor was lined with a path of black that was lined with lights that made you feel that this was set up for you. The entrance to the dance had three rings of balloons to make the archway beautiful.
The background for the pictures has on other than a moon on the right and stars for the test of the background. Pictures are back , the back round looks pretty well.
Mrs. Timken said, that she would not invite the DJ back, and she sent a letter of complaint. DECA put in many hours of work to get Tolo up and down.
DECA Sparking Tolo
by Alison O’LearyAHS’s ski school is ready and waiting
for January 3. That’s the first day of their ski season. The Ski School is taking seven trips up to Stevens pass, each trip departing the AHS gym at 6:45 a.m. and returning about 6 p.m.
Ski School participants can take les-sons as well as have transportation up to the pass. Lessons and transportation cost $135, while only transportation costs $85. Students must also cover the cost of their own lift tickets.
Scott Faries Senior who participated in ski school for three years said “It’s kind of expensive but it’s really fun. If you have a car that can’t drive in the snow it’s worth it.” Applications are no longer being accepted for this year’s season, but Ski School runs every winter.
Ski School excited for a great season
by Spencer CaveEveryone has seen the military reps at
AHS because they are pretty hard to miss, Since they are at school every second Tuesday of each month to try and recruit students to join the armed forces.
Usually what comes to mind when thinking of a soldier from the Army, Navy or Air Force many readers think of GI Joe; but Staff Sergeant Gilbert and Knight are nothing compared to that cartoon. While talking to Staff Sergeant Gilbert he seemed
Military reps hit the school.
by Erik MartyRemember the time when everyone in
the school was sick? If I remember it right, it was halfway through the football season.
Unfortunately the cold virus has hit AHS again. The basketball team has had a few players blowing their noses during time-outs. The wrestling team is suffering tremendously. Star wrestler Brian Price has been battling his cold for awhile, and it has caused him to miss practices and matches. The rest of the team has been weakened. Many of the varsity wrestlers have had to step down and let the JV wrestle.
The Cold Returns
like an intelligent, humble and very laid back officer. He stated, “ he likes to come to the school and teach his branches of service to others.”
The two Sergeants were here on De-cember 8th to help and give the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (or ASVAB test). This test will show strong and weak points in certain fields, such as math, vocational, science, etc. It will also tell a tester if takers have the ability to be what they want to be. It will show the testers what to work on for the goal they are trying to achieve.
This test counts as a pre-SAT test and councilors like it because it gives them a chance to encourage a person into a field that they show talent in.
If interested in any further information on the exam, talk to the sergeants and I’m positive they could point a student in the right direction for a set up.
When walking through the halls lately, it has been extremely hard because of all the sneezing and coughing. Not to men-tion the high five’s with a little snot added.
Ways to stay away from the cold virus are washing your hands after going to the bathroom is extremely helpful. It is not manly anymore not to wash up. I know there are people reading this article and thinking, hey I don’t wash.
The foods that keep sickness away are fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin C. Take advantage of the fruits they give at lunch. Drink plenty of fluids. Not the weekend fluids that most people are thinking of, but water, juices, and home made soups.
Medicines will help the cold go away faster. I can’t really say which medicines to buy, but each medicine is different. Medicines work in different ways depend-ing on the person.
One of the most important ways to get rid of a cold is rest. Rest seems to be one of the hardest cures to achieve for a cold, because students seem to be busier during the school year.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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protect the ties that bind us together as Americans.” In response to Turner’s state-ment that it’s a war song, the letter said, “It is a song that celebrates the sacrifices and bravery of America’s citizen-soldiers.”
The NRA also brought up the point about how “The Star Spangled Banner” represents our 2nd amendment-the right to bear arms, and “every gun owner should be outraged to learn Ted Turner is trampling on the memory of these citizens and the hundreds of Americans who have fought and died for our freedom, our flag for America, land of the free, home of the brave.”
Next time the national anthem is played people should listen carefully and find out what their thoughts really are on this song, whether it be for a change or not.
holding up a size 36DD cup, perfect skin, perfect hair, not too short and not too tall. How many of us know people who match up to that criteria?
There are people who do have natural beauty, but the models today are hidden be-hind so much makeup and trick photography it’s hard to tell which ones do and which ones don’t. Doctors and nutritionists tell us that staying healthy is the best thing for us, so why does the media make women out to look so unhealthy?
Kate Moss, for is example, is one of the waif models who has no meat on her bones. She models for clothing designers, like Calvin Klein, who make their clothes for tall skinny people with no curves.
We all know the average person does not fit into the same clothes as the models that brainwash our brains into thinking we are all fat. What we should be thinking is that we are healthy active women and men who enjoy looking radiant instead of dead.
A solution to all this is not to be so critical of average or overweight people and for the magazines to let us see the models' natural beauty instead of air brushing their flaws out.
by Daniel ShipleyLast month, China’s president, Jiang
Zemin graced Washington D.C. with his presence. The socialist president is infa-mous for human rights violations. He came
China The Communist Nation
to Washington D.C. demanding the “red” carpet treatment everywhere he went.
President Jiang Zemin has made many speeches and attended grand state ceremo-nies. He never apologized for the slave labor camps. Jiang referred to the Chinese government as a “socialist democracy”. Jiang compared the takeover of Tibet by the Chinese to Lincoln freeing the slaves. He informed one audience that the Chinese people want to create an even more social-ist nation.
And, after those pronouncements, he came away as our fourth largest trading partner, with ventures in nuclear technol-ogy. We came away with an ever-widening trade deficit!
The United States has no principled long-term strategy for engaging China on human rights now, but all the U.S. depart-ments and agencies should be working to achieve human rights for the Chinese people. They need to insist that China stop brutalizing it’s people. The U.S. can’t ig-nore or condone hideous human rights vio-lations to keep economic trade with China.
Why would China be willing to change their ways when they know that America is willing to trade without enforcing social issues? Human rights should be more im-portant than global economic trade.
by Dana KofskyOn Nov. 20 Old Navy Clothing Com-
pany opened up in Alderwood. Old Navy is one of the many chains that is owned by Gap and Banana Republic. Old Navy is defiantly two thumbs up.
Some stores of this stature can be quite costly, but it is fairly reasonable. The store is located just past the Alderwood mall on the opposite side of the street next to the Barnes and Noble bookstore. Amanda Troyer thought the store is it was an inex-
Old Navy Sails Inpensive Gap, and I found a lot of stuff that fit her style, and she loved it.
If someone is looking for a Christmas gift for someone special, this would be a su-preme place to shop. They have everything from jackets to key chains.
I would recommend anyone who likes good quality clothes at excellent prices to go sneak a peek at Old Navy.
by Giving IsraelAccording to the Dec. 9th Everett Her-
ald, studies have shown that biologists have found for the first time that excess ultraviolet rays from natural sunlight are killing am-phibians. From all the pollution going on in the world, the ozone is continuing to deplete.
Researchers at Oregon State University are continuing to find out new information on the dangers of a depleting ozone layer. In recent studies, the biologists have found out that natural sunlight contains ultraviolet-B radiation that kills embryos of amphibians. The excess UVB radiation is very danger-ous and can cause death to many species of
Solar Radiation Leaking Through a Thinning Ozone Layer
small animals.Most of the thinning of the natural
ozone layer is caused by the use of industrial chemicals and most of all the refrigeration chemicals. These chemicals are trying to be phased out and banned. So, try not to use toxic chemicals that contribute to the depletion of our ozone.
by Tyler AndersenClark Griswold thought his house was
the best. Some of the houses this season put the Griswold’s house to shame.
A cheap and fun activity this holiday season is to pile a bunch of friends in a car, grab a Christmas CD, and drive around looking at lights. The Snohomish county has many streets full of them. Here are just a few.
“I have never seen so many pretty Christmas lights,” stated Amanda Troyer
Lighting Up The County
about the lights in Fir Grove housing devel-opment. It is located across from the Skate Deck by the Silverlake Costco. Mill Creek, Warm Beach in Stanwood, and many parts of Marysville are also some favorites.
Some new styles of lights have come this year. A popular one is stringing little white lights and letting them dangle like icicles, so for a great time grab some friends and go check out the lights.
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NEws
by Reflection IsraelOn the morning of Monday Dec. 1, a
14 year old boy walked into Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky, and opened fire onto his fellow classmates assembled at an early morning prayer meeting.
The boy went crazy, firing about 12 shots into a crowd of 35 with a 22. caliber pistol. Three students were killed in the shooting, and five others were admitted to the hospital with gunshot wounds. The boy just walked into the school with two shotguns and two rifles wrapped up in a blanket, telling curious classmates it was a science project.
The boy told his friends the previous week that something big was about to happen, because of this the boy will prob-ably be tried as an adult for premeditated murder. The boy also faces charges of at-tempted murder and burglary, because he stole the guns.
This crime raises a big question. Could the same thing happen here at A.H.S.? About a year ago, the same thing did hap-pen across the mountains in Moses Lake.
School Killings In Kentucky, Where Next
A disturbed young man walked into his classroom and opened fire with a semi-automatic assault riffle, killing and wound-ing a number of people. There are no safety precautions for this sort of crime in a school like ours. There are so many entrances and so many ways to bring weapons into our school, even if we had metal detectors , they wouldn’t do much good.
This sort of thing could not happen in most inner city schools because they have the means to prevent it, the entrances are all secured, and most have security guards posted around the school. It seems that these crimes only happen in small, closely knit communities and something needs to be done to prevent it.
If voters had passed either of the last two proposals for a new school, this issue would not be a problem. The advantage of having a school outside of the town is that it limits the entrances, and makes the school more secure. This is something the voters should think about next time the proposal comes up.
by Daniel ShipleyThe Skagit River from its source in
British Colombia flows South through Whatcom County, where it flows westward to the Puget Sound. The Skagit River sup-ports a remarkable, but delicate ecosystem approximately, 60 miles upstream from its delta.
Between Rockport and Marblemount, the Nature Conservancy of Washington and seven cooperating agencies, own more than 6,000 acres of prime wintering habitat for bald eagles. Here, in mid-January, 300-400 eagles congregate, for one of the largest wintering bald eagle populations in the lower 48 states.
Bald eagles begin returning to their favored wintering grounds along the Skagit River in November. Gradually, the popula-tion grows to several hundred, peaking in mid-January. With the spawning of Chum Salmon and the stranding of their spent car-casses on gravel bar and in shallow waters, they are accessible to eagles. As the carrion diminishes, eagle numbers dwindle and by mid- March all eagles have gone else where.
Most of these eagles do not nest on the banks of the river. The birds disperse for nesting throughout the outer San Juan Islands and Puget Sound as well as into British Colombia and South East Alaska. They migrate back each year to the Skagit in search of spawned Chum Salmon.
Eagles can normally be seen feeding during the morning hours, usually between 7 AM and 11AM. Young eagles below five years old are brown and gray with mottling on the undersides of wings and a black tail with some gray. Adult plumage is charac-terized by a dark brown body with a bright white head and tail, and with a yellowish beak and eyes.
The bald eagle is classified as either threatened or endangered in all states except Alaska. To this, a growing concern of van-ishing ecosystems has reached many caring agencies willing to help. Public Resource managers are finding it increasingly diffi-cult to fund fieldwork to monitor the eagle population. Field surveys are essential to knowing the population size and status of a threatened eagles and to determine whether protective measures are adequate. Anyone interested in volunteering, should call (360)
853- 7263. If anyone finding a nest, should call Bob Coons at (360) 856- 5700 ext. 368.
Most conservationists feel that it is vital that the public is informed of how important and fragile the ecosystem is. The Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival committee opened a new Bald Eagle Interpretive Center last January in the town of Rockport. The Seasonal Interpretive Center is located one block off Highway 20 on Alfred. It will be open annually on weekends from December through February. For more information about the Interpretive Center, call (360) 853-7009.
Students are encouraged to come to the 11th annual Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival, Jan. 31, and Feb.1 1998. Bring a launch, binoculars, and warm, waterproof gear for eagle watching. Parking areas are located along Highway 20, at Milepost 100 and Howard Miller Steelhead Park in Rockport. Artwork, photographs, publica-tions, and special programs will be featured in the Interpretive Center. Forest Service “Eagle Watchers” program on Saturdays and Sundays provide interpretive infor-mation at pullouts along Highway 20 at Steelhead Park and the center. Festival ac-tivities include guest speakers, conservation displays, children’s activities, live raptors, an eagle nest display, North East Artisans Gallery, Natural wonders Musicians, Native American drummers and dancers, storytell-ers, old- timers, craft shows and food. For more information about the Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival, call (360) 835- 7009.
Harassment of eagles is illegal. The U.S. Forest Service issued a revised decision notice on July 8, 1997, that would require mandatory restrictions for commercial rec-reational boating and fishing outfitters. All other users of the river, including non-com-mercial boaters and anglers, are being asked to comply voluntarily with the regulation.
The decision notice applies to only 11 miles of the Skagit River between the SR 530 bridge in Rockport and the Cascade Road bridge in Marblemount and to the lowermost mile of the Cascade River. The restrictions and suggested restraints apply from 5:30 AM to 11AM, seven days a week, from Dec. 26 to Feb. 28.
In Search Of The Majestic Bald Eagle
This demonstrates the enormous size some eagles' nests can get to. This particular nest is at the Woodland Park Zoo.
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