Published by the students of Chief Sealth High School · Seattle, Washington
Drama
presents Arsenic and Old Lace
by
Kathryn Ushimaru
The Chief Sealth Drama
Department put on a production of Arsenic and Old Lace on November
20th and November 21st, 2009. Seniors Dallas Rupnick and Sarah Ellsworth
starred...
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Grants
galore
by Tanner Lloyd
Ms. Ruzycki has been
quite busy, a fact which any of her students – or even she for that
matter – could duly inform you. She has managed to obtain numerous
grants for the school from four different companies.
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S-E-A-L-T-H!
by Cai Lu
“It’s
fun to throw people in the air,” said Shayla Clement, a first-year
member of the Sealth Cheer Squad. Thinking back on fall sports, or even
forward to the new season, one sport that might not come to mind is cheerleading.
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Rights
vs. ethics
by
Kylee Schmuck
The fourth amendment
to the Constitution protects people against unreasonable search and seizure,
so they can be secure in their papers, persons, houses, and effects. Now
let’s think about how drug testing may relate to this amendment.
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"If
you have come here to help me..."
by
Kathryn Ushimaru
The title above
is the beginning of Global Visionaries’ philosophy. Every year,
through a program in Seattle called Global Visionaries, 80 teenagers are
given a chance to travel to Guatemala. Global Visionaries hosts two, two-week
long trips each year to Guatemala where students stay with host families,
do service work, practice Spanish through immersion, and connect with
the people of Guatemala. This past year, 14 Chief Sealth students participated.
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Teachers
back in school?
by
Kylee Schmuck
Are some of
our teachers heading back to school? Well, not exactly - but they are
attempting the National Board Certification. The teachers attempting the
certification are Mr. Katz, Mr. Zeichner, Ms. Mersch, Ms. McCluskey, and
Ms. Ruzyki.
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West
Seattle student assignment plan: Segregation?
by
Jacob Cargal-Bley
On November 18, the
Seattle School Board unanimously voted in favor of a new student assignment
plan. This plan will drastically affect the Chief Sealth and West Seattle
Student Assignment plans. The new plan submitted by the school district
for Chief Sealth and West Seattle is quite shocking.
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Perspective:
Nobel Peace Prize
by
Cai Lu
The recent decision
by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to
US President Barack Obama has caused quite a stir in the community. A
press release on their site states that the prize was given to Obama for
his “efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation
between peoples.” For efforts, they say?
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Girls'
Soccer "more of a family than a team"
by
Kathryn Ushimaru
The Chief Sealth girl’s
soccer team had a fantastic season, according to the players. The team
finished the season with 4 wins, two of which were forfeits and two games
won against Franklin.
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Demographics
by
Tanner Lloyd
Chief Sealth High
School is an amazingly unique school, one whose demographics defy explanation.
The percentage of each ethnic group at this high school makes the environment
exceptionally diverse and for each, remarkably well-represented with Asians,
Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics all in the twenties of percentages.
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Volleyball
spikes again!
by
Clarissa Lu
This year the Chief
Sealth girls’ volleyball team played their hardest at their games.
The C-team ended their year with 3 wins and 2 losses. The JV on the other
hand won 7 and lost 6; varsity won 1 game and lost 12. This year, over
30 girls came out and played volleyball.
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Swimming
by
Tanner Lloyd
The Chief Sealth
swim team is in full swing. They have a new coach and are ready to take
on the 2010’s.
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by Jacob Cargal-Bley
No doubt if you drive down Thistle you will see the old Chief Sealth building, and the construction work going on behind it. You may have wondered, what are they actually doing to the building?
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Boys'
basketball team opens season by beating Cleveland
by
Sreilak Mao
On Friday, December 11, the Sealth Seahawks (1-0, 16-7 last season) began
their Metro League season against the Cleveland Eagles. From the first
tip Sealth established themselves, as senior Greg Wilson won the tip and
passed it to his teammate and fellow senior, Tomas Ogbaslassie, who made
the first two points for his team.
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by Clarissa Lu
At the Homecoming game versus Franklin, the Chief Sealth Flag Squad made their debut with only two days' worth of practice. The flag squad is also known as the color guard. The people who are in the flag squad twirl 6 foot flag poles.
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by Jason Cruikshank
I recently played through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. I’m not going to write a review about it because, quite frankly, you can just look up the reviews of people who make a career out of it. What I want to talk about is a certain mission of that game which brings up a very controversial topic in the gaming industry.
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by Kylee Schmuck
As a cheerleader your view of a football game is slightly different than the fans. You witness the sheer impact of a hit and see how grueling the game can be. You see a tackle and hear the sound of the impact that sounds like a crack of lighting.
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