CSHS Southwester


**Published by the students of Chief Sealth High School · Seattle, Washington**
Issue Date: October 28, 2009
	What Happens in Japan Stays in Japan by Cai Lu A collection of photos has been hanging on the wall by the teachers’ lounge this year. There one can get a glimpse of what eight Sealth students plus Japanese teacher Mr. Hansell did on their two-week trip. Read more. Danger: Books! by Jacob Cargal-Bley Some sophomores and juniors may remember the Book-It performance of the Jungle Book during the fourth quarter of last year. Now the Book-It Repertory Theater has returned with its latest production, “Danger: Books!” Read more. Column: The Gamer by Jason Cruikshank There is a thick film of prejudice adhering the video game sensation. The majority of adults in the United States don’t seem to understand it is something more than a toy, something greater, something closer to art. Read more. What String Ensemble? by Clarissa Lu At Chief Sealth High school there is a string ensemble class. Who even knew that class existed! But why is this class so unknown to most? Read more. Swine Flu by Jacob Cargal-Bley The mass media has been has been giving a lot of attention to ‘swine flu’ or the novel H1N1 virus since April 2009. Here at Chief Sealth, Nurse Alison Enochs provides information and advice to students concerned about the illness. Read more.		New Math Books Purchased for District by Tanner Lloyd This year, the district has purchased brand new math books for all of its schools. They are part of the “Discovering” series and are available to all math students at no charge (though having cost the district $65 per book). Read more. Crowded Hallways by Kylee Schmuck Oops! Well, that’s gonna leave a mark - dang crowded hallways. You probably have been wondering why the hallways have been so crowded. Chief Sealth has attracted an abundance of new students, around 995 students according to the letter posted to the Chief Sealth website. Read more. "Hey, Friend." by Cai Lu Mr. Starks has been in and out of Chief Sealth this last month. But this school year he is here as a substitute teacher. Read more. Class Meetings by Kathryn Ushimaru During the week of September 28th to October 2nd, each grade had a class meeting during DEAR. Most of the information was the same for every class, with a few exceptions. Read more.
		Chief Sealth Freshmen.
		Photos by Clarissa Lu
		Freshlings by Clarissa Lu At Chief Sealth there has been an increase of 50 freshmen this 2009-2010 school year. The increase of 9th graders adds to the crowded hallways as well to new faces you see around the school. There are as many reasons for coming to Sealth as there are 9th graders. Read more.

		CSHS Manga Club members.
		Photo by Kathryn Ushimaru
		Clubs Starting Up Again During DEAR by Kathryn Ushimaru Clubs are a great way to get involved at school and help the community. Due to the increase in students this year, all types of clubs have more members than usual. Read more.
		Perspective: The Dying Tradition by Cai Lu For The Seattle Times and many other newspapers, circulation has dropped in these last few years while online traffic has increased. For the Seattle P.I., which stopped printing earlier this March, news is all online. Chief Sealth High's Southwester has also shifted to the internet this school year. Read more.
		Editorial: Our Territory by Tanner Lloyd The religious right is terribly upset over what appears to be the dominating philosophy of the public education system. They have even gone as far as calling it the “Religion of Humanism”. Read more.