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Six days before fi rst semester exams, teachers, ad-ministrators and students were unsure of what the

exam schedule would look like.All everyone knew was that there would be a different schedule than last year in order to meet the State’s requirement for instruc-tional hours.

This change upset many students and teachers, but according to Principal Jim Bannan, the change is meant to im-prove students’ exam experience.

“None of us like change,” Bannan said. “This (new schedule) is more in tune to academ-ics. We are about

academic situations where (students) can be suc-

cessful.” Finally, after a

meeting of admin-istrators and union representatives af-

ter school on Jan. 11, the schedule for the

fi rst semester exams was set: two three hour exam periods for three days and a closed campus lunch.

Bannan said one of the reasons the sched-ule was changed was an accident during off-campus exam lunch last year. He also said the district has a rule against off cam-pus lunch.

Bannan also said there were problems under the old exam schedule with unsu-pervised students waiting for the bus to

come after exams. He said if students are not supervised, they shouldn’t still be in the

building.Another reason the schedule was changed was

the number of student contact hours required by the state. According to Bannan, the scheduled num-

ber of hours this school year is 1104. The state requires is 1098 hours, leaving little leeway. If this year’s exam schedule was like last year’s, there would be a need for two make-up days at the end of the year.

And Bannan doesn’t think that three hour exams are unreasonable. “I’ve had classes in college longer than three hours,” he said. “And when you go to work you have to be there eight hours or more.”

Senior Kaitlin McMurray disagrees with her princi-pal. “I think it is awful because by being here so long people get really ornery and they can’t focus on their test,” McMurray said. “If they can sleep in, they will probably do better on their exam, and if they do want to come in to study they can. And some teachers don’t like it because (it doesn’t give them) extra time to run copies and grade tests.”

In addition to all these changes, Bannan also has told teachers, start-ing next semester to only allow stu-dents to be exempt from their exams if a student has an “A” each marking period.

Previously, exam exemptions were left up to the individual teacher and many teachers exempted stu-dents with “E’s” both marking peri-ods as they could not pass the class anyway.

“There is no point in (requiring students with two E’s to take exams) because it’s not like that one test is

going to make or break your grade because you are al-ready failing,” McMurray said.

Bannan disagrees.“I don’t think the message we should send is that if

you fail you’ve already failed (so) forget it,” he said. “We don’t forget anyone.”

One other problem with the new exam schedule is that it potentially confl icts with the teachers’ contract. Contractually teachers must have one hour of prepara-tion time each day.

After all of these changes and confl icts with the schedule, Bannan said he’s waiting to see if the new schedule is better than the old one.

“I don’t know if this is a better schedule,” he said. “I think it is a better plan for safety (and) instructional hours, but I can’t say it is better yet.”

Dexter High School - 2200 N. Parker Road Dexter, MI 48130 February 1, 2006 Volume XVI, Issue 5

“If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid looking in a mirror because I bet that

will really throw you into a panic.”-Jack Handey

On theinside

Feel like you’re being watched?:Now you will be. With the grading program Power School being installed, parents can keep track of all grades and attendances online. Page 2

David is all you need: German exchange student makes transfer to Dexter.Page 4

MTV’s MADE: MADE comes to Dexter and students share what they dream of becoming.Page 7

on theinside

Exam days change for state requirements

Custodian Robin Brewer has been suspended from her job, accused of stealing items from classrooms and stu-dents’ lockers.

Administrative offi cials including Assistant Superintendent Glen Steven-son and Principal Jim Bannan refused to comment on Brewer’s suspension cit-ing privacy issues.

Brewer didn’t return phone calls re-questing comments on her suspension.

However, theft has been an issue over the past few years. For example, senior Margaret Meyer was working the Na-tional Honor Society (NHS) blood drive on Dec. 9 when she and a few other stu-dent volunteers had money stolen from their bags. Meyer said she took her eyes off her bag only for a minute.

“Someone that goes out there and (steals),” Meyer said, “that’s just wrong.”

NHS adviser and science teacher Cheryl Wells agrees.

“We were sad that such great kids who were there for such a good cause got their money stolen,” Wells said. “No one has said directly yes or no to me about (who did) it. I hope it wasn‘t (Robin). I’d feel pretty sad about it.”

Meyer doesn’t know either. “I thought it would be the kids,” Meyer said. “Robin was the last person I thought of, but now I don’t know.”

Even with Brewer suspended, though, thefts continue to occur. On Jan. 9, soph-omore Nora Green had her laptop stolen out of her secured locker. Green said she put the laptop in her locker before fi rst hour and didn’t come back until her af-ter-school activities were over at 5 p.m. By then, the laptop was gone.

“I have no idea who stole it,” Green said. “None of my friends know my lock-er combination, and my friends wouldn’t do that anyway. It is possible that it hap-pened after school.”

Often items are stolen whether they’re locked up or not, but Police Liaison Of-fi cer Paul Mobbs said the majority of thefts occur because students fail to se-cure their valuables.

“It’s really unbelievable how people leave their stuff unattended and trust others,” Mobbs said.

Although computers, iPods, money, cell phones and many other items have been stolen, Mobbs said there isn’t a defi nite action he can take.

“It’s diffi cult for me because people yell at me a lot (about thefts),” Mobbs said. “But what can I do about someone not locking up their iPod in the locker room? That’s the frustrating part.”

And although it may seem like the number of thefts is on the rise, Mobbs said they’re not.

“We haven’t really had an increase (in thefts),” Mobbs said. ‘The only increase we’ve had over the last three years is due to people bringing more (electronics) to school.”

Janitor accused of stealing, thefts still a problemnicole st. pierrestaff writer

maggie craftcirculation manager

The halls were empty after school on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Students had already left school to go on to their next activity, un-less they happened to be a member of the school musical, “How to Succeed in Business Without Actually Trying.”

As the cast headed towards director Harry Wilcox’s room to view the rehearsal sched-ule, they had no idea of the trouble to be be-stowed, temporarily, upon their production.

Their production was scheduled to take place at the same time as a community or-chestra show.

The set would need to be taken up and put back down for the orchestra’s performance, and one of their major performance times would not be possible.

“As soon as (the cast) found out that the musical had a good chance of not happen-ing, (the cast) was ready to do as much as we could to make it work,” senior Christina Derry said.

While the cast was ready to fi ght for their opportunity to put on another show, some of them were considerably disheartened by the news.

“I was taken aback when I found out the

show was potentially not going to happen,” senior Sebastian Gerstner said. “I thought it was all set. I was silently pissed, but others were visibly very upset by the news.”

This wasn’t the fi rst time the drama de-partment has had scheduling confl icts ac-cording to Wilcox.

“For (our last production) we had to run rehearsals in the set-building room instead of in the CPA because it was already in use.”

In order for the musical to be put back on track, Wilcox needed help.

He got that in the form of Principal Jim Bannan and Superintendent Evelyn Shirk.

The three of them met to discuss possible solutions to the scheduling problem.

“We were able to solve the problem,” Wil-cox said. “The Concert Orchestra agreed to help take down and put back up the set.”

With the production back on track, the cast had to work together and remain opti-mistic during rehearsals in order for their upcoming show to be a success.

“The whole experience of losing our show and then having to rally to get it back really brought us all together,” Derry said.

For Gerstner, the news of the show’s re-turn was both a sigh of relief and a whoop of joy.

Like many of the cast members, this is Gerstner’s last performance with DHS, and

he is more than ready to get this show on the road.

“This show is really great,” Gerstner said. “It is really funny, and defi nitely one of the best productions I have been a part of. We even have a choreographer from Broadway.”

The only potential problem the show fac-es now is its new schedule.

Wilcox plans on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday matinee show. One of these shows falls on the same date as the school’s Coming Home dance.

Despite all of the obstacles “How to Suc-ceed in Business Without Actually Trying” has faced, Wilcox anticipates another strong showing from the dramatic talent of DHS.

“Situations like this wear heavily on the actors and actresses morale, but we have been able to move forward and continue the show,” Wilcox said.

Wilcox has been the director of over eight productions at DHS. Each year the school puts on one play and one musical.

Past productions have included “Drac-ula,” “Damn Yankees,” “Once Upon a Mat-tress,” and a variety of other famous pieces.

In addition to directing school produc-tions, he teaches Drama and French classes.

“I’m the type of person that if I can’t do something well,” Wilcox said, perhaps think-ing of the musical, “I won’t do it all.”

Musical faces scheduling obstaclesfrank dufekcontest manager

photo by brandon mayotte

I think it is a better plan for safety (and) instructional hours, but I can’t say it is

better yet.”• Jim Bannan

principal

Students stay at school for a full day and no longer have open campus lunch

Cleaning up: New custodian Brian Schuler re-placed custodian Robin Brewer who is ac-cused of theft from the school.


Reading Lines: Senior Sebastion Gerstner was worried about the play’s cancellation, but now rehearses his role as Finch in this upcoming performance of “How to Succeed in Business Without Actually Trying.”

• Brewer

Six days before fi rst semester exams, teachers, ad-ministrators and students were unsure of what the

exam schedule would look like.All everyone knew was that there would be a different schedule than last year in order to meet the State’s requirement for instruc-tional hours.

This change upset many students and teachers, but according to Principal Jim Bannan, the change is meant to im-prove students’ exam experience.

said. “This (new schedule) is more in tune to academ-ics. We are about

academic situations where (students) can be suc-

cessful.”

meeting of admin-istrators and union representatives af-

ter school on Jan. 11, the schedule for the

fi rst semester exams was set: two three hour exam periods for three days and a closed campus lunch.

Bannan said one of the reasons the sched-ule was changed was an accident during off-campus exam lunch last year. He also said the district has a rule against off cam-pus lunch.

Bannan also said there were problems under the old exam schedule with unsu-pervised students waiting for the bus to

come after exams. He said if students are not supervised, they shouldn’t still be in the

building.Another reason the schedule was changed was

the number of student contact hours required by the state. According to Bannan, the scheduled num-

circulation manager

illustration by kendall goode

(Below) Seniors Mike Grundler, Craig Murray, Alyssa Cavanaugh and Mike Ray take their third hour Advanced Chemistry exam. Students each gave a presentation on individual articles they read such as the history and use of plexiglass, how atomic bombs were made and how they work, drug and polymer companies during World War II and many other things. After the presentation, students were asked to write an essay summarizing and connecting the topics they read and heard about.

photos by brandon mayotte

How many positions are open: Three jobs are available

How many hours do you offer: 12-18 hours per week

What positions are open: Server, cook and driver

Hourly pay for each position: Server: $2.50 per hour; Cook: $6-$8 per hour; Driver $5.25 per hour

Special skills/ background needed: Would like someone with restaurant experience and someone who has worked in a place where they served beer and wine. At least 16 to work or over 18 to serve wine or beer

Three qualities you look for in younger and older people: responsiblity, maturity, good hygiene, longevity in a job, reliability and ablity to take initiative

How old must you be to get hired: 16-years-old

How does one get hired: Fill out an applica-tion, then have an interview, learn menu, then train.

Name of company: Argiero’sPhone: 734.424.0000Address: 7049 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.Whom do you talk to: Michael Argiero

2 The SquallWednesday, February 1, 2006


In early January Principal Jim Bannan received what he saw as a threat on his life in the form of a poem written by junior John Wells on Wells’ Xanga.

Bannan banned access to the Xanga website in De-cember because he said students were posting things about other students that were either false or private matters. However, this did not stop Wells from post-ing his views about the interim principal from home.

The poem Wells wrote included numerous refer-ences to Bannan, including lines such as “Gouging Jimmy Bannan’s eyes watching as the blood and s--- fl ies laughing as Mr. Bannan dies...” and contained a picture of Wells looking into a mirror, pointing a gun at his refl ection.

Bannan said the threat was fi rst brought to his at-tention by a student who told him to take a look at Wells’ Xanga. According to Squall sources, after see-ing the poem, Bannan attempted to expel Wells from school. However, the school district’s attorney told Bannan that he didn’t have a strong enough case for expulsion. As a result, Wells was suspended for 10 days. Bannan said that he would not comment on the the situation due to privacy issues.

Because of the circumstances in which the poem was written including the fact that it was created at home and on a site that is impossible to access from the school, there is some debate over whether or not Wells should be punished.

“I think (the suspension) was a little harsh,” Wells’ friend junior Bryan Bury said. “He wasn’t serious. He is a very easy going guy.”

Wells refused to comment on the poem or his pun-ishment.

According to Wells’ father, also named John, his son has no criminal record, no history of drug or alcohol use and no history of vio-lence. He also said that the gun used in the picture was one of many that have been in the family for years and that the family doesn’t even have am-munition for them.

However, Bannan said it doesn’t matter whether the threat was genuine or not. “I take all threats seriously,” he said. “Who’s to determine what is serious and what’s not?”

Adam Goldstein, an attorney for the Student Press Law Center, said the key to determining whether or not a threat is serious is to ask the question, “Does it communicate a literal and actual present intent to do harm?” However, he said, “Whether or not a poem is a true threat is not specifi cally connected to whether or not the school has the right to punish it.”

According to Goldstein there are two ways that someone can be suspended for speech that takes place

away from school grounds. “The fi rst,” Goldstein said, “is speech that is made

off-campus in some way that is calculated to make it present on school grounds; as the school blocks the site where the poem was posted, it’s diffi cult to fi t this situation into that pattern. The second way is if the

speech causes a substantial and ma-terial disruption on-campus, which would be some major physical inci-dent that stops the normal operation of the school.”

However, Goldstein said neither of these situations pertains to the one of Wells.

“If someone is guilty of making a true threat,” he said, “the police--and not the school--should be involved. And if this is not a true threat, the student shouldn’t be punished in the

fi rst place. Although, obviously, it may be necessary to suspend the student while police are investigating whether or not there is a true threat.”

Regardless of who is right and who is wrong, junior Ryan Winchester, a friend of Wells, said the whole thing is over the top. “The whole thing just kind of boomed because people already had a lot against Ban-nan,” he said. “This was like the last straw for a lot of people.”

Bury agrees. “I think (Bannan and Wells) both blew it out of proportion,” he said. “I don’t think he should have written it, but it was his own personal choice.”

Xanga leads to student’s punishmenthilary mccowncopy editor

The board of education approved a new student infor-mation system, Apple’s PowerSchool, for use in all Dexter schools on Dec. 19. According to school board member Jane Hoggard, the processes of changing the system has already begun.

“The plan is to have (the new system) in place for next year (2006-2007). Our program will run on the district equipment,” Hoggard said. “The system will provide ac-cessibility, over the Internet, to parents, students and teachers with up-to-date information on the status of a student’s achievement in their classes.”

Superintendent Evelyn Shirk said the new system is much more practical for teachers to meet state require-ments than the current MacSchool system which is 12 years old. “(The new system) has a program that allows teachers to match lesson plans to state benchmarks,” Shirk said.

Hoggard said there is a complete training program that comes with the system which covers all users from teachers, support staff, technology support, administra-tors and parents. This training program will give every-one using the new system a way to learn new programs and special features of the new system.

District Supervisor of Technology Richard Weaver said the new system will be more helpful for the District to access data and to provide information required for No Child Left Behind mandates.

According to Hoggard, MacSchool couldn’t do any do any of these things.

“The new system will provide the necessary reporting information required by the NCLB act,” Hoggard said. “The current SIS system is obsolete in this regard.”

According to Weaver, members of the technology team have put a lot of effort searching for a new system that would meet Dexter’s needs. “Over the last few years various groups have been evaluated systems and attend-ing presentations,” Weaver said.

And Hoggard said the new system is one of a kind.“(PowerSchool) is the only program that allows staff

to work off-line to add grades and other grade book in-formation,” she said. “When back online, the system au-tomatically updates data.”

Hoggard said the new system includes a PowerGrade program that will save teachers time by simplifying pa-perwork, scheduling, grading and attendance. Anissa Boukhris, a new French teacher said the new program will be a welcome change. In fact, she has already stopped using the current MacSchool system.

“The current MacSchool system never saves grades and is very limited in what you can do,” she said. “It does not run as many reports as I would like. Because of this, I stopped using it about three months ago. I use a web- based online system called snapgrades.net It is much more user friendly for me, my students and their parents. The new web-based system will be awesome for the dis-trict.”

Weaver said the new system also will allow students and parents to access grades, attendance and class an-nouncements online by signing on the web and using a password, adding that the new system’s other improve-ments include student demographics, graduation re-quirements and verifi cation, course history maintenance

and better security.Hoggard agrees that PowerSchool’s security is supe-

rior to MacSchools’.“PowerSchool is encrypted and therefore provides the

necessary security to protect data,” Hoggard said. “Only authorized users with the correct ID and password can access student records. A lot of districts in Michigan use this program. This means we will have strong support among educational peers.”

According to Shirk the new system will cost $150,000 which includes a module for the transportation depart-ment.

Most importantly, Hoggard said a new system will bring many positive improvements.

“(The new system) will allow for tracking of student data on a district-wide basis to show strengths and weak-nesses of the curriculum so that administrators can make the necessary adjustments,” she said. “By including and providing access to information to all stakeholders: teachers, parents and students, it can help to build more cohesive and positive environment. Everyone has the op-portunity to share in the information and contribute to making our students successful.”

katie frickecontest manager

Who’s Hiring?

Argiero’s7049 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

Dexter , MI 48130(734) 424-0000

The system will provide accessibility, over the Internet,

to parents, students and teachers with up-to-date informa-tion on the status of a student’s

achievement in their classes.”

• Jane Hoggardschool board trustee

I think (Bannan and Wells) both blew it out of

proportion.”• Bryan Bury

junior

Junior’s threatening post leads to 10-day suspension Similar school Internet scandals:

• In Oct. 2005 an Iowa student pled guilty to posting threatening messages on an Internet discussion board used by alumni and students at Grinnell College. He received a suspended jail sentence of 120 days and two years of proba-tion. The site was in no way associated with the school.

• In Aug. 2004 two students from Greenwood High School in Arkansas successfully sued their principal for suspending them “for writing or posting violent illustrations and critical comments about the school on their Web sites.” School of-fi cials claimed the site caused a disruption in the school day and then had the authority to punish the students for their site. The US District Court ruled in favor of the students, saying that the school had no right to punish them for exercising their First Amendment rights.

Information from www.splc.org

photo illustration of John Wells’ Xanga post by spencer ryan and kendall goode

A new way to check up on grades

Dinner and a movie, a romantic picnic for two, hang-ing out with friends, group dates, drive thru’s, hook ups, parties, serious or casual, all of it is dating in some form or another for junior Katelin Davis.

However, for people generations before today’s teens ,the dating scene was much different than it is today. “When I was in high school, a lot of kids only had se-rious, long term relationships,” English teacher Krista McDonnough said. “Today, a lot of my friends are mar-ried to people they knew or dated in high school.”

Nevertheless, times have changed and McDon-nough said dating has changed signifi cantly from the time when she was in high school. “From what I’ve heard from my students, some of the things they get to do would never even be an idea when I was in high school,” she said. “The things (students) get to do, the places they go, are all much more extravagant than I did as a teenager.”

McDonnough said students have many more freedoms than she did in high school. She said, “I know some kids who get to spend the night at the opposite sex’s house. Those things would never have happened when I was a kid. They wouldn’t have even been brought up.”

Students like Davis notice that some relationships in high school are very serious. “It seems like ev-erywhere you look you see a seri-ous couple holding each other in the halls,” Davis said. “There isn’t a lot of just chilling. Everyone’s in love.”

However, many students think that it is just the opposite, that dating has become much more casual. “Of course, there will always be a few very serious relationships, and then a lot of casual random relationships that wont last,” junior Tracy Duve said. “And then there are on and off relationships that circu-late through the hallway gossip,”

McDonnough agrees with Duve. She thinks that dat-ing is much less serious now than it was years ago. “I think the more popular choice with students today is to casually date,” she said. “There are exceptions. Some choose to have one very serious boyfriend for a long time. But with most of my students, it’s much less seri-ous and their boyfriends (or girlfriends) change often.”

McDonnough adds that whether or not a teenager can have a serious relationship depends on maturity levels. “Relationships depend on the people involved,” she said. “Not everyone is ready to have a serious rela-

tionship, but that doesn’t mean that someone in high school can’t be in love or can’t handle a long term boy-friend or girlfriend.”

Though the dating scene may have changed, the idea of being in love in high school still causes controversy. “Being in a serious relationship is great, and if you’re in love, that’s also a great feeling,” Davis said. “But I think that a lot of adults question whether or not high school students can be in love. But who’s to tell you if you are or aren’t?”

Duve agrees and said her parents constantly remind her to have a balance between her boyfriend and friends. “My parents just don’t want me to miss out on things in high school,” Duve said. “They don’t try to control my relationship, but they know that I’ve lost friends so they are always reminding me to take time and appreciate all parts of my life.”

Another aspect of dating that has changed over time is the concept of courtship. “Now (you) don’t see much of boys opening doors for girls and other things like that,” McDonnough said. “Women want independence so that isn’t needed as much. But in other ways I think boys court girls on an entirely different level than they did when I was in high school.”

Davis agrees and said girls have moved to being on the same level as boys so the idealistic ways of courting are no longer needed. “Now (teens) date more casually. There are dif-ferent standards for guys,” she said. “Guys aren’t always expected to pay for every date or come up to the door and meet your parents.”

Not only has courtship changed but, according to McDonnough, sex has become a much more common thing in high school relationships, mainly because so-ciety treats sex in a much more casual way than it used to.

“Sex is both more common now and more accepted than it was when I was in high school,” McDonnough said. “I think because it is much less of a taboo than it was, students are more open and willing to talk about it.”

Over the generations dating has changed from seri-ous relationships to casual dating and hooking up. But regardless of the year there will always be exceptions. “Not everyone will just casually date someone, or only be with one person,” Davis said. “No matter what de-cade it is, I think there will always be some form of ev-ery kind of dating.”

3The SquallWednesday, February 1, 2005

&QAWith seniorSarah

Schroeder

nick dodson staff writer then and now ...sara newell

features editor then and now ...sara newell

Dating

He woke in the morning excited, yet nervous. He had never done this before, let alone at school. He met up with his friend in the bathroom, did it, and waited for it to kick in.

Halfway through senior Johnny Garcia*’s fi rst hour, the Oxy-Contin fi nally started to take effect. “I felt like my entire body had gone numb, and I wasn’t sure of what was going on,” he said.

Prescription medications such as pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives can be useful medical treatments, but sometimes people do not take them as direct-ed and may become addicted, which seems to be becoming more and more popular among high school students across the country.

A Monitoring The Future survey of over 49,000 students done by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Michi-gan, showed that overall drug use among teens is declining with the exception of prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and OxyContin.

“Most of my friends that I hang out with have tried prescription drugs at least once or twice, just to see what it was like,” Garcia said. “And most of us, including me, have liked it enough to do it multiple times again.”

The survey showed that in 2005, 9.5 percent of seniors re-ported using Vicodin and 5.5 percent reported using OxyContin within the past year. According to Lloyd Johnston, a researcher at Michigan and the survey’s lead investigator, these are disturbing rates considering the addictive potential of OxyContin.

Life Management Education Instructor Shirley Bitters said

that the high percent of usage will not last for long though. “I think that this is just the latest trend,” she said. “In the 80’s there was cocaine, now we have the abuse of prescription drugs, but the difference here is that the prescription drugs are more widely available to the youth. Someone in their family gets a prescription for some medication, don’t fi nish it, either forget about it or leave it out, and the kids in turn steal it and take it”

Garcia fi nds no harm in doing these drugs on a semi-regular basis. “I, along with some of my friends, have taken either Vicodin or OxyContin a least once a week as long as it has been available to us,” he said.

According to Bitters, this is not a good idea. “If you aren’t adequately prepared for what the pills are going to do to you, it could be a very bad experience,” she said.

Garcia, however, thinks it can be a very re-laxing and enjoyable experience. “It is just a way to take your mind off of things for several hours,” he said.

“I know it’s not something I’m going to do for the rest of my life, so why not try it while I can.”

According to Bitters, “It doesn’t really matter what prescription drug is being used. They are all one for the same general reason,

which is for the effects they provide.”As Garcia headed out of his sixth hour class, he said he felt

relieved. “ I felt like it had been a good day. There were no wor-ries, and I felt ready for the next day, whether or not I was on the pills.”

*Name changed to protect person’s identity

Students abuse prescription drugs Excluding painkillers, though, drug use among teens downryan yuengerstaff writer

Not everyone is ready to have a

serious relationship, but that doesn’t

mean that someone in high school can’t

be in love.”• Krista McDonnough

English Teacher

I know it’s not some-thing I’m going to do

for the rest of my life, so why not try it while

I can?”• Johnny Garcia*

senior

Q: First of all, Buckethead or Hen-drix.

A: Jimi Hendrix. I don’t even know who Buckethead is.

Q: Ariel Sharon just had a mas-sive stroke. What do you make of that?

A: I don’t know who that is.

Q: What do you think about Prin-cipal Jim Bannan’s stance on van-dalism in our school?

A: He makes a big deal out of it, a lot more than our other principal. It may be a pressing issue, but I don’t know if it’s as big as he makes it seem to be.

Q: Who do you think is the most underrated musician out there?

A: That one is easy.Willie Nelson. Even though he is very big in the music com-munity, I don’t think he gets the respect he deserves.

Q: Hostess or Dolly Madison?

A: Hostess. I love their cupcakes. They have that creamy center and are heav-enly. That must be what the shining light is in all their commercials.

Q: Do you read The Squall? If so, what do you think of it?

A: A little bit. I read the fi rst issue that came out, but I usually only read the weird articles. The ones about vandal-ism and stuff are really boring.

Q: Should journalism teacher Rod Satterthwaite grow a Fu Man Chu?

A: Yes, he should. It’ll compliment his bald head.

Q: Van Halen or Van Hagar?

A: Van Halen. David Lee Roth is so sexy.

Q: What is your passion in life?

A: Art. I love drawing and the freedom that you have to create anything your mind wants.

Q: Do you believe in fate?

A: Yes. I’ve seen too many examples to say I don’t.

Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

A: Rich and famous, living the good life in a huge mansion with many servants and everything my heart desires.


Dating then and now: An example from the mind of

Ian Williamson

The First Date

Then: Your father fi nally lets you borrow the carriage for your big night on the town. You and your date head down to the local barn raising. Hard, honest work is had by all.Now: You pick your date up in your new car. You spend your parents money on dinner and a movie. Awkward silence and nervous laughter is had by all.

The Second Date

Then: Marriage. Possible dowry of cattle and farming equipment.

Now: Attendance at a local social function together. Engagement of clumsy lewd acts attempted in car before and after.

The Third Date

Then: You have fathered seven kids. Your wife died in child birth. You become a wealthy industrialist off your wife’s money.

Now: Your girl is pregnant dawg! Luckily, your fatherhood is still un-certain, c’mon paternity test.



Answering a question : Science teacher Jim Jaworski says he enjoys spend-ing time with his students. “It’s the constant fl ow of interaction that makes teaching fun,” he said.


Jaworski debates retirement

Sloth’s huge, ugly mug projects onto the screen. The classic line, “Hey you guys!” Thun-ders through tiny speakers atop the cabinet that houses the DVD player and various other elec-tronic gadgets as “The Goonies” plays in science teacher Jim Jaworski’s room.

“The Goonies” has been a staple of Jaworski’s ESS and Biology classes for years. But could Jaworski, after 39 years in the business, be on the way out?

Rumors have been around for a long time, considering Jaworski has been teaching in the Dexter school system for 38 of those 39 years (he spent one year as a zoology instructor at Eastern Michigan).

Somehow though, these rumors seem espe-cially mighty this time around.

“I’m torn by indecision,” Jaworski said of retir-ing. “You know when you see that door, and you want to know what’s on the other side? It’s sort of like that.”

Jaworski is 60. He’s seen seven principals come and go and even taught fellow teachers Mollie Sharrar, now an Adolescent Health teacher at Mill Creek, and Al Snider, who teaches math at the high school.

The main reason for his thoughts of retirement reside in the realm of simply getting tired of the whole process of teaching.

“It’s kind of like having chocolate cake every day,” Jaworski said. “It’s good! But it gets old after awhile.” Not to mention all the young

Jaworski said he is bound to miss (and not miss) some aspects of the past four de-cades of his life.

“(What I’ll miss most) is the interaction between teacher and student and the teacher to teacher interac-tion,” he said. “It’s the con-stant fl ow of interaction that makes teaching fun.”

The less fun parts of teaching would include the 6 a.m. wakeup every morning and “some nights grading 100 papers and having my little eyes go fuzzy before I fi nish.”

Yet in a certain way, retirement just doesn’t seem like the Jaworski thing to do.

He even said during last winter break he grew bored of sitting around his house for 17 days.

At the same time however, 39 years of teach-

ing, over 7,000 days, 42,000 hours and at least 900 million seconds, retirement sounds like a tempting offer.

“If this isn’t my last year, next year defi nitely will be,” Jaworski said, not seeming phased by

the notion of another 15.5 million seconds of teaching.

He said he’ll be 62 after another year and a half of teaching, which is nothing compared to one of the teach-ers he had.

“She went on teaching for 20 years after I started teach-ing, and I swear she must have been in her 60’s when I had her,” he said.

So many years of teaching have really added up when it comes to sick days. “I used to

have a lot, but now I’m down to around 90. I think (science

teacher Rich) Grannis has more than me right now,” Jaworski said.

Will the rumors come true this year when they haven’t in the past? Jaworski still isn’t sure of what he’ll do.

“I reassess on a yearly basis,” he said. “Is now the time?”

scott campellcopy editor

After nearly four decades science teacher may call it quits

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FACT:Jaworski has been teaching at Dexter

for 38 years

After senior Rachel Howell tripped over a chain fence last year, she sat in a hospital with a shattered elbow.

Doctors told her there was little hope of her regaining much movement in it again. However, with the use of modern technology, Howell’s arm was cured.

This incident helped Howell decide to become a biomedical engineer. “There was all this technology that made it possible to heal,” How-ell said. “So I thought it would be cool to design braces and stuff.”

In addition Howell’s father is a mechanical engineer and, Howell said, has encouraged her to go into engineering.

He works at Lawrence Tech-nological University in South-fi eld, where, as an employee’s child, she could go to college less expensively. However, Howell said she wants to go to college in a dif-ferent state.

“I want to get out of Michigan,” she said. “I’ve moved around a lot. I’ve been here the longest, but I lived in California and Arizona.”

Counselor Larry LeBlanc said that with more people being able to go to travel, more have de-cided to go to college out of state.

“What has really made a difference in Dexter is the demographics in the past 15 years,” LeB-lanc said.

“The (high) school has doubled in the past 15 years, from around 600 to about 1,100. We have people from out of Michigan now.”

LeBlanc said that with people vacationing and moving, students can see more colleges than usual, which can impact college decisions.

Howell has considered colleges in Arizona, Ohio and Indiana and one of the schools she has been accepted to is Rose-Hulman Institute of

Technology in Terre Haute, IN, which she will likely attend.

“I wanted to go to a smaller school,” Howell said. “The schools I was really interested in just ended up out of state. And I didn’t want to go to U of M.”

LeBlanc said being able to go out of state makes it possible to be a pro-fessional in a fi eld, such as business, medicine, law and, in Howell’s case, engineering.

“Going to a small school has a tendency to be high-touch,” LeBlanc added as another ad-vantage of a smaller col-lege. “You get to know most of the people there and the teachers know you.

“In a small schools there’s a better chance of participation. You could work on that radio broad-cast or newspaper or par-ticipate in sports. Usually,

(students at small schools) are a student fi rst and an athlete second. You (may not) see them on TV, but they’re the real student athletes.”

Senior Mike Grundler has a similar situation. Like Howell, he was accepted to several schools, but came to a decision to attend Cornell Univer-sity in New York.

He went on a campus visit and the location played into his decision.

“(Cornell) was gorgeous,” Grundler said. “And it lies in a place of three venomous snakes.”

And snakes are important to Grundler’s col-lege choice, because he said he has wanted to study snakes ever since he became interested in them two years ago.

“They just fascinate me,” he said, while wear-ing a shirt with snakes on it. Grundler said he plans to study the biology, ecology and evolu-tion of snakes. “(And Cornell’s) probably the best place to go if you want to do under grad re-

search.”LeBlanc said the setting a student’s placed in

can have a large impact on not only academics, athletics and social demographics, but lifestyles.

“Students can explore a whole new geography (by going out of state),” LeBlanc said. “If you go to a college in Chicago, the whole city becomes your campus, not just a piece of property. If they go to Arizona, the desert becomes their campus.

“If they go to the University of Colorado, the mountains are the campus. Depending on where you go, it can develop a lifestyle - like biking, hik-ing and rock climbing in Colorado. There is an advantage there.”

However, going to college out of state can be expensive.

“It’s quite expensive, and I’m going to borrow money from the government and private institu-tions, so I’ll be coming out with a lot of debt.”

Grundler, who is looking into several scholar-ship opportunities to help pay for his education, said. “(I’m) trying to fi nd science scholarships. There’s a bunch of essays. It’s not really (excit-ing) after doing college essays.”

Grundler is eager to begin his education at Cornell. He said he is not concerned about leav-ing his family and being far from home.

“I have what you call wander-lust,” he said. “I want to travel - mostly to tropical places. And I think Cornell is the fi rst step.”

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In-stateor Out?

christina fi eldeducational editor

Students can explore a whole new geography (by going

out of state).”• Larry LeBlanc

counselor

Seniors explore colleges outside their Michigan comfort zones

Instead of waking up to the blaring noise of Russian rap, senior ex-change student David Jauch slowly opens his eyes to the voice of his host family telling him it’s time to wake up. Hopping onto the bus, Jauch realizes how much different his life in Dexter is compared to his home in Germany.

Although the transition was a diffi cult one, when Jauch came to Dexter he tried to stay open to all the changes.

“I tried to be very neutral,” he said. “I tried not to compare things to my homeland so that I can look at things and not think, ‘Oh, that is better in Germany.’”

One thing that Jauch noticed as being different right away, though, is the school system. According to Jauch there is no high school in Ger-many. After fourth grade German students enter one of three schools. The school called main school goes up to grade nine; the school called middle school goes up to grade 10; and the school called gymnasium goes up to grade 13. Students who go to the main school go up to grade nine, and then they are done with school.

Jauch also said that the school system in Germany is more diffi cult and is taught differently. He said teachers in Germany do not care about homework as much as teachers do here. “If you don’t do home-work, you just get a detention,” Jauch said. “(It) doesn’t affect your grade but affects your life.”

Besides homework, Jauch said the actual education system is more diffi cult in Germany. Instead of having letter grades, German students are graded on a 1-6 scale with one being the best. And getting a one is much harder then getting an A he said.

Instead of students having to think like the textbooks, students are graded on forming their own opinion about the subject. “Here (in school) you are not asked your own opinion,” he said. “(In Germany) we don’t have multiple choice or fi ll in the blanks. You have to write your own answer. They don’t have the help with the questions like here.”

Although Jauch does like how America has a younger driving age, he does miss the lower drinking age and the weekends. “Here you need a car to go everywhere,” he said. “In Germany on the weekends, you can travel with the public system, go to a bar and go to clubs with friends.”

According to Jauch, he wasn’t nervous about coming to America be-cause most people in Germany like America, they just don’t like the American government. One of the biggest problems with the American people, he said, is they only know America and nothing else.

“Americans just know about the 50 miles around,” he said. “(They) don’t have the knowledge of countries around.”

Unfortunately, when Jauch came here he realized that Americans did act differently and were a little like what people thought they were. “People look at the surface (in America),” he said. “European people take more interest and talk about different things. You have better friends (in Germany) because you care more about what is inside.”

However, Jauch, despite the differences in how people act, still be-lieves that learning English is very crucial to being successful. “You need English as a language. It is important to speak it fl uently and to learn about the culture,” he said. “You need English because it is the language of the world.”

Exchange student adjusts to Dextermichelle svetkoffeditor in chief

Instead of waking up

different his life in Dexter is compared to his home in

Although the transition was a diffi cult one, when Jauch came to Dexter he tried to stay open to all the

“I tried to be very neutral,” he said. “I tried not to compare things to my homeland so that I can look at things and not think, ‘Oh, that is better

In-stateIn-stateOut?

photo illustration by kendall goode

photo by kendall goode


The location and friendly service are the best features of this local restaurant. The crab rangoon is a good appetiz-er which should be followed by General Tsao’s Chicken. Keep in mind that General’s Chicken is listed as spicy because it really is. The interior of the restau-rant is always clean, but as with most Chi-nese restaurants, it’s what goes down in the kitchen that you need to be worried about. The mirrors on the walls keep you busy while you wait for your food. You can stare at endless refl ections of your-self and before you know, it your food is right in front of you. As with many Chinese restaurants, Food Zone has done poorly on past health exams. But the friendly staff makes you believe in second and third chances. There never is much of a wait to eat in the restaurant and take out usually takes under 15 minutes. Food Zone is the best place to go to fi x a Chinese food craving fast because of its location and speedy service.

In Chelsea this is the best bet for Chinese. Of all the res-taurants graded, this one has the best selection of soup, including egg drop soup that is to die for. Going during

the holidays, there was a wait for everything: to be seated, to get food and to get the check. Al-

though the wait staff is friendly, the pace of the restaurant was much slower than

the others. By the time the food fi nally arrived, anything would’ve seemed appealing. And not all the food or-dered was well worth the wait. The

Fried Rice, which is usually guaranteed a good choice, was very disappointing as

it was dry and wasn’t as fl avorful as the oth-er restaurants. The pancakes for the Mu Shu Pork

were also dry, as if they had been cooked previously and microwaved. The egg foo young is nothing to brag about. It is the most unappealing thing I have ever looked at. Overall the restaurant is mediocre and unless you are al-ready in Chelsea, it isn’t worth the drive.

Going to Sze-Chuan West is a guarantee for good Chinese food. Although items are more expensive here as com-pared to the other restaurants that were reviewed, the portions are huge. The restaurant’s interior makes your meal more enjoyable. The walls look like the inside of a cave and when you enter the restaurant you are greeted by a waterfall, where I usually make a wish. If the atmosphere doesn’t win you over, then the food will. The spring rolls are a must and a great way to start a meal. You can’t go wrong with any choices on the menu, house favorites being Cashew Chicken and Mu Shu vegetable. It is also one of the only Chinese Restaurants I found that has spe-cialty exotic drinks to enhance your meal. Although fruity cocktail drinks don’t seem like they would go hand in hand with Chinese food, they perfectly fi t into the aura of the restaurant. Conveniently, there is never a wait at Sze-Chuan West.

This restaurant isn’t a typical Chinese restaurant but more of a cross between that and a buffet. There are usually only about four or fi ve choices, ranging from sweet and sour chicken to beef with broccoli. The food

isn’t always as fresh as you fi nd at other Chinese restaurants, and it is questionable just how

long ago it was prepared. The prices are reasonable, but the quality of the food

also tends to be questionable and the cleanliness of the restaurant can take away from the already mediocre taste of the food. It can be hard to fi nd a ta-

ble that has been properly cleaned off to dine at, which makes it diffi cult to enjoy

your food when you have to look at previous diner’s food still on the table. They also don’t have

the complimentary tea that most Chinese restaurants do. But if you are at the mall and don’t feel like traveling far to fi nd the Chinese you are craving, this should satisfy you. If you are hungry, look elsewhere.

Seniors plan alternative trips for spring break on budgets

molly brewstersports editor

molly brewster

For his Spring Break senior Josh Bahm said he will spend it, “Going down south ... to my base-ment.”

Opposed to the stereotypical insinuations about Spring Break, Bahm will wake up in his room and not in some resort in the Mayan Riviera.

First, he will blindly make his way to the initial pit stop of the morning, relieving himself of his 10 hour full bladder. He said his ice cold tile fl oor is the rude awaking that will keep him from going back to sleep.

Even though Bahm currently has no plans over spring break other than just staying in Dexter he said, “If my parents asked me to go to my grand-ma’s or something, I’ll probably do that.”

Bahm isn’t staying home because he has to. It’s more of a personal choice.

Staying at home is benefi cial to Bahm because he said it takes the pressure off partying. “I rather spend my money on a guitar,” he said.

However, for some students staying in state is not an option. Senior Tanner Boyd plans to take a road trip with three of his friends.

Boyd said, “I’m worried about making sure I save enough money for college, so this is a way I can still save for college but have fun on my senior

spring break.”Not really sure of a destination, Boyd said,

“(We’re) just (going to) start driving to Florida to see if we can make it.”

He and his friends calculated approximately how many miles they think they’ll be driving so they have an idea of what the gas cost will be. Boyd estimates that his basic cost for the trip is $350.

But how do you convince your parents to let you go on a road trip with three of your friends? “I just told them it was my senior year,” Boyd said.

“They basically told me don’t get yourself in trouble and don’t get caught doing things you don’t want to get caught doing.”

Senior Lily Witus will be going on a small road trip as well. Three and one half hours to Columbus, OH. “I’ll be 18 so it’ll be my fi rst ex-cursion by myself,” she said.

Witus will be traveling to Ohio to see her aunt. “I didn’t really want to go anywhere,” she said. “(I) just (want) to hang out with my friends.”

Going to visit her aunt is not going to cost Witus a penny. She said she is thankful to have a gas card from her parents and staying with family means no rent.

As for the three and one half hours car ride by herself she said, “I’ll defi nitely bring some good music.”

Waking up at her vacation average of 10 a.m., Witus said she will be able to enjoy not being at home. Her basic schedule will consist of riding horses and shopping.

Witus said that she is excited to spend time with her aunt because she usually only sees her a couple times a year. “I may come home early,” she said.

“Otherwise I’ll probably spend the whole (break) down there.”

As for the rest of the senior class, 32 of the 40 seniors surveyed said they would be traveling out of state.

And 14 of that 32 said they will be traveling out of the country. Only fi ve students said they would stay home with basic rea-

sons being parents and money. But no matter what you’re doing you’re spring

break is supposed to be fun. And it can be fun without spending a lot of money. Witus said, “I hope everyone has a good spring break whether they’re in Mexico or in their basements.”

robyn shepardstaff writer

We’re just going to start driving to

Florida to see if we can make it.”

• Tanner Boydsenior

right in front of you. As with many Chinese restaurants, Food Zone has done poorly on past health exams. But the friendly staff makes you

seated, to get food and to get the check. Al-though the wait staff is friendly, the pace

of the restaurant was much slower than the others. By the time the food fi nally arrived, anything would’ve seemed appealing. And not all the food or-dered was well worth the wait. The

Fried Rice, which is usually guaranteed a good choice, was very disappointing as

it was dry and wasn’t as fl avorful as the oth-er restaurants. The pancakes for the Mu Shu Pork

because it really is. The interior of the restau-rant is always clean, but as with most Chi-

and Mu Shu vegetable. It is also one of the only Chinese Restaurants I found that has spe-cialty exotic drinks to enhance your meal. Although

restaurants, and it is questionable just how long ago it was prepared. The prices are

reasonable, but the quality of the food also tends to be questionable and the cleanliness of the restaurant can take away from the already mediocre taste of the food. It can be hard to fi nd a ta-

ble that has been properly cleaned off to dine at, which makes it diffi cult to enjoy

your food when you have to look at previous diner’s food still on the table. They also don’t have

of a cave and when you enter the restaurant you are greeted by a waterfall, where I

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Cartoons are not normally associated with hor-ror blood or gore. However they are associated with cheesy acting, bad props and lame story lines. Mix those together and you get the 2002 horror fi lm “Terror Toons”.

Quite possibly one of the worst fi lms created, it has the look and feel of a high school video class mixed with endless amounts of gore.

The plot, or lack of one, chronicles the story of two sisters named Candy and Cindy who receive a mysteri-ous DVD sent by the devil himself.

When Cindy views the movie, she mis-takenly lets loose two homicidal maniacs Dr. Carnage and Max Assassin.

Dressed in cheap rubber masks and a go-rilla costume, these reckless creatures go on to terrorize and eventually kill most of the household in some of the most graphically horrifi c and corny ways possible.

The Evil doctor stops at nothing to infl ict pain on the helpless children. At one point he pulls a young man’s skull out through his belly and proceeds to play with the item like a toy.

If that doesn’t give you a picture of what this movie is like, then imagine getting your head cut of by a gigantic pair of scissors. And that’s just the beginning of the horrifi c acts.

Candy is the only hope left, and in typi-cal terrible horror movie fashion she myste-riously changes into a pink powered super hero. Can she save the bloody massacred

household from more senseless violence and torment? You’ll just have to watch for yourself and fi nd out. But seriously, don’t.

Never has such a senselessly violent and utterly ri-diculous movie been made. In other words, this movie fell fl at on its face.

The greatest accomplishment of the movie was that anyone could last the 110 minutes till the end. This movie should be ranked as low or even lower than “Coy-ote Ugly”. Seriously, it’s that bad.

Movie: ‘Terror Toons’

Any reader who turns the fi rst page of “Tuesdays with Morrie” will feel that they are beginning a journey that will forever change their life. Any book that attempts to cover the subject of the meaning of life is worth read-ing.

This phenomenal book, written by famous Detroit Free Press sports columnist Mitch Al-bom, is based on the relationship he had with a former college professor, Morrie Schwartz. Within this true story are many great lessons on life, love, religion, family, friendship and death.

“Tuesdays with Morrie” is about a unique friendship between Albom and his wise friend, a retired psychology professor. The story outlines the last course that Mor-rie taught before his death, a course on the meaning of life.

Schwartz believed it was important for Al-bom to learn some lessons because he thinks Albom does not value the things in life that really matter. Schwartz wants to counter Albom’s materialism and teach him to hold precious the people in his life. According to Schwartz, the only way to learn how to live is to learn how to die. Schwartz believes that the process of his death can help Albom.

The class was taught every Tuesday in Schwartz’s house by a window in the study. There Schwartz could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves. This book is not only full of entertainment but wisdom as well. This book really makes its reader read between the lines and take a deeper look into life.

Schwartz discusses many philosophies of life that will leave readers pondering for hours. Schwartz tells

Albom that people need to take more time to think about their lives. “People haven’t found meaning in their lives, so they’re running all the time looking for it,” he said.

Personally, I have applied some of the lessons that Schwartz passes on to my life and they have been very helpful to me. Albom’s fi rst foray into the world of memoirs gives something back to its reader. I came away from reading “Tuesdays with Morrie” wanting to live each day of my life to the fullest with no regrets.

I strongly encourage everyone to enroll in Schwartz’s class.

Every once in a while in the video game world along comes a ground-breaking game. One that rede-fi nes its respective genre, whether it be Final Fantasy VII for RPGs (role-playing games) or even as far back as the original Legend of Zelda, a time when graph-ics were so poor Mario was given a mustache just so players could see he had a nose.

So along came Half-Life 2. Building on its prede-cessor, which enthralled gamers with a story-driven shooter instead of giving them a gun and putting en-emies in their sights, Half-Life 2 adds even more us-ing the Havok physics engine.

The folks at Havok are well known for their work in Halo 2.

But Valve (the game’s producer) took Havok and used it to the best of its abili-ties in Half-Life 2. Valve even went so far as to design a gun that shoots parts of the environment at baddies, from ta-bles and mattresses to buzz saw blades and car doors.

The whole story of the game involves a scientist, who happens to be the leader of City 17, the place players are stuck. Evidently, he’s a real jerk and trains the city police, called Civil Protection, to be the same. This is sort of like a futuristic LAPD, right down to the beatings, if I’m using the stereotype correctly.

Eventually the citizens riot while Gordon Freeman (the character whom players portray) is away in Ravenholm, a super creepy, disturbing city of death. Valve now has the task of making the city look like there’s a riot going on.

They do, for the most part. Aban-doned cars litter the highways and chunks of buildings lie in the streets.

As cool as it is to have the ability to rip heaters off the wall and launch them 30 feet into enemy num-ber 546, the developers make said act a little too easy with a simplistic targeting system and poor enemy A.I. (the part of the bad guy that tells them to move when they get shot at).

These two things are all it took to be the thorn in my side. But a compelling story, impressive physics effects and engaging environments still makes Half-Life 2 worth a play-through once or twice.

The Michael Meyers mask. The KFC bucket. The incredibly amazing guitar playing. Buckethead, the very articulate, very unique guitar player of late Guns N Roses fame has created something people may not expect from him on his third album “Colma.”

Named for the infamous City of the Dead near San Francisco, “Colma” is, to use Buckethead’s own words, “A city of cemeteries, and on a foggy day a stroll through that place works well. The more statues the better. The water is good too -- the best would be a cemetery underwater.”

Quite different from his previous releases “Bucket-

headland” and “Giant Robot”, Buckethead churns out a semi-acoustic, almost jazzy album.

Getting by with a little help from his friends, drummer Brain (Primus) and bassist extraordi-naire Bill Laswell help out the Bucket laying down some very mellow grooves.

One of the album’s most interesting tracks, “Big Sur Moon,” shows Buckethead pushing the limits of what is considered a song.

Using loads of delay and a classical styled nylon stringed guitar, Buckethead actually takes the gui-tar to a new level. It actually seems like this album has a certain level of mysterious healing power.

This is the perfect music to relax to, great for put-ting even the tensest of people in a calm mood. Throughout this entire album Buckethead takes his vast knowledge of classical guitar and music theory and creates something that has never been done before.

The rest of “Colma” is very chill, with songs like “Whitewash,” “For Mom,” “Hills of Eternity” and “Machete” being stand out tracks.

About halfway through the album, the tracks become mainly guitar accom-panied with cello on a few tracks.

All in all, fans of Buckethead will be amazed. While newcomers to the guitar virtuoso’s work will be equally amazed, if not more.

The fi nal word is this: if you play gui-tar, buy this album. If you don’t, buy it anyways. It’s worth it for “Big Sur Moon” alone.

nick dodsonstaff writer

‘Colma’: CD

Half-Life 2 : Video GameBook: ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’

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THE RATINGS* Stay away from this abhorrent mess** Acceptable in gift form but not worth your money*** If there’s nothing else to do, go for it**** If it seems to suit your tastes, you need to give it a chance***** Fun for all ages

scott campbellstaff writer

jonathan williamsonstaff writer

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MADE a little more

BSection S Q U A L L Wednesday, February 1, 2006

More than 50 students gathered in the CPA after school on Jan. 9, anxious for the opportunity to make their dreams come true.

They were waiting in line for an open casting call for MTV’s “Made.” “Made,” a show that gives teens the opportunity to work with professionals to work towards a personal goal, will document the whole pro-cess and air it on television.

Several students sat in the front row, chatting and waiting nervously for MTV to arrive. Among them was junior Lauren Blue, whose ambition is to be made into a competitive fi gure skater, even though she has no skating experience.

“I think I’d make a good candidate,” she said. “I’ve wanted to be a professional fi gure skater since I was a little girl.”

In her lap she held her application, which required an attached picture and details of the goal she wanted to achieve.

The application material said that the participant’s goal must be realistically obtainable with the help of professionals within the course of the show, about fi ve months. It also said the applicant must be between 15-21 years of age.

It also asked the participant to be specifi c about what they wanted to accomplish and to describe why they needed the show’s help to reach their goal.

Soon Aristides Pinedo-Burns, the producer of “Made”, introduced himself and gave the students di-rections for the interview. Each student was allotted 2-5 minutes backstage to be interviewed. The interviews were taped and sent back to New York, where the ap-

plicants will be reviewed again by the producers.“Over 5,000 kids are interviewed, and we only

choose about 20-30,” Pinedo said to the gathered stu-dents. “So don’t get nervous that just because you were only back there for two minutes you won’t be chosen. You still have a shot.”

Several other schools in the area were approached by MTV and asked to host “Made” auditions as well. Saline and Pioneer High Schools declined.

However, other schools, such as Community, South Lyon and Huron al-lowed MTV to hold auditions in their school.

Principal Jim Ban-nan agreed to have MTV come to DHS because he said every student has the po-tential to be made.

“It’s a unique op-portunity for stu-dents,” Bannan said. “It’s great to give stu-dents the chance to reach for goals they wouldn’t otherwise attempt.”

Bannan did put one condition on MTV though. “I just asked them that they don’t show the school in a negative light,” he said.

Bannan, who has never seen “Made”, heard that one episode featured a student who wanted to pull off a senior prank. Other episodes have featured students running for class president, learning to surf and being

made prom queen.MTV has aired six seasons of “Made” and is looking

for contestants for the seventh season.“I certainly hope they chose a student from Dex-

ter,” Bannan said. “It is a great opportunity.”Other students are also hopeful that the producers

will choose a Dexter student.Senior Anders Fogleman, who wants to be an Ul-

timate Fighting Champion, said “Made” is a good op-portunity for a spot of fame.

“I want to be on TV,” Fogleman said.

Other students who want to be made in-clude junior Dan Mar-vel, who wants to be a snow boarder and senior Melissa Jaynes who wants

to drag race.“Why not?” Jaynes

said when asked why she wants to be on “Made.” “I’ve always wanted to (drag race).”

Pinedo was at the school for several hours conducting interviews. Ac-cording to Bannan, if the producer chooses a student from Dexter, he will call or e-mail the principal.

“I think everyone should have the opportunity to reach for goals they can’t reach on their own,” Bannan said. “School is about more than academics. Students need to learn what it’s like to be in a competitive en-vironment.”

Checking the competition: Freshman Heather Cook looks over her application while awaiting her “Made” audition. Cook had to leave the casting call before she was able to audition.

photo by brandon

Can’t believe her eyes: Senior Robyn Shepard covers her mouth to stifl e a scream of nervousness. Shepard said she would like to relive her days as a motocross racer.


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I think everyone should have the opportunity to reach

for goals that they wouldn’t otherwise try to make”

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wanted to (drag race).”

The bell rings. School ends. Students line up in the au-ditorium. Excited, they chatter back and fourth. Glances are exchanged. Photos are compared. The atmosphere is electric.

They have shown up for a chance to fi nally live out their lifelong hopes and dreams. Or, at the very least, grab for a chance to be on TV.

“UFC fi ghting is where it’s at, man!” exclaimed excited senior and potential “Made” candidate Anders Fogle-man.

Foglemen represents, ideologically, the vast majority of the students attending the “Made” tryouts, funneling his energy into a goal that seems larger than life, a goal that makes up for short term impractically with the sheer energy of the idea itself.

Most of the students who auditioned have taken this chance to strive for something crazy, something they could or would never do otherwise. Powerlifters, cham-

pionship fi ghters and recording artists bloom overnight. Sophomore Brianna Stanton was one of the poten-

tial candidates for MTV’s “Made,” waiting her turn to be looked over by MTV’s elite and scanned, questioned and observed for maximum cross-demographic appeal.

Others before her entered and left, each with their own goal, each with their own selling point.

Stanton wants to be a comedian, and unlike many of her companions, her interest in comedy dates prior to the “Made” event.

While many use their “Made” tryout as an opportunity to cut-loose and go for something that they would never get to do or be in real life, Stanton saw an opportunity to break into a carrier she has always admired.

“I’d like to do comedy,” she said, “but it’s really hard to get any sort of experience or opportunities. I fi gure this could help.”

Instant training and publicity could be a boon in any fi eld, but that was not her only reason for entering.

“It did look like it would be lot of fun too,” she added.According to Stanton, popular comedians like Dane

Cook and Sara Silverman made her want to get into com-edy and are largely responsible for her drive to be a co-median.

“I was into Dane Cook from the beginning,” she said. ”He is a lot of the reason I really started to like comedy in general.”

However, she knows the odds are stacked against her, with “Made” interviews happening all over other Michi-gan schools.

This only seems to dishearten her slightly. Comedy is something she wants to pursue in some form or an-other, regardless of whether or not she makes the “Made” show.“It would be hard,” she said, “but I think it would be fun to continue with the comedy thing.”

And as the spectacle of potential minor-celebrity fades from the school, so does most of the spur-of-the-moment energy and goals it inspires.

Potential power lifters revert to skinny sophomores, wannabe snow borders return to their lives as 14-year-old girls and aspiring musicians resume their extended air-guitar solos.

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Break a leg: Awaiting their auditions, sophomore Jerid Hollenbeck, freshman Heather Jewell, sophomore Arya Sokansanj and sophomore Charlie Hunt discuss what they would like to be made into. Hollenbeck said he wants to become a motocross racer because he has always thought it looked like fun.

DEXTER WANTS TO BE MADE IN TO:Brittaney Klocek- wrestling

Jessica Sowers- rugbyZach Cowden- guitarist

Ellie Soth-Barr- battle of the bands winner

Brianna Stanton- comedianTyler Baird- weight lifting

(lift 90+ pounds)Sarah Hilgendorf- ultimate

pranksterAmy Roberts- boom runner

Lindsey Haller- poms dancerJessie Vickers- skateboarder

Ellen Riehle- speed skaterBekah Williamson- ballroom

dancerTh eresa Guenther- body builder

Nick Soos-Balas- drummerJulie Levell- dance team

Laura VanVoorhis- fi lm makerRachel Moir- reporter

Katie Young- super modelCharlotte Frutig- pro-golfer

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I fi nd myself sitting here wondering how on earth I begin to express the resentment I feel towards Ugg boots. They offi cially have put the Ugg in ugly.

My blood pressure actually rises when I see these hid-eous shoes. You’re prob-ably thinking to yourself, “Sam, they’re just boots, just chill out.”

But honestly, I can’t. Just because Von Maur and other stores that rape you for your money sell these items, doesn’t mean you should conform to the trend.

Secondly, if I was a Na-tive American I would be royally pissed off.

“Why are these white crackers wearing a mockery of moccasins? First they slaughter us and move us into reservations and now they’re making a joke of our footwear.

But is it really a joke? Dear God, I think they’re actually serious.”

If you like tying road kill to your heels and paying for it, then please, be my guest. I’ll just have no respect for you.

Even the homeless won’t take Ugg Boot donations during the winter seasons. That should tell you something.

There is maybe one exception for Ugg boots, and I’ve thought this through thoroughly. Maybe, just maybe, if you are an Eskimo and no one other than your direct family has to see

you on a daily routine, then you can wear Uggs.

It is really cold in the Arctic, but do these boo-ties really keep your pig-gies warm? Warm and snug? How about warm, snug and inexpensive? No.

Ugg Boots come in all different styles and sizes, if you can even begin to imagine the possibilities.

Customize your own individuality with the

“Fluff Momma” for only $300, and you can thank the little boy named Jose that works his butt off for .5 cents per hour in Cambodia. Al-though I’m sure that isn’t a Cambodian name, just work with me here.

I have never experienced the Ugg Boot but that’s something that would never happen un-less I was dead and someone snuck into the morgue and slipped those puppies on my foot-sie.

Even then, even when my spirit has left the body, there would be some poltergeist activ-ity.

I would not let that person insult me like that and get away with it. They would be stand-ing there laughing and then bam. Maybe some scalpels would fl y across the room? I haven’t decided yet.

“UGG Australia is the real deal,” says Con-nie Rishwain, President of UGG Australia. “Once you wear UGG Australia, you’re hooked. They’re original, authentic and the ultimate in luxury and comfort.”

I bet you right now that Rishwain is sitting on some overly stuffed, fat pillow made of sheepskin and laughing her butt off.

But if I were her, I’d be doing the same except that I’d be announc-ing that I made a fool of ev-eryone, and that is what sets her and apart from me.

That’s how she is still in business. She’s raping you but keeping a hush about it. I’d be raping you and yelling it on top

of a glorious mountain. “Haha! I make millions of dollars per year,

and I’m raping you and your mother right now!”

That is what I’d say, and then my business would go bankrupt.

So help yourself and just imagine that is what she’s saying and just say no to Ugg boots.


Valentine’s Day is coming up and that can only mean one thing. Young people all over the country will come together to unite in the feeling of love: girls trying to fi nd the meaning of love, guys trying to fi nd a way to get some action, both trying to fi nd a member of the opposite sex to spend the day with.

Being the holiday of love, most commonly think of Valentine’s Day as a serious day reserved for roses and candle light dinners. When I think of Valentine’s Day, however, I think of under dressed little peo-ple with bows and arrows and little hearts on the end instead of a point. The point is I think people need to lay off the seriousness and have a little bit of fun.

Here are a couple of things that you might consider doing on Valen-tine’s Day:

• Try to get multiple dates for at the same time. This would take careful planning, but I think it is possible. It happens in movies all the time so it must be possible. Just have two girls (or guys) meet you at the same place. You probably want to make sure that the place is pretty large to insure that it would be diffi cult to be spotted with one by the other. Then try to conduct two dates without either date fi nding out. Planning out reasons to excuse yourself in advance would defi nitely be a good strategy. You will have to be very smooth while transition-ing between the two dates, because it will be hard to guess how much time to spend with one before the other gets too suspicious.

• Don’t even acknowledge that it is Valentine’s Day. In fact, don’t even leave your house. Just stay at home locked away from the real world with some food and Chuck Nor-ris in “Walker, Texas Ranger.” Of course, since you won’t be leaving your house, you have no reason to dress, answer the phone, answer the door or communicate with any other humans in any form. Anyway, no matter what gender you are, if Chuck Norris can’t satisfy you, nobody can. That is just a fact.

• Show up at someone’s house and convince him or her that they are your date. If they don’t believe you, you’re going to have to kidnap them. Unfortunately, you are going to have to keep them tied up until they ver-bally recognize that you are their date for Valentine’s Day, otherwise they might try to escape or call the police. I wouldn’t really recommend this option because it has side ef-fects like heavy fi nes, jail time and restraining orders.

• Try to get a date with someone who is 15 or more years older than you. If for some reason you actually succeed in doing so, you should probably re-port it to the police station as soon as you get the chance (after the date, of course).

Now I am not saying that tradi-

tional Valentine activities are bad. I am saying that doing the same thing year after year might get a bit bor-

ing. Cutting out red construction paper

hearts is not exactly what I think of as an exhilarating ex-

perience, although some may argue otherwise.

Also, if you crave adventure or are left lonely every year on Valentine’s Day, this may also be a good alterna-tive for you. Especially the Chuck Norris one. He is the ultimate com-bination. He will give you adventure and will never leave you with a feel-ing of emptiness.

tive American I would be

you can wear Uggs.

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FACT:The name “Ugg

boots” comes from the name for boots

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Fun things

to do on V-Day

As second semester rolls around and people start receiv-ing their fi nal semester grades, I think it’s time for our beloved Interim Principal Jim Bannan to get a grade. There are many things that are both good and bad about his semester-long re-gime. The real question is, will he make the cut or fail out miser-ably? Only time will answer that question, but let’s see how he’s doing so far.

+ Added trash cansBannan’s decision to put 21 trash cans into the school keeps it

cleaner and makes it easier to get rid of the trash students would have otherwise put on the fl oor.

- Changed exam scheduleThe changing of the exam schedule originally initiated by

the department chairs changed the relaxed and comfortable at-mosphere that one gets from only being here for half of a day. Students lose three hours of study time per day and instead are forced to be in school all day with a 30 minute lunch period. I wish I had four hands so I could give the new exam schedule four thumbs down.

- Bribed students to turn each other inIt is bad enough that the principal openly bribed students

over the intercom to solve vandalism problems, but when he then admitted that not everyone who gives a tip would get the $100, that’s just pathetic because he makes kids believe that they will receive $100, but really it’s just the fi rst one to give the tip.

- Added a school fl ag and rugSchool pride is cool, but why spend money on a rug and fl ag?

Seems pointless to me, almost like the Escalade Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick drives.

+ Considered adding additional security camerasThese cameras could not only stop vandalism but also stop

things like custodians allegedly stealing school property. Good move, Mr. Bannan, I feel a lot safer. My additional suggestion is, even though it would be very expensive, to hire Chuck Norris to be a full time security guard. Nothing would stop vandalism and thievery like a round house kick to the face.

- Dress codeAlthough for some it is needed, I don’t believe shoulders are

one thing that makes me worthy of a cold shower. In fact, the dress code not only restricts my scantily made clothes but keeps me from wanting to attend school with girls who are completely covered. As alumnus Aaron McLean wrote in a letter to the edi-tor of the Squall, “In college there is no dress code and to leave these children unprepared for large chests and large backsides would hurt them even more.” Thanks, Mr. Bannan, I feel unpre-pared for college, and isn’t that what high school is for?

+ Wore perhaps the ugliest suit everThis was kind of a stretch to get another good thing, but any-

body who can wear a suit that looks even remotely close to as ugly as the one he wore has my respect, hands down. Even though he wore it because he made a deal with the football team that he would wear the ugly suit if they won the homecoming game, I still take my hat off for him for actually going through with it.

- Stopped traffi c to the parking lot during school hoursSometimes people forget things in their car when they are

rushing into school to avoid getting another detention for tar-dies. However, instead of having the luxury of taking a quick stroll out to your car to get that homework that you may have forgotten, Bannan has also taken that and squashed it. But fear not, you are able to run to your car with Mr. Bannan, once.

It appears, with the stretch of wearing an ugly suit, that he is close to dead even with four (-)’s and three (+)’s. Seems to me he is trying, but his test scores are lacking. Keep studying and keep up the good work. Maybe we have had a problem with adminis-trators because we compare all of them to Glen Stevenson. How-ever, he should be the model for all new administrators because no one was more understanding and nice.

My senior year of high school ended on Oct. 19. That fall day I was accepted into the University of Michigan, providing an institution for my educational pursuits after my days at Dexter High School. However, my acceptance also marked the decline of a trait that allowed me to get into the university: motivation.

The way high schools are set up in America is a mys-tery to me. I can understand how the fi rst three years of high school function, because there is plenty of motiva-tion to get good grades. Students are trying to please their parents and trying to get into their university of choice, but you can throw those reasons for motivation out the window during senior year.

Many students work hard to please their parents and try to get into their university of choice. Kids are no lon-ger kids anymore, as most kids become adults during their senior year, if they haven’t turned 18 already. And grades senior year, for the most part, do not matter to colleges.

These grades largely don’t matter to universities be-cause universities are becoming more and more competi-tive which, in turn, forces students to apply to colleges earlier and earlier.

Because of the mass number of students who apply to universities, colleges implement rolling admissions. This means that colleges continually accept and deny students over the course of students’ senior year of high school. Students can get accepted into college as early as Octo-ber, leaving seven months of schooling for seniors. But for what?

The opposition will argue that senior year is valuable because it allows students to take important classes prep-ping them for college. But this is where the competition for acceptance into universities backfi res in the faces of the students and the colleges.

Students choose the hardest classes they can fi nd and load their schedule with tough Advanced Placement courses looking to boost their schedule strength. Un-fortunately, students often aren’t ever interested in the courses and take them solely for the university’s pur-pose. This leads to Advanced Placement zombies walk-ing around the hallways taking classes they do not even care about.

America needs to look at how other countries handle the last year of secondary school. Germany has 13 grades of primary education. At the end of the 13th grade, a gi-gantic examination is administered to the students which tests them on the information they have accumulated over their years of schooling. This allows no time for slacking off if the student is serious about getting into a respectable college.

Another important contrast between the schooling in America and Germany is how students are accepted into college. In Germany all students are accepted only after their last year of primary education, not during it. Col-leges wait for the fi nal grades to come in before they make a decision on admitting someone or not.

How can American universities make acceptance deci-sions without even looking at the last year of high school? Most universities will only see three-quarters of a stu-dent’s transcript, which does not seem suffi cient in get-ting a picture of a student’s true abilities. If universities took the time to examine the grades of students’ senior year grades, it would indirectly cause the students to suc-ceed academically in their last year of high school.

In order to counteract declining senior grades, colleg-es threaten to revoke a student’s admission if they aren’t as successful senior year. Although that does happen, it is a weak attempt on the university’s part, as the cases are few and far between.

For an admissions offi ce to even consider revoking ad-mission there needs to be a dramatic change in grades.

As I am sitting in front of the computer monitor, I need to fi nd other sources of motivation to write a decent article, and fortunately I have found that determination through the mediocrity of the American education sys-tem. The United States needs to adopt a new system for schools, one similar to the one set up in Germany, one to encourage success through four years of high school, not just three.

Boots put the ‘Ugg’ in ugly

Bannan: Pass or Fail? Senior year a blow off

THE BLINGIN’ CONTINUES

kyle musenews editor

Only the Rite Stuff

kevin mclaughlinstaff writer

Sittin’ crooked on D’s and Swangs

Sittin’ crooked on D’s and Swangs

robert kuzonmanaging editor

Sam’s ColumnSam’s Column

sam harrisentertainment editor



DREADSin the hall

Q: What do you think about the new exam schedule?

“I don’t know how I’ll survive the three hours.”

Maria Brundage, sophomore

“I’m not happy about it because it violates our contract by eliminating teacher planning hours.”

Jo Muszkiewicz, English teacher

“I think it’s pointless to sit in a classroom for three hours for an hour and a half test.”

Erika Griffi th, senior

“I don’t feel that it’s fair to eliminate off campus lunch due to certain students inability to drive.”

Bobby Adams, junior


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THE ALL SQUALL CALL

Seasons change. Voices change. People change. But the

exam schedule should remain the same. Last year students

had to endure three exams in one day. This year we had to

face one exam for three hours twice a day.

We feel this exam schedule was ludicrous and counter-

productive. While we understand there are laws governing

the number of minutes we need to be in school, there is al-

ways a more plausible solution to be found if administrators

and teachers would take the time to think things out more

carefully.

This is our second year without having an effective mid-

year exam schedule. In our opinion, this is the most fl awed

schedule yet due in large part to the elimination of off-cam-

pus lunch and a chance to sleep in.

How are we expected to be at our peak performance level

when we are lethargic from having to wake up at 6 a.m.?

According to the National Sleep Foundation, the average

teenager needs nine hours of sleep every night in order to

function at their peak performance.

It’s nearly impossible for students to get these full nine

hours before their respective exams. Even if we were to get

to bed by 10 p.m., we still would not be able to get in the

suggested snooze time.

And even if we were to get a good night’s sleep, we still

have trouble focusing on our exams knowing that we’re

stuck staring at the same four walls for twice the amount of

time the former exam schedule used to require of us.

With three hours set aside for each exam, some might

argue that this was benefi cial for students to have plenty of

time to fi nish their tests and focus more clearly on their an-

swers. The Squall begs to differ. While we understand ad-

ministrators were forced to adjust the schedule in order to

meet state regulations, they also had the option to add an

extra day to the schedule at any time of the year in order

to keep the schedule as it was. Ultimately, we feel that it is

more important to do well on exams and have an effective

exam schedule than to get out of school one day sooner.

The new three hour exam block may benefi t students, but

some teachers decided to encompass more material in their

exams since students had more time to fi nish them. Due to

circumstances beyond their control, students had to study

twice as hard for an exam than they normally would.

Because students are not able to walk in and out of class-

rooms during exams, we were not able to get help from

teachers and other students. For some students, group

studying is what works best for them. Why eliminate their

chance to perform to the best of their abilities?

It seems as though other schools are able to maintain a

normal exam schedule year after year, so why is it that we

have so much trouble with it!

Chelsea, Pioneer and Huron High School all fi nish school

on their exam days by 11:30 a.m. and still manage to fol-

low the state’s guidelines. We’d like our administrators and

teachers to see how these schools manage this and then

adopt their schedules.

After all, isn’t it more important to schedule the year

around exams as opposed to scheduling the exams around

the year?

“I think it could have been set up better because three hours is too long to be in a classroom.”

Nathan Keppler, freshman

Cartoon by Jared Myers

Dear Editor,

We’d like to respond to The Squall article of December 22, 2005, “ Higher prices, more ques-tions” by Nicole St. Pierre. Complete meal prices at DCS have not changed since 2002 when they were raised 25 cents. Also, the fi rst paragraph in-correctly states, “the price of lunch offered at the high school is sometimes twice the cost of food found at fast food restaurants”.

Cost for a complete lunch at McDonalds be-gins at $3.20; a complete lunch at the Dexter High Harbour is $2.35 and $2.75. Our specialty salad meal is $3.75 and includes a roll and milk or juice; the specialty salad at McDonalds is $4.19 and doesn’t include anything else.

While a student can pay less for an ala carte item from other restaurants, including McDon-ald’s, our prices are structured to encourage the purchase of a low cost, well balanced meal for only a dime more ($2.25 for a single item, $2.35 for a complete meal).

We focus on serving foods that are healthier, lower fat choices than you typically fi nd at fast food restaurants. Two examples: Harbour fries are only 160 calories and 7 grams of fat as op-posed to McDonald’s fries which are 230 calo-ries and 11 grams of fat. Our pizza is made with whole grain fl our and low fat mozzarella cheese.

Our purpose is not to “Super-Size” your meal adding unnecessary calories and fat. This is no “bargain”. Instead, we want to “nutritionalize” your meal for the healthiest benefi ts to you, the student.

We welcome questions involving your break-fast or lunch meals. Please contact us by phone or e-mail as shown above.

Sara SimmermanMargaret FaberFood & Nutrition DepartmentDexter Community Schools

LETTERSto the editor

Correction from last issue:

Food and Nutrition responds to article

New exam schedule is ludicrous, unproductive

An article on cosmic bowling in the last Squall contained inaccurate and fabricated quotes. The Squall regrets these ethical lapses, and the writer of the story has been disciplined accordingly.

Dear Editor,

I went to my mailbox the other day, only to be greeted with a 3x5 note card which read at the top “To The Complaint Department…” I thought to myself, “Gee, this is my lucky day! It’s a chance to read someone else’s complaint about me. Woo! Woo!!!”

Was it about how I was teaching class? Was it about one of my videos? The answer was “no” on both accounts. What was it, you might ask? It dealt with how I announced the volleyball games of all things.

The anonymous writer of the complaint men-tioned how “belittling” it was to be announcing the non-starters of the game as “non-starters.” The person went on to mention a more politically correct way of announcing the “non-starters”, which I honestly don’t remember because I threw out the note.

While I was not mad at the author of the note per se, I was perplexed at why someone was wor-ried so much about the most insignifi cant compo-nent of a volleyball match (that would be me, the announcer).

Let me just reassure everyone reading this that I, in fact, did not contemplate ways of belittling the non-starters of the volleyball game before coming to school on that Thursday.

It’s been four years of announcing for me, and honestly I have a great time doing it. I was basi-cally doing what I have always done, which was announce all of the players, including those that weren’t starting (dare I say, the “non-starters”?). This was the terminology that was given to me four years ago, by then head coach Ms. Scott. To those ladies who weren’t in fact, starting for the Bedford game on Jan. 19th. I meant you no harm.

I am a HUGE supporter of volleyball, of Dexter athletics in general. I know how hard you work on the court, be it a game, or at practice. I applaud your commitment to the team, and your dedica-tion to the sport that you love. As for me, I will gladly continue to announce the games because of my thorough and sincere enjoyment of it. For me, it is a nice break from the world of theatre; I am not in charge, I get to watch an exciting match every time, and I get to come back and do it again the next week.

As for the author of the note, please please PLEASE understand that I appreciate the effort of ALL student athletes, no matter what their role may be on the team.

In celebration of these ladies and their efforts on the volleyball court, I would encourage each and every one of you to come on out and support them on Thursday, Feb. 9th as they face our arch-rivals, the Chelsea Bulldogs.

These ladies are working hard and they deserve your support. JV and freshman start at 5:30 p.m. with the varsity team playing afterward. I hope to see you there.

Matt MartelloVideo production teacherVolleyball announcer and fan of the game

Volleyball announcer sets the

record straight

By the time some young athletes reach high school, they have moved on from sports and instead work or join a club. Some lose interest in the sport they used to play. Others suffer from burn out.

For sophomore Shane Wright, traditional sports lost their fun in sixth grade.

As a member of the Ann Arbor Ar-senal, one of the area’s most elite soc-cer teams, Wright was a defensemen for six years, and his team was very successful.

H o w e v e r , entering sixth grade, Wright lost interest. “I got burnt out be-cause for all that time my parents had pushed it on me,” Wright said.

D e s p i t e how successful his team was, Wright decided that he didn’t want to be in-volved in some-thing that was going to be taken so seriously.

“I just want-ed to have fun, but for everyone else it was a win at all costs kind of thing,” Wright said.

Since quitting soccer Wright has taken up skateboarding, which he also excels at.

“I spend most of my time now just hanging out and skateboarding,” he said. “I also work at Red Belly Skate Shop in Ann Arbor.”

Although many former athletes suffered from the same situation as Wright, senior Katie Lyons stopped playing tennis because she simply couldn’t fi t it into her busy schedule.

“I worked full time in the sum-mer. And tennis starts at the begin-ning of August, so I couldn’t make the commitment,” Lyons said.

“Even after school started, I was still really busy. I volunteer at the hospital, and my school work load is a lot more than last year because I’m taking some classes at Washtenaw Community College. Also, I model and that takes a lot of time because there is so much travel.”

For 10 years Lyons also competi-tively rode horses.

Her decision to stop had less to do

with her schedule than it did with her passion.

“When I stopped playing tennis, it was solely because I didn’t have time, but with horses it was different because I just didn’t enjoy it as much as I used to. And with how much it costs, I didn’t get enough out of it to continue.”

For Wright, the pressure off the fi eld turned him off.

“People really just lost perspective about it being for fun and a bunch of politics got in the way,” Wright said.

The same is-sues impacted Lyons decision to quit.

“In horses people could be really catty when you were outside of the c o m p e t i t i o n s themselves, and I just got tired of dealing with all of the politics,” she said.

Physical edu-cation teacher and varsity foot-ball coach Tom Barberi said while people may get turned off by the com-petitiveness of sports, for many, lack of playing time and social pressures can have more of an effect on people quitting.

“I think some-times people quit

because they don’t like the amount of playing time they receive,” he said. “But I think more people quit be-cause they have to get jobs because bills start piling up.

If you buy a car, you have car pay-ments and insurance to buy and oth-er things they need money for. There just ends up not being any time for sports.”

Barberi also said some people might quit sports because they don’t feel they fi t in with the group who plays the sport. But for him, that’s not a good reason.

“Sports are about taking people who are different and meshing to-gether to reach a goal together,” he said. “If people give up because they don’t fi t in right away, I think those people are going to have a hard time interacting with others in the fu-ture.”

Last summer senior Jeff Ceccacci received a phone call that would drastically change his senior year by forcing him to move from Placentia, CA to Dexter.

Ceccacci moved to Dexter so that he could play on the Victory Honda Midget Major AAA hockey team that plays out of Canton.

The Victory Honda team was Midget Major state champions last year and made it to the quar-ter fi nals at nationals before losing.

“At the beginning of last summer the coach, Brian Burke, called my Dad and told him that his team was interested in having me play for them,” Ceccacci said.

Victory Honda played against Ceccacci’s team in a tournament during the ‘04-’05 season and Ceccacci’s skills caught Burke’s eye.

“I was really excited when I heard that Victo-ry Honda wanted me to play for them,” Ceccacci said. “But I also didn’t want to leave my friends and family.”

Ceccacci found it was hard to leave his friends and family. He also can’t do some of his hobbies because of moving here, “I really like to surf and skateboard,” Ceccacci said.

He said it was really awkward when the fi rst time he met his coach was when he was moving in with him.

“Yeah, that was a little awkward. I had never meet (Coach Burke) until I moved in with him,” Ce-ccacci said. “I really like his wife and kids though,

and he doesn’t really give me rules, so I like living with him.”

Ceccacci doesn’t regret moving here for the eight months of hockey sea-son.

“I don’t regret coming here be-cause it has re-ally improved my hockey,” he said.

The reason for Ceccacci’s move is because hockey isn’t a very popular sport in California and the leagues there showed that.

“There’s not very much hockey in California so there were only about two good teams in my league,” he said. “Here every game is an actual competition.”

Though Ceccacci doesn’t know if he will be playing hockey anywhere next year, he does know that being on The Victory Honda team has helped his future.

“There isn’t much hockey at all in California,” Ceccacci said. “This has also helped my future a lot.”

Ceccacci has also made many new friends since

coming here. “I like all the guys on the

team,” Cappo said. And his teammates seem to like him

too. Senior Mike Cappo, who is also on the Vic-

tory Honda team, said Ceccaci joined the team with no prob-lem.

“He’s a nice kid, and we all like him,” he said. “It’s like he’s always

been a part of the team.”

While Ceccacci en-joys being on the team,

he said Dexter High is much different then his Cal-

ifornia high school. “Dexter is a really small school,” he said. “My

old school had 2500 kids, so I’m used to a lot more students. I’m also used to school

being outside because that’s how all the schools are in California.”

Though kids who have always lived in Michigan might not be able to imagine a school outside be-cause of the harsh winter, Ceccacci will be return-ing to the nice weather soon.

Ceccacci said, “Once the season is over in April, I’m going to move back to California.”

like living with him.” Ceccacci doesn’t regret

moving here for the eight months of hockey sea-

“I don’t regret

sport in California and the leagues there

“There’s not very much hockey in California so there were only about two good teams in my league,” he said. “Here every game is an actual

“I like all the guys on the team,” Cappo said. And his

teammates seem to like him too. Senior Mike Cappo,

who is also on the Vic-tory Honda team, said

Ceccaci joined the

been a part of the team.”

joys being on the team, he said Dexter High is

much different then his Cal-ifornia high school. “Dexter is

a really small school,” he said. “My old school had 2500 kids, so I’m used

Focusing all of her attention on the white ball fl ying through the air, senior varsity volley-ball player and co-captain Kim Sullivan dove for it like she had so many times before. Only this time was different.

Sullivan collided with junior Roseanna Lee and was pulled out of the tournament she was playing in at Saline and taken to the hospital after realizing she had severely injured herself.

“I was diving for the ball and me and Rosie hit each other,” Sullivan said. “She landed on my hip. I couldn’t breathe or stand.” Sullivan hasn’t been able to play since the tour-nament on Jan. 7 due to the injury that doctors diag-nosed as deep bone bruising.

However, Sullivan hopes to return to the court as soon as possible. “I’m planning on be-ing back this weekend,” she said, “but I don’t know how realistic that is.” Sullivan’ determi-nation is shared among her other team mates according to junior Camille Hanks. “We beat Saline at the tournament and Chelsea at team camp this summer,” Hanks said. “Those are two teams we lost to last year.”

Improving this season is something the vol-leyball team is striving for after winning three of their 11 games last year. “Everyone wants to win,” Sullivan said. “Attitudes are different. We are working on what we need to do.”

In the off season members of the team

played for Ann Arbor United, a club team for volleyball players in the Washtenaw country area, to stay in shape. “Pretty much the whole team plays for AAU,” Hanks said. “It’s fun be-cause we get to go on trips to Florida, Alabama and Minnesota for tournaments. A lot of girls have really improved playing for AAU.”

And already their dedication is shining through in their games according to Sullivan. “We might win S.E.C’s, and we’ll probably win Districts,” she said. Other members of the team share Sullivan’s optimism.

“I think we are a lot better this year than last year,” Hanks said. “Our coach has even said that we are better.” Practices haven’t changed signifi cantly for the team, but they do believe that they are working harder this year.

“Our coach was new last year,” Hanks said. “She didn’t want to be too hard on us. Now she knows that she can push us a little more. Prac-tices are a little bit harder than last

year, but I think everyone is just choosing to work harder this year.”

Sullivan agrees. “Things are a lot better than last year,” she said. “The team wants to be good.” Her added determination to the team is a key component in helping the team. But they don’t want to give people the wrong impres-sion. They still have lots of fun while working hard.

“We like to dance. We brought a boom box to Pioneer and had a dance party outside the gym.” Hanks said. “We also have raves to ‘Sandstorm’ before every game. It’s not all work no play with us. We want to have fun. We just want to do well too.”


GIRLS VOLLEYBALL•2/9 vs. Chelsea @7:00p.m.•2/14 vs. A.A Huron @7:00p.m.•2/16 vs. Saline @7:00p.m.•2/21 SEC @ 3:00p.m.

HOCKEY•2/1 vs. Lincoln @7:30p.m.•2/11 vs. Crestwood @7:00p.m.•2/15 vs. Saline @ 7:30p.m.•2/18 vs. Pinckney @7:00p.m.•2/22 vs. Canton @7:30p.m.

WRESTLING•2/2 vs. Adrian @6:00p.m.•2/8 vs. Battle Creek Central

WINTER SPORTS: Home game schedule

Volleyball team improves skillkelsey schultzmorale manager

Hitting it hard: Senior Alyssa Cavanaugh spikes the ball over the net scoring a point against the other team. Ca-vanaugh has been on the varsity team for three years.

Pressure forces students to quit sports

fun and a bunch of politics got in the way,” Wright said.

sues impacted Lyons decision to quit.

people could be really catty when you were outside of the c o m p e t i t i o n s themselves, and I just got tired of dealing with all of the politics,” she said.

cation teacher and varsity foot-ball coach Tom Barberi said while people may get turned off by the com-petitiveness of sports, for many, lack of playing time and social pressures can have more of an effect on people quitting.

times people quit

austin shapriostaff writer

Ceccacci moves from California to play hockeyraleigh holmesopinions editor

Everyone wants to win. Attitudes are different. We

are working on what we need to do.”

•Kim Sullivansenior

Top seven reasons people

quit sports

1. Loss of interest in the sport

2. Other commitments

3. Can’t stand the pressure

4. Unhappy with amount of playing

time

5. Need to work at a job

6. Money issues

7. Disagreements with the coach

data collected in fi ve interviews by austin shapiro

BOYS BASKETBALL•2/24 vs. Tecumseh @7:00p.m.•2/28 vs. Saline @7:00p.m.

BOYS SWIMMING•2/3 vs. Lincoln @6:30p.m.•2/10 vs. Chelsea @6:30p.m.

photo by spencer ryan

Senior Jeff Ceccacciphoto by brandon mayotte

A beeping sound rings through the town at 6 a.m. It is the sound of alarm clocks and determination.

Athletes will soon be waking up to make their journey to speed training, a program put on by varsity football coach Tom Barberi that is used to improve athletes speed and agility.

“This program helps kids learn the proper techniques of running and it gives them drills they can work on alone,” he said. “The idea is to get all of the Dexter ath-letic programs on the same running program.”

Last year Barberi said the program was a great suc-cess. More than 100 athletes participated including ju-nior Johnny Benjamin.

“This program helped me improve my speed drasti-cally,” Benjamin said. “It taught me how to run, and it worked out certain muscles in my legs to become more explosive.”

This year speed training begins on Feb. 7 and goes through March 9, starting at 6:15 a.m. This is the most unappealing part of the program according to Benjamin.

“It was tough to get up in the morning last year,” he said. “Sometimes I wouldn’t go if I had a basketball game

the night before.” But senior Alex Kerr thinks that it is not as bad as it sounds.

“It is hard at fi rst,” he said. “But you wake up soon after you start. It even wakes you up for fi rst hour.“

Senior Jared Westwood agrees with Kerr. “You feel really physically fi t when you’re done,” Westwood said.

There are a wide variety of activities that are done at speed training to keep it from being repetitive and boring Bar-bieri said.

The program is made up of 12 dif-ferent drills that are run by 12 differ-ent coaches from different sports. The drills range from lifting weights to run-ning.

Barbieri also said the variety of drills contributes to the reason this program can work specifi c muscles. Dif-ferent drills work different muscles, and with 12 drills, coaches are able to work specifi c ones.

“My favorite drill is the parachute running,” West-wood said.

In parachute running someone attaches a parachute to another’s back and makes the run. The parachute creates drag and resistance. Westwood went from running a 5.6

sec. 40 yard dash to a 4.9 sec. 40 after speed training.But how does someone know speed training is right

for them? What sports is speed training for? The athletes that have gone to speed training say the answer is simple.

Speed training is right for every one and every sport.

“It helps with any sport you play,” senior Scott Chevalier said. Chevalier plays football and runs track and says he is much more ex-plosive since he has been in speed training.

Chevalier and other speed train-ees all agree speed is one of the most important aspects of being an ath-

lete. “Sometimes It doesn’t even mat-ter how much talent or skill you have at a certain sport,” he said. “If you have speed, then you will at least be de-cent. Speed kills.”

Barbieri said he couldn’t have done it alone. “The coaches are the people who really make this pro-

gram work,” he said. It may take a lot of hard work and determination to

want to get up early in the morning and run, but these athletes know they need to get the job done.

“I know there are people out there who are faster than me,” Benjamin said. “So I need to improve to get to the next level.”

*Snow days there will be no speed training

*Transportation will be provided for Mill Creek students to Mill Creek from the high school in the mornings.

With more and more pro athletes re-leasing shoes onto the market, the Nike Zoom Lebron is the best of the best. Lebron James is a new sensation.

He hit the courts in 2003 right out of high school and since then has achieved many fi rsts in the NBA. Things like the fi rst high school player to go straight to the pros and score 25 points in his debut game. It is no wonder he has so many endorsements and his own shoe.

The shoes start at $125 but have so many outstanding features that the $125 is worth it.

The Zoom Air units on the sole of the shoe give protection from shock and good response when running down the court.

Although the Zoom Air units may seem insuffi cient by themselves, part-nered with the carbon fi ber spring they

become more than suffi cient. They become Lebronicized. Lebroni-

cized is a word that I made up that more or less means better than the best, like Lebron James.

Often times when you see players take the court, they lick their hands and rub the bottom of their shoes in order to give them more traction when run-ning and moving on the court. With the Zoom Lebrons, the traction pattern is made specifi cally to keep a person on his feet and moving faster than his op-ponent.

Something that may seem new to the average person is the Sphere Technol-ogy. Basically, Sphere Technology helps manage the moisture that gets in and out of the shoe while someone’s run-ning and dunking.

And when you’re out there breaking ankles, your Lebrons will survive be-cause of the Leather Support Tabs that are attached to the shoe laces found on the shoe. Not only does the shoe come with the name, it has a sweet commer-cial.

After a long day of street balling, you can head home and watch Lebron bla-tantly steal the Nutty Professor idea by impersonating everyone at the table.

But don’t worry. While all the other characters are blabbering, James is get-ting pumped up for the game where he will make himself, along with his shoes,

ever more famous. One thing that the Zoom Lebron has that other shoes do not is the Lebron name on them.

You can get the Air Jordans or some other Nike shoe with Vince Carter on it, but they won’t say Lebron, and if you are looking for respect on the court, chances are these shoes will defi nitely help.

So check your balance, elbow, eyes and follow through and just know that while you may get stuck playing in a park down the road, someone really famous is wearing the same shoes you just paid $125 dollars for.

Not to mention you just supported thousands of Taiwanese kids in sweat shops with $25 of your purchase.


derek agerstaff writer

Ra Ra: Senior Allie Shapiro and Molly Brewster and sophomore Krystyna Taheri cheer at a basketball game. “My favorite part about the basketball games is that more people are actually getting into it, “ Shapiro said.

Lebron James makes great plays, great shoes

Walking into a mens basketball game you may notice a few things. The most no-ticeable is the loudest and only section of bleachers with fans standing up: the stu-dent cheering section.

“It is a tradition that we have carried on from the seniors of last year,” junior Colin McAweeney said, “and we decided that was an important enough tradition to carry on.”

McAweeney and fellow junior Carl Burhop are recognized as the leaders in the stands.

“The crowd gets pretty pumped, kind of like when Brink beat Val in the big race at the end of the Disney Channel original movie ‘Brink’,” Burhop said. “The emo-tion of the student section is best repre-sented by Steve Burgett and his pre-game underarmour “We must protect this house!’ Cheer.”

Burhop and McAweeney agree that the hardest part of trying to organize the cheer-ing section is trying to get students to not only attend the game but to participate in the cheering as well.

“At the beginning of the season, there was a low quantity of people but a high quality of energy,” McAweeney said. “What

we want to do is get more people to come, but we want the same energy so we can sup-port the team better.”

A key component to the student cheering is the theme nights.

Themes are decided by Burhop and McAweeney.

“After we have chosen the themes for the game it goes to (basketbal l ) Coach (Randy) Swoverland to be checked,” M c A w e e n e y said. “He then tells us if the theme is ap-propriate and the announce-ments are looked over by (secretary Joan) Whitehead.”

This year’s themes have included a su-perhero night, Halloween night and a white out, where all students wear white clothing.

“We think of some of the themes our-selves but many of them are traditional, like white out and black out. “This year we also added the maroon platoon,” McAweeney said. “The best games of the year are when we get a lot of people on a big game on Fri-day night and the other team has a big stu-dent section too. It makes it a lot more fun when you have somebody to cheer against.”

McAweeney says that Chelsea games are always the best games of the year. “I look forward to the Chelsea games the most be-

cause its the biggest rivalry Dexter has,” he said, “basically the whole school comes out decked in the nights theme ready to support the team.”

According to McAweeney the cheerlead-er also add a lot of energy to the fans. “My

favorite part of the games are when Carly Dalton does her no-handed aerials, or when they get into battles with the other squads,” he said.

Players enjoy the cheering section as well.

According to junior power forward James Nati the student section makes it a better envi-ronment to play in.

“It makes it so you can get pumped up after a big play, like when I crammed on a kid against Lincoln and the crowd went crazy,” he said.

Not only does the student cheering sec-tion add energy to the team, but it also makes it hard for the opposing teams to concentrate.

“When the crowd gets loud, it makes it tough for the other team to play,” Nati said. “It’s harder for them to communicate plays and make shots when the fans are going crazy.”

Both Burhop and McAweeney encourage students to attend the games.

“Supporting the basketball team is a fun way to show you have school spirit,” McAweeney said. “Last year channel 4’s show, State Champs, gave us the winter-season state champs school spirit award, and we are going for the repeat.”

Juniors organize themes for basketball games

robert kuzonmanaging editor

It makes it a lot more fun when you have

somebody to cheer against.”

• Colin McAweeneyjunior

the night before.” But senior Alex Kerr thinks that it is not sec. 40 yard dash to a 4.9 sec. 40 after speed training.

TRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAININGSPEED

Kyle’s Top Five Shoes

1. Nike- Air Force One

2. Nike- Shox

3. Nike- Air CB 4 2

4. Converse- Chuck Taylor

5. Reebok- Any Allen Iverson line

You feel really physically fi t when

you’re done.”

• Jared Westwoodsenior

McAweeney and Burhop hope for more fans with high quality energy

Zoom air units: Give response and absorbs the shock when running down the court.

Leather support tabs: To keep the laces attached to the shoe and avoid breaking apart when playing

Lebron James makes great plays, great shoesLebron James makes great plays, great shoesLebron James makes great plays, great shoesSphere technology:

Manages moisture getting in and out of the shoe

THE BLINGIN’ CONTINUES

kyle musenews editor

schedule from tom barbieri

Feb. 7Feb. 9Feb. 14Feb. 16Feb. 21

Feb. 23Feb. 28Mar. 2Mar. 7Mar. 9

SCHEDULE FOR SPEED TRAINING

photo by Andrea Wolverton

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