THE LHS REVOLUTION Liberty High School September 2011 Vol. 9, Ed. 1 8720 Scarborough Drive Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920

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STAFF: Nicollette Achondo&Emma Brown…..….Executive Editors Laura Andersen………………………………..Copy Editor David Brown...……………………………… ..Copy Editor Matt Caverly…………………………………...Copy Editor Cory Kennedy…………………………….…...Copy Editor Alexandra Rivas…………………………...…...Copy Editor Kwang Choy…………………………………...Copy Editor Xandra McMahon…………………………..…Copy Editor Emily Aiken………………………………..……..Journalist Jennifer Beatty……………………………………Journalist Jordan Blakeley..……………………………… .. Journalist Tonya Kramer……………………………………Journalist Marisa Mandel………………………...……...…...Journalist Jenny Shannon….……………………………… Journalist Maci Steeves……………………………………...Journalist Jordyn Swaney………………………………...….Journalist Cirkeline Colberg…………………………………Journalist Liam Manning…………………………………….Journalist Jeff King………………………………………….Journalist Erica Nobles……………………………………...Journalist Michaela Howard…………………………………Journalist Josie Smith………………………………………..Journalist Ashley Wierengo………………………………….Journalist

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By Laura Andersen

Former security guard Cal once said, “We are Lancers; therefore, we must, Lance up.” This year, Liberty is taking his words to heart. The Lancers are showing more spirit than ever this year, and there are many things being done to promote this. Liberty kicked off the school year with an appear-ance on a segment on Fox 21 news called “Loud and Proud.” The Lancer Nation showed up strong wearing red and blue; stu-dents roared with school pride. Many students even stuck around after the assembly to show off a talent or just to show viewers that

In addition to the LOL group, administrators came up with class spirit contests. As an incentive, they are offering prizes to the winning group every quarter, as well as an end-of-the-year party to the team with the highest total number of points. Grade levels can earn points by attending events, wearing Lancer gear, and many other things. This past week, students have had the op-portunity to sign a class-specific spirit stick. As asked in the segment “Loud and Proud,” what does make our school cool? Senior Hannah Ever-son “[loves] the cross country team,” and Amy Penn a junior could not agree more. Liberty’s softball team was a part of “Loud and Proud.” Softball players pointed out that the team is going for its seventh division champi-onship title. While many students enjoy sports, sophomore Tyler Ritchie says, “I like the teach-ers.” The teachers here at Liberty are certainly enthusiastic about their jobs, and they play a huge part in supporting students both in the

our school is bursting with spirit! The segment also highlighted some of the cool things Liberty has going on this year. While Lib-erty has had the Lancer Lunatics group for several years, a new group is being introduced. “LOL” usually means “laugh out loud,” this year, “LOL” means “Lancers Out Loud.” LOL is a new group of students who are the leaders of the Lancer Lunatics. This leader-ship group is trying to spread school spirit by increasing student attendance at all of the sporting events. Mrs. Cooling explains that there are two stages: The first simply includes getting the Lancer

Nation excited about com-ing to the events. The se-cond step includes leading cheers to support our teams; in fact, the LOL group is working with the cheerleaders to develop and lead cheers. So far, school spirit does seem to be in-creasing. At the Liberty vs. Air Academy volleyball game on September 8th, the stands were packed with Lancers; many students even made signs in support of the teams.

classroom and on the field. Liberty High School is doing many things to increase school spirit, and so far it is going great! Let’s keep up the positive school spirit! If you missed Liberty’s spotlight on “Loud and Proud,” you can still watch it at www.coloradoconnection.com/neighborhood/content.aspx?id=569621. Let’s go Lancers! Sources: Interview with Mrs. Cooling, attendance

to Liberty’s assembly and volleyball game www.coloradoconnection.com/neighborhood/

content.aspx?id=569621 Photos by Laura Andersen

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Students of all grades began the class spirit contest by signing grade specific spirit sticks.

Dallin Page and Caden Nixon show their true Lancer spirit at the “Loud and Proud” assembly.

Senior Baisy and Liberty’s new addition, Sir Cal, are boasting with pride for the

Lancer Nation.

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By Alex Rivas

Look out America; Yiqian Fu and Cirkeline Colberg have ar-rived! These foreign exchange students provide Liberty High School with our very own taste of the world’s cultures. But who are the girls behind the unfamiliar languages and backgrounds? Let’s give a warm welcome to Yiqian Fu from Sichuan, China! After a fourteen hour plane ride covering 6,392 miles, Yiqian arrived in the Springs. She was very eager to come to America, all nervousness aside. Upon her arrival, she adopted an American name: Alice. One of the first things Alice said she noticed about America, were the smiles that she could see in every direction “People are so friendly!” she says. One other thing she took notice to was the fine establishment, Yo-Yogurt. There are no Yo-Yogurts in Chi-na and she is very fond of them, “The food is way different here.” This will be one of the many things she misses when she goes back to China in June. Mostly, she will miss the people she met and the different culture she got to experience. Although, she

won’t miss the cold weather that Colorado is known for. Surprisingly, Yiqian says that school is harder here in the Unit-ed States. In China the students stay in one classroom from 7am to 9pm and the teachers are the ones who rotate classrooms. De-spite the harder school system Yiqian really wishes to stay in America and become a manager of any major company. She says that, “coming to America and experiencing all of these new things is so life chang-ing.”

Meet Cirkeline Colberg! Cir-keline is from Copenhagen, Den-mark and after traveling about 4,961 miles, she lands here in Colo-rado. She came to the United States thanks to the EF (Education First) Program. In order to come to America, though, Cirkeline had to leave behind her mother, father, and little brother until June of 2012. Even though Cirkeline is a little nervous about being without her parents for a year, she is very excited to, “experience the new culture of America.” And she is off to a great start; she has made many new friends. “The people here are so much friendlier than the people

in Denmark. Everyone is very wel-coming,” she says. Another thing that Denmark lacks, is Starbucks! Cirkeline tried her first drink from Starbucks upon her arrival and she loves it. Although, she says, “the food in America is better but it is much healthier in Copenhagen.” One thing that Cirkeline really enjoys is the school system. In Co-penhagen, school typically starts from 10am and ends at 4pm but the schedule changes daily. She claims that school is harder in Denmark. Who would blame her for saying so? The students there are required to be fluent in English, Danish and German. Cirkeline says she wants to stay in America and that she will greatly miss the people she has met here. She also recommends the Foreign Exchange Program to anyone who wants to become more social and learn new things. Cirkeline, “wouldn’t take back this experience for the world!” Even though switching schools, and even more so switching coun-tries, is difficult, both girls claim that “coming to America has been a life changing experience,” that they will never forget. America is forever a part of their memory and the diversity that these two girls have added to the student population will forever be a part of Liberty High School as well.

Yiqian Fu is the foregin exchange stu-dent from China! Photo by Alex Rivas

Cirkeline Colberg, is Liberty’s own taste of Denmark! Photo by Alex Rivas

By Jennifer Beatty

Some students may have noticed the increased security at Liberty and wondered “Why now? What’s going on?” Well, Lancers, our security staff at Liberty is experiencing some big changes. There are two new officers on staff, and now there is “a lady secu-rity officer here,” says the new fe-male member Erin Arcady. “I walk around a lot,” she says, helping keep students safe. To work at Lib-erty “you have to have some type of police background and you have to be able to work well with stu-dents.” All of our staff is well qual-ified to keep us safe. Take Officer Reester for example; she has spent twenty years in the Colorado Springs Police Department working as a detective, in patrol, and many other positions. “Our primary job here is the safety and security of everyone here, including students, staff, and visitors,” explains Larry Arnold, the head of security. Lancers may have also noticed that the security policies are to be taken seriously and will continue to be enforced all year. Most notably

for those students leaving campus, Officer Reester and the rest of the security staff have been checking student I.D.s during both lunches. “We will do this all year long to make sure our Freshmen and Soph-omores are on campus, and our Juniors and Seniors have the privi-lege to leave,” says Arcady. “The school realized we have a huge obli-gation to our students, and those students who are leaving cam-pus who shouldn’t be leaving campus are a liability issue and we’re responsible for their safe-ty. If we were to shirk our re-sponsibility and allow anyone to leave campus and they got involved in an accident, then we’re responsible. Other schools follow the same proce-dures. In the past we haven’t had as much of an issue with it, but this year it seems to be a bigger problem with people trying to leave when they shouldn’t be able to leave. Oth-er than that it’s the same prac-tices and procedures,” says Arnold. These “new” policies turn

out to be not very new and differ-ent at all. Students should make sure to thank our security staff for keeping us safe, even though some policies may take a few minutes out of their lunch time. Sources: Interviews with Erin Arcady, Officer Reester, and Larry Arnold

Keeping Us Safe: Liberty’s Security Staff

Officer Reester checks the IDs of two students. Photo by Jennifer Beatty

By Erica Nobles You might remember Nic as “Beast” from one of his many theatre productions here at Lib-erty High School. Nicholas Ol-sen graduated from Liberty High School in 2010 and is cur-rently attending school at the University of Northern Colora-do. Nic is majoring in musical theatre and minoring in dance. When asked about his plans after college he said, “I plan to move to New York and try my luck at professional perform-ing.” He’s been in a total of fourteen shows, six of them while he was in college. His fa-ther, Bradd Olsen, says he doesn’t think he’s ever missed a performance if it was at all pos-sible. Even Nic’s younger broth-er, Josh, watches Nic perform. Of all the productions Nic has been in, his favorite is Liberty’s production of “West Side Story” because, “everyone was so amazing in it!” Also his favorite character to play is Tony from the same show. In transition from high school to college, Nic noticed many differences in the

shows. College productions go up a lot faster than high school ones do and the people in col-lege productions have a higher level of talent. Nic says, “They only go over things once and you have to get it solid when it’s taught.” Another hard thing about college shows is that you have to be off script by the time the very first rehearsal rolls around. Even though the college shows make him step up his game a little, he says he loves doing them anyway. When asked about his inspiration for theatre, Nic said, “It’s just this feeling of being bigger than yourself and being involved in sending a message to a group of people. That’s pretty awesome.” Originally, Nic wasn’t going to go into musical theatre; he want-ed to be a fire fighter. By the time his senior year came around though he knew it was what he wanted to do. On one hand, Bradd (dad) was surprised when Nic wanted to pursue musical theatre as a career. While on the other hand, Josh (brother) says, “It suits his per-

sonality well,” and “I see Nic as the next big Hollywood actor.” Nic sets an example for other Liberty graduates by showing them that anything is possible. Other Liberty graduates can have a bright future like Nic too. Even though his family misses him while he’s away at college, they know he’s doing well. Be on the lookout for the name Nic Olsen! Sources: Interviews with Nic Olsen, Bradd Olsen, and

Josh Olsen .

Where are they now? Look for the name Nic Olsen in lights (:

Nic during the performance of “Beauty and the Beast” at Liberty.

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Sources: Interview with Bri Kilbourne

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/feather-hair-extensions-eating-away-at-fishing-lure-

supply-20110603 online article http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/feather-

hair-extensions-eating-away-at-fishing-lure-supply-20110603 online interview

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Community

By Maci Steeves

When it is said that history repeats itself, the same goes for fashion and hair styles. Believe it or not, the feathers fashion statement was originated hun-dreds of years ago and has popped in and out of the fash-ion world ever since. The most recent come back has added a new twist: rooster feathers. 2011 started off the new style in salons where hair feath-ers have become an epic trend. The latest statement is pro-foundly popular in the fashion world. Senior, Bri Kilbourne, is one example of the walking fashion statement. She claims that, “I wear feathers in my hair because I like the Bohemian feel of them. It’s a fun way to give color to my hair without dying it.” Feathers may be flying off the shelves as hair accessories, but when it comes to other uses, feathers are a scarce find. What many do not know is that

Feathers and Freaked Out Fishermen the feathers being crimped into hair came from farm animals such as roosters and chickens. These feathers were originally used to make lures that fly-fishermen need in order to at-tract fish. The popular hair dec-orations are cutting into the fishing business. Brian Laczkin, who works at Urban Angler says, “the availability has gone way down due to the increased demand. There is no more ma-terial…pretty much at all.” Fish-ermen all over the country are stupefied and frustrated by the unavailability of these now rec-reational feathers. Using these feathers for fashion use may be causing fish-ermen to reschedule their fly-fishing outings for now, but rest assured, in another few months or so, a new fashion sense from decades ago will return to the world of hair accessories. All will be right in the world of fishing accessories and beauty queens once again.

By Cory Kennedy

“Does gum really take a long time to digest?” Kelli Clark 9th

The seven year digestion plan… Gum has no such plot and never has. This world renowned myth has no basis of fact and no one is even sure where it started. As long as one does not con-stantly swallow gum, one will not be caught in a sticky situation. “Is the liger real?” Austin Pethtel 10th As a matter of fact, ligers do exist. They are the offspring of male lions and female tigers, quite a deadly combination, seeing as how they are one of the largest cats in the world weighing a whopping one thou-sand pounds. “Does toast fall butter side down more often?” Tyler Gal-logly 11th This misconception has been proven false. Statistics by bril-liant scientists show that butter has absolutely no effect on the way toast falls. Although if the buttered side of the toast was pressed in, the toast would most likely fall with the non-buttered side facing up. “Can Coca-Cola® clean stains better than brand cleaners?” John Arning 11th

A surprisingly factual urban legend this is. The citric acid in Coca-Cola® demolishes many stains, and not just in laundry. Greasy laundry may be the most common story people hear, but it can also remove the stains from a toilet bowl and rust is a sitting duck when it comes around. “Can eating Pop Rocks® while drinking Coke® make

you explode?” Avery Vasquez 12th Most people know the answer to this myth (utterly false) but the facts are interesting. The child this occurred to, Little Mikey from the LIFE commer-cial was rumored to have eaten six packs of Pop Rocks® and a six-pack of soda and the exces-sive carbon dioxide caused his stomach to explode. Worries aside, Little Mikey, or John Gilchrist, still lives, body whole and healthy, in New York. “Do toilets really spin the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere?” Amanda Cruise 12th

Questioned by many, known by a couple, and thought to be known by a few or more. Well, this is not true. People will ar-gue and attempt to explain the Coriolis Effect. Those people have been misinformed and something as large as the Corio-lis Effect will not affect some-thing as miniscule as the direc-tion of a toilet flush. The CE has nothing to do with it, so let it be. The type of pipes and shape of the bowl are the real culprits here, so a toilet’s flush could be clockwise or counter clockwise in either hemisphere. Sources Interviews with Kelli Clark, Austin Pethtel,

Tyler Gallogly, John Arning, Avery Vasquez, and Amanda Cruise

http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.asp http://www.scientificamerican.com/

article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-chewing-gum-takes-seven-years-to-digest

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0804_050804_ligers.html

http://mythbustersresults.com/episode28 http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/w/

watervscoke.htm http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/

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Peer Thinking

What The Plank?!?! By Tonya Kramer

Planking- the act of lying face down, feet pointed, hands to the side showing no emotion. Owl-ing- the act of squatting down, bringing knees into chest, plac-ing arms straight down to your’ side. Coning- the act of ordering ice cream cone in drive through and grabbing it from the ice cream top in order to make the employee feel uncomfortable. Uni-coning- Ordering Ice Cream cone and shoving the ice cream top directly onto head to resem-ble a unicorn.

If you haven’t heard, the actions listed above are new fads

for the teenage and young adult community. All involve doing simplistic "pranks" and posting videos or pictures of the action on social networking sites, such as Facebook. The question is, how did these new trends start? Some argue that "planking" is a form of racism. Back in the age of slave trade, when slaves were shipped from one place to an-other, the owners would pack the slaves in what are known as "plank beds." Which is where the term "planking" actually originated. However, nearly all participants of this activity would explain how racism is the farthest thing from their mind; they believe it is just harmless fun. As harmless as this seems though, there have been severe consequences from planking. A 20 year old man was getting his friend to photograph him on top of a balcony railing in South Australia when he fell off and died. Since then, Queensland policemen threaten that a person can get charged with "Unauthorized high-risk activity" if they participate in planking or

owling. There are obvious risks to planking and owling when the person does so in dangerous places, which is the most com-mon places people partake in this. So is the risk worth the reward of bragging rights? "I think it is just stupid" says Senior Ashley Routhier, "It’s completely pointless." Other than planking or owl-ing, one could always try coning or uni-coning as a safer alterna-tive. The only thing coning or uni-coning could damage is ones pride. So what is it about these fads that are so intriguing to the youth? "I think it’s awesome, in fact I want to do it right now!" Says Sophomore Austin Pethtel. Whether you are a planker, an owler, a coner, or a uni-coner, all groups can join to accomplish what they have been trying to do

Staged photo of Sophomore Annie

Parchinski showing the art of planking. Photo by Tonya Kramer.

Sources: www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13414527

www.bet.com/news/national/2011/07/06/planking-w-s-all-the-controversy-about-html-

www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpps/myfox-originals/what-is-owling-dpgoh-20110726-

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Senior, Bethany Heimple, shows off her love for the fashion. Photo from Facebook

Austin showing off a liger, a not so mythical creature. Staged photo by Cory Kennedy

Man, it doesn't work… Picture from http://www.gordtep.com/?

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By Jordyn Swaney

Located about twenty three miles east of Colorado’s capital, Denver, lies Denver Interna-tional Airport. DIA is the larg-est airport in Colorado as well as the nation, in terms of square footage. However, no one could expect that a conspiracy is capable of lying throughout the quaint walls of an airport in Colorado. Denver International, also dubbed the “world’s most sinis-ter airport,” is said to have a DUMB (deep underground military base) as a fallout shelter only available for the world’s elite during a next possible apocalyptic fallout. The “elite” are sometimes referred to as the New World Order (NWO), which is made up of the richest, most powerful people of the world. They are also the people that would carry out the human race after they exterminate the world. Of course this is just a theory; nothing has been prov-en as fact; so the theory still sits

as a dark conspiracy. “Oh, I definitely believe in the conspiracy,” states Ashley Routhier, a senior convinced DIA has more to it than just being Colo-rado’s prev-alent air-port. Before DIA was built in 1995, peo-ple departed and arrived from Stapleton Airport, which had more runways and gates, and was an overall larger termi-nal than DIA is now. Mayor Federico Pena of Denver over-looked the building of DIA, and deemed the new airport was necessary due to apparent “passenger growth” that was occurring. Pena stated that “[DIA will attract] non-stop service from Europe, South America and the Far East.” So,

a new airport had to be designed to meet Pena’s expectations. Stapleton was ordered to close as soon as DIA was constructed,

to avoid any competition this new “Titanic” of an airport would cause to it. To add to the theory, during the construction of DIA, the buildings that were being con-structed were suddenly ordered to be buried underground be-cause “they weren’t built proper-ly.” Eight levels of underground facilities are still said to be acces-sible. These buildings are be-lieved to be the bunker for

NWO. The conspiracy is further enhanced by the amount of symbolism referring to geno-cide in DIA. Passengers would

walk by the grand murals painted on the walls near the escalators that lead to security check points. Three dead women of non-Aryan races, the Mayan tablet that depicts the date of December 21,

2012, the world burning, and a “few

‘elite’ animal species protected by glass” were in the second mural alone. “Au Ag” can be seen over both murals-- many thinking these to be gold and silver, because of their ele-mental names. Another theory is that this is an abbreviation for a deadly toxin, Australia Anti-gen that could possibly cause the genocide. Some of these murals have been either taken

down or painted over because it upset the thousands of people that walked by and glanced at them. Another symbol presented is the airport itself. The layout of the airport runways, when viewed aerially, resembles a swas-tika, a known symbol for Hitler’s Third Reich, destruction, and overall, mass genocide. The theories and myths are just there for whoever believes in the conspiracy. There are no direct links to factual events that are said to have taken place. DIA has some weird things going on throughout but they could be nothing more than just artistic coincidences, and could surface to nothing more than a wild conspiracy theory. Sources: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHQByhaIY_k

http://diaconspiracyfiles.com/ http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4194

http://davekopel.org/Misc/OpEds/op021997.htm Interview with Ashley Routhier

Picture from: vigilantcitizen.com

“The World’s Most Sinister Airport.”

Two of the old murals at DIA representing the dark genocidal symbols lying in DIA

By Emily Aiken Sungazing is an ancient practice of staring into the sun that can be found in all different cultures and religions around the world. Only re-cently a man by the name of Hira Ratan Manek from India has tried to revive the art. Starting in 1992 Manek devoted three years of con-stant studying and intense ex-perimentation on himself to suc-cessfully develop a safe sungazing method. The basic idea of sungazing is to improve one’s mind body and spirit by allowing the energy of the sun to enter through

one’s eyes. According to so-larhealing.com “Being a holistic entity [human] it needs holistic

power supply.” Sungazing is a 9 month practice, it is not advised to con-tinue staring at the sun after that amount of time do to possible damage to your vision. To start the process, plant your bare feet firmly on the ground and be sure to only stare at the sun during the safe hours of one hour around sun-

rise or on hour around sun-set. Any other time besides then the harmful rays of the sun will damage the eyes. It is also im-portant to have not any contact lenses or be wearing any glasses. What one needs to do is stare at

the sun for a maximum of ten seconds the first day then add ten seconds each day following. If one is to do this process regu-larly then the benefits of sungazing will come quickly. If the process is done not so of-ten, there are benefits to gain none the less. So what are the benefits of sungazing? Around the first three months apparently the human psychosis (abnormal conditions of the mind) will slowly disappear causing one to become more fearless. Around six months 70-80% of one’s energy will become more syn-thesized. Overtime sungazing ideally helps develop a more positive mindset, bad qualities such as anger, greed, jealousy etc. will be gone and replaced with virtuous ones. One is said to have more self-confidence to face daily life and in decision making. In the final nine months, one will have stared into the sun for a total of 44 minutes, the results, apparently will be that all physical and

mental ailments will have been cured. Now this practice sounds absolutely insane, and probably a bit unsafe. So does it actually work? 19 year old Josh Delmon-te of Colorado Springs, tried sungazing for two months he said, “I felt great! I had a lot of energy...” But he was also nega-tive affected; Josh was experi-encing signs of macular degen-eration. “There is a constant green spot in my vision; adapt-ing to certain rooms with differ-ent light takes longer; and when reading, blurring of letters was apparent.” When reading through some

testimonials online one can find a dangerous pattern. If practiced incorrectly staring at the sun can be very dangerous. What happens is people try to reach the total of 44 minutes faster than what the actual practice advises. From an online testimonial one lady re-ported her eye lids becoming very dry and scaling up while also experiencing issues with her digestive system. To find out more visit solarhealing.com.

Sources: http://phoenixtools.org/sungazing/sungazing_testimonial.htm

http://www.solarhealing.com Interview with Josh Delmonte

STARING AT THE SUN IS GOOD FOR YOU?

Look up more information if any Lancers

decide they want to attempt this process.

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By Josie Smith

Americans Job Act, Obama’s $450 billion bill plans to put thou-sands of unemployed Americans back to work. “This is the bill that will help our econ-omy in a time of national crisis,” President Obama promises, “This bill is based on the ideas of democrats and republicans.” The Americans Job Act will offer solu-tions for America’s problems. The bill will give thou-sands of Americans an opportuni-ty to work in construction. This bill will also help out small busi-nesses and provide long term help for American veterans. Prevention of layoffs for well over 280,000 teachers is another goal. When asked her opinion on the Ameri-cans Job Act, senior Audrey Brewster said, “I think [this bill] is a good idea to try [to] reduce the unemployment rate. [It might] not be a good way

to do it, but it is a good thought. It’s not necessarily the [only] solu-tion to the problem.”

Sophomore secretary Beth Ayers says, “I’m definitely in support of the people that make things happen, but Mr. Obama, [I believe], needs to watch his spending.” President Obama states

that this bill will help our econo-my. When asked, Beth Ayers stat-ed, “No, there are too many adults that need to be working and it’ll over work the system.” With Obama’s $450 billion bill, we are anticipating the outcome. Will this bill truly help America’s economy?

“No Games, No Politics, No Delays”

By Emma Brown

Recently it seems that there are natural disasters occurring everywhere and without dwindling. It can all be traced back to that Day in Japan where at least 15,703 people were killed and even more were injured or miss-ing. Although natural disas-ters to those extents do not seem to happen here in Colo-rado, they are common in the United States. Not only do Earthquakes happen, but hurricanes, tornados and floods.

Floods: 13 people were killed in floods in the Midwest in early spring. Flooding on the Winooski River in Vermont due to Hurricane Irene has caused much road damage and build-ing damage but the waters are starting to recede. What most people don’t real-ize is that the devastation of floods, hurricanes and earth-quakes have repercussions that last much longer than what the media has the desire to cover.

Did you feel that?

By Matt Caverly

More than ten years later, the events that transpired on September 11, 2001 are still heavy on the hearts of many Americans. That day marked the worst terrorist attack ever to happen on American soil and has changed the lives of everyone in Ameri-ca. At around 8:46 A.M. Eastern time, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the top of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Mrs. Paulin, a history teacher at Lib-erty recalls waking up that morning while she was in college and “turning on the weather channel and seeing the World Trade Center on fire.” Mrs. Maier, also a history teacher at Liberty, was working for the Dela-ware House of Representatives at the time and remembers the general feel-ing in the state legislature being “appalled, blown away, worried, and concerned” by the events of 9/11. Less than twenty minutes later, Unit-ed Airlines Flight 175 hit the South

Tower of the World Trade Center. A later attack hit part of the Pentagon in Washington D.C. triggering a string of evacuations in the nation’s capitol. Junior Mac Sommers, who moved to Washington D.C. shortly after the 9/11 attacks, remembers “going to the Pentagon three weeks after it was hit and seeing the damage,” then adds, “but the American Flag was still fly-ing.” Everybody’s memories of this horrific day differ, but ironically, it was a day that brought the nation together. The attacks didn’t stop there, how-ever, as United Airlines Flight 93 was

hijacked by terrorists as well but ended up crashing in rural Pennsylvania, killing all the people on board. In all, over three thousand lives were lost as a result of the terrorist attacks on Septem-ber 11, 2001. The emotional harm caused on that day is indeed irreparable, but the government took action to make sure it never happens again. Congress passed the Patriot Act, which allows

increased security at airports to prevent further acts of terrorism. The Patriot Act has been largely successful as there have been no large-scale terrorist attacks in the United States since 9/11. No matter how people remem-ber the appalling sights of Septem-ber 11, 2001, one thing is for sure: 9/11 will never be forgotten. Sources: Interviews with Mrs. Paulin, Mrs. Maier, and Mac Sommers, http://911research.wtc7.net/cache/sept11/victims/state_basicfacts.htm,

Never Forgotten

Sophomore Secretary Beth Ayers Photo by: Josie Smith

Sources: Interviews with Bath Ayers and Audrey Brewster

The Twin Towers shortly after being hit. Photo from http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/inside-911/2810/

Overview

An ominous sky threatening to explode. Photo by: Emma Brown

Hurricanes: Hurricane Irene made land-fall in New Jersey on August 28, 2011. It “hammered” the northeast with high flooding and strong winds that will

cause damage and power out-ages. The death toll reached a total of 44 people ranging all

along the east coast.

Significant Earthquakes: On September 13: 4.4 hit Adak, Arkansas 4.0 hit Cokedale, Colorado On September 14: 6.1 hit an unknown location 4.1 hit Yucaipa, California Hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes may not be a significant threat to Colorado but they still have a long-lasting impact on the world. Sources: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/ http://

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/29/

national/main20098595.shtml http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/

story/54968/fall-foliage-forecast.asp http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/

article/tropical-depression-nine-storm-hurricane-irene_2011-08-20

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44314551/ns/weather/t/hurricane-irene-death-toll-rises-least/

Farewell! Mrs. Cindy Conner

Mrs. Cindy Conner (center) sharing her last day with all of her friends and coworkers at the staff party. She will be missed by all

Liberty Lancers. Farewell and good luck!

Photo and layout by Xandra McMahon

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Vice Versa

By Cirkeline Colberg

Pictures from September 11th are shown every year so that people remember the trage-dy of the collapse of the twin towers. “I was in elementary school in a military base in Mas-sachusetts,” said Valerie Chausse, who is a child of a family member who is in the military. Cheyenne Wood said “I can’t really remember that much, but I remember I was in 1st grade.” We show 9/11 foot-age every year to remember and to honor the people who are fighting in order to keep people safe. Why did September 11th come as a big shock for Ameri-ca? “America felt safe, so it just hit us that America was being attacked,” Valerie Chausse said, while Cheyenne Wood said, “It tore our spirit.” September 11th was one of the biggest terrorist attacks in history; however, it didn’t just affect America, but the whole

world. My countrymen empathized with the American tragedy because we could easily imagine a similar at-tack in Denmark. If it could happen in America, why not other coun-tries? I could imag-ine our public transport being at-tacked, since a lot of people use it every day to get back and forth from work or school. That

thought scares me. I agree that watching the brave firefighters going into the twin towers to save others’ lives and the videos of people’s last minutes of life are terri-fying; how-ever, with-out the footage the media shows each year to hon-or the peo-ple who lived, died, and fought,

it increases the chances of for-getting what happened. Because

of the indelible images, Valerie Chausse said, “I will never forget 9/11. It would be sad not show-ing 9/11 [footage] each year because we should honor the people who fought for others and America.” Being a military child and knowing that fellow service members have lost loved ones, Valerie feels a connection be-tween her and other people who are related to military or fire-fighters. “It’s like I’m a part of a bigger group, and we support each other,” Valerie said. With-out showing the footage of 9/11, people would start to for-get about it, especially the peo-ple who weren’t there to see it or didn’t have a connection to any of it. “Even though I don’t think about it every day, I understand the people whose lives have changed drastically after the tragedy,” Valerie Chausse con-tinued.

The pictures and videos can be scary to watch, but they show the real world and how danger-ous it can be. Cheyenne Wood said “It did change my life a little, after I think about how other people have to live with the thought of losing a family member in war or other catas-trophes.” Sources: Interview with Valerie Chausse and Cheyenne Wood

http://www.9-11-2001.org/

Always remembered– 9/11

Photo by Cirkeline Colberg Valerie Chausse and Cheyenne Wood are proud to be

American.

9/119/11 Always Remember Always Remember Always Remember

Those whose lives Those whose lives Those whose lives

were lost on this were lost on this were lost on this

tragic day.tragic day.tragic day.

When is Enough, Enough: 9/11 By Liam Manning This September marked the tenth anniversary of 9/11. On this anni-versary, news chan-nels showed explicit content of the attack. The never-before-seen footage showed people jumping out of the Twin Towers and the towers being attacked. This sparked a controver-sy among people whether or not to show this content to America. These hor-rific scenes should never have been shown. 9/11still hurts, and we are better off without seeing the worst of it. It is great to remem-ber and mourn the people who gave their lives; they de-serve to be remem-

bered as great heroes. However, showing something that can be

very hurtful to some is incon-siderate. People are sad-dened when they see these photos and videos. Just imagine how it feels to see it, let alone know that their family member died because of it. These peo-ple will never get over the pain; they just learn to deal with it. It is like a scar; it may heal over time but the pain still shows. America has had its hardships but it has never been as devas-tating as 9/11. This is especially painful for our military. Seeing this re-minds them how the country they love was hurt and attacked. Their job is to protect this country and it is hard for them to watch. How can people watch the country being attacked, their fellow citi-zen’s fall to their deaths and not want to change the channel? When they

love something so much they are willing to die for it, they feel like dying when they see it fall. On this matter, Priya Thomas a sophomore says, “It is really sad and scary to see people jumping off the buildings and it is really sad reliving the experi-ence. Some parts should have been shown, but some should not have been.” Cristina Hino-josa, also a sophomore, says, “I feel like they should not have shown how people spent their last seconds alive. We should remember and mourn the peo-ple we lost because people need closure.” 9/11 is a time to re-member and mourn those we have lost. We can never forget what happened and those to whom it happened. However, there are some things better left alone to help heal America’s scar. Sources: Interview with Priya Thomas and Cristina Hinojosa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXnA9FjvLSU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjYghdfi0PQ

Photo by Liam Manning Priya Thomas and Cristina Hinojosa wrapped in their

country’s flag

Photo by http://www.ussartf.org The Twin Towers standing majestically before the

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Face in the Crowd (:

Blake Brown: “We would have

all of our classes in-side, no more portables!”

Andrew Cuellar: “I would make EXCL longer!”

Olivia Rigdon: “I would expel everyone

except for John Gearhart and me! ;)”

Cody Pacht: “I would change the

school lunch to a nacho bar!”

If you could change anything about our school, what would you change?

By Nicollette Achondo

Junior Freshman Senior Sophomore

Liberty’s Football :

Getting Swole

Liberty’s Softball: Leading A Legacy

Determination, strength,

perseverance and pure talent:

These are words one would use

to describe this year’s Liberty

Football teams. They strive for

excellence and fall nothing short

of wonderful. These young men

step onto the field with one

thing on their mind...perfection.

Leading the Varsity team are

captains Jake Vieux and Tyler

Carr. These two are hoping to

lead the team to the biggest

victories ever witnessed at Lib-

erty, "We’re working really hard,

I know we are going to do well"

says Vieux. "We have a really

strong offense this year" adds

Carr.

Friday September 2nd, 2011

will go down in history as one

of the best victories seen at Lib-

erty. With the winning score of

41-0, Liberty’s varsity team

dominated Sierra High School

and showed everyone how hard

this team has been working.

On September 24th, our

Varsity team played the Home-

coming game and the final score

was Widefield-26, Liberty-14.

The greatest surprise though,

was having the Air Force Acad-

emy send six of their men onto

the field from the sky! This

game did not fall short of inten-

sity and the fans were on the

edge of their seats throughout

the whole game.

This team is clean in their

plays, fast in their game, and as

Vieux says "swole in the weight

room." All in all, these teams are

going to give Liberty an amaz-

ing season and will settle for

nothing less.

"As a team, we have our ups

and downs, but when it comes

down to it, we have each other’s

back!" explains Varsity Softball

captain Autumn Carpenter. The

other captains are seniors Kris-

ten Bagley and Katie Freier,

who add, "We have a team that

clearly shows full potential and

will, without a doubt, go far."

Currently Varsity Softball is

holding a 5-6 standing and

showing improvement with

every game. On September 2,

2011 the Varsity team con-

quered Pueblo West with a

score of 12-1. With practices

nearly every day and games

whenever they are not practic-

ing, these dedicated girls live

and breathe softball. One will

never find a more determined

and committed group of girls at

Liberty. "We are here to lead a

legacy" says the team.

Not only do they work on

strength, power, accuracy, and

technique, but they also take

time for, as Couch McGill says

"Team building!" The teams

spend countless hours creating

and maintaining a bond of

friendship that can last through

anything. "We are a family" says

Katie Freier. "Yeah, we are a

sister team!" Kristen Bagley

adds.

Through this “family’s” tal-

ent and strength, it is an honor

to have this incredible group of

girls lead the Liberty Softball

Revolution.

By Tonya Kramer

Liberty’s Softball Varsity team. Photo by

http://sc.asd20.org/education/

Varsity Football

10/07– 7pm VS Falcon. Away 10/14– 4pm VS Air Force Acad-emy. Home

Varsity Softball

10/04– 4:30pm VS Doherty. Away 10/06– 4:30pm VS Doherty. Home

Liberty’s Varsity Football team

at the Homecoming Game.

Photo by Tonya Kramer

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By Michaela Howard

Imagine North America as it will be in the not-so-distant fu-ture. Will it be overrun by ro-botic mechanisms and technolo-gy? Or will it be the remains of our present-day civilization, where everyone is in survival mode, and children pose as glad-iators? Choose the latter and you have the beginning of The Hunger Games. This captivating book starts in the nation of Panem in Dis-trict 12, with the heroine Katniss Everdeen. Right into the first chapter, the annual preparation for the Games takes place. There are “tributes,” or kids ages 12-18 from each of the twelve districts who are volun-teered to participate in the Games. When Katniss’s young-er sister Prim is picked, Katniss willingly offers to take her place. Katniss, along with Peeta (another tribute from D-12), is brought to the center of Panem: the Capitol. For days they are

plucked, primped, and trained to perfection with the help of their tutor Haymitch and wise stylist, Cinna. When it is time for the tributes’ interviews, Pee-ta announces he has fallen in love with Katniss. The book goes on to describe how these “star-crossed” lovers care for and com-fort each other during the Hunger Games. The reader quick-ly finds out the romance is just an act…or is it? Aside from her budding rela-tionship with Peeta, Katniss also has to survive death at the hands of 22 other tributes (two

from each district). To make the Games even more amusing, the Capitol sends out a series of battles against the elements, killer bugs, mutant animals, and

a handful of bizarre challenges. During this trial of survival, Katniss forms a close bond with a rival tribute, and surprisingly, a bird. The bird pin seen on the

front cover of the book is a Mockingjay. Once a symbol of the past before the Hunger Games, it had become instead one of a new hope; hope that the Games would end and peace would spread throughout the Capitol and districts. By wear-ing the Mockingjay pin, Katniss is recognized as the start of this newfound hope. Her kindness toward her rival Rue and caring attitude for Peeta, not to men-tion the sacrifice of her life in-stead of her sister’s, refreshed the minds of those watching. Maybe someday they wouldn’t have to live in fear their children would grow up, only to die a hard death at the mercy of the Hunger Games. Katniss’s struggle to stay alive and intact piles on hardship after hardship for her. Unknown to Katniss, the Mockingjay’s hope has turned into that of rebellion. Only one may earn the crown of a champion. Only one may

survive. Overall, Suzanne Collin’s plot development moves at just the right pace. The reader is neither bored, nor confused as the story builds. The characters are illustrated in artful detail and are never bland or fake. The Hunger Games is a science fiction novel that contains some graph-ic details, plenty of action, ro-mance, suspense, and scenes that may cause unanticipated emotions. This exciting book would please anyone who is looking for a wild ride.

Extras! Rating: PG-13 Next in the Series: Catching Fire, and Mockingjay *Don’t forget to catch the

movie appearing March 23, 2012

“Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death.

The Hunger Games have begun…” Photo by Michaela Howard

By Xandra McMahon

Blood red letters seep into the screen declaring, “Day 2”. The only sound in the theatre is the incessant amount of cough-ing. The film Contagion chronicles the reign of terror from the virus, MEV-1 over the human race. The movie’s horror lies in the realistic nature of the events. It begins with two people sick and in a matter of 100 days, a world apocalypse has set in. The most realistic incident in Contagion was the length of time it took for all the smartest scien-tists and health experts to find a cure. It is not some silly end of the world film where a few thousand die, but everything is just fine! And they have found a magic cure in three days! No. It takes the CDC and World Health Organization three to five months to find a vaccine

that will work. By the end, even the audience members feel the need to go out and get this vac-

cine before they themselves contract MEV-1! Contagion is star studded with A-listers such as Kate Winslet, Matt Damon, Jude Law, and

Laurence Fishburne. The film does an excellent job of con-necting the audience to these

characters in every action they take. The performances are so versatile and do justice to true human nature. The two flaws this movie has are its ab-rupt and unrealistic conclusion, as well as the unnecessary gore factor. Some may argue that the end is very satisfying and fitting, but it does not fit with the rest of the movie. In fact, it was the only silly part to this entire film. The gore is not the ridiculous kind with

blood and guts flying out the kazoo but rather it is the kind that is too lifelike and only there for shock value. Every cough, sneeze, or

Get Vaccinated Before you see Contagion

The empty streets of Chicago as the MEV-1 virus rages on. “No one is immune to fear”.

yawn made viewers cringe with uneasiness. Director, Steven Soderbergh’s practical approach to horror and suspense pays off. The idea of using an event that has happened in the past and any day could happen again to instill terror in a film is abso-lutely brilliant. That is why Con-tagion puts true fear into the hearts of the audience.

Memorable Quote: “The average person touches their face three to five times every waking minute. In between we’re touching door knobs, wa-ter fountains, and… each other.” – Kate Winslet

Contagion movie still from: http://horror.about.com/od/2011horrorphotos/ig/

Contagion-Photos/Contagion-14.htm

Entertainment

Top Ten Movies

of the Summer! By Emma Brown

1. Harry Potter 2. Transformers:

Dark Side of the Moon

3. The Hangover: Part II

4. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

5. Fast Five 6. Cars 2 7. Thor 8. Captain America:

The First Avenger 9. Bridesmaids 10. Kung Fu Panda 2 Sources: screen-rant.com

America In Ruins?

By Jeff King

People get sick all the time, some more often than others. The peo-ple who seem to never get sick usually have habits that keep them from catching illnesses, while those who get sick tend to have other, not as good habits. Getting sick is really a game of chance, but you can tip the odds in your favor with these guidelines.

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Entertainment

By Kwang Choi

Following the recent rise in social networking, Facebook has become the reigning king of the internet. With myriads of mem-bers signing in daily, staying connected with friends and fam-ily has never been easier. Friends and family are only a click away. With Facebook walls flooding with status updates, recent activities, and pictures, it’s impossible not to learn

something new about others. However, technology comes with a price. Facebook poses a danger of information leakage and circulation. Like any social networking website, its misuse could lead to dangerous conse-quences. So yes, friends and family are only a click away but so are stalkers. “Spams, stalkers, cyber bully-ing, and release of classified information” are some of the dangers of Facebook listed by junior Ryan Brosz. With the demographics of Facebook gradually becoming younger and younger, safety has become a controversial issue. Protected by their fake identities on Face-book, stalkers have been given the opportunity to pursue their desires in secrecy. “Compared to normal stalking, it’s more creepy because you don’t know who it is,” adds senior Natalie Stacker. The rise in “hidden stalking” truly has frightening potentials.

Of course, not all Facebook stalking is negative. Regarding the accessibility of information, Ryan Brosz states that while “it isn’t always good, it can be help-ful.” Learning about Facebook friends’ basic information is a great way to recognize common interests and backgrounds. Email addresses and cell phone numbers are also helpful in a pinch, but when strangers access this information, havoc could

ensue. Such is the case with Ashleigh Hall, a British teen who was raped and murdered by Peter Chapman. Ashleigh be-friended Chapman, who posed as a teenage boy, on Facebook. Accepting friend requests from a complete stranger is a major source of problems. While jun-ior Arianna Pedersen under-stands that “telling intimate se-crets to strangers could give you the illusion of safety, putting too much trust in people is danger-ous.” She continues to mention that “people should be friends in real life before Facebook.” “In a way, Facebook should be a venting place, but since your name is used, you should be careful,” warns Natalie Stack-er. Venting about others is easily interpreted as bullying; there-fore, it’s important to be con-scious of the fine line between venting and bullying. True, while people shouldn’t be restricted on Facebook, a healthy dose of

common sense never hurt any-body. While Facebook is an amazing resource for staying connected, recognizing its dan-gers is crucial for proper usage. Sources:

Interview with Junior Ryan Brosz Interview with Junior Arianna Pedersen

Interview with Senior Natalie Stacker http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Technology/

facebook-dangers-site-upgrades-safety-measures-rejects-panic/story?id=10427567

Facebook Equals Stalkbook?

Staged Photo by Kwang Choi. Ryan Brosz’s solemn expression

warns us about the dangers of Facebook.

Staged Photo by Kwang Choi. Arianna demonstrates the literal

definition of Facebook.

Staged Photo by Kwang Choi. Natalie Stacker connecting to

Facebook on her phone. Facebook has gone mobile!

“Some of the fantasy crazes are okay, but a few are a bit strange.” From collectables, to tattoos ,to making one’s appear-

ance identical to that of an ad-mirable character, super fans have a way of making their pas-sion known. Super fans have even taken it as far as creating their own groups, for example MLIT is a fan group dedicated to their love of Twilight. But who is able to become

obsessed? When asking Ethan Welch this question he states, “Easily anyone. Obsession could

happen to anyone just by relating their emo-tions to something within the movie or story.” Today, anyone at any age is falling into the new obsession craze. But what exactly makes someone ob-sessed with fantasy? When asked how she defines a person with a fantasy obsession, as Victoria says, “Someone who thinks it is all real.” No mat-ter the age, place or craze, everyone is get-ting drawn in. The next time you pick up

a new novel or buy a ticket to the next new movie coming out, know that you may potentially be walking straight into your next obsession. Sources:

Interview with Victoria Pettis Interview with Ethan Welch http://

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mylifeistwilight

http://www.oddee.com/item_97722.aspx

By Ashley Wierengo

Are you a die-hard Team Edward or Team Jacob fan? Have you seen all the Harry Potter movies and read all the books? Or are you just a junkie in your own way? While some people may have a simple interest in fantasy, others take their interests far beyond the normal. More and more peo-ple seem to be ob-sessing over fantasy movies, stories, and worlds. From Twi-light to Harry Potter, or even Avatar peo-ple are getting lost in these new worlds. But why the sud-den craze? It could be that “Living in a fantasy world is easier than living in reality,” says Ethan Welch. Or that dreams lead to beliefs that the places, people, and actions are real and contributes to people wanting to become more like the people they read about. When asked about it Victoria Pettis states,

Getting Sick: The Do’s and Don’ts

Do: -Exercise and make healthy food choices. Keeping your body at its best keeps your im-mune system at its best. Even if you do end up getting sick, hav-ing a healthy immune system will lead to a faster recovery. -Wash your hands and use hand sanitizer often. A dead virus is a virus not getting you sick. -Keep away from sick people. Avoiding the contagion in the first place can go a long way towards not getting sick.

Don't: -Touch your face excessively. The most common points of entry for an infection are your eyes, mouth, and nose; and they often get there on your hands. -Get less sleep than you should. As obvious as this may seem, a majority of people don't get enough sleep, and like the rest of you, if you don't get ade-quate sleep, your immune sys-tem will suffer. -Have too much stress in your life. Stress, like lack of sleep, can diminish your body's overall health. Sources: Interviews with Tori Pettis, Stephen

Rice, Andrea Bloir, Bethany Kletka, and Alessandra Meighan

Achoo!!! Staged photo of Cameron Rankin sneezing.

Photo by Jeff King

Remember, an apple a

day keeps the doctor away!

Fantasy or Reality?

The Twilight and Harry Potter series are examples of fantasy books Photo by Ashley Wierengo

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News

By Marisa Mandel

Most teens think that pre-paring for the future doesn’t have to start until late in high school or when someone tells you that it’s time. For those of you that haven’t started think-ing about it yet, IT’S TIME! It’s never too soon to start thinking about the future and what you want to achieve in life. The first step is to begin preparing for college. College is right around the corner and, for some Lancers, at the end of this year. There are numerous things that colleg-es look for when reviewing a college application. Pay atten-tion to these six factors for a smooth preparation process. The most important thing is to keep up your grades! They will look at your GPA, class rank, and course selection in high school. Performing at your highest capability level is a must. “If you study and com-plete assignments, you are more likely to earn better grades,” says freshman Matt Bosco. And don’t be afraid to challenge yourself. Picking a more rigor-

ous course load and receiving a “B” in those classes is far more impressive than receiving the “easy A” when you know you can handle the more difficult subject. This also includes do-ing your absolute best on col-lege admission tests like the ACT and/or SAT. They are looked at for both admission AND academic scholarships; in other words, don’t blow them off! Make sure you are trying your hardest to receive good grades and perform your best! A lot of colleges require a letter of recommendation. Un-fortunately, if your English teacher only knows you as the rude, misbehaving student of the class, your letter of recom-mendation may not look too good. Arianna Pedersen, a jun-ior here at liberty, explains that “you can maintain a good rela-

tionship with your teacher by catching up with them if you miss something and asking for help, meaning that you are showing initiative and that you want to succeed.” So get to know your teachers Lancers! Not a whole lot of high school students enjoy this lei-sure activity, but it’s one of the best preparations when it comes to taking the admission tests: READING! You may not enjoy it in the moment, but it will all pay off in the end. So, read as much as possible! Get involved! Join clubs and extracurricular activities that interest you. Colleges like to see students that have put quality time into activities that interest them. “Being part of an extra-curricular activity and still doing well in school means that you can balance your time, and through that, do anything if you put your mind to it; it shows education is not your only fo-cus, and you are willing to be open minded about different things,” says senior Stephanie Shepherd. Don’t be stingy with your time! Volunteer every once in a while, in any way you can. There is no specific require-ment of hours, but our very own Lancer College/Career Counselor, Mrs. Scott, explains that volunteering “shows char-acter and is respected by colleg-es when they can see that you have given back to the commu-nity.” Lastly, show off who you are by demonstrating your leader-ship abilities. Being a leader is a highly respectable position that shows individuality, which will separate you from the other thousand students trying to get into the same college. It’s time to think about col-lege and begin the preparation process. Whether you’re a freshman or a senior, it’s not too late. For more information on the steps you need to hit college dead on and stress free, visit Mrs. Scott in College and Career in the back of student services. She also has a website on Liberty’s home page, EXCL workshops, college information nights, and more. Also talk to some of your teachers about what you need to be doing in class because all of them are more than willing to help! Sources: Mrs. Scott-(interview, her newsletter, ollege and career page on LHS website)

The Green Scene

By Jordan Blakeley

It is that time of the year again… sneezing, coughing and itchy eyes. That’s right, it is allergy season! Approximately forty to fifty million people are affected by allergies in the United States. If you are one of those people, have no fear! Studies done in 2006, show that shots could potentially end those allergies for up to six weeks. The experi-ment consisted of twenty-five people with an allergy to ragweed, a common allergen during the months of August, Septem-ber, and October. The study lead-er, Peter S. Creticos, MD, ex-plained the results, “For many of these people, we have wiped out the disease of ragweed allergy; it is a cure, but we don’t know how long that cure will last.” Since 2006, we have developed immunizations that can cure peo-ples’ allergies once and for all. Immunotherapy is the correct term for this breakthrough treat-

ment. It is a long process that is given once or twice a week and the dosage is increased each week for about three to six months. After-

wards, it is continued for up to five years by main-taining the dosage, but only taking the shot every two to four weeks. These treatments are extremely helpful, but should not always be the first option for allergies. Doctors rec-ommend that patients try taking prescription allergy medicine before commit-ting to this treatment. Modern science is get-ting more advanced every

day. We have done much more than just develop immunizations to cure allergies. Scientists are experiment-ing with different types of medicines that could possible cure other clini-cal diseases, including cancer. One test done at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai showed “that a single shot of progesterone hormone in-creases the chances of disease-free survival after surgery for breast can-cer.” The progesterone “puts the tumor to sleep” and allows the doc-

tors to take out the cancer with-out it spreading to other parts of the body. Those who volunteered to participate in the study saw better results than those who used the normal breast cancer treatment. It turns out that peo-ple injected with the progesterone hormone had a ten percent high-er chance of being cancer-free for sixty-five months! This medicine is also a very inexpensive proce-dure since the surgeon only has to give one dose of the hormone fourteen days prior to the sur-gery. If medical science keeps ad-vancing, perhaps someday aller-gies and cancer will be something of the past, much like smallpox and polio.

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Shot For the Cure

By David Brown

Most folks have at least heard of the going green trend, but how many people are actually working towards the colorful achievement? Unless you believe in that silly thing called global warming, there seems to be little incentive, right? Wrong! Go-ing green will not only keep Al Gore happy, but it will also keep your wallet happy too. Many high school students are able to drive and feel it is necessary to drive to school. Walking is just lame, and who wants to ride their bike to school when you can drive, which is “more comfortable, less work, and a lot faster,” says Junior Dylan Flynn. Well Mr. Flynn, what would you say if you were told that by riding your bike to school you could save nearly $1,000? That is if you live only five miles from Liberty. Not everyone has to make such a drastic change, but every little bit of going green can save money even if that means riding your bike to the store or switching from a gas pow-ered lawn mower to a manual one. Another great way to benefit from going green is by recycling aluminum. This does not mean tossing your soda cans in the blue bins with the arrows on them. If you save your aluminum cans or any

other aluminum products, you can actually earn money. The average price right now for alu-minum cans is 57 cents a pound, which may not seem like much, but it adds up quickly. Going green is not just some-thing that will financially benefit you; it can also benefit your school. According to Mr. Capra, who heads the environmental club, many of the ways people save money by being green “are through efficient buildings.” Mr. Capra hopes that one day Liberty will become a green school. Mr. Capra says, “If we had a couple million [dollars] to renovate the high school we could save $10 million.” This is not just a pre-diction. Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, CO, saves $11,500 a year on water alone by being a green school. Great Sen-eca Creek Elementary in Mary-land saves $60,000 annually on just energy. If every new school is designed to be green, $20 bil-lion would be saved in energy costs in the next decade. Schools can also be rewarded by the gov-ernment for being environmental-ly friendly. “If the students and the school could work together to be efficient at conservation, recy-

cling, and sustainability the school could earn grants, which in the end results in a better education,” says Junior and founder of the Go Green Committee Aaron Hines. Hopefully, by now you have decided that there is green in your future. It does not have to be the green leaves above you while you hug a tree, but maybe it will be the green you see filling your wallet when you commute on bike or recycle your empty pop cans. Sources: Interview with Mr. Capra, Dylan Flynn, and Aaron Hines http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6472363.html http://www.scrapmonster.com/scrap-prices/scrap-metals/Aluminum-Cans-scraps/11 http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/bike/index.php?si=1

It’s Not Too Late!

Allergies are common among all ages

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Staff Interviews

Staff Interview If you could be any animal what would it be and why?

A wolf because

wolves are cool!

A giraffe because it is my

favorite

animal!

A baby hippo because it is cute!

A phoenix because it is the

best!

A unicorn so I

can sparkle! A dragon so I

can breathe fire!

A hawk so I can

fly in the sky!

A narwhal because it has

horns and attacks people!

A squirrel because

I like to climb!

An octopus because I want

eight legs!

A Yorkie because

I want to be pampered!

A lion because

lions are awesome!

A squirrel because it can go

anywhere!

A Peregrine Falcon because it

is the fastest bird!

A puppy because

everyone loves puppies!

A platypus because it

reminds me of Peyton Manning!

A dolphin because I like

water!

A shark because I

want to give sharks a positive reputation!

A dolphin because I want

to cruise through the ocean!

A shark because

it is my

favorite animal! A cheetah so I

can run fast!

A bearded dragon so I can

finally have a glorious beard!

Judge Judy because she is my

spirit animal!

A monkey because it is

silly!

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