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THE GRYPHON TIMES Friday, January 26, 2018 Volume 10 Issue 7
Standing in the Hall of Fame By Aliyah Kwizera
Since 2016, the University Academy Athletic Hall of
Fame has recognized alumni who carried their athletic ca-
reers into college.
This year, two more candidates were inducted. Their
names will be displayed on
plaques on the Hall of Fame
wall next to the gymnasium.
Before last Friday, the
wall consisted of only men.
Miles Conner, Auston LaB-
lance, Terrence Ross and
Darrenn White were previ-
ous inductees.
But at halftime of the
boys basketball game last
Friday, two women were
inducted—Ke’Auna Schiele
and A’yonna Cartwright.
Cartwright graduated
from UA in 2012. While
attending UA, she did track,
volleyball and basketball.
Schiele graduated in
2013. She played basket-
ball and volleyball at UA.
After graduation, Cartwright attended Southeast Mis-
souri State University. While there, she participated in track
and competed in the 60m, 200m, 2x400 (indoor), and also
in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x1, and 4x4 (outdoor).
“It feels amazing and is such an honor and blessing to
be one of the first females to be recognized in the UA Hall
of Fame,” said Cartwright. “This is such a huge accom-
plishment for me, and I am truly grateful.”
Cartwright worked hard from the very beginning.
“I feel like this is something that I've worked on for
basically my entire life. I started track at a young age and
was just naturally fast,” she said. “Over the years I put a lot
of work and tears in to be able to reach this milestone.”
After graduating from UA, Schiele enrolled into Grace-
land University and played volleyball.
“It feels great to be inducted into the Hall of Fame,”
Schiele said. “I was wondering what everyone else was
doing to be part of it—I just wanted in! So now it’s truly a
blessing to finally get this great honor.”
Schiele has also been committed to working hard.
She always made sure to be
a productive team member
and to show leadership
when it came to sports.
“Being a decent player
and having a leader’s atti-
tude behind it surely helps a
lot. It’s the things you do,
not only on the court but
also off the court, that help
you become a better
player,” she said.
UA Athletic Director,
Mr. John Gresham, said,
“Beginning the Hall of
Fame wall builds school
pride and shows the past
achievements of Gryphon
athletes. It’s also there for
other schools to see, to
show our athletic history.”
Cartwright, Schiele and Mr. Gresham all gave tips for
students aiming to make the wall in the future.
“Give everything you have every minute of every day,”
said Mr. Gresham. “From freshman year on, it all depends
on how much work you want to put in. Athletics is hard,
but if you have tenacity and a good work ethic, anything is
possible—including being a Gryphon Hall Of Famer!”
Schiele said, “Confidence is key. If you know that you
can do it, then you will. Doing the small things can push
you toward success. Don’t give up, because things are defi-
nitely going to get tough. Also, be a leader.”
Cartwright shared some advice, too.
“Always work hard. No matter how good you are, there
is always someone somewhere else working twice as hard,”
she said. “Don't be the talented athlete with a poor work
ethic. Always strive to be the best and do your best.”
Movement: No Time Wasted By Avery Austin
On Sunday Jan. 7 at the 2018 Golden Globes, celebri-
ties like Salma Hayek, Jessica Chastain and Oprah wore
black to show solidarity with the women who have come
out as victims of sexual assault against several men in the
movie and TV industry like Harvey Weinstein, Kevin
Spacey, and James Franco.
Many
who were
unable to
attend
showed
their sup-
port by
posting
pictures
of them
wearing
black
using hashtags like #WhyWeWearBlack and #TimesUp.
Founded in early January, the TIME’S UP initiative
was created to acknowledge and assist victims of sexual
harassment in Hollywood. The meaning behind the phrase
is to say “Time’s Up” on sexual harassment, on victim
shaming and on gender biases.
The TIME’S UP movement is also a response to all the
women who stepped forward in the #MeToo phenomenon
that blossomed on Twitter in October 2017, where women
started sharing their stories of being sexually harassed or
raped.
The women behind the TIME’S UP movement not only
brought the movement to the red carpet, but TIME’S UP
has also partnered with GoFundMe and is actively working
to build a legal defense fund for victims who want to seek
action against their abusers. The TIME’S UP effort has
raised $16.7 million dollars for a legal defense fund in 27
days, and the money is continuing to roll in.
“I think it’s a good cause,” said UA senior Kenton
Schiele. “It’s good to see celebrities in the media for posi-
tive things instead of negative.”
Actor James Franco, has recently been accused of sex-
ual harassment of a 17-year-old girl, despite showing his
support at the Golden Globes by wearing a TIME’S UP pin
and wearing black.
Despite the recent accusations against Franco, Schiele
said he’ll still watch movies that Franco is in.
“Of
course I will
watch his
movies, he’s a
great actor. I
won’t support
him anymore.
I still think
he’s a cool
dude, but he
just made a
mistake,” he
said.
Celebri-
ties are using
their fame and
influence as a
way to shine
light on the
issue, specifi-
cally on social
media.
“It’s kind
of a tipping
point,” actor
Robert Red-
ford said on Twitter. “It’s changing the order of things so
that women will have a stronger voice.”
Gaining such a response, it seems like the TIME’S UP
and #MeToo movements won’t be going anywhere soon.
These movements seem to be changing the way people will
approach the often taboo topics, giving women a voice and
providing a platform for them to speak from. 1
UA’s First Pro By Ryan Wilson
Being a pro at anything takes a lot of work and is a
lifelong dream for many. University Academy graduate
Martez Harrison had the chance to make that dream a
reality this year. Harrison, a former Gryphon hoops star,
signed with Glasgow Rocks of Scotland last fall.
Harrison came to UA in 8th grade. He was a three-
year starting point guard for the high school varsity team
and a two-time first team all-state selection while at UA.
One week Harrison was named Midland ESPN Player
Of The Week, when he had three very impressive per-
formances with 30-plus points in each game. Harrison had
36 points against Center and 59 against Harrisonville
while setting the MHSSA record for most points in a
quarter with 33. Then, Harrison finished off that big week
with 44 against Pleasant Hill.
Harrison was a relentless scorer, which was why he
was able to put up such big numbers.
Coach
James Jennings,
former UA
head boys’ bas-
ketball coach,
said he believed
that many
things contrib-
uted to Harri-
son’s success,
including his
ball handling
abilities, his
ability get to
the basket, his
aggressiveness,
and his basket-
ball IQ.
“He made
me look like
Dean Smith,”
Coach Jennings
said, referring
to the legendary
college coach.
Harrison also played AAU summer basketball during
his high school career. He played for the KC 76ers, a team
that was arguably the best AAU team in the city.
The 76ers took first place in the Fab 48 tournament,
which features the best talent from all over the states. Har-
rison played a pivotal role in 76ers’ first place finish that
year.
Harrison finished his high school career with multiple
Division I offers and more than 1,700 total points scored.
Despite all of this, Harrison still felt that he could
improve more before going to college. So, he attended
Brewster Prep Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., where he
flourished playing against top competition in the nation.
After one season at Brewster, Harrison was ready to take
college basketball by storm.
He chose to come back home and play at UMKC,
where he averaged more than 16 points in three seasons
and took home WAC Conference Player of the Year in
the 2014-15 season. Harrison also received All-American
Honorable Mention.
After playing at UMKC, Harrison signed with the
Glasgow Rocks, a tier one European team. His time with
the team was short lived due to an hamstring injury, but
he learned a lot.
“As soon as I got to Scotland, I was by myself, so
nobody is forcing you go to practice like in high school,”
he said. “If you don't go to practice you'll get cut. If
you’re not putting in extra work outside of practice while
other people are, the coach will notice and you'll get cut.”
He also noticed differences between the U.S. and
Europe—basketball-wise and just in general.
“The American game is much faster, guys are more
athletic. That was the biggest adjustment for me,” Harri-
son said. “Overseas they’re bigger on fundamentals and
guys are more skilled.”
Harrison gave advice for aspiring athletes trying to
follow his footsteps.
“First, just finish school because you never know
when the ball is going to stop,” he said. “As far as athletes
go, you always need to be working because you never
know when somebody else is.”
Harrison hopes to sign with another team in Europe
this summer.
Schiele and Cartwright’s plaques will be added to the wall.
Women, like these, in Hollywood have
been speaking up about abuse.
Harrison played at Brewster Prep
after graduating from UA.
Upper School Debate Successes By Lily Scanlon
Last semester, the debate class at UA took off despite a
lack of experienced debaters.
The urban debate league that UA participates in is
called Debate Kansas City, or DKC. This year was the first
time in UA history that the school took home top honors at
the City Championships as a school.
Most of the debate team consisted of students who had
to go to tournaments to pass the class, so the majority of the
class didn’t have any experience.
On the varsity team there were only three debaters. The
varsity team consists of debaters who have experience and
are capable of competing at the varsity level. All three of
UA’s varsity debaters were able to make it to the semi-
finals round of City Championships.
The combination of new and experienced competitors
ultimately led to a school championship.
“A lot of that was mostly due to our new novice debat-
ers,” said UA debate coach, Mr. Sohail Jouya. The novice
team at UA completely took over the City Championships
with six teams coming out with undefeated scores.
Although the team did wonderfully at City Champion-
ships, Mr. Jouya said he is skeptical about how well UA is
doing overall.
“I definitely don’t think things are where they need to
be,” he said, adding, “I don’t even know if things are really
quite good yet.” He believes that the program is still too
young to determine anything for certain.
Mr. Jouya is very hopeful for his team of experienced
debaters, though. Raven LaBarrie, senior, and Lily Scanlon,
sophomore, formed a varsity team together, although Scan-
lon can still also qualify for junior varsity debate.
“We never had a national qualifier before at University
Academy and that might change this year.”
One thing that Mr. Jouya brings up a lot to get students
interested in debate is all the college and university scholar-
ship opportunities it provides.
“There were about $25 million worth of scholarship
opportunities
for my stu-
dents in the
past six
years,” said
Mr. Jouya.
LaBarrie is
taking advan-
tage of this
and has al-
ready re-
ceived schol-
arships from
six universi-
ties.
“There are a number of debate scholarships out there,
but you actually have to compete and kind of know some
stuff in order to attract some attention,” said Mr. Jouya.
LaBarrie said the hardest part of debate is “thinking of
arguments on your toes.” Although she does say that the
outcomes are very beneficial.
She also gave a warning to students who think debate is
just standing up and talking, saying that there’s a lot of hard
work that goes into it. If you want the scholarships that are
offered you must put work into it.
Perseverance is Key for Girls By Amaya Zweifel
University Acad-
emy’s girls’ basketball
team is halfway done
with the season.
Senior Sydney
Moechoe said, “We are
great when it comes to
picking each other up
and doing our best to
make sure everyone is
aware of what is going
on and off the court.”
Players believe that
building a better team
chemistry and commu-
nicating on the court
will result in better
games.
Although they’ve
had a difficult season when it comes to wins and losses,
there are still things about the season that have made them
proud. They are especially proud of the first game of the
season.
“[My favorite game] was definitely the first game of
this season against Lathrop. We were determined to win
because UA varsity girls haven’t won the first game of the
season in several years,” said Moechoe.
Senior Samiah Hafiz said
they wanted to start the season off
1-0, and they were successful
doing so.
Team manager Martinique
Briggs believes that the game
against North Platte on Jan. 16
was the best. “They did a good
job with fighting for and keeping
up with points,” she said. “They
play best against rival schools.”
“We are always ready to go
against our rival, Hogan, every
year and it’s always our best
game which lets us know we can
play that hard every game,” said
Moechoe.
The Hogan game is Feb. 2
at UA.
For many of the players, this will be their last time
playing against rival teams.
Hafiz says that this season is bittersweet. “I wish I
could play longer, but things always have to come to an
end,” she said.
Support the Lady Gryphons at their next home
game on Jan. 30 against Summit Christian. Let’s finish
out the season strong!
Gryphons Continue to Soar Through the Season By Audrey Pribnow
Wins have been
rolling in right and
left for the Univer-
sity Academy boys’
varsity basketball
team this season. The
team’s record cur-
rently stands at 12-3,
and players and
coaches don’t plan
on slowing down
anytime soon.
Most recently
the Gryphons de-
feated Grandview
Christian on Monday
by a score of 74-47.
Another recent win
that was especially
notable was the vic-
tory against confer-
ence opponent Barstow on Jan. 9. After a tight battle, UA
defeated Barstow 61-59 with a Kenton Schiele put back at
the buzzer.
The game was at Barstow, and it was Barstow’s first
loss on their home court in four years.
Sophomore basketball player Jordan Davis and senior
Ryan Wilson both said this particular win was a highlight of
the season so far.
Davis elaborated, saying he has enjoyed “beating teams
that we didn’t beat last year and actually blowing them out.”
The Barstow game wasn’t a blowout, but the
Gryphons have won six games by a margin of 24
or more points this season. The biggest blowout
victory came against Heritage Christian, who UA
beat by 52 points.
Even though things seem to be going well
overall, of course there is still room for growth
and improvement. Wilson said the team is still
working to please their coaches daily.
“I think the biggest challenge is playing up
to expectations and meeting the requirements
that the coaches set for us,” Wilson said.
Davis said the team is also continuing to
work on team chemistry.
Before you know it, districts will be here,
and all of the work the team has been putting in
will be put to the test on the big stage. Both
Davis and Wilson have high expectations of how
UA will perform in the district tournament.
They anticipate facing Hogan in the district
championship game—and winning. From there,
there’s no telling how far this team will go.
UA’s next game is tonight at KC Christian. The next
home game is on Tuesday against Summit Christian, which
will be another huge conference battle.
Come support your Gryphons!
Net Neutrality:
Good or Bad? By Tiffany Benites
What do you know about net neutrality? It's an impor-
tant principle that everyone needs to be aware of, and it
involves something we use a lot—the internet.
Net neutrality is the “rule” that internet service pro-
viders must treat all internet content equally. This pre-
vents companies that provide internet from slowing down,
speeding up or blocking websites their consumers use.
In December, the Federal Communication Commis-
sion (FCC) ruled that net neutrality rules would be re-
versed. This caused an uproar amongst many, and several
politicians are now filing lawsuits to challenge that FCC
decision.
Senior Daunte Mickens agrees with the principle of
net neutrality. He said, “It's what allows everyone to get
on the internet without having to pay for individual sites.”
UA fourth grade teacher, Mr. John Gawin, had a
similar opinion. Mr. Gawin said it keeps the internet open
to everyone and lets consumers have control instead of
giving control to the internet providing companies.
Of course, without net neutrality people might have to
begin paying for some of their favorite apps and websites.
Companies would be able to determine which sites they
think are more important, charge more for certain web-
sites, and even make some websites faster.
Internet companies can censor and block opinions
that they do not agree with, so it takes away information
that will make us more or less educated with what is go-
ing on in our world. It takes away the right to use the
internet freely and also limits social media, which allows
people to speak out using free speech rights.
How else might this affect you?
Mickens said, “Some apps that I want or like may go
away because they can’t afford the new internet cost.”
It could also affect business owners who rely heavily
on the internet to start up their new businesses with web-
sites. Net neutrality lets companies communicate with
customers and launch products without having to worry
about monopoly.
Entrepreneurship will now encounter more obstacles.
So it will not only affect us as a society, but it will also
affect the business and economy of the country, too.
Mickens said in his opinion there are no positive out-
comes to ending net neutrality. He said he believes it's
happening to only censor us even more and to make us
pay for what we shouldn't have to.
Stay tuned to see how things turn out with the net
neutrality controversy.
These debaters helped UA win the first
debate tournament of the season.
Left: The team took a picture with the second place trophy they earned at the Summit Christian Acad-
emy tournament toward the beginning of the season. Right: Michael-Paul Lang goes up for a layup in a
game against KC East.
Samiah Hafiz (left) and Jasmin McDonald (right) make
moves for the Lady Gryphons in games.
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Do
you have a
job inter-
view this
weekend?
Are you
going to a
date with
someone
for the
first time?
Don’t
worry,
teachers from University Academy have gone through
these moments and have tips on how to leave a good first
impression.
If you’re going to a job interview or a scholarship
interview, dress formal to look sharp and professional.
Upper School literature teacher Mr. Andrew Blakemore
agreed with this suggestion, saying, “It definitely can
help. Sometimes little things separate us from someone
else. The little things add up.”
You can look very nice and sharp, but if you don’t
have respect or watch your tone, you might not come
across well.
According to a recent article that quoted a psychology
professor at Princeton, Alex Todorov, “Brief exposure is
sufficient for people to make up their minds and make up
all kinds of judgments, like whether you're trustworthy,
whether
you're com-
petent,
whether
you're ag-
gressive.”
Upper
School Op-
erations
Manager
Ms. Susie
Jackson had
some ad-
vice to
share on the
topic, too.
“Stay in a
positive manner,” she said. “Be yourself, and smile be-
cause a happy smile is always a good first impression.”
Make sure to treat others how you want to be treated
because it may be your only opportunity to show them
who you are.
Mr. Blakemore said, “Sometimes you only get one
shot.” Don’t take things for granted because you might
only have one chance to impress someone.
If you give great impressions, you might have more
opportunities in the future to become successful.
One more piece of advice to always remember: “If
you’re on time, you’re late,” said Mr. Blakemore. Being
early will show you are responsible and will suggest that
you care about being there.
Next time you are heading to a job interview or even
to the first day of a new class, keep these tips in mind.
As 2018 begins, high
school is slowly coming
to an end for University
Academy seniors. This is
their last semester, and
there are a lot of things at
stake for the Class of
2018.
“My biggest goal is
keeping my grades con-
sistent,” said senior
Amaya Zwiefel,
“however, the hardest part of senior year will be avoiding
senioritis.”
Senior Samiah Hafiz is excited about her last semester
in high school.
“It feels kind of weird because we’ve been here for 13
years and have been in every part of this school,” she said.
The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2018 will be
on May 24. But before seniors can graduate, there are things
they must do to prepare for graduation.
“I need to finish signing up for scholarships and choos-
ing the school that I will go to,” said Zweifel.
In order to walk across the stage on May 24, the seniors
have to meet the graduation requirements.
They need to be accepted into four colleges, must have
100 community service hours, and they must have a 96 per-
cent attendance rate.
The Class of 2018
may venture off to differ-
ent colleges after gradua-
tion, but they all share a
common goal as of right
now.
“My main goal is to
finish my senior year on a
good note with a high
GPA,” said senior
Kenton Schiele.
A lot of colleges are
requesting seven semes-
ter transcripts, and a higher GPA can result in more scholar-
ships, too.
“I want to make sure everything is done and put into
place so graduation can be a breeze,” said Hafiz.
Between homework, college applications, community
service hours and scholarships, these seniors definitely have
a lot on their plates, but there is no doubt they can get it all
done before graduation.
The race to the finish line begins now!
Good First
Impression Tips Escaping the Cold Temperatures By Jamesha Hawkins
It’s the winter time, and
many people are getting an-
noyed by the snow and cold
temperature. Winter is a com-
mon time when people are
ready for a getaway. The call
to a warm location is defi-
nitely appealing.
Luckily, there are a few
high school students and staff
members here at UA who
have traveled to one of these
desirable locations. If you
need a vacation spot for any
upcoming breaks this winter,
you may want to take up these suggestions they have to
offer.
Upper School Spanish teacher Mrs. Maria Belaustegui
recommends going to Bueno Aires, Argentina where she
grew up.
“There are so many places to visit in Argentina,” said
Mrs. Maria. “The weather is nice and it’s good to know
about a different culture.” Mrs. Maria also thought it would
be a good opportunity to practice a new language.
Sophomore Germani Lee-Pounds recommended Mex-
ico City. Lee-Pounds said that
Mexico City has plenty of
“beautiful buildings, and hill-
tops are very beautiful and
picture worthy.”
Warm vacation spots can
be a fun way to unwind during
the cold season.
“Traveling is always en-
riching,” said Mrs. Maria.
Traveling to another place
also allows people to escape
the cold temperatures in the
Midwest this time of year.
“Most people don’t enjoy
the cold weather, and snow makes them angry or just not
want to go outside, so they travel to places without snow
and with sun that makes them tan,” said Lee-Pounds.
There are some great warm vacation possibilities to go
to in the United States such as Honolulu, Hawaii; Miami,
Florida; and Dallas, Texas.
If you happen to have a passport, you could consider
checking out places like Auckland, New Zealand; Cape
Town, South Africa; and Amalfi Coast, Italy.
Take the chance to go to a warm place some time soon!
Class of 2018 Heads Toward the Finish Line By Essence Pearson
Acceptances Start Rolling In By Aniah Kemp
Applying to
colleges can vary
from being a joy-
ous occasion to
being a very
stressful one, and
the seniors at Uni-
versity Academy
certainly all feel
differently about
this decision mak-
ing process.
Senior Malik
Dickerson-McKinney said he started applying to schools
around the first week of August and the average waiting
period for an acceptance letter for him was about a week
and a half. Dickerson-McKinney said he's had a range of
emotions during this process.
“It's been stressful because you don’t know if you’re
getting accepted, but fun because if you do [get accepted]
that is one less college [you have to wait to hear back
from],” Dickerson-McKinney said.
He also said that he hasn’t been accepted to his number
one college yet, but he feels hopeful that he will get ac-
cepted.
“My number one school is the University of Southern
California (USC) and I am still waiting on acceptances
from Rice University, University of Chicago and many
more,” said Dickerson-McKinney.
However, senior Arsema Berhane went a different
route about applying to colleges. She applied through a site
called Questbridge and became a Questbridge Scholar.
Questbridge is a scholarship program for high-
achieving students that matches students with prestigious
schools. Students who receive the scholarship are granted
admission into a college that partners with Questbridge, and
these students are also given a full, four-year scholarship.
Berhane still applied to schools starting last August
through the Common App while participating in Quest-
bridge. Since she applied through Questbridge, it was a
very selective process that took about two or three months.
Berhane said she also feels that applying to schools was
pretty hard.
“My experience with applying to schools was stressful
because UA gives a lot of work while students are trying to
apply to schools.”
Through Questbridge, Berhane was matched with Grin-
nell College, which is located in Iowa. So she has received
a full scholarship to Grinnell, and this is where she will be
attending.
Berhane isn’t waiting on any more acceptance letters,
but she is waiting on more scholarships to help fund her
education.
During senior
year at University
Acad-
emy, seniors are
required to have
two college ac-
ceptances by the
end of the first
semester and a
total of four ac-
ceptances by the
time they gradu-
ate.
Overall, the
experience of applying for and gaining admission into col-
leges can be a different animal for everyone, but it seems as
if Berhane and Dickerson-McKinney have most of it fig-
ured out.
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This is Santorini Greece, a warm island to visit.
Dickerson McKinney plays the violin
in addition to spending time working
on college applications.
Senior Arsema Berhane hugs a fel-
low UA student.
Seniors took a break from set-
ting up the Senior Board to take
a picture.
The 90s dance was a chance for the Class of 2018 to
make some memories together.
Seniors posed at Senior Picture
day in the fall.
By Paulina Garcia
When meeting someone for the first time,
consider dressing nicely to impress.
H&M Apologizes For Controversial Advertisement By Markeiana Wilson
In January, H&M released a controversial advertise-
ment that was interpreted wrong and caused a lot of trouble.
The young black boy who appeared in the H&M ad had
a green hoodie which read: “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle.”
To fix the situation, H&M apologized to the commu-
nity, removed the ad from the internet and said they re-
viewed their “internal routines.”
University Academy junior Jordan Howard said his
favorite store is H&M.
Howard said, “I love the clothes and all the different
variety of things they have in stores.”
He said they have very creative clothing—clothing that
could make you look very unique. He shops there every two
to three months, but he shops online every month.
“I am very disappointed in what happened. I don’t like
what all went down after the fact,” he said.
“This is all stupid because the mom knew the whole
time what [H&M was doing]. If she wasn’t cool with what
the boy was wearing, she should’ve said something then and
there without the involvement of social media—making it
something bigger than it needed it to be.”
Despite initial outrage in the
media over the advertisement,
Howard doesn’t think it will have
a long term negative impact on
the store.
He said, “This is just another
story that is going to blow over in
the next month because H&M is
still going to sell clothes and stay
in business.”
Howard felt like H&M’s controversial ad was not inten-
tional and was just a random shirt used for the photo shoot.
“Everyone loves to come up with something to make
people rowdy about some-
thing so innocent,” Howard
said.
“Everyone just over-
exaggerated this whole
situation. There are so many
more important things that
are happening in this world
that should be reported,”
Howard said.
UA Junior Eriana Tow-
nes is also a fan of H&M.
Townes said, “I love it. The
clothes are amazing.”
She said she will con-
tinue to shop at H&M be-
cause the clothes are cute
and different. She said she
shops there almost every week.
Townes said she thinks most people assumed H&M did
it on purpose to be racist, even if they didn’t.
Chiefs’ Season
Ends in Another
Disappointment By Michael Daniel
The Kansas City Chiefs’ season has ended, and once
again they have disappointed their fans
The Chiefs started off the season looking great, win-
ning five out of their first six games. Then, they went on a
downward spiral, losing two games in a row, winning the
next one, and then going on a five-game losing streak.
The team did turn things around a bit toward the end
of the sea-
son. They
went on a
four-game
winning
streak to
get their
fan’s hopes
up only to
lose in the
first round
of the play-
offs.
In the
playoffs,
the Chiefs
met up with
the Tennes-
see Titans at Arrowhead. In the first half the Chiefs scored
21 points and the Titans only scored three. But everything
changed in the second half, when the Titans scored 19 and
the Chiefs scored zero. The final score was 21-22.
Da’Marion Young, a sophomore at University Acad-
emy who is also a Chiefs fan, said right now it feels bad
to be a Chiefs fan because they are such a disappointment.
He said he’ll probably still remain a fan next season, but
he believes the Chiefs will do worse next year if they
trade away Alex Smith, which many fans think they’ll do.
The inconsistency of the Chiefs has led some fans to
becoming fans of the individual players and not the whole
team. One person who has experienced this is Jayden
Johnson, a sophomore at UA.
Johnson said he believes that the start of the next
season won't be very good for the Chiefs if they get a new
quarterback. But, he thinks things will improve later.
“I think they’ll take off once they build team chemis-
try,” Johnson said.
Elijah Hudson-Moore, a sophomore at UA, said be-
ing a fan of the Chiefs is like being on a roller coaster
because they start off good, which would be the roller
coaster going up, and then they choke, which would be
the roller coaster going down. Then the roller coaster
stops because the team usually loses in the playoffs.
Hudson-Moore also said he believes that the Chiefs
will not do well if they trade Alex Smith during this
year’s offseason.
“Patrick Mahomes can throw faster and farther,”
Hudson-Moore said, “but the only problem with him is
that he’s not accurate with his throws.”
Due to the rough season, the Chiefs may be in danger
of losing their bandwagon fans, with only the diehard fans
remaining.
Picture Perfect Student Scholars By Dennik McBride
University Academy seniors Marielena Ortiz and
David Howard have been accepted as 2018 Nelson-Atkins
Photography Scholars!
Even though it’s a very prestigious honor, the applica-
tion process wasn't too difficult for the students.
Howard said, “I just wrote an essay and submitted
three good
photos.”
Howard
and Ortiz sub-
mitted photos
ranging from
pictures of
nature and
architecture, to
people and
weather.
Few stu-
dents were
then selected
for the oppor-
tunity to not
only work with a professional photographer but also have
their work displayed in the Atkins museum.
The curator of the photography gallery at the Nelson
will bring in a professional photographer to work with the
teen photographers on developing their skills and portfolios.
Ortiz and Howard are pretty new to photography, but
they seem to enjoy it already.
“I like that I can capture people's emotions and state of
mind in a single picture,” said Howard.
This is Ms. Hammond’s second year teaching photog-
raphy and having students apply for the program.
“They only have 10 to 12 photographers around the
whole Kansas City area that get in, and this year we got
two,” said Ms. Hammond. Ortiz and Howard will be going
to the Nelson once a week from January through March for
the program. This is a great program and a wonderful op-
portunity for our UA students.
Howard said, “When I got accepted I couldn't believe it
was true.”
Teen photographers all over Kansas City applied for
the “competitive entry program.” said Ms. Hammond. The
UA family is extremely excited for Ortiz and Howard.
“I’m very, very proud of them.” said Ms. Hammond.
Future UA applicants should be excited about looking
forward to opportunities like this. The more time and ex-
perience Ms. Hammond acquires, the better.
Howard said, “I look forward to furthering my knowl-
edge about photography.”
Ms. Hammond is also excited for the future.
“I look forward to more photographers entering next
year,” she said.
The UA family is not only proud of Ortiz and Howard,
but also of Ms. Hammond. We congratulate you all and
look forward to your photography futures.
Ortiz and Howard were selected as Pho-
tography Scholars.
LeBron James modified the original H&M ad and
posted it to his social media accounts.
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