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Annually, the Miss Amer-ica’s Outstanding Teen scholarship pageant

holds a program to promote scholastic achievement, cre-ative accomplishment, healthy living and community involve-ment for America’s teens. Multiple girls compete in the Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen Pageant, after which the winner must attend a Pageant Camp to perfect various skills, including but not limited to; how to fi ll out scholarship applications, and brush up on interview techniques. South can take pride in that two of its students, Stephanie Magee ‘16 and Katie Larson ‘17 will compete to win the Miss Oregon Outstanding Teen Pageant. Marion-Polk County’s 2014 representative, McKenna Davis ‘17, also a current South student, has been advocating for the Make A Wish Founda-tion because of her passion for kids and personal experiences

with the program.“Being Miss Marion-Polk Coun-ty’s Outstanding Teen means representing my community by supporting local non-profi t organizations, and becoming a positive role model to people around me,” Davis said. “Go-ing through the preparations for Miss Oregon has taught me interview skills along with hav-ing taught me to keep up on current events. This has been such a rewarding experience, and I’m so lucky that I got chosen to be Miss Marion-Polk County’s Outstanding Teen 2014.” Davis’ talent that won her the title was cheerdancing. Stephanie Magee will be competing to represent and promote student and young adult volunteerism. “I do a lot of volunteering,” Magee said, “It’s more about making friends and being in a profes-sional environment, rather than having a pretty college or job application, I think I have

a shot at being Miss Oregon because I’m normal; I’m not super rich or super fancy.” Katie Larson will also be striv-ing towards the state-level title. Larson’s platform will be horse therapeutic services for children with disabilities, which enables them the chance to cope with physical, mental, and emotional challenges. She hopes to promote this pro-gram through her candidacy as one of the student repre-sentatives in the Miss Oregon Outstanding Teen pageant.The pageant will be held over Spring Break, on March 28, in the Rose Auditorium, beginning at 6:30pm. Tickets to attend the pageant cost $15 for adults in advanced at www.brownpapertickets.com, or $18 at the door, and $8 for children under six years old. Afterwards, keep up with Clyp-ian.com to see who wins the Marion-Polk County Outstand-ing Teen title for 2015.

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The cherry blossoms in the Salem Capital often signify the coming of

spring, and this year will be celebrated with cherry blos-soms days from Mar 27 all the way to April 12.

“This sounds like a lot of fun,” Abby Whitney ‘17 said.

This year, the event will be honoring the Japanese festival ‘hanami’ at the same time.

The fi rst weekend will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and feature a few activities. Both days will include night picnics, kite fl ying, and bocce. A few vendors present will be J-Pop Town, Maker’s Market, Tastes of Asia, and The Japanese

Beer Garden for legal adults. The music for Mar 27 will be jazz and soul, with taiko, jazz and soul the following day.

A few major events the next day will be the cherry blossom 5k and sake festival, the cosplay and kimono fash-ion shows, a live performance by koto, and a photography exhibit. Other activities in-clude history and tree iden-tifi cation tours, geocaches, yoga in the park, and a tea ceremony.

“I think it’s brilliant,” Sha-nia Brons ‘17 said. “I love pink and fl owers, it sounds pretty.“

The second weekend will be April 3, 4, and 5. All three

days will run in conjunction with the Cherry City Music Festival.

April 11 and 12 make up the last weekend. During these two days will be the Cherry City Comic Con on the Oregon State Fairgrounds.

“It sounds cool,” Justine Grassman ‘17 said. “I would go to it.”

Additional information and events can be found on the Cherry Blossom Days Face-book page.

Around the same time the remaining cherry orchards in Oregon will hold blossom tours for interested patrons.

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DECA State:An Overv iewEnvironmental Club Composting

Blossom into Spring: Salem’s Cherry Blossoms

CECELIA BARAJAS/ CECELIA BARAJAS/ ReporterReporter

CASSIE RAMBEAU/ CASSIE RAMBEAU/ News EditorNews Editor

ANNA SCHERER/ ANNA SCHERER/ Feature EditorFeature Editor

ANNA SCHERER/ ANNA SCHERER/ Feature EditorFeature Editor

As of now South is one of the only schools in the Salem-Keizer school

district that does not utilize a composting program. Instead of utilizing a com-posting program the fac-ulty and students at South just throw away their uneaten food, which eventually adds into the nations growing landfi lls. Since this process is not already being used, South’s environmental club has decided to try to implement that program into the daily routine of everyone

at South.“It’s a good way to lessen our

impact on the world,” said Kelly Grimes ‘15.

In order to start this process at South one of the things that needs to be

done ahead of time is educat-ing the student population on why it is so important. The only thing that students would need to change in their daily routine at South is putting their uneaten food in composting bins instead of in the trash can.

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Some of South’s uneaten food. Food will now need to be thrown in composting bins.

Katy Larson ‘17 and Stephanie Magee ‘16, who are competing for this years Miss Oregon Outstanding Teen Pageant.

The Seniors of South’s DECA at their state competition this past February. Courtesy of South Salem DECA

All DECA members were at the State Career De-velopment Conference

(SDCD) from Feb 22 to 24, and returned Feb 25. “It was prett y fun,” Andy

Honyak ‘17 said, “Everything before the conference was a pain, though.” Several of these people

returned with trophies. There were 43 Research Project

Trophy Winners and 17 Series Event Trophy Winners. Around 70 or so people are said to qualify for Nati onals. “I’m gonna be in Orlando

while you guys are doing tests,” Tate McWhorter ‘17 said, “Sorry not sorry.”Any one student can only

place in four categories. Tim Slama ‘15 was the only stu-dent from South who man-

aged to do just that. At the SDCD, students parti cipate in roleplays, writ-ten events, and take writt en tests in their chosen categories based on their roleplays. There are several categories, includ-ing but not limited to: sports and entertainment, hospitality and tourism, and marketi ng services.

Salem’s Cherry Blossoms blooming at the Capitol.

at South just throw away their at South just throw away their done ahead of time is educat-done ahead of time is educat-

“I believe composting is a very good way to help make South a more eco-friendly school,” said Yesenia Hidalgo ‘15.

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featureNATALIE DUNN NATALIE DUNN / / Opinion EditorOpinion Editor

Who Knew?Famous South Students

How many people do you pass in the hallways of South every day? Do you

ever imagine who they’ll grow up to be? Will they be doc-tors, lawyers, actors, dancers, or mechanics? Will they cure Ebola, fi ght crime in the dead of night, or be head manager at McDonald’s? Here are some South grads and what hap-pened after they graduated:

Jon Heder - actor - class of 1996

After going to prom with former South teacher Molly Edwards, Jon Heder hit it big

with his portrayal of Napo-leon on “Napoleon Dynamite”, and drew what newly retired English teacher Elizabeth

Callahan claimed was the fi rst “liger” in her junior English class.

Deen Castronovo - drummer for Journey - class unknown

Deen Castronovo is a percussionist for the widely-known band Journey (1998-present), who, after many years of traveling the world, currently resides in Keizer, Oregon.

Darla Baker- supermodel - attended from 2003-2005

After being discovered at the age of 17, Darla Baker has appeared in catalogues and advertising campaigns for popular brands such as Free People, Anthropologie, Bloomingdales, Kate Spade

New York, the Target Coopera-tion, etc. She has also been featured in magazines such as Teen Vogue, Glamour, French Marie Claire, and more.

Craig Hanneman- former NFL player- class of 1967

Craig Hanneman played 54 games in the NFL as a defen-sive end and defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-1973 and for the New England Patriots from 1973-1974.

Not many current students have heard of the people on this list. Hannah Larson ‘17 said that she didn’t recognize any of these people by name. Their fame, however, is known by some.

“I’ve heard about the Napoleon Dynamite guy,” said Stephen Lu ‘17.

Needless to say, the most notable alum on this list is Jon Heder, but South has been producing success for years. The teachers that South’s students have, the friends they make, or the lingering talent of these graduates could inspire greatness in current and future students as they walk these halls.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program is a huge part of South. Yet despite what some

may believe, there is more to the program than just taking specifi c classes and assessments. The IB pro-gram is focused on all subjects and molding an academically well-round-ed student. One thing most people do not know is where submitted IB papers go, and there is a reason for that.

“This is an unoffi cial simplifi ed process – because we are an international organization your papers can go anywhere we have a accredited IB World School,” Sonia Molina, an IB Answers Administrator, said.

According to Molina, every paper an IB participant submits goes all over the world. Each paper fi rst goes to scanning centers which then sends them to diff erent grad-

ers which are placed in diff erent parts of the world. Some students wonder exactly where the com-pleted papers go, but it is secretive for a reason. To avoid people and students attempting to deceive the system, it will continue to be secre-tive. To students who are particular-ly curious on where their papers go, talk to South’s IB Coordinator Chuck Chamberlain.

“They are fairly confi den-tial, so students shouldn’t

know,” Chamberlain said when talk-ing about where papers are sent.

The most important part of the grading process is that the papers get graded accurately and fairly.

If interested in becoming more involved with the IB program talk to your counselor or see the link for IB on South’s website to learn more information.

IB Papers..Where do they go?

IB tests and essays are sent to secret locations all around the world for external grading.

In the US, college prices can typically exceed the limitation of one’s wallet and it’s com-

mon to see students applying for scholarships. When thinking of scholarships lifetime achieve-ments, high academic standings, or ethnic backgrounds, etc. are brought up. But don’t narrow your search to just those, there is a new trend of gaming-related scholarships being off ered to those who enjoy video games and trading card games.

With e-sports rising to promi-nence throughout the country, spawning varsity teams and full-fl edged competitions in some areas, it’s only inevitable that some could walk away with cash in their college fund. It’s not uncommon to see scholarships for niche hobbies to pop up from time to time but the rise of op-

portunities for gamers has been growing rather signifi cantly. League of Legends, one of the most popular multiplayer online battle arena [MOBA] games to be released has at least two US colleges off ering scholarships for it; them being Robert Mor-ris University in Pennsylvania and the University of Pikeville in Kentucky.

“I think it’s cool that League players can get scholarships like this. I sure know I could use one, even though I don’t play com-petitively,” Adam Jendraszek ‘15 said.

To players of the popular Pokémon series, The Pokémon Company International off ers scholarships to top fi nishers at the Pokémon TCG U.S. National Championships and the Pokémon World Championships.

TAKUR CONLU/ Co-Editor in Chief

“They are fairly confi dential, so students shouldn’t know,” Chuck Chamberlain said.

CHEYENNE WARD / Reporter

Gaming Scholarships

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Photo By Takur Conlu.

Photos By Natalie Dunn.

A match from the game “League of Legends”. This one of the many video games that could off er player scholarships.

Professional football player Craig Hanneman ‘67, actor Jon Heder ‘96, and supermodel Darla Baker ‘05 in their high school yearbooks.

What is one to do the night before the deadline for

a big assignment, when the assignment was never written? For the average student, the course of ac-tion here would be to cry.

Unfortunately, while it’s sad enough to temporar-ily take away stress from a looming due date, tears don’t solve or postpone the problem. Procrastination should be avoided at all times but a student cannot always help their circum-stances. When faced with such a dilemma, a prepara-tion of sorts is in order.

“Just do it,” Brendan Ca-brera ‘15 said, “It is always in you, you have control.”

Gathering water, re-

search resources, paper, writing supplies, a healthy snack, and comfy socks are the fi rst steps to facing this head-on and headstrong, with minimal outbursts of crying.

After making sure all needed materials for the assignment are collected,

an outline should be cre-ated of what needs to be accomplished, and how it can be sectioned off and condensed into hour-long time periods.

“A schedule is a good idea,” Tyler Blankenship ‘15, “Set some alarms on your phone.”

Once a set schedule of

sanctioned times has been organised, the materials needed for each part (i.e. research, introductory para-graph, evidence integration, etc.) can be set aside and utilised as needed. Breaks of fi ve to ten minutes should be taken between each section, for eating,

stretching, men-tal breakdowns, and movement to get circulation going. When sitting still for

too long, a person’s blood fl ow can be slowed or lack-ing, making it diffi cult to focus, write, type, and think creatively.

“The faster you get your stuff done, the more time you have to do stuff you want to do,” Cabrera said, “So buckle down, and get it done.”

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featureSpring Break, a summer preview, is fi nally

here. People will be heading out on trips ranging from warm and sandy beaches to

the snowy mountain slopes. But most will stay in Salem, where the weather is always unpre-dictable; therefore it is diffi cult to plan ahead. Here are some ideas to keep spring break fun, exciting, and adventurous.

Hiking- Hiking is fun whether it is rainy or sunny. The views are incredible and enjoyable. Going with a group a friends makes it twice as fun.

Movie Night- Rent movies or simply go on Netfl ix to have a movie night. Invite a few friends and have snacks ready to share.

Spring Festivals- There is an annual Tulip Fes-tival starting March 27, through May 3 in Wood-burn, Oregon. Go enjoy a stroll through fi elds of tulips, pony rides, paintball galleries, and many more activities presented there.

Read a book- Don’t want to wait for the Mockingjay Part 2 from the Hunger Games?

Need to escape from the real world for a few hours or days? Read a book!

Go swimming indoors- The Kroc Center and the YMCA both have indoor pools to enjoy when the weather doesn’t permit outdoor swimming. Although it is much more spring-like to go out and swim at a lake, getting a group of friends to go swimming can make indoor swimming much more fun.

Oregon Coast- Go to the beach in Oregon’s cold weather. Even if it is cold, it would not hurt to cuddle up in a blanket or maybe start a bon fi re.

“My friends are talking about renting a beach house. I’m hoping that happens,” Maria Cardenas ’16 said. “I suggest to enjoy your days away from school as much as possible. Go out with your friends and do something fun, but be safe.”

Having friends and family around while engaging in these activities is what will make spring break memorable. Go outside and enjoy the weather, do something new, and make the

best out of a week off of school.

SARAH AUDLEY / Feature EditorSARAH AUDLEY / Feature Editor

Every year, gray whales migrate along the Pacifi c Coast. March 21-28 is Whale Watching Week at 24

designated park sites along the Oregon Coast.

“The Whale Watching Spoken Here program has been in place since 1978. This program has developed through-out the years into one of the largest organized on shore whale watching program in the U.S. It is coordinated from the Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center and is staff ed by volunteers,” Renee Fowler, a Whale Watching spokesperson, said.

The end of March is the peak for whale watching and will carry on until June as the mothers and calves travel north. On each trip, approximately 18,000 gray whales pass close to the Oregon Coast.

“Whale watching charter boats will be going out of Depoe Bay and New-port everyday, weather permitting. Hatfi eld Marine Science Center will have daily speakers and movies about whales,” Fowler said.

All parks are open from 10 am to 1 pm and Depoe Bay until 4 pm, but the best time to spot whales is in the early morning with the sun facing the ocean. Some of the best spots along the coast to watch for whales are Depoe Bay, Cape Kiwanda and Cape Meares.

Here are some tips for spotting gray whales in Oregon’s cloudy waters:

Locate whales by looking for water spouts in the ocean

Focus more closely with binoculars. Some people try and view the

whales by boat or by plane but that will add a price to the experience.

Every month comes and goes, but Glow Burst is the real star this month. Glow Burst is one of the

top rated, top starred, and most trend-ing games in the Appstore and Google Play. This game requires a sharp mind and a quick touch. You have to swipe or tap through glowing numbers as fast as you can from least to greatest. Each burst gives you extra time for the round. It seems simple enough but be

warned, this game is very addicting! “Do you have eyes? Fingers? A

functioning brain? If you said yes to at least 2 of these questions then you must download Glow Burst from the App Store or Google Play. You must download it because your life depends on it. Seriously, you cannot go on living without playing this game,” Martin Alferez ’15 said.

JENNIFER TAPIA-LEMUS / Opinion Editor

“Just do it,” Brendan Cabrera ‘15 said, “It is always in you, you have

control.”

MIGUEL ANSELMO / Photographer

Whale Watching Week at the

Oregon Coast

A gray whale breaching at the Oregon Coast during Whale Watching Week.

Oregon Coast. Photo courtesy from Whale Watching Spoken Here.

Courtesy of the Apple App Store.

Procrastinating... Now What?

Fun Spring Break

Ideas

Photo By Chloe Curtis.

Photo By Vivien Rose Phillips.

Going to the beach is an awesome spring break activity, like Pismo Beach in San Luis Obispo, CA.

VIVIEN ROSE PHILLIPS / Reporter

APP OF THEMONTH:

Glow Burst

The United States Supreme Court came to the conclusion that

drug testing high school athletes is constitutional in 1995. According to the South Athletic Handbook, Salem-Keizer athletes are ex-pected to refrain from use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco. Those that cannot live up to this are subject to disciplin-ary action.

The Oregon School Ac-tivities Association follows state laws regarding illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco. They also support districts, leagues and state laws that control the use of drugs. In the OSAA handbook it is said that the abuse of chemicals for some adolescents aff ects extracurricular participation and development.

Some say that drug test-ing is a good idea. Employers in the future may require employees to pass a drug test. Drug testing in high school will set teens up for the future. Another argu-ment is that drug tests are used to prevent teens from using drugs, not to catch

them using drugs. By drug testing, the outcome may be that there would be less peer pressure on other teens to engage in drug use if ath-letes and other leaders are not using drugs.

“I feel like if you didn’t have anything to hide, it wouldn’t matter,” said Chan-dler Clark ’17.

“I think that if they show signs when they are playing, then yeah, you should test them. But if it doesn’t look like they are doing anything then you shouldn’t invade their privacy, because it is unnecessary to test some-one if they do not seem suspicious of drug use,” said Asia Vega ‘17.

Other South students had a diff ering view on this topic.

“I feel that drug testing for high school athletes is a good thing because it keeps the students in check and makes them focus on their priorities,” said Hannah Suk ‘17.

On the other hand, there are those that oppose drug testing. Some say that drug testing costs too much

money. Studies have shown that drug testing athletes and students has very little impact on drug use in schools. Also, drug tests are not always accurate; foods that contain poppy seeds could result as positive for the use of opiates, and inhal-ing secondary marijuana smoke could also give a posi-tive result.

When using a urine sam-ple test, alcohol is detectable for 3-5 days, marijuana for 2 days-11 weeks and tobacco for 1-3 days. The time frame depends on how much of the drug you consumed.

It is not clear what would happen to an athlete if they tested positive. Would they get kicked off the team, expelled or suspended from school or a combina-tion of those? The answer to this question would vary from school to school. As of now, South athletics are not requiring drug testing for student athletes. How-ever, lacrosse, which is a club sport, is currently drug testing.A gray whale breaching at the Oregon Coast during Whale Watching Week.

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opinionClass Sizes, Does It Matter?CHEYENNE WARD/ CHEYENNE WARD/ ReporterReporterClass Sizes,Class Sizes,CHEYENNE WARD/ Class Sizes,CHEYENNE WARD/ CHEYENNE WARD/ Class Sizes,CHEYENNE WARD/ Class Sizes,

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ReporterClass Sizes, Does It Matter?Does It Matter?Class sizes can vary in a lot

of ways. Some classes are fairly large, whereas

others are substantially smaller. How does this happen? Well it can happen simply because of the lack of students who sign up for the classes or because of the way classrooms are set up.

At South, the average amount of students in class-rooms should be between 32 and 34. Having the ‘perfect’ amount of students in every

specifi c class can be very chal-lenging.

“The problem with class size is that staff and classroom space are limited by the amount of money in our budget. So, ensuring the ideal class size for every class is a challenging problem,” said superintendent Cristi Perry.

It’s obvious that the amount of students in a classroom can be due to many factors and that it is much bigger than simply students signing up for one

class versus another. Yet, every factor has its eff ect, and dissect-ing the secret to the perfect class size for every class would take some serious knowledge, commitment, and work.

Class sizes can aff ect the en-vironment in a classroom drasti-cally. If a math class has more students it can be harder for everyone in the room to grasp the concept effi ciently. A class that relies heavily on discussion can be defaulted by a smaller class size, or is that just how it

seems? “I think smaller class sizes

help teachers make better con-nections with students. When it comes to discussions, it’s easier to hide in a bigger class, where-as in a smaller class I think stu-dents have to participate more because it’s much more obvious that they’re not, so I think a smaller class environment usu-ally feels a little bit more like a family and feels safer to people so there more likely to contrib-ute to a discussion too,” said

principal Lara Tiffi n.Sizes of classrooms can have

a big eff ect on certain classes, whether it’s positive or nega-tive depends on the factors and specifi c class. It can also be very empowering for those students who don’t tend to speak up in class. Some students feel more comfortable expressing their opinions in small classroom environments. The question is, what makes up the perfect class size for every specifi c class?

Daylight SavingsSKYLAR COBOS / Reporter

A sign of spring is daylight sav-ings time, or DST. On Mar 8 at 2 a.m. clocks transitioned

to 3 a.m. so that our days could be lighter, rather than darker like in the colder months. In doing this we lose an hour, and we will regain this hour on November 1.

Daylight savings time came about during World War I, to save fuel by reducing the amount of oil needed to produce light.

There are many diff erent stud-ies arguing the purpose of DST. The most common one is that it is a bet-ter use of natural daylight. Others say it saves energy because less artifi cial lights are needed during the evening hours. Even more believe daylight savings time has possible health benefi ts due to the sunlight’s vitamin D potency.

“I think it’s necessary because oth-

erwise it gets dark too fast,” Henry Bateman ‘15 says.

This could be counterproductive, however, because the light at night could prevent kids from going to bed at earlier hours.

“I go to bed late now, and honest-ly I don’t think I will be too aff ected by the time change,” Brendon Win-nen ‘18 said.

Some people claim that daylight savings is minimal in its benefi ts because we lose light in the morning, but get more light at night. People driving to work are prone to ac-cidents, whereas on the way home they are less prone because it is still light out at that time.

“My biggest concern is that I don’t like to come to school when it’s dark,” Mrs. Simon, the anatomy and physiology teacher said, “I’m scared I will run kids over.”

Drug Testing inHigh School

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News EditorNews Editor

Binge watching is the act of watching show after show for an extended pe-riod of time. “I see binge watching as

a negative eff ect on someone’s life because they are wast-ing their time.” Adrian Tapia ‘15 said. While it is considered a bad habit among some people, others consider it another way to kill time. Binge watching has been around since the 1990’s, when TV pro-grams started televising show marathons.

One of the fi rst things that comes to mind when referring to binge watching is Netfl ix. Netfl ix, like other video streaming services, is known for having entire seasons of shows

continuously played, one episode after the other, but after a few episodes, Netfl ix asks the viewer if they are “still watching,” so that it is not playing endlessly.

“Binge watching satisfi es you and it is better than doing drugs.” Jose Ramon Torres Avila ‘15 said. “There is also less drama in your life, because there is more of your alone time”

According to a recent survey in

2013, conducted by Netfl ix through Harris Interactive, binge watching is a common be-havior with 61 percent of subjects admitting to regularly binge watching, and 73 percent considering binge watching as a positive behavior.

Binge WatchingPEDRO VIEYRA-CONTRERAS / Sport Editor

“Binge watching satisfi es you and it is better than doing

drugs.” Jose Ramon Torres Avila ‘15 said. “There is also less drama

in your life, because there is more of your alone time”

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opinion

Recently in Oregon, gas prices have noticeably increased from around $2.00 a gallon for regu-

lar gas, to around $2.78 a gallon, due to oil prices being traded at a more stable level and refi nery issues in the midwest. Although this huge drop in price has made drivers excited, some believe that gas prices may skyrock-et back up to $3.50 a gallon, and possibly even higher. “It’s awesome that gas prices have gone down because it’s cheaper to drive to school and it’s easier to save money,” London Theis ‘16 said.

A new bill that may be passed in the near future may implant a new “hidden gas tax” that would make

gas prices rise back to their elevated prices from before. This bill, Sen-ate Bill 324, is supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower Or-egon’s carbon footprint. It does this by raising the price for gas so the govern-ment can buy a diff erent kind

of diesel gas that will not produce as much pollution. If the bill is passed, gas prices should go up almost immediately through-out cities in Oregon, especially in rural areas.

Google and Uber, are com-peting over driverless car technology.

Google invested $258 million in Uber in August 2013 to be team-ing closer with them, but that has now changed over the updated Uber app on Android and iOS. The app was updated with a new fea-ture that allows people to call and order a vehicle that takes them where they want to go. This will only work by choosing the Uber option on the app, and by having the ride-sharing service’s app on your smartphone.“This new updated app, I think it’s useful for people who don’t like to drive, but it’s something that I think that two companies shouldn’t have a controversy

over,” Zosia Buse ‘16 said. “I use the Google app frequently and I think it’s fi ne the way it is and Google shouldn’t do the same feature as Uber,” Kimberly Ramirez ’17 said. If Google develops their own driverless car technology feature and breaks off the partnership with Uber, they will leave Uber without a partner and without the mapping application. Having the new updated app won’t come as easy for the company to be able to put it out there. As of Feb 16, 2015, Eugene City Council voted 8-0 approving a code change making ride-sharing services to be licensed including Uber.

Google and Uber, are com- over,” Zosia Buse ‘16 said.

Uber Driving AppKARINA ORTIZ / Reporter

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“I for one would not like a bill to be passed that just makes people pay more taxes. Com-ing from someone who has a job, it’s quite annoying to have around 20% of your income tak-en away, now they want to take away more? I get that it would reduce greenhouse gas emis-sions, but it seems more people care about where their money goes, “ Tricia Lin ‘16 said.

Gas PricesZACKARY CHASSMAN / Sports Editor

Asking “what’s the wifi password?” has become a frequently-asked ques-

tion as people have more acces-sibility to travel and transporta-tion. The question’s prominence also symbolizes society’s reliance on technology in regards to how attached people are becoming to their phones. The United States has the potential to eradicate the necessity of asking for wifi passwords by allowing everyone to have access to free wifi across the nation, but to every action comes a consequence. The pros

and cons of the situation ought to be weighed before making a big move like nationalising free wifi . Taiwan

released its gov-ernment-backed wireless network, iTaiwan, which marked its third year of implemen-tation on October 7, 2014. In 2011, critics debated whether or not it would be a good idea to abandon Taiwan in order to benefi t U.S. inter-

ests, specifi cally in regards to the economy. It is necessary to note that, since 2012, Taiwan’s

economy has been gradually im-proving, whether or not due to the wide availability of free wifi .“I think it would be nice [to

have free wifi ], but you practical-ly already can do that,” said Riley Hooper ‘15, “And I’m not so sure

the idea would make sense if the price fl uctu-ated based on factors like higher gas prices. It would make sense, though, if it changed in the same manner those things do: completely sporadic.”

Before nearly every U.S. citizen raises their hand in favor of countrywide free wifi , there may be major setbacks to granting its availability. As businesses would lose a consistent source of money from their customers,

other consumer product prices would rise. The nationalisation of wifi would result in higher taxes because the money made by businesses would circulate under

government regulation. “There are people who don’t

use wifi , so why make them pay more for daily life when they wouldn’t need to,” Kennedy Lar-son ‘15 said, “People who are im-poverished or poor would have harder lives because their daily necessities are rising in cost. Wifi is something that people can live without.”On average, U.S. hotels charge

about fourteen dollars daily to use their wifi ; nearly two hours of work would be instantly dedi-cated to paying for wifi for only one day. To use only free wifi over the course of a year would accumulate more than $5,000 in savings. In general, the United States is already in debt, and by entitling every citizen and for-eign traveler free wifi , the debt total would increase.

Taiwan Has Free Wifi

CECELIA BARAJAS/ Reporter

Wi-Fi sign at a Target store.

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South Salem SportsZACK CHASSMAN/ ZACK CHASSMAN/ Sports EditorSports Editor

Boys Basketball Girls Basketball

South’s Track team started off with positive energy that could lead the team to victory this season.

There will be new promising runners this upcoming season as well as return-ing runners. Starting on Monday March 2, new runners and returners will start practices every day at 3:00 p.m. Many have other suggestions on how it should or how it could go for our South Track this season.

“Knowing that our track team is really strong and dependable, I think this season will start really strong and tougher than last season. If we keep it up, we will for sure be more stronger than ever than we already are,” Alissa

Mendez ’16 said. Although the track team has not

started any competitions, they’re train-ing as hard as they can to win.

“I think Track is going to do really well, i’m excited because we have a lot of new athletes and its going to be fun to see how our new team does this season. We really have great seniors. Steven Anderson ’15 is a awesome hurdler and we have John Patterson ’15 in our distance program. Jasmine Allen ’15 is a great jumper and sprinter. All around the great leadership of our seniors, it’s going to be a great year,” Coach Murdoch said.

The South Salem boys basketball team beat North Medford 73-65 to take home 4th in State. Overall

they fi nished 22-3. Although they lost by 1 point, (62-63), to South Eugene in the semifi nals, the team still fi nished strong. “Finishing 4th state wasn’t as high a

ranking as we would have liked, but we are still proud of our team. “ R. Joseph Carey ‘16 said. Although some key varsity players will

be graduating this year, the underclass

men of the varsity team agree that they will need to work harder to achieve their goal of getting fi rst in state for next season.“Our season has been pretty good.

We’re all such close friends, so it’s been a benefi t to our team because we all work together very well. We will all need to work harder next year to make up for the players we will lose this year.” Alex Martin ‘16 said.

The fi nal score was 56-50 for the South Salem girls basketball team to win the 6A state championship

vs St. Mary’s. The last time any Salem-Keizer public school held that title was 39 years ago in 1976. “We made huge improvements

throughout the season and it culminat-ed in us,” Nick Mcwilliams, head coach of the girls varsity said. Not only is win-ning the championship impressive, but this season of girls basketball leaves a mark in history by being the best season

ever played with a total record of 27-2.“Freshman year we didn’t even make it

to the second round of playoff s,” Katie McWilliams ‘15, said in an interview with the Statesman Journal. “We’ve kept building every year, and this year we had the team to do it and we believed in ourselves and got it done.“The Saxon girls had to battle their way

through the quarter fi nals against Jesuit defeating them 42-50, and got to the fi nal game by defeating Roseburg 38-47.

PEDRO VIEYRA / Sports Editor

Photo by Chloe Curtis.

Track & FieldMIGUEL ANSELMO / Photographer

Jacob Ramos ‘15 shooting a three in the state game against North Medford.

Jamal Merriweather ‘14 during a meet last year.

Katie McWilliams ‘15 drives to the hoop in a game against St. Mary’s.

The girls team posing after their win against St. Mary’s on Saturday night.

The girls team with their trophy after winning fi rst place in the OSAA State Tournament.

The boys team with their trophy after winning fourth place in the OSAA State Tournament.

Gabe Matthews ‘16 defends against the North Medford North Medford point guard in the consolation fi nal that the Saxons won 73-65.

Connor Fohn ‘15 scoops to the hoop for two of his team high 23 points leading the Saxons to victory.

Simone Leaks ‘16 fi ghts for the ball against three Jesuit Crusaders in the quarterfi nal game at the Chile Center on March 12.

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TIARA SCOTT / Co-Editor in Chief

Ellie Slama ‘17 at a golf tourna-ment during last years season.

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Cheerleading Nationals

South’s cheerleading team is heading to Nationals this year for the fi rst time in South’s history. Over the summer the cheer team went to one of their yearly camps and was the top team there.

“One of the camp instructors gave me a pamphlet on our last day and told us we got a “bid” for nationals,” Kendall Allen, South’s head cheerleading coach said.

There were three national championships that they could bid for and potentially compete in.

“...but we decided against going to the nationals we received that bid for, which would have been held in Dallas, Texas in January. After looking at the other two National competitions, we decided on the one in March in Anaheim, California. We submitted a bid for the USA nationals by sending in a video of the performance for judging. A few weeks later, we got confi rmation that our bid was accepted. Basically, we had to qualify for nationals based on a performance that was judged.” Allen said.

The team has a lot of strong and experience cheerleaders to help them to get to where they need to be. “The group we are taking to Nationals is amazing. The

amount of improvement we have made this year has been crazy, with every member of the team gaining at least one new skill this year. This is Holly Dudley’s fourth year on varsity and second year as captain. She defi nitely wants this. She is extremely hard working and one of those individuals that you know puts in the work at home. Nikki Day is our co-captain, and she has had the added responsibility of bringing her sister, who is a freshman, up to par with the varsity level. Nikki has had to step into a completely diff erent role than what she is used to this year, and she has defi nitely stepped up to the plate. We have Devin Simmons who has helped with the tumbling of our team when our tumbling coach is not there, and he attends outside stunt classes with Holly and Kyle. Kyle Emry is one of our newest members--he is a work horse. He is willing to do or try whatever is asked of him, and he is constantly putting the work in outside of cheer as well,” Allen said.

Nationals will take place in Anaheim, California from March 20 through the 23, dur-ing Spring Break.

SoftballCOLE CALDWELL / Reporter

Golf

Baseball

SARAH AUDLEY / Feature Editor

HALAINA OKEL / Reporter

Photo By Harley Amick.

Photo By Chloe Curtis.Courtesy Of Brian Eriksen.

On March 18, girls’ and boys’ golf had their fi rst tournament at San-tiam Golf Course.

The Saxon girls are the two time defending champions at this champion-ship. Boys placed fi rst at districts last year and girls placed third.

“Ellie Slama ‘17, Kaitlyn Paluska ‘17 and Sammy Belden ‘17 are some of our team’s prime players,” Brian Eriksen, head coach of the girls golf team said.

“Last year we did pretty good. We won a lot of the tournaments but ended up placing third in districts. We did lose Maggie Flood last year who was a

strong player, but I think that we will do better this year because we were a very young team last year and we will all have a lot more experience,” Paluska said.

There are a few new freshman on the team who could make it far in the season as well.

“We lost Matt Paluska ‘14 after he graduated this year but our team is a large group with most of last year’s team. There are new schools added to our conference this year which will make keeping our title more diffi cult,” Tim Slama ‘15 said.

The 2014 softball season was a success with South Salem winning fi rst place in the OSAA state wide

sports tournament. Most Oregon high schools take part of the event.

“Last year, we had Katie Donovan and nobody really hit off her so our fi elding didn’t have to be as aggressive as it is this year,” Julia Clark 15 said.

Their fi rst game last season was against South Eugene, who they defeated 18-0. They then went on to play against Newberg and Southridge, winning with scores of 10-0 and 5-0

respectively. South Medford was their opponent in the semifi nal game, where South came out victorious. For their fi nal game on June 7 they defeated North Medford 5-3 and became State champions.

The 2015 softball season began Mon-day, with South playing its fi rst game against Putnam high school.

“I feel that we can win the Champi-onship but I think that we just need to have our defense just a little bit tighter than it was last year,” said Cecilia Davalos ‘17.

Baseball season or not, players and coaches are still prepar-ing for this upcoming spring. Chris Riley, head coach of the Saxon Baseball team is not only excited about what is to

come this season, but is also excited about some of his top play-ers. “We have a couple of pretty good kids coming back like Gabe Matthews ‘16, who I’m very excited about,” Riley said, “He is al-ready committed to the University of Oregon and is one of the top players in the state.” Riley mentioned some of his other top play-ers, such as; Gibson Hohberg ‘16, who plays the position of center fi elder, and Jack Gries ‘15 as a catcher. Matthews, who plays the position of shortstop and pitcher, has high hopes for his team this year. “Well, we have a young team with experience but as a team I think that we’re a lot closer than we have been in the past couple years, and I think we can expand on that,” Matthews said, “I think when we do that, success will come. We just need to practice hard, and I think that we will win a lot of games that way.”

Riley recalled how previous games went, “Last year’s team

was competitive and fun, but it was not stable in a lot of ways due to the fact that players were young, there were sophomore starters, and nothing really came into place. I’m excited about it, I know that. We’re in a new league, so it’s interesting. I think we can compete every game, and I think that we are going to be a solid baseball team, so that will keep us in every game, and hope-fully towards the top half of the league.” Rivalry will be in the air, as three new teams are being added to the league this season; McMinnville, Forest Grove, and Newburg will be the new competi-tion for the Saxons. “I am excited about it, I know that. We’re in a new league, so it is going to be interesting. I think we can compete every game, and I think that we are going to be a solid baseball team, so that will keep us in every game, and hopefully towards the top half of the league,” Matthews said. With the arrival of a few new players and the additional opposing teams, the Saxons will have to step it up this season.

Gabe Matthews ‘16 pitching at a game against North Salem last season.

Jessica Bohnstedt ‘15 last season, where the girls ended up taking State.

The Cheerleaders cheering for the basketball team during the girls OSAA State semifi nal against Jesuit.

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