As the election day draws nearer, the two main candidates, President

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, have less and less events on their agenda. While Romney has attended one debate earlier in Oct. at the University of Denver, and candidate Paul Ryan having attended a Vice

Presidential debate on Oct. 11. While it seems that Romney is busy with events, President Obama has not released many of his pre-election plans.

Despite our President’s lack of public information, both candidates will be attending the “Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner”. Since 1960, every election year dinner has had the candidates from the two dominating parties speak at the dinner and this year will be no exception.

ClypianThursday, October 11, 2012Volume LIX, Issue I

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Check out interviews with the foreign exchange students

News“How Do District Transfers Work?”

Feature“What IWish They Knew When I Was a Freshman”

Opinion“Flu Shots: Are They worth It Or Not?”

Sports“Water Polo Undeafeated”

D i d You Know?

Did You Know...

A new cell phone policy has been instituted for this 2012-2013 school year, and here is what you need to know to reap the benefits of the newly generous dictation. Personal electronic devices may be used during passing time, during lunches and before and after school. Personal electronic devices are not allowed when classes are in session, but students are granted the right to use electronic devices as part of the learning experience, as by teacher permission.

Tthe founder of “Hands Are Not For Hurting,” Ann Kelley, started her campaign at South in 2000-2001, a movement that is now world wide. She will be speaking to classes throughout the month of Oct. about the impact her organization has made and how students can get involved.

South’s “The Clypian” is a newspaper that is entirely student run. We as a staff work hard to provide you with the only monthly paper in the Salem-Keizer School District. A “clypian” most readily translates to “battle cry.” It is not something one calls, but rather the name for the yell itself.

As the Election Day Draws Near

Tyler NorburyReporter

Presidential Race News for Sept. and Early Oct.

Oregon students are most likely used to participating in “Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and

Skills” testing, or at least have heard about it. OAKS scores students in science, math,

reading, and writing, all of which became required for the class of ‘14 to pass in order to graduate.

As hoped for every year, Saxons should try their very best to study, ask teachers questions if they have any pertaining to class discussion, and to pass the OAKS tests this year.

“Reading went up, but compared to last year, the other scores [for math, writing, and science] went down [this year],” Kara Barnes, the testing lab coordinator at South, said.

In the previous years, the Salem-Keizer School District has not been scoring well in most of the subjects, so this year is expected to have higher standards. A big fear is that many students will not be able to graduate in the future because of the new requirement; but because we are the saxons and South will definitely be bringing its game!Math Reading Writing Science

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OAKS vs South: Bring It On!

Cecelia BarajasReporter

President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Mitt Romney thank their supporters during the debate on Oct. 3, 2012. Photo by Zhang JunXinhuaZum/MCT

October12 Furlough Day

October15 No school grading day

October17 PSAT (periods 2-5)

October26 Homecoming game vs.

North

October27 Homecoming

Four South students, Erika Alcantar ‘13, Madeline Moeller ‘13, Hanna Crites ‘13 and Emily Roth ‘13 alongside former South student, Madison Hall, who currently attends Willamette University departed on Oct. 5 for Nepal with Habitat for Humanity. They will be working in a village just outside of Kathmandu and will be building houses Monday through Friday. They will return on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Events

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How Do Indistrict Transfers Work?

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Every student is aware of the cutbacks in the country due to a de-

crease in funding. Schools across the nation have been affected by classes being cut or being unavailable to stu-dents who belong in a school’s district. For this reason, the Salem-Keizer Public School District has allowed students to transfer.

Many would ask, who approves them? How do they decide? Before the school year starts, all the schools have a representa-tive attend a meeting to de-cide which students will be able to transfer and who will be declined, making sure they all agree on the Salem-Keizer District’s guidelines. The only reason students are able to transfer to a different school is if they want to have a class that is not provided in their school.

For example, culinary arts, manufacturing, market-ing and a foreign language are some of the classes South provides to students, but students who are indistrict transfers are held to high standards in order to attend the school. Their attendance needs to be maintained at a

95 percent rate. They must demonstrate good behavior and need to have a grade that is acceptable in order to stay in the school the student has transferred to. The student will receive warnings if the guidelines are not being fol-lowed. If the student does not take the warnings seriously, they will be forced to go back to the school in their district.

The current number of students on indistrict trans-fers to South is 400 students.

Most of them transferred for the IB program. Thirty are for programs, and 84 are on continuation because of re-cent boundary changes that has changed this summer.

“Indistrict transfers are meant to be taken seriously. They are available to stu-dents who will benefit from

receiving classes they want and to fit the students com-fort. The district tries to make every student comfort-able to receive the

classes they want to take,” Thomas Rommel, South’s vice principal said.

Gathering all this infor-mation about the indistrict transfer, it is not unusual to have students transfer to a different school for the best of their interest in class tak-ing, but it is not as easy as filling out the paper and done. It takes time and rea-sonable reasons in order to get an approval.

Lex Sosa Reporter

“Indistrict transfers are meant to be taken seriously,”

- Thomas Rommel

Doing good deeds is great, but being recognized for

it, that makes the success all the sweeter. South’s Environmental Club has been doing “good deeds” down at Clark Creek by restoring the riparian zone, the area between the water and the rest of the land, and they were recognized this past year by the City of Salem with the Dorothy Patch award. Ms. Knecht has been the driving force behind this for the past few years and the project is about to get bigger. Behind the track and the fields at South runs Clark Creek. The creek narrows through a conduit and then to a concrete channel. This means that the banks on both sides are devoid of plants and cover. Without ground cover on the banks they will erode. This will dirty the water and make it difficult for the fish and other creatures survive in what should be a healthy

environment. Along with erosion the creek bed is too exposed to sunlight. There is a simple rule when it comes to diversity in stream, the water has to be cool, clean, and have some movement. So if we want to see salmon or rainbow trout or any of the other fish that can only be seen in mountain streams, those banks of are going to need a lot of work. The Environmental Club might not receive any recognition for the additional work, but they can be assured in knowing that people know about their work at the creek , and even more importantly that they are doing good work. For those who want to participate in this endeavor contact Ms. Knecht in room 212 for details or come by her room on Wednesday’s at 2:30 p.m. for Environmental Club. Sierra Newby-Smith ‘12

Letter to the Editor

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Because of cuts in classes at schools, transfers are available for

out-of-district students

Down the Yellow Brick Road...

To Homecoming

Spirit week will begin Monday, Oct. 22. Monday- College Gear

Day, Tuesday- Animal Day; Wednesday-Neon Day (nerd day for Seniors); Thursday-Decade Day and Friday-Saxon Spirit Day (Toga Day for Seniors). A parade from 3-4 p.m. will be in the student parking lot on Friday, Oct. 26, and the homecoming dance will be Saturday Oct. 27 from 8-10 p.m. Tickets are $3 with ASB and $5 without. It is the cheapest dance in town!

Yuliya BoyalskayaCopy Editor

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How Do Indistrict Transfers Work?

This Week’s Weather Check out clypian.com for your daily weather reportThursday

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Monday

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Every student is aware of the cutbacks in the country due to a de-

crease in funding. Schools across the nation have been affected by classes being cut or being unavailable to stu-dents who belong in a school’s district. For this reason, the Salem-Keizer Public School District has allowed students to transfer.

Many would ask, who approves them? How do they decide? Before the school year starts, all the schools have a representa-tive attend a meeting to de-cide which students will be able to transfer and who will be declined, making sure they all agree on the Salem-Keizer District’s guidelines. The only reason students are able to transfer to a different school is if they want to have a class that is not provided in their school.

For example, culinary arts, manufacturing, market-ing and a foreign language are some of the classes South provides to students, but students who are indistrict transfers are held to high standards in order to attend the school. Their attendance needs to be maintained at a

95 percent rate. They must demonstrate good behavior and need to have a grade that is acceptable in order to stay in the school the student has transferred to. The student will receive warnings if the guidelines are not being fol-lowed. If the student does not take the warnings seriously, they will be forced to go back to the school in their district.

The current number of students on indistrict trans-fers to South is 400 students.

Most of them transferred for the IB program. Thirty are for programs, and 84 are on continuation because of re-cent boundary changes that has changed this summer.

“Indistrict transfers are meant to be taken seriously. They are available to stu-dents who will benefit from

receiving classes they want and to fit the students com-fort. The district tries to make every student comfort-able to receive the

classes they want to take,” Thomas Rommel, South’s vice principal said.

Gathering all this infor-mation about the indistrict transfer, it is not unusual to have students transfer to a different school for the best of their interest in class tak-ing, but it is not as easy as filling out the paper and done. It takes time and rea-sonable reasons in order to get an approval.

“Indistrict transfers are meant to be taken seriously,”

- Thomas Rommel

Doing good deeds is great, but being recognized for

it, that makes the success all the sweeter. South’s Environmental Club has been doing “good deeds” down at Clark Creek by restoring the riparian zone, the area between the water and the rest of the land, and they were recognized this past year by the City of Salem with the Dorothy Patch award. Ms. Knecht has been the driving force behind this for the past few years and the project is about to get bigger. Behind the track and the fields at South runs Clark Creek. The creek narrows through a conduit and then to a concrete channel. This means that the banks on both sides are devoid of plants and cover. Without ground cover on the banks they will erode. This will dirty the water and make it difficult for the fish and other creatures survive in what should be a healthy

environment. Along with erosion the creek bed is too exposed to sunlight. There is a simple rule when it comes to diversity in stream, the water has to be cool, clean, and have some movement. So if we want to see salmon or rainbow trout or any of the other fish that can only be seen in mountain streams, those banks of are going to need a lot of work. The Environmental Club might not receive any recognition for the additional work, but they can be assured in knowing that people know about their work at the creek , and even more importantly that they are doing good work. For those who want to participate in this endeavor contact Ms. Knecht in room 212 for details or come by her room on Wednesday’s at 2:30 p.m. for Environmental Club. Sierra Newby-Smith ‘12

Letter to the Editor

Information provided by AccuWeather.com

Because of cuts in classes at schools, transfers are available for

out-of-district students

Down the Yellow Brick Road...

To Homecoming

Spirit week will begin Monday, Oct. 22. Monday- College Gear

Day, Tuesday- Animal Day; Wednesday-Neon Day (nerd day for Seniors); Thursday-Decade Day and Friday-Saxon Spirit Day (Toga Day for Seniors). A parade from 3-4 p.m. will be in the student parking lot on Friday, Oct. 26, and the homecoming dance will be Saturday Oct. 27 from 8-10 p.m. Tickets are $3 with ASB and $5 without. It is the cheapest dance in town!

Yuliya BoyalskayaCopy Editor

La Perla Tapatia, a unique restau-rant located down-town, is being called “The Pearl of Salem”. It is located inside the Reed Opera House, a renovat-ed historical building. It is surrounded by many other shops and restaurants such as Napoleons and the Crystal Mirror. Although it is in a fairly obscure location, it gives the customer a differ-

ent experience than the norm. The restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere; the floor wraps around the edge of the room, allowing you to look down on the first floor. As for the food, it was great, especially for the price. If you like Mexican food, and you can handle some spice, you will love the steak burrito. The menu features other traditional Mexican dishes such as enchiladas, tamales and tacos.The dinner plates are decent sized and pretty cheap. Most meals are between $5.00 and $7.00, which is ideal for high school students. On a five star rating scale, I would give La Perla four stars. If you are looking for a fun restaurant that has good food, good prices, and a different atmo-sphere, La Perla Tapatia is the place for you.

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A discouraging fact of the health industry is that in-surance companies get to

choose whether to attend to a pa-tient or to unjustly dismiss them because of their health conditions or past health problems. Medical insurance companies should not have the right to decline patients just because of their state of health. Until they lose that right there are

programs out there for the people who need help.

People get declined because of natural health conditions, and based on genetics. Such conditions range from obesity to people with cancer and other deadly condi-tions that might make the insur-ance companies decline them im-mediately. According to census.gov most of the people with health

insurance are those with employe based coverage and since 2008 it has dropped by 3.8 percent which means even less people have jobs and health coverage.

Companies deciding whether a patient can be covered or not has affected many of people. The per-centage of people with health no insurance has increased since 2008 to the most recent study as of 2011

where it shows how the number of people with no health insurance has increased from 14.9 percent to 15.7 percent. Companies should not be allowed to decide that do not want to cover patients. Things are only going to be worse if things do not change. Since Jan. 1, 2012, there have been a lot of changes, changes that may make it better for a lot of future patients to look

for an insurance company to cover them. A new program called “The Federal High Risk Pool” may help, especially since its a program here in Oregon and at the reach of anyo-nes hand. The Federal High Risk Pool is to help those who have been denied, have not been insured for the past six months, and are a U.S citizens.Graph information from www.census.gov.

Cecelia BarajasReporter

Medical Insurance Companies Refuse Potential Patients...

Pedro VieyraReporter

The Higgs Boson Particle: What Is It? And Why Does it Matter?

Over summer break, you may have heard something about a recently discov-

ered “God particle”-- a sensation-alist news story of a particle that confirms the existence of God. On the contrary, this particle pro-vides a clue to how all the other el-ementary particles got their masses (mass is almost like weight) and why they have gravity. Not as ex-citing as discovering the existence of God, right? And what does that all even mean, and why should it matter to us?

So here is the breakdown: Elementary particles are what

physicists believe everything is truly made of--from the clouds in the sky to your fingertips, every-thing is made up of at least one of those particles. If you have ever

taken sophomore physics or be-yond, you may be familiar with the Standard Model, and that is essen-tially what it is... particles exerting force on each other. Scientists have discovered all of these particles ex-cept for one-- the Higgs Boson.

So how could the Higgs Boson exist if the scientists had not even found it yet? Imagine the solar system... each planet was dis-covered one by one at different times in his-tory. So before Neptune was discovered, scientists knew it existed without yet having the technology to take a picture of it. All they needed to do was watch Uranus, the planet next to Neptune, and observe how it moved. They realized that the orbit was erratic at some points and did not always follow a set pattern. Because of this, they knew another planet was affecting Uranus. Physicists watch particles and try to understand how their mass works. They realized that there has to be some other par-ticle helping out with that process, and that is how they predicted that the Higgs Boson exists.

“The existence of the Higgs Bo-son particle was suggested in the 1960’s as part of a theory to relate different forces in nature. It was not confirmed to exist until suffi-ciently large particle accelerators were built that could cause the en-ergetic collisions required to create

them. The Higgs Boson particle helps to explain why matter has gravity. Further experiments are being conducted to confirm the findings announced last summer,” John Hercher, a physics and chem-istry teacher at South said.

So why does it matter, and why should you care? The discovery of this particle can change the way

physics is taught in schools. Be-fore, we were all learning the Standard Model and the Higgs

boson introduces another impor-tant component to how it works. It also confirms that the past 45 years of particle physics, a relatively new science, has so far been on the right track. Since the scientists already assumed the particle ex-isted, it proves all of the theories that have been in the works so far. If the Higgs Boson did not exist, it would essentially destroy most of the knowledge we have acquired so far about the universe. Most im-portantly, it takes humanity a step further in determining the univer-sal question: what are we made of? Although this discovery will not cure diseases or solve current prob-lems, it is still a really cool deal.

As of this month the discovery has become actual science--two papers have been published in Physics Letters B, a peer reviewed journal.

Yuliya BoyalskayaCopy Editor

By the age of 15, most teens have their permit or are in the process of getting one.

After the driving instructor gives a nod of approval and the license is in your hands, feelings of celebra-tion and self indulgence usually follow. But once that is over, the problem is finding a car. As one can easily predict, used cars are notorious for being cheap; but not every cheap car is a perfect find or worth the money.“My parents bought me a used car [from 1995] because they thought it’d be cheaper,” Hector Ibarra ‘13 said. Luckily, Ibarra’s parents really did their research and bought a car that, so far, has not had any problems. One tip teens should follow is to be cau-tious when purchasing a car over the internet by websites in which individual people can post freely, such as eBay or craigslist. Anyone can type up a false description and make the car out to better than it actually is. If buying a car online is the only option or is preferred, it is recommended to buy from a more legitimate site, like that of Nissan or Kia.Mileage is a factor to take into account as well. If a car has been

driven more than 80,000 miles, one can expect to pay several thousands of dollars more to take care of repairs. The least amount of mileage is good to look for in a car, though keep in mind, it is sus-picious when a car is said to have 0 miles; if the car has supposedly not been driven, how did the car reach the current area?“I got my first car from my grand-pa,” Marli McBride ‘13 said. Mc-Bride’s car, only a year younger than Ibarra’s car, has been without a problem. Some benefits to own-ing a used car is that you can save insurance, and used cars are actu-ally more reliable than the cars of today. The main reason for that is because nowadays cars are made for looks. Some cars are now smaller than they used to be a de-cade ago. Just about everyone has a dream car in mind, but trying to make that dream become a reality to own can be tough without know-ing what key elements make the car so fantastic. Looks are not ev-erything when cars are the topic of discussion, unless a car is only for show and not for driving. With this newly gained knowledge, chances are that the car you want desirable car is not so difficult to get if the tips above are followed by.Photo by Nissan/MCT.

How To Buy A Used Car

The scientific breakthrough which confirms the past 45 years of scientific theory

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A Steak Burrito Meal from La Perla. Photo taken by Isabella Rayhorn.

La P

erla Resturant

ReviewIsabella Rayhorn

Reporter

Are You At Risk?

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Zombies, Run! Interested in getting in better shape? Then this is the perfect app to download. While running, the app tells a story of zom-bies also on the run... after you! The noises are startling realistic and include every gasp and groan of the terrify-ing creatures in pursuit.

Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb North Korea has finished developing a bomb that could threaten our very livelihoods: our electronics. The pulses set off by the bomb can cause mobile phones and other devices dependent on GPS (including certain military equipment). Fortunately, the bomb’s range does not reach the U.S... yet. This is just the beginning of a new age of electronic warfare.

Trending #Tech #Spectrum

Instamappers GPS Tracker : Al-though a GPS can never be depended upon the same as a real map, this free app comes close. For a hiker or geo-cacher, they simply keep their device alongside, and the app automatically updates their coordinates regularly. It is an efficient way for family or friends at home to keep track of where they are.

Best (or worst) Birthday Present EverHug Me Jacket “Everyone needs love, don’t they?” Those are the words of the (perhaps evil) mastermind behind this one-of-a-kind clothing item. Si Chan, a new face in the world of menswear, is the designer of the green, “Hug Me Jacket.” The jacket makes the wearer feel “warm and hugged” thanks to the alien-esque hands that circle around and clasp together along front.

Nintendo Wii U Set to be released November 18, the newest addition to the Wii family is easily the most innovative. It comes complete with a touch screen gamepad (versus a typical button-based controller) and access to the new entertainment functions of “Nintendo TVii,” which is similar to Hulu, TiVo or Netflix.

FRESH Every-one is bound

to make mis-takes and have some regrets in high school. Students have a lot going on in their lives and adding homework and drama to the mix does not help. High school can be tough; there are grades to keep up, teachers to impress, other students to get along with and time to manage outside of school. Get-ting advice from upperclassmen who have gone through it all can be extraordinarily beneficial. Listen up freshmen--here are five tips to help you start your high school

years off right. First off, make sure you get off on the

right foot with your teachers and fellow students. First impressions count! Respect your teachers and they will respect you back; that makes it easier on everybody. Make sure you get along with all your classmates. These people will be with you for the next four years, so do not start any unnecessary drama.

After you are acquainted with every-one, make friends with a diverse group of people. Building relationships with all these different people will give you connections. Through these connections, you will be introduced to new things and be given opportunities that you normally would not, and that is what will help make high school fun for you.

Joining clubs and sports early on will be beneficial in multiple ways. Getting into extra curricular activities allows you to build your way to the top for senior year. Being debate club president or captain on the football team looks great on college and job applications. It shows dedication, leadership and other great skills that a team or a manager are looking for. Being involved in such activities will also help you meet new people and keep you busy throughout the year as well.

Lastly, and often times the most impor-tant, avoid drama at all costs! Don’t get caught up in it; drama can ruin friendships and is bound to destroy your reputation. Surround yourself with good, loyal friends and weed out all the people that will cause conflict.

Many people dream of adopting children from international coun-tries and providing a child with

immense opportunities while adding to their family. Although adopting is not an easy pro-cess and can cost around $30,000 to $50,000, to South’s Matt Smith and his family, it is worth it. Smith and his wife have decided to adopt a child from Ethiopia, located in East-ern Africa. “Our hearts are ready to adopt,” Smith said. They have started the process by selecting an adoption agency. Smith has started to raise money by having garage sales and starting a website that allows donations to be made over the internet. The website tells his story

of why he wants to adopt and includes photos of his family. With adoption, nothing is a guarantee, but with hope and support from their friends and family ,the Smith’s are determined to make it happen. After hear-ing about this goal, Leah Wall ‘13 decided to make her leadership heart project to help raise money for the expensive adoption.

“It will be life changing to be able to brin a homeless child to America and give that baby a home,” Wall ‘13 said. To help raise these funds Wall has sold bottled water, cake pops at lunch, made posters and sent out group texts asking people to donate. Wall also has future plans to organize a movie night at South and possibly sell shirts later on in the year. To learn more or donate, go to clypian.com to find the link to Smith’s website.

From Oregon to Peru: The Trip of a Lifetime

Isabella RayhornReporter

Mr. Smith Goes to EthiopiaChandler Cobos

Reporter

South teacher, Matt Smith, with his wife and three children. Photo courtesy of: acharityproject.com

Advice You Wish You Knew as a Freshman

Emily Burney ‘14

Check out a link to Emily Burney’s

blog at clypian.com

Emily Burney was a student at South Salem High School for her fresh-man and sophomore year, but for

the 2012-2013 school year she has decided to go on a year-long exchange through the Rotary Exchange program. She was placed in Tacna, Peru where she will attend school and be immersed in their culture. She has already experienced a lot in Peru and just got back from a trip to Machu Picchu, the rainforest and one of the highest and biggest lakes in the world, Lake Titicaca. Clypian: Why/when did you decide that a year long exchange was something you wanted to do?

Emily Burney: I never thought about going on exchange as being something I would want to do, but then I got a letter in the mail inviting me to an informational meeting about an exchange program with The Rotary. I thought it sounded fun, and I love to travel, so I decided to apply. First I applied as a short term exchange student, so I would only have gone in the summer, but I decided to change to long term when I real-ized how much I would miss out on if I only went for the summer.Clypian: What are some difficulties you have experienced?

EB: Dealing with illness- I was pretty

sick for my first week here. I accidentally swallowed some of the water from the sink while brushing my teeth, and that made me so sick I could barely get out of bed. Being that sick while living with people who you have never met before and you are barely able to communicate with is very hard. As an added bonus, being sick makes home-sickness worse. All I wanted was for my mom to come take care of me, but obvi-ously she wasn’t there, and so I had to deal with everything myself. Luckily I am all better now though.

I’m doing really well with the language. I understand almost everything, unless there is a lot of noise or someone is speak-ing very quickly. While I’m sure I’m not grammatically correct or anywhere close to being grammatically correct, I’m under-stood almost all of the time. It was hard to understand people at first. Spanish as native speakers speak it is nothing like what you learn in the classroom. Clypian: What is your host family like?

EB: My host family is quite possibly the most amazing host family I could have. I have an older brother, a sister who is my age, and a 7 year-old sister. The entire family is so kind and genuinely cares about me, and I love that I have sisters, because I always wanted them.

Morgan CostaFeature Editor

Lily GordonSocial Media Director

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Club

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What it is About: Key club is a student run club dedicated to helping the community. It is a great club for students who want a chance to vol-unteer and better the community. Where: Room 202When: 2:30 on ThursdaysWebsite: sshskeyclub.weebly.com/

Key Club

What it is About:Students design business plans and research projects to present in competitions. The club is aimed to improve business and marketing skills as well as profes-sional development. You do not have to be enrolled in a business class to join this clubWhere: Lower Cafeteria When: Tuesday starting November 15

DECAWhat it is About: Scribbles is a club for aspiring writers to share their projects, get feedback and hone their writing skills. There will be games and activities dedicated to improv-ing writers’ characters and several contests.Where: LibraryWhen: 2:30 on Wednesdays

Scribbles

Clypian Pet of the Month

Details: Rio loves to play peek-a-boo, and when he raises his foot, yes, he does in fact want a high five. He is a friendly Green-Wing Macaw, who enjoys climbing on his perch and doing a bird kung fu exercise which involves a lot of wing flapping. Rio will always say yes when asked if he would like a nut. When Casper, another parrot at Everything Birds, starts her squawking, Rio often joins her in synchronized harmony. Rio comes from Everything Birds at 1830 13th St SE, Salem. Photo Credit: Kira Martin

Name: RioAge: Two

Foreign Exchange

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Nichele HerndonPhoto Editor

Dittie Dam Larsen ‘14- DenmarkWhat is your favorite food here in America? “Goldfish.”

Lhorie Pirnay ‘14- BelgiumWhat’s the biggest difference from America and Belgium? “In America everything is bigger than in Belgium! Roads, Mar-kets, food, schools...It’s really impressive.”Lou Cotelin’14- FranceIs the fashion different from here and France? “ Really differ-ent in France! You don’t wear sport clothes., if you do people think that you are sick. In France, boys wear hats, ties, and dress clothes. Girls don’t color their hair pink or blue and no piercings can show.”Francesco Fraboni ‘13- ItalyWhat’s the biggest difference in America? “Different ways to have fun in here. At home we go to disco.” Yana Meleshko- ‘14 UkraineDo you play a sport in Ukraine? “No, but I do dance team here. Linda Wurzinger ‘14- AustriaWhat is your favorite food in America? “Dairy Queen fries”Julia Mattila ‘14- FinlandWhat is the biggest difference in America? “The people, I love Ameri-can people. They are friendly and open.”

South Salem High’s Toni Decker ‘13 is back from a yearlong foreign exchange program

where she traveled and lived in San Salvador de Jujuy, the capital city of the northernmost province of Argen-tina. Decker ’13 was sponsored by the Rotary Youth Exchange program. When she first arrived in Sept. of 2011, Decker ‘13 experienced culture shock. Her new home was very different from her home here in Salem, Oregon. She stayed with a family consisting of her host mom, her 18 year-old host sister Cami and her 11 year-old brother, Juan Pablo. Her host dad works and lives in Chile, so Decker ‘13 was unable to see very much of him.

As Decker ’13 reflects on the past year of her life, she says it was the most amazing experience for her, and it has been life changing. Traveling, meeting all of the great people and eating the meat were the things Decker ‘13 enjoyed the most. Her adventures have impacted who she is as a person.

Toni Decker South senior Toni Decker ‘13 returns

from a year long exchange in Argentina

Sierra ZavalaReporter

INK Literary MagazineWhat it is About: INK club cre-ates the literary and art magazine at South, filled with art and story sub-missions from Saxons. This year’s magazine will be winter themed and come out in January instead of the end of the year.Where: LibraryWhen: 3:00 on Wednesdays Submission Date: After Winter BreakWebsite: avatar.southsaxons.com/

Kayla RigsbyOpinion Editor

Photo courtesy of Toni Decker

Experiencing nausea, the chills, body aches, fatigue, a fever, a stuffy nose, vomiting and/or diar-rhea is not a pleasant experience. No one in their right mind will-ingly volunteers to camp out next to the toilet writhing in pain.

The questions is: is all the pres-sure and anxiety about getting a flu shot worth it?

Last year’s flu shot was 59 per-cent effective for people between ages of 18 to 65. Itzel Ollioqui ‘13 said that she felt more protected getting a flu shot, but this view is not shared by everyone.

In Oct. of 2008, the Consumer Reports National Research Center found that out of a survey of 2,011 adults, 45 percent said they were not going to get a flu shot. While the Center for Disease Control recommends that people ages six

months and older get the vaccine, not everyone does.

“I don’t want them [doctors] to inject a dead virus into my system because I’m going to get it wheth-er they give it to me or not,” said

Audra Gosnell ‘13. Gonsell expresses the idea

that natural disease is better. She also points out that as a society

people turn to the advice of their doctors and do not question their judgement. According to the Ad-visory Committee on Immuniza-tion Practices, this year’s flu shot will protect people from influenza

A virus which include H1N1 and H3N2, and the influenza B virus. These strains are predicted to be most common this season.

Is it worth getting injected with these dead strains and building an immunity to them when they are merely predicted to be most com-mon this season? Not to mention people are more likely to contract a cold than the flu since there are more strains. Why not let nature do its thing?

“I don’t see the point in it,” Dylan Howlett ‘13 said. “I don’t get sick anyways.” Howlett is among many who will not receive a flu shot this year.

Whether or not people choose to get a flu shot this season, it is important to strive to be healthy. Common sense is the best immu-nity toward illness. South Salem’s health teacher, Tony Stearns, rec-ommends washing your hands frequently. This is especially im-portant since bacteria as well as other germs can be present on your hands and transfer to mucus mem-branes amid your face.

This past Sept. has been a grim month for the film in-dustry. The last time box

offices sales grossed such a meager amount was eleven years ago, two weeks after the tragic Sept. 11 at-tacks. Box offices reported $147 million for Sept. That is an aver-age of $500 million less for the month than the incomes of almost every preceding Sept. going back to 2001.

Why would theaters today be having difficulties similar to those seen post 9/11? Perhaps it is in cor-relation with the summer Colorado shooting, an in-crease in easier ac-cess, competition or a lack in industry creativity, but whatever the cause, moviemakers and providers must find a way to dig themselves out of this hole they have fallen into be-fore it becomes a proper grave.

Harry Potter, Star Wars, and now Batman are among the most popular film series to hit theaters. From cloaks to spandex shorts, it is not unusual for avid fans to attend premieres decked out in full costume. This cherished tradition might be at an end, how-ever. This July, university student, James Holmes, opened fire at a Colorado theater full of unsus-pecting moviegoers at the midnight premiere of the third Batman film in the Dark Knight series.

The final damage was totaled at 12 casualties and 58 injured. What makes this story even more chilling is the fact that the assailant was ad-mitted into the theater dressed in a bulletproof vest, ballistic helmet, a gas mask and had dyed his hair red, akin to the notorious Batman char-acter, the Joker. Does this example demonstrate why costumes should justly be banned at movie theaters or does it simply point out that em-ployees should use more common sense if a bizarre customer is spot-ted?

“When I went to the theaters a few days ago, they checked mine and my friends’ purses. They never

did that before,” Jasmine Allen ‘15 said.

Aside from the tragic aspects of the film industry dying, both liter-

ally and in some of the long-with-held traditions, there is countless competition out there to rival movie theater’s ridiculous costs. Namely “Netflix” and “OnDemand” have risen in the film providers ranks.

“Although I can view a movie for much less in my own home via Netflix, it just isn’t the same special feeling as when you go to the the-ater. Part of going to see a movie is the feeling that it’s a real event. Everyone in the theater experienc-es the film together,” Victor Gar-cia ‘13 said. Perhaps that will be the movie indusrty’s saving grace,

the special atmosphere and experience a

movie goer gets to

enjoy.

Nowadays kids are under a lot of stress to do well in

school and sports and maintain a social life. A lot of students have work and problems at home. Many high school stu-dents choose to take Adderall to help them stay up late to do their homework and focus. Adderall is a stimulant that af-fects chemicals in the brain that contribute to hyperactive and impulse control. (If the person that is taking it does not have a legal prescription for it then they may have a fast heart rate, shake a lot and some just do not take it well emotionally when on it.) Some teens get the drug prescribed if they have problems with focusing or have ADHD. The rest find a way to buy it illegally. Although if caught selling Adderall the per-son may spend up to 5 years in jail and a $100,000 fine.

Adderall is a new trend that

is spreading very fast. Teens with ADHD take the pill so they can concentrate, and a lot of times it helps the stu-dents improve, but many take it to do better on work, tests and everyday struggles. They start talking about Adderall and that is how kids get hooked on it. Adderall is a very addictive drug. If you do not have a pre-scription then do not take it.

At the University of Oregon a survey was taken and 34 per-cent of students have taken Ad-derall to help them study. Ap-proximately 75 percent of stu-dents know someone that takes it without a doctor’s prescrip-tion. This drug is used more often during finals at school. Adderall should be available to students if they really need it or if they have ADHD. To the kids that will try to abuse it, they should be penalized or fined because no one knows if they were giving it to fellow classmates or just using it to get high. Several tests should be taken before prescribing the person Adderall.

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Flu Shots: Worth It Or Not?

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Is The Movie Industry Dying?Adderall Abuse

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Cecelia Barajas

“When I went to the the-aters a few days ago, they

checked my friends’ and my purses. They never did that

before”

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What do you think?

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Fabian Hidalgo

Captain of the boy’s varsity soccer team, Fabian Hidalgo ‘13, has a lot of

support on his side. With his five siblings and loving parents attending every game, Hidalgo can not be stopped.

Hidalgo ‘13 started playing soccer when he was five years old, inspired by the games he watched on T.V with his family. He claims his best skills in soccer are dribbling

and possessing the the ball. Soccer has helped Hidalgo in dealing

with stress and anger and he has made re-ally good friends throughout the process.

“I made captain because of my hard work on the field. I showed effort and I never gave up,” Hidalgo ‘13 said.

Hidalgo’s ‘13 inspirations are Ronaldinho Gaúcho and Zinedine Zidane, whom he grew up watch-ing on tv. Now Hidalgo’s hard work and efforts have made him an inspiration to Saxons to do their best and achieve the highest reward.

“I made captain because of my hard work on the field. I showed effort

and I never gave up.”

Montana OcampoReporter

Boys SoccerOverall: 3-2-4League Record: 2-1-2State Ranking: 25Next home game:

Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. vs. McNary

Photo by Julia Pilar Salgado

I draw my inspiration from

my family, myself and God.

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Han

elle

Crit

es

As of Sept. 1, The University of Oregon will be performing random drug tests on all student athletes.

This decision was made after a report released earlier this year that estimated around 40 percent to 60 percent of the foot-ball team smoked marijuana.

These tests will be conducted at ran-dom through a number system. Randomly selected students will receive little to no warning about their test, which will result in more accurate results.

University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly, was not informed of this decision, nor consulted about it beforehand, however he is not opposed to the decision, and actu-ally supports it. He felt that since he is not an expert on drug testing, there was no need to consult him.

This new drug policy is a drastic change from the previous one, which would only test student athletes with reasonable sus-

picion. Now every student athlete has the possibility of being tested.

A student athlete here at South, who wished to remain anonymous, says “I did drugs while I wrestled because I did way better I think this random four strike policy at U of O is really nothing, but I don’t think it should be implemented here at South” he said.

The repercussions for getting tested posi-tive are the same as they were prior to new policy. For the first time, students who test positive will have to go through counseling, substance abuse education and psychologi-cal evaluation. A second positive test will result in a behavioral modification contract which the athlete will be required to sign. A third positive test , will result in a 50 percent suspension of their season. A fourth positive test and the athlete will be cut from their team and forfeit any scholarship, given they have one.

Hanelle Crites ‘13 fell in love with volleyball at the age of 13. She grew up with eight brothers, three

older and five younger ones. “My closest relationship is with my full brother, but I love all my brothers equally,” Crites ‘13 said, “I just always have learned to be com-petitive from them.”

“I draw my inspira-tion from my family, myself and God.” She considers herself lucky that she has a family that supports her and helps her believe in herself.

Weight lifting, working on her speed and agility, along with a balanced diet are what help Crites ‘13 with her success, she works really hard. Crites ‘13 is the emo-tional and vocal leader in the court. Her current position is in the middle, but she is extremely versatile. She jumps with a lot of power and explosiveness, and those are

good skills to have for many positions. The best advice she has ever gotten is

‘’Wait on the ball,’’ Crites ‘13 said, and the motto she lives by is ‘’Try your hardest no matter what’’. She is inspired by Kerri

Walsh, a talented beach volleyball player.

‘’She has so much talent and skills, and has won gold three times,’’ Crites ‘13 said.

Varsity coach, Mat-thew Leichty, says “Crites ‘13 had been part of the program for all three years

that I have been here and has improved so much. She has become a better teammate over the years and does whatever she can to help make the team successful.”

Crites ‘13 plans to continue playing volleyball after high school. Her goal is to play volleyball for the University of Hawaii, but she she does not plan to make volleyball her career. She hopes to one day become a missionary doctor.

Melinda HernandezReporter

From Couch to Captain

VolleyballOverall: 9-6League Record: 5-1 State Rank: 20Next home game:

Oct. 18, 7 p.m. vs. Sprague

For the Love of the Game

Hanelle Crites looks on during home game on Sept. 27 against Sprague. The team lost 1-3. Photo by Tiara Scott.

U of O Implements

New Drug Testing

PolicyTyler Norbury

Reporter

Valid Until January 1, 2013

This year, the girl’s water polo team is stronger than ever. Led by Caitlin Harder ‘13 and Kinsey Belden ’13,

both fielders, the team has a current score of 11-0, ranking first in the CVC. Playing against Medford the girls scored 15-10.

“It would be nice to have more supporters coming to watch our games to cheer for us,” Kinsey Belden ‘13 water polo team captain said.

With gaining more support toward the water polo team it will build an even stron-ger team to strive and get excited and fo-

cused on the game. The water polo athletes practice two hours each night, practicing defense, offense and positioning. The team is doing well especially with the help of six returning players, four of whom who are se-niors. When the team competes against other schools, Duus, varsity coach, has always said that everyone must rely on each other and be connected in order to have a good game and, any chance of winning.

“The way our team is going we have a high chance of going to state,” Duss said.

The next game will be held at the Kroc Center, Oct. 16 against Sprague. So far this year the girl’s water polo team has remained undefeated.

On Sept. 21, South’s second home football game of the season, the Saxon’s ran out onto the field in

their brand new black jerseys. This was a first in the history of South Salem High School. The jerseys were paid for by the program’s card fundraiser. Rumors spread

throughout the school, but nothing was confirmed until the team showed up for the game that night.

“These new jerseys change the look of the team to show us as a ‘clean cut and aggressive’ team,” Connell Crabtree 14′ said.

Back row from left to right: Emma Normandy ‘16, Aubrey Harris ‘15, Sabrina Kelley ‘15, Victoria Kelley ‘15, Christy Beck ‘13, Kelsey Lund ‘13 Second row: Sarah Smith-Tripp ‘15, Mackinsey Belden ‘13, McKenzie Bridges ‘14, Amanda Bednarz ‘14, Caitlin Harder ‘13 Front row: Sara Rockow ‘15, Michelle Roldan ‘16, Amelie Davis ‘16, Loretta Hanson ‘16. Photo taken by Lex Sosa.

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ScoreboardSaxon Football Update

At the start of the season, the Saxon’s were off to a bit of a shaky start, losing our first two games to Rose-burg High School and David Douglas. Despite the

difficulties the Saxons came back and won their first home game against Clackamas High School 52-43.

The Saxons really came together and played like a team against the Cavaliers. Jaylynn Bailey ‘13 broke a school record for rushing 367 yards. The Saxon’s good offensive line

made it possible for Josh Benton ‘14 to gain yards and Bailey ‘13 to score long score touchdowns, and also break a school record as a team for rushing 544 yards. South then came back and won their game against West Linn High school 43-34.

As for a great comback the Saxon’s are on a winning streak with winning their first league game against Mcnary High School 47-7. Tonight’s game is at home against Mckay so come out and support South.

Girls Cross Country Next Home Meet: Oct. 14 vs. North at 4

Boys Cross Country Next Home Meet: Oct. 14 vs. North at 4

Girls Soccer Overall: 4-2-3 League Record: 3-0-2 Next Home Game: Oct. 19 vs. Sprague at 3:30

Boys Water Polo Overall: 8-3 League Record: 6-1 Next Home Game: Oct. 16 vs. Sprague at 6

Football Overall: 3-3 League Record: 1-1 Next Home Game:

Oct. 11 vs. McKay at 7

Tiara ScottGame Day Editor

Water Polo Athletes Make a Splash This Season

Lex SosaReporter South Varsity Football Players Sport

New Uniform

Sporting their new all black uniform, the Saxons beat West Linn, 43-34 on Sept. 21. Photo by Liliya Kurudimova.

Saxon football players get ready for offensive play. The team beat Clackamas 52-43, on Sept. 14. Photo by Liliya Kurudimova.

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