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"Probably the
economy. It affects not
only people in the U.S.
but also on a global
scale. I think the Obama
administration has the
potential to fix the prob
lems that we have been
plagued with the past few
years."
—Mimi d’Autremont,
media and our conservative
society in general. With
sports like wrestling, weight
lifting, rugby and hockey
breaking the "feminine"
stereotype, playing such
sports is often discouraged
by religious figures and any
who are still stuck in the
1950s mind set of women
being on earth to make
babies, run the
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Staff Reporter
This is exactly the
The women's rights
mentality that has, often
movement began in 1960
subconsciously, discouraged
and has never ended.
women and girls from
Females are still fighting
participating in contact
discrimination and injustice
sports for years. I would
in the workplace, in the
like to say to any woman
media, in the home and,
reading this who thinks that
unfortunately, on the
tackling is too rough, or
sports field. It is often said
thinks that, because of her
that women are
sex she was not genetically
not physically
meant to play contact
able to handle
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of pleasure in
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people are going to get hurt. household
It's like having a
and please men.
Women do tend to have
punching bag.. .except
"I propose that sports
less upper body strength
you're beating someone
greatly hinder the
than men and are generally
with a common goal, a
development of godly,
sm a lle r, so th e n o tio n th a t
purpose; to win.
Biblical, feminine character.
w o m e n s h o u ld n o t play
"Contact sports reduce
Parents today expend
men's teams is, in some
violence. I mean, I've
extraordinary amounts of
cases, valid. However,
found being able to play
time and energy taking their something so demanding
women have shown for
daughters from one sports
decades through playing
to be a great challenge, and
event to another, week
sports like rugby and
tackling people is the best
after
week,
even
to
the
hockey that there is nothing
stress relief ever," Betsy
point where it exhausts the
naturally dainty about us.
Leuhrs, senior, said.
family and family resources.
So why has women's
Of course, if no one takes
The fruits we see are that
football not become a
initiative, then the fact that
today's Christian women
mainstream sport, with
something is not done is
are often ill-prepared to be
only about 50 high school
only the dreamer's fault.
teams nationally? It is rarely Biblically obedient wives
I aim to bring women's
and mothers," Scott Jonas,
supported or endorsed
football to WLHS. Who's
preacher,
said
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by schools, parents, the
with me?
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"They should come up
with alternative renew
able energy sources."
—Daniel Lee,
junior
What do you think is the
most pressing issue in our
world today that the Obama-
Biden administration should
immediately address ?
"They should put
money into medical
research like finding a
cure for cancer."
CIM: pointless waste of time,
or key to getting into college?
sarah L und
Staff Reporter
The Certificate of Initial
Mastery test is a state test
developed ten years ago.
The test covers reading,
math, science and writing.
All of the tests are taken
on the computer with the
exception of the writing test
which is taken in English
10 classes the first week of
second semester. Students
take the test in the winter
of their sophomore year.
Those who don’t pass take
it again in junior or senior
year. There is some debate
as to whether or not the
test is important enough to
take even once. The federal
government requires every
sophomore student in the
ifption to take some type of
test, the law is "No Child
Left Behind."
The test is not specifically
required for college, but
colleges will look at the
results to better understand
a student's high school
career. Doing well on the
test will provide more
evidence to a college that
the student is a worthy
applicant. Kim Carlson,
assistant principal thinks
that the test is important for
students to take because it
helps a student to measure
their knowledge. "It can feel
pointless, but on the other
side, it's required so, hey,
let's do our best." Carlson
said.
WLHS ranks fourth in
the state for high test scores,
so the majority of WLHS
students who take it pass.
Unlike other standardized
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tests, students can see their
results immediately.
Seeing as the test isn't
completely necessary for
college, some students feel
that the test is pointless and
a waste of time. I can see
how it could be pointless
for a student who has no
plans to go to college to
take the test, but for those
who do have plans to go
to college, though, it seems
to me that it wouldn't hurt
to take it. Most students
who take it pass, and those
who don't can retake it. If it
comes down to it, a college
comparing two students
with the same GPA's and
extracurricular activities,
one with their CIM and one
without, the college is most
likely to take the student
with the CIM.
— Ashley Leland,
sophomore
"It's probably the
economy and the
environment because
nothing really mat
ters if we're all dead."
— Ty Clarke,
freshman
Photos by
Avery Breyne-Cartwright