Assemblies kick off new school year Shidara Taiko

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Grand County High School
Moab, Utah
Number 23 (Volume 4 Issue 1)
September 2006
Assemblies kick off new school year Front office break-in
The first two weeks of school featured four major assemblies, all of which proved popular with
GCHS students. Here’s a short summary and a photo of each:
Cary Trivanovich
Noted pantomime artist Cary
Trivanovich performed a one-hour
assembly at GCHS Aug. 24. The
popular comedian did various skits
as he presented a positive message
about building self-esteem and giving
encouragement to others. Photo at
left taken by Bradley Jarman during
Cary’s funny skit called “The Date.”
Welcome Assembly
Moab Music Festival
The annual GCHS welcome back assembly was held Aug.
25. Student government officers did skits based on recent
movies, including Benchwarmers, Click, Cars, Pirates of the
Caribbean 2, and Superman. The drill team and cheerleaders
also performed routines. Pictured above are sophomores Ivy
Hazlett, Ashlyn Walston, and Dayna VanArsdol during their
Click skit, which guest-starred teacher Hal Adams.
Shidara Taiko
Paquito D’Rivera, Dana Leong, and Oscar Stagnaro
The annual Moab Music Festival, which brings worldclass musicians to town every fall, kicked off its 14th
season Sept. 1, when Grand County middle and high school
students were treated to an entertaining hour-long concert
in back-to-back assemblies.
The program featured a quintet of internationally
renowned musicians: Cuban-born jazz and Latin legend
Paquito D’Rivera (a clarinet and saxophone player);
drummer Mark Walker; trombonist and cellist Dana Leong;
Peruvian bassist Oscar Stagnaro; and Israeli-born pianist
Alon Yavnai.
Although the vast majority of GCHS students were
respectful and well-behaved, there were several students
who were singled out for poor behavior during the program,
prompting a lecture afterward on audience behavior by
GCHS principal Tom Brown. Brown reminded students
not to pop gum, have food or drinks, or use cell phones and
other electronic devices during assemblies. Students were
also reminded to sit upright in their seats and not get up to
leave during the performance.
By Dayton Minor
The Shidara Taiko
Drummers
from
Toei, Japan, struck
their drums with
vigor and precision
during an assembly
on Monday, Aug.
28.
They even threw
in a quick Taiko
lesson, as students
from both the high
and middle schools
had the opportunity
to get on stage Shidara drummers get audience excited.
with the drummers Photo by Dayton Minor
and play a variety
of drums. Steven Hirigoyen, a junior, gave them “Four
thumbs up!” Senior Andrew McKinlay-Jones said, “It was
interesting to [see] another culture’s traditions performed
like that.” Needless to say, GCHS’s third assembly of the
year was excellent.
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Contents
School news ...................................1
Opinion ............................................2
Columns ...........................................2
Sports .................................................3
Features ...........................................4
Staff ....................................................4
By Jessica Hawks
Early Monday, Aug. 28, two so far unidentified persons
broke a window to get into
the GCHS Administration
Center in order to steal from
the school.
A break-in of a similar
nature occurred last year,
when the window was broken
with a rock. Last year, the
culprit simply walked in,
walked around the office, and
walked out through the broken
window and nothing was stolen. This time, the window was
broken through unidentified means.
Cameras show that at 2:17 a.m., the window near Libby
Vaccaro’s desk in the office was broken. The two individuals
walked in, broke into the cash drawer, broke the handle of
the safe, and stole the money from these places. It is not
known yet exactly how much was stolen, although all of the
money from the Devil’s Corner school store cashbox was
taken.
Previously, cash was stored in the safe until Friday
afternoons, when the money was counted and taken to the
vault. To prevent future theft, the GCHS administration is
trying to count the money more often. Also, on the night
of the break-in the light near Principal Tom Brown’s office
was burnt out. Administration has since replaced the burntout bulb. As another precaution, school officials have been
looking at purchasing new safety glass which will shatter but
will not break.
When asked for his opinion on the situation, assistant
principal Mr. John Huitt said, “I’m disappointed that they
broke into the school, but I’m confident that between the
evidence the detectives have now and the cameras, [the
culprits] will be caught.”
Are planners worth it?
By Jacob Batwinas
This question came to me while watching a few students
throw their new planners in the trash during my first period.
Is issuing everyone a student planner a worthwhile use of
resources? At first glance, one would think no -- I see many
people throw theirs away. I don’t even use mine. It must cost
a lot of money to print that many copies for students who
choose to not use them. Lillian McKinlay-Jones, a freshman,
feels that “They should be provided for all who wish to use
them, and not necessarily to everyone.”
However, in a recent survey, 75 percent of students said
they actually use their planners. But even then, shouldn’t
we only give 75 percent of the students planners? Kim
Brand, a freshman, says, “The planners can help you with
EVERY question you have about your school.” A great
point! Giving a planner, printed with a copy of school wide
rules to everyone means no one has an excuse when they
break any of the rules. Kristyon Saunders, also a freshman,
added, “When you get older it becomes a necessary item and
everyone needs to learn how to use one.” It seems that the
school is going to print planners regardless of the fact that a
quarter of them will go unused.
I suggest that everyone keep and use their planners to
prevent wasting precious resources.
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OPINION
Student Government is
flawed, a waste of time
Rebuttal: Student Government
works hard to be effective, useful
By Ari Ferro
High school politics are very much like real world politics. In this case,
I’m talking about Student Government. Student government has a lot in
common with real world politics, yet even more, more important factors, that
are different. To begin, the politicians, or in this case student body officers,
all make false promises of all of the good they are going to do, and all of the
change they plan to start; none of these promises, no matter how good of
an idea, or however popular they are ever make it out of the brain and into
the real world. They don’t make it because of two limiting factors that inhibit
these leaders from fulfilling their promises. They don’t make it because the
school is still run by other people who not involved in student government.
This is a lot like politics in the real world. Sure the politicians might be figures
of power, but the real people, who have the power in the country, or even in
the school, are the people with money. Now, perhaps these changes could
happen, but there is a lack of effort to communicate these changes and ideas
with the people who actually run the show. The result is an almost completely
meaningless club that does nothing really to help the school. It is all a big
hype, it’s completely overrated. In my two years at this high school, I have
not seen one change made by the student body officers. People I have talked
to who have worked here for many years, admit that they haven’t seen any
change in the school that was made by the student body officers. From what
I have heard of the meetings, all they do is get out of class and go eat pizza.
That doesn’t sound like a lot of planning, hard work and dedication to fulfilling
the promises they made at the beginning of the school year to me.
And then there is the issue of the lack of voting in the high school and
the mandatory voting in the middle school. The middle school students have
decided the vote several times in the past few years. The middle school
students barely even know, or don’t know any of the candidates at the high
school, so they shouldn’t be voting. Besides, it’s not like it really affects them,
because the student body officers change nothing in the school. But, the
student government program is good for one thing. The students who get
elected get to put a line on their college resume: Student Body Officer for four
years. It looks really good on the resume, because in a lot of schools, being
in student government actually means more then just a line on a resume.
But here, it means nothing. I think the student government system here
needs an overhaul. We need to completely revamp the system, and make
it actually work. We need better leadership and supervision of the program,
and more communication between the officers and the people who actually
hold the power to change something. Until then, the only thing the Student
Government club is worth at our school, is one little line on a resume.
So, did I vote for student body officers? Yes. I did vote, but didn’t vote
for those who would be best in office. I voted for the people who worked the
hardest to earn that extra line on their college resume.
By Cooper Henderson
Ari Ferro is an intelligent young man and has raised some striking
accusations in his editorial (at left). The sentences flow well, the punctuation
is sterling, and the spelling is spotless. Unfortunately the actual writing is a
loosely knit web of disingenuous statements maintained by faulty logic and
bogus research. Just three weeks into my term as Student Body President
he has chastised me for failing him as a leader thanks to a daunting list of
shortcomings.
I will begin my defense with a reminder of the campaign platform that
I ran on; which Ferro asserts I have already terminated, in just a handful
of school days. My central contention was one of amplified involvement in
the activities and traditions of Grand County High School. In my speech I
explicitly stated my intention not to provoke institutional revolution, but to
work on what we already have. My sincere wish is to improve and expand
on the positive things our school already offers to the student body.
Steps are being taken towards this main goal for the current school
year. We have already had a successful lunch activity, there is a lip sync
scheduled for Sept. 13, and homecoming is approaching quickly with
new quirks. Antiquated rituals are being adjusted to the students of our
school to make them as enjoyable as possible. It stands to reason that
Ferro hasn’t seen any change instituted since we have just started, and he
doesn’t seem to be looking.
Mandatory voting is a thing of the past in middle school elections; they
now have the choice to abstain just as high school students do. I appreciate
Ferro realizing this inequity; we finally have something in common. Two
years ago I personally fought to change it so that they would have optional
balloting during lunch. I was successful and the 8th graders now vote by
choice. Perhaps more extensive research should be implemented before
such a personal slight be submitted for publication.
Ferro also complains that the middle school has influenced the general
election frequently in the past. Just because they have a limited personal
connection to the candidates doesn’t invalidate them as an electorate. I
represent the freshmen just as much as I represent Ferro. They are just as
entitled to a ballot as any other member of the student body. Any opinion
that differs is alienating the fair and representative system he craves,
creating a complete and total contradiction.
Our student government meetings are not spent grazing on pizza and
gossiping about irrelevancies. We are actively implementing policies
that do affect the students of Grand County High School. I would like to
extend a cordial invitation to Ferro to attend a meeting and do some actual
research before he reprimands the leaders of this school after only three
weeks. If anyone reading this has any questions, comments, or concerns
I sit in the commons during lunch.
Ari Ferro is a junior at GCHS
Cooper Henderson, a senior, is the GCHS student body president.
Ask the Devils
By Abi Taylor
Is global warming a problem? How can our society help fix or prevent
further damage from it?
“Yes, it’s a problem.
That’s why I ride my bike.
I don’t want to contribute
to something that will
destroy the environment
that surrounds me.”
Liz Jimenez, Junior
“I think everyone should
use less water and gas,
and they should try to drive
less, or carpool.”
Steve Spence, Junior
“Everyone should reduce
pollution, because it is
ruining the ozone.”
Ryan Burraston,
Sophomore
“Everyone should start
walking, instead of driving.
That would also help with
the obesity problem...”
Britten Martin, Freshman
“We should find
alternative energy
sources, like wind,
solar, and geothermal
energy.”
Andrew Jones, Senior
Jim’s Column
By Jim Jorgen
I have been going to school in Moab for 15 years and it has come
to my mind that the majority of high school students have no idea
what is going on in the world.
Half of my sophomore class do not even listen to the news or
let alone read it. Now that really scares me and the future of this
country.
Some of you may wonder why you should care about what is
going on in the world. I am talking about the news. Well, I have a
couple of reasons why you should pay attention to what is going on
in the world.
Some of you are getting close to becoming the age of majority,
which means many things; one of them is the right to vote. Generally,
a person who doesn’t agree on the policies of a candidate running for
a political office probably would not vote for him or her. So they vote
for the person based upon what party they belong to. Or they don’t
vote at all.
It is disturbing to me that most high students don’t listen or
read the news, because they might have an opportunity to change
something. When you don’t pay attention to things that are going on
in the world and question; you are at fault for yourself because you
vote for someone like George Bush and blow up half the world.
I’ve asked many of my peers “Why don’t you read or listen to the
news?” and their response was, “There is so much.”
Yes, there is a lot of stuff in the news, most of it junk. But you
must learn how to filter the unimportant stuff to the important stuff.
I’m not saying that you have to spend all your time reading and
listening to the news. I’m saying change that Family Guy show and
go to NBC, CNN, Fox, or ABC, and watch one of those for about five
to ten minutes. For those who have a computer and internet access. I
recommend going to CNN.com, NPR.com, NewYorkTimes.com, or
WashingtonPost.com. I know that news may be boring but it might
expand your awareness to what is going on around you. It also will
help you question and analyze issues that need to form your decisions.
I’m not saying that you have to listen to or read the news. I’m saying
that it would help your future.
Sam’s Column
By Sam Webster
Just to mix things up a bit, I would like to start out my column not as
an opinion piece, but as an obituary:
The word “love” died sometime in the past decade, brutally strangled
by pop-culture. Unfortunately, the body was not discovered until
recently in the deep recesses of the teenage mind. It wasn’t long ago
that “love” was one of the most powerful words in the English language;
it was so short and simple that it seemed to be the only word that would
fit its vague definition that waivers from person to person. Sure, there
are synonyms like “compassion” or “affection”, but no word seemed to
capture the spirit of love quite like the word “love”. Then suddenly pop
singers in the 90’s began calling boyfriends of less than a week “love”
and the word started popping up all over the markets, from bumper
stickers to coffee mugs to little stuffed bears. Slowly the word love
decayed into merchandising and the average American teenager.
I hear it on a daily basis at least ten times, if not more, and each
time it sickens me. When someone says something like “Oh my gosh, I
love you!” they don’t usually intend to use the word as it was once used
years ago. Now when you’re told you’re loved by someone, you just
blow it off, it’s more like someone just said “Oh, hey, you’re cool.” As far
as I can tell, there is no longer any way to differentiate from “love” as it
once was and what it is now. There is always that classic scene in those
old 50’s movies where the young boy and girl are sitting down, holding
hands, and one of them looks into the other’s eyes and tells them that
they love the other. Everyone watching gets that little pang of happiness
(supposing the scene was done poignantly) just because these two
found each other and that it was “oh so romantic.” But in modern times,
you never see that. There are all those romantic comedies that all end
in essentially the same way, but before it ends, how many times was the
word “love” casually tossed about like an old football? Too many times,
no matter the movie, I can guarantee it.
However, it is not only love that has died as a result of the ubiquitous
strangle of pop culture; there are many more victims. Words like
“retarded” (which I personally think is flung about far too casually) or
“awesome” once held some deep meaning, but it has now been lost to
the youth of America. “Awesome” was once one of the best describing
words to use; it expressed the sheer magnitude of an object, event,
or person, and the enormous impact it has upon the viewer. In short,
it described the feeling of “awe”, utter amazement. Now you hear the
word when someone scores a goal or does a skateboard trick.
It seems as though all of these wonderful words in the English
language have been demoted to being synonyms for “cool”. It saddens
me to watch our language fall into this decay brought on by the
average teenager. Is our language truly destined for simplicity,
destined for some sort of 1984-ish newspeak?
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SPORTS
Girls soccer kicks off year
By Latoya Chacon and Rocio Zepeda
The GCHS girls soccer team’s season is off to a good
start. They played Carbon High School in Price to start off
the year, and the game ended in a 2-2 tie. Goal scorers for the
Lady Devils were Maggie Nielson and
Whitney Keogh. The second game of
the pre-season was against 5A Durango
High School in Durango, Colo., which
the Lady Devils lost 3-0. Then, on Sept.
7, the Lady Devils played their first
home game against Carbon, and won
4-0. Whitney Keogh scored a threegoal hat trick, and Maggie Nielson
added a goal. Goalie Robyn Dickerson
recorded her first varsity shutout. The
Lady Devils then lost 6-0 the next day at North Sanpete.
Coaches are Ed DeFrancia and Krista Guss. Varsity team
members are Robyn Dickerson, Latoya Chacon, Oceanna
Irish, Valerie Tangren, Hailey Henderson, Grace Tyler,
Madeline Savarese, Brittney Tibbetts, Megan Williams
(pictured above right), Alyssa DiMare, Whitney Keogh, and
Maggie Nielson. The players on the JV squad are: Dailey
Haren, Audrey Baird, Amy DiMare, Sarah Francis, Ashley
Sims, Megan Hickey, Mirtha Hinostroza, Rocio Zepeda,
Aaron Topliss, Kira Wilson, Emily Guillen, Heather Johnson,
Tailor Talbot, Ariel Rouzer, and Britney Clark.
Red Devil golfers doing well
By Ben Copeland
The GCHS golf team took
first place in their first golf
tournament at Payson. The
rest have been second place
finishes (at Richfield, Manti,
and Monticello). All of the
losses have only been by
10 strokes or less. The next
tournament is here in Moab
on Tuesday Sept. 12. This
years team is Bryce Till, Kyle
Esquibel (pictured at right),
Ben Copeland, Chase Pruitt,
Jake Tatton, Jordan (Chopper)
Martin, and Kristyon Saunders.
Till, Copeland, and Esquibel
have taken first individually at separate tournaments.
Girls
tennis
By Oceanna Irish
The Lady Devils tennis team got
off to a great start on Aug. 29 here
in Moab. They played both San Juan
and Richfield and did great. Mrs.
Sue Anderson is the head coach with
additional support from Mr. Ryan
Anderson every now and again.
The girls tennis team members are
Ashley Holyoak, Alyssa Mulligan,
Ariel Rouzer, Rhiannon Drake,
Samantha Jacobson, Dailey Haren,
Sommer Stewart, Lacy Mick, Sydney Knowles, Emily
Lopez, Evelyn Martin, Kenzie Johnson, and Athena Hawks
(above right). “We have all new players besides Sommer,
Dailey, and me. But they’re really good for beginners. They
rock!” said Alyssa Mulligan before playing her match on the
29th. Rhiannon Drake followed up by saying, “We’re going
to take state. We’ve won region the past three years so I’m
excited to do it again.” Good luck ladies with this season!
Volleyball team has potential
By Charlena Cox
This year’s Grand County High School volleyball team has
started out the season with high spirits and great attitudes.
Captain Kemrey Wells says, “I
think our team has the keys to be
very successful. The only problem
we have is, not knowing how to win.
If we can get a couple wins under
our belts, I see us placing high at the
state tournament.”
The volleyball team has eight
seniors playing this year: Kemrey
Wells, Ashley Archuleta, Tomi
Balsley, Cassie Tupek (pictured above right), Charlena Cox,
Kyla Lewis, Lynnae Dull, and Melissa Yuhas. This being the
last year that these girls play, they have pushed themselves
very hard to make it the best that it can be.
Head Coach Janna Rogers said, “The volleyball team
is focusing on attitude, hard work, mental intensity and
success. With all of these qualities we will see success on
the court and in life.”
Be sure to attend the next game and help support the Lady
Devils and encourage them to win.
X-country running smooth
By Skylar Johnson
The cross country team
has had a strong showing
thus far this year, after
losing a good part of their
runners from last year to
graduation and moving. Led
by Coach Bernie Radcliffe,
the team has shown no
signs of inexperience. They
traveled to Richfield (were
they had to steal North
Sevier’s bus) and had a
good showing and have
had a home meet were the
girls varsity took first and
Brandon Johnson and John Allen
the boys took second.
keep up the pace for the Devils.
GCHS also participated
in the BYU Autumn Classic Sept. 9. They have one more
home meet Sept. 13, followed by a meet in Monticello, and
a couple more meets on the Wasatch Front before going to
their state qualifier in Richfield Oct. 11. The state meet will
be at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City Oct. 18.
The GCHS boys team members are: Stephen Stocks,
Steven Harmison, Donald
Keogh, Charlie Schildt,
Sam Webster, Conner
Kay, Matt Thompson,
Andrew
McKinlayJones, Drew Cozzens,
Nathan Johnson, John
Allen, Spencer Hurley,
Kyler Pierce, Zach
Johnson, Alex Burton,
Jimmy Jorgen, and
Nathan
Tuhy.
The
girls team members
are: Dayna VanArsdol,
Lillian
McKinlayJones, Sheena Stucki,
Whitney Saggboy, Ivy
Hazlett, Jamie Lamb,
Laci Dolphin, Sarah
Francis, Breanna Gray,
and Caitlyn Howe.
Tanner Brown carries the ball during 26-12 victory over Blanding.
Red Devil football starts
strong at 4-0; eyes Juab
By Kemrey Wells
The Red Devil Football team started the 2006 season with
a bang, winning their first four games and proving that their
2005 state title was no fluke.
In their season opener on Aug. 18 against the San Juan
Broncos, the Red Devils came fired up and ready to play.
By halftime, the Devils were up 19-0 and early in the third
quarter, they scored again, making the score 26-0. They then
held on for a 26-12 victory.
A week later on Aug. 25, Grand ensured another victory
against the Monticello Buckaroos with a crushing 53-0
defeat. By the end of the first quarter, the Devils were up
30-0 and at halftime the score was 39-0. Grand came back in
the third quarter to score two more rushing touchdowns by
senior running back Tanner Brown.
On Sept. 1, the Red Devils trounced the American
Leadership Academy Eagles. With 43 seconds left in the first
half, Grand scored their fourth TD on a 44-yard run by Ricky
Lopez. Kelly VanArsdol added a two-point conversion to
make the score 22-0. On the kickoff return, ALA fumbled
the ball, setting Grand up for another touchdown with an 11yard pass to Lopez from quarterback Gordon Garrett. The
Eagles scored only once, early in the fourth quarter. The final
score was 57-7.
The Red Devils also faced the Wildcats in South Summit
Sept. 8, winning in overtime by a score of 23-17. The win
was the Red Devils’ 11th straight victory.
Head Coach Dennis Wells has been very impressed with
his team and how well they have performed this season. “Our
defense has been a pleasant surprise and our offense has all
kinds of weapons. I like our chances if we stay healthy.”
The next game is at home vs. Juab on Sept. 15.
FEATURES
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AT
THE TICKET BOOTH Faculty spotlight: Mrs.
By Jazrik Messick
Did you catch the hottest
movies of the summer? I know
that I sure did.
Here is a short list of the
top movies over each weekend
starting from June and ending
in August. We start out here
on June 2-4. The Break Up hit
number one at the box office, but
was soon run off track by Cars
on June 9-11. Cars had a rather
drawn-out victory that lasted
two weeks until Click ejected it
on June 23-25. Fortunately, Superman Returns came to save the
day and deliver a stunningly well-made superhero flick on June
30-July 2.
For the following three weeks, the box office was
commandeered by none other than Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest. This hostage situation was soon settled
by Miami Vice, which was victorious July 28-30. The victory
however, was rather short-lived as Will Ferrell in Talladega
Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby raced in to take the gold for
two consecutive weeks. Just when they thought they had it in the
bag when DUHN, DUhn, duhn, Snakes on a Plane crept in to
swallow up the number one spot on Aug. 18-20. We come to a
closing here as we end with one man’s great dream coming true.
Invincible took everyone by storm on Aug. 25-27 when it topped
the pile of great movies released this summer.
There you have it, the best movies of summer 2006. You heard
it here and only here.
McGinty, new librarian
By Daniel Clyde
Caryn McGinty grew up in Ohio and went to Ohio
State
University.
During one summer,
she came to Moab
and worked as
a
river-rafting
tour guide. After
graduating,
she
moved to Colorado,
where she stayed
for three years.
Then, she moved to
Moab and has been
here for four years.
She taught English
at Grand County
Middle School until
the beginning of this Mrs. McGinty Photo by Randy Muir
school year, when she became the new Grand County
High School librarian, taking the place of Mrs. Joan
Gough, who retired at the end of the 2005-06 school
year.
“I love working with students and I love books, and
putting them both together just made sense,” McGinty
said, adding that she enjoys this job and looks forward
to this year at GCHS.
Student Spotlight: Zephyr Glass
By Hailey Henderson
Zephyr Glass is a new student beginning his junior year
here at GCHS. He moved here from Portland, Oregon and
already has a group of friends here
waiting for him including Sam Webster,
Ari Ferro, and Stephen Stocks.
Zephyr enjoys working on music
production in his free time. He recently
had an accident at Stocks’ house where
he broke both of his heels and fractured
his left wrist.
“I was jumping off of Stephen’s roof into the pool in his
back yard, when Conner jumped off the diving board at the
same time,” he said. “This caused me to hesitate, hitting the
concrete, instead of the pool.”
Zephyr is now maneuvering his way around in a
wheelchair. “I’ll never jump off that roof again,” Zephyr
added. Zephyr had intended to play soccer and run cross
country; however, now he can’t. Zephyr hopes to be fully
healed to participate in sports activities by his senior year.
For this year, Zephyr is looking forward debating, getting
out of his wheelchair, and finishing high school so he can
attend The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Student Spotlight: Edgar Fuentes
Edgar claps on the sidelines during Red Devil football game
By Hailey Henderson
Edgar Fuentes, a junior, is the only male cheerleader
here at GCHS. Before Edgar joined cheer, jumping around
and screaming did not make any sense to him.
When asked what it is like to be the only guy on the
team he said, “Really hard, girls are so sensitive, so I had
to learn to really respect them.”
Edgar has found his new interactions with females to be
interesting. “My biggest challenge in cheer is to understand
girls; you never know when girls are going to change,” he
said. “It’s like I am exploring a whole new planet being
around them all the time.”
Edgar says he feels that the squad has come together to
become a family.
“We resolve our problems so that we can love each
other. We survive one another,” he added. He appreciates
the support he has received in becoming a cheerleader.
“My favorite part of cheer is the athletic side. I want cheer
to be funded as a sport and compete. We need to prove
ourselves as athletes,” Edgar said, adding, “Being a male
cheerleader is so much fun; I want to motivate other guys
to try this. I will help any boy or girl that needs support,
advice, or any help in becoming a cheerleader.” Edgar said
he also plans to participate in cheer in college.
The Devils’ Advocate
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