The Devils` Advocate - Grand County School District

Grand County High School
Moab, Utah
December 2010
The Devils’ Advocate
Number 61 (Volume 8 Issue 3)
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Cast makes ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ musical a success
them to get married.
By Chris Cleveland
The reason for this is because
With a striking story and a brilliant cast,
Tevye has had a dream where
the GCHS drama department’s production of
the grandmother of his wife
“Fiddler On The Roof” was a successful hit
Golde (Catrina Howe) returns
here in Moab, with three performances Nov.
from the dead with Lazar’s
18-20.
dead wife (Tanika Lewis) and
Based on the story “Tevye and his
warn him that a terrible omen
Daughters,” the story begins with Tevye, (Derek
would befall him if he married
Hawks) a milkman who has a wife named Golde
Tzeitel off to Lazar. Months
(Ashlee Norman) and five daughters named
afterward, Perchik reluctantly
Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze, and Bielke
tells Hodel that he must leave
(played respectively by Drew Camps, Rachel
to help with the revolution
Garrett, Brooklyn Richards, Saren Stucki, and
and proposes marriage to her
Torrie Lopez) explaining Jewish customs in the
Tevye’s
daughters
sing
“Matchmaker”
after admitting that he loves
Russian shtetl of Anatevka, as their lives are as
her. Tevye is
precarious as the Fiddler (Mary Rice) that they
appalled at
have perched on their roof. His family is preparing the
the flouting of
Sabbath meal and everyone has their stations.
tradition here
The matchmaker (Taylor Flanders) then appears
especially
and reveals that the old widowed butcher Lazar Wolf
with Perchik
(Russell Minor) wants to marry Tevye’s oldest daughter
leaving.
Tzeitel. Of course, Tzeitel doesn’t like the arrangement
G o l d e
considering that the man is older than her father. The
and
Tevye
next day, Tevye is pulling his milk cart (his horse is
straighten
lame) and asks God who it would hurt “If I Were A
things
out
Rich Man.” From here, the story turns from how they
are presently living to how the three oldest daughters Ashlee Norman as Golde and Derek Hawks as t h e m s e l v e s
and settle that
would like to live the future. Though due to marry the Tevye, reflecting on their 25 years of marriage.
butcher, Tzeitel falls in love with Motel Kamzoil, the after 25 years of struggle and living a hard life, they
town’s local tailor (Jed Hazlett). Hodel falls in love with do love each other. Chava’s own affair begins beside a
a Bolshevik revolutionary named Perchik (Zak Hazlett), rumor that Perchik has been arrested in town. After much
Chava falls in love with a Russian man named Fyedka struggle, Chava finally develops the courage to ask her
(Taylor Farnsworth). Fortunately, Tevye discovers father to marry her off to Fyedka. Meanwhile, Hodel
Tzeitel’s love and decides it’s for the best and allows joins Perchik in his exile in Siberia after the Constable
Students take ‘Don’t Drive Stupid’ pledge
Dozens of students gather on commons steps after signing pledge cards Nov. 23.
By Taylor Flanders
Don’t Drive Stupid. It’s a simple message. Yet in Utah
every 35 minutes, a teen driver is involved in a car crash.
Many of these crashes are caused by the driver being under
the influence, being on a cell phone, not wearing a seat
belt, speeding and making hasty decisions because of
lack of time, and just plain old not being familiar with the
vehicle they are driving.
The “Don’t Drive Stupid” campaign, promoted by the
Teen Driving Safety Task Force and with the partnership
of numerous agencies and organizations in Utah, has been
going on for a couple of years now. This year at Grand
County High School, students are doing various activities
to help support the cause.
Freshman Jaydan Olsen fills out his pledge card.
Already this year, we’ve had a float in the homecoming
parade, which included a wrecked car on top of a trailer.
Then, right before Thanksgiving, many students signed a
pledge to not drive stupid.
Later this year, we hope to have an assembly to help
get the word out more and like every year we will have
the mock disaster the week of prom, along with a crash
simulator in the spring.
Grand County Sheriff’s deputy Levi Mallory is heading
up the local DDS campaign, and GCHS seniors Taylor
Flanders and Bridget Phillips are the representatives for
our school. Contact them or another member of GCHS
student government if you have any questions or if you
would like to get more involved with the program.
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(Garrison Call)
tells her that
she has three
days to leave;
Hodel explains
to her father
that her home
is
wherever
her love is,
even if it is
far from her Tanika Lewis as Fruma-Sarah’s ghost.
birthplace. But
instead, they go to Poland after the whole family decides
to go on an exodus out of their homeland with Chava
and Tzeitel being the only ones who don’t join the rest
of the family.
At this point, the fiddler begins to play before they
leave. At Tevye’s nod, he comes down and joins them in
their departure from Anatevka.
On behalf of the cast and crew, I would like to thank
everyone who went to see it and thank the community
for making this event possible.
Also, on behalf of the community, I would like to
thank the cast and crew for providing us with a welldone event for the fall of 2010. Congratulations to
everyone who participated in the play and thank you to
all those who saw them perform!
A view from behind the scenes
By Caleb Holyoak (the rabbi in ‘Fiddler’)
After a long two months of preparation, the show went
on the stage and from what I have heard it was a complete
success. We had slaved over every
little thing and smoothed every
little bump. It was finally ready.
With beards, prayer shawls and
heads covered, we entered the stage
on the fateful opening night.
The curtains opened and the
stage was dark, then Derek started
talking. I thought to myself, now is
a bad time to say I have to use the
bathroom!
Then, almost too soon, the
lights came up in full and almost as
a reflex, I started walking on-stage and singing, and the
rush of what was actually happening hits me, and I smile
the audience smiles back but I think to myself they have
no idea what’s coming.
The play goes on and it goes well all three nights. We
are all so happy it’s over but so sad because no matter how
traumatizing it is and how many times you get yelled at
and no matter how far behind you are on homework, or
how bad you mess up, you know that the last little while
has been some of the best moments of your life.
Table of Contents
News........................................................................................ 1, 2, 3
Features.........................................................................................3
Sports ...................................................................................... 4, 5
Opinion......................................................................................6, 7
Back Burner.................................................................................8
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NEWS
Miss Navajo Nation visits GCHS
By Ethan Kelley
We go to the auditorium, ready for another school
assembly. A woman dressed all in traditional Navajo attire
takes the stage to greet us;
“hello” she begins; that’s what
I think. I listen harder. I must
just not be hearing her right,
because what she’s saying
doesn’t sound like English.
My ears readjust to the sounds,
looking for an accent, or some
recognizable word, and then
they adjust back again, to no
avail. What I’m hearing are
choppy, breathy noises, often
ending in a hard A, most
definitely not English. Now
that that’s been decided, I let
myself relax. I listen to the
melodic sounds, I explore each
unique note; the sounds of a foreign language have always
been a matter of interest to me. This was Miss Navajo
Nation’s beginning three minutes of our assembly.
Miss Navajo Nation 2010-11, Winifred Bessie Jumbo,
came to Grand County High School and other Moab
schools on Dec. 7, making a visit which is generally made
to reservation schools. Jumbo was crowned in September
of this year. She’s a descendant of the Mud People, Red
Running into Water, Mexican People, and Tangle clans
of the Navajo Nation. She graduated with a bachelor’s
degree in arts in anthropology from Brown University,
and went on a foreign exchange to Sweden. She speaks
Navajo fluently; although English is her first language,
she learned Navajo so as to be able to communicate with
her entire family.
In her speech to us, she brought up the importance of
every person expanding his or her borders and learning
about another culture and it’s language. This is one of the
things she stands for; as Miss Navajo Nation, it’s her duty
to be a cultural ambassador of the Navajo Nation, and one
of the responsibilities that is charged her is to keep alive
Navajo traditions and the Navajo language, Diné.
Jumbo also asked of us, that we keep up our education,
and that we stay away from taking drugs or alcohol, two
messages that when taken to heart, lead to a good life.
Of all the things she said though, the one that struck
me as most powerful was this: “Take pride in your
heritage.” Our heritage is what makes us who we are,
whether Native American, American or Mexican, one’s
heritage is who one’s ancestors were. It is the language
one’s nation speaks, and the traditions it follows, and one
should always be proud of that. It must be crazy to do
otherwise!
To conclude her speech, Miss Navajo Nation told us
a myth about Changing Woman, and sang us a song in
Diné.
Debaters kick off season
By Mary Rice
The GCHS debate team is off to a strong start, beginning
the season with strong showings at two full tournaments,
the Carbon Combat
and the North Sevier
Invitational. The team
did very well at both
events, placing second
in the sweepstakes
(overall team placing)
at the Carbon Combat.
The North Sevier
Invitational did not
have sweepstakes.
Grand had several people place in the top four in events
at each tournament. Notable placings from the Carbon
Combat included senior Erin Olschewski placing third
in Open Oratory, and senior Michael Quigley placing
second in Open Lincoln-Douglas. Seniors Russell Minor
and Taylor Farnsworth also placed in Extemporaneous
Speaking. Junior Udit Bhasvar and sophomore Maren
Larsen placed second and fourth in Congress, respectively,
and the senior-junior duo Hadley Shank and CJ Kennedy
competed in Public Forum. Junior Chris Cleveland also
took first in the Declamation category.
At the North Sevier Invitational in Salina on Dec. 1011, Grand’s team also displayed another strong showing.
Just a few of the debaters who placed included sophomore
Sarah Quigley, who placed second in novice oratory,
and freshman Arissa Kennedy who placed in spar and
Congress, and freshman Becca Farnsworth, who placed
with Maren Larsen in Public Forum.
GCHS will host the Arches Invitational debate
tournament Dec. 17-18.
Devilettes place at state
On Sept. 14, three members of the GCHS Devilettes
drill team competed for all-state auditions. Juniors Cassidy
Gill and Landen Vancil both made the 2A all-state drill
team. Senior Mina Frandsen wasn’t selected for allstate, but also performed very well during the auditions,
according to coach Shelley Cook.
The Devilettes had a busy fall performing at football
games, and have now moved indoors and have been seen
during the halftime of Red Devil basketball games. They
are practicing and performing to get ready for region and
state competitons in late January and early February.
Building and breaking bridges
Interactive recycling display
Sara Melnicoff, of Solutions, recently put up an
interactive display inside the GCHS library to help
encourage kids to get involved with the idea of recycling.
Students were encouraged to attach their thoughts on
recycling to the display. Erin Olschewski said, “I think
it’s a great way to get people’s attention and get them
involved in making our world a better place.”
GCHS junior Udit Bhavsar is shown here adding
weights to a model bridge that he and Sean Black designed
and built from balsa wood, at the CEU/USU-sponsored
bridge building competition on Dec. 3 in Price. The bridge
pictured held nearly 100 lbs. and ultimately took fourth
place out of 36 bridges built by students from various high
schools in southeast Utah. Other competitors from Grand
included Jacob Scovill, Mina Frandsen, Cody Tupper, and
Deanna Irvin. Photo by science teacher Laura Reed.
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NEWS & FEATURES
November Students of the Month
The GCHS faculty is pleased to
announce that the Students of the Month
for November are Jordana Nickle and
Garrison Call.
Jordana is a junior. Her parents
are
Jennifer
Knight and Cary
Knight.
Her favorite
class is ecology,
because she says
she likes to learn
new things in
science. “Plus,
recycling is fun,”
she added.
Jordana’s most challenging class
is English, but she still enjoys reading
and has been a member of the school’s
Readers Anonymous club. She also is a
member of the National Honor Society.
Jordana has not had any college
classes yet, but plans to take some her
senior year.
Jordana has cleaned up trash alongside
the road and done other service project in
the community. She thinks GCHS would
be a better place if more students cared
about recycling.
After high school, Jordana plans to
attend college and major in a scientific
field.
Garrison is a junior. His parents are
Russell and Kimberly Call.
Garrison says his favorite classes are
seminary and history.
“I like seminary because it is a
place where I can have a break from
the problems and temptations of life,”
he says, adding, “I like history because
there are tons of lessons that we can learn
from it. Many of the historical stories are
entertaining as well.”
At school, Garrison has been involved
in a variety of activities, including
student government, the Student Action
Group, and the JETS junior engineering
program. He recently appeared in the
drama department’s production of
“Fiddler on the Roof.” He has also played
sports for the Red Devils, including
football, wrestling, and soccer.
Garrison says GCHS would be a
better
place
if
everyone
had increased
understanding
of “the worth of
souls.”
Garrison’s
future
plans
include serving
a two-year LDS
church mission
and attending college.
The Student of the Month program is
sponsored by the local Elks Lodge under
the direction of Frank Vaccaro. The high
school coordinator is Richard Jenkinson.
The students are also recognized by the
Rotary Club and Grand County School
District Board of Education.
The program was started by the
Elks to recognize students who were
outstanding in the areas of character,
leadership, service, citizenship and
scholastic performance.
The GCHS Booster Club has announced
the first-ever Mr. and Miss GCHS “Give
Back” pageant, scheduled for March 5,
2011.
The event is open to GCHS seniors
and juniors. The application deadline
was Dec. 10. Up to six girls and six boys
may be selected to appear in the pageant.
Competition categories include written
essay, pocket change fundraising, evening
wear, perfomance talent, verbal question
responses, and a service project designed to
“give back” to the community.
All contestants must be in good standing
and meet the schools eligibility requirements
for all extracurricular activities. Pageant
rules, requirements, and specifications
are attached to the application packet and
posted under news on the booster club’s
website. Prizes include a $100 savings
bond from Zions Bank, a $100 gift card
from Mountain America Credit Union, gift
certificates to local restaurants, and more.
This event is the first annual booster
club winter fundraiser to support activities
at GCHS. For more information, visit www.
reddevilboosters.webs.com or send an email to reddevil.boosters@gmail.com.
The GCHS student e-mail system will
be changing soon, according to district
technology officials.
“Grand County School District has
partnered with Microsoft to use their
Live@Edu email system,” said technology
supervisor Dan Johnson, adding that the
upgrade was made available at no cost to
the school district. “This will give students
an Outlook-based e-mail, online access to
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote,”
Johnson added.
“It will also come with a 25-gigabyte
storage space called SkyDrive,” added
Johnson. “This will allow students access
to any files they need from any Internetabled computer. They just need to save
their files to their SkyDrive.”
According to Johnson, all district
students who have been using the former
gmail-based student e-mail, need to
transfer, forward, or otherwise save their
files before Dec. 21, as the old accounts
will be disabled over the holiday break.
“We cannot transfer any emails
from the old system to the new,” added
Johnson, who encouraged students to take
advantage of the new system.
Mr. and Miss GCHS pageant to be held
Student e-mail system being upgraded
Holiday gift guide: Top 5 video games
By Jacob Hardin
Here are a few of my favorite video
games -- any of them would make good
holiday gifts.
Tied for 5th: Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 2. It’s fun at the moment, but it gets
boring after multiple times
playing. There are only what,
20 missions altogether. The
best thing about this game is
the multiplayer mode.
Tied for 5th: Super
Smash Bros Brawl. This
has the same problem as
Call of Duty. It’s fun for 10
minutes, and then starts to
get boring. It’s just like the original, except
you can charge your moves, and you have
more moves. Another problem it has is the
characters. There are too many of them, and
they aren’t exactly evenly matched. For
example, Meta Knight is slightly weaker
than Ganondorf, but Ganondorf’s recovery
rate sucks (while Meta Knight’s recovery
rate is as good as possible).
4. Fallout New Vegas: It’s actually a
good game, if you like changes away from
other shooter first-person games. It’s tough
switching between shooter games though.
Between the Xbox controller and the
Nintendo64 controller, it gets confusing.
3. Halo Reach – I haven’t played this
game, but a couple of my friends have, and
this is what they had to say: “Very good
game” – Tucker Hawks. “Better than Halo
1, 2, and maybe 3…” – Nick Trudell.
2. Super Smash Bros 64 – Good game,
but a small lack of characters. This is the
beginning game of the Super Smash Bros
series, then Melee, then Brawl. It has bad
graphics, but is still
extremely good. The
Super Smash Series is a
multiplayer free-for-all
game where the main
objective is to defeat
Master Hand, the evil
hand that controls the
game. You can fight him
as many times as you
want, and there are options on difficulty,
but you have to go through a few stages
before you can fight him. (This game is
nearly impossible to buy, as it is no longer
in production.)
1. BattleTanx: Global Assault. An
extremely good game, especially with
cheats to help you along the way. The main
objective is to defeat a tank (the controller
of the tank is Cassandra) who wants to take
control of the world by using the Edge, a
useful weapon that will daze and, possibly,
turn the tanks to your side. There are many
levels, but you only fight the boss twice in
the game. Its only problem is the lack of
faces in-game, and the inability to save your
game. This game is also for the Nintendo
64 system, and is also out of production.
Video game: Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
By Jacob Hardin
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time.
Mario, classic. Luigi: funny, but not as
classic. The whole point behind the game
is actually NOT to defeat Bowser, but to
defeat Princess Shroob, who resides in the
past (literally). She lives in Shroob Castle
(formerly Peach’s Castle).
As you go around in the game, you’ll
face stronger and stronger beasts until you
get to Princess Shroob herself. After you
fight Princess Shroob, you’ll get to another
cut scene, and then, guess what? Another
fight, this time with Princess Shroob. The
OTHER Princess Shroob, who was locked
away in the Cobalt Star.
On a scale (1-100, of course) I would rate
this game a 101, due to its addictiveness.
I would also recommend this Nintendo
DS game to anyone who likes the classic
games.
The only problems are the bosses, who
are not actually strong, but have a lot of
health and defense.
By Chris Cleveland
Remember when the first Toy Story
came out when we were all really little? If
you don’t shame on you, that was a great
movie! Well recently, the Toy
Story saga was completed
when the third movie came
out a few months ago. With
the first one having been my
favorite, and the second okay, I
thought I should see this one to
see if it could be any better. To
my surprise it was pretty good
though some parts of it were
really iffy at certain times.
The story begins with Andy
being too old for all of his toys
(he is on his way to college) and
Woody and friends decide to try and find a
new home. Woody cannot accept that Andy
is about to reject them shamelessly since he
was Andy’s first toy. They arrive at a day
care center and stay there. Unfortunately,
it turns out to be a toy prison run by the
evil Lotso, a stuffed purple bear who fell
from grace when he took an accidental
abandonment the wrong way.
This movie was much better than the
second although it will not
compare with the first one
since it covers the theme of
neglect and being able to
share what you don’t need
with those who do need what
you have.
Overall, it was not a
worthless addition to the
series (as can be said with the
second film). Rather, it was
one that I enjoyed watching
with my stepmother when it
came to Moab theaters.
So little kids, if you’re going to see it,
make sure to make way for the kids who
saw the first Toy Story before you were
born. And big kids, just don’t make the
little kids cry when you push them aside, it
gets a little icky once it starts.
DVD review: Toy Story 3
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SPORTS
Girls basketball team wins first 3 games, then loses 3
The GCHS girls basketball team
According to Coach Lopez,
won its first three games on the road,
the Lady Devils jumped out to a
then lost its next three contests.
17-6 lead early on, but gave up 14
At Montezuma Creek on Nov.
unanswered points in the second
30, the Lady Devils faced a tough
quarter as Herriman headed into
Whitehorse High squad, but Carly
halftime with a 20-17 lead.
Dalton scored the game-winning
“I probably should have called
layup with five seconds left to give
time out during that rally,” Lopez
Grand a 58-57 victory.
said. “We were getting good shots,
“They’re a pretty fast team, and
but nothing went in for about three
they played pressure defense on
minutes.”
us, but we worked through it pretty
The game stayed even throughout
well,” said first-year GCHS coach
the second half. The Lady Devils
Rick Lopez. “We were pretty much
had the ball and a one-point lead
in control the whole game, but had
with less than a minute to play,
some players in foul trouble at the
but ended up missing a shot, after
end.”
which Herriman rebounded, then
Bridget Phillips shoots vs. Monument Valley.
In the final scoring sequence,
went down and scored the go-ahead
Grand center Shelby Dalton snagged a rebound near
basket with 12 seconds left to take a 40-39 lead.
Whitehorse’s basket, then relayed it to guard Torrie Lopez,
Lopez said the Lady Devils had three shots right
who passed it to Carly Dalton for the game winner.
underneath the basket in the final seconds, but none of
Shelby Dalton scored 33 points to lead the Lady
them went in.
Devils, while Carly Dalton and Nikita Nelson each added
“Our girls were mad that they lost that game, because
six.
they knew they could have won,” said Lopez.
On Friday, Dec. 3 at North Summit High in Coalville,
The Lady Devils then faced Green River at Moab on
the Lady Devils defeated the Lady Braves 43-36.
Dec. 8. Grand lost the game 41-40. Garrett had 12 points
“I felt really good about that game,” said Rick Lopez.
to lead the Lady Devils, while Morgan Dalton added
“We played good defense, and stayed at a pretty good
nine, making three 3-pointers in the first period. Shelby
tempo throughout the game.”
Dalton added eight points. The Lady Devils committed
Nelson led a balanced scoring attack with 11 points,
numerous turnovers and were 3-of-11 in free throws.
while Shelby Dalton and Rachel Garrett also had double
On Dec. 11, Grand’s JV played Monument Valley at
figures with 10 points each. Carly Dalton and Torrie
Moab. The Lady Cougars opened up a big lead early on
Lopez each scored six.
and coasted to a 60-30 win. Cougar guard Haily Augustine
On Saturday, Dec. 4, the Lady Devils went to Herriman
personally outscored the Lady Devils over the first three
High School, a brand-new 5A school in southwest Salt
quarters, making 24 points to Grand’s 18 before sitting
Lake County, to face the Lady Mustangs.
out the final period. Bridget Phillips was Grand’s top
scorer with eight points, while Jerrica James added six.
Athletes get all-state honors
Several athletes from GCHS’s fall team sports have
been named to the all-state teams of Salt Lake City’s two
major daily newspapers, the Deseret News and the Salt
Lake Tribune.
In
football,
senior
quarterback Billy Keddington
(right) was named to the allstate first team by the Deseret
News, while fellow seniors
Sean Black and Beto Nelson
were both named to the
Deseret News’ second team.
The Salt Lake Tribune’s allstate football teams had not
yet been published as of Dec.
12.
In volleyball, GCHS senior
Billy Keddington
Shelby Dalton (below left) was
named to the all-state first team by both newspapers for
the third year in a row. Junior
Taylor Hren was named to the
all-state second team by the
Tribune and the all-state third
team by the Deseret News.
In girls soccer, sophomore
Amanda Sheets made the
second team of both the Deseret
News and the Salt Lake Tribune.
Senior Jessica Bertuzzi also
made the Tribune’s second
team, while senior Drew Camps
earned honorable mention by
the Deseret News.
Shelby Dalton
Red Devil wrestlers start season with successful tournaments at Carbon, Juab
The 2010-11 Grand County High wrestling season
started Dec. 3-4 when the Red Devils went to Price to
participate in the Carbon Duals invitational tournament.
The Red Devils wrestled a total of nine different duals
matches over a two-day span, winning five and losing
four. “It was the best we’ve done at the Carbon Duals,”
said GCHS head coach Dennis Wells.
Grand senior Ice Kesavadhana, wrestling at 119
pounds instead of his previously usual weight of 112
pounds, won all nine of his matches and took first overall
in his classification. Also placing first for Grand was
junior Kevin Ballard, who posted an 8-1 record in the
215-pound class. Heavyweight Beto Nelson, a senior,
also won eight out of his nine matches, and placed second
in his category.
Senior Lacie Walker, wrestling at 171 pounds, won six
of his nine matches and placed third overall at Carbon.
The following weekend, the Red Devils traveled to
Juab, where they competed in another two-day invitational
tournament. This time, the Red Devils won four of their
Red Devil wrestlers at a pre-season practice. Photo by Jeff Richards
nine matches. Individually, Nelson and Ballard each
went 8-1, while Rory Stewart, filling in an empty spot
at the 215-pound class for North Sanpete, went 7-1,
his only loss coming against Ballard. Also for the Red
Devils, Tyson McDougall (112 pounds) went 7-2, as did
Kesavadhana, Walker, and Homer Manson.
Coach Wells said before the season started that this
year’s team has a healthy mix of experienced and new
athletes. He said that this year’s squad includes several
upperclassmen who didn’t wrestle last year, including
Walker, who is trying the sport for the first time.
Other seniors on the team include Manson, Stewart,
Codi Montague, Devin Hall, Josh Wright, and Mike
Ingleby.
Key returning juniors include Ballard and McDougall,
and returning sophomores include Trenton White and
Dexter Sheets.
“We have someone at every weight except for 103
pounds,” said Wells, who is being assisted this year by
Ron Dolphin, with additional help from Jason Ramsdell
and Alex Williamson.
The Red Devils were scheduled to travel to four away
meets in December.
Their first home meet will be a dual match against San
Juan on Wednesday, Jan. 5.
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SPORTS
Red Devils now 3-1 early in boys basketball season
On Dec. 4, the score stayed close
for most of the game, but the Red
Devils finally managed to pull away by
outscoring the Beavers 20-12 down the
stretch.
“Garrison had a great game, with 20
points, 12 rebounds, and five steals,” said
GCHS coach Travis Clark. “Also, Brett
Walker didn’t score any points, but he
played great defense and really helped us
shut down their top scorers.”
“It was an excellent all-around team
effort,” added Clark. Preston Walston had
10 points Hazlett had eight, and Stephens
and Kody Frank each added five points.
On Tuesday, Dec. 7, GCHS beat Green
River at Green River by the score of 7160. Hazlett poured in 42 points, including
two 3-pointers. Stephens added 10 points,
and Green had nine. Frank collected 10
rebounds to go with his six points.
Then, on Saturday, Dec. 11, the Red
Devils played their first home game of the
season when they faced the Monument
Valley Cougars. Grand dominated the
game from the start, jumping out to a
Zak Hazlett scrambles for ball against Monument Valley. Photo by Jeff Richards
28-5 halftime lead thanks to a 20-1 run
during the second quarter. In the second
The GCHS boys basketball team opened its season at a
half, Grand’s reserves saw plenty of action as the Red
pre-season invitational tournament in Richfield Dec. 3-4.
Devils coasted to a 56-28 victory.
The Red Devils lost to Parowan 63-37 on Friday evening,
Hazlett led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points.
but rebounded the following day to defeat Beaver, 51-44.
Nine other Red Devils also scored, including Parker Cook
Against Parowan, Grand made just 13 field goals
with eight and Green and Frank with seven points apiece.
during the game, and made 9-of-20 free throws, of 45
The Red Devils have three more road games in
percent. Garrison Green was the top scorer with eight
December, but won’t play at home again until a nonpoints, while Zak Hazlett and Garrett Stephens each
region game against Pinnacle Academy on Jan. 5.
added seven points.
Marching band ends season
By Deanna Irvin
The GCHS marching band finished their season Dec.
2 with a concert in which they performed their entire field
show in the school’s gymnasium. They also performed a
few pep band tunes including
“Hey Jude” and “Carry on My
Wayward Son.” The concert,
as well as donations and
other fundraisers, brought in
about $6,500 to be put toward
uniforms and a sousaphone.
The GCHS marching band,
comprised of just 21 students,
went to two competitions this
year. Their first was the Wasatch Front Invitational on Oct. 9 in
Sandy. The band performed “She’s Not There” by Rod Argent
and “Magione Opener” by Chuck Mangione. Then, on Nov. 5,
the band headed to St. George, for the Red Rock Invitational,
where they played the same pieces as at their first competition,
along with a third number: “Escazu” by Jay Dawson. Though
this was the GCHS marching band’s first year, they placed
seventh in general effect and sixth in percussion. The GCHS
band also performed their halftime show at several home
football games, as well as being
the pep band.
Band director Ryan Morrill,
says that the goal next year for
the band is to place in the top
three of their division as well as
organize a color guard. The band
is relying on the strong numbers of this year’s freshmen that
plan on returning, as well as next year’s incoming freshman
who have shown interest, for more success next year.
This year’s seniors were also a large part of the band’s
success this year.
“They have been excellent leaders and good examples to
the rest of the largely freshmen band,” Morrill said. “Taylor
(Flanders) was a great drum major, and it was great that
Bridget (Phillips) stepped up and took on a trumpet solo. Ian
(Reinhart), the only member who had ever done
marching band before, was great to have, especially
for the drumline.”
The marching band would like to thank all of the
parents and volunteers that helped make this season
a success, as well as those who donated money to
help towards next season. They would also like to
thank Sam Taylor and his family, and those who
donated in his memory.
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OPINION
Ask the Devils Den
Dear Den: What do you do when you still love
your ex and your best friend is dating him?
Dear Lovestruck: Ouch. Sounds like you are in
quite a predicament. The thing you need to do is tell
your friend that you still have feelings for him. This
might be difficult, but she has the right to know.
Dear Den: What do I do when people accuse
me of stuff?
Dear Accused: Well ... there isn’t much you can
do. Just take it with a brave face and tell the truth as
you know it. People make things
up and and people are mean -you just have to go through it.
Dear Den: What do you do
when your best friend is gay
and you have a HUGE crush on
them?
Dear Crushed: This seems
like an extremely sticky situation.
I think the step you should take
first is to begin to accept your
friend for the person they are. It is
unfortunate that you have a crush on them. However,
you should not try to change them. You should tell
them about your feelings but also tell them that you
understand their feelings are most likely not mutual.
Dear Den: My dad and I cannot get along for
one second. It honestly feels like he hates me.
What do I do?
Dear Loved: Firstly, your dad does NOT hate you
he loves you. He just wants what’s best for you. Listen
to what he’s saying some time. Stop fighting back just
try to talk to him and try to figure out what the root of
your problems are.
Dear Den: What do you do when you want to
be friends with, or just tell an upperclassman they
are beautiful but your scared of them saying your
weird or something?
Dear Beautiful: Don’t be afraid to try to be friends
with upperclassmen, because, you know, we are
AWESOME. Also, who doesn’t like being told they’re
beautiful? Just try not to run up, tell them, and run
away. That would be strange. Just try to make
conversations with them find things that you have in
common and if you REALLY want to tell them they
are beautiful then after a while them and if you ever
see someone in the hall and you think they look nice
one day go ahead and tell them. One random act of
kindness makes the world a better place.
Dear Den: What are some good classes to take
throughout high school?
Dear Driven:Choosing “good” classes all depends
on what you find interesting. I have enjoyed the many
art classes I have taken, but I have also found that
classes like Chemistry and Sociology have also been
beneficial. You may be surprised to know that, taking a
more challenging course might expand your curiosity
for a certain subject. Who knows? It just might lead
you to your future career.
Editor’s note: questions and answers are the work
of students and are not meant to represent the official
views of The Devils’ Advocate or of Grand County
High School. E-mail: gchs.advocate@gmail.com.
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Contributing Staff: Macrae Olsen, Chris Cleveland,
Mary Rice, Taylor Flanders, Deanna Irvin, Dexter
Sheets, Jacob Hardin, Henry Bagley-Gurtner,
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Ask the Devils
by Erin Olschewski and Edye Baker
What are you doing for Thanksgiving? (asked before the holiday)
“I will be staying
“Going
to
“Parents
are “Going to cook an “Eating turkey and
in town, hanging Colorado to visit gone, so I’m by awesome, awesome sleeping.”
out with family.”
family.”
myself.”
turkey!”
Kody Frank
Senior
Linda Minor
Sophomore
Parker Cook
Junior
Juliane Rodriguez
Freshman
Lynasa Nash
Senior
Dimple by Macrae Olsen
WikiLeaks disastrous effects are treason, espionage
Wikileaks was supposed to keep our
been lost because no other country will now trust
political leaders honest. Now they have turned
our security measures. A total of 8,017 files came
to complete espionage. These 250,000 files
from the office of the Secretary of State. These files
were not released because of wrongdoing.
are more important than ever to keep classified
They were released to release information.
because otherwise, our causes abroad are lost.
This foundation was to show wrongdoing, not
Information has been published on the goings-on
ruin the world.
in 274 embassies across the world.
Consider all of our political leaders.
In a particularly volatile part of the world
Whether or not we have liked them, we know
called Yemen, we had a particular dealing that
they have kept secrets from us. We know they
because of this “leak,” has destabilized their entire
have withheld information as well as many
government. They asked for help dealing with a
of their own personal agendas. Now, on an
terrorist camp. They did not have the resources
international scale we have an uncovering of
and their people did not want any American
information that was kept secret from us by
soldiers in their country. The final agreement
our government since 1966 up until February
was that America was to bomb the camp, and
Opinion by
of 2010. This “little” spill of information comes
the Yemen government was to take complete
Russell Minor responsibility for the bombing. We destroyed the
from a website called WikiLeaks. Why was
this such a disastrous occurrence? Two
largest terrorist camp in the area, and best of all,
things. First of all we have many security measures put in we were even paid to do it. But now the country of Yemen
place to protect classified materials and they failed. But more has been destabilized because of this “leak.”
importantly we have lost all credibility on the international
All of our foreign affairs have to be dealt with behind
scale.
closed doors. Secrets are the only way that we keep the entire
The security measures in place to protect some of our world out of chaos. If we were to tell China of our dealing with
country’s most important secrets failed. One man was able to Russia how do you think they would take that? War would
download 251,287 files from our national database, including be nigh at hand, but even now, we watch as governments
15,652 secret files and 101,748 confidential files. Imagine take the batterings from their people because a single man
everyone being able to access all of your tax information by decided that the public should know everything.
typing in your first and last name. Those are confidential.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be brought
If 100,000-plus confidential files had been taken from any back to the United States, tried in court for espionage
organization in the country besides the government, it would against the United States, and hanged for treason. Just as
be completely obliterated by its customers as well as the Benedict Arnold was a traitor in a war, Assange has caused
government itself. All organizations that carry confidential the largest global destabilization in all history.
information have their own security procedures.
International diplomacy requires secrecy. Would our
Why should we not worry about the release of these files allies feel safe if we told the entire world every detail about
from our government? But more important than the classified our defenses? Would we ever succeed in a war if we told
materials, we have the 6,532 files from the U.N. Security our enemies every one of our tactics? No, just as in football,
Council. The release of these files ruins the entire trust in the if the other team knows everything about you and you are
United States database security.
about the same playing level, you will never win. We always
The ability to negotiate with foreign countries has also need a trick up our sleeve.
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EDITORIAL
Merry Christmas to all -- it’s time to be jolly!
All right, my fellow ladies and gentlemen, as we
I mean, gifts are nice, but they shouldn’t ruin
all know…tis the season to be jolly because… the best time of the year to be with your family.
IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME!
Also, many people get so stressed over the
Now, pretty much I’m a Grinch about all the pre- holidays, I say give up all the stupid stress
Christmas hype that goes on such
causing stuff like lights and trees, and
as lights, trees, ornaments, and
focus on the real deal.
horribly cheesy songs (unless the
Now I understand that a lot of that
songs consist of the actual meaning
stuff is tradition for you guys, but make
of Christmas, and not jingle bells
it a good family bonding opportunity,
and Frosty the Fudgen Snowman!).
not a family destroyer. So just focus on
But the thought of Christmas Day
the good things in life that really make
makes me ecstatic! I am sooooo
you happy, this time of the season
pumped for Christmas, but I feel
should be genuinely awesome, not
that we (including myself) are losing
something to dread and stress over.
the real idea of Christmas, or other
So in closing, Christmas is a time
holidays at that time of year, such
to be remembered as a fun joyous
as Hanukkah, depending on your
occasion, and we need to help make
beliefs.
it that way.
Now first, you need to check
If you have the opportunity to do
your religion whatever it is, and be
good things for someone, do it! In
able to honor who or what it is you
you should do that anyways, but
By Dexter Sheets fact,
honoring, and not just give each
especially since it’s Christmas time you
other presents.
better go out of your way to do nice
Second, I’ve noticed that wintertime seems to stuff for people. Even if that just means saying
bring out the jerk in all of us. The cold weather hi to someone in the hallways that may need it,
and dead trees really take their toll on us. or randomly complimenting someone. You could
These holidays should be our salvation from our also be a stud and help someone in need or who
crankiness, even if just for a week or two.
is less fortunate than you, even if it’s just buying
We should be happy and spend time with the a small gift, donating food, or writing them a
family and do good for others, and not waste comforting letter.
your time waiting for hours in line trying to get a
That, my fellow brothas and sistas, is what this
Tickle me Elmo or some other doorbuster item is all about. So with much love, everyone have a
on Black Friday.
Merry Christmas! -- Dex Wayne
Dex Wayne’s
Insights
The secret of gift getting
By Henry Bagley-Gurtner
Christmas is my favorite time of year because
it gives us all a chance to reflect on that thing that
we most sincerely and deeply believe in. I refer of
course, to money!
This article is to assist in helping all your friends
and loved ones cross off one more thing on their “git”
lists.
Nowadays, I have noticed that people just
straight-up ask the recipient what they would like for
Christmas, then practically tell them what they will
get.
This method is unimaginative and dull-witted. If
you really want them to like the gift they receive, it
will add another dimension to the holiday excitement
-- the mystery and wonder of what terrific things they
might receive.
To determine what you are going to give them,
you must take into account several things. First,
their age and gender. Second, their primary interests
(e.g. books, clothing, sports, music). And third, your
budget. If you are unsure what to buy them, do not
default to money. Money is not personal and takes
all the fun out of receiving the gift.
If you are short on cash and are wondering what
to give your parents, you can make a coupon book
with chores like wash the dishes, do the laundry, and
vacuum the floor.
Now, at this point, you might be expecting me to
say something like, “There is no greater gift than the
smile on their face” or some other cheap cliche, but
if Christmas is to be really special, then we must
shake off all this cherub-faced snow children rubbish
and embrace commercialism.
After all, it isn’t going away, so you might as well
get used to it. Wishing you a hairy mistress and a
crappy new peer!
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BACK BURNER
HOROSCOPES
Aries (March 21 - April 20) Beware of toilets this
month. They may have a tendency to overflow.
Taurus (April 21 - May 21) A character from
your English book will appear to you three times
tonight.
Gemini (May 22 - June 21) Someday your
prince will come. Just not today.
Cancer (June 22 - July 23) Liar, liar, pants on
fire ... go sit in the snow to cool off.
Leo (July 24 - Aug. 22) Ring in the new year by
playing card games with your family.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) Beware of the
Christmas tree in the commons -- if you stand too
close to it, it may fall over on you!
Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) If you quit a team or
club this month, you should consider rejoining.
Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Take a chance
this month, step out of your comfort zone, and you
never know what it could bring.
Sagittarius (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) Consider
learning to read Braille. You never know when it
might come in handy.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) You will see
the completion of the commons steps this month.
YAY!
Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Don’t view time as
your restriction. Just be, and do, as you feel.
Pisces (Feb. 20 - March 20) Drink plenty of
water this Christmas break in order to level out
your excessive egg nog intake.
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