Alutant - Ellensburg School District
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Alutant
The Ellensburg High School’s Student News Magazine
June 15, 2021
Issue 8
Volume 49
Stephen
Jada Martin
Godwin
Echo
Nitkey
Lucy Carson
Altman-Coe Wright
Haley
Wallace Esmeralda
Nava-Santos
Winter Musical Drew Bland
Pages 6-7
Dress Code
Pages 8-9
Senior Pictures
Pages 12-18 Alutant Staff
2 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Alutant Staff:
Editor-in-Chief: Farewell
Jada Godwin
The Conclusion to Volume 49
Staff Reporters: And just like that, another year is our lives. An important part, nestled
Lucy Altman-Coe
Drew Bland
at its end. I can’t decide if it’s been among all the other important parts.
Stephen Martin a long year, or if everything has I can only hope that moving forward,
Esmeralda Nava-Santos passed in just a blink of an eye. Be- we continue to embrace this kindness
Echo Nitkey tween Zoom, Schoology, Edgenuity, and understanding.
Haley Wallace
and in-person learning, it feels like I would also like to thank my own
Carson Wright
so much of this year has just been class, the Journalism class. We made it!
Adviser: waiting for another update on what’s This year has been a doozy, with first a
Christine Roux changing next week. Still, we have lack of in-person events and then an in-
persevered. flux, but we continued to provide cov-
Affiliations
Washington Journalism One thing is for certain—we ar- erage of the events regardless. And we
Education Association en’t where we used to be. Surpris- had fun doing it! I can honestly say that
National Scholastic Press ingly, or not surprisingly if we look I loved meeting each and every one of
Association
at the track record of our staff, we you, and being able to spend sixth pe-
Quill and Scroll Honor-
ary Society managed to continue learning while riod with you all was the highlight of
Special Thanks going through a global pandemic. my day. Although I do feel the need to
ESD Printing Services While I haven’t agreed with all the state, once and for all, that mint choc-
Alutant is an Old English word
ways in which we’ve attempted to do olate chip ice cream does not taste like
meaning “bulldog.” so, I can say that I wholeheartedly be- toothpaste. You know who you are.
The Alutant is a public forum lieve that education is an incredibly And so, I am officially publishing
for student expression. Content important element in each person’s my last issue as Editor-in-Chief. I am
is written and produced by
and for students and does not life, and every member of Ellensburg proud to hand the reins of the publi-
necessarily reflect the opinions
of Ellensburg High School or the High School has rallied to continue cation to my friend and fellow editor
school district. working on theirs. Hats off to you, Lucy Altman-Coe, who I know will
The publication accepts EHS. honor and grow the Alutant under
freelance work from current When I say “every,” I mean every. their own leadership.
students at Ellensburg High
School. If I were to identify the benefits of Thank you readers for sticking with
Email: alutant@esd401.org this year, I would staunchly point at us this year. As we conclude the 49th
the level of commitment I have seen, volume of the Alutant, I would like to
Instagram: @alutantnews
even with all the extra baggage we all share our publication motto, vincit om-
ELLENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
1203 E. Capitol Avenue have from our personal lives. nia veritas, or truth conquers all. Moving
Ellensburg, WA 98926 Which leads me to my next point: forward, this is something that I’ll be
(509)-925-8300
this year, empathy has found a new keeping in mind, as I hope you will too.
place next to education. While I think
the labels “student” and “teacher” Until the next issue,
are a large part of our lives, I’ve seen
a new effort to identify these people Jada Godwin
as, well, people. To recognize that
Cover Photo: for most of us, school is only one of Jada Godwin
Alexandra Gamache our responsibilities, only one part of Editor-in-Chief
Alutant June 15, 2021 3
Covid-19
McDonald’s New Update
Crispy Chicken Lucy Altman-Coe
Copy Editor A
Sandwiches
Column
Covid-19 cases have slowed
significantly because of ongoing
Are they worth it?
vaccinations. The CDC reports
as of June 8th that 303,923,667
shots have been administered in
A
Carson Wright better than the regular. The spicy the United States, and over 140
Staff Reporter flavor makes it so much better. million people have been fully
Review The added lettuce and to- vaccinated. The CDC also re-
The new McDonald’s crispy mato is worth the extra couple ported 8,462 new cases on June
chicken and spicy crispy chick- cents. 7th, as opposed to 18,836 new
en sandwiches will blow your If I were to rank the four cases exactly a year previous.
mind. sandwiches, the best is the spicy In Kittitas County, 3 new cas-
Not only are there the basic deluxe, then the regular deluxe, es were reported on June 7th,
sandwiches, but you also have then the regular spicy, and then according to the Kittitas County
the option of having a deluxe the regular crispy chicken sand- Community Impact Dashboard.
sandwich. wich. Washington also had 366 new
The basic sandwiches come Don’t get me wrong, the reg- cases on June 7th in contrast with
with a fluffy bun, a crispy chick- ular crispy chicken is amazing, 459 new cases on the same date
en patty, pickles, and a delicious but the spicy deluxe is definitely in 2020, according to the CDC.
spicy or regular sauce. The de- the best. As of June 9th, Covid Act
luxe sandwiches have tomatoes All of these sandwiches get Now reports that 20,648 people
and shredded lettuce on them as a whopping five paws and it is in the county have received at
a bonus. definitely worth it to run down least one vaccination, and 18,443
To start, the crispy chicken and get this sandwich from Mc- are fully vaccinated. With 43.1%
sandwich was really good. The Donald’s. of the county’s population being
sauce and pickles combined cre- at least partially vaccinated, Kit-
ated a delicious alternate taste titas County lies behind the av-
to the chicken. The lettuce and erage rate of vaccination in the
tomato on the deluxe chicken U.S., with 63.8% of the nation’s
made the sandwich even better. population having received at
The regular chicken sand- least one dose, according to data
wiches were very sweet. Sweet from Covid Act Now and the
not in a sugary way, but in the CDC.
good tasty chicken way. At Ellensburg High School
The spicy chicken sandwich- cases seem to be slowing as well.
es were very tasty and spicy. The last Covid-19 case at EHS, ac-
Surprisingly, the chicken wasn’t cording to the Ellensburg School
that spicy, it was the sauce. District website on June 9th, was
The spicy sauce has a fry reported May 25th. However, it
sauce-like color and at first is likely that cases will become
doesn’t seem spicy, but then you rarer as more opportunities arise
really get a big kick. The spicy The Spicy Deluxe Chicken Sandwich from for vaccination—take advantage
chicken sandwiches were way McDonald’s. of these chances.
4 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Girl’s Basketball
A Year Fit for the Winners
A
Haley Wallace
Staff Reporter
Sports
The Ellensburg girl’s bas- said Whitney. “The ability to
ketball team is a mass of school communicate, teamwork, dedi-
spirit teeming with dedication cation and their overall physical
and application. Each player activity plays a large role.”
supports each other to live up to Besides Coach Whitney, the
their basketball potential. basketball team's staff includes
This year's Senior Captains Junior Varsity Coach Javier
Kami Hatrick and Kiadyn Whit- Calvillo and CWU student Kari-
ney are leaving the team in the sa Carabello.
hands of Junior Captains Dylan “Our coaching staff is very
Philip and Kaelynn Smith. fortunate to be able to work with
Despite Covid-19 regulations outstanding student athletes on
slowly being lifted, the team is a daily basis,” expressed Whit-
still having to deal with masks. ney. “To be able to assist our
“Covid made it a little diffi- players reach their goals and
cult to adapt to wearing masks grow as individuals is why we
during practices and games but coach.”
I think all the girls adapted su- With the team's positive at-
per well,” expressed Freshman mosphere and overall attitude,
Kelsey Franklin. it's no wonder this year has been
“Our bench set up is dif- such a successful one. The Varsi-
ferent and how we travel has ty team is currently holding top
changed as well,” said Varsity spot in the Central Washington
Team Coach Jeff Whitney. Athletic District with only two
The team did suffer a loss losses. Katie Blume making a layup.
in players compared to previ-
ous years, so they dropped their
usual C-Team.
However, this did not affect
their sense of community. If
anything, the small group only
brought the girls closer together.
“Our team’s performance
was super good. We all worked
100% of the time and left it all
out on the courts during our
games,” expressed Franklin. To-
gether they have participated in
a total of nine games.
“I believe that athletics can
play a big role in the overall de-
velopment of young adults,” Girl’s basketball team on the bus. Photo curtesy of Kelsey Franklin.
Alutant June 15, 2021 5
Bulldog Talk
Opinions On School Reopening
Thomas Stripes: It’s extremely
A
Esmeralda Nava Santos Jacob Roseberry: Honestly I stressful on me and my peers
Staff Reporter don’t really care. I have 4 weeks because teachers are expecting
Feature
of school left. us to pour our hearts into our
Mike Nelson: I am enjoying see- school work when I already have
ing students beginning to social- almost no time to do what I want
ize again! The fear of spread- to do. I have one thing I want to
ing COVID 19 still worries me do and my current school sched-
as mask fatigue becomes more ule doesn’t allow me to do it as
prevalent so I hope students can much as I need to to progress. It
find the wherewithal to keep was also interesting coming on
masking indoors. Wednesday and seeing at least
The Wednesday schedule seems a quarter of the students in the
to be going well so far. If it con- whole school who have to be
tinues in this manner, I would there because they’re failing. It
like the district to carry this really shows how well the public
schedule over into next year. school system isn’t working for
a good amount of people.
Taylor Wilson: I think it’s great
to have everyone back.
Jacob Roseberry.
Andromeda Leaverton: I’m just
tired.
Mike Nelson.
Jocelyn Bednarik: I think it’s
been good, since people have
been following the social dis-
tancing rules, for kids’ mental
health to be going back to nor-
mal, and since they can see fa-
miliar faces, like their friends, Andromeda Leaverton.
but falling back in routine. And Amber Gibb: It’s okay but I don’t
Taylor Wilson.
online school was harder. like using the masks.
6 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Working
A
Stephen Martin The cast of “Working” performing the first musical number of the show, “All the Live-
long Day.”
Associate Editor
Arts and Entertainment I hope that the Winter Musical the show up and running.
After scrapping “Catch me is able to do more with vertical Because the show had a cast
if You Can,” this year, in mid- sets in the future. of twelve, there were many
May, the Winter Musical cast While the show has its fun- members of the cast who did
performed “Working.” The mu- ny moments, overall it is a fairly multiple solos. I thought that
sical lacked a traditional nar- serious show about real people this was done really well and all
rative and instead presented a with real problems. The cast did the actors did well portraying
series of vignettes about Amer- an exceptional job of showing multiple characters. However,
icans from all different walks of both the lighthearted and more some of the casts’ outfits did not
life, including a waitress, ma- somber moments. change as much as I believe they
son, and trucker. The standout performances should have. There were several
Although the pandem- to me were Shannon Nolan as actors who did not change out-
ic seems to be winding down an old-fashioned school teacher, fits despite recurring appear-
in Ellensburg, the effects of Willow Logan as both an arro- ances.
Covid-19 were still felt. There gant businessman and a retiree, Finally, more of a person-
were no cash sales, programs, or and Beckett Landon as a dorky al nitpick than a real critique, I
concessions, and there was also stockbroker. am getting a little worn out by
no auction. Performers also had Although I did greatly en- monologue-type narratives. I
to wear masks during ensemble joy the performance, it was not understand that it is the best
performances. without its flaws. option to be able to do perfor-
However, these restrictions When I saw the musical mances with Covid-19 restric-
did not stop the Winter Musical opening night there were a few tions, however I am looking for-
from putting on an outstanding issues with sound and lights ward to when regular narratives
performance. that, while not ruining the ex- return.
I greatly appreciated the use perience, were obviously not I give “Working” four out of
of scaffolding in the set. It fits intended. However, I cannot lay five paws. It was a great show
within the narrative and adds too much blame on the crew as and I feel sorry for anyone who
an extra dimension to the stage. they only had three days to get missed it.
Alutant June 15, 2021 7
Chloe Clyburn, sophomore. Samantha Mabbutt, sophomore. Grady Fortier, sophomore.
Shannon Nolan, senior. Haddon Lundquist, sophomore. Elin Callender-Bohman, sophomore.
Echo Nitkey, senior. Ava Debusschere, junior. Lydia Blaisdell, junior.
Willow Logan, sophomore. Carol Ritzenthaler, sophomore. Beckett Landon, sophomore.
8 June 15, 2021 Alutant
An Issue to Ad-dress
Controversy Sparks Protests
A
Lucy Altman-Coe couraging their sion of the student
Copy Editor friends to join. body.
News Vice Princi- “Kids were out-
On May 17th, District Secu- pal Ole Hall was raged by the email
rity Advisor Neil Musser sent able to provide sent out regard-
an email to all Ellensburg High some insight ing the dress code
School students alerting them to into administra- because we have
the school’s dress code, noting tive attitudes on a right to express
“...an increase of students not the protest. He ourselves,” Fortier
adhering to the dress code here emphasized that reflected.
at school.” Outrage was sparked students should Junior Jayson
nearly immediately, with stu- have considered Irish also echoed
dents taking to social media to talking to ad- Fortier’s sentiment.
discuss the issue. Many students ministration be- Irish participated
Senior Kami Hartrick protesting the
were quick to mention the hot fore protesting dress code before school on March in the protest be-
weather in the days leading up “...so their mes- 21st. Photo courtesy of Stephen fore school, but
to the email, with temperatures sage doesn’t get Martin. was sent home af-
surpassing 80 degrees. lost or overshadowed” by any ter they violated the dress code
“I was honestly shocked at potentially disruptive behavior by wearing a crop top and spa-
how fast word spread about the that could be used to discredit ghetti straps.
protest,” sophomore Grady For- the protesters. On top of complaints about
tier, organizer of the dress code “...it would’ve been better to self-expression, Fortier and Irish
protests at EHS, explained. “Peo- ask for the change rather than also expressed a shared idea of
ple were so passionate about protest,” Hall said. the outdated and sexualizing na-
this issue that word spread like Despite his encouragement ture of dress codes.
wildfire.” for students to take the more “My main complaint about
“I know that the dress code typical route, EHS students the dress code is that it’s insane-
has infuriated people for a long forged ahead and rallied up the ly outdated,” Fortier expressed.
time,” said junior Brigid Garrett, student body for their cause. “It’s embarrassing that in the
a participant of the protests. “The amount of people year 2021 we are still sexualizing
Inspired by that showed up teen’s bodies.”
the amount of exceeded my They aren’t alone in thinking
commentary tak- highest expecta- this.
ing place on so- tions,” said Fort- “...[the dress code is] anoth-
cial media, Fortier ier. “It just comes er mark of patriarchy in our so-
planned a protest to show how im- ciety, especially one that’s sex-
to happen on May portant this is to ualizing young teenage girls’
20th and 21st. the kids.” bodies over simple things like
News of the pro- Fortier re- showing shoulders or thighs,”
test spread quick- flected that, to said Garrett.
ly, with students many students, Hall reiterated his willing-
sharing screen- the dress code ness to change, but was firm on
shots of informa- felt like a way the point that rules remain rules.
tion about the Sophomore Grady Fortier holding his for the school to “Until a rule is changed, we
protest and en- sign while protesting the dress code. stifle self-expres- have to abide by the published
Alutant June 15, 2021 9
EHS students standing outside the school before class on May 20th while protesting the dress code. Students wore blue and black to
show indignation for the new dress code. Grady Fortier, farthest left, organized the protest.
student handbook,” Hall said as developed as others, so it isn’t dress codes in perspective for
firmly. “The goal of having a seen as ‘sexual’ or ‘distracting’,” him.
dress code… is so that there’s said Garrett. “The shorts that the kids
a set of expectations that are “The dress code seems to wear for track and cross coun-
known.” only be targeted at women try come way above fingertip
While Fortier pushed back with more prominent second- length. Even the cheer uniform
against students purposely ary sexual characteristics,” Irish skirts break the dress code,”
breaking the dress code as part echoed. They also added that Fortier said. “There are many
of the protest and encouraged most feminine clothing is de- double standards when it comes
them to follow the dress code to signed in a way that makes it to the dress code and it must be
build credibility, his disdain is hard for those who dress femi- changed.”
nevertheless clear. ninely to be comfortable in hot And despite the common ar-
“We need to normalize the weather, saying that many tank gument that dress codes are put
fact that shoulders, legs, bra tops are designed with spaghet- in place to prevent distraction
straps, etc. aren’t inappropri- ti straps, which are from learning, For-
ate,” Fortier said. prohibited under tier and Irish argue
Garrett agreed with the the new rules. that they have the
idea that body parts shouldn’t “Yes, we opposite effect.
be something that people feel shouldn’t show ex- “...the argument
forced to ignore or cover. cessive skin or too that it distracts male
“We have thighs. We have much of our un- students during
shoulders. They’re no different dergarments, but class time is outdat-
from anybody else’s,” she said. spaghetti straps on ed,” said Irish.
While Hall didn’t point out a too-hot day isn’t Fortier added,
any specific problems in the unrealistic, just like “getting dress cod-
dress code, he said that he is short shorts,” said Junior Lili Geyer wearing a ed is the most hu-
open to change: but only if it Garrett. shirt describing her views on miliating thing for a
happens in a methodical way. Fortier also ex- the dress code. child and it does not
“...without a conversation it pressed how his style opened teach them anything but to hate
would be difficult to effectively his eyes to more unfairness in the school and the school’s staff.
be the change we want to see,” the dress code. It only makes the kids angrier.”
Hall explained. “I am a male student at this “The last thing a dress code
Fortier, Garrett, and Irish high school who has worn crop should do is make our school
went on to explain how they see tops and mini skirts all year long day harder,” said Garrett.
the dress code as sexist and prej- and have only been spoken to Through the high turnout
udicial. about it once,” Fortier recount- and passionately expressed mes-
“I know so many girls who ed. sage, it is clear that the student
have never been dress coded be- Fortier also explained how body at EHS has a vocal group
cause their bodies aren’t nearly perceived inconsistencies put of opponents to the dress code.
10 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Global Warming Global warming is not talked
about too often but Hashimoto
agrees that all Americans should
The Perspective of Climate Change learn and know about it because
in America.” it’s such an important topic.
A
Esmeralda Nava Santos Can global warming be Schlanger also mentioned
Staff Reporter stopped? Is there still time for us that “in past years, we were able
Feature
to make a change? to participate in weekly climate
Climate change is a major is- ”Since climate change is al- strikes during advisory to spread
sue that has been happening all ready here and has been happen- awareness about climate change.
around us for many years. Some ing for many years now it could Unfortunately, we haven’t been
people tend not to care about only really be slowed down. able to do any this year, due to
it, but global warming has been Climate change is already here. the fact that we could only do
affecting the atmosphere above We can only limit the amount of the protests during advisory.”
us, making the polar caps and warming,” said Hashimoto. People can change a few
ice shields melt, and will soon It’s not only people who are things right now, like voting for
create strong heat waves in the effected. Animals right now somebody who knows how to
coming decades. have a disadvantage because of deal with environmental con-
As Jeff Hashimoto, the ad- their habitats being destroyed cerns like this, as well as practic-
viser of the Environmental Club from wildfires or trees being cut ing sustainability.
at Ellensburg High School, said, down by humans. “In many coming years there
“we all experienced the severe “Yes, it’s unfair that so many could be more inventions like
wildfires and smoke over the animals and plants are losing solar panels, windmills, electric
past several years... current El- their habitats and ability to sur- cars, lower waste packaging.
lensburg High School students vive,” said Schlanger. “They are These are not only better for the
have lived their entire lives in being impacted heavily, and yet climate but they are just better in
the warmest years the planet has we are continuing to destroy general,” said Hashimoto.
experienced since the ice age.” their homes with
He continued on to say that little remorse or
“these warming temperatures consciousness of
affect a variety of things from the severity of our
our irrigation water to our air actions.”
quality.” There really
Global warming has made isn’t anyone who
a big impact on people, locally you could blame
and around the world. for “starting”
Annie Schlanger, President climate change.
of EHS’ Environmental Club, As Schlanger ex-
said, “global warming has im- plained, “climate
pacted people all around the change happens
world in various ways, but peo- naturally through-
ple of color and people in devel- out time however,
oping countries are impacted the changes we are
more heavily, due to their lack seeing today are
of preventative and protective much more severe
resources, along with the place- and are scientifi-
ment of things like factories and cally proven to be
power plants near areas with caused by human
Environmental Club Advisor Jeff Hashimoto. Photo courtesy
higher BIPOC populations here action.” of Jeff Hashimoto.Alutant June 15, 2021 11
Bulldog Talk
Seniors Give Parting Advice
My best advice for underclass-
A
Lucy Altman-Coe The advice I would give to fresh-
Copy Editor men and incoming freshmen men is to take classes and get
Feature would be to find your crowd! To involved in clubs that actually
be successful in school you need interest you. Don’t just stack up
others to be able to push you on AP classes and random ex-
and help you through classes tracurriculars because they will
as well as being self motivated! buff your resume. Do things you
Keep your eyes on the prize, and actually enjoy, and you’ll have a
know that all the staff and ad- much more fulfilling high school
ministration is on your side and experience.
rooting for you! Thomas Lonowski
Alice Bennett
Senior Kami Hartrick, center, with friends
Amy Boe, left, and Kaylee Johnson, right.
Photo courtesy of Kami Hartrick.
...be unapologetically yourself.
Be kind, make memories, and
have fun.
Kami Hartrick
Some advice I would give to my
underclassmen would be that
even if your academic challeng-
es seem unbearable or out of
reach never underestimate your
ability! Don’t be scared to ask for
help but don’t rely on others to
accomplish your goals!
Agnese Husko
Senior Thomas Lonowski. Photo courtesy
of Thomas Lonowski.
Don’t fall behind, trust me. It
gets a million times worse.
George Libenow
Senior Alice Bennett. Photo courtesy of ...do your best, it doesn’t have
Alice Bennett. to be perfect. Just get the assign-
Don’t take everything so serious, ments done even if it becomes
and enjoy your time with your a C or a D, it’s better than noth-
friends. Don’t be afraid of taking ing and it is certainly better than
chances, people’s greatest re- risking your mental and physi-
grets are typically stuff they did cal well-being. School is import-
Senior Agnese Husko. Photo courtesy of not do, not stuff that they did do. ant but there is more to life.
Agnese Husko. Bryton Wilson Xenia Acevedo-Corral12 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Senior Lookbook
Congratulations to the Class of 2021! As per
Alutant tradition, we would like to present the
seniors’ senior pictures they might rather
forget. Taken in the span of literal seconds, these Xenia Acevedo-Corral Madisen Allen
pictures have character you won’t see anywhere
else! So, thank you for getting your picture
taken, and enjoy these wonderful snapshots of
high school glamour.
A
Stephen Martin
Associate Editor Background photos courtesy of Carson
Photo Layout Wright and Haley Wallace. Tanya Alvarado-Castro Fatima Andraca
Sylvia Arias-Silva Emily Atherton Haley Bainter Larissa Baldovinos Miguel Baldovinos
Bryan Barrera-Cisneros Eleanor Bartel McKenzie Basterrechea John Beard Grady Becker
Margret Bedsaul Felice Bello Alice Bennett Haley Bergren-Cooke Kelsey Bergren-Cooke
Olivia Berthon-Koch Torri Betts Bailey Bews Drew Bland Amy BoeAlutant June 15, 2021 13 Carson Boese Lainie Broadhead Cherrylyn Brogard Rebecca Brunk Breanna Burns Jaden Burroughs Dusty Burvee Chloe Cairns Morgana Calaway Jenna Callan Emma Callender-Bohman Hanna Callender-Bohman Katrina Carlson Lane Carlton Isabel Castillo Carson Chandler Victoria Cheesman Caitlyn Cheney Sophia Chini Cora Clift Alyssa Coleman Madison Cordova Caidan Cox Robert Crimp Jael Cutlip Holly De Priest Kyler Delvo Raven Dimaggio Isa Dimas Kiya Dobson
14 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Camille Dondji Alexyz Edwards Kamren Edwards Dylan Elliot Cypress Engelstad
Kolby Fahey Quade Finney Jose Flores Mercedes Flores Destiny Foster
Olivia Fultz Lauren Gilbert Talea Gilberson Rhea Gilham Charlene Gimlin
Jada Godwin Lorenzo Gonzalez Maxwell Greenfield Jeremy Grimes Alyssa Haggin
Kambria Hartrick Apollo Hashimoto Abigail Hereford Litzy Hernandez Mercedes Hernandez
Peter Hogan Hailey Holsey Tristin Holt Bennett Huffman Ella HughesAlutant June 15, 2021 15 Agnese Husko Michael Jameson Blake Johnson Christepher Johnson Kaylee Johnson Simone Karmacharya Lulu Keith Maci Kjorsvik Julia Klindworth Marina Koch Jesus Lazcano Vilchis Zachary Leaverton Eric Lee George Libenow Karissa Littke Thomas Lonowski Stuart Lovvero Madison Lubanski Ashlynn Mackay Aldo Magana-Lujano Sabrina Magdlin Phoebe Mahre Jasmine Marchesi Collin Marsh Stephen Martin Mercedes May Raylen Mayo Jacob Miller Dylan Morrow Fernando Munguia
16 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Jocelyn Munguia-Colazo Aucklyn Nes Shannon Nolan Thomas O’brien Megan Ogburn
Joseph Orvalla Kira Owen Madison Panattoni India Penny Taylor Perez
Heather Petersen Issac Phantichob Sasha Pigeon Tess Polacek Delaney Pollock
Ethan Price Issac Ramsey James Richmond Jacob Roseberry Joshua Rosen
Devin Ross Brooklyn Rowe Elliot Sander Melissa Santana Villa Liam Schedler
Annie Schlanger Faith Shelton Bailey Sherley Garrett Simpson Marisa SiscoAlutant June 15, 2021 17
Augustus Smith Breanna Smith Corgan Smith Madelyn Snow Taylor Solomon
Ava Street Kai Styler Alora Sully Christian Swanson Sophie Tacher
Erika Torres-Bernal Lindsey Town Quinn Truax Jack Truglio Sadey Turner
Sullivan Turner Jose Valencia John Vazquez-Villa Miguel Vicente Mason Walsh
Tabatha Weaver Colby Weed Sophie Werner Kiadyn Whitney Meghan Wichterman
Nathaniel Widner Bryton Wilson Kylie Wyatt Mary Zevely Nickolas Zimny18 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Seniors Not Pictured: Class Officiers for
Imani Alexander, Jose Rafael Arias, Kyle Bernal Tutor,
Kaden Blake, Jacob Boswell, Madeline Camarata, Pedro 2021-2022
Colazo, Jessica Collins, Austin Crimp, Christian Davis, Freshmen
Elise Divens, Sawyer Duzenski, Camren Elliott, Tate
TBD
Erickson, JT Fenz, Junior Figueroa, Grace Finch, Grace
Fjellstad, Dominic Flores, Kaleb Ford, Chloe Francois,
Sophomore
Gelsey Galvan, Jorge Gama, Lizeth Gaytan, Jovana President— Avrie Nemrow
Gonzalez, Issac Green, Tiffany Hall, Kinect Hammond, Vice President— Hudson Davis
Kohner Haniuk, John Hardwick, Elijah Harper, Colton Treasurer— Mac Steele
Harrell, Wade Hillemann, Tyson Holloway, Sam Hoop- Secretary— Lainie Pope
er, Austin Huffman, Joshua Inlow, Ethan James, Michelle
Lara, Elizabeth Linares, Magdalena Locking, Dana Junior
Long, Danny Luna, Jose Manuel Colazo, Diego Magana, President— Grady Fortier
Casper Mayberry, Greta Mayer, Emma McCarty, Jasper Vice President— Elin Callender-Bohman
McCutcheon, Amber Mcintosh, Emily McNealy, Josh- Treasurer— Thomasa Tate
ua Melchor-Nieto, Nathan Monterroza, Eleanor Moon,
Secretary— Ezri Teasley
Katherine Nirk, Echo Nitkey, Amy Paez, Elsa Perez, Es-
merelda Ramirez, Hennasy Reeves, Jose Reyes, Ramiro
Rosales Gonzalez, Peydon Ryan, Annecy Scheffer, Jeret Senior
Scott, Elizabeth Shoda, Drew St Mary, Seth Strickland, President— Zach Bergren Cooke
Lanny Thornblade, Brady Timberlake, Tanner Thuhlicka, Vice President— Ashlyn Rominger
Lexy Walsh, Joey Webster, Drake Weeks, Zoey Wetzel, Treasurer— Lili Geyer
Trenton Williams Secretary— Bella Estey
Senior Feature
A
Echo Nitkey
Staff Reporter
Taylor Perez
Feature
have accomplished is going to
Senior Taylor Perez is very the state championships for
active in our school communi- volleyball,” said Perez, “but we
ty. She does two sports, and she didn’t have a post season this
participates in multiple clubs, year because of COVID”.
including Peace Club and Link The pandemic also hurt a
Crew. lot of other school activities, but
“My best accomplishment people can always count on their
this year would have to be win- memories from the years before. Senior Taylor Perez at tennis practice.
ning the coaches award for my As Perez said, “my favorite mo- Photo courtesy of Stephen Martin.
first (and last) year of tennis,” ment in high school was going Link Crew, and Peace Club,”
said Perez when asked about her to prom before the pandemic. said Perez.
accomplishments. It was a really fun and special And lastly, Perez has some
With Covid-19 making it a night.” important advice for any incom-
crazy year, everyone lost things Not only does Perez do ing freshmen.
this year, be it a favorite activi- sports, but she’s also very active “My advice to the freshmen
ty or a friend you can’t see. But in the club scene at EHS. would be: go to as many activi-
many people can relate to Perez “Outside of school, I played ties and events that you can, four
in losing a favorite sport. volleyball and tennis. I am also years go by super quickly and
“One thing I wish I could in the National Honor Society, it’ll be gone before you know it.”Alutant June 15, 2021 19
Senior Spotlight ly impacted me at school, and
mostly in a negative way when I
Tanya Alvarado-Castro
was younger. Moving to Ellens-
burg, I barely knew any english,
and that made it difficult for me
A
Drew Bland Alvarado-Castro also partici- to communicate with other class-
Staff Reporter pated in choir for an astonishing mates and teachers, so I had a
Feature seven years. hard time feeling like I belonged.
Tanya Alvarado-Castro is “I’ve always loved singing “Moreover, because I didn’t
an example of what humility, and watching others perform understand what my teachers
kindness, grit, and a beautiful and I knew I wanted to be a part were saying, I couldn’t learn
voice can amount to. Through- of it all, so I joined the choir. I fell well and began to fall behind.
out Alvarado-Castro’s time at in love with singing and now I So I grew to be very closed off
Ellensburg High School, she has was a part of a community whose and reserved and it wasn’t until
participated in Distinguished passion resembled mine. Not to recently that I started pushing
Young Women (DYW), choir, mention that Mrs. Ott is amaz- myself to go back to being the
bowling, and tennis. ingly passionate herself and in- confident, more outgoing person
When reflecting on her time credibly encouraging. I made so that I originally was. But it was
with DYW, Alvarado-Castro many friends through choir and also fun to play spanish teacher
said, “I had a great time being a did all these things that I never for the other students in my class
part of DYW. I had never been thought I would get to do.” and to share bits of my culture
a part of anything similar to During Alvarado-Castro’s with other peers.”
the program before, and it chal- time in choir, she won the small Alvarado-Castro’s future
lenged me to do so many things women’s section in solo and en- plans are “attending Washing-
way out of my comfort zone. I semble with a small group, and ton State University and pos-
also made many new friends, said some of her fondest mem- sibly major in Psychology or
both when I was in it and when I ories come from rehearsing that Digital Technology and minor
was [mentoring] the new girls.” performance. in Spanish,” however, Alvara-
In terms of what Alvara- Alvarado-Castro also comes do-Castro still feels she has some
do-Castro did precisely during from a bilingual household. Al- soul searching to do before she is
DYW, “for my performance I varado-Castro feels there are set on what she will do.
sang ‘Falling’ by Harry Styles. some strong advantages, such To close off, here are some
It was my first time performing words of wisdom from Alvara-
by myself and it was the scariest Senior
Tanya do-Castro: “This one goes out to
thing I had ever done, but once Alvara- my sister who is currently [an]
I was past the moment, I was do-Castro. underclassmen. Don’t be afraid
so proud of myself. This year, I Photo to get involved with the school
performed ‘Deja Que Salga La courtesy by participating in clubs, activi-
Luna’ by Pedro Infante.” Tanya’s of Tanya
Alvara-
ties, sports, or whatever interests
performance of “Falling” and do-Castro. you. You will grow a lot and will
unique ability to connect with make lots of great connections.
others allowed her to become the as being able to speak two lan- Grades are really important too
DYW of the Class of 2021. guages, and disadvantages, such but don’t let the stress of [main-
However, Alvarado-Castro as language barriers between taining] a high GPA keep you
added, “...honestly, I think any her parents and siblings. Alvara- from having fun in high school
one of us could’ve won that do-Castro also shared what it is and trying new things. And en-
night because we all had worked like to be bilingual at Ellensburg joy it while it lasts because you
so hard and had many amazing High School. will be wearing a cap and gown
qualities.” “Being bilingual definite- before you know it.”20 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Getting Messy
Senior Garrett Simpson
A
Lucy Altman-Coe
Copy Editor is weekly GSA (Gay-Straight-Al- while it lasts, because as much
Feature liance) Zoom meetings with my as you may not want it to, it
Despite an unexpected high peers!” he said. won’t last forever,” he advised.
school experience, Senior Gar- Although Simpson appreci- “Take chances, make mistakes
rett Simpson has maintained ated interactions with his class- and GET MESSSYYY!” he add-
a fun-loving and kind spirit. mates, he said that the Covid-19 ed, joking that he “plagiarized
Throughout his time at Ellens- pandemic “has ruined every- that from Miss Frizzle.”
burg High School, he has made thing.” Simpson also said that he’s
many memories and learned im- “I thought about doing cheer “definitely become less annoy-
portant lessons. just for funsies, but that ended ing” and “more socially aware”
“In January of during his time at
2020 I didn’t know EHS.
I was going to be As his years in
finishing my Junior Ellensburg come
and now Senior to a close, it’s clear
year from home,” that Simpson is
said Simpson. “That well prepared for
probably goes for a what life throws
lot of people in my at him. Come fall,
class.” Simpson will be
Throughout heading to Eastern
high school, Simp- Washington Uni-
son has been able versity.
to stay jovial by “I chose that
connecting with his one because it’s far,
classmates. but not too far away
“Some of my from Ellensburg so
favorite memories I can visit family,”
are going to my first he explained.
football game,” said “I’m still figur-
Simpson. He said he ing out all the de-
Garrett Simpson in front of his wall of Funko Pops. Photo courtesy of
was able to “[meet] Garrett Simpson.
tails but I’m sure
some of the funni- it’ll be fun!”
est and coolest people I think I’ll up being a cancelled casualty of In college, he says that he
ever know.” the pandemic,” explained Simp- hopes “...to graduate with hon-
Simpson has also participat- son. ors” and “focus on academics
ed in EHS’ Gay-Straight Alliance Simpson’s four years at EHS more than social activity.”
throughout his time at the high have not only taught him valu- “After I graduate, I’m most
school, and has served as Trea- able lessons but also helped him looking forward to closing the
surer for the 2020-2021 school come into his own as a person. chapter of high school in the
year. “Some of the biggest lessons book that is my life. I’m excited
“I’m in Virtual Academy so I’ve learned in high school is that to do it all again but in college,”
the only real school activity I do high school is short. Have fun he said.Alutant June 15, 2021 21
Senior Feature
Lainie Broadhead
A
Haley Wallace
Staff Reporter covid hit I took an online Histo- Broadhead. “I don’t have many
Feature
ry class at the college and I hated [favorite memories].”
Taking her leave from Ellens- it,” reflected Broadhead. “I hated Broadhead powered through
burg High School this year was it and was never going to do on- high school and all its highs and
Senior Lainie Broadhead. line classes again, but then three lows with her friends. With the
After an unpredictable se- months later it was all online.” strong community she had built
nior year, she is college-bound Slowly, over time, she adjust- around herself, Broadhead al-
for Montana State University, ed to the new distanced learning ways had a friend to turn to.
where she plans to study bio- environment. “It’s not ideal, but Her advice to high schoolers
technology or biological engi- what can you do?” would be to “work hard, stick to
neering. Looking back, Broadhead your classes, and whatever hap-
Broadhead took part in the stated that junior year was her pens happens,” as she stated.
Running Start program her ju- favorite. “Before it all went hor- “Do scholarships and do them
nior and senior years. She was ribly,” she remarked, “I was in early. Don't be like me,” Broad-
involved in National Honors Arlt’s Biotech class and that was head laughed.
Society this year and the Marine really fun.” Broadhead’s friends and
Biology Club in previous years. Considering her senior year peers will miss her next year,
“There was definitely a learn- memories, “my favorite is prob- and wish her the best in Mon-
ing curve at first because before ably the drive-in movie,” stated tana.
Caramel Brownie McFlurry
Finger Sticking Good
A
Echo Nitkey an abundance of caramel, which
Staff Reporter is very sticky and sweet. The
Review
consistency of the snack is very
McDonald’s has come out creamy and soft, with caramel
with yet another McFlurry fla- making a clear appearance in
vor, so you know I had to try it. your first bite. Like I said before,
The Caramel Brownie Mc- the snack lacks brownie pieces
Flurry is exactly what it sounds in it, but the brownie pieces you
like, a creamy vanilla ice cream do get are very cakey and taste
base with brownie chunks and very good.
caramel drizzle over it. At first Overall, the Caramel Brown-
glance, the dessert looks very ie McFlurry is very creamy,
appetizing, but does it meet sticky, and very sweet. You get
those standards? more caramel than you need,
When you first stick your which is never a bad thing. The
spoon into the dessert, you no- only flaw, for me, is that it needs
tice that there aren’t a lot of more brownie pieces. I rate it
brownie chunks in it, but it has four paws out of five. Caramel Brownie McFlurry.22 June 15, 2021 Alutant
The “iCarly” Reboot
And Why Jennette McCurdy Isn’t in It
her. She always struggled during
A
Carson Wright
Staff Reporter her auditions. She was constant-
Review ly paranoid and even though
And we’re live in 5… 4… 3… she eventually overcame those
2… large obstacles, the passing of
The hit Nickelodeon show her mom later altered her goals.
“iCarly” is back. On November “With her death kind of died
23rd, 2012, they promised us a lot of her ideas for my life, and
that they weren’t saying good- that was its own journey, and a
bye, and they kept that promise. difficult one for sure,” she said.
Almost all of the cast is back:
Miranda Cosgrove as Carly
Shay, Jerry Trainor as Carly’s
idiot brother Spencer Shay, Na-
than Kress as Freddie Benson,
and even Mary Scheer as Fred-
die’s mom Marissa Benson. Jennette McCurdy. Photo courtesy of
Along with the returning Wikipedia.
cast there are new faces. First McCurdy had reportedly quit
is Millicent, played by Jaiden acting. She has moved on to a
Triplett. Millicent is Freddie’s new podcast, “Empty Inside.”
stepdaughter. That’s right, step- McCurdy never really en-
daughter, so Carly and Freddie joyed acting. She reported that
won’t end up together. she only did it because she was
The other new character is the “main financial support in
Harper, played by Luci Mosely. her family. My family didn’t
She will play the role of Carly’s have a lot of money, and this Miranda Cosgrove. Photo courtesy of
best friend and roommate. was the way out, which I actu- Wikipedia.
What about Sam, you might ally think was helpful in driving McCurdy went even deeper
ask? Isn’t she Carly’s best friend me to some degree of success.” and said that she is embarrassed
and hopefully new roommate? She went on to add that act- of what she had done on Nick-
Yes, but unfortunately, Jennette ing was extremely stressful for elodeon. This includes her spin
off series, Sam and Cat, where
she co-starred with now big-
time American pop star, Ariana
Grande.
Although we won’t see Sam
constantly picking on Fred-
die, I think that the new reboot
of “iCarly” is going to be just
fine. If you want to watch it, it
is available only on Paramount
Plus, staring June 17th.
The iCarly Logo. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.Alutant June 15, 2021 23
WandaVision
A
Stephen Martin
Associate Editor
Review
“WandaVision” is the Marvel
Cinematic Universe’s first step
into television. Taking place
after the events of “Avengers:
Endgame,” it follows Wanda
Maximoff (aka Scarlet Witch)
and Vision living an idealized
suburban life that parodies
many eras of American sitcoms.
By far my favorite element
of the show was the sitcom
parody. The creators went to Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision. Photo courtesy
great lengths to capture the of Marvel Studios.
feel of each decade, including After episode three it’s re- was a miss for me. The episode
changing wardrobes, aspect ra- vealed that Wanda’s world is where she explores Wanda’s
tios, and cinematography. The the result of her essentially kid- past was really interesting, but
changing intros are also all very napping a small town in New overall I don’t think the show
well done and match their era Jersey, and afterwards half of really needed a traditional vil-
exactly. each episode’s runtime is dedi- lain. It also leads to a big CGI
Another great part of the cated to the SWORD agents out- mess between Agatha and Wan-
show is the casting of Evan Pe- side trying to stop Wanda. da that feels really out of place.
ters from the X-Men films to On one hand, this allows the Towards the end the writers
play Quicksilver. It was fun to show to do some interesting were trying too hard to set up
watch him play the same hero worldbuilding regarding what the “Multiverse of Madness”
with a different personality, and the world looks like after the movie coming out this summer,
I felt that his character added a “blip.” On the other hand, the and the show suffered for it. Bad
lot to the show. plot with the SWORD agents endings completely ruined pub-
All of the interactions be- isn’t really that interesting. I was lic memory of shows like “Lost”
tween Wanda and Vision are never as invested in the normal and “Game of Thrones,” and I
also really great. In my opin- human characters as Wanda and think that the same may hold
ion, the best part of this show is Vision. true here.
when Vision starts to push back This storyline also spoils the Overall, I give WandaVision
against Wanda. more supernatural elements 3 out of 5 paws. In my opinion,
The show gives a lot more of the show since the agents the show would have been better
backstory and depth to Wanda explain just about everything if it scrapped both the SWORD
as a character, and the audi- that’s happening. Additional- plot and Agatha altogether and
ence learns a lot more about her ly, the SWORD director villain just focused on Wanda and Vi-
childhood in Sokovia and the (whose name I don’t remember) sion’s storyline. With that said
nature of her powers. was incredibly forgettable and however, the show does have
While this show has many el- added nothing of substance to its moments and it’s definitely
ements worthy of praise, it also the show. worth a watch if you’re a fan of
has its share of faults. Agatha as a twist villain the MCU.24 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Blast From the Past
Four Seniors to USSR this Summer
USSR and teach Soviet coaches and play an exhibition game.
A
Drew Bland
Staff Reporter and youth how to play baseball. The next day, the Americans
EHS History “We found out about it from will hold workshops for the
McDonalds isn’t the only an ad in the paper.” states Tay- coaches and players, teaching
new thing that is coming to the lor, “There was no real try-out them styles and techniques. On
USSR. Baseball is taking strong because they figure that if you’re the third day, the Soviets will
hold in the Soviet Union, but just willing to pay that much money, demonstrate their new skills in a
how much talent do they really you’ve got to be good enough.” game against the US team.
have? On August 13-27, Kevin Archer coaches the Yakima Pep- In preparation for their trip,
Sigler, David Zirkle, David Tay- si Pak Legion team. the athletes will be playing
lor and Scott Edwards will find The cost is over $2000 each, as much baseball as possible.
out as they travel to the Soviet and coming up with that amount “We’ll have just gotten off of our
Union to teach the fundamentals of money will be a challenge for summer legion teams so we’ll be
of this “ All-American” sport. the group. They are willing to ready,” says Sigler.
The athletes are participat- sacrifice for this trip. They have many reasons for
“I plan to use participating in the Soviet Union
the money that I baseball tour. Among them are
would have oth- seeing a new culture, getting
erwise used for good baseball experience, and
my senior trip just plain fun and curiosity. “I
to Hawaii,” says think I’ll enjoy the international
Edwards. competition and it will probably
Zirkle ex- get me good recognition from
plains, “I’ll pay colleges.” states Zirkle.
for it with the Traveling to a new country
money I made is sure to be quite a shock, with
from bucking barriers such as culture and
hay two years language, the players will be
From left to right, far-travelling baseball players ago.” equipped with a bilingual guide.
Scott Edwards, David Taylor, Kevin Sigler, and While in the Edwas shares, “I’m apprehen-
David Zirkle USSR, the players sive, but I know it will be fun.”
ing in a program sponsored by will visit Leningrad, Moscow,
Original article written by
Sports Tours International. They and Kiev and stay in each city
Anne Marie Sorenson. Published
will join other players from three or four days. On the first
in Volume 18, Issue 10 on Febru-
Washington and form an Amer- day at each stop, the US play-
ary 9th, 1990.
ican team that will travel to the ers will divide into two teams
Join Journalism!
Join the class next year to earn Elective, CTE, or English credit! Students of any
grade can join, and will learn all they need to in class!
We teach writing, editing, photography, and layout skills using products like
Adobe InDesign.Alutant June 15, 2021 25
Best of Class of 2021
Here is what this year has been remembered for, as voted on by the Senior Class.
ovies Best Songs Bes
Best M ig good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo
t TV
The D ead Am Show
All
o W i s h Me D A-O-K - Tai Verdes eri s
Wh ime The Dave can
Those i l A l l The T
v Man
The De dalo
rian
Associate Editor
Stephen Martin
Survey Results
A
Best Study Place Best Breakfast Spots
Library The Early Bird
Home The Palace
Best Apps
Bes Clash of Clans
t Cl Instagram
as ots
AP s At E TikTok S p
Pho Psych HS n ch -Em
to e s t Lu -U-Tote
US graph B us ns
His y p oh
tory Cam immy J
J
Best Meme Worst Meme
Sheesh Sheesh26 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Hawaii
BYU - Hawaii
Western Washington
University
It’s that time again!
Here is where some
of the seniors from
the Class of 2021
are heading next
Edmonds Evergreen
year for college.
College Beauty College
Most of the class is
University of
staying in Washing-
Washington
ton, but some are
leaving for states
such as Hawaii,
Idaho, or Montana;
taking online class-
es from colleges in
states like Virginia;
or leaving the US
altogether for coun-
tries like Austria.
Virginia Yakima Va
Community Col
Liberty
University
Austria
University of
ViennaAlutant June 15, 2021 27
University of
Providence
Montana
Boise State BYU - Idaho
University
Idaho
Eastern Washington
University
Central Washington
University Washington State
University
Editor-in-Chief
Jada Godwin
alley Perry Technical
llege
Feature
Institute
A
Whitman
College
Where They’re Going28 June 15, 2021 Alutant
Alutant Lookbook
A
Carson Wright
Staff Reporter
Photo Layout
Throughout the YearYou can also read
