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New Staff

Time to Take A Look Behind

Bulldogs Destroy the Pirates 51-6 in the Civil War

Bill Horning, The Hall of Fame Bulldog

North Bend Marching Band

The Dangers of Procrastination

New Staff

By Bec Hull

Published 9/16/19

These are some of the new staff that you will be seeing around the North Bend High School. If you see them, say "hi!" Don’t be shy to say hello. They all have amazing backgrounds. If you really want to, get to know them a little better. My experience has been great when meeting these outstanding people for the first time.

Tracy Marshall, our Assistant Nurse, has done 15 years of nursing, but she didn’t know that she wanted to be an assistant nurse at first. She has been in North Bend for four years, where she worked as a secretary in the district. When she moved here, she did research on the school. Previously, she lived in Reedsport, where she checked for school openings near by and ended up falling in love with North Bend, where her daughter graduated with the class of 2019. Marshall and her family love living in North Bend, and greatly appreciates the school.

Bill Callaway, the newest social studies teacher, started teaching in 1988. He last taught at Shasta High School in Redding, CA. He says he came to North Bend because, “Where else would I find such wonderful people and to get closer to my grandkids?”

When he resigned from California, he knew he wasn’t finished teaching and ended up researching schools in Oregon. Coming to North Bend High School felt comfortable to him because people didn’t seem to hold grudges and were really welcoming. He was excited to live on the coast for the first time, and liked the rural feel of the town.

Elizabeth Venzon started in April of this year as an Educational Assistant. She was at North Bay Elementary last. She was excited to be with high schoolers and was thinking about high school teaching. She heard about North Bend High from coming to a volleyball tournament back in 2010. She enjoys the staff and loves our school spirit.

Jason Moore and his wife opened up Just Kids Learning Center in 2004, which they ran together for twelve years. Before coming to North Bend, he worked at the front desk in the district office for four years. He decided to return to North Bend High School, where he graduated in 1996, to work with students. He has had a really positive experience since he started working here, and honestly believes North Bend is the best.

Time to Take A Look Behind

By Lillian Collins

Published 9/16/19

With the incoming tide of freshmen, and the outgoing tide of seniors, it’s time for a little reflection. Seniors around North Bend have answered a few questions, giving us their perspective on their biggest challenges, most loved classes, and their favorite parts of North Bend High School.

Senior Coel Stark, one of North Bend’s middle linebackers, says that one of his biggest challenges is organization. More specifically, the prep for life after high school. Many people seem to share this particular stress. Alyah Ramirez, a theater aficionado, agrees, stating that “There’s not enough remediation before finals.” Ramirez says that many of our remediations are taken up by advisory or assemblies, right before finals time.

North Bend may have a large curriculum, but there is always room for improvement. Several students call for more science classes, specifically ones based outside of a medical career. Jake Lang, a hockey defense for his old school, says there’s “mostly health classes.” He and Stark, the aforementioned linebacker, talk about the need for more non-health classes. Both seniors state that they want more science classes like astronomy or other science electives. Students ask for a more difficult curriculum, or a hands-on approach.

Students want to interact with each other and their community. Clubs are a favored part of North Bend’s community, and also some of students’ favorite activities. Students enjoy organizations like Key Club or theater. Joel Reyna, a trumpet player for North Bend’s band, described his wish for more club activities, like the trips the band takes. These can factor in to the long fixes Reyna also talked about.

When asked, every senior said they either had no problems, or very few. Reyna, who says he has very minor complaints, said that they could be fixed with time. For about a year, the debate over remediation had been circling. Administration wants to shut it down. Micah Peters, a theater student, who, when asked, said that he wants the school to keep remediation. I can safely say that he is not alone in that sentiment. North Bend’s fixes boil down to giving students the prep time they need, and challenging them intellectually, whether that be with more language classes, or advanced sciences. The students of North Bend want a challenge in their life, and in their school.

Bulldogs Destroy the Pirates 51-6 in the Civil War

By Kevin Jones

Published 9/16/19

The Bulldogs were the dominant force from the first play. The pass coverage and the pass rush made Marshfield quarterback Dom Montiel throw 10-24 with 2 interceptions and getting sacked multiple times. Coleman Compton and Garrison Mateski each had an interception and Anthony Derrick with a fumble recovery. The Bulldog pass rush made sophomore quarterback Montiel run out of the pocket and got him sacked and forced incompletions.The Bulldogs’ run defense was phenomenal and held the Pirate’s running back Josiah Nibett to 79 rushing yards the whole game. The Pirates gained a lot of yards the last two minutes of the game when they marched down the field to score on a touchdown passing touchdown on a bad snap field goal. The Bulldogs defense played a great game, getting two interceptions and a forced fumble, and getting multiple tackles for loss.

The Bulldog offense was great in the passing and the running game. By the end of the first half, the score was 24-0. The Bulldogs fed starting running back Divenson Willis. By the end of the game, Willis had 20 rushes, 142 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns. The Marshfield defense just could not stop the North Bend run game. North Bend quarterback Ian Spalding had 15 rushes for 78 yards and second string running back Jake Posey rushing for 7 carries for 31 yards. The Pirate defense couldn't handle the North Bend running game.

The Bulldogs passed well on the Marshfield defense. Junior quarterback Ian Spalding threw for 3 touchdowns. Spalding threw two touchdowns to Bridger Holmes that were 33 and 35 yards. Spalding also threw his third touchdown to Garrison Mateski for 17 yards in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs passing game was excellent against the Pirate defense.

Senior Adam Wood had an excellent game kicking for the Bulldogs. He went 3/3 on field goals and went 6/6 on extra points.

Thank you to all the fans that came out to the game to support North Bend football.

photo credit: Alex Holston

Bill Horning, The Hall of Fame Bulldog

By Jessie Quinn

Published 9/16/19

Today, I would like to talk about Hall of Fame Champion, Bill Horning. Bill was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013 for outstanding strides in academic and physical education. He also was a great coach for the baseball, tennis, and football teams, as well as coaching for the Varsity baseball team for 6 years. Previously, he taught at SWOCC and coached cross country, wrestling, baseball, and track. Bill has worked for over 20 years in the North Bend School District.

During his physical education career he liked to play his original baseball game ‘’Billy Ball’’ to keep PE fun for students, but still keeping them working hard. Bill has earned many awards, such as his American Baseball Congress national title victory in 1950, The Big Ben title in 1956, and taking a win for his college in the College World Series also in 1956. Bill then married Rita Horning.

I wanted to talk about Bill because he is the perfect model of a North Bend Bulldog, forging a clear and concise path toward the future for all of his students.

North Bend Marching Band

By Kiara Conway

Published 9/16/19

Last Friday, September 6th, the North Bend High School Band took the field during halftime of the Civil War game and performed Victorious. This year, the band has been working really hard and have made some great improvements. I decided to meet up with this year’s drum majors, Kylie Rocha and Isabelle Peck, and talk to them about the outlook for this year.

Conway: Can you talk about this year's marching band theme and any future shows that will be performed at the games?

Rocha: The theme this year is Panic! At The Disco. We’re gonna have some key Panic! At The Disco songs like Victorious, we have High Hopes coming up, we have Death of a Bachelor, and Say Amen. Say Amen is still, kind of on the border of whether we’ll do it or not but we’re hoping we can.

Peck: This last Friday at the football game we performed Victorious and it went great. It was super fun and it fits perfectly for the theme because we crushed Marshfield.

Conway: What has been your experience leading the band this year so far?

Peck: I think it’s been positive. We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from the band. We’ve had a lot of fun working together and doing it. It’s been fun.

Rocha: We’ve actually had a really easy-going year. Other years I’ve heard it’s been very stressful. This year, we’ve been very lucky and have had an organized year so far.

Conway: Can you talk about the work you put in and what you have to do?

Peck: At the beginning of band camp in August, we had to come in and make copies for all of the instruments and all of the stand tunes we play. That was a big job that we had. We had to teach new marchers, so we helped the freshmen learn all of the different marching moves were. Once we got to the full band, we helped direct and implement marching roles.

Rocha: Instead of going to Mrs. Yester, we’ve been the people that our band goes to for any needs they have, whether it be for music, or if they need uniforms, dinkles, which are marching shoes, stuff like that.

Conway: What are some of the challenges that come with being drum majors?

Peck: We haven’t really- I feel like we haven’t really experienced it as much but some challenges that would come would be the lack of the authoritative figure from the kids. It’s hard because we’re their peers so it would be difficult to see us as authority figures but I feel like they’ve done a pretty good job this year of being respectful and listening and doing what they’re asked.

Rocha: Also, with the sheet music, that took a long time. We had to print out every new piece of music for every part, so that took like three full days.

Peck: It was a trial and error process because we had one thing that we thought was going to work very well, and then once everybody got here there were a lot of parts missing, and so we had a challenge with that but we made it work.

Conway: What are you most excited about and/or looking forward to this marching season?

Rocha: I’m looking forward to being able to lead the band and being the person our band can go to. I’m really looking forward to all of our pieces we have for halftime. They’re going to turn out very well and our band is doing very well this year. We have some good freshmen and I’m excited to see them grow.

Peck: Yeah, I’m definitely excited to get to know everybody a little bit better. I feel like we know the upperclassmen quite well but with the sophomores and freshmen I’m excited to create a new friendship with them.

This year’s band is turning out to be very outstanding and each member is working together to create great performances. Another band event that the public can witness is the Fun Festival Parade on Saturday, September 21st. Kylie and Isabelle will be leading the band in the parade while they march and play a song.

Photo credit: Alex Holston, Thomas Jacquot, Lillian Collins

Words Of Wisdom

By Alyah Ramirez

Published 9/16/19

The 2019-2020 school year has now begun. The former Juniors are now Seniors, and the once 8th graders are now a rowdy bunch of Freshmen. And since our Seniors have been here for quite a while now, I know that they are just so excited to graduate and leave, but right before they do that, I had an opportunity to interview a few of them. And in return, they shared some experiences they've had at NBHS, as well with some advice. Now, this article won’t guarantee you a 4.0, but maybe it'll give you some insight on how to have the best experience in high school, and achieve your goals.

Question #1: What advice would you give to Underclassmen, that you wish you knew or that they possibly don't know?

Anonymous #1-

If you fail a class, don’t stress yourself too much about it, and if you do fail a class, don't just give up and decide to fail all your classes. You have the chance to retake it. Also, try to go to school events like football games and homecoming. I remember not joining a club or going to any school events during freshman year and I kinda really regret it because I missed all these fun times that I could have spent with my friends.

Anonymous #2-

Don’t be rude to teachers. Teachers are here to help you learn and graduate from this place. Some may be annoying and strict, but you just gotta deal with it, that's the real world. Being rude to teachers isn't funny, nor is it cool. I used to do that, but looking back at it now. I've realized that I was being really stupid.

Anonymous #3-

Don’t bite off more than you can chew. You should still push yourself, just don't push yourself so much that you become too overwhelmed. Be the best that you can be.

Anonymous #4-

Do your work when it's given to you! My God! I can't tell you how many times I probably would've gotten an A if I did like to two more assignments. If any of you guys are reading this do it! I also recommend if you're just looking at raising your GPA, do a bunch of easy elective classes that’ll give you a good grade.

Question #2: Which class did you enjoy the most, and which class would you recommend?

Karina Fults -

Mrs. Muths’ class, because she’s so fun, positive, and hyper. And I am not really any of those things, so it's great. I'm also in a lot of choir classes this year because I really enjoy it, and it has been a very big part of my life.

Catherine Kelsay-

I am pretty bias, but art is pretty great. French is one of my favorites for sure, because of Mrs. Sinko, she rocks. I also think science classes are surprisingly fun.

Megan Farmer-

Forensics, FoReNsiCs, FORENSICS! And yearbook. Because in both we have a very strong community and you have the chance to make new friends.

Amber Hendrickson-

I would recommend taking classes that will help your college career. I like terminology because it's helping towards my goal in life, it's a lot of work by yourself, and in class, but I enjoyed it overall.

I would like to thank all the Seniors that participated in the interview, even if you did decide to remain anonymous, thank you. And to all the Underclassmen, and Seniors even. Do what you need to do to get yourself where you want to be, try not to spread yourself too thin, and ask for help when needed. It's ok to ask for help or guidance because that's what teachers are here for... We also just want you to get outta here as soon as possible.

Freshmen Comics

NBHS Dress Code

By Amy Greig

Published 9/16/19

Dress codes are implemented for a reason; so people don't wear offensive things, so people wear enough to cover themselves, so it's slightly fair.

Sometimes there are just some weird dress codes that shouldn’t be used. For example, in New Jersey an 8 year old was suspended for wearing the wrong shade of green. As well a girl in Toronto was sent to the principal because her hair was too “poofy” and that it would need to be pulled back to stay in the class. (Source : Seventeen 2015)

But these were in 2015, times have changed right?

Not quite. In 2019, a senior was told to retake a yearbook photo because of her off the shoulder top. She was quite upset, (I would be too, it wasn't even a bad picture). So she started a petition to keep it in the yearbook. And in even worse news, girls at a South Carolina school were told to not wear leggings unless they were a size 0 to 2. ( Source : Insider 2019)

Thankfully, our school doesn't have awful dress codes like that, (for a look at our student handbook, here, page 25.)

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So I asked some teachers for their thoughts, I read some of the rules and they said things along the line of:

“It should be consistent, even if there are no changes to the rules.”

“As long as people wear something that covers them, it should all be okay.”

When asked about Code 4, which states “Hats or caps and other head coverings shall not be worn in the classrooms during the school day.”

Teachers said,

“I didn't even know that was a rule!” said Mr. Callaway.

“I always said, ‘take them off for the pledge of allegiance’ but some other teachers don't really care about other than that.”

Students on the other hand, they might get the “short end of the stick.” It is almost certain that teachers will keep the dress code. Students have their own opinion. For instance,

Emma Craig simply said, “I think the dress code is pretty dumb. Like the hat rule? No one follows it. Just take it out!”

Other students said similar things. They said that the dress code is not very up to date, and the hat code should be taken off. And that it is not fair between females, or people who wear such.

The dress code is more fair than most schools, and although some changes can or should happen, at least we don't have to wear school uniforms! (Please don't make us.)

Word of the week

By Karis Kohl

Published 9/20/19

A Friend in Need

By Jaidenn Bertrand

Published 9/20/19

Devan was walking to 5th period when he heard soft sobs. He looked around and saw the back of Iasha’s blond head behind a bush. “Iasha?”

“D-Davie?” Iasha looked shocked to see him, tears streaming down her cheeks, “What are you doing here?”

What am I doing here? Devan thought. “What are you doing here?” He knelt down to sit to her left.

“...Davie? Do you even like me? As a friend of course.” Iasha held her knees to her chest.

“Um, yeah? Duh! Why would you ask a question that has an obvious answer?” Devan tilted his head to try and see her face.

“It doesn’t seem like I have very many friends…” she looked away, eyes streaming saltwater.

“What do you mean?” Devan never really paid attention to how many friends he had. He thinks he has 6, if you exclude family.

“I only have 3 friends... your older sister, Natssuki’s little sister,” she looked up at him, head still down, “And you.”

Devan furrowed his eyebrows. Only 3 friends? Only. That word didn’t sit well with him “What do you mean, only?” Devan looked really confused.

Iasha sat up a little more, using her left hand to accentuate her words, still holding her knees with her right, “Yeah, I’m not Ms. Popular. I barely have any friends.”

Devan held his hoodie where his heart was, saying “Ouch” as if what she said physically hurt him.

“Iasha, would you rather have 100 friends who talking smack behind your back and wouldn’t care if you died? Or three friends who’ll stay by your side no matter what, and if you die, they’d go out and kill the murderer, if there was one!” Iasha laughed at that, showing that she thinks what she said earlier was silly. “So, c’mon! We’re going to be late to class!” Devan stood up and Iasha followed, kissing his cheek as a thank you. He watched her as she ran through the doors, and of course, the bell rang. Devan sighed, “Great…”

If you see someone in need

Help them, they could be in danger

From others, or themselves

A Freshman's View

By Kaelani Cappadony

Published 9/16/19

To welcome freshmen to North Bend High School, and to familiarize us with the school and our schedules, freshmen attended our first day before the other grades at the annual Bulldog Day. Though, could there be things that could be changed to make this a more efficient way to familiarize freshmen?

The first thing that could help is letting freshmen explore the school on our own. Of course, during this time, freshmen wouldn’t be allowed to leave the campus, but we would be able to go to different areas of the school and meet all of our teachers and staff personally. With this time we would be given, we would be able to find all of our classes beforehand, so then, when we actually do get to our classes, we aren't lost.

Another thing that could be changed is that we should meet our advisers and learn about Advisory beforehand. Then we would have a chance to find our advisory classes too, which I think is important because, again, we won’t get lost trying to find our way to our adviser's rooms.

With this, remediation could be explained differently as well, because when remediation actually rolls around, a lot of freshmen still don’t know what is going on or where they should go. This would be important because finding a classroom to be in for remediation when you’re all caught up in your classes is tricky, and freshmen may not be sure where to go.

Lastly, something that could be changed is having the assembly be shorter to give us more time to explore. By cutting it down by just a few minutes, we would be given extra time to meet teachers and staff on our own and be able to get to know them personally. I do think relevant information was said at that time, such as rules on phones, but some of it could have been left out and made the assembly shorter and more efficient. As a freshman, I felt as though it could have definitely been shorter and it was dragged out much longer than it actually should have been.

I believe these are the key things that could have been changed about Bulldog Day that could make future freshmen feel at home here. Not everything about it will be perfect, but it never hurts to try something new and maybe it may work better to make freshmen feel more comfortable and confident about their school year.

Short Story

By Jaidenn Bertrand

Published 9/16/19

Jaidenn brought the cannabis she bought from her usual dealer to school. She smoked it in the bathroom during lunch. She thought she was doing great when she heard the late bell ring. Jaidenn remembered that her next class was algebra with her grandma as the teacher. She put away the extra in her pocket and went to class, trying to act natural. As she walked into class, she sat in her usual seat. Everyone was scared because Jaidenn had a chill smile, and she never smiled. Mrs. Wilson smelled something off and turned to immediately see a suspiciously mellow Jaidenn. Mrs. Wilson walked over to Jaidenn and saw clear red vines in her black sclera. Knowing something was up she asked “Why are you late?”

Jaidenn kept staring in front of her before looking at the teacher and said, “I was using the bathroom.”

Mrs. Wilson looked displeased with this answer and told the class the assignment and that she’d leave the room. After everyone started Mrs. Wilson left to the bathroom and immediately smelt a stronger version of what came into her classroom with Jaidenn. Mrs. Wilson easily found the stall that Jaidenn used and returned to the classroom. Jaidenn was playing with her pencil when she finally realized the teacher she knew as Grandma Mallory standing in front of her desk. “Yes Mrs. Wilson?”

Mrs. Wilson held out her hand in front of Jaidenn, “I want the contraband items in my hand this instant Jaidenn.”

Jaidenn was visibly scared and you could tell she was lying when she stuttered, “I have no idea what you’re talking about Mrs. Wilson!” in a shaky voice.

Mrs. Wilson pointed at the obviously bag shaped lump in her hoodie pocket with her free hand and moved it to the lighter shaped lump in her sleeve and the odd lump in her backpack’s side pocket. Jaidenn sighed and took out the bag of pot, the black lighter with a fading in pink rose design and the weed pipe from her bag.

Mrs. Wilson took these items and put them in her desk drawer labeled “Confiscation Drawer” and told her, “I’ll have your parents, Mister and Misses Wilson, come pick these up after school. We’ll have a meeting about your behavior today.”

Jaidenn went about her day, the high slowly wearing down, and finally school was over. As she walked out, her dad’s white limo was enough reminder that she was supposed to go back into the algebra classroom for the meeting. The police were also in the classroom. Jaidenn would be suspended for three weeks, she’ll be drug tested every week, and she has community service for 10 Fridays. She looked at her parents. Her dad looked sad and her mom looked disappointed, masked over with pretend sadness.

Don’t do drugs.

The Dangers of Procrastination

By Anonymous

Published 9/16/19

I got my first F when I was in 5th grade, and when the teacher was passing back our tests, she placed mine face up on the corner of my desk so my entire desk group could see it streaked with red ink. My cheeks flushed, and I quickly slid it onto my lap. It was the first time I felt dumber than everyone else.

I entered freshman year anxious, because now my grades had weight to them. A failing grade wasn’t just discouraging, it was a barrier to getting into the colleges I wanted to, or earning scholarships. The only reason I studied at all was the dread of getting a test returned to me with a bad grade. But earning my grades prevented me from learning. I wasn’t going to class because I wanted to, or because it would better me in any way; I was sitting in my classrooms mentally copying and pasting information into my brain. As soon as I put it into tests and quizzes it disappeared to leave room in my head to cram more facts into it.

Sophomore year came around, and the pressure to get good grades increased. It was paralyzing to imagine failing, so I studied...until I didn’t. Something snapped in me, because instead of trying to pass tests, I would rather not even do them at all, because that way at least I wouldn’t be able to see the horrible results. I didn’t study, which meant I didn’t take notes, and I was so lost and behind in my classes. By the time deadlines for all my classes approached, I was drowning in my own procrastination, and choking on the constant flow of assignments I was now just starting to complete.

And I failed classes. It was the start of the new term and I already felt behind. I knew I was retaining information in classes, but when I came home after school, I didn’t even bother opening my school bag. I stopped going to school and sick days piled up very quickly. I stayed home at least one day a week. Arriving at school felt like a victory. I was trying my hardest to learn but also refusing to do homework. School was the most stressful part of my life and I was only there to fail.

With the help of teachers, my friends, and staff members I was actually able to pull through and complete the term with hope for the next year. Even when it feels like you have no motivation to do your work, procrastination will dig you into a deeper hole. If you’re feeling anxious about your grades to the point you feel like you can’t even begin to complete them, I strongly encourage to find help through your friends or teacher.

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