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January 31, 2014
“You’re going to like what we have to say. We guarantee it.”
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
—Inside— Everg reen Christian School comes to visit
Resolved!
Who still
makes New
Year’s
Resolutions?
SEE PAGE 2
ECS students
write the
news
See the page
they made while
they were here
SEE PAGE 4
Powerliftin g
Highlights of
the last meet
SEE PAGE 5
Knowledge
is power Local meet
wrapup; now
on to Regionals!
SEE PAGE 5
—FEATURES—
Media Reviews
SEE PAGES 2-3
Senior Spotlight
SEE PAGE 2
Opinion
SEE PAGE 2
Scoreboard
SEE PAGE 5
Puzzles
& Games
SEE PAGE 6
Find Navi
SEE PAGE ?
Seventh- and eighth-grade students attend high school for a day
By Austin Koukal
Forty-two Evergreen Christian students from seventh and
eighth grade came for a whole day to shadow and tour our high
school, Northwest Christian. The day consisted of tours, mock
classes, a STEM presentation, a pep rally, and to finish the day
a question and answer with Aaron Fox, Elizabeth Shoemaker,
and Austin Koukal.
A lot of preparation from the leadership class went into
planning this day. The leadership team started planning
weeks ahead.
“The leadership team
spent about a week planning
the event, and Mrs. Ketchum
must have spent over 200
hours planning the day. She
is amazing!” said Mackenzie
Reeves.
As the kids poured into
the school they were divided
into nine different groups that
PHOTO: ERIC WU
Aaron Fox explains the art wall as were led by two leadership
his group passes by on the tour.
students each. All the groups
split up into different stations, with some touring and some in
classes during each period. Aaron Fox and Audrey Howard’s
group were the first headed to the small groups where the ECS
students were informed about sports, academics, and spiritual
life.
“At times
kids
zoned
out of the
small groups,
but
things
that they related to were
very interesting to them,”
said Aaron.
All
the
PHOTO: ERIC WU
Nick Kosierowski talks to his group as they wait for groups went
second period to start.
on a tour
at one point during the day where they got to see the whole
school and hear the leader’s personal stories and thoughts.
Every group also went to a presentation by Mr. Weber about
the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
classes that are starting at our school, along with some that
we already offer. At some point in the day each group got to
experience a real high school class, ranging from Culinary Arts
to Algebra 2.
Group three, out of the nine, was different from all of the
other groups because they got to produce one page of the
Navigator newspaper (see page 4). Before they left to drive
back to ECS the students got the one page paper they produced
to take home, making the end of the day very satisfying.
Students travel to snowboard on the weekends
By Preston Fennell
This winter, a couple students from NCHS took trips
up to different mountains to experience the excitement of
snowboarding.
One student who went snowboarding multiple times was
Gabby Wheeler. She stayed at White Pass Ski Resort more
than once because it is located closer to her. Inviting friends
to shred with, her experience with the weather conditions was
windy, and there was a lot more powder this year than last
year. She also went for a long drive to Whistler, Canada; where
she stayed with her family.
“Whistler was not as good as last year. It was pretty icy
and it had some rocky spots, but it’s always fun to go boarding
with the family no matter what the conditions are like,” said
Gabby.
Another student who went up to White Pass was Karen
Bulger. She didn’t like the conditions of the mountain this year.
Every time she went up there was barely any snow and not as
much powder as before. She went up to White Pass four times,
and even though there wasn’t that much snow, she still enjoyed
her time. “I love going to White Pass with my friend Aziza because she has a cabin we can stay at,” said Karen.
Aaron Fox, Mackenzie Reeves, and Jackson Leckenby have
also gone snowboarding this season.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOOKING AHEAD ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Presidents’ Day
Basketball @Willapa Valley
Basketball @ Raymond
Knowledge Bowl Regionals
Lakefair Royal Coronation
Basketball vs Raymond
Powerlifting Home Meet
No school
Friday, February 14
to Monday, February 17
Basketball Districts
Third Quarter
Progress Reports
Boys: Friday, January 31
Sarah McCreary for NCHS
Red Lion: Saturday, February 1
Basketball vs Naselle
Senior Night
Girls: Saturday, February 1
Girls: Tues, February 4
Senior Night
Boys: Wed, February 5
“The Dream Continues”
Ice Skating: Carson Leckenby
Sprinker Rink in Spanaway
Fri-Sun, February 7-9
Friday, February 7
Saturday, February 8
Girls: February 12-22
Boys: February 13-22
Wednesday, February 26
The Navigator: January 31, 2014
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New Year’s Resolutions: Yes or No?
It will all be worth it
Why only one day?
By Carson Leckenby
New Year’s Eve is one of the most exciting
times of the year; the excitement of the new
year is in the air!
People everywhere are getting ready to celebrate the New Year at exactly 12:00. During this
time many people decide to make a New Year’s
resolution. This is a commitment you make and
try to stay true to all year.
I find this idea extremely cool because by
making a resolution you are setting a goal to
push your limits and after all your hard work
it’ll all be worth it at midnight, exactly one year
after making your resolution.
I encourage everyone to make a New Year’s
resolution so that you can feel the accomplishment of successfully achieving your goals,
which will satisfy you and make you proud.
By Jackson Leckenby
New Year’s Resolutions are not at all relevant and shouldn’t have the strong impact on
today’s society as much as it does.
Setting a date for when you someone is expected to change habits that are not appealing,
leads to procrastination. If we all wait for the
New Year to change what we don’t like about
our lives, we often won’t last more than a month
with our resolutions.
I think we should change this! We shouldn’t
wait around for the New Year to change our
lives. If you are unhappy with the way you are
currently living, even if it’s just a small fraction
of how you are living, you should change it as
soon as you can.
Don’t sit back and wait for the opportunity
to arrive, make the opportunity appear.
Music Review: Restorin g Force
By Jackson Leckenby
Restoring Force by Of Mice and Men is now
a top seller reaching the top of iTunes list less
than an hour after the release on the 28th of
January.
Of Mice & Men has been one of my favorite
bands, if not my favorite, for nearly two years
now. Austin Carlile, the screamer for the band,
is a very cool guy and he pours himself into his
music. He has the most miraculous voice and
writes such meaningful lyrics, which has created a very large impact in my life. They fill their
music with very thought-out and meaningful
lyrics, unlike most of today’s pop culture music.
The band released Restoring Force on
January 28 and the album reached number one
of Top Charts: Albums on iTunes in less than an
hour after the release. Austin Carlile was extremely happy, posting this news on every social network where he has an account.
My favorite song off of the album is “Bones
Exposed,” which was a single they let out a
few weeks before the album was released. The
rhythm and riffs in the song are so beautiful
and hardcore it is incredible. One of the verses
is: “A cut cannot heal, unless you leave it alone.
I open mine daily, leaving bones exposed.” This
was written by Austin Carlile and he is the one
who sings this part of the song. It says that
while letting go of the past is very hard, hanging on to it is like opening a healing wound, it
makes it way worse.
I urge you to go pick up a copy of Restoring
Force because Of Mice & Men have worked so
hard on this album and it is such an amazing
album full of great songs. Everyone deserves to
hear what this band has to say because they
have so many deep thoughts to share.
The Navigator: January 31, 2014
The Navi gator
Editors
Mackenzie Reeves, Content
Aaron Fox, Layout
Layout Assistants
Jackson Leckenby, Austin Koukal
Staff
Austin Koukal, Allen Reinker, Eric Wu,
Noelle Gibbons, Jeffrey Davis, Jackson Leckenby,
Preston Fennell
NCHS students let us know what their resolutions were
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By Noelle Gibbons
What do you want
to do after high
school?
Go to college
Which college?
Grand Canyon
University.
What are your
PHOTO: NOELLE GIBBIONS
hobbies?
Watching Netflix 24/7 and traveling or
playing sports.
What sports do you play?
Basketball, Volleyball, and Golf
What career do you want to pursue?
Early Childhood Development, I want either [to run] my own daycare or to work
with special needs kids.
What your favorite ice cream flavor?
Jamoca Almond Fudge
Do you prefer cats or dogs?
Dogs
If you could have one super power what
would it be?
Invisibility/walk through walls “I want
that power so I could sneak into concerts
and movies and freak people out.”
What is your middle name?
Faith Marie
What is your idea of a perfect date?
A date with Aaron Fox
What is your favorite fast food?
Taco Bell
The Navigator is the student newspaper of
Northwest Christian High School, published
monthly when school is in session.
A survey of New Year’s resolutions
By Eric Wu
As the year 2014 came closer, many people
made beneficial and visionary resolutions toward the New Year. These people included some
students from NCHS.
David Abell’s goal is “Probably to be healthier,” he said. Lots of students at NCHS claimed
they didn’t have any resolutions and they never
had the idea to think about one. “I don’t have
time to think about one,” said Colton Buster.
“And it’s just not necessary.”
Spotli ght: Mackenzie Reeves
Students who made resolutions mentioned
social life (Katherine McMaster: “I don’t want to
date anyone”) and health (Connor Beck: “To gain
twenty pounds”).
However, other students held the idea that
it’s meaningless to even have a New Year resolution. “So many things change, a resolution
may be useless,” said Matt Thomas.
There were also some more realistic and
practical resolutions (Haley Dysle: “Keep on doing well at school” and Lauren Doellinger: “Get
my driver’s license”).
Adviser
Mrs. Kim O’Hara
Contact
Email: thenchsnavigator@gmail.com
Twitter: @NCHSNavigator
4710 Park Center Ave NE, Lacey, WA 98516
360-491-2966
In every issue of the Navigator there
will be a small Navi the Gator hidden
somewhere in the paper. Your mission,
if you choose to accept it, is to find Navi.
If you find Navi the Gator (smaller
than above), go to the office and show Mrs. Koukal
where he is. First person to find him will win a prize!
App Review:
Sonic the Hedgehog
By Allen Reinker
Software developers adapted the original
SEGA game Sonic the Hedgehog for iOS so all users and classic game junkies could play on any
Apple product.
For those who do not know the classic game,
Sonic the Hedgehog is a classic SEGA game that
involves a blue hedgehog named Sonic who has
super running speed. He can spin and either take out enemies or charge
up for a boost.
The goal of the game is to finish the course with a limited amount of
time and fight a boss at the end of each Act 2. The boss’s name is Eggman
and you will fight him in a different machine for each act. You can collect
coins for extra points; if you collect 100 coins, you gain one extra life.
There are also many power-ups you can get during the Acts to help get
you to the finish line faster.
For those who do know the game, it is extremely convenient and exciting that software developers have made a mobile version for Apple
devices. The game is a fun classic that many have grown up with and
learned to love.
If you are into classics, the $2.99 is more than worth it since there
aren’t many classics available for iOS. I consider this a good buy and suggest this game for those who enjoy classic games of the 90s.
App Review:
Perfect 365
By Jeffrey Davis
Perfect365 is a handy little app designed to edit
any facial photo captured with your phone. It may
be helpful for girls and hilarious for boys.
This app first takes a photo, and then puts what
the app calls “key points” on your face to inform
the app where your eyes, ears, nose, and mouth
are located. Next the app gives you a plethora of
options to customize your face and get that look you want. You can adjust
your skin by making it brighter, softer, add blush, and foundation. Next
you can modify the photo’s eyes adding color, shadow, liners, lashes, and
brightness, or enlarging your eyes. You can also enhance your nose, slim
your face, and lift your cheeks. Finally, you can change your mouth by
adding lipstick, widening your teeth, and deepening your smile.
On all of these settings there is a slide bar to adjust the intensity of
each. After using the app the user will find how extensive this free app really is. Using the app I quickly realized that it is targeted towards females,
which makes it all the better to beautify myself as well as my guy friends.
The app does a pretty good job of convincing others that the changes
made to your face are authentic on low settings, however on high settings
the modifications are obvious.
Overall I found this app to be useful for girls, entertaining for guys,
and, at the great price of free, affordable for all.
Movie Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
By Alek Beers
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is a light,
enjoyable, fantastical journey into the mind of
Walter Mitty. As Life Magazine moves into the
digital age with internet-only issues, Walter
Mitty and many of his co-workers are set to
lose their jobs. The cover image for the last-ever
physical issue of Life is sent in on a roll of film,
but the film negative for the cover itself is missing from the roll. So, Walter sets out on an epic
journey to find the missing negative, finding
himself in the process.
The film is fairly rich thematically, though it
does not venture into great depth. While it is
not a laugh-out-loud comedy it still has excellent
comedic moments. Ben Stiller, who directs and
stars as Walther Mitty, does his thing and does
it well. This being his directorial debut he has
definitely crafted a worthy freshman project.
Technically the film is beautiful to behold.
The cinematography is one of the strongest elements. I was blown away by the images. The
use of text seamlessly integrated into many
shots is also excellent and adds a great visual
layer to the story.
“Mitty” is an excellent family film, coming
in at a PG rating and avoiding entirely the usual
raunchy humor of many of today’s comedies. If
you want to feel the joy of life and the excitement
of adventure then “The Secret Life of Walter
Mitty” will be just the thing! Grab the popcorn
and enjoy, unless you’re on a diet, in which case
I’d suggest some delicious dark chocolate and
tea.
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The
January 29, 2014
Crusader Edition
“Now you know.”
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL VISITS NCHS
Everg reen students experience high school
Middle school students successfully navigate NCHS classes, enjoy free lunch, compete in games
PHOTO: MRS. O’HARA
Keegan Fields, Justin Ong, and Dawson Landers work
with their guide, Nick Kosierowski, in Mrs. Sonya
Trosper’s World History class to design a castle that will
withstand an onslaught from invading hordes.
PHOTO: GABE LANDERS
Dawson Landers, Mason Bertelli, Keegan Fields, and
Carson Kero sit in the first row during chapel. “We heard
how we should be as excited with church as we are with
sports,” said Carson.
PHOTO: GABE LANDERS
At the pep rally, eighth-grader Brandon Miller attempts
to eat a bowl of applesauce before contestants from
each of the other classes finish theirs. He had barely
started before Kenton Boogerd won for the seniors.
By Logan Wood, Carson Kero, Gabe Landers,
Lynika Clark, and Abbey Berro
After a short bus ride from west Olympia
to Lacey, 42 Evergreen Christian School seventhand eighth-graders stepped out of their vehicles
to spend a day in high school.
Justin Ong’s first impression was that the
school was small. “But after we got inside, it
looked a lot bigger,” he said.
Twenty-five Northwest Christian High School
student leaders in navy blue shirts greeted
them.
“They were nice,” said Brett Wilson. “They
were friendly, and they introduced themselves
nicely.”
Everybody met in the gym to get to know
their group leaders and hear about the day’s
schedule. Then they broke into groups.
For some groups, a tour was next. Carl Myers
was part of Levi Schilter’s tour group.
“I learned that chocolate can prevent cardiovascular arrest, and that the school is very good
at both athletics and academics,” Carl said.
Nick Kosierowski was Dawson Landers’
group leader. In World History class, they designed a fortified castle. Nick told them about a
time when he broke a window.
Carson Kero toured the school with group
leaders Josh Pratt and Linzy Bell. They stopped
PHOTO: MRS. O’HARA
Brandon Miller, seventh-grader Sarah Bosch, and
freshman Katy Treinen face individual bowls of applesauce, which they must try to eat without using their
hands. Katy was faster, but not fast enough to win.
outside each classroom.
“Josh and Linzy talked about who the teachers were and what they taught,” Carson said.
Later, during third period, Carson and the
rest of his group visited the computer lab and
got assignments to produce a page of the NCHS
Navigator school newspaper.
At lunch time, the visiting middle schoolers
served themselves to hamburgers, chips, and
cookies.
“I had a lot of fun at lunch and the pep rally,”
said Devon Hess.
Most students agreed that the day was a fun
one.
“I liked it when we played games in our first
class,” said Brandon Miller.
Rachel Lewis said she had a good high
school experience. “History was my funniest
class,” she said.
PHOTO: MRS. O’HARA
Devon Hess sits with freshman Haleigh Schwartz, working to write a story based on the Jack and Jill nursery
rhyme.
PHOTO: MRS. O’HARA
Zach Yates runs ahead of other contestants carrying
a ping pong ball on a spoon. He had to go back to the
beginning of the stage when he found out he was supposed to have the spoon handle in his mouth.
Journalism
Staff
for the Crusader Edition
of the Navigator
PHOTO: LOGAN WOOD
Gabe Landers, Photographer
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PHOTO: ABBEY BERRO
Lynika Clark, Reporter
PHOTO: LYNIKA CLARK
Abbey Berro, Reporter
PHOTO: GABE LANDERS
Carson Kero, Reporter
PHOTO: GABE LANDERS
Logan Wood, Reporter
Music Review: Switchfoot, Fading West
By Aaron Fox
The new
Switchfoot
album Fading
West jumped
up the charts
as soon as it
was released,
offering the
perfect song selection for alternative music lovers and all music lovers alike.
Switchfoot wrote the album during their
world tour; this shines through their album with
things such as African children singing in the
beginning of a song to Indian instruments being used.
Every song on this album brings the listener
in and captures emotion through lyrics and expression of song. If you have ever heard any of
Switchfoot’s songs you’ll find there is a different
type of feel in this new album. A listener, Ben
Philips, the Outreach teacher at our school, says
he “likes the direction they’re going with their
music.”
John Foreman, the lead singer, wrote most
of the songs and his personality can be seen in
almost every song. “Saltwater Heart” is a song
based on the surfing upbringing most of the
band members have had, John speaks of how
he has “salt water running through his veins.”
If you love music of any kind this is a great
album to pick up. Fading West was released on
January 14th of this year.
TV Review: Downton Abbey, Season 4 Knowledge Bowl
finishes season
By Jackson Leckenby
Downton Abbey
returns with more
drama than ever before with broken relationships and new
ones kindling into flames.
Warning, this show and article contains
some brief and adult content. Continue reading
at your own risk.
The premiere opened up with the very depressed Mary Grantham, who lost her husband
due to a car crash directly after the birth of
their child. The entire episode revolves mainly
around Mary and her overcoming of the loss six
months ago. Tom Branson, Mary’s brother-inlaw, does his best to comfort her in her time
of need; resulting in the happiness of Mary to
return by the end of the episode. The season is
full of compelling stories for Mary, because she
is not ready for a new relationship, but her mom
insists otherwise.
Meanwhile, downstairs, the servants, especially John and Anna Bates, have a very hard
time dealing with current issues. Spoiler alert!
Anna is put in a very uncomfortable and terrifying situation. Mr. Green, the valet of one Lord
Gillingham, possesses a suspiciously friendly
attitude toward Anna, which she has no intention of pursuing.
During a dinner party, Anna goes downstairs to get some medicine for her headache.
Mr. Green follows her down and makes conversation. But soon it is evident that he has
other intentions. The violence that results is
heartbreaking.
I love this show more than any other. It is
so complicated and the drama involved is heartbreaking and terribly riveting that I cannot force
myself to stop watching. Tune in every Sunday
night at 9pm (8pm central) on PBS 9 to see how
the story unravels.
Powerliftin g starts off season in Buckley
By Allen Reinker
The 2014 powerlifting team traveled to
White River high school in Buckley, Washington
on January 18, for their first meet of the lifting
season.
After a couple months of training, the NCHS
powerlifting team was ready for their first meet
of the season. The meet occurred on Saturday,
January 18th at White River High School. The
meet started at 10 a.m. with the girls up first.
The meet ended up taking longer than originally
anticipated but was worth the extra time.
In each powerlifting meet there are three
lifts: squat, bench press, and dead lift. Each
person has three attempts at each lift. The accumulated weight of the three lifts determines
what place they’ve taken among the other lifters. If a team has many of its members that
place high among their weight classes, they are
given points towards their team. The team with
the most points wins for the team roster.
The team did fairly well, not placing among
the team roster simply from the lack of lifters
that actually participated in the meet. Linzy Bell
took third in her weight class, Josh Pratt placed
eighth in his weight class, Zeb Daugherty placed
fourth in his weight class and Allen Reinker
placed first in his weight class.
Since this was the first meet of the season it
didn’t go perfectly but it was still decent. Many
of the lifters just like to see where they are in
terms of their maximum lifts. A good portion
of the lifters ended up scratching many of their
lifts because it was the first meet. We are excited for the meets to come and we anticipate a
fun and competitive year.
Team will compete at regionals
PHOTO:MRS. O’HARA
Knowledge Bowl Team A members Walt Hoffman, Josh
Pratt, Allen Reinker, David Abell, and Bryce Wooldridge
stand beside the Team B members, James Sims,
Austin Teigen, Lee Thibodeau, Lauren Doellinger, and
Dominick Miller. Team B had just won first place in a
local meet, and put on their medals for the photo.
By Allen Reinker
The Knowledge Bowl teams ventured to
Toledo on January 13 for the third and last meet
before regionals.
Both the A and B teams went to Toledo to
participate in the third meet of the season. At
their final meet before regionals, the top team
placed 5th in the Championship Flight. The B
team took first in the Third Flight and brought
home a placque and individual medals.
After this meet, the top team began to prepare for the regional meet on Friday, February
7th, held at the ESD 113 Headquarters in
Tumwater.
The top team is composed of Josh Pratt,
Bryce Wooldridge, David Abell, Walther
Hoffman, David Abell, and Lee Thibodeau.
The top six 2B teams from the inland and
coastal regions will qualify to go to state competition on March 22.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCOREBOARD ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Girls Basketball
1/3: Loss: 38-33 @Winlock
1/4: Win: 54-3- @Ocosta
1/7: Loss: 57-33 @Willipa Valley
1/11: Win: 37-17 @Orting
1/16: Loss: 48-51 vs. Raymond
1/18: Loss: 39-45 @North Beach
1/21: Win: 52-41 vs. South Bend
1/24: Win: 59-40 vs. Ocosta
1/27: Loss: 39-51 @Tenino
1/29: Loss: 44-57 vs. Naselle
Boys Basketball
1/3: Loss: 54-53 vs. Ocosta
1/9: Loss: 55-41 vs. Willipa Valley
1/11: Win: 65-48 @Orting
1/14: Win: 60-31 @Raymond
1/17: Loss: 36-65 @North Beach
1/21: Win: 52-44 vs. South Bend
1/25: Loss: 50-61 @Ocosta
1/29: Win: 48-33 vs. Naselle
The Navigator: January 31, 2014
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GAMES
Three
truths
& one lie
Journalism Staff Edition
Can you guess which of these statements from Jeffrey Davis is a lie?
I can
solve a Rubik’s
cube.
My
favorite restaurant is Denny’s.
FINISH
My
favorite food is
spaghetti.
I have
over 100 fish in
my house.
4 Pics 1 Word
START
Riddles!
Objective: Find the word that fits the space and describes all the pictures.
1. I am the beginning of the
end, the end of every place. I am
the beginning of eternity, the end
of time and space.
2. What goes up and doesn’t
come back down?
3. What type of cheese is made
backwards?
4. What’s brown and has a
head and a tail but no body?
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5. The letter T --- 3 Truths & 1 Lie: Number 2is the lie (Jeffrey has never been to Denny’s)
5. What’s the difference between here and there?