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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

First-Day Schedule

Happening Now •Native American: Senior celebration 5 p.m. in auditorium and commons

Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Manager’s choice •À la carte lines: baked potato bar, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings •Cross Country: Athletes for next fall will meet at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday in A-146. •Link Crew: Members who did not attend Tuesday’s training will meet for their first training Thursday in the gym.

Other Reminders •Seniors: Who registered for the Senior Class Party can pick up their T-shirts (their tickets) during lunch today and Wednesday or following testing Thursday or Friday in the commons. •AP Students: Who did not attend Wednesday’s AP Night event need to see their teachers for summer reading and other assignments before the end of the school year. •Warrior Zone: Deal of the month is 20 percent off everything except food and drinks. •Summer Strength Training: Is available. E-mail [email protected] for sign-up information.

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Mostly sunny Pleasant day! High 73°

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Wednesday: Mostly sunny Still nice High 70°

WHS boys take third, girls fifth at state track meet

Event shortened by storms Saturday in Sioux Falls By Jared Gully, Erin Thomson, Carter Keller and Isaiah Feterl arrior girls took fifth place with a total of 50 points and the boys third with 68 points at the State AA Track Meet Friday and Saturday in Sioux Falls. The threat of severe weather cancelled the 1,600 meter relay finals Saturday. The boys placed third in the prelims, and would have likely finished second overall, if run. The girls finished fifth by one point, and would have likely finished fourth overall if run. In finals that were run, sophomore Haley Christopherson took second and freshman Darline Suah sixth in the 100 as well as the 200. Junior Kelsi Kearney and sophomore Carlie Kray took 11th and 16th in the 1,600

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run. Junior Isabel Kinzer took seventh in the 300 hurdles. Junior Bre Richardson took third in the triple jump with a 36’ 2.006” leap. In boys events, senior Alex Derr took third in the 800 run. Senior Alec Kray finished third in the 3,200 run and sixth in the 1,600. Seniors Ty Smith took second and Mike Enalls third in the 110 hurdles. In boys discus, junior Thuro Reisdorfer took third with a throw of 148’ 4.6” and senior Jenson Amdahl eighth. In girls relays, the 4x100 took second, the 4x200 third and the 4x400 and 4x800 sixth. For the boys, the 4x100 took third, the 4x200 fourth, the 1,600 medley second and the 4x800 third. Track team members will gather in A-249 after school today to end the season.

2016 Homecoming Royalty Announced Queen Royalty Candidates:

Kaitlyn Fischer

Skylar Moen

Jenna Siganos

Amy Walker

Ethan McKinney

Jack Talley

Lucas Wienk

Kelsi Kearney

King Royalty Candidates:

NOW Tuesday Staff Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maham Shah and Carter Keller Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . Kendall McMahon Staff: Josh Freese, Isaiah Feterl, Erin Thompson, Jenson Amdahl, Jared Gully, Matt Farniok, Madi Forseth, Elizabeth Nachtigal, Lauren Olson Editor-in-Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . Maddie Wiley Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . .Hannah Smith Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Lueth The News of Washington is a publication of the Orange & Black Staff Washington High School–Sioux Falls, S.D. Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/ TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service

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Isaac Goerman

Photos by Maham Shah A ROYAL GROUP—Ten junior girls and boys were named 2016 homecoming royalty candidates at an assembly of juniors Friday in the auditorium following an on-line vote of all juniors. Current freshmen-juniors will vote for the King and Queen of homecoming following a formal presentation of all candidates in the fall.

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Meet the 2015-16 News of Washington Tuesday Staff In these final weeks of NOW publication, meet the staffs that put out the paper this year.

Carter Keller Tuesday Co-Editor

Maham Shah Tuesday Co-Editor

Kendall McMahon Tuesday Asst. Editor

Isaiah Feterl Tuesday Reporter

Erin Thompson Tuesday Reporter

Jenson Amdahl Tuesday Reporter

Jared Gully Tuesday Reporter

Matt Farniok Tuesday Reporter

Madi Forseth Tuesday Reporter

Elizabeth Nachtigal Tuesday Reporter

Lauren Olson Tuesday Reporter

Josh Freese Tuesday Reporter

Seven WHS students selected for director’s Honor Choir By Hannah Smith As the end of the school year approaches, seven WHS chorus students will begin preparing for the musical experience of a lifetime. These talented musicians, including sophomores Aislynn Manley, Hollie Leggett, Jamie Bitz, Miguel Garcia and Curtis Cornish and Feature junior Noah Salter, along with sophomore alternate Carter Munce, have been selected to participate in the prestigious South Dakota High School Honor Choir, sponsored by the South Dakota Chapter of the American Choral Director’s Association. All students interested in participating in this dis-

tinguished group were required to enter into a highly competitive audition process. Assistant choral director Emily Danger said she is pleased to see so many WHS students selected. “It is a tremendous honor for these students to be chosen to be a part of this prestigious choir,” Danger said. “We are so proud of their accomplishment.” Leggett said she looks forward to the opportunity. “I am excited to work with some of the most talented people in the state to become a better musician,” Leggett said. Members will participate in a week-long camp at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion July 31-Aug. 5, culminating in a grand concert Aug. 5.

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Big Ben first rings today in 1859 History.com (TNS) The famous tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320-foot-high St. Stephen’s Tower, first rang out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time on May 31, 1859. After a fire destroyed much of the Palace of Westminster–the headquarters of the British Parliament–in October 1834, a standout feature of the design for the new palace was a large clock atop a tower.

Our History Built by the company E.J. Dent & Co., the clock was completed in 1854; five years later, St. Stephen’s Tower itself was finished. Weighing in at more than 13 tons, its massive bell was dragged to the tower through the streets of London by a team of 16 horses, to the cheers of onlookers. The name “Big Ben” originally just applied to the bell, but later came to refer to the clock itself. Two main stories exist about how Big Ben got its name. Many claim it was named after the famously long-winded Sir Benjamin Hall, the London commissioner of works at the time it was built. Another famous story argues that the bell was named for the popular heavyweight boxer Benjamin Caunt, because it was the largest of its kind. Even after an incendiary bomb destroyed the chamber of the House of Commons during the Second World War, St. Stephen’s Tower survived, and Big Ben continued to function. Its famously accurate timekeeping is regulated by a stack of coins placed on the clock’s huge pendulum, ensuring a steady movement of the clock hands at all times. At night, all four of the clock’s faces, each one 23 feet across, are illuminated.