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4 By:Robert Dunham ON GUARD News editor Thousands of protestors lined the streets to protest rights for the thousands of undocumented coming from Mexico. In 2006 this issue has now become a more wide spread story. Those supporting the undocumented believe they should have fair ethical treatment and rights to stay in the country. Those against view that undocumented are coming here illegally and should go through the process of citizenship like everyone else. Some who support wave fl ags of Mexico. Those against believe they want all the benefi ts of the United States while Mexican citizens. Those who support want the undocumented to have economic possibility. Those against are infuriated at banks that lend out loans to illegal immigrants. Estimated In the workforce undocumented illegal immigrants hold between 12-15 million jobs or 8% nationwide. These undocumented are paid less and have been employed by companies for quite some time now, allowing workers to avoid income taxes. With policies against News By:Kayla Whitehead Editor-in-chief Spanaway Lake’s annual Senior Ball was held on May 27.,2006. Hundreds of seniors and their dates arrived at the beautiful Temple Theatre in downtown Tacoma to dance the night away dressed in their best formal wear. Many came in rented vehicles or limousines and strutted their stuff into this corner grand theatre. The entrance was guarded by administration waiting to take tickets and check ASB cards. “Everyone looked so beautiful,” said Allison Wilburn, a senior. “Everything was so perfect; the dresses, the decorations, everything was fabulous.” The theme of the ball was “Phantom of the Opera.” Guests were treated to themed decorations and professional pictures were available with three different backgrounds. All backgrounds matched the theme of the ball making for a proper memory of the night. Drinks and desserts were JUNE 2006 Annual senior ball deemed a success Immigration supporters rally for worker’s rights such practices, has the United States rooted the perpetrators? It’s not as easy as it appears. Illegal workers have been noted for their ingenuity, and communication networks. Any personal data that can be erased to stall any chance of removal is used. Companies who are paying higher tariffs and taxes wish the United States to ignore it due to cheap labors costs. If the government can send these millions of illegal immigrants, we will end up paying more to over seas markets, we will lose jobs more frequently. In the end result the government collects less taxes. Amount of taxes missed by illegal immigrants is estimated at 35 billion, estimates of tax missed by jobs sent overseas are undetermined. Decision made will be economically based at best. So as the dogs keep nipping at each other what is being done? President George W Bush is proposing guest worker passes for all those who have illegally came into the United States. However the condition is that these illegal immigrants come forward. So does the government want this workforce in here? Or is it simply too hard to handle stay tuned. complimentary at the ball. Everything from small cakes and fi nger food to a streaming chocolate fountain were available to all with an appetite. Water and punch was served as well. “I loved the little key lime pies,” said Curtis Theimer, a senior. “But the chocolate fountain just wasn’t for me.” The infamous chocolate fountain came with marshmallows, fruit, and pretzels to dip with. Table and chairs were also available for students to relax in. The disc jockey was positioned on top of the Temple stage. Students danced on the fl oor below the stage. Hiphop and R&B were the popular choice of the night for dancing. “Dancing was so much fun,” said Rachellle Frymire, a junior. “Everyone was kicking back and having a good time.” By the end of the night, the ball was deemed a success. The pictures were taken, the food had been eaten, and the guest left with a memory of an awesome night. “I don’t think anything could top this night,” said Trevor Foote, a senior “Its going to be hard for the next graduating class to measure up to us.”
News 5 ON GUARD Mesa wins fi rst place in state competition By: Corbin Constantineau Sports Editor Dedication, Something that is needed in just about everything that is to be done right in high school. No matter if its schoolwork, studying, sports, or in this case a school club. MESA, which stands for Math Engineering Science Achievement is a club coordinated by Science teacher Mr. Turner. Which is designed to push student to learn, work, and improve. School elementary through high school all over the country participate in this activity. The group is funded by the Washington State MESA Program. Today, Washington MESA is in 92 schools (28 districts) statewide. 5,000 K-12 students. The students that participate are broken up into groups of 4-6. The goal for them this year was to take a mousetrap and use it along with basic parts and pieces. Doing so build a mousetrap ran car. That would be competing against all the other schools that build the same type of cars using a strict set of guidelines. There are three different events to compete in. The fi rst is the uphill. Which is to have the car go uphill on a 30degree slope to see how far the power of the car will bring it uphill. The next is the 10-meter dash. Which is on the fl at ground and is to see how fast the car can go to get across the 10meter marker. The last and fi nal event is the 5-meter hault. Which has the car start out normally but has to stop directly over a line that marks exactly 5 meters. Which is very diffi cult because a certain amount of acceleration and precision is needed to get this one right. Then writing up a paper on the function of the car. Which would also be judged against all other schools. Spanaway Lake teams received fi rst place for the uphill competition. With their car climbing an amazing 180.1 cm up the steep slope. Which is an amazing improvement compared to the heights reached last year. Then is the 10 meter dash, Spanaway Lake also received 1st place for speeding through the fi nish line in an amazing 2.8 seconds! The 5-meter hault wasn’t as successful as the other two events. There was trouble getting the cars to keep the right amount of momentum to continue on course directly to the fi nish point. Also this year each group must complete an essay techpaper describing the function of their mousetrap car. Also to have a poster board display to show in graph and pictures more about their designs and progress showing what they learned throughout the year. For both these events one Spanaway Lake team received 1st place in both these two categories. Beating out last year’s winners in the essay competition, Shadle Park High School had to settle for second place. There is no doubt that these years results have been much better than they were last year. Showing that the students of MESA are learning from their mistakes and using a good technique of trial and error. I asked Mr. Turner what made this year so much more successful that last year. He responded, “ The group collaboration was way better this time around. There was big idea sharing, along with material sharing. Every group was out to help everyone, which was great.” Louis Salers wrote a program in the shop room to have their machine cut out wheels out of balsa wood. Made to be extremely light weighted. The Less weight, the less holding the car back from speed, power, and momentum. Seniors Louis Salers, Deuteronoma Tugaga, and Dagmara By: Robert Dunham News Editor Space exploration has taken setbacks over the years, in their greater goal of one day understanding the space above our little heads. With the debate between sending humans or robots, safety is molding the prospects of future space exploration. Planets such as Mars, or Neptune are being looked at for the curiosity of why they are different, or merely for the curiosity itself. While manned missions are limited to time and supplies, other space programs are sending satellites and robot probes either on return or suicide type missions. Missions to Titan or other locations may be very inhospitable, not designed for the frail human structure. Robotic assistants are stronger, and designed to be expendable Monfort. Along with Sophomore Cody Mitchell are the talented individuals who made up the winning team who made it to state and came out with their heads held high. Now on they’re way to Nationals. Which is held in Los Angeles, California. Leaving after school is out for the summer in late June. All the hard work and dedication put into this year has paid off. So wish the best of luck to the winning team whose off to L.A. and congratulate all the other hardworking members of MESA who all did a great job this year and put all they had into this club. Space exploration ethics are debated to the point of fi nancial burden. Space shuttle launches have had disastrous results it is to be the least expected with such varying factors, with the smallest claiming lives. However it is like lives many risks in a pursuit to understand a greater goal, with no curiosity there is not a sense of progress, Humans and astronauts continue on knowing this. If there is danger it is faced knowing something greater down the road can be understood, this can be humanities preference to robots but limits must be regarded. Space exploration has not been perfected, nor will it in ten or twenty years but it may or will continue with multiple types of explored uses, it will come into decision if humanity will settle with philosophies or using robots to understand the looks and confi gure it into data that becomes empty in history books.
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