The Rampage

Kailee Ammons Staff Reporter   Girls' track members of the 4x200 after their race. Photo courtesy of Bri Hersom.             Last week, the boys’ and girls’ track teams attended state. They spent three days at Drake Stadium running and spending time together as a team.             Some events that took place for the girls’ team were the 4x400 which placed third, 4x200 that broke the school record and placed fifth, the distance medley which received tenth place, and the 4x100 which placed in 15 th .             The team achieved these by practicing all through their season, preparing mentally and physically for their races. These practices are not easy and require a lot of effort from each member of the team.             Even though preparing is toug...

Lexi Burrows Staff Reporter                 English 1 classes were given a heartwarming assignment. They had to write an “I Am” poem, and then put it on a poster board with pictures. The poem was to explain who they are as a person, and where they came from. Many kids struggled with the thought and found the assignment difficult. In Mrs.Hockensmith’s class, she only gave 9 perfects. “It was interesting because it made you think about your past,” said freshman Jessica Shepherd who received a perfect. The poem had to be 20 lines, and very descriptive. “The textual evidence was one of the most important things,” said Hockensmith, during one of her English classes.  Students really had to dig deep and just think about the different smells, sounds, and tastes of what they were describing in the poem. “It took me about two days to complete the whole project, but my rough draft was done within a d...

Claire Strickland Opinion Editor Jessica Shepherd and Ally Stutzman in their costumes for Disco Daze. Photo by Claire Strickland             Friday May 22, 2015 was the 13th annual disco daze for freshmen at the high school. Freshman Kennedy Varisco participated in the event.             “I dressed up as Farrah Fawcett because she was a hair icon, and we have similar hair styles,” Varisco said. Many of the students dress up as icons from the 70s and went down to the choir room with their US History teachers to participate in a disco, with lots of dancing and decor.             “Dancing on the floor was my favorite part. All the iconic dances from the days of disco,” Varisco said. Students get to participate in Disco Daze every year, even if they are not a freshman. Students prepare in advance by learning all the dances that they...

Tori Hennick Arts + Cultures Editor Memorial Day-- a day to stay home from school, sleep in, and hang out with friends. But not many actually know why students stay home from school on that day. Memorial Day isn’t just a day off from school or work; it is an American holiday that takes place on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the military. Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, and it started after the Civil War. It became a federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans, specifically teens, don’t take part in the holiday the way they should. People think that it is just a day-off to hang out with their friends or to catch up on homework or work. To pay respect to the ones who fought for our country, people often visit cemeteries or memorials. Junior Sydney Scott is celebrating Memorial Day with her family and paying respects to her family members that served the country. “I’m spending the weekend with my girlf...

Ethan Edvenson Cartoonist The cartoon series run throughout the Rampage's issues reaches its conclusion.

Jessica Rish        Staff Reporter                 Ram plan is an attendance incentive for students and is determined by each course. A student may opt out of two semester finals if they have met the Ram Plan qualifications.                 In order for Ram Plan to be eligible for a student they must be passing the class and have no more or than four absences and four tardies in a in a class. Students can still take the finals that they opt out of, and if they do, then their grade can only be improved. Ram Plan forms were handed out in advisement May 15 th and they must be signed and returned to the assistant principle office on May 22 nd .                 Gold and silver cards are academic incentives which allow studen...

Brooklyn Draisey Columnist                 On Friday, May 15, sophomores and their parents attended the sophomore honors assembly. In order to qualify, students must have maintained a 3.5 GPA for two consecutive semesters. Academic letters were given out, as well as some special honors.                 One of the special honors was for National French Test participants that did very well. Ryan Johnson, Jillian Miller, Brooklyn Draisey, Laura Widman all got honorable mentions. Izzy Schrock won a bronze Laureate award for the first time in a decade for Southeast Polk. All of the honorable mentions received certificates, and Schrock received a medal.                Sophomores who got into the National Honor Society were also honored at the assembly. 13 students received membership and were r...