The Rampage

Demi Muchmore Editor-In-Chief  Leo club every other Monday in room s177. Photo credit Demi Muchmore.   Leo club meets every other Monday at 7:15 in Mr. Jones room in s177. Leo club is an organization that helps the community through varies ways. The club is made up of about ten people total, not much but enough to make a difference.             “My favorite part of Leo club is that you gain benefits from it. Us students get silver chord hours while we also get to help people out”, said junior Tiffany Tingle.             The Leo Club has an event going on right now. You can donate your lightly used or unused glasses to the main office at any point of the day until the end of the week. These glasses will be donated to those in need.

Jessica Rish  News Editor  5 Seconds of Summer released their new album on October 23,2015. Photo credit Jessica Rish.  On October 23, 2015 the pop punk band Five Seconds of Summer released their second album, Sounds Good Feels Good.             The album consists of 16 tracks that give off a different vibe than their 1st album.             In early 2015 the Australian band flew to Los Angeles to start developing the album with producer John Feldmann according to the Sounds Good Feels Good Wikipedia page.             The album sounds a lot different than the last one. Sounds Good Feels Good gives off a more mature and developed sound compared to the last album.    Awarding the album four stars at Alternative Press, Maria Sherman states, "The band have a real responsibility to...

Sydney Sears  Staff Reporter  Students preform at the talent show om October 22,2015. Photo credit Sydney Sears.              The student Southeast Polk annual talent show was held at the auditorium last night of the 22nd. Many students came and participated and many showed up to support their peers or friends that put on acts. Though, should more people come to the show?             “I think they should come to see all of the different talents SEP has,” said freshman Sophia Patchin, “We have so many talented people, not just with music, and people should come to see all that talent.”             Many students put several hours into rehearsing and making sure their act is pitch perfect. Patchin believes that it’s important for peers to come and see what SEP has to offer; that they should be cheering on their student bod...

Pete Ruden  Sports Editor               After a 0-3 start much to the dismay of the Southeast Polk football team, the Rams are heading to the playoffs where they will take on For Dodge on Wednesday, October 28. After losing to Johnston, Waukee and Valley, all top ten teams in Class 4A, the Rams have won five of their last six games on their road to the playoffs.             The team has made noticeable changes since opening the season, like improving their record and being more energized. Now that it’s the postseason, the energy that Southeast Polk plays with will be even higher.             “I think we have a lot more energy for playing than we did in the regular season, considering it’s the playoffs now,” said senior running back Cole Hauser, who is leading the team in both rushing yards and receiving yards. “It’s do or d...

Shelby Kellis  Business Manager     Panic At The Disco released a new music video for their new single “The Emperor’s New Clothes” on October 21 st that will be in their new album Death Of A Bachelor . According to Alternative Press magazine the album will be released on January 15 th 2016 . The video starts off with scenes of one of their older videos “This is Gospel”, then shows the lead singer, Brendon Urie, falling down a dark hole. The video is kind of dark and shows Urie turning into a devilish creature with blue skin, horns, and wings.             “I was kind of like what just happened,” junior Tiffany Spencer comments on the video. Spencer liked that it told a story and had the end of “This is Gospel” at the beginning of the video. Spencer would give this video an 89 out of a 100.             “I like how it’s a story but it’s a bit creepy ...

Carrie McGrean  Staff Reporter   The Anderson Erickson cow is showing supports for people battling breast cancer. Photo credit Carrie McGrean.  October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many events are happening or already have happened this month to bring awareness to breast cancer including the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure. The race took place on October 3, starting at 9 AM.  Walkers started at the Capitol and walked either 5K or a mile. October 16 was National Mammography day. A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Pictures are taken of both sides of each breast to look for any abnormalities. A mammogram without any signs or symptoms of disease is called a screening mammogram. A mammogram performed after finding a lump or other symptoms is called a diagnostic mammogram.  It is recommended by The American Cancer Society that women get yearly mammograms starting at the age of 40, but if there is something unusual that a younger w...

Tori Hennick  Arts & Culture Editor  Anyone can sign up for bowling. Tryouts are November 10 and November 12. Photo credit Tori Hennick.  Any Southeast Polk students interested in becoming a part of the bowling team should attend the sign-up meeting next week on Tuesday, October 27 th in room N363 before and after school hours. Tryouts for the team are November 10 th and Thursday, November 12 th at the Premiere Bowling Lanes in Pleasant Hill. Students that plan on attending should have their physicals and concussion forms up to date by next week.             The Boys’ Varsity and Boys’ JV Bowling team will have their first meet at 3:45 at Merle Hay Lanes on Monday, November 23. Their opponent will be Des Moines North. Girls’ Varsity and Girls’ JV also have a meet on Monday, November 23 at 3:45 also at Merle Hay Lanes against Des Moines North.          ...