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Ash Merritt
Editor-in-Chief A new Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) Club has been formed to bring students together to enjoy a game that originated in 1974 while connecting with others who share their interest. The club comes together on Thursday nights from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in room 204; however, occasionally the group has stayed a little longer than expected. Miss Martindale chose to give the students the club because she had played DnD, and she was delighted to hear students, or as she would phrase it, nerds, still played the game now. She brought to light that “[she] had a lot of student requests for DnD, and [she is] an old nerd from the 80’s who played DnD.” She could not fathom “nerds still play it. And she explains that she calls them nerds with all the love because she was a nerd. Martindale was excited to give the students a club for themselves. She had to go through a plethora of paperwork to obtain approval for the club through the administration. Fortunately, she pulled through and did obtain approval a few weeks ago. Martindale explained that there should be some posters and announcements out for the club soon. At the start of this club, the members worked on character development and doing one shot campaigns. These one shot campaigns were ideal for the start of the club when there were a few members. However, now the club has more members and they are in the process of longer campaigns and now have 12-25 players. The club has two campaigns that are running constantly; on the other hand, one of the campaigns only runs when the Dungeon Master (DM) is available. A campaign consists of a DM, players and a world; however, not all eight players show up. The DM controls the non-player characters and creates the fantasy worlds the player’s characters traverse through. These worlds can be created by the DM or they can choose a premade one. The club has two full time DMs: Everett Ficker and Evan Nelson. For those looking for a new experience Martindale explains that “our club is a rather flexible bunch of kids who just love to be creative. Some of the story lines are hilarious. I highly recommend that anyone who is interested should stop by. We have players who have never played and players who are experts.” This new and thriving club welcomes new members and encourages them to contribute their unique ideas and talents.
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Grisel Gonzalez
Assistant Editor Journalism, for me, started out as just any class. As a freshman, I was completely clueless about what journalism entailed, and I was just worried about having the required amount of classes. However, on the first day of class, Mrs. Wagner immediately provided her students with such a comfortable and positive atmosphere. Even though all the chairs in her classroom were not filled, she still tried her best to make us want to stay in journalism and contribute towards Bonneville High School. From that day forward, journalism became my most loved and one of the most beneficial classes I have had thus far. I am now one of three editors in my journalism class. Being an editor, I have learned incredible, lifelong skills such as time management, communication, responsibility, and social skills. Before journalism, I was the definition of an introvert. I only spoke if I was spoken to, and having to present in front of the class gave me major anxiety. However, after being in journalism for almost three years, I can confidently call myself an extrovert, depending on the day. Having to conduct in-person interviews and talking to my peers about their articles played such an important role in my blossoming as a person. Along with that, having deadlines and scheduling interviews has helped with my procrastination and time management issues. Journalism has not only served as a class but additionally as a vital spark in my self-improvement. Ultimately, I would encourage anyone and everyone to join journalism. Not only because of all the long term skills it provides, but furthermore because of the incredible teacher and students involved. Mrs. Wagner successfully provides such an inclusive and nonjudgemental environment in her class where students can freely express themselves in every way. In the end, I want to inspire others to join this community of writers to experience this unique and enriching class. Kirra Houpt
Staff Writer Young Living classes are popular among students because they offer engaging activities and hands-on labs, making learning both fun and interactive. A few of the more well-known classes are foundational foods and Parenting and Child Development, which are taught by both Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Child. Both teachers attended the same college together and received the same degree: Family and Consumer Sciences. Mrs. Hall has been teaching at Bonneville for 19 years. Mrs. Child has dedicated her 32-year teaching career to Bonneville. Shortly after graduating, she was offered a job there and has been teaching ever since. Both Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Child teach the Family and Consumer Sciences classes, which revolve around applicable life skills. One of the most engaging projects for the young living classes is the Baby Think It Over unit; the project involves an electronic baby designed to simulate the actual experience of taking care of a real child.The Baby Think It Over project assigns various caregiving tasks to the participant, requiring them to care for the simulated baby over a set period, typically one full school day and two nights or an entire weekend. To pass the project, students are required to complete a certain amount for the baby,such as feeding, burping, rocking, and changing, as well as keeping the head and body stable, avoiding any sudden or shaking movements. Parenting and Child Development teaches a variety of students how to properly care for a baby, the stages of prenatal development, and much more to give an understanding of caring and being a responsible parent. Foundational foods is an enlightening class students can take that teaches about the safety and sanitation of being in the kitchen, alongside participating in a variety of labs to cook or bake meals with an assigned group. At the end of the trimester, students are required to take the Food Safety Exam which consists of a diverse amount of questions from what students learn in the classroom. A 75% or higher is required to pass and with doing so you earn a safety in food sciences certificate. Although some of the classes can be a real struggle for students to complete, Mrs. Child talked about how they were not necessarily difficult to teach though, gathering material could take awhile. All of these courses provide a large range of ideas for future career paths. |
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