Maple Valley Anthon Oto Charter Oak Ute Presents 501 South Seventh Mapleton, IA Issue # 8 May 2018 RAMWRITE UP

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1 Maple Valley Anthon Oto Charter Oak Ute Presents 501 South Seventh Mapleton, IA Issue # 8 May 2018 RAMWRITE UP BPA Students Take Off to the National Leadership Conference Four MVAOCOU Students make memories in Dallas that will last a lifetime. Ellen Mallory The to come, Boysen and MVAOCOU Business Mallory tried to comfort Professionals of America her, but couldn t keep (BPA), put together themselves from laugh- a parliamentary procedure ing as this wasn t their team that qualified first time flying. The flight for the national competition, was a quick hour and half back in February. and soon enough they Since then the were landed in 90 degree four parliamentary team and sunny Dallas, Texas. members consisting of, The team stayed Senior Danielle Yockey, in the Great Wolf Lodge, and Sophomores, a new experience for all. Abbi Boysen, Shelby A hotel with a large water Davis, and Ellen Mallory park and attractions have worked hard fundraising including restaurants, and practicing stores and a spa all inside. for the national competition After the first night in Dallas Texas. the girls spent Wednes- graduation party. After, perience, I m super glad I ences and make memories that will last a lifetime. You may have day morning lounging, finishing homework, laying they hiked around Grapevine Lake, and took part super fun girls. I think Congratulations got to spend it with these been asked to buy Krispy Kreme donuts out in the sun, and exploring their new hotel. in some sessions at the everyone should join again to the parliamentary procedure team to raise funds for the leadership conference. BPA! Said Davis. team s trip this March. Wednesday afternoon, they traveled to the The girls flew home All four girls tell underclassmen and junior at the National Lead- and their participation The tickets were Saturday, with so many purchased and their hotel booked months before and ate lunch in the rain- Dallas World Aquarium, great memories to share. high students to join BPA ership Conference. This was an amazing ex- to have amazing experithe team took off. forest. After they returned Mrs.Sass the business teacher and head of for their parliamentary that night, they prepared Human Trafficking Awareness the BPA club helped the procedure test, which took girls organize an itinerary and schedule events They attend- place at 7pm that night. Cameron Brenner around the National ed opening ceremonies Leadership Conference. for the Leader- Earlier this May, to help them and even- brought up at the as- The day had finally ship Conference, and the school held an astually try to gaintrust. sembly, and it grasped a come, May 8, 2018 met many people from sembly for the high Within a short lot of students attention. for the team to make many different places. school students. This amount of time of getting It isn t a movie that itenerary a reality. Thursday morning rolled assembly wasn t your to know them, the person scene or something The four girls and Mrs. around where they again average stay away from may start request- that could rarely hap- Sass began their journey had some free time to drugs and how to say ing risky things. By that pen. It s the cold-hearted leaving the high- enjoy the hotel and Dal- no to peer pressure. In- time, they re our friend truth. This is something school at 9am. They las sunshine. That afternoon steadm, it addressed and we trust them. Un- that can happen to any- traveled to Omaha where they toured the a worldwide issue that til they use those risky one and it does daily. they ate lunch, and AT&T stadium home many people have been things against us and tell Over 900 individuals headed to the airport. of the Dallas cowboys. affected by. This issue is us there is no way out. statistically have Flying was a new Friday was the big human trafficking. They ve then manipulated been human trafficked experience for two of the day for the girls. They Not only did the us and formed in the Omaha area. This girls, Davis and Yockey. got up bright and early assembly discuss how complete control over us. dressed in their busi- much it has grown with- That s only in years, but how it really Their flight was delayed just a little bit, the girls ness clothes, and traveled one scenario that was *Continued on Page 2 does happen in to the conference took advantage of this by finishing homework, center ready to present. everyday situations. and studying for finals. After the presentation Many people enjoy INDEX Once on the plane they spent the after- shopping at the mall with Human Trafficking Cont 2 Senior Spotlights 4,5 and ready for take off the noon around the mall, and some friends and meeting someone new. But in Movie Review 2 Track 6 Prom 2 Student Polls 6 reality finally set in. Dallas here we come. Take As well as touring the old this everyday situation, a ate at the Rainforest Cafe. off was also not smooth market of Grapevine. Birthdays 2 Around The Valley 7 predator may try to pretend sailing for the group as Friday, they took Yockey to be in some kind Ask Eva 3 Sponsor Page 8 to the Airport so she of trouble and in need of Heap of the Mnth 3 Davis was fighting back tears in fear of what was could return in time for her help. Many people will try Insider 3

2 Maple Valley Anthon Oto Charter Oak Ute The RAM Write-Up Page 2 Continued: Human Trafficking Awareness is not far from our communities. Remember this can happen anywhere and to anyone so always make smart decisions and be aware of your surroundings. When people hear about human trafficking, they usually think of a naive teenage girl being taken and sold for sexual reasons. But it s more than just teenagers, the range of ages being trafficked goes from an infant to an elder. You re probably shocked right now. I can tell you that I was also when Sarah, the speaker, relayed this information to the crowd. She said, It s just as disgusting to sell an 80-yearold as it is a 20-year-old. They re both wrong. Every person has worth. That stuck with me. The whole message was to let you know that no matter who you are you still have worth and still matter. The assembly brought a huge awareness to many students and opened their eyes to how it is possible that it could happen to them. I didn t write this article to frighten others, I wrote it to spread the message that I received at the assembly. I hope you can take as much out of it as I did. This is a real-world issue with real-world scenarios. Always do the right thing (helping that person out at the mall or anywhere for that matter is the right thing to do, but only if it s safe), always be aware of your surroundings, make smart decisions, lastly and most importantly always remember your self-worth and that you matter! Students Shine BrightLike Diamonds at Prom Emmalee Scott Everyone survived the long night at prom! Prom was held on April 21 at the high school. Grand March started at 8, but at about 7:30 the bleachers started filling in from people around the communities. Friends, parents, siblings, grandparents, and many others filled the stands to see everyone. The junior emcees for the night were Haley Drenkhahn and Adam Plautz. The seniors had voted these two to announce all of the couples. All day Friday, about 20 or so of the juniors worked all day to decorate the gym. They spent a majority of the time on the white columns, making sure they had every slot cut out. All of the precision and hard work on those paid off because after they got the lights put in, they looked very cool. Immediately after Grand March started, the kids got to enjoy the dance in the commons. The dance lasted until 12 giving students a half an hour to change before heading to the elementary school to enjoy after prom. After prom had a lot of fun to offer the students, everyone had a great time! MOVIE REVIEW Brylie Boettcher Prom Photos by Moonlight Designs, thanks Sarah! Avery Ehlers The Miracle Season has brought box offices around $5 million since its opening day on April 6. The Miracle Season is based on a true story not too far away from here. The year is 2011, and all the Iowa City West girls volleyball team wants, is to bring home another state championship. The girls look to their senior setter and captain Caroline Found, to lead them back to the state tournament. The night after the first game Caroline gets into a tragic moped accident that takes her life. Will the team be able to bounce back without their setter or captain? This movie is rated PG so anyone can go and watch it. It s a movie that I highly recommend. It has sad parts but it also shows how people can recover from a loss. I d give this movie a 10/10! This year at after prom there were many things including: a blow up obstacle course, blow up basketball hoops, laser tag, musical bingo, a photo booth, and a ton of food. Musical bingo is just like regular bingo but the DJ would play a song and you would have to guess what the song was called on your card. For food there was, nachos or walking tacos, popcorn with your choice of candy to put in it, different types of cook- 02- Dawson Bolinger 02- Cayden Henderson 03- Emmalee Scott 05- Brooklyn Beery 08- Avery Ehlers ies, brownies, Little Debbies and just lots of candy. The drinks that were offered were water or pop. Throughout the night there were prizes given away. Some of the prizes given away were, speakers, headphones, gift cards, ram shirts, candy, water bottles, baskets full of goodies, George Formans, hats, sunglasses, tool boxes, tackle boxes and fishing polls, bean bags, and many other things. The big prizes given to May Birthdays 09- Ethan Streck 10- Destiny Clayton 15- Aric Christiansen 17- Skylar Kennedy 21- Ben Sadler the seniors were, a $100 gift card to Greenberg s, a mini fridge, pizza pizazz, and a TV. The juniors also got the choice of a mini fridge, pizza pizazz, and a TV, instead of a Greenberg s gift card though they got a free senior picture session with Moonlight Designs. At the end of the night there was a hypnotist. Many people enjoyed after prom, is it what you make it. 24- Hunter Soll 24- Collin Lansink 25- JoHannah McKibben 26- Ethan Gray 28- Elizabeth Scannell Avery Ehlers Emmalee Scott Brylie Boettcher Colby Seuntjens Ellen Mallory Shelby Davis Cameron Brenner

3 Maple Valley Anthon Oto Charter Oak Ute The RAM Write-Up Page 3 HEAP OF THE MONTH The Insider: Mrs. Sass Shelby Davis Cameron Brenner If you ve seen a white 2001 Pontiac Bonneville, it would happen to be Shelby Davis strolling around. Her mom had this car for four years and then Davis got it the fifth year of having it in the Davis family. She claimed the car the summer before her freshman year. She refers to her car as Arlene. A fun fact is Mr. Dose (an elementary teacher at MVAO- COU) had the car before the Davis family. Arlene has been hit in the parking lot during a volleyball game, but she has never hit anyone yet. A horrible memory Davis has with Arlene is she left her car running during softball practice. It was very upsetting to her because she needed EDITOR IN CHIEF JoHannah McKibben to get to the school. The whole softball team recalls her waling in her car and found it humorous. Another horrible memory was when she left with Arlene from a football game and a cop pulled her over for having her lights on in town. It all ended up being okay because she only got a warning. Davis swore to her parents that she would keep the car spotless, but overtime Arlene has turned into a pile. Davis loves Arlene even if she isn t the nicest looking car in town. She cannot wait to create more memories and have more experiences with Arlene. Hopefully, she has some better ones in the near future!! ADVISOR Mrs. Dirksen If you hear blunt and honest advice along with constant laughing floating out of room 47, you probably have stumbled upon Mrs. Sass classroom. Angie Sass was born on June 30, 1989 to parents Mike and Tammy Flanigan. Sass is the only girl in this family of six; she has one older brother, Alex, and two younger brothers Joey and Shawn. Sass graduated with the MVAO class of While in high school she enjoyed hanging out with friends and participating in extracurricular activities. Her favorite of these activities was golf. While in high school she was a part of the 2006 state golf team. She enjoyed golf because she ASK EVA got to know the competitors she had played in other sports a little better. After she graduated Sass attended the University of Northern Iowa where she doubled majored in business education and real estate. Sass also got her Masters degree in business administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. While enrolled at UNI she met her husband and best friend Andy. Andy and Sass were married on April 18, The Sass have two kids, one boy and one girl, John and Elsie. She loves to hang out and take pictures of her little ones to share with family and friends. Sass aspires to raise her kids to be kind, smart and considerate human beings. Sass admits that Eva Dear Eva, I have a friend who has a crush on me and wants to be more than friends. I don t have those same feelings for them. How do I tell them that without hurting our friendship? Dear Reader, You need to be straight up with them and tell them that you just want to be friends. They will probably be hurt at first so you should her favorite class to teach is Personal Finance because you will use this class in the real world. She would also admit that her favorite part of teaching is taking BPA students to Des Moines every year so they can experience something other than small town life. Sass is very excited to take the Parliamentary Procedure group to Dallas because it will be the first time she is going to a national convention. If you are around her a lot you might hear Sass say If it s not gonna matter in five years then don t worry for more than five minutes. She says this is her advice to everyone because it s true and applies to everyday situations. Thanks for all your teaching Mrs. Sass! give them some space. Make sure that you aren t leading them on because that will give them the wrong impression of what you want. If they keep pushing to be in a relationship even after you said you didn t want one then you need to tell them no and take a break from the friendship.

4 Maple Valley Anthon Oto Charter Oak Ute The RAM Write-Up Page 4 Morgan Wensel Photo by Moonlight Designs Photo by Moonlight Designs Cameron Brenner Aubree Palmer Ellen Mallory Morgan Wensel born, August , has grown up in Soldier Iowa, with his father Daniel Wensel. Throughout high school Wensel has been involved in band, school play, football, and FFA. Wensel enjoys playing guitar and working on his car. He loves spending time with his friend, Wyatt Trucke, usually fishing. He also spends his time working. Tyler Gunlogson Aubree Ceres Palmer was born on July 26, Her mom Wensel is ready for graduation and to follow his ambitions, but has great memories of is Jill Palmer. Palmer is the eldest sibling out of five children. Her four siblings are Sam, Isaac, highschool. Including Noah, and Hope Wagner. his favorite, when he fell off the treadmill in P.E. His favorite class Palmer loves to be involved in extracurricular activities because it gives in high school was her a chance to make Chemistry. This fall he s awesome memories and planning on attending enjoy new experiences. Berkenpas AKA Morningside. His advice Throughout high to under classmen is, school, she has been Live one day at a time. involved in football Best of luck in your future and wrestling cheertry, plans, Wensel! leading, cross-coun- track, and art club. A lot of her favorite memories come from either cheerleading or cross country experiences. One of her favorite memories in cross-country occurred at an Ida Grove meet. Her teammate, Jo McKibben, was looking for her Dad. She thought she had spotted Emmalee Scott Tyler Lourence Gunlogson was born on September 4, He was welcomed by parents Kevin and Joan Gunlogson. Each year, Gunlogson looked forward him so she yelled, Hey, Father Matt!!! The man turned around and he ended up not being Jo s Father Matt. The whole team got a kick out of it (especially Palmer). As a cross-country team, Palmer will always remember the team being close. She was extremely close to the Coach of the team, Alden (Berk or Berkie). Every single teammate has a special spot in their heart for Berk and for, of course, his banana cake/bread. Palmer has accomplished some outstanding things. Such as her junior year making it to state cross-country and track. She remembers both being extremely fun and a great experience. Many students at Maple Valley who know of Palmer may think she has always gone here. But to football, because it was a fun experience. The biggest difference between this year and last year for him is he is older and has different classes. He wishes that he would ve tried harder in math because it made his GPA go down. If he could be a freshman again he would try to not fail algebra. she actually attended her freshman year at West High School. From then on she has been a Ram along with her siblings. Palmer doesn t necessarily have a favorite class, but as for the teachers she enjoys Mrs. Sass classes and Mr. Casey Brown s mentor group. Her favorite thing about the mentor group is the interesting chats that they have. As for advice to underclassmen, Palmer suggests staying completely focused on school. Also, to always try your hardest because you ll thank yourself in the end. After high school, Palmer plans to complete a two-year college of Gen Eds. After that, she plans to move getting an Animal Science Degree with focus on Pre-Vet. We wish you the best of luck, Aubree! His advice to underclassmen would be to do your homework on time. Senioritis set in the second semester this year. His favorite memory is getting 4th at state quizbowl. Next year he will be pursuing diesel mechanics at Peterbilt. We wish you the best of luck!

5 Maple Valley Anthon Oto Charter Oak Ute The RAM Write-Up Page 5 Brylie Boettcher On June 23, 2000 Roman Dean Link was born. His parents are Cindy Bursaw and Chuck Colby Seuntjens Link. Throughout high school Link has been inon an early mornhis favorite mem- volved in band and Jazz ing on June 26, 2000 Jer- ory from high school was Band. Link looked foremy and Brandy Nelson when Charter Oak Ute ward to Jazz Band and welcomed their little boy combined with MVAO. every year. He thinks that Kolton into the world. During this time he met the biggest differences From that day on his best friend Brandon Nelson spent his days in Krusen. The two can be Charter Oak. During his seen together at almost all time in Charter Oak, he times. Together they fish, messed around with his hunt, and just hangout friends Jay Krier, Wyatt with their other friends. Trucke, and Riley Elwell. Nelson s advice Nelson s favor- to underclassmen is ite childhood memory Turn your work in, come was when Morgan Wen- to school, and you will sel fell of a treadmill pass. It s not that hard. and his pants came off. After high school, During high Nelson is going to attend school, Nelson has par- Iowa Central Community ticipated in Golf, Track, College where he will maand Football. When jor in Architectural Engihe is not playing these neering and also play footsports he enjoys going ball. Good luck, Nelson! to the basketball games. Kolton Nelson Roman Link between this year and last year would be the people he hangs out with. If Link could be a freshman again he said he would, Actually do my work. His favorite sporting events to attend were the football games. Link s favorite memory was going to Jazz Band Cham- pionships this year for the first time in 25 years. His advice to underclassmen is, Do your work and turn it in on time. Link plans on pursuing engineering and music at St. Cloud State, Minnesota. Good luck Roman! SENIOR FLASHBACK SENIORS LAST DAY May 17 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Sunday, May 20th at 2:00pm Civil Rights -Notice of Non Discrimination It is the policy of Maple Valley School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have any questions or a grievance related to this policy contact Administration, 501 South 7th Street, Mapleton, IA The Maple Valley School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Agricultural Education, Business Education, Industrial Education, and Family Consumer Science Education.

6 Maple Valley Anthon Oto Charter Oak Ute The RAM Write-Up Page 6 RUNNING LIKE THE WIND The MVAOCOU runners take on the Conference Meet Sophie Krusen sets up her blocks for her open 400. EDITOR AND CHIEF JoHannah McKibben The force of the strong winds at this year's Conference Meet did not benefit a high number of runners. Some of the participants of the meet were being blown around the track as they did their warm ups and cool downs. The strong winds were directly on the home stretch or also Cameron O Connell warms up by doing a build up. known as the finish of the race. This affected times for all the runners, but did not stop the Rams, as there was a handful of Conference Titles. First team All Conference consisted of the boys 4x8, girls sprint medley, girls 4x4, and Dylan Blake and Jordyn Pester in several open events. The boys 4x8 team consisted of Blake, Cameron O Connell, Kolby Nutt, and Haden Kuhl. The two relays for the girls included, Cameron Brenner, Brenna Lansink, JoHannah McKibben, and Pester. Second Team All Conference consisted of Lansink and Katelynn Mullin. Mullin Kolby Nutt comes out of blocks for the 4x2 Relay. placed second in both shot put and discus and Lansink placed second in the 100 hurdles. The wind was an adversity to the runners but the Rams were able to overcome. Many members of the track team did not set a personal record that night but the coaches understood with the con- ditions and wanted the runners to place in their events to get points. Both girls and boys placed third overall at the Conference Meet. The track team now will buckle down and focus as the District Meet is fast approaching. STUDENT POLLS:Let s go ride a bike! Shelby Davis May 18th is National Ride Your Bike Day but for seniors Ben Sadler and Colby Seuntjens everyday is National Ride Your Bike Day. Sadler and Seuntjens recently started riding their bike to school when the weather got nice enough to do so. In honor of their dedication to a greener planet the Ram Write-Up staff sent out a poll to ask other students about their biking habits. The large majority of students own a bike, but rarely use it. Riding a bike is a great way to exercise and spend time outdoors, so get those tires filled with air and make time to ride!

7 Maple Valley Anthon Oto Charter Oak Ute The RAM Write-Up Page 7 Around The Valley (Above) The Parliamentary Procedure Team enjoys their time in Dallas at the national competition. (Above) Haley Drenkhahn and her pup, Stella, take a break at the petting zoo. (Above) Arrissia Gunlogson shows of her goat at the petting zoo. (Above) The sophomores have a team building activity during class meetings. (Above) Jennalie Mounivong and Danielle Steffes prepare to hand out May Day Baskets that were made in Art Club. (Above) Faith Maier shows her pup off to the elementry kids.

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