Assistant Principal Carl Word takes a photo of Prom King and Queen Tre Darby and Vasee Xiong.

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Come September, students could be headed to class with a very different kind of textbook. If the trials go well, all students will be using Kindle Fires or Asus tablets instead of textbooks. This spring, Mary Bahl, Everett’s specialized media technician, hopes to have a pilot program in two classes to decide which option is better, Kindle Fires or Asus tablets and if this plan will be in effect soon.
“Then we hope to have the Kindles or tablets in place when school starts in the fall,” said Bahl. “Students will have the same one the following year; freshmen will have the same one all four years.”
Many students and staff are wondering how and why this sudden supply of resources came about.
“It all started with the need of books. Cousins said that in lieu of books, we should have Kindles,” said Bahl.
Students have a list of other things they think should be a higher priority than Kindles.
“We don’t even know how to take care of our school. We don’t need Kindles,” said senior Taylor Deberry.
Library media specialist Renee Lyons sees the new technology as beneficial and versatile.
“I’m getting used to mine and I see many advantages. I am certainly an advocate for it,” said Lyons.
Many of the books in Everett High School are ten years old or older. With the Kindles, all the information will be updated.
“Classes will be able to connect globally to subject areas. Everyone will become the teacher,” said assistant principal Carl Word.
The Kindle Fires are equipped with WiFi, access 19 million movies, TV shows, songs, magazines, and books, apps, and a vibrant color touchscreen. According to Bahl, this specific Kindle was chosen because of the color screen. In order for students to get a full effect in math and science classes, students will need color graphics.
“The science department will be able to use graphs and charts; [it could] possibly help with the MME,” said science teacher Stephanie Robinson.
However, there are still many worries from other staff members. The idea of theft and the safety of the Kindles is a big issue.
“I think it’s a great concept but a bad idea because of security and accountability,” said public safety officer Curtis Couthen.
To reduce the possibility of breaking, Bahl has looked into cases with straps to wear across the body so that students are less apt to drop them.
“There are always downfalls with technology. They could be lost, dropped, or stolen,” said Bahl. “We are also thinking of insurance for students.”
There are also financial benefits to this plan and in the long run, the school will save money. One ebook can be downloaded on six different devices instead of buying textbooks for six students.
“The premise behind it is they’re cost effective. The school will not have to replace them every year like books,” said Couthen.
Many staff members are still worried about the change and the financial aspect.
“We don’t have the money for upkeep when they break,” said English teacher Robin Elliot. “Technology can’t always replace books.”
Administrators still have worries about the safety of the Kindles. Word says the Kindles will have to become a part of Everett’s culture.
“If you don’t educate people on how they are to be used and who’s accountable, it will be a waste of money,” said Word.
The apps that could be downloaded on the Kindle are endless, such as, Facebook, Netflix, and Pandora. This has some staff concerned.
“It could be a distraction with inappropriate apps and games,” said accounting teacher Gregory Clugston.
Bahl says that the students won’t be able to go to Amazon and download apps, but they can go to most websites. However, there are many other benefits about the Kindles.
According to staff, the Kindles would be an excellent resource for ESL students and students that are partially deaf or blind.
“The Kindles are text-to-speech enabled and can read to them. This is a major plus for ESL students,” said Bahl. “And hearing impaired students will have everything right in front of them.”
Details are still being worked out, but if Bahl has her way the Kindles will be in effect next fall.

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Around this time every year the students in Lothar Konietzko’s Economics class participate in a project called Acme Designer Shoes. In this project they are given a layout of a shoe or they may choose one from the internet it they like. This shoe project displays how sole proprietorship (working in a group) works and what it consists of. In the process of designing the shoe, the students must choose a logo, the pricing, business partners, the manufacturer, and also financing. In the group they must choose one shoe to market to the venture capitalist ( JA reps, Tico Duckett or TJ) they will then chose a design that could potentially market and make a lot of money. Like a shark tank theory choosing the best product to make a huge profit. Students thought that it made a unique project.
“I though it was very creative,” said junior Amoni Brown.
Many students said they though that it was a great experience.
“I though that the shoe project was very creative and gave us [students] a chance to show how we think outside the box,” said junior Raquel Jimenez. “It was a great experience to learn how to build up the shoe business, it was great,” said junior Taven Tuslca.
Other students thought that it challenged their minds.
“It forces you to think like in the business world,” said junior Morgan White-Villanueva.
For some, the project was a chance to put what they learned to work in a unique way.
“I thought that it was fun I liked making my own shoe,” said junior Emerald Martin. “It also was fun to draw instead of writing for a change.”
Students are put into groups randomly, in order to mimic real-world situations where you aren’t allowed to choose group members.
“I liked the lesson being hands on,” said Konietzko.
The movie “Just For Kicks,” which talks about the shoe industry, is shown to the class before they begin.
Konietzko said that the movie is what sparked the idea for the project.
“The lesson was first developed [because of] the movie; it is one of my favorite projects during the school year,” said Konietzko.
If You would like to see the designs that the classes came up with check out the shoes in the showcase in the hallway by room 128.

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On May 11th, Everett seniors will get preview of America’s “Sin City”, Las Vegas. Seniors chose to celebrate prom at Eagle Eye in Bath, Michigan. However, none of this comes without a price. Have you noticed the display of baked goods and candy after school every Wednesday and Thursday? Maybe you stopped and bought a couple cupcakes, but do you know where the money’s going and who made the cupcakes? The senior class is responsible for this weekly fundraising in an effort to raise money for prom. Some seniors are under the impression that if they don’t raise money, there won’t be a prom; however, that is not the case.
“Regardless, we have enough money, but the more we raise, the lower the cost is for tickets,” said assistant adviser Charles Hameline.
The lack of participation from the seniors may cause them to be paying a large amount for prom tickets.
“I’m disappointed that they don’t see the importance of working as a team,” said Hameline.
According to class president Raven Odom and treasurer Amanda Robertson, there are only four seniors who continually help fundraiser, two officers (themselves) and two other seniors. Towards the beginning of the year, there was a senior class meeting about fundraising and possibly a senior trip.
“The senior trip most likely won’t happen. It’s not a priority because of lack of finances,” said Robertson.
Odom would like to see the price of prom tickets around $35. The senior class is planning more fundraisers soon including the talent show, fashion show, and Fazoli’s coupons. However, this won’t bring the cost of prom tickets down as much as they wanted.
“Tickets will be around $50 because we have a lack of support from the senior class,” said Odom.
So far they have raised several thousand. Their candle fundraiser in the beginning of the year raised the most money, but not enough. So far the seniors have paid the down payment for the room and decorations
“The main thing is food and decorations,” said Odom.

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Head of the performing arts department Mr. Allen was more than pleased with the musical Chicago and the performance the actors put on. He could not stress how proud he was of the kids.

“I thought the show was exceptional, the kids did a fantastic job”, said Allen.

When asked what junior Amber Love an actor in the musical thought she too thought the play went well.

“We did a good job with the resources given”, and added “I’m just thankful for the people and the cast who showed up until the end and worked hard, it showed”, said Love.

Although Allen was pleased with the performance he was disappointed with the fairly low turnout. Mr. Allen said he did everything possible to broadcast the musical and does not know what else he can do. Over the last couple of years they have broadcasted it over the radio, put ads on Hungry Howie’s pizza boxes, and even purchased a billboard.

“I’ve tried different things every year i just cant seem to find what the solution is”, said Allen.

Allen was extremely disappointed in the fact that only one out of five shows had an administrator in attendance.

“i thought they all could have come to at least one of the shows”, said Allen.

Overall Mr. Allen was proud of the kids and said he’ll miss the seniors who are graduating this year.

“We have a lot of good seniors who have done a lot in shows over the last four years”, said Allen.

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Jeff Kocab was an officer for the Tampa Bay Police Department, who was shot and killed on June 5, 2010. He was well known and well loved by many people, and made a difference in his community. He also was an Everett grad, class of ‘96. Everett honored him March 15 for his accomplishments and putting his life on the line for the sake of his community.
Board member Rachel Lewis graduated from Everett in 2006, and is the daughter of an officer in active duty. She also an Everett grad. She spoke at the ceremony reciting a poem she found that related to officers. “They put their lives on the line everyday,” she said.
Teacher consultant Erin Bales played “Amazing Grace” on the guitar and sang in honor of Kocab.
Many people took the podium to say goodbye and pay tribute.
“Jeff was all about protecting others and looking out for them,” Dennis Holleran, the owner of the Ponderosa where Kocab worked when he was in high school. He went on to say that Kocab was a joy to be around and said his goodbyes once again: “Goodbye, friend.”
Kocab’s sister-in-law Jamie Root accepted a plaque on behalf of her sister. The plaque will be displayed at Everett. Root said that Kocab will always live on in her sister’s heart.
“My sister has found a new love, which will never replace Jeff, but I believe he was sent to her from Jeff,” said Root.
The dance company made a dance in honor of Kocab titled Yesterday.
Many students come to Everett and have not heard of Jeff Kocab, but the memorial ceremony reminded students of the good people in the world, and that some of them come from beginnings just like theirs.
Click here for video from the ceremony

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When asked what made her want to do a project like the Cedar Street Cleanup Furhman said, “It will look good on my future college applications.”

Haley is right, college and universities are taking into consideration more than good grades and nice ACT/SAT scores. Community service also plays a huge factor.

Thats not the only reason Furhman wants to do this project though. Haley believes adults have a misconception about kids in Lansing.

“People think Lansing kids don’t care about their community, Cedar street looks bad i want to help make the southside nice again”, said Fuhrman.

National Honor Society, Vikings Give Back, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and neighborhoods around Cedar are also volunteering to clean up Cedar street.

Haley learned about this great opportunity through outside research with the help of her mom. She encourages other students to come out and help also.

If you are interested and would like more information don’t hesitate to stop Haley in the hallway and talk about this great community service opportunity.

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On February 28th there was a Banquet held at Pattengill Middle School for Hope Scholars. The whole Lansing school district of Hope Scholars, 6-12th grades got together to prepare for their senior year and how to get ready for college financially.

“It’s an annual event that brings together schools, families and hope,” said Hope Scholar coordinator Dr. Dalton.

Over 300 scholars showed to the event.

“Everett was well represented,” said Dalton.

There was a lot of food and many speeches were made by the mayor of Lansing, school officials, and representatives of Lansing Community College.

“It was fun. The food was great and I got a better understanding of what to be expecting in the near future financially,” said Junior Mai Der Yang.

The banquet was kept interesting by prizes given at the end of the banquet.

“There were raffle tickets for bikes and some people got awards,” said Yang.

Organizers were pleased with the turnout, and Everett was well represented out of the other Lansing schools.

College Adviser Chisaokawu Duru said, “It was exciting to see a lot of parents and students to get excited about going to college.”

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