Older Generations and Technology

Older Generations and Technology

by Maddy Garrett

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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As teenagers, most of us cannot even begin to imagine life without our cell phones.

But for other people, who may be a bit older, a sense of being overwhelmed by all the technology that surrounds this day and age becomes fuzzy in their cell-phone screen.

Every day there is always something new. When someone gets caught up, they fall behind with all the new products that come out seemingly every day.

The first iPhone was extremely popular, and now years later, the latest and coolest phone is the Iphone 5.

Our society just keeps expanding and progressing on technology, and it is quite awesome for this younger generation, but for the older generation...not so much.

“I feel like I can’t keep up, or compete with the kids and technology,” explains grandmother Ann Garrett on how she feels about technology. “I’m only cool if I know how to work a smartphone or computer.”

“I hate technology! I can’t keep up with it and I feel so overwhelmed!” shouts school registrar, Mrs. Lewis.

Teenagers and younger children are used to this kind of technology and how fast everything is now because that is how they were brought up. Teenagers can figure out problems and other things better because they are so in touch with it.

New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Resolutions

by Brittany Clark

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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The new year is a fresh start for setting goals, sometimes recycled from times past, sometimes created anew. They motivate one to set sails in a new direction, or navigate the same direction in a different way.

From experience, however, one may have noticed that there’s a huge difference between setting goals and achieving goals. Doubtless one has undergone challenges with keeping one’s promises throughout the year. Though these challenges help one to grow even more if overcome, they can also serve as roadblocks that prevent one from accomplishing goals.

Corrina Carter, junior, can relate to this, calling herself a “magnificent procrastinator.” It’s hard to keep herself on track because, “When all my energy has been put into last minute homework I can’t seem to do things that really matter to me.”

Krista Dekorver, senior, also meets with difficulty. “It’s hard having so much pressure on my shoulder.” Being a senior, she has more than enough challenges to sift through, and the added pressure has never helped.

So, what does help? How do high schoolers go about putting first things first and relieving this pressure, no matter where it comes from?

Photo of the Day: Researching the Election

Students research the election as part of a project in a Dixie High Language Arts class.

Photo by Kirra Wilkinson, Flyer Flash

For more on the Election, read the Flyer Flash, Issue 4

Heated Presidential Election 2012

Heated Presidential Election 2012

by Sophia Tagliarino

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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With the Presidential Election coming up in early November, the buzz concerning who’s to be President has reached the excited mindsets of the students here at Dixie.
 

Firstly, there’s the candidates to consider. Corey Fernandez thinks the current President Barack Obama has run his course, “He’s a bad President; he’s making us more in debt.” Obama’s previous presidency is indeed questionable, but despite of it, he is striving for another term.
 

(Photo: Emmanuel Dunand, AFP/Getty Images)

Obama’s running mate will be Joe Biden, his campaign adorning the slogan “Forward.” In a March 2011 Pew poll, Obama held an advantage of 47 percent to 37 percent in votes.
 

The Republican Representative, Mitt Romney, obviously has a better reception at Dixie High School. “He’s Mormon and he’s gonna be elected for President,” claims Skyla Price, addressing his controversial religion right away.
 

Alongside Romney will be Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan, and their slogan is “Believe in America.” Like Obama, he’s striving to deal with the various challenges facing America today, each planning to do so in their own way.
 

Lots of issues surround the election in such a way that they will eventually determine who wins, based on each candidate’s solutions for the problems, and the credibility they steadily gain with advertisement of their campaign.
 

Students had much to say about each issue, sometimes even recommending which presidential candidate should be the one to take care of it.
 

“Education to the two political parties is like Canadian bacon; Canadian’s take credit for its mass improvement but we all know its still just ham,” says Mason Aldred, alluding that the many debates over education are only there for the benefit of each opponent’s campaign.
 

Fro Yo

Fro Yo

by Zach Christiansen

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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Do you crave Krave? Want to munch at Menchies? Currently there are several yogurt shops in St George, such as Menchies, Yogurtland, Krave and many others.

If students were to go to Menchies they would be offered a variety of flavors like cinnamon, graham cracker, cherry tart, praline salted pecan caramel, cheesecake, angel food cake, black cherry greek yogurt, butter brickle, gingerbread man, red velvet, and many others. There are so many flavors and different places to find what you’re craving. So why pick frozen yogurt over ice cream?

“The current market trend is showing yogurt shops popping up all over the nation. From the fall of 2010 to the fall of 2011, the number of yogurt shops increased 31 percent,” according to Racheal Pomerance of U.S.News. The health craze is taking its turn in the spotlight. There is now a new term given to these frozen yogurt shops. They are called “fro yo” shops!

Racheal Pomerance also reported that yogurt is made up of milk and that there are enzymes, sometimes called cultures, flavoring, gelatin and sweetener. Ice cream has sugar were frozen yogurt can have honey to substitute as sweetener. Frozen yogurt is lower in fat than ice cream because yogurt is made from pure milk and ice cream is made from the cream, which holds fat.

Yogurt is considered to be a healthy treat. But is this true? In each normal healthy person there are digestive enzymes that break down food so that the body can absorb nutrients into the body. These enzymes are also the unique difference between ice cream and yogurt. The probiotics, or bacteria, are what make it a healthy snack.

Dieticians have stated that it is not such a healthy snack because of the sugary toppings and add-ins that are included in the yogurt. Have you ever had a sugar high followed by a sugar low? Too much sugar can lead to fatigue. It is recommended that one small spoonful of sugary add-ins or using fruit as an add-in is a step in the right direction for keeping yogurt a healthy treat.

The Scale of Life

The Scale of Life

by Shyenne McMahon

Assistant Editor, Flyer Flash

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Everybody has those days when they come home from school and their parents put them right to work, whether it’s cooking dinner or cleaning the house. The parents tell the kids to do it because they say they’re tired from working all day. What parents don’t understand sometimes is how much high schoolers have to do all day, especially if they work and play sports on top of school.

Such a heavy weight is put on high school students to do well in school in order to get into college and do well in life, and with the economy the way it is many parents really can’t help pay for college education. There are many students working part time jobs in high school to start saving for college, paying for their sport, or even just for spending or gas money.

Students have to find a healthy balance between sports,
academics, and a social life.
Photo by Kirra Wilkinson, Flyer Flash

Sports teams in high school require quite a bit of money sometimes and use so much of what used to be a student’s free time. Many students try to work all of this into their schedule while still getting enough sleep, and having time for friends - but sometimes that isn’t quite the case. “It sucks. I don’t sleep and I have no social life,” Amy Hauck relates.

There’s nights when Ashley Hurd doesn’t get home from work until 11PM after going to school all day, still has homework due the next day, and has Jetette practice at 6AM the next morning. “I try to do it all the day before but I’ll wake up as early as 3:30 in the morning to do my homework,” she admits. Instead of having a cynical attitude about it, she stays her optimistic self. “It’s a struggle, but I love all 3 things and I wouldn’t change it.”

What are the Chances?

What are the Chances?

by Tristan Cowles

Sports Editor, Flyer Flash

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For some people going to college is a dream in itself, and for others playing sports at the collegiate level is a whole other task. The odds of playing sports past high school aren’t as high as some players might think. Then if they are talented enough to get there it may not be as glamorous as the athlete might think. In the end if enough work is put in, anyone can find a place in the college sports world.

For the average athlete there is less than a 10 percent chance that they will be put on the roster of a college team. For Dixie alumnus Creighton Atkin, he is one of the high school players to beat those odds. For Atkin his chances were even lower with about between five and six percent of high school soccer players playing college.

Dixie football vs. Desert Hills High School
during the regular football season.
Photo by Kirra Wilkinson, Flyer Flash

He is currently playing soccer for Erskine college in Due West, South Carolina. “You just have to find a place where you can fit in,” is some advice Atkin gave about trying to find a team to play for at the next level.

When starting to look for a colleges there are some steps that have to be done while in high school so an athlete can become a collegiate athlete. Counselor Mrs. Mitchell says that keeping up on grades is essential in finding a spot on a roster. “Getting a good ACT score and good grades will help, so that the coach won’t have to give as much money to an athlete giving them a better chance of getting on the team.”

Mrs. Mitchell also says the very first step would to be registered with the NCAA. “The athletes need to register with the NCAA clearinghouse, usually in their junior year so colleges can start looking at them.

Being able to fit in with the team might not just be being the best player on the team. There are some major things that can help an athlete find a team. “Having good grades, the way you play your position, and how well you can work with the other players on the team,” are the thing that Atkin says are key into getting recruited.

For some high school athletes they only strive to play for a division one team. This may keep them from getting out of high school athletics and moving on to a higher level. Being narrow mind isn’t a good thing when coming to a look for a school to play for. “Take whatever you can get; don’t only try and find something that might not be realistic for you,” Atkin said lastly.

Strictest Rule in School

Strictest Rule in School

by Isabel Sneddon

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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Every school district has a dress code or dress policy, and every student has grown up hearing the rules of dress deemed appropriate for school: Don’t represent your gang while at school, keep your mustache, beard and/or sideburns clean and groomed, and no dangling belts. These are just three of the plethora of rules that have been enforced among teens have been taught, as they’ve grown from kindergarten all the way to senior year at high school.

Students have a variety of styles here at Dixie that fit
fit within the dress code.
Photo by Tyler Johnson, Flyer Flash alumni

There have been countless debates on dress code requirements and whether or not we should just throw all those rules out the window and adopt a new policy of strictly enforced uniforms.

Students in most public schools have managed to avoid a uniform consisting of khaki’s and a collared tee shirt, and most hold strong to their right to express their individuality by dressing in their favorite skin tight jeans and deep v-neck shirts.

It has been reported that middle-class students feel peer pressure to buy expensive clothing. There also is cliquish behavior exacerbated by differences in what students can afford, and some kids are wearing inappropriately sexualized clothing that isn’t conducive to studying. And according to teachers, the dress code is in place so that students feel comfortable in school.

Tips on Applying for College

Tips on Applying for College

by Kristy Laub

Assistant Editor, Flyer Flash

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No, money doesn't grow on trees. No, you can't press the "easy" button for paying for college. But, you can do the next best thing, apply for college scholarships. College scholarships can help with the outrageous (but sometimes priceless) value of a college education. Here are some tips for high school seniors on applying for college scholarships.

Perhaps the key to receiving the most college scholarships is to prepare years in advance. Essentially, you want to become as "well-rounded" as possible. That means maintaining an excellent GPA and participating in extracurricular activities such as a school newspaper, sports, band, school newspaper, volunteering in your community, etc.
 

Dixie State College is located here in St. George and
is an option for many students after Dixie High School.
Photo Courtesy of Dixie State College (dixie.edu)

Volunteering in your community will not only provide you with experiences and references for College but will broaden your view and help you become an all around better person.
 

This one is common sense, but the article wouldn’t be complete without it. Guidance counselors can help you prepare for college as well as give you great advice for applying for scholarships and college in general.
 

“Students need to start as soon as possible. Know what college/s you want to apply for ahead of time, also receive a Letter of Recommendation," Mrs. Mitchell, Dixie High Guidance Counselor recommends.
 

If possible, try to apply for the scholarship/s several weeks or even months before the deadline. This will help your references have plenty of time to complete a reference letter or form. It will provide you with plenty of time to complete the application without feeling rushed. It will also free up your time to apply for more scholarships if they are available.

Plans for Fall Break

Plans for Fall Break

by Zachary Christiansen

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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Fall break is upon us and many students are getting out of St George. For some people fall break means staying at home and doing nothing. For teachers fall break is:

“Getting ready for my wedding,” said Ms. Julianne Gifford.
 
“Vegas, baby!”said Mr. Craig Milligan
 
“Absolutely nothing,” Mrs. Launa Williams,
 
Mrs. Sophia Ford, counseling secretary, said “We can’t afford to go anywhere with the price of gas at $4.00 a gallon.”
 
Some students at Dixie High are even going out of the United States for fall break, “I'm going on a cruise to Mexico for 4 days. On our cruise we are going to Catalina Island then to Ensenada,” said Ian Anderson, senior.
 
“I’m going on a cruise to Hawaii, Samoa and Tahiti,” added Sophia Tagliarino, senior.
 
For most students, home is their vacation. “Hang out with my girlfriend and work on recording and E.P.,” Shiloh Martinez said, senior, when asked what he was doing for fall break.
 
For other students, fall break is an escape to nature. “Probably going camping,” said Hanna Perkins.
 
Why do we have fall break? “We used to have UEA, where teachers go to Salt Lake and have meetings. Now the teachers don’t usually go, so we still keep the break every year.” said Mrs Lewis, Dixie High’s counselor. Fall break is also a transition between 1st and 2nd quarter.
 
Here are some ideas for those with nothing to do over the break: There’s Fiesta Fun Center, Laser Mania, St. George Recreation Center, Washington City Recreation Center, Skate Park/ Bike Park, ATV, Horseback, Hiking, Sporting Events, Movies, Fishing, Camping and the list goes on and on.


Even if it’s just staying at home and enjoying the extra two days to sleep in, fall break is an excuse to step back from classes and regroup before returning to school.

Junior Prom

Junior Prom

by Tyler Johnson

Staff Writer, The Dixie Blog

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This years junior prom was a blast, the atmosphere was kicked up and the music was loud. It seemed that the student body was also pumped up; the couples seemed to be in a loss of time as they danced, and even the school staff seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely.
 
This year’s dance was great and maybe even better than before. Many students seemed to enjoy hanging out, dancing on the floor, drinking & eating, walking around outside or even dancing in the water fountain.
 
Dixie Junior Marrissa Desmazes said that the atmosphere made the dance great, “The atmosphere alone was fun.”
 
The staff interacted with the students and some even brought their family along. Current Dixie senior Taschia Ritter said she it was actually kind of fun to have teachers there, “It wasn’t odd or anything, they are always there and i feel it is kind of nice.”
 
The families seemed to enjoy it as well, like Mr. Dickson and his family. “My daughter enjoyed the dance and so did I, even though she did not get there until 10:30, the end of the dance.”
 
Though the atmosphere was filled with happiness, the best part would have to have been the few couples dancing outside in the park or in the water. It was entrancingly romantic to watch as couples walked and pranced around the Town Square park next to the St. George leisure building, laughing and smiling, dancing in the fountain, and just enjoying and losing themselves in the moment.
 
Current dixie Junior Ali Judd stated that, “I thought it was fine, and really fun.” She said she wouldn’t have chance anything.

Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands

by Tristan Cowles

Staff Writer, The Sports Hangar

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When the Dixie battle of the bands was all said and done, Verona was crowned the winner of the event. The other three bands that performed weren’t too shabby either.
 
The contest was held at the GoGo37, which is on the corner of St. George Boulevard and Main street.
 
The band to take the stage first was Queens Anne’s Revenge. The Classic Rock band played two covers, one by Slash and the other by Joan Jett along with one of their own songs.
 
The group features junior Bryce Webster on guitar who said he was pumped to play in front of his fellow students. “ I was really hyped to get on stage and play for everyone.”
 
Next the band that had formed just weeks prior to them playing on stage was Logical Fallacies. The Indie Rock band put together their own versions of “What I’ve Done” by Linkin Park and “Come Sail Away” by Styx.The group also performed a song they wrote themselves.

Easter

Easter

by Samantha Aldrich

Editor, The Sports Hangar

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With everybody anticipating the long awaited Easter break, some don’t even really know what Easter means. It’s all about the break for part of Dixie High’s student body and staff while much of world celebrates the religious holiday.
 
Easter is the day where most of the U.S. and world wake up in the morning to an Easter basket lying outside their door or even in some cases hidden in the house where the person has to find it if they want it.
 
This is the day where Easter egg hunts are performed and it’s the traditional act to eat candy.
 
But why is this day here and what does it mean? What does the Easter bunny represent? This article is here to answer these questions.

End-of-Level Stress Relievers

End-of-Level Stress Relievers

by Tristan Cowles

Staff Writer, The Dixie Blog

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When students hear the word test, they think of scantrons, tight stomachs, number two pencils, and the anxiety of getting the correct answer.


Over the years of taking end of level tests I have learned some tips that can help raise scores and lower the stress.
 
The first one that I seemed to notice was eating a decent breakfast, or eating breakfast at all. Not eating in the morning is a habit that students may have, but should reconsider changing the day of the test.
 
When you’re hungry during a test and haven’t eaten all day, you won’t be able to concentrate on the materials or the questions being asked.
 
Talking to some students I have learned to read the answer choices first, then read the question, then read the answers again.
 
This is mostly used when it is necessary to read a passage or story before answering what you know about what you just read.

Dixie Alumni

Dixie Alumni

by Samantha Aldrich

Editor, The Sports Hangar

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Talking to the many different people that have graduated from Dixie High was very interesting. When cracking open the white pages of the phone book and calling random numbers, it's crazy to see and talk to all the people who have gone through this amazing school. 


Hearing all of the memories and stories that go along with them is the best part! Especially when talking to 13 people for half an hour is all that was accomplished. When interviewing a lady by the name of Nicole Johnson I asked her if she ever went to Dixie or not. “I never personally went to Dixie, but I did have a cousin around the same age that went there. I went to Pine View. It was always really fun going to all of the sporting events and seeing her across
the court or field on Dixie's side. I always secretly wanted to be in her shoes.” 


Dixie has changed a lot within the hundred years of being established. Everything from traditions, statistics for sports, activities, number of people and classes, the list goes on and on. 


While looking through the phone book, my eye caught the name of Jason Williams. Jason went to Dixie High School years ago and recognizes now how much it has changed since then. “Back in my day there weren'ta lot of people at my school, but the population now of Dixie High has changed so much. It's a pretty big school.” 


How were Dixie's athletics and classes different from now? “All of our teams were pretty good and we had some of the same classes,” said Williams. “But nothing like graphics or ceramics or computer technology. Most of all the work we did was written too.” 


That just shows how much Dixie has evolved and how advanced it has become. Just like it's loved now, Dixie has been loved in the past and it will continue in the future.