Broadcaster Press 11 October 29, 2019 www.broadcasteronline.com October 2019 Vermillion High School’s Student Newspaper Vermillion.K12.SD.US TanagerTake We need to respect the sixteen season show Starting the 16th season strong, Grey’s Anatomy still continues to wow me. Maggie and Jackson have broken up and Jackson seems to have moved on a little too fast in my eyes. By posting a picture on Instagram with the caption “freedom,” Jackson pissed-off many people, including me. Why?! In what universe is that okay? Oh man, would I be mad! Not to mention, Meredith (Mer) is stuck doing community work for something she did for the good of a kid. In addition to all of that, Bailey will not let Meredith anywhere near Grey Sloan. In my opinion, Bailey is being kind of stuck up about the situation. After all, the hospital is named after her family. Like, HeLlO?! One of Meredith's patients was supposed to have the Alps procedure done; however, Bailey will not let Mer in the hospital. So, Jo has to perform the procedure, and she facetimes Meredith. But when the procedure is done, Bailey straight-up hangs up on Meredith. How rUuUuUuDe?! Dr. Karev and Dr. Webber are working at Pacific North, and let’s just say, it is a downgrade from Grey Sloan. The machines at Pac-North hardly work and they are very understaffed. Even though Karev and Webber don’t like it there, they have both agreed to try and turn the place around. With some more exciting news, Amelia is pregnant with Link’s baby! But she was a little scared and didn’t want to keep the baby because of her past trauma; then she talked to Link and he said he wanted to be the best dad ever. Amelia quickly changed her mind. So, now we are going to be welcoming a new baby into the show! Not going to lie...at the beginning of the season, I wasn't really impressed, but it seems to be getting better and that's all that matters. “In what universe is that okay?” Get a CLUE A delightful reenactment of the 1985 movie “Clue” premiered at the high school on October 4th. The play casts all the original main characters from the movie, with Autumn Waters as Wadsworth, Annika Holdhusen as Miss Scarlet, Wyatt Knutson as Colonel Mustard, Suki Ford as Mrs. Peacock, Jack Fuller as Professor Plum, Maddison Kranz as Mrs. White, and Lars Kocher as Mr. Green. The play also included all the movie’s murder victims, casting Bethany Bentz, Gracie Mollet, Callie Ihnen, Sienna Lewis, Emilee Foster, and Lauren Hansen as Yvette, The Cook, The Motorist, the Singing Telegram Girl, Mr. Bobby, and The Cop, respectively. Ian Kocher provides his beautiful “piano playing,” complementing the performance of the actors incredibly well. “...flawlessly make do...” Vermillion’s production of “Clue” follows the same plot of the original, breathing new life to the classic black comedy murder mystery. Although the cast and crew had a smaller set and budget to work with, they manage to flawlessly make do with some alterations and improvising. The set designs differed a lot from the movie’s “creepy mansion,” but offered a clever set up to make up for the fact. Much of the witty dialogue between characters and deadpan one-liners had the audience in stitches. I’d have to say that my favorite part was when the characters rushed out into the audience looking for an envelope marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and then tried to steal it from each other. It was unexpected but the overdramatization of the entire scene made it easily the best part of the play. As with the movie, I was not a big fan of the play’s finale. Wadsworth admits to being Mr. Bobby, their blackmailer, and Mr. Green, apparently undercover, arrests them all for murder. While the ending matched the movie’s, it made little sense because some of the details and plot points essential to the ending had been cut, ending the play in a rather rushed and more-than-alittle confusing scene. I enjoyed this unique take on “Clue”, and I would give this production a 10/10 in laugh-outloud, murder-mystery comedy. As a Sophomore, I have learned to expect the special charm that routinely radiates out of a Vermillion High School cast and crew under the direction of Ms. Mary Begley and assistant, Joe Geis. Teaching is a family-friendly vocation BY MRS. TERAMIE HILL VHS English Teacher As teachers, we always have a few students who are contemplating entering our profession, asking if we love what we do and if we would do it again. For me, that answer is a resounding YES. Despite the twentieth century challenges and piles of papers to correct at times, this profession allows me to help shape lives, change futures, spend the summers with my children, and achieve a sense of balance for my family…most of the time. This year is more challenging for me to achieve that balance due to my third pregnancy and upcoming maternity leave. So far, I have had the ideal situation with an incredible amount of support. I have been healthy, without restrictions, and even have a student teacher to share my workload. My students, colleagues, and supervisors are all genuinely excited for me and have been very understanding of the unique challenges we teachers face with extended leave: the stress of leaving your classroom to another person, the anxiety of choosing between time with your new baby and time with your students, and the daunting task of detailed sub plans for every single day you are gone. Since my maternity leave is in the middle of the year this time, I am planning around forty detailed lessons for each course I teach—forty days of detailed agendas with activities, games, worksheets, quizzes, tests, etc., so someone else can take the reins and teach high quality lessons. Having a good substitute teacher is vital for teachers any time we are absent, so I am extremely grateful to have an outstanding student teacher, Miranda Henglefelt from Mount Marty, to take over for me while I am on leave and create a smooth transition. She is already a huge asset in my classroom and knows our students’ personalities and needs, so I am confident that my experience will be positive. “.. theanxiety ofchoosingbetween timewith yournewbaby andtimewith yourstudents. .” With my situation being so idyllic and yet still so overwhelming at times, I have often wondered how different my experience would be if I didn’t have this support system. As a teacher, I would be on my feet 7 or more hours every day, trying to plan those forty lessons in addition to the typical teaching load of 6 classes per day, sending concerns and answering student/parent emails, serving FAMILY FIRST CHIROPRACTIC Crystal L. Paden, CD • Michael P. Paden, DC Chiropractic Physicians 102 E. Cherry St., #106, Vermillion, SD Ph: (605)624-9383 Closing /Escrow Services Flexible Closing Hours Title Insurance Excellent Customer Service CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT TODAY Walk-Ins Welcome • Most Insurance Accepted Quality Care For Pain Free Living! on school committees, and all the extra things we do after the school day ends. What if I didn’t have leave built up or qualify for FMLA and feared dismissal? What if I worked in a bigger district with administration and parents I didn’t personally know who were less than excited about my departure? I cannot imagine the anxiety I would feel in those circumstances and how that would affect my teaching and love of this vocation. In any profession, it is difficult to be absent for medical issues or funerals or other human problems outside of our control, but it is especially difficult in a career where you often must be super-human for our kids. The family friendly attitude of our tightly knit community has certainly helped me remain joyful in my work as I waddle down the halls of VHS, giving me one more reason to love teaching in Vermillion and continue to recommend this path to students who love learning. Happy Halloween! Dr. Matthew Knutson Dr. Richard Knutson Dr. Brandon Jensen 605-624-6291 www.KnutsonFamilyDentistry.com Sp