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Senior Spotlight: Josie Vaver

Senior Spotlight: Hannah Ohlmann

Senior Spotlight: Hannah Ohlmann
Senior Spotlight: Josie Vaver
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Sarah: When and where? 

Josie: Nov. 20, 2002, in Eau Claire, WI

 

S: Favorite High School memory? 

J: When we are singing, Prof. Reim smiles at us because he is happy. And then art class.

 

S: Advice for freshmen guys? 

J: For the guys, don’t ask a girl to banquet over the phone.

 

S: Favorite pastime activity? 

J: When I am not in the Heinze’s kitchen, I am on TikTok snuggling with my cat and my dogs.

 

S: What is your dream car and what would you do with it? 

J: One with a moonroof and a backup camera, so there’s more visibility.

 

S: What makes you laugh the most? 

J: Playing Just Dance with Erica, Sarah, and Abigail.

 

S: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? 

J: Greece, it is really pretty there; it looks gorgeous.

 

S: If you could travel back in time, when would it be and why? 

J: 90’s, because music from that era is the best, and very cute clothes.

 

S: Weirdest sound in sleep? 

J: Wait, hang on . . . do you wanna listen to them? Are you gonna spell it? “Feh-feh-gah-leigh-o”

 

S: Do you have baby knees? 

J: No, and I wish I did.

 

S: Josie, I feel that you are one of the most qualified people to answer this question . . .

Cats or Dogs?

J: Dogs, I have barn cats, and inside dogs and cats. They're just better; dogs are more intuitive and they learn more than cats do.

 

S: Anything to add? 

J: Retweet.

If you know Hannah Ohlmann, then you’re a very lucky person. If you don’t, just imagine a girl who likes to do anything but listen in class, a woman of many talents and many faces, and one of the best people to be around.  

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Olivia: When and where?

Hannah: June 9, 2002, in Manchester, Missouri

 

O: Best high school experience?

H: Couples’ yoga. 

O: Just couples’ yoga?

H: Couples’ yoga with Olivia. 

 

O: Plans for the future?

H: Make a lot of money. Well, realistically . . . I’ll never wed, and I’ll be living in Florida, and since I’ll have no children I’ll probably have cats.

 

O: If you were a crayon color, what would you be? 

H: (looks up with wide eyes) I don’t know what color crayon do you think I’d be??? (takes hesitant slurp of soup) I would be a muted reddish orange.

 

O: Do you have any advice for freshmen?

H: (stares off into distance) Ummmmmm . . . just don’t care what other people think about you because upperclassmen’s opinions don’t really matter, because that’s what I thought when I was . . .  (trails off into muttering and starts scrolling through her phone) . . . oh! The cubicus boxfish!

 

O: Where would you live if you could live anywhere and why?
H: Florida. Because I like the beach.

 

O: What’s something most people don't know about you?

H: (stares at me) I'm extremely sensitive.

O: I feel like most people know that.

H: Okay. 

 

O: How long have you known Ben Haslett? 

H: On a personal level? Since last year. But, we went to the same church when we were babies. 

Favorites

Color? Periwinkle and yellow

Book? You by Caroline Kepnes

Faculty member? Double D (Dr. Dan), Mrs. Beeks (Mrs. Beekman), Rodesters (Prof. Rodebaugh)

Season? Spring

Drink or Energy drink? Arizona Tea Ginseng and Honey, and Watermelon Red Bull

Song? “Anything" by Clinton Kane

Favorites

Place: The beach

Prof: Reim

Senior: Olivia

Junior: Kaylee

Sophomore: Noah

Freshman: Joe LeDuc 

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Fish: Cubicus boxfish 

Drink: Blue Gatorade

Year of high school: Probably senior year

Bible verse:  Romans 8:38-39

Hymn: “Children of the Heavenly Father” 

Where do you see Josie in 10 years from now?

 

Erica Oster: “She’s still on her way to graduation cause she’s still running late or she’ll marry into the Amish family next door but convert them all and raise a herd of ex-Amish babies.”

 

Miranda Fliescher: “Hmmm . . . in 10 years I see Josie being a cute little mommy and she also works with preschoolers and her husband owns a ranch in the South so she would be a southern mom.”

 

Sarah Heinze: “Probably driving her car somewhere, maybe around the college campuses to see the cute boys, driving way under or way over the speed limit, or just jamming out to her favorite playlists.”

Where do you see Hannah in 10 years?

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Daniel: Probably wherever you are. 

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Ben: Probably married, maybe with like one kid, expecting a second one at the time. Probably in a middle class neighborhood. The average American mom. 

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Mason: Working, like, an office job, and has a thousand cats.

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Sarah: Living in a small house with Noah, with a couple of cats, but she has her own art studio where she does her own artsy things. 

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Noah: With cats.

Sarah Heinze

Olivia Thurow

Senior Spotlight: Sarah Heinze

Senior Spotlight: Sarah Heinze

       You may not know this amazing young lady very well because she can come off as being shy, but she is wonderful to get to know. She is always calm and never shows if she is not happy, at least that I have seen. Sarah was a fabulous person to sit by in History 10. Oh, and do not forget she is the daughter of our favorite groundskeeper / maintenance person. 

Lydia: When and where?

Sarah: September 7, 2002, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Josie: In a hospital.

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L: You’ve never missed a full day of school, which is super impressive. Have you ever even missed half a day?

S: When I went to get my permit I had to leave during Choir. 

J: You’ve only missed two periods!?

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L: Favorite class?

J: She likes Art.

S: I do like Art and also Con-E-con with Prof Rodebaugh right now. 

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L: If you could own any animal in the world what would it be?

S: Oh boy, um, definitely Josie. Either a cat or dog because they are tame, cheap to own, and friendly. 

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L: Favorite high school memory?

S: Banquet, those are always fun days; and any other event that isn’t school.

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L: What are you planning on doing after high school?

S: Live life and see where God takes me. 

J: She wants to live and love.

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L: Favorite song?

S: I do not have one; I have thought of that so many times. 

J: She likes country music. Do you listen to music similar to how you dress?

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I guess Sarah H. knows like every country song.

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L: If you were a musical instrument what would you be and why?

J:  A wind chime 

S:  People know me as being quiet, but I can be loud sometimes.

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They figured out it was called the Mark Tree

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L: Favorite Professor?

S:  Doctor Dan, Prof Reim, and Prof Rodebaugh. I feel bad not including any of the other ones.

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L: What is your favorite advice? It can be something you thought of or something you heard.

S: (Looks up advice and has a moment of physical pain trying to think) Remember God. We’ll keep it simple.

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L: Favorite vacation place? It can be somewhere you haven’t gone yet.

S: I really want to go to Arizona sometime. I love traveling to Washington because the scenery is so so pretty. 

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L: Favorite book?

S: The Bible. Besides that--

J: The Catechism

S: Silly Sarah. 

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L: Do you think the heat should be turned up so the classrooms stay warmer?

S: Uh, definitely yes! I have talked to my dad about this and his excuse is that the Prof’s wear suits and need it to be cooler. I should start a petition because I should not have to wear a jacket in the summer. 

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L: Anything else you would like to add? 

S: Josie cries pretty easy . . . (Josie starts crying listening to a Hannah Montana song)

Lydia Kettner

Weird Things Heard Around Campus
Basketball

paul's senior spotlight

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I don’t write for the Flash ever but I figured I’d make an exception to do this spotlight of Paul. Throughout the past four years, Paul and I have made a lot of memories together. Even though it usually ends with at least one of us getting in trouble, we always have fun and make each other laugh. He’s a great friend and an even funnier guy.

 

T: When and where?

P: December 4, 2002 in Sacred Heart hospital

 

T: Plans after high school?

P: I’m going to STOUT for Industrial Design.

 

T: Advice for freshman?

P: Have fun. It goes by fast.

 

T: Favorite high school memory?

P: Being in the student section during volleyball games.

 

T: Favorite basketball memory?

P: The party we had at Levi’s house.

T: What’s your most controversial sports opinion?

P: Lebron is the GOAT.

 

T: What are you gonna miss the most after graduation?

P: Seeing my friends everyday.

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Favorites

Song: The Ben Shapiro podcast

Class: Geography

Prof: Mrs. J

Sport: Basketball

Professional Athlete: Gardner Minshew, without a doubt.

Color: Green

Animal: Dog

Underclassman: Spotters

Weird Things Heard Around Campus

“You dinglehopper.”

“A nice, soft piece of toe jam.”

“One foot, two foot, three foot, four foot… wow, I sound like Dr. Seuss right now.”

"Just ask Prof. if you can borrow the intestines."

“What could be better than poetry and pig’s stomach?”

"I'm pretty sure we took the batteries out of the fire alarm for the TV remote. Priorities."

“It’s an Amish Leprechaun! Leave me alone!”

“If he gets bored he can smear the ketchup all over his face. Just an idea.”

“I have dropped so many babies this week ...”

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-Suraya Williams

When the basketball season ends

Some people take a break and relax

Some keep playing and practicing

Some just don't stop playing at all

Those who don't stop have a better chance of getting better

Those who do stop and don’t touch a basketball until the next season

Don't get better.

Basketball

Titus Radichel

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

         Coming soon in theatres near you is the one, the only, Immanuel Lutheran High School’s production of Mrs. Wiggs and the Cabbage Patch (or, A Page from the Book of Life: A Heart- rending Melodrama in 3 Acts) by Tim Kelly and based on a story by Alice Hegan Rice.

        It will be shown on Friday, April 30, at 1:00 P.M. and on Saturday, May 1, at 7:00 P.M. Come watch as the darling Mrs. Wiggs (played by our very own dear Olivia Thurow) faces off against the wicked Aristotle Flint (Daniel Hein) who is always up and about--up to trickey and about to deceive, that is. See the struggles of loss, deceit, and fear right alongside the redemption of kindness and love. Laugh and cry with us! Cheer on our hero and boo our villain this coming April 30 and May 1 with us--your very own ILHS theatre program.

A Spot of Randomness
Robotics Rush

Miss Lucy

A Spot of Randomness

The U.S eats about 350 slices of pizza every second.

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A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death.

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Pepsi originally contained pepsin, thus the name. 

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The volume of the earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.

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Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman, and child in the world.

 

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.

 

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

Robotics Rush

      The Robotics team #2143 TOBOR, vivaciously works in suspense for the fast coming online tournament, where the team will submit a video demonstrating what the robot can do. One of the most interesting things about the robot is the turret, where it shoots dodgeballs into a hoop. Here is a walkthrough of a basic robotics day during 2020-2021. Programmers work on the code while builders work on the robot, using power tools, CAD programs, 3D printers, and lots and lots of types of wrenches. Late in the season, everyone helps in practice runs of the robot using the mat in the gym. Unfortunately, it was found out that due to some errors, the team can’t submit to the online tournament, but they are still putting final touches on the robot to complete it.

Evan Kuehne

Micah Fossum

Mason’s Midwest Phở

Serves: 5-6

 

Ingredients:

-Knorr Homestyle Beef Stock

-8 Bone-In Pork Chops

-Salt

-Pepper

-Cilantro

-Green Onions

-Stew Mushrooms (Optional)

-Sesame Oil

-Ginger

-Soy Sauce

-Garlic Powder

-1 Package White Rice Pad Thai Noodles

Poll: April

    What do you call the last piece on a loaf of bread? I looked it up and there is absolutely no consensus on a proper name. The most common names for this forlorn piece of bread, on the Immanuel campus, are Butt, End, Heel, and Crust. Coming in first place with 41 (53%) ILHS votes is Butt. End brings up second with 16 (20%) votes, then Heel with 15 (19%), and Crust with 6 (8%). A senior guy stated that it was the Nub, a sophomore male said that it was the shriveled part or something, a few merely replied that this was the useless part of the bread, some said that it can also be called the elbow, and around 5 students did not know what they called it. On the internet, there are unlimited names for these end pieces so whatever you call it, I suppose you are not wrong even though others may judge you. 

Poll: April

Going Against the Whole Grain

Mason's Midwest Phở
Cancelation of Shakespeare

Lydia Kettner

Cancelation of Shakespeare

William, oh, William,

Where hast thou gone, oh William?

They wish to take your lovely poetry

They wish to take it far from me.

Your thought out rhymes and your iambic feet

I always thought that they were neat.

The work which thou hast spent ‘een a lifetime,

The work which once had been mine lifeline,

Is thrown away in fear of what and why?

Why do they declare that it must die?

He who hast inspired many a poet and poem,

Is declared that no one else should know him.

 

Now bidst thine work a good and long farewell.

Why dost they send away thy poems and plays?

Sonnets, thus, and many thou hast wrote, tell

How dear they were, how once they filled my days.

How so often thou hast swept me away--

In your delicate rhymes and stories, true,

Thou hast magic in your art, I say,

A midsummer’s night dream they fill--they do!

A couplet to inspire greatness, yes?

A quatrain to declare emotion, still.

Thine works so long refined in brilliant dress,

Or so it was, they were, had been, until . . .

Declared unfit by careful rule makers.

They have become such: the Shakespeare takers.

Trinity Mayhew

Step 1:

Cut the meat from the bone on the pork chops, cut the meat in half, and cut those halves into two thinner strips by cutting along the direction of the cutting board instead of towards it.

 

Step 2:

Put the strips of meat into a large plastic bag with salt, ginger, soy sauce, and garlic powder to your liking. (You will be leaving this bag, as airless as possible, in the fridge for the time the broth takes to cook).

 

Step 3:

For this, you will need either a large pot, a pressure cooker, or a crockpot. Take your pot and fill it with about 3 quarts of water, then add the pork bones and any strips of fat you may have trimmed off in the process of cutting up the pork. Either pressure cook it for 2 hours or simmer it on medium-low heat or on high in the crockpot for 5-6 hours. (Take the meat out of the fridge about 20 minutes prior to the finish of the broth.

 

Step 4:

Once your broth has finished cooking, you are going to want to run it through a calendar to get out any large chunks. After you have done that, add 2 servings of the beef stock and stir until dissolved.
 

Step 5:

Take a skillet or pan of your choice and drizzle a thin layer of sesame oil into the bottom of the pan. Heat it until ripping hot, and quickly put slices of the pork into the pan, and then quickly flip them after a crust has formed, do this with all the slices.

 

Step 6:

Add the noodles to the hot broth, and while you are waiting for them to cook, cut up the cilantro and green onions (be careful, the noodles overcook easily).

 

Step 7:

Add the green onion, cilantro, and meat to the pot with the noodles and broth. Then season to taste with salt and pepper.

 

Step 8:

Enjoy :)

Mason Garvens

Modern Music

Modern Music

     Has anyone noticed all the new original bands releasing new music? Because I most certainly have. For example, Fall Up Girl just put out their new album called “Wahnsinn für Zwei.” Have you listened to their song “Dn’t Wnt T Rmmbr” or “We’re Leaving Up”? And what about Alarm at the Dance? I cannot stop listening to their new song, “The Ballad of the Starry Night.” Your Apothecary Hatred is also pretty good. I especially like “Infants” and “B.A.T.M.A.N” by them. You Do Understand Why They Don’t Know Where You Are just released a new album, too. It’s called “Zzatamzzar,” and my friends have been listening to it on repeat. They particularly like the song “Come Hang Out with Me!” Forty Seven Uber Drivers have also come out with some new music, like “Pet Lion” and “Steven and the Seveners,” but their older stuff like “Hands for Guns,” “Bathroom Tub,” and “Condo of Silver” is also really good.

     On the softer side of things, we have bands like Remotely Crew, Blind Lion, and Jester. Remotely Crew’s new tracks include “Dead Cable” and  “Boys, Boys, Boys.” Blind Lion has recently released “Dump Some Salt on Me” and “For Those About to Yodel (We Shake Your Hand).” Jester is my brother’s personal favorite, though. I’ve heard “Checkoslavokian Epic Poem” only about a thousand times, and “We Aren’t the Losers” a couple hundred more.

     The Ants have also put out a new album in the last year, with tracks including “Blue Helicopter,” “Today,” and “I’d Like to Carry Your Fingers.” The cover of the album is the five of them crossing the street. I couldn’t believe how original it was.

Trinity Mayhew

Hammock.

Choir in the Cage.

Hammock.
Choir in the Cage

    About a month ago, I made a shocking discovery: the tree at the top of the hill has become home to several large, flabby beasts. Upon further investigation, I recognized the creatures to be what are commonly referred to “hammock.”

    Hammock are, in general, relatively dangerous. While the existence of their psionic cries has not been proven, anybody nearby will feel a strong urge to climb in and let go of life. In addition, typical hammock behavior includes planting very flexible feet on nearby branches or trees. This leads to the hammock’s body hanging off the ground, and anybody ensnared in the hammock’s folds is in danger of awakening to a long, fatal fall.

    I myself was lured into one of these hammock one quiet afternoon. Although the journey up was simple, the tree and the beastie conspired to keep me trapped. As witnesses laughed on, I fought the hammock and the tree with every scrap of force and cunning I had. I barely made it out alive, and my soul still bears the trauma. 

    In conclusion, the tree at the top of the hill has become a nest for the “relaxing,” “harmless,” bloodthirsty monsters known as hammock. May God have mercy on the poor fool who wanders into the siren-song and succumbs to the dark machinations of the merciless hammock.

    As the leaves begin to reappear and the cold begins its reluctant retreat, life at Immanuel changes for many. Some perform in the play, some spend time with friends in the sun, and some play sports, always including at least one delusional student who thought it would be a brilliant idea to play baseball and run track simultaneously. 

    The appearance of the batting cage in the gym is not unexpected, but with our new friend Corona Virus acting up, our socially-distanced choir classes lose a lot of space for basses and sopranos. While some of these are easy to relocate, others must spend Tuesday and Thursday 7th hours in the net.

    Choir in the cage is a little different. Mats provide comfortable seating for some, and baseballs with torn-off hides provide some form of entertainment and curiosity. However, nobody seems to realize that maybe we’re the ones outside a cage, and they’re inside- THE CAGE OF SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS!

Alex Radichel

Alex Radichel

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