Drama Teacher Hosts Director's Night

Judge's drama department is gearing up to perform this year's main stage play, Our Town. Mr. Darin Hathaway – the drama teacher and director of the production – chose this American classic for many reasons, namely because it is noted as one of the most important American pieces ever written.

Hathaway wanted to be sure that viewers of the Judge performance would understand the significance of the play, and furthermore why Thornton Wilder, the playwright, wrote such a profound – and often abstract – play.

For this reason, Hathaway hosted "Director's Night" on Tuesday, February 2, in the Judge auditorium. The cast was present to talk about their characters and Hathaway discussed the life of Wilder, the history of the play, the play's plotline and structure, and why Our Town is important.

"So many people have come up to me and said, 'I was in Our Town' or 'I remember where I was when I first saw the play.' And I think that is what's so cool about Our Town. It has sort of established this tight community of people," said Hathaway.

Director's Night was an insightful look into the life of Wilder and Our Town as a whole. The commentary that Hathaway provided was interesting and will help those who attended appreciate and understand the play.

The production runs February 19-21 in the Judge Auditorium. All shows are at 7 PM. Come and support the very talented Judge drama department.

Engineering Club

Engineering Club at Judge began the end of the first semester and the club is planning for many entertaining activities for this semester. Michael Robinson, a junior at Judge, the one who created this club tells, "The Engineering Club at Judge is an opportunity for students at Judge with an interest in Math, Science, and Engineering to explore the current world of engineering as a possible career path in college and beyond. We are working directly with the University of Utah's Engineering Department to explore ways of using engineering to solve some of our world's challenges of energy conversion and pollution emissions." They are now focusing on the use of fuel cells and renewable source of energy and preparing for the presentation at the University this summer about fuel cells.

Michael Robinson seems very positive about the club. He says, "I think that the club is a great opportunity for students to get a head start on college correspondence, and will look very good in a resume. The activities that we will be doing are both fun and educational, and we have the potential of making strides toward improving the world we live in." Anyone who is interested in Engineering Club can contact Michael Robinson by email at mrobinson801@gmail.com, find and talk to Mr. Angelo or just show up at their meetings. The meetings are on every Thursday, in Room 211.

Peace and Justice Alliance - Changing the World

The Peace and Justice Alliance has definitely had their hands full this year. Making Judge and the world a better place is a lot of work. They just finished up Human Rights Week, which had many exciting events. Many people participated in the activities, learning about the world, and having fun at the same time. One of these activities was the disability lunch, where kids tried to be blind or tied their hands behind their backs. There was also a balloon toss, where words like genocide and racism were written on a board, and kids threw balloons to try and erase them. A video about immigrants, called the Visitor, was also shown. The Peace and Justice Alliance had many announcements for us in the mornings during the week. In addition, Judge coordinated with the Inclusion Center, who helped out. Some students even went off campus for activities on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

As for upcoming events, they have lots of activities to plan. "Right now we are getting ready for Black History Month," Mr. Lovett, a moderator of the group commented. "We are also preparing for a spring campaign." Senior, LeVaughn Wilkins will be participating in this, representing Judge Memorial. East High School will also be partaking in the campaign. In the past, Judge has worked with Highland High and Park City.

If you are interested in this great club, that helps make a difference at Judge and outside of the school walls, come to room 104 on Friday mornings, or talk to Mr. Lovett.

Debate Team

Coach Megan McDonald and the Judge Debate Team's 27 members have been competing for 2 and a half months. The size of Judge's team keeps it uncompetitive against larger schools, however individually, Judge is performing extremely well. "I'm looking forward to the rest of the season," said McDonald, who is also a freshman and sophomore English teacher. She is coaching her first season alone at Judge. Her prior debating experience consists of assistant coaching another high school team in addition to competing on her college team.

Making A Difference

Today in America, we face such issues as rising gas prices, terrorism and the wars it has caused, and a variety of things everyone can live without.

But here at Judge, there is a club that is trying to make a difference not only in our country, but around the world. The Rotary Interact club at Judge does wonderful things to make the ugly world into a better place.

The Interact club is a fundraising group that helps local and international communities. Their goals this year are to raise enough money here in Utah so that they can go on an international trip to Cambodia, where they plan to fund girl's scholarships. Said student leader Alexis Naylor, "It is important to do these kinds of things because it shows a sense of community service that you just don't normally see today."

This is Naylor's first year as the student moderator of the interact club. Before she became the leader, she was in charge of food. Now, she has many more responsibilities, such as coordinating the fundraisers. Last year, they raised $9,000 locally, more than enough to fund their international relief trip to Mexico. In Mexico, they provided relief to communities devastated by hurricanes and other coastal storms.

"The best part about the trip was seeing the looks of happiness on their faces when we delivered their supplies" said Naylor.

Joining this amazing group of people is simple. They normally meet in Dr. Qualls's room every other Thursday. To become a member, all you have to do is show up at a couple of meets and get involved with the activities. If you are looking for a club that helps people who are in need and has fun doing it, the interact club might just be the club for you.

Peace & Alliance Club

Many people don't know what the Peace & Alliance Club is. The Peace & Alliance club is a merge of the Amnesty Club & the Multi-Cultural Club. This club is run by Mr. Lovett and Mrs. Morgan. I asked Mrs. Morgan what the purpose of this group was and she said, "We promote tolerance, dispel stereotypes and we try to show that all races should get along."

When I asked Mrs. Morgan what some of the best parts of the club are, she said, "I really enjoy helping the students in this club and all the kids benefit from joining the club." In order to join this group, all you have to do is show up to one of their meetings. The Peace & Alliance Club meets two Fridays of every month. The meetings are usually in the morning. Information on the meetings can be heard on the morning announcements in your homeroom class. You may also go and talk to Mr. Lovett or Mrs. Morgan. If you are not able to get in touch with them then you can talk to Levaughn Wilkins or Chau Nguyen. These two are the student leaders of the group and they would be happy to answer any questions that you have.

This club has many things going on all year round. In October there will be an assembly for the club and they will tell you more about everything that they do. Mrs. Morgan said that this would be a great time for any student looking to join to get more information on the club. In January, this club will be helping out with Human Rights Week. If you have any questions feel free to talk to Mr. Lovett or Mrs. Morgan.

The Environmental Club: Cleaning Up Our Community

"The Environmental Club is getting off to a rough start this year," says Rachel Palmer, a member of this club. She says the reason for that is because their previous advisor doesn't teach at Judge anymore, so they haven't been able to have any meetings yet this year. They also haven't chosen a president of the club, but Rachel said some of the leaders of the club would be herself, Alexis Naylor, Teresa Highsmith, and Marquel Reddish.

Judge defiantly benefits from having this club around school. Rachel says they recycle once a week, collecting all the blue bins in the classrooms and "reusing all the paper, plastic, etc. we would otherwise have just thrown away."

She says that they're going to have a fair sometime this year to inform students about how they can go green and conserve energy. If you want to get more involved, contact Rachel Palmer at rachelmccrae@hotmail.com and she will give you more information about how to join.

Speech and Debate Is a Great Way To Excel

Speech and Debate is nothing new at Judge. The past and present teams have done very well and are most likely to continue their legacy. Debate and Speech helps students to overcome fears of public speaking and meeting new students at what seems like an enormous school. It also works well with other extra curricular activities because it can also be taken as an elective during 6th period.

If you have not already heard the hype about Speech and debate, it is a club that meets every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and during 6^th period. At meetings Students practice for upcoming tournaments and practice speeches. Once the season begins, they have games against other school teams. The upcoming season of Speech and Debate is soon approaching and the team is preparing and trying to get more students to join. Their plan of action is the next few weeks the team is holding "Speech Arts" where all students are welcome to participate.

The Debate and Speech team has accomplished so much and is appealing to all students at Judge Memorial High School. The team's coach, Ms. McDonald, has said "Speech and Debate has many great students in it who are willing to take risks such as joining in an improv game, or speaking in front of a class of twenty about toothpicks." The team consists of students from all grades and cliques but they all have one common ground, a love for Speech and Debate.

If you are interested in joining the remarkable Speech and Debate team at Judge Memorial High School, you are welcome to join in any meeting held in room 408 and are sure to have an enjoyable time.

JROC: Slope Sliding

JROC is a program for students that want to ski and make new friends. A group of seniors said, "All you got to do is give the money, get on the bus, and your in for an adventure." Every Wednesday the students take a bus up to Brighton Ski resort at 3:20. they will arrive at 4:00 and get to ski for four hours, then meet back at the bus at 7:50. On Wednesday mornings the students will bring all of their gear into the storage room. It will be safely locked up until after school when the students then collect their gear and meet in the cafeteria. To join the JROC crew all you have to do is pay a membership fee of $10 and your in. You also will need to bring $20 dollars for each trip to pay for your ticket, unless you already own a season pass then you will only need to bring $5 for the bus fee. Your parents have to sign a permission slip and you will bring food or money for food. Once all this is done you are on your way to a new adventure in the outdoors.


by: ethan gosselin

Film Club

The Film Club may be well known at Judge for being the laid-back club where "all you have to do is show up and watch films." But now the somewhat small club might be scrambling; with the departure of their advisor, Mr. Dolan, who will step up to the plate to be the new head of the Film Club?

The Film Club is an easy going extracurricular which focuses on both watching and creating films. The Film Club is also the sponsor of the annual Judge Film Festival, where students can show off the films that they have made.

And coming up in November, the Film Club will kick off their year with a screening of the movie "Innocence", supposedly one of the greatest ghost stories of all time. Stay tuned to the Judge website for more information on the Film Club!

- by Emily Andrews

Are you a philosopher?

Do you consider yourself somewhat of a philosopher? Or do you just like to talk about different ideas? If you sad yes to either of these questions, then I have a club for you. Philosophy Club meets about once every two weeks in room 104. After enjoying a snack, they listen to and discuss different philosophers and ideas. For instance, they recently had a meeting comparing and contrasting Plato and Aristotle. If any of this interests you or if you just want pizza and cookies, visit Mr. Lovett in room 104. Everyone is welcome.

- by Michael Greenberg

SJLT

Every person in this world deserves to be treated fairly and justly. Now, even though you and i know that, our world is still full of prejudice, oppression, and hate.
That's where the Social Justice Leadership Team comes in.
Lead by Dr. Brinkman, this special group of people comes together to fight for and to protect the dignity of all people. They plan lessons about social justice for elementary school children to teach tomorrow's leaders, and, together with the Multicultural Club, they organize and lead school-wide campaigns to show the world that we, here at Judge, care.

Look for these upcoming events that the SJLT organized:

• The Dia de la Raza Assembly (which is this coming Monday)
• The Martin Luther King Assembly
• Oppression Awareness Week
• Asian Awareness Week
• And A Week Without Violence

- by Madelyn Machon

Environmental Club

It is often said that what you do to the environment effects not only you, but you're children and all other generations to come. Well here at Judge kids are taking the environment seriously, trying to rebuild and compensate for what our parents have done. The Environmental Club is a group of students committed to saving the planet by recycling and preserving through action and education. Because of the Environmental Club, Judge has a recycling program and is aware of what is happening to the planet, and active in its prevention. Through meetings, posters, programs, discussions, and encouragement, Judge, thanks to it's Environmental Club, is doing its part in preserving the planet for ourselves, and for generations to come!

-by Molly Pace

Junior Classical League

The JCL club headed my Magister Soran, has so far been a success. So far JCL has gotten together for events such as Roman Cooking, Toga Bowling, as well as their Mentoring program, which has been used to teach junior high and elementary school students the fundamentals of Latin. This Sunday, October 7, the JCL will be holding another get-together at the University of Utah Union building for some billiards, pizza, and soda.

- by Luigi Lollini

Interact News

We are going to be discussing and planning a few upcoming events at our next meeting next Thursday, October 11. They will be a lot of fun, and new members are always welcome, so stop on by!

-By Kiersten Thorsen

Anime Club president speaks

I interviewed Keawe Kali, the President of the Anime Club about what they had been working on during meetings the past month or so and this is what she told me:

"We are thinking of having a haunted house during the Halloween dance. So we've been trying to put that together. Because of where the dance is located and how limited we are, we were given the auditorium's basement classroom to work with as the haunted house."

A haunted house is a good idea for something to do during the Halloween dance, especially if you're not a big dancer or socializer. So, make sure to head to the basement of the auditorium to have a screaming good time!

- by Sarah Fitzpatrick

JCL to visit area schools

This year, Mr. Soran and the JCL (Junior Classical League) are planting seeds in the youth of today in order to prepare them for Latin. This year the JCL will be traveling to schools in Utah to teach them about the basics of Latin, and will do this by teaching them basic grammar as well as mythology. The plan is to have the students learn hands-on in an attempt to not only spark their interest in Latin, but to learn about the ancient world's cultures.

- by Luigi Lollini

Amnesty International meetings

Far away from the SmartBoards and laptop carts of Judge, people are suffering. Whether it's prisoners in Argentina or impoverished children here in the U.S. all people need food, shelter, and justice. But Amnesty International is here to change all that.

With over 2.2 million members in over 150 countries worldwide, AI is nonviolently attacking injustice around the globe. With the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights as their guide, their millions of volunteers come together to promote and protect human rights.

All this might seem far away from your Judge classroom, but it isn't. Every Wednesday morning in the Campus Ministry room members of the Judge chapter meet. You can have donuts, juice, and help change the world – all before school starts.

- by Madelyn Machon

National Honor Society Holds First Meeting of the Year

On the afternoon of September 5, the National Honor Society held its first meeting of the school year in Mr. Van Orden's room. Despite the briefness of the proceedings, important information regarding upcoming events as well as the plan for the whole year was discussed. Members are already signing up to volunteer at "Back to School Night" as well as declaring the first nominations for the organization's officers. "Back to School Night" is Wednesday, September 12. The next meeting, in which officers will be selected, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 26.

Anime Club

Last year the Anime club wasn't very organized and didn't really have a point, but this year the improvements are spectacular. Keawe Kali is the President of the club and she's done an excellent job of turning the Anime club into a club that anyone would want to join. The participants in the anime club will be learning and teaching each other new things that deal with the Japanese animation world like drawing, movies, dancing, conventions and so much more. If you're interested even in the smallest bit about the anime world, email Keawe Kali at moonpuzzle@gmail.com and let her know you want to join in the fun.

- by Sarah Fitzpatrick