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By Braden Clark

It is easy to say that our girls team had an abysmal season last year, so to say that they can only improve from last season will be an easy feat.  With a record of 1-18 they could possibly win more games they did all of last season in their first week.  Returning starters Katelyn Hamilton and Katelyn Hannifan look to lead the Lady Lions to a season they haven’t had in a long time. 

                “Expectations this year is that we’ll go far because we have worked harder this year and Payson High should plan on seeing us in state this year,” said Senior Brenae “Bonesaw” Rosser.

                Losing two of their leading scorers from last year Taylor Quist and Tess Spencer, “Katelyn Squared” look to take the roll of leading scorers for the Lions.  Hamilton coming off a team leading 19 three pointers is a threat from deep.  Along with Hamilton’s precision from deep also Hannifan is also a threat from deep hitting 11 threes, second on the team behind Hamilton, the Lions will look to unleash fire upon opposing teams from the three point land. 

                Everyone knows that you must have a successful front court to ever win a championship, and the Lady Lions have two seniors patrolling down in the low post.  Brenae “Bonesaw” Rosser and Priscilla “Chicken Wing” Hales will look to lock down opposing centers and forwards.

                “Like I said before we’ve worked harder than ever before, and we are going to surprise a lot of people this year,” said Rosser.

                If I have learned one thing over the years with these girls is that they know how to win, freshman year they tied for the championship and successful seasons over their sophomore and junior seasons.  My prediction this year is that if they don’t finish top two in region it will be a disappointing season, I have expectations for my girls this year and I look forward to ride the bus all the way to Dixie State this year.

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This month everyone is trying to give a little more and do some good for the Payson community. The students over at Payson High School are giving back by having their annual Penny Wars.

            Penny Wars is a competition between the seniors, juniors, and sophomores to see who can get the most points for their class. The points are based on the different coins and bills students put into their respective classes jars. Pennies that students put into jars are worth positive points for their grade. Any silver coins or dollar bills are negative points towards the other classes. The winning class gets bragging rights on the other classes for the rest of the year. But that’s not the real reason everyone gives money to Penny Wars.

            The real reason for Penny Wars is to help families in the Payson community, who can’t afford Christmas for themselves. The process of selecting a family to help is done by choosing some of the families of students at the high school who need it. Then after that it is expanded out to the families in the Payson community who could use some help this Christmas season. So everyone get out there and give some hope to those in need, just give a little of your pocket change or car change any little bit can help.

            Penny Wars goes from November 26, 2012 to December 7, 2012 if you want to donate money find a student council member they will be carrying jars around for each class to put money into. Other than Penny wars there are many other ways to give back to the Payson community. So don’t forget the reason for the season and give a little help to someone in need.

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By Cherilyn Elder

Have you ever seen CO2 dragsters racing across a tile floor being guided by a string?  The sight is amazing to behold.

On October 22 and 23, Mr. Nielson’s physics classes raced their C02 cars.  Two cars race each other using a machine and CO2 cartridges to push them.  A string connects the cars to the machine and guides the cars in a straight line.  The machine measures the speed of both cars.  The winner gets extra credit for having an amazing car.

The students had different feelings about this project.

“CO2 cars are like death-definitely not my best friends,” said Jessica Barker.

Making these awesome cars is a long and sometimes hard process.  Mr. Nielson taught his students Newton’s three laws of motion to help them make a faster car.

The first step in making the cars is to think of several ideas and write those ideas down.  Then the student’s favorite design has to be chosen.  Favorite meaning: best looking, fastest looking, or easiest to make.

The blueprint has to be drawn with exact dimensions and look exactly how the car will look.  After the design is complete and the materials are picked out, then the work begins.

The drill press and band saw are the first tools used to make the car.  The drill press makes the holes for the axles and wheels.  The band saw cuts the design into the piece of wood. 

When the car looks like the drawing, then you get out the sand paper and start sanding all the edges until they’re smooth.  After the car looks and feels soft, or as soft as wood can feel, you get to choose a paint color and the design that you want on your car.  Once the paint is dry, the axles are put through pieces of straws to let the wheels turn smoothly.   The axles are then placed through the holes in the car so the wheels can turn easily.  Then the wheels are put on with the gold washers in between the wheel and the car to keep them from rubbing against the wood.  The eye hooks are added to the bottom of the car for the string to go through and guide the car. 

Once the car has all of its parts and looks amazing, you are ready to race!

“It was a great hands-on experiment that helped the students apply what they learned in class,” said Andrew Putt.