Winter wonderland at White Pass
January 28, 2009 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Featured Stories, Stories
Winter weekends at White Pass Ski Area offer a visually vibrant array of snow-filled fun.
Skiers zip by in bright ski suites, youngsters wobble down shallow slopes as they learn to ski, and picturesque pines and mountainsides surround the lodge.
On Saturday, Jan. 24, three Unleashed photographers bundled up and headed out to capture their unique visions on a day at White Pass.
Keith Schroeder returns a snowboard to its owner at the free ski and snowboard check at White Pass. Photo by Janessa Mains of Eisenhower High School.
The ski patrol helps a skier at White Pass. Photo by Janessa Mains of Eisenhower High School.
The ski resort is reflected in the window of the lodge at White Pass. Photo by Janessa Mains of Eisenhower High School.
Skis wait for their owners at White Pass. Photo by Janessa Mains of Eisenhower High School.
The sun attempts to peek out from behind the clouds. Photo by Janessa Mains of Eisenhower High School.
Skiers ride the "quad" lift at White Pass. Photo by James Hibbs of Davis High School.
Greg Kimmel, 47, skis with his daughter Teresa, 4. Teresa has been skiing for three years. Photo by James Hibbs of Davis High School.
Teresa Kimmel, 4, goes up the platter lift with her father Greg Kimmel, 47. The Kimmels, of Richland, try to go skiing every other week. Photo by James Hibbs of Davis High School.
Snowboards and skis wait to be chosen for use at White Pass. Photo by Alex Braman of Davis High School.
Snow rests on branches of evergreens near the top of the triple-seat chairlift at White Pass. Photo by James Hibbs of Davis High School.
Skiers and snowboarders begin the trek to the lifts after picking up gear at the White Pass Ski Area. Photo by Alex Braman of Davis High School.
Charlie Jorgensen, 32, left, talks to Dylan Spencer, 23, both staff members at White Pass, during a break. Photo by Alex Braman of Davis High School.
Cole, 28, left, and Teresa Ordutt, 27, sit back in the snow after snowboarding. Photo by Alex Braman of Davis High School.
Spencer Dutton, left, helps his son, Cole, 4, after a fall. Photo by Alex Braman of Davis High School.
Shayla’s celebration of life
December 21, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Stories
Photo by JANESSA MAINS/Eisenhower High School
Lori England, an American Sign Language teacher at Eisenhower High School, looks at the cover of the program for Shayla Holwegner’s celebration of life. Shayla, a 17-year-old senior and volleyball player at Ike, died Dec. 11 after battling a rare form of cancer for nearly two years. The celebration took place Saturday, Dec. 20.
Shayla created the art work for the cover of the program for her celebration of life.
We’re thankful for …
November 21, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Stories
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, some of the Unleashed kids — student reporters, photographers and artists from around the Yakima Valley — are sharing what they’re grateful for this year.
Some are local, like the terraces at Franklin Park. Some are personal, such as banana pancakes with toasted pecans and powdered sugar with steaming hot syrup. And some are universal: Life itself, clean water and food, shelter.
Plus, there are many more.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Jessica Serrano, La Salle High School
• Faith and justice.
• Family and loved ones.
• Diversity.
• Freedom of speech.
• Strawberrries.
• Philanthropy and philanthropists.
• Forgiveness.
• New beginnings.
• Art.
• Life itself.
Lisa Garrigues, Naches Valley High School
• My caring parents.
• My protective older sisters and brother.
• My supportive friends, teammates, teachers and coaches.
Hannah Naughton, Davis High School
• My family’s health.
• Banana pancakes with toasted pecans and powdered sugar with steaming hot syrup.
• My parents’ love.
• My friends.
• My two crazy sisters.
Samantha Knittle, Davis
• Marching band.
• My family.
• The sun and warm weather.
• School (but not homework).
• Clean water and food.
• My friends.
• Free speech.
• My teeth.
• Drum Corp International.
• God.
• Chocolate.
• Swing sets.
• My teachers.
Hannah Kivi, Riverside Christian School
• Freedom of religion.
• My parents.
• My friends.
• My Bible.
• Softball.
• My house.
• My school.
• Unleashed.
• Our country.
• Music.
• My ability to write.
• Gum.
Lety Clark-Olivero, Eisenhower High School
• My parents.
• My siblings.
• Shelter.
• Sustenance.
• My cell phone with its unlimited texting.
• Jesus.
• A healthy body.
• Laughter, life, love and a little dancing mixed in there somewhere.
• My boyfriend.
• My friends.
Kami Cross, Eisenhower
• “One Tree Hill.”
• Starbucks Christmas decorations.
• A car that runs (most of the time).
• Addicting books.
• Cuddling.
• My loving family.
• Thursdays.
• Friends.
• Football games. (And the end of football season.)
• Rainy days.
• Strawberry-pineapple iced teas.
• Musicals.
• Running through the sprinklers at night.
• My bed being right under the heating vent.
• Peacoats.
• Family videos from when I was little.
Georgia Gempler, Davis
• Freedom.
• Education.
• Family.
• Animals.
• Shelter.
• Opportunity.
• Books.
• Technology.
• Snow.
• Music.
• Artistic expression.
• Free time.
• Movies.
Loren Button, Riverside Christian
• Jesus.
• My parents.
• My home.
• My friends.
• “Guitar Hero: World Tour.”
• Being a senior in high school!
Colleen Fontana, Davis
Long books and warm blankets on cold rainy afternoons. Music and iPods and singing loudly in the shower. Friends to understand me and parents to confide in. Sisters to cry to and brothers to make me laugh. Raspberry peach iced teas from Lincoln Avenue Espresso and blue Papermate pens.
Warm winter coats and old furry boots. Moleskine planners from Inklings Bookshop and sledding down the terraces at Franklin Park. Stick shifts and curly hair and laughter and bright pink nail polish. My camera, Benji, and pony tail holders.
Summer thunder storms and the smell of the rain afterward. Games of kick the can and lap tag. Volleyballs and pianos and coffee. Thank goodness for coffee, and the roof over my head and the God over my roof and this life with which I have been blessed.
Sean Nagle-McNaughton, Davis
• Books.
• Music.
• Friends.
• Parents.
• Brothers.
• Kindness.
• Knowledge.
• Challenges.
• Grandparents.
• Conversations.
• Peace and quiet.
• Those who help others.
• Nature.
• Happiness.
• The whooshing sound of deadlines going by (just kidding).
• The world I live in.
Janessa Mains, Eisenhower
• My family.
• My friends.
• My camera.
• Knowledge.
• Books.
• My cat George.
• Animé.
• Gay pride.
• Music.
Hannah Besso, Davis
• A supportive family.
• Loyal friends.
• Laughter.
• Sports.
• Music.
• Weekends.
• Summer.
• Good food.
• Snow.
• Sleep.
Libby Young, La Salle
• God.
• My family.
• My friends.
• My school.
• Church.
• My cats.
• My teachers.
• Life.
• Dance.
• Vacations.
• Books.
• Freedom.
• My iPod.
• My cell phone.
Kacie Cross, Eisenhower
• God.
• My parents.
• My sisters and brother.
• My friends.
• Boys.
• Music.
• Dancing.
• Paper.
• Air.
• Elephant Ears.
• Food.
• Eyes.
• Hands.
• Computers.
• Telephones.
• Movies.
• “One Tree Hill.”
• Books.
• The saying, “If you don’t like something, change it; if you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
• Tennis.
• Musicals.
• Makeup.
• Showers.
• The color blue.
• Rain.
• Relationships.
• Life.
• Love.
• Laughter.
James Hibbs, Davis
• Books.
• The Davis High School library and its librarians. They keep it open from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday to help kids study.
• Doug Johnson and Avid.
• Food.
• My siblings.
• My parents.
• Kenneth Capp and epistemology as manifested in “Theory of Knowledge.”
Alex Braman, Davis
• Davis High School.
• My friends (We make Davis fun).
• My iPod (I take it everywhere).
• My camera (I want to take it everywhere).
• My family (They raised me how I am today).
Jasmine Okbinoglu, Eisenhower
• My family and friends.
• Music.
• Books.
• Food.
• Tennis.
• Laughter.
• Summer.
• Swimming.
• Movies.
• Art.
• Nature.
• Candy.
Jessica Cummings, Bickleton High School
• God.
• My loving family.
• My church.
• My fellow believers.
• My friends.
• My gifts and talents.
• My country.
Alyssa Patrick, Eisenhower
• John Mayer’s lyrics and musical talents.
• Sunday nights, squished on the couch between my mom and sister, watching “Grey’s Anatomy.”
• My brother.
• Authors who lace so much into each sentence that my mind never has to stop unraveling new clues.
• Jim and Pam. Always. If the writers on “The Office” break them up, I will have a nervous breakdown.
• Rachel’s Challenge, Leadership Camp and Invisible Children.
• Mango ice cream.
• “Benny and Joon.”
• My family.
• Teachers who never stop teaching the way they believe they should teach, even when some of their students don’t give them that effort in return.
• Broadway.
• Ike’s Little Theater.
• My car, its CD player, and 20-minute drives at the end of long days.
• My bed.
• My physical health, so I can dance.
• My opportunity to go to college.
— Want to see more artwork by artist Samantha Knittle? The Davis High School senior has an online portfolio. To check it out, visit http://samanthaknittle1.tripod.com.
A Bounty of Music: Photo Essay from Harvest Marching Band Festival
October 20, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Stories
Unleashed photographer Janessa Mains, a junior at Yakima’s Eisenhower High School, photographed the Harvest Marching Band Festival at her school on Saturday, Oct. 18. The fest, held at Ike’s Zaepfel Stadium, drew more than 3,000 musicians in 21 bands from Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Check out Janessa’s photos below:
A girl from Kennewick High School receives flowers from another story during a performance of “A Toy Story” at the Harvest Marching Band Festival, an annual marching band competition and exhibition, hosted by Eisenhower and Davis high schools in Yakima.
The color guard from Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho, performs the can-can in front of their school’s band at the Harvest Marching Band Festival.
A trumpeter and a sousaphone player from Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho, perform a duet during the Harvest Marching Band Festival.
A student from Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho, performs a trumpet solo during the band’s Paris-inspired show.
