Volu me 1 - Allen East Local Schools

Volume 1
Mustanger
October 3, 2014
Homecoming King Travis Wireman
and Queen Miranda Dolan
Girl Soccer is 11-2-2
Boys Golf 2nd place NWC
Ariel Schantz
leads girl’s golf
team
Ben takes 7th place
at Allen Co.
Tournament
Volleyball team with a
record of 1-13
Brass wins fair show for 6 years in a row!
October 3rd, 2014
Kasey Reneau
Page 2
Welcome to the very first edition of the 2014-2015 Allen East Mustanger! We’ve started out
with a school year with both sports and school events! Here you can not only read about
upcoming events but also get to see where the pages are in the Mustanger that hold all of the
information you want to read about. Please enjoy this edition of the Mustanger and continue
to have a good school year. Go Mustangs!
Table of Contents
Upcoming Events ......... 2
Football
The Varsity football team has a game on October 10 away at Paulding.
Please come out and support the boys as they fight to beat the
Panthers! And come out and support the JV at home on Saturday
October 11th! The junior high do not have a game this week.
Agenda Book ................ 3
Editorial ........................ 4
Choir ............................. 5
Brass............................. 6
Homecoming Game ...... 7
Soccer
The Varsity Lady Mustangs are playing on Monday, October 6th at 5 at
home against Delphos Jefferson. It is their very last game before
tournaments start, so come out and support the girls at their last
season game! The boys play at Lima Senior at 5 on Monday, October
6th. Cheer the boys on as they fight for a win!
Homecoming Dance ..... 8
Varsity Football ............ 9
Varsity Volleyball ....... 10
Girl’s Golf .................... 11
Boy’s Golf ................... 12
Girls’ Soccer ............... 13
Quizbowl
On Wednesday, October 8th the high school Quizbowl team will be
taped on WTLW. Tune in at Channel 44 to watch the Quizbowl team!
Cross Country
The Cross Country team is ready to run at their last meet at the NWC
invitational on October 11th at Spencerville at 10 a.m. Come and
watch as the cross country team runs their hearts out!
Volleyball
The Varsity and JV volleyball team have a game away at USV on
October 7th, and the junior high have one of their NWC tournament
games away at Spencerville at 10 on October 11th.
Boys’ Soccer............... 14
Cross Country ............. 15
Varsity Cheerleaders . 16
JV Football ................. 17
JH Football ................. 18
JH Volleyball .............. 19
JH Cheerleaders ......... 20
HS and JH Quiz Bowl.. 21
Meet A CAM Student .. 22
Pep Rally..................... 23
October 3rd, 2014
Kylee Dirmeyer
Page 3
Are you Looking for inspiration or tips? The Agenda Book is a great place to look! Check out this
week in the Agenda Book on pages 40 and 41 to learn new and interesting things you may have never
known!!!
Get actively involved with the text as
you read. Ask yourself, “What is
important to remember about this
section?”
Character Corner
COURAGE
TAKE ACTION!
Courage has many faces. In
your planner, record two
instances of courage you
whiteness this week. Write
a one-page essay on how
these acts inspired you.
People will forget what
you said, people will
forget what you did, but
people will never forget
how you made them
feel.
Maya Angelou was
an African-American
author, poet, dancer,
actress and singer
-Maya Angelou
October 4 , 1957-The
th
Soviet Union launched
Did you know that sugar
was one of the first
medicines? Did you
know that sugar is the
only taste humans are
born craving?
Sputnik, the world’S
DISCUSSION
Do you have a role model or
a favorite super hero? Are
they courageous? How?
first artificial
satellite, touching off
the “Space age.”
VERB:
Juxtapose
(My role model is my mom, she
is courageous because she does
everything she can for me!)
Place side by side. Comparison
will be easier if you juxtapose
the two items.
October 3, 2014
Kendra Webster
Page 4
For the first Editorial of the 2014-2015 school year I decided to acknowledge the
problem of promoting our clubs. For a small school the promotion of the clubs is
essential to keep them alive. A simple solution to this is a school fair!
School Fair
On the first day of
high school when
you’re
bustling
around looking for
your schedule or
scurrying to your next class it probably
never crosses your mind that high
school can actually be fun. Don’t worry,
it definitely can be. Because of our
clubs, high school is a very enjoyable
place.
“How can a school so small have clubs
though?” you may ask yourself. In
order to keep our clubs alive we have
to be in them. The only problem is that
students do not know what clubs are in
existence and what clubs aren’t. If I
didn’t have a sibling I know I wouldn’t
have had any clue what clubs Allen
East had. There’s a simple fix for this
though.
I believe that we
should
have an annual
school fair at
the
beginning
of the each
new school
year. At this
fair each club
would have a booth
to promote
their club. The upper-class members
and their advisors would maintain the
booths. They could have various
activities or giveaways at their booth
to support their club. They also would
have a sign-up sheet for students who
are interested in
joining.
We could host
the fair in the
parking lot or
even
on
the
grassy knoll at the
main entrance. Both of
these places offer plenty of room to
have a school fair. An issue brought to
my attention was that if we had this
nobody would show up. I believe that
we should have the fair during the
school day. We could have it at the
same time we normally have pep
rallies or we could shorten all the
periods if we need more time. This
would eliminate the problem of people
not coming since students are already
at school.
A school fair would be the perfect
way to keep our clubs in existence and
to brighten the lives of high
school
students.
Who
knows, maybe you would
decide to join a club you
never thought you’d join.
October 3rd
Kylee Dirmeyer
Page 5
This year the choir is back at their hardworking, dedicated ways. This week we had the
opportunity to speak with the schools choir teacher, Mrs. Spencer! She gave us some
awesome information about this year’s choir with Jr. High and High school!
This year’s choir is doing very well! They’ve
been hard at
work
with
preparing
for
upcoming
performances
and warming up
their
singing
voices!
On
th
October 14 the
Jr. High choir
which
includes
th
th
6 , 7 and 8th
grades will be
th
preforming. The 6 grade has 58 members
and they are doing a Pirate theme! The 7th
and 8th grade has 110 members and their
theme
is
a
Tribute
to
The Choir singing at the Homecoming
Game on September 26th.
Hero’s!
The High
school
choir with
around 80
members
is doing a
Viva Las
Vegas
theme! They perform on October 21st! Mrs.
Spencer is very proud of the entire choir’s
hard work. She’s especially proud of her
new students learning how to read music
with Solfege Syllables and numbers. The
Choir
along
with the
Mustang
Brass,
students,
faculty
and fans
sang the
Alma Mater. The choir also sang our schools
fight song for the crowd! Everything is
sounding great and we cannot wait to hear
more great things from our choir!
October 3, 2014
Audra Dray
Page 6
Mr. Dellifield has done it again by going above and beyond with the Mustang Marching Brass! They
have an awesome time performing for you, as they hope you have an awesome time watching them!
The Brass has been working very hard this
season to put on some awesome shows for
you!
During each summer they have their annual
Brass Camp. The brass camp lasts one week
and is the third week in August. The start
time for the camp is 7 a.m. and goes until
noon. The brass also performs at the
Kewpee Showcase of Bands at the fair every
year. They also are a part of the Allen
County Fair Parade. They have won first in
the parade for the past six years! The
Mustang Silks and the twirler were also
involved in a competition at the fair this
year. The girls that were involved were
Kailey Stover, Sara Fraunfelter, and Victoria
Dawson, and Destiney Goble. They placed
first in dance and
dance
twirl,
second in feature
flags,
feature
twirler, and rifle.
Great job girls!
The Brass continues to work hard every
week to put on awesome pregame and
halftime shows. They play a lot of different
types of songs, as they are handpicked by
Mr. Dellifield each year. Some of the songs
picked this year include “Thriller”, “Paint It
Black”, “Get Off My Cloud”, and “Barbara
Ann”. This year the Brass is not going on a
trip, but will be at every varsity football
game. They love to come out and support
the boys!
GO BRASS AND GO BLUE!
October 3, 2014
Chloe Lawrence
Page 7
Pregame Festivities- Exciting!
The Homecoming festivities started out with the attendants riding around the track. The band
performed in pregame, and played for the court as they walked down the field. The freshman
attendant this year is Chloe Lawrence, escorted by Luke Brown. The sophomore attendant is
Leah Casey, escorted by James Hunt. The junior attendant is Destiney Goble, escorted by
Austin Louth. The senior attendants are Aubri Woods, escorted by Travis Wireman; Sadie
Kirkendall, escorted by Tanner Stippich; and Miranda Dolan, escorted by Garret Heuerman.
The 2014 Homecoming queen is Miranda Dolan and the king is Travis Wireman!
Our Homecoming King, Travis Wireman
showing off his Queen, Miranda Dolan for
the cameras!
October 3, 2014
Julie Webster
Page 8
September 27th was a busy day for the high school students of Allen East. Lima’s beauty salons
and spas were crowded with girls anxious to get their hair and makeup done while the boys
headed towards the flower shops for their boutonnieres. Everyone was busy getting ready for
the Homecoming Dance that night! Take a look at what you missed (if you weren’t there) and
be ready for a bigger and better dance next year.
Homecoming Court
Freshmen: Chloè Lawrence & Luke Brown
Sophomore: Leah Casey & James Hunt
Junior:
Destiney Goble & Austin Louth
Senior:
Aubri Woods & Garret Heureman
Sadie Kirkendall & Tanner Stippich
Miranda Dolan & Travis Wireman
October 3, 2014
Kassidy Reneau
Page 9
During the summer, you may have seen the boys practicing with two a days,
or working out in the weight room. The Allen East football team has worked
hard all summer to prepare for the fall, and it has really paid off during their
season.
The Mustangs have played 5 games
Mustangs played their hearts out,
so far. The boy’s
and only lost 36first game was
37 in a last second
against
New
loss. This week,
Breman, where
the Mustangs will
the
Mustangs
take
on
the
dominated the
Bluffton
Pirates
competition,
on our home field.
The boys get ready for a play.
winning 49-26.
The seniors this
The team went to Columbus Grove,
year
are
Alex
Larese,
Izak
and lost 46-21. The next week, the
Ackerman, Jacob Sherrick, Travis
boys
fought
against
the
Wireman, Eric Neeley, Garrett
Spencerville Bearcats on our home
Heuerman, and Tanner Stippich.
field. The Mustangs
The football boys are excited for
worked
hard
but
their season and will work
couldn’t pull out a win,
together to create an excellent
and lost 41-14. The
team. The boys work hard and do
next Friday, the boys
their best, supporting each other
played against Delphos Jefferson.
and creating memories that will
Our defense couldn’t hold against
last a lifetime. Come out and super
the Bearcat offense and had a
fan for the home game against the
tough loss at
Bluffton
49-0. The last
pirates
to
game was at
support our
home against
boys!
The
undefeated
Mustangs
Crestview.
are 1-4.
The tough
The boys get pumped up before
their game with Delphos.
October 3, 2014
Sofia Silone
Page 10
The Varsity Volleyball team is having a fun and exciting season with only 2 games to go.
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
The coach of the varsity
volleyball team is Dave
Haberman. Their record
this year so far is 1-13.
They’re having a rough
year but they’re staying
positive and trying their
absolute best. The
seniors are Carly Clum,
Sadie Kirkendall, Aubri
Woods, Taylor Lloyd,
and Alyssa Nickles. The
starters are Caitlin
Shuey and Kyra Clark
which both are outside
hitters. Carly Clum and
Aubri Woods which are
19-25, 18-25, and 1825.
middle hitters. Taylor
Lloyd is the setter.
Sadie Kirkendall is the
right
side
hitter.
Madison Jacobs is the
libero. Also on the
team is Alyssa Nickles,
passer.
Morgan
Niemeyer, right side
hitter. Courtney Harris,
setter.
In their most recent
game against Delphos
Jefferson they lost 3-1
with winning the 1st set
25-22, but losing the
last 3 sets by scores of
In the match, Harris
had 1 ace, Lloyd had 14
assists, Clark had 16
digs and 6 kills, and
Shuey had 1 block. The
next two games are
October 7th at USV at
5:00 and October 9th at
home with Vanlue.
October 3, 2014
Audra Dray
Page 11
The girl’s golf team, new to Allen East, didn’t have a bad season for it
being their first year as a team. Here’s how their season went!
The girl’s golf team is brand new
to Allen East this year! They have
two first year golfers and two
second year golfers. The team
consists of Juniors Ariel Schantz,
Megan Lotz, and Jessica Ward,
and Freshman Haylee Mattevi.
They were coached by Bill
Mattevi. For being a first year
team their season wasn’t too
bad. Junior Ariel Schantz led the
team with a 48.4, 9 hole
average. Junior Megan Lotz
averaged 58.0. Junior Jessica
Ward averaged a 71.3. Freshman
Haylee Mattevi averaged a 61.1.
Teams they went against
included Waynesfield, New
Bremen, Minster, Bluffton, and
Parkway. At the Girl’s Sectional
Tournament they earned 11th
out of 12 teams. They ended
their season with a 4-28 overall
record! Great job girls!
October 3, 2014
Sofia Silone
Page 12
The Boys Golf Team Finishes Up Another Fine Season!
The boys golf season
has come to an end.
They were coached by
Bill Mattevi. The team
consists of Senior:
Logan Ryan. Juniors:
Kayne
Richardson,
Parker Frey, and Dylan
Kennedy. Sophomores:
Matt Meyer and Harry
Kill. Freshman: Grant
Whitley. They did well
in the season going 133 in the league. They
earned 2nd place in the
NWC with Bluffton in
1st. Also getting 2nd
place in the NWC
Tournament. In the all
NWC 1st team was
Kayne Richardson and
Parker Frey and Honor
Mention was Logan
Ryan.
For
their
individual match they
their record was 19-6
which was very good.
At
the
sectional
tournament, the team
pulled off a big upset,
by coming in second
to Van Buren.
They then went on
to the
district tournament
last week and came in
14th out of 18 teams.
Their overall record
counting tournaments
as matches ended at
92-52.
They
had
another fine season!
October 3, 2014
Marie Beach
Page 13
High School Girls Soccer Team Kicking It!
The high school girls team record is
Gossard, Shelby Stevens, and Erica Fox. The
currently 11-2-2. Their
team is coached by Lamar
regular season is rapidly
Houston and assisted by
coming
and
Kristin Dixon. Their top
tournament
two scorers are Leah
time. Their team consists
Casey with 28 goals and
of freshman; Madison
Jade Mere with 22. The
Richards,
top two with most assists
starting
to
end
Madison
Houston, and Sophia Silone. Sophomores;
are Jade Meyer and Savannah Silone both
Leah Casey, Lori Bassett, Calli Jo Colley, Jade
with 12. Their next game, and last season
game is Monday the 6th, against Delphos
Jefferson. This is one of the team’s biggest
games of the year to win the conference.
Come out and support our Lady Mustangs.
Also, the girls are the 3rd seed in the
upcoming sectional tournament with a
home game on Tuesday, October 14th.
Meyer, Madison Staley, Kasey and Kassidy
Reneau, Sarah Perez, Maddie Freisner,
Marie Beach, Maddie Agner, and Mya
Gossard. The Juniors are Savannah Silone
and Alexis McClure and the seniors are
Chelsea Laycock, Heather Joyner, Kinsley
October 7th , 2014
Colton Truex
Page 14
We’ve had a girls’ team on the roster and now the boys are on it too. Read
about the boys’ soccer team as they take on their 1st season ever.
The boys’ soccer team is
The boys have had five games and
determined to get out and have a
fighting hard each game. They
successful season. This is the
have played Spencerville, losing
first year Allen East has had a
6-0. They also played Bluffton,
boy’s
losing that,
soccer
5-0.
On
team. The
Monday they
team
played
consists
Spencer
of Junior
ville again.
Evan
Allen
East
Left to Right: John Rumer, James Hunt, Ryan LeSure, Lake Brinkman, James
Stover,
lost to them
Metzger, Evan Stover, Brennan Kersker, Brayden Newland, Ethan Grant,
Sophomores
again, 6-0. The
Colton Truex, and Dylan Koehlinger.
John Rumer, James Hunt, Ryan
boys played Indian Lake on
LeSure, James Metzger, Brennan
October 1st, tieing that game 1-1
Kersker,
and played Lima Senior on the
Brayden
6th,
losing
0-2.
Newland,
Come
out
and
Colton
support
these
Truex,
guys as they try
Dylan
to finish
Koehlinger
the season
and
hard
freshmen,
and strong and
Lake Brinkman punts the ball
Lake
get
from the goal box.
Brinkman and
some wins.
Ethan Grant.
Go Mustangs and go blue!
Ryan LeSure throws the
ball in to play.
October 3, 20014
Marie Beach
Page2
Cross Country
The Allen East cross country is winding down, the team has one last invitational. They have had a good year so far, going to several
invitations and many have been led through by senior Ben Thayer. Here’s the story of their season.
Cross country is coming to an end; their season for
at the competitive Ottawa Glandorf Blue/Gold Invitational.
running is almost over. The junior high team consists of
There was a total if six personal bests set. Ben Thayer led the
Kaitlyn Spees, Bethan Martin, and Andrew Roessler. And the
way with the best finish, coming in 28th out of 177 runners,
varsity team consists of Carter Jarman, Cory Spees, Ben
clocking a time of 18:32. For the girls, Kierstin Prater finished
Thayer, Shawn Soules, Brock Spencer, Dakota Clark, Justin
in a personal best time of 27:16. The high school boys’ team
Frueh, and Kierstin Prater. On August 24 the team had their
competed in bigger school divisions and placed in 18th. On
first
against
September 29th the cross country team competed at the
Delphos St. John’s.
Kalida Wildcat Invitational. There were a total of four
The high school boys
personal bests that day. Ben Thayer led the team with the best
cross country team
performance, finishing 18th overall out of 137 runners.
finished 8th out of 14
Thayer’s time was 18 minutes, and 9 seconds. Others setting
team on Saturdays
personal bests were Shawn Soules with 20:05, Corey Spees
Delphos St. Johns Blue Jay Invitational. Ben Thayer led the
with 20:59, and Dakota Clark with 24:13. As a team Allen
way on a very, hot, muggy day. Finishing 20th overall in 19
East finished 13th. Then on September 30th the cross country
minutes and 3 seconds on the 5K course. Kierstin Prater was
team competed at Allen County Meet at Faurot Park. Ben
the lone girl runner, finishing in 30:58. In the middle school
Thayer led the way with a 7th place finish in 18 minutes, and
competition, Andrew Cochensparger clocked a time of 18:17
20 seconds As a team, Allen East finished 7 . There were 11
on the 2 mile course. Caitlyn Spees was Allen East’s top junior
schools at the county meet. The cross country team has one
th
meet
high girl, finishing in 22:13. On August 30
th
th
the cross
invitational left for the NWC, on October 11 th at Spencerville
country team competed at the Columbus Grove Invitational.
at 10 AM. Go out and support Allen East’s cross country team
There were five personal bests set by Allen East runners. Ben
and be a part of
Thayer led the Mustangs with a personal best time of 18
their
minutes, 14 seconds. Others are setting personal best were
pride.
Shawn Soules with 20:25, Dakota Clark with 25:36, Kierstin
Prater with 28:36 and junior high, Bethany Martin with
21:25 in the two mile. As a team, Allen East finished 24 th in
the larger school division. On September 14, they competed
Mustang
October 3rd, 2014
Kasey Reneau
Page 16
Cheerleaders
You can see these girls smiling under the dazzling lights on Friday nights or early on a Saturday
morning. From the blistering heat to the shivering cold, these girls are supporting the boys,
flipping, jumping, and cheering to rally the crowd and pump everyone up. They are the high
school cheerleaders, and they are excited about this year and all of the memories in it.
Meet the Squads
This year the beautiful and talented JV
girls practice on Wednesdays, and practice
cheer squad has six girls;
jumps, cheers, the fight song,
Cheyanne Clevenger, Madison
and other things essential for
Hatcher, Sarah Allen, Alexa
the week. This week both the
Hawk, Reagan Schick, and
junior high and high school
Madelin Agner. They have
cheerleaders put on the annual
been waking up early on The JV squad at the home game
cheer camp for kidngergartners
Saturday mornings to support against Columbus Grove.
up to 6th graders. At cheer
the boys, smile and have a good time. The
camp they learned jumps, motions, chants,
Varsity cheer squad this year consists of
games, and did arts and crafts. They
Taylor Gutierrez, Kayla Redman, Kassidy
cheered with the older girls on Friday night
Reneau, Kasey Reneau, Sarah Perez, Sydney
at the home Bluffton game. The younfer
Richardson, Katelyn
girls had a lot of fun showing the adults
Richardson,
Caley
everything they learned and being with
Mason,
Destiney
the older cheerleaders they admire and
Goble, Shelby Golden,
look up to. The girls are looking
and Alyssa Nickles is
forward to the rest of the season and
our Thunder. Our
all of the great memories that will
seniors include Shelby
come
with it.
Sydney Richardson and Thunder
Golden,
Alyssa
(Senior Alyssa Nickles)
Nickles, and Sydney
Richardson. These ladies have been working
hard and enjoying cheering the boys on, no
matter what the weather may be like. The
Reagan Schick
October 3, 2014
Caleb Austin
The JV Football Team is off to a
great start. As of right now they
are 5-1.
They
started
off the
football
season
Page 17
The final score was 6-22. The boys
then beat the Delphos
Jefferson wildcats 24-0.
With the win over
Delphos Jefferson that
Allen East vs. Columbus
Grove
playing
against
the
New
Bremen
Reid Spencer
Cardinals.
They
won
their first game 38 to 8. Then they
played
against
Perry that
same
84 wrapping up a bull dog
week and
had a shutout with a score of 42-0.
They fought hard the next week
Zane Bowerman
against
Columbus
Grove
which was
their first
conference
game and
won 24-6.
Following
the
Columbus
Grove
game the
Mustangs
battled hard against the Spencerville
Bearcats but couldn’t pull of the win.
makes the Kyle Nickels carries the ball
boys
second
shutout this
season! The
following
week the
boys played
against Crestview points the mustangs
have score it would be 162 points,
while only allowing their opponents to
have
The boys after a good win
50
points. Come and support the boys
tomorrow at Bluffton. Come and
support the boys October 4 at Bluffton
as the boy bring home their 6th win.
October 1st, 2014
Colton Truex
Page 11
Have you heard about those Jr. High Mustang football players? These
boys are working hard and kicking up dirt as they are running for
touchdowns. Let’s see how these boys are doing!
The young but talented Jr. High football
team is ready, and determined to end
the season with a bang. So far the team
has played 5 games, losing 4, and
winning 1, with their recent game
against the Columbus Grove Bulldogs.
The game was at Columbus Grove’s
stadium and the Mustang boys fought
hard but took a tough lost, 14-6. The 6
points came from a touchdown from
Dustin Rowe, getting the ball
and running it quickly into
the end zone, avoiding the
defense. On August 28th they
lost
against
Bluffton.
th
September 4 they played
beat Paulding. They played
Spencerville on September
11th and Delphos Jefferson on
September 18th, losing to
both. Their next game is
A substitution is made
against LCC on October
for the Mustangs.
16, and they play the
Crestview Knights on October 23rd, both
at home at 5pm. The 8th graders on the
team insist of Zach Pinks, Trenton
Duran, Brady Harris, Gage Rumer,
Jacob Treglia, Jacob Motter, Dustin
Rowe, and Albert Hughes. The 7th
graders consist of Bryce Belcher, Cole
Fletcher, Brady Bassett, Logan McCluer,
Logan Conrad, Chase Caprella, Charlie
The Mustangs huddle up and
get ready for the next play
Spyker,
Hunter
Paxson,
John
Schmiedebusch,
Austin
McKenzie,
Garrett Neth, Jordan Kennedy, Kadin
Koontz and Gavin Hutchison. The Allen
East Mustangs have many young players
that are shining their skills out on the
field. Come out and support them as
they finish off their last couple games!
Go Mustangs and go blue!
The defensive line up assembles on the field to stop the offense.
October 3, 2014
Chloe Lawrence
Page 19
Jr. High Volleyball
The 8th grade volleyball team is off to a
pretty good start! The team is coached by
Brittney King, The players are Taylor
Brown, Gracie Howard, Ella Newland,
Olivia
Lawrence,
Deanna
Wallace,
Maggie Thullen, Lakin
Basham,
Karrie
LeSure, Felicity Grant,
and Elisa Staley. The
team is 5-4 overall
and 4-2 in their
conference. Their conference wins are
against Bluffton,
Ada,
Delphos
Jefferson,
and
Columbus Grove.
The Columbus Grove team has been
undefeated for all of last year, and all of
this year; until they come to the home of
the Mustangs! The team beat Grove in
three sets on Monday, the score of the last
set being 27-25. Gracie Howard put up
some blocks to dim down the number of
Bulldog attacks. Karrie LeSure was the
leading passer, with her high on digs for
this season. Taylor Brown and Deanna
Wallace were the key servers to Monday
night’s game. Overall everyone did their
part and worked as a team.
The 7th grade team is coached by Allyson
Reese. The players include Lydia Barhorst,
middle hitter; Abby Baughman, middle
hitter; Katie Binkley, outside hitter; Kira
Birchfield,
setter;
Maya
Downing, setter; Lilly Fritch,
outside hitter; Jasmine Foster,
back row; Courtney Taylor,
outside hitter; and Dallas
Wright, back row. The team is
0-9 overall 0-6 in the
conference. With only 10 girls
Coach Reese says this is a learning
experience for
her
team.
They
are
trying to work
and
communication and getting better for next
year. Maya Downing and Kira Birchfield
are the setters, and Abby Baughman leads
the team in serves and in hits. The 8th
grade team has their first tournament
game Saturday vs. Crestview in
Spencerville. The 7th grade’s first
tournament game will be Saturday vs.
Lincolnview at Spencerville. Everyone
come and cheer on the team. Go
Mustangs!
JH Cheerleading
October 3, 2014
Kassidy Reneau
Page 20
You may not have known it, but the Allen East JH cheerleaders have been practicing at
the school all summer to prepare for the fall football season. These girls have been
cheering at every Junior High Football game, rallying up the fans and pumping up the
boys.
Meet Our JH Cheerleaders!
The Junior High cheerleaders are
excited about their
first few years of
cheerleading before
they move on to high
school. The squad has
been spending time
practicing their jumps,
learning hello cheers,
and taking tumbling
classes to prepare for
Riley Richardson
cheers on the
the seasons ahead.
boys.
The 7th graders have
this year to learn all of
the new cheers and chants. The 7th
graders this year are Hayley Closson,
Riley Richardson, Madison Dershem,
Danielle Redman, Olivia Silone,
Sydnee Golden, Ashlyn Musselman,
Rachel Kanney
and
Abigail
Whitaker. The 8th
graders this year
are ready for their
last year of cheerleading before high
school, and are working hard to rise to
that level, striving to cheer under the
Football Friday night lights. The 8th
grade junior high cheerleaders are
Mallory Austin, Hannah Kerchenfaut,
Sydney Treglia, and Ciera Clevenger.
The coaches this year are Kourtney
Reneau and Brooke Brinkman.
The
cheerleaders assisted
with mini cheer camp
last week and taught
cheers to younger girls. They also
cheered at the Varsity game against
Bluffton. The junior high does not
have a game this week, but be sure to
super fan for the junior high game
October 16th at our own home field,
starting at 5 o’clock P.M. These girls
appreciate the
fans that come
and
support
them and the
boys.
The JH cheerleaders start a cheer.
October 3, 2014
Julie Webster
Page 21
If you’ve ever played a sport or participated in a debate, or even competed in a beauty pageant,
you know what it feels like to have the competitive juices flowing. The rush of adrenaline pushing
you to do your job right is an experience we’ve all had, even the quiz bowl team. They’ve just
started practicing their buzzer reflexes and computational skills in preparation for their first big
match at the WTLW Channel 44 television station on October 8th. The 2014 Quiz Bowl team is:
SENIORS
Forrest Hager
Charlee Hefner
Carter Jarman
Alex Larese
Kayla Neff
Maddison Rex
Shelby Stevens
Ben Thayer
Julie Webster
JUNIORS
Dakota Clark
Parker Frey
Paige Hill
Sara Plaugher
Ariel Schantz
Evan Stover
A typical quiz bowl match consists of two sets
of questions ranging in difficulty and subject
matter. Four members are chosen to play in
each round. The first set of questions is
answered by the four representatives who
discuss possible answers and then write down
their final answer on a whiteboard. Points are
awarded to the team(s) that answer correctly.
The second round also involves four members
from each school. This time, they answer
questions by ringing in with their buzzers. It’s
SOPHOMORES
FRESHMEN
Ben Leis
Kendra Webster
Timothy Dunn
Mason DuVernay
a matter of speed and intelligence when it
comes to this final face-off. The team will
have to be proficient in all kinds of categories
including music, math, and the dreaded
potpourri (yes, that’s the weird, and
sometimes shocking, stuff called common
knowledge).
Now it’s time to prove your smarts! Try out
these sample quiz bowl questions, and maybe
you’ll find out that the Allen East Quiz Bowl
team
is
meant
for
you,
too.
Music
Potpuourri
What is the musical term for
suddenly (and temporarily)
decreasing the tempo?
How many rings are on the
Olympic flag?
Ritenuto
5
Science
What colorless, pungent gas
is dissolved in water to make
a solution used as a biological
preservative?
Formaldehyde
October 3, 2014
Kassidy Reneau
Page 22
You may have seen this girl walking through the hallways, playing soccer, or
marching with the Brass. We got the opportunity to talk to freshman Sofia
Silone about her experience in soccer this year.
Q) What is the team’s record this year?
A) The team’s record is 8-2-2.
Q) What is your favorite soccer memory?
A) Our very first game when I slide tackled a
girl.
Q) What’s it like being a freshman
on the team?
A) I feel kind of pressured, but
everyone helps me.
Q) Do you have any personal
goals for the season?
A) I want to score at
least 5 goals.
Q) How do you think the team
is doing so far?
A) I think the team is doing great
so far!
Q) What is the team looking to improve?
A) For the whole team to not lose any more
games, to get the ball moving to open space,
and keeping our shape.
Q) What do you do
in the off season to
prepare for the fall season?
A) I practice at home.
Q) What is your favorite position and
why?
A) Defensive mid because I do a lot but also
get a break.
Q) Who are the seniors this
year?
A) The seniors are Chelsea
Laycock, Kinsley Gossard,
Heather Joyner, Shelby
Stevens, and Erica Fox.
Q) Is there anything you would like to
add?
A) Come out and support our team!
October 3, 2014
Kendra Webster
Page 23
On the 29th of August, Allen East held the first pep rally of the school year. It was a great
success in exciting the students about teams that they are in as well as teams they are not
involved in.
We got spirit! Yes, we do!
We got spirit! How about
you? In the land of the
Mustangs we are excited
about our fall sports. In order
to be as motivated as
possible we have a pep rally to boost our
esteem in our sports.
The fall teams introduced were football,
volleyball, cross-country, cheerleaders,
golf, brass, and soccer. All of the high
school students in fall sports were
mentioned, and junior high teams were
acknowledged. The members of all the
high school teams gathered on the
basketball court and a representative from
each
team
talked
about
their
achievements.
The representative of football was
Jacob Sherrick. Taylor Lloyd spoke about
volleyball.
Crosscountry
was
represented
by
Ben
Thayer. Shelby Golden
was gracious enough to
introduce
the
cheerleaders.
The
representative of golf was
Parker Frey and Ariel Schantz.
Mr. Dellifield talked about the Brass
and Erica Fox spoke about soccer.
Each representative told the students
about
their
team’s
goals
and
achievements. They also introduced the
seniors from each sport. The Brass played
a few tunes and the cheerleaders led the
crowd in some cheers.
“The pep rally was very energetic and
made me have hope in our teams,” said
Kennedy Fraunfelter. There is nothing
more electrifying than a fun-filled,
energetic pep rally to boost our spirit.
The pep rally
succeeded
in
increasing
our
excitement in fall
sports. As the
season
continues we
will strive
to reach our
goals and
cheer on the
other teams.