Rec soccer Quacktacks capture Lanco title

Volume 67, Issue 3
Manheim Township High School
PO Box 5134
Lancaster, PA 17606-5134
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
‘Unlike any other play’: behind the scenes of An Inspector Calls
by Melanie Ranalli
Staff Writer
During the week of November 21-23,
2002, the Manheim Township Performing
Arts (MTPA) held its grand debut of the fall
play, “An Inspector Calls.” Although the
play, unique and thought-provoking, is in
many ways just like other MTPA
productions: it involves a great deal of hard
work, dedication, and talent.
In order to perfect the performance, the
cast has been practicing two and a half to
three hours per night since the beginning of
October. Not only have the actors and
actresses been working hard to make this
piece a flawless and memorable one, but the
costume, sound, stage, light, and publicity
crews all have put forth a substantial amount
of work into the play as well.
The costume crew, headed by Virginia
DiBerardino and crew chief Vaishnavi
Mangeshkumar, met two nights per week
from 5:45-9 PM beginning the first week in
October. She and the three members of the
costume crew, Vaishnavi Mangeshkumar,
Hannah Herr, and Erin Buttolph, made
numerous trips to Millersville and Goodwill
to rent and buy the costumes. DiBerardino,
who has been heading the costume crew for
the past twenty years, finds “An
Inspector Calls” both exciting and
relieving.
“This play has been the easiest
play to dress for as long as I can
remember,” she said. “Basically, we
buy and rent clothes which have
already been made and adapt the
outfit to look more like the time period
by adding tassles, fabric, and hems,”
said DiBerardino.
Unlike any other year, however,
the three costume crew girls
participated as extras in the play.
They were also in charge of fixing
every problem the cast may encounter
with costumes during the production.
Once the show begins, the costume
crew operates entirely on student
labor.
The sound crew, like costume crew,
also participated significantly in the
production of “An Inspector Calls,”
meeting each night for three hours
starting two weeks before show time.
Sound crew is in charge of checking
e very headset and amplifier,
regulating the microphones, and giving the
music cues. The stage crew, headed by Wes
Yelley, also met three to fourdays per week
after school until 5:30 PM beginning in
October. The week before the production,
Members of MTPA’s production get in a few hours’ practice before the big show.
From left: Mike Thatcher, Lisa Hughes, Doug Jewel. Photo by Katelyn Burgess.
stage crew dedicates each night 7:00-9:00
PM to help with production. Traditionally,
stage crew has been in charge of building
the set and moving props. This year, each
member of the committee will also be an extra
Rec soccer Quacktacks capture Lanco title
by Sammy Davis
Feature Editor
Not only are ducks well known for their
unique “quack,” swimming skills, and
trademark waddle, but thanks to the players
of Quacktack, they are now recognized for
their soccer skills as well.
Formerly called the “Cambridge
Quacktacular
Angus
Aquarius
Hippocampus United All Stars,” Quacktack
is an indoor under-19 male soccer team
consisting of Manheim Township juniors
and seniors. This is not a team of high
school soccer players, but rather a highly
energetic and somewhat mismatched
group of students interested in playing
competitive soccer who either did not make
the Township team or chose not to try out.
“We just wanted to make a team that
would be better than the school team,” said
Junior Graham Hendrix.
In spite of the fact that the players lack
high school team experience, Quacktack
currently holds a winning record of 3-1. Their
only defeat occurred in their first game of
the season versus Donegal by a score of 35. According to Hendrix, a captain on the
A Quacktack player immersed in fast-paced play.
team, their loss was simply the result of
inexperience.
“We just weren’t ready [for the first
game],” he said.
Quacktack prevented this loss from
stifling their spirits by promoting team unity
through team gatherings such as practices,
barbecues, and dinners. By increasing team
morale and camaraderie, as well as having
their first (and only) practice, the Quacktacks
achieved success
within the next three
games. This winning
streak can be mainly
credited
to
Quacktack’s key
players, including
senior Rodney Roy,
as well as juniors
Graham Hendrix,
Sean Reardon, and
John Tuttle.
Andrew
Christoffel, a junior,
plays an interesting
yet vital role on the
team. He is the team
Photo by Sammy Davis. mascot, adorning
himself in—what
else?—a duck costume on game night.
Christoffel’s main job is to rev up the team
and its fans which are sometimes, as
Christoffel said, “abusive towards him.”
Despite some unappreciative fans,
Christoffel continues to represent the team
and carry on the Quacktacular tradition by
not only cheering the team on to victory,
but participating in the team’s pre-game
see more “Quacktack” on page 7
on
stage
during
the
play.
The light crew, headed by the light
designer Tim Moser, has been meeting
about an hour and a half to two hours per
see more “Inspector” on page 8
ESL: English as a
Special Language
A look inside a unique class
by Jessica Piero
News Editor
Sovy Tan is not involved in sports or
music and does not attend school dances,
but this is due to the fact that she immigrated to America from Cambodia only
two years ago.
Just like all the other students who are
involved in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program, Sovy Tan is dealing with overcoming the social, academic,
and language barriers.
“The most comfortable place is ESL,”
said Tan.
Manheim Township has a special ESL
program for students who immigrated to
America from a different country. However, the English as a Second Language
room is not a formal classroom setting and
is regarded as a safe haven by its inhabitants.
One student, Tien Luong, said that her
lack of familiarity with English makes
see more “ESL” on page 3
Inside Hi-Lite
November/December 2002
Check out the latest news,
features, sports, and editorials
based on events going on right
here in Township!
Soliloquy’s first Coffeehouse
proves to be a success
see page 2 for more
What’s your opinion of the SAT’s?
A look inside the debate.
see page 4 for more
Meet this issue’s Spotlight
Athlete, Becky Sandbower
see page 8 for more
Page 2
December 3, 2002
NEWS
First annual Coffeehouse a success
Surprised by turnout, Soliloquy schedules future events
by Sammy Davis
Feature Editor
Soliloquy, Manheim Township High
School’s literary art magazine, hosted its first
Coffeehouse event on Oct. 31, 2002.
Although scheduled on the night of
Halloween, many students choose to
sacrifice candy and venture to the Mulberry
Art Studio for Coffeehouse, a night of the
performing arts including poetry readings,
musical performances, and displays of
artwork.
According to Soliloquy advisor Judy
Marinucci, the staff was pleasantly surprised
at the amount of Coffeehouse attendees.
“I was really surprised with the turnout,”
said Marinucci.
Talia Shabtay, a Soliloquy staff member,
is also pleased with the amount of interest
generated by the Coffeehouse.
“I was so glad to see so many people,”
she said. “There were even people I’ve
never seen [in high school] before.”
The idea for an event like Coffeehouse
originated from conventions at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School that editors of
Soliloquy attended this past summer. These
conventions, also the source of inspiration
for last spring’s Solstice event, inspired
Ashley Williard, the 2002-2003 Soliloquy’s
Editor-in-Chief, to present the Coffeehouse
Key Club Harvest Dance
gets into fall spirit, draws
large freshman crowd
by Laura Donofry
Staff Writer
The bell rings at 12:45 P.M. on November 7, 2002 for a
half day of school. Today seems to be the perfect day to
have a fall-themed dance at 7:30 P.M., but it was not an
overly successful event for the MTHS Key Club.
Key Club members started setting up for the Harvest
Dance at 6:00 P.M. With festive decorations in hand,
they slaved away for an hour wrapping streamers any
place they could and securing artificial leaves and pumpkins all around the 11/12 commons. Senior and sophomore members brought beverages and tasty snacks for
the school event in hopes their hard work would soon
be paid off. Even after all this preparation, not everyone
Ricky Armellino displays his musical talent at Coffeehouse. Photo by Sammy Davis. in Key Club anticipated large amounts of excited students to attend.
idea to the Soliloquy staff in the fall. Events out,” she said.
“I didn’t anticipate a lot of people to come because
By organizing events like
like these, Soliloquy hopes, will generate
more interest in the magazine as well as bring Solstice and Coffeehouse, the everyone was doing other things and just busy,” said
hopes
for Sophomore Molly Baker. “A lot of people didn’t show
more student art into the Lancaster commu- magazine
Township’s student popula- up, but there was a fair amount.”
nity.
Key Club member Jessica Arthur was proud of the
“If they [the editors] continue to attend tion to achieve a deeper sense
the P.A. Governor’s School, we’re not going of community and respect for Harvest theme decorations.
“The decorations fit the theme very well,” she said.
to have a publication in print,” jokes not only the written, but also
“I especially enjoyed the leaves and pumpkins. I think
Marinucci. “We’re going to be all perfor- visual arts.
“We just hope that every- they added a flair of fall to the overall feel of the dance.”
mance art!”
The dance was very appealing to the freshman class,
According to Shabtay, Soliloquy hopes one will gain some sort of exto hold another Coffeehouse event in the perience [out of this],” said who made up over half the population at the event. Publicity for the dance, including posters and a morning
January or February months.
Shabtay.
announcement, produced significant outcome for the
“We’re looking for an even bigger turndance, but failed to reel in many upperclassmen. Hopefully, future Key Club events will generate more attention from the student body.
Robotics club offers opportunity for creativity, fun
by Jessica Piero
News Editor
If you have ever wanted to construct a
robot you may consider joining the Robotics club. The Robotics club is new at
Manheim Township High School as of October 17th.
The Robotics club now consists of nine
members in grades 9-12, who have an interest in robots. Laura Shepler is the only current club advisor, but she is looking for a
technical advisor from the community to also
help with the club.
This year the Robotics club is gathering
information about robots, learning engineer-
ing concepts, and trying to raise money to
fund the club for next year.
“We have been learning a lot from the
York program and Mr.Tzerfoss. I am glad
that Mr. Tzerfoss has provided us with a
robot to experiment with and use as a model,”
said Junior Dylan Ellis.
Next year the goal is for the club members to use their knowledge to build a robot
that will be used in competitions against
other schools.
The Robotics club meets after school on
Thursdays and is presently attending meetings of William Penn high school in York.
William Penn high school has a Robotics
club and Manheim Township Robotic club
members are trying to obtain information
from them to help them become
more educated about robots.
The club members are also
going to be at meetings given
by a man who is a computer
engineer for the government
and is knowledgeable about
robots.
The Robotics club is a
unique opportunity for students because Manheim
Township has never offered
such a club. Interested students are encouraged to take
advantage of this opportunity
and join the Robotics club.
HI-LITE
Manheim Township High School
P.O. Box 5134, School Road
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17606
(717) 560-3097
Room 313
Editor-in-Chief
Carrie Roush
Managing Editor
Jenn Troupe
Township juniors recognized in annual poster contest
by Meredith Rosenberg
Staff Writer
Four MTHS students were recognized
this fall by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for posters created for their sophomore Driver’s Education class. The 2002 Alcohol Awareness Poster Program, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control
Board (PCLB), challenges students of all
ages to make posters discouraging underage drinking and driving under the influence
of alcohol.
Every year, Barry Hopkins’ Driver’s Education classes make posters related to this
message; after grading them, Hopkins submits the posters to various contests. This
year, Juniors Allison Zell, Vaishnavi
Mangeshkumar, Kristen Farley, and Shannon Parnow were recognized by the PCLB
and invited to a ceremony in the capital
building on October 22 to receive certificates
and awards.
Over 1,200 posters were submitted to the
contest and there were thousands more at
local levels. Only 90 posters are chosen for
higher recognition and of this amount, only
14 of those posters were made
by 10th graders.
The ceremony was attended by all winners as well
as Hopkins. Several guest
speakers, including state representative Jere Strittmatter,
addressed the growing problem of underage drinking in
the United States.
“The statistics and stories
that keynote speakers provided helped to put my knowlsee more “Posters” on page 8
News Editor
Editorial Editor
Jessica Piero
Emily Files
Feature Editors
Sammy Davis
Sara Shangraw
Sam Flynn
Jessica Miller
Photography Editor
Katelyn Burgess
Business
Jared Schenkel
Sports Editors
Cartoonist
Rob Kelser
Circulation
Aaron Sherman
Rob Ramsay
Staff Writers
Laura Donofry
Maggie Downey
Meghan Hemphill
Rachel Horn
Mandi Lehnherr
Melanie Ranalli
Meredith Rosenberg
Andrea Weaver
Advisers
Martin Pflieger
Garrett Woznicki
Tech Support
Mark Linn
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NEWS
December 3, 2002
ESL: providing students with practical knowledge about communication, culture
continued from page 1
speaking and communicating in class hard.
In fact, many ESL students find speaking
English to be difficult because their thick
accents make pronunciation a challenge.
The students’ comfort zones prove to be
limited Tan said she enjoys sports but is
afraid that she would not understand instructions a coach would tell her. Likewise,
Ginny Wilson, a physical education teacher,
observed that if an ESL student does not
understand instructions in physical education class, he will watch to see what the other
students are doing as opposed to asking
her to explain.
In addition, Manheim Township teachers all had similar comments to make about
ESL students, saying that most of these students are somewhat withdrawn during class
because they are uncomfortable speaking
in front of the class.
Almost all of these students communicate more freely and are more comfortable
talking individually with one teacher after
class as opposed to during class in front of
classmates. However, Jamie Forbes, a science teacher, and Brian Ellis, a math teacher,
both observed that ESL students communicate more with the other students as the year
progresses.
The ESL students are randomly grouped
in classrooms, so students in the beginning
stages of learning the language are with
those who are more advanced. Terry Lee, an
ESL teacher, hopes that this will eventually
change, but the current class schedule
makes this difficult. Lee, who has taught in
the ESL program for 2 years, works with each
of the 21 ESL students attending Manheim
Township.
The greatest struggle the students have
with learning the English language is learn-
ESL students work just as hard, if not harder, than most MT students. Photo by Sammy Davis.
ing how to write in English, organize papers,
format writing, and writing in a particular
style, according to Lee. The majority of the
ESL students agree that learning to write in
English was the most difficult to learn. Similarly, forty percent of the students in the
ESL program felt that grammar and vocabulary were the areas where they had they have
the most desire to learn.
Lee uses many techniques when teaching the English language including forcing
the students to find answers rather than telling them, group work, simple analogies, providing strategies, teaching manipulation of
the language, and teaching them to apply
what they already know.
In addition, Lee tries to integrate the ESL
students in the classroom in order to im-
prove their conversation and speech patterns. He organizes a good deal of small
group work because he knows that interaction will create a social environment. These
small groups include students aiding one
another with worksheets or gathering suggestions for essays. Lee moves around the
room to help anyone struggling with an assignment, or just to trigger a discussion
among students working in a group.
“Listening and dictation is a very powerful
tool,“
said
Lee.
Lee sets weekly writing requirements for
all the students, which consist of passages
to be corrected each week. The students are
to correct the passages by either changing
several words or names, correcting grammatical errors, or changing from present to
past tense. Lee says he generally limits the
amount of additional work he assigns to the
students because they have homework in
their regular classes.
ESL counts towards an English credit for
the students, although they are still enrolled
in a regular English class. Lee tracks student progress by interacting with the students, using online sites that give tests
which assess skills, end of the chapter tests
in text books, and three standardized tests.
Lee believes that one of the reasons the
students learning English as a second language are uncomfortable in school is because they are not used to chaos. The students’ cultural backgrounds are very organized and often less hectic than an American high school environment. Also, daily
life is impacted, according to Kang Cho, who
said it is very hard to express thoughts and
feelings because of the language barrier. Sue
Kim explained that phone calls can be difficult because people cannot understand her
when they call her house. When the students speak in English, grammar and tenses
are frequently incorrect, which explains why
phone
calls
cause
difficulty.
Many of these problems may seem simple
to anyone born and raised in America, but
for ESL students ca greatly emphasized because they are not habitual actions to immigrants from other countries. These students
who are trying to overcome the language
barrier work very hard to adapt to American
customs, speak English fluently, and socially
integrate. Mrs. Langsdorf, a reading specialist, believes that most ESL students,
though hard-workers, have a greater appreciation for school and its benefits.
“They understand more than most people
what a gift education is,” she said.
December 3, 2002
EDITORIAL
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THE SAT RANT
SAT’S: INSIGNIFICANT OR INDESPENSIBLE?
YouSpeakOut
DoyouthinktheSAT’s
accuratelymeasure
intelligenceorcapabilitiy?
“SAT’s...bring
about
unnecessary conflict and
pressure. They proliferate
unreasonable competition
and hostility among
concerned students.”
Sean Hitchcock, senior
“I think the SAT’s are
important because they test
our own knowledge as wel
as give colleges an idea of
what we know .”
Michelle Benson, junior
“I think the SAT’s are a
good exam in general. I
believe it would better,
though, if students were
able to choose from several
options.”
John Flanagan, junior
“It’s ridiculous that just
because someone happens
to know absurd words like
‘corsuate,’ they are
considered to be ‘more
intelligent’ than someone
else.”
Jade Watts, senior
“I see [the SAT’s] as a valid
indication of student
aptitude, but not student
achievement. I believe
they are one of the many
aspects of a university’s
admission process.”
Mr. Woznicki, teacher
TheHi-LiteEditorialPolicy
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newspaper of Manheim Township High School.
Its staff consists of 21 writers, editors, and
managers who devote their time to covering news
around MTHS and communicating information
to the student body.
The Hi-Lite is published 10 times each school
year. It is distributed roughly once per month
with an additional two issues in April and May.
The Hi-Lite appreciates any contributions
from the MTHS community. Any questions or
comments can be directed to the Hi-Lite’s e-mail
address,
mths_hilite@mtwp.k12.pa.us.
Furthermore, the Hi-Lite reserves the right to
edit any articles or refuse publication of any
materials it deems offensive or inappropriate.
Other comments or concerns can also be directed
to the Staff Advisor, Martin Pflieger, in room
405A of the high school.
YOU DECIDE
Students’ positive qualities undermined by SAT’s
by Jen Fromal
Staff Writer
No matter how stressful that honors civics term paper deadline is, or how low your
AP Biology grade have dropped in the
past week, one question seems to be lingering in the minds of Manheim Township
High School students: will the world come
to an earth shattering halt if I only get a
1130 on my SAT’s? The answer, I think
not. Contrary to popular belief, getting 20
points lower on your SAT’s than your projected score is not the end of the world.
Worst-case scenario, you get into your second choice college instead of the IvyLeaguer your parents were hoping for. So
if the consequences of getting a not-sosuperb SAT score aren’t really that huge,
what’s the big stress on doing well on this
one test?
Society as a whole, and especially that
within the confines of Manheim Township,
seem to put such a large emphasis on high
SAT scores that those extracurriculars, volunteer hours, and mindless study sessions
to do well in Advanced Placement and honors courses seem to get swept under the
carpet when it comes time to apply to colleges. At Township, SAT scores are constantly being compared and used to judge
an individual’s intelligence and chance of
getting into a “good school.” First of all,
there is a plethora of “good schools” that
look not only at SAT scores to determine
the applicant’s intelligence, but also GPA,
class rank, and extracurricular activities.
Secondly, you’re basing someone’s overall intellect on one test... come on.
Even so, every time the infamous testing times roll around, Barnes & Noble
rakes in a sizeable amount of profit from
“SAT for Dummies” books and classes on
improving SAT scores fill up to a standing
room-only size.
Cartoon by Jess Miller
A student’s ability to master the piano,
recite Shakespeare, experiment with
Newton’s second law, or mix chemicals is
not tested on the SAT’s, so why do we hold
them to be the only source for a persons
level of intelligence? A student receiving a
1420 on the SAT’s may be equally qualified
to enter a private Ivy League university to a
student who receives a mere 1120 in
comparison, yet is active in his or her student
government, plays a fierce game of chess
on the school team, and volunteers at the
local animal shelter every weekend. So, next
time, instead of asking your friends what
they got on the SAT’s, ask them how Bobo
the three-legged cat at the animal shelter is
faring, or if the chess team is looking to have
a promising season this year—just because
these may be better indicators of how
“smart” that person really is.
Get over it: SAT’s necessary for applications (and life)
by Sammy Davis
Feature Editor
Folks, we live in an unfair world. Sometimes we have to do things that we don’t
wish to do, the SAT’s unfortunately being
one of these things.
Although I would be just a little more
than pleased if the SAT’s were discontinued, banned, or deemed constitutional—
what have you—there comes a point when
we must face reality.
Taking the SAT’s is our first official step
toward facing reality or “entering the real
world.” To be accepted into college, one
must take the SAT’s. It’s unavoidable, unless of course, you do not wish to go to
college. If staying at home and living in your
parents’ basement suits you, then go for it.
For those who refer to Manheim Township
as “hell”, I would possibly consider taking
the SAT’s or potentially be living in
Lancaster County for the rest of your lives.
Yes, the test is long and boring and a
waste of a good Saturday morning, but we
must endure this pain to attend some sort of
post high school education institution. Colleges need some form of evaluation to properly distinguish between their practically
cloned applicants. If the SAT’s, or similar
standardized tests, did not exist, colleges
would have even more difficult time with
determining the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Testing is something we have encountered frequently during our educational career. One more test will not kill you. There
are some who do not test well and will do
badly on the SAT’s compared to their GPA,
but one must remember that a person’s SAT
score is only one aspect of the college admissions process. Colleges will not weigh
the SAT’s as the deciding point for a
student’s acceptance into college. A 1030
will not necessarily guarantee an Ivy League
school, but it will definitely not eliminate you
from many other respected schools.
In all honesty, the SAT’s are a very stressful component of our high school career.
Rest assured, though, there will be many
other unfair, stressful situations to come in
our lives after high school. Once we begin
our real lives, we will wish we were back
taking the SAT’s. Cherish the “stress” that
you have now. You will desire it later in life.
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KatrinaStaherski
FEATURE
December 3, 2002
JessCox
Grade: 12
Grade: 12
Siblings: Andy and Katie
Siblings: Alex, Tony, and Drew
Favorite movie: The Goonies
Favorite movie: The Little Mermaid
Favorite show: Seinfeld
Describe yourself in three adjectives:
Describe yourself in three adjectives: “Hys“Laid-back, intuitive, dependable.”
terical, sweet, considerate.”
If you could bring three things onto a
If you could bring three things onto a
deserted island, what would they be
deserted island, what would they be and
and why?
why? “A hoodie because I live in them. A
“A hoodie because they’re so comfie.
hair straightener because I’m not too fond of
My dog because I’d miss her too much.
my curls. An ATM card--just because.”
A guitar because I want to learn how to
Most interesting thing about yourself or
play.”
something you would like others to to
What do you want for Christmas this
know: “On rainy days, I go to the car with a
year? “A hoodie.”
Best
friends
Katrina
Staherski
(left)
and
Jess
Cox
(right).
Photo
by
Sammy
Davis.
bag over my head so my hair won’t frizz.”
If you could be principal of MT for a
Coolest thing you’ve ever done in your life:
day, what would you do and why? “I would erase all my tardies so I could
“Going 120 mph on the highway while spinning out of control with a stolen
go out to breakfast as much as I wanted.”
lizard and not dying.”
If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be, and why?
If you could be one person for a day, who would you be and why?
“Shakespeare. His language is so beautiful.”
“Someone with high tolerance; I have very low tolerance.”
If you had only one day left to live, what would you do with it? “Eat a big
breakfast, apologize to certain people, and then look up the craziest thing a If you could be principal of MT for a day, what would you do and why?
“Change all the seniors’ schedules so they’d have first and seventh period
person has ever done and top it.”
study halls.”
If you could be one person for a day, who would you be and why?
If you only had one day left to live, what would you do with it?
“Hugh Hefner. Have you seen his house? Man, that guy can party.”
“I’d make sure everyone I cared about knew how much they meant to me,
Something you want, but believe you’ll never have:
and I’d try to resolve all conflicts with my peers.”
“An ‘A’ on an A.P. Bio test.”
Final words: “Live love, love life.”
Final words: “Senioritis is a disease, but the only cure is graduation.”
December 3, 2002
SPORTS
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by Sara Griggs, Contributing Writer
The 2002-2003-basketball season is underway. Although students only recognize the season as winter arrives, the
players and coaches especially have been working throughout the off-season to better their skills. The coaches often
go unacknowledged, when they are actually the foundation and backbone of a good team.
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For the guys’ team, Coach Jim Kreider has been the head
Varsity coach for eight years. Prior to his current position, Kreider
was the JV coach of the team for ten years. He has also coached
the Freshman and JV teams for Lancaster Catholic for seven
years and the Varsity Elizabethtown team for two years. This
experience naturally makes Kreider the brains behind the basketball team with his wide knowledge of the game.
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Coach Lance Wagner leads the Varsity Girls’ team. Wagner is
new to Manheim Township, as well as being new to coaching
girls. Before coming to Township, Wagner was the Varsity boys’
head coach at E-town for three years. Prior to that, he coached
the JV team at Solanco for one year and the Donegal JV team for
two years.
Having high expectations for his team this year, Kreider is
looking forward to the team’s development over the season, and
hopes their inexperience will soon fade.
Wagner’s principle for the season is “commitment to excellence.” He believes each athlete should always have her heart in
the game and desire to play. His players work very hard in order
to become better, and hopefully this will prove valuable come
game time.
Krieder feels that he has a unique style of coaching in that he
allows his athletes to play without restriction, as he doesn’t control what passes they make or what screens they set. He allows
his players to make their own game-time decisions by using the
knowledge and techniques he has taught them. Kreider believes
his players need to have the freedom to make their own mistakes.
“Kids are born to succeed, not to fail,” said Wagner. “They
need discipline and structure. The game imitates life in that the
things you have to do to be successful on the court are also the
things you need to be successful in life, such as trust, communication, collective responsibility, caring, and pride.”
His athletes devote their time and effort into basketball, but
let’s not forget the coach who shows them how to play, teaches
them how to shoot, and most importantly, creates a feeling of
unity and family on the team. Commenting on season commitment, Coach Krieder said, “I have 2 forty hour a week jobs.”
Wagner calls these five keys “the fist,” and considers them
critical for a team to possess. Coach Wagner expects his team to
compete every night, and to be the “class of the league” on and
off the court.
Our head basketball coaches are ready to kick off the season with a bang, to surprise a few teams and most of all
continue improving. When you come to see a game this season, remember that the three point shot just sank was the
result not only of the player’s skill, but also the teachings of coaches. With two experienced and unique men like
Kreider and Wagner leading each team, Township should be looking forward to great basketball seasons.
Marching band
wins championship
for second year
by Sam Flynn
Sports Editor
After months of hard work and preparation the Manheim Township Marching Band
traveled to Hershey stadium on Saturday,
November 9, 2002 to compete in the Cavalcade of Bands State chamionship. They competed in the Yankee ‘Open’ class comprised
of the six top scoring bands in their divison.
Competition included Southwestern, York
Suburban, Hempfield, Southwestern, Spring
Grove.
The band perfomed their 2002 field show,
‘My Spanish Heart,’ and won the states
title in their division with a score of a 96.35,
claiming the top score in the Yankee division for the second year in a row. The band
also won the categories of Best Music, Best
Visual and shared the title of Best Overall
Effect with Southwestern. These honors are
added to their collection of Cavalcade
awards in which they also won three other
first place trophies.
Aside from just competing in the Cavalcade of bands circuit, the band also performed in two Tournament of Bands shows.
There they received a 4th place and a first
place with an award for Best Colorguard.
This season, however, was not an easy
one for the band.
“We have had a lot of obstacles to overcome this season through new director, adverse weather conditions, and an extremely
hot band camp, but we’ve pulled through to
see more “Band” on page 8
December 3, 2002
SPORTS
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Quacktack: ‘unstoppable’
continued from page 1
:
“I think we had a shaky start, but we are
beginning to play as a team...Hopefully
we can improve our record, make it to
the playoffs, and make something
happen there.”
-Senior ice hockey captain Bryan
Beck on pre-season outlook.
“We’re looking forward to the season.
I’m excited about having a strong
lightweight contingent.”
-Senior wrestler David Bartges on
team strength.
“I think we will be pretty good this year.
There is not much to compare
[with]...there are so few schools that
have teams. We do have some pretty
strong players.”
-Senior diver Amber Birely on preseason outlook.
“Our first meet away aganst Wilson
should be very challenging...I am
definitely looking forward to it. We
have been practing hard and hopefully
our work will pay off.”
-Sophomore swimmer Dan Zanghi on
key matchups.
“We came off to a rough start with some
losses, but with experience comes
victory.”
-Senior ice hockey player Davis
Mattox on coming back to victory.
by Sam Flynn
Sports Editor
With a distinguished list of accomplishments, junior Becky
Sandbower has little left to prove
to herself or anyone else. She holds
school records in the 500 free and
200 free swimming events. She also
holds two relay records with her
swimmates: the 400 free with
graduated senior Laura Dogger,
sophomore Anna Dogger and
Becky Sandbower: “success” is her middle name.
sophomore Lauren Sindall; as well
Photo by Sammy Davis.
as the 200 medley relay with the Doggers
has already recieved scholarship informaand junior Courtney Mitten. She went to
tion from Penn State University, Lehigh
state competition last year and placed 11th
College, and Bucknell University. Though
in the 500 free relay and she just recently
she “plan[s] to continue swimming in colearned the title of Scholastic All-American
lege,” Sandbower is still focused on the
for swimming...all this from a Manheim
season ahead of her.
Township junior.
“I think our swim team is pretty good,”
However, this avid John Mayer fan will
she said. “We lost a lot of seniors last
admit that being a distinguished swimmer
year, but we have good depth.”
doesn’t come easily. Sandbower has been
Besides wanting to do well on the
swimming for ten years; currently, she
school team, Becky has set a high personal
swims all year round at Lancaster Aquatic
goal for her future success.
Club at least four times a week. She breaks
“My goal is to make it to Senior Nationonly for two weeks in the spring and for
als,” said Sandbower, referring to the nathe month of August. She runs to stay in
tional swim meet that serves as the olympic
shape and lifts weights on a semi-regular
trials every four years.
basis to help with knee and shoulder
With hard work and discipline, Becky
strength.
Sandbower is sure to continue her sucThough college is still a little while off,
cess through her senior year.
opportunities are already rolling in. She
“quacking” cheer.
“[The cheer] is kind of like [that of] the
mighty ducks,” said Hendrix, “They’re our
inspiration.”
Despite the team’s out of the ordinary
name, mascot, and cheers, they continue
to spread their “quacktacular” name
throughout the soccer community. The
Quacktacks plan to pursue another
winning season beginning in January.
According to John Tuttle, a junior on the
team, Quacktack hopes to eventually play
the Township boys’ soccer team.
“We are unstoppable,” said Tuttle.
“This is just the beginning of the
Quacktack dynasty.”
Band: ‘Cavalcade’ champions
continued from page 7
make the best of every situation successfully,” said band Vice President Kristin
Pugliese.
Junior Evan Smith agrees, acknowledging the often unpleasant conditions in
which the band participated.
“The Lancaster Catholic show was difficult, it was raining and there was like six
inches of mud on the field,” he said.
The state competition occurred at
Hershey stadium, a venue last played in
1996 and new to every current member of
marching band. Junior Eric Bolinder, a member of the organzation, finds the experience
of playing in the infamous stadium a rush.
“It was truly one of the most amazing
experiences of my life, front and center of
the field playing my hardest, knowing it
was coming together, all in front of a
crowd of thousands,” he said.
Two Township golfers participate in state competition
by Sammy Davis
Feature Editor
The Manheim Township High School
golf team recently had the pleasure of sending two of its senior players to the PIAA
Boys State Golf Championship held at the
Heritage Hills Golf Club, York. On October
14-15, 2002, golf team senior members
Andy Beittel and Tony Klingseisen played
against seventy-two other participants
from schools around the state.
Neither finished in the first half of the
field, yet it was an accomplishment in itself that Beittel and Klingseisen participated in state play. According to longtime
golf coach Skip Walters, the last year a
member of the Township golf team became
a state competitor was 1996. Even more
stepped up,” said Walters.
According to Klingseisen,
to reach state level competition
was his goal for his senior year
of golf. Although he was disappointed with his performance at states, Klingseisen
was grateful for accomplishing
his goal.
“I didn’t play well in states,”
said Klingseisen, “but it was
an awesome experience.”
During district play, Beittel
gained a seat to states after
State participants Andy Beittel (left) and Tony Klingseisen (right).winning the 12th place spot of
Photo courtesey of Neff-Vue.
districts in a six-man tie breaker.
amazing, added Walters, is the fact that the
“I was sort of surprised but extremely
last year multiple golf team players attended happy,” said Beittel.
states was during the 1987 season.
Both seniors plan to play golf in college,
“They [Beittel and Klingseisen] really with Beittel looking at Monmouth Univer-
sity and Tony still in the selection process.
Overall, the Township golf team completed their 2002 season tied with Penn
Manor for second place in the league, with
rival Hempfield holding the number one
spot.
According to Walters, the golf team began the season successfully, even shooting a school team record of 359. However,
in his opinion, the golf team did not reach
their full potential for the season.
“After Labor Day, we actually tailed off,”
said Walters, “we could have played better.”
With the loss of all but one varsity
player as well as six seniors, the Manheim
Township golf team looks toward a rebuilding year for the 2003 season.
NEWS
Posters: sending alcohol-awareness messages
Inspector: hard work and dedication pay off
edge [on underage drinking] into perspective,” said Mangeshkumar.
All of the girls received awards in leather
cases, complete with a state seal. In addition to the poster, Zell was awarded a $100
savings bond. Additionally, her poster was
chosen to be part of a state-wide public
service announcement addressing the dangers of underage drinking.
Zell’s poster displayed a completed
puzzle with things important to teenagers,
such as family and friends. The message is
that there is no room for underage drinking
in the puzzle of life.
night since the end of October. Light crew
is in charge of all spotlights, lighting cues,
and
stage
lights
during
the
performance. They read the script, write all
light cues, and set the “creepy mood” with
dazzling lights.
“Basically we control the mood of the
show,” said Moser.
Publicity crew, yet another vital part of
an MTPA production, meets every Monday
night during production. It is in charge of
selling tickets, making buttons, and
assembling the programs. The Monday night
before the production, the crew puts forth
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Mangeshkumar’s poster, created
shortly after the attack on September 11,
displayed an important and timely message: “Terrorists killed enough Americans...
Don’t let drunk drivers kill more.”
“There’s such a storyline there,” said
Hopkins. “It was so close to the attack
when she made that poster. It made the
message really hit home.”
Other posters submitted to the contest
included one sporting a “Survivor”-style
theme, as well as another displaying the
devastating effects of survivors of alcohol-induced crashes.
continued from page 1
an hour and a half piecing together the
programs in hopes of perfection
Julie Brazitis, a member of MTPA and an
actress in “An Inspector Calls,” can easily
summarize both the uniqueness of the plot
and the result of the dedication of production
crews
“Is not like any other play you’ve seen
before,” she said.
MTPA’s next production, the musical
“Honk!”willtakeplacethisspringinthe
high school auditorium March 27-29,
2003.