Issue 2 - Vienna High School

News
Page 2 - VHS gives
donations to help
Katrina relief efforts
The Talon
Page 3 - Angel Avery
wins Eagle Blanket
raffle
Page 4 - Student
Council plans
Homecoming week
Page 6 - FFA takes
second in tractor driving
contest
Page 11 - Marching
Eagles start new season
Page 12 - FCCLA
officers elected
Page 13 - Mrs.
Cochran’s and Mr.
Harner’s classes
recognized
Entertainment
Page 7, 8, & 9 Spotlights
Page 14 - Taloween
Volume 12, Issue 2
Vienna High School
October 2005
Donation given to family from Louisiana
By Julie Farmer
Vienna High School senior Danielle O’Connell and
her family were presented
with a check for $400 from
VHS Principal Mrs. Faye
Mize.
The money was given to the
O’Connell family to help
them buy some of the items
they lost in Hurricane
Katrina. Because they
were only able to bring so
much with them, the
O’Connell family is lacking
some of the major needs to
live their day-to-day lives.
The money was collected through a VHS
fundraiser to help those who
have been hurt by Hurricane
Katrina.
Mrs. Mize was pleased
to give the donation.
“Through the givingness of
the students and staff, we
are able to provide a donation to the O’Connell family. Our hearts go out to all
the families affected by Hurricane Katrina.”
Danielle and her family
lets students make friends
with different people with
different backgrounds.
The Leadership Team at
Vienna High School is helping get the school and students ready for the Mix It Up
challenge. The group includes Isaiah Cornelius, Lori
Hannan, Aaron Chamness,
Haley Huff, and Credence
Mott. The sponsors for the
team are Mrs. Holhubner
and Mr. Fairless.
Lori Hannan is part of
the VHS Leadership team
and is a junior at VHS. “I
think the Mix It Up challenge
is a great idea. It will allow
students who don’t normally
interact get a chance to meet
new people. I am really ex-
lived in Empire, Louisiana,
which is South of New Orleans. She returned home to
Empire after the hurricane to
find what was left of her
home, only to find they had
nothing to return to.
Their home was completely destroyed. The
O’Connell’s lost everything
they had left in Empire.
VHS senior Danielle O’Connell and her family received a check, presented by principal Faye
Mize, for $400.00 from Vienna High School, and Danielle personally received a check for
$100.00. The donation is part of the money collected by VHS students and staff to aid victims of
Hurricane Katrina. The O’Connell’s home was completely destroyed in the storm.
VHS “Brings Down the Walls”
By Julie Farmer
Vienna High School will
be participating in the Challenge to “Mix it Up” on November 15. The slogan for
the challenge is “Bringing
Down the Walls.”
Mix it Up is a program
whose goal is to break stereotypes in high schools
across America. On Nov.
15 students will be “mixing
it up” by sitting next to
someone new at lunch.
The program divides
students from their normal
sitting areas at lunch, into
different groups. By participating in this activity students will be able to get acquainted with other students
they may not be friends with.
The Mix It Up challenge
Don’t forget to give
blood on Nov. 3rd.
VHS athletic director inducted
into IHSA Hall of Fame
cited about the turnout we By Whitney Newton
will have on the Mix It Up
day.”
Over four million students participated in the
challenge last year from over
9,000 schools.
Mrs. Holhubner, sponsor of the Leadership Team
commented, “Hopefully the
Mix It Up day at lunch will
provoke students to sit
somewhere new everyone
once and a while. I think this
will be a positive experience
for all of those involved.
Vienna High School is
proud to be one of the participating schools to break VHS athletic director and former softball coach Ross Hill has
stereotypes in the Mix It Up been selected for induction into the IHSA Softball Hall of Fame.
challenge.
Mr. Ross Hill, VHS Ath- throughout his 15 years of
letic Director, has been rec- coaching softball.
ognized statewide as one of
When Mr. Hill was conIllinois’ premier softball gratulated on his recognition,
he stated, “I am very honcoaches.
He has been selected to ored to be voted by my
the Illinois High School As- peers to this prestigious position.”
sociation Hall of Fame.
VHS senior Kayla ButMr. Hill will be inducted
into the Hall of Fame in ler has played softball for
Marion on February 26, four years for coach Hill.
She stated, “Coach Ross Hill
2006.
Mr. Hill was the VHS has really helped to put an
girls’ Softball coach from excellent softball program
together at VHS. Coach Hill
1990 until 2005.
In 15 years, he has won coaches from his heart. No
The Vienna High School Leadership Team will be organizing the Mix It Up challenge. The
80 percent of his varsity one could deserve this
group includes: (first row) Isaiah Cornelius, Lori Hannan, Haley Huff, and Credence Mott.
games. He received 532 more.”
(Back row): Mr. Fairless, Aaron Chamness, and Mrs. Holhubner.
wins and only lost 137 times
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October 2005
VHS students give money to Hurricane Katrina victims
By Teena Harms
As part of the hurricane relief
effort here at VHS, students came
together to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. With
staff and students working together,
VHS raised a total of $3,781.90.
The first place winner was Mrs.
Cochran’s class. They brought in
$281.50 throughout the week. Second place went to Mr. Harner’s
class, with a total of $274.50 for
the week.
Brian Kramp, of Mr. Harner’s
second block American Government class, commented, “It is nice
to see my peers dig deep to help
others, and to care so much that
they give all they have for people in
need.”
Mrs. Cochran said, “My class
showed great initiative, because
they always brought and collected
money without my prompting. It
feels great that they showed so much
generosity, not to mention beating
Mr. Harner’s class.”
Mrs. Cochran’s Spanish II class raised the most money for the hurricane victims, with $281.50. Pictured above first row:
(left to right) Meghan Douglass, Kaylind Ball, and Jennifer Hale. Second row: Sean Lasley, Brittni Throgmorton,
Clayton Spurlock, and Lacie Endrizzi. Kayla Butler, Erin Hileman, and Jessica Loyd. Fourth row: Julie Farmer, Lori
Riley, Kristin Hunter, Taylor Veach, and Mrs. Cochran.
Mr. Harner’s second block American Government class came in second rasing $274.50 for the hurricane victims. Pictured above first row: (left
to right) Amber Dry, Jessica Ramage, Brittany Turpen, Tim Oslay, Stephanie Yates, Brian Kramp. Second row: Whitney Newton, Jessica Morrisette,
Tomi Gowin, Mr. Harner, Teena Harms. Third row: Alisa Goines, Ashlee Bailey, Amanda Spurlock, Amy Parenti, Taylor Ames, Rachel Stewart,
Kelly Bryant, Shoshannah Richerson, and Amanda Pirtle. Fourth Row: Amber Russell, Sarah Bradshaw, Erin Kerley, Richard Morgan, Zachary
McGinnis, Kendy Dunning, Tyler Elledge and TJ Warren.
2005-2006 Talon Staff
Julie Farmer ................ Editor-in-Chief
Whitney Newton ........... Managing Editor
Kristin Hunter .............. Managing Editor
Lacey Penrod ...........................Staff
Brandy Morgan ......................... Staff
Teena Harms ...........................Staff
Mrs. Joan Clayton ................... Advisor
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work of the students in the class. If you would like your ad to appear in The
Talon, contact Joan Clayton at 658-3011.
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Angel Avery Wins FCCLA raffle
Civil Air Patrol
seeking recruits
Submitted by Dakin Rosenthal
An open letter to VHS students...
Hello, this is Dakin Storm
Rosenthal, a member of the
Civil Air Patrol
Metropolis Composite Squadron.
We are looking for new
cadets (which means you) to
join us in defending our
homeland and keeping our
skies safe.
We perform S.A.R.
(Search and Rescue Tasks)
for the U.S. Air Force.
We are ranked 28th in
the state. Though our squadron is small, it has more opportunities and more flight
time for the cadets, which is
pretty good considering, Chicago has 75 squadron alone.
We have award and
scholarship programs that are
provided through national
competitions. Transportation
is provided to national events
only.
All that we ask from you
is that you show up to our
meetings. There are three
things that come first, church,
family, and school.
There are also other opportunities provided from
CAP; for instance, learning
how to fly, wearing Air Force
uniforms, Color Guard,
Ranking, and leadership of
the squadrons.
For more information
about the Metropolis Composite Squadron, see me, or
contact our commander,
Gregory Krempasky at
(618)524-4584.
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Monday - Friday
7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Sat. 7:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Angel Avery won the FCCLA blanket raffle. The blanket was embroidered with the
Vienna Eagle logo by FCCLA sponsor Kaye McGinnis. Proceeds from the raffle
went to the Adam Schneider Fund. The raffle raised over $300.
Sierra Russell sells FCCLA raffle tickets for the Vienna Eagles blanket to Wendy
Bryant at the VHS open house, which was held on September 20th, 2005.
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October 2005
Student Council begins planning for Homecoming week
By Teena Harms
Student Council is gearing up for Homecoming activities which will take place on Friday, January 13, 2006. Mrs.
Reichert and Mr. Hight, Student Council sponsors, report that there are many exciting activities planned for this year’s
Homecoming week. Student Council members are involved in planning the Homecoming activities. Student Council
members are pictured front row: (left to right) Sponsor Mrs. Reichert, Kaylyn Meyers, Caroline Bremer, Trevis McGill,
Kristen Wetherell, Casey White, and Lauren Smith. Back row: Allison Bean, Kayla Butler, Kelly Bryant, Amanda
Pirtle, Jennifer Hale, Lori Hannan, and Sponsor Mr. Hight.
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VHS concert band plays at Shawnee College
By Julie Farmer
The Vienna High School concert band participated in the annual
Shawnee College Regional Band.
Bands from high schools in
Southern Illinois play in this event.
The students take a day off school
to go to Shawnee and practice three
or four pieces of music all day.
Under the direction of Mr. John
Windings, the Shawnee College
band director, the students perfect
their songs and perform them the
next morning at the Shawnee Col-
lege Institute.
be able to play with other musicians
Brett Thompson is a sophomore from the
at VHS and plays percussion for the surrounding schools.”
VHS concert band. “I alway love
going to Regional Band. It is nice to
VHS Regional Band, pictured (from L to R) Front Row: Shanelle Beasley, John Pirtle, Bobby Hoffman, Breanna Morris, Kassie Jones, Chelsey Rouse, Jennifer Hale,
Ashton Rambo-Sharp. Second Row: Wes Flannell, Jillian Powell, Casey White, Erica Farnsworth, Lori Riley, Kelly Bryant, Amanda Pirtle, Lori Hannan, Laura Treat,
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September 2005
VHS FFA takes second in Tractor Jr. Class Officers attend Leadership
Driving Contest at Vienna City Park Development Conference
Submitted by Haley Huff
The Vienna FFA hosted the
section 25 Tractor Driving Contest
on Tuesday, October 4th, at the
Vienna City Park. Twelve schools
participated in the contest from
across Section 25.
Tractor driving tests each
contestant’s safety knowledge and
the ability to back a trailer through
a course that’s 40 feet long and
only eight inches wider than the
trailer. Driving and parking skills
are also tested. A judge tests the
driver’s ability to drive and control
the way the driver handles the
tractor and trailer.
David Yandell and Robby
Trigg drove for Vienna. David
had a score of 195 and Robby
Trigg had a score of 244. Overall,
David placed 4th and Robby placed
9th. Vienna had a team score of
439, which gave them 2nd place, as
a team, in the contest. The alternates
in this year’s contest were Cory
Ross and Travis Stroud.
The Vienna FFA also
participated in the Section 25 landuse contest (soil judging) on
September 20th, 2005, at Carmi,
Illinois. Robby Trigg, Kassie Ross,
David Yandell, Haley Huff, and
Travis Stroud were members that
participated. Members judge 5 pits
of soil and determine things such as
soil erosion, water permeability, soil
structure, texture, and also figure
percentage slope.
Pictured above are students and faculty who attended the Leadership Development Conference held at SIU. Back row: Mrs. Holhubner, Isaiah Cornelius, Credence Mott, Aaron Chamness, and Mr. Fairless. Front row: Kassie Ross, Lori
Hannan, Haley Huff, and Dr. Trover.
Submitted by Isaiah Cornelius
Six students from the Junior
class were chosen to go to the
leadership ethics workshop. They
were: Lori Hannan, Haley Huff,
Kassie Ross, Aaron Chamness,
Credence Mott, and Isaiah
Cornelius.
They
were
accompanied by Mr. Fairless,
Mrs. Holhubner, and Dr. Trover.
There were three days to the
workshop, and each one was a
fun learning experience.
The first was a day for getting
to know other students from other
schools. Each of the schools was
paired with another. The students
from Vienna High School paired
The students above participated in FFA Tractor Driving contest held in Vienna
City Park. Pictured are (back row) Cory Ross, Middle Row: Robby Trigg, David up with students from other
schools and learned things about
them and introduced them. Not only
did the students do this, but the
teachers did as well. After the
students were introduced and they
learned about other schools’ sizes and
locations, there was a scavenger hunt.
Students were put on teams with
people from other schools. The first
day of the workshop was a team
building day.
The second day was on a more
serious level. It was started off by
learning about the Three Moral
Paradigms. Number one was the
Consequences Paradigm or
Utilitarianism.
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By Whitney Newton
Senior Spotlights
Lindsey F
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For
ord
What is your favorite quote?
“It is better to be thought of as
fool than to open your mouth
and prove it.”
What do you first think about
when you wake up on a typical
morning?
“Give me five more minutes.”
If you could have any job, what
would it be?
Meteorologist, I love storms,
everything about them, and
dealing with storms.
If you could star in any T.V.
show, what would it be?
Laguna Beach! Have you seen
those houses?
What is your greatest joy and
what is you worst fear?
My greatest joy would be that I
have family and friends who
love me and accept me for who I
am and my worst fear would be
losing those people.
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arnsworth
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What is your favorite quote?
“ Be a leader not a follower.”
What do you first think about
when you wake up on a typical
morning?
When I first wake up in the
morning, I think about what my
challenges will be for the day.
If you could have any job, what
would it be?
I would be a professional track
runner, and I would help people
that are in need.
What is your greatest joy and
what is you worst fear?
I have two joys, one is that I
wake up every morning, and
second is not being disabled. My
worst fear would be is getting
paralized.
What is your favorite quote?
“Seek the truth.”
What do you first think about
when you wake up on a typical
morning?
How much I really don’t want to
wake up and Kelly Bryant!
If you could have any job, what
would it be?
A professional Sax player
because I know I would enjoy it
and succeed in doing that job.
If you could star in any T.V.
Show, what would it be?
Extreme Make-over because I
love to make others happy.
What is your greatest joy and
what is you worst fear?
My greatest joy is Kelly Bryant
and my saxophone. My worst
fear is being without Kelly
Bryant and my saxophone.
What is your favorite quote?
“When the ball be in my hands, I
take over the game and the man
guarding me.” ~Michael Jordan
What do you first think about
when you wake up on a typical
morning?
When I first wake up in the
morning I think...I LOVE MY
BREE.
If you could have any job, what
would it be?
Major League Baseball player.
All you have to do is to play
baseball all year long and get
paid!
If you could star in any T.V.
Show, what would it be?
Viva La Bam, they do the
craziest stuff on that show.
What is your greatest joy and
what is you worst fear?
My greatest joy would have to
be spending time with Bree... I
love her! My worst fear would
probably be if something happened where I could never play
sports again.
What is the best Halloween
costume you have ever worn?
In 5th grade I wore a Jason
mask! I thought it was the
coolest thing ever!
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Spotlights
By Whitney Newton
Reagan Summers - FFreshman
reshman
Kaylyn Meyers - Sophomore
Sarah File - Junior
What is your favorite quote?
“Don’t let your fear of striking out keep you
from playing the game.”
What do you first think about when you
wake up on a typical morning?
What day is it?
If you could have any job, what would it
be?
Either a writer or a journalist. I have loved
writing stories ever since 5th grade.
If you could star in any TV show, what
would it be?
The O.C. because it is in California, they
have a rich life-style, and Seth Cohen!
What is your greatest joy and what is you
worst fear?My greatest joy is being able to
have a pretty good life, with a good family,
and great friends! My worst fear is knowing
that my family and friends won’t always be
there.
What is the best Halloween costume you
have ever worn? My mom dressed me up as
a clown and I hate clowns!
What is your favorite quote?
“Who are you to judge the life that I live?”
What do you first think about when you
wake up on a typical morning?
Ugh... 5 more minutes!
If you could have any job, what would it
be?
In all honesty, a special education teacher. I
believe that everyone in this world deserves
a chance, and no one should fall through the
cracks.
What is your greatest joy and what is you
worst fear?
My greatest joy; I guess I am still waiting
for that one. My worst fear would be failing
at everything!
What is the best Halloween costume you
have ever worn?
We all know that somewhere down that long
line of Halloween costumes, our mommies
and daddies put us in that horrible clown
outfit! Well, lets just say its in my past too! I
am afraid of clowns now!
What is your favorite quote?
“You don’t know what you have until you’ve
lost it”
If you could have any job, what would it
be?
I would own a restaurant/night club, so I
could dance, design, and test all of my food
at my restaurant.
If you could star in any TV show, what
would it be?
Summerland, so I could live on the beach!
What is your greatest joy and what is you
worst fear?
My greatest joy is talking about apples with
Peanut and my worst fear is dying in a car
accident.
What is the best Halloween costume you
have ever worn?
One year I was “I Dream of Jeannie” when
I used to have my long hair and my costume
was sequined and purple. I loved it!
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Spotlights
By Whitney Newton
Sergio De La Cruz - Freshman
Chris N
ichols - Sophomore
Nichols
Dennis W
atts - Junior
Watts
What is your favorite quote?
“Losing is not the answer.”
What do you first think about when you
wake up on a typical morning?
The first thing I think of when I wake up is I
want to go back to bed!
If you could have any job, what would it
be?
I would like to be a NBA star because you
can get millions of dollars.
If you could star in any TV show, what
would it be?
The Dave Chappelle Show because there is
a lot of comedy on the show.
What is your greatest joy and what is you
worst fear?
My greatest joy is playing basketball and
my worst fear is that I am afraid of the
dark.
What is your favorite quote?
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it’s an all
the time thing. You don’t do things right
once in awhile; you do them right all the
time. There is no room for 2nd place, there’s
only room for one place and that is 1st
place.”
If you could have any job, what would it
be?
An FBI or CIA agent. I think it would be
cool to be behind the scenes and know stuff
that no one knows.
If you could star in any TV show, what
would it be?
I don’t know about a TV show, but if it was
a movie it would be Wedding Crashers!
What is your greatest joy and what is you
worst fear?
The greatest joy is spending time with
people you love and my worst fear is
clowns.
What is the best Halloween costume you
have ever worn?
I’m not big on Halloween costumes
What is your favorite quote?
“Blood is thicker than water.”
What do you first think about when you
wake up on a typical morning?
I try to remember what I did the night
before.
If you could have any job, what would it
be?
A personal trainer, because I would be able
to lift whenever I want and occasionally get
to work with women.
If you could star in any TV show, what
would it be?
NBA Inside Stuff, because I would get to
travel the world and meet NBA Players.
What is your greatest joy and what is you
worst fear?
My greatest joy is playing basketball with
my teammates and my worst fear is to be
unsuccessful in life.
What is the best Halloween costume you
have ever worn?
The red ranger from the Power Rangers.
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October 2005
VHS Fall baseball season in the books
Submitted by David Hill
The Vienna Eagles finished up
the fall baseball season with a 9-4
record. The Eagles ended the fall
season tied for first place with the
Shawnee Redskins, who the Eagles
defeated in August.
The Eagles only Conference
loss was to Cobden. The Eagles
were defeated 6-4 in the Confer-
ence Tournament semifinals by the
eventual Conference Tournament
champions, the Goreville Blackcats.
The Eagles won 3rd place in the
Carrier Mills Inivitational Tournament in September. A 9-4 record is
the best fall finish that the Eagles have
enjoyed in the last three years.
Leading the Conference, going
into the spring season is another preseason goal that the Eagles were
able to successfully accomplish.
The Eagles had four pitchers that
won two games each: Garrett Davis,
Brett Snider, Clayton Spurlock, and
Derek Trovillion.
The Eagles unsuccessful bid to
win the Conference Tournament will
leave a sour taste in their mouths all
winter long.
The Eagles baseball players are
looking forward to a busy spring
season with the maximum of 35
games already scheduled. The
Eagles have plenty of work to do this
off-season to prepare for the spring.
VHS girls softball takes second in Conference Tournament
Softball girls placed second in the Conference Tournament. Pictured front row (left to right) Jessica Pender, Kassidy Shoemaker, Ashton Rambo-Sharp, Kayla
Stafford, Jessica Penrod, Kayla Butler, Reagan Summers, Kristen Wetherell. Back row Ashley Childress, Shianna Little, Jackie Goodman, Jessica Robinson,
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Marching Eagles starts off the season
Former VHS
student goes to Iraq
By Brandy Morgan
It’s only the beginning of the year,
but the VHS Marching Eagles have
been very busy. The VHS Band and
Flag Corps have been marching in
parades for almost every Saturday
for the past two months. Though it
has been hard work at the parades
and even in the classroom, the band
members have not been showing
any signs of stress.
Full of fun and excitement, the
Marching Eagles keep the attention
of the crowds by not only playing
their own songs along with classic
favorites, but also by keeping everyone involved. They do this by
running in different directions, highfive-ing spectators, then quickly getting back into formation.
When asked how the parades
were coming along, sophomore Brett
Thompson commented, “The parades are going phenomenal, and I
can’t wait until the next parade.”
So far, parades have been held
at Ridgeway, Collinsville, Creal
Springs, Vienna, and Steeleville. The
Marching Eagles expect to be performing in some more parades before this fall is over.
Mr. Shumaker, the Marching
Eagles’ director, seems enthusiastic
about how things have been devel- By Teena Harms
oping. “All the parades have been
going great. I could not be happier
to be alive.”
It is apparent in the parades that
Mr. Shumaker tries to make the atmosphere as fun as possible, while
also showing how much serious
work it takes to create the routines
and to practice the songs.
The Marching Eagles’ performances are impressive, and the future of the Marching Eagles seems
brighter every day.
Pictured above are VHS graduate
PFC Buck Bryant and sister Kelly
Bryant, a senior at VHS. Buck was
recently deployed for a 18 month tour
in Iraq.
VHS is marching through with flag corps and band with parades all over Southern Illinois. They are participating in
parades being held in Creal Springs, Collinsville, Vienna, Steeleville, and Ridgeway, showing VHS pride all over with
songs and flag routines.
VHS graduate Buck Bryant
was deployed for an eighteen month
tour in Iraq on September 18,
2005. Buck graduated from VHS
in 2003, and his sister Kelly is currently a VHS senior.
Buck is Crew Chief for a CH47
Chinook helicopter, and is a member of 6th Battalion / 101st Aviation
Brigade (airborne). He is also a Distinguished Honored graduate from
AIT at Ft. Eustis, Va., in January
2004.
Buck has been stationed in Ft.
Campbell, Kentucky since January
2004. His sister, Kelly said, “I’m
really proud of Buck. He has a lot
of courage and I will miss him a lot.”
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October 2005
Meth awareness
poster contest
Junior
Class officers attend conference
(continued from page 6)
Utilitarianism is when someone
tries to choose the action that
produces the greatest good for the
greatest number of people. The
question typically asked is: Do the
good consequences outweigh the
bad?
Next was the rights paradigm or
(Deontological Ethics).
Deontological Ethics is the idea
to do the right thing no matter what
the consequences. It is to treat
others as you would want to be
treated.
The last moral was that was
talked about was the Character/
Virtues paradigm. Virtue Ethics
focuses on the character of people
and what we should become.
Virtues and character are ways
people would normally act in any
given situation. Making choices
according to their virtues or good
character are said to lead people to
a healthy, happy life, and also a
healthy and happy society.
After students learned the three
paradigms, the students broke up
into groups with students from other
schools. The first topic talked about
was cheating. All the groups went
into different rooms and discussed
the issue. Then, students talked
about drugs and alcohol.
After that, students talked about
the problems they had in their own
schools.
The last day, each group made
up a skit about issues like drugs/
alcohol, cheating, treatment of
students, religion in schools, student
and teacher relationships, and what
should always be kept confidential.
The students from VHS
thoroughly enjoyed this experience.
The juniors that went are going to
try and start an ethics club at VHS.
VHS is sponsoring a poster
contest for October ’s Meth
Awareness week. The contest
winners were be judged on
research, creativity, originality,
message and presentation.
First place will receive a
$100.00 Best Buy gift card, 2nd
place, a $50.00 Wal-Mart gift card,
and 3rd place a $25.00 Wal-Mart
gift card.
The purpose of meth awareness
week is to teach students about the
harmful effects of meth, different
ways meth is used, the short and
long term effects, the different names
for meth and other important
information about this dangerous
drug.
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English II class participates JILG Officers attends
in
writing workshop
leadership conference
By Kristin Hunter
Submitted by Rosalie Corse
Mrs. Cochran’s third block English II class has been participating
in a writing workshop.
The topic of the paper was to
compare and contrast the two main
female characters in “The Necklace”
and “False Gems” both written by
Guy de Maupassant.
The focus of the workshop is to
go through the step-by-step writing
process. Each day a different part
of a paper was discussed; the first
day was the introduction, the second was the body, and then came
the conclusion.
Students were then required to
type their papers. Mrs. Cochran
brought the mobile cart into the
classroom for her students to use.
She said, “It is difficult to require students to type papers out at home
because of availability. The mobile
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On Wednesday, October 5th
and 6th, sixteen schools from
Southern Illinois gathered at the Oil
Belt Church Camp in Flora to engage in the activities of the Leadership Development Conference. The
Leadership Development Conference (LDC) was held for the Career Association officers of the Jobs
for Illinois Graduates. Jobs for Illinois Graduates (JILG) is a senior
year program that provides 35-40
participants the opportunity to acquire the skills to graduate, and the
confidence to succeed.
JILG Career Association officMrs. Cochran’s third block class has ers include president, vice presibeen working on a compare and contrast assignment of “The Necklace” and dent, secretary, treasurer, historian
“False Gems.”
and reporter. When the students
arrived at the camp, group photos
were taken of the officers and their
career specialist. Everyone gathered for the opening ceremony and
were informed about the activities
planned for the day. Some of the
activities included a ropes course
in the woods, workshops, team
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The LDC influences kids in
many positive ways. When asked
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about the impact that the LDC has
and t w o chances t o w in a t r ip v alued at
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ership skills and encourages student
interaction. It also helps bring out
the individual’s weaknesses and
strengths.”
Tom Welch, Vice President of
Field Services for JILG, has been involved with the program for seven
years. For six years, he was a career specialist at Flora High School.
Mr. Welch strongly believes that this
year’s Leadership Development
Conference was a great success. He
stated in an interview that he is
pleased to see such a motivated
group of seniors with such positive
attitudes. “Everybody had fun.” Mr.
Welch, also, believes that this LDC
gave everyone the time, space, opportunity and support to learn, practice and use new leadership skills. He
was very pleased with outcome of
this amazing event. “Everyone’s hard
work and cooperation really paid
off.”
The Career Association officers
from VHS who participated in this
event were: Justin Flora, Treasurer;
Whitney Newton, Secretary; Kristen
Rogers, Reporter; Daniel Gonzalez,
Second-Vice President; and J.D.
Gonzalez, first Vice President. The
career specialist for the Jobs for Illinois Graduates program at VHS is
Rosalie Corse.
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