In This Issue:

Volume 3, Issue 4
January 2013
In This
Issue:
Devil’s Den of Sports
Halfway Through my Senior Year
By: Olivia DiBetta
Pg. 2-3
Frank the Love Doctor
Pg. 4
Red Devil Playlist
Pg. 5
Athletes of the Month
Pg. 6
Students of the Month
Pg. 7
Political Personalities
Pg. 8
Angry Beaver
Pg. 9
Throwback
Pg. 10
Fashion
Pg. 11
Tales From the Crypt
Pg. 12
Movie Review
Pg. 13
Musical Review
Pg. 13
Teacher Feature
Pg. 14
High School Highlights Pg. 15
Kyah’s Korner
Gamer Gurus
Pg. 16
Pg. 17-18
Tech Talk
Pg. 18
Our Supporters
Pg. 19
Games
Pg. 20
Recipes
Pg. 21
Honor and Celebrate Pg. 22-23
Advice
Page
Pg. 24
I think that everyone believes they're going to be in high school forever. You can say things like
"I can't wait to get out of here" or "only three more years" or "only two more years" or "only one more
year," but no one really believes they're going to ever be a senior until it's really happened to them. At
least I didn't, not really, but sometime between the beginning of this year and now, it's began to sink in. I
don't know what the exact point in time or cause of the realization was. Maybe it was getting my
schedule and seeing that I was going to be saying goodbye to my basement locker of three years and
moving into the top floor, walking in on the first day of school and strutting into all the senior classes I'd
heard people go on about for three years, sitting at what I knew would be my last football game in high
school, or holding my first college acceptance letter.
Whatever the cause, it's a completely bittersweet feeling. Bitter, because, of course, I'm going to
miss not only high school and seeing my friends almost every single day and having a large group of
teachers always available who make it their responsibility to help every individual student learn, but
also living at home and being as much of a kid as I'll ever be again. There's a very balancing amount of
sweetness to the feeling too. I'm about to move on and begin my own life and forge my own path in the
world. Knowing that next year at this time I'll be somewhere new, starting something of a new life,
doing new things is exciting on a whole new level.
It's making me feel the effects of 'senioritis' more strongly than ever. Part of me has already
moved on and left high school behind in the dust. Sometimes it's hard to put any real effort in knowing
I'm so close to the end. However, as a senior, teetering awkwardly on the edge of school kid and adult
like all seniors are, part of me has grown up enough to finally see the reasons behind trying hard in
school. The obvious reasons, like maintaining a grade point average to keep my acceptance to colleges
and scholarships. And also more meaningful reasons, like the fact that it's so important to put your full
effort into everything you do, whether it seems world-changing or entirely insignificant, because in the
end I think it's the small things that really make up the sum of your life and, looking back, they aren't
always so small, anyway.
I am scared, excited, and proud to say that I am part of the St. Clairsville class of 2013.
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Battle at the Creek
By: Brooke Robinson
The St. Clairsville Lady Devil’s basketball team opened up
its season with a close battle against Indian Creek on Thursday,
November 29th. Coming off of a not-so-good season last year, they
started the game off strongly.
According to Senior, Emily Delguzzo, “Our main goal of the
game was to not only focus on boxing out (rebounding) and
executing defense, but to focus in general.”
Creek won with a score of 54-40.
“It’s always hard to lose, especially one of your first games.
The team worked really hard but our shots weren’t falling for us.
We’re focusing on the next game now,” stated Moulder.
The Lady Devil’s current record is 2-2. Keep it up Ladies!
With six-foot tall Bree Berryman from Indian Creek, the
Lady Devils knew they had a big challenge. “With our defense we
played a 2-3 zone, and we were supposed to make her work for the
ball, push on her, and make her make the mistake.” explained senior
Emily DelGuzzo
Senior, Ashleigh Moulder said, “Our goal was to shut her
down, which we did at times. We were told to have someone in front
and behind her, so she couldn’t get the ball. When we did that, it
worked really well.”
The Lady Devils continued to fight and the scores were
often very close but unfortunately, at the end of the game, Indian
The ladies and coaches preparing to start the Indian
Creek vs. St. C game
Strike!!!
By: James Davenport
The St. Clairsville Bowling
Team did very well at the last match.
Jim Patrizi had a score of 203. Josh
Yeager’s score was 205. Zach Dopkiss
did very well with a score of 197. Wes
Miller had a score of 193. And Nate
Heath had a score of 193. The teams
final score was 984, they did very well
in representing St. Clairsville High
School especially now that Bowling is a
official lettering Red Devil Sports Team.
Junior Josh Yeager
Wrestling
By: Brandon Meier
The St.Clairsville wrestling team will have their first tournament
on Friday January 14th and Saturday Jaunary 15th. The wrestlers are as
follows: Matt Carnes, Charlie Hall, Colton Stephens, Alex Timko, Logan
Delong, Logan Thompson, Jonathan Bartolo, Cole Skags, Michael Furbee,
Dalton Nolte, Seth Benge, Justin Callarick, and Cory Ernest. With coach as
Joel Sanson, they were ready to succeed last Friday, December 15th. “Pain
is temporary, but pride is forever,” Matt Carnes explained, speaking of the
reasoning behind doing wrestling.
Freshman Matt Carnes
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One Step Forward, One Step Backwards
By: Zach Oliver
There were high expectations for the St. Clairsville Boys Red Devil Basketball Team
this year, after going to the final four last year. They started their season with back to back
games, Friday the 14th against Edison at home and Saturday the 15th against Africentric
Early College.
They would show no mercy, as they beat the Edison Wild Cats with a score of 79-20.
They would live up to their expectations from last year Friday night. Saturday they met their
challenge, playing a new opponent-they haven't played before Africentric at home. They put
up a good fight but lost 61-58 Africentric barely squeezing out a win.
The boys have many games left to live up to last year or go even farther. They might
even go as far as state finals, which is just one step past last year.
Just Keep Swimming
Senior Dan Monteroso at the
Edison Game
Courtesy of timesleader.com
By: Sarah Holtsclaw
The 2012-2013 Boys and Girls Swimming Team kicked
off their season with the Pentathlon at Wheeling Jesuit
University on December 1st. Both Teams did very well boys
finishing in 1st and girls in 2nd.
Next the teams traveled to Dover for their annual
Invitational competing against many teams in the area. The Red
Devil boys earned 2nd place and the girls 4th. Their next two
meets were hosted by Brooke and then Edison. Boys coming in
1st for both and girls coming in a close 2nd at Brooke and a 1st
against Edison.
On December 15th the qualifying individuals and relays
from the team competed against some tough competition at
Canton. The following events were entered there:
The Girls 200 Free A Relay earned 29th place in the
Girls A (Fasola, Banks, Falcone,
Kaauamo)
200 Free Relay
1:55.48 30/36
Girls A ((Fasola, Banks, Falcone,
Weidman)
400 Free Relay
4:18.24 29/31
Girls A ( Falcone, Vera, Fasola,
Banks)
200 Medley Relay 2:09.99 30/33
Michael Eaton
100 Freestyle
Michael Eaton
100 Breaststroke 1:00.20 3/47
Boys A ( Eaton, Clark, Kennon,
Tobin)
200 Free Relay
Boys A ( Eaton, Clark, Kennon,
Tobin)
200 Medley Relay 1:55.12 26/34
49.28
10/93
1:43.00 29/34
prelims with a time of 1:55.18. The Girls A 400 Free Relay earned
24th place with 4:18.63. The 200 Medley with 2:11.16 and 26th
place.
In the Prelims, Eaton finished in 7th for the 100 freestyle
with a time of 48.99. He also competed in the 100 breaststroke
which he won with the time 58.72.
The Boys 200 free relay finished in 19th place in the
prelims with the time of 1:38.88. The 200 Medley relay in 24th
with 1:54.41.
Junior swimmer, Michael Eaton went on to compete in
the final later that evening. He finished in 7th with a time of 48.96
in the 100 freestyle. Eaton won the boys 100 Breaststroke,
coming in 1st place with a 58.77.
Congratulations Red Devils and Good luck on the rest of
your season!
Junior
Standout
Michael Eaton
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Now is the Time to Browse
By: Frankie Berardi
Hallelujah! The holiday season has closed, no more
shopping, buying, gift giving, etc. November and December
are always filled with hustle, bustle; yelling, shouting. It can
truly be a great hassle especially when society is looking for
that “perfect” gift. All year people work to save up money;
put it away for a special vacation or a new car, but along
comes Christmas and wipes out the pocket book. Hundreds
of dollars go down the drain to supply gifts to friends and
family, so why on earth is it a season in which people would
want to start any sort of romance? To fiscally depreciate
them even more?
date out for a nice holiday dinner. I really want to do
something special, but cannot exactly afford a super
expensive meal, so I give the old, “I don’t care about money; I
just want to be with you” speech assuming she will be a
sucker for some sappy excuse. I would be wrong. After a
failed attempt to save a couple dollars, I am stuck in the
dreadful position of making up for the damage with some
extravagant Christmas gift which of course, costs money. By
the end of the holiday season, I am worn out from being
dragged around to keep company while shopping for
whatever a halter top is, mentally drained from all the effort
of looking for a gift and distinguishing between Ghirardelli
In fact, now is the time people should start browsing
and Godiva, and of course broke without even a penny after
if they are into that sort of thing. No more cash to spend, no
handing the cashier Franklins instead of Washingtons. This
more dinners to attend, and of course, no more gifts to buy.
is precisely why even the slightest bit of a romance should be
January is the perfect time to get involved in some sort of
reserved until the New Year; congrats to those who are
relationship. Seriously, it is a win-win situation; one may
ahead of the game.
have the novelty of a companion with the thickness of one’s
wallet.
Regardless, however, if you individually went about
lacking or boasting a relationship at the time of the holidays,
Now, for those of you who were fortunate enough to
it is. No more money, no more headaches; no more fatigue,
avoid dealing with the typical crazed gift-getter, I will
just relaxation…until Valentine’s Day.
elaborate on the average evening. So, let us say I take my
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The Top 12 Songs of 2012
By: Riley Bartsh
1. Whistle – Flo Rida
2. We Are Never Ever
Getting Back Together
- Taylor Swift
3. One More Night
– Maroon 5
4. Lights- Ellie Goulding
5. Some Nights- Fun
6. Everybody Talks
- Neon Trees
7. Wide Awake
- Katy Perry
8. Call Me Maybe
- Carly Rae Jepson
9. As Long As You Love Me
– Justin Bieber
10. Somebody That I Used
to Know
- GOTYE
11. Gagnam Style
-PSY
12. Diamonds
- Rihanna
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DelGuzzo Guzzle
By: Zach Oliver
Senior Emily Delguzzo was
chosen for athlete of the month because
of her leadership as a senior on the
basketball team. We asked her a few
questions to give you a look into the life
of Emily DelGuzzo.
RDD: Would you rather play against a
blond or burnet?
Emily: It doesn’t really matter to me.
RDD: What is your favorite ice cream?
Emily: Chocolate chip and cookie
dough.
RDD: Who would you take on a
deserted island? Why?
Emily: My cousin Caitlin, she isn’t
scared of anything and I trust her more
than anyone I know.
RDD: Who on the team do you look up
to most?
Emily: My whole team. They all push
hard in practice and in games, no matter
what I look at them as my second family.
RRD: Which underclassman would you
say will be the next “star”?
Emily: Alexis St.Clair, because she has
improved a lot and she handles
everything on the floor so well.
RDD: Who would you rather play
basketball against an elf or a monkey?
Emily: An elf because their short and
they wont attack like a monkey will.
RDD: Who would be better at
basketball Mrs. Jeffries or Mrs.
Sirbaugh?
Emily: Mrs. Sirbaugh because she has
the height
RDD: If we had a staff basketball game,
who would you pick for your team?
Emily: Both Mr. Cliffords, Mr. Skaggs,
Ms. Sirbaugh, and Mrs. Gibeaut.
Senior Emily DelGuzzo
Yeager Spilt
By: Sarah Holtsclaw
The shining star of
this year’s Varsity Boys
Bowling Team is Junior, Josh
Yeager. He recently traded
his Marching band shoes for
bowling shoes. During the
first match of the teams
season Yeager bowled
almost a perfect game,
getting all strikes but two. I
sat him down with to find
out what drives him to do so
well.
RDD: How long have
you been bowling?
Yeager: Since I was
four.
RDD: Do you take
bowling more seriously now
that it is a lettering sport?
Junior Josh Yeager
Yeager: Yeah, I’ve
always taken it
seriously but now
that we can go to
state tournament,
matches and
practice are more
important.
RDD: What is the
best game you have ever
bowled?
Yeager: I bowled a
287 during a Saturday
morning Bowling League
RDD: Do you have
any pre match rituals?
but they curve
differently for lane
conditions.
RDD: Do you have
any specific goals for this
season?
Yeager: Just to stay
in the top 5 averages in the
area and to move on to
states.
RDD: What do you
enjoy more: Bowling or
drum line?
Yeager: My dad was
my first coach and
Yeager: That’s hard.
he passed away so
Bowling more, both are fun,
usually before every but I can bowl competitively
match I pray to him for the rest of my life.
for help.
Bowl on Josh! The
RDD: What kind of
Red Devil Dispatch wishes
ball do you bowl with?
good luck to Yeager and the
rest of the Boys and Girls
Yeager: I have four
Red Devil Bowling team!
different balls, all
the same weights,
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The Excitement of Acceptance
By: Amanda Hoffman
You can only
imagine the excitement
after days of hard work, and
waiting to learn that you
have been accepted to
march in the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Well, senior Leandra Reed
now has the privilege to be
able to say that she has
experienced that
excitement. The Saturday
before Thanksgiving,
Leandra left the valley and
flew to New York City.
Upon arrival, Leandra
traveled to an indoor
soccer field where she
practiced the music and
marching for the parade,
and later was fitted for the
red and white marching
band uniforms. She spent
her time practicing, meeting
new people, and exploring
the city of New York. I
wanted to learn more about
Leandra’s incredible
experience, so I caught up
with her to ask her a few
questions.
RDD: How exciting was it
to participate in the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade?
LEANDRA: It was
extremely exciting, it was
an amazing experience.
this marching band season?
LEANDRA: I would have to
say just meeting new people
and enjoying my senior year
with my fellow classmates.
RDD: What is one of your
funniest memories?
LEANDRA: All of the
ruckus me and my friends
got into throughout the
season.
RDD: How will this
experience benefit you in
the future?
RDD: Which do you prefer,
the Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade or the Wheeling LEANDRA: I think it will
definitely benefit me in the
Fantasy in Lights Parade?
future, I learned a lot
LEANDRA: Definitely the
musically and I met a lot of
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
wonderful people that I
Parade.
hope to keep in contact
with.
RDD: What has been the
most memorable part of
Senior Leandra Reed
Class Clown Chandler
By: Amanda Hoffman
If you ask some of
the sophomore class who in
their opinion is one of the
biggest class clowns, most
will tell you that it is this guy.
Chandler Kilburn. “It’s
Chandler!” He is funny,
athletic, and a one of a kind
individual. Chandler
participates in cross country,
and track. Then he spends
his free time getting
rear-ended if front of
Denny’s. To learn more about
this class clown’s
unpredictable life, I asked
Chandler questions about his
eccentric personality.
Sophmore Chandler Kilburn
RDD: If you could take a trip
to bikini bottom (The setting
of SpongeBob) who would
you take with you and what
would you do?
RDD: What is one of the
weirdest and most
memorable dreams that you
have ever had?
Chandler: I would take
Coach Ciroli with me; we
would spend the day in the
Krusty Krab and eat Kraby
Patties.
Chandler: I’m not sure, I
don’t dream.
RDD: What kind of animal
best describes your
personality, and why?
Chandler: A Chupacabra,
because I’m a beast like that.
RDD: What movie best
describes your life, and why
do you think so?
Chandler: An action movie.
RDD: Who of your friends
could you see being a
Broadway singer/dancer?
Chandler: James Davenport
RDD: What do you think you
would do after you
discovered that you have won
the lottery?
Chandler: I’d buy one
Bugatti, Three Lamborghini’s,
and my own island.
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A One-way Track
By: Frankie Berardi
At the end of December and going into the
New Year, the American people are beginning to
see the foundations for the much talked about
fiscal cliff. This cliff is surprisingly nothing that has
to do with an overwhelming amount of
government spending; in fact, it is much the
opposite. Cloaked from the masses of citizens, the
true nature of this threat is a cut to the deficit, but
it is hardly as glorified as some may assume. Often
the goal in a recession is to pay down the national
debt, but all reduction comes with a price, and the
greatest fear of making the attempt to bring down
the deficit is to be stuck with a much deeper fiscal
hole while middle income families suffer even
more.
average tax bill is estimated to raise 412 dollars, for
the majority or sixty percent of families in the
middle, 2,125, and for the top twenty percent 14,
173. The last number referencing the top twenty is
an average including those at the base and the far
top of the margin; specifically people with extreme
amounts of wealth will pay over 120,000.
These cuts, will of course, accumulate a
collective tax on all American families. For
households in the lower twenty percent, the
Courtesy of healthreformexplained.com
With these taxes, the pre-existing recession
is assumed to get even worse. People will be
fearful to spend their money or what is left of it,
more citizens will become impoverished, and less
and less Americans will be able to comfortably
support themselves. The Gross Domestic Product is
believed to drop to eighteen percent while
spending increases at twenty-four percent. The
While the country does need to find a way to government then plans to take the money acquired
budget itself, it cannot make such a foolhardy
through these taxes and added with the capitol
abolishment as it is intending. Primarily, the Bush gained once the defense and nation security cuts
Tax Cuts will be removed which will raise the
take place pay down the deficit as much as
return on qualified dividends from fifteen percent possible, but such will not necessarily be enough.
to twenty. It also reverts the people back to the pre
Once the cuts are in place and taxes set, the
-2001 tax brackets. Next in line, are President
possibility remains to reduce the debt by over
Obama’s own cuts. Already, the earned income
seven trillion dollars within ten years, but that is
credits and expanded education credits that
unable to change the direct effects on the people.
benefit the lower class have begun to expire. Prior The likelihood of harder economic times is great;
to the first, estate tax exemption and rates were at the American people are not going to see the end of
5,120,000 or thirty-five percent, but they are now the tunnel for at least a few years, possibly more;
planned to become 1,000,000 or fifty-five percent. because, this country is on a one-way track over
The AMT patch is also slated to end; it will reset at the fiscal cliff.
45,000 dollars. Also forthcoming will be the
Obamacare taxes that charge families with
incomes of 250,000 or more 0.9 percent hike on
their wage taxes and 3.8 percent on their
unearned income. Finally, personal deductions for
state and local income taxes are being
extinguished. Together these taxes will cost the
American people approximately 536 billion or
twenty-one percent over just 2013.
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The Angry Beaver:
The Thoughts, the Views, and the Opinions of One Angry Mammal
By: Addy Beaver
Ever since the Newtown shootings that happened this past Friday, it's left me to wonder; were tragedies like this
always relevant and I've just been more subjective to them as I grew older? Was this just a norm that I haven't noticed due to
my young ignorant bliss? Then I realized that it wasn't. I've tried to trace this seemingly continuous stream of violence and
tragedy, and the farthest back I've come is Waco, in 1993. So, assuming I'm not forgetting anything prior to Waco, this is an
epidemic that has been ongoing for twenty years.
When looking at this succession of chaotic violence, there are at least two common factors in each of these
situations; Mental illness and guns. And obviously, since the "tighter gun controls" aren't seemingly effective, maybe it's time
we took a look at the mental health prospect of it.
I do believe gun controls could be tighter, in a sense. There's one particular loophole- which is more like a great big
pit of stupidity- that I don't see eye-to-eye with. That being, the instance of purchasing fire arms at a gun show does not
require a back ground check. First off, let me say that that is how Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold purchased their guns they
used during Columbine. Secondly, what's the difference between that and buying guns on the street? Ones legal and ones not,
yet they both produce the same outcomes.
Also, the guns that were used in the shooting in Newtown were legally purchased and registered by the offenders
mother. There was nothing illegal about those guns until the gunmen used them to kill the twenty children and six teachers
that day. So, where's the issue with gun control there?
Now, lets take a look at the other common denominator here; Mental illness. Klebold and Harris from Columbine
both had mental health issues, Klebold being a manic depressive and Harris being a socio-psychopath. Brenda Anne Spencer,
who shot little kids on a school playground across the street from her home showed serious signs of mental illness. The Sect
from Waco were ultimately brainwashed into violence. Adam Lanza, from the Newtown shootings had obvious mental health
issues, as did Seung-Hui Cho, the student from Virginia Tech who massacred thirty-two people, making it the statistically
worst school shooting in American history.
See the commonalities? It's prevalent that gun control is not the issue-to some extent. Yes, the loophole about the
gun shows should be tighter. But in a lot of these cases, the guns were registered and purchased in a legal manner. So, maybe
its time we take a look at the mental health side of the case and not blame the NRA. When it's all said and done, guns don't
kill people-the people holding the guns do.
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We all love to sit down with
friends or family, a big bowl of
popcorn, and watch old movies.
Sometimes, the best movies are
the movies that are old, but
everyone has seen them. For
example, everyone has seen the
good old Christmas movies. Such
as Home Alone, which just
happens to be one of my
favorites also. Another
Christmas movie would be
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer.
This movie could be considered,
in my opinion, a classic.
All images are courtesy of
Google Images.
Another movie that is fairly
old, but still popular is Christmas
Vacation. Of course everyone
loves the Griswold family. Frosty
the Snowman is also another old,
classic Christmas favorite. A Year
Without A Santa Clause is another
favorite, old Christmas movie. All
of the movies I have listed, most
people have seen and know how
much they contribute to the
Christmas spirit. If you haven’t
seen any of these movies, I
strongly urge you to watch them
as soon as you can.
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Worst Fashion Trends Ever!
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New Year’s Kiss
By: Katelin Gandee
A kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve is supposed to
be good luck, but sometimes it can very well bring bad luck.
Very bad luck.
12:05, the other girls stood in shock as she went around
giving each guy a peck on the lips and smiling as they fell.
They tried to move but they couldn’t. She had them too. The
only question is what she was going to do to them. Some
A beautiful girl, sitting alone at a New Year’s Eve
started crying, others started screaming, some just stood
party was a bit odd by most standards. Guys tried endlessly to
there in shock as the guys went down one by one.
get her to come and dance with them. She declined every one
of them. The clocked showed 11:30, and she scanned the
12:10, all the guys were dead. Their bodies littered the floor.
crowd. Guys hoped she was scanning the crowd for a New
Now she turned to the girls. Her eyes looked like an open
Year’s kiss. They were right. Other girls latched on to guys
flame. Possessed with the power she showed. In a second the
who desperately wanted to be the one she chose, but she
girls were silenced; they couldn’t make a sound.
could only choose one of them.
12:12, one by one the girls fell. They fell dead with just a look.
11:50, she chose. Standing up with such grace it sent Dead in seconds. A hundred murdered in less than twenty
goose bumps up anyone who saw. She walked over to a very minutes. With a smile and laugh the girl walked out. Leaving
handsome guy with a girl clinging to his arm. With one look
the bodies for the cops to wonder what happened. No
the girl let go of the guy’s arm and walked away. Everyone
evidence would be found to suggest murder and nothing
stood watching in awe. No one could have guessed what
wrong with them to suggest natural death. Parents would
would happen next.
wonder what happened to their children. The saddest part of
it all was she would do it again. And again. And again.
11:58, she leveled herself with him. He was sweating
and his heart pounding. Her bright green eyes looked directly
into his. He was under her spell. With a peck on the lips he fell
to the ground. Her kiss was deadly. She moved the body with
her shoe. Dead. Perfectly dead. She smiled.
12:02, everyone stood shocked. They didn’t know
what had just happened. Had she killed him? What was going
on? The girl’s eyes were no longer green but an awful red. It
was clear that no one wanted her kiss for it was fatal and she
was a demon. But with one look all the guys stepped forward.
They were under her control.
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Skyfall: Number 23 and Counting
By: Cody L. Jackson
The James Bond movie series
which began in 1962 is undoubtedly
one of the best movie series of all time
as not many series last more than half
of a century. The series, created by Ian
Fleming, focuses on a British MI6
Agent, 007 aka James Bond. There
have been many actors playing the role
of Bond throughout the years
including Sean Connery, Roger Moore,
Pierce Brosnan, and most recently,
Daniel Craig. I haven’t been a fan of
Daniel Craig’s first two Bond movies,
Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace,
and I was skeptical of his third
especially when I learned that Adele
was doing the song and Heineken was
sponsoring which meant he would no
longer be drinking martinis, shaken
not stirred.
movies yet. Judi Dench returned as M
for her final Bond movie and Q is now
a younger man who is more familiar
with the new technology rather than
Aston Martins that are all decked out
with gadgets. The best part was that
we learn of Bond’s mysterious
childhood at a manor called Skyfall.
In the beginning, Bond is shot
by a fellow agent while on a mission to
recover the hard drive that contained
the indentities of undercover agents
imbedded in terrorists groups
worldwide. Bond was believed to have
been killed but of course, he was not.
The villain in the film is an old agent of
MI6 and his objective is to make M pay
for what she did to him.
Skyfall is no longer in theaters
but will be out on DVD soon and I
I was proven wrong, however,
highly recommend.
as Skyfall was one of the best Bond
Courtesy of www.justjared.com
Seize the Day!
By: Katelin Gandee
When you think of
Disney on Broadway you
probably think Beauty and the
Beast, Mary Poppins, The Lion
King, all those movies you
watched as a kid, but there is
one you do not think about:
Newsies. Newsies is a
Broadway play based on the
very real ‘Newsboy Strike of
1899’ where the Newsies, or
newsboys fight for equal
rights and fair pay. The cast
consisted of teenagers,
making it more realistic and
very relatable.
New York Broadway sign of Newsies
The theatre where
Newsies is performed is the
Nederlander Theatre which
was opened in 1921 and
hasn’t changed. When I
walked in, I felt like I was
taken back to another era,
because, everything seemed
so stuck in time. On the other
hand the seats were small but,
I was so engulfed in the show
that it didn’t even matter.
the whole show, but if
someone would have told me
about it, I would have just
wanted to see it myself and be
bouncing and way too excited
for my own good, so I am just
going to recommend that you
go see it yourself if you ever
go to New York. If you are not
planning on going to New
York, my best guess is there
will soon be a traveling
version coming around the
United States just like the
shows before it. If you cannot
wait for that, the songs are
available on iTunes.
Newsies kept me
wide awake and on the edge
of my seat waiting for what
was going to happen next.
With all the drama, romance,
singing, and dancing going on
you are actually sad when it is
over. Now I could talk about
10/10
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Mr. Sleutz
By Chris Clark
Mr. Sleutz, the most mysterious teacher in Saint
Clairsville High School, agreed to an interview to help
everyone better understand what goes on in his head.
R.D.D: How long have you been an English teacher here?
Mr. Sleutz: Rick
R.D.D: Who would win in a fight, you or Chuck Norris?
Mr. Sleutz: In a physical competition, it would be a tie, but I
would outwit Chuck Norris with my superior intelligence
and the Hammer of Education that I keep in my desk.
Mr. Sleutz: I have been teaching here for 6 years, this year is
my 7th.
R.D.D: Do you enjoy your job?
Mr. Sleutz: Yes
R.D.D: What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Mr. Sleutz: I enjoy doing many things: fishing, hunting,
backpacking, flying remote control planes, reading, and
cooking.
R.D.D: Does your wife cut your hair?
Mr. Sleutz: Yes, I drive over to see her in Elm Grove.
R.D.D: What is the most interesting thing you’ve seen as a
teacher?
Mr. Sleutz: I’ve seen so many interesting things as a teacher
that I wouldn’t be able to choose just one.
R.D.D: If you could rename your cat, what name would you
choose?
Sophomore English Teacher, Mr. Sleutz
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Introducing…The ST.C Singers!!!
By: Brooke Robinson
“Who are the Singers?” You may find yourself
asking. When talking about the Singers, you’re talking
about a two day dance clinic and days upon days of
practice. In fact, by the end of the season, the St. C
Singers will each individually have over 400 hours of
practice in total.
“I believe that if they want it bad enough, they
can accomplish anything they want,” said Mrs. Myser.
At the end of the season, the St. C Singers will be
traveling to Disney to be recognized for their hard work
and to have some fun, of course.
This year the Singers gained a big crew of
mostly freshman and a few rookies from each grade
level. They also gained Mrs. Myser- the new St. C
Singers director.
“I always said that it would be a dream of mine
to be a part of Singers in some way. An opportunity
arose for me at the time and I guess I was in the right
place.” said Mrs. Myser.
When asked about the students, Mrs. Myser
stated, “They have been very welcoming and
enthusiastic. I am excited to see how their hard work
will pay off.”
The singers are working towards four
competitions this year. They also have a parent preview
on December 21st and are going to perform at the
spring variety show.
St. C Singers Director, Mrs. Myser
Riddle Me This, St. C
By: James Davenport
When I interviewed Mr. Sleutz about the past
quiz team match, he informed me that “It was a complete
and utter shut out, and that the students preformed
phenomenally.” They won three out of three matches
bringing home another victory for St. Clairsville. He also
wanted to inform us that they did, in fact, go to Wendy’s
and that they bought: “one large vanilla frosty, three
small vanilla frosties, and a small black coffee, and the
total came to around $5.95.” The St. Clairsville Quiz Team
has had a great start to a hopefully successful season.
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by: Kyah Grady
The Dragons’ World
There are many different and unseen worlds in the universe. Some are similar to ours, and
some are completely different. The world I will be telling you about is vast and magnificent. Many
strange and unique creatures inhabit the planet, but the most magnificent of these creatures is
the dragon. These beings are ancient and much more intelligent than any person could hope to
be. They are as ancient as the planet they live on. As the planet was born, made of molten lava
and rock, the dragons were simultaneously created. They burst out from the core of the planet,
shooting from it like explosions of fire. They chose to name their planet Adalinda, which means
“noble serpent.” The dragons have a noble and rich history, which I will soon tell you about.
To be continued in February….
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Far Cry 3
By: Brandon Meier
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360, P.C.
Genre: Action, Adventure, FPS
Adventure! Action! Mayonnaise (be advised: is not an
instrument). Far Cry 3 is a tropical adventure that takes you in
the role of Jason Brody. When you go to an island to celebrate
your brother getting his pilot license, you realize that the island
isn’t as friendly as you thought. You and your friends get taken
by pirates into slavery. As if that is not bad enough, you brother
gets shot by a lunatic named Vaas. You then escape and meet a
man who will essentially make you stronger, and able to get
your friends back. This game is full of adventure and action. The
island is beautiful to explore and gives it a sort of vibe. Made by
the same people that gave you Assassins Creed 3, you expect it
to be good. While exploring the island you can hunt, and collect
plants (for medicinal use of course). The arsenal of weapons
varies from a Vector .45 to a 1911 pistol, and everything
- January 9th: End
of 2nd 9 Weeks
- January 11th:
Registration
Deadline for
February 9th ACT
- January 14th:
Staff Development
Day No School
in-between. Once you buy the weapons, they are now free! Once
again, I recommend this game to fans of open world shooters.
This would be a great Christmas gift for any hardcore gamer.
Rating 9/10
Courtesy of gamersmint.com
- January 21:
Martin Luther
King Day- No
School
- January 26th:
SAT at St.
Clairsville High
School
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Call of Duty Black Ops 2
By: Chris Clark
Call of Duty? Many gamers have already stopped
reading. If you decided to stay and read the review, you made
the right choice. My thoughts when I saw an early preview for
this game were, “This looks just like all the other games,” and,
“All these vehicles and special weapons are directly stolen from
other games!” However, when I first played it, my mind was
blown. The campaign is based mostly around David Mason, the
son of Alex Mason, and his team. However, early in the game,
David visits Frank Woods (from the first game), who allows the
player to enter flashbacks to play as him and Alex. If that wasn’t
enough for you, move on to multiplayer! Here you have
complete customization of 5 custom weapon classes, with the
new added feature of removing your weapons to only hold a
combat knife. Then after you finish annihilating people online,
you can, either alone or with friends/complete strangers, to
fight of hordes of the undead in the long awaited installation of
the Zombies game mode. Currently there are only 3 maps you
can play on, but there are more than just the survival game
mode. The newly added Grief mode places 2 teams in the same
map. Both teams must survive while deciding if they should help
or kill each other. You can also join friends in Tranzit, which
starts you in a bus station with the bus, which will take you
around to every map (plus some others) one-by-one, with many
secrets in each area.
Rating 9/10
Courtesy of wallpaperweb.org
Sony Bravia KDL-32BX330
By: Jonathan Busack
As a consumer who tends to latch onto technology
Over all, I can say that this is a fairly solid television
for maximum use, I often find less than pleasing results when for personal use and I can recommend it, as long as you are
new devices are set up to electronically converse between not an audiophile, like myself.
themselves. Televisions are no exception. After years of using
a Panasonic 19-inch CRT television vintage 2003, many failed
attempts to read microscopic text and much letterboxing
demonstrated that my trusty tube was simply not cut out for
use as my primary TV nearly a decade after its production. As
a replacement, I’ve decided to purchase a 32-inch widescreen
Sony Bravia and I am quite pleased with the quality. From the
excellently contrasting rich colors to the crisp 1366x768 pixel
resolution and it’s lightweight design, it certainly does live up
to the Sony name of quality.
With that said, let it not be said that it is without
problems, the most noticeable of which is the poor sound
quality. The bass is terribly muffled and sounds distinctively
separate from higher pitched sounds. The color white also
displays more intensely than other colors, leading to a rather
bright picture.
32-inch widescreen Sony Bravia
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Mrs. Marilyn Wagner
Mr. Greg Bizzarri, Richland Twp
Trustee & Family
Wesbanco
A. Sebulsky Steel, Inc.
Dolores Pytlik
Kelly Rine
Q-Nails
Convenient Food Mart
Secret Serenity Med Spa
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Baum & Family
Pizza Shack
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2013 Finger Food
By: Olivia Dibetta
Ring in the New Year these fabulous party food ideas
Glitter Grapes:
Ingredients:
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Courtesy of food.com
1 lb green seedless grapes or 1 lb red seedless
grapes, pulled from the stems and rinsed
1 (3 ounce) package sugar-free gelatin mix,
flavor of your choice (NOT prepared)
Directions:
1. Spread about 1/4 of the gelatin mix on a pie plate or
plate of your choice. Rinse the grapes under water,
and place a handful on the plate.
2. Shake the plate gently to roll the grapes in the gelatin,
coating the grapes. Place coated grapes into a bowl.
3. Repeat with the remaining ingredients until all of the
grapes are covered.
4. Place the bowl and let set in the refrigerator for at
least an 1 hour, until the gelatin is set.
5. The colder they are the better.
Sweet Bacon Dogs:
Ingredients:
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1 (16 ounce)
packaged hot
dogs
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16 bacon slices,
cut into thirds
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2 cups packed
brown sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Spread about 1/3 of the brown sugar in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking
dish. Slice each hot dog into 6 pieces and wrap each piece with 1/3 slice of
bacon. Secure with toothpicks. Arrange half of the bacon wrapped dogs in a
single layer over the sugar in the baking dish. Sprinkle another 1/3 of the
sugar over them. Top with another layer of bacon dogs, followed by the
remaining sugar. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
3. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring a few times.
Once the bacon is crisp, remove the dish from the oven and transfer the
contents to a slow cooker. Set on high for about 10 minutes, and then set on
low to keep warm while serving.
Courtesy of Allrecipies.com
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Top 10 Things to do on a Snow Day
1. Build a snowman
6. Have a snowball fight
2. Watch movies
7. Sleep in
3. Drink hot chocolate
8. Go skiing
4. Watch the news
9. Go sled riding
5. Watch Judge Joe Brown
10. Make snow angels
New Year Goals
By: Olivia DiBetta and Allie Coe
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Be healthy
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Make new
friends
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Spend time
with family
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Get organized
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Improve grades
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Learn
something new
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Be happier
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Save money
Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Brandon Meier
On January 15, our nation will remember
one man who was not afraid to speak his mind.
This man is Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Day is celebrated on his birthday, which is
a federal holiday. King was a leader of a civil
rights movement, in which to protest against
racial discrimination. Aside from this, he was also
a Baptist minister. In 1963, King led the March on
Washington, where King delivered his articulate
"I Have a Dream” speech. On October 14, 1964,
King acquired the Nobel Peace Prize, for being
nonviolent. Though he was assassinated on April
4, 1968, he gained the Presidential Medal of
Freedom in 1977. On Martin Luther King Jr. day,
remember what this great man did.
The Late Martin Luther King Jr.
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Inspirational
By: Mickenzi Hughes
It’s a new year which means new goals and resolutions.
Around this time of the year, people start to think of new ways
to improve their lives, to be better people, and to accomplish
new things in their lives. In order to get inspired to make our
own resolutions, we usually ask around to see what other
people want to accomplish before the year is over. This year,
we decided to make it a game between Freshman Chris Clark
and Junior Cody Jackson. I interviewed both students and to
make it interesting, I compared their answers.
RDD: What is your new year’s resolution? Why?
Chris: To procrastinate less because I am always doing work
last minute.
Cody: I don’t really have one.
RDD: Did you complete your goal for last year’s resolution?
Chris: Nope.
Cody: No.
RDD: What is your opinion on people who don’t stick to their
resolutions or goals?
Chris: I don’t blame them, some resolutions are difficult to
accomplish.
Cody: They are cowardly.
RDD: What is the hardest resolution you have ever made and
did you complete it?
Chris: To play less videogames. I sorta completed it by not
playing videogames for several months.
Cody: To beat my brother in the Debbie Green 5K. Yes, I
completed it.
RDD: What is your favorite resolution?
Chris: The ones that don’t involve me giving up videogames.
Cody: I don’t have one.
Top: Sophomore Chris Clark
Bottom: Junior Cody Jackson
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Dear Garry,
My family doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but Dear Garry,
the
holiday is just so proliferated. Do you have
I’ve been seeing strange figures at nighttime
any tips for avoiding the season?
since the first of December. What’s going on?
Dear “X”-Mas,
Dear You're screwed,
What do you mean? Do you celebrate a
You’re probably being stalked by
different holiday? Are you irreligious? Christmas is Slenderman. It could also be Snatcher, but either
a secular holiday representing consumerism, so way, the situation is not looking good for you.
unless you really can’t stomach receiving free
material wealth, just disassociate yourself from the
rest of the world. It’s a non-issue, so fighting it is Dear Garry,
pointless.
How can I boost my spirits when things are
tough?
Dear Garry,
Dear Get Happy,
Is mint really the best flavor of candy cane?
Dear Candy Cane Novice,
No. Mint is bad and you should feel bad.
Just remember that there’s always someone
else out there who is an even bigger loser than
yourself. That’s how I get through the day.
Dear Penelope,
I have no idea what to do for my new years resolution. Losing weight is unrealistic. Diets suck. I
just have no idea.
Dear New Year, New You,
Well, first off, you're in high school. So you shouldn't be worrying about diets or losing weight.
Secondly, I always make realistic resolutions, that way I'm not dissapointed when I don't reach my
goals. Example; Fold my laundry. Do my dishes. Drink Liquids. And, just for giggles, I throw one in that
may seem unrealisitc, but if given the oppertunity, I'd so jump on it. This years being, kiss Adam
Levines face and become his wife. Totally realistic.
Dear Penelope,
Some people are being really ignorant about the shootings in Newton. It's offensive and
disgusting. How do I tell them to stop?
Dear CareBear,
Whenever something happens like this, there's always going to be people who are just.. not very
nice about it, for lack of more appropriate terms. These people are usually the ones who don't realize
how horrific these events are, and if they do, they're heartless creatures. Tell them to grow a heart and
quit being a grinch.