The Lion`s Tale

The
Lion’s Tale
February 1, 2012
Leo Junior/Senior High School
Volume LIV Issue V
Students sharing hearts experience Mid-Winter Conference
By Kelly Lantz
Editor-in-chief
Jan. 7, five students from
Leo Jr./Sr. High School’s Students
Sharing Hearts club met at 5:00
a.m. to head off to Indianapolis for
the 23rd annual Mid-Winter Conference. This conference began at
8:00 a.m. and ended at 5:00 p.m.
The conference was held
at Lawrence Central High School
and was for the Lions Club and
the Leos club to gain knowledge
and to get new ideas from other
Lions and Leos. The SSH Club at
Leo is considered a Leo club but
was renamed SSH to avoid confusion because of the school’s name.
Upon arriving at the conference, seniors Andrea Brune,
Chandler Hadley, Jennifer Miller,
and juniors Madison Yingling
and Kelly Lantz registered at the
conference. They were chaperoned by Lion Rick Slayback and
Lion Rick Flickinger, who are
a part of the Cedar Creek Lions
Club. Slayback is also the SSH
club’s sponsor. After registering,
each person received a CD, various information about the Lions,
and a pin. There were 333 people
who attended the conference.
The group of students
spent the rest of the registration
period up until lunch time selling
tickets for the 50/50 raffle. A 50/50
raffle is a raffle where the winner
receives half the money raised
through ticket sales. In this case,
three prizes were given; first place
received $125, second received
$75, and third received $25. The
other half of the proceeds, $225,
went to the SSH Club. Each ticket
was $1 each or 6 for $5. According to Slayback, this was not only
a way of benefitting the club, but
also helped the Lions put faces to
the students they are sponsoring.
During the registration
period a free continental breakfast was offered as well. After the
registration the attendees attended an introductory speech by the
conference director Mark Clark.
After the speech, attendees had the choice of either
attending a workshop for two
hours, or two seminars, which
were an hour each. In the morning, there were 14 seminars offered and three workshops of-
When it comes to
bullying, much of the focus
is on the victim and how to
punish the offender. An often
overlooked aspect is the bully.
Often the bully struggles with
finding the answers to why
they are being a bully and
how they can get the bullying
behavior pattern to stop.
Research says that people bully
because they feel inadequate,
want to feel worth, and are in
need of attention. There are a
variety of reasons why a person
may develop these feelings,
but often times they stem from
the bully being mistreated
and
feeling
insecure.
Once it is recognized that a
person is a bully, there are
numerous suggestions for
stopping the behavior. The most
common suggestions include:
1. Put Yourself in Their Shoes
a. Consider how the victim must feel. If it
seems like you are hurting them at all, stop.
b. Ask the person being bullied how they
feel. Maybe they are
afraid or too embarrassed to say something.
c. Do not let your friends
bully others. If your
friends are bullying others, help them see how
they are hurting others.
2. Make
it
Right
a. Apologize.
Sometimes
telling someone you are
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were for the afternoon sessions.
Next, everyone attended
the keynote address by 1st Vice
President Joe Preston. Preston
shared his goals and hopes for
the Lions while he was in office. First Vice President Lions
Club International Wayne Madden was the scheduled speaker but could not make it due
to a sudden change of plans.
After that the attendees went to more seminars and
workshops. Ones they had attended in the afternoon included
PHOTO BY KELLY LANTZ
Conference director Mark Clark speaks to members of the Lion’s Club.
Bullying: What to do if one is the bully
Courtesy of
Vice Principal, Dennis Kern
fered. The SSH members who
went attended seminars such as
“This is How We See It,” “Cancer for the Curious,” “How to
Conduct Orientation at Your
Club,” and “2012 International
Lions Convention Tips for Travel
to Busan, Korea and Beyond.”
A free lunch was then
offered, which included green
beans, mashed potatoes, chicken
strips, salad, and fruits and vegetables. The students ate together
discussing what they had learned
so far and what their plans
sorry can go a long way
especially if it is sincere.
b. Focus on doing things
differently from now
on. Although you cannot change what has
happened,
you
can
change how you treat
others in the future.
c. Learn about others. If you
have a classmate who is
different from you, learn
about that person. You
may discover that your
differences make you interesting to each other.
3. Get
Help
a. Talk with an adult.
They may have good
ideas
about
what
you can do to change
how you treat others.
b. Ask for help. Seeing a
counselor or a health
professional
may
be
helpful. Sometimes it is
good to talk with someone who is not personally involved to help
you
find
solutions.
c. Talk to an adult that
you trust. Don’t worry about getting into
trouble – adults will be
proud of you for wanting to change your ways.
4. Make a change! Change
how you treat people.
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“Your Lions Club in the World of
the Web,” “Lions International
Convention,” and “Why the Leo
Program Keeps Growing World
Wide, What We’re Doing Locally.” Brune and Miller attended
the seminar about the Lions International Convention because
they have been chosen to represent Leos from the United States
at the international conference in
Busan, South Korea this summer.
The “Why the Leo Program Keeps Growing World
Wide, What We’re Doing Locally,”
seminar was given by Brune, who
is District 25-B President. In her
seminar, she shared what the Leos
had been doing, such as building
the Burn Suites at St. Joe Hospital.
This project is the biggest one any
Leo club has ever done and cost
$170,000. She and Hadley also
shared what the SSH club does on
a yearly basis such as the Christmas drive, Trick-or-Canning, and
selling suckers to raise money.
This seminar’s core goal was to be
a discussion sharing ideas among
other clubs and showing Lions
how beneficial it can be to sponsor Leos, who can make a difference if given the proper resources.
“It was very interesting learning about what other clubs did,” said Yingling.
The students made the
drive home, making a stop at
Burger King on the way for dinner.
Hadley, president of the SSH club,
highly recommends that more
members attend in the future.
“It really showed me
how much potential SSH has,”
said Hadley. “It inspired me
to implement new ideas.”
Officers of the SSH club
are required to attend as well as
anyone interested in becoming an
officer during the next school year.
East Allen University opens to the public
By Miller Kern
News editor
Ever
since
the
announcement of the closing
of Paul Harding High School,
members of the community
have been wondering what is
going to happen to the school
building.
The
building
is
going to be used for what is
called East Allen University.
East Allen University
is going to be an Early College.
Students who attend school
at the university will have
an opportunity to earn a two
year college education by the
time they graduate. Students
could be leaving high school
with not only a Core 40 high
school diploma but also an
associate degree, said Green.
Students will be eligible
to enter the workforce and get a
job within a specific field. East
Allen University will also save an
exceptional amount of money for
students. There will be a free and
reduced credit program for those
who are eligible. For those who are
not, each credit costs $25 instead
of several hundred like most
colleges and universities charge.
Credits will be earned
from
Vincennes
University.
According to teacher Kevin Jehl,
to be eligible to take university
level classes, students must pass
the same accu-placer test which
on-campus Vincennes University
students
must
also
pass.
According
to
Superintendent Dr. Karyle Green,
some differences of East Allen
University are that there are
restricted marketing funds since
it is a public school, there will be
no sports teams, and there will
be no extracurricular activities.
Current 8th graders are
the only students eligible to
attend East Allen University
next year. They will be the first
group of freshmen to be in the
building. Each year, a new group
of freshmen will be added to
the school until it eventually
includes freshmen, sophomores,
juniors, and seniors. The school is
scheduled to have approximately
60-100 freshmen when it opens
and grow to about 350-425
students over the next four years.
“We held a meeting
for students that are current
8th graders at Leo,” said future
principal of EAU Doug Hicks.
“We had 100 people at the
meeting with approximately 40
parents. I have already received
five applications following the
meeting. It appears that parents
and students are viewing EAU
as an excellent opportunity to
receive a Core 40 diploma and up
to 62 transferable college credits at
minimal to no cost. The deadline
for completion of the application
is March 23. Applications are
available at Leo High School.”
The school day for East
Allen University will be different
from the other high schools
in the EACS district. “We are
hoping to make the school day
from 9:00 in the morning until
4:00 in the evening,” said Green.
The EACS Board of
School Trustees is planning on
having a mode of transportation
available to East Allen University
students who live in the district.
The plan is to have the buses pick
the former Harding students up
then take them to their current
schools in the EACS district. Then
the former Harding students
and students from the other
four schools who attend East
Allen University will get on the
bus and go to the university.
Staff for the university has
not been decided yet. According
to Green, teachers must meet the
requirements to teach courses
that reward Vincennes credits.
“Some or all of the
teachers may be from East
Allen,” said Green, “but then
again, some or all may be
from outside the district.”
Along with all the other
changes being made, the former
Harding building is going to
undergo some physical changes
as well. The school is going to
be set up more like a college
campus. The area where the
lockers are located, called the
pit, is going to be reconstructed
into a commons area. In this
area, students can study, work
on assignments, relax, etc.
Eventually, the board
would like to have junior high
rooms built and would also like
to reconfigure the office area.
The decision to shut
down Paul Harding High School
was made because according to
Green, the district does not need
all five traditional high schools.
“East Allen University is
an unbelievable opportunity for
students who want to earn college
credits,” said Green. “It is great
for students who want to enter the
workforce immediately after high
school. I’m very excited about it.”
February 1, 2012
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NEWS
Tragedy strikes the Fort Wayne area
By Jordyn Furnish
Editor-in-chief
The holiday season
is normally filled with
cheer and get-togethers that
most enjoy, but for one Fort
Wayne family this holiday
would include searching for
9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon.
The outcome of this search
would prove to be something
Fort Wayne rarely sees.
According
to
the
Journal Gazette, Lemmon
went missing on Friday, Dec.
23. Many people searched for
her and the FBI was brought
into help. According to the
Journal
Gazette,
Michael
Plumadore, a family friend,
confessed three days later to
killing 9-year-old Lemmon
and
dismembering
her.
According to CNN.
com, Lemmon’s grandmother
was interviewed by former
prosecutor and now TV
host, Nancy Grace, before
Plumadore’s confession to the
police, and said that he was not
a suspect and that they trusted
him like family. Only a few
days later the grandmother’s
theory would be tested, and
many Fort Wayne residents
and
residents
in
the
surrounding areas would find
out the horror of this case.
“I
was
deeply
saddened
and
disgusted
more
than
shocked,”
English teacher Ryan Clark
said about the tragedy.
This
little
girl’s
story would prove to move
everyone in the Allen County
area and become much bigger
than just another murder.
Clark said he was out of town
when Lemmon went missing
so he didn’t find out until she
had already been found and
the suspect had confessed.
Junior Allison Enyeart
was at a friend’s house when
she heard the news and was
in deep shock. She said that
she could not believe that
such a horrific crime occurred
so close to home and made
her question her safety.
Clark said that safety
is a key factor in this case,
and it is a very important
thing that needs to be taught
to all children. He said that
schools and other places try
to instill that in kids, but
parents can’t just assume
that
these
organizations
will teach them everything.
“I definitely think
it
brought
communities
closer,”
said
Enyeart.
According
to
i n d i a n s n e w s c e n t e r. c o m
family, friends, community
members,
and
police
officers all gathered to
celebrate Lemmon’s life on
Thursday, Jan. 5. Friends
and family said words of
encouragement and residents
supported
the
family.
According
to
wanetv.com
Plumadore’s
arraignment
was
held
Wednesday, Jan. 4, where he
pleaded not guilty and further
arrangements for the rest of
the trial have yet to be said.
Enyeart said she had
some suspicions on whether
or not the trial would be
skewed because everyone will
have their own opinion on
Plumadore already. She said
that it would be smart to have
his trial somewhere else so that
he has a fair trial and there is no
question if the verdict is guilty.
Articles and pages are
floating around the internet
that includes people making
comments on Plumadore.
Enyeart said she has witnessed
Facebook pages that say
“Plumadore should be killed.”
She said that although what
Plumadore did was wrong, no
one has the right to judge him
and say those things. Enyeart
said that the only people who
have the right to judge him are
the people in the justice system.
The murder of Aliahna
created a lot of talk. Clark
said that the initial response
to this type of tragedy is that
it strikes insecurity. He said
that Michael Plumadore was a
trusted friend of the family that
completely blindsided them.
“Every once in a
while we see the depths of
evil inside a person,” said
Clark. “It tends to makes
us
very
uncomfortable.”
PHOTO BY JORDYN FURNISH
Trucks remove Michael Plumadore’s trailer for evidence.
Republicans race to secure nomination in 2012 election
By Marissa Swihart
A&E editor
As scandals rage and arguments break out, the fight to become the
chosen Republican
candidate heats up.
According to 2012 republican-candidates.org, there are currently six Republican candidates who are on each other’s tails to be chosen
to represent their party in the 2012 presidential
campaign this November. Mitt Romney, Ron
Paul, Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Rick Perry have been campaigning
for several years in hopes of becoming President
of the United States at some point in their career.
The six men have been trying in various ways to
gain voters since 2008. When the last Presidential Campaign ended, the Republican Party was
unsuccessful in getting their nominee elected.
Since then, the previously mentioned
six candidates have been battling it out to gain
voters from various states. Recently, Iowa, New
Hampshire, and South Carolina have voted in
the Republican primaries, and Mitt Romney,
Governor of Massachusetts, has been victorious in two out of three rounds. With the other candidates hot on his trail, the outcomes
of the voting are anything but predictable.
For the last several months, the Republican campaign has been a rollercoaster
ride filled with scandals, verbal spats, and
moments that make or break the candidates.
“In all of politics, the strategy is
to ‘attack’ other candidates,” said history
teacher Richard Lightfoot. “This is damag-
Students of the month
P.E. – Annya Mohlman 10
Technology – Sarah Pushis 10
Social Studies – Logan Erexson
11
English – Khristina Strauss 10
FACS – Marinna Davidson 10
Science – Marinna Davidson 10
7-Keys to college and
career readiness
ing many times to the entire political party.”
President Obama, who is the Democratic nominee in this year’s Presidential Campaign, is running for his second term in office.
After becoming president in early 2009, President Obama has been preparing to run again Courtesy of
and is currently on the ballot and will be put up Vice Principal, Jody Smith
against whoever wins the Republican Primaries.
According to the 2012 republican primary schedule, the voting for the Republican
candidates started on Jan. 3, when residents
of Iowa casted their votes. Romney won by
eight votes over Santorum. Romney, Santorum, and Paul received 6 delegates, which are
people who represent a candidate in an election. On Jan. 10, Romney won the majority of
the votes at the New Hampshire voting session. During this second victory, he received
39.3% of the votes casted and 12 delegates;
Paul received the second highest amount of EACS students are now
votes at 22.9%, and picked up 3 delegates. positioned to be ahead of their
“Coming off of his New Hampshire win, peers regarding advanced
I think Romney will win the Republican nomination because he is the only candidate moderate enough to get the Independent vote and
beat Obama,” junior Jordan Schoonover said.
On Jan. 21, South Carolina voted
and Gingrich ended up winning the largest amount of votes at 40.4%. In second
place was Romney with 27.8% of the votes. By Brooke Wilcoxson
The next voting session will be
Editor-in-chief
on Jan. 31 when Floridians cast their
votes
in
the
Republican
Primaries. Three
schools
in
The stage is set for the next few EACS have received Four
months of Primary voting sessions, with Star School status, including
Romney in the lead, but no one a clear victor. Leo Jr./Sr. High School,
Cedarville Elementary School,
and Leo Elementary School.
Superintendent
of Indiana Schools, Tony
Bennett, announced that 162
out of 1,780 public schools in
Business/Careers – Bryce Beer
Indiana received the Four Star
10
School award. This award is
based upon a few different
Math – Bryce Beer 10
accomplishments showing the
World Language – Rebecca
hard work schools put in. These
accomplishments
include:
Williams 11
ISTEP+ scores, attendance,
Fine Arts – James Hevel 12
student achievement, and
scores from the ECA (End of
Grade 7 – Dane Alan Martin
Course Assessment). Also,
Grade 8 – Jacob Eddy
schools have to meet AYP
Key 3: Complete
Algebra I by grade
8 and Algebra II
by grade 10 with
a “B” or better.
mathematics study. Beginning
this year, all EACS 8th grade
students study high school
algebra in the 8th grade.
This gives our students the
advantage of pursuing higherlevel mathematics during high
school, which allows them to
be more competitive when
applying for college. Not only
is it important that students
take advantage of accelerated
classes, but also that they do
well. There are many tutoring
opportunities available to
students to help ensure their
success in these courses.
Four Star School Award
(Annual Yearly Progress).
Leo High School has
many factors that play into the
success of the school. 30 percent
of students are involved in an
internship such as an OSI, ISI,
or ICE. 25 percent of students
participate in the college dualcredit program. 55 percent of
students are currently taking
an AP course. Between 25 and
35 percent of students are active
in the community by doing
community service according
to Principal Dr. Neal Brown III.
Schools must perform
in
the
top
twenty-five
percent of all schools in the
state to receive this award.
“The
Four
Star
School award is a positive
reflection on the community,
faculty, and students working
together,”
said
Brown.
February 1, 2012
Ambassador program
helps new students
By Marissa Swihart
A&E editor
As the second semester began, 11 new students entered the halls, unaware of what to expect
from Leo Jr./Sr. High School.
The student ambassador program started at
the beginning of this school
year, when a large number
of new students were entering the building due to
the fact that Harding High
School was closing. The program continued and reached
out to the students who were
new to Leo this semester.
“My goal is to put into
place a group of students who
will be available on the very
first day of school for those
students who might be moving to our school,” restorative
practices manager Deborah
Roth said. “I know that some
of our new students this year
have already volunteered to
help because they know that
having a guaranteed friend
to help their way throughout the first couple days is
so helpful and reassuring.”
The new students
were introduced to a student
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High gas prices upset citizens
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ambassador who has been
attending Leo schools for a
while. To help the new students get to their classes on
time and get familiar with the
layout of the school, the ambassadors directed the new students around and helped them
get to their lockers and classes
five minutes before the rest of
the students entered the halls.
The new students had
no past enrollment at Leo,
and every aspect in attending school at Leo was a brand
new experience. With the help
of their student ambassadors,
the new students were able
to navigate the high school at
the beginning of the semester.
“It’s so big,” said
freshman and new student
Gina Guerin. “I was more so
intimidated than anything.”
Guerin’s ambassador,
freshman Sami Hand, walked
her to and from classes for the
first few days of the semester.
Hand and other student ambassadors directed the new
students to where they needed
to be before and after class so
the students could gain a better understanding of where
to find the various destinations around Leo. This helped
the new students become better acquainted with where
U-Fit soon to open in Leo
the classrooms, gymnasiums,
auditorium, and other locations are around the school.
While the ambassadors and new students have
been walking around and
conversing, friendships have
formed, and the new students
have been getting included in
non-education based activities.
“She has done a great
job at everything [and] she
even let me sit at her lunch
table for the first couple days,”
said seventh grader Simone
Smith about her ambassador,
seventh grader Corinne Roth.
Roth showed Smith
around the school for the
first few days of the semester.
“My favorite part
of being an ambassador is
being able to talk to someone new and being able to
help someone,” Hand said.
After the first week of
the new semester ended, the
new students began going to
their classes without the guidance of the ambassadors, but
for some that is not the end
of the new friendships that
have begun because of the
student ambassador program.
“We talk whenever we see each other,” said
Corrine Roth. “I feel accomplished
and
happy.”
PHOTO BY JENNA MCABEE
By Matt Alfeld
News editor
Some
people
say
that rising gas prices are all
America’s fault. Others say
it is the big oil companies
trying to make more profits.
“America has enough
gas, but we are not using it,”
said junior Simon Schlatter.
“It’s our fault.” Schlatter said
that America needs to just use
its own gas and land instead
of outsourcing for gas to
other countries. He also said
that America needs to stop
sending to other countries.
“[I
spend]
$150
per
month;
it
is
too
high,”
said
Schlatter.
A few select people
believe that the gas prices
will
gradually
increase;
others
think
that
the
worst is almost at an end.
A
suggestion
for
eliminating the costs is
to make more advances
in technology to be more
ecofriendly and cut down on
the usage of gas, Schlatter said.
Others weighed in
on ways to reduce gas prices.
“Eliminate gas tax as well as
the cost of distribution costs
from big oil,” said social
studies teacher Mike Lance.
“That would lower the cost
by 30 percent to 40 percent.
Cut into big oil’s record
profits they make every year.”
The factors for the
gas prices are supply and
demand, which means when
more people need it, they will
provide a certain amount of
it and raise or lower the price
accordingly to the demand.
“[I spend] $60 to
$70 per month,” sophomore
Holdden Pier said. “I hate
it. I do not have enough
money. I can’t afford it.”
Gas will be one of the
only ways to fill up cars until
this country gets better fuel
sources or better cars. There
will always be a demand
for gas until these are met,
so big oil companies will
fight to make a larger profit.
Gas prices this year
continue to rise seemingly nonstop according to gasprices.
com. The gas prices have
waivered in an upward motion
since 2002. Today gas prices per
gallon in Leo are around $3.45.
A glance into Judy Hey’s life
Hey talks about family, hobbies, and most embarrassing moment
By Katie Lindley
Sports editor
PHOTO BY KATERINA MATTINGLY
UFIT owner, William Robbins, displays his newest fitness center.
By Katerina Mattingly
Feature editor
U-Fit, a fitness club,
opened on Jan 16 in Leo
next to Anytime Fitness off
of Amstutz Road. Its name
stands for “Universal Performance and Fitness Training.”
Located where Curves
used to be, U-Fit has some of the
most unique fitness programs
available. At U-Fit, there are a
total of eight trainers, and each
one specializes in a different
area. Hours of operation are
unknown at this time. Some
of the classes offered include
Zumba and Pilates, and there
is one involving boxing. The
main owner himself, William
Robbins, teaches a sports-specific /strength and conditioning
class, where he trains athletes
in different kinds of sports.
Students are encouraged to join U-Fit to get specialized workouts with informed
trainers. The various classes
give a variety of work-out options and are cost-efficient.
Members of Anytime
Fitness get a deal when joining U-Fit. If a person is just
dropping in, Anytime Fitness
members get in for as low as $7
per session, and non-members
get in for $8 per session. The
Strength and Conditioning
program costs a little more. It is
$9 for members of Anytime Fitness and $10 for non-members.
There are three owners total at U-Fit. One of them
is Tony Ruble, the person who
owns Anytime Fitness. The
other owner is Tim Shaw, who
is the manager at Anytime Fitness; however, the main person in charge is William Robbins. Robbins and Ruble were
friends, and by being partners,
Ruble and Shaw were also
friends, so they all teamed up
for U-Fit and became partners.
Robbins feels they all get along
really well, because they are
all three strong Christians who
share the same passion to help
athletes and non-athletes stay
in shape. He also thinks it is
easier to have two other people
owning it with him, instead
of just himself. Even though
Anytime Fitness and U-Fit
are part of the same building,
they are separate businesses.
Robbins also owns
Pro-Beach Fitness on Coliseum
Road, which he opened last
July, which mostly focuses on
volleyball skills. Ever since he
was young, he had the dream of
being a professional athlete. It
came true, because Robbins is a
professional volleyball player,
and has been playing professionally on-and-off since 1999.
He, including all of his siblings,
were always involved in sports,
and played volleyball at IPFW.
Robbins loves to work
and train people to their full potential. He plans on owning this
business for as long as possible.
“As long as there
are people who are out of
shape that need a good
trainer,”
said
Robbins.
Robbins believes that UFit is going to be pretty successful over the years since
it is very unique, and no
one else provides any of the
services that they provide.
Geometry
teacher Judy Hey attended high
school at Eastlake North High
School in Eastlake, Ohio. Hey
did not participate in sports
in high school; instead, she
spent her free time playing
tennis, jogging, and biking.
Hey attended college at Kent State University,
where she graduated with
a teaching degree. She had
a major in math and a minor in physical education.
Hey’s favorite part
of teaching at Leo is her students, their families, and the
people with whom she works.
Hey has had some
embarrassing
moments,
and her most embarrassing moment happened when
she was leaving her classroom because she was sick.
“I started to pass out
while walking; I didn’t see
the wall and fell flat on my
back,” said Hey. “The students I had back then actually
have kids in my class now.”
Other than geometry,
Hey has taught algebra and
physical education, and she
also coached tennis. Her favorite memory is when she
coached the Leo girls’ tennis team to win the first Leo
Sectional
Championship.
“The most quirky
thing about me is that I
like math,” said Hey. “I enjoy
solving
problems.”
Hey’s least favorite
memory of Leo is experiencing the devastating tragedies that have happened
and living through them
with her coworkers, her students, and their families.
Hey has been married for 17 years. Between
her and her husband Mike,
they have five kids. She
has three kids of her own
and has two stepchildren.
PHOTO BY KATIE LINDLEY
“One thing many
people don’t know about
me is that I have nine grandchildren,” said Hey. “I will
have
another
grandchild
that is due in seven weeks.”
A favorite memory of
hers with her family is giving
birth to her children and raising
them. Now she loves to spend
time with her grandchildren
and watch them learn and grow.
In her free time, Hey
sings in the choir at her church.
She also enjoys biking, reading, jogging, and doing anything with her grandchildren.
Hey
has
traveled all over the United
States, and she has even
traveled to Mexico once.
“I loved traveling
to Alaska and Maine,” said
Hey. “I love to travel with
my grandchildren as well.”
FEATURE
Secret life of...
February 1, 2012
Page 4
How to...
Senior Monica Thomas
Save money on everyday items
By Kelly Lantz
Editor-in-chief
• Get music for free. Many students
use iTunes as their primary source of obtaining music. The Allen County Public Library
is now offering a service called FreeGal music, which allows people with a library card to
download three songs for free every week. This
service adds new songs every day, and includes
popular artists who can appeal to many different music tastes. This service can be obtained
at the ACPL’s website: www.acpl.lib.in.us.
• Use Twitter for free samples and offers. With the boom of social networking, companies have been reaching out more to their
consumers. Twitter accounts such as @free, @fstimes, and @heyitsfree tweet offers such as free
samples and products on a daily basis. Some of
the goods offered include hair product samples,
coupons for free food at various restaurants,
free e-books and apps, and even free t-shirts.
• Use coupons. In modern times not
only can you get coupons mailed to your
home, but they can be printed off as well.
Many blogs and websites are entirely focused
on online couponing and ad matching, allowing consumers to get products for free, or at
little cost if paired with the right deal. Before
going out to buy a certain product, buyers
should Google coupons for that specific product, just to see if one can save a little extra cash.
• Groupon. Groupon is a service that offers coupons daily according to the area you live
in. You can purchase the deal of the day, such as
a gift card at a discounted price, where the actual value of the card is greater than the price one
pays. This service offers include offers at spas,
restaurants, and other local events. This is a great
way to save money on things you may already
be buying or even to give as a gift to someone.
• Use store rewards. Most stores that
teens typically shop at have some sort of customer rewards program. It is a way for the
store to get you to buy more but can also help
consumers save money and score some deals.
The store will usually send coupons by mail
or even by email giving exclusive deals to
the shoppers apart of their specific program.
Some stores are even advancing farther into
modern technology to reach teens and are
using text messages to communicate deals
to shoppers. Signing up for these types can
help one save a lot of money in the long run.
• “Like” on Facebook. Because Facebook is currently used by almost anyone, almost every major company has a page set up
for their product. It is likely they will post
deals, coupons, and even contests that can allow you to win their product for free for just
“liking” the post or sharing their page with
one’s Facebook friends. This is an easy way
to integrate saving money with everyday
life since most people check their page often enough to catch a deal now and then.
By Natalie Hauenstein
What is your full
name?
Monica Ann Thomas.
Opinion editor
What is your favorite
thing to do?
Hang out with my
friends…. yes I have
friends.
Do you have any
hobbies?
Twitter, follow me @
mthom22.
What is the most
quirky thing about
you?
According to people,
I make weird facial
expressions.
What’s the craziest
thing that’s happened
to you?
I got motion sick on an
airplane. I didn’t get
sick but my lips turned
purple and I couldn’t
move. I felt like I was
dying.
Do you have any siblings?
Yes, two brothers.
How would you describe yourself in one word?
> (greater than)
Who’s your role model?
Snooki…. Lol jk it’s Skylar…. Lol jk again it’s actually Snooki
because she’s tight.
A new year calls for new resolutions
By Miller Kern
News editor
“New
year,
new
me.” So many people say
these words without actually
doing anything to become
a new person. For others
though, resolutions are made
to become the new them.
Many people believe
that a new year is a great time
to make resolutions because a
new year feels like a fresh start.
Making a resolution at
the end of one year to fulfill the
next gives some people more
motivation than just making
a resolution in the middle of
a year. Although this is true
for some, others disagree.
Senior Brittanie Campbell
feels that one can make a
resolution regardless of timing.
“It doesn’t have to be
the start of the year to change
your life for the better,” said
Campbell. “You can start or
stop something at any time
of the year. Just stay focused
and realize why you want
this resolution, and if you
want it bad enough, you’ll
find a way to make it work.”
According to about.
com, the top ten resolutions
of 2012 for teenagers are to
get healthy, get happier, be
a better person, find love,
show more love to family
members, do better in school,
learn something new, be a role
model, and make some money.
Both Campbell and
junior AJ Yoder made a New
Year’s resolution to stop
drinking pop. Both have
kept up with the resolution
and refrained from drinking
the
sugary
beverage.
“It’s
definitely
hard
with
the
sugar
outtake, but I feel like my
body is slowly becoming
healthier,” said Campbell.
Many would agree
that fulfilling a resolution for
a whole year is a difficult task.
“I
don’t
believe
resolutions are easy to fulfill
because they are usually
difficult and differ from what
one normally does,” said
sophomore
Carter
Davis.
Davis’ resolution is to
get A’s in all of his classes. In
order to maintain this goal,
he has been studying hard in
all of his classes and working
very meticulously, he said.
Although taking on
a resolution can be difficult,
if one really focuses they
can accomplish their goal.
“Resolutions can be easy to
fulfill as long as you truly
want to do it and if you have
the willpower,” said Yoder.
According
to
mysentimentexactlee.com,
some tips to sticking with
a New Year’s resolution
are to be reasonable, leave
some wiggle room, and find
the right tools and support.
When creating a New
Year’s resolution, one must
plan a goal that is actually
attainable. Resolutions are
meant to make one feel better
about themselves. If one
creates a goal that is unable
to be achieved, one will
ultimately end up feeling
worse about themselves and
will not be helping anybody.
Humans
are
not
perfect. They are made to mess
up. Don’t expect a resolution
to go perfectly. When one sets
a goal, they should realize
that they will most likely
slip up occasionally when it
comes to their resolution. One
should not stress about this
but simply try the best they
can to limit their slip-ups.
When trying to stick
to a resolution, one should
surround themselves with
positive
influences.
They
should try to be around people
who don’t do the bad habit
they were trying to quit or be
around people who do the good
habit they are trying to start.
Remember,
making
a resolution is meant to be
good and helpful. Don’t
stress about not attaining it.
Staying focused and striving
towards the goal makes it
seem
more
manageable.
PHOTO BY MILLER KERN
Sophomore Carter Davis displays his resolution of getting good grades.
February 1, 2012
Page 5
A&E
“Devil Inside” haunts theaters
By Graham Powers
Staff writer
What is the best way
to scare your audience and
make the most money from
it? With horror movies coming
and going very quickly these
days, director William Brent
Bell, decided that he would
try to take an alternate route
around the cliché horror film
and go with a documentarystyle found footage horror
movie with “The Devil Inside.”
“It was a cheap knock
off of the other exorcism
based horror movies.” said
sophomore Jon Albert, “The
biggest shock of the movie
is when the movie ended.”
Bell went with a
horror film that centered
around a series of exorcisms.
He chose to use the found
footage style of movie to try
to give it a more real life type
of feel. He experimented
with the idea and thought
that it would become the
next “Paranormal Activity”
according to Rotten Tomatoes.
The movie starts out
with Maria Rossi committing
a third murder, in October
1989, during an exorcism
that was being performed on
her. Since that time Rossi had
been staying in a Catholic
mental institute in Rome.
20 years later, Isabella,
Rossi’s daughter, learns more
about her mother and decides
to film a documentary about
exorcisms. Isabella eventually
goes to Rome and visits her
mother. When Isabella and
two other young priests
try to help Rossi, a demon
is cast into David, one of
the young priests. He later
attempts to drown a child
while performing a baptism.
Eventually a demon
possesses Isabella, in control
of her and her driver. While on
their way back to the church,
Michael, the driver, abruptly
turns into the lane with oncoming traffic and then
crashes. The viewers see slowmotioned cars flipping and
slamming into one another.
With possibly one of the worst
and most abrupt endings
ever seen, the screen turns
black and the movie is over.
“I thought that “The
Devil Inside” would be a highoctane movie, with an explosive
and scary climactic scene,” said
junior Simon Schlatter. “But
I was quickly proven wrong
within the first few minutes.”
With only receiving a
6 percent on the Tomatometer
and a 25 percent from the
audience, according to Rotten
Tomato, Devil Inside was clearly
shown to be a major failure
across the movie industry.
“Worse than an Ashton
Kutcher movie.” said junior
Evan Dove. Even though Devil
Inside could be nominated for
worst ending, worst horror
film, and worst visual effects so
far this year, it has suprisingly
been able to rake in $33.7
million. Hopefully soon the
viewers can forget about “The
Devil Inside” and regain hope
in the horror film industry.
PHOTO BY KATIE LINDLEY
“Devil Inside” is still showing at Carmike Cinemas.
ISSMA provides entertainment and opportunities
Exorcism painting
ready for contest
PHOTO BY MATT ALFELD
Sophomore Khrissy Strauss prepares for ISSMA solos and ensambles.
By Matt Alfeld
News editor
Carroll High School
is hosting the ISSMA, the
Indiana State School Music
Association solo and ensemble
competition for band and choir.
Solo and Ensemble
gives students the opportunity
to improve individual musical
abilities. The first steps in
attending Solo and Ensemble
or any ISSMA-related events
are, first that Leo Jr. /Sr. High
School must have an ISSMA
membership. Next, the band
or choir director is required to
send student completed forms
and a fee for every student
attending the event. Soloists
are required to pay $12 and
ensembles are required to pay
$6 per member of the ensemble.
“[Solo and Ensemble]
gives students the chance
to see other well-rounded
musicians,” said band director
Bob Myers. Myers fully
encourages attendance of
Solo and Ensemble. “It makes
the band better and increases
musical skill,” said Myers.
Band students may
have many reasons to attend
Solo and Ensemble. Students
may enjoy the competition
of
Solo
and
Ensemble.
“You get to hear music
and show off how good you
are,” said senior Delaney Cole.
Most students go
in ensembles to play with
their friends. They play their
music in front of the judges
and then get a metal rating
from gold, silver, or bronze.
Students will not only get
accreditations from ISSMA but
also from the school. Students
who participate in ISSMA
can receive a letter in band.
“I like to show off
my musical talents and I
really want to letter,” said
sophomore Khrissy Strauss.
Solo and Ensemble
for
choir is February 5.
“[Solo and Ensemble]
helps them improve as a
singer,” said choir director
Kim MacDonald. The choir’s
attendance will be about
half the choir, or around 40
students, said MacDonald.
For
participation,
MacDonald rewards extra
credit; also there is an
opportunity to letter in choir.
Solo and Ensemble
has several groups to enter
from group one down to
group five. Groups are levels
of difficulty for students
to
challenge
themselves.
Any students who are
playing one musical piece in
group one and receive a gold
rating at the district event
have met the requirements to
go onto the state competition.
Those who enter the state
competition face an elite group
of musicians and judges and
receive a larger accreditation
rating around the state.
PHOTO BY KATIE LINDLEY
Junior Mia Renninger displays her painting of a demon.
By Katie Lindley
Sports editor
Junior Mia Renninger
is sending two of her paintings to a scholastic art contest. One of those is a painting
of a girl being exorcised. “The idea sounded
fun at the time,” said Renninger. “It was meant to show
sickness leaving the body.”
Renninger had an
independent writing assignment, and she decided to paint
a girl with a demon coming
out of her. She painted this
on a canvas, using acrylic
paint. It took her about 30
hours to complete it, and she
worked on it for several weeks.
“I think it meant something to me at one point,” said
Renninger. “It just depends.”
February 1, 2012
Page 6
OPINION
Media makes
Explicit advertising causes
generation more controversy with students
judgmental
By Jordyn Furnish
By Graham Powers
Staff writer
Living in a world
where critical information is
spread in less than seconds,
people make assumptions and
biased opinions about people
and events almost as quickly.
The beliefs that this
generation has help to form
and mold the way people
are today. People make
assumptions based on very
little information these days. It
is understandable why this is,
when news and information
bombards us every second
of the day. These personal
opinions can have a negative
side to them when people do
not fully understand the story
or what actually took place.
Last year in the news
America watched as 25 year
old, Casey Anthony was put
on trail for the murder of her
daughter, Caylee Anthony.
After months of trials and
court hearings, the jury found
Anthony not guilty for the
murder of her daughter.
“I was just like
astounded that they could be
that wrong.” said a person
following the case against
Casey Anthony “I couldn’t
believe that they could make
that decision.” Even though
there was no confession, no
eyewitnesses and no DNA link
between the victim and the
defendant, people still believed
without a doubt that Anthony
did it. The media and most of
the nation crucified Anthony
before the case had even begun.
A year has passed and
people still truly believe that
the judiciary system had failed
and that Anthony should never
have seen the light of day,
according to mynorthwest.
In today’s society
people are less and less able
to engage in a thorough
analysis of any controversial
topic. Instead they seem
to make snap judgments
based on media sound bites.
“More
and
more
people make decisions based
upon what their friends say and
what their parents believe.”
said junior Justin Messmann.
Just recently the death of
Aliahna Lemmon has sparked
much controversy, especially
in the Fort Wayne area.
Similar to the Anthony
trials, Michael Plumadore, the
alleged murderer of Lemmon,
has been harassed and verbally
abused even before the trials
have begun. The trial has
had to be moved because
of such biased opinions
against him in this area,
according to News Channel 15.
People have taken to
Facebook and Twitter, making
statements such as “I would
like to get my hands on him,”
which was written by a Leo
student. Even if, and the
keyword being if, Plumadore is
found not guilty, he will never
be able to live a normal life.
What gives a person the
right to render a verdict about
someone or something that is
completely based on emotions
and hearsay? As responsible
citizens, people should learn
all the aspects of an event
before developing an opinion.
Editor-in-chief
When anyone walks
into a mall or shopping
center one is engulfed by
advertisement. These pictures,
models, or videos are there
to push that store’s products,
but lately risqué forms of
advertisement have been the
choice of most establishments.
As the 21st century
goes on it has progressively
gotten worse with finding
ways to advertise. Stores like
Hollister and Abercrombie
and Fitch have taken on the
mindset that sex sells. What
does this mentality show their
costumers? Although they
aren’t physically selling sensual
things, they are promoting it so
that their merchandise sells.
Both stores plaster half
naked models kissing or laying
on each other on their walls.
Keep in mind that these stores
target young teens as well
as teenagers. So, one could
say that they are endorsing
sensual behavior to put
more money in their pocket.
The holiday season
seems to be a time when
both stores decide to “bring
out the big guns.” During
Thanksgiving and Christmas
the stores have topless male
models
standing
outside
their stores. Although, the
human mind may find this
attractive it is also pathetic.
Why must these stores have
to be so explicit to gain
consumers? There are plenty
of stores that don’t use racy
advertisement to promote their
PHOTO BY JORDYN FURNISH
Explicit advertising gives the wrong message to their customers.
product and they do just find.
Stores like Forever 21
and Pac Sun don’t use explicit
advertisement
and
make
plenty of sales. They have
costumers that like them for
their products and not because
of what they have on their
bags or on their walls. Many
younger teens and even older
ones purchase clothes from
Hollister and Abercrombie
just so they can obtain a
bag. And this “popular” bag
which has suggestive images
and should not be pushed
onto
young
generations.
A
downside
to
having these images used for
advertisement may be that
parents will not want their
younger kids to shop there.
What parent would want their
young teen to be exposed
to sexual images and have
that engraved in their mind?
No smart or morally right
parent would let their young
child shop at a store that
promotes that kind of message.
These days teens have
enough trouble with selfimage and being pressured
with sex. So while schools
and speakers try to promote
abstinence
retail
stores
promote promiscuity. So this
can tend to put one in a catch
22, because no matter what they
choose they will be judged.
When it all comes
down to it, stores should not
feel the need to advertise in a
sexual way. There are other
ways to promote their products
then splashing inappropriate
objects around there store. If
more stores would stop with
this mentality, the outcome
could be that fewer teens
would follow and want to
participate in this behavior.
Schedule changes become regular among Leo students
Errors in semester classes causes counselors more work and confusion
By Katerina Mattingly
Feature editor
Schedule changes at
Leo Jr. /Sr. High School seem
to have become a regular routine between students and
their guidance counselors.
It seems as if the students at Leo are rarely satisfied or content with the classes
on their schedules. For some,
this may be due to the fact that
a class needs to be re-taken
or perhaps to take out what
some people would refer to as
a ‘blow-off’ class and replace it
with a college credit one. Perhaps an error in their schedule may have taken place.
These are all great
reasons for a student needing to change their schedule
because they are necessary
as well as essential for getting into a college of their
liking. The guidance counselors would be more than
happy to assist anybody in
this action since it is for the
good and benefit of someone.
It seems, however, as
if it is common for students to
create pathetic and rather lame
excuses for their schedules
to be changed. Such excuses
are as follows: Oh, I just hate
my teacher; or I don’t have
any friends in that class; etc.
Everyone wants to
share all their classes with
their friends and to have easygoing teachers who one thinks
will almost hand a student an
“A,” which never happens.
This should not be allowed.
More than ever there
Junior Kyle McNulty discusses schedule changes with Mr. Rogers.
are people who claim they
absolutely hate their teachers.
The scenarios are rather
strange too. You would think
that the most common reason
for a student to dislike their
teacher is because the teacher
was strict and they were
getting a bad grade; however,
that is not even really the case.
Boys and girls who are getting
perfect grades in certain classes
are completely against their
teachers and go to such an
extent that they would make
an appointment to complain
to the administration about
them. Some have gone to
him more than once, and
people just wonder what
exactly the intention of the
student is and what drives
them to be so bold. In these
situations, parents of students
PHOTO BY KATERINA MATTINGLY
get involved as well when
it is really not their place to.
If a teacher is truly
caring and wants his or her
students to do well and they
are offering extra help before
or after school to those who
are struggling, then they are
probably a very good teacher
and people are just being ignorant and missing the big
picture. If a child is doing
poorly in a class and they are
doing nothing extra to better
themselves and their grades,
then that is their problem.
It is ultimately up to them.
If students had better
judgment in this school, then
fewer schedule changes would
take place. Faculty members in charge of these things
would be happier this way
and less drama would occur.
February 1, 2012
Page 7
OPINION
Relationships with parents suffer amongst teenagers
Teens struggle to keep a healthy bond with close relatives
By Brooke Wilcoxson
Editor-in-chief
A
relationship
between parent and student
is one of the most important
relationships a student can
have in high school, but the
majority of the time, it’s the
most difficult to maintain.
The stage between
adolescence and adulthood
is normally the biggest
timeframe where parents and
students struggle to maintain
a relationship. Because of the
constant struggle, it makes
situations tense for both
parties. Students don’t feel it’s
necessary to include parents
into their life or at least
some parts of it. Parents then
struggle to communicate with
their children and become
frustrated when they hit the
wall that their child has put up.
Students are on their
way to finding themselves. It’s
a special time in a student’s
life where they learn about
themselves and who they
are. Majority of teenagers
take to learning the hard
way and do not want to
take into account what their
parents have to say or the
advice they attempt to give.
Parents have good
intentions.
Majority
of
parents give their children advice
relating to their past experiences
and what has not worked for
them. Being a parent is a hard
task and watching a child fail at
something is difficult to watch.
Parents only dream of their child
making wise choices and doing
the right thing. Teenagers can
become frustrated when parents
do not relate with them on their
level or if parents overlook the
fact they were once teenagers.
It seems that teenagers
want their freedom but also
want a connection with their
parents. The two are hard to
balance. Parents are the people
children can fall back on when
it comes to nearly anything
in life. In most relationships,
parents are consistent; they’re
a comfort for their child. This
is a trust that parents develop
with their child from birth.
Since there is that connection,
teenagers struggle with wanting
to gain their independence.
Unfortunately, teenagers
seem to take advantage of their
parents. Because parents are
such a comfort to teenagers, the
teen knows his or her parent will
always be there for them. This
is a big issue in deteriorating a
relationship. No person wants
to be taken advantage of or feel
used, even a parent. A teenager
should never forget how thankful
they should be for their parent(s).
Thanking one’s parent for the
little things they do for them
would not be a difficult task.
Building and maintaining
a relationship is a two-way
street. Both parties must be
committed to making it work. Junior Evan Dove poses with his mom Mrs. Dick.
PHOTO BY BROOKE WILCOXSON
Fairytales mislead romances
Indianapolis “cleans up” the
streets for a better look
“Mr. Perfect” hides behind the movie screen
Do you think it is right to kick
the homeless people off the
streets for the Super Bowl?
By Paige Kaiser
Special editor
Ever since most girls were young they
dreamed of having their “prince charming,”
dressing up in princess dresses and playing
pretend of how their knight and shining
armor was going to come rescue them.
Even now girls watch romance movies
and read romance novels about the perfect guy
sweeping the unsuspecting woman off her feet.
They leave thinking about how they need to
find their “Mr. Wonderful” and how he is going
to be just like the perfect guy in the movie.
In reality, those guys don’t exist.
Girls can’t expect guys to do all the right
things, say the right things, be there all the
time, or feel the same way about everything.
Media makes it tough for guys showing
actors that have all of those “perfect” traits, which
just helps to build false hopes in females’ minds.
First off, boys, just to mix it up, don’t
always do all the right things. Yes, spontaneously
getting a bouquet of flowers would be nice,
but girls can’t expect their man to show up at
their doorstep flowers in hand. Guys don’t
think the same way as females do. Maybe his
idea of romantic is just taking the girl out for
dinner or to a game of his favorite sports team.
Secondly, guys don’t always say the
right things. For example that comment he
made about your hair you thought was an
insult, really was a compliment in his eyes.
You can’t expect everything to come out
of a guy’s mouth to be perfect and dreamy. Some
things they say when trying to impress girls can
backfire and end up making them look bad.
Another example is if a girl takes her
special someone to her house to meet her parents.
If the guy cracks an inappropriate joke in front
of them, give him a break. Stop and think how
nervous he probably is trying to impress them.
Guys can’t always be there for the girl
the way that they might want them to be. When
a girl is hurt or worked up over something,
she usually wants comfort and someone to
listen.
Most guys, instead of comforting
and listening, like to try to fix the problem
right away and tell the person what to do.
100 students were polled from Leo Jr./Sr. High School
By Jenna McAbee
Opinion editor
PHOTO BY PAIGE KAISER
It is in a guy’s nature to do those
things; girls shouldn’t get upset if they
don’t get the comfort they were looking for.
Really the guy might have been doing his
best to help and try to make the girl feel
better. They just don’t need to talk, vent,
hug one another, and cry the way girls do.
Lastly, girls can’t expect guys to feel the
same way about everything as they. Guys don’t
connect the same way that girls do. They are
tougher and hold feelings in, unlike girls who
want to be open and let everything out. Girls can’t
expect all guys to always be open and share their
innermost feelings. That’s just not how they all
are wired. Some guys just choose to live behind
the “tough guy act.” It’s just they’re safe zone
where they are not putting themselves out there.
That “prince charming” in all the
movies, on T.V., and in books just isn’t real. Girls
need to stop having those high expectations
that guys just can’t meet. If girls wants guys to
respect and love them for the person they are,
try and respect him for the person he really is.
With January coming to
an end, many football fans look
forward to the biggest game of the
season in February, the Super Bowl.
According
to
the
Indianapolis Star police officers
and social service agencies will
be working together to get all of
the homeless off of the streets in
downtown Indianapolis. They
plan on moving them to an
unofficial homeless camp near the
City-County building, which is
only a few blocks from the stadium.
The main purpose of the
relocation of the homeless is to
make the downtown Indy streets
look clean. The city wants to keep
these “eyesores” off the streets
and away from the tourists.
A great amount of money
will be spent to make the city
look presentable for its visitors
and Indianapolis wants the city
to look as attractive as possible.
Attempting to move
15,000 homeless people from the
streets just to make a city look
good for visitors is wrong. The
homeless are in every big city
all around the world. Everyone
knows that they are there even
if one cannot physically
see them. By making them
leave is like covering up a
secret just to make the city
look more appealing and
greater than it actually is.
Indianapolis officials
are being hypocritical. If they
really wanted to make the
city look better they wouldn’t
move the homeless; they
would help them instead of
hiding them. Super Bowl
committees have spent a lot of
money to make the city look
great; however, no amount of
money is being put towards
helping
the
homeless.
By hiding people in
the city, Indianapolis is doing
what China did in the 2008
Olympics. This was a huge
concern and controversy
among people. China also
took all of their homeless
away to make Beijing look
like a better place to live.
According
to
newsfeedtime.com,
there
is no certainty that the
homeless will be forced to
relocate;
however,
other
cities, such as Dallas and
Jacksonville, have moved
their homeless in the past.
February 1, 2012
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Fear of the dark: Lygophobia
Fear of insects: Entomophobia
Fear of drowning: Aquaphobia
Fear of clowns: Coulrophobia
Fear of needles: Aichmophobia
Fear of being alone: Autophobia
Fear of snakes: Herpetophobia
Fear of dogs: Cynophobia
Fear of flying: Pteromerhanophobia
Fear of enclosed spaces: Claustrophobia
Fear of germs: Germophobia
Fear of body smells: Bromidrosiphobia
Fear of growing old: Gerascophobia
Fear of being scared: Phobophobia
Fear of failure: Atychiphobia
Fear of a car accident: Amaxophobia
Fear of losing a loved one: Thanatophobia
Other common phobias:
Fear of bees: Melissophobia
Fear of throwing up: Emetophobia
PHOBIAS
Fear of demons:
Daemonophobia
Fear of spiders:
Arachnophobia
Fear of heights:
Acrophobia
February 1, 2012
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Teenagers in the workforce
From Leo Jr./Sr. High School
Carmike Cinemas
When the workers get scheduled the manager puts
down what they will be doing each day they work. The
things that they could be put down as are as follows: selling tickets, taking ticket stubs, or selling concessions.
“At Carmike we have a haunted theater. One of the construction workers perished in
theater 19 when the building
was being built, at night you
can hear strange noises.”
-Senior Olivia Sauer
“The worst part of working
at Carmike is the fact that
they are open every single
day. I had to work Christmas Eve and Christmas day.”
-Junior Chelsea Lock
“One time while I was
working concessions, [at
Carmike] someone paid
with a fake $100 bill. The
cops had to come and
I had to give a description. They shut off four
movies just to find them.”
-Junior Devin Ousley
Employees
of Arby’s
“Once while I was working drive
through at Arby’s, my manager
was singing into the pager in
my headset. I was taking an order at the moment and couldn’t
stop laughing. When the customer came around they were
mad and told me I should talk
clearly and stop mumbling.”
-Senior Taylor Merz
At Arby’s the workers do a
little bit of everything; such
as drive through, make sandwiches, run the cash register, clean bathrooms, clean
off tables, and wash dishes.
-Junior Abbie Trosper
Places that are hiring:
Klopfenstein Furniture
“At Klopfenstein Furniture I unload semitrailers full of furniture. I pull furniture out of
the warehouse for the daily delivery routes.
I move furniture around in the show room
areas. I clean the warehouse and store.”
-Junior Simon Schlatter
Applebee’s
Toys “R” Us
DeBrand
Steak n Shake
Kohl’s
Charming Charlie
Cracker Barrel
McDonald’s
jcpenney
Jo-Ann Fabric
Jimmy John’s
T.J. Maxx
Fazoli’s
Mike’s Carwash
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SPORTS
8 unknown things about...
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boys basketball
By Jenna McAbee
Opinion editor
1.We pray before every game.
2.We have team dinners the night before games.
3.We have pre-game showers.
4.Taylor Horn does a backflip right before the game starts.
5.The two seniors are the team captains.
6.We lift weights after every practice.
7.In the locker room before the game, we go over the scouting reports.
8.Behind the scenes our team is too open towards each other.
PHOTO BY KENDYL LIECHTY
Basketball ACAC ends with a slamdunk
By Natalie Hauenstein
Opinion editor
In the ACAC championship, girls basketball team
came out victorious defeating
Southern Wells 62 to 51, but
the boys basketball team was
defeated by Bluffton 87 to 75.
“[When]
preparing
for ACAC, we had gone over
everything
and
practiced
for the challenging teams,”
said coach Cary Cogdell.
The boys’ team entered
the ACAC tournament with a
season record of four and four,
and defeated the Garrett Railroaders and the Adams Central
Jets during the tournament.
According to freshman David Hardin, a starter
on the boys varsity basketball
team, for the team’s traditions the players have a team
dinner,
pre-game
chants,
and take pre-game showers.
“Not having many
seniors on our team hasn’t really had a big effect on the
team,” said Cogdell. “Our two
seniors Gage Corner and Taylor Horn are great leaders.”
Most players on the
boys’ team agree that Bluffton
was going to be one of their
biggest challenges with their
season record being nine and
one. The boys lost to Bluffton,
with a score of 87 to 75 in overtime during ACAC Championship game where they played
on Jan. 14 at the Coliseum.
The girls basketball
team entered the ACAC tournament with a season record
of 12 and two. The girls beat
the Railroaders in the first
round of the tournament, after being defeated by them in
the previous season. The girls’
also defeated the Woodlan
Warriors in the second round.
“Our team is like
family. Being close off the
court helps us with our team
chemistry on the floor,”
PHOTO BY HANNAH ZIMMERMAN
Junior Taylor Seiss goes for the layup.
said freshman Jenna Beer.
“We really love each other.”
The girls’ team defeated Southern Wells 62 to 51
making them the ACAC champions. This game was played
the same day and place as the
boys’ game but it was at an
earlier time. Senior Hannah
Field was named the tournament MVP, tallying 11 points.
“For team traditions,
we always wear our neon
sports bras, pray before each
game, and get gum and suckers
from Coach Dunbar,” said Beer.
“We listen to music and dance
in the locker rooms before
we really focus and stretch.”
The boys’ team has
a similar method of getting prepared for a game.
“When
preparing
for a game, I just try to prepare myself for what my role
is going to be on the court,”
said sophomore Jacob Robbins. “I think of all the ways
I could contribute to the
team working well together.”
Upcoming Events
Feb. 3- Girls Basketball @ Homestead
6:00
Feb. 4- Boys Basketball @ Adams Central 6:00
Feb. 6- Jr. High Wrestling vs. Adams
Central 5:00
Feb. 7, 10, 11- Girls Basketball Sectional Away
Feb. 8- Jr. High Wrestling @ St. Vincents 5:00
Feb. 9- Boys Basketball vs. Bluffton
6:00
Feb. 13- Jr. High Wrestling @ Bluffton
5:00
Feb. 15- Boys Basketball vs. Bishop
Dwenger 6:00
Feb. 16- Jr. High Wrestling @ Heritage
5:00
Feb. 17- Boys Basketball vs. Lakewood
Park 6:00
First and second
round of @
theSouthern
ACAC basFeb. 21- Jr. High Wrestling
ketball tournament has
Wells 5:00
been successful with both
the boys’ and@girls’
teams
Feb. 23- Jr. High Wrestling
Prince
advancing to the tourChapman Academy nament
5:00
championship.
“[When] preparing
Feb. 24- Boys Basketball
@ East Noble
for ACAC, we’d gone over
everything and practiced
6:15
for the challenging teams,”
Feb. 28, Mar. 2, 3- Boys
Basketball Sectionals Away
Feb. 28- Jr. High Wrestling @ Woodside 5:00
Mar. 1- Jr. High Wrestling vs. Garrett
5:00
Mar. 7- Jr. High Wrestling vs. Woodlan
5:00
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