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“Paving our way to tradition.”
October 2011
Homecoming ‘Guten tag!’
takes off
By: Mindy Hartings
Features Editor
MARIA STEIN - If you didn’t know what the German
phrase “guten tag” meant,
you would certainly have the
resources to find out now
that Marion Local has two
German exchange students.
Philipp Gassert and Mario
Tolkemit are here to learn
about our culture. Mario is
staying for the whole school
year, whereas Philipp is
staying until either February
very active schedule. This
doesn’t leave him with much
free time left over, but in Germany he might watch a
movie. They watch many
American-made movies, but
with German voiceovers.
Since this is a long process,
many of the movies they
watch are several months
behind the American release
dates.
Mario, 15, enjoys eating
pizza and drinking Dr. Pepper, which are both uncommon in Germany. He has
PHOTO BY: KATE GOODWIN
This year’s Homecoming Court: Kristen Bertke, Megan Seitz, Queen Beth
Moeller, Margaret Wuebker, and Darian Bergman.
By: Mindy Hartings
Features Editor
again recognized as this year’s
Homecoming Queen.
Along with the crowning of the
MARIA STEIN - The 2011 school queen, many students enjoyed the
year was kicked off with an “Out of dance. During the square dancing,
this World” Homecoming. It took
several groups attempted, but
place in the high school gym on
sadly fell apart when the song deOct. 15 beginning at 9 p.m. with
clared “right back home, swing
DJ Ryan Winner. Beth Moeller was your own,” thinking the dance was
announced queen during the
over. Yet several students say that
dance.
may have been their favorite dance
As predicted by Senior class
of the night.
President Kristen Bertke, it was
With all the fun set aside, there
every freshman’s dream of a high
was much time and effort put into
school dance. With the black pamaking this dance a success. Stuper transformed into the night
dent Council Officers Mindy Hartsky, the scene was set. With the
ings, Kristen Bertke, Margaret
attendants Beth Moeller, Kristen
Wuebker, Darian Bergman, and
Bertke, Darian Bergman, Megan
Jamie Wynk, and all club and
Seitz, and Margaret Wuebker rep- class representatives, spent long
resented as aliens, the dance floor nights painting aliens and planets.
felt like a clip from a Star Trek
“The decorations took a long time,
movie.
but they were so cool that it was
The dancing was put on hold
worth it,” said Nicole Heitkamp,
around 10 o’clock when it came
who volunteered her artistic abilitime to announce the queen. Each ties to the cause. The 2011 Homeattendant and her escort strutted
coming dance wouldn’t have been
down the runway made by the rest a success without all the help in
of the high school. Once they were setting up from the staff and the
all through, Beth Moeller was once great attendance by the students.
PHOTO BY: MINDY HARTINGS
Philipp Gassert and Mario Tolkemit smile for the camera with
their favorite teacher, Mr. Elking ,during a World History class
along with the rest of their class.
or June.
Philipp, 15, has joined the
cross country team and has
already competed in several
meets. When asked how the
season was going, he said
that it is definitely a challenge for him, but enjoyable.
Along with cross country, he
also participates in the
band, playing the snare
drum, bass drum, bongo
drums, and finger symbols.
With these crazy practice
schedules he is trying to stay
caught up with school work.
As this shows, Philipp has a
also found the wonderful
breakfast food: pancakes. In
their school, Musikgymnasium Käthe-Kollwitz, most
students pack their lunch
because the meals are not
very appetizing. School days
are usually the same length
as ours except some days
they are released at 1:30
p.m. depending on the class
schedule. In his free time, he
watches TV shows that we
are familiar with, like Family
Guy, American Dad, and
Scrubs.
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Girls battle in powder puff
By: Nicole Heitkamp
Opinion Editor
get out on the field and show their talent
while the guys sat in the stands and
watched.
MARIA STEIN – On Oct. 12, 2011, the girls
Although the powder puff football games
of Marion Local High School dressed up and
are usually played on the Friday before
prepared to compete in the powder puff footHomecoming, there was a change this year.
ball competition. Though all the girls had a
Due to the predicted weather conditions on
great time, there could only be one winning
Thursday and Friday, Mr. Goodwin decided
team. The Ginger team ended the day as
to move the games to Wednesday to allow
champions. The team was made up of
the girls to be able to play.
seniors Sarah Buening, Taylor Fortman,
Even the boys were able to have fun with it
Molly Hardesty, Nicole Heitkamp, Amanda
though. Several senior guys dressed up in
Lochtefeld, Beth Moeller, Josie Prueter,
their own crazy outfits to referee the games
Elizabeth Rutschilling, Katie Schemmel,
and announce what was happening on the
Molly Thobe, and Jamie Wynk.
field.
PHOTO BY: BETH WOLTERS
On the Wednesday before Homecoming,
The girls had a great time attempting to
girls dressed up and were ready to play some Sophomores Katie Elking, Brooke Winner,
make it to the next round. Everyone had a
Megan Wendel, Kristi Moorman, Gina Kramer, great time getting out of school for a while
intense games of football. The girls were allowed to sign up with other girls in their
and being outside for the afternoon. The day
Hannah Heitbrink, and Allie Wendel take a
grade as a team. It was time for the girls to
was full of many laughs and memories.
break from their game.
News
The Gold Standard
October 2011
page 2
New faces join Marion Local High
School
PHOTOS BY: MOLLY THOBE
Mrs. Fortkamp
Mrs. Hemmelgarn
By: Molly Thobe
Entertainment Editor
MARIA STEIN - Every school year begins
with many new faces entering high school.
This year, not only are we seeing new freshmen coming into the building, but also a
handful of new staff members. The students
at Marion Local welcomed Mr. Brad
Luthman, Mrs. Patty Lefeld, Mrs. Treva Fortkamp, Mrs. Denise Luedeke, and Mrs.
Kendra Hemmelgarn on their first day back
for the 2011-2012 school year.
Former math teacher, Mr. Goodwin, has
moved up to become the new high school
principal at Marion Local. This opened up a
teaching position. Marion Local hired Mr.
Brad Luthman to take over as a math
teacher. He lives in Versailles, Ohio and
graduated from Versailles High School in
2006. He went to college at The University
of Toledo and graduated in May 2011.
Something you may not know about Mr.
Luthman is that he loves to run. He has run
many 5k’s and two Indy-Mini Half Marathons. He also helps coach the football
team. Luthman states, “Out on the football
practice field, I coach DB’s alongside Coach
Otte, and I also coach O-Line alongside
Coach Goodwin.” He is very happy to be one
of our newest teachers at Marion Local.
Mrs. Lefeld was seen by former 8th grade
Language Arts students. In all of her years
in teaching, she taught sixth grade, seventh
grade, eighth grade, and sophomores. She
Mrs. Lefeld
also taught intervention for several other
grades. Former English I teacher Mrs. Gudorf has moved to teach at Celina High
School. Taking over her position here at
Marion is Mrs. Lefeld. She went to college
at Bluffton University and graduated from
there in 1999. Mrs. Lefeld describes things
a lot of people don’t know about her:
“Someday I want to visit Japan, run a
marathon, and sky dive!”
Mrs. Fortkamp is another familiar face
who is entering the building this year. She
was an elementary P.E. teacher at Marion
Local for seven years. She also taught at
Troy City Schools for two years before she
came to Marion. Her new position here at
the high school is teaching gym class and
health. She graduated from Marion Local
High School in 1985. She went to college at
Wright State University and graduated from
there in 1990. When not teaching students
about health and fitness, Mrs. Fortkamp
loves to cook, read, and golf.
Now that Marion Local no longer offers
Chinese classes, we are offering German.
The lady who is making this possible is
Mrs. Denise Luedeke. She is Marion’s afternoon German teacher. She teaches at
St. Henry in the mornings. Mrs. Luedeke
lives in New Bremen, Ohio and graduated
from Frankfort High School (Kentucky) in
2005. She went to college at Transylvania
University, in Lexington, Kentucky, and
graduated from there in 2009. Most people
don’t know that she is not an American citi-
School clubs jump into action
By: Nicole Heitkamp
Opinion Editor
MARIA STEIN – Marion Local High School
was buzzing with talk about the many different clubs students could join. Recently,
students have signed up, elected officers,
and held meetings for these clubs.
On Thursday, Sept. 1, all students had
the opportunity to sign up for whichever
club they would like to join, for a small fee
of two dollars a club.
On Sept. 9, club meetings were held to
elect each position. The results are as follows:
Art Club: President, Jamie Wynk; Vice
President, Nicole Heitkamp; Secretary, Carmen Meyer; Treasurer, Josie Prueter; Reporter, Laura Dirksen.
Drama Club: Student Director, Riley
Homan; Technical Director, David Tangeman; Set Directors, Emily Long and Laura
Dirksen; Publicity Director, Grant
Garmann; Treasurer, Isaac Wilker.
FTA/FCA: President, Scott Schoenlein;
Vice President, Craig Niekamp; Secretary,
Kyle Kramer; Student Council Representatives, Logan Albers and Nicole Heitkamp.
Math and Science: President, Laura
Schwieterman; Vice President, Margaret
Wuebker; Secretary, Trevor Homan; Treasurer, Craig Niekamp; Student Council Rep-
resentatives, Kristen Subler and Dylan
Thobe.
Pep Club: President, Amanda Lochtefeld;
Vice President, Margaret Wuebker; Secretary, Kristen Bertke; Treasurer, Beth Moeller; Student Council Representative, Laura
Schwieterman.
Industrial Tech: President, Alex Barhorst; Treasurer, Dea Stucke.
SADD: President, Isaac Wilker; Vice
President, Mindy Hartings; Secretary, Molly
Hardesty; Treasurer, Jamie Wynk; Student
Council Representatives, Zak Kemper and
Brooke Mescher.
Scholastic Bowl: President, Scott
Schoenlein; Vice President, Molly Hardesty;
Secretary, Mark Wuebker; Treasurer, Riley
Homan.
Many of the clubs plan to go on a field
trip at some point in the year. It is up to
these club officers to choose a place to visit
that relates well to what the club is about.
Art club often visits a museum or art
school. They also have projects in school
that students can participate in. FTA/FCA
goes on a college visit each year, so the students can see different college options. So if
you are a member of any clubs, keep an eye
out for notices and listen to announcements for any news on what your club will
be doing next. Don’t miss out on any of
these fun opportunities.
Mrs. Luedeke
Mr. Luthman
zen. She was born in Germany, but her
family came to America on visas. Visas allow foreign people to live in the United
States without obtaining citizenship. In
other words, she has a green card. Mrs.
Luedeke really enjoys teaching here at
Marion Local, and is very grateful for the
welcoming staff and students.
We have all seen Mrs. Kendra Hemmelgarn around school as a substitute for
many of our classes. It just so happens
that in the beginning of August, she was
offered the job of being Mr. Minnich’s long
term sub, for the first semester of the 20112012 school year. Mrs. Hemmelgarn graduated from Marion Local in 2005. She went
to the University of Findlay and is certified
to teach math. She graduated from the
University of Findlay in 2009. Mrs. Hemmelgarn lives in North Star with her husband and 1-year-old son. She really enjoys
singing, dancing, and just loves to have fun.
She also likes watching football on TV, and
when asked who she follows the most, she
answered with hesitation, “I am a Bengals
fan, even though they lose quite a bit.” .
Mrs. Hemmelgarn loves spending time with
her family.
Now that we are well into the first nine
weeks, the new faces at Marion Local are
beginning to feel like familiar faces. Thanks
to the friendly staff and students, the new
teachers at the high school are joining the
rest of the school by becoming proud Flyers!
‘Guten Tag!’
By: Mindy Hartings
Features Editor
CONT’D FROM PAGE 1
Mario enjoys the fact that in Germany, he
doesn’t have a curfew and house rules are
not as strict.
Although the school year has only just
begun, many students already feel overwhelmed with homework and project assignments. Both Philipp and Mario, on the
other hand, say that they feel more challenged in Germany. For one, many of their
classes are more serious, and, in order to
do well, they need to pay more attention in
class. One of the main differences between
the schools is class availability. In Germany, there are many different language
options to choose from, like Swedish, Latin,
English, and French. Whereas we usually
only take one foreign language, they may
take two or three different languages. For
them, one of the foreign languages is always
English, which they begin learning in the
first grade.
Be sure to take advantage of this cultural
experience. Step out of your comfort zones,
like they did, and give them a spirited
“Hello” to make them feel welcomed!
The Gold Standard
Sports
October 2011
page 3
New runners invade cross country
By: Chris Heitkamp
Sports Editor
MARIA STEIN – The cross
country team at Marion Local
has a lack of experience this
year. Four out of the seven seniors are out for the team for the
first time. With the lack of experience, it could be a long and
difficult season for the Flyers.
Fortunately for them, the enthusiasm for the season is high.
Seniors Darian Bergman,
Mindy Hartings, Leah Puthoff,
Megan Seitz, Chris Heitkamp,
Isaac Wilker, and Mark Wuebker
have their work cut out for them
this season with the lack of experience. The four lady seniors
are “freshmen” to the team, and
Mark is only a “sophomore.”
Isaac and Chris are the only two
with a plethora of years under
their belts, both competing in
their fourth season.
The Lady Flyers have a total of
eleven girls. Jenny Lange and
Brooke Mescher are the two
junior girls on this year’s
squad. The sophomore class
dominates the field, having five
lady runners. They include
Johanna Hartings, Katie Heitkamp, Monica Hemmelgarn,
Olivia Hemmelgarn, and
Heather Tuente. On the boys’
team, there are thirteen members. The junior class dominates the field with seven runners. These seven runners include Keith Bohman, David
Evers, Riley Homan, Clint
Knapke, Spencer Kramer, Nick
Schmitz, and David Tangeman.
Philipp Gassert is the only
sophomore. Lucas Prenger and
Aaron Schmitz are the two
freshmen runners.
The cross country team has
always taken a back seat to the
other fall sports, football and
volleyball. Therefore, the team
is used to being small in numbers. Senior Isaac Wilker said,
“The best part of cross country
PHOTO BY: JOAN HEITKAMP
Senior Isaac Wilker runs his
heart out at Fort Loramie’s cross
country invitational.
definitely a bonus.”
The team has dealt with their
lack of experience as best they
is that we accept anyone, as if we
have a choice, and the fact that it
is co-ed is can. The boys’ team
has a record of 38-84, while the
girls’ team has done a little less
favorably having a record of 2491.This is due to eight seniors
graduating from last year’s team.
Scoring for cross country is a
little more complicated than football where you have a set winner
and loser. In cross country, if
there are ten teams involved, and
you place 4th, then your record
is 7-3 because you lost to three
teams at just one meet. The
women’s team has had a bigger
loss to overcome. The men’s team
only lost one senior last year.
Fortunately for the girls, they
have kept their heads up high
and look to start winning more
and more as they get into better
shape. They have the talent; they
just need to hone their skills a
little while longer until they can
show the Flyer fans what they
are capable of.
Volleyball dives into victory Golfers excel on the green
By: Amanda Lochtefeld
Editor-in-Chief
PHOTOS BY: FRED KREMER
(Left) Hannah Arling (4) sets the ball for teammate Claire Heitkamp
(13). (Right) Josie Winner (14) goes for a block against Delphos.
By: Chris Heitkamp
Sports Editor
son.
This year’s team has been
plagued by injury, which only
MARIA STEIN- The Marion Lo- makes things more difficult. The
cal Flyers Volleyball team has
ladies have kept their heads up,
their work cut out for them this
though, and are still looking into
season. Losing seven incredible
a tournament season. Behind
seniors last season and two of
Schwieterman and Wuebker, the
this year’s senior athletes quitteam has other members who
ting the team caused a lack of
were on the state team in the
experience for the Lady Flyers.
past, including Claire Heitkamp,
However, they have started off
Brianna Hess, and Josie Winner,
strong, with a record of 19-4.
all juniors. They have experience
The team is aware of their exbeing there, but due to the injupectations after having such inries and the loss of nine rotating
credible seasons in the past.
players from last year’s season,
They believe they are up to the
the ladies just hope to stay
challenge ahead of them. Led by healthy enough to make the
seniors Laura Schwieterman and tournament.
Margaret Wuebker, both of whom The Flyers have made remarkhave gone to state with the varable positive strides this season
sity team in the past, the volley- and still have high hopes of makball team looks at making aning another deep tournament
other deep tournament run. The run. The Flyers work together as
team’s winning record has made a team extremely well and plan
solid groundwork for what
on using this great teamwork to
should be another amazing sea- go “all the way” this year.
MARIA STEIN - Senior leadership proved to be a prominent aspect of this year’s boys’
and girls’ golf teams. Flyer
golfers have proved themselves to be worthy of competition and have put in countless hours to improve their
game. This year, Head Coach
Bill Elking led the boys’ team
while John Bruns coached the
girls’ team. The girls finished
the season winning 6 of their
15 matches and the guys had
a record of 6 wins and 7
losses. Senior Reggie Wendel
advanced to the district tournament; he and Danny Liette
were named all-league MAC
first team.
On the girls’ side of things,
there were many returning
veterans that helped the Flyers soar on the golf course.
Seniors Kristen Subler and
Elizabeth Rutschilling, along
with sophomore Mindy
Puthoff, led the pack, all being
named to the MAC second
team. Junior Kelsey Smith, an
all-league honorable mention,
has also proven to be a great
asset to the varsity team.
Other golfers include juniors
Kristen Kemper and Brandi
Rethman; sophomores Megan
Subler and Emily Long; and
freshman Sara Thwaits.
When asked about this
year’s season, Kristen Kemper
explained, “Golf is full of ups
and downs… usually downs,
but that’s alright.”
The guys’ team had a lot of
rebuilding to do after losing
many key players from last
year’s team. Once again the
seniors stepped up, as Danny
Liette, Dylan Platfoot, Cameron
Schemmel, and Reggie Wendel
took their places on the Varsity
team. Underclassmen included
junior Conner Unrast; sophomores Randy Knapschaefer and
Darrin Broering; along with
freshmen Ryan Bruns, Kevin
Bruns, Collin Mescher, and Luke
Knapke, who all helped to keep
the Flyer golf team on the right
track.
When it comes to golfing all the
time, senior Cameron Schemmel’s theory is “if you’re doing
bad, just think: at least it’s not
raining.” According to senior Dylan Platfoot, golf is easy “to do
good, just get one in regulation,
two putt, boom, par.” For the
Marion golf teams, it really is just
that easy.
Both Flyer golf teams have
come a long way this season and
proved their strength as a team.
Again, the team will rely on the
underclassmen to step up next
year to continue the Flyer legacy.
PHOTO BY: NADINE WENDEL
Senior Reggie Wendel tees off at
the first hole during the final
regular meet of the golf season.
Sports
The Gold Standard
October 2011
page 4
‘Band … Marion Local band’
By: Molly Hardesty
News Editor
MARIA STEIN, OH - You have heard
them play over the crowd at Flyer basketball games, you have seen them play before each football game, but this is no ordinary season for the Marion Local Band.
There are many new and exciting additions this year for the MLB, including a
new theme, tuxedos for the percussionists, the freshman class, a new colorguad
instructor, and a new competition to attend.
The band got a fresh start this season
with a new competition show piece, Spy
Chase. The show is in four movements,
all with the same theme, Bond…James
Bond. Going from the original Spy Chase
theme, to City of Lovers, Welcome to Cuba
and finally ending in The Incredibles
theme. To go with the spy theme this
year, the ten percussion members and
Field Commander Jamie Wynk are decked
out in black tuxedos and bow ties.
Sophomore Olivia Hemmelgarn had this
to say about the new costuming, “We look
like studs…I think they [the tuxes] look
awesome, especially since girls don‟t normally get to wear tuxes.”
Also new to the percussion family this
year are Philipp Gassert and Aaron
Schmitz. Schmitz is one of ten freshmen
joining the band this year. Like every
freshman class before him, Schmitz and
his classmates had no idea what they
were doing, but after three days of
marching camp, three weeks of band
camp, and practice at least seven hours
a week, they have been improving. Gassert, on the other hand, is not as well
practiced as the freshman class. Gassert is one of two German exchange students this year (for more information on
both of the exchange students, see
„Guten Tag!‟). Gassert came to school for
the first time the day the first football
game was played, yet the MLB did not
hesitate to put him into our formations.
Though he was thrown into the band
rather quickly, he has been excelling and
has finally started counting in English
rather than German.
Also new this year is a new colorguard
instructor, Ashley Evans. The colorguard also bought new uniforms for
the competition show; like the percussion, their costuming help to complete
the spy mood. The twirlers, led by senior Brooke Smith, are decked out in a
female version tux jumpsuit. Sophomore
Brianna Bragg had this to say, “Our
tuxes make us look like the perfect girl
spies.”
One of the more exciting new items on
the agenda for the band‟s fall season was
a trip to the University of Akron to perform. The band reported to school on
Saturday Sept. 17 at 6 a.m. ready to embark on the four-hour drive to Akron.
Without a problem, the band got to Akron and prepared themselves physically
PHOTO BY: KAREN LONG
The band posing after their Superior rating at New
Bremen.
and mentally for their performance. The band
stepped off at 12:55 and performed in the InfoCision Football Stadium, home of the Akron Zips.
When it came time for awards, the band swept
their class of awards. After the competition, the
band went back to their hotel for a night of shopping, swimming, and socializing. The band ventured home the next morning, after morning
mass. The trip is definitely something the band
will not forget anytime soon.
The band will perform next at OMEA State
Competition on Oct. 30. This performance will be
held at the University of Dayton; the band steps
off at a currently undetermined time. Come and
see the band perform in their last competition of
the year.
Cheerleaders start new traditions
PHOTO BY: WRGT-TV
The 2011 football cheerleaders show their spirit
on local television.
By: Molly Thobe
Entertainment Editor
MARIA STEIN - The 2011 cheerleading squad
at Marion Local High School is very excited for
the new traditions and changes they have made
for their upcoming season.
The squad, including two seniors, two juniors, four sophomores, four freshmen, one returning coach, and one new coach, are excited
to show the Marion Local fans what they have
been working on all summer. Some of the new
traditions they started are a new dance for our
Flyer Fight Song, doing competitions in the
Dance division - rather than the Cheer division
- and getting completely different uniforms to
show off at Flyer games.
This year, the Flyers have a very young cheerleading squad with only two seniors: Molly
Thobe and Beth Moeller. The juniors include
Paige Pohlmann and Abby Knouff. The underclassmen outnumber the upperclassmen with
four sophomores: Michelle Schwieterman,
Megan Klosterman, Bethany Wilker, and
Abby Moles. The new freshmen who
joined the squad this year are Jennifer
Rethman, Jenna Pierron, Kate Smith, and
Amber Rutschilling. In addition to the
cheerleaders, Angie Otte returns again for
her sixth year of coaching. She and the
squad welcome their new assistant coach,
former Flyer Cheerleader Britney Griesdorn. Together, they have all been working hard since June 2011, to create different dances to pump up the spirit of the
Flyer fans.
“Go, go you Marion Flyers, Fight...” The
fans of Marion Local have known the
Flyer Fight Song for as long as they can
remember. Whether you are a grandparent or an elementary student, everybody
joins in singing the fight song at sporting
events. For MANY years, the cheerleaders
at Marion Local have had the same Fight
Song dance, which everybody was used to
watching them do. This year‟s cheerleading squad has decided to change it up a
little. Together, they created a new dance
to perform while the fans sing the fight
song.
For years, the Flyer cheerleaders have
competed in the cheer division at cheerleading competitions. This year‟s squad
has decided to twist it up a little, and
compete in the varsity dance division. Instead of performing a cheer, chant, and
dance, the dance division includes just
dancing. This is a huge change for the
squad, because they went from dancing
for less than a minute, to dancing for a
two and a half minutes. Talk about getting in shape! Amber Rutschilling, a
freshman, states, “It‟s worth the hard
work. Everybody needs to keep working
110% if we want to win big!” The squad
showed off their dance routine at the
Shelby County Fair, Darke County Fair,
and Bremenfest, where they took second
place! They continue to practice to prepare for upcoming competitions.
“Gosh, there‟s a hole in it...we need new
uniforms!”…this is often what the cheerleaders at Marion Local would say in past
years. The problem was, the school doesn‟t always give the squad money to get new
uniforms. They can get them approximately every four years, which seems like
a good deal, but they wear and tear easier
than people think! It just so happens, that
this is the year the squad invested in new
uniforms. This year, the squad decided to
get new V-neck tops. Beth Moeller says,
“We love the new uniforms and want the
weather to stay nice so we can continue to
show them off a little more!”
The squad got fitted for the uniforms in
early June, and they were ordered that
same night. But when they came in, there
was a bit of a problem. The company underlined the word “Flyers”…which made
the “F” look like an “E” to make the tops
look like we were the “Elyers.” So they
shipped them back to have them fixed.
They came back in a second time, they still
said “Eylers”. Third time‟s the charm,
right? Finally the third time around: the
brand new uniforms said “Flyers.” The
sharp looking new cheerleading uniforms
will be worn for the upcoming 2011-2012
football and basketball seasons.
Making new traditions and looking great
in their new uniforms while doing so, the
Marion Local Cheerleaders are often looked
past, but are working on making changes
nobody can ignore. Soon people will see
that the Flyer Cheerleading spirit is here,
and ready to cheer!
The Gold Standard
Sports
October 2011
page 5
Flyer football dominates MAC
By: Chris Heitkamp
Sports Editor
The last Flyers state championship win
men Cardinals, the Anna Rockets, the Parkwas in 2007, so this year‘s seniors have
way Panthers, the St. Henry Redskins, and
never been on a state championship team.
the Coldwater Cavaliers so far this season.
MARIA STEIN – Flyer fans are pumped up They look to end that streak by winning it all
The Flyers have had an impressive season
for this exciting football season. The Flyer
this year.
this year. In three of their six conference
football team currently has a record of 7-1.
The Flyers opened up their season with
games, the Flyers have won by a margin of
Their sole loss came against Lima Shawnee
two non-conference games. They played
forty or more. In the other three, they won by
in the first week of the season, and they are Lima Shawnee and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, at least a touchdown.
now preparing for the postseason.
receiving a loss and their first win.
The Flyers are looking forward to their fiThe Coldwater Cavaliers were definitely
The Flyers opened up conference play and nal two regular games of the season. After
the most thrilling opponent the Flyers have
began making strides to a better season.
that, it‘s time to battle it out during the postfaced. With a final score of just 7-0, both
They‘re undefeated in MAC play, having
season to show what the Flyers really are
defenses were devastating to the offenses. By beaten the Minster Wildcats, the New Bremade of. Good luck, boys!
knocking off the Cavaliers, who are now 6-2,
the Flyers almost guaranteed a share of the
coveted MAC (Midwest Athletic Conference)
title. After the game, the loyal Marion Local
student section stormed the field in excitement for knocking down the solid wall that is
the Cavaliers.
With only Delphos St. Johns and Ft. Recovery left to play in the regular season, the
Flyers have to beat one to get home field advantage in the playoffs. If the Flyers beat the
Delphos Blue Jays, they win the MAC title
out right. If the Flyers lose to Delphos, the
MAC title will be split between Coldwater,
Delphos, and your Marion Local Flyers.
With the playoffs on the horizon, the Flyers
are keeping their heads down and preparing
for Delphos and Ft. Recovery first, before
they think about who they will face in the
postseason.
In regards to the postseason, senior Trevor
Homan had this to say, ―After our first loss
to [Lima] Shawnee we were devastated, but
[Coach] Goodwin really whipped us in to
shape. After going undefeated since that
game we definitely feel as though we have a
legit chance at going ‗all the way‘ this year,
PHOTO BY: FRED KREMER
and bringing Marion another state championship. We‘re overdue for another one, but
Senior Dylan Thobe dives for the ball during the game versus New Bremen. Marion finished
we‘ll get there when we get there.‖
victorious at the end of the night with a final score of 55 - 7.
Opinion
Teens put to the test
By: Amanda Lochtefeld
Editor-in-Chief
Chores, school, homework,
part time jobs, curfews, siblings,
parents, all-nighters, extracurricular activities, college, and
scholarships. These are just a
few of the many stressors that
teens face in this day and age.
This often causes disputes between parents and teens and has
grown to form a very stereotypical image of teenagers. We have
all heard it—our parents love us
no matter what, but sometimes
they just do not understand. It is
not their fault, but how can they
understand everything that is
expected of us from chores, to
work, and school. The world has
changed so much since they
were teenagers in high school,
and I think I speak for all of us
teens when I say the expectations have risen.
Parents do not understand
what the pressure is like.
When they went to school, for
many of them high school was
the end of the line. There was
little pressure to go on to college and those that did choose
this path were rightly praised.
―College was mentioned a few
times. Ultimately, the choice
was up to me, and there was
no pressure,‖ explained my
dad, Carl Lochtefeld. Today
though, attending college is
almost a requirement. A lot of
stress is involved in this process and trying to work with
parents to make this decision
often causes many disputes
because parents do not understand how much this affects
teens.
When it comes to extracurricular activities, the importance has escalated. It used to
be that playing on the high
school football team was just a
fun way to spend time with
your friends in a little friendly
competition. My dad also explained, ―There were a few big
rivalries on the high school
level, but there were never any
elementary teams or camps.‖
Today, though, this is a very
different story. Club sports,
camps, year-round conditioning, and brutal practices dominate high school sports teams.
This is another stress that our
parents did not face. Students
are pushed to the maximum to
excel at everything. This can
get very overwhelming.
Friends have always been a
vital part of a teenager‘s life.
This is something parents and
teens can both agree on. The
dispute arises when the
amount of time teens should
spend with their friends is
questioned. After a stressful
week at school, teens just want
a reasonable amount of time to
spend with their friends and
not have to worry about being
home before dark to please
their parents.
I am not trying to say that
teens are perfect, because we
all know that is not true. What
I am trying to point out is that
there is a lot more involved in a
typical teenager‘s life than
many parents and adults realize. The world has changed and
parents should try to be more
understanding and work to
bridge the gap between generations.
Opinion
The Gold Standard
October 2011
page 6
Ten years later but we remember
down to the study hall room to watch the
whole thing on TV,” she explained. Mr. Bill
Elking was working here at the school, and
remembers the day quite well. Mr. Elking
stated, “Mrs. Wuebker knocked on my door
and asked me if I had heard what happened.
I told her no and we stepped out into the
hall. I went back into my class and watched
the second tower fall with my American History students.” Mrs. Bev Seger was working
with her previous employer that day. “I was
on the phone with a customer and he asked
me if I had seen what was on TV. I told him
no and he told me that I better turn my TV
on. We turned it on, and we didn’t get our
work done very well,” she answered.
To my surprise, after doing a bit of research, many other countries have put up
monuments to honor Sept. 11, 2001. In
London, a wooden building designed like the
Supreme Court building stands for the
Americans who lost their lives. In Israel,
there is a statue of twisted metal honoring
America. Here in the States, we have our
own memorial of two square waterfalls exPHOTO BY: FRED KREMER actly where the towers stood. The Ground
Zero memorial is surrounded by a wall enDuring halftime at the Marion Local - New Bremen football game, the two bands performed
graved with the names of the victims of that
together while local Boy Scouts held an American Flag to honor September 11.
day. The memorial was unveiled on Sept.
11, 2011. People came from all over the
By: Molly Hardesty
forever. It was a day when 2,819 people gave
world to pay their respects to the fallen.
News Editor
up their lives. For those of us who survived,
Sept. 11, 2001 is a day that will always be
we carry that day with us. I went around
with us. It will be a day that we will always
Alan Jackson asks it best: “Where were you asking others where they were when the
be proud of. We will be proud of the men
when the world stopped turning on that Sep- world stopped turning, to see how they
and women who risked their lives for their
tember day?” When I heard this song, it got found out about the attack.
fellow Americans. We will be proud of those
me thinking. I was sitting in my second
Mrs. Kendra Hemmelgarn was a freshman
who lost their lives trying to save a father,
grade class, an innocent child. It has been
here at Marion Local. She was going to gym
mother, sister, brother, friend or stranger.
ten years since that day. It was a day that
class when the attacks happened. “We were
We are proud of them for being Americans.
will remain in all of our hearts and minds
told not to go change and Mr. Meyer took us
Culture shock in ‘paradise’
By: Molly Hardesty
News Editor
to become too anti-social from
For all the AP students wantlack of sleep.
ing a break or a way to escape
When I went to ask non-AP
the madness, all I can say is use
“Congratulations, Class of
seniors, they all said the same
every second of study hall, every
2012, you made it…” Almost
thing: “Senior year is easy!” The
minute after school, and every
every Valedictorian speech starts
students with the less crazy
spare hour on the weekends to
out something like this. It conschedules seem to find this year
get work done. Hang in there,
tinues with “We had a great time
more relaxing due to more freeAP kids: as Chris Heitkamp
together…” and then will follow
doms and authority. Molly
would say, “We are already a
with random memories of kids
Thobe, Justin Rutschilling, Alex
quarter of the way done with the
licking flag poles and senior
Barhorst, and Katie Schemmel all year!” Only 135 more days of
PHOTO BY: NICOLE HEITKAMP
pranks. The speech closes with
said that senior year was defischool to go until we will offiA stack of typically sized AP text- nitely more fun than the rest of
“And now we leave, going our
cially be Marion Local High
separate ways…” End of speech. books.
their high school career.
School Alumni.
This makes senior year and the
Isaac Wilker had this to say
entire school career sound very
when asked about how much
fun and relaxed, but what the
Valedictorian never says in his/ more stressful senior year is, “It
is as stressful as you make it. If
her speech is how hard it is to
you worry about classes more it’s
get to the point of wearing the
hard, if you don’t care it’s easy.
cap and gown.
The weeks go so fast, because
Senior year is torture ... at
you’re buried in school work.”
least for any of the AP students
Conversely, Senior Chris Heitin the first two weeks of school.
You go from semi-stressful junior kamp had this to say, “The
year when there is a lot of home- school part sucks and the rest as
work to walking in the door and benefits is great.”
Both Wilker and Heitkamp are
getting drowned with a massive
AP students, both aspiring to go
pile of homework that is extremely hard to understand. You on to college and have careers.
are trying to balance school with High school stress is merely just
a stepping stone to what the fusocial life, possibly a job, not to
ture will hold. Hopefully for
mention sleep. On one given
night any of the AP students are Wilker and Heitkamp and the
PHOTO BY: NICOLE HEITKAMP
staying up until 2 a.m. trying to rest of the senior class, stressing
get work done or get studying in out about class work will settle
AP students Molly Hardesty, Christopher Heitkamp, and Isaac Wilker
so they don’t fall behind. Senior into a routine and they will try not work hard on the computers in the library.
Entertainment
The Gold Standard
October 2011
page 7
Spirit week: Who wore it better?
By: Molly Thobe
Entertainment Editor
MARIA STEIN—To show their school pride
during spirit week, students got decked out
with the daily themes.
Monday’s theme was mix-matched day.
Throughout school, only a few people had
enough spirit to dress in mix-matched
clothing. Some blamed in on not remem-
bering, because of the weekend, and that
they would be sure to dress up for Tuesday’s theme!
The theme for Tuesday was Hawaiian.
Many students showed off their inner hula
dancing skills, dressing up in Hawaiian apparel. Some wore Hawaiian shirts, and
some wore grass skirts to show their spirit
on Tuesday!
Monday: Mix-Matched Day
Tuesday: Hawaiian Day
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and the girls were decked out showing their
team spirit before the big games!
The student body was filled with creatures
from out of this world on Thursday.
Finally, on Friday, the students at Marion
Local came to school in capes, bringing out
their inner super heroes, ready to defeat
Coldwater that night at the football game.
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ALL PHOTOS BY: MOLLY THOBE
The Silver Lining
The Gold Standard
October 2011
page 8
The Bucket List: Movies scream into
theaters this November
Fall 2011
By: Nicole Heitkamp
Opinion Editor
Puss in Boots
The cat that captured
everyone’s love in the
Shrek films is back! Antonio Banderas plays the
voice of Puss in Boots in
this story about the adventures that occurred
leading up to his meeting
with Shrek and his friends.
PHOTO BY: ALLISON WENDEL
Marion Local students pose for a group picture before the
football game at Minster on Friday, Sept. 16.
By: Amanda Lochtefeld
Editor-in-Chief
Get decked out and tailgate before a football game.
Pull out your portable grill, and do not forget the
hotdogs and cornhole game!
Tower Heist
Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy star in this actionpacked comedy, Tower Heist. As Arthur Shaw (Alan
Alda) is under house arrest for stealing two billion dollars from his
investors, Josh Kovacs (Stiller) teams up
with Slide (Murphy) to plan the ultimate
revenge to get their money back.
Immortals
In this mythological action film, Henry
Cavill plays the role of Theseus, as he
battles the Titans to save the gods and
protect the land.
The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn
Part 1
As the Twilight Saga continues, newly married Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella
(Kristen Stewart) travel to Rio de Janeiro for
a honeymoon. After giving in to their temptations, Bella discovers she is pregnant. After a
nearly fatal childbirth,
Edward grants Bella
her wish to become immortal. However, now
they are faced with the
consequences of having a child.
Put on your dancing shoes, and tear up the dance
floor at the annual Homecoming dance.
Go crazy! Go all out the entire week before Home
coming, and show your school spirit.
Put on your game face, and get ready for powder
puff football. Do not miss out on all the action.
Cheer on our volleyball team in tournament play,
and support your favorite player.
Find your walking shoes, and keep on the lookout as
you root for the Flyer golf teams.
Suit up for the weather, and head outside to cheer
on the Cross Country team.
Have a contest with friends, and see who can carve
out the scariest jack-o-lantern, then try making a
homemade pumpkin pie.
Dress up, go to the neighbor’s house, and beg for
candy before you are “too old”!
Get lost in the middle of a corn maze with your
friends on Halloween.
Find a haunted house to explore, just do not wet the
bed later that night!
Cheer on the cheerleaders at one of their upcoming
dance competitions.
Help out your parents. Rake up the yard, then jump
into your massive pile of leaves. (Raking the yard
again not required.)
Build a campfire, and roast marshmallows and hot
dogs on a chilly evening.
Pitch a tent in your backyard, and spend the night
telling ghost stories with friends.
Watch the marching band during one of their half
time shows.
PHOTO BY: MINDY HARTINGS
Kelsey Ahrens, Amanda
Lochtefeld, and Taylor
Fortman cheer on the cross
country runners at their New
Bremen meet.
The Descendants
After a serious boating accident that forced
his wife into a coma, Matt King (George
Clooney) struggles to reconnect with his two
daughters. As the pressure to sell his ancestral land in Hawaii increases, King learns a
disturbing secret about his wife.
Quirky Quotes
By: Mindy Hartings
Features Editor
Do you need to lighten up your day or get motivated? Try these quirky
quotes that have been said to bring a smile to another’s face, or what our
very own sporting teams have said to get motived for their big games and
matches.
“On the other hand, you have different fingers.”
-Anonymous
“Run fast, don’t get last,
kick some grass, hu!”
-ML Cross Country team
“Get hit!”
-ML Volleyball team
“Shankapotamus.”
-ML Girls Golf team
“Talk dirt, get hurt.”
-ML Football team
“Sound as a pound.”
-Marcus Prenger
“All I ask is that you know everything.”
-Mr. Ashbaugh
“Change is inevitable, except from
vending machines.”
-Anonymous
“The only thing that ever sat itself to
success was a hen.”
-Anonymous
“Honk if you love peace and quiet.”
- Anonymous
“Why do they call it rush hour when
nothing moves?”
-Mork
“A day without sunshine is like, well,
night.”
-Anonymous
“I wonder how much deeper the
ocean would be without sponges.”
-Anonymous