Tiger Times October Edition

The Tiger Times

Volume XL

Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Chagrin Falls High School

October 31, 2016

October Issue 2016 School News (2-3) Sports (4-5) Homecoming (6-7) Metro (8) Editorial (9-10) Entertainment (11) Special News (12)

Issue 2

AP English teacher receives Teacher of the Year award ARTICLE BY SARAH CRANE

Bobbie Serensky, a loved itude to the school and stuand respected Advanced dents for pushing her to bePlacement English teacher at come a better teacher for Chagrin Falls High School, them.“I was overcome with received teacher of the year emotion,” said Serensky. for the 2016-2017 school year. It is no secret Serensky is loved Not only has Serensky been by her students and colleagues. with the Serensky district was recfor years, “I teach a special group of o g n i z e d she is also on the people who clearly desire an the senior thirtieth intense literary education. of Sepclass advisor and This drives me to deliver ex- tember at is active actly that, each and every ad eteacher in many velday.” school opment activities, day. Ser-Bobbie Serensky including ensky organizresponded ing homewith surprise and gratefulcoming and graduation ness when she was nomias well as working with nated. Serensky received 52 the Write Place Interns. nominations from students, Seresky expressed her grat- alumni, and co-workers.

Smiling with her plaque, AP English teacher Bobbie Serensky celebrates her teacher of the year ceremony on Sep. 30, 2016. Photo by Angie Jameson “I nominated Ms. Serensky because she honestly puts in so much work to make sure we grow as writers. We have come so far since we started in AP Language last year,” said senior Jacey Workum.

“This both surprises and humbles me. Usually, students do not appreciate the benefits of the rigor and challenges of AP English until later in life,” said Serensky. “However, I teach a special group of peo-

ple who clearly desire an intense literary education. This drives me to deliver exactly that, each and every day.”

Students who have Serensky agree that she deserves the award.

Continued on page 12...

Freshmen flood in for AP World Course

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY MAGGIE MILLS

In an effort to broaden student opportunity this year, the high school opened AP World History to all grades.

The roster of 53 students (with a vast majority of freshman) astonished social studies teacher John Scott.

Freshman Emmie Ferguson enjoys her AP world class.

Photo by Maggie Mills.

In our interview, he stated Scott is happy with the results to find new classes and prothat the AP class will benefit of the class. “We have a very grams that benefit students. freshmen in their long-term talented group of students,” “We typically do a review evstudent careers. “This class he said, “We still have a lot ery year of the course selection guides of top percomes down to offering a more rigorous forming high schools curriculum,” Scott “This class comes down to offering to see what classes they explained, “It may offer,” Quinn said, “The a more rigorous curriculum” not yield immediate other thing is that we keep in close contact success, but it will -AP World History be extremely benewith our college board ficial for future AP classes.” local rep to see if there are any Teacher John Scott new AP courses on the way.”

AP World History covers an Quinn also agrees with Scott in extremely extensive amount of time: from early humans that this class will benefit stuup through most of the 20th of work ahead of us, but we dents. Not only will AP courses century. The course is split will build on current success.” like AP World History help up into “six different time peri- Curriculum director Becky students’ grade averages, but ods, 1200 years of history in Quinn played an instrumental “AP courses will prepare stuall,” Scott said, “this histo- role in the installment of this dents for college content and ry will be tied together with course. Along with teach- the rigor of college courses.” [overarching] themes.” Mr. ers, Quinn works diligently

SCHOOL NEWS

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October 31, 2016

Man Behind the Mic

BY DYLANA FELTON

Each year, a student or two at CFHS get the privilege of reading the morning announcements over the loudspeaker. This year, it’s senior George Evans who’s the man behind the mic.

“Well, I guess you could say I got roped into it,” Evans said when asked asked how he came about reading the announcements. “Naturally… everyone said I should do it.” He believes everyone’s encouragement stems from his English accent; however, he said he doesn’t understand why people “fuss about it [his accent] so much.”

According to Evans, becoming the morning announcer was a “simple” process, as well as announcing itself.

He does not write the announcements himself--unless he wants request something, such as a club meeting, which has to be approved--so every morning following first period he reads over the announce-

Photo by Tylee Nguyen

ments before saying them over the speaker, and then heads to his second period class. He does not know who writes the announce-

George Evans as he reads the morning announcements to the school. ments. Evans enjoys reading the announcements; he will “more than likely” continue to announce throughout the year, and possibly even

utilize the skills learned while announcing for the school in his professional life. “At first, I did not,” Evans said after being asked

about whether or not he sees a future in broadcast media. “But after doing the announcements, it is now a field I am very interested in.”

AP World Continued from page 1 ARTICLE AND PHOTO BY MAGGIE MILLS

Many students may hesitate to take AP classes due to their reputation as homework-heavy and difficult.

As a result of this, CFHS created selection criteria to help students determine

whether or not an AP class is the right choice for them.

“My feeling is that students and families know what the expectation is up front,” Quinn said, “Students should have multiple ways to show readi-

Mr. Scott enjoys teaching new AP World Course.

ness, not just one test or letter grade.

Freshman Katie Baker initially worried over the class’s workload, but decided to take the course anyway.

“In one word,” she said, “World H i s t o ry could be described as challenging. There is a lot of content to learn, and you have to know how to make connections between different events in history.”

Baker recommends this class for “students who feel confident in their writing abilities,” although this remains one of her most difficult and time-consuming courses this year.

Current AP World students earned 5 points from the following criteria to be eligible to enroll in AP World History: 8th grade Social Studies 1st semester grade of A (1 pt) Advanced English 8 1st semester grade of A (1.5 pt) Advanced English 8 1st semester grade of B (1 pt) English 8 1st semester grade of A (1 pt) DBQ Benchmark Score of 9/10 (1 pt) DBQ Benchmark Score of 8 (.5 pt) PSAT 8 AP Potential 70% (1.5 pt) SS Work ethic Rubric Score of 3 (1 pt) ENG Work ethic Rubric Score of 3 (1 pt) The Social Studies Department plans to adjust the selection critera for the following school year.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Upcoming Events 11/08 Teacher Prof.

Development 11/16 Fall Athletic Awards: 6:30p.m.

11/17-11/19 HS Fall Play 11/23- 11/25 Thanksgiving Recess

October 31, 2016

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Intermediate School Renovation

ARTICLE BY BROCK HAMMOND

Plans for the new Intermediate School.

The century old Intermediate School on Philomathian Street is set to undergo renovation to meet new age requirements the historic building currently does not meet.

It became apparent that the school needed a facelift years ago. However, in January when a staircase was deemed unstable by then Principal Sarah Read, it became apparent that it was only a matter of time before the school sought renovation.

The cost of the renovation is estimated to be around 32 million dollars. When speaking about what the construction will consist of exactly, board member Sharron Broz stated, “One interesting feature that we are particularly excited about is a shared use con-

cept. By partnering with the local arts organizations, we are able to leverage the existing gymnasium and auditorium and add a new cafeteria to create a space that will benefit our students during the school year, as well as the arts community after school hours.”

The auditorium and gymnasium, which were constructed during the second World War are said to be primary focuses of the rebuild. However, even with modern renovations that will presumably change the look of the historic building Broz said, “The Intermediate School project creates a space that meets the educational needs of our students and respects the historical significance of the Philomethian Street site.”

According to Broz, the project will benefit the students in numerous ways, “...heating and cooling; plumbing infrastructure will be updated so that toilets, sinks and water fountains will work properly.”

These upgrades are long past due. According to senior and former intermediate school attendee, senior Pierce Fricke, during the spring the school felt like a “sauna” and in the winter the “big 5 was needed in every class.”

The construction is aimed for mid 2017, “...Provided the voters approve the ballot issue on May 2, 2017, all the funds needed to complete the project will be secured.”

The renovation will continue to lead Chagrin Falls Schools in providing modern schooling for students and staff for years to come.

SPORTS

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October 31, 2016

Athlete of the Month XC at districts

BY SCHAFFER BERG

This month’s edition of “Senior Athlete of the Month,” Keeley Malone, Captain of the Girls Soccer Team.

A player who has played since she was in kindergarten, Malone is also the daughter of head coach and health teacher, Mrs. Malone. Mrs. Malone pushes Keeley to be a better player on and off the field.

When asked what it is like to be the coach’s daughter, Keeley replied, “Being the coach’s daughter has advantages and disadvantages, for example I usually know what we are going to do in practices and such but, a disadvantage is that she is hard one me and expects a lot.”

Keeley, reported in on her duties of being captain by ex-

plaining, “As a captain, you need to be a good leader on and off the field, [be] responsible, and make sure that everyone is taking our games and practices seriously.”

A big part is also making sure underclassmen have a good senior role model to look up to. Malone commented on the underclassmen by saying, “... freshman Katie Schumacher, our center back and Bella Dalessandro, our left-midfielder are both outstanding. Also, two sophomores are Brooke Weston and Tori Hallwachs, who are center m i d fielders that really help our team in the middle.”

Keeley, who leads her team in assists this year with 15 is looking forward to finishing her season strong. Keeley, said that the expectations for how the season will end can be described by saying, “As a team we are all hoping to make it to Regionals and we believe if we take it seriously and work hard we will achieve our goal. I am hoping that our season will end better than it has in the past by making it past district finals, and if we can make it past that I have great confidence in our team.”

Keeley earned the rcognition of first team all CVC. On The playoff matchup that took place on October 25th, Keeley scored the game winning goal in the second overtime to advance her team past West Geauga and on to the next round.

BY PIERCE FRICKE

On Saturday October 22, the varsity girls and boys cross country teams made the trip to Willoughby High School to compete in the District meet.

The boys team consists of Justin Rayner, Kyle Foley, Rem Weber, Michael Grady, Duncan Taber, Sam Jansen, Daniel Brown and Paul Cantlay. The girls team consists of Annie Zimmer, Hailey Lowe, Catherine Coffey, Katarina Lechman, Emily Owen, Hannah Clark, and Hannah Zaluski.

When senior Rem Weber was asked about what happened at the meet, he replied with by saying, “The competition was strong, and the odds were against us.” The boys placed 9th place and ended their season with a record 31-28.

While the boys season came to an end at the District

Meet, the girls season will advance to the Sectional meet at Boardman High School on Saturday, October 29. The girls came up big and won the District meet to bring back some more hardware to Chagrin Falls High School.

Although Jackson Crandall has been out with injury for the entire year, he has still supported the team every step along the way. When asked why he was at districts he replied with, “I love supporting the team and I’ll always be there for the guys.” That goes to show how close the entire team really is. Hopefully the girls team will continue their success during the next view weeks.

Senior Rem Weber making strides on the cross country team. Photo by Maddy Davis

Photo courtesy of Ripcho Studio

CFHS Rallies Together for Championship Run

BY NICK DIFIORE

The Cleveland Indians have made the World Series for the first time since 1997, and Chagrin Falls High School is responding accordingly.

Along with the entire city of Cleveland, CFHS has caught a severe case of Indians fever.

High school principal Mr. Steven Ast said, “There has definitely been a big increase in talk [about the Indians] from both teachers and students.”

Students have also noticed the great amount of Indians spirit. Senior baseball player Andrew Kwasny said, “The Indians run has made everyone psyched about the Indians but the real excitement will come when the Tribe announces me as a designated hitter on the World Series roster.”

In addition, the increase in enthusiasm caused by the Indians American League Championship has sparked a competition between the high school and Gurney regarding who has more Cleveland sports spirit.

This rivalry began when Dr. Jones, princi-

pal of Gurney Elementary School, noticed several tweets by teachers from the high school requesting that there be a Cleveland sports spirit day. After Jones claimed in an email to Ast that Gurney students and staff would “crush” the high school in a contest of Cleveland spirit, the competition was on.

Since then, Ast and the rest of the High School staff have been hard at work, decorating the school and promoting that students wear their Cleveland attire on days of the World Series. When asked about the Indians decorations around the school, junior Cam Lucas said, “One word: Fire.”

On the other hand, Junior Jack Deignan, Chicago native and avid Cubs fan said, “I don’t believe they accurately represent the opinions of the general populous” when speaking about the school’s decorations.

Ast has been living in Cleveland since 1981, and lived through the great

Indians teams of the 1990s, who made very similar runs to the World Series. However both of their appearances in the World Series in 1995 and 1997 ended in heartbreak as they lost to the Braves

and Marlins, respectively.

When asked whether a day off for students to attend a possible World Series championship parade would be considered, Ast said, “You’re probably asking the wrong person,

but everything is considered.”

Many students and staff members certainly are excited about the World Series, as many have lived in the Cleveland area, and have rooted for Cleveland sports teams for years.

Students and Staff gather to take a photo of their browns spirit while also sporting some frowns in response to the Browns’ 0-7 start. Photo by Maddie Stapulionis

SPORTS

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October 31, 2016

Daniel Berlin: Pursuit of Excellence

BY CONNOR LEWIS

A week before the tournament began, Daniel Berlin was sitting in commons with a refreshing scent of confidence and courage.

Berlin has been the definition of excellence in high school golf.

He has made states three times in his high school career, including a second place finish his sophomore year.

He arguably rivals Joe Bistritz as one of the most dominant athletes in Chagrin Falls in the last 10 years.

I asked him what his expectations were.

“I hope to win, but if I play well I’ll be happy no matter what,” he responded.

Berlin feels that his team is a big part of his success. “It’s good to have them around and they support me alot.

They are very easy going guys and have become good friends,” he said.

“Daniel is always calm and keeps everyone focused on the greens,” said teammate

Will DiFiore.

Last weekend, Berlin m a d e the trip down to Columbus for his third straight visit to the state tournament.

He finished his career on a high note.

“I didn’t play as well as I hoped to, but I’m very pleased with my effort and

Senior Daniel Berlin wait on the course for his turn to play. Photos by Olivia Siegel.

determination,” he said.

Girls Golf is Here To Stay PHOTOS BY MOLLY MILLER ARTICLE BY CONNOR LEWIS

Girls golf had their first season this year, and the girls had a blast. Not only did they have a ton of fun, but they also competed and succeeded at a very high level.

“It was really fun. I had a great experience,” said freshman Katie Kwasney.

The team was coached by Kristin Reboul. Coach Reboul was an amazing golfer while she was in highschool and wants to pass the love of the game onto other girls.

From after school practices to offseason training, the girls golf team constantly works on their craft.

“We played a lot of scramble during the offseason,”

said senior Jennifer Stemler.

“I see the girls golf team practicing their swing all the time at the golf dome,” said Golf Dome employee Grace Lowe.

Not only did the eleven girls learn a lot about the game of golf, they also created friendships that will last a lifetime. One of the team’s favorite bonding session was a team sleepover, “My fondest memory was the bonding sleepover. It was so much fun,” said Katie Kwasny.

The girls finished the season with three wins and hopes to improve on that next year.

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HOMECOMING FEATURE

October 31, 2016

Blast from the Past Bonfire losing its spark

BY NICK DIFIORE

BY JUSTIN RAYNER

1978- Mrs. Malone Mentor

Homecoming attendees you may recognize!

Minutes (2013)

Minutes (2014)

1983- Mrs. Briggs Chagrin Falls 1988- Ms. Fenton New Philadelphia

A survey was given out to the class of 2017 students, this year's seniors. They were asked how if they attended the bonfire and if so for how long. As the numbers demonstrate above, from their freshman year to their senior year the numbers decreased to virtually zero. These numbers emphasize that the bonfire is becoming less and less popular.

1988-Mrs. Lustig Brush

Minutes (2015)

Minutes (2016)

1989- Mrs. Ashkettle Nordonia 1990- Mrs. Hoffmann Twinsburg

1993- Dr. Beach Waterloo

2003- Miss AndersonChagrin Falls

Royalty Strikes Chagrin

BY COLE NEWBAUER

Every year, one lucky female student in the Chagrin Falls High School wins Homecoming queen.

Chagrin Falls senior Emily Owen was pleasantly surprised when she found out she had been nominated to homecoming court, O w e n shared, “I was excited to be on such a prestigious c o u r t with my friends.”

Those friends w h o joined Owen on the court were sen i o r s Kate Weston and Sarah Bullen.

Along with Owen, Weston was surprised when she found out she was on the court. “I did not see it coming” Kate said when asked if she thought she was going to be on the court.

The final person on the homecoming court was Sarah Bullen. She was accompanied by senior Pierce Fricke. “I was honored to take such a beautiful person in both her looks and personality,” Pierce claimed after being asked how it

was taking Sarah to the annual dance.

Owen was crowned on Friday, Oct. 8 during halftime of the football game.

Owen humbly stated, “I was very surprised and happy however, I appreciated being voted onto the court in the first place.”

K a t e We s t o n claimed she “was h a p p y for [her] friend,” However, not everyone took this news so lightly.

Fricke, who accompanied Sarah Bullen on the homecoming court said, “[he] was truly disappointed,” Pierce was quoted saying he “laid in bed for eight hours, crying, listening to Marvin’s Room on repeat.” Jokes aside, Emily Owen carried on the crown in a humbling way and received praise from her peers all around her.

Seniors Emily Owen and Reed Flynt enjoy homecoming.

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HOMECOMING FEATURE

October 31, 2016

Students Reveal Roaring Spirit

BY WILL DIFIORE

There are many different theme of Cleveland day was ways students of Chagrin the clear favorite, revealing Falls express their school that 58 percent of students spirit on a daily basis. sided with “The Land”.

Whether it be repping pink Juniors Michael Donley and at a football game or scream- Lily Subel were particuing until pain at a soccer lar standouts in expressing event, members of CFHS their zest toward CFHS. reveal W h e n t h e i r c o m pride as “It was a tough crowd, cer- menting m a n y tainly not one of our best on this w a y s festive sights.” possible. week, -Junior Joey King O n c e Subel a year, the stated she enunique topic joys showing of Spirit Week rolls around her love for the school, as which allows each student she wore unique cowboy to flaunt their passion for boots on western day. tiger pride. Through themes In addition to Spirit Week, such as Cleveland, West- a pep rally was organized ern, USA, and Tiger day, for Friday. It pumped up each student has the chance every student for the footto prove who has the most ball game that took place individual school spirit. later that evening. The brilMembers of student coun- liant cheerleaders of CFHS cil decide on these themes, put together this assembly, providing us with many coming up with intrigudifferent ways to show off ing games and masterful our pride. In a survey tak- cheers for the school to see. en throughout CFHS, the Enthusiastic MC’s Con-

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Jameson

Photo by Emma Iammarino

nor Lewis and Joey King tried their best to get the crowd into it their first time around. When talking to King he sighed in saying, “It was a tough crowd, certainly not one of our best sights.” Lewis and King plan on improving for their next outing in front of the demanding crowd.

Continued on page 12...

Photo by Claire McLaughlin

Tigers win Homecoming Game

BY COLE NEWBAUER PHOTOS BY CLAIRE MCLAUGHLIN

Alumni return home, Fall night under the lights, it must be the Homecoming football game.

There is no better way to start off the Homecoming weekend then with a win for the football team. That is exactly what the Tigers did on the autumn night. It was October 8th and the Tigers were getting ready to face off against the Beachwood Bison at C.S Harris Stadium. The Tigers were coming off a rough loss against the Perry Pirates and they were looking to bounce back.

For one player, this was one special game. Junior Christoph Sontich started his first varsity game at quarterback. When asked how it felt to start for the

homecoming game,”I was happy to get the opportunity on such a great night for the school and the community.”

Although he was excited, this doesn’t mean he wasn’t nervous, “Yeah, I was pretty nervous,” Said Sontich, “I felt like I was representing and playing for all of the past graduates who were at the game and I did not want to disappoint.”

Christoph was not the only one to have a big game.

Sophomore Mick Lawrence stepped up in a big way.

However, he didn’t just do it by running the ball, “I did not expect it at the beginning of the season,” Mick stated when asked if he thought he would be throwing a pass this year, “But I was confident that I could when I was asked to.”

Before the Game, Mick had a feeling he was going to have a big game. “I was confident that I could help my team win.” Mick did in fact help his team. He had almost 400 total yards of offense and later was announced player of the week by Cleveland.com.

When asked how it felt be recognized Mick shared, “It was a great honor to win player of the week...

But, I was more excited that we won the game.”

METRO

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October 31, 2016

The Preidential Election

BY DAVID WORKUM

On November 8th, the Presidential Election will be held to see who will be the 45th President and 48th Vice President of the United States of America.

From this election, America’s future for the next four years will be decided. Donald Trump, with running man Mike Pence, or Hillary Clinton with running man Tim Kaine will run the United States of America.

Trump Says: Make America Great Again

Clinton Says: Hillary for America/I’m With Her

BY….

- Rehabilitating the immigration system from the inside out - Protecting the public - Ending the war on terror by winning the war on terror - Balancing Trade (China, Mexico, Japan, Korea, and other countries)

BY… - Creating jobs with gov investment in infrastructure - Making college debt free - Encouraging companies to share profits with employees - Making the rich pay more taxes - Putting “families first” in the economy (raise minimum wage, expanding pre school)

Chagrin Falls High Schools Student Opinions JOHN AGAN “I believe Trump’s rhetoric against minorities is disastrous for the future of this country. Additionally, his appointments of supreme court would overturn the great strides we have made toward a more equal nation. She’s [Hillary] experienced and will carry on the policies of President Obama, not destroy them like Trump.”

MATT YOUNG “I would vote for Trump. This current election has become too much about character, and not enough about politics. I dislike both candidate's character, but I dislike Clinton's politics, mostly her economics, even more.

Trump is a businessman and knows what hurts and helps a business. For example, by raising the minimum wage like Clinton wants to, especially small businesses wouldn't be able keep the same number of employees. I dislike the candidates but I support some of Trump's ideas compared to the facts that I don't agree with Hillary at all.”

DUSTIN KUSHIOUS “I’d vote for Hillary because I don’t believe in Trumps morals and ideals about our country's future. I also believe Hillary is better suited to deal with foreign affairs and run our military than Trump because she once was Secretary of State, and has held other positions”

EDITORIAL

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Please Do Not Vote for Donald Trump

BY DYLANA FELTON

I have heard people call Donald J. Trump many things: racist, sexist, homophobic, overall offensive… the list drones on and on, but out of all the things I’ve heard, one frightens me more than all the other horrible, awful labels: the lesser of two evils.

The lesser of two evils: what his supporters call him in reference to his opposition, Hillary Clinton, as if being “evil,” but not as “evil” as they believe Clinton to be is some grand achievement. Why is Trump praised for being mediocre at

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best, while Clinton is chastised for making mistakes?

It’s blatant sexism. Unfortunately, these sexist acts are only minor compared to what Trump is capable of; I researched for one hour, simply logging “Donald J. Trump” and “sexual assault allegations” into a search bar. I came across dozens of articles, interviews and videos, all instances where Trump has touched, kissed and groped women without their consent, after they have said “no,” and pushed him away.

Even more alarming is interviews and quotes I’ve found regarding disgusting, crude remarks he has made about minors. Perhaps the most well-known remark he’s made is what he said in 2006 regarding his own daughter, claiming that if Ivanka weren’t his daughter that he’d “perhaps” be dating her, before giving Howard Stern permission to refer to her as a “piece of ass.”

During the same interview, Trump followed up with commenting on Paris Hilton, saying that she caught his eye: “I’ve known Paris Hilton from the time she’s 12, her parents are friends of mine, and the first time I saw her she walked into the room and I said, ‘Who the hell is that?’” Under no circumstances should Trump be allowed to sexualize a thentwelve-year old girl, and even then it has happened more than once. In 1992, Trump is seen talking to a choir group outside the Plaza Hotel by the Chicago Tribune. After he is told the choir members are fourteen, Trump says, “Wow! Just think — in a couple of years, I’ll be dating you.”

Horrifyingly enough, up until Trump was placed under a microscope, he stood by his actions. Recently, a recording of Trump from 2005 bragging about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with

women was discovered by the Washington Post. “When you’re a star, they let you do it,” was one of the many lewd comments he made during his conversation with Billy Bush from the 2005 tape, the comments now dubbed as “locker room talk” by many Trump supporters. Labeling these horrifying comments as “locker room talk” is the reason why men like Brock Turner exist, why many rapists and abusers have their actions excused.

Do we really want a man who condones such behavior as President of the United States?

The list goes on and on. I haven’t even touched upon the racist implications of calling all Mexicans “rapists” and “criminals,” or how incredibly offensive it was of Trump to mock the New York Times reporter’s, Serge Kovaleski, disability.

He has, sometimes, apologized for his actions (but

Corrections In the September edition, we published that “The school is legally not alowed to sell students a pass....”

We would like to clarify that if students are not legally allowed to drive on their own, therefore the school cannot sell said students a parking pass. It is not illegal for the school to sell them a parking pass.

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mostly he has simply denied them). Trump supporters remind us that he is human and that he makes mistakes.

Unlike with Clinton’s mistakes, we are encouraged to forgive and forget, and we’re told that he has changed.

Then, it happens again, and the vicious cycle continues.

I have watched every single debate. Clinton remains composed; presidential, even.

Trump struggles to keep it together, lashing out and breaking down. I wonder, during his possible presidency, how long it will be before he throws a tantrum. Who will be hit with the repercussions? A foreign country? Us? Everyone makes mistakes.

We are all human; but not every human is fit to be president. So I ask you again: is he really the lesser of two evils?

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EDITORIAL

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October 31, 2016

Cookie Review Why do sports have genders?

BY TYLEE NGUYEN

BY PIERCE FRICKE

Type of cookie: Sugar cookie with sprinkles Price: 85 cents Review: From the first bite to the last, the sugar cookies from the cafeteria are sure to take your taste buds on a ride they won’t forget. The first bite begins on the crispy outside of the warm cookie.

Right away, I know that I have picked the belle of the ball. As long as your cookie is warm, the outside crunch will mix perfectly with the heart warming temperature that only grandma’s oven can produce.

If not,

you could find yourself chewing on a rock with sprinkles on it. Once you reach the epicenter of the cookie, your mouth will magically light up with joy.

The flavors of the cookie all blend perfectly into one blast of taste. After finishing your warm sugar cookie, you will realize that it was somewhere around the 7th best 85 cents you have ever spent.

Verdict: (3.5 stars out of 5 stars)

In the state of Ohio, you rarely see a male on the high school cheer team; you rarely see a female on the football team. But why is this? Why is there a gender division at all?

In the states that do allow mixed-gender sports, the athlete of the opposite gender is typically chastised for their contribution to the team. A male cheerleader gets humiliated; a female football player is shamed. But why? Why does a male joining a female dominant sport make him less of a man, and vice versa? The answer lies in society’s skewed perception of gender roles.

The student body in many schools adopt a mentality that leads them to believe all males should play masculine sports, and all females should play feminine sports.

“If someone wants to join a sport, he or she should just go for it,” said Liam Le, former male cheerleader at Beaverton High School in Oregon.

The problem not only lies in the student body’s skewed vision, but also the state.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) bylaw 1-6-3 states, “Boys may not play on girls teams unless the overall opportunities for interscholastic competition for boys are less than for girls.” Boys simply cannot join a female dominated sport unless his opportunities are less than that of a female. Both genders should have equal opportunity and be held to the same expectations.

While the bylaw is understandable in that it was meant to protect either gender from physical or mental harm, there is no factual information provided to argue the fact that there is a direct relationship between gender and sport injury. “Unless there is real danger in incorporating both genders, then there shouldn’t be a need for this,” said sophomore Adriana Holst.

Every person has the right to do as they please, as long as they do not harm one another. When a female wishes to join a male-dominant sport (and vice versa), is she

or he causing any danger to the rest of the team? No. All sports should be open to both males and females, and accept him/her openly. Any person who wants to tryout for a sport should be allowed to do so regardless of their gender.

Any person who joins a team should be allowed to do so without being shamed or humiliated by society’s views.

However, according to Charlie Barch, athletic director at CFHS, “The OHSAA has a process that people can go through in order to join the opposite gender’s sport, but no one from this school has gone through this process.”

Any students wanting to join a sport of the opposite gender, I urge you to take this as an opportunity to step out of the box that society has set for this generation.

Pictured below: two sports that are dominated by specific genders.

Senior Andrew Kwasny munches on a cookie in the lunch room.

Travis Scott Sings Great Songs

BY PIERCE FRICKE

Album: Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight Artist: Travis Scott Release Date: September 2, 2016 Songs on album: The Ends, Way Back, Coordinate, Through the Late Night, Beibs in the Trap, SDP Interlude, Sweet Sweet, Outside, Goosebumps, First Take, Pick Up the Phone, Lose, Guidance, Wonderful Review: Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight was Travis Scott’s second studio album released to this date. While most of his past songs sound serious, Scott is more dramatic with his lyrics in this album. Along with the catchy beats, Travis Scott also had a great number

of other artists to feature in his songs. Some big names include: Kid Cudi, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Kendrick Lamar, Bryson Tiller and The Weeknd.

Not only does this album contain the fire beats, the features in the songs come in at the perfect time and are some of the best verses by each of the features.

Even average artists like 21 Savage manage to produce good parts to songs due to Scott setting them up to succeed in their verses. Overall, Travis Scott’s second studio album was an overall above average. It is an album that can cater to any mood.

Verdict: (4.5 out of 5 stars)

Football players enter the field. Photo by Aubrey Tutkovics.

Cheerleading squad engages in a spirit chant at the camo out home football game. Photo by Molly Miller

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EDITORIAL/ENTERTAINMENT

October 31, 2016

Candy Corn: Good or Bad ARTICLE BY JOEY KING, INFORGRAPHIC BY JUSTIN RAYNER

One of the most important questions during the halloween season is how good candy corn is. This question remains unanswered, until now.

I polled 116 high schoolers to see their opinions of the candy. I asked them to rate candy corn on a scale of 1 to 5. One being the worst candy you’ve ever had, and five being your favorite candy ever. The results were surprising.

One of the most overwhelming statistic was 30.2%, the lowest possible percentage, of the students

claimed that they hated candy corn. Only 12.1% said that candy corn was their favorite candy ever.

Sounds like most everyone hates candy corn, right?

Wrong! Around 47.4% of the students I surveyed polled a 3 or 4, they liked candy corn, but it wasn’t their favorite candy.

CFHS junior Maddie Miralia disagrees. “Yes I like candy corn,” Miralia said “I like it because it tastes good. It is a spirited candy for the halloween season”.

I interviewed junior Eddie Patton to see his reasoning on why he disliked candy corn. “I think it’s too sweet and too chewy,” Patton said, “It is overall the worst halloween candy there is”.

Back to the SHOEture ARTICLE BY MATT SFERRA

If you have ever seen the movie Back to the Future 2 you have indubitably seen the famous shoes “Nike Air Mags” the self lacing high tops that revolutionized footwear technology. When the movie was released in 1989, the footwear seemed like a longshot for the shoes to ever become a reality.

However, in a press conference on October 4, with Mark Parker the CEO of Nike Inc, Paker proposed the idea of releasing 89 pairs of Nike Air Mags that would be able

to be won by purchasing raffle tickets at $10 a piece.

The ticket sales made almost $850,000 for The Michael J. Fox foundation. The foundation was started by Michael J. Fox the star who played Marty McFly in the Back to the future trilogy. The foundation was made to help find a cure to parkinson’s disease with Fox suffers from.

The original pair of shoes from the movie were auctioned off last year in Hong Kong for almost $200,000. All proceeds from all sales of the shoes go

to the foundation and are a great fundraiser for the charity.

The raffle ended on October 17 after the 89 winners were selected. The winners names were not released to the the public due to privacy and safety reasons. One of the winners was the CEO of Flight Club NYC which is a major Shoe store in New York City and online. Currently the AIr Mags won by the CEO are for sale on the website for $10,000!

These shoes are very cool and revolutionary but it is rather childish to sell shoes

that originally were sold for charity, to be sold for a profit and personal gain. The shoes are very valuable but should not be sold for personal gain, they should be sold to raise money for the foundation like Nike originally intended.

These shoes were available in all sizes but only one color format: Space Gray with eggshell white and teal speckles.

The shoes are made of 83% recycled polyurethane which is a non polluting foam like material. The shoes also have a plastic compound that are

translucent so the lights are able to be seen through them.

The shoes lacing and lights are powered by a D battery which only needs to be changed once every 3 months.

These shoes are truly spectacular and if you ever have the opportunity you should try your hardest to get these shoes not only for a donation to a good cause but also to be the most stylish person in the country.

Magic Trick of the Month ARTICLE BY JOEY KING

The autumn season brings many things to mind: falling leaves, a smooth breeze, and insane magic tricks! Amaze your friends and co workers by peeling a pre-cut banana!

Step 1: Get a banana and a toothpick or another thin item.

Step 2: Stick the toothpick near the top of the banana while it is still peeled. Move it up and down to cut the banana.

Step 3: Repeat around three to four times.

Step 4: Peel the banana and amaze your friends!

SPECIAL NEWS

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Students reveal Roaring Spirit from page 7

October 31, 2016

Humans of Chagrin

BY TOM PRESTON AND COLE NEWBAUER

BYWILL DIFIORE

In addition to these juniors providing strong energy within the stands, certain teachers illustrated much bravery towards the end of the rally, as they went up against the football team in a vigorous game of tug of war.

Surprisingly, in the football team’s despair, an all star team of teachers tackled the W, bringing home a walmart brand trophy, along with bragging rights. Luckily this exhausting defeat didn’t side track the tigers, as they went on to defeat Beachwood 69 to 31 later that day.

Freshman Elizabeth (Molly) Miller talks about her worries for the end of the quarter. “My grades are dive bombing, teachers hate me and I love school, I’m kidding, life’s fantastic!”

TOP: Juniors Joesph King and Connor Lewis address the crowd as they host the Homecoming pep rally.

ABOVE: Studnets and teachers participate in tug-o-war.

LEFT: Senior Morgan Walker watches on her last Homecoming pep rally at Chagrin Falls High School.

Photos by Claire McLaughlin

Junior Ryan Christie is wearing his Indians gear on Tuesday in commons. He was getting ready for the big game that night. Christie said, “I am excited for the Indians to get the win tonight!”

Teacher of year from page 1

BY SARAH CRANE PHOTOS BY ANGIE JAMESON

Many of her AP students are those who nominated her during their junior year in AP language.

“She’s a great teacher. It’s really awesome to look at your writing from the beginning of the year and see how much you’re progressed,” senior Hailey Lowe said.

Serensky expressed her gratitude to her colleagues and students for pushing her to become a better teacher for them.

Melanie Hoffmann, English teacher and department refers to the teacher of the year as, “valedictorian to us teachers.”

Smiling proudly, Serensky in front of the signboard on Sep. 30.

“My colleagues inspire me to achieve more than I ever thought I could, both as a teacher and as a person.

Friendly competition and col-

Completed suprised by their attendance, Serensky celebrates her title with her niece and nephews.

laboration continue to make my job enjoyable and fruitful,” said Serensky. “I always aspire to improve my teaching to make it the best possible.”

Accepting her award with a gracious speech, Serensky indicates her first student (her brother) is in attendance.

Senior Emily Muckle talks about her day off of school. Chagrin Falls High School students had no school on Wednesday Oct. 12 for the Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. “I worked on my college applications, I was stressing out, but it’s fine, I’m fine,” Muckle said.

Senior Charlie Moyse talks about his outfit on Thursday October 13. “I’ve worn this outfit on many separate occasions,” Moyse said, “I think it looks good!”