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Outlook Written by the CRAZIES for the CRAZIES
Jamboree
Senior Survival
Homecoming
Joplin
Indians win 2 out 3
Tips and How-To’s
Pulverize the Pirates
Natural Disaster
Through a combination of teamwork and successful plays the Indians fly past Lafayette and LeBlond coming out 2nd overall for the city rivalry.
Enjoy your last and final year. Go to as many games as you can, join a club that you’ve never been in, try a new sport, take a class that you usually wouldn’t; it’s your last year, so don’t leave with any regrets.
The heart of Central is found under the lights: with our driven Indians pounding the field and the Central Crazies cheering their hearts out.
Late afternoon, Sunday, May 22, 2001, tragedy struck in a small, quiet town in southwest Missouri killing more than 160 people and injuring more than 900.
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3-W* 4-B NHS Penny War begins JVF-Ruskin @5 FrV-Platte County @ 5
5-W Early Out 2hrs. SW- Pembroke/ Truman/Chrisman @ 4
6-B 7-W Math Club Meeting RM 34 @ 2:50
11-W 10-B V-Liberty (JV/V) FCCLA- Hal@5 loween Party (cafe) @ 5-7
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13-W My Success Event- All Soph. Fall Choir Concert @ 7
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15 14-B NHS Penny Drive Assembly F-Oak Park @7
17-W* SW- Raytown @ 4 *Sr Night FrV-Park Hill @5
18-B 19-W 20-B End of 1st FrV- Wm. FrV- Wm. Quarter Verses & Voic- Chrisman @ 5 Chrisman @ 5 es Concert & Art Show(Fred, Bapt. Church)@ 7:30
21-W 22 Band- Light ACT Show @ Game F-Staley @7
24-B Soc- Park Hill @ 5/6:30
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29 28-B Early Out 3 hrs
26-B 27-W CHS Parent Teacher Conferences @ 5-8 FrV-Park Hill @5
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Penny Drive
ACT
To raise money for United Way, students come sign up to play in the games!
Did you miss the deadline? Last time to register is Septemer 30th! Next test date is December 10th.
End of 1st Quarter The end is near get your stuff in before its too late!
Halloween Can’t wait for Halloween, catch a scary flick. Such as: Thing(2011), Scream 4(DVD), and Dreamhouse.
entertainment
Students get pumped up for concerts
BAND PERRY
senior staff- rachel pankau Headlining an up and coming country artist on the main stage is a Trails West tradition. Past artists have included Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler, and Jake Owen. All of these artists have had more success since their appearance on the small town stage. This year’s performers have more success under their belt. The Band Perry, famous for their song “If I Die Young,” visited Trails West drawing a crowd of 20,000. Many students took advantage of the opportunity to see The Band Perry and even met them. Senior Kayla Brown got the privilege to watch the show from backstage, due to her mom’s job at the Commerce. “I got to help take sandwiches to their trailers,” Brown said, “We talked to their Mom about how they’re all really good kids.” The Band Perry is made up of siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil. “Kimberly is my favorite, I love her hair. It’s crazy but she pulls it off,” Senior Alex Steilen said. The Band Perry is one of the most successful up and coming bands to have played at Trails West. Photos by Erika Enlow. Top Right: Reid Perry plays his guitar passionaltly Middle Right: Kimberley Perry strums her guitar Bottom Right: Neil Perry interacts with the fans. Bottom Right: The Band Perry on stage Bottom Left: Reid Perry on his guitar Bottom Center: Erika Enlow, Emily Stolfus, Joellle Blair meet The Band Perry at the Wal Mart meet and greet.
FESTIVUS
senior staff- jennifer thies
Most school days are filled with assignments and the dread of continuing the work at home, but Festivus broke the routine by being held on a Wednesday during school. Standardized tests such as the Explore, Plan, PACT, and ASVAB were administered to students on the morning of September 14. After testing was over students were allowed to go to festivities. During testing time, students involved with NHS, senior Student Government, and senior Freshmen Mentors set up booths and the auditorium stage for the Homecoming coronation the next day. Festivus gave students something to look forward to. “I enjoyed seeing all of my friends and getting out of school,” sophomore Sarah Segrist said. The music performances drew a large crowd of students and kept them entertained throughout the afternoon. “It was entertaining to watch John Prokop scream,” Segrist said. “I enjoyed Tyler Heckman and Jagger Bower’s singing.” Senior Sam Hawley’s friends encouraged him to sing at Festivus To prepare, he “just picked some of [his] favorite songs, decided which to play, and practiced them over and over.” Despite the practice, the experience was still nerve-racking for him.
“I was so nervous and seeing all those people when I got out there is what got me,” Hawley said. “I rushed a little but it was the best experience since moving from Georgia.” At the high school Hawley went to in Georgia they did not have anything like Festivus. “[Festivus] was an absolute blast,” Hawley said. “I loved it and the crowd was great. I’m glad they enjoyed it as much as I did.” Sophomore Stephanie Gummelt decided to perform at Festivus because her friend, junior Justin Hall, had done it in the past and loved the experience. “I spent about three hours the night before practicing all the songs I know, and then my mom and I narrowed it down to the six I did. [We] arranged them so they transitioned well,” Gummelt said. did not hit her until the sound system started to act up. “I secretly liked when the speakers went crazy because it gave me a moment to realize what I was doing and how special it was,” Gummelt said. The change of the time of Festivus was liked and approved by some students. “A lot of people just didn’t show up [other years] because it was out of their own time,” Segrist said. “Since it was during school, it allowed a lot more people to go.” Festivus is a long time tradition, and is normally held between the parade and Homecoming football game.
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news junior staff- megan walters Late afternoon, Sunday, May 22, 2001, tragedy struck in a small, quiet town in southwest Missouri killing more than 160 people and injuring more than 900. Homes were aimlessly destroyed, bussinesses and restaurants were demolished, and schools and hospitals were viciously shoved from their foundations by the force of an EF-5 tornado. With over 250 mile per hour winds, the mile wide tornado drug its way straight through the middle of the town, tearing apart anything that stood in its path. It wasn’t stopping for anything. In fact, the tornado intensified as it moved eastword across the town, making it one of Missouri and America’s deadliest and costliest tornados yet. Along with other important and sentimental properties destroyed, was one of the main ones: the high school. Fortunately, no one was in the high school, but the ceremony for graduation was being held about three miles north at Missouri Southern State University. When September came, many people questioned where the students are going to attend school. “There has been a warehouse that has made a makeshift [school] and there is a university that has offered assistance to them.” Lavelle Rucker, said.
Natural Disaster Devastates Community With any trauma comes a psychological hardship for the victim. Many times it’s best to go see a counselor or a social worker if someone is having trouble coping. They can offer great support and actually lead someone in the right direction. For example, getting things that people need, replaced. “As far as being a school counselor, I can help the students who have been affected by it as far as helping them find recources, giving them names and telephone numbers of agencies that would help them replace the things that they lost: clothing, school supplies, etc. It also helps them get back on track and ready for school.”
Power Problems: School Shuts Down Due to Storm High winds during storm cause power outages throughout area including central. senior staff- jennifer thies Immediately after students arrived, they knew something was different. All the clocks were blank, air conditioners in classrooms did not work, and some rooms were totally dark making teaching and learning an interesting experience. On Friday, August 19, the power was out in parts of the school, but classes were still in session. The power was lost due to a thunderstorm the night before, but it was not discovered that the power was out in the school building until about 5:30 A. M. KCP&L worked on getting the power back to Central and believed it would be restored by the time school began. They were only able to get power back to parts of the building, though, because the power was only running at 120 volts. “[Not having power] made it so I couldn’t do much, and I couldn’t call students in,” Vice Principal Dr. Robert Sigrist said. Some teachers had to adapt to not having power in their classrooms as well. “My ceramics teacher went over notes instead of firing our clay stuff,” senior Ashley Adams said. One student could not get to the third floor for class because the elevator was unusable, and administrators had to go around to each room to deliver messages. “I felt sorry for the administration because they had to run up and down
the steps because they couldn’t use the intercom,” Mrs. Cynthia McMurtrey said. However, other teachers did not have a loss of power. “My second hour had power,” sophomore Cole Warden said, “so it didn’t effect us that much.” The downtown St. Joseph School District offices decided to dismiss school at 11 A. M. There were two elementary schools dismissed early as well. The rising temperature outside and the cafeteria not being able to serve lunch were the deciding factors for dismissing early. In fact, the cafeteria lost all of the food in their freezer. Many students were excited to be getting out early because of having no power, but some had mixed emotions. “I was really happy we were going to get out early, but I really like my third and fourth hour,” Warden said. Even teachers were happy about the decision. “I couldn’t wait until they called school off,” McMurtrey said. “We couldn’t get anything done.” Power was not completely restored to Central until about 5 P. M. Sunday night. This was not the first time the power has been out during a school day. However, usually when the power goes out, it is only for a short time.
What do you think?
Rucker said. Although there is still much more to be done, Joplin is rising out of the debris and begenning to recover, with the help of the Missouri National Gaurd, the Missouri National Task Force, the Joplin Police Department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and many relief groups and volunteers.
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“I felt sorry for the administration because they had to run up and down the steps because they couldn’t use the intercom.” --Mrs. McMurtrey Photo Illustrations by Jillian May and Jennifer Thies
news
Prom Has New Set Attendance New attendance Policy will decide who can and cannot attend prom. senior Staff- shelby smolke Attention all upper classmen: if you didn’t know already there have been some changes toward attending prom. Prom attendance now requires school attendance. In order to attend prom students must now achieve a 90% or greater attendance rate. This means you cannot miss more than nine days of school for the entire year. “Last year we had trouble with the attendance rate declining,” Vice Principal Dr. Robert Sigrist said. Due to the lack of attendance the administration decided to make a set number of days that could be missed in order to attend prom. This seemed fair to some students but to others it was seen as a punishment. “I like it cause it keeps people in school, but I dont like it cause what if people are sick?” Junior Johnny Monahan said. Overall teachers and administrators see the prom attendance policy as a positive change. “I like it alot, it helps hold students accountable” Teacher MaryAnn Dudley said. For more information you can go on the website or check your student handbook on the changed policy.
What do you think?
“I like it because it keeps people in school, but I don’t like it because what if people are sick?” -Junior Johnny Monahan.
senior staff- carrie hillebrand When the icy cold winter rampaged thoughout the Midwest, it set us up for one tedious situation with the Missouri River. The precipitation we recieved was way more than what we normally get in a year-this resulted in a drastic change in water levels. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported that the Upper Missouri basin had swelling resevoirs that needed to be released to relieve pressure. Places such as Terrible’s Frontier Casino and Interstate 29 North were closed due to damage by the flood. A total of 3.5 million was spent on Terrible’s to repair the damage while Interstate 29 North had bids from organizations as high as 19.2 million to repair the roads. Mrs. LaVell Rucker believes that FEMA and the Red
Area Flooding:More than a Mere Inconvience Cross were a big influence on helping some of the victims of the flood. She has also seen the damage in Omaha, NE when she was traveling this summer. “We were suppose to be landing in Kansaas City,” said Rucker, “ but it was storming so we landed in Omaha “It was an astronomical instead.” loss. I just hope that all of Central High the resources will be avail- School Senior, Jacquline able.” - Mrs. Rucker Hepburn, was greatly effected by the flood. One of her houses that is in Amazonia was completely submerged. Hepburn said that the appliances, carpet, and walls will all have to be redone due to the deadly mold. “It really sucks because we use to have family gatherings there and now that happened so we won’t be able to do that for awhile,” Hepburn said. Many people are still gathering their losses and
“I like it a lot. It helps hold students accountable.” -Teacher MaryAnn Dudley trying to get back up on their feet from this sudden tragedy. Now that the flood waters have sustained, we should try and make a change for the communities that were effected, as well as facilities people worked at along the river. So, Central High School, get involved so we can be the difference.
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Crazies
Are you a Central Crazy?
Crazies go Blue for City Rivals senior staff- Jillian May Friday August 19, 2011, the Crazies geared up in their black and blue and made their way to Missouri Western State University to support the football team in the city- wide jamboree. The football jamboree is the first time the Crazies get to break out of their shells and introduce themselves as the best spirit crowd in town. After two months the Crazies should be rusty of their spirit. But that is not, and has never been, the case. The seniors did a marvelous job of getting the student body involved, even the freshman. “By the amount of enthusiasm shown just at the jamboree, I know our home football games will be amazing this year,”
senior Tim Nelson said. “There wasn’t one Crazy who didn’t cheer along the whole time.” One of the Crazies’ favorite activities is going “bananas.” They love forming the banana, peeling the banana, then going berserk on the bleachers as directed by the cheerleaders. Our cheerleaders are top notch when it comes to interaction cheers involving the Crazies. Not only the cheerleaders are loud and proud; our Indianettes Pom Pon squad has the best performances in town. The Crazies have made a name for themselves in this town, and we will not give it up.
Indians Hit Irish, and Birds Hard junior staff- Cecil Bratton Friday night lights stretched out across the field of Missouri Western’s football field. Thousands of people came to watch the four rivals of St. Joseph battling it out once again. Central went up against Benton, Lafayette, and Leblond in the Jamboree. The Indians came out with one goal, and that was to win. First up the Indians faced Benton. The Indians offense came out strong, but failed to score on their drive. Everything was going well, until the Cardinals scored on the very last play of their offensive drive. That being the first game, the Indians knew they would turn thnigs around for game two. The next game came around with Central against Leblond. Right off the bat Indians offense clicked, scoring every few plays they ran. Leblond did not know what hit them. The touchdowns scored were by Senior Corey Jackson, Junior Nick
Shores, and Sophomores Elijah Lee, Derrick Grey, and Kyle Fox. While on Defense, the Indians did a great job stopping many of the Eagles attemped touchdowns. This left Central to deal with Lafayette. One last game to stop the trash talking. Indians offense came out with their heads in the game. Jackson, and Shores scored two touchdowns. This left Central’s defense to make sure the Irish didn’t get the upper hand. Throughout their drive, Lafayette scored once. With only one play left, all Central had to do was hold them in their place. Lafayette’s running back ran the ball up the middle finding the right gaps, when Seniors Jack Viestenz, and Tyrese Husky forced the game winning fumble which was recovered by Jackson. The Indians came to dominate.
Left: The Indians huddle up, and listen to their coaches before game time. Right: Central’s Jake Stoll, and Kyle Fox celebrate Elijah Lee’s touchdown against the Eagles. photos by Shelby Smolke
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Photo Credit- Shelby Smolke
Lifestyles
Fashion Trends for Fall 2011
Summer Trips
Senior Staff- Taylor Swavey
“Scarves are my favorite because they’re all different, and go with everything.’” - senior Myles Rodney
Fashion trends are constantly changing, so people always ask the same question “What’s hot this season?” The ballots are in and the questions have been answered! Fashions and Fabrics guru and teacher Mrs. Taliaferro gave her opinion of the new trends. When asked multiple questions about what’s hot and not, this is what Mrs. Taliaferro said.
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“My favorite clothing item is a dress because it makes me feel beautiful inside and out.”Freshman Mikayla Morris
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What kind of clothes are in fashion this season?
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Various bright colors, knit clothing, oversized belt buckles, ripped clothing, thin fabrics, coach purses, decorative headbands, and colorful scarves.
Junior Staff- Brooke Shinneman
Alex warden “I went on a canoe and mission trip with my youth group. On the mission trip we went to Minnesota and we did a lot of community service. I made a lot of new friends from my youth group that I didn’t know before.”
What is the most recent fashion trends throughout the school?
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Toms are very “hot” as well as Vera Bradley, converse, jeweled clothes, feathers and flower hair accessories, puma brand items, and much more.
There has been talk about a fashion regression occurring, how is this generation similar to others when it comes to clothing?
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The clothing is definitely similar to that of the 40s and 50s when it comes to dresses (i.e. - simplicity of the design, style, etc.) and also the 70s when it comes to ripped jeans, bright colors, thin fabrics, etc.
nikki sharma “I went to Fiji because my parents were renewing their vows and they wanted to do it where they met and where we are from. It was really nice getting to know my family and seeing everyone together.”
Trendy Accessories: Where they came from Adam Kisling
Moccasins have been used for many years dating back as far as the 1890s.
Always in style, Vera Bradley bags Since the designbarrettes and have become both er’s visit to Argenother hair accesfashionable and tina in 2006 these sories have been functional since shoes are known popular since the 1982. worldwide. 1900s. *accessory information from www.dictionary.
“I went to China which had a very different culture. We went to see attractions such as the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors. The most memorable part of the trip was visiting the Potala Palace and the Forbidden City.”
com, www.snowwowl.com, www.wikipedia.com
Our eyes are the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
A ‘Jiffy’ is actually 1/100th of a second.
Did You KNOW?
Every birthday you have you share it with 9 million others.
Sharks are immune to all known diseases.
A piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times. Try it!
On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza a day.
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top left to right:// Seniors doing the Indian wave at Homecoming pep assembly/taken by E.Enlow// Seniors posing on Patrotic Day. Fun Fact: they all tye-dyed t-shirts together.// Seniors cheesing it up for their senior Homecoming//taken by J.Mcbee// Seniors pumped up for their near win at Homecoming /taken by J.Mcbee// Seniors Sylvia M. and J. Simerly ranching it up on salad dressing day/ taken by E.Enlow//middle left to right:// Senior boys dancing with the poms team/taken by E.Enlow/ Harvest 2011 Homecoming Court/ taken by J.Mcbee/ the band performing at Homecoming/taken by J.Mcbee/ Senior B.Shalange drags away T.Nelson “the pirate� for the Homecoming pep assembly/ taken by E.Enlow//
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PIRATES PHOTOGRAPHS CAPTURING THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HOMECOMING. credits to E.ENLOW, J. MAY, F. CABRERA, J. MCBEE,R.PANKAU
ADRENILINE PUMPING
ACTION, CRAZIES WITH SPIRIT, AND AN ENERGETIC ATMOSPHERE. HOMECOMING OFTEN SERVES AS A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR PERFORMERS AND COSTUME FANATICS. IF ONE WERE TO WALK THROUGH THE HALLS THEY WOULD WITNESS THE FESTIVITIES AT THEIR PEAK BUT THE HEART OF CENTRAL IS FOUND UNDER THE LIGHTS: WITH OUR DRIVEN INDIANS POUNDING THE FIELD AND THE CENTRAL CRAZIES CHEERING THEIR HEARTS OUT. Spread by: E.ENLOW photos by: E.Enlow, J. May, F.Cabrera, J.MCBEE, R.PANKAU
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Clubs
What’s Out There?
Junior Staff- Paige Black
photos courtesy Madam Russell
French
Do you have a passion for food? If yes, come to French Club! The club meets two times every month. It’s student decided and, of course, is based around French recipes from the Cooking Studio. Club dues are $5 for the year or $1 per event. You do not have to be in French class to participate; it is open to every student. If you have questions contact Madame Russell in room 213.
Hacky Sack Are you ready to relax after a long stressful week? Come to Hackey Sack Club! The club meets every Friday from 3-4 in room 21. The only one requirement is to bring a good attitude! The club stretches- it gets pretty intense and listens to music to relax, have fun and an interesting place to meet new people. photos by miranda poulson-clark
photos by: Erika Enlow
Junior Staff- nick busby “It’s just a casual walk,” DECA Sponsor Mr. Jordan said. But it’s much more than just DECA’s first community service project. Light the Night is an annual event to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Every year DECA volunteers gather to do their part to help out. “I personally feel good about helping
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DECA out because my grandpa passed away from Leukemia,” junior Abbey Miller said. “It feels great,” senior Joe Wilson said, “it’s an honor to help out with a good cause.” Light the Night is a special night in which people come together for a good cause, and DECA students never fail to show their support.
Academics
Breaking in the New Year
Surviving Senior Year: Tips and How-To’s
Breaking Your Summer Routines
Senior Staff- Freddie Cabrera
Senior Staff- Lauren Smith Three years have passed and it is now our time: senior year. Many of us are filling out college applications, stressing about ACT scores, and applying for scholarships. With all of this piled onto the loads of homework we already have, what’s a senior to do?
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Beware of senioritis! It creeps up on the best of us, but the best way to avoid it is keep your goals in mind. Even if you’ve already been accepted into college, you still have to send your endof-the-year grades and you don’t want your lack of productivity to show.
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Don’t procrastinate! Colleges and scholarships have deadlines and they won’t wait for whenever you feel like sending in your applications.
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Stay away from the stress and have fun! Go to the Friday night games, hang out with friends, see a movie, and visit colleges. Getting your
mind off of grades and applications helps reduce your stress level, and it’s your senior year: so enjoy it. Enjoy your last and final year. Go to as many games as you can, join a club that you’ve never been in, try a new sport, take a class that you usually wouldn’t; it’s your last year, so don’t leave with any regrets.
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Senior year is the most anticipated year in most people’s high school career, but it’s also the busiest. Don’t let applications get in your way of having fun and making memories. College applications will come and go, but the memories will last forever. Go to as many Friday night games as possible, try something new, and have as much fun as possible. Follow these simple tips and you’re sure to have a fun, stressfree year. photo illustration by jillian may
Freshmen Adaptation: Advice from Steeby
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How are the freshmen adapting to high school this year?
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The feedback from mentors are that the freshmen are participating in activities during Flex, which is positive.
Are there any isues you’ve faced with the freshmen?
Junior Staff- Kim Barnes
long. They don’t have the work ethic. What are things freshmen could do to have a successful year?
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I know the biggest problem for them was time management. They’re not used to four classes a day that are 90 minutes
One, be at school everyday. Two, work on time management - use their planner, write down when they’re assigned homework and when it’s due. Three, find something to be involved in to meet new people and interests.
New Teachers
Junior Staff- miranda clark-poulson
Kimble
“(I like) the staff. Kids are the same at any school.”
Baker
“(I like) the staff. They are very supportive. ”
Weissenborn “(I like) working with older kids and the sense of family in the fine arts department.”
Limle
“(I like) my first hour blue day class.”
McGaugh “I went to school here and in essence nothing’s changed.”
Sleeping Early
Getting Back in Shape (Exercise)
Eating Healthy Food
Don’t Stay Up Texting Your Boy/Girlfrriend Avoid Watching Jersey Shore Marathons Plan Your Days (Don’t Keep Yourself Busy)
DO NOT Forget to Set Your Alarm!
Instead of Reading Your Twitter Timeline. Start Reading Books Again!
Venenga
“(I like) seeing a lot of the kids I had at Truman.”
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Sports
Softball Sisters junior staff- Nick Busby Getting ready at third base, Freshman Bailey Wilcoxson looks for something to calm her nerves. She kicks the dirt, smells her glove, adjusts her sock. But it isn’t until she takes a look at her sister, junior Ashley Wilcoxcon, at shortstop that she is truly calm. Knowing that Ashley has her back, Bailey relaxes, takes a deep breath, and gets ready for the next pitch. Of all their ups and downs this season, one thing the softball team found a spark in, is the combination of Wilcoxson sisters. Their sisterly love-hate relationship motivates them, and they are constantly in competition with one another- always trying to hit better, field cleaner, and run faster than the other.
Bailey Wilcoxson watches carefully as a ground ball comes towards her.
“She can yell at me alot”, Bailey said about her sister, “but I just yell back”. Although it causes tension sometimes, the sisters agree, playing together was the best part of their season, and they always have each others’ back. “It’s good because I get to support her”, Ashley said. The team looked to build on the Wilcoxson sisters and shape it into a winning program for the future. The sisters hope their duo will draw more fans over the next few seasons. “We need supporters,” Bailey said “even if they just come for one inning.”
Ashley Wilcoxson approaches to receive a ground-ball.
photos by McBee Photography
Girls Golf “The girls have never given up. They’ve had every opportunity to quit, but they keep coming back.” -Coach Chip Brock
Poms “I’m their biggest critic but at the end of the day their biggest fan. I let them know my appreciation of their work ethic and dedication” -Coach Melissa Richie
Boys Swim “We’re focusing on medaling at conference and building a family feel to the team.” -Coach Jenkins
Getting Crazy...
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Above- Left to Right: Varsity softball player swings at the pitch. Payton Bennatt agressively pitches the ball into the catcher. Caitlyn Lindstrom sits behind the plate waiting for the pitch.
On August 27th, the Cheerleaders hosted a car wash at North American Savings Bank for 3 hours to raise money for cheerleading. According to Senior Varsity Captain, Locky Catron,“We ended up raising about $300 dollars, and we only do it once a year.” PHOTOS BY FREDDIE CABRERA
Sports
Pics of the Month...
Rambo Run junior staff- Manny Rivera war. Everybody walks out filthy.” Cross Country is tough, brutal, “By the end of the day every and challenging; but it’s also inch of me is covered in mud, it’s fun. Every year the team hosts a tradition at Mr. Price’s house, that intense!” the former Cross Country It’s clear the Cross Country team knows how to have fun. coach. This tradition is unlike Whether its clean or dirty, the others, and is better know as, team keeps it classy. Rachel busts “The Rambo Run.” “The Rambo run is our chance out into laughter, stating, “The to get down and dirty and let Rambo run is far from classy, but still fun. It’s something we loose” senior Cross Country all definitely look forward to.” runner Rachel Mayo said, “It’s all for fun, no seriousness Traditions never die, especially intended.” ones like the Rambo run. “It’s So what exactly is the Rambo a tradition that’ll be carried on forever.” Mayo said with a confirun? “The Rambo run takes dent and promising smile. place in the muddy depths of Mr. Price’s house and usually attracts the whole team.” Mayo said. “Basically it’s one big mud
photos by rachel pankau top to bottom: Cross Country Running at the Kansas University Annual Rim Rock Meet, the biggest event in which they compete. Football Team Celebrating a Touchdown at Missouri Western’s Jamboree. Senior D. Point spiking a ball against Lafayette. Sophomore M. Idecker prepares for the pitch. Freshmen L. Barnes heading an air ball against a Benton player.
Volleyball “Their level of play is higher this year, their skill level is increasing and we’re seeing that skill when we play against the bigger Kansas City schools.” -Coach Holland
Football
BoysSoccer
Girls Tennis “I’m excited about the potential this team has... even with our current record I still feel really good about where the team is because I can see a difference in the way we are playing.” - Coach Schank
“That the team works hard and brings back a winning tradition.” (Regarding expectations for the season.) -Coach Kane Brooner
“We set some goals at the beginning of the year. One of those goals was to be a playoff football team.” -Coach Jeff Wallace
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16%
Boys Soccer
Football
2%
Girls Golf
3%
Softball
6%
Girls Tennis
22%
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Boys Swimming
Volleyball
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Cross Country
What’s Your Favorite Fall Sport?
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Opinion For
senior staff- Megan GRAce “Free parking for everyone” was a phrase that had the entire school buzzing during registration and the majority of the first month of classes. While the idea of not having the senior parking lot not being set aside solely for seniors and mentors seemed like the end of the world, most people have gotten over that and are enjoying being able to park wherever they please. Where you park, of course, depends on how early you get to school. But don’t fret, late risers- there are always open spots in the lots, even after school is in session. “There are more parking spots available this year, so there are always empty spots,” Vice Principal Doctor Robert Sigrist said. Allowing students to freely park in the lots has emptied the side streets, making entering and leaving school a lot less jammed. No one really has to worry about driving past a car and having it pull out all the sudden, taking away anxiety from some students. Clearer streets are also allowing the owners of neighboring houses to actually leave without stressing about us taking their spots. “We’re going to do a student of the month each month this year,” Sigrist said. “And it’s based on attendance, so always come to school!”
VP Callaway VP Sigrist “They (student committee) suggested the seniors park in the senior lot, juniors park in the junior lot, and the sophomores that drive, in the sophomore lot.”
“We’re going to do a student of the month each month...and it’s based on attendance, so always come to school!”
What do you think? For senior staff- lauren smith Are you in favor of the new free parking system?
72% yes 28% no Do you prefer having collaboration in the afternoons?
75% yes 25% no “There are more parking spots available this year, so there are always empty spots.” -Vice Principal Sigrist
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We all have a hard time dealing with change, so why would it be any easier to accept the collaboration change when we were all used to the old way? I’m here to tell you that this is one change we should get used to! Don’t get me wrong, I loved all of the early morning breakfasts at Panera and catching up on the latest gossip, but who wants to put up with the hassle of getting a detention because of it? Tardies were the main reason collaboration was changed to the end of the day. “Tardies increased, and then when people skipped their detention, it led to us [the administration] having to hunt them down. It just caused more trouble then what was necessary,” vice-principal Terri Godfrey said. Before you all make your opinion about hating the new collaboration change, lets look at all the factors before making our final decession. People no longer have to get to school at the same time just to get breakfast, then sit for 45 minutes piddling their thumbs. “Having it at the end of the day makes sure breakfast and lunch needs are already taken care of,” Godfrey said. People are now able to go home early. It gives the students something to “look forward to,” senior Morgan Gregory said. The same schedule for morning classes is kept. A problem faced last year was students were forgetting which Monday’s they could and couldn’t come in late. All in all, why not accept the change and try something new? The pros obviously outweigh the cons and if we would give the change a chance, it’d be for the better.
VP Godfrey Erika Enlow “Tardies were “I don’t like the afterincreasing and students shouldn’t get ISS for being late.”
noon collaboration. I prefered being able to come in early and use the library.”
Against
junior staff- jacy Atkins
Parking
Finding out that your car has been damaged is never a good moment, especially when you know a classmate caused it. So far this year my car has been hit twice, possibly by different people. Since there are no assigned parking spots, we have no proof of who it was. To prevent accidents like this from happening in the future, we should have assigned parking spots. The advantage of assigned parking spots is knowing who parks around you. So, if something happens to your car, they can question the students who would be more likely to have done it. The people who park next to you are more likely to hit your car, because why would someone who parks five rows away do it? If we had assigned parking spots, situations like this would be easier for the administration to control and handle, because they wouldn’t have to go around questioning everyone.
VP Callaway “We are getting new cameras this year! We can’t get wireless cameras across the street, so the new cameras will be mounted on the building.”
Against
CHS Senior “Seniors deserve to have that privilege, and it’s been lost. It takes away our right of passage.”
Collaboration
senior staff- Rachel Pankau Every other Monday as you walk through the gym you see volleyball girls, dressed out and ready to go. Instead of practicing they are sitting on bleachers and on the floor with a bored expressions on their faces. As you go down into the locker room you’ll find cross-country runners sitting among the lockers with their homework but unable to concentrate. One of the biggest changes the administration made is Collaboration Monday. Instead of a late start, school is now released 35 minutes early at the end of the day. The new afternoon collaboration is inconvenient for athletes. The majority of coaches are also teachers. While coaches collaborate, athletes are forced to wait. 35 minutes is not enough time for athletes to go home and return for practice. It is an awkward amount of time in which athletes now have to sit around, twiddling our thumbs. Sitting around after school is causing a break in routine for athletes. Instead of the constant motion from school to getting ready to practice, the break of time can cause distraction and loss of focus. This will affect performance in competition later. While the rest of the student body is given extra time to their day, athletes are deprived of the benefits of Collaboration Monday. “Collaboration in the afternoon causes me to lose time in my day that I could be sleeping, doing homework, or eating,” Junior cheerleader Regan Schultz said. Moving Collaboration to the end of the day may benefit the teachers, but they did not keep athletes in mind. Before, collaboration allowed athletes to get a little bit of extra rest in the morning. Now waiting around before practice causes a break in routine and lost time to our day. Next year, Collaboration should be moved back to the beginning of the day to keep this gap of time from happening.
Go Home
“We can’t get detentions, and who doesn’t want to get out early?” -Senior Morgan Gregory
Mrs. Chenoweth
“I prefer the afternoon collaboration.”
Pow wow
Here’s What you Missed:
Top Left to Bottom Left:// lJ.Estenson prowling down the gym/taken by E.Enlow.// Seniors P. Overlly and J. Estenson perform their rap// taken by E. Enlow// Senior Seniors P.Overally andC. Russel leap frog durring homecoming assembly/ taken by E.Enlow/Seniors M. Shelton, T. Calloway and J. Estenson show-
ing their Indian pride at the first home game of the season// taken by F. Cabrera Middle:// Senior I. Barnes rocking out on the drums with bandmates of The Pulse// taken by E.Enlow// bottom cutout:// Sophomore M. Mitchem poses on patrotic day.// bottom left to right:// Senior J. Oswald performs acoustic
guitar with M.Gregory// taken by F.Cabrera// Seniors P.Overally and J.Estenson cheering on the football team/taken by F.Cabrera/H. Allen cheesing it up for the camera at festivus// taken by E.Enlow// two year graduate J. Ro rapping// taken by E. Enlow
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Staff
Meet the Staff: What did you do over the summer? Megan Grace and Jillian May
Over the summer seniors Megan Grace and Jill May went to journalism camp, where they roomed together. They also saw the band Panic! At the Jennifer Thies Senior Jennifer Thies went on a trip to Canada this summer. It was a tour group hosted by St. Joe weatherman, Mike Bracciano.
Rachel Pankau
Disco together. Jill visited KU and Megan went ghost hunting. Jill also went to Joe’s Crab Shack once.
Erika Enlow
Shelby Smolke
Over the summer, senior Erika Enlow went to the Bahamas for Marine Biology, went on a mission trip, and went to journalism camp.
FreddieCabrera
Taylor Swavey
Senior Freddie Cabrera saw the Mexican National Team (soccer) play at Soldier Field in Chicago this summer.
Over the summer, senior Taylor Swavey went four-wheel riding, spent time with friends, and got two jobs.
BrookeShinneman Over the summer, junior Brooke Shinneman went on a mission trip to South Dakota and vacationed in Florida with her family.
Regan Schultz This summer, junior Regan Schultz went to the beach in North Carolina.
Jacy Atkins
Page Black
This summer, junior Jacy Atkins swam, worked, and golfed.
Over the summer, junior Page Black visited Florida for a spontaneous
Megan Walters Over the summer, junior Megan Walters went to Joplin and volunteered.
vacation.
Over the summer senior Rachel Pankau ran, went to Cross Country camp and also vacationed in Florida.
Miranda Poulson Over the summer, junior Miranda Poulson went to Oljato, Utah for a mission trip. She also went to band camp.
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Senior Shelby Smolke spent her summer working at Long John Silver’s and went to journalism camp.
Lauren Smith
Senior Lauren Smith went to the Bahamas for Marine Biology, a class she took last year, and visited KU. Alex Steilen Senior Alex Steilen visited family in Iowa this summer, as well as going to the Bahamas for Marine Biology and going on college visits.
Carrie Hillebrand This summer, Junior Carrie Hillebrand hung out with her friends and family, and listened to music. Lauren Gunderson Junior Lauren Gunderson went to Ecuador this summer to volunteer at an orphanage and travel around the country.
Cecil Bratton This summer, junior Cecil Bratton played football and played football and played some more football. Manny Rivera Over the summer junior Manny Rivera went to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Kim Barnes Junior Kimberly Barnes played soccer and worked at Cold Stone Creamery this summer.
Nick Busby Junior Nick Busby played baseball over the summer. He played at Omaha, K-State, and Springfield.
Jackie Scott- Adviser Adviser Jackie Scott hung out with family and friends this summer. She also spent lots of time at the Aquatic and Bartlett park and went to journalism camp.
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