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The SCARY Side of Vaping Pg 13

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Missouri's marijuana ballot

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Halloween across cultures

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Sporty superstitions Afraid athletes

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Vaping's various side-effects

lifestyle 20 22

Local haunted places Hopeful horoscopes

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Movie mayham based in truth Scary Social Media Challenges

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Staff Ed: Loving halloween

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on the cover

cover by Claire Henry

For this issue, we decided to focus on the month of October (specifically Halloween) and our cover reflects that. The pumpkin and the orange bring memories of fall and pumpkin carvings, both very common of this season. As well, the black cat is shown as a symbol of Halloween tying the two together and embodying the feel of Halloween in an adorable scene of a cat within a pumpkin.

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Editor in Chief Kaylen Aldridge

Copy Editor Karlee Kent

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appy October North Nation!

I hope you’re all enjoying this break from the heat and the first mini-snow of the season (although it was a little bit early for my taste)! I was very excited to bust out my leggings, sweaters, and boots. This month has been very busy for me with the wrapping up of the tennis season and neverending list of college essays I’ve had to write. I know many people took the PSAT this month and many others are preparing to take the ACT soon. October is a very busy time at Liberty North with musical rehearsals, choir concerts, the end of fall sports, debate season beginning, and so many other things. However, at the end of October is something many people look forward toHalloween. Here at the Eagle’s View Newspaper, we are very excited for Halloween and decided

to focus this month’s issue around this spooky holiday. Liberty North is lucky enough to offer multiple foreign languages and host foreign exchange students, so we covered what Halloween looks like around the world. Seeing that Halloween inspired some of the most iconic movies of all time (and the peak of Disney Channel Original Movies), we also looked at the true stories these films are based off of. The indepth section this issue talks about a recurring problem that hits close to home at Liberty North- vaping and the scary consequences of not being informed. Also, be sure to stop by our games page, complete the word search, and send us a picture of it for a prize! This issue of the Eagle’s View was very fun for us to make and we hope you enjoy it. Please don’t hesitate to email me with any questions, comments, or concerns at kald7762@lps53.org.

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Lifestyle Editor

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Opinion and Spotlight Ed. Ella Pritchett

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Zachary Purdue Emma Suppes Claire Severson Abby Roberts Madi Burrow Joey Graffam Emily Johnson Ripley Knold

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Kansas City’s Haunted Houses photo courtesy of KCUR

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he midterms promise two new amendments and a propostition for voters across the state on November 6. These ballot measures decide whether or not medical marijuana should be legalized in the state of Missouri for the treatment of epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and glaucoma. The two amendments are called New Approach Missouri and Find the Cures (Bradshaw Amendment). According to Alex Smith’s KCUR Report on how to tell these new measures apart, the New Approach Missouri would “amend the state constitution to allow medical marijuana and create regulation and licensing for marijuana and the facilities that grow the plant.

Patients would be able to grow

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their own marijuana in stateregistered facilities.”

Find the Cures (Bradshaw Amendment) would further this effort by amending the Missouri Constitution to allow research on medical marijuana at a research center in Missouri that would be headed by the proposal’s sponsor, Brad Bradshaw.

The proposition is called Missourians For Patient Care Act and would legalize marijuana by changing state laws that lawmakers could change the program with.

Supporters of this propostition believe it would limit bureaucracy and offer more versatility and options f or legislators.

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Haunted Houses are a popular attraction in Kansas City around Halloween. There are a total of 6 haunted houses in Kansas City, called The Beast, The Chambers of Edgar Allan Poe, The Edge of Hell, The Macabre Cinema, and various haunted attractions at Worlds of Fun. “My husband and my stepkids go every year. Actually, they celebrate my step-son’s birthday at The Edge of Hell and it’s a big deal for them. They love Halloween and scary movies, so they love to go and be scared.

They make a whole day out of it: they eat lunch, they go shopping, and then they go to the haunted houses.” English Language Arts teacher Kelly Lock said.

Ticket prices for each haunted house vary, but the price for a single ticket generally ranges anywhere from $25 to $65. The West Bottoms houses most of the scare attractions. The Haunted Houses are only open for the Halloween season and usually are very crowded.

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Trump defends saudi arabia Donald Trump has recently announced that The United States will not part ways with Saudi Arabia despite the recent kidnapping, torture, and murder of an American journalist, Jamal Khashoggi “We’re not going to walk from Saudi Arabia. I don’t want to do that.”

He added that the only circumstance that would lead to this rupture would be if the Royal Family was involved. The controversial move by President Donald Trump was also met with criticism when he refused to disclose whether or not there was an investigation begun by the FBI, and made comments about how Khashoogi was a United States

resident as opposed to being an official American citizen. In regards to the rumored audio recording of the journalist’s death, CNN reported that Trump said, “We have asked for it, if it exists, I’m not sure yet that it exists.

Probably does. Possibly does. I’ll have a full report on that from Mike [Pompeo] when he comes back.”

Pompeo also believes that it is important to keep a relationship with Saudi Arabia until the investigation is concluded into Khashoggi’s death.

Both President Trump and Pompeo have given Saudi Arabia

the benefit of the doubt in regards to the sudden death of Jamal Khashoggi.

Pompeo is also quoted by CNN saying, “I do think it’s important that everyone keep in their mind that we have lots of important relationships -- financial relationships between US and Saudi companies, governmental relationships, things we work on together all across the world, the efforts to counter Iran.”

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iberty North hosts Trunk-or-Treat once every year and this year the event will be held in the Liberty North parking lot on October 25th from 5-7pm. Students and Future Eagles are welcome to come. The event showcases many different fun designs from Liberty North clubs and organizations that are student led.

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HallOween across cultures

Although it is not celebrated in every country, many cultures have traditions similar to the customs of Halloween written by Abby Roberts

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n the United States, Halloween is celebrated with huge parties, trick-or-treating, and fall traditions. It is one of the world’s oldest holidays, dating back to Pagan times. These days, children

Spanish speaking countries celebrate in a very unique way. The Day of the Dead is a holiday that is celebrated in Mexico, Spain, and other Latin American countries. It is not a Mexican version of Halloween, but rather a colorful festival to demonstrate love and respect for the dead.

“Some people practice Dia de los Muertos which is a version of Halloween. What the two have in common is the belief that there are souls passing between one realm to the other. In Mexico and Guatemala they have big Dia de los Muertos celebrations where people will clean up the cemetery, bring fresh flowers, and make altars in their homes. The celebration lasts maybe 3 days. On the 31st of October they would go and clean up the cemetery and then do events. The families do get togethers and such during the

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of all ages dress up in costumes as the latest characters and go house to house to collect candy.

We go all out here, but Halloween is celebrated differently in many different countries.

next 2 days. They also have festive food like Pan de Muertos, which is a bread of the dead with a special design which has crisscrossing bones on it, which is traditional,” Spanish teacher Mrs. Lynn said.

The three-day celebration begins with Dia de las Brujas, which is the Day of the Witches, and continues with Dia de Todos los Santos, also known as All Saints Day. Dia de los Muertos takes place on the third day and is celebrated largely in Mexico and Guatemala. Spain also celebrates Dia de los Muertos but not to the same extent.

“We don’t celebrate Halloween everywhere, just in some cities. In the cities they do celebrate it in, they dress up and will sometimes trick-or-treat, but it’s not as common as it is in America,” senior Maria Valencia said.

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Other halloweenlike holidays around the world Dia de los Muertos (Nov 1-2): - Mexico - Latin America Selenwoche (Oct 30- Nov 8): - Austria Guy Fawkes Day (Nov 5): - Great Britain Samhain (Oct 31- Nov 1): - Ireland - Scotland Teng Cheih (end of the 7th lunar month): -China

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Eagle’s Life 7 The French do not celebrate Halloween, like the Germans, but they do have something similar to Dia de los Muertos.

“Halloween is the day before All Saints Day. All Saints Day is a holiday in the Catholic church. It is a holiday where you give your thanks to all the saints. The next

Most Germans don’t celebrate Halloween like Americans do on October 31st.

“Big, big parades in Germany after the November 11th is the start of the Karnival. They have a lot of floats, different parades in all the towns in Germany,” German teacher Stefan Frank said.

There are some aspects of German Halloween at are similar to the American version, such as trick-or-treating and the fact that it originated from Catholic times.

“It is similar to Halloween when the kids get all dressed up and go trick-or-treating so it’s similar to that when they get the candy. It is a traditional Catholic holiday,” Frank said.

Oktoberfest, another German holiday that is also very big,

day after All Saints Day is called All Souls Day. This is when you give thanks back to your ancestors and you visit their graves and put flowers on them. The French don’t actually celebrate Halloween. They just celebrate the religious holidays,” French teacher Mrs. Snead said.

celebrates with the different food they eat during the season and drinking the different beers produced in Germany.

“There is Oktoberfest of course and all the food that comes with that bratwurst, sauerkraut, the stereotypical food you would see. That would be last week of September beginning of October. Typical pretzels, brats. Leberkäse is big, it is like a meatloaf, but it’s more like a bologne. It is kind of like spam but much better, much better. They slice it up and fry it and then serve it on a sandwich,sometimes called liver cheese, it has no cheese on it whatsoever. Its very popular.

Then there is schweinshaxe which is like a big pork leg,” Frank said.

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ENGLAND On November 5th, bonefires are lit all over England in celebration of the execution of Guy Fawkes.

FUN FACT: Guy Fawks was an English traitor who attempted to blow up England’s parliament building.

IRELAND Halloween originated in Ireland. A popular game the Irish play is “Snap-Apple”.

HOW TO PLAY: 1. Attach an apple to a string 2. Tie the string onto a tree or to a doorframe 3. Take turns attempting to bite the apple Whoever can bite into the apple first wins.

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Halloween The custom of Halloween is commercialized costumes appear “trick or treating” became popular as decorations are in stores for the with children sold in stores

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trunk-or -treat Liberty North takes on the annual community trick-ortreating event for the second year

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t’s that time of year againHalloween is near. Some parents, however, are scared for their kids and what they receive in their buckets and bags. Liberty North’s second trunk or treat, however, hopes to alleviate some of those fears.

“I really enjoyed the smiles on the kids faces when they came and got candy.”

Dr. Precious Kurth said “I definitely feel like having the candy bought by Black Students Unite alleviates some worries parents might have about the candy being passed out. They know the candy is new and safe and possibly has a greater variety for kids with allergies,” Math teacher Kyla Cory said.

Trunk or treat is organized by the Black Students Alliance and seeks to offer kids not only candy, but also fun activities throughout the evening. Clubs that participate hold their own activities for kids to enjoy.

“There’s not only trick or treating.

We’re incorporating more activities like games and face painting for the kids that will be there. Clubs or groups often do other activities too, like Key Club” Sophomore Kimberlie Mason said.

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Treat hosted by the school. Many clubs took part in the event to enjoy the evening and brighten a kids day, as well as getting their clubs’s names out there for other people to learn more about them.

“Doctor Kurth actually reached out to HOSA last year, and asked if we’d be willing to participate so we thought about it and we decided it was a great opportunity for HOSA to get our names out there, as well as the other clubs,” senior Anthony Garcia said.

The activity has even brought joy to those who participated in it and organized it. Last year holds fond memories for many participants of trunk or treat like seeing the creativity of the kids, or even just the simple smiles on their face.

“I really enjoyed the smiles on the kids faces when they came and got candy, I also worked with theatre last year and we read them Dr. Seuss stories to promote our musical. Seeing all the creative costumes was a bonus too,” Mason said.

New faculty members participating in the event also have a nice opportunity to connect with their fellow teachers and students around Liberty North.

“I love events like this. It allows me to get to know staff, students, and community. better I am able to bond with my coworkers outside of the typical school day and see students I’ve met in class as well,” Cory said.

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Q&A With Dr. Kurth Q: Why do we do Trunk or Treat at LN? A: Trunk or treat is a community event and it also allows kids in the community and feeder schools to come in and have a safe, public place to go out and have fun.

Q: How did the Trunk or Treat tradition start?

A: This is our second one here at North and it’s sponsored by the Black Students Alliance, a lot of clubs have different events they host and this is one of those club sponsored events.

Q: Can others get involved if they aren’t in a club?

A: Students can absolutely, we welcome all hands on deck for the trunk or treat, lots of groups come in and help with face painting, games, some come for community service hours, and of course help with candy.

Q: Do you think this has a positive impact on kids?

A: It’s a safe, organized, fun event with a good time, where it’s in the daylight. And you don’t have to travel far, which gives parents ease of mind.

There are also other activities other than just Trick or Treating.

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occer player Zack Imhoff gets ready a specific way and has a pregame jam session to get him in his mode.

“So I already have normal socks on, then I put crew socks on, then my shin guard sleeve, and then my game socks, then my shin guard straps, then my shin guard, and then my cleats. I listen to Logic before every game,” senior Zack Imhoff said.

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ennis player Kelsey Weaver has multiple habits she does before each game and after every point.

“Before every game, I have to twist my racket eight times, double knot both my shoelaces, and match my headband to my bottoms. After each point I have to fix my headband and tighten my ponytail. If I don’t don’t do these things, I freak out,” freshman Kelsey Weaver said.

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oftball player Sydney Goss has her own set of superstitions she follows for every game.

“I never touch the chalk lines and I always have to have eye black on. It’s kind of a universal thing that if you mess up the lines the game will be bad.

Wearing eye black is my game face.

It just shows that I’m ready and it’s different than my everyday face,” senior Sydney Goss said.

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olleyball player Makaila Mills has many superstitions on and off the court.

“Whenever I sit on the bench, I hold my hands how I think the play is going to play out. Whenever I’m on the court, I have to high five the right side then the middle. There’s been times I just forgot to high five them or hold my hands that way and we’ve lost the point,” junior Makaila Mills said.

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ross country runner Hailey Wineland has no problem running across natural terrain but when it comes to treading the stairs, she begins to struggle.

“Walking up the stairs is my biggest fear because I feel like I’ll miss something and fall down and break my face. I’m just gonna worse case scenario end up in the hospital with a new face,” sophomore Hailey Wineland said.

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“My greatest fear would be spiders, I just don’t like them. There’s a lot of them, they normally come with a whole load. They’re weird,” freshman golfer Averi Mickelson said.

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rachnophobia is one of the oldest and most common phobias people have and Parman Badiesha is no different.

“Just spiders. Because they got those long legs, not a fan. Those things are creepy, they crawl. Those things crawled on me once. I was at a friend’s, felt something on the floor, woke up, and it was a little bitty spider. I screamed like a little girl,” senior swimmer Parman Badiesha said.

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ix foot two, varsity football player, Tyler Eckersley struggles with irrational paranoia around ghosts.

“I don’t like ghosts because I can’t fight back against a ghost, like, it’s a ghost.

Being big has nothing against a ghost.

You can’t touch or see anything,” senior Tyler Eckersley said.

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ecently, vaping has become a large part of today’s society.

It’s almost impossible to not hear about it. Youth vaping has been declared to be an epidemic by the Food and Drug Administration.

Vaping is the act of inhaling the vapor produced by an e-cigarette or similar device and many students would say it has taken over teen culture.

“It is so easy to do and it doesn’t have the same stigma that smoking does. When you look at someone who smokes you think that it is disgusting, but when you look at someone who vapes you are just like ‘Oh okay, they smell like mango. It is fine,’” sophomore Caroline Utz said.

Even here at Liberty North, the administration faces a large number of students vaping on campus.

“In a week I catch about two to three students but I have caught

up to six in a single day,” security monitor Michael Klug said.

Despite the amount of students vaping at Liberty North, there are consequences to deter students from vaping on campus.

“Students will face five days of in school suspension for vaping on campus,” Klug said.

Companies like Juul have created these vape devices in order to provide people with a safer cigarette. Similarly to cigarettes, vapes still contain nicotine but are marketed as healthier for your body. However, since vaping is so new there is still much to be discovered about its effects about on people’s health.

“I think vaping is probably more [dangerous] because there is different nicotine levels and people now aren’t smoking [cigarettes] because they think it’s bad, but they are perfectly fine with a vape or Juul

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because they think it’s not as dangerous,” junior Catelyn Cunningham said.

Even though vaping is so new, there are a few things that are known. According to Medical News Today, vapes and e-cigarettes contain dangerous amounts of nicotine that are extremely unhealthy. Medical News Today also states that a chemical called diacetyl can be found in many vape companies formulas. Diacetyl has been linked as one of the causes of popcorn lung which is a disease that obstructs the lungs’ airways.

Despite these clear hazards many teens continue to use vape devices.

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“Nobody talks about getting lung cancer from vaping, you know that you have a high risk of getting lung cancer if you smoke cigarettes, but nobody talks about that stuff with vaping. Because it is so new, they have not had time to discover all those things,” Utz said.

Many people believe that similarly to cigarettes, vaping will eventually be linked to some type of cancer in the future. Because vaping is so new not enough tests have been done to confirm this.

“It can cause what is called popcorn lung, which is pockets of air and vapor basically that cause your lungs to clog up. Eventually I imagine it will be linked to cancer,” Klug said.

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Some people believe that companies like Juul are advertising specifically towards teens with their different flavors and sleek packaging. Organizations like the American Lung Association and the Food and Drug Administration also say that this is one of the main causes of youth vaping. Recently the FDA launched an investigation and required the top manufacturers of e-cigarettes to come up with a plan to prevent youth vaping. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb also stated that if these plans do not work, the FDA might have to ban flavors all together.

“It is advertised as this cool thing and it’s flavored. It is so much prettier than a pack of cigarettes. It is just packaged perfectly so people are more accepting towards it,” Cunningham said.

Many also attribute this rise in youth vaping to peer pressure. With the increasing amount of social media posts of teens vaping and hashtags like #doitforjuul, it is no surprise that some teens think that they need to vape in order to feel like they fit in.

“I think [vaping] became popular because of social media. I have seen so many memes about vaping,” freshman Madison Frizzell said.

It is clear that youth vaping is a problem, but many people are left

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wondering how teens are getting access to vape devices.

“Upperclassmen are buying vapes and then selling them to other students to make a profit,” Klug said.

In today’s society, nearly everything is digitized, especially shopping. There are many websites that sell vape devices and this could be contributed to the rise in youth vaping.

“I know some people whose parents run vape shops and they will just give them stuff. I also know it is really easy to have someone who is older buy it for you online in their name and then you just pay them and they give it to you. It is very easy because it is not like you are going to a convenience store and saying ‘hey, I want a pack of cigarettes’, it is mostly online,” Utz said.

With the hazards and different causes of youth vaping, one question still remains: will vaping ever go away? Some people believe that vaping is just a trend while others believe that it is here to stay.

“If the whole thing with the FDA and Juul goes through and they take away the flavors I think it will go away at some point, but if it does not and the flavors continue, then it is going to be something that stays around for a long time,” Utz said.

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Nobody talks about getting lung cancer from vaping, you know that you have a high risk of getting lung cancer if you smoke cigarettes, but nobody talks about that stuff with vaping. Because it is so new, they have not had time to discover all those things,� Utz said.

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lcohol and drugs create a grey line in sexual assault cases, that grey line has become more prominent in the news.

Sarah* (name changed to protect their identity) has experienced sexual abuse involving drugs. She chose to remain anonymous. This series was created to empower people to speak out and to bring awareness to the topic of sexual harrassment.

“I was making a joke about someone in my family having surgery and getting painkillers for it. He said that I needed to give him some because he knows about it. So I brought them to him, and he took a few of them and pressured me into taking one. I know I probably would have said yes to sex even if I wasn’t under the influence but that is not what I wanted at the moment,” Sarah said.

Forty-four percent of reported sexual assault cases happen before the age of 18. This means about 1 out of 3-4 girls and about 1 out of 5-7 boys. People are more likely to get raped in college if they were raped in high school according to Huffington Post.

“The reason I’m talking about it is because I know of other girls who went through similar situations and

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probably dozens of other girls, so it’s important to talk about and I encourage other people to talk about it as well,” Sarah said.

Many rape cases or more physical cases are because of the effects of alcohol and drugs. That does not mean the person is initiating it is under the influence, the victim can be as well. 90 percent of all acquaintance rapes involve alcohol according to mocsca.org.

Only 20% of victims report the sexual assualt A sexual assualt occurs every 2 minutes in the us

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Witch and famous The five most famous haunted places in the Kansas City area

he Midwest can be best known for its beautiful scenery and good traditional values. Winter brings a white Christmas, spring brings the beginning of planting season and new life, summer brings festivals, lake trips, and roadside produce stands, and fall brings football, harvest, and an orange and yellow tinged landscape.

But with the excitement of the changing season, the Kansas City area brings something much more sinister to the seasons. Thanks to the Midwest’s tumultuous and intensive history, there is a never ending stream of ghost stories, haunted places, and paranormal investigations to be found.

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he Elms has been called haunted for years. The hotel was burnt down twice, but rebuilt both times. There were no fatalities in either of the two fires, but it is said that one of the spirits have something to do with the fire.

“The main haunted area in that hotel is down by the pool and where the spa area is,” Former worker Billie Willadsen said.

Some of the ghost legends suggest that the pool area contains the spirit of a gambler involved with illegal

activities. The gamblers would hide their liquor in the pool room and throw big parties after curfew, and the spirit who haunts down there was either shot or stabbed with a broken bottle.

“There were multiple times that I felt someone come up behind me or brush against me, and when the massage therapists were done, they would always come up to the desk so that wasn’t uncommon but I would turn around and no one would be there,” Willadsen said.

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he Alexander Major’s House is one of the only Antebellum houses (large elegant plantation home) that still exist in Kansas City. Most of the ghost stories that originate around the house come from Alexander’s great granddaughter, Louisa Johnson.

“It is not my favorite place to be alone at night. It has a lonely vibe to it. That being said, we work with a lot of professional paranormal investigators who have had many unsettling experiences.

One of our investigators reported seeing a white wispy mass shaped like a woman moving up the stairs in the

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house,” director of public programming and events at the Wornall/Majors House museums, Sarah BaderKing said.

When Louisa Johnson bought the house, she bought it so that it would not be abandoned or torn down [by the government]. As she lived in and slowly repaired the house, she also brought awareness to the story of her great grandfather, Alexander Major. “ She was very protective of the house, so a lot of people think she is still protective of it after death as well,” Bader-King said.

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he Kansas City Workhouse was built in 1897 and designed

by James Oliver Hog. The workhouse was built by locals who had been convicted of minor crimes, such as public intoxication, domestic abuse, inability to pay a fine, and the mentally ill.

“I found it fascinating how it was still standing after all of the years its been built,” Junior Jacob Rains said.

Once it was finished, it became a jail where the prisoners were all convicted of political patronage. The jail had quite a few problems, such

as overcrowding, frequent escapes, unclean bedding, lack of medical attention, poor food, gambling, prisoners kept in cells for unreasonably long periods of time, and alcohol and drugs available to prisoners during confinement. These issues eventually had the whole place shut down.

“It used to be a jail back in the 1900s, and after that it got recommissioned so no one really worked or lived there,” Rains said.

The city wanted to do something else with the building, but after the idea of building a community center were shot down, it was abandoned.

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1325 Odd Fellows Rd, Liberty, MO 64068

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elvoir Winery has had plenty of business through it’s days, but there is a big misconception about the hospital. It was never an asylum.

When Ghost Hunters did their episode on the winery, they titled it ‘Belvoir Asylum’ and that caused a big controversy.

“It was early 1900s, so they probably had crazy people back in the day.We do some investigations and there is a padded room over in the hospital. But I think that's because they didn't know what to do with [crazy] people back in the day. Modern medicine has come a long way so we've learned leaps and bounds from what we once knew,” event coordinator, Kristen Stivers said.

There have been over 1000 deaths on the property between the old folks home, the hospital,

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the school, and the children’s home. Around 16 months ago, the owners finished renovating the children’s home into an inn, while leaving the other buildings abandoned.

“It’s also a matter of if they’re large buildings and you have figure out what you are going to do with them,” Stivers said.

The whole property has plenty of spirits from each of the buildings and when ghost hunters came out, they found loads of paranormal activity.

“You hear some weird stuff. I've heard sneezes, which sounds, weird but when the Inn is empty and we hear a loud sneeze that obviously wasn't me, I am just like ‘bless you,’” Innkeeper, Madison Stephens said.

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Spooky(horror)scopes written by Karlee Kent

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Taurus

An Aries will transform their house into the creepiest of haunted houses. The spooky movie Hereditary will be played constantly and their go-to jam session song is “The Monster Mash”. They will go all out and expect you to as well.

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Expect a luxurious party if it’s thrown by a Taurus because they only want the best of the best. No trick-or-treating candy allowed at this Halloween party. Only the fanciest of appetizers, gourmet chocolates and punch are being served at this party.

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If you’re heading to a Leo’s party, expect a Hollywood themed party. Your host will likely stay in character all night, channeling their inner star. Be sure you don’t forget to compliment your host on their costume at the end of the night!

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Libras want everyone to have the time of their lives at their party so there’s no dress code and no rules.

This party will have basic decorations that are sure to please anyone, even the Halloween haters.

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A Scorpio is all about Halloween and they’re looking forward to it 364 days a year. This sign will definitely have a theme for their Halloween party that’s been in the works for months.

Sagittarius loves adventure, so expect an exciting theme for their Halloween bash. They’ll have some outrageous snacks and might lead you on a spooky scavenger hunt.

Guests at this party can expect a surprise to a real haunted house that is sure to be spooky.

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Aquarius loves group costumes so plan on taking part in a costume contest full of robots and zombies.

This party will be the biggest party of the night filled with their many friends and a creative, futuristic theme.

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A Virgo is an excellent party planner and will not disappoint.

They want everyone to have fun so there will be plenty of activities and Halloween themed games at this party. Virgos are also health freaks so expect some horrifyingly healthy snacks.

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Capricorns will want to spend this holiday as relaxed as possible, so their party will be super laid-back.

They’ll have a movie marathon with close friends and lots of snacks, they won’t even ask you to dress for a theme- unless it’s pajamas.

Geminis are too fun-loving to take the time to plan out an extravagant Halloween party. Get ready for laidback telling of ghost stories with their closest friends while binge eating candy.

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A Cancer won’t disappoint with their Halloween bash. Everyome is invited and they’re not going hungry either. A cancer is wellstocked on party snacks and as a thoughtful host, they will definitely have something for everyone.

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Gemini

This water sign will make Halloween an opportunity to throw an under the sea party. They’ll be sure to include their favorite water creatures and The Little Mermaid’s “Under the Sea” will be playing in the background.

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he Exorcist is a true story about a family living in Washington D.C. during the 1940s. A 13 year old boy named Ronald became troubled after his aunt died. His aunt, a spiritualist, had taught him how to use a Ouija board and how to communicate with spirits. After her death, he became troubled and complained of

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strange occurrences such as his bed moving on its own and hearing voices.

His family consulted with a Catholic priest and they performed multiple exorcisms throughout the next few months as Ronald became more and more violent. Eventually, during one of Ronald’s worst outbursts he went still and simply said: “He’s gone.”

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he Conjuring is a film surrounding the story of the Perron family who was terrorized by demons and possessions. The film claims to be quite accurate to the real story and starts with Ed and Lorraine Warren. Ed was a World War veteran, and Lorraine claimed to be clairvoyant, (the ability to communicate with spirits). They were

also respected paranormal investigators who worked with the Perron family As the hauntings grew more aggressive, the Perron family contacted the Warrens.

Smells of rotting flesh, thrown objects, and threats from a spirit believed to be called Bathsheba continued to torment them even after they moved out of Rhode Island in the 1980s.

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he real story of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is arguably more terrifying when you find out it was based on a true story. Although it seems impossible, the movie is rooted in the very real story about a family of Cambodian refugees.

They had a young son who reported

nightmares and often refused to sleep for days because of a fear the “thing” in his nightmares would get him. His parents of course thought it was all in his imagination before they awoke to his screams in the middle of the night, finding their son dead in his room.

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Entertainment to Emergency Social media challenges have risen in popularity, and so have the damages. written by Emily Johnson

On behalf of the EV staff: Please do not attempt to do any of these challenges as they may have dangerous effects and cause serious injuries.

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he cinnamon challenge has been a very popular internet challenge that became viral in 2007. This challenge involves trying to consume a spoonful of cinnamon. A lot of different consequences can come from attempting this challenge, but the most common were asphyxiation, meaning someone is deprived of oxygen. Also, in some cases, death.

“My family and I did the cinnamon challenge after I had just asked them if they had heard about it. It was a while ago, I was pretty young and when my dad said he had not heard of it, I explained to him that the challenge is to eat a spoonful of cinnamon and try to swallow it, so we all tried it. I did not know at the time that you could asphyxiate from eating that much cinnamon,” junior Makayla Armstead said.

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tarting around 2010, friends made up a challenge of putting someone against a wall or on the floor, having them cross their arms over their chest and pushing down on their chest for as long as they can take it. People have said that doing this can get someone high, but it mostly makes people pass out and has also led to death.

“The choking game was probably one of the stupidest, but the funniest things I’ve seen done. My friends and I saw a few videos of people doing it, but thought it was all fake so the people I was with tried it. My friend ended up passing out and totally forgetting what had happened, so I guess it does work and it is not a good idea to do it,” junior Silas Woolley said.

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ack in 2013, the salt and ice challenge began. It is a challenge where people burn their skin by putting salt on their arm or other parts of their body and then putting ice on top of it. Their skin starts to burn because of the mixture produced, which can get colder than ice alone. This challenge has led to people quickly getting second or third degree burns, which is similar to frostbite.

“My friend and I kept seeing people doing this challenge and honestly thought it could not be as bad as people were making it out to be. I mean, it is pretty simple. You put salt on your arm and put ice over it. We thought it was some fake thing, but when we tried it, we somewhat regretted it. It was not too bad, but when we felt the burning, we got scared and stopped,” junior Emilie DeKelijn said.

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n 2015, a huge new trend came about through a very well known celebrity, Kylie Jenner. Jenner is known for having full lips, so for everyone else to have those lips, people made up the Kylie Jenner lip challenge. People would suction their lips in hopes of getting fuller ones.

That was not the case for some people. The suction around their lips could make them explode or break open and cause permanent damage to lips.

“The outcome to the Kylie Jenner challenge could vary depending on how long you kept your lips suctioned. Some people would keep them in for too long, thinking that it would make their lips look fuller the longer you kept them in, but it would just make their lips explode or break open.

If kept in for just a few minutes, the same things could happen, but they would not be as bad,” junior Cameron Lowery said.

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newer challenge that began in April of 2018 is the condom snorting challenge. It is a simple challenge that consists of someone snorting a condom and taking it out through their mouth has led many people to the hospital.

When trying to take the condom out, it could get stuck, blocking the windpipe or cause them to choke.

“I was hanging out with my friend one night and we saw on Instagram, people were doing this really dumb challenge. We were just bored and thought it would at least be interesting to see what would happen. My friend did it and said it just tickled and felt weird, but luckily nothing bad happened,” senior Lauren Bierle said.

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The Good the Bad and the Scary written by Ella Pritchett

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or us here at the Eagle’s View, fall is undoubtedly the best time of the whole year. The aesthetic that comes with fall is absolutely beautiful, from the gorgeous gold and orange leaves to the thick cable knit sweaters. We love festivals and parades and spending every Friday night under the bright lights of the football field, no matter how freezing cold it is.

Of course, you have to deal with the cold weather. There’s nothing worse than having to de-ice your car at seven a.m. so you can get into it to drive to school or feel your feet freeze through four pairs of socks as you cheer on the football team.

But that doesn’t matter when you get the perfect parking spot because everyone’s still sleeping or one of our boys scores a touchdown in the last minutes of the game.

But, as amazing as the season is, the best part is always going to be Halloween. We love the dressing up and trick-ortreating. The whole aesthetic of Halloween is mysterious and fun, with just a hint of something sinister.

Halloween is 100% the best part of fall, and totally worth the hype. Why not have one month a year where everyone can go all out and spread some joy? There’s nothing wrong

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with giving excited children free candy and allowing teenagers to have one night where the rules don’t apply and they can run free.

It’s the only holiday out of the entire year that can be scary, and you can have fun without worrying about if you’re going to have a date or not (Valentine’s) or if you’re going to OD on turkey (Thanksgiving).

The best and most iconic movies always come out at Halloween, like anything by Tim Burton or the black and white classics. Disney reached its TV movie peak with movies like Twitches, Girl vs. Monster, and Halloween Town. The entertainment is always 100%.

The best movies, the best and scariest haunted houses, and of

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course the best costumes.

While Halloween can be fun and a time to celebrate our loved ones who have passed on, it’s also important to protect ourselves and others.

It’s important that we make good decisions and if we have a friend who doesn’t, we need to watch out for them. When you or some kids you know go trick-or-treating, make sure to keep them in the safer neighborhoods and make sure they’re not being followed.

There is nothing wrong with spreading the joy of Halloween and there’s no reason to suck the joy out of someone else’s holiday. Take the time to celebrate loved ones who have passed on with your family, allow kids and teenagers to have their fun, and be safe.

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alloween hype? I’m over it. The second September turns into October, people start diving headfirst into Halloween (and stores start putting up Christmas decorations, too). A lot of the time, people just get way too invested in Halloween as a whole.

Some people have extravagant costumes and they start planning and talking about the holiday a month before it even happens. Or they decide to make an entire week of KNET Halloween themed or an entire issue of The Eagle’s View focused on anything “spooky” to represent the month. October becomes characterized by one day: haunted houses, pumpkin carvings, costumes, and the color orange. I can understand some excitement the week before Halloween, but everyone pushes the start date way too early (like they do with Christmas). We need to focus on the other aspects of October, like fall and the changing of the seasons. Too much of a good thing spoils it. While candy, costumes, and horror are fun, it needs to stick to its one day–or week–to really be special, and October just needs to be any other fall month. design by Ella Pritchett

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believe Halloween is worth all the excitement.

If you are an adult, have a Halloween get together. If you are a teen, stay in and watch scary movies with friends, and if you are a kid, you obviously dress up and go trick-or-treating. During the whole month of October, there are fun things to do. Nature people can go to the apple orchard or pumpkin patch. If you are an artist, you can participate in Inktober. If you are a history geek, you can read about the Salem Witch Trials. Beauty Gurus can make themselves look like Halloween movie characters. The film geeks can watch all of the Tim Burton movies. You can be whatever you want for one night, and no one thinks its weird.

Third, anyone can celebrate this holiday. This night can be about the spirits passing into this world and how it’s our duty to make them feel welcome and honor them. It could just be a night to have fun with friends. Halloween is definitely an important holiday that needs to be recognized all October long. So stay spooky and have fun! This night is for anyone so be yourself, be safe, and keep it spooky.

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Paranormal Encounters

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aranormal events are phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described to lie beyond normal experience or scientific explanation,” (Dictionary). One example of the paranormal is ghosts. Ghosts are spirits of the deceased who haven’t made it to the afterlife and are left to roam the earth.

Sightings of ghosts have been happening for centuries.

Many people have gone looking for the paranormal and many have claimed to have faced demons, ghosts, and poltergeists.

Poltergeists are spirits who have enough power to make loud noises and even throw objects.

One of the earliest reports of ghost sightings were reported by Roman “Pliny the younger” in the first century A.D. He claimed to have seen an old man with a long beard in shackles haunt his house in Athens.

The nine categories people describe ghosts are elementals, poltergeists, historical ghosts, mental imprints, manifestations, ghosts of the living, time slips, crisis apparitions, and haunted inanimate objects.

People have also tried to reach out and speak to those who have passed on. The Ouija board has become more popular with teens and young adults. Ouija boards started off as a parlor game and had nothing to do with the occult intentionally. The first ‘Ouija’ board was first released in 1891 in a Pittsburg store. The word “Ouija” is trademarked by Hasbro. In some cases, there’s no need for an Ouija board to experience a paranormal encounter. Hundreds of buildings and homes in America claim to be haunted. Stories about these hauntings talk about the possessed humans and objects.

Some even obtain enough fame to have books and movies based on their paranormal events

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oselynn Zicarelli has had many paranormal encounters but one, in particular, stands out. Zicarelli and Becky Harold went to a “Kansas City Paranormal Society Experience” at the Odd Fellows Home in Liberty.

“If you know anything about the Odd Fellows home it’s got a really crazy history and a lot of bad things have happened there especially in the hospital that they have there,” ELA teacher Roselynn Zicarelli said.

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with gruesome and unsettling histories. Some books and movies cause massive debate about the truth behind these so-called “haunted houses”.

For others, the paranormal is just nonsense and not based on facts with no real science supporting it. But there’s a profession in science for the paranormal. Anomalistic psychology is the study of human behavior and experiences that are often called paranormal, with the assumption that nothing paranormal is involved.

Anomalistic psychologists believe that poltergeists events can be explained by delusional behavior.

Peter Underwood is a famous Anomalistic psychologist, he was once described as the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ of psychical research.

Based off of all of his research he once said that “98% of paranormal sightings are likely to have an explanation,” But, what about the other two percent that can’t be explained?

They used the high-tech equipment used on ghost hunter tv shows in hopes to make contact with the paranormal. Through the equipment, the team used they were able to hear the stories of some of these beings.

“We feel like we actually connected with a paranormal entity or two and they described us and seemed to know information about us that no one would know.”

Zicarelli said.

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uija boards have had a recent boost in popularity in teens as something to do with friends.

Some see it as something fun to do while others firmly believe that they can talk to those beyond the grave.

“It was a very small experience and it can get played off as almost nothing. It, just made me think about what if it was real,” junior Abby McCollum said.

McCollum and her friend with nothing but the board and her grandmother’s old ring. They asked a question through

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any people have encountered the paranormal in different ways like sounds or objects moving.

Ricardo Hall was home alone for the night and was in his room doing homework when he heard footsteps coming from the attic.

“At first I thought it was the cat because she likes to sleep up there sometimes but I remembered that we took my cat to my grandparents,”

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Monique Bryant

hen Monique Bryant was seven she started having encounters with her cousin that passed away a year before.

Bryant heard noises when home alone. When she’d leave her room and come back her windows would be open.

“I was really freaked out when it started happening and couldn’t figure out what was going on but I started to realize that it could be my cousin that passed away.” sophomore Monique Bryant said.

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the board and Mccollum believed she saw her grandmother’s ring move right in front of her. She brushed it off as a figment of her imagination but, the longer they used the board more odd things began to happen that made her change her mind.

“A little later on, I felt something almost like a finger go down the spine of my back and I told my friend we have to stop. It did not feel like it was negative, but it just felt very weird,” McCollum said.

junior Ricardo Hall said.

Curious, Hall went up to the attic to investigate the footsteps and saw nothing in the attic that would have been able to cause the sound of footsteps.

“My attic isn’t finished and doesn’t have anything in it, which was what made me curious to check because there was no way something could have caused the noises that sounded like footsteps,” Hall said.

After a couple of days of these encounters, Bryant tried to explain to her mother about what was happening. Her mother thought of it as a little girls imaginations and convinced Bryant that it was all in her head. The encounters stopped after a couple of weeks.

“My mother explained to me that it was my imagination and I believed her in some cases. Though deep down I still believe that my cousin was trying to tell me something important,” Bryant said.

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“My favorite thing about Halloween is trick or treating because my son, Anthony, really loves it,” English Teacher Roselynn Zicarelli said.

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