Eagle's View: Volume 2 Issue 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Eagle’s View

CONTENTS 4

Changes in the Cafeteria Healthier food options bring a new outlook to the school’s cafeteria.

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David Roelofz One of North’s own brings many positive attributes to the drumline.

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13 The Preforming Arts Theater

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Liberty North’s finally gets completed and prepares for its first real preformances.

18 Hudl.com North’s students study a new form of technology aiding many sports programs.

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OUR STAFF Haley Richardson Dylan Sanchez Ceci Kuron Kevin Page Savana Morrison Cassidy Warne Bailey Reardon Kelsea Graham

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JUST FOR FUN 09/28/11

JUSTFOR FUN

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TRINIDAD’S TRIVIA An apple a day will keep the doctor away.

Remember all through grade school we were taught to eat at least 3 servings of fruits and veggies every day. Well that is not the case anymore. The new guidelines heading towards the USDA is in the process of changing. Why change a guideline we have had in place for over 30 years? Ask yourself this: “Do I know anyone with cancer, Heart problems, high blood pressure, diabetes or a history of stroke?” Chances are you do! Americans are seeing a strong increase in these types of diseases.

It is not necessarily what we put into our bodies, but what we DO NOT put into our bodies. FRUITS and VEGGIES!!

If you want to have a lower risk of cancer or heart problems consider following the new guidelines that are being put into place….

So how many servings of fruits and veggies should we have each day?

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4 servings

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6 servings

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8 servings

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FALL CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. The most uncomfortable part of the dance.

4. Where does Alice visit?

6. Girls dresses are typically.

DOWN 1. Homecoming is usually a ____-______ event.

2. Flowers given to the gentlemen.

3. Place to have dinner before the dance.

5. Large luxurious car.

ON THE COVER Junior Jessica Wawiorka gets ready to return the ball to her opponet at the match at Oak Park on Thursday September 15. “The fact that we have so many people requires everyone to work together everyday. We have an opportunity to work together closely like a family,” Wawiorka said. Photos by Kevin Page.

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FOOD & LIFESTYLE Eagle’s View

WHAT’S ON THE In the 2011-2012 school year,

MENU?

new changes have come to Liberty North’s cafeteria

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STORY BY KATELYNN DOWNEY

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hat happened to all the real potatoes?

A new school year brings new changes.

Even though few have been made, one

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said.

changed too much with the new menus, the intake

A few students welcome the idea of a

amount of calories can change depending on the

healthier

worker meal

Michelle plan,

Doberstine

old

choices made by the person consuming the food.

food, which was not nearly as nutritious.

“The food can be as healthy as you want it too. If you

transfers from normal potato fries to the new sweet

“I like the new food. It taste better than the old food

want to eat unhealthy then order pizza and cookies.

potato fries have been the most noticeable switch by

and it’s a lot different than all of the other food that

If you don’t then grab something a little more

the students. The new fries, which contain a much

schools provide,” junior Sarah Jane Gooding said.

healthy,” Social Studies teacher Brian Clark said.

more substantial amount of vitamin A than regular

The new food might be more nutritious, but

Although the opinions about the new food

white potatoes fries. Are just one of the healthy

some students would rather have food that they

are varied, the final reason for the new food

choices that have been made to the menus for lunch.

enjoy eating, instead of the new healthier food.

is to make sure that students eat healthy and

of the biggest changes occurred in cafeteria. The

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cafeteria

rather

than

the

“We are required to have 51% of all the

“I don’t really like the new food. It doesn’t

can maintain a healthy life style during their

grains we serve be whole grains, we are not

taste very good. There is no flavor. Even the

time here at Liberty North. Not only can

allowed to supply salt shakers to the students,

chicken

neither

eating healthy help now, but it also teaches

we have to serve three types of fruit each

is the pizza,” said senior Hugo Mendoza.

students healthy eating habits for the future.

week and one orange vegetable a week,” head

Even though the caloric value may not have

patty

isn’t

good

anymore,

Senior Kathryn Supernaut prepares her salad, a heathier lunch option offered in the cafeteria. “I get salad every day because all the food tastes the same to me, and a salad is healthier,” Supernaut said.

The cafeteria staff line up to deliver lunch to students during one of the four lunch shifts. “I like the new food a lot more than the Junior High because there are more choices,” sophomore Caroline Gomez said. Photos taken by Kevin Page.

FOOD AND LIFESTYLE 9/28/11

RECIPE OF THE MONTH:

CHILI TORTILLA CHIPS

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FABULOUS FRUIT BAR? sold yummy fruits like watermelon, apples, strawberries and kiwis and the fabulous tasting ones rather than the

What you need:

weird fruits. My ultimate result in serving better fruits

1 Package of 6 in. Corn Tortillas

fantastic would that be? Being able to walk up to a “serve

here at school would be the creation of a fruit bar! How

2 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil

yourself” fruit bar and being able to pick out a whole tray

1 Tbsp. Chili Powder

of mouth-watering fruits. The cafeteria ladies could even

1/2 tsp. salt

serve both weird fruits and the normal fruits that kids

A “pinch” of cayenne

How to do it: Cut twelve 6-inch corn tortillas into 6 wedges each.

Toss the wedges with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch of cayenne. Working in batches, spread on 2 baking sheets; bake at 350 degrees F until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.

I know better than to listen to that non-sense. I have never

Bailey Reardon Food and Lifestyle Editor

met a kid who doesn’t like at least one fruit, and if you’re one of those kids, then I’m sorry, but you need to broaden your horizons. Maybe, with the help of a fruit bar during

The everlasting taste of flavorful fruits is more than just your lunch period would allow you to explore the world of a favorite of mine. I eat fruit at home, I eat fruit on the awesome fruits. Not only would it make me happy, but it’s go, and the only place I don’t eat it at is school. Without healthy too! Its not like I suggested a Cookie Bar where bringing fruit in my lunch, I wouldn’t get any or a very they serve cookies all day everyday, which I wouldn’t

Health Facts: Per serving (6 chips): Calories 80; Fat 3 g (Saturated 0 g); Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium 106 mg; Carbohydrate 13 g; Fiber 2 g; Protein 2 g

actually like. Now, kids always say they don’t like fruit, but

wide variety in the serving area of the cafeteria. The mind, but at least I’m being realistic. Fruit is healthy and cafeteria ladies say they serve fruit here and there but a fruit bar would be a huge hit in the cafeteria because I they really don’t. I see it from time to time but it’s always know kids like it better than a salad bar. But, I’ll let Mama the weird fruits, like melon, peaches, and pears, the ones do her thing, but it should be known that a fruit bar would kids don’t and won’t eat. I would be much happier if they rock the cafeteria, almost as much as the cookies do.

Bailey Reardon Spotlight Editor Food & Lifestyle Editor

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SPOTLIGHT 9/28/11

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DAVID ROELOFSZ Junior shares passion for his music and acting abilities STORY BY EMILY RHEW

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e plays the drums, he acts, and sings his heart out

in interpreting a character,” drama teacher David Young

to his favorite songs. He is talented and charms

said.

most people. He is the one and only; David

David though, doesn’t act just because it’s something he

Roelofsz.

likes to do, he does it for the entertainment.

Junior David Roelofsz is on Liberty North High School’s

“I love making people laugh, I wanted to do something

Drum Line. Every time there is a home game for Liberty

that makes the crowd laugh.” Roelofsz said.

North, David is always at the game playing around with

David has done talent shows and in 9th grade he was

his drums. Out of all of the band, the drum line is the

in South Valley Junior High’s production of Romeo and

most heard, and most likely David Roelofsz is heard.

Juliet. For all of the plays he had done he was the lead.

“I’ve wanted to play the drums since I was six, and I do it

In Romeo and Juliet he played ‘Romeo’ and in Grease he

non-stop,” Roelofsz said.

played the character ‘Danny.’

For David, hitting his drumsticks on his drums is

“Grease was the most fun play I’ve ever done. It was a lot

something he has always and still loves to do. Roelofsz

easier to get into for the people than the other plays I’ve

has tried to play other instruments, like the guitar and

done,” Roelofsz said

the piano, but he had always favored the drums more.

Roelofsz says music is something that inspires him to

“I think he’s very talented, it’s something he was born to

do the things he loves. Some of his favorite bands are

do”, said junior Jessa Adams,

alternative rock, ones like Foster The People and Cold

Not only does David play the drums, but he acts too. For

War Kids.

David, acting is something he loves to do, along with

“It’s the type of music I can listen to and never get tired

playing drums.

of,” Roelofsz said.

“Roelofsz is an excellent actor who displays a strength

Roelofsz is a creative talent with a diverse set of skills.

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Roelofsz performs at the football game against William Chrisman. “David is like a mythical beast. When he plays the drums I see his alter ego flood above his actual body and it is beautiful,” senior Clay Brendel said.

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Roelofsz enjoys lunch with his friend, junior Cameron Hellrich. “David is outrageous and spontanious person and an awsome friend,” Hellerich said.

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During halftime, Roelofsz performs with the rest of Liberty Norht’s band. “Drumline is fun, the guys are great. We’ve been working hard since the second week of summer,” Roelofsz said.

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STUDENT LIFE

CUTTINGCURFEWS

Late night shoppers are now cut short on their shopping sprees in the evenings STORY BY SHELBY GREGO

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anyone 18 and under. The new curfew is an attempt

groups of kids gather, bad things happen,” LPD Officer Kyle

to lessen the violence in many shopping and dining

Hamline said.

final straw came when three people were shot and injured

fine of $500. Most people feel that this is a very harsh price

at The County Club Plaza on August 14.

to pay for only being out too late.

ecently, a 9:00 p.m. curfew was put in place for

districts. The violence had been escalading, however the

The 9:00 p.m. curfew will apply to Zona Rosa, The Plaza, Westport, Downtown, as well as 18 and Vine. Numerous students feel the curfew is too harsh to fit most teens’ lives. “ The curfew is hard to oblige by as a teenager, it alters many of our lives,” sophomore Breanna Hutsell said.

Though students feel that the new curfew is a little too strict, most adult figures agree with the new rules.

“I think the curfew is a good thing because when large

If caught breaking the curfew, violators will face a maximum

“I don’t think the fine should be so large. That’s a lot of money to pay,” senior Torie Felsinger said.

Though numerous students disagree with the expensive fine, elders feel otherwise.

Several students understand the new rules and believe that the curfew is a fair alternative for most teens.

“I think that the curfew is fair because teenagers are the ones that started the issues in the first place, therefore all must suffer the consequences,” junior Nolan Denton said.

Though the curfew will alter countless lives, the majority of adults and teens agree with the new law.

“I feel that the new curfew is fair because adolescents need guidelines to insure safety, as well as securing the properties of shop owners,” Hamline said.

“Stiff penalties result in the acceptance of laws, therefore

Though the new curfew law is strict, and the fines are stiff,

teenagers will take responsibility for their actions,”

numerous teens will hopefully begin to stay out of trouble,

Hamline said.

making these communities better places to be.

Zona Rosa and the Country Club Plaza have changed their curfew times to limit problems with teenagers. Many students are upset with the time changes and feel like they do not have enough time to shop and socialize. But the time change of the curfew does not affect everyone. “There’s really not any point of being out that late any ways, so the curfew change wasn’t a big issue,” sophomore Paige Stegman said. Photo by Ceci Kuron.

STUDENT LIFE 9/28/11

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LIFE IN THE FAST LANE Driving over the speed limit is a cautious action and speeding tickets are one consequence

STORY BY BEN WHALEN

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peeding tickets and teens go together. Liberty, Missouri is like any other city when it comes to teenagers and speeding tickets. It is inevitable: teenagers will get speeding tickets.

Speeding can be going over the speed limit by two miles or twenty miles.

“I think speeding tickets are the easiest to get because there’s just that thin line between going the speed limit and going over. I deserved my ticket.

It’s one of those things where even if you are going just two miles per hour over, you are still technically speeding,” Special Education teacher Zach Osborne said.

The police in Liberty are like any other department in the sense that they are not out to give teenagers problems but are actually there to protect them. They have the option of giving a warning or giving a ticket. They are trying to make the city of Liberty safe for everyone and they do not always give tickets; sometimes they are just warnings.

“I got pulled over for speeding and the policeman only gave me a warning.

He probably just gave me a warning because he knew that I hadn’t gotten in trouble before and I was just a minor, ” junior Jake Bakeman said.

If a teen is not lucky enough to only get a warning then they have to decide how to deal with a ticket. The options are to pay it, challenge it, or sometimes there is the option of getting it amended. Many people choose to hire an attorney to challenge or get the ticket amended. Amending a ticket does not make the ticket go away; it just reduces it to a lower offense, which prevents it from causing insurance rates to increase.

The trade-

off is that it costs a significant amount to pay an attorney, and the fine is generally twice the amount of the ticket.

“I was on Flintlock and I was going 65 in a 45. He wrote my ticket for a 45 in a 40. It cost $106.60. I decided not to get it amended and just pay it because I wanted to just get it over with,” junior Sarah Gabauer said.

Teenagers are new to driving and the best way to avoid speeding tickets is to be aware of speed limit signs in the area and to drive the speed limit.

An example is the variation of speed limits right in front of the school on A Highway. The 35 MPH speed limit in front of the school will most likely cause some tickets in the future. Students just need to be aware and careful in driving to prevent that next speeding ticket.

Speeding tickets have been keeping teen driver’s in check for years. “Getting this ticket really opened my eyes, it made me realize that I’m not a Nascar driver and I need to be more careful,” junior Kyle Malone said. Photo by Cassidy Warne.

INDEPTH

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to explain why it had happened,�

Psychology teacher Doug Davis said.

Americans.

People were walking on eggshells;

day the Twin Towers in New York

many

changed

unable to do anything to help. The

for

When people started understanding the attack more, life had noticeably

skyscrapers. Distraught citizens watching in horror from below,

from

civilians

jumping

mages on TV, showing confused

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STORY BY JESSICA GRIFFITH AND ALLY PAYNE

Ten years later, the faculty and student body of Liberty North reflect on the tragedy that struck our nation

YOU?

WHERE WERE

Photo by RJ Wood. “I remember being very excited going up in the lift (elevator) because it went so quickly. You could feel the pressure pushing on your body. At the top I remember being really excited about ‘the highest open air view platform in the world.’

At that age (as you say, I must have been 13 or 14) you always want to brag to your friends about to cool things you have done,” said Ben Wood. Photo was taken in 1973, the year the World Trade Center opened, by RJ Wood with a 35 mm slide film camera.

there was just a walk through a metal detector and off to the next area. Anyone who has been through

not believe it was real. I could not digest what was happening,” English teacher Roselynn Buffa said.

because there were fire trucks driving over to help everyone near the towers,” junior Nadir Daughtery said.

freaked out when they found out and took me out of school. My mom had gone to the store and bought things

of where anyone would go next, American soldiers have fought hard to reestablish the feelings as they took town the terrorists that reeked havoc upon our country.

“It changed the culture. We do You have to be able to explain why it happened in order to establish feeling safe again and it was difficult

ripped away. Although then unsure not do things the same anymore.

safety and unity of the nation was country.

watched the World Trade Center fall

said.

York, but for people all over the

anyone could do to help. As America

and crying,” senior Bailey Barnett

the long-since established feeling of

feeling, knowing there was nothing

the planes crashing and I was scared

and take thousands of lives with it,

Everyone remembers the empty

what was going on and then I saw

The psychological impact changed

they were at the time of the event.

being confused and not knowing

life not only for the people of New

attack passes, people recall where

planes being crashed. I remember

the nation was under attack.

When I got home, my mom was

As the 10 year anniversary of the

Pennsylvania field, it was obvious

planes into buildings in New York. upset and told me more about the

into the Pentagon and an empty

just said bad people had crashed

it was deliberate. By the time the

situation at first.

third and fourth planes crashed

into the other tower, everyone knew

grades, most did not understand the “I was in second grade. My teacher

soon after the second plane struck

between kindergarten and second

Brackett said.

the towers was just an accident. But

plane that had crashed into one of

very confused,” sophomore Andrew As students of Liberty North were

President Bush, along with the rest of America, thought the first

just in case we were attacked. I was

packed after my fifth birthday. My parents

was

everywhere,

“I was in California; it was a few days

traffic

collapsed. There was tons of security

what was happening.

through and searched.

were pulled out of classes and taken

school and I saw them when they

and all luggage must be rummaged

announcement to America. Students

actually see the towers from my

that scans their body on the screen,

learned of the attack and made the

still remember not understanding

must walk through a metal detector

School in Sarasota, Florida when he

town would be next. Some students

from people’s pockets, a person

to the children at Booker Elementary

“I lived in New Jersey. I could

strict it is; everything is removed

home; parents were afraid their

airport security recently knows how

Americans went in to immediate distress. President Bush was reading

attack,

significantly.

to watch it. I was upset but I could

the

hijackers, airport security increased Before

on the planes were killed from

replaying it and they stopped class

of it happening again,” Davis said.

horrifying memories.

I was just in shock. They kept

everywhere because they were afraid

and the feelings that come with the

After the hundreds of civilians

while, and security got really tight

remembering the day, September 11,

“I was a freshman in high school.

“I have family on the East Coast that said the curfews changed for a

North students and faculty are still

since the horrifying intrusion.

people in a state of devastation and confusion. Ten years later, Liberty

America no longer felt invincible

City fell to the ground, left many

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A&E Eagle’s View

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3

Release date: October 11, 2011 Genre: Horror Rated R The horror continues as Paranormal Activity proceeds with further insight on how Katie and Kristi, characters from the first movies, became ‘possessed’ by the devil. The movie is dated in 1988, which is much earlier than what the others have been. It also shows what happened to the two sisters after they disappeared from the two previous movies.

IMMORTALS Release date: November 11, 2011 Genre: Action Rated R After the gods won the mythic wars against the Titans, a new form of evil threatens the land they call home. King Hyperion declares a war against all of humanity. After creating a mass bloodthirsty army flawed by his own land. Hyperion is in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of great power; with it he could become unstoppable.

The Greek gods realize this, but cannot intervene according to their laws. The only one who has a chance of stopping Hyperion is Theseus, secretly chosen by Zeus. Theseus must work to save his land and people from Hyperion and his reign.

MOVIEMADNESS Change of season brings new movies to the box office

STORY BY KATELEN PERMENTER

BREAKING DAWNTWILIGHT SERIES Release date: November 18, 2011 Genre: Fantasy Rated PG-13 The Twilight Saga continues with Bella, Edward, and Jacob. Bella finally agrees to marry Edward, causing issues for everyone around them, especially Jacob. When Bella returns from the honeymoon and realizes she is pregnant, the characters begin to take on their toughest challenge yet, battling the Volutri; the royal family within the vampire world.

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Release date: December 21, 2011 Genre: Mystery Not Rated The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the first movie in the trilogy of the best selling crime books “The Millennium Series.” The movie describes a mystery of the unsolved disappearance of an heiress. A journalist and a young female hacker set out to solve the mystery for themselves, stirring up many issues along the way.

50/50

THE BIG YEAR Release date: October 14, 2011 Genre: Comedy Not Rated Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Steve Martin compete as three bird watchers trying to find the most rare birds in North America at an annual event. The catch is, they only have one year. Every second counts as they find as many birds as possible.

Each character is going through some sort of crisis; whether it be a work life, mid-life, or no life. They are all in hopes of finding what they are truly looking for in life.

Release date: September 30, 2011 Genre: Fantasy Rated R Inspired by personal experience, 50/50 combines humor, friendship, and survival in a unique way.

Joseph Gordon Levitt, of 10 Things I Hate About You, plays Adam who has a rare type of cancer and only a fifty percent chance to live. Kyle (Seth Rogan), Adam’s best friend, tries to help Adam cope with the use of relationships, but goes into his own selfish ways of dealing with the news of the cancer instead of giving Adam the support he truly needs. Adam’s friends do not know what to do because they each know there is nothing they truly can do.

Photo illustration by Kelsea Graham

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A&E 9/28/11

COME ONE,

COME ALL

Anticipation builds for productions in Liberty North’s new Performing Arts Theater STORY BY MADI SAUNDERS he stage is dark, suddenly the curtain rises, and a single spot light shines on the actress.

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Stage fright comes upon her, but she has to get over that; there is at least a thousand people, in the brand new Liberty North felt seats, here to see her sing the one solo. She

starts to sing, then when the song is over she receives a standing ovation.

Last September, students in theater, stagecraft, plays, and musicals had to perform and put on productions in the Black Box Theater, but it will be different this year because Liberty North has completed construction of the Performing Arts Theater.

The new Performing Arts Theater was revealed at the beginning of this school year. This year’s juniors and seniors know what it was like to perform in the Black Box Theater, and are now able to enjoy the new theater.

“The Black Box is much smaller and you have to be more intimate with the audience. There is only room for about 65 people who can fit in there. In the new theater it can be more of a production,” senior Bailey Williams said.

With the new theater available for stagecraft, students and actors, the anticipation for the first performance is rising around the school.

“I’ve taught here for 19 years and I’ve never had a fully operational theater in the high school.

It’s exciting to finally have a space where students can actually learn about all aspects of the theater,” theater teacher David Young said.

Cast and crew members in the past put on productions in either the Black Box Theater, or before that, the Community Center. Now that Liberty North has a theater, they can perform for

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a bigger audience in their own school.

“I am so excited, it’s going to be awesome to play in the theater. We have one of the finest theaters in the state, it will be fun and an honor,” Williams said.

The performing arts center is one of the finest theaters in a school in the state. It has seating for 1,000 people, wheelchair accessible, has two catwalks, and the technology to make a big show production, with an orchestra pit and lights.

Now with the new theater, it allows more students to be involved with stagecraft. Which allows them to receive a full credit for doing the things they like to do.

“I like stagecraft because I can build things and it is really fun working with the people and tools, plus the teacher is amazing,” sophomore Lisa Pendergrass said.

The new Performing Arts Theater will be the sight of many plays, musicals, and assemblies, not only for Liberty North, but also the entire district.

“I think the theater will benefit us because, shows will be better and we can make more money for the more shows we will be having,” junior Jake Hansen said.

The theater is a place for students to have hands on experiences with how to put on shows. “[It will] provide a beautiful space that all of LPS can use and provides a beautiful space and we are fortunate that LNHS has it,” Williams said.

After the audience’s claps have subsided, the curtain lowers and all the cast and crew members meet at center stage. The curtain rises and they all take one last bow, for the first ever production at the Liberty North Performing Arts Theater.

Dates To Remember: People In Motion

October 21 & 22

Crimes of the Heart November 4 & 5 Oliver

February 16, 17 & 18

Macbeth

March 15

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

May 4 & 5

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A Bright light illuminates Liberty North’s new theater. “I like that the theater is high-tech than most theatres and is nicer. It also resembles a movie theater, which is pretty cool,” Senior Antonio Hernandez said. Photo by Ceci Kuron

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2 The new performing arts theater features extensive detail within the walls, seats, and ceiling. “The new theater obviously seats more people and have full school assemblies, whereas Liberty High School can’t,” senior Bailey Williams said. Photo by Ceci Kuron

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TAKING THE PHYSICAL CHALLENGE I recently announced to the world, through this very

have undergone). Being in the aforementioned “less-than-

publication, my extreme detest for sports. Though the hatred

athletic” category, this class began to terrify me. Unfortunately,

remains, I was forcibly enrolled in a Physical Education class

the notion that kids need physical activity is a popular one and

and, surprisingly enough, live to tell the tale.

as a student I am thereby required to get a full credit of P.E., so

My junior year, as I scanned the course description, I came across what I believed to be a true miracle for the less-thanathletic of the world. Body Sculpting. According to the Liberty

enrolled I stayed, preparing myself everyday for the adventure that was sure to be fourth hour.

I have survived two months so far, and the goal, for now, is to

Public Schools High School Course Catalog, “The emphasis

remain living until Christmas break. I feel it is fairly attainable

will be placed on variations of aerobic dance routines, muscle

as the dreaded my-legs-feel-like-lime-Jello workouts are

toning, and functional strength training. Nutrition, pilates,

usually interspersed with a glorious day of fitness walking or a

yoga, and flexibility will also be incorporated.” This utterly

Hawaiian styled yoga session.

naïve and all too optimistic brain of mine interpreted the

To my pure and utter shock this class has actually become quite

description as a class full of sun salutations with a sprinkle of

enjoyable. I even surprise myself so much to say that I look

cheesy step aerobics videos. Easy enough, right? Oh, but of

forward to it on a fairly regular basis. There are no lectures, no

course not.

homework, just playing games or running around being active.

We started off the year with the pacer, closely followed by the

It is a very welcome break in my long day of classes and the

mile. The next week we were met with the daunting plyometric

fact that I can now almost justify eating a cookie occasionally at

P90X video (my legs have yet to forgive me for the torture they

lunch makes me happy beyond words.

HALEY RICHARDSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

BLOODY BRILLIANT I try my hardest to watch as little television as possible. I find it

of all these different things and puts them in a very real world

to be a waste of time and it usually leaves me feeling unsatisfied

setting, and it is done well, something the mediocre Twilight and

and unproductive. There is one show I make an exception for,

the horrendous Vampire Diaries have failed to do.

though. Every Sunday evening at 8 PM during the summer

Recently wrapping up the fourth season, the show has not

season I was tuned into HBO to watch the addicting True

lost its touch. I have been an avid fan from episode one, and

Blood. True Blood is another one of those vampire-human love

while the show has changed quite a bit, evolving from the shock

stories set between the young, innocent southern woman Sookie

of vampires reveling themselves to the world in season one, to

Stackhouse and the Civil War era vampire Bill Compton, plus

evil witches roaming the woods wrecking havoc in this recent

the rest of the extensive cast of characters living in the Louisiana

season, the characters are just as interesting as always.

town of Bon Temps.

The Southern Vampire Mysteries, the book series that the show is

“Oh god, not another crappy vampire show.” While yes, the show

based off. All I know is that my attachment to Sookie Stackhouse

is following the increasingly annoying vampire fad, it is not your

and all her supernatural danger has not, and will not fade.

everyday Twilight story.

DYLAN SANCHEZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Perhaps I am just an obsessed fan because I practically worship

At this point, you are probably rolling your eyes and thinking,

Although this summer’s season has come to an end, reruns

While the vamp-romance happens in True Blood, it tends to

of seasons 1-4 will be airing all year and can always be found

take a backseat for the over-the-top bloody action and dark,

online, plus the books are always there to fill the void while I

emotionally enthralling storylines that are spun for its cast

patiently await next June for season five to draw me in once

of characters, including many other supernatural beings like

again to revisit Bon Temps and whatever troubles are lurking

werewolves, witches, and demons. It takes the fantasy aspect

there this time.

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OPINION Eagle’s View

PRO

CON

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-FRIENDABLE?

There is a debate going

Being friends with teachers

on about a current law that

on Facebook is a huge no! Why

prohibits teachers and students

would you ever want someone

from interacting with each other

who instructs you five days out

on Facebook. I think students

of the week to see what you do

should have the right to interact

the two days you actually have

with their teachers in an at least

without them? It is not only weird

professional matter on the web

to be friends with a teacher on

and not just at school in person.

Facebook, but it’s also illegal in some cases. Some teachers are

CHRIS KANDLBINDER REPORTER

The law about online safety

cool, and I understand that, but I

states that teachers and students

completely disagree with the dire

cannot interact or be friends

need to be friends with them on

with each other on Facebook.

Facebook.

Some people argue that students need to interact with people their

Consider the following scenario: on

own age and it is weird to do

Sunday morning you upload pictures

otherwise. I beg to differ. The law

on Facebook of the crazy party you

PAYTON WOLFF REPORTER

that is prohibiting people from being friends with teachers is supposedly to protect

went to Saturday night. Not only can every one of your friends see what you’re up to…

us, but we should be able to trust our teachers. It’s not like they are some stranger

but so can your favorite teacher. That teacher might not think so well of you after they

or stalker that we don’t know that prowls around on Facebook looking for kids or

see all of those party pictures with you and all their other students in them.

young adults. Teachers are people that we come to know as “friends” in the real world most of the time. We see them almost every day, if not every day at school, and interact with them there.

Another reason we students or young adults should have the right to interact with our teachers on Facebook is due to the fact that the internet is slowly becoming a part of everything we do. Pretty soon Facebook will have an app for homework or our school that we could use to do or get information on our homework, study guides, tests, and overall grades.

Facebook could serve as a link between teachers and their students online.

Sometimes teachers don’t reply to their emails and don’t check their blackboard.

Facebook can be another way for us to contact teachers if all else fails.

Facebook has the potential to be a new link betwwen teachers and their students.

It can be an important tool that can change the way we learn, and make school a

If you were to be friends with a teacher on Facebook, they aren’t going to care about seeing your status pop up. The teacher would think it wass a total waste of space. You wouldn’t want to see what they were doing in their free time, just as much as they do not care to see the same about you. A teacher is meant to instruct you and guide in your learning, not message you on Facebook. If you need to communicate with a teacher, use student email.

Not only is it wrong to be friends with teachers on Facebook, some people think the act is totally inappropriate. One concern is that teachers and students might do things they would later regret. In many school districts, teachers are instructed to avoid being friends with students on Facebook until that student is out ofthe school system; that way, incidents can be prevented. Missouri is currently in the process of trying to pass a law that would prevent teachers from using non-work related websites with students or former students under the age of 18.

more fun and interesting place to get educated. Facebook is capable of completely altering the way we learn now into a more social learning proccess that could make learning easier for kids.

You can talk during school, use student email, or get before or after school help if academic help is what you are looking for from your teacher. Anything that can prevent you or a teacher from possibly getting in trouble is the only way to go. Make smart decision and do not be friends on Facebook with your “fav” teacher.

( SHOULD STUDENTS AND TEACHERS BE FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK? )

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NOTES FROM THE DRIVE-THRU

ARIANNA SKINDELL OPINION EDITOR Those who know me will often describe me as a gentle girl: the girl who loves puppies, kitties and rainbows and sees everything in a glass-half-full, trees-and-babies-shouldbe hugged kind of way. They also know that I work in the fast food industry. And those special people who have such an insight into my life and psyche would be shocked to know that there are, in fact, things which can incur a fiery, apocalyptic wrath exploding

from the depths of my otherwise docile soul.

Of all the “things” which I speak of, none invokes demons to burst forth from my body quite so much as people who simply do not understand how to behave at a fast food restaurant.

The first group on my list of hatred is the men who think their food is more important than anything. These men’s parents probably longed for daughters instead of sons, and as a result, forced the boys to wear dresses for a good portion of their grade school years.

It only makes sense. Could anyone else have such severe masculinity issues as to scream things which would make a sailor faint at two very young women, all because we asked them to wait five minutes for their chicken tenders to finish frying?

Approximately 1% of Americans are illiterate; and of that 1%, it would appear every single one of them is hungry when I am working.

These Americans make up yet another group on my list of infamy: the irreparably ignorant.

Please note: if you order the “oogie-googie brown sauce... you know what I mean,” and then proceed to look at me expectantly like I speak fluently the same gibberish language as you, then do not continue on with your order

as I stare at you in utter confusion. It’s called aujus. It’s on the menu board right behind my head.

Of all of the sects that worship poor public behavior in the Church of Annoying, none is more devout than the big rambunctious family. To the families who haul seventeen screaming children into the restaraunt—I didn’t need to take your order to know that you all would sit around in the lobby for an hour-and-a-half making more noise and mess than a herd of elephants. But since I’m in the middle of taking your order (and getting carpal tunnel from hitting so many buttons), allow me to suggest that you refrain from ordering another shake. The kids are using them to paint all over the tables, and it’ll take me an hour to clean that up.

These examples are of only a few groups worthy of my furious vengeance, but the list could go on and on—from the people who make so many special orders that we might as well invite them into the kitchen as guest chefs, to the customers who need a written invitation to finally decide what they want to eat. What it all comes down to is that saints don’t have the kind of patience that we fast food workers have.

Late Night Ending

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SHOULD KANSAS CITY HAVE A 9 PM CURFEW?

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Friends are laughing and slurping their Coca-Colas, strolling though Zona Rosa. It’s 10 PM on a Friday night. School started a few weeks ago, and this late night shopping experience is exactly what was needed to relax. Late nights such as these have been taken for granted in the past. However, thanks to a new curfew, times like these are now a thing of the past.

The Eagle’s View staff believes that if there needs to be a curfew at all, it should be something more reasonable, such as 11 PM. By 9 PM, the time at which the curfew is currently set, most working students have just become free for the night. The strict curfew leaves them no time to go hang out with their friends on the Plaza, or walk around downtown.

If a student doesn’t get off work until after 9, there isn’t much they can do afterwards.

They can head straight for home or find some other place to hang out late night with their friends. The curfew puts restrictions on some of the only time teenagers have to themselves anymore. With the stress homework and tests puts on everyone during the week, a time to hangout with friends can be the only thing needed to relieve your stress.

Whether simply walking around with friends for simple relaxation or splurging on the cutest pair of jeans, be prepared to end it all before 9 PM. Zona Rosa and the Downtown

STAFF EDITORIAL

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HUDL UP

It is now easier than ever for athletes to improve their skills using modern technology and programs

STORY BY TIMMY FALLERI n 1975, televisions were found smaller than most microwaves and so bland in color that

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some would squint their eyes to depict the slow motion images. Then, athletes reviewed film from games with far worse quality. Twenty years ago sports teams could have never

predicted the improvement in technology we have today.

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One form of technology that is now heavily used is the website Hudl.com. Hudl is a website that reviews previous sporting events for a specific team. Every player can look back and see what he or she should have done differently. There is now a much easier way to show the athlete’s their problems.

“It is a good website to use for film for coaches. It is easier to analyze the aspects of the game. It shows what coaches need to work on. Also, it is used to review what happened in their last game,” Basketball Manager Mark Oyler said.

Many sports, even here at Liberty North, are taking full advantage of this website. Boys and girls’ basketball, football, and soccer use this program and the trend continues to climb.

“It’s good because you can watch your game footage. I can go back and see my mistakes.

It’s just kind of nice because you can see it. I’ve used it several times,” sophomore soccer player Branden Lee said.

The Golf Swing Analyzer App, was created shortly after the Ipod touch’s release. With a clear image and representation of what could be wrong with a player’s everyday swing, life on the course can be much improved for the everyday golfer.

“It allows us to take a frame- by- frame look and really analyze their swing. You can draw to see if their alignment is correct. You can take the pros and compare them to the player, to see where their swing should be. It is a good teaching tool and a lot of players have never seen their swing,” girl’s golf coach Jeff Braden said.

North’s sports are quickly becoming more and more technology driven. Students are able

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to use technology like never before, and as a result, become better atheltes.

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The Hudl system is helping the football team improve their game week by week. “The program allows us a faster way of scouting out oppenents and evaluating our own team. It is also a more convienient way to get film to scouts in colleges,” coach Kenny Clemens said.

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After a friday night football game, the team gathers on Saturday morning to watch the previous nights’ game film on Hudl. “We get to see what other team’s are doing and what we are doing wrong,” junior Zach Fuller said.

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Players on the Liberty North football team are taking advantage of the benefits of Hudl. “I feel it gives us a good look at the teams we are facing the next week. It provides opportunities to be ahead of other teams and win,” senior Logan Camper said. Photos by Kevin Page.

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QUEENS OF THE COURT

A passion for the game and a special bond between the teammates makes the Lady Eagles a threat out on the court STORY BY CORTNEY SNYDER

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threat to other school districts.

teams have for the game they love. This is only the second season for tennis, which

“Tennis is very competitive sport but our main goal is to have fun. We have more players

means the time they spend together trying to improve has been short and valuable. Yet

who are working hard, I think were going to do pretty good at our matches,” sophomore

the team’s establishment shows their impressive amount of respect for that valuable time.

Tiffany Eldredge said.

he reputation for being a brand new school has other districts thinking that the young tennis teams are no threat. Those districts are not aware of the admiration the tennis

“Last year we only had 13 girls and this year we have 28. It’s a huge improvement from last year. We’re all really tight, we’re good friends and close to each other,” senior Alex Flanagan said.

Change is never easy on a team, but great practice can turn players into a family. Tennis seems to have only gained from changes of this season.

“The girls worked hard in off-season, they came back much better this year. Last year the goal was to teach them to play the game and this year they came back playing much better tennis. We also gained a few freshman this year that play really good and they’ve helped us out,” head coach Doug Davis said.

This year’s improvements have changed the minds of all athletes involved in tennis; tennis has a completely new and intriguing idea for this season.

“We have a goal to win conference this year, and our freshman are definitely a positive to that goal. I have my best friends playing and its extra support at the matches,” junior Hallie Sallee said.

The love for the game and the connection between teammates leaves tennis more than a

With all the goals the teams have created together and individually, having a main goal for the season is important.

“The big goal of our program is to present a family environment and we strive for that.

We want the girls to know they play as a team, they win as a team and they lose as a team,” Davis said.

Unfortunately, being only a two-month sport, the tennis season finishes Thursday, September 29.

“I don’t know if I’ll play tennis in college yet but I’ll defiantly miss it. I’m going to miss all the girls, I’m proud of them for sticking with it,” Flanagan said.

With great appreciation for this season from all the players, this will fade into next year’s team. Accomplishments of this season leaves positive yet challenging goals for next years ladies as well.

“Our goal for next year is make sure that we’re improving and sustaining the foundation we’ve created this year,” Davis said.

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Having a large amount of girls does not effect the chemistry between teammates on the tennis team. “I feel like everyone supports each other, we all love each other. I’m going to miss everyone so much,” senior Alex Flanagan said. Photo by Kevin Page.

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Junior Averie Mangolos plays a match against Oak Park. “The coach assigned us someone to cheer for. By supporting each other, we become closer,” Mangolos said. Photo by Kevin Page.

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