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October 2014 Page 1
I’m With The Band By: Jennifer Mitchell & Brittany Evans The Dover Midnight Brigade is spicing things up this year with their Hippie theme. The band is featuring songs from 1969 and marches during halftime at every Dover Pirate Football Game. To go along with their songs, Born to Be Wild, Smoke On the Water and A Whiter Shade of Pale, the band uses fun formations, such as a peace sign to emphasize their unique theme this year. During Smoke on the Water, they give it a twist featuring their percussion. The Dover Color Guard, this
season known as “The Hippie Chicks”, is adding to the show with their hippie look and tie-dye flags. The Senior High Band traveled to Cabot, Arkansas, on October 4th for their Regional Marching Contest. They received first division ratings over all. In addition to Cabot, the band went to the Russellville Region Assessment and the Arkansas Showcase of Bands. For sophomores, the load is doubled that of the junior high. The most difficult part for flute/piccolo player Grace Zimmerman is “The Whiter Shade of Pale ending”. On top of a complicated drill to learn, band members also play in the stands during the game. Madison Schalk
Sing It Loud and Proud By: Rachel Morris On October 11th, 7th-9th grade Dover choir members auditioned at Clarksville High School for All-Region. For some, it being their first time, were a bit nervous while more experienced members were not. Freshman, Eva Cummings, was in the Soprano 1 choir and thought All-Region was fun. She was nervous when she went into the audition room, but felt confident about her tryout. Faith Boren, a freshman, was also in the Soprano 1 choir. “It was really nerveracking but we made it,” she commented. When she was in the audition room, all the nervousness went away and it felt normal. In her words she did “pretty dang good.” Bryan Williams, a freshman who is in the Bass 1 group, thought the overall experience of All-Region was good. Coltin Hale also made the Bass 1 group. He had fun, but wished it would have been faster. He ended up making 14th chair. From Dover: Faith Boren, Breann Williams, Regan Richmond, Kurt Penka, Coltain Hale, Avery Stahl, Ember Renfroe, Riley Carpenter, Shelby Chisum, Kieran Coe, Alexa Knox, Hallie Miller, Courtney Mercier, Tanner Natze, and Bryan Williams made AllRegion.
says “I like stand music,” as opposed to the show music. Although it is complicated, the Dover Band Members love working at it. Senior Bronwyn Harris gives a word of advice to upcoming sophomores saying “Stay in Step.”
October 2014
OPINION
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ISIS and Its Growing Threat By: Caleb Dale ISIS recently released a video of an American journalist being beheaded. Steven Sotloff, age 31, worked for Time and had been abducted in 2013 in Syria. His death came two weeks after American journalist, James Foley, was beheaded; even though his mother cried and asked the ISIS leader not to kill him and to spare his life. Why would they do such a thing to these journalists who cause no threat to them? Is this just a distraction or is it just a taunt? ISIS has been surrounding and attacking Amerli, a town near Erbil and Baghdad for almost three months before the U.S. airstrikes came to the rescue which aided the militias. President Obama has authorized an airstrike against ISIS in Syria. He is trying to convince Congress to authorize money to fund and train moderate rebel groups in Syria to help in the fight and it was passed in September. If left unchecked, these terrorists could be a threat to those beyond the region, including the U.S.
“The Islamic State” By: Lane Looper “The Islamic State” is a becoming a serious issue in the Middle East. Previously referred to as “ISIS” or the “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”, it is a radical Sunni Jihadist terrorist cell that evolved from a political and religious group, into the militia that they are now. They weren’t thought of as a serious problem until they suddenly stormed Mosul and Fallujah in early June of this year. Currently they have established territorial control and administrative structures on both sides of the Iraqi – Syrian border. The “ISIS” controlled territory all together is less than half the size of Arkansas. As they have stated in many of their video “threats” to America and other countries, “ISIS” plans to conquer anyone who does not have similar beliefs to them, in a very violent and cruel manner. They have been known to use the bodies belonging to the victims of massacres they commit or soldiers they defeat in battle to make statements to others. They also use “execution videos” as a way to extort or scare the families of the victims. They’ve sent many videos to the U.S. Government, taunting them, telling the President to send soldiers to fight “ISIS” on the ground, and claiming to attack America and raise the “ISIS” flag over the White House.
SCHOOL NEWS
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Middle School Salad Bar Awaits Grant Approval By: Kayle Dacus “I first had the idea last year but nobody wanted to do it with me.” This coming from 8th grader, June Musgrove. Mrs. Shawna Bull’s 2nd period EAST class has been coming up with many projects for the 2014-2015 school year. Musgrove isn't the only one working hard on this project. Also, Nathan Miller, Shelby Sharp and Rylie Wheeler. As of now, they are waiting for a grant acceptance to come back from saladbarstoschools.org to have a salad bar sent to the Dover Middle School. The approximate arrival for these salad bars, if granted, takes about 4-6 weeks to arrive. The students plan on planting a garden in front of the old Elementary School as of now. Some of the fruits/vegetables they plan on planting is lettuce, carrots, broccoli, grapes, tomatoes, apples, etc. At lunch they will bring the salad bar out and charge students the price of a normal lunch, then after the students have went through the line and made their salad they would put it back up. Miller went on to say that he was happy about the school receiving a salad bar. He made the presentation, helped with getting supplies, and researched the appropriate size proportions. Sharp and Wheeler worked together to survey the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. “They are all for the salad bar,” Wheeler said, “I think the salad bar’s a good idea because a lot of the kids don’t normally eat school lunch. So it gives them something else to eat.”
Homecoming Maid: Samantha Moore By: Shelby Talley Homecoming night was held at the football field on October 3rd at 6:00. Being a maid made Samantha Moore feel “Exciting and important”. Moore said, “It was very thrilling.” When they called her name to represent her 2017 class, Samantha said she felt “Surprised that I got it even though I wanted it.” Towards the end of the day, Dover had a parade and a pep rally. Moore gave examples of what made homecoming feel special. “One: I got to wear a tiara and sash. Two: it was my birthday and I was a maid. All of today was just so much fun.” Even though she was “nervous but happy,” she nailed the part of representing her class. Before they called out Queen, Moore couldn’t help but think, “Good Luck to all.” When she found out that the queen was Miss Sydney Hinkle, she said, “I think she really deserves it, because she’s so nice and pretty.”
DMS EAST students at work in the classroom.
It Takes a Few Weeks to Get Used to American Life. By: Iván Mateos Got The first thing was the time change. It’s a 7 hour difference between Spain and America. Another thing was the time to eat. In Spain, we have lunch at 3:00 in the afternoon, and we have dinner at 9:00 in the night, so it was a really big change for me .The first thing about school that I noticed was that here, the students have to move from class to class, and in Spain, the teachers are the ones that have to move from class to class. In Spain, my high school starts at 8:30 in the morning. Some days we have 6 periods and others 7 periods. The days that we have 6 periods, we have 3 classes and then a break of 15 minutes and the other 3 periods. The days that we have 7 periods, we have 3 periods, a break of 15 minutes, 3 periods and a break of 15 minutes and finally the last period. Another difference is that in Spain most of the high schools don’t have lockers, because the books are very light and we can carry them in a backpack. I think there are a few differences between social life here and in Spain. In Spain, most of the teenager’s don’t go out during the week, because there is homework and things to study each day. For example, I stay at home during the weeks studying and then on Friday afternoon, I go out with my friends. Most of the teenagers do that-they go out only during the weekends. In Spain, teenagers like to go to the center of the cities to have fun parties or to have a walk. In Spain, teenagers use a lot of public transport to go places. Here teenagers can drive, so they don’t have to ask their parents to drive them somewhere. They like to go to the games, to the Movie Theater, ect... In Spain, we have all kinds of celebrations, but we don’t celebrate all of them like here. In Spain, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. In some schools, they play some games and at Christmas, we do the same as here. We put up a Christmas tree with lights around it, and we have a big dinner with all the family. We also celebrate San Valentine’s day. All the couples make gifts and have a romantic day. We don’t celebrate Easter. Some families with small kids hide eggs and the kids have to find them, but we don’t have a special meal or any other celebration.
October 2014
OPINION
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Columnist Ivan Mateos Got is an exchange student from Spain who will continue to provide a cultural perspective this year.
Senior Trip By: Amber Casey The Senior Trip took place on Wednesday October 15, 2014 at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Silver Dollar City was open May 1, 1960. There is a total of 22 rides (6 roller coasters and 4 water rides). Seniors, Lacey Taylor, and Taylor Barnhill were excited about missing school and getting to hangout with friends on the trip. Barnhill’s favorite part of the trip was spending time with friends. Taylor’s favorite part of the trip was being able to walk around with friends and ride the rides as much as she wanted to, since most of the rides didn't have long lines. Hayley Freeman’s favorite part of the trip was the bus ride home because we listened to music and all talked to friends. Overall all the Seniors had a memorable Senior Trip.
Dover Homecoming Wrap-Up By: Megan Tackett Dover High School Homecoming went well. The students celebrated their homecoming spirit the first week of October. Monday was Beach Day. Following the dress code the students could dress in what they would wear to the beach. Tuesday was Pajama Day. Caitlyn Wilson said, “Pajama day was my favorite. I wish everyday was pajama day.” Wednesday was Around the World Day. Each class had a different country to represent. Freshmen were France, sophomores were India, juniors were Italy, and seniors were the USA. Thursday, being Class Colors Day freshman wore pink, sophomores wore purple, juniors wore blue, and seniors wore red. Friday was Black and White Day, along with Game Day. The Pirates went up against Pulaski Robinson, winning 26-20.
October 2014
FEATURES
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Flying Flags By: Holly Jones Courtney Hull, a sophomore colorguard member in the Dover Midnight Brigade, shares how she feels, some stories, and future plans as a color-guard member. Courtney has been in color-guard since the 8th grade. “I figured it would be better to memorize [the moves], than memorize the notes [when playing an instrument],” she has loved it and stuck with it ever since. During games, Courtney feels “happy, claustrophobic, and excited. I’m very happy to be there cheering on my team.” She enjoys the challenges involved in color-guard during half-time shows and competitions. “That’s all they look at” she said. “It’s kind of challenging when you march and twirl the flag. Sometimes it’s hard to do the hard moves so quick.” Courtney has to sacrifice her own time to continue doing what she loves. “We’re all the time staying in [the band room] to do things, having to learn all these routines.” She even has to use her time at home to learn the routines. Courtney says it takes “probably a couple days, or just a few if you have good memory” to learn a routine. She has to spend extra time to practice difficult routines with “hard moves that some-
Sometimes Courtney has to come up with her own strategies to keep her cool during competitions. She “just thinks of all the happy things at home” to keep her from getting too nervous. Although, even when Courtney has her tips and tricks to keep calm, everyone has their mistakes once in a while. “We’re doing this move that goes under your leg twice. I had lost my balance and almost fell on the field.” Because of her love and dedication for color-guard, Courtney even plans on sticking with it in the future. “I plan on doing it in college.” Her devotion to color-guard keeps her practicing and doing the very best at her routines. She demonstrates how we learn from our mistakes, embrace the challenges thrown at us, and bring the very best out of every situation.
Student Featurette: Marissa Young By: Kylie Hale Marissa Young is a senior at Dover High School. She sings soprano in the High School Choir. Young has been in choir since 4 th grade. “I enjoy choir on certain days. It just depends,” Young stated. She plans on staying in choir throughout college, rather than quitting after she graduates from Dover. She will be a townsperson in this year’s play, The Music Man. She attended All-Region last year and made it. This year, however, she doesn’t want to attend. Young doesn’t just participate in choir though. She also takes piano classes and plays the guitar. Her dad influenced her love of music.
October 2014
Music of the Month By: Brett Cains
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Upcoming Songs and Albums
Alex and Sierra -It’s About Us Florida Georgia Line- Anything Goes Foo Fighters- Sonic Highways T.I.- Paperwork Taylor Swift- 1989 Lil’ Wayne- The Carter V
Last Month’s Top 5: 1. All About that Bass- Meagan Trainor 2. Shake It Off- Taylor Swift 3. Anaconda- Nicki Minaj 4. Black Widow- Iggy Azalea 5. Bang Bang- Jessie J, Ariana Grand, and Nicki Minaj
Upcoming Music There are many exciting upcoming releases. A little bit for everyone. Starting with the new debut album from Alex and Sierra (XFactor),” It’s About Us”. Florida Georgia Line is also releasing their new album “Anything Goes”, It will no doubt be very popular. Not to mention the long awaited return of the Foo Fighters with “Sonic Highways”. Lil’ Wayne’s new album “The Carter V” is also expected to be very popular.
-1 Puzzle Solved
October 2014 By: Ashley Herring
SPORTS Dover Golf 2014 By: Ethan Koster This season, Dover’s golf team has achieved success compared to the last few years. They have a new coach, Megan Kelley, and new players. They have the talent to be good in the upcoming years.
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Come Support Your Dover Pirates at the Next Home Game against the Dardanelle Sand Lizards!!! October 31, 2014
Coach Kelley was happy with this season’s achievements. With two players going to state, she was satisfied. “I had so much fun coaching both the girls and the boys this year. I was blessed with hard working, respectful, and determined players who wanted to succeed. It was so exciting to experience coaching these kids and watching them improve every step of the way. I thoroughly enjoyed every bus ride, long practice, and match with this group. They never failed to give me their best effort and always found ways to keep me laughing and smiling. I am extremely proud of their success this season and am more than excited for the upcoming seasons.” Sophomore Greg Wooten was a one of the players that went to state, he was excited and happy. “It’s (totally) awesome to go to state. I’m (totally) pumped.” Fellow sophomore Mallory Goates also went to state. “It feels good, because I worked hard this year to get there.” All in all, the players feel this year’s golf season, was fun and exciting, and everyone is ready for next year.
#3E Puzzle Solved from pg. 6
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Candy Facts By: John Srutka Everybody loves Halloween, but not many know about what the candy can do to you.
It has been reported that the average American eats 24 pounds of candy a year, and most of that is likely consumed around Halloween. A whooping 90 million pounds of chocolate candy is sold during Halloween. During Valentines week, only 48 million pounds of candy are sold. The top selling candy is candy corn. Americans purchase over 20 million pounds of it a year. The average dentist recommends that parents have their kids brush their teeth after eating candy. If that’s not possible to have them rinse their mouth with water three or four times after eating. This will help cut down on acidity in the mouth. Candy products frequently include ingredients like peanuts, tree nuts; mile eggs which are some of the most common food allergens in children. There have been at least two confirmed deaths linked to tainted Halloween candy. Despite the lack of evidence, parents still sometime panic over candy that looks strange. The candy tampering scare reached its height in 1982, when seven people in the Chicago area died after taking tainted cyanidelaced Tylenol capsules. That year, the candy industry set up a telephone hotline to collect police reports of candy tampering, but it hasn’t received a single verified report of a child being seriously hurt by tainted candy from a stranger.
History of Halloween By: Ashley Herring About two thousand years ago, Halloween, a now famous holiday, was created in Ireland. As tradition goes most go trick-ortreating or have bonfires with family and friends. Some dress up and go to local costume contests, others go through haunted houses with their friends. When the month of October comes around some people drag out their decorations and decorate their yard with their family. Kids add to the decoration by carving pumpkins and setting them on the front porch of their house. The word Halloween is the shortening of ‘All Hallows Evening’. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life. By the late 1800s, pranking on Halloween was established. Most waited until midnight to pull their pranks so no one would catch them. Over the years it got worse. They would ruin people’s houses and lawns. Eventually the majority of people quit pulling pranks and enjoyed Halloween.