Eagles Eye Vol. 31, Issue 1 by GCHS Eagle's Eye

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Eagle’s Eye

Volume 31, Issue 1

Graves County High School 1220 Eagles Way, Mayfield, KY

October 21, 2015

Senior Bailey Suiter takes home crown Opinion Editor, Jillian Winn

Striving for Excellence: No Exceptions, No Excuses. HOME OF

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Weekly Forecast

• Thursday-Mostly Sunny with a high of 80 degrees and a low of 54 degrees • Friday- Mostly Sunny with a high of 80 degrees and a low of 59 degrees • Saturday- Scattered Showers with a high of 69 degrees and a low of 56 degrees • Sunday- Scattered Showers with a high of 64 degrees and a low of 49 degrees

Last Friday, October 19th, Graves County High School hosted their annual Homecoming football game and dance. Graves County played Christian County with a final score of 41 – 34 with Christian County in the lead. The Homecoming court consisted of six senior nominees and their escorts representing individual clubs. They included: • Hannah Lamb, representing Young Democrats, escorted by Tucker Mcalpin • Bailey Suiter, representing Pep Club, esPhoto by Becca Green corted by Reese Gills A FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHT--- Fresh from the • Cecilia Stapleton, repre- ceremony, Senior Bailey Suiter poses for a picture senting the French Club, as the 2015 Homecoming Queen

escorted by Christian Girley • Marcie Williams, representing STOP club, escorted by Roman Harris • Samantha Clymer, representing FCA, escorted by Garret Clark • Erica Holt, representing Leo Club, escorted by Connor McKee After being driven around the football field in donated 2015 Jeeps, the ceremony took place on the 50 yard-line. Each candidate was introduced with their name, extracurricular activities , name of parents, and their escort. Bailey Suiter was crowned homecoming queen by last year’s homecoming queen Bethany Cartwright. Cecilia Stapleton received first runner-up and Samantha Clymer received second runner-up.

Recent assembly spotlights tech use and abuse Editor in Chief, Becca Green

Wednesday, October 14th, Graves County was host to guest speaker Scott Harvey for an in-school assembly. The focus of the assembly was on the misuse of technology. Harvey stated in his presentation, “I Am Someone,” that “Teenagers know how to work social media but they don’t know how social media works them.” Harvey went on to say that social media isn’t evil, it is the actions of the users clicking they keys that

causes so many instances of cyber-bullying. Students were silent during the assembly, especially during the video of Amanda Todd telling her story. “It was one of the best cyber-bullying assemblies we’ve heard because he related to our generation and understands that things are changing and that we won’t give up social media, so he explained that we just need to learn how to use it,” Senior Keena Creason stated after the assembly.

Harvey has served as a full-time police officer for twenty years and chooses to spend his vacation days at schools speaking on Social Media or the D.A.R.E program. Harvey explained that one of the factors in his love of doing these programs is because he wants to educate his daughter’s peers on proper internet use. Through this program, Harvey has traveled 30 thousand miles, spoken to 70 thousand people, and spoken

at 249 events according to his website , www. speakingofharvey.com Harvey provided small business cards with his website and phone number to the entire student body. He said he hoped that any student who felt bullied would go to his website or to their guidance counselors for help. “No one deserves to be without help, that’s what every adult in this room is for. To help.” Harvey concluded.

Statistics about Cyberbullying

I AM SOMEONE---Speaker Scott Harvey presented his Twitter and Instagram usernames to allow students to join the cause.

– 7 in 10 young people are victims of cyberbullying – 37% young people experiencing are cyberbullying on a highly frequent basis – 20% of young people are experiencing extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis – New research suggests that young males and females are equally at risk of cyberbullying – 54% of young people using Facebook reported that they have experienced cyberbullying on the network – Facebook, Ask.FM and Twitter found to be the most likely sources of cyberbullying – 1.26 million subjected to extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis. *Statistics provided by www.nobullying.com

Featured Stories in this Issue:

Get the inside scoop on We Read Week here at the GC Library from Staff Writer Charlie Tarver--------Page 2

Staff Writer Cory Mouser gets the details on the Art Club’s Spooky Take on the popular “InkTober”-------Page 4

The Cast List to Musical Theatre’s production of “My Fair Lady” has been released by Editor in Chief Becca Green. Includes interviews with Director Raeanne McKendree and lead, Brea Rollston-------Page 5

With the 30th Anniversary of Nintendo this month, Staff Writer Gillian Jones previewed the new game Marrio Maker for the Wii U-----Page 6

2014-15 AP Scholars Honored AP Scholars (Granted to students who have received a 3 or higher on 3 or more AP exams):

Follow us on Instagram Makenzie Adams, Kristin Atkins, Elijah Barnard, Jacquelyn Burgess, Chelsea Cartwright, Channing Davis, @gchseagleseye Kaylan Dowdy, Andrew Durham, Keaton Elliott, Logan Elliott, Abigail Forsythe, Daniel Hackel, Whitney

INDEX NEWS.....................................2 OPINION...............................3 FEATURES...........................4 EAGLE LIFE........................5 ENTERTAINMENT.............6 SPORTS.................................7 FORUM.................................8

Hardison, Skylar Hargrove, Mikayla Kruse, Audrie Lamb, Misha Madding, Rylan Mathis, Alec McClain, Ian McLeary, Cheyenne McMullen, Chasidy Moore, Ryan Overby, Jake Rowe, Ashton Saxon, Elijah Smith, Amilyn Thurston, Gloria Toon, Sarah Wilkerson, Gregory Willett, Evan Williams, Morgan Williams. AP Scholar with Distinction (Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams): Colby Canter, Bethany Cartwright, Natalie Ford, Hayden Gerard, Melissa Laclair, Benjamin Mathis, Michael McAllister, Samantha Sims, Austin Stephens. National AP Scholar (Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams): Samantha Sims

Sports Writer Amanda Hartigan has your Eagle’s Eye Sports Update for Boys and Girls Soccer, Football , and the PinkOut! Football Event.-----Page 7

NEWS

The Eagle’s Eye

• October 21st, 2015

“We Read Week” encourages school-wide reading

JROTC travels to GCMS for “Club Day”

Becca Green

Staff Writer Charlie Tarver

“We Read Week” is the time of year to show books appreciation. We don’t let them sit around gathering dust like every other week of the year. The library will give out one free book of their choice to each student. Multiple tables have been set up around the library for students to choose their book depending on genre. Some book genres available are • Romance • Sports • Classics • Informational

• Supernatural • Science Fiction • Military • Boys Fiction • Girls Fiction Students will be given the oppurtunity to read for 10 minutes in each class to better promote the event. It is encouraged that students will fully dive into their books and finish them in order to exchange them for another book to read. “We Read Week” only happens once a year so be sure to partipate and pick up a great book in the GC Library before Friday. .

Local Wendy’s teams up with Archery Team Aaron Pate

Staff Writer Aaron Pate

Editor in Chief Becca Green

Currently, the Graves County Middle and High School Archery Teams are being supported by the local Wendy’s for future tournaments. Wendy’s has provided vouchers to be given out to friends, family, and any supporters of the archery team. The vouchers, when given to the cashier, will give 15% of

the total to the GCMS and GCHS Archery Teams. The vouchers are not only intended to bring funds to the archery team but to also bring more awareness to the award winning team. The voucher (shown above) can be printed off and copied multiple times to be used at the time of purchase. The fundraiser will continue until the end of October so be sure to use the voucher and support our Archery Team!

On Friday, October 16, the Graves County JROTC program organized and hosted a “club day” at the middle school, in an attempt to let people know what our program is all about, for example, joining the program does not mean you will be enlisted into any branch of the military. As a matter of fact, the mission of the JROTC is to motivate young people to become better citizens. On club day, everyone organized five stations; overview, raiders, first aid, marksmanship, and drill. Overview is exactly what it sounds like. Some cadets told the middle school students what it’s like to be in the program. They were informed of some of the basic activities a cadet might have, for example, two days a week we do PT (or physical training). They were also informed that they would be required to wear a uniform and represent the program. At the raiders station, some members of the raider team told the students about raiders. They showed them some pictures and the trophy they won from their most recent event, which was held at Fort Knox. They showed them how to tie a proper swiss seat, which is a knot used when crossing a rope bridge. At the first aid station the students

learned exactly what you might expect, and a couple cadets taught very basic first aid procedures, like how to identify a wound, how to clean it, dress it, and even how to tie a tourniquet. At the marksmanship station, the students learned about the JROTC marksmanship team. They were taught basic safety procedures that would be used when shooting a rifle on the rifle range, what you need to do to get certified to shoot a rifle, and what some of the benefits of being on the marksmanship team would be. Lastly, there was the drill station. The students here learned how to stand in a formation, including how to properly stand at attention, at ease, rest, and parade rest. Before club day began and ended, all the middle school students were herded into one mass formation. I was absolutely dumbfounded. It felt as if the entire school were in the gymnasium. I spent so much time walking around trying to find an angle where I could fit all of the students into one picture, but it was physically impossible. The goal of club day was to teach the students at the middle school what it’s like to be in the JROTC program, and I think even the phrase “above and beyond” doesn’t describe how we achieved that goal.

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Opinion The Eagle’s Eye

• October 21st, 2015

Does the PSAT Contribute to You? Makayla Tibbs Staff Writer

What is the PSAT? The PSAT is The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test that is cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Graves County High School offers juniors and sophomores the opportunity to take the PSAT for a fee of 15 dollars. The PSAT measures reading, writing and language, and math skills developed over the years, but does taking the PSAT actually help prepare you for college? In my opinion yes, because the students who take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and meet other program requirements will enter a competition to be recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program and to win scholarships. The test not only allows you to get a chance to win a scholarship, but it allows you to prepare for the SAT. As a sophomore at GCHS the PSAT benefits me because it allows me the extra practice before I have to take the SAT my junior year. It also gives me the chance to know what to expect when taking the PSAT next year. The PSAT should be taken seriously because it allows high scoring juniors a chance to earn scholarships. Although many students take the test not every one of them is qualified to enter a chance to win the scholarships offered. Students all over the United States take the PSAT and the high scoring participants are the ones that have the chance to win, but don’t think that just because you did not get chosen to enter that you did no good. You may have not scored the highest, but you scored high enough that you could get a letter of recommendation for your outstanding academic performance. Therefore, you should try your best even if it is just practice because you never know how it will benefit you.

Too Many Nights to Remember Becca Green Editor-in-chief

The Jackson Purchase Area is home to many high schools that hold major events such as Homecoming, Prom, and Graduation. Obviously, at one time or another certain dates at the different schools will conflict with each other; however, in the past two years, I’ve noticed that more and more significant events at high schools across the area have conflicted and I for one am not happy. As a student whose significant other goes to another high school, I have recently been faced with the conundrum of attending our school’s Homecoming dances. Since he is a member of his school’s band he has to perform at his school’s halftime show but still wants me to watch the game before traveling to Graves County to attend the dance. Confusion over tickets and times almost caused me to give up on the whole thing and just go see a movie. However, we prevailed by breaking up the evening like scheduling ninjas and were able to have a great time at both schools. However, not everyone is able to attend two graduations in one night, or two proms in one night. Just last year, Mayfield and Graves County’s graduation was held on the same night and caused problems for friends and family. 2015 GC Graduate, Mary Kathryn Curtis told me how disappointed she was that she was unable to watch her friends at Mayfield graduate because she was graduating the same night. Although rivals, many GC students have friends that attend Mayfield and other schools that they’d like to support but are unable to. These clashing events also cause problems for hotels, restaurants, and other businesses in the area who try to hold incoming family members and friends who also wish to see these special events. If the schools could possibly work together to avoid such circumstances there would be a much happier GC population and a learning environment across the Jackson Purchase Area.

Should ACT Benchmarks Be Higher? Sarah Brown

Staff Writer When it comes to ACT scores the higher they are the better, but

when the benchmarks for College and Career Readiness or CCR, continue to increase, students lose hope. Students are drilled to practice on practice test after practice test before getting the real thing. We as students stress out over ACT scores because they determine a large part of our future. The stress is only increased when the benchmarks for CCR, college acceptance, and college scholarships go up with every graduating class. With higher benchmarks, students believe that they are unable to meet them because of certain classes they have not taken or simply self-esteem issues; so students begin to give up on the ACT. The less people that are willing to try the less people that will make a better future. The ACT was created to see what each individual student can handle while in college. It can only be assumed that with the benchmarks being pushed farther and farther away from our scholarship grabbing hands, college classes are only getting harder. However, with the pressure to do well in school, extracurricular activities, and AP or honors classes, the ACT can be too much to bear. I agree sometimes we need a hard test to push our limits to see what we can do, but all the test does is push the students to the point where they are tired, stressed, and ready to give up. The ACT scores getting higher are a bad thing but also a good thing. To make a better future we need to learn new things everyday. The more we learn the more we know, and the higher our ACT. But the demand in a higher test score has escalated over abundantly and I believe that we can learn what we need to learn without making it harder on the student

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FEATURES

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• October 21st, 2015

When witches go riding , and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers tis near Halloween Staff Writer, Cory Mouser

Inktober

October is the month of creativity, people are busy as bees doing DIY fall projects and planing for Halloween, but that’s not the only way people are getting creative this October. There’s a challenge taken by many artist all over the globe called Inktober. Started back in 2009 by illustrator and cartoonist Jake Parker. Mr. Parker created Inktober so he could improve his skill of drawing with ink only. Now six years later Inktober is a international challenge and anyone can take part. There are a four simple rules: One your drawing has to be ink only (either in pen, markers, or any other type of drawing utinsel that uses ink). Two post your drawing online to your blog or any other social media site. Three when you post it use the #inktober. Four repeat, you can do a daily drawing, an every other day drawing, or an once a week drawing just don’t forget to post it. This year some of GCHS art club students participated in Inktober. Since it is October the students’ drawings are halloween themed. The students that participated are Alyssa Flores, Elizabeth Rhea, and Tristen Reeves. This year Mrs. Cope, the director of art club, decided to let art club students participate in Inktober to help their ink drawing skills. Mrs. Cope had this to say, “Inktober is a fun and simple way to get involved in visual art, even if you don’t get the chance to take an art class. Doing small daily challenges in a medium, such as ink, can improve your skills tremendously.” When asked about the challenge artist and art club member Elizabeth Rhea said, “It’s an interesting thing to try. Definitely fun.”

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The Industrial Slaughter- House in Fancy Farm is a haunt liked by many. The ISH has been running as a haunted house for 7 years now. The haunt includes typical Halloween type horror; chainsaws, blood, screaming, and darkness. As many know the ISH used to be an actual slaughter house. The ISH bases itself on the old story of the actual building, hence what the ‘Kill Floor’ looks like. The haunt’s website includes the full story about what happened. Upon arrival, one can see that the outside looks slightly rundown, but that only adds to the illusion. After purchasing a ticket off to the end of the line. While many think that waiting in line is boring, the haunt has some of their workers outside in the crowd to entertain. These workers aim to make the waiting more bearable, whether it’s by making the crowd laugh or scream. While waiting there is also the option to buy food and drinks. Once inside the haunt is when things get interesting. But before entering the actual haunt one must first decide the order of the group. Being the first one usually deems you the ‘leader’ of the group,as you are the one guiding the others. The first typically runs into walls and see’s the workers first. The middle of the group is usually the ones that are scared the most, so most workers wait for the middle of the group before they do anything. The last one in the group is typically the one that doesn’t get scared as much as the rest, due to this they usually get chased. As the first in my small group many walls were ran into. Walking through one learns jump scares are the main scare done.While jump scares are the most abundant, they do include things that most people have natural fears of like clowns. After much walking, gettingsjdvscared and running into stuff, you end up outside. As the last part of the haunt is my favorite I shall not spoil it. While walking through it’s quite noticeable that quite a few of the workers are kids, as they are the ones that mostly do jump scares. But from my experience of the haunt I would rate it a 3 out of 5.

Inktober drawings by Graves County art students

FEATURES The Eagle’s Eye

• October 21st, 2015

GCHS to preform My Fair Lady

Talon Falls Celebrates 16 Years of Fear

Staff Writer Valencia Thorn

Editor in Chief Becca Green

After much anticipation, the cast list for this school year’s musical “My Fair Lady” was released October 15, 2015. The musical is a Broadway jewel with many film adaptations that will now be brought to life in the GC Performing Arts Center. Choir teacher Raeanne Mckendree will be making her directing debut with this musical after Laverne Waldrop stepped down after many years of directing. “My main goals this year include perfecting the set, costumes, and blocking. I have been able to give input in previous shows but have never had the full responsibility.” Mckendree stated. While Mrs. Waldrop may not be the head director she still provides insight for Mckendree and leads Production Elements, a class of students dedicated solely to preparing for the set of the musical. “This is my first lead in a musical and it’s the first time in my high school career that we are doing a more serious musical so I hope we as a cast will be able to perform it maturely.” Senior Brea Rollston commented on her role as lead Eliza Doolittle. Rollston went on to say that she hopes that by the end of the year, everyone in the cast and crew will be one big united family. The full cast list is shown below so be sure to give those participating in the musical some applause.

Eliza Doolittle- Brea Rollston Henry Higgins- Mattison Sullivan Alfred P. Doolittle- Hanan Jones Colonel Pickering- Ryan Courtney Freddie Eynsford-Hill- Ethan Murphey Mrs. Higgins- Becca Green Professor Zoltan Karpathy- Ian Ball Mrs. Pearce- Cacy Elder Mrs. Eynsford-Hill- Hayley Williams Harry- Jillian Winn Willie- Kelsey Drew Jamie- Maddi Green Butler/Charles- Ian Bastida Flower Girl/Queen of Transylvania/MaidTaylor West Selsey Man- Katrina Dew Hoxton Man- Emily Wiggins Two Maids- Mollie Beck and Julianna Sims

A happy birthday is in order for Talon Falls Screampark. This year they are celebrating their sixteenth year of ghoulish business. In order to celebrate their sweet sixteen, Talon Falls has brought back old characters, and have added many new additions within the park. Talon Falls was originally located in Paducah before moving to their current location in Hickory, offering more space for more scares. In the beginning, Talon Falls only consisted of what is now known as “The Evil Community of Talon Falls” with the Asylum being a part of this attraction. But as business grew, owner Todd Ferren’s imagination grew with it. After moving to their new location, the Dead End Haunted House, Blood Creek Haunted Hayride, and Sinister Circus in 3D were added, making Talon Falls as we know it today. In order to celebrate their sweet 16, Talon Falls has brought back many characters in a frightening homecoming, such as the Voodoo Queen in Voodoo Lagoon. Talon also remastered the upstairs portion of their Sinister Circus by adding a mirror maze. Another addition within the screampark is The Harvest. The Harvest is a maze full of creepy scarecrows that are prepared to give a scare at every turn. Other additions to Talon Falls for their 16th year is a new and improved Adventure Park for young kids and Talon Falls Escape, an escape game that is open year round. Reviews for this season of Talon Falls have been mostly positive, with a 4.7 out of five stars on their Facebook page. One review stated “If there were six stars, I would rate them seven ” Talon Falls is definitely the talk of the area of this Halloween season.

Cockney Group: Elizabeth Bridges Cayla Madden Savannah Morales Katrina Dew Tate Keeling Brittany Franklin Emily Wiggins Gabbie Lamb Servants/Maids: Taylor West Ian Bastida Shelby Marshall Hannah Hall Julianna Sims Mollie Beck Kayla Purcell Keya Malone Hannah Cope

Senior Andrew Durham wins State Chapter NATS Student Auditions Staff Writer David Adams

On October 16 and 17 Andrew Durham attended the Kentucky State Chapter NATS Student Auditions, an opportunity given to him by his private vocal teacher at Murray State University. The only student from Western Kentucky to attend, the audition consisted of three rounds: first auditions, semi-finals, and finals. Andrew competed in all three rounds and went on to take first place in his division. At the State Auditions, Andrew had to take three solos that he had already prepared and in the first two rounds he was required to sing all three

for his judges. Afterwards the judges then scored and ranked Andrew against the other high school boys. Once Andrew made it to the final round he was just required to sing one of his songs in a concert setting. After the final round all teachers attending that weekend voted between him and the other two boys in his division, and voted for Andrew for first place. Since vocal music is a possible college major and/or career choice for Andrew, it is important that in such a competitive and small field, he become as active as possible. Andrew said that he hopes that by attending this event he could “get recognition from college professors from around the state.”

Entertainment

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October 21st, 2015

Tech talk with Jillian

BECCA’S BOOK NOOK

ERROR: CONNECTION LOST Autumn is here- a time for hayrides, apple cider, and of course, the new iPhone. Apple seems to release a new product every year around this time, their latest being the iPhone 6s. So, what is the 6s? How is it any different than last year’s cutting pieces of technology, the 6 and 6 plus? Here’s some new features of the 6s that sets it apart from last year’s models: * 3D Touch- the phone senses how much pressure you apply to your screen to adjust the display. * Camera- photos and videos have better quality. Also, the new addition of Live Photos captures the moments just before and after your picture and sets it in motion with just the press of a finger. * A9 Chip- delivers 70 percent faster CPU performance, and up to 90 percent faster GPU performance. * Design- more durable glass and a new phone color, Rose Gold. * Internet- LTE and Wi-Fi are twice as fast as the previous models. Besides the addition of 3D Touch, the 6S, in my opinion, is pretty much the equivalent of the 6, but with touch-ups.

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, This is not the best book of them all...

In January of this year, Marissa Meyer released the prequel “Fairest” to her series, The Lunar Chron icles. “Fairest” takes place right before the events that occur in the first book “Cinder.” This novel takes on the entire story of Queen Levana, from childhood to present. The story entails why she hates her step-daughter Selene or Cinder and just how she lost the great love of her life. Readers learn that Levana fakes her beauty -by using a power that is shared with the rest of her people- in order to hide hideous burn scars she received in childhood. Levana is revealed to have always been cold, calculating, and power hungry, even after the deaths of her parents and sister. It is this that drives her to her unsuccessful attempt in killing her niece Selene. While the novel refreshed my memory of the plotline before the final book in the series “Winter” arrives this fall, it was a quick read and didn’t truly impress me. I appreciated getting to learn more of the backstory of Evil Queen Levana, but it was simply a short story that could have been added in one of the previous books. I will say that I am very excited for the release of “Winter” and hope it brings a satisfying end to this already popular series. Be sure to check out the Lunar Chronicles books with “Cinder”, “Scarlet”, “Cress”, “Fairest”, and now “Winter.”

In theatres Near You: A review of Hotel Transylvania 2 Staff Writer, Sarah Brown

Hotel Transylvania 2 opened in theatres September 25, 2015 but since it is a movie that deals with monsters and ghouls alike, we at Eagle’s Eye thought it would be appropriate to review for this October issue. This movie takes place five years after the first one ended with a marriage between Mavis (played by Selena Gomez)-the daughter of Count Dracula- and Jonathon (played by Andy Samberg) -eccentric human Mavis fell for-. The two now have a toddler named Dennis (played by Asher Blinkoff) who is part vampire, part human and is being left in the care of his grandfather Count Dracula (played by Adam Sandler) while his parents are on vacation. The central theme of the movie is acceptance as Dennis tries to accept his inner monster and the rest of the monstrous crew tries to accept his monster and human sides. The movie was creative, adventurous, and captivating. Some people would say a sequel is never as good as the first but in this case, Hotel Transylvania 2 is a much better movie to watch than Hotel Transylvania.

Level Up! Mario Maker for Wii U Review near limitless amount of other levels that players Mario is celebrating his have made from around thirtieth anniversary this the world. year and the newest addi- Compared to other tion to the franchise, Super Mario games, you’ll never Mario Maker, was released know what to expect while on September 11th for the playing Super Mario MakWii U as part of this cele- er due to the diversity of bration. Using the Wii U each level. In Super Mario GamePad controller, Super Maker you play the Ten Mario Maker allows you Mario Challenge in which to let your creativity run you are given ten lives to wild as you create your complete sample courses. own Mario levels while There are 68 courses in all also being able to play a and each is far different Staff Writer Gillian Jones

from the others. Some are new takes on classic Mario levels and others twist platform mechanics to make the courses a puzzle to be solved. The Ten Mario Challenge might be brief based on your skills but each level you unlock can then be altered in the course maker. You are allowed to alter the courses in one of four different styles from the franchises history. The styles include the original Super Mario

brothers, Super Mario Brothers 3, Super Mario world, and New Super Mario Brothers. Super Mario Maker is a great way to mark Mario’s thirtieth anniversary and celebrates the classic Mario games without making it feel like you’re simply repeating old Mario material. Playing the game will also never get old due of the many options of creating levels and playing other peoples levels.

sports

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Sports Writer Amanda Hartigan

As you know October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Graves County High School football team will host Owensboro at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. For a special game called a “Pink Out!” Pink Out! is an event held by football teams across the nation, Graves County is one of the many to bring support to breast

• October 21st, 2015

cancer through football. The real goal is not only to raise awareness of breast cancer but also to educate women about the disease. Jennifer Gish has organized the event and proceeds will go to Book For Hope Inc. A halftime balloon release is planned. Participants may purchase pink balloons for $5 each. The balloons will be flown in honor or in memory of a loved

one who has battled breast cancer. Pink glow sticks are $2. Pink Out tee-shirts are $15. Have a selfie photo taken with a Tennessee Titans cheerleader with a $10 donation to Book For Hope Inc. Former Miss Tennessee Kiara Young will also be available for pictures and general support of the event. Attendees are encouraged to even wear pink to support the fight for breast cancer.

Eagles Soccer Update

Lady Eagles Soccer Update LINING UP THE SHOT--- Senior Nate Dunkin perches on the Penalty Arc to shoot a goal for the Eagles Sports Writer Amanda Hartigan

The Graves County High School boy’s soccer team has had a phenomenal season with a standing of 14-5-2. The Graves County boy’s soccer team is now ranked 31 in the state of Kentucky. This has increased by 10 since the be-

ginning of the season. The Eagles played in the Regional Tournament Monday Oct. 19th against the McCracken County Mustangs. Graves and McCracken have tied multiple times in the past years. Unfortunately, the Graves County Eagles fell to the Mustangs after a long fight with 4-2.

Sports Writer

Amanda Hartigan

The Graves County Girls soccer team has had a very eventful season that has brought them to a standing of 10-6-1. They are now ranked 17th in the state. They advanced to Regionals against McCracken County

on October 20th and won 3-2. After Junior Allye Darnall scored the first two shots, McCracken tied them up sending the Lady Eagles into two Overtimes. Senion Samantha Clymer shot the winning goal, earning GC’s place at the Region Championship this Thursday, October 22nd.

Eagle’s Eye Player Spotlight: Sports Writer Amanda Hartigan

Nate Dunkin has been selected for the player of the week because he displayed a high level of leadership and teamwork throughout his soccer season. Dunkin has played soccer for the high school for 5 years. Dunkin’s coach, Michael

Lane, had nothing but positive things to say about him “Nate is one of the hardest working individuals on the team. He helps the team by his rate of work. Playing as a wing mid requires a lot of stamina. He strives to make sure he does his job effectively. He leads by example and the intensity in which he plays!”

Forum

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• October 21st, 2015

Editorial Policy

The Eagle’s Eye Staff Editor-In-Chief Becca Green Features Editor CJ Wilson

Business Manager Jillian Winn

Opinion Editor Jillian Winn

Reporters/Photographers David Adams Sarah Brown Karsyn Gregory Sports Writer Gillian Jones Amanda Hartigan Cassandra Kyle Cory Mouser Aaron Pate Advisor Charlie Tarver Adrienne Custer Makayla Tibbs Lindsay Thomas Valencia Thorn News Editor Katie Meade

The Eagle’s Eye is prepared and edited by Graves County High School journalism students. Opinions expressed are those of the editors and other signed writers and do not necessarily represent the view of the faculty or staff of GCHS. This is an official publication of Graves County High School. Journalism teacher Adrienne Custer is the newspaper advisor. The Eagle’s Eye welcomes letters to the editor, provided they are typed, signed and include the writer’s address and phone number. The Eagle’s Eye reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters are printed as space allows. Mailing address: Graves County High School, 1107 Housman Street, Mayfield, KY, 42066. Phone: (270) 328-6242 ext. 2345.

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**If you have not yet done so, complete the career interest form at http://tinyurl.com/L4yq7s3 ASAP for Strictly Business. **Resumes for Strictly Business must be turned in to Mrs. Gattis by November 2nd. **A rep from MSU will be in the library during SSR/break on November 5th to speak with interested students. **Strictly Business Interviews are scheduled for Friday, November 20th. This is a graduation requirement!!

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**College Application Week will be Nov 16-20. Counselors will help students apply for college during SSR/break. **MSU will be at GCHS on Nov 30th to conduct On-site Admissions. **October 31st is the deadline for the Coca Cola Scholarship. **October 31st is the deadline for the Kentucky Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Essay Contest.

Eagle’s Eye Fun Fact:

Provided by Staff Writer Lindsay Thomas

Para-what? Paraprosdokian is probably not a word you hear very often. You might not have ever heard of the word until now. Believe it or not, though, paraprosdokians are very commonly used in modern-day writing. You have probably used some without even realizing that you were! A paraprosdokian is a phrase that begins one way and ends in a different way that you expected. In fact, the word literally translates to “against” (para) “expectation” (prosdokian) in Greek. The purpose of a paraprosdokian is to add comical effect and make the reader rethink or reinterpret the entire phrase. Here are some examples of paraprosdokians: • Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back. • I didn’t say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you. • Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. • I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure. • If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong. Now that you know all about paraprosdokians, try to use an example of one when you get a chance!

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