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November 2015

American Diabetes Month Find out how this disease affects the students at our school.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Election Day Get a run down of the important issues on this month’s balet.

HC Girls Basketball

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American Diabetes Month Find out how this disease affects the students at our school.

How will this year’s team do without graduated team memeber, Katie Ellzy?

Th e Husk y C hro n i c l e s CO-EDITORS

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Dogs are Better Than Cats The Harrison Central Huskies bring home another win on Homecoming weekend.

Caitie Young and Sam Raber

NEWS EDITOR Micheline Rexroad

Sports Editor Shianne Nameth

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Talent Show Find out how to sign up for and audition for our first high school talent show.

Harrison Central Homecoming

Clubs Editor Tori Edwards

Student Life Editor Madison Taylor

Entertainment Editor

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Spirit Week Check out the best dressed during Homecoming’s spirit week.

Madison Taylor gives a run down of this years successful homecoming.

Kayla Best

Advisor Mrs. Dunlap

The Husky Chronicles Staff

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Find out more about one of our very own teachers, Mr. Butler, in our monthly meet the teacher segment.

Senior Advice Column Ever find yourself wondering what to do in Harrison County.

Senior, Mikenzi Edwards, gives some advice.

Inside the Teacher’s Lounge

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What Are You Thankful For? As Thanksgiving approaches its time to remember what we should be thankful for.

Hanna Blake, Sydney Coleman, Grant Cope, Mikenzi Edwards, William Goff, Trey Graham, Shelby Kelley, Brenden Masur, Evan Ossman, Karli Ray, Jeremy Rayl, Valerie Stewart, Brittney Wagner, Alexis Watkins, and Jorden Brown

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Editor’s Note Dear Huskies, Thank you for all of your support with the first issue of The Husky Chronicles. The newspaper staff has worked very hard to give you all of the information presented in these articles. From Thanksgiving festivities and winter athletics, to Veterans day and the awareness of diabetes, November is a busy month for the Harrison Central family. This month, the newspaper includes information about the upcoming basketball and bowling seasons, academic challenge, a follow up on spirit week, and much more. Two articles that have been featured in this month’s newspaper are an article on Veterans Day and American Diabetes Month.

Veterans Day, November 11th, is a day to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It is very important for us to honor these men and women because, not only have they fought to keep our nation free, but veterans give up much more when serving this great nation. For many vets, Veterans Day is one of the only days in the year that they get acknowledged for their service. With that said, veterans really appreciate it when you say thank you to them, so remember to thank a veteran; not just this month, but every chance you get. On behalf of the newspaper, we’d like to say thank you to all of the veterans who have served in the military.

Another featured article is American Diabetes Month, which features two Harrison Central students with Diabetes. In this article, you’ll find out things about diabetes that you probably didn’t know before, and you’ll receive an inside scoop on the life of a diabetic. Since November is American Diabetes Month/Diabetes Awareness Month, be sure to keep in mind those who have diabetes because they also fight a battle and deserve our thoughts.

Thanks again for all of your support of the newspaper. Stay awesome!

-Caitie Young and Samantha Raber

Veteran’s Day By: Sydney Coleman

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ur veterans are important to our country. They served and fought for the freedom that we have.

Freedom is not free. There are people laying down their lives for us everyday.

These Veterans carry around pride and love for the country and even stories, some could be funny, but then again there are some that are never spoken of.

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ash Coleman is one of these many veterans. He is a U.S. Marine who was in the service from 1995 to 1999. Coleman ranked into Sergeant. He joined because he wanted to serve his country. Nash was a tanker, and he worked on M1-Abrams. He had been deployed into the Gulf.

When asked for a story about a time when he was in the Marines, the story I got was a little different than what you would have thought. Mr. Coleman, told me a story about a time when he had to do his gas qual. A gas qual is when they go into a building and they practice trusting their gas mask. When the instructors yell “GAS! GAS! GAS!” You have to take your gas mask off and hold your breath for 30 seconds. Coleman said, “One recruit tried to get out of the chamber but couldn’t because there is a drill instructor on the other side, holding the door with his foot.” Coleman stated, laughing. “That recruit went crawling across the floor trying to get out, but he couldn’t.”

When Coleman had been deployed into the Gulf, he had some downtime. He and his friends got into a fight, and the lawn furniture ended up in the pool. What he remembers from this is that one of his buddies had jumped into the pool and started floating on the chairs.

Coleman regrets leaving the Marine Corps. He states, “It is what I was made for. It is where I belong.”

He wanted to go back in a few years ago but decided against it. Sergeant Nash Coleman is one of the many veterans that has served our country, and will continue to love his country with the same love that he served with.

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E N L E C T I O N

ovember 3, 2015 is election day for local and state issues and before voting it is best to be informed about what is on the ballot, what is being asked, and how voting works. After being asked how it works, Ms. McIntosh answered, ”In order to vote an 18 year old needs to be registered, and on election day registered voters report to their precinct’s polling place and vote for or against on the ballot. It is best to educate yourself on issues and offices that are on the ballot prior to voting. Choices are private, and it’s okay to not provide a vote for issues or candidates if someone doesn’t feel they know enough about it.” She was also asked, what will be on the ballot? Her response was that it will be a short ballot for local and state issues, township and village offices, the new school levy, Harrison County General Health District levy, and issues 1, 2 and 3.

The biggest issues on the ballot are issues 2 and 3. The second issue is to ban monopolies (and if passed will take away most of the framework of issue 3), while the third is a proposed constitutional amendment for Ohio to legalize marijuana. If issue 3 is passed, there will be 10 predetermined growing sites, and anyone 21 years or older will be able to recreationally use, possess, and purchase marijuana. Along with that, anyone of any age with a serious illness can sign up to use it medically. However, if both issue 2 and 3 are passed, issue 3 will be wiped out.

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lso on the ballot for this November is the school levy, which is asking for a K-12 campus to be built off of Route 9 just outside of Cadiz. The state will pay 56% ($25 million) and taxpayers will have to pay the remaining 44%. The amount they pay will be based on the value of their property. If passed, construction will begin soon and the start date for the school year in the new building is estimated to be the fall of 2019. However, if not passed education would continue in the current buildings with continued maintenance. Ms. McIntosh was also asked what actions have taken place to promote the levy. She replied that the YES Committee, which is a group of Harrison Central graduates, has organized to promote the issue. There are also signs, flyers, a commercial, and there will be a door to door campaign. For more information go to www.yesharrison.com

By Kayla Best

The 2015 ballot will have 3 issues, a school levy and township and village offices. If you are old enough, it is very important to take advantage of the democratic freedom we are so fortunate to have and vote on what you think is best for our state and our area. However if you’re not old enough to vote, make sure to get informed and research as much as you can on what will be on the ballot so you know what to vote for and what to vote against when you’re able to.

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American Diabetes Month

By Caitie Young

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hances are, you read the headline above and thought something like “Diabetes? I know what that is!” and then proceeded to think about someone you know with diabetes.

It’s interesting because many people across the globe have diabetes. In fact, it’s estimated that 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, have diabetes. Of that 29.1 million, 21.0 million are diagnosed, and 8.1 million are undiagnosed. So chances are, you know someone who has diabetes or even you may have diabetes. The two most commonly known types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder; a disease where the body attacks healthy cells. Type one diabetes can’t be cured and it’s chronic, meaning it can last a lifetime. It occurs mostly in adolescence, so you may know type one diabetes as juvenile diabetes. Treatment of juvenile diabetes focuses on maintaining normal blood sugar levels

through regular monitoring, insulin therapy, diet, and exercise. To help explain type one diabetes, I’ve asked sophomore, Taryn Graham, to shed a bit of light on the matter: “Type one diabetes is like a roller coaster, bumpy on some days and flat on others. Flat might be boring, but to a diabetic flat is a better way to live.”

Type two diabetes, also referred to as adult onset diabetes, is also a chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar or glucose. Type two diabetes is very common, and statistics show that there are about 3 million cases of type two diabetes in the United States. When one is diagnosed with this type of diabetes, it just means that their body doesn’t produce enough insulin. For some people, simply keeping a healthy lifestyle can be enough to control their blood sugar levels, but treating type two diabetes doesn’t mean that it’s cured.

After taking in all of this information, you might be asking yourself or whipping out your phone to Google the question “Can someone have type one and type two diabetes?” Well before you do so, let me answer that question: yes, it is possible. To help clarify, I’ve asked junior, Spenser Blumenschein, someone with type one and type two diabetes, to explain the condition. “For type one it means that your pancreas doesn’t make insulin anymore, so I have to inject insulin into myself. For the type two

part, you make insulin but your body doesn’t use it properly. So for me, I still don’t make insulin, but the insulin I inject I don’t absorb properly either, so I have to take a prescription called Metformin to help me absorb it properly.”

When asked how diabetes is treated at Harrison Central, Tanya Demichael, who works as a nurse here said, “We take their blood sugar and if it’s low we have them drink orange juice or have a snack, and if it’s high we have them exercise and drink water. Basically, we just go by what their doctors order and go from there.” Diabetes is taken seriously at our school.

Diabetes is a common condition that many people have to live with. It can be hard for some people and it’s an everyday battle that diabetics have to fight in order to live. November is American Diabetes Month, so keep in mind all of those who live life with diabetes, and remember the struggles that they are often handed. Support makes it easier.

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HC Girls Basketball

Taking the Lanes

By Trey Graham

By Shianne Nameth

By Shianne Nameth

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or the past couple of years, the Harrison Central girls basketball team has come a long way. We were never known to make it far in the tournaments and have always been in the shadow of the boys’ team. The girls’ program in any sport never tends to get as much credit as the guys’ sports programs do. However, in the past two years, we have won two OVAC championships and two Sectional championships.

tion is always “How will you guys do without Katie this year?” All in all, we’re going to have to put a lot of time and effort into every practice and scrimmage that we have. The seniors/juniors will need to do their jobs of showing the “newbies” what this program is about. We need to go into this season thinking that we’re better than any team that we’re facing, work as a team, and keep our attitudes in check.

A big contribution to our success in these years was 2015 graduate, Katie Ellzy. She was a beast under the basket as a post player, and earned her 1,000 point mark as a junior in the District SemiFinals. Katie was a strong leader and, when her head was in the game, she was unstoppable. Our main goal as a guard outside was to get the ball to her underneath because we knew she would take care of it. Even when she was having a bad day, we knew we had to pick her up to keep our chances of winning. Our team suffered a great loss when she graduated, but then again, she is the only one who we lost.

Our biggest rivalries this year will be Garaway (knocked us out in 2014 District Semi), Fort Frye (knocked us out in last year’s District Semi), Steubenville (we knocked out both years in OVAC championship), and St. Clairsville (as always).

Coach Yourkovich always tries to schedule tougher teams throughout the season to try and prepare us for tournament time. We’ve also had a lot of summer league games and are currently going through some pretty tough workouts with our athletic trainer at the moment. I do believe it helps make us headstrong and lets us foresee what’s to come.

As one of the three seniors this year, I think I speak Our team has almost all of the the talent returning for all of us when I say that we’re excited and also for this years season, with the addition sad to know that this is our last high school season in the program. One thing I’ve learned over of some new freshman. This year is going to be the past six years of playing basketball is that hard a true test to see how bad we want to live up to work really does pay off, and sometimes we need our name. With anyone I’ve talked to, their main get yelled at a little to keep focused. For the past three years of our varsity experience, our main goal was to play for the seniors since it was their last chance of achieving their goals, and I do hope that our teammates come in with the same attitudes this year. Once you become apart of any team at Harrison Central, you become apart of a family. I think this has a great deal to do with how we play on the court to know that if you make a mistake, the team makes a mistake, and that we win and lose as a team. I have no doubt that our team will reach great lengths this season if we keep our eyes on the prize.

Bowling sign ups: Oct. 7th- Nov. 1st First Official practice: November 1st Bowling was a lot of fun last year, and I didn’t anticipate our team to be as good as we were. I thought before it all started that we would only win one or two matches. But after the first match that we won, I had totally changed my perspective about that.

This year I think we are going to do just as well or even better. I still think we have improvements we need to work on, but I believe some kids on the team could make it to districts or even farther as an individual. My goal for this year is to make it to states; even though I didn’t have a chance last year at all because of vacation. But overall I think our team has a good chance of making it places.

We have lost a couple people this year due to work or graduation, which means we have a couple spots to fill, but we believe that we are better then last year. Filling in these spots won’t be a problem because we had a really good turnout for the first day of sign-ups. There are things to improve on as well like being consistent with scores and averages.

The bowling year consist of matches. Home matches will be at JD Lanes in Cadiz, JR Lanes in New Athens, and Valley Lanes in Jewett. We also have small scholarship tournaments where the top 3 or top 5 scores will win money for a scholarship. Then towards the end of the year we go into sectionals and you can get out of sectionals individually or as a team.

The team will need to prepare a lot for this year because I would agree that we are the team to beat this year. Last year when we bowled against a team that did not expect us to be as good as we were. Our biggest rival last year was St. Clairsville. We bowled against them twice last year and it was the most intense matches of the year.

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Pink Out Game

Dogs are Better Than Cats

By Kar;o Ray

Homecoming Game Review

By Brittney Wagner

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n October 9th, the Harrison Central Huskies brought home an amazing victory with the score of 48 to 6 against Edison. During the first quarter, a total of 3 touchdowns were made by the Huskies. Tyler West (#21) and Austyn Porter (#24) were the players that scored them. With a two point conversion and extra point succeeded by Brandon Mitchell (#3) and Logan Starr (#48). That left the huskies 21-0 against Edison in the first quarter.

During the second quarter the Huskies scored a number of touchdowns. These included Brandon Mitchell who ran for a 60 yard touchdown. and Austyn Porter. Also, during this quarter the Edison Wildcats scored. Making the end of the second quarter’s score 33-6. During the third quarter the Huskies gained another touchdown and extra point with the help of Tyler West and Logan Starr. This would result in a score of 40-6 at the end of the quarter.

Finally, in the fourth and last quarter, Damon Carpenter (#27), scored the last touchdown of the night, added by a good two point conversion. This made the final score of the game 48-6. In the last remaining moments of the game, Austyn Porter, was named Player of The Game. With this victory the Huskies are now 6 and 1.

After the game we spoke with some of the main playmakers which included Brandon Mitchell and Austyn Porter. When questioned Brandon had said, “ I’m glad we got the win and we played well.” Also we asked if the fact that it was homecoming made a difference in game play. His response was, “Homecoming got us pumped and ready to play.” Austyn was asked what he believed the biggest play was and he answered with, “ Brandon’s 60 yard touchdown had to be it.” Then I spoke with Coach Kropka, the Huskies’ head coach. I had asked him if there were any plays that he was really proud of. “Well it’s always a good day when you return the opening kickoff for a touchdown.” When asked about the preparations of the players Coach Kropka replied with, “Since we had some of the older players out on injuries, it gave the younger players a chance to play. Since they were younger, there were a bit nervous so I think it stepped up their game.” “If i had to single a player out it would have to be Austyn Porter but I do believe that the entire team played well” was what he said when asked if he thought any specific players played their best this game.

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n Friday, October 16, 2015, Husky fans left their school colored gear at home, and instead wore pink in support of breast cancer to the football game versus the Oak Glenn Golden Bears. Cheerleaders wore pink bows, pink socks, a pink shirt, and cheered with pink poms in hand, while football players wore pink socks, and the band sported pink plumes. The sign that our football players run through every game was dedicated to the fight as well, saying “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” A portion of the proceeds from the pink shirts, crewnecks, and hoodies, as well as pink gear sold at the spirit table will go to the American Cancer Society. The cheerleaders would like to thank everyone who supported this worthy cause. The game was a success in honoring those who have fought, those who have conquered, and those who have been taken by a disease that affects the lives of millions of people every day.

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School Talent Show

Academic Challenge is Starting

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he school is planning a talent show for the 24th of November. This is the last day of school before Thanksgiving break. It will be a half day that day so dismissal will be at 12:45. Auditions will be held on the 3rd and 4th. If you want to be in the show then you need to be there between 3 and 4 on those days. The purpose for the talent show is to raise money for the spring play. The school staff in charge of it are Mrs. Dunlap and Mrs. Frantz. It will be a school only event. Also prizes will be given out for competing but they are unknown as of yet. Therion Stokes plans to be performing a song called “Sir Ice” He is a large fan of plays and is extremely excited for the play this spring.

Power of the Pen Hanna Blake ower of the pen is an interscholastic tournament where 7th and 8th grade students get split up into different groups, they give you a prompt to write about, and you have to write in pen. Anybody interested in Power of the pen there will be a meeting on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 at 3:00 pm in Mrs. Dunlap’s room (Room 21).

There will be team practices every Wednesday after school. The first district Power of the pen tournament will be held at The University of Mount Union on Thursday, January 7th, 2015 in Alliance, Ohio from 9:00 am-3:00 pm and students will get out of school for the whole day.If you have any other questions please talk to Mrs. Dunlap, your Power of the Pen advisor.

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By Sam Raber

n October 29th the Harrison Central FFA chapter competed in the National Parliamentary Procedure for the first time in school history. The team consisted of Kaylee Toland, Joelle Jones, Sam Raber, Lindsay Dowdle, Megan Mills, and Kaci Carter. Parliamentary Procedure or commonly called Parli Pro by FFA members is used during meetings. During the contest the team will have had 10 minutes to debate and do abilities on one motion while following Robert’s Rules of Order. They also had to answer 50 questions about parliamentary procedure, and answer 5 minutes worth of questions out loud. The team won the State contest in December where they competed against many different teams. In order to qualify for the National contest you must win your respective state’s contest. Ohio is a very competitive state when it comes to Parli Pro which made our State Championship win a very big accomplishment. Our chapter has come close to winning in previous years placing in the top 5 multiple times, however we brought home our very first first place banner home for the first time in December. The team competed against 48 different teams in Louisville, Kentucky and placed in the top 20.

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cademic Challenge is a winter activity for grades nine through twelve and is similar to a game of Jeopardy. It’s a trivia type of competition, and it involves a bit of studying -- including other team members coming up with random trivia questions and asking if anyone else knows the answer to it.The team’s advisor, Ms. Shaw, believes it’s an activity people should sign up for because it’s something to do during the winter months that will keep anyone who signs up doing something while snow is falling and keeping everyone inside.

Academic Challenge team matches include three rounds, each consisting of a regular round and a lightening round. In the regular round, team members are given ten seconds to answer trivia questions for three points. If the team gets the question wrong, they can try again and if they succeed, they get two points for the question instead. Math questions get thirty seconds to be completed and they are also worth three points. The lightning round consists of questions timed for three seconds and each question is worth one point.

Kylee Rose, junior and third year member of the Academic Challenge team, says she loves being a part of Academic Challenge. She signed up for the team when Mrs. Erbacher ran it, and says her freshman year Mrs. Erbacher tracked her down and encouraged her to join the team. She just recently signed up to be on the Academic team again, but the team is now run by Ms. Shaw. A favorite match of all team members is the match closest to Halloween. All team members dress up in Halloween costumes for the match.

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Lights Out Show

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By Tori Edwards

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ll marching season, the band’s anticipation for the annual Lights Out Show grew with each day, as did the anticipation of other audience members who are fans of the event. The show took place on October 23rd, for about the 5th year in a row, after the Indian Creek game.

For those who may not know exactly what the Lights Out Show is, it is a post-game band show where the band performs their regular halftime show, but with the stadium lights completely shut off and with the band members completely covered in lights. The band has to work hard all season to make their show the best it can be, and to make sure their spots are memorized, because when it comes to marching the Light Out Show, the darkness makes finding exact spots challenging.

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By Madison Taylor

ello everybody! Hope you all had a fantastic time at the Homecoming football game and dance.

What a great weekend we had. We couldn’t asked for better weather or a better place. A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Hawthorne and everyone who helped decorate and set up for the dance. The gym looked great! Congrats to the football team on their Homecoming victory over Edison.

Way to go boys! The biggest honor goes out to our Homecoming King & Queen, Mr. Giovanni Rocchi and Miss Sarah Hudson. You both are wonderful people and truly deserve the honor. I chatted with them to see how they felt when they could see they won, and how it felt being selected for court. I also asked some students how they thought the music at the dance was. I’m so glad that the dance went well, everybody looked great!

There are a large variety of lights used in the show, anywhere from glowsticks, to Christmas lights, to full body suits; Even some instruments are included in the decorating. The band members have 3rd and 4th quarter of the football game to prepare for the performance, and a lot of pins, tape, time, and teamwork is needed to bring the show to it’s full potential. While the preparation may get hectic at times, in the end when the crowd is cheering, they know it was all worth it.

Field Commander Nathan Clemons said “I experienced an immense sense of pride knowing what the band and I had accomplished”. Audience members also really seemed to enjoy the show. One audience member had said “It was super good.” Lexi Cunningham, who was in the student section at the time, also mentioned that “It was fun to watch and get hype to the music.”

The Lights Out Show is a unique and fun way to add energy into school spirit, and hopefully will continue for the years to come.

Music: Yay or Nay

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o the question that people always have in their heads when going to any dance is if the music is going to be good or not? I asked some students on whether they liked the DJ and his selections, and the answer is about half and half. Some people liked it, while others didn’t. People that didn’t like it said that the songs were awkward to dance to, and that there were too many slow songs played.

The half that did like it said that there was a good selection playing. For myself, I think that the music was great! The upbeat / fast songs were nice to dance to, and the slow songs were classics and were perfect to dance with your date. I also think that the very last song, a High School Musical selection played in honor of Taylor Dowdle, was a great idea by the senior class. This year’s dance was the best one yet, and I hope again that everyone made the best of it!

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2015 Homecoming King: Giovanni Rocchi

hen Giovanni first heard his name announced for court he was instantly excited. The whole week over all was a great experience and something that he’ll never forget.

“Walking across the field was great. It was nice seeing all of my family and friends there supporting me.” Giovanni was escorted by his dad John, mom Dayna, and his sister Caitlyn. He enjoyed his last homecoming dance with his girlfriend, Tirzah, and all of his friends. When it came time to find out who was king, you could see the excitement on everyone’s faces. When Giovanni saw that his football said KING on it, he was pretty pumped about it. “ I couldn’t wait to be crowned. I was really happy. It made an awesome night even better.” Congrats Gio!

Spirit Week 2015

By Shelby Kelley

This year’s spirit week went exceptionally well. A lot of people participated and had a lot of fun. Monday was color day. Freshman were to wear grey, sophomores black, juniors blue, and seniors sliver, black, and blue. Tuesday was young vs old, freshman and sophomores were to dress like young people while the juniors and seniors were to dress like old people. Wednesday was super hero/disney day. Thursday was throw back day. Freshman dressed in 50’s clothing, sophomores dressed in 60’s clothing, juniors dressed in 70’s clothing, and seniors dressed in 80’s clothing. In memory of Taylor Dowdle, Friday was green out day. Thank you to everyone that participated.

Monday: Color Day

2015 Homecoming Queen: Sarah Hudson

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ver since she was a little girl, Sarah had been dreaming that someday she would get on court. Well, her dream came true! “I was so happy when I heard that I made it! The homecoming parade was a lot of fun, and I’ll never forget that night.” Sarah was escorted by her dad Bob, mom Nickie, and her brother Jacob. As all five of the girls unwrapped their roses, Sarah had the lucky odd colored rose. “I was in complete shock; it was imaginary.” She had a great time at the dance with her boyfriend, Jarett, and all of her friends as well.

Congratulations Sarah, you make a perfect Queen!

Tuesday: Young vs. Old

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Wednesday: Superhero/ Disney

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Friday: Green Out Day

Thusday: Throwback

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or those of you unaware of why the seniors use the color green for just about everything, it is because it holds a very special place in our hearts. It was Taylor Dowdle’s favorite color, so we now use it to remember her. Unfortunately, Taylor left us far too soon. On March 24, 2014, she was involved in a tragic car accident. She was a special person with a beautiful smile, extremely long brown hair, a unique personality, and a VERY contagious laugh. Taylor was a lover of Nicholas Sparks, High School Musical, taking naps, and The Fray. One of her best characteristics was that she was brutally honest. You could ask her for her opinion on anything, and she would tell you exactly how she felt without feeling the need to sugar coat it. She was also great at telling stories that were filled with loads of details, and even more humor. Taylor was a trumpet player, and also participated in select choir and OMUN. She was an inspiration for all students, teaching them that it’s okay to be yourself and that honesty is in fact the best policy. Taylor, we all love and miss you so much.

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Inside the Teachers Lounge

By Micheline Rexroad

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r. Butler was chosen as the teacher of the month for November.

He has been teaching here at Harrison Central for 20 years. He teaches AP psychology for grades 11-12, geography for grades 9-12, economics for seniors, financial literacy, and current events for 8th grade.

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: If you could retire anywhere, where would it be?

: Scottsdale, Arizona.

: If you weren’t a teacher what would you be and why?

: Lawyer, because that’s what I went to school for.

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: What is the most embarrassing thing you have done or witnessed?

: Someone falling down the bleachers at the awards ceremony.

: What kind of music do you listen to?

: Mostly alternative.

: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?

: Shark.

Fall Survey

By Micheline Rexroad

In September a QR code was placed around the school to find out what the students of Harrison Central enjoy most about fall. The results are in and are placed below!

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8 Things to do in Harrison County Senior Advice Column

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n Harrison county, there isn’t much to do on the weekends if you’re a teenager.Most teens that have a license get in their car and drive around town for fun, which can be fun sometimes, but when that’s the only thing you do for fun it becomes boring. There are some things that I’ve done that have been pretty fun and I’m glad I experienced them-- especially with friends!

Scavenger Hunt

Hang out with Family Grandma hasn’t seen her little baby in a week and she’s sad. Go visit grandma and don’t get annoyed by the 100 questions she asks you. Tell her about your best friend’s, cousin’s, aunt’s cat that just had kittens. She’ll like that story.

Go Out to Eat Get a group of friends and go to a restaurant. It could be a nicer more expensive restaurant or it could be McDonald’s to get some nuggets, sit down, and soak up the free wi-fi.

By Mikenzi Edwards

Go Adventuring Whether it’s in the woods, in your backyard, or driving around the county and finding different places, it’s fun to adventure!

Backyard Fire

Sporting event We’re all a part of the Husky family. If you go to support the different teams we have, it’s fun and sometimes nerve wracking. Being a part of the student section with all of my friends every friday night gets me excited for every week. Be awesome and have a good time.

Make a Fort Go to the Beach

Since I was just talking about driving I’ll start with the scavenger hunt. Gather a group of friends including 2-3 that can drive and have a car. Split into about two or three groups depending on how many people there are. Make sure that each group has a “designated driver”. Make a list of things around town that you can look for and either take a picture of or take it with you. Once each group has a list then you can start! Get in the car, drive around (respecting the speed limit, Brandon Mitchell) and find the things on your list. Set a time limit so there can be a winner. The group that finds the most within in that time period, wins! It’s random and really fun!

A bonfire with some of your best friends is always a good time. Sit around the fire and talk about anything that comes to mind. Make s’mores, hot dogs, or hobo pies. It’s also a perfect setting to perform an indian ritual dance.

Make a trip out to Sally Buffalo beach and have a blast.

We were all children at one point in time. I’m 18 years old and would still build a fort like I used too. With an exception of it would be 100x better and bigger. Building a fort was probably the most fun thing and also could be the most irritating if a blanket didn’t stay in the right place. I mean now we have to be smarter about how we make it because we’re bigger, and bigger means smarter, right? No? Okay we can try it anyway.

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The Husky Chronicles | November | 27

Three Traditional Thanksgiving Foods

Movie Review: The Scorch Trials

By William Goff

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here are many traditional foods that people will be eating at the end of this month. Some were at the first Thanksgiving while others in the article were added later on, but they still seemed to leave a mark on history by still being eaten today.

One popular traditional Thanksgiving food is corn. Regular corn wasn’t part of the original Thanksgiving but corn based foods were, such as cornbread and corn pudding; they made these due to the lack of finely ground wheat which was in short supply. Their original names were Indian bread and Indian pudding due to the Native Americans teaching them how to make cornmeal. No one knows when corn on the cob became a common food throughout the years but it had made it’s staple and is still being eaten to this day.

By Grant Cope

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he Maze Runner: Scorch Trials is about The Survivors of The Maze that are rescued by this mysterious organization that takes them in and helps them.Things seem okay at first then Thomas (The main character) meets this kid named Aris. Aris finds Thomas in The Survivor’s room then they crawl in the ventilation shaft so that Aris can show Thomas the room where no one returns.Thomas goes back to the room then the survivors escape the facility and enter The Scorch.The Scorch is the world now a sandy dangerous place, with people that have been infected with a virus that turns them into zombie like monsters.They had a long journey with danger, sadness and action.

Another Thanksgiving dish that has made its mark is cranberry sauce. Sometimes Cranberry sauce can be sour or sweet. Cranberry sauce wasn’t at the first Thanksgiving dinner due to not having much sugar. However, it did later appear for the first time in England, and has been a side dish since. People have been eating it as a side dish or even on their turkey showing that it will always be a delicacy for years to come.

The final traditional food is one that you have to have to make it a true Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin pie has always been a traditional Thanksgiving meal since the first Thanksgiving. It was originally made as a thanks to the Native Americans for giving some to the pilgrims as a way to keep them from starving, then they used it at the first Thanksgiving as a way to say thank you. Pumpkin pie has definitely come a long way from what it was at the first Thanksgiving, but it outlasted history and we still enjoy it to this day.

What Are You Thankful For?

By Valerie Stuart

My opinion about the movie is that it was amazing, sad, and action packed there were a lot of plot twists in the movie and it was so thrilling. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

Other students who have seen the film: “It was intense!” Lane “Ehhh…” Robert “I thought the movie itself was good, but I was quite annoyed that it was so much different than the book. However, it was very action packed and the choice for actors was spot on.” Micheline Rexroad.

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The Husky Chronicles | November | 29

Top Five Scariest Movies

By Evan Ossman

By Brenden Masur

Insidious (2010)

The Evil Dead (2013)

Insidious is an American supernatural horror movie where a family looks to prevent evil spirits from entrapping their comatose child in a dark realm called The Further. In my opinion it is in number five spot because it wasn’t that scary when I watched it late at night.

Black Friday Horror Stories

Five friends head to a cabin in the middle of nowhere where they discover a Book of the Dead which leads them to summoning up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival against the demons. To be honest I never watched this horror film but it sounds a lot like Cabin in the Woods, so if you found Cabin in the Woods scary this should be scary as well.

The Exorcist (1973)

Rec (2007)

When a teenage girl is possessed by a demon, her mother seeks out help from two priests to save her daughter’s life. I honestly am glad to say this one is third on the list it has to be the scariest out of all its remakes.

A television reporter and a cameraman decide to follow emergency workers into a really dark apartment building where they get locked inside quickly with something horrifying. This one is not the scariest but it is really scary so it got second on my list of top scariest.

“Me and my mom went black friday shopping at Walmart right after Thanksgiving. We decided to go to Walmart first because they had the most deals at 8 o’clock. When we got there a huge frenzy broke out for a ten dollar printer, someone got so mad from the shoving that they threw a blu-ray player into the crowd.” -Bryce Walrath

“So me and a group of friends went to Walmart on Black Friday because there’s not anything else to do in this town, and while we’re there we ran into a group of kids from St. C that had the same idea.

We decided this Walmart wasn’t big enough for both of us and resolved to settle it in the only way we knew how: sports. We pulled a tire off the rack and grabbed a little basketball and squared up in the middle of the Black Friday fray.” -Drew Mizer

“I went to Walmart and was waiting in the electronics department for the Xbox 360 when suddenly one guy from the staff said, “one more left.” Everyone rushed to the beginning of the line for a chance to get it, but a kid about 8 years old got it and was soon robbed by a guy about 30 years old. He ran off with it and the kid was left there crying.” -Ian Saho

The Thing (1982) Scientists in Antarctica are there with a shapeshifting alien that takes the appearance of the scientist and people that it kills. I would like to say this horror film deserves number one because it has to be the scariest, knowing there is something out there that is turning into people you trust.

“Me and my mom went to Pittsburgh for black friday. When we got to the mall we went straight for Victoria’s Secret. They were having a huge sale, and as soon as we got in there two women were fighting over a sweatshirt. The two women fought and bit each other until the other gave it up. ” -Gina Sadler

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