October 2018 Issue Red & Black

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Red & Black Volume 88 Issue 1 JeffersonCity HighSchool Jefferson City, MO.

Find some helpful, down-to-Earth advice on pg. 21 with Dear Patti!

Constructing a Jaybird Future

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SPOTLIGHT

NEWS

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Adventure into the E-Book World Construction plans at JCHS

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Hot Under the Collar: Climate Change

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Alzheimer’s March G-Herbo Concert Highlights

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The Truth About Vaping

FEATURES

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Homecoming: Jays Through the Decades

SPORTS 14

Player Perspective: Soccer

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Featured Athletes: Zoe Stratman & Skylar Bohannan

OPINION 17

Head to Head: Game vs. Half-Time Show

Featured Artist: Salem Solindas

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Homecoming Box Crew

You’re Spending Too Much on Homecoming!

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Step Team Practices

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Jay Village vs. JCHS & Nichols

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Featured Staff Member: Monica

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Mental Health Awareness Month

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Editorial: Free Speech: How Far is Too Far?

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A&E 20

How to Make Candy Bats at Home

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Top 5 Halloween Candies

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Dear Patti: Crush Horrorscopes: Teacher Edition Classic vs. Modern Horror Conspiracy Theories Reviews: Marvel’s Spider-Man, The Num, Scythe

Do you have story suggestions for the Red & Black?

Email us at RedBlack.JCHS@gmail.com, call us at 573-659-3310, or come stop by room J141.

We’d love to hear your ideas or even publish your work.

We accept freelance writers, photographers, and cartoon artists. Come be a part of your student newspaper.

FROM THE EDITORS Hello friends!

I’m super excited to begin this crazy journey of being an Editor-in-Chief! I hope this issue can exceed your expectations.

Persoanlly I am super excited about our new “Dear Patti” advice column. It is an anonymous column that is open to any student or teacher to submit a personal dilemma, and our imaginary friend, Patti, will answer with (hopefully) helpful advice.

We want this to be an open place for communication.

A place for student’s voices to be heard. If you have anything to comment or suggest, please send it to redblack.jchs@gmail.com.

I hope this will be a way to get everyone more involved.

I am very optimistic about the paper this year. I have faith in our awesome reporters and editors, and I promise that we will do our absolute best to achieve the highest possible standard of execellency.

-Taylor:)

Hello!

So far, both the newspaper staff and myself are extremely confident in this first issue that we’ve put together and can’t wait for you guys to check it out!

The part that I’m most excited for both the student body and the local community to read is the editorial we have for this month. We’ve chosen a very topical and controversial issue that we hope will start intelligent discussion.

Not only that, but I cannot wait to shed light on different groups and people.

We want this newspaper to be a format in which people can share the spotlight and inform others about what’s important to them.

If we give a voice to the voiceless, then we have done our jobs as student reporters.

I hope everyone enjoys this issue of the paper and shares it with their friends and family.

The more people that enjoy our work, the better!

-Blakelee

If you’re interested in becoming a freelance writer for the Red & Black, contact us through our email at

RedBlackJCHS@gmail.com

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October 15, 2018 Volume 88, Issue 1 Red & Black is a student led newspaper that serves as a public forum for the school and the community. Opinions expressed in the paper are not necessarily those of JCHS nor the faculty, staff or administrators.

Editors-In-Chief: Taylor Baker Blakelee Sutton Staff Reporters: Lesley Altheuser Rhakayla Blackmon Rylie Bohanan Makayla Coleman Michelle Grant Noah Holt Demeshia Slaughter Ash Stickann Adviser: Kathleen M. Ledgerwood Jefferson City High School 609 Union Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 (573) 659-3050 redblack.jchs@gmail.com

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Adventure Into the E-Book World Ash Stickann

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n October 29th, Jefferson City High School will have the chance to open up its students to the growing world of e-books. Digital Bookmobile’s 42-foot-long mobile library will be open to classrooms to explore and learn how to use Sora. Sora is the new app used by the JCHS Library

which creates a wider platform for reading ebooks.

Classes will be able to sign-up for a 2030 minute tour of the trailer. But if your class is not going, with the permission of a teacher, you can email in order to sign up for this once in a lifetime chance to expand

your knowledge of online reading.

Librarian Joy Corwin commented “I found out on Twitter that our ebook overdrive has a national book mobile that has gone to 48 states… and I think it will be a great way to promote the JC Reads initiative this year,” Corwin.

Construction Plans at JCHS Rhakala Blackmon

Phase 1

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JC building facing Layfayette 1st floor 2nd floor Little Theater Library and Tech Center third floor JC building (done)

Phase 2

Phase 3

• Art Hall • 1st/2nd floor Science hallways

Phase 4

• 1st floor of NCC (not including culi- • • nary space) • • Offices • Build a connector between JC and • NCC

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Summer of ‘19 Cafeteria, Band hall, Gym NCC shops 2nd floor NCC

Phase 2 Begins Mon 22 Oct. Here is what to expect: The main entrances to JC and NCC will be closed for construction.

The space between the buildings will also be unusable.

The main entrance to JC will be door 12 by the loading dock.

If you come out of JC’s temporary main entrance, you can head up the stairs by the wrestling room to enter Nichols on the side.

The entrance to NCC will be just past the end of the wrestling room.

[Photo by: Aaliyah Finton]

Since the space between buildings will be closed, there will be two staircase options to get into Nichols One on the side closest to the stadium.

Pictured on left.

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Hot Under the Collar Climate Change

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ave you ever wondered why the Earth is getting warmer? Well, the cause is global warming, but what causes global warming? One factor is the greenhouse effect, which is when air pollutants and greenhouse gases combine in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight to trap the heat.

Due to the climate change, over the last 50 years, the annual precipitation in the majority of the Midwest has increased along with severe rain or thunderstorms, which can lead to flooding, however, droughts are also a problem in Missouri.

Although Missouri has had wet spring times, the summer droughts are likely to get worse. The temperature change causes the water’s evaporation levels to increase, causing droughts and the rivers, ponds, lakes and the ocean to dry

up. The droughts will cause a dramatic water shortage which could increase the wildfires in West America.

There is also an increase in air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels. The total combined emissions of fossil fuels from eight states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin) make the Midwest be the world’s fourth-largest polluter which are twice those of the United Kingdom. The greenhouse effect causes the heat which is created by fossil fuels to be trapped in the earth’s atmosphere.

Some places have too much water from the melting ice up north, which will cause flooding in the Eastern Seaboard, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico.

These factors will cause some plants and animals to go extinct. The increase

Lesley Altheuser

of pollen will cause more ragweed to grow. Then there will be in increase in mosquitoes and unbalance the webs of food chains.

As you can see, there have been many factors that have caused global warming that have many effects that will cause damage to the globe. The heat, downpours, and flooding, will destroy agriculture, fisheries, forests, farms, and cities. We as a globe can prevent any further damage by having a reduction in the use of fossil fuels. There are other energy sources like water, wind, and solar energy. There can be an increase in recycling and a decrease in trash. They may seem small, but it can have a big impact on the future life on Earth.

“Walk to End Alzheimer’s” Taylor Baker

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n the rainy morning of October 7, nearly 450 members of our community participated in the eighth annual “Walk to end Alzheimer’s”.

The turnout this year broke previous year’s records. According the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly 16% of Missouri Hospice patients have been diagnosed with alzheimer’s or dementia. It is the sixth leading cause of death in Missouri.

The walk raised over $90,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association, which is more than they’ve ever raised.

Pictured above left to right: Lexi Boyd, Nina Totsikas, Ireland Bax, Rianna Patridge, and Taylor Hovis.

The girls are holding flowers which represent how they are connected to the disease.

Yellow if they have a family member that has been diagnosed with the disease, Purple if they have lost someone. Orange means you don’t have a personal connection, but you are showing support.

Photo by: Rena Kuster

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G Herbo Concert Highlights Demeshia Slaughter

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n Friday, October 5th, a rapper known as G Herbo came to Jefferson City for Lincoln University’s Homecoming Party. Last year was Yo Gotti, and before that St. Louis rapper Lil Tay and Lil Uzi. Ticket are $30 for college students, and $50 for everybody else. 9-3:00am was the party hours. Herb performed about 17 songs while he was on stage.

Me and my friends had plenty of room it seemed, but after a while we started looking like sardines. Mind you that it was a party, and didn’t seem much like one because nobody wanted to lose their spots.

Around 1:30-2:00 everybody was getting tired of waiting and I was about ready to go and to tell the truth I would have if

I hadn’t paid my money, people started leaving, some sat down. At about 2:30am Herb finally got on stage and performed a few of my favorites like, “Pull up,” “Honestly” and “Never Cared.”

At the end of the night I had fun and after G Herbo as done he left and the party continued but it as time for me to go.

My voice was gone, feet felt like I worked a 9-5, my back was cracking and making old people noises,but I enjoyed myself.

I can’t wait to see who performs next year, and hopefully it’s not a party, just a concert because I did not enjoy being packed in like I was, waiting on the artist to arrive.

The Truth About Vaping T

Rhakala Blackmon

he musty scent from cigarettes, yellowing teeth, high levels of addiction, and various cancers is very unhealthy and unattractive.

Cigarettes have become replaced by a “small USB device”. Vapes come in many different sizes and brands and the most popular is the JUUL. To vape is to inhale heated liquid and chemicals. The flavor juices vary from cool cucumber to pineapple. The level of nicotine can be controlled in vapes, but chemicals can’t.

Vapes contain less chemicals, and the levels of nicotine can be controlled compared to a cigarette. But the chemicals that go into the vape juice can’t always

be controlled. Pod mods use nicotine salts from a tobacco leaf instead of free base nicotines.

After a summer of vaping, many teens at JC were experiencing nicotine withdrawals. This meant tons of vaping in the bathrooms, before school, and when the teacher wasn’t looking. Things found in vapes according to the Surgeon General and Scientist.

Heavy metals (nickel, tin, and lead) found in flavorking and heating devices are known to cause cancer Stimulant drugs, propylene glycol, and glycerine.

Nicotine which is bad for the lungs, stunt brain development, and addiction

Sometimes small amounts of weed are found in the juices Vapes inflame the mouth cells that could promote gum disease Ultrafine chemicals that can be inhaled into the lungs and can cause a smokers cough.

Photo by: Jim Turner

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Mental Health Awareness Month Michelle Grant

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icture this: Anxiety strikes through your body, punching you in the stomach. You sometimes even struggle to gasp for air. This has become the norm for you before tests, meeting new people, giving a speech, an uncertain future, or even going somewhere new, triggers this feeling. Years go by and you begin to feel like there is no hope. You don’t know why you feel so nervous all the time. Your mind slips into a dark place and you begin to feel numb to everything. You try not to let your loved ones see or notice. But you can’t always hide it. Sometimes your mom notices that you are acting off, and just says, “Oh honey it’s normal. It’s just because you’re a teenager.”

This is how a large portion of teenagers feel on a day to day basis, some more severely.

Anxiety and depression has been affecting teenagers for years. Some adults blame these legitimate symptoms of a mental disorder on, “just being a teenager,” which only heightens the problem.

Many teenagers feel as though they are facing mental illness alone, that it isn’t normal, or even that they’re going crazy. Because of this, most teens do not end up seeking help for their illnesses. In 2016, sixty percent of depressed

students at high school age didn’t seek treatment as a result of the negative stigma that surrounds going to a therapist.

Here at Jefferson City High School, mental health counselor Katy Hamilton has recently joined the staff.

“I’m a therapist. I help students with anything, whether its issues at home, issues at school, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, whatever they have going on.” Hamilton says.

Hamilton is the school’s new therapist.

Missouri now has a therapist in every district. It appears as though the importance of mental health is starting to come to light. The benefits of therapy and learning to manage issues a student might have on their own have started to be recognized.

“I think the big thing is that we are here to help you, but really we are here to teach you better manage your feelings and how to do that on your own.” Hamilton says.

There are reasons why rates of depression and anxiety have gone up. Anxiety disorders alone affect 25 percent of all teenagers, with that number steadily rising. Not only has anxiety been increasing, but depression has as well. Data has shown that 7.4 percent or 1.8 million of our youth have experienced severe depression. But the question still remains: why?

Social media seems to be the biggest culprit of our time. When teens see photos of other people, seemingly living perfect lives, they compare themselves. The comparison is completely unrealistic; their reality vs someone’s edited version of their life isn’t a fair game. This comparison leads to extremely high expectations no one can achieve. Trying and failing can lead to thoughts of depression.

“There is constant connection between kids nowadays...the comparison levels are high,” says Hamilton.

[Photo by: Michelle Grant]

“322 million people worldwide live with depression” - Our World Data 8

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Featured Artist: Salem Solindas T

Taylor Baker

ell me a bit about Poetry club

“Poetry club started last year in January…. I think as a general rule, poetry is a lot like a family because a big part of it is that it is encouraged to bear your soul, show all the vulnerable parts of you…. A lot of times I’ve gotten to know someone’s tragic backstory before I even know their name. I think we, as a group, write more poetry in a week than most professional do in a year.”

What kind of stuff do you write about?

“I started writing in general when I was five. My first ever piece was about giant mice attacking a city. My first poem, I was probably about twelve or so, and it was really bad. It was called “November” and it was about being sad during November…. I use poetry as a kind of coping thing. So when I’m

If you would be interested in writing poetry, join Poetry Club!

When: Wednesdays @ 3pm Where: JV 8 or 11-B Contact Tucker Snider or Lori Jobe for more information.

feeling really bad I go to it to help me process things. So a lot of my poetry is really negative as a result just because that’s where I was when I was writing it.

How do you think being in poetry club has affected you as a writer?

“Before poetry club, I wrote poetry on an average of once every three or four months. Now I write them as a main form of venting, so I usually write at least one poem a week while poetry club is happening. It’s a really good inspirational environment because you get comments and feedback immediately. It fosters so much creativity.”

[Photo by: Taylor Baker]

Back then, reading was like milk to me: I skimmed.

But when you’re lactose intolerant the words don’t flow right, stomach pain and unfinished books left ‘soy estupido’ in their wake.

As a kid I had addition addiction, Subtraction satisfying my subpar serotonin, but dopamine stopped flowing with the introduction of division.

Suddenly I wasn’t a math kid anymore, I was Algebraics Anonymous, “Hi, I’m Salem, and I’m failing math class.”

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Homecoming Box Crew Ash Stickann

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ox Crew this year is made up of a group of seniors who are working towards the 2018 Homecoming Bonfire. This year the Crew’s Chair is Camden Jobe.

In an interview Jobe was asked what he believes the crew will this year to improve from the past, “Truly I feel like past years the fire itself was just a pile of boxes. So I’m hoping I can make an actual shape and structure for the last bonfire, so it’s truly memorable,” Jobe.

Other members of the box crew, such as mayson beneke, are in agreement that this year is going to be something special for Jefferson City High School.

Box Crew also includes: Anna Spalding, Brandon Spraggs, Chloe Helming, Dylan Penserum, Dylan Benedict, Jack Shin-

kle, Morgan Riggs, Morgan Surls, Paige Doyle-Barker, Rebecca Johanns, Trey Padberg, Tucker Schwartz.

[Photo by: Morgan Riggs] Finishing up, the crew basks in the glory of their hard work.

[Photo by: Morgan Riggs] Box Crew builds up the base structure for JCHS bonfire.

Step Team Practices Makayla Coleman

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embers of Step Team include:

Yasnia Austin-Dixon Damiya Day Aniya West Tarqwona Oliver Tearia Brown Da’chanel Sutton Daniele Bacon Bryla West Jeffrey Cole Makayla Macalister

[Photo by: Makayla Coleman]

[Photo by: Makayla Coleman]

Mariya Wilson

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[Photo by: Makayla Coleman]

Featured Staff Member: Monica Smith Rhakala Blackmon

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onica Smith, a lunch lady at JCHS, works hard to help prepare lunch. This year she has been assigned to prepare the salad bar and vegetables. She works during serving time and has been working for the school district for nineteen years.

Mrs. Smith likes working at the highschool and seeing the smiles and nice greetings she gets from students. Her routine to prepare for work is to wake up at 6 o’clock, prepares herself for work, prays, and arrives at work by 7:30 am.

She enjoys working with her staff and says, “the staff is awesome!” The children at JC keep her motivated to keep working on the longer days.

Mrs. Smith has four kids, two boys and two girls. In her free time she likes to do natural hair, dance, and study the bible. Her favorite number is seven. Her plans after retirement are to move to Africa and start a daycare there. She’s a very giving, sweet, and kind person. Next time you see her say “hey” or “have a blessed day.”

[Photo by: Rhakala Blackmon]

“Learn as much as you can, be prepared for the real world, make lots of money so you can pass on to your loved ones.”

- Monica Smith

Do you have a staff member you think more people should know about?

Contact us with your suggestion and we may do a feature on them!

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HOMECOMING: JAYS THROUGH

Photo by: Ash Stickann Photo by: Zatuilla Nara

[Photo by: Michelle Grant] Photo by: Ash Stickann

Photo by: Taylor Baker

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Photo by: Taylor Baker

THE DECADES Photo by: Ash Stickmon [Photo by: Michelle Grant]

Photo by: Rhakala Blackmon Photo by: Ash Stickann Photo by: Ash Stickann

Photo by: Bill Grant

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SPORTS Player Perspective: Soccer B

Angel Garcia

eing a JC soccer player is an experience you would never forget. When stepping on the field, whether it’s practice or a game, the adrenaline in my body just starts to fire up.

Playing soccer isn’t just about the playing, it’s about learning responsibility. One of our soccer coach’s favorite sayings is, “If you’re on time, you’re late. If you are early, you are on time.”

We also have to remember we’re students first. So, getting homework and other tasks done is a must. Even if it’s hard due to long nights on the road.

Soccer has also taught me how to respect others, especially my teammates. My teammates are like family, and everyone helps each other out, on and off the field.

There are many times when players help others struggling to get their stuff done, or even when they need someone to talk to.

We are always there for each other.

Although people are constantly fighting hard on the field to get starting spots, every teammate respects each other.

I am constantly thinking about soccer, waiting for the time to come, so I can step on the field with my teammates and get the ball rolling.

When I look at our soccer program I see great JC spirit with lots of talent and a great coaching staff. In my opinion, the coaching staff is the best coaching staff ever since I started playing soccer.

In mind every time I’m playing, I’m thinking about districts. These few past years haven’t been our best when getting to districts, and I think I can speak for all my teammates when I say that this year we can get further with all the talent we have.

Do you play a sport?

Would you like to share your experience? email your story to: redblack.jchs@gmail.com

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Featured Athletes Zoe Stratman

Rylie Bohanan

Q: What position do you play?

A: Outside Hitter Q: Why did you decide to play

volleyball?

A: “I loved the sport and many of my friends played, which makes things more fun.”

Q: What is your favorite thing

about volleyball?

A: “I really enjoy the team aspect of volleyball. I love playing the game. I love being surrounded by my friends.”

Skylar Bohannan

Q: How long have you played

volleyball?

A: “I’ve played volleyball for fun in leagues for Parks and Rec since 5th grade.”

Q: Do you play any other

sport?

A: “I used to do track and basketball, but when I got to high school I decided to just do volleyball.”

Q: What is your favorite

memory from volleyball?

A: “My favorite memory is this year’s team bonding.”

Michelle Grant

Q: How many years have you played football?

A: 6 years Q: What position do you play?

A: Left guard on the offensive line.

Q: What is your favorite

thing about football?

A: “It’s a big team, hang out with all your friends, and you get to hit people.”

Q: What is your least favorite

thing about football?

A: “How much practice we do. It’s 3 hours a day 5 days a week. So about 19-20 hours a week. Being injured was also a downside.”

Q: How would you describe the new team environment with the new coaches?

A: “There is a higher intensity level… Coach Walker has higher expectations.”

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Sydney Vogt gets down and ready for the serve.

The Jays line up ready to defend their zone.

Bailey Higgins, Emily Reed, and Puja Halder pose on the court.

Photo by: Rhakala Blackmon

Photo by: Michelle Grant

Photo by: Rylie Bohanan

Travis Smith passes the ball to a teamate.

Maddie Jones prepares for a serve. Photo by :Rhakala Blackmon

Photo by: Abby Baughman

The XC team takes off on their race.

Photo by: Zatuilla Nara

The Lady Jay XC team rushes out to begin the race.

Angel Garcia dribbles through defenders.

Football players watch their teammates play.

Photo by: Rylie Bohanan

Submitted by: Angel Garcia

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Photo by: Zatulla Nara

Rhakala Blackmon

Opinion Head F

To Head

Rhakala Blackmon

or all the football lovers, going to the football game is all about watching your favorite team play. If we’re gonna be honest, the halftime show is the chance to make a quick run to the bathroom or grab a bite to eat from the concession stand. The halftime show isn’t terrible but it’s most definitely not the main event. As a matter of fact, I’ve seen people leave at the halftime show because they’ve had enough football for tonight.

The football team practices five times a week after school until seven. Football players put their body at risk just to entertain spectors, family, and friends.

Football players work hard even after the season is over. They weight lift and train all year long, sometimes even over breaks. They also attend camps to help make them better as a team.

The halftime show is a break for the football players and a chance to allow the other people to shine.

But, when the whistle blows and the football players walk back on the field the halftime show becomes a memory. Now, it could be a good memory or maybe a bad one; overall, it’s just a faint memory. Also, whenever people talk about the football game, the halftime show isn’t really the main idea. So, the halftime show is nice, but the game is what people really come for.

All the cool themes, ways to dress up, cheering on your team, and watching your team play is the big picture.

Taylor Baker

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riday Night Lights would not be complete without the halftime show. The dance team and marching band perform their shows that they’ve spent months perfecting.

Students enjoy cheering on their friends, and parents love to watch their children. For those students, it means the world that their peers sit and watch their performance and celebrate their accomplishments.

The dance team practices three times a week. They practice Tuesday and Thursday from 4-6 pm, and Sundays from 6-9 p.m.

The marching band practices every morning before school for two hours, as well as Tuesdays from 6-9, and they hold mini camps on Fridays or Saturdays from 4-10.

Colorguard practices with the band, and also has a seperate rehearsal for two hours every Monday night.

The students who partake in these activities have dedicated months and years of their lives to perfect something that only lasts for a couple minutes. Some people don’t understand the dedication it takes for both teams to commit their lives to these activities. The students give up a large portion of their free time to entertain the spectators of the football games.

Some people may think the halftime show is a chance to run to the bathroom or get concessions, but for roughly 200 students it’s their time to shine.

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You’re Spending Too Much on Homecoming!

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Price: $443

Ash Stickann

s October nears, Homecoming season is forced into full bloom. Whether by old memories or the general feel in the air, we are reminded to prepare for the first formal dance of the year. There has always been the stereotype, new dress, new shoes, nails and hair have to be done.

But is that really necessary?

There are several students who will spend over $150 on the dress alone just for it to be put back in the closet after that one night. In a survey performed by myself by asking students about their budgetary priorities; that survey shows over 60% of students said that it is completely necessary to buy a new outfit every year.

As long as you’re having a good time,

what is the harm in wearing an old dress or a hand-me-down? Your clothes don’t define your night. It’s the friends you surround yourself and the way you spend it that really make it worth the time spent preparing.

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Jay Village vs JCHS & Nichols

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Lesley Altheuser

ue to the construction of the Jefferson City High School, the students have to go to the Nichols Career Center and the Jay Village for their classes. Since the high school and Nichols are limited, the Jay Village or the temporary classrooms have been built in the lower parking lot.

I would prefer classes in either JCHS or the Nichols building instead of classes in Jay Village. In the buildings JCHS and Nichols, there is easier access to the restrooms, water fountains, lockers, offices, and the lunch room. I can go from room to room without being in the heat or

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cold. It takes a minimal amount of time to go from JCHS to Nichols when exposed to the heat, wind, rain, or snow. If I had an unanswered question, I can easily stay after class for an answer. All together, these buildings are more efficient than the Jay Village.

However, the Jay Village has no restrooms, no water fountains, and it is much colder. It is a long walk from the main buildings especially on the crowded stairs. On rainy days, I need to bring an umbrella, which I have to carry to each class. If the rainwater got into my binder, that could damage my Chromebook and

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ruin my homework..

Although there are some downfalls to the Jay Village, I have found some ways to deal with them. I can see my friends before school, during lunch, and after school for some advice and to help me relax and reduce stress. I can also have something to do before school in my free time. I have my own water bottle that I bring along from class to class. I can also get help from the teachers by checking Google Classroom or emailing them. Even though I dislike the Jay Village, these tips make the trips more efficient.

Free Speech: How Far is Too Far? Free speech isn’t selective. I don’t see a lot of people voicing their opinion, without being shut down. There seems to be a lot more arguing and violence than actual compromise. It seems to take much longer than it did. It’s like an article I read where this kid who supported Trump was kidnapped back in 2017. He was tortured for two days and had his suffering livestreamed for 4 hours. It’s disgusting.“Pushing and shoving” of free speech doesn’t exist, and shouldn’t exist, because when people do nothing but argue and fight over what the other is saying, nothing gets done. There is no compromise.

Want a more indepth look at our perspective on this issue?

Go to our website at www. jcredblack.com

We as American citizens are guaranteed by the United States Constitution the right to freely express ourselves and speak our mind. If we choose to limit this right in an attempt to “secure” the safety of the public, we are forfeiting the basic human rights that we guarantee all law abiding citizens of this country.

Certain governments across the world have taken action to limit the expression of their citizens in an attempt to monitor and prevent terrorism. Anti-terrorism legislation that has commonly been labeled as “thought crime” has been proposed by the UK Government in which their citizens cannot publically support any group that they deem an immoral threat.

Although these groups could be completely harmful and a drain on the world, preventing free-thinking people from supporting these groups in the name of protection serves no purpose but to restrict free thought and limit the most fundamental actions a human being can take.

If the American population truly wish to strive for true individual freedom, we must ensure that no legislation is introduced here that is comparable to what other countries are trying to adopt.

Free speech is a wide topic. But a large problem is people causing harm, whether intentional or not, then avoiding responsibility. Many times when a celebrity or someone in power says something of controversy, they either pay the consequence or push it onto undeserving people. Without consequence, the blame is spread where it is unneeded. If a fan base of a celebrity comments that they don’t agree with the thoughts of someone else and the fans become hostile, who’s to blame? The person putting those original triggers out into the world need to take responsibility and realize the power they hold with words. With the popularity of social media on a drastic raise, the public has to be ten times as careful what they put into the world, whether it be twelve years old, or twelve minutes old. Taking responsibility is something we as human beings learn as a child, why it doesn’t follow into the virtual world baffles and disappoints me.

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How to Make Candy Bats at Home Ash Stickann

Ingredients!

-Oreo Thins -Mini Peanut Butter Cups -Frosting -Mini White Chocolate Chips (or candy eyeballs)

5 Easy Steps!

1. Cut an Oreo thin in half and unwrap mini peanut butter cup 2. Dab a small dollop of frosting on the underside of the cookie 3. Place both pieces so the corners touch in the middle 4. Put frosting on the bottom of 2 white chocolate chips 5. Place both chocolate chips on the middle corners of the Oreo Thins Makayla Coleman

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Dear Patti

Patti (the imaginary friend of the Red & Black staff)

Dear Shy Girl,

Dear Patti, What do I do when I see my crush in the hallway?

Sincerely, The Shy Girl

Okay girl, let’s get real.

Everyone gets high school crushes.

It really sucks. You have two roads you can chose at this point. You can keep it to yourself and suffer internally, or you can put on your big girl pants and actually talk to them.

Horrorscopes: Teacher Edition Aries- Adventurous, sometimes

seen as energetic and short-tempered, , impatient, impulsive, and clarity of thought. Gym Coach

Taurus- Warm hearts and prefers to be insured in life, trustworthy and helpful. A Counselor Gemini- Versatile, quick-witted,

good communicator, intelligent, evident affection toward life, fail to manage stress and worry too much on certain issues. History Teacher

Cancer- Sentimental, loving

and has a caring nature, protective over the ones they love, imaginative artistic side of them, and very emotional. Nurse

Leo- Open minded, caring but dominate nature, true leader,

egotistical and bossy, they tend to lose their temper easily. Principal

a careless behavior. Language Arts Teacher

Virgos- Analytic, over thinkers, unidirectional talents and they are absolute purists. Lunch Lady

Capricorn- Prudent and practical, ambitious, vigilant perseverance ,and tolerance, sadistic, orthodox and rigid. Vice Principal

Libra- Keeps cool at any given

moment, but finds it difficult to express themselves. Front Desk

Scorpio- Passionate individuals, magnetic personality, forceful about their opinions, clarity for thoughts and expression, easily gets jealous, clever, courageous, resentful, obsessive, and takes revenge on wrongdoers. Substitute Teacher

Sagittarius- Intelligent and

philosophical, lightens up the atmosphere, fun loving nature, optimism, and sometimes can have

Aquarius- Intelligent with a great sense humor to make them stand out.

They think independently and make loyal and honest friends. They mainly seem less emotional and indifferent.

Librarian

Pisces- Sensitive and sympathetic, and usually go out of their way to help the loved ones, making them good friends to have. They usually get influenced easily, not determined or courageous. Art Teacher

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Classic vs. Modern Horror Noah Holt

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o I’ll be blunt, modern horror sucks in comparison to classic horror.

Hear me out, modern horror has spawned some good movies like Don’t Breathe in 2016, Get Out in 2017, and You’re Next in 2013, and… that’s it. Horror has devolved from the enigma that is unremorseful murder and chilling silence to jumpscares and gun fights.

In the 70s, 80s, and the 90s, you had the big horror films like Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Halloween. You had the mystery killer who got simple joy from killing strangers, a motive that honestly scared people because the idea of enjoying senseless death is completely insane and disgusting to the audience.

Now though, we have jumpscares

and gun fights that all turn into the same boring drool. Those two things COMPLETELY kill any horror you might have had because your movie decided to have people shooting at each other for twenty minutes.

In classic horror, you had quiet scenes where the killer or monster would silently murder or stalk the protagonist without remorse, making an air of real fear as you wouldn’t know how to interact with such a seemingly invisible enemy.

You have no control, no influence, and no advantage over the hunter.

So, all in all, classic horror does so much right with its terrifying feeling of helplessness and modern horror is the lowest point for that genre of film. Unless we go in a different direction with it, it’ll just be darker looking action movies.

Top 3 Conspiracy Theories Rylie Bohanan & Michelle Grant

#1 Denver International Airport. #2 This airport was 16 months over schedule, took an astounding $4.8 billion to build, and is filled with paintings of the apocalypse. Many believe that there’s a secret bunker the government built underneath the airport. It could explain why it was so expensive to build and why it took so long.

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A UFO Crash In 1947, an Air Force hot air balloon crashed in Roswell, New Mexico.

Nothing weird, right? Wrong. Most Americans believe that the government covered up what actually happened: a UFO crash. Who knows, the government is pretty sketchy.

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#3Malaysia Flight 370

On March 8, 2014, a flight with 239 people suddenly disappeared. No traces of a wreck, no distress signals, nothing. Some theories include: the plane was hijacked and taken to a secret island or the plane flew into a blackhole. To this day, nobody knows what happened.

REVIEWS

Did you see a good movie? Read an interesting book? Hear a great song that’s stuck in your head?

Stop by Room 141 with your suggestion.

Blakelee Sutton

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arvel’s Spider-Man is the newest title in the vast line of games released by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game contains a script put together with fiery passion, but is also packed with exhilarating and enjoyable gameplay.

The story the game presents nails its characters and treats them as if they were real people. Rarely do games put a second thought into character development but this game contains Makayla Coleman

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he Nun is the newest installment in the “Conjuring” movie series.

The movie made its way into theaters on September 6th, 2018. This movie is about a mission taking place to find out why the nun committed the ultimate sin a nun could ever commit inside the chapel.

The movie was mediocre, there were definitely not enough parts in the movie that were scary enough to Siera Richardson

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s a person who reads a decent amount, I was surprised by this book. When thinking of dystopian, you think of Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Most dystopian books are extremely similar in telling nearly the same story of a girl who, against society’s belief, rebels against the corrupt government, but that’s not what this book was at all.

This book more resembled Ayn

it in spades and takes narrative risks.

The gameplay within Spider-Man is marvelous. Never before has a game personified what it means to become this character. The fluidity of combat is satisfying and the traversal around the open world has never been better. However, the script has a few pacing issues. The second act lacked any interesting plot developments.

Marvel’s Spider-Man is a character defining masterpiece that goes above and beyond to give the player an experience they won’t forget. qualify the movie as a scary movie. It really told an non-scary story, and there was no edge in the movie, nothing that really made you jump or scream. The movie was also somewhat predictable. You could guess what was going to happen in the next five minutes. The film was also a little more comical than scary as well, the mood was a little too light to qualified as a scary movie. It’s most definitely the least horrifying film in the Conjuring series.

Rand’s Anthem. It makes you realize what truly makes an individual.

Throughout the book, journal entries make you ponder about the society we live in today and what really makes us human. We’re asked if being human means knowing death, if life is worth living if you subscribe to the “stagnation” that pulls at us all.

I highly recommend Scythe if you want to read an introspective novel with a scary glimpse into what our future could become.

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