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2017 Homecoming Issue
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Volume 82 Issue 1 October 2017 The Pirate Press is the open forum newspaper of Pattonville High School. The opinions published are of the publication and are open to criticism. As the members of the 2017-2018 staff, we dedicate ourselves to the accurate and objective dissemination of information to all readers. We will protect and exercise our First Amendment rights. The viewpoints of all staff members are to be regarded as separate from those of our administration, faculty, peers and adviser. Editor in chief Brittany Bell Copy Editor Lorelei Ryan Journalism Staff
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Seniors in the stands get involved in lip sync During the senior lip sync performance, the entire senior class got involved when it set off confetti poppers in the stands. Brittany Bell was a dancer in the lip sync competition and didn’t know that was going to happen. “After we did our lift and moving toward our last song which was Soulja Boy, everyone started cheering and we didn’t know what was going on,” Bell said. “It actually got us a little more hyped.” Getting the entire class involved was important to the dancers though. “We wanted the senior class to be happy with what we did,” Bell said. “And it was actually one of the only things we won all week.”
N TH S SSUE In Pictures 4-9 Spirit Days 10-19 Class Selfies 22-23 Football Game 28-29 Parade 38-39 Dance 48-49
Blackout theme turns white with toss of powder By Emilee Noll
Students dressed in all-black tossed baby powder into the air at the start of the second half of the homecoming football game. It is the third consecutive year that the student section has done this event during the homecoming game. But this year’s performance could not top the past demonstrations. “It was very disappointing,” Brooke Jenkins said. “It was like a Domino effect.” With a poof here. A poof there. And a poof way too late, Jenkins said it wasn’t planned out very well. The powder toss happened during the first kickoff of the second half and Jenkins said it wasn’t clear when students should toss the powder into the air. “It was disorganized, but it was still a lot of fun to be in it.”
Pirates win conference title, are No. 1 seed in districts after beating Parkway North 42-28 By Brandon Clark The football players, cheerleaders and drill team members were not only celebrating a Homecoming victory for the second straight year, the football team ended a conference championship draught that began before many of them were born. After the football team shook hands with Parkway North following its 42-28 victory, the athletes ran over to the sidelines to do its celebration with the spirit squads. While the band plays and the drill team is in the middle of performing the Fight Song, the football team runs over to the dancers and drill team member Brittany Bell said sometimes the football players even take their poms and dance around with them. “It was the first time I had ever seen Coach Smith celebrate with us,” Bell said. “Him and Omar Daoud were in the middle and everyone was around them. They were just dancing and Omar was doing a drop and Coach Smith did one too.” Bell has watched football games at other schools and none have a tradition like Pattonville. “I haven’t seen any other schools do that,” Bell said. “It’s definitely special here.”
Juniors stun seniors by winning spirit week The juniors (Batman) must have been carrying around Kryptonite all week because they took down the seniors (Superman) to take the Spirit Week title. At the dance, Mr. Gene Grimshaw announced the winners of the penny war competition and the class parade floats. Before saying who won Spirit Week, he asked the crowd of students where the seniors and the juniors were standing. He looked at his piece of paper one last time before turning to the juniors and announcing that they were the champions. Senior Lorelei Ryan was standing behind the junior section when the announcement was made. “I wanted to stick around to see the homecoming court,” Ryan said. “After they said the juniors won, I turned to my friend and said ‘Let’s go.’ I was done with the dance after that.”
10 Monday - Pajama Day
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RIGHT Elmira Aladinova and Brooke Guiot sleep aginst the wall on PJ day. BOTTOM LEFT Quincie Howard wore her leopard print onesie on Monday to participate in Pajama Day. BOTTOM RIGHT Caron Coleman stands in the hallway to take a picture of himself wearing his pajama pants and slides.
By Kynedy Holloway, Morgan Ramo, Alexus Blount
The great gift of sleeping in
Not worrying about what to wear on Monday, Holloway celebrates her 16th birthday at school
Her shirt said ‘Happy Thoughts’ but she heard a lot of people telling her ‘Happy Birthday.’ Sophomore Kynedy Holloway celebrated her 16th birthday on Monday, and while a lot of people like to dress up for school on their special day, she was excited about not having to worry about that. “I found out last week that Homecoming week was actually the week of my birthday.” Holloway decided that she would rather dress up for school sprit week in her favorite unicorn
ABOVE Dakari Streeter and Kelsey Van Hook earned points for the seniors by dressing up on Pajama Day. They took a picture in the main gym following the pep rally. BOTTOM LEFT Katrina Owen wears her Tweety Bird pajamas on Monday. BOTTOM CENTER Kelsey Mack takes a break from class and poses for a picture in the hallway when wearing a onesie with a cow print on it. BOTTOM RIGHT Ja’Rrick Fowler wears a purple onesie with a cat on the front in order to help his grade earn points on Pajama Day.
lounge pants and a Tshirt instead of dressing up for her 16th birthday. “For my birthday, I wanted to help the sophomores win spirit week rather than dressing up for my birthday.” On Monday, it took her 20 minutes to get ready for school while normally it takes her about an hour. “I usually wake up and stare at the wall and then get dressed and think ‘Is it really worth it?,’ ‘Does my stomach or head hurt?’ or ‘Do I need to stay home?’” It takes her a long
time to process getting up and getting ready for the school bus. If she would have dressed up for school, it might’ve taken her 90 minutes. “I would’ve spent some extra time putting on makeup because I don’t normally do that.” For someone who doesn’t really like dressing up, being comfortable on PJ Day on her birthday was the perfect gift for her. “I wasn’t upset at all,” Holloway said. “Homecoming week is fun. I enjoyed it.”
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TOP LEFT AND RIGHT Ms. Melynda Lamb’s third and fourth hour classes participated in Pajama Day and decided to take a group picture each hour. Even Ms. Lamb participated by dressing up in a robe and wearing her hair in pig tails. BOTTOM LEFT Mr. Adams’s class steps into the hallway in their PJs for a group picture. BOTTOM CENTER Junior Kelly Widiger matched her grade’s spirit week theme of Batman when she dressed up for pajama day wearing her super hero pajamas. BOTTOM RIGHT Lidia Ramon, I’asha Griffin, and Sydney Williams step out of Mr. Newton’s class for a picture because they were wearing pajamas on Monday.
LEFT Makayla Harden and Kya Davis wore onesies for PJ Day. TOP LEFT Known as ‘Will Square,’ Will Lewis and Will Neal jam out in their jammies. TOP RIGHT Wearing matching giraffe onesies, Danielle Eckhardt and Charlee Sharpe take a picture outside of the STUCO Store. BOTTOM Actors of this year’s school play 12 Angry Jurors take a cast picture on stage before beginning their rehearsal.
12 Tuesday - 90s Day
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TOP LEFT Lorelei Ryan takes a picture with DJ Smith, who dressed as a 90s rocker on Tuesday. TOP RIGHT Tyra Brown wears a fanny pack and ripped jeans on Tuesday to match the spirit day theme. LEFT Aaron Caldwell wears a Vote for Pedro shirt from the movie Napolean Dynamite on 90s Day. The movie was actually released in 2004.
It’s not a throwback, it’s a real-life memory
By Cierra Pogue, Aniyah Williamson-Curry, Yadi Llamas, John Womack, Alex Bullard
It was like deja vu for Ms. Sarah Guilfoyle when she saw all the students walking around the halls dressed in their best Throwback to the 90s Day attire on Tuesday. That’s because Guilfoyle attended high school in the 90s. “I graduated from Lindbergh High School in 1998,” she said. While students were taking pictures all day and posting them on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat using their phones, Guilfoyle remembers it being a little LEFT Dressed in overalls to match the 90s theme, Ms. Hailey Hunter helps a student in her English class. RIGHT Allison Wood wore her mom’s 1999 letterman jacket from Pattonville on Throwback to the 90s Day.
different when she was in high school. “There was no social media, life was more private and we didn’t get to see our pictures right away,” Guilfoyle said. The clothes that Guilfoyle wore weren’t exactly from the 90s. “I had to go buy them actually,” she said. “I’ve lost all my clothes from back then. I didn’t know that I would actually need them again.” She joined other English department staff members outside of her classroom for a group
picture on Tuesday with other teachers that participated in the spirit dress up day. “We all dressed up every day of the week and spirit week is a lot of fun.” Guilfoyle said the English teachers didn’t only spend a lot of time picking out outfits for every spirit day, they also did a lot of prep for the lip sync dance performed at Monday’s pep rally. “We did a lot of work getting ready for that,” she said. “It’s fun to get involved.”
ABOVE Will Pirrie kneels in front of other seniors wearing throwback clothes on Tuesday. RIGHT Landin Knoesel dressed up in suspenders, glasses with tape and khaki shorts on Throwback to the 90s Day. BOTTOM Caron Smith takes a picture with Victoria Malone on Tuesday.
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Tuesday - 90s Day 13 TOP LEFT Students line up and kick a foot on the wall to take a picture. A filter on the picture makes it look like a true 90s photo. TOP RIGHT Collyn Garmon and Afina Fayez take a picture in the room. BOTTOM LEFT Tajah Graves, Kelsey Van Hook, and Dakari Street take a picture together on Tuesday. BOTTOM RIGHT The cast of the fall play gets on stage before rehearsal to take a picture with everyone that participated in Throwback to the 90s Day.
LEFT Mr. Patrick stands in his classroom dressed in clothes that match the Throwback to the 90s look. TOP MIDDLE Nadia Maddex and Alonna Gibson strike a pose that could be a cover to a mixtape from the 90s. BOTTOM MIDDLE Daniel Masokano kneels in the hallway and takes a picture on Tuesday. TOP RIGHT Mr. Heyman’s yearbook class takes a group picture in the classroom on 90s Day.
14 Wednesday - Wacky Day
Wacky with a purpose By Gisele Hinojosa, Kamaryn Pliner, Brooke Jenkins
Although it was Wacky and Weather Confused Wednesday, for junior Alex Brewer, it was just another regular day. Brewer has been working toward Wacky Wednesday all her life. “I love that I can be myself and have fun with it, with all the suspenders and tutus, it’s just fun.” The whole school joined Brewer on Wacky Wednesday dressing in mismatched clothes, mixed seasonal wear, and quirky colors. She embraces being different, even on regular days. She can often be seen wearing knee high socks, tutus and many different colors. Her family encourages and supports her being
different as well. “One of my family’s sayings is ‘If you’re being weird, you’re being you,” Brewer said. She has always been happy, and she can be seen around the school smiling, laughing, and spreading her positivity. “Being weird is one of my happiest times,” she said. Brewer wants to make a difference and she hopes people will truly embrace themselves and accept others for what they want to be. “People should be allowed to, no matter what they are into, express themselves,” she said. “This generation is too judgmental of what other people are wearing, and it shouldn’t be that way.”
RIGHT Mr. Rob Simpson’s Outdoor Adventures class strike a pose in the hallway. FAR RIGHT Senior Mikayla Bridges, Nichole Ashford, Kortney Fauntleroy, and Andrea Moreno participate in their last year of spirit week.
ABOVE Ms. Emily McDaniel and her English class poses for a picture on Wacky Wednesday. RIGHT Ms. Miranda Gossett’s math class shows off their school spirit by dressing in the most confusing and wackiest they had. FAR RIGHT Mr. Tom Crockett and Mr. Brian Schwendemann join in on the school spirit.
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TOP LEFT The theatre department takes a group picture on stage with everyone that is involved in the fall play and participated in Wacky Day. TOP RIGHT Juniors Elmira Aladinova and Caroline Collier pose in their wacky weather clothes for a picture on Wednesday. BOTTOM LEFT Daniel Masokano lifts Sanud Alvi in the hallway for a picture on Wacky Wednesday. BOTTOM RIGHT Alyssa Parsons and TJ Simer shiver because they are not dressed appropriately on Weather Confused Day.
ABOVE Bria Griffith and Estefany Pablo Vega kneel for a picture with their 7th hour classmates and teacher Ms. Trista Giubardo. TOP RIGHT Julie Niebling and Mason Holliday pose for a picture with Ms. Hailey Hunter’s 1st hour class. BOTTOM RIGHT Ja’Sir Gillum poses with his friends for Wacky Wednesday in the Commons.
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LEFT Seniors Dakari Streeter and Kelsey Van Hook pose for a picture. MIDDLE TOP Ms. Saxton’s junior class takes a picture in front of the Batman poster in the hallway matching their grade’s theme for super hero day. MIDDLE BOTTOM The math department gets into the homecoming spirit by posing as a group. RIGHT Senior Travion Warren does his best Superman pose in the hallway.
ABOVE On Thor-sday, sophomore Madison Rigsby dresses as one of the Avengers to help her class earn points for spirit day. MIDDLE Doing his best super hero pose, Micheal Pirrie dresses as Spiderman and gets ready to fight crime in the hallways. TOP RIGHT Ms. Samantha Markowski’s freshman class dresses up at The Incredibles and takes a group picture in the hallway. BOTTOM RIGHT Ms. Kaitlin Childs wear a Captain America onesie and poses with her sophomore math class outside of her room.
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By Courtney Keirle, Allie Wood, Dylan Alicea, Anthony Fuller, Nicholas King, Ja’Nathan Valley As students and teachers dressed up as super heros on Thursday, there was at least one villain roaming the hallways of the high school. Cory Williams dressed as The Joker to match the junior class theme of Batman. “I kept waking up at 12, 2, and then 3 a.m. to make sure I had everything ready,” he said. “The makeup took 2 to 3 minutes and the hair spray took a good 5 minutes to do. I wanted to make sure I did it right.” He did scare a few people with his costume.
“One of my friends didn’t know I was the Joker so she went crazy saying, ‘Cory, NO!’” Already having the outfit prior to homecoming, he was pretty excited to get the chance to wear it for spirit week. “I got the suit from Goodwill and I dyed it purple and I actually got the tie from my sister,” he said. If he had the chance to do it again, he has another villain in mind that he would like to dress up like for spirit week. “If I had to be another villain, I would be TwoFace.”
TOP LEFT Tressa Jones and TJ Simer have a laugh about wearing different super hero shirts on Thursday. TOP MIDDLE The cast of the fall play 12 Angry Jurors take a group picture before rehearsal on Thursday. TOP RIGHT Aaron Garner dresses as Clark Kent on Super Hero Day and takes a picture with homecoming court nominee Nadia Maddex. BOTTOM LEFT Ms. Mathis’s junior class takes a picture with everyone dressed up in Batman shirts on Hero Day. BOTTOM RIGHT Senior Daniel Masokano flexes his muscles for the camera.
18 Friday - Class Color Day
What did I do?
Wedig is left with his arms up and confusion in his eyes By Angel Payne, Diamond Richardson, Bryan Burns In the final round of the worm game, the sophomores took on the juniors for the championship. The sophomores would have won if not for Grant Wedig getting the class disqualified. “He didnt make it all the way to the end line and people were yelling at him to keep going but he didn’t hear us,” Alisa Durham said. “He kept rolling.” Wedig said it’s true, he didn’t hear the crowd. “I don’t know. I was just dizzy I guess,” he said. “I just didn’t hear them.” Kathyrn Wentz was the last person to go for the sophomore class and tried to roll over the line to make up for what Wedig missed.
At the end, Wedig was celebrating with his class thinking they won, but everyone was laughing at him and the juniors were yelling at him. “I wasn’t mad, just kind of embarrassed and disappointed.” It wasn’t until Ms. Christensen explained what happened and why they lost. All he could do was put his hands up in confusion and walk back to his class in disappointment. Next year, Wedig will have to wait and see if he is asked to participate in the class competitions again. “I won’t be looking to redeem myself,” Wedig said. “I’ll just be doing it for class spirit.”
LEFT TOP Allison Wood and Dylan Alicea stand in the front lobby dressed in green for color day. LEFT BOTTOM Brooke Guiot and Brandon Price are wearing football jerseys on Friday. TOP MIDDLE A class of juniors take a group picture in front of the class poster. Juniors had Batman as their super hero theme of the week. TOP RIGHT Nadia Maddex poses with head football coach Steve Smith before third lunch. BOTTOM LEFT A group of sophomores are dressed in blue and take a group picture in the hallway. BOTTOM RIGHT Katrina Owen wears a green Cardinals jersey and a green tutu and stands in front of green lockers for a picture.
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Friday - Class Color Day 19 TOP LEFT Aliza Ahmed throws up peace signs while wearing red on color day. TOP RIGHT Kayla Simpson holds up a blue T-shirt and takes a picture with other sophomores on Class Color Day. BOTTOM LEFT Skylar Monnig wears her homecoming court sash when dressed in yellow for class color day. BOTTOM MIDDLE Wesley Johnson, JJ Smith, Drake Seabaugh, and Angel Payne are dressed in order of Senior to Freshman on Class color day. BOTTOM RIGHT The sophomores take a group picture at lunch.
TOP LEFT Freshmen from multiple foreign language classes pose for a group photo. TOP RIGHT The sophomores pose for a photo at lunch. BOTTOM LEFT Hayden LaZear wears his football jersey with a group of juniors that take a picture during lunch. BOTTOM RIGHT Dr. Jon Fitzgerald jumps into the senior group picture at lunch.
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Freshmen have low turnout in participation By Santana Infante For the freshmen at Pattonville, spirit week is new to them but they can’t be afraid to bring as much school pride as the upperclassmen. Looking around the school, it is easy to spot a freshman. They are the ones not participating. “I didn’t want to look dumb,” Elijah Reed said. But when the rest of the school is dressing up, he’s actually the one that is going to look different. Most freshmen don’t participate because they are afraid that others will judge them. Freshman Danielle Davis said she was persuaded to participate by the seniors. “They said you’re going to look lame if you don’t dress up.” Senior Kamaryn Pliner was one of those freshman that was afraid to participate 4 years ago.
“It was my first year at the high school and I didn’t know how to participate, and there was no point of trying when the seniors always win.” Some days are easier to participate in than others, but it’s not difficult to find a way to get involved. Jlessa Jordan dressed up in pajamas on Monday because it was easy. “I wanted to stay comfortable.” It was hard for some freshmen to participate in 90s day because not a lot of them own 90s apparel. “I didn’t have any clothes that screamed 90s” Chasity Kinard said. On Hero Day, every class has a different theme. Freshmen like Rosemary Vishy were assigned The Incredibles. “I dressed up as an Incredible to participate like an incredible freshman should.”
More participation happens as a senior By JD Coffman The week of Homecoming at Pattonville High School is a favorite among students. All grades at the high school participate in a week full of dressing up to fit a certain theme. Throughout the week, the percentage of each class that dressed up is compiled every day and used in the end of the week as part of the
competition. Friday is the big day when each class wears their class color and compete in several events to determine who wins spirit week. Kori Gibbons is a firm believer in seniors showing their spirit and thinks that they should win spirit week. “I think that senior spirit is important because you are supposed to represent your class,
and to do that, you have to dress up for all of the days and go all out on your class color day so that the seniors can win the week.” Kennedy Stroker is another senior that thinks seniors should win it all. “I think that the seniors need to win because every other year, the seniors have won the entire week,” she said. “For us to be the
first class not to keep the streak going would be like breaking tradition.” Each day was a different theme for the way students dressed. “90s Day was by far the best day of the
week since it was the most creative and broad theme,” Stroker said. Gibbons agreed. “I thought 90s Day was the best because it was the easiest one to participate in.”
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Teachers get in on the fun during Spirit Week By Asia Oliphant Teachers can help build school spirit by getting students excited about it. The FACS teachers organized departmentwide costumes for most of the spirit day themes. “I participate in PHS Spirit Week because it’s fun to dress up as something(body) else,” Ms. Susan Saputo said. On 90s Day, the teachers dressed up as the Spice Girls using different names of actual spices used in food, and on Hero Day, dressed up as the FACS Squad. “School spirit means involvement,” Saputo said. “I think it’s great that students participate in Homecoming spirit week, class competi-
tions, and the parade.” Saputo doesn’t think that school spirit should be displayed just one week out of the year. “True school spirit arises from the groups of students who plan, organize, communicate, practice, compete, and perform their spirit through the many clubs, teams, committees, organizations, and associations on campus.” A motivation to participate was a free hot breakfast to the department with the highest participation rate. “We didn’t win, however, we did demonstrate spirit in our department as the Spice Girls for 90s Day and the FACS Squad for Superhero Day.”
MONDAY Pajama Day
TUESDAY Back to the 90s
WEDNESDAY Weather Confused
THURSDAY Superhero Day
FRIDAY Class Color Day
“School spirit is a way of expressing yourself and showing that you are united as a school and having fun,” Ms. Miranda Gossett said. “I am participating for spirit week not only because of the fun, but because of the “Big Breakfast”, we could potentially win from Dr. Dobrinic.”
“Spirit week is an exciting week to partake in,” Mr. Leon Douglas said. “Both students and teachers get an opportunity to get to be enthusiastic and show pride about being at Pattonville.” He said he is participating because he thinks it is fun.
“School spirit means being engaged and it includes all students to represent Pattonville making us unique as a school said,” Ms. Michelle Lauraschi said. “I’m dressing up for spirit week because I think it’s fun to be involved and to be able to have an excuse to get out of my serious attire.”
“Being able to participate in school spirit is an amazing opportunity to get involved for Homecoming,” Ms. Katie Fitzpatrick said. “Dressing up for spirit week makes me feel like I am a part of Pattonville.”
“School spirit means coming together to celebrate Pattonville,” Ms. Hailey Hunter said. “I am participating in spirit week because I love Pattonville along with the staff and students.”
#phsSPIRIT CLASS SELFIES By Lorelei Ryan
During Homeroom on Thursday, students submitted a class selfie on Twitter and Instagram using #phsSPIRIT. Voting took place on PattonvilleTODAY.com to determine a winner. Here are all of the entries and the final results:
1st Place
Ms. Guilfoyle’s class 252 votes
Ms. Saxton 40 votes
Ms. Raymond 9 votes
Mr. Heyman 8 votes
Ms. Jobe 6 votes
Ms. Funderburk 6 votes
Ms. Childs 5 votes
Mr. DeMoss 5 votes
Fall Play 4 votes
Ms. Christensen 4 votes
Ms. Korte 4 votes
Ms. Kramer 4 votes
Ms. Mueller 3 votes
Ms. Delaney 2 votes
Ms. Kathriner 2 votes
Mr. Newton 2 votes
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Fox 2 News airs Pep Rally on Friday morning By Camden Kratz
It’s no surprise that the bleachers in the gym are full of students dressed in yellow, blue, red and green on Friday during Spirit Week. But that’s usually for the class competitions pep rally at 1:25 p.m. Not for the Fox 2 Pep Zone at 5 in the morning. Fox 2 reporter Chris Regnier brought his weekly Menards Pep Zone show to Pattonville to highlight the homecoming match-up against Parkway North and to showcase Pattonville’s school spirit. “We get here at 5 in the morning to set up and we do two live deals, one at 6:55 and the other at 7:25,” Regnier said. “In total, it’s about 7 minutes that we are live on TV but we are doing a lot of stuff in between those times.” Students did not want to miss out and had the bleachers full before the first live remote. “We have kids showing up to school early and we had some here as early at 6 in the morning.” The marching band played numerous songs numerous times, the cheerleaders did lifts and then lifted again, and the drill team members kicked high and then kicked higher. For more than an hour, the gym was loud and filled with students yelling and screaming showing off their school spirit. “My job is to get these kids as excited as possible,” Regnier said. “The schools invite me out and we have a great time. I lose my voice, we yell and scream, and we do stuff for a couple of hours in the morning.” He told the crowd at the end that this was one of the most energized crowds he had seen all season. “Pattonville was awesome
this week,” he said. “We tried to do the Pirate theme because they are the Pirates and we try to do it right.” A selected number of students were asked to take part in the games Regnier played with the crowd including a 3-legged race, a walk-the-plank contest, a sword throwing competition and a pirate ship race. The announcement was made to the school on Wednesday morning that Fox 2 was going to broadcast live from the gym, but the cheerleaders found out about this earlier than other students. “We had practice on Tuesday, and afterward, our coach told us that we were invited to perform for Fox 2 News early on Friday morning,” Nicole McDaniel said. Cheerleader Makayla Harden said the announcement was a surprise. “Our coach got called and told us that we were requested to come for the Pep Zone broadcast,” Harden said. “She told us to be there by 6:45 a.m. and to wear our P uniform and pink bow with pink poms and low pony tail.” The spirit squad was excited to be a part of the broadcast. “We aren’t excited about being there so early, but we are very excited to be there for the news and show them what we got.” Pep Zone has been broadcasted from high schools all over the St. Louis area including Seckman, Brentwood and Duchesne. Voters are now getting the chance to choose which school has the most school spirit on the Fox 2 website. The school with the most votes wins a pizza party from Papa John’s for students and staff.
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Outdoor Adventures class misses part of Spirit Week due to camping trip By Brittany Bell The Outdoor Adventures class went on its camping trip on Thursday and Friday of spirit week. Thirty-two students and three teachers missed out of the last two dress up days (Super Hero Day and Class Color Day) because they were at Hahn State Park. Chrystian VaughnTaylor was also a part of the senior court and was very upset by the date of the camping trip. “Seeing how it was my last homecoming week in high school, I really wanted to be here to participate in every single spirit day.” She said she was excited to dress up for court since it was her first time being a part of it. “Looking at everyone’s pictures made me feel left out since I wasn’t able to fully participate.” Since the seniors lost this year’s spirit week competition, Rachel
Vitale said some of the campers believed it had to do with their absences during the last two days. “I believe pretty much all of us would have dressed up, especially since it was the two most fun days of the week,” Vitale said. The students returned on Friday in time for the pep assembly at the end of the day which many of them were involved in. “I had to rush in order to get ready for the assembly and it was really stressful,” Vitale said. Although campers were upset by the date, they still enjoyed the trip. “My favorite part was sitting around the campfire with all of my friends, telling stories and getting to know each other,” Peyton Pfeiffer said. Will Pirrie agreed. “The singing around the campfire with other seniors was my favorite moment of the whole trip.”
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By Brooke Jenkins
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The Class of 2019 was the reigning lip sync champion for spirit week and tried to match last year’s performance with this year’s Batman-themed dance. They fell short of that goal but the anticipation and expectation for the juniors to win again were very high. Although the junior class did not win, junior class president Will Polster had fun being in it. “It was a very stressful and ugly process in the beginning, and everyone in the lip
sync was pretty busy which made it difficult to get everybody at every practice. But watching it come together in the last few practices was really fun.” The group even got those involved in the stands as the whole junior section screamed “Super Who?” during Soulja Boy’s song Crack That to take a shot at the seniors. The dance itself featured a few stunts and tricks. Natalie Wildberger, who performed a kip-up, wasn’t nervous for it. “I was excited and happy to be a part
of it, I wasn’t really nervous to land the trick in front of the whole school because I knew I could land it.” Kendall Battle, who has been in the lip sync since freshman year, felt that this year’s performance was great in its own. “I always feel like the lip sync is so much fun and it takes so long to prepare for, but it’s worth it. When we got out there, it felt like we were out there for 10 seconds. We all went out there and did our best, and I think the junior class enjoyed the lip sync, which is all that matters.”
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Before the lip sync took place, senior class president Yohannes Mulat felt confident about his team’s ability: “18 is the best team. I believe our lip sync is really good and seniors will finish up on top.”
The lip sync the junior’s performed won them second place in the competition. The performance had plenty of sassy dance moves and powerful lifts.
Lip Sync By Lindsey Lorsbach
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The sophomore lip sync participants zoomed around the court in capes, performing stunts to the beat of their iconic music. They came up with original dance moves and had up-beat music.
Before the dance, freshman Chloe Mahrt foreshadowed a victory. “We have had tons of practices so we feel prepared. We have some cool dance moves as well.” Their lip sync portrayed a fun narrative to go along with several basic stunts.
28 Friday - Football Game
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Pirates Sports Network crew streams all home football games on Facebook Live By Brandon Clark
The football team closed its regular season with a record of 5-3, finishing the campaign with a 4-0 record at home. For fans that have not been able to make it to Pattonville Stadium, they have had the chance to watch the competition on Facebook Live by following PattonvilleTODAY. “Brand new this year, the football games are being posted on Facebook Live in HD so people who cannot physically be at the game can view it from their house,” Brandon Clark said. “Juniors Brandon Tiepelman, Jorge Coronado, and I are the voices behind this brand-new live stream.” All of these students are in the Pirate Sports Network class which also happens to be brand new this year. They sit at the top of the bleachers every game with microphones in hand providing insight on every play. “We are a funny, enthusiastic, and non-biased bunch that love sports and voluntarily commentate each of the home football games,” Clark said. “We are hoping that Pirate Sports Network will increase our chances of having a sports journalism related career.” Getting to meet current professionals in the field might help. During halftime of the game against Kirkwood High School, students met Randy Karraker from ESPN101 who gave them words of advice about sports journalism. “It was the first time I met him and the first time I really met someone that is famous in that career field,” Coronado said. “He told us about talking about the game and gave us tips for commenting about the plays. Basically he said just go with the flow of the game and let the action tell the story.” Karraker was at the game working as part of a crew broadcasting the game on Fox 2. “Those guys are pros,” Coronado said. “Here we are doing it for the first time and having a lot of fun.” They broadcast every home game and are averaging more than 3,000 viewers per game. “We have people sharing our video while they watch and writing comments about the game and telling us where they are watching from and when they graduated Pattonville,” Clark said. “It’s really cool to know so many care about the game and want to hear what we have to say.” There are plans to cover more sports and events throughout the school year.
LEFT The Pirates Sports Net broadcasting crew consists of Brandon Clark, Brandon Tiepelman and Jorge Coronado. They announce every home game on Facebook Live from outside of the press box. BOTTOM At the game against Kirkwood, ESPN radio host Randy Karraker was part of a media team covering the game. During halftime, the student broadcasters got to met a professional journalism that they know and have listened to on the radio.
In-game experience improved by the Robinsons
ABOVE Hannah Robinson and Mr. Scott Robinson run the scoreboard videos during the games at Pattonville Stadium. Hannah controls the computer that plays the different videos that are shown during game stoppage. RIGHT Graeme Robinson controls the camera that shows the live video feeds that are shown on the scoreboard during the game. Feeds include footage of the cheerleaders, band, drill team and athletes.
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Pirates win homecoming game decisively
By Maya Furr The Pirates finished the regular season undefeated at home but they never celebrated a victory like they did after beating Parkway North 42-28 on Friday night. For the first time since many of the players were born, the football team won a conference championship. “It was good to make history,” senior quarterback Kaleb Eleby said. “Once it’s there, it never goes away and it was very exciting to win this for the first time since 1999.” It was easy to see the excitement on the sidelines as the clock was ticking down to zero. Players were dunking coaches with coolers of water. There were highfives and hugs going all around. And there were even some players
dancing to the music of the band. “It was an exciting night. The crowd was crazy, the band was crazy, and a lot of people came out to watch us play against a good rivalry team,” Eleby said. “What more could you have asked for?” Fans can ask to do it all again on Oct. 27. The Pirates are the No. 1 seed in the district tournament and earned a first round bye. They will host Webster Groves after they beat Parkway South in the first round of the playoffs. “We don’t know who we’re playing just yet for districts but we’re just going to practice the same way we have practiced all year when we prepare for a game,” Eleby said after Friday’s game. “We’re going to go out hard and be
ready for whoever comes here to play.” They were ready for the Vikings on Oct. 13. Parkway North scored first with a 3-yard run with 9:10 left in the first quarter but Pattonville responded 22 seconds later with a David Ellison 2-yard run to tie it up. Quick scores happened again in the second quarter with
Ellison scoring on a 28yard run but Parkway North responding just 19 seconds later with a 1-yard run. It was back-and-forth until Pattonville scored with 3:39 remaining in the half and never looked back. Sam Sanderson and Ellison each recorded a pair of touchdowns to cap the scoring for Pattonville.
TOP Coach Steve Smith runs to the sideline with his football team after shaking hands with Parkway North to celebrate with the cheerleaders and drill team. BOTTOM Coach Harris has a water cooler dumped on him in the closing seconds of the game to celebrate the Pirates homecoming victory and conference championship.
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Senior court escorted on field during halftime
Katie Basta Involvement: NHS, GALXC, Renaissance, varsity softball, basketball, and track. What super power would you want? Elasticity because it would be fun to actually reach things with little effort.
Kori Gibbons Involvement: Varsity Cheer, Competitive Cheer, GALXC and PALS. What super power would you want? Omnilingualism because she wants to be able to instantly learn, speak, and understand any language fluently.
Bianca Lee Chrystian Vaughn-Taylor Involvement: Varsity Drill Team as Involvement: Varsity Drill Team, an officer, Treble Choir, Educators PALs, STUCO, BSAAC, and NHS. Rising, and National Honor Society. What super power would you What super power would you want? If I could have one super want? She would want to be able power it would be to telepathic beto teleport so she can visit differcause I want to read people’s minds ent countries and not waste time or money on flying.
Madelyn Hubbs Involvement: NHS, BSAAC, Pattonville United, GALXC, Girls Swim Team, Water Polo, Choir, PALs, Patient Ambassador for Shriners Hospitals for Children. What super power would you want? The ability to teleport because she loves to travel and see the beautiful places that this world has to offer.
Nadia Maddex Involvement: STUCO vice president, Thespian secretary, BSAAC representative, Yearbook activities editor, fall play, Chamber choir, Key Club, Pattonville United. What super power would you want? Super smarts so she could get a full ride to college and be debt free all her life.
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Alonna Gibson Involvement: Fall play, Thespian Society, choir, and yearbook.
Sarah Johnson Involvement: Tennis, swim, lacrosse, PALs, and GALXC.
What super power would you want? The ability to fly so it’s cheaper to travel.
What super power would you want? Time travel to see what people were like in different times.
Aisha Alvi Involvement: Soccer, International Club, Half Marathon.
Elise Thompkins Involvement: Play, musical, Thespians, and band.
What super power would you want? Teleportation so she could move instantly from one place to another in seconds. She could go wherever she wanted and she would never have to rush to get somewhere.
What super power would you want? Teleportation because she could go anywhere at any moment.
Caitlin Coddington Involvement: Choir, Student Quest, STUCO, Theater, Tennis, dance, orchestra, Speech and Debate, International Club, Book Club.
Skylar Monnig Involvement: Student Council, freshman vice president, varsity cheer.
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Nadia Maddex is kissed by her grandpa after being announced as the 2017 homecoming queen during halftime of the football game.
Maddex gets her wish On the night that senior Nadia Maddex was trying to make Ryleigh feel like a queen, she got her chance to feel like one too. “I was shocked,” Maddex said. “I just stood there surprised they said my name.” Ryleigh was the honorary homecoming queen on the night she was introduced to the Pattonville community as students are raising money to fund her Make-a-Wish dream to go to Disney World, a proj
ect that Maddex is leading. “Oh my god, that was so cute,” Maddex said. “I put the crown on her earlier and she said ‘Good job’ and tapped my face. My whole heart melted.” Now it was Ryleigh’s job to crown Maddex. “She put the queen sash on me the wrong way because she was being rushed and kind of just threw it on me and I was like that’s OK. It was so cute though.”
Freshmen
What super power would you want? Teleportation because she would be able to travel around the world and be anywhere at anytime without the expenses.
What super power would you want? The ability to fly, because who doesn’t like the thought of flying?
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‘Rally for Ryleigh’ raises money to sponsor Make-a-Wish By Lorelei Ryan
TOP A banner hangs on the fence at Pattonville Stadium on Friday night during the football game welcoming Ryleigh and her family to the school. BOTTOM Ryleigh waves to the crowd with Pirate Pete as she is introduced to the crowd before the football game on Friday night.
Ryleigh is a 5-year-old girl who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, discovered after she complained of a severe headache last summer. Her brain tumor hasn’t stopped her from being an ordinary girl. She likes to watch the Falcons and the Patriots, loves the TV show Doc McStuffins, and has a dream to go to Disney World. This year, Student Council has partnered with Make-AWish, a foundation that grants children with chronic illnesses, like cancer or brain tumors, wishes they want. Any child can wish for anything, and Ryleigh’s wish happens to be to go to Disney World. She loves Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and is very excited she can
meet them on her trip. To introduce students to Ryleigh, Nadia Maddex and the Pirate Code created a video for students to watch in Homeroom. Maddex explains how everyone can help out around the school, as well as helping Ryleigh get to Disney. “Working alongside Pattonville United and the Pirate Code, we plan on using the leadership skills being respectful, responsible, and involved to make sure we can get Ryleigh to Disney,” she said. “All the money that gets donated will not only help your class, but it will help get Ryleigh to Disney.” To raise money for her trip, STUCO organized the annual penny wars between the different grades to benefit this special cause. During
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spirit week, students can drop pennies into their baskets at lunch for positive points, and bills and silver coins which are considered negative points, into other grades’ baskets. Since the school is granting her a full wish, Pattonville hopes to raise $5,000, and possibly more, by March. Other fundraisers are scheduled to be held including Dodgeball, Miracle Minute, and more in order to raise the full amount. The penny wars between all grade levels ended the first fundraising event for Ryleigh. Even though the juniors won, all grade levels came together to raise money to help get Ryleigh to Disney. On Friday, Ryleigh was a special guest at the Homecoming Football Game against Parkway North. Her and her family sat on the sidelines near the end goal of the field in chairs with star balloons and before the game started, she was introduced to the crowd, and was brought to the end of the band line when the football players ran onto the field. Maddex escorted her
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the whole time while she wore a crown and a sash just like the Homecoming court did. All the players on the varsity football team met with her and they all signed the shirt that she wore as a reminder that she will always be special to Pattonville. At half time, after the band performed, Ryleigh was introduced again, and helped crown the Homecoming Queen. When Maddex was crowned, Ryleigh helped place her crown and sash on in a sweet moment between the two. During the game to help even more with the total raised during the week, cheerleaders walked buckets around the entire stadium during the game on Friday to collect money from people wanting to donate in what was called the Miracle Minute. All together, Pattonville has already collected about $1,000 and plans to hold more fundraisers in the future. Ryleigh was joined by her family as the grand marshal of the Homecoming Parade on Saturday, being the first float to pass down the road and waving to all of the parade watchers.
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TOP LEFT Ryleigh wears the T-shirt signed by all the football players. TOP RIGHT Students put money in the penny wars buckets. LEFT Cheerleaders carry buckets around during the football game to collect money. BELOW Nadia Maddex is crowned by Ryleigh. BOTTOM Ryleigh serves as grand marshal of the parade.
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Pirates pop tags at thrift store for dress-up days
LEFT Andrea Moreno shops at Red Racks Thift Store on Olive Boulevard for 90s Day. ABOVE Nichole Ashford in her 90s Day outfit that she got from Red Racks.
By Kortney Fauntleroy As soon as the Homecoming theme days are announced, students immediately begin planning their spirit day outfits. If they don’t have anything in their own closet, they begin to scramble to put together outfits for spirit week. Students often run from store-to-store finding the perfect additions to their outfits but the majority of people that completed a Twitter poll run by PattonvilleTODAY showed that 59 percent of voters said they will get their spirit wear attire from a thrift store. “Thrift shopping is
always so fun and it’s even better because it’s cheap,” senior Nichole Ashford said.“If I’m going to thrift stores, I have to go to Red Racks. That’s where I went to get most of my spirit week stuff for this year, especially for 90s Day.” Andrea Moreno went to Red Racks with Ashford when looking for outfits the Friday before Spirit Week. She chose to go thrift shopping because she didn’t have any other options to find clothes that matched the themes chosen for this year. “Well for one, I had nothing in my closet for our spirit days,” she said. “Thrift stores have really
Local Area Area Thrift Thrift Stores: Stores LocalRacks Areafrom ThriftPattonStores: Red (Distance Red Racks ville High School) Goodwill 8.3 Miles Miles awaySt.from from 8.3 2420 W. Clay away Pattonville Pattonville 4.27 miles
cute things at times. They have a bunch of vintage things that had the look I was going for.” There are many local thrift stores in the area that help students complete their looks for every spirit day.
We asked where are you getting your spirit wear? 59% = Thrift Store 27% = My Closet 13% = Parent’s Closet 4% = The Mall (Results based on 71 votes on Twitter poll by @phsTODAY)
Salvation Value Village Army 2700 Droste Rd. 4.93 miles Value Village 4.5 Miles away from Pattonville Red Rack Thrift Store 11015 Olive Blvd. 4.5 Miles away from National 4.95 milesCouncil-Jewish Pattonville Women 12 Miles away National Council of National Council-Jewish from Jewish Pattonville Women Women 295 N. Lindbergh Blvd. 6.17 miles 12 Miles away Scholarship Foundation from of St. Pattonville Louis 8215 Clayton Rd. 9.10 miles
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Online shopping is becoming increasingly more popular for homecoming dresses By Jashayla Pettigrew
In the past, homecoming dresses were almost entirely purchased by going to a boutique or a department store like Dillard’s during a trip to the mall with friends. Many believe that buying in-store is more convenient than paying the price of shipping and handling, anxiously awaiting for a package to be delivered and finding out that it doesn’t fit or doesn’t look right, but shopping online is a trend that is becoming more popular. Today, many girls prefer online shopping as a better alternative. However, that runs the risk of getting a dress that is too loose or tight once it’s finally tried on after delivery. Junior Mikayla Bridges seems to prefer the more traditional way. “I got my dress from Macy’s. Ordering a dress online really isn’t that convenient because if I were to try it on and it doesn’t fit, I’d be kind of screwed.” Despite this, there is a number of people willing to take that chance. The convenience of going online prevents shoppers from being in the middle of the hustle and bustle at the mall around homecoming season. Being in a huge crowd of people leads some to feel as if they’re being rushed. The wide variety in styles on these websites makes students feel as if the wait is worth it. Most people say that the wide selection of dresses lessens the probability of them showing up to the homecoming dance looking exactly like the rest of their peers. “I didn’t want to have the exact same dress as everyone else,” senior Andrea Ramon said. Another advantage to online shopping is that the middleman involved in increasing department store prices is cut out. Also, there are options like “Search: Price Low-to-High” on nearly every site helping students find a dress in their price range. For students purchasing their own dress, the discount codes that some stores provide are pretty helpful for saving a few dollars. Senior Bria Griffith thinks the use of online shopping is much more beneficial, as well. “Because of the selection, it is easier to find dresses for my body type.” Whether you prefer online shopping or the traditional trip to the mall, whichever way makes your homecoming week a little less chaotic is the way to go.
Sophomore Tiara Bealom looks at her computer when researching homecoming dresses online.
Things to Keep in Mind While Shopping Online Students ordering dresses online have to make sure to do so in a timely fashion so they have what they need in time for the dance.
Being that homecoming is very expensive, it’s smart to watch out for any sales websites may be having.
Some popular websites are • fashionnova.com • windsor.com • promgirl.com
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TOP Alex Urbina wraps a pole outside the Commons with white streamer. MIDDLE Jashayla Pettigrew organizes the class signs to put up to decorate the hallways for the dance. RIGHT Sophmores Jenna Hageman and Lily Smith wrap the poles in the cafeteria in superhero colors.
TOP Rachel Williamson and Yasaman Mostafavi paint decoration signs for the dance. MIDDLE LEFT Chloe Shamel and Talia Sinclair paint a VilleMade poster for the dance. MIDDLE RIGHT Will Basta reaches up to hang a Batman symbol to the ceiling in the gym lobby. LEFT Juniors Allison Brown and Renee Neal paint a sign that will hang inside the school during the dance
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The classes join forces to create super parade By Nicole McDaniel
Freshmen: “The hardest part was getting all the supplies we needed and getting everything organized,” class president McKenzie Massey said. “The best part was being able to spend time and have fun building it with my classmates and being able to stand back and look at our float and know we did that and be proud of ourselves of how hard we worked on it.”
Sophomores: “The hardest part of building the float was having a time limit and budget,” class president Ayana Griffin said. “We had plans on what we wanted our float to look like, but some things just didn’t work out. The best part was seeing all of the hard work put into the floats pay off. It was an awesome feeling knowing that we started with some cardboard and tape and ended up making an actual parade float.”
Juniors: “The hardest part was making changes when things didn’t work out right,” vice president Aric Hamilton said. “The best part was being able to bond with other members of my class as well as being able to come together with the junior class officers and problem solving together to create something that our class could be proud of.”
Seniors: “The hardest part was the lack of people to come help,” vice president Brittany Bell said. “The people that were there each night were super helpful but because we had so few people and such a big float, it made it super hard to get things done. I think the best part was seeing people who aren’t super involved help with the float and get to show off their talents that you wouldn’t normally get to see, like the guys who made our phone booth used their wood working skills.”
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I said ‘Yes’ to my homecoming proposal By Isabella Monahan
1. From left, Dakari Streeter and Kelsey Van Hook. 2. Dre Tosic (right) asked Carleigh Lindsay (left) to Homecoming at the Bridgeton pool where she works as a lifeguard. “I came up with the idea all on my own,” Tosic said. “I really wanted to be original and make it something that I know that she is interested in.” 3. Lorelei Ryan’s friend, Karli Merhle from Parkway Central, holds a proposal poster. 4. From left, Becky Giang and Jose Hurtado. 5. From left, Taylor Smith and Brooke York 6. Eric Barcenas asked Brooke Guiot to homecoming after a soccer game. He wrote “Can you picture us at hoco?” with pictures that she took of him playing in games this season. 7. From left, Claire Sunderman and Trinity Wessler. 8. From left, Sam Shull and Nadia Maddex. 9. From left, Blake Alicea and Shannon Wetzel.
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By Dakari Streeter
Forest Park Although Forest Park is a little bit of a further drive, the pictures that you get in the end are worth the trip. Distance: 20 miles Time: 23 minutes
Before the dance, many groups go out and take pictures. Here is a cheat sheet of possible places to go with your date and friends.
Tiemeyer Park It’s really close and it has a nice looking water fountain. Distance: 5.5 miles Time: 14 minutes
Westport Plaza If you are looking for a place with good architecture, then this is the place for you. Distance: 4.1 miles Time: 11 minutes
Vago Park Super close and convenient, it has lots of greenery to complement your pictures Distance: 3.5 miles Time: 10 minutes
Where did you take pictures before homecoming?
Eric Barcenas “I went to Westport Plaza for homecoming picture.”
Cathlenne Booker “I’ll be taking pictures at Forest Park.”
Maya Furr “I’m taking pictures at Forest Park.”
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Cutest Couples and Cutest Singles
By Lexi Taylor
Ashley McFadden & Byron Reyes What’s your favorite pastime together? AM: Hanging out at the park. BR: Yeah I agree! How did you go about picking your outfits? AM: Both of us went with our mother separately, and they gave their input and told us what we looked good in. BR: And we Snapped each other to make sure it matched. AM: I actually bought two dresses, one was blue and one was black. BR: But the black one looked better. AM: Haha, yeah. What’s your favorite thing about being in a relationship?
Megan Reese & Auston Bonte What’s your favorite pastime together? MR: Watch Netflix. AB: Yeah, “Big Mouth.” How did you go about picking your outfits? MR: I told him what to wear. AB: She complained. I complained. Then I picked what I wanted. Cause I do what I want when I want. MR: I definitely picked everything. What’s your favorite thing about being in a relationship? AB: Cuddles! MR: I don’t know. I love it all.
Makayla Harden & Sam Sanderson What’s your favorite pastime together? MH: Go out to dinner. SS: Yeah, I like to eat. How did you go about picking your outfits? SS: It was stressful. MH: It was very stressful. We got them the week of homecoming. SS: I just wore whatever I want. MH: Yeah, I just wore a little dress. What’s your favorite thing about being in a relationship? MH: Everything. SS: Everything.
Yohanes Mulat What’s your favorite pastime? I don’t have any pastimes really. I watch Netflix and post Snaps. Right now my favorite show on Netflix is Law & Order SVU and Madam Secretary. I also enjoy politics. How did you go about picking your outfit? I wanted to wear black and then I matched with Bianca who I took to Hoco so that’s why my tie was maroon. What’s your favorite thing about being single? More time to yourself. You’re not required to respond to other people.
Kortney Fauntleroy What’s your favorite pastime? Lacrosse and being on Twitter. How did you go about picking your outfit? I went with what was cutest and cheapest. What’s your favorite thing about being single? I can do what I want in regards to anything.
Nadia Maddex What’s your favorite pastime? Singing! How did you go about picking your outfit? So I decided that I was going to go out in the same color I came in. I wore black to my first homecoming so I wore it to my last year as well. I wore dresses my freshman and sophomore year, and junior year I wore a romper so this year I wore a jumpsuit. What’s your favorite thing about being single? I can always survey my options. I can casually flirt with anybody I want.
AM: I always know that I have support outside of my family. BR: Same here. It’s fun to spend time with somebody else other than your family.
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How well do you know your homecoming date?
Students go to the dance with a date or maybe just a friend. How well do they know each other? The first word was their guess to the question; the word in parenthesis is the actual real answer given by their date. By Andrew Holder
Skylar Monnig and Jacob Sunderman
Austin Goettsch and Selena Moore
Madison Pearia and Alonna Gibson
Sam Shull and Nadia Maddex
Favorite Color Skylar: Black (Purple) Jacob: Blue (Purple)
Favorite Color Austin: Blue (Blue) Selena: Grey (Purple)
Favorite Color Madison: Blue (Blue) Alonna: Pink (Red)
Favorite Color Sam: Purple (Purple) Nadia: Blue (Blue)
Favorite Food Skylar: Chinese (Burger) Jacob: Pizza (Steak)
Favorite Food Austin: Salads (Tofu) Selena: Tacos (Tacos)
Favorite Food Sam: Chicken (Wings) Nadia: Pizza (Potatoes)
Favorite Movie Skylar: Fault in our stars (Beauty and the Beast) Jacob: iRobot (Action)
Favorite Movie Austin: Twilight (Frozen) Selena: Corpse Bride (Goosebumps)
Favorite Food Madison: Junk food (Chicken) Alonna: Chicken (Dal)
Favorite Music Genre Skylar: Country (Country) Jacob: Country (Country)
Favorite Music Genre Austin: Rock (Rock) Selena: Pop (Pop)
Biggest Pet Peeve Skylar: Not responding (Talking too much) Jacob Short socks (Clinginess) Dog or Cat Dog (Dog) Dog (Dog)
Biggest Pet Peeve Austin: Ignorance (Ignorance) Selena: People who chew on things (Chewing with mouth open) Dog or Cat Austin: Dog (Dog) Selena: Cat (Cat)
Favorite Movie Madison: Night Before (Trolls) Alonna: Stepbrother (Night Before) Favorite Music Genre Madison: Doesn’t care (Hip-Hop) Alonna: Hip-Hop (Hip-hop) Biggest Pet Peeve Madison: Spitting (Chewing loudly) Alonna: Touching (Touching) Dog or Cat Madison: Dog (Dog) Alonna: Dog (Dog)
Favorite Movie Sam: Gatsby (Gatsby) Nadia: Gatsby (Gatsby) Favorite Music Genre Sam: Jazz (Jazz) Nadia: Country (Country) Biggest Pet Peeve Sam: Mispronunciation (Racism) Nadia: Road rage (Road rage) Dog or Cat Sam: Dog (Dog) Nadia: Dog (Dog)
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Getting ready for the big event Tips for making sure you make homecoming a successful night By Kamaryn Pliner
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Junior Anderia Inman prefers to shop for her homecoming dress on a weekend, giving her more time to look around. She doesn’t like getting her nails done, but her sister is the stylist for the night doing her and her friend’s hair and makeup.
Tiaris McFadden
Sophomore Tiaris McFadden usually shops for her homecoming dress and accessories on a Friday. She plans ahead and makes an appointment for her makeup and she prefers to get her nails done a few days before homecoming.
Hailee Goubeaux
Junior Hailee Goubeaux likes to get everything done on the weekend. She likes to start looking for her dress on a Friday so she can have the whole weekend to find herself an outfit. She also waits until homecoming day to get her makeup and nails done.
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Junior Maggie Zumwalt prefers to get her outfit on a weekend so she can take her time in picking the right dress. She gets her makeup done the day of homecoming but she figures out what look she wants to do and how it should look beforehand.
Kylee Hughes
Junior Kylee Hughes likes to get the dress shopping out of the way early so she can figure out what it would look like with her accessories and hairstyle. She likes to take the time to get her nails done the day before homecoming.
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Dinner? By Lorelei Ryan
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“Olive Garden is better for before the dance because you want somewhere kinda fancy but sort of affordable.” Audrey Watson (11)
“STEAK ’n shake is better for after because it’s great food and you don’t want to go somewhere fancy, you kind of just want food.” Audrey Watson (11)
“It’s a good atmosphere and it's usually not too crowded or expensive.” - Josie O’DELL (11)
“It’s good food.” - Devin fox (11)
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Process for checking tickets is easier thanks to CS students
By Alex Bullard Students gained more than just knowledge for reading over the summer. About 20 students earned a free homecoming ticket for completing the library’s summer reading program. Students had to read for 15 hours, include any quote from the books they read, and have a parent/guardian signature. The summer reading program starts as soon as school lets out and forms have to be turned in by Sept. 1. Students can read anything like blogs, magazines, newspapers, and so much more. There were 21 participants this year; the average is usually under 35. Freshman Caitlin Coddington was a participant this year and will be attending the dance on Saturday night for free. “I read all the time for fun and I love the feeling that I get when I use my imagination when I read,” she said. “I came here during summer school and the librarians told me about it, but if it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have done it.” As long as the student has the reading log filled out, has good attendance, and no fines, the library submits a list of eligible students to those who sell the tickets for $15. The library is a great place to study and find a good book to read according to librarian Ms. Julie Buchholz. “It’s always a good challenge to find books for kids who don’t like to read,” Buchholz said. “It’s nice to get to know the kids that come in all the time, we love talking to kids about books.”
When students checked-in to the Homecoming dance on Saturday, the process was quick and easy thanks to Computer Science Capstone students and teacher Mr. Jeremiah Simmons. Kyle Murphy, Greg Bahr, and Michael Pieper developed a streamlined online system the school can use to sell tickets and check students into events. “The school has used something like this in the past, but we wanted to make it better,” Murphy said. “I think we did that and it was a lot of fun.” Bahr said they worked on the project for about 6 weeks. “It was actually a bit of a rush to get it ready for homecoming,” he said. “There are a ton of problems that can happen when developing software but it is part of the process. Generally, when you plan everything out, there’s less problems.” Bahr, who attended the dance and had his ID scanned to check in, took a moment to appreciate his work. “There was a short line but it moved fast. They scanned my ID and that was it,” Bahr said. “I looked behind me as I was walking past the table and took a look at the computer screen and I was really proud to see it working.” Murphy said they will work on improving the project before prom. “We will actually be redoing a portion of it to make it more scalable and user-friendly,” he said. “Those kind of things you only find out about after it starts to get used.” They are planning to have the final product ready for prom ticket sales.
TOP Assistant principals Ms. Dana Burns and Ms. Odetta Smith scan student IDs using the program that the Computer Science students created. They said the process was a lot easier with the new technology. BOTTOM Madison Brown shows her ID to Mr. Justin Smiley to get into the dance with her date. Because he was from another school, that note was attached to Brown’s ticket and showed up after her ID was scanned.
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Most people use the coat check offered at the dance for their purses. Sometimes students turn in their shoes. It’s not often that someone drops off an entire dress. Especially when that somebody is a male. “I was dared to wear a dress for 20 minutes to get $20,” freshman Joe Duncan said. “I actually wore it for closer to 30 minutes.” He walked out of the bathroom at about 7:30 in the Commons changed into a suit that he brought with him. He wasn’t nervous about being turned away from the dance because he made sure his dress was appropriate for the dance. “I measured it with my fingertips and even made sure to wear a bra,” Duncan said. “I had to ask for one and my neighbor brought me it.” His parents knew about his outfit. “They actually took pictures of me in my dress and my suit,” Duncan said. “They were just worried I wasn’t going to get paid.” And as of Monday, has he gotten the money? “Not yet.”
LEFT Christina Trinh (right) dances with her friend Megan JohnDrow. MIDDLE Taiquil Singleton dances in the gym in front of the DJ booth during the dance. TOP RIGHT Devin Fox takes a picture of a group of girls in front of the Incredibles backdrop in the main gym. BOTTOM RIGHT Isabella Koski takes a selfie with friends in the gym lobby during the dance.
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TOP Daniel Shor does a line dance in the front of the group that attended the dance on Saturday night. LEFT DJ Smith dances with his date at the dance on Saturday night. MIDDLE TOP Austin Mansdoerfer leans to his left when dancing. MIDDLE BOTTOM Adam Horwitz and Sarah Vineyard dance on Saturday night. ABOVE Jessica Nohone dances in front of the DJ booth.
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Taylor’s Take DJ takes a beating By Lexi Taylor There’s a reason Dick Clark says “Music is the soundtrack to our lives.” How often do we depend on music to uplift our moods, speak volumes of our current situations, and get us lit? For many people, music is the most important aspect of homecoming. It determines if the dance will be an amazing night to remember or simply an event so lame you don’t even want to tell your grandparents about for fear of their boredom. In Pattonville, seniors wish for the best homecoming yet. Maya Furr reflected disdainfully on the dance last year and
PIRATE PRESS didn’t have high expectations for this year. “Based off last year, this year will probably be bad since we have the same DJ,” Furr said. “I can’t get down and boogie to Sweet Home Alabama.” Nadia Maddex provided some support to the DJ. “Last year, there was a terrible song selection, but it wasn’t the DJ’s fault because he asked for a playlist and we didn’t give him one,” she said. “This year we should have better diversity of good songs.” This time, there was a plan to make sure the music was good. “This year will be better,” junior Victoria Lofland said. “We’ve got a suggestion playlist instead of a DJ just going random.” The playlist Lofland speaks of is called Pattonville Hoco 2017 and it was composed by a variety of STUCO members. The head of the music playlist this year, Daniel Shor, was able to answer a few questions
Vincent’s Views Class battles have no place during Spirit Week By Maria Vincent Parents hate it. It’s a principal’s nightmare. Juniors and seniors live for it. Every homecoming week marks the beginning of yet another annual tradition between juniors and seniors. All homecoming week, upperclassmen will run out past their bed time to pull what they view as harmless pranks on their peers. But are these really just harmless pranks? What hap-
pens when someone takes it too far? Those who participate are supposed to follow a set of rules created by each other to keep property safe. Such as no pranking a parent’s car, no permanent damage, and no eggs. However, the majority who participate do not follow these rules and do whatever they feel will be reversible. This is prominently because by not following these rules, it becomes significantly easier for participants to “one up” the opposing class. As the situation escalates, the rumors grow more and more prominent. The school halls are flooded with whispers of what occurred the chilling
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about it. “I made an Instagram post so that people could comment their suggestions on it. I tried to have good variety, there’s lots of throwbacks.” Junior Megan Reese confirmed it. “I’ve seen the list and picked out some of the songs!” For next year, many hope that there will a school-wide decision made by voting on the Hotspot or even an open ballot in the cafeteria. This allows those who are not following Shor on Instagram, including myself, to have a say in the music for our future.
Now that Homecoming has passed, we have had time to dwell and contemplate on the music choices. Many people spew their disgust at DJ Boogie B, predominantly seniors who know this will be their last homecoming to remember. Senior Maria Vincent commented on her final homecoming: “He didn’t play any Migos, including the No. 1 hit Bad and Boujee, along with not playing current hit Bank Account,” Vincent said. “Instead, he played three Bruno Mars songs and Staying Alive.”
night before. Some stories include highly offensive acts such as: shooting people with BB guns, leaving large pieces of furniture, including refrigerators and couches on lawns, and showering their victim’s property in deer urine. Here’s what Mr. Grimshaw had to say on the issue: “The school’s position is we have an expectation that our students will respect their neighbors in the community and represent themselves in a way that highlights the values that make Pattonville High School and this community a special place.” It’s clear that the school board and community does not
approve of these participating students’ actions. The students however have been unshakable. Who knows what kind of accident or punishment it will take for the participants to change their ways.
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Nadia’s Notes Where did the school spirit go? By Nadia Maddex I have gone to Pattonville all four years of high school and every year I anxiously await my favorite week of the school year: Spirit week. There are some things about spirit week that I will never forget like how there will never be a more iconic lip sync than 2015’s Grease Lightning or this years #Rally4Ryleigh fundraiser, and definitely winning homecoming queen. Each year I always thought, just like every class before me, that it was rigged for the seniors to win which I think is a misconception that my class must have had. It was really eye opening to lose to the juniors. Of course I was upset the seniors lost, but we deserved it. We simply didn’t participate like we should have. Nobody showed up to float building, not everybody dressed up, yet they wondered why we lost. Some will blame it on tallies but I’m going to stick to the facts. We lost because the spirit just wasn’t there. Some of us participated and gave it our all one last time for the entirety of the week. Others just showed no effort. I am one of the most spirited people you will ever meet, truly everyone’s No. 1 fan, and I know that not everyone will get into school events the way I do, but sheesh. It kind of hurts when you cheer your butt off your whole high school career awaiting to be like the greats that came before you and you lose to the juniors your SENIOR year.
By Karlton McGee The reaction we got from alumni hurt even more. I think they were just as shook as us. We got slapped in the face by 2017 who bragged about being better and 2019 who proved they were better all week. Seniors, classmates, 2018... I just want to know: Why? Why wasn’t this a priority? How does it feel for the trash talk to become the truth?
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