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Oh, Baby! Right after kickoff, the student section that was dressed in all white was covered by a cloud of white. Students were given little bags of baby powder and were instructed to pour it into their hands a minute before kickoff. Nathalie Solorio said the idea is something they have been working on for three years. “Leann Graff asked [Activities Coordinator] Mr. Bob Hebrank two days before the game and he finally approved it,” Solorio said. “It’s been an ongoing idea but it was never approved before this year.” Hebrank thought it was fine after a test-run of the powder toss. “My only concern was that they needed to make sure the bleachers weren’t slippery so no one would fall,” Hebrank said. “I was OK with it once they tested it with me.”
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ON THE COVER Lucas Gibson, Payton Davis, Nicholas Rauscher and Erin Bailey battle for control over the TV remote and the title of Spirit Week champion.
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e are proud to present to you the 3rd Annual Pirate Press Homecoming Issue. Every year we bring to you stories about homecoming featuring pictures you submitted on social media using #phsSPIRIT. For our 2015 issue, we’ve brought to you the largest homecoming issue yet. The Pirate Press staff was joined by students enrolled in Introduction to Journalism to compile this magazine. For six days, we were faced with the excitement of Spirit Week. Students get excited about dressing up and competing but we have to remember that even though we are challenged to compete as four different classes, we are still one school. We are proud to be #VilleMade and we need to remember to let that feeling continue for the rest of the year. We can’t wait to see what the 2016 Pirate Press Homecoming Issue will look like. If you want to be a part of the excitement, join Pirate Press or enroll in Introduction to Journalism or Photojournalism. Thank you for being a part of it and now please enjoy looking back on the 2015 Homecoming. Jordan Colquitt and Ross Reynolds, co-editors-in-chief
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SOCIAL MEDIA PattonvilleTODAY used social media to collect pictures and stories throughout Spirit Week.
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PREP RALLY KSDK broadcasted its Prep Rally live from Pattonville at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Cheerleaders, drill team and students were featured on TV.
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PEP RALLY Tug of War and Lip Sync battles were back and students competed in two new games.
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Newton goes North.......21 Football game............22-23 Homecoming Court.24-27 Parade........................28-29 Dance........................30-32 Quick Tips.......................33 Just Dance ........................35
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Teacher Homecomings.. 36 Yearbook Forms........38-39 StyleTracks.....................40
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Pattonville students use social media to capture #phsSPIRIT Twitter, Instagram posts with hashtag are collected for use in the newspaper, yearbook and are published in Storify By Jordan Colquitt and Ross Reynolds Social media is popular at Pattonville. That is why the high school journalism program has such a strong presence on many of the applications students use. “I think @phsTODAY is successful on Twitter because we give the students the news they need and the things they care about such as scores for sports and schedules for weird school days,” newspaper co-editor-inchief Ross Reynolds said. During homecoming week, PattonvilleTODAY on Twitter gained its 1,000th follower. “We work hard to get our stories completed for others to see,” co-editorin-chief Jordan Colquitt said. “I think reaching 1,000 followers shows people like what we do and want to see more it.” Newspaper staff member Sarah Ponder said the strong following shows people are interested in what is happening in the Pattonville community. “I think what makes it so successful is that we all try to work together to put out what people want to read,” Ponder said. “It’s a group effort to get a good magazine out and it’s nice to know people appreciate our work.” Newspaper staff
member Erykah White said the program is growing, not only in the classroom and on Twitter, but in other ways, too. “More people are reading our stories than ever before,” White said. That’s because PattonvilleTODAY has expanded to Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Vine, Snapchat, Periscope, and SchoolTube. Pretty much any social media site you can think of. “Using everything the students are on is a good way to connect with our audience,” yearbook staff member Candace Adams said. “Like with newspaper and yearbook, students have to wait a certain amount of time to see what’s going on in their school, but with social media, they can see it happen in live-time, even if they aren’t there.”
Yearbook staff member Jerica Taylor said students use social media a lot to keep updated. “I hear a lot of people say ‘Let’s check @phsTODAY’ and if they aren’t able to make it to a football game, they are able to see updates, pictures and video from it that night.” This year, PattonvilleTODAY expanded to using Snapchat and Periscope. “Everyone uses Snapchat so we needed to get on that to give live updates,” Adams said. It gives people who can’t make it to the event a sense of it, and because all of the journalism students have press passes, it gives followers access to things they can’t experience for themselves. “Most people aren’t able to get where we are
able to go,” yearbook staff member Caitlin Hamm said. “We are on the field for the football game and we are on the court for the pep rally.” She said each game, more people begin to subscribe to the stream. The newest outlet for PattonvilleTODAY is Periscope, an app that allows an event to be livestreamed and broadcasted on the Internet. Yearbook staff member Abby Schnable was the one in charge of covering the pep rallies on Monday and Friday. “I found students got really into it and they all wanted to be on the camera” Schnable said. “We found the connection got stronger from Monday to Friday because we were connected to the Wifi.” She said reaching out to the community helped build our following, having at least 40 viewers on the stream on Friday. “A lot of the parents, grandparents and random people were tuning in because they know what the pep rally is,” Schnable said. “Kids are all hyped up and the parents want to see what’s going on. The kids talk about how crazy the pep rally is and it’s cool that we have this option now to provide access and they can watch it without having to be at the school.”
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Sarah Murphy and Julie Halveland are rocking the Weather Confused Day clothes on the first day of Spirit Week.
Erykah White, Ms. Kaitlin Childs and Jordan Colquitt gather for a picture on Weather Confused Day outside the A.V. room in the C-wing.
TOP Caitlin Hamm and Kristina Warner are prepared for rain, the cold, the hot and everything in between with their Weather Confused outfits. BOTTOM Tori Stickman, Melina Brotherton, and Shyanne Fuller each top off their Spirit Day outfit with a hat.
Imagine picking out an outfit with the lights off in your room. That’s basically what sophomore Kacie Baniak did on Monday for Weather Confused Day to kick off Spirit Week. “I just chose completely random things from my closet.” The official weather forecast for the day was 79 degrees and sunny but by looking at what Baniak was wearing, that was not very clear. She sported a wearable umbrella on her head, a sweatshirt and shorts. She even wore Crocs with knee-high socks. “My friends made me wear the umbrella hat.” With the ranging temperatures that happen in many of the wings at the high school, Baniak might have been prepared for any kind of weather she would face that day. “I don’t get really hot or uncomfortable in my classes,” she said, but she knew she was ready for any inclement weather. Baniak said she is really into Spirit Week and hopes to sees her class have a sharp increase in Spirit Week participation compared to her freshman year. “I showed spirit during freshman year and got mad at others who didn’t show it.”
Emma Taylor and Hailey Sanders give a confused look as they take a picture together on Weather Confused Day.
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With head to toe participation, Evonna Harris participates fully on the first day of Spirit Week.
Alizabeth Parsons and Mollie Emerick wear Ugg boots with shorts on Weather Confused Day.
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LEFT Isaiah Morrow tries to keep warm on Weather Confused Day in a classroom dressed in a hoodie and scarf. ABOVE Jerica Taylor, Caitlin Hamm and Candace Adams do a group fist bump in Mr. Brian Heyman’s journalism room to show their school spirit.. BELOW LEFT Sophie Vik gives herself a thumbs-up approval for her Weather Confused clothing. BELOW MIDDLE Kali Meister and Elena Davis pose with their clarinets in the band room showing how they are Weather Confused. BELOW RIGHT Hailey Sanders and Julianna Basler take a picture in the hallway showing their school spirit.
LEFT Ellisa Hanne, Caitlin Hamm and Samantha Wright are angry at the weather as Abigail Schnable in the background pops out of the clouds like the sun. MIDDLE Jacob Wooten and Rachael Brockman wear gloves to protect themselves from the cold on Weather Confused Day. RIGHT Students in Mr. Kyle Hall’s class gather together to show off the outfits of everyone who participated on the first day of Spirit Week. BOTTOM Members of the high school play take a break on stage during rehearsal to take a photo of students that participated in Weather Confused day.
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TOP LEFT Ms. Jessica Dalton, Jaida Coleman, Mohamed Hassan, Madison Utley, and Abigail Schrumpf take a picture to show off their tie-dye style. ABOVE Mollie Emerick and Lily Schnitker stand with their hands on their hip when taking a picture on Tuesday. LEFT Julianna Basler and Hailey Sanders take a picture in the hallway during Spirit Week.
Homemade school spirit Senior Caitlin Hamm didn’t have anything to wear that was tie dye to go with the theme on Tuesday. That was until she got together with friends and made an outfit. On Tuesday, she was decked out in tie dye and was ready for Spirit Week. “Well, I started out with tie dying a shirt and bandana,” Hamm said. Hamm, along with Jerica Taylor and Candace Adams, used a tie dye kit to create her outfit.
“We tie dyed them in Jerica’s art room,” Hamm said. Hamm said they didn’t only think about Tuesday’s theme, but thought ahead to Friday’s Class Color Day. “We tie dyed our bandanas two different ways,” Hamm said. “One side we did in different colors and the other side we did in just green for Class Color Day.” They did run into a problem when designing their outfits. “Our tie dye was the spray kind,” Hamm said.
“It made it a little bit harder to get the whole shirt tie dyed without leaving any white spots but if I ever tie dye again, I will get the bottle dye because it’s easier to work with.” She ultimately decided that a shirt and a bandana was probably was not going to be enough. “So I decided to tie dye shorts too,” Hamm said. But her outfit wasn’t finished yet. There was one piece missing. “My mom found the tights I’m wearing at a garage sale for a dollar.”
ABOVE A group of students wearing tie dye on Tuesday take a picture during Spirit Week. RIGHT Abigail Dermody wears tie-dyed socks that match her Nike shoes. BOTTOM Elli Hanne rocks the air guitar when wearing a tie-dyed shirt.
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TOP LEFT Megan Kendrick takes a group picture of the yearbook staff participating in Tie Dye Day using a selfie stick. TOP RIGHT Kori Gibbons and Mr. Steven Shaw take a picture together in Shaw’s room. BOTTOM LEFT Ms. Lindsey Williams and Madison Duello stand with their hands on their hips for a photo during Tie Dye Day. BOTTOM RIGHT Sarah Hirschbeck wears her Homecoming court sash and kneels in front during a class photo with students wearing Tie Dye on Tuesday.
TOP LEFT Henry Bodde, Mackenzie Deutsch and Juan Esteban take a picture at the yearbook photo booth. TOP MIDDLE Carleigh Lindsay and Will Polster take a photo together in the Commons during lunch. ABOVE The cast of the fall play take a group picture during rehearsal. LEFT Caitlin Hamm, Adam Burke and Candace Adams show off their muscles when wearing their tie dye on Tuesday for Spirit Week.
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ty-ed into Spirit Week When Dress Like Your Decade or TV Show was announced as a theme for Spirit Week, senior Julianna Basler did not know what to do. She knew her decade was the 1990s and the seniors were assigned Friends, but she was searching for something a little more creative. When on Pinterest looking for ideas to do, she found the idea of dressing up as Beanie Babies by using the search 90s Group Costume Ideas and presented the idea to her friends. Beanie Babies were released in 1991, so it fit the decade requirement
TOP LEFT Madison Ambrosecchia participates in Spirit Week by dressing up as Hannah Montana, the freshmen theme. TOP MIDDLE Ms. Emily McDaniel’s class leans up against lockers to take a group picture. TOP RIGHT Austin Mansdoerfer dresses as Raphael from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the sophomore class theme. BOTTOM Ms. Heather Lopez-Johnston’s 3rd hour stands in the hall for a picture.
perfectly. Valerie Brockman remembers having the stuffed toys when she was younger. “I had a whole bunch of Beanie Babies when I was a kid,” Valerie Brockman said. “I basically collected them.” All together, the seniors decided to work on creating the costumes. They achieved the look by wearing stuffed animal ears and Beanie Babies tags. “My friend Matthew Anderson brought me the rabbit ears, and Valerie Brockman made me the Beanie Babies tag,” Tessa Rogers said. “It was all totally last
minute, but we made it happen.” Made it happen by some late-night runs to Hobby Lobby and Spirit Halloween. “I had to buy the supplies like the ears and tails and paint,” Anderson said. “We probably spent $12 on the costumes, posters and paint.” Keeping the tags on Beanie Babies make them valuable, but Anderson is OK with just the memories being priceless. “I threw the tag away afterward,” Anderson said. “It was in my car and I didn’t want to keep it anymore so I just tossed it in the trash.”
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TOP LEFT Senior Brendan Anderson sports a jean jacket and jorts for decades day for the 90s. TOP RIGHT Lindsey Morrow, Kaylee Moody and Hailey Patel dressed up and matched for the 90s.
FAR LEFT Ms. Janet Kuhn’s PALs class dresses up as Flintstones and the 60s decade on Thursday. LEFT Lindsay Fink and Rebecca Cook party on as Wayne’s World. MIDDLE Ms. Kathleen Shearrer third hour class dresses up as 70s decade. BOTTOM LEFT Sophomores in Ms. Kathleen Shearrer’s class team up as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. BOTTOM Ms. Amy Adam’s third hour dressses up for Decade Day.
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Amari Anderson stands in front of Ms. Katie Funderburk’s English class and takes a group selfie during Tacky Tourist Day.
Mr. Steven Shaw approves sophomore Kori Gibbons’s outfit for Spirit Week.
ABOVE Students in Mr. Steven Shaw’s class take out their cameras and binoculars to take in that once-in-a-lifetime moment. RIGHT Megan Kendrick sports her sunglasses and Abigail Schnable peers through her binoculars on Tacky Tourist Day.
ABOVE Alizabeth Parsons and Mollie Emerick act as tacky tourists with a camera and “binoculars.” MIDDLE Nadia Maddex sports a fanny pack on Tacky Tourist Day TOP RIGHT Henry Bodde uses his selfie sstick to take a group picture in Ms. Amy Schwendemann’’s class. FAR RIGHT Katie HutchisonDiBello, Abby Stowers, Sam Shull, Andrea Ramon, Emma Hohenstein, Emily Ta and Nadia Maddex take a picture in the Commons.
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Cole Tucker protects himself from the brightness of the lights in his classroom by wearing sunscreen on his nose.
TOP Shaylyn Scheer, Alizabeth Parsons Kendall Battle and Emily Reyes stand in front of lockers for a picture on Tacky Tourist Day. BOTTOM Kristin Barringhaus, Julianna Basler, Jessica Bailey, Shannon Bamvakais and Leah Barklage wear fanny packs and beach hats on Tacky Tourist Day.
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PHS turns into Club Penguin Yakubu wears costume borrowed from friend Because penguins can’t fly, junior Iveren Yakubu still had to walk from class-to-class on Thursday. Well, maybe it was more of a waddle. “The beak kept getting into my eye vision,” Yakubu said. “I could see only on one side at a time, either the left side or the right side, so I had to keep holding the beak up so I could see.” Other than the vision impairment, Yakubu
said the costume was actually pretty comfortable. “I borrowed it from Angelica Woody,” she said. “Her favorite animal is a penguin and her mom got it for her.” Yakubu decided to really dedicate herself to Spirit Week this year. “I decided I was just going to go all out and embarrass myself,” Yakubu said. “I just didn’t care.”
She said many students looked at her throughout the day and some even made an odd request. “I had some people ask ‘Can I take a picture with you?’” She characterized her penguin by making it a tourist of itself. “I also put on a Mexican hat and wore a camera bag around my neck,” she said. “Even penguins like to visit different places.”
TOP LEFT Mallory Martin sports a sundress and beach hat for Tacky Tourist Day. TOP RIGHT Students in Ms. Judith Chabot’s French class are tourists all wanting to go a different way. BOTTOM LEFT Alex Caldwell, Gavin Rodawald, Daniel Burns, David Treat, Sean Clugston and Grant Cushman take a group picture showing off their tacky tourist look. BOTTOM RIGHT Will Polster looks like a lost tourist standing alone in the D-Wing.
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School spirit shown with religious pride The Arabic word hijab, which refers to modest behavior or dress in general, is often used to describe the headscarf worn by Muslim women and girls. On Friday, Rania Daoud was able to incorporate her religious belief into head-to-toe school spirit coverage for Class Color Day. “I did wear the green headscarf specifically for Friday,” Daoud said. “I
randomly had it in my closet for some reason but I did wear it on purpose.” It’s not usually the style of hijab she wears. “I don’t usually wear green, especially not that bright of green.” But she was actually pretty excited to wear it because of Spirit Week. “It was pretty awesome getting the chance to show my support for the senior class.”
RIGHT Students in Mr. Richard Klosterman’s class step out into the hallway to take a senior picture.
TOP LEFT Nathan McClain shows his junior class spirit by covering himself in a red Morphsuit. TOP MIDDLE Sophomore Kennedy Stroker wears a blue dress to show her class spirit while also dressing nice because she is on homecoming court. TOP RIGHT Sophie Vik and Justin Williams wear red during their acting class on Friday. BOTTOM LEFT Ms. Casey Christensen’s sophomore class stands in the hallway to take a class picture. BOTTOM RIGHT Sophomore Kacie Baniak shows her class spirit by wearing a blue Morephsuit and a tutu.
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TOP LEFT Tamia Tyler and Haley Reynolds stand in the gym lobby during school to take a picture. TOP RIGHT Lily Schnitker takes a group selfie of juniors wearing all red. BOTTOM LEFT Brittany Strasburger and Marisa Ruggiero take a picture dressed in yellow representating the freshman class. BOTTOM RIGHT Regina Royal leans against a locker when working in the hall with students in a variety of grades
TOP LEFT Jordin McGehee and Ross Reynolds flash a 1 and 7 to represent the junior class while dressed in red. TOP RIGHT Rathwaan Al-gebory, Sarah Hirschbeck, Natalie Wildberger, Summer Parker and Mason Murphy take a photo of the oldest and youngest grades in the school. BOTTOM LEFT Julie Ensor, Erykah White, Amanda Faust, Taylor Hays, and Bailey Schaefermeier take a junior pride photo in science. BOTTOM RIGHT Emily Ta, Andrea Ramon and Nadia Maddex dress in blue for Spirit Day.
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RIGHT Megan McGinty competes in the new office tennis game. Students used clipboards to hit a ball of paper back and forth with a partner and tried to make it into a recycling bin on the other side of the gym. FAR RIGHT Luciano Zarinelli and Dominic Masek compete in the Ready Spaghetti competition. BELOW Katie Basta stands in front of the sophomore tug-of-war line pulling against the seniors.
Lip sync won by seniors
TOP LEFT Seniors rehearsed five times before performing their lip sync at the Pep Rally. They were announced the winners at the homecoming dance on Saturday night. TOP RIGHT Juniors do a kickline during their lip sync performance. BOTTOM LEFT Sophomores placed 2nd for their lip sync competition. BOTTOM RIGHT Freshmen form a dance circle around Kendall Battle who shows off her moves in the middle during their lip sync performance.
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Class competitions highlight Friday’s assembly Two new games introduced as games that count toward Spirit Week points By Haley Reynolds Homecoming week is the perfect opportunity to show school spirit and maybe a little bit of your competitive side against your peers. During the Pep Rally on Friday, Sept. 25, the popular tug-of-war and lip sync competitions were back but so were some new games. Sarah Ponder was part
of the junior tug-of-war team. “It was really easy beating the freshmen,” Ponder said. “We had a lot of football players in the back. Ross Reynolds was part of the junior lip sync team. “We worked on the lip sync for a couple of weeks before the performance,” Reynolds said. “I was a little nervous
because I was in front of the whole school and I didn’t know how it was going to go.” Two new games were introduced for students to compete in. Ready Spaghetti and Office Tennis were the new games that challenged the classes against each other in competition. Junior Erykah White was part of the junior
Office Tennis team and tried to prepare for the game before the pep rally. “Me and my partner Roma Patel practiced together in our 5th hour pre-calc class,” White said. “We did really well in practice but we did just OK in front of the entire school. We got to the trash can but we couldn’t get it IN the trashcan. It was pretty
frustrating.” Sophomore Tamia Tyler enjoys seeing the school come together for competition and school spirit. “My favorite thing about the assembly was seeing all of my classmates being super involved because it shows how much spirit our school has and how much we love Pattonville.”
LEFT Kori Gibbons, Kennedy Stroker and Megan Lashley watch their performance of the lip sync dance after coming off the floor. ABOVE The freshmen perform their lip sync in the gym during Friday’s pep assembly. The gym is separated into four sections, one each for the freshmen (yellow), sophomores (blue), juniors (red), and seniors (green).
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Students rally to win KSDK Game of the Week Trailing with just hours remaining in the poll, Pirates come back to win By Ross Reynolds Every Friday night, local news station KSDK broadcasts from a high school chosen by the fans from an online poll. Pattonville has been a nominee many times in the past, but has never been able to receive the most votes. That was not the case this time as the fans put their computers to work all week and beat out Rockwood Summit in the closing hours of the poll. “I think that was some clever manipulation of the system,” said Frank Cusumano, sports reporter for KSDK. “And I admire that you could find a way to beat the system.” Students in Computer Science classes reportedly ran a program that allowed one vote to count as many more. Cusumano has been to about six schools already this year and likes the school spirit at Pattonville. “This is without a doubt the best we’ve had,” he said. “The dance team is nationally known, the cheerleaders were awesome and the white-out student section is great.” Cusumano enjoys coming to the high schools to cover local football. “We cover the professionals all week, and we cover the col-
ABOVE KSDK’s sports reporter Frank Cusumano reports live from Pattonville during the 6 p.m. news broadcast. RIGHT A screengrab from the 10 p.m. broadcast of highlights from the Pattonville football game. leges a lot on Saturdays, so we save Friday nights for the prep. These atmospheres are great,” Cusumano said. “And also, for a selfish reason, a lot of parents want to see their kids. They want to watch and that means ratings for us.” Not only are the fans great with the voter turnout, but Cusumano thinks the team looks
great too. “If Kaleb Eleby can get healthy, I think you guys have a real good chance to get to the Dome,” Cusumano said. “You’re in Class 5 now, not
Class 6, so there’s no CBC. This is a big game here tonight. On paper, you’re as good as any school in Class 5 we’ve seen so far.”
Greatest 17th birthday party ever for Baniak Mackenzie Baniak had a birthday party that she will never forget. First, she walked around the school during the day with balloons,
then she was interviewed during the Prep Rally by Channel 5 sports reporter Frank Cusumano, and at halftime, the student section sang ‘Happy
Birthday’ to her followed by teammates giving her a hug. “It was the best day ever,” Baniak said. “Everyone celebrated with me.”
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No Saturday games on Pirates schedule By Aaya Qondah
Mr. Doug Newton talks to a Parkway North player on the sideline during the homecoming game against Pattonville. The Vikings won 24-7.
History teacher coaches at school his son attends
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Many students have Mr. Doug Newton as a teacher for history at Pattonville. No students have him as a coach for football. Newton coaches instead at Parkway North High School, this year’s opponent in the Homecoming game. Many students believe the Vikings are the new rival for the Pirates, a replacement of Ritenour High School because of the conference realignment. “This rivalry is really only a result of the new conference Pattonville moved into last season,” Newton said. Newton, despite
teaching at Pattonville, is an assistant coach for Parkway North’s varsity team. In his opinion, North still sees Parkway Central as their true rival, but suggests that Pattonville might be a secondary rival. “In general, many people still see Ritenour as Pattonville’s rival in the same way that many people still see Parkway Central as North’s rival,” Newton said. Newton has been teaching at Pattonville for the past 14 years, but has only coached at North for the past 4. “It wasn’t a strange situation when I took the job because at that time, Pattonville never played North in foot-
ball,” Newton said. In last year’s road game at Parkway North, tensions ran rampant and led to the breakout of a few on-field fights between the players. It was a major question of how it would play into this year’s matchup. “It shouldn’t be that big of deal this year,” Newton said. “The feeling I had last year of the players just isn’t there this year, so it should be a good, fair game.” No issues carried over from the 2014 game. Whether they are rivals or not, Parkway North is a great matchup because it is the homecoming showcase, a game that
is big no matter the opponent. “I believe North is our new rival only because we are more evenly matched with them as opposed to Ritenour,” senior Leann Graff said. “We seem to get more competitive match ups when we play against them.” It may make sense that many consider North rivals since their district shares a border with Pattonville’s, but the same can be said for Ritenour. “We honestly don’t mess with either of them,” varsity football player Chris Poindexter said. “We think both of them are our rivals, and we go out and play tough against both of them.”
For the second straight year, Pattonville played its Homecoming football game under the Friday night lights instead of Saturday afternoon following the parade. The football players are quite excited about the change. “Friday night football games are the tradition,” quarterback Kaleb Eleby said. Girls that attend the Homecoming events are excited and relieved that the game isn’t on the same day as the dance. “The majority of the girls were always frustrated when Hoco was on Saturday because they would leave the game sweaty, exhausted and frustrated which meant they wouldn’t have much time to get ready for the night,” Laci Loeb said. “Since it’s on a Friday night now, it’s not a problem.” Orlando Carson said the student section has had great attendance at the games this year and that more students are willing to go to a game played on a Friday night instead of a Saturday afternoon. “Since we have school on the day of the game and have Spirit Week for Homecoming weekend, more students are more likely going to come out and support our team,” Carson said. “The more students who come out to shout and yell ‘Let’s Go Piartes! Let’s Go!’ makes our team want to win and show off their very best.”
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Vikings steal Homecoming victory from Pirates Parkway North scores all of its points in the first half, team shut out in 2nd By Jeffrey Hart For the third consecutive year, the Pattonville Pirates couldn’t secure a win on Homecoming, this time losing to the Parkway North Vikings, 24-7. In 2013, Pattonville lost to the Ritenour Huskies battling to a 3-point loss in overtime and in 2014, the Pirates lost to the Webster Groves Statesmen. This time around, it was the Pirates falling to the Vikings of Parkway North. The offense struggled to produce throughout the entire game, while the defense turned it around in the second half. The team allowed all of the Vikings points in the first half, shutting them out in the second. “We were slow in the first half on both sides of the ball, but we came out in the second half playing lights out defense,” Azim Djuraev said. The Vikings got the ball first and scored on their opening drive with a 20-yard pass to wide receiver Clayton Weber. They added a 3-yard rushing touchdown by Ryan Smith followed by another Clayton Weber score. This time it was an interception that was returned 75 yards for a touchdown. “Parkway North was really athletic and came out and was able to execute better than we were,” Djuraev said. The Pirates had just come off a stunning 40-0 win against Webster Groves and was listed in the Missouri Statewide Class 5 Top 10 Football Poll and included in the St. Louis PostDispatch’s Top Large Schools
Jordan Wilkes runs through the banner held by the cheerleaders to lead the team onto the field for the homecoming game against Parkway North. Football Rankings. These accolades are huge during a season and a big motivator to players on the team. It’s also a target on their backs when playing a big game against one of their conference rivals. “Other people on the team expect to win homecoming games without giving full effort and we underestimate our opponent,” Josh Jackson said. “We need to play tougher.” In a game during Week 4 against Ritenour, quarterback Kaleb Eleby came out after a thumb injury. Since then, the starting wide receiver Anthony Green had been filling in as the signal caller. A lot of people have to step up in their roles when someone
else goes down. “I was nervous at first, but I knew I could do it,” Anthony Green said. “I just needed a little more reps in practice.” In the second quarter of the homecoing game during Week 6 of the season, Eleby returned to play, moving Green back to wide receiver. “I think we were at our best when Kaleb came in,” Green said. “Of course it didn’t really show Friday night, but now in practice, we can get back to working the way things were before and everyone will feel comfortable.” After this homecoming loss, the Pirates record is now 4-2 after a 3-0 start. The Pirates have fallen out of the Missouri Class 5 Top 10 but are still receiving votes.
“Losses are always frustrating,” Jordan Wilkes said. “We didn’t play like we are capable of playing and that’s the outcome you get when that happens. The great thing about it though, is that all the mistakes that were made are correctable and will be corrected this week in practice. We just have to believe we can do it and it will get done.” The next few opponents will prove their ranking in those polls and the ability of the team. Pattonville will face Class 5 No. 8 Rockwood Summit (5-1) on Oct. 2 and will travel to Class 6 No. 4 Kirkwood (5-0) on Oct. 8. They end the season traveling to Mehlville on Oct. 16. Playoffs will begin at the end of the season.
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TEAM Parkway North Pattonville
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First Quarter Parkway North: Clayton Weber 20-yard pass from Jalani Williams (Jack Faron kick), 4:23
Second Quarter Parkway North: Ryan Smith 3-yard run (Jack Faron kick), 11:38 TOP LEFT Cornerback Anthony Lowe tracks down the Parkway North player and assists in the tackle. TOP RIGHT Jordan Wilkes advances the ball on the ground and runs through the Vikings defense earning the Pirates a first down. BOTTOM The Pattonville defense kept Parkway North scoreless in the second half coming up with key stops. Chris Poindexter (left) takes away a possible touchdown with an interception in the end zone and Rico Anthony (right) takes the ball away from the Vikings giving the Pirates excellent field position to start a drive.
Performances entertain fans during halftime of Big Game Midway through the game, the football players made their way to the locker room and turned the main stage over to the marching band, cheerleaders and drill team. “It’s more exciting than any other game because the crowd is bigger,” cheerleader Veronica Pointer said. Drill team performed but it was not like their traditional homecoming halftime performance. “We didn’t do hoops or wear our traditional green dresses from the 1980s,” Brittany Bell said. “It makes me want to cry that we are breaking tradition. It’s awful, it sucks, it’s the worst thing ever, but it’s a year of change because we have a young team and pretty much everything is different.”
Parkway North: Clayton Weber 75-yard interception (Jack Faron kick), 2:04 Parkway North: Jack Faron 40yard field goal, 0:00
Third Quarter Pattonville: Chris Poindexter 3-yard run (Cody Blankenship kick), 4:16
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Senior court escorted on field during halftime
Sammie Byrne
Cassie Callahan
Involvement: Varsity Drill Team, GALXC, Rho Kappa, NHS, Varsity Volleyball, Renaissance
Involvement: Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Basketball, PALs, GALXC, Student Council
Favorite TV Show: So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite TV Show: One Tree Hill
Sarah Hirschbeck
Tessa Stahlhut
Involvement: Twirling, Rho Kappa, NHS (Historian)
Involvement: Yearbook, Thespian, BSAAC
Favorite TV Show: Modern Family
Favorite TV Show: The Amanda Show
Brooke Crowell
Involvement: Marching Band Favorite TV Show: Fringe
Kalekidan Yeshiwas
Involvement: Marching Band, National Honor Society, Student Council, Rho Kappa, Pit Orchestra, Renaissance Favorite TV Show: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Juniors
Julie Ensor
Involvement: Marching Band, Student Council, Rho Kappa, National Honor Society, Soccer Favorite TV Show: Parks and Recreation
Bailey Schaefermeier
Involvement: Soccer, Softball, Class Officer, NHS, Rho Kappa Favorite TV Show: The Office
Sophomores
Marching Queen to Homecoming Queen
Yeshiwas crowned after performing in marching band’s halftime show
By Jordan Colquitt
“I thought I had zero time during halftime, but it ended up not being that hectic.” This year’s homecoming queen ran from her formation in marching band after its performance to the line up of homecoming candidates before the court was announced. But when the winner was announced, Kalekidan Yeshiwas’ face did not look exhausted. Instead it had the shocked look of excitement when she heard her name being said. “My train of thought was basically, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s my
name!’ and then I realized that I won,” Yeshiwas said. “Then I was like how do I put on the other sash?” Yeshiwas said it felt absolutely amazing to win. “I wasn’t expecting to win,” she said, “but my friends thought otherwise.” With Yeshiwas being a senior and it being her last homecoming, this homecoming was by far her favorite compared to the others. “I had the least amount of time to get ready due to a band competition, but I had the most fun overall.”
Brittany Bell
Involvement: Varsity Drill Team, Student Council, Renaissance, GALXC Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds
Kennedy Stroker
Involvement: Varsity Cheerleading, Student Council, Renaissance, GALXC, Soccer, Class Officer Favorite TV Show: Family Feud
Freshmen
Kaitlyn Kelly
Isabella Monahan
Involvement: Theater, Yearbook Photography Club
Involvement: Varsity Drill Team
Favorite TV Show: Once Upon A Time
Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
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Girls just want to have fun
Homecoming Court members have to dress elegant during Spirit Week, not able to participate in dress-up days with the rest of the school By Sarah Ponder During Spirit Week, there are many students who participate in the dress-up days. While every day has a different theme, for one group of girls, every day is dress-up day. Girls on Homecoming court have to wear tiaras, sashes and dresses, instead of getting to dress up in costumes and wacky clothes. “It’s been a tradition at Pattonville that the girls dress nice all week so we decided to keep the tradition going,” Student Council co-sponsor Ms. Heather Lopez-Johnston said. “On Fridays, they can wear their class color while also dressing nice. It’s seen as an honor to be on court and I think the girls like to show it.” There are two girls from from the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes on Homecoming court and six members of the senior class are nominees for Homecoming Queen. Some of senior court members are disappointed that they can’t dress up for the themed days during their last Spirit Week in high school. “I am upset that I can’t
participate each day, but I decided to break the rules a little bit and tried to incorporate each theme in my daily outfit,” senior Sammie Byrne said. All the girls are very happy and glad to be on court so it doesn’t bother them that they have to dress up every day, but dressing up every day wasn’t even a challenge for senior Brooke Crowell. “I usually wear dresses and stuff like that to school anyways, so it wasn’t really difficult for me to wear one every day,” Crowell said. On the other hand, most of the girls had to go buy whole new outfits. Some even borrowed dresses from their friends. “Yeah, I’m a little upset that I can’t dress for the themes,” junior Bailey Schaefermeier said, “but I think being on court will be fun and difficult, considering I have to borrow dresses from my friends.” Each nominee is easy to spot within the halls of goofydressed students, while they have to wear their crowns and sashes. But they all love being on court and are glad that they have the honor of representing their class.
While girls on court needed to dress nice each day during Spirit Week, some found creative ways to participate in the dress-up days. ABOVE Kalekidan Yeshiwas wore a plaid dress while wearing her Court sash to match Wednesday’s theme of Decades Day. Plaid was a popular style in the 90s which was assigned to the seniors. MIDDLE Sammie Byrne (front) incorporated the day’s theme into each of her nice outfits during Spirit Week. BELOW Brittany Bell and Kennedy Stroker wore blue dresses on Friday in order to be color-coordinated with their sophomore class.
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Homecoming court missing key piece
Boys have no place on Homecoming court, only serve as members for prom
By Kyle Rhodes Jared Pond was crowned King at the 2015 Pattonville prom. But homecoming at Pattonville is full of traditions. Students attend a home football game, they participate in or watch the parade down Creve Coeur Mill Road, they dress up for Spirit Days and they vote for a Homecoming queen. Those traditions do not include voting for a homecoming king. Although Pattonville doesn’t have guys on homecoming court, the idea has been considered. “It has been brought up before in the past but it just wasn’t approved,”
student council and BSAAC sponsor Ms. Jacki Gittemeier said. “It’s just the fact that it’s a tradition at Pattonville that we don’t have one so traditions take over everything else.” Many surrounding schools, like Parkway North, include a homecoming king on its court. If students want to create a change, suggestions can be made to BSAAC. “BSAAC is open to suggestions to make homecoming more enjoyable and maybe this can start a new tradition at Pattonville.” Students are open to the thought of having guys on court. “I think it would be
Above: 2015 Prom King Jared Pond dances with Prom Queen Emily Burgess after the winners of Prom Court were announced. Right: Jared Pond reacts after his name is announced as the winner of Prom King.
cool to have guys on homecoming court, because there’s guys on Prom court,” senior Homecoming court member Cassie Callahan. “I feel like it’s kinda sexist to have only females on Homecoming court. It would give more males opportunities to strive for something in high school.” Sophomore homecoming court member
Kennedy Stroker sees boys on Homecoming court as simply a way to get more people involved. “I like the idea because the girls wouldn’t have to pick who they walk with and it’s only fair to include boys.” But it’s not just girls that would enjoy expanding the homecoming court, guys also like the idea of having a
homecoming king. “It’s a great idea because girls who are on court get into the dance for free,” senior Alex Caldwell said. “Guys would be able to get in for free too if they were on court. Plus, if other schools have it, I think Pattonville should too.”
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Float decorating builds more than just floats
One of the very big events of homecoming week is the Homecoming Parade. The parade is on Saturday but preparations begin way before that. “We have been planning out our float since June,” senior Nathalie Solorio said. “The senior theme is Friends and the sign in our design is based of the show’s logo with the buildings on top and it will definitely stand out the most.” With their theme being Friends, they are providing a great example of what the show was about during float building. “Not only have the class officers been a part of this but the entire senior class came together this week and worked our butts off to make this a last hoorah for everyone.” Float building occurs Tuesday through Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. and many people show up throughout the week to help their classes build their float. Juniors and seniors tend to have the biggest rivalries of the school when it comes to the parade floats and it takes time and effort to make sure they produce a good product. “We have had the plan for our float for three weeks now,” junior Amanda Meyer said. “The entire float is going to stand out because it’s an entire Flintstones car so that’s pretty cool.” Meyer said the juniors have a good chance of winning the competition. “We have the most creative float out of all of them,” Meyer said. “We are ahead of the game with building and we have an enormous amount of student involvement, more than anyone else.” Sophomores had some difficulties during float building. While everyone else was able to start building on their trailers, they had no transportation for their trailer and it didn’t arrive until late Thursday night. “We’ve had our plan for around 2 weeks now,” sophomore Nadia Maddex said. “It’s going to be so cool because we’re going to have a person in a Parkway North shirt and the fog machine is going to be going. We should definitely win because our float is the most creative and who doesn’t love the Ninja Turtles?” On Tuesday there was a good amount of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, but the freshmen only had three people show up to help. “We haven’ t had a plan for long,” freshman Kendall Battle said. “We actually thought of a plan when we got here.” Battle said the plan is to focus on the design. “The focus should should be on the back part of the float because that is what stands out the most for our float,” Battle said. “It represents our theme and class at the same time.”
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The senior float was designed to match the theme of Friends. It had a banner with the title “The One Where The Seniors Win Spirit Week” that foreshawdowed the overall results that were announced Saturday night at the dance.
ABOVE The freshmen float was inspired by the TV show Hannah Montana. It was designed to look like a concert stage. RIGHT Members of Future Educators Association created their float designed after the Magic School Bus. Students tossed candy to those watching the parade.
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SATURDAY - Parade 29 Pattonville cheerleaders ride on top of the Pattonville fire engine during the parade that traveled down Creve Coeur Mill Road.
The juniors designed their float after the car in The Flintstones. The students on the float wore costumes to match those of the characters from the TV show.
ABOVE Playing his trumpet and marching in the parade with the band, Sam Dwyer performs the Pattonville Fight Song. RIGHT The sophomore class float was decorated like its theme of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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In with the group By Ryan Martin For those who can’t find the perfect date to homecoming, going with a group of friends seems like an excellent backup plan, but for some, it’s the perfect date. “There’s more people to hang out with, so you’re not stuck with one person,” senior Emily Prueitt said. That’s a shared sentiment by many this year, who believe going with friends has its benefits. And since homecoming isn’t as formal as prom, going with a group is becoming a popular trend. “I’m not a twerk guy,” Anton Bosler said, “so I like being with a group.” Senior Cole Mansell who has attended the
homecoming dance since 2012, has a date this year, but as a freshman he was part of a group so he understands the appeal. “Going with a date is cool, but having a group is a more laid back experience,” Mansell said. “Having a date adds a little pressure for sure.” For those going for the first time who are looking to eliminate the pressure of having a single date, a group outing is the perfect solution. Junior Kaleb Byrd will be attending the dance with a set of guys and girls, but there’s no assigned “dates” within the group. “It’s easier to go with friends and just hang out.”
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ABOVE Lindsay Fink and Laci Loeb dance with a Miley Cyrus cardboard cutout from the Hannah Montana photo booth set up in the corner of the gym for the freshman theme. RIGHT Vadim Mamrenko shows off his moves in the middle of the gym as a circle of students formed during the dance.
ABOVE Maleah Brotherton checks her phone for the spelling of a song as she is joined with Abby Robbins at the DJ booth making a request at the dance. TOP RIGHT Rebecca Cook and Jordan Tucker dance together on Saturday night. BOTTOM RIGHT Kristin Barringhaus claps along with the music while dancing at homecoming.
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Caitlin Hamm jumps into the air with Tyler Balk after the senior class is announced as winners of the 2015 Homecoming Spirit Week.
Royalty walks the “Green Carpet” at Homecoming Dance The winner was announced at the football game, but Kalekidan Yeshiwas was formally presented as Homecoming Queen at about 9 p.m. during the dance on Saturday night. All of the homecoming court members walked out with their escorts, some in more creative ways than others. “It was Cassie Callahan’s idea to have all the seniors walk out differently,” Tessa Stahlhut said. “All night, Sam Shull had been asking to wear my tiara and sash, so I was like ‘Why don’t you wear them when we walk out?’ and it was Cassie’s idea for him to carry me out bridal style. It was really, really funny. The closer we got to the lights, it looked like Sam was struggling to carry me but it was really because he couldn’t see where he was going.” When assistant principal Mr. Gene Grimshaw announced the arrival of the Queen, members of the senior class starting to bow and wave as Yeshiwas walked by.
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BATTLE OF THE DANCES
Homecoming
Prom
VS. On the surface homecoming and prom may seem very similar or even the same thing. However, there are actually very distinct differences between the two events. Homecoming Homecoming is normally a week-long event organized by high schools or colleges. In high school, the homecoming game celebrates the high school athletes, normally with a football game on Friday night. There are Spirit Days that encourage school spirit and a Homecoming court. There are pep rallies and a dance. For colleges, homecoming is a time to welcome back old alumni who were a part of the college years ago. Since homecoming is in the fall, dress is a little less formal and dress length can be much shorter. This does depend on the school but most schools see homecoming as a semi-formal event. Comfort is also taken into account because the temperature is often very hot and high schools want to keep their students safe. Again it can vary a bit between schools but for the most part, homecoming is much more relaxed.
Prom Prom is often viewed as the most important event in high school. Prom is normally held in the late spring, usually in May, and is held as the Westport Sheraton instead of in the gym. Prom is very formal and it is the more expensive event of the two. Since prom is formal and the weather is often cooler, girls often wear gowns that reach the floor and the guys are required to wear either suits or tuxedos. High heels are a must for prom however homecoming can allow for flats or a low heel. Prom is often the highlight of a girl’s high school life as well. Many girls plan for prom months in advance and spend a few years dreaming of becoming prom queen. Prom is by far more important for girls than guys and most girls put in an excessive amount of effort (and money) into prom preparations.
So, in summary, what are the main differences between homecoming and prom? - Homecoming is more casual whereas prom is a very formal event - Homecoming happens at the beginning of the year during the football season while prom is normally in May - Homecoming dresses are often slightly shorter than prom dresses for comfort and due to the semi-formal nature - Prom is often geared toward girls whereas homecoming is for alumni and seniors - Prom is more expensive than homecoming and will cost students significantly more than homecoming REMEMBER: Homecoming and prom are looked back on as some of the best times in high school. Try to remember not to get too stressed out and overwhelmed!
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QUICK TIPS ON GETTING READY FOR HOMECOMING THERE ARE MANY THINGS JADA GEORGE-CUNNINGHAM CAN DO IN ORDER TO GET READY FOR THE DANCE by Camron Washington
NAILS - Get them done early. “I always go to get my nails done in the morning for homecoming. This is the best time to go because there is never a lot of people there when they first open.” DRESS - Look for functional. “When I’m looking for a dress, I look for something really nice, but also something that I can dance in. The biggest thing for me is that I have to have something that stands out.” SHOES - Go with something simple. “With the shoes, I like to go simple, because this way, I don’t have to find my dress off of off what my shoes look like. I just usually buy black and comfortable shoes.” ACCESSORIES - Plan your outfit. “When picking out accesories, I usually go to Rue 21 and try to find some silver or gold jewelry. There is always some really nice stuff to get when I’m in there.” HAIR - Don’t allow too much time to mess it up. “The hair is probably my favorite part of getting ready. I always get it done the day of the dance so it looks really nice when I’m taking pictures that night.” MAKEUP - Limit the amount you put on. “I just have my mom or someone I know do my makeup. I try not to put too much on because I know I will eventually start to sweat and it will make a big mess.”
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DANCE So you think you can The Quan
2015 is the year of the viral dance moves. The Quan is a dance created by rapper Rich Homie Quan.
The Whip
Songs always make way for dance fads, and this year was no different. Silento’s smash hit Whip has been sweeping the nation.
The Nae-Nae
The dance is loosely inspired by Sheneneh Jenkins, the female character played by Martin Lawrence on his ‘90s sitcom, Martin.
1. Bend your knees, and get down into a low position.
1. Bend your knees with your legs shoulder length apart and feet outward.
1. Keep your knees bent with your legs shoulder length apart and feet angled outward.
2. Put your right arm out and your left arm behind you.
2. In very subtle front stroke motions, bring your right arm in front of you with your fist clenched.
2. Bring your The Whip arm above your head, bent slightly, while you rock your body from side to side, swaying gracefully.
3. Switch your arms while you walk in place and move your feet back and forth.
3. Begin with the right arm each time Silento starts a new verse of The Whip. Rotate arms only when Silento says “whip” multiple times in a row.
3. While you move your body side to side, remember to keep the other arm close to your body.
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That slow song comes on. You look around the gym to find someone to dance with. But if you could pick anyone in the world to be your partner, who would it be?
Kathryn Stevens Theo James “He’s a great singer and a good looking actor.”
Nick Stockard Rhianna “I like her style and she can really dance.”
Emily Tobar Daniel Radcliffe “He was a part of my childhood with the Harry Potter movies, so I think it would be cool to dance with an old friend.”
Vincent Kungu Scarlett Johansson “She’s Black Widow.”
Lilyan Gerling Leonardo DiCaprio “When he was in Titanic, I loved him.”
Evonna Harris My dead grandfather “It would give me one last time to see him.”
Sophie Vik Nat Wolff “Nat could sing to me all night and he’s the love of my life.”
Patrick Tramble Scarlett Johansson “She plays in Marvel movies.”
Leah Diaz Adam Sevani “He was Moose from Step Up 2 and he was one of the best dancers in the movie.”
Shawnee Boswell Jared Padalecki “Sweet, tall, and on Supernatrual.”
Paige Gerstacker Brendan Hulahan “He’s my boyfriend.”
Melissa Santana Dylan O’Brien “He seems pretty chill and is really hot.”
Anastasia Farrell Kellin Quinn “He is one of my musical idols and has amzing voice”
David Hocog Kate Upton “She’s fineeeee.”
Audrey Baird Zac Efron “He is my childhood crush and it would be like a dream come true.”
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Teachers remember their own homecomings Memories are recalled by those that attended the high school event as students By Bryce Kehm The Student Council sponsors are involved in the planning of homecoming for Pattonville every year. Other faculty members have to chaperone events like float building and the dance. But for most teachers, it’s not their first time being involved in homecoming events. Homecoming is a time to have fun and to make memories. Most of the teachers at Pattonville have their own stories to tell from participating in homecoming events and attending dances when they were just students themselves.
Ms. Andrea Eagle History teacher Ms. Andrea Eagle grew up in Kansas City where she attended a small Catholic high school. She said her high school did similar things for homecoming when compared to Pattonville. “We did Spirit Week and dressed up for the big day and had the pep rally.” Eagle actually played a key role and helped out with her Homecoming.
“I was involved in Student Council,” Eagle said. “I know the stress of setting up something like this.” Her favorite part of Homecoming is mostly everything. “The whole atmosphere of Homecoming and Spirit Week is great.”
Ms. Lorna Bulger Ms. Lorna Bulger lived in a town very different than Maryland Heights when she went to school. “I went to Niangua High School, a small rural school in Niangua, Missouri.” The way her Homecoming Queen was celebrated was very different than how it’s done at Pattonville. “Our Homecoming took place during basketball season,” Bulger said. “Our celebration still occured during halftime though.” Since she lived in a small school district, the rules were different for her back then. “We were not allowed to have school dances.” Since she couldn’t go to a high school dance as a student, she got to go to one in another way.
“The first school dance I attended was as a teacher chaperone at Fort Zumwalt South.” She wishes for all the students to take advantage of the moments they get as students at Pattonville. “There are so many wonderful opportunities that you are given at Pattonville High School,” Bulger said. “Be involved and create beautiful memories.”
Mr. James Dalton English teacher Mr. James Dalton’s own homecoming was very special. “I met my wife in high school,” Dalton said. “It was a real big deal.” The theme of Homecoming this year is Television Through the Decades, and Dalton can still remember some of the themes of his high school homecomings. “One of them I went to, there was a song by Peter Gabriel called Love in Your Eyes, and it was based on that,” Dalton said. “There was also an Under The Sea kind of theme with The Little Mermaid.”
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PERSONALIZATION Use the space below to personalize your cover. ( Must purchase personalization to customize.)
The Pattonville PUT YOUR NAME High School yearbook staff is now accepting orders for Senior Ads in the 2016 yearbook. SEND TO US: Images on a flash drive/CD/email (BHeyman@psdr3.org) or attach photos (do not staple) with payment and this ON THE COVER If you want to personalize your cover, and Personalization is not included in your package, please add the
completed order form. Must purchase personalization.
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Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you want your pictures returned. charge to your order below. MAIL TO: Brian Heyman, yearbook adviser, 2497 Creve Coeur Mill Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 ICON 1
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Email _________________________________ 5581 be sent to you once the ad5177 is complete. Enter 4 digit *A iconproof codewillfrom chart on the right into boxes provided above. Payment Method: _____ Cash _____ Check (Check #_______) *Make checks payable to Pattonville Yearbook
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Deadline: December 31, 2015 will be delivered in May 2016. ENTER (Yearbooks YOUR Ads must be submitted on time to be included.)
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Choose your ad size (ALL ADS ARE FULL COLOR):
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ADD ICONS Address TO _______________________________ 5236 5278 YOUR COVER City, State, ZIP __________________________ 5975 5379 $0.00 EACH Phone _________________________________
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See____________________________________________________________ more icon options at www.jostens.com/ybicons TOTAL YOUR ORDER ____________________________________________________________ Enter Your Package Price
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Personalization
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$3.00 NEED IDEAS? See a past yearbook or call (314) 213-8051 ext. 8158. PHOTOS? Email (BHeyman@psdr3.org) or submit JPEGs Photo Pockets on a flash drive/CD by mail. Printed photos can be scanned and used. If you want an image cropped, please include a note $3.00 Student Name: ________________________________________________________________ explaining what should be left out. GUIDELINES? The yearbook staff reserves the right to denyCover photos because of copyright issues Clear Protective $3.00 or that include inappropriate content. LOST/DAMAGED PHOTOS? We will do everything we can to safely return what you send us World Beat $3.00 Contact Email: ________________________________________________________________ in a self-addressed stamped envelope. The school, yearbook staff or Jostens do not accept responsibility for lost or damaged photos. Online? Purchase, upload pictures and design your senior ad online at www.JostensAdService.com
Contact Phone: _______________________________________________________________
Homeroom: ____________________ ID#:_______________________ Grade: ____________
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PIRATE PRESS
October 5, 2015
StyleTracks Green Carpet Report Best looks of the week
Sophie Vik
Caitlin Hamm
Madelynn Hubbs
Sam Shull
Brady Hanford
wears a vest over a longsleeved pink shirt while wearing a winter hat and green rain boots.
is dressed head-to-toe in a tie-dye outfit. She made her bandana, shirt and shorts, but her mom found the tie-dyed leggings at a garage sale.
wears a home-made Michaelangelo costume with a toille tu-tu and neon green Nike shoes. She also wears a mask and socks that she got from a costume store.
looks through binoculars while wearing a safari hat with a Hawaiian shirt and shorts, while sporting sandals with socks on Tacky Tourist Day.
sports a blue Morphsuit with a blue bandana and follows the school rule of wearing a student ID at all times.