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Volume 79, Issue 2
September 2014, Homecoming Edition
PIRATE PRES S PAT TO NV I LLE H IGH SC H OOL
A Night on Broadway
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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 Camron Washington
Monday ‘Merica Day bit.ly/1Dn1Puv
Tuesday Tacky Day bit.ly/1DwY4Tw
Wednesday Wilderness Day bit.ly/1DwY2uO
Thursday Theme Day bit.ly/XYpdNW
Friday Class Color Day bit.ly/1r6KOB0
Saturday Parade/Dance bit.ly/1uFlFuI
Getting more likes on social media makes you happier. At least that is what students on the yearbook staff say. And since we want you to feel happy, we decided to share with you exactly how one goes about obtaining more likes and followers on the best photo sharing app -Instagram. “30 likes is a good picture,” editor-in-chief Michelle Cummings said. “Oh no, I normally get at least 70,” Madelynn Cody said. “I just have a lot of followers.” “Of course 100 is what everyone strives for,” Hannah Saputo said. There are tricks to achieving Instagram fame. “It’s all about timing,” Saputo said. “You have to post at certain times and 5:30 p.m. is the best because everyone is out of sports practices and it’s right before dinner.” “A good location is also needed,” Lauren Frazier said. “And a good caption is key. Oh, and you need to have the perfect emoji.” The right emoji depends on the situation, but Frazier does have a go-to choice. “Any of the monkey emojis are safe,” Frazier said. “And the poop one is spot-on because everyone likes poop. I mean, right? Who doesn’t look at poop and just laughs?” Of course the perfect
picture is dependent on the content. “You can make a great photo just by picking the right filter,” Cody said. “Even if the photo isn’t good, the right filter can make all the difference.” “The border choice does too,” Frazier added. “If you use something like a white border, then you can see the entire picture. Since Instagram uses square pictures, you can end up getting the whole picture included without cutting anything out.” Throughout Spirit Week, PattonvilleTODAY used #phsSPIRIT as the official hashtag. “It’s a good way for people who are scrolling through pictures to find other photos of the same thing,” Cummings, who
has been adding pictures to the feed every day, said. “Since I am editor, I feel like I should be promoting the hashtag and it’s a good way to bring the school together.” By using the same hashtag every year, it’s also a great way to relive the past. “It shows a timeline of events,” Frazier said. “I was going through it on Thursday and I scrolled all the way back to last year and because you have the newer stuff on top, it’s like Spirit Week never ends.” But be careful. The yearbook staff does have warnings for users that want to collect more followers. “Of course you don’t want to use too many
hashtags in a post,” Frazier said. “The hashtag rule is you never use more than two. People that write #brown #hair #love #whatever, well, it’s just annoying.” And so is overposting. “Once a day” Frazier said. “That’s it. If you are doing more, you are doing too much.” “You can’t buy likes and beg people to like your pictures,” Cummings said. “That’s why I only post one photo a day.” Frazier said she has a strategy which is to wait to post her pictures of things like Homecoming for a few days because then there isn’t an overwhelming number of identical pictures. “Everyone is sharing their stuff at the same time,” Frazier said. “Nothing is different, but if you wait and you’re the only one showing off pictures from Homecoming like three days later, people are like ‘I remember that’ and want to favorite it.” Instagram is for the guys too, but they just aren’t obsessed with the popularity. “I strive to get the numbers,” Jake Stahlhut said. “I want people to like my photos but I really have no idea to the secret.” Maybe there isn’t one, and it turns out that while becoming famous on Instagram isn’t a science, there are some tips that must be followed.
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Student Council plans Spirit Week
Involved members get to have a say in how events are set-up By Cyrah Bryant Spirit Week ran from Sept. 15-20, but the planning began in April when the Student Council officers got together to brainstorm a theme for this year’s Homecoming. “We have to pick something broad enough to be able to break down into subgroups,” Hannah Saputo said, “so the different grades and elementary schools can have different floats and that kinda limits us but it does take a lot of creativity,” A lot of ideas were being shared and then Saputo started singing a song from Singing in the Rain. “I had watched that movie the night before and then said, ‘Hey, what if we do musicals?’ And it was like ‘Eureka, that’s it!’”
The officers then made a list of musicals they could include in the theme. “We tried to choose ones that have a lot of opportunities but did not violate any copyright, so we couldn’t do anything Disney,” Saputo said. “We wanted to do The Lion King, but we couldn’t.” “And we couldn’t do Mary Poppins, either,” STUCO president Canaan Kerr said. Student Council made a list of seven musicals and let the class officers decide from there. “It went really well and I saw tweets from past students who liked the idea of the theme a lot,” Saputo said. “We were getting really hype with it.” STUCO members got a little more time to plan the Spirit Days, and one day after school, the
organization makes the final decisions for the Spirit Week dress days. Every member of Student Council attends the meeting after school to discuss the Spirit Days so that everyone’s voice is heard. The executive board asks everyone for their Spirit Day ideas, and after that, everyone votes on each idea. The top four theme ideas with the most tallies are taken to the athletic director to be approved with the last day being Class Color Day. “I like the last Spirit Day a lot when we dress in our class colors because the classes get to come together,” Trevor Parhomski said. Planning is important for Spirit Week to be successful and on Sept. 5, Student Council members held their in-
augural STUCO lock-in. During this lock-in, members did a lot of Homecoming preperations. Students got to bring Homecoming decoration ideas and talk about them. The students also made posters to post in the school’s hallways based on each class’s Broadway show. “The decorations were definitely the best throughout all my high school years,” Kerr said. Kierstyn McCormick tweeted, “STUCO lockin was great tonight. Had so much fun with awesome people. I love my school. #LiveWithGusto” Gusto means living every day like it’s your last and doing everything with extreme enthusiasm. Seems about right for Spirit Week.
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If you could pick a Spirit Day, what would it be?
“Swimsuit Day.” Lorerco Anthony, 11
“Pajama Day.” Kayla Brown, 10
“Opposite Gender Day.” Kennedi Lee, 12
“Wilderness Day.” Caron Coleman, 9
“Dress Like Your Favorite Teacher Day.” D’Mondre’ Williams, 12
“Class Color Day.” Trevor Parhomski, 12
“Dress Like Your Favorite Cartoon Character.” Ashli Bruton, 10
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MONDAY - ‘Merica
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Statue of Lib-Korte
Outfit was inspired by her foreign exchange student just the night before
By Nyesha Larkin
For a history teacher, ‘Merica Monday was an ideal Spirit Day, but the idea of government teacher Ms. Katherine Korte’s outfit wasn’t planned out in a lot of advance. Korte said her Statue of Liberty outfit was inspired the night before by Natalie Senger, a foreign exchange student she is hosting from Germany and who attends Parkway West High School. “I was just going to do red, white and blue, but Natalie thought that wasn’t spirited enough,” Korte said. “She
TOP TO BOTTOM Natalie Siegel and Nathalie Solorio; Matthew Diller, Damion Pruitt and Trevor Sims; Canaan Kerr; Max Spitzmiller. LEFT TO RIGHT Liza Gusleva, Gianna Bonner, and Brooke Nicewaner; Emily Burgess and Anise Glenn; Sydner Herter and Jake Stahlhut.
said too many other people were going to be doing that and I had to do something special.” The costume was made out of bed sheets, paper plates and foam. She said she was grateful for having kids of her own because that’s where most of the materials came from. Korte’s son told her she looked very pretty as the Statue of Liberty, and her son and daughter fought over the crown and they broke the torch. “I literally made this outfit that morning and I’m very
impressed with myself,” Korte said. The reactions received were very positive. Students and staff seemed to appreciate the effort in her custom spirit wear, she said. Since being the government teacher that she is, Korte believes she had to go big for ‘Merica Monday. “Spirit Week is a fun time for the school to show unity and demonstrate why Pattonville is such a great place to learn and work,” Korte said. “It’s pretty fun dressing up and being goofy for a week as well.”
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MONDAY - ‘Merica
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LEFT Homecoming court nominee Madison Utley (center) stands with other students who are dressed up for ‘Merica Monday. ABOVE Brooke Nicewaner squats in front of a group of girls who are participating in the Spirit Day competition. BELOW LEFT Kennedy Stroker and Elleni Yeshiwas stand in the STUCO store to take a picture. BELOW MIDDLE Adrian Edwards, Matt Diller, Christine Hamil, Gayathri Srinivasan and Jaylen Russell pose for a picture in the E-wing. BELOW RIGHT Kendra Davis and Nadia Maddex take a picture outside the main office of the school.
LEFT Math teachers Mr. Jeremiah Simmons, Mr. Kyle Hall and Mr. Chris Broyles celebrate ‘Merica Monday by dressing in all red, white and blue and placing their hand on their heart. TOP LEFT Justin Vaughn and Allison Van Buren take a picture in the hallway. TOP RIGHT Breanna Kellogg, Kara Myers, Christina Trembley stand for a picture taken in the library. BOTTOM The theatre department takes a picture on stage before rehearsal for the fall play.
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TUESDAY - Tacky
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TOP LEFT Justin Vaughn poses with Christine Hamil in the C-wing hallway on Tacky Day. ABOVE Shannon Bamvakais and Ms. Katherine Korte take a photo in Korte’s room during her plan period. LEFT Michelle Cummings takes a picture with Homecoming court candidate Hannah Saputo during second lunch.
Circus comes to school Not every kind of clown wears a red nose. Some just blow up red ballons. In January, Margaret Decker and Jessica Reynolds attended a thespian conference and met a guy who ran a circus. He told them that they’d have to learn how to do things such as face painting, juggling and making balloon animals. They were hired about two months later. “Typically they don’t hire teens, better yet best friends, and look at where we are now,” Decker said. Decker said she LEFT Standing in the hallway, Rachel Kerwin and Allyson Sanders take a photo during Tacky Day. MIDDLE Courtney Temm and Nile Trice pose during lunch to show off their tacky clothes. RIGHT Zachary Mattmann and Matt Diller stand on the bridge to take a picture.
doesn’t want to continue in the circus for the rest of her life because she has not been given a lot of support from her family about it, but Reynolds absolutely loves it and would like to continue for much longer. “I thought it would be cool to try, and once I tried it, I realized there was nothing else I wanted to do with my life.” They are currently learning to improve their skills and learn to become acrobats, sideshow artists, to eat fire, swallow swords, nail things to their heads,
and for Reynolds, become a contortionist, the practice of bending and twisting out of the body’s normal shape. On Tacky Tuesday, Reynolds and Decker used their circus skills to make balloon animals and hats for students and teachers. “It’s Tacky Tuesday,” Decker said. “What’s better than balloon animals on Tacky Tuesday?” The two decided to bring back green balloons on Friday for the senior class on Class Color Day.
ABOVE Ms. Lara Corvera, Jessica Reynolds and Ms. Natalie Passarelli take a photo in the Writing Center during 2nd hour. Reynolds made balloon animals and hats for students throughout the day. RIGHT Camille Hernandez poses for a photo with her balloon septor during 7th hour.
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TOP LEFT During Mr. Justin Smiley’s 2nd hour Academic Lab, the freshmen posed with their PALs to show off their tacky outfits. Leeann Graff (bottom left) dressed as Ace Ventura to represent her spirit. TOP RIGHT Tyler Rahn poses on the ramp going up to the H-wing hallway for a photo to show his tacky outfit for Tacky Tuesday. BOTTOM LEFT Mr. David DeMoss shows off his shark socks which he said are “very under-appreciated.” BOTTOM RIGHT A group of sophomores pose in the hallway for a photo of their tacky tutus and ties.
LEFT Ms. Erin Mulanax poses during her 7th hour class to show off her green, black and white outfit. TOP MIDDLE A group of seniors pose in the hallway together during their history class to take a picture for Tacky Tuesday. BOTTOM MIDDLE Amber Hall, Brielle Ragland, and Breanna Kellogg show their tacky spirit during 1st lunch. ABOVE Cast and crew of the fall play gather on stage to share their dramatic touch to the tacky day.
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WEDNESDAY - Wilderness/Animal Print
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Monkeying Around Destiny McKinney was dressed as a gorilla for Wilderness Day and was quite the eye catcher in her full body suit, mask, and Pattonville Pirate shirt. “Lots of people were scared of me,” McKinney said. “They would look at me and jump.” That was probably McKinney’s favorite part of the day. “I was kinda doing it on purpose,” McKinney said. “I would stand there like a statue and just move my head a little bit and I was walking around the entire lunchroom like a monkey.” Only one person recognized McKinney throughout the day as the anonymous person
in the monkey suit. “They could tell my gender because of my ponytail sticking out the back and because of my pink Nike shoes, but what gave it away to Ms. Lopez was my voice.” The costume was not purchased for the day alone. “It was actually my brother’s Halloween costume from last year,” McKinney said. “He’s 9 years old so I don’t know how it fit me because it was really small.” Besides the snugness of the fit, other complications caused McKinney troubles. “Breathing was the most diffcult thing,” she said. “The nose holes
RIGHT Micah Evans and Alex Caldwell take a picture in the parking lot while wearing matching outfits. FAR RIGHT Michelle Cummings, Canaan Kerr, and Rachel Collins take a picture together in the Commons.
ABOVE Megan Kendrick and Tessa Stahlhut take a picture by the photobooth that the yearbook set up in the Commons during all lunches. RIGHT Ashanti Carey and Kathy Ensor take a picture together in the PALs room. FAR RIGHT Abigail Elmore and Haifa Jaber take a picture as they are both dressed as cats.
in the mask weren’t where my nose was so I would take the mask off when I got into class so I could see better and breathe.” As most things fashionable, it’s not made for comfort. “It was burning hot. I was sweating all day and it was not comfortable, it was actually really itchy and annoying but totally worth it.” Worth it because it put her class on a winning streak. “I am so proud of my grade for doing so well this week,” McKinney said. “We are determined to beat the seniors and we beat them in Spirit Days two days in a row.”
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LEFT Leann Graff, Nathalie Solorio and Natalie Siegel take a picture in the STUCO store during Wilderness Wednesday. MIDDLE Laci Loeb and Kendra Moore take a photo in the B-wing outside their lockers. TOP and BOTTOM RIGHT Renee Marion and Andrea Prater take a selfie to show off their make-up for Animal Day.
TOP LEFT Sarah Murphy and Susan Sorsen take a picture while both are wearing animal print. TOP RIGHT Tyra Clark and Ellisa Hanne search the school for wild animals using a pair of binoculars. BOTTOM LEFT The cast of the fall play take a picture before practice. BOTTOM RIGHT Allison Van Buren and Briana Kitchell take a picture together during science class.
10 THURSDAY - Musical Theme
Emma Taylor, Isabelle Garcia Blackwell, Jalin Spears, Amanda Faust
Michelle Cummings and Hannah Saputo
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LEFT Jacqueline Stephenson and Morissa Huskey take a photo dressed as characters from Grease in the STUCO store. MIDDLE Students dressed as characters from different Broadway musicals take a picture in the hallway. RIGHT Megan Kendrick takes a picture with Tessa Stahlhut on Theme Thursday. Stahlhut made her outfit for the Broadway musical Wicked from scratch. She used pink tulle fabric for the dress and wore a tiara.
ABOVE Maxine Weber and Erykah White show their inner-musician for Rock of Ages. MIDDLE Katelin Brownlow and Chaney Sinovich dress up for the musical Grease. TOP RIGHT Kyle Brunts and Kyle Baldwin lean up against the lockers wearing costumes for the assigned senior musical, Grease. BOTTOM RIGHT Rachael Brockman and Valerie Brockman are dressed up as the good witch and the bad witch from the musical Wicked along with Matthew Anderson.
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THURSDAY - Musical Theme
Grease is the word
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Senior girls dress up as the Pink Ladies Seniors Moheni Patel, Emily Treat, Emily Burgess, Sydney Herter, and Katie Greenwell planned to come to school dressed to fit the musical Grease in full “Pink Ladies” apparel, including matching satin pink jackets. “Yeah, this year’s theme was really fun,” Burgess said. “We planned our outfits ahead of time and just went to Party City to
buy them earlier this week.” Ms. Gay Lacy had an entire class of seniors for College Prep English. Not only was she pleased to have the Pink Ladies as a part of her class, but was surprised that her entire class showed school spirit and dressed up to their musical Grease with the utmost enthusiasm. “It doesn’t surprise me that people dressed up
so much for Grease,” Lacy said. “I mean Grease is really fun and it was really funny to see my whole class dress up this year. I actually dressed up a couple of days myself.” In addition to the seniors being Grease, the juniors were Wicked, the sophomores were Rock of Ages and the freshmen were West Side Story.
TOP LEFT Roma Patel and Rene Greenwell show off their rock star moves for the sophomore assigned musical Rock of Ages. TOP RIGHT English teachers in the D-wing take a group photo in the Writing Center as they chose to represent the Broadway musical The Lion King by wearing different animal hats. BOTTOM LEFT The students who are involved in the fall play take a picture before rehearsal. BOTTOM RIGHT “The science wing wanted to do their own theme, so we did South Pacific,” chemistry teacher Mr. Christian Dornhoefer said, who takes a picture with Mr. Joe Baird. “I got the sandals, the shirt, the lei. I feel like I’m on vacation.”
12 FRIDAY - Class Color We’re all in this together “Are you a freshman? Oh, you’re a senior?” One day a year, that awkward mistake can be avoided because students in different grades are supposed to wear different colors. Freshmen wear yellow, sophomores wear blue, juniors wear red and seniors wear green. “I think class colors promote class unity and it makes us all feel united as one class,” senior Ryan Moser said. Yearbook is a class that has students from all different grades enrolled in it. “I think a class like
this where we all rely on each other even though we are in different graduating classes makes us realize we are really one school trying to work together,” Moser said. Sophomore Mollie Emerick looks at the 94 percent of the senior class that participated in Class Color Day and hopes her peers can come together like that in the future. “I hope we are going to be way more on our game next year as juniors and possibly beat the seniors,” Emerick said. “If that is ever possible.”
TOP LEFT Julie Halveland and Kalekidan Yeshiwas wear red in the Commons for Class Color Day. BOTTOM LEFT A freshman paints yellow onto another’s face in the morning outside the front office. MIDDLE Rachel Stevens and Carissa Laughlin take a picture during second lunch. Stevens is holding a balloon alien. TOP RIGHT The theatre department takes a picture separated into grade levels before its rehearsal on Friday in the auditorium. RIGHT Ms. Funderburk’s sophomore English class takes a picture together in her classroom. BOTTOM FAR RIGHT Zachary Tracy, Carissa Laughlin and Lesley Holzschuh take a picture together in their English class.
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LEFT Alex Bodicky and Kaylee Moody put up their rock fingers dressed in all red. TOP RIGHT Seniors Ashanti Carey, Morissa Huskey and Allison Parker put up fingers in a photo that represent 2-0-1-5. BOTTOM LEFT Kaytlyn Richmond and Isabelle Garcia take a picture together dressed in blue for the sophomore class. BOTTOM RIGHT Freshman Homecoming queen candidate Kennedy Stroker takes a picture with other members of her class in the Commons next to the yearbook photo booth.
TOP LEFT Yuvrajsinh Dodiya wears a green morph suit in Mr. Brueckman’s government class. TOP RIGHT. Pavel Illarionov, Taylor Chastain, Bryce Mann, Peyton Pfeiffer and Haley Reynolds sport yellow on Class Color Day. BOTTOM LEFT Ms. Childs’s Geometry 1 class takes a sophomore photo. BOTTOM RIGHT Marlos Roberts, Jada Russell, Joey Merlo and Alex Marin are in Ms. Schaeffer’s science class and take a junior class photo.
14 FRIDAY - Assembly
RIGHT Ross Reynolds shows disappointment after the Skittle falls off the tip of his straw during a class competition in one of the new games. FAR RIGHT Micah Thompkins runs across the gym floor to drop his piece of candy into the collection bucket. BELOW Freshmen Elleni Yeshiwas sticks her straw into the bucket of Skittles trying to get one to stick to the tip as she sucks in.
ABOVE Sean Schnable and Alex Fletcher cheer on the seniors during the pep assembly. TOP MIDDLE Seniors (left) and juniors (right) compete in the tug-of-war competition. The seniors won after a long battle. TOP RIGHT Sophomores sit on the floor using their phones to take pictures and video of the sophomore lip sync. RIGHT Arionna Lunceford climbs on the backs of juniors and leaps into the arms of others during the lip sync competition. FAR RIGHT Emma Hohenstein competes in the Cracker Challenge and blows her ping pong ball with a straw.
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FRIDAY - Assembly
Two new games introduced as games that count toward Spirit Week points By Conner Delles and Rachel Polster
Homecoming is a chance to show school spirit and to also show a side of competition. During the Friday pep rally, there are a number of events that go on like the lip sync and tug-ofwar. Canaan Kerr was part of the senior lip sync team. “We usually pick one day before Spirit Week
to start planning and it’s a 2-hour practice,” Kerr said. “Throughout the week and during float building, we practice,” Kerr said. Three years in a row, the Class of 2015 have won the competition. Those two familiar games are played during this assembly. This year, two new events were introduced: the Cracker Challenge and the Skittle Sprint.
STUCO is in charge of putting together the games played during the asssembly. “We find ideas for the different games from STUCO State in Fulton, Missouri, and just different places around the Internet,” said STUCO representative Nathalie Solorio. The new games brought new excitement to students who participated. Jake Stahlhut played in
the Cracker Challenge, which required him to eat a cracker as fast as possible and then blow a ping pong ball across the gym floor using only a straw. “It seemed like it would be easy, but it was a lot harder than I thought,” Stahlhut said. The other new game was the Skittle Sprint where students take a straw and suck through it to pick up a Skittle
and try to walk across the court and place the candy in a bowl. The Homecoming assembly is one of the main highlights for students during the homecoming week. Junior Chris Knowles said, “It’s fun to go to the assembly and see all the games. The clash between classes at the aassembly is humorous to watch with all my friends.”
LEFT Carter Yarnell acts as Danny Zucco with his fellow T-Birds in the senior class lip sync performance. TOP MIDDLE Jabriel Fleming pulls the end of the rope in the tug-of-war competition for the sophomore class. BOTTOM MIDDLE Ben Williams competes in a class competition where he has to eat crackers and then blow a ping pong ball across the basketball court. RIGHT Freshmen perform their class lip sync to songs from West Side Story.
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16 FRIDAY - Sports Turnout strong with Green Out
The football game may have switched to Friday night from the traditional Saturday afternoon start time, but that doesn’t mean traditions have to end. “The green-out theme was chosen because that’s what it’s been the past couple years for Homecoming,” Student Council spirit chair Max Spitzmiller said. “We are keeping the tradition alive and hoping for students to participate and support our Pirates.” The student section had about 200 people wearing green and supporting the home team with “ethusiastic school spirit,” according to Spitzmiller. The spirit shown in the crowd has been noticed on the field. “The football players really like having the backup and with us being really loud,” Spitzmiller said. “It helps that they are doing so good this year because good football means a good student section.” The Green Army hopes to continue the spirit throughout the year and attend many events. “When football is over, it’s on to basketball,” Spitzmiller said. “The Green Army hopes to continue supporting the school with all of its sports and activities the entire year.”
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Football game switched to Friday night Change in schedule allows students more time, opportunities on Homecoming By Ross Reynolds For most fans last year, the most exciting part of the Saturday homecoming game against Ritenour was halftime when Nikki Callahan was crowned queen. For those that stayed past that, the most exciting part was watching the varsity Pirates send the game into overtime. Most people left early for two reasons: it was extremely hot outside and many students had to get ready for the dance later that night. Junior Rachel Polster was one of the fans that left early. “I had to get ready because I was taking pictures with a big group of people.” This year, the homecoming schedule has changed drastically, with one of the biggest
differences coming with the time of the football game. The game against Webster Groves kicked off on Friday night instead of Saturday afternoon. “It was a decision between the faculty, as well as the board of education,” said activities director Bob Hebrank on why the change was made. Last year, and every year prior, the game had always been crammed between the parade, BBQ and dance. “The game is stressful on Saturday,” Hebrank said, “and football is just meant to be played on Fridays.” As expected, the change in game time affects the players just as much as it affects the fans. “The game will be way more hectic this
The student section had a green-out for the Homecoming football game against Webster Groves and had a strong attendance rate because of the change in schedule.
year,” varsity football player Marcus Thornton said. “We will have to go to warm-ups straight after school.” Although the players are excited to play on Friday night, they are also happy about the opportunity to walk in the parade for the first time. This will be a special
year for Pattonville homecoming football. “We are making Pattonville history this year,” senior Judge Williams said. Safety CJ McDaniel believes in the importance of this game. “I think more than anything, we need to make this game memorable.”
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FRIDAY - Sports
FIRST QUARTER - Webster Groves 6, Pirates 0
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The Pirates run through a banner held by the cheerleaders. “You don’t really understand what it means until it’s all over,” Jake Stroker (18) said. “It’s sad that it has to be the last one but it’s great to know that I could at least lead the team out there one last time.”
Cody Blankenship kicks the ball off to start the game against Webster Groves. “It’s very exciting when everyone is yelling and looking at you kick the ball,” Blankenship said. “I try to kick it as deep as possible and aim it at where people are not.”
D’Mondre Williams tipped the punt attempt and gave Pattonville good field position to start the offensive drive.
Kaleb Eleby throws to his No. 1 target Jake Stroker. Eleby is one of the top passers in the area according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch high school rankings.
Tyrone Eastern runs the ball in for the touchdown for the second time in the first half. He did Cam Newton’s Superman celebration in the endzone as Jake Stroker comes up behind him to celebrate.
Calvin Smith runs a screen pass in the second quarter as the clock expires in the half.
SECOND QUARTER - Pirates 13, Webster Groves 13
THIRD QUARTER - Webster Groves 27, Pirates 13
Jordan Wilkes sacks the quarterback in the third quarter. Wilkes recorded three sacks in the game and 12 tackles.
Trevor “Guy” Parhomski gets to the quarterback and makes a stop as he approaches the line of scrimmage.
Pirates gang tackle the running back on Webster Groves. Nick Delgado ran for a total of 81 yards for two touchdowns in the game.
FOURTH QUARTER - Webster Groves 34, Pirates 13
Tyrone Eastern ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns in the game.
Markail Williams takes down the ball carrier for one of his six tackles in the game.
Pattonville was shut out in the second half and lost 34-13. The Pirates dropped to 4-1 on the season and play Parkway North on the road in their next contest.
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18 FRIDAY - Homecoming Queen
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Seniors
Hannah Saputo
Princess Thomas
Anise Glenn
Involved: Lacrosse, DECA, Pirate Pride, SPEAK, Pirate Code. Broadway Show: “The Wizard of Oz because it teaches us to look within our own capabilities and resources when challenged or confronted with a conflict or dilemma instead of looking for an easy way out.”
Involved: Co-captain of VDT, STUCO, Renaissance, NHS, PALS, Chamber Choir and GALXC. Broadway Show: “I would go to Wicked, Chicago or Grease because all of them have catchy upbeat songs and dances that I can attempt to do at home after watching.”
Involved: Girls’ golf, Student Council, Pirate TV, Yearbook. Broadway Show: “I would see High School Musical because I don’t stick to the status quo.”
Juniors
Jessica Burgess
Kendra Moore
Danielle Hayes
Involved: Varsity cheerleading, Girls’ Golf, Senior Class President, Orchestra, STUCO, BSAAC, GALXC, Captain’s Corner, NSHS. Broadway Show: “I would go to Hairspray because it’s my favorite musical and I know all the words to every song.”
Involved: National Honors Society, FEA, Rho Kappa, STUCO, French Club and French National Honor Society. Broadway Show: “It would be Grease because I went to New York and had front row tickets to see Grease in 7th grade and it was canceled because the writers went on strike.”
Involved: Student Council, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Pit Orchestra, NHS, BSAAC, FEA, French Club and Key Club. Broadway Show: “I would go to The Sound of Music because it has been my favorite musical since I was 5 years old.”
Sophomores
Freshmen
Kennedy Stroker
Kori Gibbons
Involved: VDT, Varsity Volleyball, STUCO, Renaissance, Rho Kappa. Broadway Show: “I would love to see either All That Jazz or Chicago because dancing in a jazzyBroadway show would be my dream come true.”
Involved: VDT, Chamber Chior, STUCO, Renaissance, GALXC Broadway Show: “Hairspray because I’ve always wanted to dance for their production and it’s my favorite movie.”
Involved: VDT, soccer. Broadway Show: “Phantom of the Opera because it’s my parent’s favorite musical.”
Involved: Varsity cheerleading, varsity soccer. Broadway Show: “I would want to go to The Lion King because it was my favorite movie growing up.”
Involved: Varsity cheerleading Broadway Show: “The Lion King because the production has very life-like details of everything and I love the story that’s portrayed.”
Involved: Varsity cheerleading Broadway: “I would go to Bring it On: The Musical because I never got to see it when it was showing. I have been doing cheerleading for seven years now so it’s the perfect show for me and I have watched the Bring it On movies over a thousand times.”
What celebrity would you have escort you if you were on Homecoming court?
“I’d pick Lauren London, she’s really cute.” - Caron Coleman, 9
“I’d pick Beyonce because she’s Beyonce and she’s fine.” - Brock Beins, 9
“I’d pick August Alsina because he’s talented.” - Tyelor Duncan, 11
(AP Photo/Invision, Jordan Strauss)
Madison Utley
(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Alyssa Reyes
(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Samantha Yancey
(AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
Samantha Byrne
“I’d pick Miley Cyrus because I love her.” - Kori Gibbons,9
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Family Royalty
Megan Anth crowned Homecoming Queen, sister Allison won 2013 Prom Queen
“I’d choose Zac Efron because he’s cute.” - LawreneRose Tinker, 10
“I’d pick Diggy Simmons, that’s my baby.” - Destiny Wade, 12
TOP After crowning Megan Anth as the 2014 Homecoming queen, Pirate Pete and last year’s winner, Nicole Callahan, take a picture with Anth’s father who escorted her during halftime of the football game. BOTTOM Nicole Callahan returned to Pattonville to crown this year’s winner. Megan Anth was the winner of the Homecoming queen vote which was decided on by the high school students.
(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
“I’d pick Justin Bieber because he’s cute and he’s my idol.” - Journie Davis, 10
Megan Anth
Involved: STUCO, VP of Senior Class, Pirate Pride, Renaissance, PALS, BSAAC, NHS and varsity soccer. Broadway Show: “Grease, because I love the songs.”
(AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
Allison Anth was named the prom queen in 2013. “Neither one of us are the dance-type people, we’re more sporty,” Allison Anth said. “It’s an awesome feeling and I’m really proud of her. She’s an amazing person.” Megan Anth said participating in the Court activities was fun. “There are lots of great people on court,” Megan Anth said. “It feels good to be the school’s queen.”
(AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
“I’d choose Nicki Minaj because she’s cute, she’s a good rapper, and she can dress.” - Charles Shelton, 9
“I was on court my sophomore, junior and senior year,” Anth said. “So I only got to dress up freshman year when I was too timid to do the themes.” She was proud of how the school responded to the week though. “I love seeing how spirited everyone is and how into it people get,” Anth said. “We had 94% dressed up on Friday and it’s a way to bring the school together.” A way to bring the family together is follow in your sister’s steps.
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)
For the third time, Megan Anth was on Homecoming court. For her, three was a lucky number. “I was surprised because I didn’t think I was going to win,” Anth said. Three is also the number of teacher nominations a student needs in order to be on the Homecoming court. She said homecoming week was a lot of fun and it’s great to see the school dressed up for the Spirit Day competitions.
“I’d love to go with Carrie Underwood because she’s perfection.” - Corey Meyers, 9
20 SATURDAY - Parade
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ABOVE GSA rode in a truck decorated as Cats. TOP RIGHT The marching band performs near the end of the parade. RIGHT The Elementary School Fun Run kicked off the events., with dozens of kids racing to finish first to the high school. FAR RIGHT Pattonville’s elegant and sharply dressed thespians ride their red carpet float complete with paparazzi.
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Creve Coeur Mill Road becomes Broadway
Floats decorating like New York musicals highlighlight the annual parade By Jeffrey Hart and CJ McDaniel Each grade had its own float highlighed by the senior class which won for their Greaseinspired entry. Other groups that were in the parade included the cheerleaders, drill team, football team and volleyball team.
Along with those teams were the homecoming court nominees led by Megan Anth who served as the Grand Marshal of the parade. District elementary and middle schools, and even some businesses in the community, participated as well. There were many
people in attendance for the parade that ran from Mark Twain Avenue down to the high school and had the sidewalks on both sides of the road filled with people. Cindy May, a 1976 Pattonville graduate, comes every year to see the floats in the parade. This year, she even saw her
granddaughter Megan Volz ride on the volleyball team float. “This parade means spirit, and it’s important because it builds loyalty and camaraderie to the community,” May said. “It just brings everyone together and really is a wonderful thing.” Prior to homecom-
ing Saturday, each class worked extremely hard on decorating their float. Float building was held in the bus station behind Holman Middle School TuesdayThursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. and each class voluntarily had at least 20 people come help out with their class’ float.
TOP LEFT and RIGHT Pattonville’s Elementary schools took part in the festivities with eccentric floats by the teachers and students. Rose Acres decorated a float to match the musical Willy Wonka, which is the musical the high school will be performing in the spring. The float from Remington Traditional was inspired by the Brodway show Stomp and won the Elementary/Middle School competition. ABOVE The football team rides on a Fred Weber truck with their Pirate Boys banner and throws out candy and footballs to the crowd along the route. LEFT The volleyball team decorated a truck for Cats and rode in the parade.
22 SATURDAY - BBQ
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International Club hosts BBQ after parade as fundraiser Annual Alumni BBQ was not held in the parking lot so high school club fills in
TOP Students involved in the International Club place signs in the parking lot to direct guests to the BBQ. TOP RIGHT Camille Hernandez leads a group of members in chalking the sidewalk along the parade route. MIDDLE Camille Hernandez accepts payment for a hot dog lunch at the International Club BBQ held in the parking lot next to the stadium after the parade. BOTTOM Alum Dan Wright attends the BBQ with his family. His sister, Sam Wright, plays on the field hockey team which had a game against Parkway North at the stadium following the parade.
Alumni of Pattonville showed up for lunch after the parade on Saturday, but it wasn’t the official alumni BBQ. Instead, the International Club hosted the meal. “STUCO asked us to do this,” sponsor Katherine Korte said. “They approached us and asked if we would be interested in doing this as a fundraiser.” The club’s members organized the entire event. Camille Hernandez is president of the club and said they were planning the event for almost 2 weeks. “My role today is taking orders and taking the money, but before today, we did a lot of advertising,” Hernandez said. “We designed posters, we did the signs that
are in the parking lot and we did some chalking on the sidewalk during the parade.” Korte was proud of her students for the work they did. “The kids did all the planning and set the tables,” Korte said. “They got the flags for the centerpieces from Ms. O’Keefe to give it that international flair.” Judy Chege said they weren’t that busy at the start of the BBQ. “We started slow today but it’s picked up,” Chege said. “It’s all about the advertising and we chalked the sidewalks before the parade and put up signs in the parking lot.” She said she also walked up to the stadium to try and sell water to the fans watching the
field hockey game. What hurt the most was probably not being able to sell soda to the customers. “We couldn’t do that I’m told because of the school’s health code,” Chege said. “Lots of people were wanting sodas with their meal but we could only sell water and Propel.” By the start of the field hockey game, Korte said they had sold about 50 hot dogs. “Maybe the wafting smell of hot dogs in the air will get people to come down here during halftime,” Korte said. About 30 minutes after the start of the field hockey game, the Pirates’ swim meet against Ritenour began in the natatorium which shares the same parking lot.
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SATURDAY - Sports
New sports take center stage after parade
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Pattonville defeats Parkway North 6-1
Several faces of the field hockey team were looking through the fence that lined Creve Couer Mill Road as the parade was working its way toward the high school on Saturday morning. The athletes weren’t able to participate in the parade because they had
to focus on their game against Parkway North. “We cheered on the school and then played our game and our fans cheered for us,” Taelor Duncan said. Duncan lead the Pattonville offense by scoring two goals. Jaida Coleman also scored twice and Katie
Scoopmire and Zoey Dye each added one goal. “It felt good to play at home on Homecoming and get the win,” Duncan said. Taelor Duncan and Kortney Fauntleroy split time as goalie in the game and earned the win.
“You just have to make the score once to go to state but doing it over and over again just proves you are ready to compete against those other guys.”
Those other guys will include teammate Colin Parker who also reached the qualifying score. The state meet is Nov. 7-8 at the St. Peters Rec Plex.
TOP The usual sight of football being played at the stadium following the parade was replaced by field hockey. MIDDLE Jaida Coleman scores a goal against Parkway North in the first half of the game. ABOVE Zoey Dye competes for possession of the ball before taking it the distance of the field and scoring a goal.
Mansell reaches state-qualifying score for 4th time this season By Maggie Vitale
Once wasn’t enough for junior diver Cole Mansell. “I scored above 210 points for my six dives for the 4th time and got to qualify for state again,” Mansell said. Even though Mansell has qualified for the state competition, he still thinks there is room for improvement. “There are a few dives that I could’ve performed better today.” Achieving the score again just gives him confidence.
TOP Swimmers take off the block to start a race in the swim meet on Saturday against Ritenour. BOTTOM Charlie Gwinn and Xan Adams compete in the butterfly race in a dual meet against Ritenour on Saturday afternoon. The swim team held a meet following the parade since the football game was moved to Friday night instead. “It was fun because we actually had a crowd,” Nate McClain said. “It was bigger than normal because usually we have just our parents there.”
24 SATURDAY - Dance
And the winner is ...
PIRATE PRESS After the Homecoming court was introduced at the dance, the announcement everyone was waiting for was made. The winner has traditionally been proclaimed at halftime of the football game but because the points from the float competition had to be collected, the winner could not be announced until the dance. Assistant principal Gene Grimshaw first announced the winners
September 2014 of Penny Wars and the float competition before giving the end-of-theweek total scores of the Spirit Week competitions. “We knew the juniors had something planned for Penny Wars and we were nervous about that result,” STUCO president and senior class secretary Canaan Kerr said. “But when we finished our float, we were confident that we were going to win the week as a whole.” The freshmen won the
Picture Perfect
A Night on Broadway backdrop was set up in the Commons for students to take pictures in front of throughout the night. There were also props set up in the corners of the gym to match each grade’s musical theme.
TOP Andy Chen dances to the Cupid Shuffle. Chen and all the girls pictured took off their shoes for the dance. “Formal shoes, like heels and flats, are really uncomfortable to move around in, so it’s just easier to dance around in your bare feet,” Rachel Polster said. “I don’t have to worry about anyone taking my shoes because the coat check offers a safe place to keep them. They give you a plastic bag and a matching wristband and it’s really easy.” RIGHT Football players Jake Stroker and CJ McDaniel dance to the Cupid Shuffle on Saturday.
Penny War competition which was worth more points than other contests, and when Grimshaw asked senior class president Jessica Burgess to come forward and claim the trophy for the senior class, Kerr knew their hard work had paid off. Once Burgess obtained the trophy, she was not willing to let it go. She was seen the remainder of the night dancing with the trophy tightly held in her hand.
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TOP Hailey Womack, Madeline Cowell (Duchesne H.S.), Allison Van Buren and Sadie White celebrate after the announcemment of the Spirit Week results. ABOVE The DJs kept the music going all night long at the dance. MIDDLE Vadim Mamrenko has sweat running down his back and legs from dancing too hard. TOP RIGHT Elleni Yeshiwas claps along with the music while dancing. BOTTOM RIGHT Joe Ponder and Tommy O’Brien lean with the music while dancing on Saturday night.
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Hit music guaranteed to make you dance
For 2015, here are 15 songs that get students and staff out of their seat We all have that one song that when we hear it, we just can’t sit still. Maybe it’s in the car, maybe it’s in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, or maybe it’s even in the shower. The Homecoming theme this year was based off of Broadway musicals which are famous for the dancing, the storylines, and of course, the songs. Pattonville students and teachers were asked what music makes them want to get up and dance. Here are their answers:
Natalie Siegel, 11 “All About that Bass” by Meghan Trainor
Jada Alexander, 11 “Wiggle” by Jason Derulo
Julie Halveland, 11 “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
Mr. Shaun Patrick All of them
Sarah Simpkins, 12 “Grown Woman” by Beyonce
Michael Aguirre, 10 “No Flex Zone” by Rae Sremmurd
Maddi Gamache, 11 “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira
Jack Wallis, 11 “Beauty and a Beat” by Justin Bieber
Hunter Collier, 11 “One More Time” by Daft Punk
Chris Gawat, 11 “Tongue Tied” by Group Love
Coach Steve Smith “Rock Your Body” by Justin Timberlake
Marqukis Lawrence, 9 “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” by Will Smith
Ms. Beth Moritz “Wanna Be Starting Something” by Michael Jackson
Max Bodde, 12 “Party in the U.S.A.” by Miley Cyrus
Jalyn Byrd, 9 “Bang Bang” by Ariana Grande, Jessie J, Nicki Minaj
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^ He said
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She Said
How many shopping trips did it take to find your homecoming outfit?
“2.”
How many outfits did you try on?
“None, I just bought a shirt.”
How long did you spend on your hair?
“An hour.”
“None.”
How long did you spend on your face?
“30 minutes.”
“Kohl’s.”
Where did you find your outfit?
“Nordstrom.”
Did you take a mirror pic?
“Yes.”
Matthew Anderson, 12
“A witch look.”
“Crazy hairstyle.”
“A wallet or a purse.”
“Just goes over the finger.”
“Manicure is for hand, pedicure is for feet.”
“Is it like a heart? It’s a heart.”
“When girls put dark makeup around their eyes.”
“Half-up and some hair coming down.”
“For your face by the cheek bones, to make your face look pretty.”
“I love them on girls! Like clear and then white at the top.”
“Manicure for men, pedicure for women.”
“A necklace with a message on it? I really don’t know, I’ve never heard of it.”
“Makes it look like smoke, grayish color.”
“A hairstyle that comes a fourth of the way down.”
“Honestly no clue.”
“A little color on the front end of the nail.”
“Manicures deal with fingernails while pedicures deal with feet.”
“No idea.”
“Eyeliner.”
“No idea.”
“Cheeks, blushing.”
“Is it a certain color?”
“Manicure is for hands, pedicure is for toes.”
What’s the difference of a manicure and a pedicure?
“A necklace that represents a relationship.”
What is a French tip?
What’s concealer and where do you put it?
Boys are in dire need of a girls’ dictionary
What is a half-up, halfdown hairstyle?
Erik Seibert, 11
“2.” How many people did you send your mirror pic to? “5 or 6.”
What is a smokey eye?
Isaiah Davis, 10
“Oh yeah, of course.”
What is a statement necklace?
Devin Hossenlopp, 9
“10.”
“5 minutes.”
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“2 or 3.”
Aly Reyes
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More Spirit Weeks would help motivate students throughout the year
But to be honest, I feel like people judge you more if you do not participate rather than they would if you do. As Spirit Week contin-
ues throughout the week, your whole class depends on everybody to participate and dress up. The competition between all four of the classes is unreal. I feel like the juniors and seniors are more competitive between each other with the whole dressing up during Sprit Week and, of course, the junior/senior war. I’m not going to lie to you. I remember my freshman year and the only day I participated
ible idea to make this change. The turnout for the football game was amazing without people rushing off to get ready for a dance and the difference gave more people the opportunity to participate in the parade. The change gave girls a chance to spend all Saturday prepping for the dance instead of attending the football game and possibly having to leave early to get ready. It also gave the football players, band
members, the drill team and cheerleaders time to breathe between events. The change to spread the events throughout the weekend was appropriate. This change should be continued next year as we think it was successful. Homecoming is a tradition at the school and the schedule change is a great way to start a new tradition. So let’s mark it on the 2015 calendar now: Football on Friday and the parade and the dance on Saturday.
By Kayla Moss
Once every year, the week before Homecoming, Spirit Week takes over the school, and happens just four times while you are in high school. I feel like the freshmen and sophomores do not get into Spirit Week as much as the juniors and seniors. I feel like the freshmen come off as a little shy, and they are afraid they are going to get judged by the upperclassmen.
Friday Night Lights is best Staff Editorial It is the opinion of the Pirate Press that the change in the Homecoming schedule was appropriate. The Homecoming football game was played under the lights on a Friday night for the first time, instead of it being on Saturday afternoon. This left only the parade and the dance (and a field hockey game and a swim meet) being held on Saturday. We at the Pirate Press think it was an incred-
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in was Class Color Day. My sophomore year I started to participate a little bit more, but only did three days. This year, I planned on participating in all five days. And it was a lot of fun. I think we should do Spirit Weeks more than just once a year. I feel like it makes everybody happier and puts them in a better mood. I feel like everybody doesn’t seem as stressed. Maybe having a Spirit Week at the end of the
semester would be good, right before finals because at the end of the semester, everybody gets in this slump where they are just fed up with school, and they don’t want to do anything. Another good time would be right before prom. Even though typically only juniors and seniors go to the dance, I think it would be a nice way to rejuvenate the students and help them get through the last part of the school year.
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