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500 S. Gardner Scottsburg, IN 47170 812.752.8942 www.theboosteronline.com Volume 94, Issue 1 Sept. 29, 2020
Co-Editors-in-Chief Isabela Diaz Abby Doriot
Business managers Deegan Cornelius Justice LaMaster
Page designers Jocelyne Allen Hailee Bowen Hailey Christoff
Staff writers Jazmin Collier Ariel Hunter Catherine Rose Alyssa Williams
Online editors Hailee Bowen Catherine Valencia
Adviser Sara Denhart
The Booster is published as a forum by the newspaper students at Scottsburg High School. Each month, 700 physical copies are distributed and each issue is available online. The Booster is a member of Quill and Scroll and the Indiana Student Press Association. Letters to the editor must be signed; names will be withheld upon request. The staff reserves the right to edit letters due to length, libel, privacy or copyright laws as long as the meaning remains unchanged. Editorials and reviews are staff opinions and are not the opinions of the faulty, administration or school. OUR CREDENTIALS & AWARDS SISPA Newspaper of the Year 1998-2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 Hoosier Star Award Winner 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 ON THE COVER Students have to wear masks to walk through the hall, go to lunch, during class, and to participate in extracurricular activities and sports. Pictured, from left to right: Kiarra Crook (11), Emily Mohammed (11), Kennedy Stivers (11), Lane Hancock (11), Carl Petty (11), and Noah Smith (12). COVER PHOTO | ISABELA DIAZ
Letter from the Co-Editors-in-Chief COVID-19 has spread profusely over the course of just a few months. With this being said, the world has had to try and adapt a lifestyle that fits the regulations COVID-19 calls for. Places of business and public gathering have required face masks to even enter. As a school, we feel the impact immensely. New regulations like temperature checks and wearing masks have been put in place due to COVID-19. As a staff, we wanted to focus on how COVID-19 has impacted us — as a school and as a community. We all need to do our part to make sure we stay healthy. Wearing a mask properly is essential to keeping us healthy. Do your part. Though everyone has been impacted dif-
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ferently, it all connects back to us in the end. Whether you are a teacher who has to find new methods for eLearning or a shopper walking into Walmart, we all feel the impact. We would like to ask our readers for suggestions in the content you would like to see. We value our readers’ opinions and that any given input is valuable to our staff. For anyone wanting to suggest ideas, feel free to contact us at our email at booster@scsd2.k12. in.us, leaving comments on theboosteronline. com or through our social media accounts. Sincerely, Isabela Diaz & Abby Doriot
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3 Cornelius’ Corner 3 Staff editorial: SHS holds back on virus spread; room for improvement 4 Masks muffle communication in class 4 Sports should halt until vaccine 4 The Way We See It
news 5 Aiming for Accuracy: Fluctuating readings leave students unsure 6 COVID-19 Safety Guidelines 6 PBIS moves to online ordering
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Photo by: Isabela Diaz
Photo by: Deegan Cornelius
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Humans of SHS Online vs. in-person learning Glow up Band season update Q&A with Dr. Cramer
Sports 12 First win of the football season Fans follow new rules 13 Life of a player 14 We’re back: Sports return 15 College season & COVID-19 delays Quarantine scheduling problems 16 True colors
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Photo by: Catherine Valencia
Photo by: Hailey Christoff
1.) Boys football preparing to defend the end zone at the scrimmage line during the Sept. 4 game against the Salem Lions. 2.) Becky Foster (10) racing to the finish line on Aug. 19 at Corydon Central High School. 3.) Ryan Gibson (12) performing a forehand to his partner on Sept. 1 at home. 4.) Nick Murphy (12) battling against Providence on Aug. 25 at home.
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