ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL’S
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Panther Prowl
Issue 2, volume 27
November 2015
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Students volunteer at local food bank Every month at Erin Presbyterian Church, Gleaners Community Food Bank host a food drive outside in their parking lot passing out boxes of food to different families, starting at 12:45 p.m regardless of the weather. Gleaners helps feed and nourish Roseville area families that are in need and
do not have ficulties. Last the money year it helped to pay for out 102 famimeals themlies and a total selves each of 521 did not month. go hungry. Gleaners in Students in Beaufait, clubs take part Detroit has in this event been goevery month. ing on for These groups 38 years, include: and this is Student Asa distribusembly, NHS, tion orgaChildcare, nization for Anime, Drasoutheastern ma, News and Michigan Broadcastfamilies. ing, SADD, Each stuYearbook and Jenna Stanley dent passes French Club. Childcare class works with Gleaners to distribute food. out boxes Each club volof food with unteers a differcanned goods, non-perishable items, ent month. Once you start to do this, or sometimes frozen items or even you usually only participate once holiday food items, from the back of unless you are part of the club. cars.Gleaners not only benefits local “I feel that once you do this, you Jenna Stanley families, but it also provides food to are helping out families that need Senior Chris May contributes by passing out families that are having financial dif- it, and you are saving them from food and helping families in need. Sarah Allen Staff Reporter
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Senior Amna Lodhi hands out cranberry juice and dried goods.
having to go to a grocery store and having them spending money that they really do not have so it’s a great service,” senior NHS member Elijah Davis said. If you want to particapate and help out the families in need, you can go sign up with the teacher in charge of the club you are in.
Trainer essential for safety of athletes Karli Obriecht High school student athletes push Business Manager themselves every game and practice
to the breaking point. They work hard and do the best they possibly can to improve their work ethic. Sometimes during a game, a player can become injured and need medical attention. It could be a serious injury or a small one, such as a concussion or getting the wind knocked out of you from a hard blow to the stomach. Most high schools have an athletic trainer on standby to access the situations and provide medical care to injured athletes. RHS does not. The school rents one during football season for home games. RHS Athletic Director, Dennis Borse, is looking into getting a permanent trainer on staff. “I think having a sports’ trainer is very important to the athletic department. I’m going to put together a proposal to the administration to try and bring one to the school next year,” Borse said. According to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), an estimated 7.7 million students participate in sports at a high school level. 1.4 million of them are injured during a game. With this many injuries happening each year, an athletic trainer is recommended to have at all sports events. AAP states that injury rates were 1.73 times higher among school soccer players and 1.22 times higher among basketball players at schools
An estimated 7.7million students participate in sports at a high school level. 1.4 million of them are injured during a game.
American Academy of Pediatrics
The most common sport that leads to concussion injuries is football. without a trainer. As outlined by the data, injury rates tend to increase under those circumstances. Coaches are required to complete an online concussion awareness training program before starting the season. They are not licensed to assess the injury though. Concussions are the main reason why the state recommends having a trainer at high school games. If a player does get a concussion they are required to have written consent from a legal doctor to continue playing. Trainers are taught how to treat heat illnesses, spine and neck injuries, cardiac arrest, and concussions. They can also help with injury prevention, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries or medical conditions. “I think an athletic trainer is important to have because if someone gets hurt no one knows what’s wrong with them but the athletic trainer,” junior soccer player
Morgan Rudnik said. High schools are recommended to find and explore every opportunity to make sports safe. According to AAP, schools without a trainer at a game are required to have a first aid kit, minimal emergency equipment, ice on sight, and water for the teams at all games. A main reason why schools don’t have one is that they do not have the funding and are denied the access to one. “An athletic trainer is important, but the school doesn’t have the funding for it. If we were to get a trainer, it cuts money from a different area that we need and have for a reason. I don’t want to cut anything that we need,” principal Peter Hedemark said. 38 percent of high schools do not fulfill the standards set by the AAP with or without a trainer. Overall statistics and events have proven that an athletic trainer does provide a safer atmosphere at sports games.
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RHS Life
“The Princess Plays” entertains all ages DRIVE One program Curtis Mack This past week, RHS Drama Society Copy Chief
put on their fall production, “The Princess Plays.” It attracted and entertained local families and children of all ages with an interactive segment where they were asked to join the stage. “My favorite part of being in the play was being the storyteller [in The Princess and the Princess] because I really got to interact with the audience and got to ad lib and everyone laughed and had a really fun time,” junior Brianna LeBlanc said. Many enjoyed the family friendly princess plays
and the comical entertainment it brought. “I loved how it turned out; I knew it was going to be great...I was very pleased and I thought the crowd received it well. I was proud of my students too. I thought everyone was talented and amazing,” Drama Society director Angela Houghton said. The play had three evening showings and one matinee, Thursday through Saturday. All around, it was an outstanding turnout, with RHS students, faculty, and the community supporting the Drama Society.
wins award Earlier this month, on Oct. 2,
Isabella Bolish Staff Reporter RHS’s afterschool program DRIVE
One (Delivering Religion In Vocational Education) was picked by Automation Alley, a business community in southeast Michigan, as the 2015 Outstanding Educational Initiative. “It’s very hard to win and it has never been done,” DRIVE One instructor Paul Tregembo Jr. said. After being nominated, DRIVE One was chosen by the public with majority votes for the Outstanding Education Initiative Award. DRIVE One has not been able to celebrate their achievement due to busy preparing for the county-wide school board meeting coming up soon. As for future DRIVE One competitions, they will be competing at Cobo Hall and the ISCA show, and will also be trying to beat the land speed record, according to Tregembo.
RHS Drama Society performed “The Princess Plays” Friday Nov. 6
REST makes science cool Zack Mroz Managing Editor
The REST (Roseville, engineering, science, and technology) club, started by RHS biology teacher, Robert Smitka and weather/astronomy teacher Bethany Allen, is an organization that is based off of the Square One Education Network which promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in high school. Over the summer,
Smitka and Allen attended a workshop to prepare themselves for the school year to learn how to build underwater ROV “submarines.” “We walked out of there excited, like yeah this is pretty cool,” Smitka said. Along with the Network, they have an innovative design challenge with three tiers of challenges; the RC challenge, the Autonomous IVD, and
Lucinda Vang
Biology teacher Robert Smitka helps new members learn how to control the underwater ROV.
New parapro looks forward to getting to know students
RHS welcomes 26 year-old Neil Rachel Shacklett Miller to the responsibility room as Staff Reporter
Lucinda Vang REST members pratice retrieving rings from the swimming pool.
the Full Scale IVD challenge. Smitka and Allen decided to sign up for the RC challenge (the mini IVD) with this being their first time participating. Each year, they are given a new challenge, where they are given an RC car, and they have to create the car to complete the challenge. This year’s challenge is about maximizing motor and battery power, and reducing chassis/body weight to go as fast and weigh as light as possible. “REST gives all
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Lucinda Vang – Editor-in-chief Zack Mroz – Managing Editor Jenna Stanley – Section Editor/ Layout Editor Karli Obriecht - Business Manager Stephen Moore - Web Managing Editor Troy Frank - Sports Editor Anthony Dombrowski - Sports Editor Curtis Mack - Copy Chief Alana Carl - Copy Editor Courtney Hietikko - Copy Editor Kiara Fluker – Photoshop Sarah Drouin – Advisor
driveone.net DRIVE One proves that it is the best auto program in the state.
kids an opportunity to experience what’s it like to wrok with advanced technology,” Senior Ronald Harrington. The REST club will be competing in the RC challenge, along with the ROV challenge. Smitka and Allen are excited for this year, at the first meeting, about 30 students have attended so far! Meetings run every Wednesday 3-4 pm in Smitka’s classroom. Attend a meeting to make science cool.
Staff Reporters Sarah Allen Morgan Barbret Isabella Bolish Leah Janovsky Joshua Kovach Tatyana Lewis Jalissa Long-Jolley Marquesha Lynn Shyanne Methric Fatimah Odeh Rachel Shacklett TyraNisha Stubbs-Ashley Amber Weller Branden Zalewski Jasmine Zarves
a new parapro. Miller grew up in Warren, but moved to Fraser and eventually graduating from Fraser High School. Miller is a certified teacher who graduated in April from Oakland University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and plans on majoring in Social Studies. He wants to get more experience with kids before he becomes a middle school Social Studies teacher. Miller enjoys playing basketball and going to the gym. He enjoys working with kids and plans to get involved in RHS life. When asked how it was going with the staff and students he answered with an affirmative, “I really enjoy working with the staff and I’m getting along really well with the students” Miller said.
Neil Miller is getting involved in RHS life.
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Features Life today is different than how life used to be. Things change and people forget how times were. But your teacher have not forgotten. They have shared some things kids today will not know the feeling of doing. Josh Kovach
Staff Reporter
“…the feeling of having to fast forward or rewind a cassette tape to listen to their favorite song.” -Daniel Chesher, Band
“…the freedom of not having their cell phone. Today parents can track anyone with their phones. Back in the day your parents never knew exactly where you were.” -David Clulo, Social Studies
“…what it’s like to go to Pine Knob for a concert and not have to sneak your beverages in.” -Brian King, Science
“... the struggle of having to memorize phone numbers, or having to carry around a huge address book with phone numbers in it.” -Bethany Allen, Science
Photos courtesy of Josh Kovach
Are aliens among us? Alana Carl
The latest news from the scientific community within the astronomy corner makes many giddy at the thought of potential life-forms on other planets and others heavy with skepticism with more logical thoughts. On Oct.13, The Atlantic reported on the star, KIC 8462852. The name does not do the star justice after its rise to fame with many on social media and other websites using it to support their alien-theory. The star is inhibited in the Keller galaxy of the solar-system, which has been classified as many by possibly being home to other-life forms similar to humans, due to similarities in one of the planets that lie within it. The galaxy was discovered back in 2009, according to CNET.com, and is currently 150,000 lightyears away from us. The peculiarities started adding up when the group of scientist responsible for finding the Keller galaxy, Kepler science team, asked “citizen scientists”-people who volunteered to collect data from the safety of their home- to look for stars that seemed to catch their eye. According to The Atlantic, this was done because nothing can beat the human’s eye when it comes to looking at light and recognizing it. Many “citizen scientists” pointed out one particular star that caught their eye through their telescopes. When scientists started to look into the star most recently, it seemed there was something blocking accurate pictures of
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it. There was a big mass of something floating, circling the star. This will not be unusual if the star was rather young and had it been infrared light that was reflecting off of dust particles, but the star by many estimates, was rather mature. Also, the star’s light curve seems to show odd things passing around the star that shift orientation or shape along the way, which is odd because in our sun orbit and others like it, things stay in a constant pattern, no shifting. Several theories were proposed by scientists to a random piece of matter finding its way towards the star to comets, both while recognized as potential answers, makes scientists question the coincidence of finding a star then automatically having something interrupt the natural order, in the same time frame. Other scientists like Jason Wright, who wrote a paper coauthored by “citizen scientists”, believed that the thing blocking pictures to be a mega structure of sorts, not made by nature. His theory coincides with the theory of Dyson Spheres, which is believed to be advanced technology that harness energy for a star. Many scientists not involved in search for other life-forms, like Jason Wright and his other scientists at SETI( search for extraterrestrial intelligence) are hesitant to accept the theory. For one, they are using it as a last resort, so to speak, because of the unfortunate early calling of “aliens” when canals on Mars were discovered. The theory cannot be dismissed altogether, because of things like “fast radio bursts” of energy that many believed coincided to advanced technology. But, according to CNET.
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What may or may not be a star glows off in the distance.
com, several group of scientist petitioned Congress to use the Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia to check for signs of life by using a satellite to see if any radio frequencies from the planet emit any frequencies associated with technological advances. Nonetheless, maybe it is just a happy coincidence that of 135,000 stars, only one star will have something blocking it. Maybe the aliens are coming after all. But, with 150,000 light years distancing us, we may not get to see any real aliens any time soon.
Your future: information on in-state colleges Jenna Stanley Layout/Section Editor
Wayne State University: • Tuition and fees (per credit hour): $347.20 • Registration fee (all but MD) $204.85 Wayne State University offers a variety of merit scholarships to new students. WSU colleges, schools, and academic departments also offer a number of awards based on a combination of criteria including financial need, scholastic achievement or leadership qualities.
Michigan State University:
In-State Freshmen: • Tuition and fees (15 credits/semester): $13,612 • Room and board (double room/Silver Meal Plan): $9,524 All admitted students are automatically considered for scholarships. In most instances, the application for admission, including the required personal statement, are sufficient for award consideration. Scholarship selection criteria vary. Academic performance, standardized test scores, class rank, and a student’s personal statement are often used to determine eligibility. Academic criteria are based on the cumulative GPA (4.0 scale) from the freshman through junior years of high school. Students who apply for admission by November 1 of their senior year in high school will receive maximum scholarship consideration.
University of Michigan (Flint): In-State Freshmen: Undergraduate lower division • Tuition and fees (12 credits/semester): $9,504 High school students applying as first-time freshmen now have access to more scholarship funds to help pay for their respected UM-Flint education. Instantly available to motivated students with strong academic records, Michigan’s newly expanded Freshmen Merit Scholarship program offers awards ranging up to $7,000 a year, with limited full-ride awards available.
Central Michigan University:
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Tuition and fees (per year) $11,850 Room and board: (per year) $9,088 Recipients of CMU merit- and talent-based scholarships of a dollar value equal to or greater than $2,500 are required to reside on campus during their freshman and sophomore years unless they qualify as commuting students or for another exception to the Campus Residency Policy. Students may receive two renewable merit scholarships. Students who are selected for more than two renewable scholarships may choose the awards of highest value. Estimated scholarships (e.g., Michigan Competitive and outside agency) do not reduce the amount of tuition payable on Sept. 1 and Jan. 1. Students must make arrangements to pay for the total amount of tuition due to avoid a $100 late tuition fee and a $30 service charge. CMU will limit institutional funds (e.g. need-based grants, merit scholarships, departmental scholarships, employee tuition waivers, Indian Tuition Grant Waiver, etc.) to the annual cost of attendance.
RHS Life
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2015-2016 Homecoming King and Queen Shawna Brandt
Evan Gates “I was pretty surprised; it was a great honor to be voted king,”
“I’m thankful for everyone who voted for me and made this happen. I was honestly so surprised, I started to cry,”
Staff photos
There were many exciting things on homecoming day, from the pancake breakfast, parade, the football game win against Warren Woods Tower, to the dance were all featured. Our RHS students share their favorite homecoming moments. Photos courtesy of Jasmine
Jasmine Zarves Staff Reporter
Johnnie Jones, senior
“ My favorite part of homecoming was seeing everyone dressed up”
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Madison Meatte, senior
“My favorite part of homecoming was the parade because I loved throwing the candy to the little kids and being noticed I had a very fun time”
Caslista Vreven, junior
“My favorite part of homecoming was going out to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner afterwards,”
Maleik Swann, sophomore
“My favorite part of homecoming was slow dancing with my girlfriend,”
Duane Porties, junior
Ashely Jaworski, freshman
“My favorite part of homecoming was going to the dance and hanging out with my friends,”
“My favorite part of homecoming was taking pictures with everyone,”
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A Major dream comes true Jalissa Long-Jolley Staff Reporter
Behind every welcoming “hello” of each individual encountered throughout one’s day, is a life where both highs and lows are destined to be present. Though life’s many obstacles seem to be inevitable, dreams and aspirations are what ultimately overcome them. For the Major family, The Rainbow Connection not only made their dream come true, but also gave them a sense of relief. On March 16, 2012, RHS junior Brittany Major and freshman Ian Major, along with the rest of their family, gained twin brothers, Connor and Nathan Major. Four months after his birth, Nathan suffered from an unexplained traumatic brain injury. Since then, he has had three different surgeries on his brain, and is currently diagnosed with Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, high muscle tone, Cortical vision impairment, and is also severely developmentally delayed. Not only Nathan, but all members of his family are also affected. Resulting from Nathan having
multiple appointments and therapies weekly, their dad, Mike, quit his job. Also, not all treatments in which Nathan must receive are
Brittany Major A picture perfect moment captured by all seven members of the Major family as they enjoy Nathan’s wish at Disney World.
covered by insurance, which affects the family financially. Things little as daily activities must be altered to take care of Nathan, which in turn has given the family a new way of
and they were off to Florida for Disney World. After getting off the plane, all seven Major members headed to life. Give Kids the World Village, a mini “Every day there are struggles, but in the end positivity and hope is city where children and their famiwhat keeps us strong,” mother Lisa lies from all around the world are granted a wish stay. Throughout Major said. their entire trip, they were given After being referred by both a family friend and doctor, the Major their own food supply, free car rentals, $1,800 spending money, and family received a call in December tickets for all four Disof 2014 that Naney parks: Clearwathan was qualiter Marine Aquarium, fied for a wish Gatorland, Universal given to him by Studios, indoor SkyThe Rainbow diving, Sea World, Connection, a Golfing, and much non profit orgamore. In addition to nization whose those many tickets, mission is to the family was also grant wishes to invited to Mickey’s Michigan chilNot so Scary Hallowdren with life een Party, in which threatening illthe family dressed nesses. A Rainup as their favorite bow Connection Brittany Major characters, featurcoordinator soon Nathan has fun plating in the Florida ing Nathan as Prince sand. arrived at their Charming. house, in which “This experience she requested to that Rainbow Connection provided know where Nathan would like to for my family and I gave us a once in go. Nine short months later on Sept. a lifetime opportunity and provided 30, the family’s bags were packed, hope for the future,” Brittany said.
Runners participate Auto features cheaper cost, less fuel in annual event
On Sunday, Nov. 8, the 37th Annual Big Bird Run took place at the Roseville and Eastpointe Recreation Authority Center. Events included: 10k, 4k, or 1 mile fun run. Runners got chances to win various prizes with the tags at the bottom of their bib such as: a turkey, a portable charger, a backpack, or even a gift basket from The Body Shop. These were drawn as the runners are running their race. After the races were over, awards
Morgan Barbret On Staff Reporter Oct. 8,
Sarah Allen Staff Reporter
Sarah Allen
Runners take off for the 37th Annual Big Bird Run.
were given out to the top three people in certain age groups. From our school, Principal Peter Hedemark and substitute teacher Jamie Beolstler ran the 10k. David Clulo, David Skidmore,
Sarah Allen
Roseville cross country runners Brendan Sluchak and Julio Rosario take 2nd and 3rd place in the 4k run.
and the whole cross country team ran the 4k with seniors Brendan Sluchak and Julio Rosario winning second and third place with times of 15:42 and 15:43. “I was doing this for Joe Manfreda. It made me feel like I was flying and made me feel good so I wanted to finish this race faster,” Sluchak said. Everyone that participated in this race helped give money to local families in need, along with the businesses that helped sponsor this event.
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Opinion
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Diversity changes from Brooklyn to Roseville My name is Fatimah Odeh, and I am a 17 year old senior here at RHS. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Michigan my sophomore year of high school. New York is diverse and full of different people. Throughout my entire school career, I have been on various teams: basketball, soccer, volleyball, and track. I have competed in spoken word poetry, and karate tournaments. Moving to Roseville has been an interesting experience. I was very excited to attend this high school, even though I quickly learned that there weren’t many other students that were like me. I quickly gained many awesome friends, and met amazing teachers. Last month, I was walking with my sister heading out of the school when I noticed another student who was pointing at my sister and me saying an ignorant remark. I was in complete shock to be faced with such ignorance at my own school. I had thought …Is this student really saying that to me?
So I contemplated on whether or not I wanted to speak up for myself or brush it off. In the split two seconds that I had to make the decision, I chose to stand up for myself. I didn’t intend to shout, but simply to address the issue of ignorance and racial harassment towards others. And so I did, and the issue was addressed the next day. I haven’t had this issue as an American Muslim growing up in New York City. I was always surrounded by accepting, understanding, and diverse people. It is quite the experience being different at
Fatimah Odeh Staff Reporter
my new school senior year. I am open to answering any questions other students or teachers may have about my faith, lifestyle, and everything in between. But I do encourage others to not be afraid of meeting new people, broadening your horizon, and expanding your group of friends. I promise that you will learn something new if you are open to different people of different lifestyles. Something important to keep in mind is to not judge an entire race
or group of people by an uneducated opinion you heard from a non-reliable source. If different social or racial groups were to judge one another with no intent of getting to know who they are, we as a society would never succeed or progress. Name calling, and other forms of bullying should not be tolerated and not even have to occur in the first place. It is the consequence of not being culturally educated, and will only lead to tension among students. Attending a public school allows students to communicate and learn with students of all different backgrounds and walks of life. It is common to come across people who dress differently, act differently, and perhaps even speak different languages. One of the key things to keep in mind when dealing with different people is respect. Respect means that you don’t necessarily have to agree with the way everyone lives life, but it is important to make sure everyone feels safe, welcomed, and equal to everyone else. That’s what makes American schooling system great: diversity.
Finding the balance Feeling thankful for
Shyanne Metric Four Staff Reporter years of high school can be a chaotic experience for a lot of students. There are tests to study for, homework to finish, and, along with this, many students want to be involved by joining sports or clubs. At RHS, there is a large variety of clubs and sports that the students can join, but these clubs and sports require a lot out of their members, which could lead to a lot of stress for these students, since they have to worry about their school work as well. There are some students who have been able to try different ways of balancing sports, clubs, and school work in ways that will not completely overwhelm them. “I’m in calculus and AP biology. I’m also in student assembly, NHS, and a part of the varsity softball team,” senior Eryn VanderVlucht said. “To keep myself from getting overwhelmed I just manage my time well. I come home from school, sometimes after meetings, do homework, go to practice, then come home and do more homework.” The majority of high schools have different extracurricular for their students to involve
themselves in, but
some of them will have students occupied to the point where they might not even have enough time to finish their homework or studying. Clubs could have long meetings and events for their members to attend. Along with that, there are sports where student athletes have practices almost every day, as well as games throughout the week. “I bowl on a league outside of school, which I’ve been doing since I was four. I’ve been in color guard and track since seventh grade, the girl’s bowling team since last year, the drive one club, and I joined the cross country team this year,” sophomore Miranda Rumfelt said. “When it comes to school work, I just try to take it day by day and stay focused. This school and this city give us so many opportunities, so take advantage of them. For people who are struggling, you only live once so you don’t have time to slow down. Don’t stress.” While balancing sports and
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teams have higher grade point averages than students not part of sports, according to an article on breakingmuscle. com written by Jeanne Goodes. Along with that, student-athletes are shown to have more positive attitudes towards school and a higher interest in continuing their after high school. “Remember to breathe when you get too stressed out. Take a moment for yourself to collect your thoughts and make a game plan,” RHS alumni Kara Hoffman said. “Make a schedule and stick to it, but don’t put so much on your plate that you get sick. Your mental health is more important than school work, so if you feel overwhelmed it’s okay to take a break.” Balancing school work and extracurriculars can be hard, but this advice goes further than just students that are a part of clubs and sports. Everyone can get overwhelmed with school, so just remember to keep
calm and manage your time well. Make time to finish homework and to study, but also be sure to make time to relax and take a break from all of the stress that comes with school.
National Writing Month Marquesha Lynn Dust off your Staff Reporter notebooks, typewriters and keyboards all you prospective writers, because National Writing Month is in full swing. National Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo ) is a chance for authors both young and old from around the world to challenge and showcase their craft for prizes and publicity. Founded by Chris Baty in 1999, the goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a novel of at least 50,000 words by Nov 30. Why such an arbitrary number? Because it has been proven that while 50,000 is an intimidating number, it is not by any means an impossible goal, for those who are passionate about their writing. It is only recently that NaNoWriMo has taken its challenge online, however. In 2007, the NaNoWriMo website was launched and the program has spread worldwide. Because of the skyrocketing popularity, it was able to reach out to publishing companies and software programmers for prizes, such as possible worldwide publication and editing deals and free downloads for software such as Evernote, which is tailored specifically for authors. From my own experience, I’ve found the challenge to be very refreshing. Throughout the day, my mind is buzzing with ideas on how to improve my story and characters, and that motiva-
tion transfers to other things in my life, like my homework or job. Since I started my story from scratch essentially, I’ve also had to quickly evaluate and flesh out the personalities of my characters. As that process became easier the more I did it, I’ve become inclined to do that with the people I meet and interact with in my personal life. I’ve started to look closer at my actions and the actions of others, which has improved my personal relationships. So, are you interested in NaNoWriMo? Don’t worry, because even if the contest has already begun, you still have a chance! Camp NaNoWriMo is an early program for all the eager beavers who want to begin their works of
Marquesha Lynn
art between April and July. Both NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo are completely free to sign up for and while writing programs are not provided on the website, a word counter is so that you can check your progress and see your standing. In addition to this handy feature, published authors who have already made names for themselves such as Lemony Snicket and John Green post pep talks on the website weekly, giving tips and inspiration for those who feel awkward about posting their work for all to see. If you love to write or love to read, National Writing Month is a fun time for everyone involved.
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Feast Treats
All holidays come with an opportunity to get creative with decorations and food choices, but Thanksgiving can be particularly exciting because it typically includes a traditional meal with foods that we all know and love. Some families choose to put a clever twist on their dessert and create cupcakes that actually look like the Thanksgiving meal. Believe it or not, it is fairly easy to decorate cupcakes individually to look like mashed potatoes, pies, cooked vegetables, and even stuffed turkeys. Why not post pictures of adorable cupcake creations on Twitter? Mashed potato and pie cupcakes are simple to make, but are pleasing to the eye when placed out with other Thanksgiving desserts. In order to decorate your cupcake to look like mashed potatoes, there are three components. First, thickly frost your cupcake with white frosting and leave a small divot in the center. Second, pour melted caramel into the divot to look like gravy. Lastly, place a yellow Starburst on top to look like the butter. That is it, three simple steps to adorable mashed potato cupcakes! Cherry pie is yet another cute and easy way to deco rate your Thanksgiving cupcakes. This design only takes four steps. First, use food coloring to dye your frosting to a beige color (to look like pie crust) and frost your cupcake. Next, cover the top of the cupcake with small red or blue candies (M&M’s work well) that will look like the berries in the pie. After that, put your beige frosting in a zip lock bag and cut off a small corner of the bag (for piping out the frosting). Lastly, pipe around the edge of the cupcake to simulate the pie crust, and then make a cross hatch pattern across the top of the cupcake. That is it, sweet and simple pie cupcakes! Impress your friends and family with these clever little creations. What better way to show that you have holiday spirit? photo courtesy of Morgan Barbret
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Sports Corner Troy Frank Sports Editor Tony Dombrowski Sports Editor
Varsity
Fall Sports Recap
FOOTBALL
The Varsity team finished their season with an impressive three game winning streak, capping it off with a victory on homecoming day against Warren Woods Tower, by a score of 53 to 13. The team definitely showed that they can succeed under their core players. Senior quarterback
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Record: 4-5 Evan Gates led senior Dono Berry, the charge, breakand junior Denzell ing school records Washington had in the process. He tremendous seasons had 2,320 passing as well. Evans had yards, 27 touchfour touchdowns downs thrown, on the year, two most points scored on the ground and in a game and a two through the air. season, and the Fowler finished the most cumulative year with 530 rushwins by a quartering yards and seven back. Senior fullrushing TDs. The back Michael Evreceivers, Berry and ans, senior running Washington, had 29 back Matt Fowler, receptions for 460
VOLLEYBALL
Freshmen
The freshman Panthers ended their impressive season with a 2-0 victory over Centerline. Coach Katilin King was very impressed with the team’s performance this year. “It went very well this whole season. I am very, very happy on the way things turned out this season. It was a very successful season, and the girls’ learned a lot this season. It was a fun season,” she said. Record: 2-10 JV volleyball ended a struggling season recently with a loss to Fitzgerald on Oct. 29. The two wins came against Fitzgerald and Cousino early on in the season. Even though their record did not give off positive vibes this year, a new batch of talented freshman, who will become sophomores, will help to make sure that JV is not to be messed with.
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yards and five TDs and 30 receptions for 643 yards and 13 TDs respectfully. “Very proud of my offense this season on executing what we did to light up the scoreboard,” Gates said. “I thank them for blocking for me and catching the ball, which helped me secure all of the accolades I have received”.
Record: 2-7
JV football ended their season on the eve of Roseville’s homecoming with a loss to Warren Woods Tower, 28-14. They will now take their experience from this season and look forward to possibly applying it to the varsity football team next fall.
Record: 12-3
Record: 2-10
The varsity Panthers ended their season with a loss to St. Clair on Oct. 27. Even though the Panthers season might not have gone the way they intended, they should keep their heads up. The team played extremely tough each and every game, keeping it close and competitive no matter the opponent. “Next year is the year we shine. (This year), we won as a team, we lost as a team, we started as a team, we ended as a team,” junior Rachel Orler said.
Tony Dombrowski Sophomore Jacquilne Willis serves the ball during the team’s home game against Warren Woods Tower.
GIRLS’ SWIM Swimming finished pretty swimmingly. Their last meet was the divisional on Nov.
6 and 7. They finished in sixth place with 102 points. In the divisonals, junior Emily Koch finished third in the 50 yard freestyle, with a time of 34.54. She also finished second the 100 yard backstroke with a 1:31.60. The girls finished third in the 400 yard freestlye relay and 200 yard freestyle relay as well. Featured in the race were Koch, freshman Bianca Brady, freshman Elaina Rosario, and sophomore Caitlin Lorin for the 400, and junior Jessica Chess, freshman Caitlyn Michael, freshman Leia Kerce, and junior Hannah Kaercher in the 200. “The season went alright. The girls swam their hardest. Most girls got their best times at divisional, and I’m really happy about they did,” Chess said.
BOYS’ SOCCER
CROSS COUNTRY The Panthers’ season has come to an end at regionals held at Metro Beach on Oct. 30. They finished 16 of 19 schools, with a total of 419 points. The top runners for the varsity boys were senior Brendan Sluchak, with 18:05, and junior Rick Shackelford, with an 18:24. The top two junior varsity girls are sophomores Morgan Howard, with a 27:30, and Miranda Rumfelt, 26:04. “Everyone came off injuries and improved, and we Brendan Sluchak’s Mother came close as a team,” sophomore Alyssa Rodgers said. Senior Brendan Sluchak and junior Anthony Im sprint down the line during their Divisions meet.
Record: 11-8 (4-4) The varsity squad rounded off the season with a _ to Warren Woods Tower on Oct. 14. “From having a couple wins last year to 11 this year was a huge improvement,” senior Kyle Lorentzen said. They played hard this season, winning their first district playoff contest against Warren Mott, 2-0, then losing the next to Gross Point South, 7-0. The hope going around is that the JV team can continue the trend this year’s seniors have set. “The way the team performed was just amazing. I’m going to miss (all my teammates),” senior Zak Carik said.
Trash Talk with Tony and Troy: Battle for the Big Ten feat. Zak Carik
When 2015 began, the only thing declared certain was, “whoever wins the Ohio State-Michigan State game on Nov. 21 will go to the College Football Playoff”. Now it seems that the number one rival to both of those schools has risen into the conversation as well. The Michigan Wolverines were 5-7, (3-5 in the Big Ten), last year. They underachieved so greatly that when successful former San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh joined the program last winter, most people only expected mediocrity in the foreseeable future until Michigan gathered its wits together. Others saw Harbaugh’s arrival as the final piece to potentially create the most heated rivalry to ever grace these three schools in years. All three are now doing successful, all three have great, proven coaches: Harbaugh, MSU coach Mark D’Antonio, and OSU coach Urban Meyer, and all three have a roster full of winners. Ohio State and Michigan State have both sprinted out of the gates with undefeated
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records. OSU, while they struggle in the first half, usually sprint out of the gates in the second half to blow out most of their opponents. MSU has squeaked by in their last three games, but always were able to close the door on their foes. Michigan went into the season falling to a highly ranked Utah, but gathered together to win five straight, thanks to a great defensive performance, shutting them down to just 14 combined points. All three teams were in contention for the Big Ten East, Big Ten conference championships, and a coveted playoff spot. The second half is what will firmly decideeach team’s fate as they all will have matchups against each other. Michigan already lost to MSU on Oct. 17 and will host OSU on Nov. 28, and MSU also had a loss on the season to Nebraska, and will face OSU on Nov. 21. With the last second punting blunder by U of M against the green and white, big blue’s hopes are looking dim, but anything could happen. OSU currently sits third in the College Football Playoff Rankings followed by MSU at 13 and U of M at 14.
Tony: (Michigan State)
Coming into this season, the Spartans were projected to be a contender for the Big Ten East title, however not projected to win the title. The title was projected to go to the team down in Ohio whose name shall not be mentioned. However, Coach Mark D’antonio made it clear before the season started that he wanted nobody to over or under look this team. He has a lot of faith in this team, and so does Spartan Nation. The guys were tested early in the season facing a ranked Oregon Ducks team coming off an almost championship season. The Spartans played a great defensive and offensive game and won, 31-28. They moved 2-0 on the season and so far have not lost since. The Spartans are currently 8-1 on the season and 4-1 in conference play, after a recent loss to Nebraska on the road by a score of 39 to 38. A win against their rivals in Ann Arbor on a last minute blocked punt touchdown helped beat a Wolverine team who has been looking for only their second win against the Spartans in seven years. With two big games down, only one really remains in the schedule for the Spartans. And that is of course the team in Ohio. Currently number one ranked in the country, the Buckeyes are sitting at a perfect 9-0 record. In the past 10 years, MSU has only beaten OSU twice, one being a Big Ten championship win. Michigan State will be anything but intimidated by this team, and probably has had the date circled for months. The Spartans, led by the possible number one draft pick QB Connor Cook, have looked pretty good so far. However, the team has had a huge number of injuries. The Spartans are fighting past these injuries however and keeping it a close game. Even though the wins are by a small margin, a win is a win. If Michigan and/or Ohio State was in our position, they would be proud of their team so far. Fighting past the injuries and playing a good, clean football game. If we keep playing like we are, and defeat the team in Ohio, I am all but sure a playoff spot has our name on it.
Zak: (Ohio State)
The Ohio State Buckeyes are a team above all the rest. They are undefeated through seven games and are number one in the entire Big Ten. They could for sure beat Michigan State. First of all, OSU has undoubtedly the best offense in the country. Big plays make a big difference, and OSU delivers. Since MSU nearly lost to Michigan, but won on the luckiest play ever, the Buckeyes will come out on top when they play each other on Nov. 21. Michigan has been decent as of late, but that does not take away from how terrible they have been for almost a decade. Michigan is the baby brother to Ohio State, and will be destroyed in front of their fans at the Big House. The scarlet and gray are number one, and will remain number one.
Troy: (Michigan) Going into the season, some people were pessimistic about Michigan, including me. The awful reign of former head coach Brady Hoke had put me in the group that thought of 2015 as a restructuring season for Harbaugh and co. When the season began, I took the approach that I always use with the Detroit Lions; expect nothing and be happily proved wrong if they succeed. It is a good way of thinking and one I would recommend to any sports fan. With the maize and blue, it was very surprising. Harbaugh pulled off a complete 180 with this team. He has completely transformed our defense from a decent one, to one that could basically stop a freight train. The offense has room to grow, definitely, but is able to put up just enough points for their defense to handle. After playing Utah, a game U of M should have expected to lose due to Harbaugh having not coached a game yet and Utah being a top three team in the country, they dominated the next five games,allowing only two touchdowns total and winning three by way of shutout. Not only have they become a legitimate team in the Big Ten; one that, minus the last play, beat MSU. You do have to give them props for the play of their quarterback. TheWolverine defense is the best in the nation and only had a hard time against the future number one pick in the NFL Draft, Connor Cook. He put up yards that other teams would only dream of putting up against Ann Arbor, and had them in the position to win the game. When you look at Ohio, they have a great offense with an absent defense. In history, football teams like the Buckeyes struggle against lockdown squads. It just makes sense. Plus, Cardale Jones, if he even stays as starting quarterback,should not give Michigan fits the same way Cook did.The Wolverines may be out of a playoff position, but we can still ruin the chances of our rivals.