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Issue 3, volume 27

December 2015

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Social media can spread positive message Shyanne Methric Staff Reporter

In this day and age, social media is used by just about everyone. There are websites used to post messages to show to others, such as Facebook and Twitter, and there are more picture based websites like Instagram. People can use social media in many different ways, but more recently, there have been people who use social media to do something good for someone other than their own self. On Oct. 27, an RHS student created an account on Twitter, RHS Anonymous. The account immediately sent positive messages to other students after seeing them make tweets about being sad, feeling bad about themselves, or just how they had a bad day. Students, teachers, and even principals around RHS were talking about how great of an idea the account was. “It feels great. I didn’t make this account to get talked about, I just wanted to make people feel good about themselves, just by sending them a compliment or saying that it’ll be okay,” RHS Anonymous said. “There’s so much negativity, especially on

social media, and it feels amazing that people know they have someone to talk to if they’re feeling down.” When it comes to social media, there are people out there that will use these websites to

spread negativity around to others. They send horrible messages, put rude comments on their posts, or just make fun of others where everyone else can see. “Sometimes, high school can be hard. There’s so much stress put on students and it can really take a toll on them,” RHS Anonymous said. “I personally have suffered from depression,

Child care class guides elementary students through daily skills From arts and crafts to reading and math, Sue Dziecolowski’s vocational child care class assists elementary students from grades pre-k to fourth all around the district. Around 75 students in the class have done many activities such as making homemade applesauce, weaving Thanksgiving table placemats, and other learning activities. On Thursday, Dec 10, Dziecolowski’s 5th and 6th hour visited Sarah Beeler’s kindergarten class at Steenland Elementary to write letters to Santa, create Christmas trees out of paper plates, and color elves and reindeer.

so I know exactly how it feels. I wanted to be the person that I wish I had when I was dealing with it. I just needed someone to listen, to tell me that they were there.” Throughout the years, there

are students who take the time to spread negativity, but fortunately there are also students willing to take a stand against this negativity and promote a positive attitude over social media. “You can use social media for good to help promote positivity,” junior, Miriam Logan said. “You can spread a message for a good cause, if you see someone ﬁghting you can get them to stop and let them know that they don’t need to do this. You can just be nice. There are so many things to promote positivity.” These days, social media is used for much more than just liking a picture or making comments on someone else’s posts. Now, some people are seeing how much Shyanne Methric others are hurting and are using social media to try changing that. They see how much negativity have been different RHS based accounts made on different social there is all around and use these media websites, but the difference websites to help others realize that they are above this negativity. between those and RHS AnonyThere are people out there who mous was that the past accounts were used to hurt people. Students are using social media not just for themselves, but to make others would call the accounts “burn happy. books.” These accounts were Another social media account solely used to talk poorly about that is spreading positivity is the RHS students and make them new twitter account, RHS complifeel bad about themselves. There ments. Tatyana Lewis Staff Reporter Stephen Moore Web Managing Editor

Stephen Moore Vocational child care students help kindergarteners get ready for the holidays. Stephen Moore

The children show off their letters to Santa.

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The children write their letters to Santa during classtime.

“The letters to Santa was their first time writing a letter, as well as painting. When the child care class comes to visit them, they know they’ll be doing something special that allows them to move and utilize their creative minds,” Beeler said. The elementary students enjoy when their “high school friends” work with them, according to student’s Giovonni Battagli and Evie Sutton. They help them stay on task with their core subjects, while having fun. “It is very beneficial for the students, it gives them a one-on-one guide. As a teacher, it’s difficult to be in multiple places at once,” Beeler added.

Dziecolowski and her students plan activities for each grade to work on , which also helps the elementary teachers with lesson planning. Child care also helps by getting assigned to certain groups of kids to look over. In this group of kids, they help the students learn how to use and hold scissors, work with glue, assemble crafts, and write. When working with young children it is more than telling them what to do. Child care learns about different age groups through class instruction, in order to help them prepare when going to the schools. “They have a strict curriculum to follow and it enables them to do something hands on and fun.” Dziecolowski said “After taking this class, I would work with kids in the future,” junior Taylor McGuckin said.

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RHS Life

Alumni back on the court RHS welcomes new parapro, On Friday, Dec. 4, RHS Alumni and current students alike flooded the gymnasium for the inaugural RHS Basketball Alumni game. The game consisted of two 20 minute periods, with a performance by the alumni cheerleaders at halftime, coached by former cheerleader coach and current assistant principal Monica Gabriel. Players were charged $25 for this night of playing on the court like Zack Mroz the good ole days. The red team celebrates their win. “I thought it was cool to see everyone and play with all the “I can’t wait to play again next year,” old guys. It was fun getting back on the 1989 RHS graduate Gary Hall said. court again,” 2015 RHS graduate Ryan The players ranged from recent DiCiacca said. graduates from last year to those that There were two teams, the white graduated in the 80’s. At the game, team and the red team; each team had Eastland Middle School teacher Joe Herabout 15 people. The red team pulled bertson was the announcer, and basketthrough and won 93-90. Even years out ball jerseys were sold for $5 from Carl of high school, the court is still home to Brablec and Roseville high schools. We many. hope to see even more alumni next year! Zack Mroz Managing Editor

Zack Mroz The first alumni baskeball game brought together many of RHS’s graduates from past years.

RPD veteran Morgan Barbret Say Staff Reporter “Hello”

to John Rocco, the new parapro here at RHS. Rocco is a retired police officer who is highly trained in many areas of police work and has extensive experience in the field of criminal justice. He previously worked in the youth bureau, was a detective for 12 years, and acted as a member of the SWAT team for 20 years. For those of you that do not know, a parapro is a parent professional that assists the school administration. Parapros

help monitor the hallways and make sure students are safe and make their way to class so that our school can continuously improve its productivity. Rocco will be working closely with Officer Gusweiler. (Fun Fact: Gusweiler and Rocco are good friends, they graduated from Roseville High School together in 1980) Rocco has been described as an incredibly loyal and honest person by friends and family. “John Rocco is the kind of guy who would feel guilty if he accidentally took a pen home from

John Rocco stands guard at the cafeteria doors.

Keeping up with RHS alumni Kiara Fluker Staff Reporter

As everyone knows, RHS is a school where all students can achieve their full potential, and one of the biggest goals is for this statement to hold true after graduation as well.

Juwan Redd mentioned that his life has been great since he has graduated. He has done a lot within these last three years. Around the time he graduated, he was a Speedway employee. A few months later he moved up to a manager. “Life was great as a manager, but I was offered a much better job at OnStar Call Center. I took upon that job in February of 2015 and I’ve enjoyed every bit of it. I moved out of my mom’s place and got my own apartment.” Redd said. Matthew Santia is a 2001 graduate. Within these 14 years, he has accomplished so much in life. “I got my bachelor’s degree from the number one rated film school in the country, University of Southern California,” Santia said. “I got my masters degree in creative writing from Full Sail. I lived out in California for eight years and networked accordingly.” Santia said. He mentioned how he made great friends and got some insight into the film industry. He had a screenplay and wrote Be Opinionated which

was to be shot into a movie, but unfortunately, that fell apart when tax incentives fell through. He then went on to win the Oakland Community Film Festival for a short film he wrote called One Last Run. Santia has had recent success with his writing. “I wrote a short film called The Eulogy that just so happened to win the One Click Detroit Film Festival. We were awarded four-all-expense paid tickets to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT,” Santia said.

work, “ Fred Barbret said. In his free time, Rocco is a huge lions fan who likes to keep his lawn in pristine condition. Our new Parapro really cares about students and their futures and he will surely become another positive face at our school. “I am here because I want all kids to be safe and have a healthy working environment,” Rocco said. If you see Mr. Rocco in the hallways, be sure to give him a warm welcome.

Kalani Wheeler is a sophomore at Tennessee State University. Shortly after she graduated from RHS in 2014, she moved to Nashville to attend TSU. She is currently a radio host for WTST the Blaze, a student run radio station. “I aspire to be a radio and television personality, as well as a business woman. In my first semester of my freshmen year, I co-hosted two radio shows: A1 Radio and KTL Radio. Second

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semester of freshmen year I came out with my own radio show called Kalani Radio,” Wheeler said. Eventually, she wants to create her own talk show. Wheeler is also part owner of an upcoming hair extension distribution company, Blue Diamond Kollection, LLC. “As of now I’m still a work in progress. Continuing to chase my dreams and reach my goals,” Weeler said.

Lando Witherspoon is a 2013 graduate, who achieved so much in just three years, taking some of his knowledge from his media class with teacher, Eric Mattison. “I started a company and a YouTube channel, The HipHopLab,” Witherspoon said. He has done interviews for many local Detroit rappers including: Lil’ George, Peezy, Doughboyz Cashout and many others. He has generated over $800 per month, just from his YouTube channel. Also, Witherspoon has been booked in Alaska, Boston, and Chicago to do video shoots. “I went to New York with battle rapper Calicoe for Summer Madness. I’ve shot over ten videos with over 150,000 views, totaling over a million views. While at RHS I took Mr. Mattison’s media class, I learned a lot in the class and took my knowledge from there to apply to my now everyday life.” he said.

Opinion

The Force “Awakens” hype in old and new fans alike I find your lack of faith in Star Wars disturbing if you have not heard about the new movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens yet. The seventh movie in the blockbuster franchise releases today, and nobody has been unaffected by it. Whether you are, a family member, friend, colleague, peer, or a fan, this movie has been part of your life in some way. When the original three movies, Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983), came out over 30 years ago, fanbases, religions, cult followings, and cosplayers have been formed around them. The people that make up those groups are now adults that have kids. Those same adults have showed their kids the trilogy that changed film, and in turn, created fans in them. There is no denying that “Star Wars”is a gigantic event that reaches all age groups. The Star Troy Frank

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Wars fans of this school have a lot to say about the new sequel. “I am really excited, especially for the new volleyball droid, BB-8,” senior John Mitchell said. “Out of 6,437 on the excitement scale, I’m at a 6,434,” senior Sam Heaton said. “My excitement level is ten out of ten, and the expectation is about a seven and a half,” senior Tommy Butler said. Other Star Wars fans, however, did bring up how the prequels make them wary for the new movie, such as seniors Cole Bratten and Jacob

McLaren. They both stated how they want the new movie to be more like the original trilogy, and less like the prequels, Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). McLaren brought up how the first six revolved around Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader, whether as a hero or as a villain. Personally, I am more excited than Luke Skywalker was when he was given the chance to leave his home planet of Tatooine to fight the evil Empire. Star Wars: The Force Awakens stars Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as Leia Skywalker, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Dasie Ridley as Rey, and John Boyega as Finn.

Girls on the Edge with Dr. Leonard Sax How many times have you tried to have a conversation with someone who was too busy looking at their phone? Dr. Leonard Sax is a pediatrician and psychologist who wrote the book Girls on the Edge in 2010. I attended Fatimah Odeh Staff Reporter

can cause. After his seminar, I bought his book, and I am going to share a few things I have learned from it. The book discusses sexual identity, the cyber-bubble, obsessions, and endocrine disruptors. Dr. Sax conducted several research experiments and studies indicating that the rise

People are now so dependent on their cell-phones that they have replaced confrontational, vulnerable, and personal conversations into ones that are simply sent out via text message. his seminar in Farmington Hills in November. The seminar was about the social harms that social media

of personal cellular phones and the vast use of internet in the past couple of decades have showed a decline in

interactions. Some people may view the change in society’s interactions either good or bad depending on their point of view. It is now more common to sit next to someone on a bus, at a doctor’s office, or even in the school cafeteria and not even speak to the person right next to you. People are now so dependent on their cell-phones that they have replaced confrontational, vulnerable, and personal conversations into ones that are simply sent out via text message. This takes away from the traditional way meeting new people, interacting with friends of family, and dealing with day to day issues. I learned lots of new information from the seminar and the book Dr. Sax provided. I learned the importance of traditional communication, credible resources, and the importance of properly using technology and social media apps. Dr. Sarah Allen Sax encourages parents to supervise Sophomore Kaitlyn Kotelniski reads their children’s use of their phones Girls on the Edge by Dr. Leonard Sax. and computers. He also encourages adults to moderately use technology Girls on the Edge, can be bought on for their own benefit, and to lead the Amazon or in Barnes & Noble. youth by example. Dr. Sax’s book,

Actions speak louder than words

Tyranisha Stubbs-Ashley When you think about the world nowadays, there Staff Reporter are a lot of things that help people out and make ev-

eryone happy. But when you think about the world’s people there are not many that would come to mind. No one is good at being nice any more and not a lot of people have the right mindset to do good things and treat people equally. Social experiments are used more and more, with channels on Youtube dedicated just for them.

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Most people would stand by, but how many would actually stop bullying and help?

They give you an insight of how random people everywhere treat others and we can witness it. After the attack on Paris, a social experiment was performed in the mall where a young woman dressed in a hijab and walked around the mall. A woman and her daughter were walking through the mall when they spotted this person and the woman’s daughter looked up at her and asked if the person in the hijab would hurt them. Prejudice starts off at a young age. Stereotypes form and children are taught who and what to like and they grow up to teach their kids the same things. Social experiments help in these situations greatly because after a person reacts badly to the experiment and they are aware of the fact that it was not real, they think about their actions. “I feel like it helps people realize there’s more than one way to live life and it puts you in the shoes of others,” senior Leah Ferrante said. Social experiments make people think because most times you would hear someone say “Oh I would never do that to anyone,” but they lose sight of that when they are actually put to the test. Once someone decides to make a scenario in which they had the option to follow their own words and not be mean or prejudice, they turn around and throw out what they said before. When this happens it shows that you can always say something but it takes a lot to actually commit to being that great person. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need to use social experiments to make people choose to make good actions but since we do not live in that perfect world some people have to push others to take that step to be a good person. If everyone took the time to think about everything that they do before they did it, it might be a different story. Make sure that you treat others the way you would want to be treated and remember that actions definitely do speak louder than words.

Holiday Hype

Top gift ideas of 2015

Holiday sales

The holiday season is a key sales period for retailers and Sarah Allen Every Christmas, new gift ideas are coming about for people to buy for family Staff Reporter businesses, and has an enormous impact on and friends. For children it would usually be the newest toys or a new puppy. our economy. In 2013, the United States’ reFor teenagers it would usually be the newest clothes, shoes, devices, or scents. For adults it tail industry generated more than three trillion would be newer clothes, a new car, or just things needed around the house. A lot of thought dollars during the holiday season. Those sales gets put into these gifts given out by family members each year. made up 19.2% of the retail industry’s total sales that year. Based on that fact, it is safe to say that the United States spends a mind blow“I’m getting a “I am getting my kids a ing amount of money during the holidays. But gift card for new puppy, a German how much money do Americans really spend? my sister,” Sheppard, and my And what is being purchased? Here are some math teacher wife a brand new car,” statistics to help answer those questions. history teacher Derek Melissa • In 2013, the U.S.spent about Blackmer said. Anderson $1,160,000,000 on Christmas trees alone. said. • In 2013, over 768 thousand employees were hired throughout the holiday season to compensate for the rise in sales for the holiday season. • Every year, nearly two billion candy canes are sold during the four weeks before christmas. • In 2014, the United States spent a total of $781 billion on gifts. • In 2011, the average family spent $700 on gifts. all information comes from www.statistica.com

Morgan Barbret Staff Reporter

“I’m getting my mom a Pandora bracelet,” sophomore Kayla VanDeWalle said.

“I’m getting my aunt a big box of cherry jolly ranchers because she loves them so much,” freshman Alley Adams said.

Christmas around the world When December comes, people automatically think of Christmas, but do they know about other December holidays? December consists of many religious holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Also many people do not know what these holidays are about.

Christmas

Christmas is an annual Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus Christ’s birth. On Dec. 25, children gather around a Christmas tree and receive presents from their parents and Santa Claus.

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Rachel Shacklett Staff Reporter Branden Zalewski Staff Reporter

Hanukkah

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a holiday celebrated by many African Americans from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. During this time, they celebrate their cultural heritage and traditional values.Gift giving is held on the last day to honor the creative spirit. Gifts are often homemade rather than purchased.

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that lasts eight days, which starts on Dec. 6. This time is meant to celebrate the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabeus after its desecration by the Syrians. The symbol of this holiday is the successive kindling of eight lights which is called a Menorah. The Menorah is a nine branched candle holder that is lit during the eight day event. The ninth candle is used to light the other eight candle. The Menorah stands for light, wisdom, and divine inspiration.The old European custom of giving Hanukkah gifts, usually coins or money is still around, but the current trend of giving actualgifts really took shape in the 1950s.

As you can see, December is not just about Christmas, but it’s also about other religious and cultural holidays such as Kwanzaa and Hanukkah. It is a reminder to us all that it is not just about spending money and getting presents but spending time with family and friends – true gifts of life.

Holiday Hype

Is Christmas music becoming Is holiday music too “classic?” old? Isabella Bolish Staff Reporter

Some of the oldest, most well-known Christmas music has been playing on the radio around the same time every year since the early 1930s. A few of the oldest Christmas songs are “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” and “Winter Wonderland” both published in 1934. To this day, both songs are still widely known and prominent throughout the world even though they were released a little over 80 years ago. However, despite the same holiday music being broadcasted on the radio for decades, most people don’t seem to see Christmas music as being old and out of style. Freshman Madison White gives some insight as to why: “It’s timeless. It brings joy to people and it gets you in the mood to spend time with family and friends. It’s also an escape from modern day music.” Sophomore Daniel Jordan also adds: “Every year there’s Christmas, which makes the music relevant.” sophomore Daniel Jordan.

What is Christmas without Christ? Jalissa Long-Jolley Staff Reporter Zack Mroz Managing Editor

The annual season has arrived once again in which resilient snow has replaced our scenery, scents of gingerbread and cinnamon have filled the frost bitten air, and cheerful American citizens are reprimanded for spreading their Christmas Spirit. Even though for many, “Happy Holidays” is incomparable to

is really CHRISTmas, it takes away the meaning,” junior Rickey Shackelford said. For an average person, the transformation of a “Christmas tree” to “holiday tree” might not seem like a big deal, but to those with their hearts set on Christ, beg to differ. For followers of Christ, Jesus is no doubt the reason for the season and without him, there would be no

holiday for shopping and giving/receiving gifts, instead of the celebration of the birth of Christ. “I don’t celebrate Christmas, I celebrate the birth of Christ,” STATIC sponsor Carla Radway said. Though Christmas is based off of a religion, the First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” People around the world

Leah Janovsky Staff Reporter

Every year when the Christmas season comes around, radio stations and movie channels gear up to play the holiday favorites. Every few years, “new” Christmas songs come out, but most of the time they are older songs like, Bill Crosby’s “White Christmas” from 1942 refurbished by a more “up to date” artist. Why not write new Christmas music instead of wringing out what has been passed for so long? How about our generation makes this holiday our own just like every other holiday? Today’s society is all about changing what is considered normal and making our own culture, we should not stop at Christmas! “Every year different holidays evolve and change, people shop on Thanksgiving, Halloween gets more gruesome, people eat Chinese food on Easter, yet Christmas is the exact same,” freshman Tayia Oglesby said.

RHS helps families in need It is Lucinda Vang Editor-in-Chief that time of the year again where RHS’s clubs and classes participate in the annual Canned Food Drive, Adopt-a-Family, the toy drive, and the blood drive. Starting off the giving back season was RHS’s annual Canned Food Drive for Gleaner’s Food Bank (sponsored by the freshmen class), which ran from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20. Students in their first hours were to bring in canned and non-perishable goods and the first hour with the most collected canned goods received donuts. This year’s winners were Christine Anderson’s (B219) calculus class and Robert Smitka’s accelerated biology. RHS also relieved a certificate from Gleaner’s for collecting 1,058 pounds of food. Other than the Canned Food Drive, clubs and classes can “Adopt-aFamily.” Adopt-a-Family is a program where different

Lucinda Vang The members of French club wraps up the presents they brought in for their Adopt-A-Family. sponsors and clubs adopt families that need assistance. This year, about 15 families have been adopted by clubs and classes here at RHS. “Adopt-a-Family is something that we look forward to doing every year. I always worry that we are not going to get enough gifts, but we always do. The students donate money to contribute to a gift or purchase their own gift for the

Jalissa Long-Jolley

Christ is an important part of some families’ Christmas celebration.

the impact of a momentous “Merry Christmas,” it is now politically correct to take all aspects of Christ out of the season. A focus has dramatically shifted from the celebrations of Christmas to a mission of changing its meaning to an average holiday. The denial of religious floats into holiday parades and a mysterious voidance of baby Jesus in Nativity scenes are only beginnings to an anti-Christmas. Businesses, schools, and even members of the House of Representatives are all expected to follow the new rules of the politically corrected society. “I don’t like how they say x-mas when it

faith. Though December 25 isn’t the exact day in which Jesus might have been born, this day is set apart in remembrance and celebration for the many things he has done and is still doing in each individual’s life. Saying “Merry Christmas” to someone is not forcing that person to convert to Christianity, it is expressing joy for what someone lives for. You cannot expect someone to celebrate Martin Luther King Day without saying his name or explaining his accomplishments; why is that any different when it comes to Christmas? STATIC (Students taking action together in Christ) believes that Christmas has become a

are murdered for being part of specific religion or group; Americans should be able to express their beliefs without fear or dispute. The Christmas cheer is a joy that is light hearted, and spreads throughout the world. It should not be a holiday that is disputed about because of other holidays. Winter invites a variety of different religions who each hone their own holidays in which are celebrated. Christmas is a tradition that families and churches celebrate that should not be tarnished. Let all holidays be celebrated as they should.

Twitter RHS recieved an award from Gleaner’s for collecting 1,058 pounds of food.

families.” French club sponsor Amy Bourgeois said. Besides French club, other clubs and classes that participate in Adopta-Family include: Book club, French club, National Honor Society, Students Against Destructive Decisions (S.A.D.D.), Student Assembly, band with Daniel Chesher, the Panther Den with Jeff Verkeyn, some individual teachers, and many more. “I feel so much better when I’m helping others. It makes me feel like I’m spreading happiness.” sophomore Zack Peters said. The Student Assembly also held a toy and blood drive. The toy drive (sponsored by the sophomores) began from Dec. 7 until Dec. 11. They collect toys all week long to give to families in need. The Red Cross blood drive took place on Dec. 15. Students can donate blood to save up to three lives when signing up for the blood drive.

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To: Josh Kovak I love you with all my heart to the moon and back. –Dana Grizz To: Rayven Newberry Heyy Rayven, I love you and have a good Christmas! –Chanel Smith To: Ashley O Thank you for being my bff! –anonymous

For You Warm Winter Wishes To: All my friends Stay frosty… eh….eh? Oh forget it! Just stay safe –Jacob Vasquez

To: Josh I wish for you to stay warm this winterShy

To: Asia Bryant Want to wish my bestfriend happy holidays. Love you bestfriend! –Cdub

To: Kalynn Hansen Dear Kalynn, I hate you! JK I love you, Jada Lyons

To: all my moving trash cans out there, Jill, Abi, and Shianni I kind of wish you a merry x-mas –Johnny Badalamenti

To: Ronald Harrington You are supa cool-Ron Harrington

To: Jordan Edwards Continue the good work. –anonymous

To: Mrs. Collins Hey buddy teacher person. LOL. I love you and hope you have a wonderful holiday this year, Love Dionandre

To: Jada Coller Where’s my Christmas gift? I promise to not get you anything. –Larecia

To: Tammia Dubose Quit wearing the same stuff as me! Love ya!-Connie

To: My Mom What are we having for dinner? –Jweezy

To: Morgan B. Morgan, I can’t wait for winter break! I know I’ll be driving you a lot. Can’t wait! -Jenn V.

To: My Media Class I like you as much as Mattison likes Nickleback- Rachael Weldon

To: @Shianni You smell GREAT -Tara

To: Selena Kish I hope the newspaper has coupons you can use. –Kayla Wilson

To: Josh Hey Sam, thanks for giving me ride home everyday. -Brooke Carik

To: Sam Heaton You are a good friend to me and I wish you a very merry Christmas –anonymous

To: The A Lunch Squad Luv you -Matty Boy

To: Mykul I love you! –Sarah To: Sera, Nix, and Jay Have a very merry holiday you memes –Ryan

To: Jenna Stanley Your layout is utterly amazing<3 Merry Christmas! -Karli Obriecht To: Michael Evans I love you lots and can’t wait to spend our first Christmas together, and the Lions Game . -Tayler

To: Kayla Cranston You’re an awesome and cool bestfriend. I’m glad I met you. –Anonymous To: Anon A lunch is the best lunch. – Cody To:Nikolai Russian Rochet keep them thrusters going on full. –Anonymous To Anonymous Have a great holiday as we celebrate Ginoism. – Brennan Coles, Gino Reinke, and Brendan Ball To: Panther Prowl Staff Merry Christmas! Enjoy your time with your friends and family. -Mrs. Drouin To: Emily Spears You’re so basic. LOL- anon To: Shawna Love you boo! You’re my fav person ever! Smooches, xoxo, gossip girl -Jaicee To: Jaicee Partridge Hey BFF! I love you so much, maybe more than Gino!- Shawna

To: Jo’el Stump Animal J. Have a very nice time sleeping in finally on winter break :^)! Hope you have a nice Holiday youngin… actually I forget we have practice over break so jk to that :^) Love you! -anon To: Children of the Corn Love all of you kids in the cornfield! We had a great season and I’ll miss y’all -Tyra To: Chan Merry Christmas trash can <3 –Tyra To: Curtis You’re a cool kid Merry Christmas! -Tyra To: My person Happy holidays- Curtis To: Joshua Thanks for doing warm winter wishes with me!! LOVE YOU!- Shyanne To: Roseville Merry Christmas, and keep it real! Much love to my friends this season. -Zack To: RHS Chill out this winter -Newspaper Staff To: Stephen eYuump -Tyra Stubbs To: Newspaper We all have our ups and downs and we all have our differences, but let’s work together to make something great. I believe in you guys. Also, have a nice break! -Lucinda To: My little kiddo <3 <3 <3 Did you get your newspaper yet? :) - Lucinda

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If you ever seen a Back to the Future movie, then you have probably felt some envy of the high-tech that we imagined to be in the future. In the second movie, Back to the Future part II, Marty Mcfly and Dr. Emmett Brown traveled to the date October 21, 2015. While there are no hover boards in sight, there is still some really cool technology that has been invented since the 80s (not including modern computers). So maybe this list will give you some ideas for the upcoming Christmas season. So without further ado, let us welcome: The magic leapThis new technology smashes the dimensions of 3D and 2D and creates one of its own. This new technology is so infuriatingly secretive that it reminds you of a person waving a chocolate chip cookie in your face and never letting you get it. With dozens of videos on YouTube that have gone viral, there seems to be a pique interest in the product.

The idea according to Rio Caraeff, the company’s chief content officer, is that “..the world is your screen.” It is not one technology,

but rather several, where all of the different programs allow you to interact with the real-world while doing ordinary tasks you would do on a phone, such as watch YouTube tutorials or play video games. For example, instead of a simple YouTube tutorial with the help of this technology, you can project a “stove” with “hands” that personally shows you how to make a certain dish. Talk about user interaction! Samsung’s Gear VR headsetThis new technology also smashes the dimensional and limitations of 3D and 2D and

recreated the rules for virtual gaming. Who needs a console when you just need this handy device to actually transport yourself to a virtual reality? This is not the first virtual gaming console, but it is the newest and most affordable with a price of $99. According to techinsider. io, you can not only play basic videos games like PacMan” to “Sonic the Hedgehog,” you can also play over 20 different classic games on the arcade Oculus Arcade developed by the Facebook owned company. Also in the selection are new games cre-

ated just for this purpose like, “Land’s End”. This isn’t only for video games, according to techinsider.io, you can also play Netflix and watch movies with it. If you are feeling particularly lonely, with Facebook, you can connect with a friend no matter the distance and play games together in the virtual reality. You can also grab them to watch movies with you. But, unfortunately, until Jan., you can only combine this with a Samsung phone. Leap MotionRemember those touchscreen computers that used to be all the rage and the newest thing on the market? Well, according to critics and mostly anyone who took the bait, it was an epic fail. The new technology, leap motion plans to take another chance with the idea of not specifically using keyboards to work a computer. It allows you to scroll the web, zoom in maps, and even play different kinds of games, according to hongkiat.com. This technology coupled with the products like Samsung’s Gear VR headset will probably change the way we view the world and how we interact with it. So, while hover boards are out of the realm of possibility probably because of the limitations of physics, there is still new technology that will inspire future generations to come. It is a very interesting viewpoint to look at it as the future has indeed arrived.

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Competitive Girls’ Cheerleading JV: The JV cheer squad is off to a good start to their season, after placing 2nd in the crossover-Cousino competition. The girls’ next competition will be in the Cousino Invite on Dec.19.

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V: The girls are out to a good start to the cheer season, after placing 5th in the crossover-Cousino competition. The girls will be in action in their next competition in the Cousino Invite on Dec. 19. “It is a real fun time out on the mat, doing what I love,” sophomore Brooke Carik commented about the cheer season.

The JV Wrestling Panthers have started off their season with impressive meets in the Lamp/Groves/Athens Quad, and the John Glenn Invite. Sophomores Michael Lineberger and Anthony Vollbach are off to great starts to their seasons, Lineberger with four wins, and Vollbach with three. JV:

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Varsity Record: 3-4 V: The Wrestling Panthers are off to an impressive 3-4 start to their season, after taking two wins in the Lamp/Groves/Athens Quad. During the match, and took on win in the John Gleen Invite. The Panthers had impressive outings in their first meet from many competitors on the team. Seniors Rion May, Elijah Davis, and Tristan Sparks had two wins by pin, along with senior Jared Osentoski with one win by pin. May and Rosario are off to great starts, May seven years and zero losses, Rosario with six wins and zero losses. So far as a team we are 3-4, everyone has a win, the outlook on the season is promising and our goal is promising. Our goal this season is to improve and go to the states,” team captain Tristian Sparks said.

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Senior Kyle Minor is in a lock-up mid-match against a 171 pound opponent.

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The JV Panthers are off to a 1-0 start in the season after a win against Lakeshore at home on Dec. 8. The guys are back at it against Ferndale at home on Dec. 15.

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JV Record: 1-0 Varsity Record: 0-1

The varsity squad is off to an 0-1 start to the season, after losing a tough fought battle to Lakeshore at home on Dec. 8. The team is looking to bounce back from the tough loss, against Ferndale on Dec. 15 at home. “Our defense is solid, but we Catherine Evola need to bring our offense up. But as far Senior Michael Evans scores a basket as the rest of the season, we are lookagainst Lakeshore High School on Dec. 8. ing to maximize our potential and win the league,” junior Rickey Shackelford commented about the team.

Bowling The bowling team

Girls Record: 1-0 had gotten off to a hot JV Boys Record: 1-0 start with all three of V Boys Record: 1-0 their teams beating

Port Huron on Dec. 7. The girls won a close but illustrious battle, 16.5 to 13.5 against Port Huron. Boys junior varsity won a whopping 29-1 victory behind senior Curtis Mack. The varsity group also dominated with a 27-3 win. They are led by senior Kyle Houvener. In the PHN Tournament, Adam Walzak the boys were almost perfect. They finished third in Junior Theodore Halt prethe field, and beat the first seed Dakota in the pares to bowl at the team’s championship. match against Cousino on “So far this season, we are looking good after Dec. 8. wins against Port Huron and Cousino. I believe we could go undefeated this year, there is no doubt in my mind!” senior Adam Walzak said about the overall team’s season thus far.

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The swimming Panthers are off to a hot start Varsity Record: 1-0 to their season, winning their meet against Mott. Seniors Brandon Loepp finished in first for the 200 IM, and Brendan Zalewski got first in the breaststroke.

Girls’ Basketball JV: The girls are off to a good start to the season, with two wins and one loss.

JV Record: 2-1 Varsity Record: 1-1

V: The girls Varsity basketball squad is off to an even start to the season, with one win and one loss. The win came against East Detroit at home on Dec. 11, and the loss came against L’Anse Creuse at home on Dec. 3.

Senior Justin Lewis and the boys took on Mott on Dec. 10.

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Trash Talk with Tony and Troy (TTWTT): The College Football Playoff Top Four Thoughts Troy Frank Sports Editor Tony Dombrowski Sports Editor

Ever since 1998, the Bowl Championship Series Game was played in early January between the top two ranked teams in college football to decide who was going to be crowned the National Champion for that season. However in 2014, the committee decided to change up their “playoff,” by implementing a new format which opens more opportunities for more teams to win the championship.

Tony:

I mostly disagree with the fact that the committee does not select the right teams. While the placement might be odd on occasion, the committee gets it right most of the time. Even with a loss, I agree that some teams are better than others, and deserve higher placement. As for me, these top four teams are deserving of the top four. My current playoff rankings are: The fourth spot goes to the Oklahoma Sooners (11-1). The Sooners, led by possible Heisman Trophy winning junior quarterback Baker Mayfield, have huge wins against four ranked teams. Two of those were on the road, and two coming against conference rivals and championship contenders Baylor, Oklahoma State, and TCU. The outright Big 12 Champion, there is no reason Oklahoma should not be in the top four, and to me, serves as a possible threat to steal the championship at their lower seed. Number three for me is the Michigan State Spartans (12-1). Huge wins against ranked teams such as the Oregon Ducks, Michigan Wolverines (on the road), the Ohio State Buckeyes (on the road), and once undefeated Iowa in the Big 10 Championship Game,

along with the leadership shown from senior quarterback Connor Cook leaves Michigan State looking like a top team. However, their team has to play a tough game against Alabama if they really want a championship in the College Football Playoff semi-finals. Number two for me is the Clemson Tigers (13-0). The Tigers have impressed me this season with wins against Miami, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, and Florida State. The ACC Champions, are led by a possible Heisman Trophy winning quarterback in Deshaun Watson, and a leader in head coach Dabo Swinney, prove they should be where they are. But, I do not think they are the best team in College Football. My number one playoff ranked team is the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1). Yes, the Tide are the best team in college football right now. Led by possible Heisman Trophy winning running back Derrick Henry, the SEC Champions have big wins against Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M, Florida and Mississippi State have earned them the top spot, even if the other SEC teams did not prove to be huge competition this year to the Tide.

The new format, the “College Football Playoff,” has the four best teams in the country face off on New Year’s Day in an elimination format with the winners of the semi- finals games taking on each other the following week to see who will be crowned champions. It seemed to be a success last year, but some people feel that the committee does not select the right teams to play in the playoff. Currently, the ranking sits as Clemson (13-0), Alabama (12-1), Michigan State (12-1), and Oklahoma, (11-1). Many critics and fans think these rankings are wrong.

Troy:

I do not like the way the committee ranks some teams by performance, and others by record. Before week 11, both Alabama and Ohio State had been putting up a greater performance than Clemson. Mind you, Ohio State was undefeated as well, but ranked worst of the three. The playoff is better than the old system, but the rankings should be left to math, not the human mind. Since I do not have a formula, however, I must use said human mind. At number four is the Oklahoma Sooners (11-1). I did have the undefeated Iowa Hawkeyes in this spot, but Oklahoma has just been way too impressive to leave them out of the top four. Big conference wins and an outright Big 12 Championship is rather impressive. Sitting at number three, I have the Michigan State Spartans (12-1). With wins against top opponents in Michigan and Ohio State, they have shown that not even their rivals, no matter how

good, can be defeated, even if they have to do it with no time remaining, *ahem*. They have, once again, proved to be a team worthy of some recognition. Despite my anger towards the Spartans, they do deserve a playoff position. At number two, I have the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1). I know, I know. “How can they be number two if you said that they outperformed Clemson?” Well, I am not ranking my list based on recent performance, but rather the season’s cumulative performance. With the stupid loss to Ole’ Miss, in week three, they do not meet the requirements Clemson has met. And, with surprise to absolutely nobody, is Clemson (13-0). They are playing great right now. The fact that they are undefeated just cements their spot above the rest at numerouno. They are the best team in the nation and there is no changing that.