Cardinal Columns (November 2018)

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In the Spotlight pg.11 The Nun pg.17 Alt. Plastic pg.22

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Wisconsin Scary Tales 6

Fondy Staff & Mental Health 4

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NFL & NBA 5

Student Profiles 11

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Nun Review 17

Flu Shot & Autism

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Biodegradable Future 22

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News

Top four events this November Gobblefest Turkey Trot November 21st November 22 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. 8 a.m.

Fond du Lac Avenue Fond du Lac High School

On the night before Thanksgiving, you can Don’t forget to be active and participate in the come and enjoy these three bands as the night annual Turkey Trot this year! With Thanksgoes on while enjoying a festive dinner. giving being the same day, you can burn off all Make your reservations now! those calories.The two options for the Turkey Boogie and the Yo-Yo’z Trot are either a five mile run or a two mile Road Trip walk/run, so bring a friend, family member or D Willy and the Souvenirs yourself for some fresh air

Can’t Depend on Snow Avenue of Angles December 1 November 27-30 10 - 3:30 p.m. East Main Street in the Historic Waupun Rolling Meadows Golf Course City Auditorium Regardless of snow being around or not, you can Music, Christmas trees, Santa, dancers and come and watch as Siberian Huskies compete in more for four days in a row, so stop by at sled races, or perhaps you can even catch a ride some point to rev up your Christmas from some of the beautiful spirit at East Main Street.

Huskies themselves. Come and get your Bring your own Christmas spirit going pooch along and for the holidays. treat them to massages and treats.

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MONEY FOR MENTAL HEALTH

75K AWARDED TO THE FOND DU LAC SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

by Jenna Ahlstrom

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HE FOND DU Lac School District was recently in a competition with many other districts and won, receiving the largest grant, from the Wisconsin Department of Public Health, of $75,000.

According to the Coordinator of the Health and Safety Programs and Project Administar of the Fond du Lac School District, Marian Sheridan, it was very competitive, “...the Department of Public Instruction funded only the 52/141 applications,” which gave our district less than a 33 percent chance of winning.

The district is joining up with Mental Health projects such as Developing Responsive Enhancements at our Middle Schools (DREAMS), Comprehen-

sive Service Integration (CSI) and more.

It’s out of hope to sew up the mental health service gaps in their interventions.

“With the use of the expanded staff capacity from the grant, our hope is to implement consistent systems to improve early identification of students with concerns, improved referral systems and case management,” Sheridan said.

Referrals in the district are put in place to get students put into systems to help them with both mental, emotional, and physically unhealthy situations.

The referrals are utilized to get students resources that they may need.

Sheridan also stated that they would be joining with even more organizations to help students, “We will

fill in the gaps with new and enhancing evidence based strategies, such as (New: Hope Squad & Mindfulness and enhancing Restorative Practises, student groups and Zones of Regulation). In addition we will have collaborative teaming across agencies and school to support students and families,” explaining that they hope to use it to gain more positive and effective outcomes in helping.

She hopes that in implementing Project DREAMS that there will be fewer suspensions, attempts of self-harm, and suicidal behavior and attempts. She also hopes to see rises in engagement, regulation, coping skill improvement, empathy, and growing relationships in and among students.

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Sports

A NEW SHOWTIME IN LA LEBRON JAMES BRINGS HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN LOS ANGELES

BY STEPHEN PADOVANO, STAFF WRITER

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FTER KOBE BRYANT retired from Los Angeles, the Lakers made a decision to go all in on star Forward Lebron James, signing him to a 4-year $153 million deal.

Lakers fans knew exactly what they were getting into, a player who has a chance to make a significant difference to the franchise, let alone this young Lakers team. Lebron brings experience, amazing athleticism and great play. Overall, he is a

very respectful athlete. Despite the Lakers 0-3 start, they are slowly but surely finding their groove game in and game out.

Lebron James himself is a gamechanger, and there is no doubt that he will change the play and surrounding cast in Los Angeles; he did the same thing in Cleveland. He gave insight on players such as JR Smith, Kevin Love, Jordan Clarkson and more to the front office and got them to Cleveland.

Lebron not only wants to play for a well known franchise with tons of history behind them, but he wants more: to bring a championship to the city of Los Angeles, which they haven’t had since 2010, led by star Kobe Bryant.

The Lakers went from being an inferior team, to a threatening one just with the addition of James. It’s safe to say that Showtime L.A. is back in the NBA.

SEASON TO REMEMBER DESHAUN WATSON BRINGS THE HOUSTON TEXANS INTO CONTENTION

BY DAMIAN ALBREHT, STAFF WRITER

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HE TEXAN’S SEASON is finally what the fans want to see after them losing their first three games of the season.

Deshaun Watson has been a force this year so far. This Year alone Watson has thrown 2,176 yards with a radio of 15/7 touchdowns and interceptions. He has been throwing a 64.4 percent so far this season.

Deshaun Watson and the offense struggled to pull out the wins against New England, Tennessee, and New York. Ever since then they have been unstoppable with winning their last five games.

These last two games for Lamar Miller have been his best this season as well. He rushed for 133 yards with 18 at-

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tempts. As of week eight the Texans have allowed 24.6 ppg, 379 yards, 256 passing yards, and 123 rushing yards per game. JJ Watt is one of the main key players on the defensive side of the ball for the Texans.

He leads the team with a total of eight sacks and 23 solo tackles and four forced fumbles. Also one of the main key wide receivers, Deandre Hopkins, has 53 receptions for 789 yards and six touchdowns.

Will Fuller, wide receiver for the Texans, scared the team when he landed and grabbed his knee as soon as he hit the ground. Before this injury he had 32 receptions for 503 yards and four touchdowns.

This year he has had a big impact of the Receiver core for the Texans.

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By Eliana Torres, Editor

olklore is oral history that is preserved by the people of the culture. Folklore consists of traditions and stories belonging to a specific culture.

These traditions usually include music, stories, history, legends and myths.

Folklore is passed down from generation to generation, which is how the legends are kept active within the culture. These stories can give people an explanation for the things they can’t explain. Because every culture has different historical backgrounds and traditions, these fables are unique to each culture.

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WISCONSIN FOLKLORE: BLOODY BRIDE BRIDGE A LOOK AT THE FOLKLORE IN WISCONSIN by

Bailey Breister, Managing Editor

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LOODY BRIDE BRIDGE,

also known as Highway 66 in Stevens Point, is a supposedly haunted overpass.

The story goes that a bride and groom were killed on their wedding night in a car crash on that bridge. Ever since then, strange things have been happening on that road.

Things like strange rock formations and ominous dogs isn’t even the extent of the creepy sightings on the bridge.

The bride and groom are said to show

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themselves in people’s cars as they pass by, or sometimes the bride will be spotted on the side of the road. It is also said that if you hit her she will appear in your back seat through your rearview mirror.

The tale makes for a fantastically creepy bedtime story, but the probability of it being accurate is very slim.

For example, there was never a report of a bride being killed in a car crash

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on that road, ever. As for the sightings, they could just be people playing tricks with the public or a mere misunderstanding.

As a Wisconsin folktale, this bridge is definitely a good story worth checking out, but as for the bridge itself, it isn’t worth the time.

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A CREEPY HOTEL WITH A RATHER DARK HISTORY by vyla shea, editor-in-chief

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OCATED IN MARIBEL, Wisconsin, and named because of the supposed gateway to hell within a fountain, Hotel Hell houses a lot of dark history.

Legend has it that the Maribel Caves Hotel burnt down three times, each time on the same exact date. After rebuilding the hotel twice, the damage from the third fire in 1930 was never repaired; all residents that were staying at the hotel at that time died in the fire.

Although the upper floors and basement are inaccessible because of the severe fire damage to the stairs, skeletal remains can supposedly still be found scattered throughout the floors.

The presence of paranormal activity within Hotel Hell is no secret to the citizens of Maribel and is obvious to the visitors of the abandoned hotel. According to Wisconsin Sickness, people have reported hearing screams coming from the basement, a bell ringing, the squeak of a set of wheels, cold hands being pressed against your back and an intense feeling of being threatened.

A little girl dressed in all black with no shoes, who may perhaps had been a guest of the hotel the night of the fire, has been repeatedly seen on the stairs that lead to the caves below.

The sounds of laughter and giggles still occasionally fill the corridors.

Stables that used to house horses are now empty, but the

sound of hooves clattering against the concrete have rattled a few hotel visitors to the core.

Ruined and abandoned, Hotel Hell has naturally adopted a hair-raising atmosphere. Even though the rumors of paranormal activity are far from over, according to Fright Find, the new owner and Manitowoc county are considering to remodel and reopen the Maribel Caves Hotel.

During my brief visit to Hotel Hell, I never saw anything out of the usual. The beautiful scenery filled with small creeks and colored leaves felt more serene than creepy.

On our way back to the car from the caves, my heart was racing the entire way. Having to climb the stairs that people had seen a little girl on, just to get back to my car, scared me half to death.

Realistically, I knew that nothing would happen. On the other side though, what if something did? Of course, the slight possibility that something might happen took over any thoughts of reason in my mind.

Climbing the stairs, I felt suffocated. I wasn’t out of breath because of climbing the stairs, but suffocated as if there was a large cat laying on my chest. It was a new feeling, and not particularly my favorite either, but it didn’t leave until I was wrapped in a blanket under the roof of my car.

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Wisconsin’s Werewolf

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Just North of FDL lives the Beast of Bray Road

By Jenna Ahlstrom, Editor

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LKHORN, WISCONSIN IS the center hub to the story of the Beast of Bray Road. Sighted as early as 1936, the beast, or “Werewolf,” has been described as being humanoid in structure but having canine, more so wolf, details.

According to Legends of America, beliefs vary for what people think the creature truly is. Some believe it’s actually a bigfoot, others believe it’s the Native American Wendigo, which according to Ancient Origins, is a creature created from someone who resorted to cannibalism and is overcome by evil spirits.

On her blog, Linda Godfrey, an author and investigator on strange creatures, gives the creature’s known history in great detail. She posted a sighting from

2006 that might have been the beast sighted in Watertown, Wisconsin.

Despite Elkhorn being home to the original alleged sighting of the Beast of

Bray Road, it has, according to Legends of America, in the 1980s and 90s been seen more so in the counties of Racine, Walworth and Jefferson.

Other names for the creature, also according to Legends of America, include Manwolf, Bear-wolf and Indigenous Dogman, which allude to it’s common description of standing at around 6 feet tall, having glowing yellow eyes and a face resembling a wolf.

It’s unique to Wisconsin, spotted nowhere else. The road is quite long, and despite the dark lore behind the creature, the place is quiet serene. However, there are plenty of patches of shadowed wood in the surrounding area that could allow for it to stay hidden until it comes out to prey upon it’s unlucky victims.

The Octagon House on Linden Street Mischievous friends

By Taryn Schwind, Art Director ARK TUNNELS, RED glowing eyes, things randomly being moved or taken apart and cold spots are all commonalities throughout this eight sided home. Many entities reside here, but the one most seen is a young boy.

In 1814, a trading post was built on the grounds of an Indian village and then in 1856, the octagon house was built in its place. The home has held a lot of history such as being used in the prohibition and a rental home throughout the 1900s.

In 1975, the Hansen family saved the historic home, along with it’s ghostly inhabitants, from being demol-

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ished. For years you could have gone on ghost tours and have dinner with entities, but now the home is for sale and is currently being rented out.

The unnamed boy loves to cause trouble; such as taking the spinning wheel that was on display apart and putting it back together in mere moments. He also likes to amuse himself by pestering animals, opening or closing the doors and running on the stairs.

One of the most mischievous activities the boy does is steal and hide items from around the home. Mostly you can find him going about his spooky business.

A facial reconstrution of who they think is to be Jane Doe. (NCMEC - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Jane Doe Unidentified for 10 years, who is she?

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By Vyla Shea, Editor-in-Chief

EAR AN ABANDONED farm, a body was found frozen in a creek.

Almost three months after her death, two hunters found Jane Doe on Nov. 23, 2008, in Ashford, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

To remove the body, investigators had to chisel away the ice. Scuba divers searched the floor of the creek for evidence.

A shirt and camisole bought from Family Dollar were found along with a ponytail on her wrist. Shoes and socks were not found either on the body or in the water.

Cause of death was never found because the body was in the later stages of decomposition at the time she was found.

Suicide was ruled out as the cause of death,

and the case has been considered to be a murder since.

Weighing an approximately 120 pounds, she was believed to be 15-21 years old, between the heights of 4 feet, 10 inches and 5 feet, 4 inches. Her hair was light brown and shoulder length with highlights.

Examiners thought she would have been white or Hispanic, except Asian and Native American races could not be ruled out.

Police have investigated over 200 different leads, but her body has never identified.

Dental records were compared to the list of missing persons, yet Jane Doe has stayed unidentified.

After three years of an open investigation, the case grew cold in 2011. The

county paid for her casket and Jane Doe was buried in the Cattaraugus Cemetery in Waupun, Wisconsin.

Seven years after her burial, plans were made to exhume her body to do further DNA testing. In August of 2018, an isotopic analysis was made that painted a picture of where Jane Doe was in the years leading up to her death.

For most of her life, she lived in the southwestern part of America, which could have been Arizona or New Mexico.

For less than a year though, she lived in Wisconsin or at least very close to it.

After 10 years of running DNA tests Jane Doe remains unidentified.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT DON’T LET YOUR PAST DEFINE YOUR FUTURE SENIOR AIMS FOR FUTURE TO HELP CHILDREN

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BY STEPHEN PADOVANO, STAFF WRITER RADUATING AT SEMESTER want to be apart of shaping young minds.” this year, Senior Lydia Bickelhaupt, Helping and working with people will soon find herself in the is what Bickelhaupt is passionate about; she classroom once more. works at a nursing home as a caregiver and

“I want to become a teacher because helps out the elderly on a daily basis. A big there’s young kids that are having really bad motivation in her life is her Aunt Cassie, behavioral problems and teachers can make who was a parental figure to her growing up. big impacts on kids,” Bickelhaupt said. “I just Bickelhaupt wants to be what she was in her

life.

Bickelhaupt has tutored children at Riverside Elementary on Youth Service Day and wants the best for kids, she hopes to teach either first or second grade in the future. She wants to leave a strong impact on kids.

“Don’t let your past define your future,” Bickelhaupt urges.

ATHLETE OR MATHLETE ISABELLA JONES ON HER LIFESTYLE AS A SWIMMER AND A MATHLETE

BY RACHEL HENCKE, STAFF WRITER HEN MOST PEOPLE see on the team is the friends that she’s made, junior Isabella Jones they see but she also enjoys the competition. Some an athlete. They see the girl may think her competitive drive stems from that spends hours in a pool practicing her six years of swimming, however Jones and perfecting her strokes. They see the thinks it comes from having four brothers. swimmer. Yet there are many more sides to In fact, her talents in math may be because her that often surprise people. They do not of her siblings. Two of Jones’ brothers were know she is the middle child of five, and above their grade level in math so she took the only girl at that. They do not know she both geometry and algebra two her freshis on the yearbook staff. They do not know man year in order to catch up to them. she loves to read books. Perhaps the most “I couldn’t let them beat me,” she surprising thing people do not know about said. her is that she is a mathlete.

That is not to say that Jones is not

Since her favorite subject is math a competitive swimmer. She has qualified it made sense for her to join the math team, to state level competitions and has even though she did not do it voluntarily. raced against professional swimmers.

“My dad actually made me do it Despite them being traditionally my freshman year,” Jones said, “but ever opposite activities, Jones has shown it is since I’ve decided to go out all on my own.” possible to excel as both a mathlete and an

For Jones the best part about being athlete.

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WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS DONE BY NICOLE HARMSEN

ART IN ITS TRUEST FORM

NICOLE HARMSEN AIMS TO BECOME AN ART THERAPIST

BY ALEXSHA FIELD, STAFF WRITER

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RT IS UNIQUE; It speaks on a personal level to each individual.

Whatever a work of art might mean to you, it will not necessarily mean the same thing to the person next to you, and both might be completely different from the meaning of the artist.

You might be surprised to learn that art can be an effective tool for mental health care.

Nicole Harmsen, a senior at Fondy High, hopes to become an art therapist to help people through their problems, while also helping them express their emotions in a healthy way through art instead of resorting to violence or self-harm.

H a r m s e n always liked psychology and learning how someone with a particular mindset can be born and raised in a healthy environment, but still turn out to be a psychopath or murderer. As she began to take art more seriously, she noticed that art helped her express her emotions and that it didn’t always have a meaning.

She started to look for careers that combined art and psychology, which is when she discovered art therapy.

“To be a successful artist you have to be dedicated, persistent, disciplined and patient,” Harmsen said.

She is inspired by her emotions and the people around her. Even though she mostly does snapshots of people and recreates them, they still look like a work of art.

When Nicole analyzes her art, she begins to really like her art but then she slowly recognizes the flaws, which helps her improve as an artist.

“It’s a skill you need to nurture, and the more you look and analyze a piece of art, the more you see the problems in it and can work on improving yourself and your artwork, ” Nicole said.

As they say, an artist’s worst critic is theirself.

Whatever a work of art might mean to you, it will not necessarily mean the same thing to the person next to you, and both might be completely different from the meaning of the artist.

When beginning a new project she tries to send a message and trigger a feeling in people while trying to create something that no one else has ever done before. Art is important to Nicole because it gives her a voice, and it helps her express how she is feeling in that exact moment, which is why she wants to help people using art.

Art is objective and at the same time, people can put their emotions into a piece and evoke a feeling in another person.

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SUDDEN STORM THROWS BOAT

JENNY DOLLEVOET NEARLY DROWNED DURING AN ABRUPT STORM IN THE CARIBBEAN

BY ABBIE SIMON, STAFF WRITER

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T LOOKED LIKE a day of clear weather until Jenny Dollevoet saw the clouds coming in.

She didn’t know if there was enough time to make it to the island she could see in the distance before it started down pouring. All of a sudden the clouds were becoming angry and they were told by the sailor to close everything up and get down.

“We had to buckle down the hatch, put it on autopilot, go to sleep and hope a wave doesn’t take us,” Dollevoet said.

She had to sleep underneath a leak on the boat and water dripped on her all night, making it difficult to sleep. Dollevoet went with her father-in-law and her exhusband on a sailing trip in the Caribbean from the end of February to the beginning of March for two weeks.

They were sailing from the lower half of the Caribbean to the upper half and hit about five or six islands. The next morning they woke up to sunny skies and a beautiful day. They found an island and returned to safety that day.

“This was one of the scariest moments of my life because I didn’t know what was going to happen,” Dollevoet said.

Dollevoet enjoys sailing in her leisure time virtually wherever there is water. It does not matter to her who she sails with but typically she does so with her father-in-law. In the summer she sails in Wisconsin and takes vacations to tropical or southern areas in the winter. She sails because it relieves stress, making it a peaceful situation.

“I live for June, July and August,” Dollevoet said.

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Out on the water, you cannot have expectations for electronics and social media so Dollevoet always listens to music.

“I’ll listen to anything but country,” Dollevoet said. As well as listening to music, she knits and reads a little while sailing.

“Live life simple on the water,” Dollevoet said. She has simple advice for those planning on sailing in the future: don’t overpack, convenience for food is always important, make something easy to eat, and don’t eat much on the boat because your body changes when you are on the water, which causes you to eat less.

“All of a sudden the clouds were becoming angry and they were told by the sailor to close everything up and get down.”

Dollevoet was born in Menasha, Wisconsin. While attending Menasha High School, she struggled to decide what to study in college. After taking a Sociology career class, she decided to pursue a career as a school counselor, obtaining an undergraduate and master’s degree at UWOshkosh. She is a school counselor at Fond du lac High School and has recently married with two children and three step-children.

“My path wasn’t straight and narrow, it was more of a zig zag because I did a lot of exploring,” she said. “I think

this is why I often connect with students because sometimes you don’t have the answer to what you want to do and it takes a while to get there.”

Going back to the Caribbean, the day before the storm they left one of the islands and something on their boat broke down. They didn’t have an engine and there was no wind so the coast guard in Puerto Rico had to get them. They were stuck in Puerto Rico and had to find food at local grocery stores and make friends with the marina, waiting for their boat to be fixed.

“I look at my experience as being a wow,” she said, “Just wondering how we were going to make it to land; when you’re sailing in the Caribbean and you see an island you think you will be there in 10 minutes, but it will actually take you three hours.”

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UNCOMMON SIGHT

NEW SCIENCE TEACHER LIVES WITH COLORBLINDNESS

BY JULIE REBEK, STAFF WRITER

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MAGINE TRYING TO track an animal while you’re hunting, but not being able to see the blood, because you can’t distinguish the red blood from the brown leaves. This makes it almost impossible to track the animal.

“It does affect me when I go hunting. If I have to track a deer, unless it´s large or large amounts of blood, I struggle, especially when it’s mixed with the dark colors of the leaves,” Dominic Tangredi said.

For Tangredi, hunting is challenging due to his colorblindness.

Tangredi is red-green colorblind, meaning Tangredi has a hard time distinguishing between reds, greens, browns and oranges. When he goes hunting with his grandfather (who is also color blind), they have a hard time. Tracking can be so challenging at times they need another person to go hunting with them so they can track the animal.

Tangredi is a new teacher at Fond du Lac High School; he teaches Human Anatomy and Physiology along with Physical Science 1.

Tangredi didn’t find out that he was colorblind until he was in fifth or sixth grade. He went to the ophthalmologist, went through all the pre screenings and they told him that he had trouble seeing reds and greens.

Mostly, he jokes around about being color blind, and sometimes if he calls out the wrong color in class, the students laugh.

“If I wasn’t colorblind, I couldn’t joke about it,” he said. Overall, he doesn’t think that being colorblind has affected his life too much.

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FLOWING WITH KINDNESS

KINDNESS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MRS. ZEITLER’S LIFE

BY CHRISTIAN WOZNICK, STAFF WRITER

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RS. ZEITLER SAYS good morning to students who walk by, even if they don’t answer back; she hopes it makes their day. This is one of the ways she tries to do acts of kindness.

Kindness is one of the many traits choir director Allison Zeitler finds dear. How others are treated has changed over time and has been getting worse, such as the language we use with each other.

She has noticed this over her 10 years of teaching, in which four of them have been spent here at Fondy.

“I tend to blame social media,” Zeitler said.

If you don’t know where to find Mrs. Zeitler, simply make your way down the music hall where she can be found quite often.

She says she got her first cell phone at 16 and it didn’t even have texting, since the internet was first developing into dial-up.

This scares her as she has children of her own, which are being raised into the world of social media. She knows she can teach them kindness, but she will develop due to their environment.

“My husband and I do a lot for our church; you know, not just with money, but with our time and our talent,” Mrs. Zeitler said.

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CONNECTING THE CONJURING AND ANNABELLE MOVIES

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f you find yourself in front of a screen playing “The Nun,” hold on to your popcorn because this movie might find a way to make those buttered kernels fly.

A prequel to “Conjuring,” “Conjuring 2” and “Annabelle,” “The Nun” wasn’t disappointing, but it didn’t blow me away either. Unless you’ve seen the movies that came out before, the basic storyline and characters of “The Nun”, which is a preface to the previous movies, won’t make sense.

However, if you hadn’t seen the previous movies, “The Nun” will still make sense, just in a way that doesn’t connect multiple movies into a single string of events.

The movie’s plot seemed familiar until I realized that it was. Surprise, surprise, another demon needing the body of a human trying to escape a gateway to hell. Taking place in an abbey, a home for nuns, the setting was a small twist on the boring plot that in turn set this movie apart from the others of its kind.

Besides the overdone storyline, “The Nun” did do a few things right. The soundtrack for example, was amazing. The eerie music behind the 17

most intense scenes forces you to feel the same hopelessness you’d imagine the main character to be feeling and leaves you with a shiver down your spine.

In “Conjuring” and “Conjuring 2”, the demon Valek was very hidden. Seen once or twice in each movie, she was always hiding in the dark out of complete view. Her hidden demeanor made her mysterious and in turn a lot scarier.

In “The Nun”, however, Valek was anything but hidden. Camera does a 360 and there she is for ten seconds.

Camera pans from a dark hallway to a picture, back to the hallway and another jumpscare: there she is.

Her mysterious ambience and the feeling of unease when looking at her were missing from this movie. Valek herself wasn’t scary anymore, the jumpscares were.

With the amazing special effects and well constructed setting, “The Nun” wasn’t the worst movie in the theaters.

On its own, the movie was unoriginal and overdone. With the rest of the series though, “The Nun” gave a clear, well crafted picture to the beginning of the “Conjuring” movies.

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Conjuring Series Order:

The Nun Annabelle: Creation Annabelle The Conjuring The Conjuring 2

EVOLUTION OF YEEZY HOW KANYE WENT FROM MAINSTREAM TO SPIRITUAL BYBAILEY BREISTER. MANAGING EDITOR anye West has been in the music All six of his albums released afindustry since the early 2000s, but ter 2010 until now have all had a deeper lately his music has been going in and more meaningful tone; his modern mua direction that a lot of his past listeners sic focusing more on Kanye as a person, would describe as “weird.” and his personal struggles and triumphs.

Having evolved from a typical rapper into Not everybody is a fan of Kanye’s one that addresses a lot of meaningful top- new music, as he addressed in his song ics, He has become a spiritual beacon.

“New Kanye,” but his music is still to be

West started his music career as appreciated. He focuses now on mental illa hip hop rapper, being featured by artists ness, politics and other things wrong with like Jay-Z and Notorious BIG (Biggie). He society. was extremely popular with younger hip He took time in early October to hop listeners, especially with his flow be- meet with President Trump. They spoke ing based off of 90s rappers. about issues in politics, Kanye and the

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president agreed on a lot of topics. Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, both talked to the President about prison reform, and they both even got some people out of prison for committing nonviolent drug crimes.

Kanye also has used his clout to aid upcoming rappers, and rappers who are already established, to gain some respect in the genre.

West has been all over the rap genre during his time, and with a new album coming out on Black Friday, there is no stopping the powerhouse, Yeezy.

Kanye 3rd album, it went along the line of his two earlier albums, being more upbeat. This one earned 9 Platnumz, and was number one in five out of 10 charts.

One of Kanye’s newest albums, in Ye Kanye his struggles with bipolar disorder and depression. It only earned a gold certification, but was number one on seven out of 10 charts

Collaborative album with Jay-Z, Arguably the best album between both rappers.

It earned four platinum certifications, and got a number one in seven out of 10 charts worldwide.

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Culture

THE RETURN OF CHRISTOPHER ROBIN CHRISTOPHER ROBIN REVIEW

BY ELIANA TORRES, EDITOR

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HRISTOPHER ROBIN, A childhood friend of Pooh, returns, but not like we imagine.

Christopher and Pooh reunite.

We all might remember the heartfelt promise Christopher made to Pooh, “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together keep me in your heart.” Pooh keeps this promise and never forgets Christopher. Seeing them come together as one was a childhood dream we knew was coming, but although we might expect it to be what we left behind, it definitely was not. Pooh comes back from the Hundred Acre Woods to search for Christopher after many long awaited years. Christopher on the other hand isn’t all to pleased.

Christopher wasn’t the same person we left behind, yet Pooh never lost hope in him. Throughout the film you can see how Pooh tries his best to be the caring, lovable bear we all remember, but despite Christopher’s attitude towards Pooh, the silly old bear never lost hope. The way Christopher was portrayed could be scary for some, because we always expect a happy beginning, especially when it comes to a childhood classic.

The overall theme of the film is

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centered around friendship, love, family and forgiveness. Seeing the characters come back from the Hundred Acre Woods felt like I was able to relive a piece of my childhood. The theme was well structured and throughout. It didn’t confuse you as the audience it was simple and to the point.

I believe that this film was aimed towards an older generation compared to most animated movies.

Although it would definitely be appropriate for any aged child, it was mainly for the adults that grew up watching Winnie the Pooh.

I appreciated how this film had a nice touch of realism. Many might judge this movie as “childish” because of the talking stuffed animals, but it has a powerful message for those of us who lost the inner child within.

The new voices were very similar to the original Winnie the Pooh movies which gives the sense of watching a continuation of the show.

There was a lot about this film I loved. The story line was very relatable.

It definitely touched the hearts of many, as it did mine. If you haven’t been to theaters to see it yet, I would definitely make time to see it, it’s worth the time.

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart” -Pooh “How do you spell love? You don’t spell it you feel it.”

-Pooh “How lucky am I to have somthing that makes saying goodbye so hard ” -Pooh

WINNIE THE POOH CONSPIRICTY THERORY

BY ELIANA TORRES, EDITOR

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AN THEORIES ARE either super exciting or super upsetting, there is no middle ground.

Although Winnie the Pooh doesn’t exist, in August 2018 with the release of the film “Christopher Robin,” a new generation of Winnie the Pooh fans were exposed to a popular theory: The animal characters who populate the fictional setting of the Hundred Acre Wood were created to represent various mental disorders.

I’m not sure if this generation just loves turning innocent original ideas into dark misleading truths, but all the pieces are there to prove this theory. We can definitely see how this theory came to be.

You have to give credit to the creators for their creativity and the amount of time put into piecing their theory together.

Pooh Impulsivity Pooh is a compulsive eater and seems to eat more when he is stressed. He is obsessed with honey, and will do anything to get his hands on it, oftentimes putting his friends at risk.

Christopher Robin Schizophrenia Christopher was thought to be diagnosed with this mental disorder because he played with fictional characters and often times isolated himself.

Tigger

Piglet

Attention Deficit General Anxiety Hyperactivity Disorder Disorder (ADHD)

Piglet isan extreme worrier. He shows signs of a classic anxiety disorder which is usually caused by serious self esteem injure in the past. This has caused piglet to have a huge amount of stress and anxiety.

The up-beat Tigger is unable to control his hyperactivity. Although he is a social magnet amongst the characters, he is in fact a bad role model as he is so impulsive. There is a possibility Tigger also suffers from a substance abuse problem, which is indicated by him being prepared to try any substance or matter that comes along his path.

Kanga Rabbit

Social Anxiety Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Kanga is extremely overprotective of her son, Roo. She is obsessed with controlling her young and fails to let them to make their own decisions or their own mistakes. She suffocates her children by not allowing them any time on their own.

Rabbit does not relax. He is obsessed with having everything organized. He simply cannot deal with not having things in order and this is often shown when he is gardening.

Owl

Dyslexia

Eeyore Depression Poor Eeyore has an extremely negative outlook on life. He is always down in the dumps and is never shown to experience emotions such as joy or excitement.

Even though Owl is the most intelligent of all the characters, he still suffers from dyslexia. He often gets his spellings wrong, with letters missing, swapped around or even written backwards.

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M S I AUT AND

INJECTIONS

AS FLU-RELATED DEATHS RISE, SO DOES THE DISTRUST IN THE VACCINE

by BAILEY BREISTER, MANAGING EDITOR

T “Please get your flu shot; if not for you, but for the people around you so you don’t get them sick.”

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HE FLU HAS been around for hundreds of years, but the vaccine in the timeline is very new. Along with this new discovery, not everybody trusts the vaccine.

The most popular accusation against the shot is that it causes autism.

Even though, to the more logical people, this would be a very ridiculous claim. According to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 26 percent of parents don’t have their children take the flu shot because they believe it will give them autism.

There is no evidence to prove this hypothesis though, for autism is caused by inherited genetics. The vaccine doesn’t have any direct effect on your genes.

The vaccine works like the actual

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flu virus does, it attacks your system and weakens it so that it can reproduce. The beauty of the vaccine is that it’s so weak it never even effects you. The use of it is so that your white blood cells properly prepare themselves for the case of a flu invader.

The idea of a flu shot causing autism was developed around the time the vaccine was starting to be used. More information on autism, and how to properly diagnose it, was introduced around the same time. This unlucky coincidence is why people associate the flu shot and their children acquiring autism, when really it was just genetics.

Luckily for people who know the facts, they get properly vaccinated. Please get your flu shot; if not for you, but for the people around you so you don’t get them sick.

A BIODEGRADABLE FUTURE HOW PLASTIC IS AFFECTING OUR WORLD

by TARYN SCHWIND, ART DIRECTOR

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S OF NOW, HUMANS have approximately accumulated 9.2 billion tons of plastic in our world since the 1950s, when plastic became more mainstream. The real kicker is 6.3 billion tons of that has never made it to the recycling bin, according to National Geographic.

So where is it going? All of this waste ends up in the environment. If it is not cleaned up there, then it finds its way into waterways and out into the big blue. A study published in the Journal of Science in 2015 crunched the numbers of how much plastic would end up in the ocean by 2025.

About 8 million metric tons is currently being put in the ocean, but it could be 20 times more. In shorter terms, we’re going to have more plastic waste than ocean.

Environmental impacts are already taking place and will cause far more damage if we do not come together and start finding a solution; no matter how small. On social media, it is not uncommon to see pictures of beaches full of plastic or animals dying because they got stuck in six pack rings. Marine life has also been eating the plastic in the ocean, and so have we.

Microfibers from our clothes end up in the seafood we eat.

This big of an environmental impact needs to be handled by everyone, it won’t be fixed if we don’t work together because it comes from all parts of the world. It would be great if we could just up and stop using plastic, but that is not a

reality.

Since the plastic waste issue has grown to such a large scale, the government and people have been finding ways to cut back on plastic waste, such as banning plastic straws, large cleanups, gadgets that take trash out of the water and biodegradable plastics.

Depending on the item, it can take up to a thousand years to decompose, according to The Balance. A bioplastic is, “any polymer derived from natural resources (corn, sugar, seaweed),” according to Farlex dictionary. A biodegradable plastic is made from traditional petrochemicals that are made to break down more quickly in light, oxygen, heat and moisture. The only downfall of biodegradable is that if it ends up in the ocean, the plastic will take longer to degrade.

As Fond du Lac citizens we already see this plastic pollution right in our backyards, and we are a part of a larger issue. A story by Rory Linnane for USA Today-Wisconsin has a terrifying story that makes this plastic pollution issue hit home.

Living on a lake, fishing is a popular sport year round and our Friday night fish frys are as important to us as Sunday football games. Researchers have discovered that microplastics are able to slip through the water treatment process where plastic in the fish’s stomach are untouched.

As plastic goes through the treatment pro-

cess, it soaks up chemicals, making them toxic. In the end, we eat fish that contains things harmful to us.

In New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, schools have been switching to biodegradable plastic for lunch utensils.

We can also start making smaller changes right here in our school that will have a larger impact than we know. About 900 to 1,000 of our students eat hot lunch here at school everyday, each using the plastic wear provided. That is roughly 1,900 pieces of plastic wear being used each day if every student uses a spoon and a fork. At the end of the year that would be a total of 338,200 utensils being thrown away. That isn’t a small number. Where does all of that plastic even go? Sadly, it doesn’t get recycled. It gets throw in with the trash.

In an interview with Brian Mand, the Food Service Director in the Fond du Lac School District, he said that it might be possible for Aramark to look into biodegradable plastics in our district. Once brought up with Aramark, they will decide if it will work with them and begin trying to get approval from the school district because that’s where the funding comes from.

Aramark is very interested in creating a sustainable future; hopefully the Fond du Lac School District feels the same way.

It may be a small change to us, but who knows the impact if will leave for years to come. This is one small step in the right direction.

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WHO IS THE JOE IN FAT JOE’S?

NO, HE ISN’T ACTUALLY THAT FAT

BY VYLA SHEA, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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N 30 YEARS and without a college degree, Joe Wallender has owned umpteen businesses from gas stations to bars and restaurants.

“I’m my own boss,” Wallender said. “I control everything, no one tells me what to do.”

Wallender’s first business, bought

in 1988, was Cheers Tavern. Since then, he has owned City Slickers Tavern and Bourbon Street Tavern.

Other than a few taverns, Wallender has also built, owned and eventually sold three gas stations. “I love talking to people,” Wallender said. “Every time I’ve owned a gas station, I’d be behind the counter because I talk a EACH ISSUE, THE CARDINAL COLUMNS lot.”

THROWS A DART AT A MAP OF FOND DU Before owning a gas station of his LAC, WIS. AND SEARCHES FOR A STORY own, Wallender was working out WHERE THE DART LANDS. of Kaukauna as a district manager for 10 convenience stores. He was mostly responsible for arranging remodeling, hiring and firing employees and inventory.

“I was getting all of the phone calls and headaches that came with a business like THIS ISSUE, THE DART LANDED ON THE I owned it,” Wallender said. “I CORNER OF MAIN AND MACY STREET. might as well do it for myself.”

Each time he

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built a new convenience store, multiple employees from the previous store, that had been already sold, would follow him to his next gas station.

“I like to see what I’ve created,” Wallender said, pausing for a second before smiling, “I created this.”

“I definitely think part of my success has come from how I treat my employees,” Wallender said.

Because of his previous experience in the bar industry and his son’s convincing, Wallender bought Fat Joe’s in September of 2011. Both of his children, son and daughter, work alongside him, each owning a part of the restaurant.

“I see them everyday, I get to be a part of their lives everyday and not every parent has that luxury,” Wallender said.

Working from 80 to 100 hours a week, Wallender is passionate about his business, and he’s incredibly proud of what he has made.

“I like to see what I’ve created,” Wallender said, pausing for a second before smiling, “I created this.”