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Key Club gives back Priscila Naranjo (13) spends a special moment with her “adopted” child who she raised money to give presents to. Key Club all adopted kids to raise presents for. The club was able to give the gifts themselves to the children and experience the beautiful gift of giving.

Arroyo wins front cover haleycox

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Eaton High School’s Karelly Arroyo (12) said she never expected to be thrust into the spotlight. She simply “saw it in a magazine.” She learned that sometimes all it takes is an opportunity after deciding to compete for a spot on the cover of Quinceñeras Magazine.

Arroyo won the competition, which was based on “leadership, personality, and responsibility.” The reward was a cover shot in Quinceñeras Magazine.

She attended an audition and was one of 12 girls to get the callback.

Arroyo then went on to take first place and earn a spot on the cover, Karelly Arroyo (12) poses with her cover story, that she won through saying that it was a “great fierce competition, in the hallway on the cover of Quinceñeras Magazine. honor because not anyone Quinceñeras Magazine is a birthday. It can also help would step up and take the print for young girls looking girls with school and gaining initiative to compete. to throw themselves a confidence in all areas,

Not everyone quinceñeras on their 15th Arroyo said. would have the confidence.”

College French comes to EHS averyjones featureeditor

École de Eaton aura bientôt une classe de français!

Wait, didn’t catch that? Well soon students wishing to further their knowledge of French will be able to do just that at Eaton High School.

The class will be offered only to students who participated in French 1 or French 2 during the 201011 academic school year and will be the first concurrent enrollment class offered by EHS to sophomore students.

The district has agreed to make the rare exception because the class will be offered on campus, likely in Modular 2. Dave Olson from AIMS will teach the two-hour class on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30-8:30, starting in early January.

The RE-2 District will pay the tuition for each student participating through the concurrent enrollment program, which is roughly $335.00 per student

according to the Counselor Marci Sanger.

Students must achieve a ‘C’ or better in the class or reimburse the district for their tuition. Students also have to pay for their own textbooks. Eleven students are expected to participate, but Sanger said they would be happy to accept more students for the class.

“The more the merrier!” she stated. “We wanted to offer kids a choice in world language, but also quality,” she added.

The class will be identified as AIMS 112 on transcript, and one semester will count as one year of high school French.

It is equal to six credits at the college, or two blocks at EHS. Sanger was not sure at this time whether or not a French Department at EHS will be developed in the coming years, but said that she’s happy French students have a place to go for now.

Dual enrollment on way

New opportunities to earn college credit will likely be offered soon to EHS Students on campus. EHS Counselor Marcy Sanger has been working diligently to create this opportunity, called Dual Enrollment, to be offered in addition to concurrent enrollment next fall. Whereas concurrent enrollment is offered on college campuses, dual enrollment provides the same college-level courses taught at EHS by EHS teachers. Dual enrollment classes would differ from AP courses because it would guarantee college credit for students completing the course. The class would possibly be offered to 10th-12th grade students, and the district would pay student tuition. Students would be responsible for book fees, and the course would be offered through AIMS College in Greeley. Sanger says that the project is “most definitely a work in progress.”

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Art project creates controversy hannahglines editorinchief

After their project was asked to be taken down, Art III students responded immediately with another project--the word “ignorance” in giant glitter letters lining the display case outside the art room. The event occurred the week of October 10, in conjunction with parent teacher conferences when the Art III students created an art display addressing issues that teenagers deal with.

The assignment was to create a piece of art, using an article of clothing such as shirts or pants, which would display how teenagers viewed the world as opposed to their parents.

When the display went up, however, some controversial topics came up. One student in the class, Jacqueline Villanueva (13), created a piece which displayed the word sex as well as a beer can, pills, and a can of chew in the back pocket of a pair of jeans. Because the intent of the jeans was to show the pressures

that high school students deal with every day and the jeans were literally scrunched up to represent that pressure. Art III teacher Vicki Graber said, “In no way was the artist advertising or promoting what was on the jeans.”

The art pieces were displayed in the hallway during parent teacher conferences and when Vice Principal Rick Kaufman said he got, “comments from parents and students,” he asked that the project be taken down. He also added that, “this particular piece of artwork had many things that went against the student handbook.”

According to Colorado Revised Statute 22-1-120 Rights of free expression for public school students, protection of free speech does not “authorize the publication or distribution in any media by students of the following: Expression that is obscene; Expression that is libelous, slanderous, or defamatory under state law; [...]

Expression that creates a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts, the violation of lawful school regulations...”

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Graber said the project was about teenager-ism and how being a teenager differs greatly from being a kid or an adult. She said, “What better group to do a project about teenagers than teenagers themselves.”

Other pieces of art work were both more and less controversial, addressing such ideas as relationships with parents, dating, or pressures with drugs and alcohol.

Ciara Abbott (12) said, “As a younger kid in middle school, it is hard to imagine that you could be faced with those kinds of pressure but you in high school.

The project just showed what everyone already knows.”

After the project was taken down, the class began a new unit studying Camomile Hixon who is famous for her glitter words. The class chose to create and display the word “ignorance.”

Art III student Jake White (13) said the reason behind the chosen word was, “The school took down our project because they were ignorant. They didn’t understand it.”

Mackey makes State Honors choir averyjones

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For only the second time in over seven years, an Eaton student has sung her way into all-state honor choir. Melanie Mackey (12) auditioned for allstate October 14 with the song Ave Maria. Mackey said, “I was very surprised. I wasn’t expecting to make it in.”She said she was the last person to audition, so she was really nervous.

“I knew there were a lot of good singers that were auditioning.”

According to choir instructor, Christina Contreras, the auditions consisted of singing a classical solo, three different intervals, four scales, and four triads along with four sight readings—two melodic and two rhythmic—, and identifying two different intervals.

“Melanie was in [the choir

Melanie Mackey really what it takes to make it in allstate choir,” said Contreras.

According to Contreras, the students who auditioned; McKyler Korth (13), Hayden Johnson (12), Maria Teresa Becci (12), Brianna Devore (12), and Teesha Prichard (13); spent countless hours practicing for their auditions.

Korth said, “I’m proud of

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Melanie. With all the dedication and heart she puts into her singing, she really deserves it.” Though he did not make it into all-state this year, he plans on auditioning again next year.

Mackey, who has had three ACL reconstructions, said since her injuries are preventing her from playing basketball this year, she has decided to pour her heart into choir.

The all-state honor choir concert will be on February 7 at the Wells Fargo Theater in downtown Denver. Three different choirs will perform: a men’s choir, a women’s choir, and a mixed choir.

Mackey will be singing in the mixed choir. Contreras said that there are usually 350 to 400 people singing in the choirs. Mackey said, “It’s going to be really challenging, but with so many talented voices it’s going to sound awesome.”

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Freshmen class (15) grabs cupcakes to kick off the celebration.

Freshman took the Eaton 101 class this semester as their Enrichment.

Freshmen graduate Eaton 101 robertanders staffreporter

The entire body of EHS filled the school’s auditorium to witness the first ever official Freshman Graduation.

The Eaton High School band led the freshmen class of 2015 into the auditorium where they took their seats.

Principal Mark Naill congratulated the freshman on their accomplishment and then introduced Hannah Glines (12) who took the stage first, telling her story about almost leaving EHS for a larger school with more opportunity.

English teacher Stacey Brown played a large role in Glines staying and Glines then got involved with many programs within the school.

Senior Class President Jaden (12) Olearnick spoke after Glines, giving a speech about the pride he keeps within himself that comes from being a student in EHS. “There is no other school like Eaton High School,” said Olearnick to cap off his speech.

Since August of the 20112012 school years, Eaton’s freshmen has been taking a course known as Eaton 101 in which they learn what it truly means and how to truly value being a student in Eaton High School.

The course covers the five pillars of the E.A.T.O.N. acronym, being E-Excellence, A-Awareness, T-Tenacity, O-Ownership, and N-Noteworthiness. According to Olearnick, one of the speakers at the Freshman Graduation, “The Eaton

acronym really stands for what it’s all about to be a student here. I pride myself in the words of this acronym every day.”

The Eaton 101 program has been mandatory for freshman at Eaton High School for the last two years, and after seeing how positively it affects the students who partake in it, it will more than likely stay around for a while.

The Eaton 101 classes are taught primarily by upper classmen who demonstrate the Eaton acronym daily and are part of an exclusive program called Link Leadership.

One of the members of Link Leadership who taught an Eaton 101 class is Glines who said, “The Eaton 101 classes and the Eaton acronym are goals and standards that we want our freshman to aspire to.”

Lincoln Korrell (12), also a member of Link Leadership and instructor of Eaton 101 activities, said, “Eaton 101 is perfect for instilling in the freshmen exactly what we want the culture to be like in Eaton High School.

The Eaton acronym, Excellence and Tenacity especially, are necessary goals to strive for not only in high school but in life in general, and the Eaton 101 program helps to show [the freshman] that.”

The freshman walked out to their class-voted song, Dirt Road Anthem and indulged in cupcakes to celebrate their hard work over the semester. Glines said, “I’m glad we could do nice for them. I hope it becomes a tradition we can continue for future freshmen.”

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Swimmers get sunk in budget baileywilson sportseditor

Over the past few years, thousands of school programs around the country have been taking hits from the struggling economy. Arts, extracurricular activities, and athletics have been forced to cut back due to a lack in funding, and deficits can be seen in every district around the country. Eaton High School is no stranger to budget woes, and although athletics continue to thrive, programs have had to clear some hurdles themselves. Athletic Director Steve Longwell noted that in the past couple of years, the “department has had to make cuts totaling nearly $45,000.”

Not only has the department had to reduce the number of paid coaching positions, but it has targeted equipment funds and the distance teams are allowed to travel for competition.

Even with all of the drawbacks presented, athletes have not wavered in their commitment to the thirteen teams EHS offers.

As a requirement made by the athletic department, every athlete pays the $50 participation fee before each season. But what many do not realize are the exponential costs of equipment other than uniforms including bats, helmets, gloves etc. The necessary equipment, including uniforms and warmups, are provided by the athletic department, and according to Longwell, “are replaced every five years,” while other “basic equipment is supplemented every year.” If equipment raises safety concerns it is replaced immediately, and “communication

between the coaches and the football, volleyball and basketball athletic director as to what their teams. A big deal for those involved program’s needs are is imperative in the program, but because in this process,” Longwell added. swimming is not considered a However, parents and athletes “high profile sport” to the athletic alike have felt that at times, department, the girls receive little some sports in the district may support from members of the be overlooked. Swimming, in school; including students. Timers particular, has had its ups and are strictly acquired through downs as a program, and the girls volunteer efforts by parents and who choose to go out for this sport siblings, and trainers are never often feel neglected. Each year, present during meets. A fan base swimmers are asked to purchase is hard to come by when a smaller even the “basic equipment,” and program is forced to compete the cost of the sport reaches with basketball, but the truth is, swimming nearly $150, is one sport including the girls who choose that is rarely participation to go out for this sport promoted fee, per season. often feel neglected... when students With numbers are asked to close to 30 display their athletes, this school spirit. cost does not Conference fall within the and state approximately $500-$1000 allowance given to events come and go without even the majority of the programs, so a word about the success the covering the entire cost, including team has accomplished except suits, goggles and warm-ups, are for a small clip in the morning left completely up to the girls. announcements submitted by the Swimmers have come to realize coach. Although passing through that fundraising is the only way the pool area is rare for those who they will be able to receive new aren’t there every day, when one warm-ups, or compensate a happens to wander through, they portion of the cost. True, most might notice the record board other teams also do fundraising, hanging on the north wall. A closer but that does not go to purchasing look will show that the board has uniforms, because when an athlete not been updated since 2008. joins football or basketball, they Several records have fallen are guaranteed a jersey. The swim since, and at the conclusion of program is guaranteed nothing at every season, a coach submits the beginning of any given season. the official times which should, This winter, the girls will host in turn, eliminate the excuse for a total of three home meets, the lack of attention. Still, every complying with minimal costs for year the board remains the same. officials, compared to multiple Obviously no money is required events brought home by the to change a board, but it does add to the frustration that stems from budget concerns expressed by the athletes.

It is difficult being an athlete on a team that is so often overlooked and unsupported by the same school that these students are working so hard to represent.

These issues have been present for several years and swimmers, as well as their parents have battled with funding restrictions and lack of support. Many have spoken out, but little has been done to add respect to a flourishing program.

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Sandusky scandal sinks Penn State

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Controversy. Cover-up. Scandal.

Sexual-abuse. Lies. College football.

Which of these terms does not fit?

According to the morally inept actions of “legendary” coach Joe Paterno, all of these things go together perfectly.

Confused? Well, let’s back up a bit. Jerry Sandusky was the defensive coordinator under Paterno for 23 years at Penn State University. He founded a program called the Second Mile Foundation to help troubled young boys. Sandusky is accused of multiple levels and types of sexual abuse, all occurring with young boys he met through the foundation.

The specific details of the alleged abuse are too graphic to describe, but can be read in the Grand Jury Report on the New York Times’ website.

Graduate Assistant Mike McQueary witnessed one of the alleged assaults in the Penn State locker room showers, and reported the assault to Paterno the next day. Paterno did meet his legal obligation by reporting the event to his authorities, but he in no way met his moral obligation.

When Paterno failed to report the abuse to police, he failed to ensure that these abuses would never happen again. Paterno washed his hands of the event after reporting it to the Penn State athletic director. In fact, he didn’t even attend the meeting held a week and a half later between the university president, athletic director, and graduate assistant.

Sandusky’s locker room keys were taken away and the incident was reported to the Second Mile, but the assistant

was never interviewed by police, and it wasn’t until December 2010 that the issue was ever brought up again.

It’s important to note that the alleged assault took place in 2002-- almost nine years prior. It is sickening to imagine the number of boys Sandusky had the opportunity to abuse while three high-level officials knew exactly what was going on.

Had Paterno reported the event to police back in 2002, he might have lost his job.

But now, nine years later, Paterno not only lost job, but his reputation as well. The only reason Paterno and his higher-ups did not report the abuse to the proper authorities was to save their jobs and their football program. Instead of a small blemish on Penn State’s reputation and resignations, Paterno, Curley, McQueary, and Schultz have lost respect, their reputations, their credibility, many of their adoring fans, and the Penn State football program has been almost entirely destroyed. Well, good for them.

No amount of hate and shame and pain which these grown men experience due to their failure to report these issues to police will ever equal the pain that dozens of boys experienced at the hands of Jerry Sandusky. Maybe those men should have stepped back and realized that some things transcend football.

SMU received the death penalty for a pay-for-play cover-up which pales in comparison to the sexual abuse cover-up at Penn State. In trying to save his precious football program, Joe Paterno may have just sentenced it to death.

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Jersey ShoreSmush or Push?

Smush a brand of perfume, slippers and handbags. Pauly D launched his own tanning products and clothing line.

Alright, granted the show receives an excessive amount of publicity, there’s no doubt that MTV has made a huge profit from starting this show. Jersey Shore has made TV history and will continue to do so as it returns for a fifth season premiering Jan. 5 in 2012.

Thursday nights just wouldn’t be the same without a little fist pumping.

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One of the most watched MTV shows is the one and only Jersey Shore.

Though it’s only been two years since the December premiere, guidos and guidettes everywhere have tuned in Thursday nights to get their juicehead fill. However, the show’s success and reason for existence have been argued by many. Due to the large amount of drinking, sex and vulgarity, people question if it should even be on TV. Well, the fact of the matter is, the show really isn’t that bad. In fact, it’s entertaining and hilariAAous.

Characters from the show include Snooki—the most popular Shore member, Pauly D, JWoww, Vinnie, Deena, Ronnie, Sammi and Mike “The Situation.” This unique range of personalities cause stomach aches from laughter and bring clever catchphrases for all to use. For example, rather than saying “I’m gonna go to the gym, then tan and then laundry”, someone could instead say “I’mma go GTL.” Then whoever hears that says, “Bingo! Yeah, I know what he’s talking about!” Jersey Shore’s lingo also includes “grenades”, “smushing”, “DTF”, “(gorilla) juiceheads”, “meatballs”, “T-shirt time,” and oh so many more.

The reason this show gets spit on all of the time, though, is that people

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either don’t find it funny or don’t see the point—or both. Well, if that’s the case, why watch anything on MTV? Or any reality show for that matter? The point of silly TV shows such as Jersey Shore is for entertainment. It just so happens that, if a ranking system were to be made, Jersey Shore would be near the top of all reality shows. Why? Well, with eight characters, usable catchphrases, dance moves, and drama, drama, drama, it’s kind of hard to deny Jersey Shore’s popularity. The show has influenced fashion styles, tanning products, video games and countless Halloween costumes. Not only that, but the show’s characters have also branched their own businesses. Snooki has written two books and released

featureeditor It’s so easy to blame the corruption of humanity on politics or Modern Warfare, but if we’re being honest, the vice of the human race can be tracked back to Jersey Shore. Eight young adults demonstrating morals worthy of wild baboons is not a great source of role models for children. If it were just America that was being affected, the problem would be controllable, but it’s spread across the world. Now, kids are being corrupted on an international level, and that should be dealt with by some sort of very official organization.

Not only has the TV show been aired world-wide, but now Snooki (by the way, what kind of a name is that?), a star of Jersey Shore is now published globally as well. As if hearing most of her thoughts on TV isn’t enough, she’s written the rest of her feelings down in

Art requires deeper look hollymiller staffreporter

Art is a way to express opinions, emotions, and desires, about anything in any subject matter. Some people express themselves with sports, writing, or any extra curricular activity.

The only difference is the amount of ridicule that art faces day to day.

Regularly, musical artists write and record songs with explicit lyrics, and radio stations play them with little to no judgement whatsoever by the general public. On the other hand, a simple high school art project may strike more controversy than an explicit song does.

Art is in your face whether you want it to be or not; whereas, music, a person can tune it out. The difference between visual and audio is a difference that most people don’t consider when they talk about censorship. The Art III clothing project that was taken down out of the hallway about a month ago is a case in point. The project was assigned to simply pick a topic about something that affected teens, and most of the projects hit really close to home for the students that created

them. The projects portrayed reallife situations that normal teenagers endure on a day-to-day basis.

The problem however is that the issues that affect teens are often controversial. Unfortunately the old cliche comes up that people decided to judge a book by its cover. If parents, students, and administrators would have simply looked deeper than the visuals, a whole new story would have appeared. For example, some of the art pieces portrayed the word sex, beer cans, chew cans, narcotics, and cigarettes along with several other things that are considered unacceptable in a school environment. This leads students who see “obscene” pieces of artwork made by fellow classmates, to become generally offended. Instead of immediately going to administrators, the offended students, staff or parents should have gone to the teacher that issued the project, or one of the artists in order to better understand the situation. Instead, the artwork was taken down. Does the forceful taking down of the project mean that the adults think that Eaton students aren’t

mature enough to handle these real-life situations? To a viewer, the artwork may have seemed immoral, but one of the artists, Jacqueline Villanueva (13), said she didn’t have the slightest intention of making a piece of art that would strike controversy. She was merely displaying her position that teens have many pressures in school on a daily basis, such as drugs, alcohol and sex. Out of the ten pieces, only four were controversial. In fact, most of the items would have even been appropriate for an elementary school setting, containing images of motherdaughter and father-son relationships as well as academics and their positive impacts on students.

The art controversy as a whole is a prime example of not only how something may be perceived wrongly, but also that it may be judged by its cover. Post-Art controversy, my hope is that Eaton High School learned from the situation and will strive forward as more responsible young adults and ask information about art work in the future so forcible taking down of artwork never happens again.

her book, A Shore Thing. I’m so glad the world is now privy to all the dynamite ideas that go through her head.

As if a teenager’s life isn’t dramatic enough, millions feel the need to tune in to other people’s drama to get their fill. If you want more drama, then go start a rumor—don’t turn to Jersey Shore to feed off of other people’s.

The TV show isn’t the only thing that is sucking people in, though. The popular TV series has produced a number of products. People around the world can now smell like Snooki by wearing a perfume named— guess what?— Snooki. Anyone can get the flawless fake tan of Pauly D by applying “The After Party Indoor Tanning Lotion.” Most of the products are incredibly materialistic. Like the show, they are superficial and don’t exactly enhance the lives of the people that buy into them.

Personally, I’m offended that Jersey

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Shore has taken a great dance move and claimed it as their trademark. I enjoy fist pumping to a strong beat as much as the next guy, but as soon as someone references Jersey Shore along with the dance move, I’m out. I feel no need to attribute a fun time at a dance to eight young adults who have little to no morals and a strong lack of self restraint.

I’d like to know when it became necessary to shout at the top of your lungs and point profusely in order to get a point across. What ever happened to calm negotiation? Nowadays it seems like whoever is the loudest wins the argument. Yell a little bit louder to get your point across. Would the world really be at a loss without weekly showings of Jersey Shore? I think not.

Maybe Thursday nights should be the night to flip on the History Channel or the news instead of mindless drama.

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Counter-clockwise from top left: Doug Preston, Bob Dorsey,Tom Trotter, Chad Shaw, John Baker, and Fred Kinney.

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country’s a r m e d forces, and many citizens don’t get the chance to thank these veterans and show their appreciation. Most veteran’s only serve for a small portion of their lives, and when they return to the home front, they often return to lead normal lives like like normal citizens.

Many veteran’s enter service at a young age, sometimes to explore the world, sometimes to pay for college, and sometimes as a family tradition.

Regardless of their motivation, they all share the commonality of exposing their lives in order to keep our country safe, and an action this unselfish, dutiful, and honorable deserves, without a doubt, the highest level of respect and recognition.

There is nothing like war. The feelings it can evoke in a man, the change it creates in a man, and the lasting impressions it leaves on a man can only be brought about through the experience of war and service in the military, foreign or domestic.

Six current staff members at Eaton High School are veteran’s from varying wars and varying time periods. These men have experienced and seen things that many typical citizens don’t ever have the opportunity to do or see, and their stories are possibly some of the best ever told. War stories have existed since the first war in the history

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man, and the passing on of these stories from generation to generation is a common tradition among veteran families. Rarely do these veteran’s get an opportunity to tell of their experiences like trips around the world to foreign, exotic places and exactly what it was they did in the war, so an opportunity to hear them should be highly valued by the individual who gets that opportunity.

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The date 11-11-11 only comes about every 100 years, so how fitting that this year it would fall on Veteran’s Day, a day full of respect and honor for those who serve or have served and those who have lost their lives in the field of battle protecting this great country. On November 11, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson instituted Veterans day to honor all those who served in World War I, “The war to end all wars,” as it was known.

On what Wilson commemorated as the “11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month,” November 11, 2011 marked the 93rd annual Veteran’s Day. Veteran’s Day-a time, Wilson said, to “be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory.”

Veterans day is a day to honor the men and women who have and will continue to put their lives on the line in order to protect our freedoms. It is a time to remember those who have fallen in the name of this country while fighting for its security. It is a time to appreciate those friends and family members who are, or who haved served, and to thank them for their unselfishness and devotion in giving a portion of their lives to the well being of the United States of America.

At times, it is difficult to recognize who has served in our

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Tom Trotter

Tom Trotter, the junior history teacher, enlisted in the Navy right after high school.

“I wanted to see the world. I wanted adventure. I wanted to live life, so I joined the Navy,” said Trotter. He served four years, from 1968 to 1972, in the Vietnam War. “My time in the Navy changed me.”

Trotter served as a radio man on a Destroyer, a ship that used artillery to flank ground forces, during the height of the war. “Not immediately when I returned, but some time later I began to appreciate the true value of Veteran’s Day,” said Trotter. “I wouldn’t mind if service to your country was mandatory,” said Trotter. “Not just military service, but service to benefit your country.”

Chad Shaw

Chad Shaw, a sophomore and senior history teacher at Eaton High School, enlisted in the

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Fred Kinney

Fred Kinney, one of the three math teachers here at Eaton High School, served in the Navy for a large portion of his life before deciding to teach math at the high school level. “The Navy was hard work,” said Kinney, who spent 22 years serving. “I enlisted because I saw it as a small way of serving my community, and being able to give back,” said Kinney about his enlistment.

Kinney, who worked with “nuclear weapons and launch codes,” served in active duty from 1979 to 1984 and then in reserve duty from 1984 to 2001.

Doug Preston

Doug Preston, who grew up in Eaton, served in the Air Force and was stationed in Afghanistan before coming to Eaton High School to teach

1960 before returning to Eaton, Colorado, where he still resides today.

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Army at age 17 and served in Central America.

“The Army gave me direction, and in the end it changed me for the better. It really gave me a sense of focus” said Shaw.

He served from 1993-1997, and when he returned, he attended the University of Northern Colorado, majoring in history, and coming to Eaton High School after graduating to teach the subject “I felt a duty to serve, and there were a lot of things that motivated me to enlist….it ended up being a large part of who I am today.”

psychology and history classes.

Preston felt a sense of duty to his community and country along with a strong desire to see other parts of the world, and his father, “Sarge” Preston, the previous Ag teacher at EHS, had also served, along with Preston’s brother and sister, so Preston made the decision to enlist. “Pretty much all of my family has been in the military,” said Preston. Prior to enlisting, he and Shaw attended UNC together, Preston majoring in history like Shaw. Preston graduated from UNC in 2000 and served on active duty from 2002 to 2006. “When I enlisted [after college], I was older than a lot of the kids coming straight out of high school, and I knew what it was that I wanted out of my military service,” said Preston. “It affirmed who I was as an individual and as an American. It also really made me appreciate what I had in this country.”

Bob Dorsey

EHS graduate Bob Dorsey, former director of food services and current part-time substitute teacher at EHS, was part of an artillery unit during the Korean War. Dorsey said that he feels that, “Everyone should serve at some point or another. Everyone needs to give some back to the community.”

Dorsey served from 1958 to

John Baker

John Baker, a member of the district tech crew, served in the U.S. military before coming to Eaton. Baker was a Marine, the only one of the six veterans at Eaton High School.

He served from 1975 to 2001, and when asked about how his service affected him, Baker said, “Serving hasn’t made me who I am, but it is a large part of who I am.”

These six men were willing to serve their country and put themselves on the front line for America’s securities and freedoms, and an action of that magnitude deserves an enormous amount of gratitude.

So remember to thank these men and others like them, because not only are students lucky to know them, but they are lucky to be able to see them on a daily basis and hear about their experiences which made them who they are today.

Veteran’s day is a time for love, for acknowledgement, for appreciation, but above all, it is a time to remember and recognize the men and women who have, throughout this America’s history, placed themselves in the field of battle in order to protect the fundamentals and the freedoms upon which our great country is founded.

ay to the 1928 building, and although they are oftentimes overlooked, they deserve a second udents who served in World War II, and the Vietnam and Korean wars. History teacher Tom d in the Vietnam War, led the project as he employed students from his independent study High School graduates who had served in the military. The students then had the three plaques l main entrance of the school. The World War II honor roll plaque displays over 200 names, ere sent to Vietnam and Korea.

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half hours. It was freezing!”

Moody along with Naill, Morgan featureeditor Schumacher (14), Maria Teresa Becci th November 18 has been marked (12), and Avery Jones (14) made on teenage girls’ calendars for over shirts specifying the team that each six months. The date has been highly was in favor of. anticipated as the premier of The Sallie Croissant, Norma Loya, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 1. and Kerri Ruff (13) waited in line The Twilight Saga movies have been outside for three hours. Loya said, “I a huge hit despite acting described by got delicious dinner at Noodles and Karen Sigg (14) as “very tacky and Company, so that made it worth it.” corny.”

The movie series has made over Kerri Ruff and Sallie Croissant (13) Though the acting may be classified two billion dollars in the past three anticipate beginning credits for The as sub-par by many, this new movie’s years. The second installment of the Twilight Saga: New Moon. acting, according to Emily Naill (14) Twilight Saga, New Moon, premiered was “surprisingly great! It was way on November 20, 2009, breaking body said they were on Team Jacob, better than all the other movies.” box office records as the biggest 22 percent claimed Team Edward, According to midnight screening and 38 percent says “who cares?” everyone that went Haley Morrell (13) says she is “Team 40% Team Jacob and opening day to the midnight in history, grossing who-is-that-guy-that-almost-hitpremier, the only an estimated $72.7 Bella-with-a-van?” Carter Williams “cheesy” acting 22% Team Edward (13) says he is “Team Bella-is-amillion. in the movie was When polled, 40 good-for-nothing-know-it-all-whothe scene in which 38% Who Cares? percent of the student doesn’t-deserve-either-of-them.”

Jacob and his pack are in wolf-form. An argument breaks out between Jacob and Sam Uley.

The voices are obscured, and the overall effect is “just weird,” said Sallie Croissant (13).

Mishayla Stephenson (14) said she, Hayley Miller (14), Sigg, and Pierce waited in line at the Fort Collins Metrolux for six hours to see the movie.

“We got to wait inside, so that made the wait better,” said Miller.

Halei Moody (14), however, said she Maria Teresa Becci (12), Halei Moody, Morgan Schumacher, Avery Jones, and a few friends weren’t so lucky. and Emily Naill (14) pose by a Breaking Dawn poster while waiting for the “We waited outside for four and a movie to begin.

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December 16, 2011

HG Christmas hannahglines editorinchief

I know that Christmas is the time for giving and not getting but lets be real... what you get from people says a lot. It can really be a detrimental point in relationships or something you’ll never hear the end of from parents.

Parents have spent 16 years of giving gifts to their children. Let’s turn the tables and actually give a gift worth giving to your beloved parents.

Relationship gifts are especially tricky and often times result in fights.

Guys, don’t be lame but don’t go all out, and girls no matter what you get your guy he’ll probably hate it anyways so don’t stress too much about it. I hope that

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clears things up... so think a bit before you go traipsing around the mall in a mindless state looking for fuzzy socks or yet another hideous Christmas sweater.

I’d be lying if I told you all I want for Christmas is world peace: I want money.

World peace at this point is unrealistic but money is perfectly within reach and I like to make goals I can accomplish. Not to mention in this economy you cannot have enough money... or I suppose gold works as well. I know I am also not alone in this wish and so if anyone is at a complete loss of what to get someone, green is the way to go. Below are some suggestions on gift giving as well as what to stay far away from.

hot: yummy-smelling body butter not: stretch mark lotion

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hot: cologne not: soap on a rope

hot: favorite magazine subscription t o: frie n d not: twilight saga b oy hot: jeopardy game on wii s t : n o e t par d not: twister g ra n

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hot: jewlery anything that says “one-size fits all” e n d not: rlfri hot: pillow pet : o t kid s not: lawn darts little

Top 5 reasons to go to Starbucks normaloya photoeditor

I am in serious need of a drink, and since I’m not 21, I’ll settle for a 200-calorie sugary beverage: It’s

time we face the truth—we all conform to trends in one way or another. Starbucks is a big deal. It would not be ideal for me to drink the day away with an Appletini, so why not pay a little over four bucks for a Grande Caramel Macchiato? (I’m a girl—I can splurge on a drink if I please.)

Starbucks is where cool people go:

Like I said, we are all conformists who like to fit in. Starbucks is a very trendy place to chill out. In the summer, relax on the patio slurping a Passion Fruit tea with your killer Ray-Bans on or lounge in the winter sipping a warm Caramel Brulee Latte with your fancy $800 iPad reading People magazine with “Sexiest Man

Alive” on the cover, Bradley Cooper. Maybe one day you’ll actually see Bradley Cooper in a Starbucks—that’s how cool Starbucks is.

I have a gift card: Nothing is greater than free food. It makes me feel sad when I hand over that five dollar bill to the barista as she gladly takes my money. But, all of that is different with a giftcard. It’s like handing over a loaded debit card to the cute cashier at Target. Who needs silly cash when all can be handled on a piece of pretty plastic? Plus, if you register a Starbucks card, you earn points. Eventually, with enough points, you become a gold member! Aww yeeeah.

Caramel Brulees are back and they are freaking delicious: Oh em to the gee. What can be said about this

marvelous beverage? This steamy espresso drink is loaded

with tasty caramel, topped with both whipped cream and cute little caramel salts. It’s unfortunate that this drink is only around during November and December, but man-oh-man is it delicious. Try it.

Love it. Get addicted.

The workers are super nice (and hot): The truth

about our world is that we are incredibly shallow and superficial. Would you rather receive coffee from some frowning, apathetic employee at McDonalds or one from Starbucks who smiles, greets you, and is even sometimes attractive? Hmm, the answer seems clear.

There is a reason Starbucks is so popular.

Yes, the prices are higher than other places, but it’s all about customer service.

You only live once, right? Go all out.

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December 16, 2011

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Volleyball sweeps way to state title carterwilliams opinioneditor

11.11.11 marked the end of an 11-year draught for the Eaton Reds Volleyball team who came home on 11.12 as Colorado 3-A State Champions.

The victory marks the first time since 2000 that the girls have laid claim to a state volleyball title. After some close contests and a grueling two days of competition, Eaton swept Colorado Academy in three straight games to claim the final state match.

The team traveled to the Denver Coliseum Friday, Nov. 11, with hopes of advancing to the state championship semi-final round on Saturday, and their expectations were surpassed. Their first face-offs came against Holy Family and University Friday.

The Reds breezed by Holy Family with a 3-0 win, with scores of 25-21, 25-19, and 25-15. Then University stepped up to face Eaton, who seemed to give the Reds some trouble. Eaton came out on top in games one and two, with scores of 25-21, 25-17. University, however, gained some momentum in the third game, winning 22-25.

Eaton did not let up in the fourth and final game of the match, with a 25-18 win which clinched the match.

The Reds went into Saturday with an initial match against Colorado Academy, sweeping the Mustangs in three games with scores of 25-21, 25-19, and 25-22.

With the win, Eaton advanced to the final four, facing off against Bayfield, with the winner advancing to the State Championship match against either Colorado Academy, or defending state Champions Valley Vikings, to whom the Reds lost the finale of their regular season.

The Reds again came away with a three game sweep, crushing the Bayfield Wolverines with scores of 25-14, 25-21, and 25-22. On the other side of the bracket, Colorado Academy shocked Valley in four games, advancing to the championship game.

Eaton faced off against Colorado Academy for the second time that day, with the state title on the line. The Reds knew they could not let the previous win get to them.

“They seemed intimidated by us the second time around,” said Kayla Carroll (12). “We did it once so we could do it again, but we knew it wouldn’t be handed to us. We had to go to work.” And the Reds did just that.

The Reds squeaked out game one with a 25-23 win. Game two the Reds dominated 25-14. In the third game, the Reds were at game point 24-20. Colorado Academy returned Shelby Eden’s (12) final serve, only to see Kendra Cunningham (12) spike the ball with such an incredible force that could not be returned, clinching the 2011 State Championship for the Reds.

Courtesy photos kevinjelden

Top Left: Kendra Cunningham (12) keeps an eye on the ball, allowing the team s focus to remain on a chance at a state championship.

Top Right: Mariah Brandley (12) aims to keep the team motivated while bottom left: Kayla Caroll (12) puts up a tough defense. Bottom Right: Shelby Edens prepares to set up an offensive play with the help of Cunningham.

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Close call cuts championship run short carterwilliams opinioneditor

The Reds football team proved that it was going to stop at nothing to reach longawaited post-season play. The team’s unshakeable confidence was showcased as it headed into the first round of playoffs as the boys drew the Aspen Skiers for the first glimpse of playoff competition.

With the home field advantage, it was no surprise the Reds were able to take control early, jumping to a 21-6 lead in the first quarter. The team racked up another 27 points through the remainder of the game securing a spot in the next round.

Austin Ekeler (13) led the team in rushing yards adding 218 to his season-long 1544 yards.

Ekeler also played a key role on the receiving end as he went on to score four touchdowns in the Reds 48-20 victory.

Quarterback Jaden Olearnick (12) also had a successful day, completing 10 out of 22 passes for a total of 160 yards; finding the end-zone twice.

With the win against Aspen, the team moved on to face off against the Mighty Wolverines from Bayfield.

After a nine hour bus ride, the boys came up one point short in the final minutes to Bayfield in the State Quarterfinals 15-14.

Two controversial calls proved to be the difference between Eaton advancing to the State Semi-finals and riding home in silence.

The team left Eaton on Friday morning and arrived in Alamosa at about 5 p.m. to practice at the Adams State facility.

After the pregame practice, they spent the night Pagosa Springs then drove

the 45 minutes to Bayfield the next morning to take on the Wolverines.

The Reds defense shut down Bayfield, and a long touchdown run from Austin Ekeler (13) gave Eaton a 7-0 lead in the second quarter. A 28 yard field goal by Sean Earley (13) looked to be good for Eaton in the middle of the second quarter, but was called wide right by the refs.

Although the Reds defense continued to dominate the competition an interception returned 8 yards for a touchdown gave Bayfield life going into the half, but Eaton still led 7-6 going into the locker room .

The third quarter was a stalemate until Ekeler broke away for his second touchdown of the day, this one 48 yards, pushing the lead 14-6.

Bayfield drove down the field in the fourth but the drive was ended by a fumble caused

by Eaton’s Ryan McIntire (12).

The Reds offense, however, could not make anything of the drive, going 3-and-out.

Bayfield drove down and scored on a long run, but came up short on the two-point conversion, which made the score 14-12 Eaton. The Reds again could not sustain a drive and punted after just one first down.

With less than four minutes remaining in the game, Bayfield drove down the field and kicked the game winning 32 yard field goal with 34 seconds remaining.

The Reds got the ball back on the 22 yard line. A pass to Darin Foss (12) moved the ball up to the Bayfield 45 yard line in an attempt to rally back, but a questionable unsportsman-like conduct penalty set the Reds back 15 yards, which snuffed the drive, and sent the Reds packing

in their State bound trip.

Olearnick’s next pass was deflected and hit the turf as time expired. The team’s record was brought to a halt at 9-3 as the loss against the Wolverine’s wrapped up the season.

Below: Reed Merritt (12) and Austin Ekeler (13) lay a huge tackle on an Aspen offensemen in the quarterfinals round the the state playoff tournament. Merritt had three tackles for the day and proved a vital role on the recieving end, connecting with quarterback Jaden Olearnick (12) twice for 25 yards. The boys topped the Skiers 48-20 moving on in hopes of taking the state title. The boys run however, was stopped short after a 15-14 loss to the Bayfield Mighty Wolverines.

State Scoreboard First Round Eaton vs. Aspen 48-20 win Second Round Eaton vs. Bayfield 15-14 loss

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December 16, 2011

Fresh faces make big waves normaloya photoeditor

The Reds Swimming and Diving team opened up the season; making waves in the first splash of competition.

The girls traveled to Estes Park on Saturday Dec 3 to compete in the annual sprint pentathlon.

Throughout the course of the meet, every swimmer participates in all five events which include 50 yards of each stroke and a 100 yard individual medley.

Lauryn Shriner (15) had an impressive first meet of her high school career taking seventh place overall among over 200 athletes. Her best

event of the day proved to be the breaststroke as she sprinted her way to second place with a time of 34.81 seconds.

She also placed well in the top 12 in the backstroke and I.M. Shriner’s fellow freshman Justice Muro, Molly Adams, and Taylor Dorsey joined in the success as the three also placed well in the five events.

With the season underway, both new and returning athletes are gearing up for a meet packed winter, and will host a total of three home meets.

The first on Tuesday Dec. 6 against Skyline highlighted the depth of the team showcasing close to 25 swimmers.

The Reds grabbed first place finishes in two of the nine individual events and rounded out the meet taking second in the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.

The girls were able to round up a total of 71 points, but had a hard time keeping up with the Falcons’ impressive speed resulting in a 105-71 defeat.

This loss will set up the girls for next week’s meet against Valley at home as the Reds hope to redeem themselves against the rival Vikings. With a break in dual meets, the girls traveled to Windsor High School for the Tri Valley League Relays.

The girls competed in a

Basketball racks up the wins baileywilson sportseditor

After a snowy opening day of the season postponed the first day of play, the Reds boys basketball team proved they were fighters in the first round of the Colorado Roundball Tournament.

With a home court advantage, the boys faced of against the Peak to Peak Pumas on Friday Dec 2. After a shaky start and frequent lead changes, the team fell behind at half, and the Pumas began to pull ahead, leading the Reds by 12 heading into the fourth.

The boys were able to regroup After a game-long struggle at the free-throw line, the team was forced to rely on a handful of three pointers from Steven Babb (12) pushed the team within range, allowing them to push ahead 53-51 in the final seconds.

Day two of the tournament proved to be more of a challenge, however, as the

team won one of two games for the day. The first matchup of the day was a strong outing for the Reds as they topped the boys from The Academy 5949, but a tough Holy Family team stopped the boys short of remaining undefeated.

Abbott and Austin Reiher (12) led the team in points, both putting up a total of ten in the team’s 39-48 loss to the Tigers in the last round of the tournament.

After a long week off, the boys traveled to Kent Denver to face off in a nonleague game hoping to improve upon their 2-1 record. The team clinched a 62-57 win and will head into Christmas break with a winning record.

The girls have also shared in similar success, going undefeated in the early stages of the season. The team’s first game of tournament play against Greeley Central showcased the incredible drive the team has built up defeating

the Wildcats 54-27.

Kayla Cheney (14) led the team scoring a total of 16 points followed by Leah Cheney (13) who put up 11.

With the win over Central, the girls moved on to round two against Weld Central, who posed no threat against the Reds confidence.

Topping the Rebels 49-28 secured a spot for the girls in the final round against Northridge. Losing wasn’t an option for the girls who went on to place first in the tournament with an impressive 57-33 win in the final round.

On Dec 6, the girls took home the first win of regular season play, pushing the overall record to 4-0 after dominating the team from Jefferson Academy 76-32.

Both teams will continue deeper into the season in hopes of adding to the success both programs have already had.

variety of events, all in the relay format. The team took second place overall after winning both the 400 individual medley, and 200 breaststroke relays.

Bailey Wilson (12) led off the 400 I.M. pushing ahead to a six second lead as Shriner hit the water. Adams extended the lead to a little over nine seconds, and Muro rounded out the first place finish.

Shriner, Muro, Keri Ruff (13), and Natalie Dyer (15) pushed the competition in the breastroke, winning by another significant margin.

The two wins were enough to put the girls ahead of Skyline and Windsor, but not enough to catch the first place team from Estes

Park. Ruff said of the team’s impressive finish, “As a young team we really stepped up and showed the other teams what we are capable of doing.”

After four meets in almost a week, the girls will take advantage of the Christmas break by waiting out the “no contact” time period from the 22 to the 27 of December, and will return to a normal practice schedule to hit the middle of the big-meet season with momentum.

The team is projected to have a busy rest of the season as every swimmer is allotted up to 11 meets including conference and state.

GEAR HEAD ajhatchell

certified gear-head

Diesel engines are the backbone of this country. The technology has come a long way from just smoke-blowing, loud, torque monsters. From Semis all the way down to little German cars, diesel is very different from gasoline powered engines. First of all there is a difference in fuel: diesel fuel is very similar to kerosene which is used in heaters to heat large areas and to fuel jets.

Jet fuel is diesel cleaned up and additives added to make it not freeze or gel at cold temperatures.

The construction of a diesel engine and how the fuel is ignited is very different than a gasoline engine. Diesel fuel will not explode like gasoline does when introduced to flames or a spark. For diesel to ignite, it needs to be compressed, most common compression of 60:1--a typical gasoline engine is compressed to 12:1--and then uses a spark to ignite the fuel.

The timing on a diesel engine has to be perfect, for the fuel to be compressed enough to ignite, or the fuel will not be injected until after the perfect compression and therefore could blow an injector or create catastrophic engine failure.

Students at EHS on a normal basis find themselves in clouds of black smoke from a couple Chevy’s and a few Dodge trucks.

This is because these trucks are turbo diesels. The turbo uses the exhaust from the engine to spin a fan that is connected

to another fan that compresses air inside of the turbo housing. This pressure matched with the higher fuel pressures from the injectors and fuel pump mix together to create more power because a fire can not burn without air, and the more air you add to a diesel the leaner it runs.

Back to the black smoke--the black smoke is caused by the trucks running rich, or having way too much fuel for the amount of air that the turbo is compressing to go into the engine at that time, if a diesel engine is exposed to these conditions for too long, the pistons will melt in result of the poor mixture between the fuel and air.

The black smoke is excess fuel that was not burnt, but once the air pressure from the turbo catches up there is air to burn that extra fuel. The gap between the increase of fuel to the turbo and the pressure kicking in is also called turbo lag.

Turbo lag causes the amount of fuel and air injected into the engine from producing maximum amounts of torque--the force of twisting power--as it starts working its way to horsepower. Horsepower translates to speed, and the rpm’s increase as torque reaches maximum.

So what this is all saying is that it’s great that their diesels can blow smoke on demand. But if there is no air to ignite that extra fuel, then all that smoke is simply show--not performance. The work horse of America is the diesel engine. Diesels are what make this country move forward.

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December 16, 2011

Sawyer Steals the Show carterwilliams opinioneditor

Even though Injun Joe, Huck Finn, the Sheriff, and Jim had previous engagements as linebacker, receiver, nose tackle, and defensive back on the football field on the original date, the early start date did not seem to affect the Eaton High Theatre in its performance of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Due to the football team’s success in the playoffs, the play was moved from Nov. 17, 18, and 19 to Nov. 16, 17, and 20.

Tom Sawyer, played by McKyler Korth (13), is a story of a boy who goes on misadventures with his best friend, Huck, played by Britten Abbott (13). They witness a murder one night when they sneak out to the graveyard, and Tom faces the dilemma of telling the truth, or facing the wrath of Injun Joe, played by Trent Sieg (13), the true murder.

The play displayed a great flow of the story line, which was easy to follow and fun for audiences of all ages. The acting was stupendous, which was much expected behind second-year instructor Kendra Campbell. The play however was rather short as compared to the previous performances from last year.

Both Korth and Abbott portrayed the characters of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn very well. The two had tremendous chemistry, and their conversations seemed to be real, not acting on a stage. Mel Herl (12) played Aunt Pollie, and had scenes where she was crying and worried about the two boys. She did a nice job of giving that scene a human effect.

Korth especially gave a fantastic depiction of Tom Sawyer. His facial expressions and actions seemed natural and never over-acted. His scenes in the classroom with Becky thatcher, played

by Brianna Devore (12), seemed to be realistic. While explaining what “being engaged” is, his tone of voice gives the impression of a child who thinks he knows what he is talking about, but really does not.

The theatre program will feature the musical Footloose in May, and will be much anticipated due to the Adventures of Tom Sawyer performance being so jaw dropping. Footloose tells the musical tale of a teenager who moves to a small town where dancing has been banned.

He begins a one-man campaign to bring back senior prom.

Clockwise from top left: McKyler Korth (13), Caleb Whitaker (12), Matthew Sudduth (14), Britten Abbott (13), Haley Morrell (13), Ciara Abbott (12), Brianna DeVore (12), Trent Sieg (13), Michael Cardona (14), Andrew Stout (14), and Mel Herl (12)