The Bugle The student newspaper of Eureka High School
4525 Highway 109 Eureka, MO 63025 • www.ehsbugle.com • volume 76 • issue 3 • November 18, 2011
A trail of consequences Student athletes break rules, community feels aftermath...pg. 6-7
Waving farewell
Students reminise about Tony La Russa and his legacy...pg. 3
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Behind the scenes Managment positions in etc... ensure musical’s success...pg. 2
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Management positions in etc... ensure success
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Zach Shaw, Scout Martinelli, Shelby Cady and Jaclyn Nischbach represent the crews of etc..., Nov. 9. “The Drowsy Chaperone” poses in their last scene, Nov. 8. “You know that when it comes time for the show, you’re here for everyone,” Jake Keverick (The Man in the Chair) said.
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During a theatrical production, crew members frantically work to ensure that what the audience sees is the opposite of the chaotic nature behind the curtain. What an audience member sees onstage at a show is only two rings of the theater circus: the musicians and the actors. However, one Eureka Theater Company production requires six additional rings to ensure the show goes on, including choreography, set, tech, makeup and costume, managerial and business. All these positions come with great responsibility. New heads have taken on many positions. Those people have made this year’s production more punctual. “Without the leaders we have now, a lot of the stuff wouldn’t get done,” Ms. Susanne Allmendinger, theatre arts director, said. “And they also wouldn’t learn anything. So you need to distribute the work to get everything done. That’s the bottom line.” Different backdrops with multiple props introduce various elements to the audience and make the quality and feel of the play more legitimate. The props crew, led by Shelby Cady (12), performs these tasks and moves the props into position for each scene change in a matter of seconds. They make sure props are in the right position and brought in at the right times. Before show night they also paint, glue and nail anything that needs to be put in place to make each scene work. “I got the job as head of props because I started my freshman year. So I got to see all of the other leaders,” Cady said. “When they left I was the most experienced person.” An equally important crew is construction with Zachary Shaw (12) serving as lead. “I’m in charge of building the sets and making sure it’s
done how Ms. A wants it done,” Shaw said. “Most of the time I’m in charge of making sure my crew builds what needs to be built and making sure everything looks good for the set.” Streamline construction management helped to complete the set in a timely fashion. “Zach is good at managing the crew; he kind of knows what he’s doing,” Ms. Allmendinger said. “It felt like we had the set finished sooner than we usually do. That felt good.” Once show night arrives, the actors’ microphones and music have to be working without glitches or screeching and the sound must be balanced so the audience hears the actors. This job is in the hands of the tech crew. Working with the lighting crew they also make sure all lighting moves, flashes and shines at the right moments. This year, the new tech director, Scout Martinelli (12), made sure his crew is working together. “I adjust microphones, and you have people who hit the next queue for lights and you have people running things on stage right in the middle of the show,” Martinelli said. “If someone were missing from my crew, it would take more time to do things.” Other members of etc... also see how the new tech lead is helping everything move on the schedule. “I think they are doing a fantastic job of keeping everything organized, and I know that’s a stressful job,” Jaclyn Nischbach, choreographer and Trix. The actors are the frontmen of the show and must memorize multiple songs and dances and their individual lines. Their work makes the story possible. “I go to the plays because I like to hear the music,” Kaitlyn Carpp (12) said. “It’s funny to watch and see the people. I liked how in character the actors were, how
they were so into it.” The choreographer creates all the dances singlehandedly to go along with each song in the play. “For me personally, I’m a choreographer, so I’m in charge of the dances, making sure they’ve been cleaned and taught and beautiful,” Nischbach said. “But in any aspect, if there’s something that needs to be done we are all a community.” Throughout etc...’s history, there have been changing players in each crew and role. With new leads and heads of crews, production has gotten much more timely. With more structure and scheduling, etc… is able to have a more successful play production. “All of our crews are amazing,” Jackie Eisenbeis, assistant director, said. “We have so many hardworking individuals who devote so many hours. We just take pride in what we do.” That pride translates into the quality productions enjoyed by the community. “We have very dedicated kids,” Mrs. Allmendinger said. “We have a family community, so there’s a sense of doing things for the sake of etc... and the show. We have a lot of people who start their freshman year and stick with it through the end, very dedicated, intelligent, talented kids.” All the hard work and time put into the play paid off, not just for the audience on show night, but for everyone involved in etc.... “I enjoy etc... and being responsible and having that end product of being in charge of something creative that you created with other people,” Martinelli said. “It’s something you worked hard for, spent a good two months on, and then see the end product and how it entertains people.”
The people it takes to create “The Drowsy Chaperone”: 104 Stage Manager (1)
Assistant Stage Manager (1)
Choreographers (2) Assistant choreographers (2) Chorus (21) Sound leader (1) Assistant sound leader (1) Sound crew (4) Technical Assistant technical director (1) Rigging (1) Director (1) Assistant Director (1)
Set Designer (1)
Prop leader (1)
Prop Crew (6)
Actors (16) Musicians (23)
Construction leader (1)
Costume Designer (1)
Light Designers (2) Light Leader (1)
Wardrobe Costume Mistress (1) Crew (3)
Publicity Business Publicist (1) Intern (1) Manager (1)
Publicity Crew (2)
Set Crew (13) Light Crew (4)
*Plus: House Manager (1) Assistant house manager (1) House crew (6)
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The legacy of Tony La Russa
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After winning the 2011 World Series Championship, Tony La Russa takes a victory lap during the Cardinal celebration parade in the streets of downtown St. Louis while he greets his fans, Oct. 30.
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Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers in game 5 of the World Series, a game that will not soon be forgotten by any Cardinals fan. “I remember one of the highlights of my childhood was going to game 5 of the 2006 World Series when the Cardinals won it all,” Kurt Prunty (9) said. “Seeing the whole team run out on the field was a really fun thing to be a part of.” Mr. La Russa showed his knowledge of baseball and coaching by leading the Cardinals from 1996 to 2011 with the most wins in St. Louis history—2,728. His history with the cardinals also includes nine playoff appearances and two World Series titles, according to baseballreference.com. “Tony was always really strategic with the way he coached his team and how he set up the lineup,” Bryce Carter (9) said. “He was one of the smartest coaches in the league, but he was also really bold. He was never afraid to go out on a limb and take risks.” Granted, this confident and self-assured mindset was apparent in his success, Mr. La Russa maintained a calm and composed disposition even in the most stressful of game-time situations. “The stoic nature that he always shows gives him the confidence to know that he’s doing the right thing and making the right decisions,” Ellen Schulz (9) said. “It’s obviously really special when a coach is able to lead a team to two World Series when some coaches haven’t even gotten there before.” With Mr. La Russa’s consistent string of successes, his legacy in St. Louis will endure. “La Russa is the only coach that I’ve ever known,”
Schulz said. “It should be really interesting to see what other coaches are like and how the players respond. But looking back on it, I think that he’ll go down as our favorite and best coach.” Tony La Russa’s legacy stands against other greats in Cardinal history. “Tony La Russa has probably been the third major coach for the Cardinals since I’ve been paying attention to the St. Louis Cardinals,” Mrs. AnnMarie Gilman, assistant principal, said. “When I was a little kid Whitey Herzog was my all-time favorite coach and still is. I would think Tony La Russa ranks second to Whitey Herzog in terms of the Cardinals.” Reverence for Tony La Russa’s managerial skills is shared among students as well. “He was a great coach,” Austin Trower (11) said. “If you look what he did with the Cardinals; he got us two World Series rings and was one of the best managers of all time because statistically he has a great record. I think it’s a great way to go out because he won the World Series. It’s just a good way to end his career.” Nevertheless, the tremendous career that Mr. La Russa had with the St. Louis Cardinals has made it all the more sad that he has decided to step down as manager. “I think it’s a good thing that he ended with the Cardinals, but I think it’s sad because he was a really big person in St. Louis,” Morgan Fryman (10) said. St. Louis Cardinal Nation has stood behind Tony La Russa through his wins and losses. Now, in the wake of his presence remains the very team that he worked so hard to create and it is with this team that Cardinal Nation will not only survive but prosper.
Information found at www.baseballreference.com
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For the St. Louis Cardinals, being last place in the division in 1995 then jumping to first place in 1996 was far from dumb luck. In 1996, Mr. Tony La Russa injected the Cardinals organization with a new energy that helped carry them to two World Series titles. Over half of the students who are enrolled at EHS now, weren’t even alive before Mr. La Russa was the Cardinals manager, and if they were, weren’t old enough to comprehend baseball. My whole life he has been the manager so I haven’t seen anything other than La Russa style baseball with the Cardinals,” Zachary Hadler (12) said. “It’s going to be hard for someone to fill his shoes because of the lasting impact he has made on this team and this city. Students grew up watching Mr. La Russa and the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, new and old, and on T.V. and have memories of Cardinals victories, especially the World Series wins. “We were all in the family room after we won the 2006 World Series,” Collin Trower (10) said. “And that was cool just because it was the first Cardinals World Series that I saw.” It was this World Series that provided so many students with so many fond memories. “The 2006 and 2011 World Series wins were really great memories for me,” Grace Satterthwaite (9) said. “I’ve always remembered Tony to be just really expressionless when the game’s going on. He never showed any emotion, so I just thought that it was really cool when we finally won the whole thing and he was able to get excited.” This excitement culminated first in 2006 when the
NLCD=National league central division
NLDS=National league World division series series NLCS=National league championship series
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Ben Williams and Abigail Schmidt work on an experiment to determine the blood types of different samples, Nov. 7. The goal of the experiment was to determine the blood type of a random sample by using artificial antigens and antibodies and observing any reaction. The lab teaches aspects of anatomy and chemisty to students. Hands-on experiments show the methods used by professionals in the field of forensic investigation, using a lot of the same equipment and chemicals. “You see people on TV that just say things and really don’t understand the meaning behind it,” Williams said, “We learn everything, not just a couple skills. There’s a difference between learning to dust a fingerprint from a video and actually doing it. You see blood tests and look at pictures of luminal glowing rather than just watching a video on it.”
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“There are a lot of people going into it.” While all kinds of students take the class, Forensic Science is not for the scientifically timid. The class includes minor lessons in anatomy, chemistry and even physics. “It’s not a blow-off class,” Schmidt said. “You need to think about what you’re doing, but the subjects are intriguing enough that you never feel overwhelmed. It helps a lot to take other classes in the science like Chemistry and Human Anatomy because you’re studying the human body and different ways of identification.” Students learn how hard forensic investigating is in real life, unlike in a TV show. “You can wipe a surface clean hundreds of times, and investigators can still find traces of blood,” Ben Williams (12) said. “With fingerprints, you can’t just swipe over a fingerprint one time, have it appear and walk away with a perfect print. You have to do everything right for it to even turn out remotely good.” Forensics centers around six specific units: observation, crime scene study, mechanisms and mannerisms of death, fingerprinting, blood analysis and DNA fingerprinting, all studied over the course of a semester. Students are required to examine crime scenes and investigate in a professional manner. “I’m interested in criminal psychology,” Kathleen Engsberg (12) said. “I’m considering a major or minor in psychology, so Forensic Science is a really helpful class.”
While there are 81 students enrolled in Forensic Science, the class is labeled as more obscure because there are not as many teachers to teach the class. “The class is different, but it deals with all the same things,” Tessa Woodland (11) said. “You make connections from other science classes you’ve taken before, like Human Anatomy or even Biology.” Despite the fact that blood analysis equipment is shared between science classes, Forensic Science classes manage to have all equipment necessary for labs and experiments. “I think we’re provided for really well,” Woodland said. “I don’t think we’re ever lacking in anything. Mrs. Perrin provides for us really well. She’s really passionate about it, which makes her a really great teacher.” The information learned in Forensic Science is applicable to real-life opportunties. “It’s a very career based class, especially if you know where you want to go,” Lauren Nickens (11) said. “It’s not like physics where you don’t know what you want to do with it.” Forensics seeks to inform students about a professional career, and, while it’s not labeled as honors or Advanced Placement, the class is anything but an easy-A. The class isn’t for the squeamish, but Forensic Science allows upperclassman of all interests to temporarily look into a world normally seen only on TV and in the news.
The search for fingerprints Whorl, Arch or Loop? In whorls, there are patterns in which there are two or more deltas (the triangle pattern) and there exists a recurve after each. Thirty percent of people have whorls. Photos found at www.sfis.ca.gov
In arches, the ridges of the finger run from one side of the finger to the other with no recurving. Five percent of people have arches.
In loops, the ridges make a backward turn but do not twist. This turn is differentiated by how the loop flows on the hand. Sixty-five percent of people have loops.
Information found at www.fingerprinting.com and www.math.arizona.edu
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Forensic science is like Halloween; it’s strange and slightly morbid, but never ceases to fascinate it’s participants. Classes like biology, chemistry and physical science can be found on almost any student’s schedule, in regular or AP versions. Then there are more obscure classes like Forensics, which delve deeper into specific fields of study. “I thought it’d be an interesting class,” Abigail Schmidt (12) said. “You see all the TV shows, and you want to learn about it, but when you take the class, you see that it’s so much more than what you actually see. I realize that it doesn’t just take one day to figure out who killed someone.” Forensic Science offers hands-on experience in a concrete realm of science that continues to grow in importance. “Forensic Science is not something you learn every day,” Leanne Bergsieker (12) said. “The class shows you, if you decide to go into forensics, what you need to learn and what you need to know. When we have professionals come in, they’re doing the same things that we do in class. We’re learning hands-on what professionals do.” Students are not only interested in the concept of Forensic Science, but also in what the class can offer after high school. “It’s a very up-and-coming science and there are degree programs popping up all over the country,” Mrs. Elissa Perrin, Forensic Science teacher, said.
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Forensic science class offers a lesson in biology, anatomy, chemistry and reality
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Student athletes break rules, community feels aftermath
A trail of consequences
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Offenders
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In the month of October, a series of events led to the suspension of 10 athletes from their sports teams. The names of those quoted have been withheld to protect the identities of the offenders. “There were multiple parties that we all went to, a group of 20 or 30 of us that were at all three of them,” Student A said. “There was alcohol in the background of the pictures.” Photos from the parties, sent from an anonymous “concerned parent,” were emailed to the administration, according to stltoday.com. Of the 41 people identified in the pictures, 10 athletes were punished, according to stltoday. com. “I knew I was in trouble on Thursday when my friends got called down,” Student B said. “I realized that I would probably get called down, too.” The administration suspended fall athletes from their teams immediately whereas winter and spring athletes received suspensions before their seasons even started, according to anonymous sources. “I got suspended for half of my spring sport,” Student B said. “But, I’m probably not even going to do it now because if you’re out for half of the season, there’s really no point to try to catch up.” The punishments shocked the affected athletes. “I didn’t think the pictures were that bad,” Student B said. “Everyone else has pictures of parties. And it’s unfortunate that they had to pick my pictures to report.” Different offenders learned different lessons from the punishment. “I think the person to blame is the person who reported the pictures,” Student B said. “If they’re going to send them in, they should definitely have their name out because they just put forty people’s reputations down the drain.” Some offenders have taken responsibility for the consequences of their actions. “It’s hard not to want to blame people other than yourself,” Student A said. “But, everyone who was at the party and participated in drinking is to blame.” Regardless of who is to blame, those involved have questioned the administration’s decision to act upon the email. “I honestly don’t know why the administrators chose the punishment they did,” Student C said. “I don’t even know why they opened the email. I think it was a little harsh, especially with how many kids are getting off with no punishment.” The consequences of the situation could affect more than their high school sports seasons. “I think the people that had scholarships and don’t know if they are going to be taken away are most affected by this,” Student C said. “Some people can’t go to college if they don’t have scholarships. One of my senior seasons was taken away, but college is more important than that.” The lessons learned might not be the one intended by the administration. “Being more careful about the pictures we put on facebook could have prevented this,” Student A said. “Make sure pictures don’t have alcohol, and if someone asks you to take them down, you should take them down right away. As teenagers we think we are invincible, like bad things can’t happen to us. So, we make bad decisions.” While facebook may have been the vehicle, these athletes’ signatures remain on a document stating they would not engage in these behaviors.
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season. When a student-athlete signs it, they agree to uphold those standards.” According to the handbook, the maximum penalty for breaking the standards is a loss of eligibility for up to 365 days. “Our common practice is that if someone is found to be involved with alcohol or drugs during the season, it’s removal from competitions for the rest of the season,” Dr. Green said. “Out of season, it is removal from competitions for 50 percent of your next season.”
The police that deal with parties see that every situation results in a universal set of legal disciplinary actions. “There is the minor in possession by just possessing the alcohol, and now there is minor in possession by consumption which can be applied when alcohol is not necessarily in your hand but you appear intoxicated,” Officer Mike Smith, school resource officer, said. Direct contact with alcohol at parties is not the only instance that can result in
punishment. Simply being at a party where under-aged drinking is taking place can lead to charges. “Being in the same room with alcohol always leaves that chance that you can be charged with a minor in possession as well, even if you’re not consuming it,” Officer Smith said. “The alcohol is there. It’s readily accessible. You knew it was there, and you knew it when you entered the room.” The courts want to change offenders’ behavior rather than just punish.
“The majority of the time the court is going to require you to attend an alcohol or a drug class and will give you some type of probation,” Officer Smith said. The court’s goal is to help kids learn from their mistakes rather than damaging their future, which can very easily be the case. “You don’t want to take a conviction on anything because it’s going to follow you,” Officer Smith said. “Questions about convictions are going to be asked on future job applications.”
Athletes must balance their sports commitments and social lives. Coaches understand that their athletes are teenagers who make mistakes. “There could be good and bad. I try not to look at the punishment. I try to look at the expectation,” Mr. Joseph Gianino, football coach, said. “And the expectation is that student athletes that are involved in activities are held to a higher standard. I think the expectations have been around for a long time. And right now they are just a lot more viewable and easy to see and easy to
enforce.” Coaches know the consequences of student conducted violations. “You lose players throughout your season, before season, after season, and you do the best you can with what you have,” Mr. Bill Goggin, girls varsity soccer coach, said. “So if you lose players you just move on and expect someone else to pick up the slack.” Sports are an education in consequences. “There’s a good lesson there,” Coach
Goggin said. “It’s unfortunate that it has to be attached to such negative things, but it’s a part of life.” Violations of student-athlete conduct are not new. “We’ve had kids get into scrapes like this before. I’ve had really good players lose parts or all of their seasons,” Coach Goggin said. “You do dumb things in life, the consequences are almost always things you wish you didn’t have to suffer. I’ve dealt with it. I think every sport has dealt with it in a certain degree.“
Losing one player on a sports team can throw the team off. “Without the girls that got in trouble, our track team is going to be a lot worse,” Abbey Waddell, runner, said. “Not necessarily because of the other people, but just because we’ve grown used to that group since freshman year and we’ve grown to know how to work with each other.” Although track will have time to adjust, other teams had to adjust to losing the players at the very end of their season.
“It definitely affected the team,” Aaron Schnurbusch, football player, said. “It put the team in a different mood during practice, but I think it gave us a little more of a drive at our game against Oakville. I think we did pretty well adjusting to our loss.” Preparing for State became entirely different after the incident, requiring a different game plan. “We had to change around everything,” Tyler Schumacher, swimmer, said. “We had to change around our lineup. It definitely
put us in a negative mindset, but it was kind of a good thing at the same time because now everyone knows to not mess around because the administration is for real.” Athletes haven’t learned from other’s mistakes. “I was really shocked when I heard about this because we had already lost three swimmers at the beginning of the year for the same reason,” Schumacher said. “I didn’t actually think it was going to happen again.”
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smokeless tobacco), stealing, vandalism, and any other act that would discredit the student or their school,” according to Board Regulation 2930 regarding participation in school activities. The administration makes sure all student athletes are aware of these policies by having each athlete and their parent sign a handbook at the beginning of each season. “All the rules are in the Rockwood Policy handbook,” Dr. Jason Green, activities director, said. “They are supposed to have read and signed it at the beginning of the
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According to MSHSAA rules, students involved in extra-curricular activities must be creditable citizens. “Creditable citizens are those students whose conduct will not reflect discredit upon themselves or their schools,” according to the MSHSAA website. The Rockwood School District Handbook, also has this policy; however, it expands the definition of a creditable citizen. “Credible citizens shall be defined as those students who are not involved with weapons, alcohol, drugs, tobacco (including
Envirothon team sees growing interest
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Sticks, Nov. 9. The sticks are used to measure the dimensions of a tree which can then determine the number of logs that can be cut from it.
A team that was no stranger to success in the past has rekindled interest after a year of absence from extracurricular activities. “It didn’t get organized last year,” Mrs. Dianne Johnson, Envirothon sponsor, said. “I had a team that had participated for four years, and they graduated so we had to start all over.” The environmental topics addressed in Envirothon have contributed to rising interest in the competition from students. “I would be interested in Envirothon so I could learn more about conservation and how to recycle resources better around our school,” Taylor Emery (11) said. Part of the growing interest can be linked to the growth in environmental science classes, a topic that is closely related to the competition. “I know AP Environmental Science has gotten to be a bigger class,” Paige Hardesty (11) said. “There are over 30 kids in our class this year, which is a lot more than my other classes.” In the 2009-10 Envirothon season, two of Eureka’s teams placed in the top three in the regional contest and participated in the state competition where they placed third and sixth. This year’s Envirothon team is dedicated to success.
“The kids dictate how much effort they put into it, and I’m here to support them,” Mrs. Johnson said. “They could choose to never meet and just show up and do the competition if they wanted, but that’s not them. They want to win it.” There is no shortage of knowledge acquired through Envirothon: topography, identification of aquatic and terrestrial animals and identification of trees through their leaves, bark, seeds and fruit. “The Envirothon is a problem-solving, natural resource education program for high school students,” according to the Missouri Envirothon website. “In the field, teams of students are challenged to hone critical thinking skills and work as a team. They answer written questions and conduct hands-on investigation of environmental issues in five categories: soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and current environmental issues. In addition to a written test, the teams also perform an oral presentation, solving a specific natural resource issue.” Researching environmental topics is a part of the competition, but the preparation is what makes it unique. “It’s all hands-on,” Mrs. Johnson, said. “It’s not a classroom. It’s not taking notes. It’s just learning about the world around you. We all need to know about that in
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order to protect it.” Learning outside of the conventional classroom setting is what has attracted many of the members. “I think it’s cool that it’s an all outdoor competition and it’s all hands-on,” Zachary Kupfer (11) said. “You really get to work with what interests you in Envirothon.” This competition also facilitates students broadening their intellectual scopes, which pays useful dividends in the school environment. “I think making connections in Envirothon helps me to see different connections in other classes,” Jeffrey Lazar (11) said. “AP Environmental Science connects pretty clearly with Envirothon and in AP Government we learned about the Endangered Species Act which relates pretty well to Envirothon, too.” The background knowledge that comes from other science classes is a useful resource for the competition. “We do some chemistry in the soils and waters and biology with plant identification,” Alexander Duchild (11) said. “Envirothon pulls a lot from other branches of science and brings it all together.” Envirothon is open to all students who desire to learn. “Envirothon brings about appreciation, awareness and knowledge about the environment,” Mrs. Johnson said. “If you like outdoors, if you enjoy the outdoors or if you know a lot about the outdoors then Envirothon is great for you.” An appreciation for the environment drives the greater lessons taught in Envirothon. “The environment is something that we’re all a part of one way or another, and I think it’s really important that we conserve it and protect it,” Lazar said. “The best way to do that is to learn more about it.” Students can take home a lesson from Envirothon that will stick with them outside of competition. “One of the biggest things we’re going to have problems with now that the population has reached seven billion is water,” Mrs. Johnson said. “How are we managing our fresh water? Members can learn things through Envirothon so when they have their houses maybe they’ll change some of their habits to help conserve water.” Envirothon is a national competition that is recognized for its scholastic merit. The top three teams from each regional contest, held on March 1 at the Busch Wildlife Area for the St. Louis regional, move on to a state-wide competition where the winner of this level then moves on to compete in a national Envirothon contest. “It’s well known nationally, and if you have it on your college transcript that’s well thought of because it is a tough competition,” Mrs. Johnson said. “They know that the kids who participate in it really work hard.” The far-reaching implications of the topics covered in Envirothon fuels the team members to continue to learn as they prepare for a successful year in competition. Students interested in Envirothon should contact Mrs. Johnson or one of the current members for additional information on how to join the team.
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Pushing through the pain Teammates adapt to losing injured players
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Injuries in football are a known entity. It’s a common expectation. Coaches build depth and make certain that other players are ready to step up. With so many injured players, the football team has had to fill in holes to keep the season going strong. The football team has dealt with nine serious injuries this season. The team was required to adapt to their losses and fight to fill those spots. “A lot of times in high school, you’re one or two injuries away from being a great team to a good team,” Mr. Farrell Shelton, head coach, said. “We had injuries in every position on the field. We had a lot less minor injuries this year and more season-ending injuries. We didn’t have many injuries where kids would only miss one game. We’d have injuries where they were done for the season.” Different sorts of injuries occurred on and off the field. “We were in summer-school weight-lifting, and we had just come in from the track,” Thomas Ercoli, offensive lineman, said. “Since it was a hot day, we got all of the outside running done first. We were all getting a drink and talking then we were about to go up to the shelf. We started getting really pumped up. So getting pumped up and everything, I swung at the window and ended up breaking through the window. All the glass fell, and when I looked at my arm there was a huge gash. I ended up being out for about six weeks.” Injuries not only disrupt the health of a player. A bad injury can ruin the rest of a player’s season. “My first concern when I see my players get hurt is their safety,” Coach Shelton said. “You feel sick for them, especially the seniors. It could be the last game of their season. It’s just part of football. You hate it and do everything you can to avoid it.” Because injuries have such a big impact on players, the team takes steps to prevent them. “You try to encourage the workouts and lessen our contact during practice,” Coach Shelton said. “It’s just not a collision sport, it’s a contact sport. It’s contact with bodies and the ground, and there are only so many hits your body can take. Your body’s not always ready and when it gets to a certain point, you break.” The diverse wounds put the individual players out
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Nate Echard leads the team down the sidelines during the final game against Desmet, Nov. 4. “Losing Echard, we had to start moving kids around on defense to fill his position,” Coach Cleveland said. “He had just started getting from a range of one to six months. Wide receiver Jacob Curran’s season came to an end before it even began. He torn his ACL when he planted his leg wrong and it twisted his knee. “I’m done for the rest of my senior football season,” Curran said. “I was pretty bummed to miss football so that was just all the more motivation to get back and play baseball.” Michael Weitzel, defensive tackle, shortened his season when he broke his ankle during the first game of the season against Lafayette High School. “This is my senior year so that pushes me to keep playing,” Weitzel said. “I’ve been working towards my senior year of football since sixth grade. I’m not ever going to play again since I’m going to the Marines. I didn’t want my last play ever to be me going out hurt.” Adjusting to the realities of an injury can be tough. Mason Bendigo, quarterback, found out just how tough after he tore his ACL during a game. “You don’t really get used to having to be on crutches or having your leg wrapped up,” Bendigo said. “It’s a pain most of the time but you just have to keep working and try to make the best out of it.” Getting back on the field after injuries is hard, but they must mend with the pain. “Basically, when we get hurt, it comes down to the younger guys to step up and take the place of the guy who went down and focus on the details of the game,” Seth Pratt, quarterback who tore his meniscus, said. Coaches must learn how to deal with losing players.
reps in our offense. We had a really hard time replacing Echard on defense. We had some kids in there but we had to change what we did defensively without him in the game.” “When players get hurt, the team has to just come together,” Mr. Justin Morris, assistant coach, said. “You know that things like this are going to happen in the season so you can’t let it completely shut you down. You just have to keep going and fight on.” Injuries are the nature of the beast. “Injuries are just a part of the sport,” Mr. Gregg Cleveland, assistant coach, said. “You have to realize the kids are going to get hurt and do the best you can to get other kids ready for when it’s their turn to step up. You have to just let the team know that we’re going to get through it and it’s just time for someone else to step up. Once the season gets going, it goes. It doesn’t wait for you.” The players must step on the field understanding what injuries may be waiting for them. “When teammates get hurt, you feel bad for them and you wish it wouldn’t have happened but it’s just football,” Nate Echard, wide reciever, said. “Everyone’s going to get hurt.” Players learn that they cannot just quit because someone is gone. But players also have to know when to stop pushing and give the body time to heal. “Listen to the doctors because they really know what they’re talking about,” Ercoli said. “The more you listen to them, the sooner you’ll be back on the field.” Despite the injuries, the Wildcats were able to finish with a record of nine wins and three losses. The depth of the team and the players’ perseverance helped to combat the common issue of injuries.
The numbers on sports-realated injuries
Information found at • http://www.chp.edu • http://www.allkids.org 30 million children and teens participate in some form of organized sports, and more than 3.5 million injuries each year. • http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Sports and recreational activities High-school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, half contribute to a million physician visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations each year. approximately 21 percent of all traumatic The most common sports injuries are sprains and strains, knee injuries, swollen brain injuries among muscles, achilles tendon injuries, pain along the shin bone, fractures and dislocations. American children and adolescents.
High school athletes suffered about 1.4 million injuries during the 2005-06 school year, or about 2.4 injuries per 1,000 practices or competitions.
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Baseball is more than a sport in St. Louis. Baseball is the glue that unites the city under one goal: a world championship. This 2011 World Series will surely go down in the history books as one of the most unexpected, exhilarating and passionate fall classics ever. This 2011 World Series will also go down in my memory as one of the greatest experiences of my life. In late August, the Cardinals were 10 ½ games behind in the wild-card race, and my hope for a red October was fading. However, as anyone who hasn’t been living under a hole for the past month could tell you, the Cardinals fought back, defeating the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and finally the Texas Rangers to clinch their eleventh World Championship Title. The season culminated with one of the most inspiring comeback stories in sports history. And St. Louis was fortunate enough witness the intensity of the games firsthand, the happiness of the victories and the satisfaction that came from beating all of the odds. For the month of October, the entire city of St. Louis was unified under the color red. In game 2 of the World Series, my dad and I were sitting in our seats during the pregame activities. Mr. Stan Musial was carted onto the field before the first pitch. Knowing all about “The Man,” I couldn’t help but smile. I could barely hear myself think from all the applause. My dad looked transfixed, mesmerized by the sight of Stan Musial, a player who my father grew up watching. The primary obligation of The Bugle is to create a quality publication to inform its readers about events in the school and community and of issues of national or international importance which directly or indirectly affect the school population. The Bugle, while serving as a training ground for future journalists as part of the school curriculum, recognizes all rights and responsibilities under the First Amendment and strives to establish and maintain standards outlined by the Society of Professional Journalists. The Bugle is a public forum. Student editors apply professional standards and ethics for decision making as they take on the responsibility for content and production of the newspaper. While the student staff encourages constructive criticism of any part
As Stan ‘The Man’ waved at fans from the field, I pictured myself 20 years from now. I pictured an older Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina in red sports coats. I imagined what it would feel like to see the baseball greats from my childhood being honored. I got chills thinking about the moment when I could relive the jubilant feelings of this postseason. This is what Cardinal baseball has done for me. It has given me a passion for my city. It has given me a memory that I hope can last me for my entire life. I hope one day, my children will ask me who Albert, Yadi, Freese or any Cardinal great is. And I hope I can accurately explain to them the magic that was the 2011 Post-season. I also hope I can give them an appreciation for one of the greatest managers of all time. If you asked me who managed the Cardinals before La Russa, I probably couldn’t tell you without Googling it. TLR has been managing the Cardinals for as long as I have been able to brush my teeth and use a toilet. Tony La Russa has always been a part of the baseball culture that I have grown to love. From growing up with TLR, I have come accustomed to quiet, reserved faces in the dugout. Tony La Russa, to me, is THE baseball manager. He is another element of Cardinal baseball that will stick with me for the rest of my life. When I go off to college, wherever I end up, I will make sure that everyone knows that I am from St. Louis, that I am a die-hard Cardinal fan and that I witnessed the greatest World Series run in history. Go Cards.
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hold each other more accountable for what’s happening outside of school. This isn’t just an unfortunate circumstance—it’s an opportunity for everyone, whether directly involved or a bystander, to learn from others’ mistakes. The students involved are going to have to be willing to accept responsibility. Even though they may not have been the ones to upload pictures, they were there drinking. At the beginning of each sports season student-athletes sign a contract agreeing to stay away from drugs and alcohol. They are bound to these policies in and out of season, and there are no exceptions. Participation in a sport requires compliance with the rules however, questionable the motives of the “concerned parent” are. Whoever sent this anonymous email must have known the controversy they would spark. They must have had some ulterior motive for putting so many people in such a difficult position. While reasons for the email may never be known, it is in the past. The focus must be on moving on. If people continue to dwell on who is to blame for this situation, no one can ever learn the lesson. Instead of making excuses, the community needs to look for solutions. IThe dangers of underage drinking need to be made clear so EHS doesn’t go through this again. Even though it’s no surprise that teenagers are drinking, it’s a surprise that people are not looking for solutions to the problems. Rather than placing blame and complaining, our community needs to take responsibility. Maybe then teens will be better equipped to make good decisions in the future.
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Teenage drinking is nothing new. Every high school student knows about red cups and weekend parties. Stories about MIPs and drunk driving circulate the halls every day. Because of this, the recent incident at Eureka is no scandal. Nearly everyone is aware that there are people who drink that aren’t legally allowed to. The Rockwood School District conducted a Safety and Climate Survey of 14,500 studentslast spring. Forty-five percent of 11th graders admitted to having consumed alcohol in the past 30 days. Thirty-eight percent of these students admitted to having consumed alcohol three or more times in the past 30 days, getting drunk at least once in the past two weeks. The results of this survey shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. Neither should the fact that athletes were caught drinking at parties. In a world where every phone has a camera, pictures will inevitably end up in cyberspace for the world to see, and in this case, seeing led to punishment. But, what’s done is done. There is nothing anyone can do to change what happened or the punishments meted out. The focus now needs to be moving on and learning from what happened, and for this progress to occur, those involved—students and parents—must be willing to take responsibility for their actions. For a community, this trial can be a great learning experience. As everyone becomes more interconnected through cell phones, facebook and other social media, it’s easy to see why everyone needs to be more careful about what they put on the Internet. Teammates and coaches can use this experience as an opportunity to
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Monet’s Water Lillies come together for first time
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Monet first painted one of his greatest masterpieces, The Water Lillies, in a quaint garden in Giverny, Paris. Now, the three panels of the masterpiece are brought back together for the first time at The St. Louis Art Museum. The exhibit recently opened, Oct. 2, and will last through Jan. 22. The exhibit contains eight of Monet’s works including the three water lily paintings. Among those pieces are Monet’s practice canvas’ for the Agapanthus triptych. A triptych is the word used to describe a three-panel piece of artwork. Monet gave the title Agapanthus to the 42-foot triptych after a plant which is also known as the African lily or the Lily of the Nile. “My favorite part of the exhibit is just having the triptych reunited,” Simon Kelly, curator of the St. Louis Art Museum, said in a phone interview conducted, Nov. 7. “The St. Louis museum had the central panel but now to see it in relation to the side panels is just a new amazing of way to look at it.” The St. Louis Art Museum permanently houses one of the panels of the triptych. The additional panels are normally housed at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, in Kanas City and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Mrs. Lynnee Baldock, AP Art Studio teacher, and her AP art studio class and Mrs. Robyn Stellhorn, Photography teacher, and her photography class visited the exhibit on a field trip, Oct. 26. “The triptych is well executed and an inspiration to me, and I know a lot of my students were inspired by it,” Mrs. Baldock said. Students were impressed. “All the three individual paintings were put together so it was amazing that he spent all that time,” Laine Johnson, Ap Art Studio student, said. The exhibit is set up where viewers walk into separate rooms. The first contains a video of Monet painting and his biography. The second room contains smaller water
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lily paintings and the last room contains the Agapanthus Triptych. “I thought it was very well done. It was beautiful the way it was set up” Monique Mullen, Ap Art Studio student, said. “You came into a room, and they had a little biography part where they told you what happened in his life and they had a video of him painting.” There are a lot of minor details that make the exhibit come across perfectly. Details like the design of the exhibit, the labels within the exhibition and the wall color were chosen by Mr. Kelly. The three panels were made on massive canvas measuring the size seven feet by 14 feet. “I wasn’t expecting them to be so big” Lindsey Weinrich, AP art studio student, said. “I’ve seen the individual ones, but I’ve never seen all three together. It took up a whole room.” The exhibit also includes a dissection of the paint chips from the triptych. ‘It was fascinating to see more information about the artwork,” Mrs. Baldock, said. “They showed the different layers of paint Monet would use and how it was dissected into layers provided more insight to how he would create his paintings.” The exhibit offers a new perspective to Monet’s legendary paintings by showing how the paintings were precisely prepared. The museum borrowed a piece from the NelsonAtkins Museum of Art that examines the layers of paint in the triptych because Monet painted over his original painting countless times. “The exhibit helps educate our students about history and art throughout time and the evolution of art and what it is today,” Mrs. Baldock, said. “It’s always good to reflect on our past and see what inspired artists back then.” By seeing the exhibit, students earn an appreciation of how much time and practice was required for such historical pieces of art. “It’s important for students to see the exhibit just
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What: “Thirteen” Who: Megadeth 26 years ago, Megadeth exploded onto the music scene. Fronted by guitar virtuoso Dave Mustaine, Megadeth was a defining force that pioneered heavy metal in the 1980s. Now, after decades marred by lineup changes and drug addiction, Megadeth has put out what is speculated to be their final studio album: Th1rt3en. Lyrically, the album covers everything from fast cars in “Fast Lane”, to the downfall of the American dream in “We the People”. Something unique to this album is the re-mastered version of the previously recorded song “New World Order” which had been released prior as a demo “Countdown to Extinction”. Instrumentally, Th1rt3en does not disappoint. The chemistry that was established between Dave Mustaine and bassist Dave Ellefson 30 years ago has done nothing but grow stronger. All in all, the album is a tremendous success that culminates in the album’s final song simply titled “13”, a celebration of what Megadeth is and what they have become.
Outside of the Saint Louis Art Museum hangs the large banner that welcomes visitors to the newest Monet exhibit. Tickets for the exhibit cost $8. The Museum recommends that tickets be bought in advance because of the immense popularity of the exhibit. because Monet is one of the masters of art, and we get to learn from him,” Christopher Dieckhaus, AP art studio student, said. Monet’s impact on art can be seen in the exhibit. “Monet is a major artist and a major impressionist painter, and these works are really the culmination of his career,” Kelly said. “If you want to understand impressism, it’s a great opportunity in this exhibit to see his major works.”
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review by jessica meszaros What: “The Boat” Who: Nam Le Few fiction writers can show the grittiness of real life while still immersing readers in a world of fantasy. In Nam Le’s debut story collection “The Boat,” the author takes on the voices of multiple characters in multiple stories, including a slightly awkward student who is trying to get his female friend to notice him, a New York painter struggling to connect with his daughter and even as a teenager living in a city filled with violence. In his first story entitled, “Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice,” the author writes from the point of view of a Vietnamese writer named Nam who decides to write about his father and his survival in My Lai and North Vietnamese prison camps, which eventually leads into an adventure of self-discovery. While the first story can be seen as more an auto-biography than anything else, the book as a whole uses striking imagery and detail that shows amazing beauty, balancing the somber setting with fully-developed characters.
What: “Paranormal Activity 3” Paranormal Acitivity 3 leaves it’s viewers in anticipation for the third time around. The movie is shot through handheld camera’s, channeling the style of “The Blair Witch Project”. The movie takes place in 1988 and is a prequel to the first and the second “Paranormal Activities”. It follows the story of a family with two young girls. The youngest daughter is haunted by an abberation named Toby. Toby eventaully creates the entertainment of the movie. One doesn’t have to have seen the first two movies to enjoy the third. “Paranormal Activiy” is an intense movie that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Gore is not an aspect of the film’s horror elements because the face of the ghost is never revealed; he’s invisible. The movie is filled with heart-stopping moments. “Paranormal Activity” got three and-a-half stars out of five on Rotten Tomatoes and finished with a 66 percent. However, despite some critics’ negative reviews, any scary movie fan will relish in the mystery and paranoia that comes with battling the demon of “Paranormal Activity 3.”