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3 Tyler Schumacher (12), Chris Ercoli (11), Christian Horn (10) and Colton Phillips (12) win first for medley relay at the Summit Invite, Sept. 30. “We had the fastest time going in, so we felt confident.” Schumacher said.
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4-5 A Starbucks coffee ceiling tile hangs in Mrs. Jennifer Highfill’s room with two other painted tiles, Oct. 6. “She chose the subjects but I could paint them however I wanted,” Hannah Leonard (11) said.
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6 Reagan Imergoot (9) makes a video for Freshman Seminar, Oct. 1. “We were making a commercial on time management,” Imergoot said. “We were trying to sell The Extreme Time Watcher.”
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he debut of a new movie theater in Wildwood, across from the Dierbergs, translates into new jobs for EHS students. About 25 students were hired, and 12-15 are from EHS. “I feel it’s important to hire teenagers because we want the attitude to be fun and exciting here,” Paul Farnsworth, manager of B & B Wildwood 10, said. “I think the younger generation seems to be more enthusiastic about the film industry. Teenagers also seem to have better availability since we tend to be open until one or two in the morning and they don’t usually mind sticking around the later hours.” “I hated my old job, and this seemed like it would be a great new job,” Jake Ruhl (12), said. “I think I’ll like this one a lot better and they give us time to do our homework during down time, too.” On average, each EHS student employee works 14 hours per week. “I really like working at the theater because I get experience out in the real world and I love meeting new people,” Abbey Waddell (11) said. “I worked the grand opening, and it was Working the concession, Mitch Holder (11) hands a customer a bag of cotton candy and really fun,” Zach Kupfer (10) said. “It got a soda, Oct. 4. “I always encourage the customer to upgrade their purchase,” Holder said. pretty crowded, but it was really easy so I think it’ll be a pretty simple job. I like it “For example, I’ll offer them a larger popcorn. You also have to remember to be friendly since you want to give them good business because you want them to come back again.” because it’s so close to my house too.”
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wning to a shortage of class time, administrators have terminated the broadcasting of daily announcements over the intercom. They now only air in school on channel 95 and are available in a PowerPoint online. “We had so many people worried about the shortening of our class periods, and announcements take a significant time to read,” Mr. Dan Thoman, 12th grade principal, said. “The best thing for now is to try to respect class time and cancel the announcements.” This decision was also affected by the opinions of students on the Principal’s Advisory Committee PAC, who met over the summer with Dr. Jim Wipke, head principal, and expressed that they felt that the majority of students didn’t listen to the aired announcements. “In the morning the announcements aren’t listened to because teachers are trying to get students started on work,” Amy Bell, PAC member, said. However, the TV broadcast doesn’t seem to be beneficial either. “Sometimes the teachers put the daily announcements on the TV, but sometimes the TV’s on the wrong end of the class and it’s hard to read,” Ian McSalley (10) said. “I think the TV idea would work if it was more a primary focus.” The administration continues to research ways to reach students with the announcements, according to Mrs. Jennifer Strauser, 10th grade principal. Vote online to share your opinion about this topic and read more from students and staff regarding the announcements at www.ehsbugle.com.
In order to complete his volunteer hours, Kyle Ellison (12) helps out first grade teacher, Mrs. Jones at Blevins Elementary, Oct. 5. Sitting beside first graders, Ellison helps the students as they flip through book pages, helping them pronounce words, grasp the story and realize their full potential. “It’s done a lot for me,” Ellison said. “I read books with the kids and teach them how our words are put together in English. It’s really helped me realize some of the things that people take for granted.”
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A+ students help out fellow Rockwood students to jessicameszaroswriter complete 50 volunteer hours Josh Brown (10) sits in on a guitar class during his study hall, strumming notes with Ms. Cassie Renner’s other students while she leads them in song, Oct. 6. “I’m tutoring the beginning guitar class,” Brown said. Brown has the class blocked with history, so he tutors guitar students Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for two periods. “Tutoring is a good feeling, especially when the students finally get their tests and they see they [can play it] right, and they finally play that certain spot in the song. It always feels good.”
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“I went to CCL, and I helped kids with activities over the summer school program,” Kurt Bauer (11) said. “It’s definitely worth it, and you’ll have fun doing it. It’s nice because you prepare the kids for a higher level learning.”
“To get my hours [for A+], I worked at Lafayette, and I taught the Special School District [kids],” Mary Montgomery (10) said. “The kids seemed happy, and they learned a lot. It was good to see them strive in their academics.”
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“I Cadet teach at Eureka Elementary,” Melissa Sutton (12) said. “The teacher has me do little stuff, but she also has me sit down with the kids and go over basic skills, like counting money. Now I want to be an elementary school teacher.”
“I tutor chemistry after school sometimes, and then I’m going to have a study hall my senior year where I’m going to do student aid,” Mindy Thompson (11) said. “I like helping people so it fits my personality, and it helps me get money for school, which is a plus.”
“I’m helping out a kid named Matt who is legally blind,” DJ Holtzmann (12) said. “We talk about normal things like music and sports as I help him weight lift. Doing this has helped me realize how much easier my life is than some other peoples.”
“I’m mostly tutoring history and social studies classes,” Aaron Holdegraver (11) said. “I just help out kids that are having trouble in history. I like it because you get to see other kids profit from how you’ve helped them and it’s a really good feeling.”
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Sound and lighting Purpose: During the musical, the lighting crew and the sound crew work behind the scenes to enhance the experience. “Our purpose is to add effect and make things more dramatic and make sure the audience notices something important or doesn’t notice something they’re not supposed to,” Alex Ranney, light leader, said. “Sound is important to make sure [the audience] can hear the actors so [they can] understand the impact of what’s trying to be taught within the musical or play,” Scout Martinelli, assistant sound tech director, said.
Interactions: These groups mingle with each other and some of the additional crews to make the musical run smoothly. “We interact particularly with set for color and shape because we have to know what areas we have to light, as well as make sure certain light colors match well with the colors that are going to be on a wall,” Connor Tinen, light designer, said.
Attention: Because they’re not on stage, their importance can be overlooked, at least until they do something wrong. “I think that people judge us for our mistakes rather than our achievements,” Graham Howatt, sound leader, said. “If I don’t do my job correctly, it’s obstructive to your play or musical experience. When something like a large popping sound happens it takes the audience out of the scene and it’s bad.”
Leads Q: How do you get into your character? A: “Our director is really good at helping us find the reason why we do things and why we say things,” Samantha Rodgers (Mame Dennis) said. “If there is anything I have learned in this it’s when you are trying to become a character you have to really think about why they are saying things and how it affects who they are.” Q: What is the hardest part about acting? A: “The hardest moment for me is doing’ things that really put you out of your comfort zone,” Rodgers said. “There are some things that Mame says and does that are very different than how I act.” Q: How much time do you spend practicing? A: “I would say we stay between eight and 10 hours per week for rehearsals after school every day and then plenty of time at home with memorizing lines and working on music you perhaps didn’t get in rehearsals,” Rodgers said. Q: What is your greatest strength? A: “My ability to make people laugh,” Olivia Nelson (Vera Charles) said. “I can maintain a lot of energy, and that means that you have a lot of stage presence. I think I enjoy more comedic roles.” Q: What is the best part about acting? A: “To be able to get inside someone else’s head and to live someone else’s story,” Nelson said. “Its fun to perform in front of people and to share in experiences.” Q: When do you know that you have done your best? A: “When you don’t have regrets about your performance,” Nelson said. “You always have ways you can make it better but when you have done your best, you don’t feel bad about it. Also, when you get a good audience response, it’s like then you know [you’ve done your best] and it is proven to you by the way the audience responds to you.” Q: How does Peter compare to Mame? A: “His Aunt Mame is full out,” Rejoy Samuel (Peter Dennis) said. “Her life is a party and like an adventure, but Peter is kind of a guy who takes things on the safe side, living a normal life like he always wanted.”
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Flier creation is never a long-winded process. It’s quite the contrary. “[The making of the fliers] generally doesn’t take that long,” Grace Wildenhaus, publicist, said. “This year, we got it done in about a day of work time just because of the simplicity of the shapes and patterns. It’s basically just an advertisement.” On the musical fliers, people can find the date of the show, the name of the musical itself and plenty of other interesting and helpful facts about this fall’s theatrical production.
In the programs are biographies about the people in charge of certain aspects of the musical. These biographies come complete with a picture of each member recognized in the program along with a little note about what they do around school as students. The biographies also include the names of the musical numbers, a list of the theater members and their characters and the names of the members of the theater crew who build the stage, handle the lighting and do everything in between. All of this information has to be gathered by the production’s publicity department.
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Set and props How to make an etc... set: Step 1: The whole set is compiled of wood, metal, glass and screws. “You start building the set by just adding flats, which are pieces of wood-like rectangles,” Gabby Dudash, construction crew member, said. “Then you put them together.” Step 2: The frames are built for the houses and other buildings. “You then start to build walls and doors and add windows,” Dudash said. “You’re actually making sides of buildings that would look 3D, but they’re really just flat” Step 3: After everything has been built, it’s all painted. The main element that portrays the time period of the musical, when referring to the set, is the shade of paints used. Step 4: Once the set is completely finished, props are added at different scenes. Props are either bought, built or reused from previous musicals or plays. “We definitely reuse props. One of our favorites is a lemon that was drawn in 1994,” Courtney O’neil, assistant director, said. “It’s been on every single set since then.”
Costumes This year, etc… decided that, even though Mame was based in the 1930’s, they wanted their show to be modernized. The main way they accomplish this is through modernization of the costumes. So, no, there won’t be any flappers on stage this year, just ordinary, everyday clothing. “This year we transformed the show from like the ‘30’s to modern times,” Kelly Guardia, wardrobe mistress, said. “The clothes aren’t going to be much different from the ‘90’s and 2000’s, like clothes we would wear today.” jon myers
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“I get the ads that go in the center of the musical programs,” Meghan Menchella, business manager, said. “We have a committee that sells to locally-owned businesses around Eureka and Wildwood, who buy a part of our program, [which] raises money for the props and whatever else we need.” Also, etc... parents can buy memberships to the Parents of Eureka Theater Students group for $40 and they then help the students with production, receive two tickets and their name in the program.
The entire process of program production takes about 2-3 months, and they then get passed out to the audience when they enter the musical. The fliers end up being posted around two weeks before the musical in places where many students are anticipated to be walking through often, like the Gym B atrium and the Commons. In this way, the fliers are more effective as tools of advertisement, catching the eyes of passersby and planting the reminder that the musical is coming up.
Since Mame has been modernized, the costumes are the most affected component of the musical. The musical crew is confident in the ability of the designers to be able to carry out the transformation of the costumes. “I think that they’re going to be really nice,” Madi Schmelig, stage manager, said. “I think they’re going to incorporate a lot a life and movement for the musical.”
The designers had to make sure they still portrayed each character’s personality in the costumes as they transformed them to modern styles. “Costumes kind of shows character,” Lora Owens, costume supervisor, said. “The sassiness of Mame has to be shown in the costumes because without her costumes, Mame would be missing some of her qualities.” jon myers
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All in this together Districts switch the focus for tennis teams
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Lindy McBratney, singles player , uses her strong backhand in her match against Parkway South, Sept. 24. “What motivates me is to help the team get stronger,” McBratney said. “If we all work hard, we’ll be better.”
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inus Van Pelt of the Peanuts comic strip once said, “Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life.” While this may have been true in Linus’ case, volleyball players, Torie and Shannon Goode, varsity, would beg to differ.
ike the fierce performers of the William McKinley High School glee club, girls tennis has their goals set and the determination to carry them out. But unlike Finn, Puck, Rachael and Quinn from the popular T.V. show, the tennis team won’t be practicing their dancing and singing techniques. Using their drive and hard-work, the tennis girls will attempt to maneuver a newlystructured Districts as a
team. “We have a great group of girls,” Mr. Shaun Fanger, tennis coach, said. “They all want to be coached and spend extra time working on their skills.” As Districts is being completely reformatted this year, the girls will need to put in all the effort and energy they have. In past years, Districts was merely a jumble of singles and doubles teams playing each other, and
Torie Goode, outside hitter, has been on varisty since her sophomore year. Her sister, Shannon, setter, however has skipped both the Freshman and JV teams to begin her high school career alongside her sister. “When I first found out that Torie and I were going be on the same team, I was really excited,” Shannon Goode said. “We’ve played volleyball for a long time, but we’ve never been able to play on the same
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unlike in ‘team’, there is an ‘I’ in ‘tennis’. “Tennis is different than other sports because we all play as individuals,” Lydia Hoene, doubles player, said. “Each person motivates themselves because we are a team, but we each have our own matches.” This new layout for Districts will provide both advantages and disadvantages for the team. “I think it will be hard for seniors because
team, so it’s really exciting.” This chemistry could either prove to be catastrophic or advantageous. In the case of the Goode sisters, it is the latter that is true. “They get along so well, and they balance each other out because they have such different personalities,” Becca Tipton, outside hitter, said. “Shannon is really calm, and Torie is really intense. They goof off on the court, and it’s cool to see.” This sort of sister dynamic has proved
we are playing harder teams for the first time, like Ladue,” Hoene said. “But it’s good for the freshman because they’re playing the challenging teams from the get-go, so they’ll be better in the long run.” In the mix of this aggressive nature is Ashlynn Gunhus, singles player, a freshman who managed to lock down a varsity spot in her first year. *The story continues online at www.ehsbugle.com.
to be invaluable to Shannon Goode who is handling the pressure of playing on a varsity level as a freshman. “It’s really intimidating to be a freshman on Varsity,” Torie Goode said. “You’re really scared because you’re playing with girls who are a lot older than you, so I think me being there is helping her have confidence and feel more comfortable on the team.” *The story continues online at www. ehsbugle.com.
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whichever individual players earned the most points advanced onto the next round. This year, however, players will be seeing an entirely new format. “This year, it will be like any other sport, where Eureka will play so and so team and whoever wins that match-up will advance in the bracket,” Coach Fanger said. “It will be more of a team thing rather than individuals.” This is a big change for the team because
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’m no legal expert, but I am an American and a journalist, and I know my rights, especially when it comes to freedom of speech. This country was built upon liberty and the rights given to its people by its people. One of those -- freedom of speech -- happens to be a cornerstone of America’s foundation. However, there are groups who seek to push and shove this anchor to see how well it will hold. One such organization is the Westboro Baptist Church led by Reverend Fred Phelps. They are notorious for their strong antihomosexual views and for the protests that they hold. These displays of distasteful language and repugnant messages, like “God hates fags,” brought this church to the Supreme
Court, Oct. 6. The group routinely holds protests near military funerals because they believe the deaths of soldiers results from America’s lenience towards issues like homosexuality and abortion. In 2006 they protested at the funeral of a Marine killed in Iraq. The father of that soldier sued the church for intentional infliction of emotional distress and for violation of the sanctity of his son’s funeral. Now, I know that there are sophisticated lawyers who will qualify these protests as a completely legal demonstrations of freedom of speech. However, I believe that even if we have the right to speak, sometimes it’s best to just keep quiet. We are not allowed to falsely yell “fire” in a crowded movie
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ddie Robinson, former football coach at Grambling University, won more games than any other coach in college football history. He believed that to achieve success, one had to take full responsibility for it. “The will to win, the desire to succeed and the urge to reach your full potential are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence,” Coach Robinson said. The administration has stopped announcing events over the intercom, which gives students the perfect opportunity to take Coach Robinson’s message to heart. There comes a point when students must take some responsibility for their own potential. Initiative must be passed from administrators and onto the students. If classroom televisions are turned to channel 95, the
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announcements appear in a PowerPoint format for students to read. While many teachers do not have their televisions turned on, students can simply request that teachers allow them to view the slide show each day. Other options are to access the announcements from Infinite Campus or the school’s website. The administration has not left students in the dark. While students may need to invest a little more of their own time, they need to step up and find the resourcefulness to learn what is going on in the school. Nothing is being hidden, it just may just be a little harder to find. If students are unaware of school events, they should get on Infinite Campus while they chat on Facebook or ask for the television to be turned on. It takes just a little time
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Inflexible parking restrictions stress students
or upperclassmen, parking is one of the most looked-forward to of high school experiences. After two years without the privilege of a parking spot, juniors finally have the opportunity to drive to school. However, that privilege has many strings attached, and with so many rules regarding the pass, it has a great possibility of getting revoked. The worst and most problematic issue involving parking is that there’s no way to add people or cars onto a parking pass. When students have after-school activities that vary seasonally, students shouldn’t be expected to keep the same parking arrangements all year long. I drive with one other partner, and when our neighbor asked to be added onto the pass, the administration denied the request. As hectic as a teenager’s schedule can be, parking rules should be more flexible. In order to relieve the additional stress of configuring driving arrangements, parking partners should have the opportunity to switch their partners at the end of sports seasons or even just at semester. If that’s too much to ask, it would be helpful if the office at least allowed other students to add on to a parking pass. That’s a simple request that isn’t complicated to arrange because spots are already paid for and it’s doesn’t take long to check IDs.
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theater because we would be knowingly endangering the physical well-being of others, but holding up signs outside of a fallen soldier’s funeral that read, “thank God for dead soldiers,” is knowingly endangering the emotional well-being of others. Through these demonstrations, the church shows no respect, care, civility or even the basic tenants of Christian love for one another. Sure, the church is entitled to its beliefs, but disrespecting the funeral of someone who has died protecting their freedom of speech and then claiming that they are allowed to continue their actions because of that right is essentially hypocritical. Sometimes, even though we have the right, it’s better not to speak.
and effort to accomplish these simple steps. The administration has not made it difficult for students to know what is going on; rather, they have just made it possible for teachers and staff to have the whole third period to teach. Students will still forget, but the absence of announcements may teach a valuable lesson. Responsibility can be shown, and students will learn the importance of taking initiative and realizing their own potential. The decision to end the public address system of making announcements is ultimately a good one. It allows teachers more time to follow their lesson plans and provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to keep up with school events. If all students have the same motivations Coach Robinson suggested and take the small steps to achieve them, they will have developed a valuable skill that will serve them now and into the future. The first step is taking responsibility for knowing what is happening in school.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities coincided with homecoming events. Football players presented bouquets of roses to breast cancer survivors on the faculty. Mrs. Theresa Long, art teacher, hugs Deonco Williams, football player, after receiving her bouquet, Oct 1. “I was overwhelmed by the tremendous amount of caring that was coming forth from the staff, families and students,” Mrs. Long said. “I loved the pep assembly. It was so much fun to see the performances and excited support and spirit of Eureka High School.”
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Chase Bollinger, wide-receiver/OLB, advances towards the end zone in the homecoming game against Lindbergh, Oct. 1.“This game was a lot bigger than other games, obviously it was a better team, and it was on TV,” Bollinger said. melissa reed
Mehya Wheeler (12) directs Steppin’ Katz in a routine during the pep assembly, Oct. 1. “We were different this year,” Wheeler said. “We had the masks and we had a lot more dancing and attitude. We’re not only a team, we’re family. We have chemistry, which is very important to make [the performance] great.”
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Caught by surprise, Matt Ward (12) was crowned king by Krupa Desai (12) at the largest homecoming dance in EHS history, Oct. 2. “[When my name was called] the first thing that went through my head was ‘don’t do anything stupid,’” Ward said. “I think it’s pretty cool that people would consider me for [king], but it could have been anybody.”
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Ben Eder (10) participates in a lunch-time spirit game during homecoming week by rolling eggs, Sept. 29. “I actually ended up splitting the egg in half, and it didn’t turn out so well, but it was still fun,” Eder said. “I think [the activities] are fun, and I won one of them.”
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Decorating for the dance at 7 a.m., Jenna Van Oyen (9) works the glitter, Oct. 2. “Homecoming was a lot of fun because the decorations ended up looking really good,” Van Oyen said. Leading the Golden Line routine at the pep rally, Samantha Morris (12) brings energy and excitement to prepare the school for the football game later that night, Oct. 1.“I think Golden Line really gets the audience pepped up especially when we do things for homecoming,” Morris said. “We do our hip-hop dances then, and whenever we do that most people know the songs and [they like] the type of dancing [we do for those songs].” Leanna Craig (11) helps chase the senior women in the Powderpuff football game, Sept. 30. “There is a huge adrenaline rush chasing the seniors down,” Craig said. “Half the seniors didn’t even have flags on, so we couldn’t stop them if they got the ball though. We thought we were going to win when we scored the first touch down, but we didn’t. Next year we should be twice as good since we have already played a game.”
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