The Bell October 2013

The Bell November 08, 2013 Issue 02 Volume 90

SCAN & VISIT

LHSNEWS.net

Table Of Contents

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On the cover:

StuCo brought home the title of District President. Find out exactly what that means in the news section!

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The Odd Fellows Home

Everyone knows the legend behind the Odd Fellows Home.

Get the full story here!

Photo by Kaitlyn Hamline

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The African American Association is spreading the Blue Jay spirit with yard birds.

Homecoming: Football Experience

Photo by Allie Schowengerdt

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Birds of a Feather

Photo by Kaitlyn Hamline

Page O-FISH-ially President 04

Photo courtesy of Crystal Bosch

Blue Jay mascot makes a final pose at the Homecoming half-time show with the Sapphires, check out the Behind The Mascot story on LHSNEWS. net.

Photo by: Allie Schowengerdt

Football players provide an alternate perspective on Homecoming and all it intails.

The Bell Staff

Editor In Chief Madi Denton Design Editor Diana Timmermans Features Editor Aly Copp Sports Editor Nick Palmarine Assistant Sports Editor Grace George Opinion Editor Molly Meeks A&E Editor Meredith Crouch News Editor Zach Kilgas Ads Manager Sarah Hartley Online News Manager Sol Kim Website Technical Support Tyler Eggleston Adviser Lori Oyler Photos Manager Kaitlyn Hamline

Reporters Alex Wilson Alex Jimenez Jasmine Smith-Marley Katie Crouch Kennedy Allison Sammi Siegel Sara Arns Tara Prindle

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Our Mission Our Mission for the 2013-2014 school year is to unite a diverse group of people and ideas to compose an informative and entertaining magazine using articles, photographs and commercial messages. As journalists in training, we endeavor to give the best representation of the community of Liberty High School. The Bell student newspaper is a public forum for student expression.

Jays’ Jabber

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What’s happening @ LHSNews.net?

Blocked Websites Are you confused about all the restrictions on your laptop?

Go check out this story for an explanation.

AAA Minority Dinner Students of all races and backgrounds are coming together to celebrate their diversity.

Mr. and Mrs. Peppy Discover the secret to school spirit. Get an inside look on the crowning of seniors Turner Staton and Mackenzie Clawson.

Behind The Mascot Take a sneak peek behind the scenes of the Liberty High School Blue jay!

FCCLA Parents’ Night Out FCCLA students baby sit for the community to offer the parents a night out.

The Bell staff was decorating J-Lab for the fall, and unfortunately we misplaced some of our decorations.

Help us find our pumpkin centerpiece! The first person to stop by J-Lab at the beginning of 6th hour will receive a prize.

SCAN & VISIT LHSNEWS.net

Hide-N-Seek

04 News

Of-FISH-ially President Student Council ran a campaign for Student Council District Presidency and won.

Story by Zach Kilgas LHS’ Student Council ran to be the district president and emerged triumphant on October 4, at the Northwest Student Council Districts.

StuCo had one competitor for the position.

“When we got to districts, Smithville was already there and had posters everywhere,” senior executive president Hannah Goodwin said. “We knew Smithville was running against us so we knew we had to have a great campaign.”

Members explained that their goal was to perform a skit that would convince schools to give Liberty their votes but was also relatable and memorable.

“We stuck with our whole entire year’s theme which was, ‘Just Keep Leading’ Finding Nemo skit,” Goodwin said. “Our skit was adorable. The premise was Dory lost her gusto, and our council was going

Photos courtesy of Crystal Bosch

to help us find it. And it went through and explained all of the reasons why they should vote for us, and why we were worthy.”

A guideline for running required each member to have a role in the skit.

“I played Nemo in the districts skit.

There were umbrella jellyfish, and people blowing bubbles, and Mr. Ray,” freshman representative Corben Phillips said.

Food also boosted the chances to win the competition.

“We gave out bags of goldfish which said ‘We Of-FISH-ially are running for president’ and we gave out Swedish fish, and saltwater taffy,” sophomore representative Ashlyn Sutton said.

Different StuCo members explained that running for district president was a fun experience.

“Districts is always fun, and this just upped the ante and added some suspense

to the party,” Phillips said.

Sutton was also excited to run.

“Yeah I really wanted to run. I was really excited when we decided to run,” Sutton said. “The most exciting part was when he announced that we won, we all jumped up and down in excitement.”

After districts, StuCo members were left with an extreme sense of pride.

“I just want to say that I’m really proud of LHS StuCo,” junior representative Madison Jones said. “We worked really hard and I’m so excited to host districts.”

Next year, StuCo will have the honor to host districts for the Northwest districts section of Missouri at LHS. Last year, 936 students attended Northwest districts.

Left: LHS StuCo poses in costume before performing their Finding Nemo skit.

Top: juniors Madison Jones and Claire Crow pose in their seagull costumes.

All State Always

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Choir students are recognized for their talents in the All District and All State choirs.

Story by Sammi Siegel The choir is back and bigger than ever.

On October 5, Liberty Choral participated in the KC Metro all district choir auditions.

Fifteen hard working students made it through the all districts audition making them the second biggest number of students to make it to all state auditions.

“We started working on the music and going over the solos a few weeks ago,” senior Jackson Ritchie said. “We go through our solos once a week and then we do the sightreading everyday as like a warm up because one, for the audition and two, it makes you a better musician so we do a decent amount of practice.”

The 15 people who made all districts that are moving on to all state include: junior Bailey Agness, senior Bret Beebe, senior Brigid Burroughs, senior Caroline Craven, junior Savon Hayes, sophomore Kaeli Helmich, junior Hans Heruth, senior

Photos by Madi Denton

Chris Morgan, sophomore Zac Pitts, senior Jackson Ritchie, junior Miguel Roman, senior Turner Staton, senior Ashley Stuck, senior Amy Taylor and senior Lauren Wrigley.

All districts are just the beginning for what lies ahead for all state.

“We practice until mid-October, then we have our all district audition and then we have our all state audition in early November,” senior Ashley Stuck said. “Now we get to go audition for all state which means only six people get picked for each part of each section so it’s a big deal to make it.”

The students have been working hard to perfect sight-reading notes and sing their pieces to the best of their abilities. Their efforts have paid off and these 15 students are ready to move on to the next step.

“It’s really exciting for me because this

is actually the first year I’ve made it with the mixed all district choir and I’ve been working really hard so I’m excited about that,” senior Brigid Burroughs said. “For the whole choir, it’s a pretty big deal because 15 people made it and about five or so made it into the woman’s choir, so we did really well this year.”

The bar is set for the students competing who are moving on to all state to do as well as they did at the all districts audition.

“We’ve got a shot at all state and basically only juniors and seniors can do it, so there are only 13 kids that are eligible to audition,” choir teacher Dr. Heruth said.

“But of those 13 kids, I know that we’ve got strong contenders in every section and I’ve got really high hopes for them.”

Below: All State students pose excitedly in the knowledge they are the largest group from one school to make the cut.

Right: LHS’ second largest all district group poses after choir class.

06 Features

Join the Flock Support the AAA Club with the purchase of a yard bird.

Story by Katie Crouch

Photo by Kaitlyn Hamline

There is no better way to show school spirit than with a yard bird. Just like many years before, the AAA (African American Association) is making yard birds for any student who wants one. Not only do the birds advocate school spirit and Blue Jay pride, but the money goes toward a good cause.

“The money goes to helping out with two things,” Assistant Principal Brett Coffman said. “One is the ASEM program, which is an after school mentoring program.

And then the other things that it helps out with are scholarships for our minority students, and goes back into the club to pay for the minority focus dinner.”

The AAA meets on Mondays and Wednesdays after school starting at 4:30 PM and ending at 7 PM. The birds are being sold for $50 each. Students can pick up an order form in the office at anytime.

“They’re available for everything,” Coffman said. “We’ve even had parents who have little kids in elementary schools get them. We aren’t making them specific to sports or activities, they’re all generic.

And if the parents want to paint on them and make them more specific to their kid,

they can.”

LHS students purchase yard birds to show their school spirit and personal involvement in specific activities.

“They show your sport [or activity] and what school you go to. They just distinguish us from other schools,” senior Nyshelle Posey said.

Many students have already received their birds and are very satisfied with the turn out.

“I love how it turned out,” senior Jimmie Asher said. “I enjoy the colors and I added a little soccer ball on the wing. I think the AAA did a great job making them.”

Since the birds are not specific to gender, sport, age, etc., Once students receive their bird they are free to customize them however they want.

“I’m putting a flag for color guard and a rugby ball on it, and painting my name on it in purple,” senior Noelle Prideaux said.

Students who are interested in buying a yard bird and supporting LHS’s AAA club can pick up a form from the office.

The yard birds are propped up to dry downstairs in the Z-basement after AAA spend all afternoon painting them.

Seeking Freethinkers

Story by Meredith Crouch

Photo by Arley Emry

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Students seek outlet for beliefs.

In seeking an outlet for secular high schoolers to be able to speak freely about their beliefs, senior Haley Ferguson decided to form her own club called the Freethinker’s Alliance (LHSFA).

She has been dreaming of starting an organization like this since the fourth grade.

“I’ve always thought it would be so great for secular students to be able to have somewhere they could gather and serve others,” Haley said.

Secular humanists are those whose beliefs do not have anything to do with any type of religion. LHSFA’s main goal is to simply spread awareness throughout the school about secularly-based belief systems like atheism and agnosticism.

“Atheists do not believe in any type of deity while agnostics believe that there is some sort of deity, they just don’t have a specific religion,” sophomore Phoebe Alpern said.

The Freethinker’s Alliance hopes to clear the air on some of the incorrect ideas some people have about these beliefs.

“It doesn’t mean any more than it appears to: “a-” meaning not, and “-theist” meaning religious. Atheism doesn’t mean anti-religious,” junior Ben Anderson said. “Everyone should respect the beliefs of other people. It makes Liberty High School a more loving and tolerant place.”

The purpose of the club is not to be

against religion, most members are just not religious themselves. This club is not exclusive to atheist, agnostic or secular humanist students, anyone is welcome to join.

“You might get less enjoyment out of the meetings if you weren’t a secular humanist. But you could still come listen in,” freshman Jackson Ferguson said, “We usually have muffins or donuts or something delicious.”

LHSFA is a discussion based organization. Club members plan to discuss mainly secular issues but they also discuss world issues. Each week, members take turns preparing research on a topic they want to discuss and ask the group discussion-provoking questions about the topic.

They have previously discussed topics like trans humanism, which is the idea of using science to improve and even extend human life. Club members discussed the positive and negative aspects of living forever or having super strength, as well as the likelihood of these advancements happening in our lifetime.

“Basically, through our discussions, we are seeking to get to know each other, to sharpen our critical thinking skills and to become more educated about world issues,” Ferguson said. “Often times, those subjects relate closely to secularism and the secular movement but we don’t necessarily always do that.”

Another goal is to create secular safe

Junior Max van Klinken and Freshman Jackson Ferguson listen intently during Free Thinkers Club.

From left to right: Junior Noah Pozel, Sophomore Abigail Hill, and Junior Riley Peek.

zones within LHS. “They will operate similar to GSA safe zones in that they basically designate classrooms and teachers who are willing to be allies to secular youth,” Ferguson said.

These safe zones will help to spread knowledge and tolerance throughout the school.

“I think it’s important, whether you are Christian, Jewish, Hindu, or none of the above, to engage in conversation, discussion, and reflection on what you believe and why you believe it,” Anderson said.

Debate coach and club sponsor Tim Baldwin believes that everyone in the school deserves to have their voice heard, no matter what their beliefs.

“If the word atheism is received negatively because it makes people feel scared or afraid, just like if Christianity or Islam can make people afraid, for no good reason, then I would take issue with that,” Baldwin said. “But if there was some sort of well-reasoned disagreement, then I think that type of engagement is healthy.”

LHSFA will be meeting every Wednesday morning in room 911 at 7:15 am.

“Come if you want to, we have donuts!”

Jackson said.

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Turner Staton Senior Story by Sammi Siegel

Photo by Molly Meeks

What is your favorite part about choir?

“My favorite part about being in choir is the unity. You get so many friends from all over that you would really never meet unless you were with choir. It’s a really cool feeling to meet people that I never would have met before.”

What musicals/plays have you been in?

“I have been in a number of musicals and plays. My first musical was School House Rock at Liberty Middle School. Then I had Mulan and got [the lead of] Captain Shang. Then I was in Wayside Story, Tarzan for this year, Madea (that was my sophomore year’s play) and then I was in A Christmas Carol.”

Where are you looking to go to college?

“I am looking into Pepperdine University in Malibu, Juilliard, Eastman, Manhattan, Boston and New England. I’m looking at these colleges because of their prestigious reputation and outstanding staff. My top school would be Juilliard, not only because of the name but I love the location and they do a lot of work with metropolitan opera.”

Do you plan to pursue music in your future?

“Yes. I plan on pursuing vocal performance, becoming an operatic vocal bass and hoping to study in a major conservatory at a good university. I want to do stuff with opera because I would love to travel all over the world and get paid for it and sing and change people’s lives. That’s really what I want to do. I want to impact even one audience member and if I do that, I know I did my job.”

Who Turner really is..

Turner has football field sized school spirit, and a voice to match. When he’s not running down the field, he’s flexing his vocal chords with the choir.

Rika Heruth, Choir Director, on Turner: “Fun is probably the best word to describe Turner. He’s one of those people who lights up our room. He is very, very talented and has this amazing beautiful bass voice, which has been very successful for him in all districts and all state and in solo work.

Besides his talent, he also has such a spirit. He is always very positive and phenomenal leader in our choir classes and ensembles because he is always giving 100%. It’s inspiring.”

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Jazmine Mosley Junior

Story by Sammi Siegel

Photo by Danni Hammontree

How did you get started playing rugby?

“Freshman year someone told me I should play, so my friend went to the meeting because I couldn’t go. I went to the next practice [because] I didn’t know what it was.”

What is your position on the rugby team?

“I play wing and usually pick the right side of the field.

My role is to stay back most of the time and run up when full half goes in and get the last person. [A benefit of my position is] I don’t get tackled that much.”

What are the pros/cons of playing a contact sport versus running track?

“In track, no one tries to tackle you when you are running, no one messes with you. Rugby has helped me learn to breathe when I run track because I don’t do that very well.”

What is a normal night working at Worlds of Fun like?

“I started working when it opened for the haunt on September 14th and this is my first year working there.

In the park, I work for the haunt. I have to get there at 4:30 p.m. on Fridays and then I check in and get [my] costume number. Then you have to walk to the costumes and give them your card and tell them the number you have so they can give you your costume. You go back to the locker room and change into it. After you clock in, you go to hair and makeup which takes forever.”

Rugby coach, Tracy Davies’ on Jazmine: “Jazmine plays wing for Liberty United and she has played for three years. She’s a lot of fun to coach and one of our leading scorers. She is strong, determined and knows how to start the season off right.”

Who Jazmine really is..

Jazmine knows how to use her head and heart when playing rugby and running for track.

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Tarsus Arciga Sophomore

Story by Alex Wilson

Photo by Kaitlyn Hamline

How long have you been singing? Have you been in a show or performed anywhere? “[I’ve been singing for] four years. I’ve done musicals and talent shows, for example, Beauty and the Beast.”

Who is your musical inspiration?

“Gary Valenciano he is a popular Filipino singer and the first time (because my parents have a bunch of CDs of him), I heard his voice, I said I want to do that.”

Do you play any instruments?

“I have played the cello and a little bit of guitar.”

How has music affected you?

“Music is part of my everyday life and I can’t live without it. It helped me come out of my shell, and made me feel more open to the world.”

Do you want to have a music career?

“No, I’m going to school for a technology career.

I want to do computer programming or video game design, probably both.”

Rika Heruth, Choir Director, on Tarsus:

Who Tarsus really is..

Tarsus fears nothing when he is on stage, singing his heart out. His natural talent is something to behold.

“Tarsus is involved in our mens group, they are traveling to Little Rock Arkansas in March.

They have been selected to sing at the South West American Choral Director’s Association, Tarsus also plays the cello in Chamber Orchestra. Tarsus is in our top two choirs, he is in Concert Choir and in our mens choir. He is a very good student, and musician. his string playing really helps his singing, and his cello really helps his singing.”

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Claire Dunlap Freshman Story by Alex Wilson

Photo by Molly Meeks

What is your favorite genre of music?

“I like alternative and Christian songs, because they sound good with the flute and really bring out the flute noise. I like to listen to Ben Howard.”

How has music affected you?

“It has made me feel more involved with my life, and has opened me up to different things. It opened up a new sense of creativity in my mind.”

Do you want to pursue a music career?

“No, I want to become an engineer and pursue something other than the flute. I really like how things fit together in engineering.”

Who is your musical inspiration?

“Ms. Svehla, my band director at South Valley Middle School in sixth and seventh grade. She led me towards becoming a flute player, and I really liked it.”

Edward Owens, Band Director, on Claire: “Overall, she is a very good student to have in class. She is a very conscientious student, always on time, in her place, with everything she’s supposed to have. She is a great “silent leader” - she leads very much by example, which is impressive for a 9th grader just getting started in high school band.”

Who Claire really is..

Claire is one of the first freshman to come to LHS. Along with her ability to play the flute, Claire is ready to face the challenges of high school.

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Ryan Brewer Story by Amanda Kovac

Photo by Kaitlyn Hamline

Teacher

What is the craziest thing you’ve done as a teacher?

“I played the ukulele on the last day of school last year and sang. [I’ve played ukulele for]A year and a half. [I like to play] Somewhere Over the Rainbow by that guy named IZ. It’s one that everyone recognizes and often think of when they think of a uke. It’s just funny to see someone play a little guitar. “

How has bubble wrap played a role in your job so far?

As a student-teacher, he promised his class a prize after winning a competition. The value of the prize was exaggerated to his students.

Though the prize was not what they expected, it was satisfying. “[When I was student teaching] They won some competition, and I built it up. It was meant to be some big prize, and then when I revealed it, I mean, it was something I ripped off of some package that got sent to me, but it ended up the best prize they got.”

What is your favorite experiment?

“The flame tests of chlorides. It gives off different colors of light and really gets a lot of ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs.”

What are some of your hobbies?

“I like playing Frisbee and doing trivia on Mondays. I do trivia downtown with my trivia team, who are really just my friends. We are mediocre, [but] it is on my bucket list to finish first.”

What is your favorite awesome thing?

Who Mr. Brewer really is..

Mr. Brewer is quirky and energetic. His silly sense of humor makes him a favorite among students.

“It’s “The Book of Awesome.” It’s a book of the little shared experiences that we all have, tripping and realizing no one saw you, trying free samples of things you have no intention of buying, and fixing electronics by smacking them, which is a funny one.”

Stuart Jorgensen, Chemistry Teacher, on Mr. Brewer: “It is impressive the amount of dedication and passion he brings to his job. You can see that when he is teaching students or just working one on one. His dedication truly is contagious.”

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Lois Magnuson Story by Amanda Kovac

Photo by Kaitlyn Hamline

Administration

How many emails do you send a day?

“I would say close to 30 to 40. I’m either responding back to people, [or answering] 75 to 80 emails a day. Some I respond back to, some I am sending information to people, sending out to all the students for various college visits, [or] various information that they need to know from the counseling office.”

What is your wildest dream?

“When I was young, I thought it would be really fun to live on a farm, have a family and have acreage and be able to run a farm and maybe even have some foster kids, but that never really materialized. I found out I was really a city girl.”

Do you have any kids of your own?

“I have three children. One is 22, a graduate from William Woods, a 21-year-old, a senior at Northwest, and an 18-year-old who just graduated from Liberty High School last year and goes to South Dakota School of Minds.”

Is there anywhere you’d love to travel ?

“After I graduated from college I took a year off and went to Europe to go to Bible school. So I already did a lot of my travelling. I spent six months in England, three months in Austria, and travelled throughout Europe. I’d like to go back with my husband, because he has never travelled to Europe. I would like to go back to Italy and Greece. It’s extremely fascinating and the age of everything is amazing to me.”

Have any of your kids followed in your travelling footsteps?

“My middle daughter is getting married in June, so they are going to travel together, I think. Sam, my youngest, will probably travel some, and my oldest is a farm girl. She will not travel very far. She’s living my dream.”

Registrar Nancy Laven on Mrs. Magnuson: “Mrs. Magnuson in the counseling department is the most efficient person I have ever worked with. She is fabulous, she’s intelligent, she’s kind, she’s a good soul, and I am proud to say that she is my friend.”

Who Mrs. Magnuson really is..

She keeps herself, and the school, organized and running smoothly, through her hard work and dedication.

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Ghostly Fellows

Many students believe that the Odd Fellows home is haunted.

Story by Aly Copp and Kennedy Allison America has a certain fascination with the paranormal. Things we cannot explain captivate us and we are constantly asking ourselves what is real and what is made up. Here in Liberty, there is one place in particular that peaks everyone’s curiosity.

The Odd Fellows Home, or recently renamed Belvoir Winery, has been rumored to be one of the most haunted places in Missouri.

The set of four buildings had several purposes in the past. The main winery building today, was once an orphanage. The next two buildings down were both homes for the elderly. The last building in the line was the old hospital, which was the only hospital north of the Missouri river until North Kansas City Hospital was built.

Dr. Bean bought the vacated buildings in 1993 and the Belvoir Winery opened in 2011. Whether you are a believer in ghosts or a skeptic, one opinion is unanimous; the Odd Fellows Home is definitely a creepy place.

Student Experiences

“I’ve been to the Odd Fellows Home once when I was at a cheer sleep over,” junior Georgiana Singleton said. “It was really dark and dusty, and there were cobwebs everywhere. I don’t think it is haunted though; just creepy.”

Photos By Aly Copp and Kaitlyn Hamline

Students who have visited the still unfinished buildings describe them as dirty and cobwebfilled. There are many windows that are broken and the structure is not completely stable.

“I am scared when I go to the Odd Fellows Home because it’s really creepy and I feel like it’s not structurally sound,” senior Luke Zipsie said.

“It’s a creepy place but it’s kind of a cool piece of history.”

On an LHS survey, 91 out of 337 students said that they are skeptical, and don’t really know what to believe in regards to the Odd Fellows Home being haunted. Only 14 students said they don’t believe the Odd Fellows Home is haunted at all.

Ghost Hunters Investigation

Liberty had its moment in the spotlight when the Ghost Hunters television show came and filmed an episode featuring The Odd Fellows Home. The purpose of the Ghost Hunters coming out and filming the episode was to find proof of paranormal activity.

“I actually went to the Odd Fellows home with the Ghost Hunters the night they were filming,” sophomore Jacey George said. “We went into the tornado shelter and turned on a recorder.

We sang half of Ring Around the Rosie and kids

voices finished it off. You could actually hear it on the recorder!”

The Ghost Hunters also met a ghost by the name of Junior.

“We went upstairs and they [the ghost hunters] were recording. They would ask questions like ‘what is your name?’ ‘Why are you here?’ and so on. Then when they played the recording back there was a voice saying that their name was Junior,” George said.

Although the Ghost Hunters found several pieces of evidence proving paranormal activity at the Odd Fellows Home, the hunters left some of the show to viewers’ imagination.

“The Ghost Hunters show implied that there were evil entities in one of the buildings, and that wasn’t exactly true,” Odd Fellows Home CEO Jesse Leimkuehler said. “We did tell them that there was a building that we were going to take down soon, and to feel free to take a look at that before we tore it down. Somehow that got turned into there being an evil entity there.”

Some people did not appreciate the Ghost Hunter episode at all.

“I watched it but I feel like it made the place look more childish than scary,” junior Hayley Odom said. “It belittled the severity of the place.”

Belvoir Winery posts signs to discourage visitors from entering these two locations, and other places on the property.

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Employee Experiences Apart from the Ghost Hunters episode, many people have had ghostly experiences of their own.

Leimkuehler himself was a skeptic until he started getting more acquainted with the Odd Fellows Home buildings.

“I was a skeptic,” Leimkuehler said. “But after seeing and experiencing so many things that changes.”

“I was in the ladies bathroom cleaning up one night at about 10 after we had closed, and I picked up a Windex bottle and stood up,” Leimkuehler said. “I thought I saw something out of the corner of my eye to the right. I looked and about 10 feet from me there was a little boy with a red shirt, blue knickers, and brown boots.

I stared at it for about three seconds, then it just disappeared.”

Paranormal happenings have also happened to Leimkuehler when his daughter was twoyears-old.

“I was in the ballroom with my two-year-old daughter setting up for a wedding. I was putting up tablecloths and I heard my daughter go out into the hallway,” Leimkuehler said. “I told her to come back into the ballroom and I heard her say ‘mommy, mommy,’ then I heard a female voice say “hello little one.’ That’s when I went into the hallway and she was sitting there by herself looking up.”

Rumors have been spreading that the Ghost Hunters are scheduled to come back to the Odd Fellows home and film some more. This is both true and not true. The Ghost Hunters are indeed returning to the Odd Fellows Home, but they are there to do public ghost hunting.

Three times a month, March through November, the Ghost Hunters come to Odd Fellows home and do a night of ghost hunting with the public. They set up all of their gear, such as the cameras, recorders, and motion sensors.

The schedule for these nights is posted every January on the Odd Fellows Home Facebook page, however every spot is sold out for this year.

The Odd Fellows Home bomb shelter (pictured top right) is a lesser viewed building on the property, while the main building (pictured bottom) is open to the public.

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Review: “ If I Stay ”

17 A&E

The Bell reviews this emotionally intense novel that will soon be made into a movie.

Story by Molly Meeks

This past week I read “If I Stay”, by Gayle Forman. The protagonist, Mia, is a 17-year-old senior in high school. As the book starts out, Mia has the picture perfect life. She is a Juliard-bound cello player with two loving parents, an adorable curly-haired little brother and a boyfriend who would jump off a cliff for her. An unexpected car accident instantly rips all of her future plans to shreds. Both her parents are killed instantly, while Mia and her brother end up in critical condition in the hospital. Throughout the book Mia has an out-of-body experience. She wakes up to find herself in a coma, being rushed to the hospital. She spends the rest of the book deciding whether she will stay or pass with her parents.

I absolutely loved reading this book.

I do not take time out of my day to read a book unless it is truly worth the time. This book was absolutely worth the time. Mia flashes back and forth, reliving memories and keeping readers up-to-date with her medical condition.

Photo by Meredith Crouch

If you are not someone who enjoys flashbacks or wants a book to remain

firmly in the present, this book may not be for you. The flashbacks, however, are quite graceful and did not cause me

to stumble or require any rereading.

Obviously a book about a girl and her family getting into a fatal car accident will cause tears to flow. I will admit that I caught myself starting to tear up in one instance, but I won’t give away any of the juicy details of the plot. It is pretty easy to pin-point exactly where my emotions got the better of me if you have read the book.

“If I Stay” was not an overly sad or depressing book. Yes, she is dying, but the majority of the book goes into how her friends/family are affected by the accident and all of the reasons she has to stay or go.

“If I Stay” is also being made into a movie, which I will definitely be going to see. So if the fact that this book is incredible and I loved it doesn’t convince you it is worth reading, read the book so you can go see the movie without spending the entire time trying to figure out if she stays.

Calling all bookworms. . .

“I read “The Smartest Kids in the World”, about how American students are sent to the world’s top ranking countries.

At first I thought I would hate it and they would just trash America’s schooling system.

But at the end I think American kids are more well rounded..”

English Teacher Amy Ahart said.

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“I read ‘The Dream Giver’, it was really good..

I liked it because it really simplifies society but still is an interesting read,” senior Allie Foster said.

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Musical Preview: Tarzan The Bell shares an exclusive sneak peak into LHS’s production of Tarzan.

Story by Diana Timmermans

LHS has gone to the apes, as the theatre department will put on their highly anticipated rendition of the musical “Tarzan” on November 1416. This production is very different from past productions because of the expansive set that envelops the whole audience.

“The set is ridiculously amazing!” junior Noa Adams said. “It’s crazy, there’s a spinning tree! We are swinging on ropes, that’s new, with no harnesses, that’s also new.”

The set is so massive that they have reached out to the community asking for old newspapers for their jungle set.

The amount of newspapers they’ve used for the whole set is unknown but when asked, many cast and crew members responded with about one ton of newspaper.

“I think we are going for the Guinness book of world record for biggest Paper-Mache tree or something, so I don’t know exactly how many pounds of newspaper we’ve used,” junior Nina Hawkins said.

Like in A Christmas Carol last year, the cast had a few audience engaging stunts, but this year there will be more. “We have a lot more audience

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interactions because we are monkeys,” Hawkins said.

With such a large production and 87 cast and crew members and just coming off winning a blue star award for last year’s production of A Christmas Carol, the cast and crew are looking forward to living up to if not exceeding, the expectations of last year.

“Yeah, we have a reputation to uphold, that’s why we have to clean everything everyday,” Hawkins said.

“By cleaning, I mean working on our dances and making sure everything is perfect and costumes have to be made.

So yes, we do have something to live up to.”

Theater teacher Don Johnson agreed.

“There’s always something to live up to, [we focus on] how are we going to make it bigger,” Johnson said. “My saying is ‘go big or home,’ so we are going big again and we will see what happens.”

Every cast and crew member understands that motto and is on board for “going big.”

“Johnson out does himself every year,” Adams said, “sometimes he bites off more that he can chew, but the rest

of us help him chew it, I guess.”

A part of the reason why the cast is so big compared to previous plays is because of the underclassmen joining the high school. The move has only positive effects on the production.

“It’s been wonderful to have the underclassmen and getting them involved their freshman year because they get ‘the [theatre] bug’ and we love having new people come in,” Johnson said.

For many underclassmen, this is the first production they have been in.

“It’s really fun. I really enjoy it. I’ve always been a big music person, so this is really a cool experience for me,” sophomore Zac Pitts said. “I don’t know about everyone else but I want to upstage last year’s.”

As show time is drawing near, the excitement grows for many cast mates.

“Once we get up to the last couple of weeks it gets way more fun because it’s actually putting on a show and not just running through stuff and fixing it and making things better, it’s more of a performance,” senior Caroline Craven said.

Left: Seniors Haley Brown and Austin Jones, as Jane and Tarzan, practice their lines during rehearsal. Above: Junior Nina Hawkins and freshman Alana Pendergraft rehearse their roles on the enormous Tarzan set.

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Does it matter if we win the Homecoming game?

It’s like having a special event you have been waiting for, to then come to that day and have the weather be absolutely awful. How would you feel?

Homecoming week is one of the most fun weeks of the school year.

Getting to show your spirit, having a good time with classmates and watching the traditional assembly, most of which revolve around the homecoming football game. All the hype and excitement of the week leads right into the game, followed by the dance the next day. But what if a loss at the all important homecoming game occurred? Would

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Yes: 11 No: 6

that change the tone and mood of the homecoming dance?

In a staff vote, the majority said yes, it matters if the football team wins or loses and that it might have an affect on the dance the next day. Its not just a football game, it’s a school effort to make this game special for everyone involved, showing spirit and how proud everyone is of their school.

All in all we believe that the spirit and enthusiasm the students bring to the game is wanted to be carried to the dance, and not be dampened from a loss on the much anticipated homecoming game.

The articles on these pages do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the entire Bell Staff. Please feel free to comment, criticize, or condemn anything you see on this page in a Letter to the Editor at thebell@liberty.k12.mo.us

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When One Door Opens, Jack Drowns

“It’s been 84 years” since I last watched my favorite movie of all time, Titanic. I love everything about it, from the cast to the heart-wrenching love story. Of course, those things are never the first thought that comes to mind when someone learns of my infatuation. They always ask the same, overused question:

Could they both fit on the door?

To answer this pressing question, I did a little research. What I found was not at all surprising; they both could have heaved themselves up to float until a rescue. Scientifically, if they distributed their weight differently, they both probably would have made

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it. Anyone who’s ever tried to fit more than one person on a pool raft knows that.

The issue with this frequently noted scene is that it is over-thought. If my ship sank and I was stranded in the middle of the ice cold, freezing ocean, the last thing I’m going to be worried about is how to correctly distribute my weight, or how to strap my life jacket underneath the door, like they did on Mythbusters. I can’t swim. I want my life jacket.

All science aside, I would’ve loved to see Jack and Rose together in the end. That’s just the die-hard romantic in me. Unfortunately, James Cameron had a different vision in mind, and that required the death of my favorite leading fella, Leo DiCaprio. With 11 Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, and countless other recognitions, I’d say his vision worked out just fine.

Driving is a struggle for me. Actually, driving is fine, parking is the struggle.

You would think that driving for two years would mean I could successfully park a car. That’s not really the case.

Think of that person in the parking

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lot. The one who is never actually in the spot. Who is always either touching, or completely over the line.

That would be me. To the owners of spots 231 and 233 I am deeply sorry for my poor parking. If either of you have ever door dinged me, I probably deserved it.

My sister has started to grade my parking everyday at school. Spoiler alert. It’s usually a C or lower. If you were thinking, ‘oh I’m sure she’s not that bad at parking’, consider this: My spot here at school is a pull through.

Driving into the parking lot, you literally drive straight and make a slight turn into my spot. But somehow I still cannot manage to park correctly.

I should really start to sell tickets to watch me park a car, because it’s probably pretty entertaining. But then again that might be kind of dangerous.

I wouldn’t want to accidently run over someone.

Whenever I’m parking somewhere, whether it be Target or church or

where ever else my Alfred (My car is named Alfred) takes me, I always try to follow these simple rules: Rule one, always park at least one spot away from other cars. Rule two, Look for a pull through even if it’s far away. If none are available, look for an end spot (there’s always extra room on end spaces). Rule three, When forced to park right next to someone, if the car looks like it costs more than a college tuition, find another spot. My rules keep me from experiencing my first car accident and from unnecessary door dings.

The worst part of parking terribly; my car is super obvious to spot because I’ve got a gigantic batman logo on my spare tire cover. So anyone who knows my car would easily be able to spot me and my bad parking.

Maybe there’s support group for bad parkers. Hello, my name is Molly Meeks and I’m a bad parker.

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Brave Bearcat I receive a letter stamped from Northwest Missouri State University and rip it open to see a letter congratulating me on my acceptance.

I immediately flashback to me walking into Liberty Middle School for the first time six years ago. As a new, scared 6th grader, not knowing whether my class was down this hallway or on the other side of the building, I could only think of how this would ever compare to college next fall. Are we really ever ready to leave? I wouldn’t be able to give a confident answer to this question if I tried.

I didn’t know opening that letter would feel like walking into a different dimension. I was so happy to see the answer I’ve been waiting to see, but I didn’t expect the millions of thoughts and questions to come to my head so fast. Thoughts about working my way

around the campus to finding a wellrounded roommate seemed foreign to me and I wondered if it was even possible to figure out so much in less than a year. Jealously and sadness pierces through me when I see my older friends visit me and leave me so soon to return back to their new home.

When those thoughts run through my head, it only reminds me to take it a day at a time and realize I’ll be in that position next year. As cliché as that sounds, I’ll always have a split opinion on going to college.

Don’t get me wrong when I say I am not excited about going to college though. Fall is quickly turning into the winter and I am slowly learning and crossing off questions as I go. It is what it is and what happens, happens.

I’ll take whatever is handed to me in my future as a Bearcat.

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Keep Calm and Curry On The Bell shares their opinion on the popular Indian food restaurants in the Liberty area.

Story by Katie Crouch

Photos by Molly Meeks and Kaitlyn Hamline

Seva

Located off Highway 152 in Liberty is Seva Cuisine of India. It is gluten-free, vegan-friendly and provides an unforgettable dining experience. The table service was impeccable and the employees made me feel right at home by coming up to the table and checking on my family frequently.

The lunch buffet that is offered every day of the week was tasteful but there were only a few options. However, free hors d’oeuvres and a constantly topped-off glass of water made up for the lack of variety. As a picky eater myself, I would recommend the Chicken Tikki Masala with the rice and nan. It was not too spicy and everything tasted great when put together. Also, most guests who dine during the lunch buffet receive free mango-yogurt smoothies.

Swagat

The last Indian restaurant that I visited was Swagat, located in Zona Rosa. It seemed the most elegant of the three, maybe because of the location.

I was distracted by the beauty of the architecture and effort that was put in to make such a nice restaurant. The service was up to par with the other two restaurants.

I ordered the same thing as I ate at the Seva lunch buffet, Chicken Tikki Masala. It was different but just as good. I would recommend Swagat for food fans that have a little more money to spend on dinner or for a special occasion.

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal, commonly known for being by Rancho Grande, is located in Liberty. Upon entering, it smelled really good. There was friendly, thoughtful service. I ate a vegetarian meal that had just about every vegetable in a fancy Indian sauce, which was delicious even though I usually do not like vegetables.

The table service was much like other popular restaurants in the area and the employees were nice and polite throughout the meal. The quick and easy vibe that Taj Mahal offers while still giving customers a cultural dining experience is what sets it apart from other Indian restaurants in the Northland. I think it is worth a try to anyone and everyone with a taste for cultured food in a more quick and inexpensive manner.

Pro: Spirit Where? Don’t Care

beginning. A new football field would be uncomfortable when all our games, all the plays and wins and losses, have been at William Jewell.

I’m sure you all know of the infamous hill at William Jewell’s football field.

Remember when you were in middle school and there was only one place you would be caught dead on a Friday night

when there was a home football game.

It may seem a little crazy, and you may not have paid attention to the game, but the hill was a very important part of growing up.

My point is, all those years of going to the games, sitting on the hill or in the bleachers, took place at William Jewell’s football field. If anyone feels like they

missed out on a full high school football experience, then they just didn’t try.

My mom always says, “it’s fun if you make it fun,” and she’s right. It doesn’t matter where or when. Liberty High School has spirit without it’s own football field.

The common argument is how much money we spend to use William Jewell’s football field. That is true, we do. We spend money to hold it there that could be going to our own school.

But it costs money to build a football field for our own school and parents decided they didn’t want to pay the taxes to do that. That’s their decision and that’s how it is.

The good news is that the money we give to William Jewell is at least staying in the community. Liberty is a great community and very lucky to have the college there. Many of LHS’s students could even end up going to William Jewell and many have.

We don’t have to worry this school and it’s Friday night Football games. Our Jays are fierce and what we lack in funds, we make up in spirit. Who cares if we aren’t a few miles closer? We’re still in Liberty and we’re still LHS. Go Jays!

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Con: No Place to Call Home

Home field. The field you are proud to call your own. The field athletes worship.

The field that fans are loyal to. The field that other schools are afraid to set foot on. The field memories are made on.

The field that Liberty High School lacks.

There are so many fantastic things I could say about Liberty so it is unfortunate I have to talk about one of our greatest flaws. Nevertheless, it needs to be addressed, so here it is.

Success has traveled through Blue Jay blood since the beginning of time.

There are many things to be proud of as a Liberty student, parent, teacher, staff member, or even graduate. Our sports teams have great records that we cherish, and even some championship titles through out multiple Liberty sports.

It seems completely unfair that such a successful school who has proved on a number of occasions to be one of the top

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schools in the state has no place to call our own. Instead, we are encouraged to take a drive down to William Jewell College on Friday nights and act like it’s a “home game”. We are expected to go stand in another school’s bleachers and

We are surrounded by high schools with top of the line football fields. It is nerve wrecking to walk on to a field with your opponents name written across it.

To realize you’re in someone else’s house and they’re going to protect it at all costs. When opponents walk on to the William Jewell field and play Liberty it’s just not the same. They may even get a little confused seeing the crowd of blue sitting in the cardinal red bleachers.

We have the Liberty talent and we have the Liberty spirit now all we need is somewhere to show it off.

We need a home. Not just a place to call home, but a place where we truly feel like we belong. A field that our town can take pride in and a field where we cheer like it’s our field. We try to pretend can prove to everyone around us that all like the enormous red cardinal in the the hype and talk about Liberty athletics middle of the field is a mighty blue jay are no joke. but it just is not the same.

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It’s Friday night, game night for the LHS Blue Jays, but there’s a problem: We don’t have a football field! Wait, we do.

William Jewell College, the high school’s friendly neighbor, has been so generous in letting LHS use their home football field for every single one of our home games.

But, who cares? I’d rather talk about how great Blue Jay football games are!

I love getting ready at home with my family or friends. We all throw on blue, maybe paint black lines on our faces, and get ready for a fun-filled night.

It doesn’t matter that I’m driving into the William Jewell parking lot. I’m still going to my school’s football game with my friends where I’m going to have a great time supporting our team.

You know the overabundance of energy in the air when you’re sitting in the bleachers, watching your high school’s varsity team get a touchdown. The cheerleaders do a celebratory routine, the band plays as loud as they can, and the crowd roars.

With all that goes on, you don’t even realize that you’re not actually at LHS. You have the rush of school spirit in a place you’ve been going to since the

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True Life:

A Football Player’s Homecoming

Story by Alex Jimenez Design by Nick Palmarine Photos by Allison Schowengerdt, Spencer Hausman, Margaret Burton, and Jordan Wheelhouse

The most anticipated game week of the year through the player’s eyes.

The packed student section decked out in their combat blackout outfits cheering on their Blue Jays.

Winning. That’s the name of the game.

For a lot of the high school football players, it is the main objective for a Friday night. They get to go out with their high school name stitched on their jersey and prove to the opponent they are facing that they are the better team. They will do anything to accomplish just that. So is the homecoming game different from the eight other games they play? Or is it just another night out on the field?

“Most coaches find homecoming week as a distraction, I find it the complete opposite,” coach Chad Frigon said. “We’re celebrating the school spirit, not just with the school but the community as well and getting our student body involved with all the activities we have.”

The players really enjoy the student body getting involved with the homecoming game, its almost as a sign of appreciation After a power transformer blew, bringing a and support for the boys.

“The homecoming game really means a whole new meaning to the blackout theme, the lot to us as football players, we don’t want student section goes wild. with excitement.. to disappoint the community and school,

especially, on a week like homecoming,” senior Brock Dorothy said. “A win just puts us in a great mood and makes for an even better time at the dance the next day.”

“We want to go out on a good note, especially for the seniors since it will be our last homecoming game.” Senior Jackson Redmond said.

Homecoming is such a special time of the year, even for those not in a fall sport, support from all the sports including the community. Drive past the Chick-Fil-A in Liberty and you will pass their sign that reads ‘Good luck Jays, beat those Bruins’ with the nice touch of our Liberty Blue Jay face right next to it. It’s the community and students that support who really make homecoming special time and great environment for the players.

Seniors know all about winning homecoming games, the last two seasons have ended with victories, starting with last years 38-0 blow out against Park Hill and two years ago nail biting 14-10 win over Lee’s Summit.

But it is not just the game that gets these players to get ready to lay everything on the line for LHS; it starts with the community and spirit of the school.

“The thing I love most is that the whole community gets into the spirit of Liberty football and we have the best support. It makes for a huge crowd at the game and an amazing atmosphere.” Senior Jackson Redmond said. “If there is one thing that gets us going as players it’s having a huge crowd. This game means a lot to us as players”.

A big crowd was expected as Liberty took on the Bruins of Columbia Rockbridge, who are ranked top ten in the state, and after the Jays dropped a heartbreaker to them in overtime last year, it makes for one heck of a game.

As expected this was a game for memory books. Students piled into the stadium dressed head to toe in their combat black outfits. Blackout,

the theme for the night. No one could of predicted.

In a freak accident no one saw coming midway through the second quarter, a transformer blew and the stadium lights shut off, leaving the stadium in complete darkness.

‘Blackout, blackout, blackout’ as the student section roared. After a 30 minute delay the Blue Jays finished the half with an 18-0 lead.

It would take a frightening turn as the Bruins stormed back with a 27-10 score. Leaving the Jays up by one with

4.6 seconds left. Bruins on the 40 yard line threw up a hailmary into the end zone but was denied by the Blue Jays and the game ended with Jays winning 28-27 in a heart pounding ending. Revenge was in favor of the Blue Jays.

One school, one team, one community. This is more than just a game for the football players; it’s a chance to represent for their families and communities before one of the great high school experiences, the homecoming dance.

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Above: Senior partner dancers, Jackson Redmond, Haley Klein, Jacob Zimmerman, Haley Davisson, Brock Dorothy, Aubrynne Lundgren, Nick Palmarine, MacKenize Briggs, and Alex Jimenez.

Clockwise: Homecoming king and queen Jacob Zimmerman and Abby Schott. The defensive linemen lined up set for the hike, right before forcing a safety against the Rockbridge Bruins. Football’s fence decorations players and parents made on October 16. Sophomores watching and enjoying the Homecoming assembly before the game, bottom row right to left: Max Dobbler, James Bono, Xavier Hinkle, top row left to right: Isaiah Brisbin, Nich Musselmen, Chandler Jacobs, Samantha Robbins.

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November

Taylor Stufflebean Grade: Freshman Height: 5’6” Varsity Sapphire Years Dancing: 13 Fav. Food: Grilled Chicken

Taylor’s Thoughts: “Going to dance camp over the past summer is probably my favorite memory involving dance.

Bonding with the team and learning new dances was awesome.”

“Alex is what I want in an athlete. The best way to improve as a swimmer is to swim year round and last year after freshman year, Alex joined a club team. He is the most improved swimmer on the team. He’s gone from a swimmer that just made the varsity team to a leader.”

-Coach Murphy “Alex is a really hard worker and over the off season he put a lot of time in his swimming. I couldn’t be more proud of how he’s been doing this year. Alex is funny and has a great personality.”

-Junior Tim Gibson

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“Taylor is the ultimate team player. She works daily to improve her technique and skills for her teammates. Her work ethic is evident in her schoolwork, community involvement and Sapphire practices. Taylor strives to be the best person she can be, and she truly is a delightful, young lady.”

-Coach Willis “Taylor is a really hard worker and she never gives up. She always has a positive attitude in everything that she does. There’s always a smile on her face.

She’s really outgoing and positive and brings a positive energy on her practices and performances.”

-Sophomore Jessie Fullinwider

Alex Goerke Grade: Sophomore Height: 5’11” Varsity Swim Years Swimming: 1 1/2 Fav. Food: Lasagna

Alex’s Thoughts: “Going to the conference swim meet last year is my favorite memory because it was a very important meet and it was fun to hang out with all the guys on the team.”

Athletes Month Of The

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“Mattie-Ann is a work-horse and has been ever since I’ve known her. On the court and in the classroom she gives her best. Her hard work and dedication to volleyball is what has gotten her a scholarship to Washburn University, a very competitive Division II college.”

-Coach Fleming

Mattie-Ann Swenson Grade: Senior Height: 5’9” Position: Middle Years Playing: 5 Fav. Food: Sushi

Mattie’s Thoughts:

“I like to play with Mattie because she is very enthusiastic about volleyball.

She is also a great teammate and a “One day at practice this year we were very hard worker. Her determination practicing hitting and passing. I went up to hit the ball and (senior) Taylor Denney, squatted helps push the rest of the team.” down about to make a pass, and I hit the ball -Senior Kayla Henrichs and nailed her straight in the face. It was one of the funniest things I have ever done.”

Matt Alvey Grade: Junior Height: 6’4” Team rank: 1 and 2 Years Running: 4 Fav. Food: Pizza

Matt’s Thoughts: “We have an inside joke on the cross country team, we like to say that we come in like a wrecking ball during races.”

“Matt is one of our most dedicated and disciplined student athletes. Day in and day out, you can count on him to work hard in the classroom and at practice. In that regard, he serves as a great example for our entire team.”

-Coach Fritson “Matt is a very hard worker who has an extremely positive influence on the team. He makes practices and races very fun. I’m faster than him though.”

-Senior Kyle Gabrielson

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