Vol. 23 | Issue 2

Olathe East Hawk’s Eye Volume 23//Issue 2 October 2014

Should Religion be Addressed in Schools?

Pages 6&7

The Pros and Cons of College Relationships Pages 10&11

See East Hawks Who Look Like Celebs Page 17

2014 Homecoming King and Queen!

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OF CONTENTS

NEWS

Pros/Cons of the iPhone 6..........................................3

Jordan Meier Rising Star.....................................................................4

Natalie Friend

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EDITORIAL

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Is Rock Music Dead?...................................................5

Jacob Stofer Religion in Schools...................................................6-7

Lauren Hart and Gavin Miller

FEATURE

Senior Picture Locations..........................................8-9

Brenna Thompson and Paige Schick Dating a College Student.....................................10-11

Camille Denis and Katie Thompson Halloween Fun.....................................................12-13

Alexa Buechler and Courtney Child

SPORTS

NFL Domestic Abuse.................................................14

Brock Holmes Cross Country.............................................................15

Logan Brockschmidt Royals.....................................................................16-17

Matthew Gwin

ENTERTAINMENT

Celebrity-Student Look Alikes.................................18

Annie Beurman Inspirational Quotes..................................................19

Lauren Heinrich You’re Dead! Album Review.....................................20

Aaron Rhodes Neon Run Photostory................................................21 Ads.........................................................................22-23

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EDITORS

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STAFF WRITERS

Logan Brockschmidt Alexa Buechler Natalie Friend Jordan Meier Gavin Miller Jacob Stofer

PUBLICITY MANAGER Aaron Rhodes

Annie Beurman Camille Denis Brock Holmes Brenna Thompson Katie Thompson

COPY EDITORS Lauren Hart Lauren Heinrich

CREATIVE EDITOR Matthew Gwin

BUSINESS MANAGERS Hannah Cruise Amy Du

[October] 2014

iPhone 6: Is It Worth It? Bigger Phone, Bigger Price, Bigger Rewards?

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n 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone to the world. Seven years later, the iPhone has set the stage for smart phones everywhere, selling over 51 million phones in the first quarter of this year alone. Since the phone’s release in 2007, Apple has produced ten models of their beloved iPhone with each one gaining more popularity than the last. But last month Apple released the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6plus, and now one question remains: Is it worth it? Should you spend your allowance on this $750 phone when the iPhone 5 your parents bought you just six months ago still works perfectly? Students of Olathe East weighed in on this quandary.

“I debated for a while about whether or not I should drop $750 over a couple years on a phone. I have always been a Apple fanatic and I think the entire experience of their products are definitely worth the money and hype,” Senior Jake Sola said.

However, not all students have a postive reaction on this new phone. In fact, when polled, 63% of the students said they did not care for Apple’s new product.

Whatever your opinion, the new Apple iPhone has been released, and people can’t seem to get enough of it.

One of Apple’s signature features on their phones is the lock button placed on the top. In this new model of the iPhone, Apple is shaking things up by putting the lock button on the right side of the phone.

The iPhone messaging app has also gotten a dramatic makeover, Apple has added a feature that allows you to send recordings of your voice to your friend. You can also send pictures or videos that will disappear a few minutes after the picture is sent. In addition to these new features, you can now also name group chats, share your location and Apple has added a new Quick Type feature which saves words you have typed in the past and inserts them as you need them.

Possibly one of the most highly anticipated features on the new iPhone was the camera.

With a new sharper, clearer image quality, as well as new video features such as slow motion and time lapse, this camera is possibly one of the most powerful to ever be put in a phone.

Possibly the most notable change on the new iPhone is the larger screen. The screen has increased from a 4-inch display to a 4.7 inch display. This increase in size,while controversial, has proven to be a good improvement for the iPhone.

This new health app allows you to check your heart rate, calories burned, and other vital health information to keep in one convienent app. You can also track how many steps you have taken in a day as well as keep track of any nutrition information such as allergies or diets.

Jordan Meier//Staff Writer

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The infamous, Touch ID has been improved since the last iPhone model, making your phone more secure. “My favorite thing is probably the Touch ID. It’s really nice to not have to enter a passcode,” said senior Jake Sola who recently has purchased an iPhone 6.

One of the more exciting features on the new iPhone is Apple Pay. This new easy access paying method can be used to shop in any online store or app you have. You simply enter in all your credit card information and then each time you want to pay use Touch ID to confirm the payment.

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Rising Star

Get the Eye from the Sky on an Underclassmen Supernova

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Natalie Friend//Staff Writer

lathe East, a school full of stars, looks inside the life of one of the brightest. Our future leaders here at Olathe East can be found in the underclassmen, and the Hawk’s Eye has sought them out. In this new monthly column, each issue will cover a different program in Olathe East and a different star. In this issue, the Hawk’s Eye staff has chosen to delve into the impressive OE drama department, where quite a few students will soon be stealing the spotlight. Chosen by the technical director Gary Goddard and program director Eddie Shafer, this edition’s rising underclassmen star is sophomore Jonie Welland.

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Shafer said “I think she’s ambitious and mature beyond her years. She’s the kind of kid who beats expectations and takes pride in her work.”

Welland has worked especially closely with Goddard in the technical side of theatre. Although both a technician and an actress, she has just received her first stage management role as Backstage Manager in the fall comedy Vampire Cowboy Trilogy.

Goddard said, “She’s always been reliable, and that’s major.

She’s just been there when needed, and that’s a big thing.” Shafer added, “She is a model student and I hope that other students follow her lead.”

Both teachers have high hopes for her in the future.

“I hope to put her in more leadership roles and I hope that she continues to be a mentor to other students in an effort to achieve the professional standard we strive for here in Olathe East theatre,” said Shafer.

Senior Jessica Goddard has worked with Welland on multiple shows since their first show together last year, Don’t Try to Wake Him, Hand Me the Shovel. Junior Caroline Apel has also worked extensively with Welland.

Goddard said, “No matter where she is, no matter what she’s doing, Jonie is an uplifting and positive influence. It’s hard to find. She definitely has a lot of potential to make this theatre program amazing.”

Apel has been in the same Girl Scout Troup as Welland for about four years and she has done shows with her since last year. Said Apel, “She’s been a really responsible person…she’s always ready to help.”

Apel believes Welland will make a great stage manager as she becomes an upperclassman.

“I’d be proud to be part of a show which Jonie’ had stage managed.”

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The Star Herself

Welland said, “Coming to this school, I thought I’d only be an actor, but after my first show I was encouraged to do tech, too. And I loved it!”

As an actor and a technician, there are many opportunities to take within every show. “There are so many jobs that are always different, it never gets boring,” said Welland.

Theatre takes up a lot of time, but Welland still manages to participate in Student Council and advanced classes here at Olathe East. Outside of school she is also involved in her church and does much volunteering in the community.

Recently, Welland received her first managerial position in theatre. She said, “I was very excited! I doubted myself due to my age, but I was blessed with the opportunity to prove myself.”

“When the audience is there- when you see things come together like a whole bunch of puzzle pieces.”

She was very grateful to be chosen as this issue’s Rising Star.

“I’m so touched to be nominated for this. I guess I just learn quickly and I try to be a positive influence. I try to solve all the problems as soon as I see them.”

Although she was afraid to boast about herself, she was very proud of the department. She said, “I think that the theatre department encourages acceptance, it’s a place where anyone can fit in-we’re a family. Even if you’re not involved in a production, it’s still a great experience to view one.”

And although she doesn’t know what she wants to do in the future quite yet, Welland did have one thing figured out. “I’d love to continue to be involved in theatre, even if not as a profession. It’s a very big part of my life right now.”

Rock-N-Roll Controversy

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Famed Rock Singer Pronounces The Genre Dead, Drama Ensues Jacob Stofer//Staff Writer

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ene Simmons, the bassist for the legendary rock band KISS, is no stranger to controversy. On September 7, 2014, in an interview with his son Nick, he said that rock music is dead. “The death of rock was not a natural death,” he said. “Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered.” In the same interview, Simmons said that file sharing and illegal downloading are the reason that rock music died.

These comments set off a big controversy in the rock industry. Big rock stars like Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, and the Foo Fighters, fired back at Simmons. On the Foo Fighters official Twitter page, the band tweeted out “Not so fast, Mr. God of Thunder…”

Snider said on his official Facebook page, “Rock ‘n’ roll is alive and well and thriving on social media, in the streets, and in clubs and concert halls all over the world.”

With all this said, the question pops up in every ones minds after Simmons’ comments. Is rock truly dead? As the Who once said: “Rock is dead they say, long live rock!” Rock bands like The Eagles, The Police, and Nirvana have broken up or retired, but their music has influenced other bands today. In an email to Dan McClintock, broadcaster for KCFX 101 The Fox, said that rock music is alive. “Critics have been referring to rock’s demise since shortly after its beginning sixty years ago. There will always be some style of rock that will break through. In the next few months we will see new music from: Bob Seger, Foo Fighters, Pink Floyd, AC/DC and The Who.” He said about the industry, “The music industry is doing well; it has been outpaced by technology and the way music fans consume music”.

“No. It leaves an imprint on the people that listen to it, and the onesthat pass it down to the younger generations. A genre cannot just die”, said junior Trysten Daum. It

is true. A genre cannot die. Many genres like metal, rock, and the blues, have not died. The genres’ icons have died, but the icons’ music has influenced many new artists and other musicians today to write music. The genre of rock itself really has no look to it. Gorillaz, is a studio band that performed as holographic cartoon live. Rock has its icons and its sound, but there are many different ways of looking at the bands that produce rock music. Rock is classified by many different meanings. Rock can be classified as sex, drugs and rock and roll. Rock can classify as a drummer, bassist, guitarist, and a lead singer—or it could classify with a keyboardist and electric violinists along with the instruments that were mention above. (In the case of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.)

The rock style is different in many ways. The style could be arena, hard, surf, and classic.

The origin of rock music has its roots from country and the blues.

Many of the early icons of rock music included, Bill Haley & his Comets, whose hit song, “Rock Around the Clock”, was one of the best selling singles in the 1950’s. The man that coined the term “Rock & Roll” was a disk jockey from Ohio, named Alan Freed. Soon after that, many rock & roll icons broke out like wildfire. Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and “The Man in Black” (Johnny Cash), became the biggest icons of rock music.

Many rock icons have come out to to defend rock music. Slash, the former lead gutarist of Guns N’ Roses says that rock is not dead. In an interview with Ulitmateclassicrock.com, Slash said “I think probably where Gene’s coming from is that the music business itself is not catering to rock and roll at all. And if you’re aspiring to be a guitarist or a drummer or a singer in a rock band and, sort of, make your way up the ladder, the obstacles are much bigger than they were when I first started. There’s a lot less opportunities in the record business, to get a record deal and get your record out there.”

Rock is not dead, Mr. Simmons. Say what you want about the genre, but you were the man who said, “I want to rock and roll all night, and party everyday.” Rock music will never die out. The flame of rock music will never burn out. Long live rock.

“The death of rock was not a natural death. Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered.”

-Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons of KISS Photo courtesy of Harald Bischoff

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Satan on the Schoolground Gavin Miller//Staff Writer

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he question of religion’s place in public school has always been a controversial one. The issue is multifaceted, encompassing complications such as where the first amendment right of religious freedom should come into play, where the line should be drawn, and whether religion should have anything to do with education in the first place.

It is officially unconstitutional for a teacher to instruct students on how to pray, lead students in prayer, or hand out any material with religious connotations not meant as educational supplement to curriculum. However, students can pray on their own accord, gather with fellow students who share their religion, start or join religious clubs or talk with others on the subject, all without question or the batting of an eye from fellow or admin“It is the right of every Amer- pupils istration. ican to practice whatever re- The complicaligion they choose, and this tions ensue when religion in right applies whether one is at the question is not Christianity, the school or not.” faith that 76% of Americans identify as. In February of this year, atheist students Kalei Wilson and her brother Ben of Pisgah High School in Waynesville, North Carolina attempted to start a secular club at their school, but the principal blocked their efforts, telling the students that their club would not “fit in” among the school’s other clubs. Eventually, thanks to the Secular Student Alliance and the American Civil Liberties Union, who threatened legal action on Pisgah, the club was given the OK to exist. The outrage of Christians at Pisgah however, which included threats towards and harassment of the Wilson family, forced the founders of the club to give up. Their club was smothered out of existence by bullying and intolerance.

Here lies the problem with religion in school.

While the Pisgah incident may be an extreme example, it symbolizes the problem as a whole.

In a nation where the influence of Christianity can be seen almost anywhere – it’s a threatening environment for those who don’t identify as Christian, and those who don’t identify as anything at all. It takes enough bravery to out one’s self as atheist or agnostic in a school setting teeming with Christians, and it is no wonder that you don’t hear about or see more secular organizations at high schools.

Many Christians take offense that “prayer has been taken out of school”, but this simply is not the case. Any and every student has the right

Where the Line Should Be Drawn

to pray or not to pray to the deity or deities of their choice, whenever they like. It is the right of every American to practice whatever religion they choose, and this right applies whether one is at school or not.

Recently at a Floridian Orange County public school system, the school board made the decision to allow religious materials, Bibles among them, to be distributed to their students. The Satanic Temple announced soon after that they would be providing students with literature of their own (including coloring books), informing students of the practice of Satanism as well as every child’s legal right to practice it while at school. The Freedom From Religion Founda-

tion sued the school due to its violation of the principle of separation of church and state. The Satanic Temple has said that they do not agree with religious materials being distributed in the classroom, but that they do intend to enforce pluralism when other religions disrespect the church/state separation.

Schools exist for the purpose of getting an education, and they should not harbour churches. The United States of America is not a theocracy, and to suggest that any religion should be mass-enforced and taught to youth by the school system is a violation of the parent’s right to raise their children how they please, not to mention every child’s – every human’s – right to choose what to believe.

[October] 2014

Christianity in the Classroom Regarding Religion in the Classroom

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was always taught that to be truly happy, I needed to put Jesus first, then others, and lastly, myself. My younger self never really understood how to live like that, but I have come to realize what it means to make my faith and religion a priority in my life.

Just because Olathe East is a public institution, does not mean that prayer is uncommon or unheard of at school. I still try to make my faith a priority, even if I am here. I am so thankful to have the opportunity to express my faith at school and also to be able to share my faith with others.

Sophomore Hunter Grosz is also very grateful to have the opportunity to express

his religious beliefs at school. Grosz said, “I am very blessed to live in a place where I am allowed to share my faith with others, whereas in other countries you are executed for just believing in Jesus.”

Olathe East students come together from a variety of faith backgrounds- Christian, Muslim, Hindi, Jewish, and Atheist/Agnostic.

I came to Olathe East from a small, Catholic school and was criticized for choosing public school. Without a doubt, my personal faith has tremendously grown as a result of my interactions with students and friends made at Olathe East. There have been times where I have said a silent prayer at school or even prayed with a friend during school hours.

Lauren Hart//Copy Editor I have also noticed that when tragedies occur at school, the first things people tend to say or ask for are prayers. Now, if I were part of a tragedy, I would ask for prayers, too. When is it acceptable or okay to pray in the public school setting?

The law allows private religious activities in and around public schools; however, teachers and administrators are not allowed to encourage either religious or anti-religious activities.

Students may be taught about religion in historical context, but cannot be taught to follow specific beliefs. Students may express spiritual views in schoolwork and also have the right to pray individually or in groups as long as they are non-disruptive.

While prayer may be discouraged in a public school setting, this does not discourage faith formation. On “ I am very blessed to live in September 24, teens a place where I am allowed to all around the globe gathered around their share my faith with others, respective flag poles whereas in other countries you to join together in are executed for just believing prayerful support of the students and staff of in Jesus.” their schools.

-Hunter Grosz Despite the rainy weather, Olathe East students met in the commons at 7 am for praise and worship music and then moved out to pray around the flag pole. I attended “See You at the Pole” a few weeks ago and was astonished by the amount of students gathered to express their faith. Students in attendance felt free to express their personal views and support their peers in this prayerful moment.

Grosz said, “God works in mysterious ways sometimes, and because of the rain, we were able to all stand inside near the staircase and worship the Lord.”

While “See You at the Pole” was a national event for schools, students at Olathe East can be found on many occasions sharing moments of faith together. Fellowship of Christian Athletes meets every Wednesday morning at 7 am in room 109 and Awake meets every Tuesday morning at 7 am in the Drama Theater for time spent in group prayer and worship.

Religion should not be forced upon anyone at school but should instead be a choice. I have made the choice to embrace the faith in my life and to apply that faith to my life here at Olathe East.

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The Senior Pict

Locations Around Kansas City to Fit Your Style of Senior Pictures

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enior year is the final lap in the high school marathon, the last year before an entire new chapter: college. Senior pictures capture the mature students we have all become and should represent our hobbies and personal style. However, finding the right setting is not always easy with so many choices of venues. The most popular themes seem to involve urban, rustic, classic, and nature. With so many scenic places around Kansas City, one of these is sure to fit your personality and result in picture perfect senior portraits.

Do you live in an aura of effortless elegance?

If you cannot live without a little -- or a lot -- of bling, then the classic look is the one for you.

For you girly girls, senior pictures mean dresses, heels, rhinestones, curled hair, and fake eyelashes. For this look, adorn yourself in diamonds and pearls, the more the merrier.

A simple yet sophisticated background should include minimal objects with a plain backdrop, such as a one-color or cream wall. In fact, you can even match your outfit with the color of the background or the accessories around you. Posing in large, extravagant chairs under a gorgeous chandelier will pair perfectly with the femininity of your look.

Classic

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Courtesy of Erin Harold

Where to Find Classic Backgrounds: Fancy Hotels The Plaza Photography Studios

If you fall under the Kansas stereotype and country music is your thing, the rustic look is for you. A cowboy hat paired with some boots against a bright red brick wall is sure to achieve the look you want. Your senior pictures should reflect your personality and style, so keep that in mind when picking out outfits as well.

Incorporating rural themes, such as horses or wooden fences, as a background for your pictures will highlight the rustic look. Just outside of the suburbs, it’s not hard to find a field scattered with hay bales or some railroad tracks.

These features would more than suffice for a flawless backdrop. An old barn would also be a sound choice, especially if you want to integrate animals into your pictures. Remember, these pictures should reflect you and the things you love.

Where to Find Rustic Backgrounds: Deanna Rose Open Field at College and Nieman Stoll Park Railroad Tracks

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Rustic

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ure Breakdown

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Brenna Thompson//Senior Staff Writer Paige Schick//Co-Editor

Urban

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For those who lean toward the edgier side of fashion, always taking risks and on top of the newest trends, urban is the style for you. The contrast between the bold patterns of the brightly-painted walls and your stunning features will result in fresh, in the now senior pictures. Your senior pictures should express who you are and what you love so for those that are drawn to art, trendy fashion, or rock and roll you can’t go wrong with graffiti.

Living so close to Kansas City, Olathe East students have the opportunity to showcase the lively city they grew up around as a part of their senior pictures. If you have fond memories of the “City of Fountains,” portraits in front of skyscrapers will be nothing less than intriguing.

City backgrounds will produce striking modern, metropolitan themed photographs.

Where to Find Urban Backgrounds: Kansas City, Missouri Downtown Olathe Kansas City West Bottoms

If you’d rather be outside soaking up sun rays or hiking through the woods, then the nature look is your calling. For those students who love the outdoors, what better way to show their outdoorsy personality than to take their senior pictures surrounded by nature. Johnson County has an abundance of parks that house a stylish backdrop of nature for your pictures.

One of the more iconic parks in the area is the Arboretum on 179th street in Bucyrus, Kansas.

With its ever-changing events and spacious fields and forests, the park provides a virtual outdoor studio. The abundant flowers around the Arboretum will highlight your colorful personality and provide a gorgeous environment.

Where to Find Nature Backgrounds:

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Nature

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The Overland Park Arboretum Powell Gardens Antioch Park

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From Hallways to Highways

Katie Thompson//Senior Staff Writer Camille Denis//Senior Staff Writer

Current Olathe East Students Give an Insight to the Life of Dating Someone in College

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his year an abundance of high school seniors can be found dating college students. Often, couples who start dating in high school who are a few years apart in age end their relationship once one enters the college scene. However, many have decided to stay together.

In a high school relationship, one typically sees their boyfriend/girlfriend every day, whether it’s during passing period, in a class, after school

or on the weekend. Their routine involves a tangible contact between each other. However, as the relationship evolves and one of them leaves for college, it becomes harder to rendezvous. Sometimes they have to go days or weeks without seeing each other. These four unique couples share their insights on dating a college student.

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hen a girl starts dating the cute older lifeguard she has had a crush on for a few months, she likely would not expect her life to change, and two years later have to deal with the dreaded college-high school relationship. Paige Engle met her man the summer after her freshman year and, from the moment she saw him, had a major crush on him.

“I told one of our co-workers I thought he was hot. She told him and I was completely embarrassed, but he texted me the next day, and I guess we have been talking ever since,” Paige admitted.

Although the couple began their friendship during that summer, they did not make it official until the next summer, on July 25th, 2013. Two years later the couple were stronger than ever but an obstacle lay in the near future: Colby was going off to college.

Colby decided on KU, and, on top of that, joined the fraternity Sigma Nu. “We both tried to be really positive about it,” said Paige. However, no matter how happy you are for someone, watching him leave will never be a walk in the park.

“The night before he left I cried my eyes out. It was just weird knowing he wouldn’t be right down the street anymore.”

No college relationship is going to be simple, but Paige and Colby are making the best of what they are given. “We are both really busy, but we usually manage to find at least one day of the week to see each other,” said Paige.

This couple has overcome many hardships in the journey of their relationship, but one thing is for sure; they are here to stay. “We are just taking it dayby-day. As of right now we are really happy, and I do not see that changing

Paige attending a KU football game with her man Courtesy of Paige Engle

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t last year’s New Year’s celebration party, junior Max McClellan caught the eye of a cute senior varsity soccer athlete from across the room. Sparks flew, and later that night he asked her to be his girlfriend. About a year later, the couple is making a college athlete-high school student relationship work.

This excusive couple has found it difficult to find time to spend together. Hannah plays soccer full-time on the dynamic KU team, and Max remains caught up in the busy agenda of the Olathe East football team as captain.

Max said, “90% of her time is invested into class, practice, or homework, not to mention the travel.”

Even though both are engrossed in a whirlwind of school and sports, they make tremendous efforts to find time to spend together. They are constantly in touch thanks to the modern technology of texting and Facetime. Max, depending on Hannah’s travel schedule, visits her several times a week.

Max said that to make it work during their sports’ seasons, it takes

anytime soon.”

Max posing with Hannah on a dinner date Courtesy of Max McClellan

“Patience. And embrace every second we have together. It’s only hard now because we are both in season and it will get better” During their cherished time together, they enjoy playing sports, watching movies and trying new restaurants. They are a couple that appreciates experiencing new adventures and anything that changes the scene.

Throughout the transition of school life and the perils of a relationship, Max and Hannah remain a couple, enjoying every second they have together.

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Date night before Connor goes off to college Courtesy of Haley Thompson

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e asked her to homecoming in front of the whole school, and escorted her to his junior prom. She attended hundreds of his sporting events, and he was always in the stands of her soccer games.

Haley and Connor were the typical high school sweethearts. Although on and off throughout the three years, they have managed to carry on their love from the hallways of East to a three-and-ahalf hour drive.

Haley met Connor her freshman year, and their love was not at first sight.

“I did not like him at all because he was super immature,” admitted Haley.

Although Connor might not have impressed her at first, he eventually charmed her. “Connor has been my high school sweetheart, and over time his outgoing personality, charisma, and humor has won me over,” she said.

Connor now lives over three-and-a-half hours away at Cowley College, and plays baseball for the school, yet another roadblock in their relationship. No matter the difficulties stacked on top of their relationship Haley and Connor have remained positive.

“We always make time for each other. I go watch him as much as my schedule allows. I stay the night on campus, so I can spend as much time with him as possible.”

Connor is the kind of guy who can handle dating his high school love while he has gone to college.

Haley said, “He cheers me up and it makes me so much happier when he returns home. He will send me cute pictures of us or texts to let me know he is thinking of me.”

This couple exemplifies adventure and excitement from going on road trips to Connor’s games, to playing basketball with each other, and even checking off a whole summer bucket list.

Haley has it the hardest with dealing with the distance and not walking hand in hand with her man every day.

“I was really scared the dynamic of our relationship would change and I got emotional when I dropped him off at college, but overall it is not as bad as I expected because he still treats me as his number one priority.”

ne casual evening, Anna Schmeeckle was at her friend’s house, unaware that this laid back night would bring an unexpected twist to her life. Some of her other friends brought the “senior stud” Pat Rydberg over. That night the two clicked and they have been together ever since.

Even though Pat goes to the nearby Baker University, their busy and different schedules still make it tricky to find time to see each other often. Pat has the full-time job of goalie on the Baker soccer team while Anna is absorbed in the crazy schedule of a high school senior. Between after school activities and practice, they don’t always meet their goal seeing each other at least once every two weeks.

However, Anna said, “We always find some way to talk and catch up whether it’s texting of talking on the phone.”

Yet, their situation is easier than others. The relatively close location of the college makes seeing each other more accessible. Anna enjoys going up to watch as many of his games as she can. His demanding soccer schedule requires her to visit him at Baker more often than he comes back to Olathe.

Anna said, “It’s all pretty reasonable. We definitely make it work. It helps that he’s not very far.”

While together, they enjoy going to PetLand and playing with adorable puppies. They also like to play soccer, bake cookies and just value the time they spend with each other.

As for advice for others, Anna said, “You can make it work if you both put in the effort and both really want to be with each other.” This is exactly what Anna and Pat continue to do as they make a high schoolcollege relationship work.

Anna spending a summer evening with her boyfriend Courtesy of Anna Schmeeckle

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Trick or Truth The Three Best Parts of Halloween: Food, Movies, and Myths Alexa Buechler//Staff Writer Courtney Child//Co-Editor

Halloween Bark

Ingredients 12-14 orange and black sandwich cookies, broken up into large chunks 1 cup pretzels, broken into pieces 1 pound white almond bark 1.5 cups candy corn 20-30 candy eyeballs (optional) 1-2 Tbsp. of a variety of Halloween sprinkles wax paper or parchment paper

Recipe No. 13

Instructions 1.Melt the almond bark in a medium saucepan, stirring constantly and slowly.

2.While the almond bark melts, cover a large cookie sheet with wax paper or parchment paper. Spread broken cookies, pretzels and about one cup of the candy corn onto the sheet.

3.Slowly pour the melted almond bark over the snacks on the cookie sheet, spreading evenly with a spatula.

4.Quickly sprinkle the remaining candy corn, candy eyeballs and Halloween sprinkles over the almond bark before it hardens.

5.Place cookie sheet in fridge until the bark is set.

Pretzel Pumpkins

Ingredients 1 bag pretzels green M&M’s orange food coloring 1 bag white chocolate chips, melted 1 Tbsp. shortening or canola oil (to thin out chocolate) wax paper

Recipe No. 666

Instructions 1.Melt the chocolate slowly, stirring in the microwave for 30-second to one-minute intervals, or just heat on stovetop. Before putting it in the microwave, add the shortening into the bowl of chips.

2.Add orange food coloring and stir until there are no lumps left.

3.Use your fingers and dunk the pretzels into the chocolate and lay out on a piece of wax paper.

4.While they are still wet, set one green M&M in the crook of each pretzel on its side.

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Trick: Mythical creatures haunt the graveyards on Halloween.

Truth: The Twilight Saga convinced many young readers and movie watchers that vampires indeed exist. Many books materialized after the series became such a hit, selling over a million copies. “When I was younger, I believed in demon ghosts,” said junior Olivia Brigmann.

Mythical creatures do not exist. Therefore, they cannot haunt graveyards, even on Halloween.

Trick: Strangers put razor blades in apples.

Truth: Since 1959, 80 cases were accounted for.

Most “crimes” were considered hoaxes. The most harm created by the blade would be a couple of stitches.

“I had heard of the rumors that adults would hide razor blades,” said junior Hannah Silverman, “It was never a big issue with my family. We usually throw away the apples, but we’ll keep the homemade candies if they look good.”

Friends and family imitated real blades by placing phony blades in apples, but this occurs rarely and has been blown out of proportion.

Trick: Crime exceeds Normal levels on Halloween night.

Truth: Child molesters are said to haunt little kids on Halloween night. However, probation officers and police patrolmen pay special attention to sex offenders and have specific rules including being unable to leave candy out for children, light porches, or not even stay at their home throughout the night.

Other crimes occur at roughly the same rate as other holidays more associated with drinking, like Independence Day and New Year’s Eve.

Underrated Horror Films Let Me In (2010) R This recent Halloween thriller is about a vampire, Abby, and her mysterious father as they try to lead normal lives. However, they also try to cover up Abby’s true identity. Unintentionally, Abby becomes very close with the bullied neighbor boy Owen by secretly communicating with him through Morse code by knocking on their adjacent apartment wall. Abby stirs up trouble by committing murders to get her necessary blood, and is forced to make a life-changing decision for her safety after her dad myseriously disappears and shows up dead days later. The cause: suicide. Owen’s continued problems worsen with the bullies, so what is Abby’s move? But what are Abby and her father hiding? What will Owen do to keep his girl?

The Others (2001) PG-13 Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan star in the 2001 horror film about Grace, a mother of two photosensitive children, Anne and Nicholas, who are recovering from their father’s recent death in World War II. They hire servants, but soon start hearing strange sounds and witnessing supernatural events, of which their servants serve a part. After a bizarre turn of events, including their previously presumed dead father’s return, Grace and her children discover something that will change their view on the supernatural forever.

Rosemary’s Baby (1968) R In this classic film, the newlywed Woodhouses’, housewife Rosemary and struggling actor Guy, move into their first apartment, and their particularly strange neighbors, Minnie and Roman Castevet, soon befriend them. Rosemary and Guy begin to try having a baby, but the morning after their first night together, Rosemary mysteriously remembers nothing about the past night. However, she becomes pregnant, and Minnie promises to take special care of Rosemary throughout her pregnancy. Rosemary starts to have unusual pains and cravings and becomes consumed with paranoia about the pregnancy, even as her husband and neighbors ensure her that nothing is out of the ordinary.

14 [Sports] Roger Goodell and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad League The NFL and Their Most Recent Blunders Roger Goodell

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ontroversy has never been in short supply in the National Football The photos of Peterson’s child, post-abuse, should horrify those that League. The league has always counted on the public’s ability to view them.These are not the actions of a stern disciplinarian. These are forgive and forget, despite a constant flow of questionable actions. the actions of a monstrous villain.

The most recent questionable action stems from the NFL’s handling of So, how did the league respond to the malevolent activities of Adrian the Ray Rice incident. Upon viewing the video of Ray Rice dragging his Peterson? The Minnesota Vikings suspended Peterson for their game then-fiancée (now-wife) out of a hotel elevator, the NFL decided to inflict against New England, and then brought him back the next week, saying the exceedingly severe, hyperbolic punishment of a two-game suspenhe was just “disciplining his child.” sion.

However, two days after reinstating Peterson, the NFL placed him The story broke in February, but the video of Rice actually knocking on the exempt/commissioner’s permission list, which barred him from out his now-wife surfaced in early September. Interestingly enough, playing for the Vikings indefinitely. The Vikings stepped in and prohibwhen the second video surfaced, the NFL subsequently forced Rice into ited Peterson from playing, but not because they learned from previous a permanent exile. The league suffers from a constant influx of domestic consequences. abuse cases, but the videos of Rice knocking out his fiancée and dragging In the brief two-day period following the Minnesota game with New her out of the elevator properly bring the issue to light.

England, the hotel chain, Radisson, suspended their sponsorship of the Those of us with a moral compass have begun to ask if Roger Goodell, Vikings, citing the pitiful reaction to Adrian Peterson. The beer company, the NFL commissioner, should be removed. It truly does not matter if Anheuser-Busch, along with a multitude of other corporate sponsors, anybody believes that Goodell deserves to be fired right now, because directly addressed the NFL on the controversy. Adrian Peterson was not the wave of anger surrounding the NFL will subdue “I am, without a doubt, not a dismissed because he was a poison on morality. soon enough. Everybody will soon forget that Roger He was dismissed because he was a poison on child abuser.”

Goodell needed to see a video of domestic abuse revenue, and to the NFL, revenue is all that really occurring to take any action whatsoever, and we can -Adrian Peterson (Nonironically) matters. get back to what is really important, which involves From the way the media has reported on the watching the Chiefs try to make the playoffs for a second consecutive most recent discrepancies, one might think that up until now, the NFL year. has been a faultless, perfect organization made up entirely of priests. In It seems as if nothing is safe from the violent rampages of NFL affilithe duration of Goodell’s reign alone, the league has seen the famous ates. Ray Rice victimized women, Michael Vick victimized animals (lest replacement referee fiasco, an uproar regarding the name of the Washingwe forget Michael Vick), and, of course, Adrian Peterson victimized chilton Redskins, and the cataclysmic management of concussions, on top of dren. We, as a society, can partake in a well-educated debate on whether the developments on Ray Rice. In his mere eight years of control over the or not children should be hit by their parents as a way of discipline, but NFL, Roger Goodell has created an impressive résumé of calamity, and a Adrian Peterson did not merely hit his four-year old son in the name of legacy built on dreadful management, and unless this changes soon, the strict parenting. general population may begin to care for a longer duration than a week.

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ctober 4 was a time for the OE Cross Country team to compete at the Topeka Seaman Invitational at the Shawnee North Community Center. The junior varsity girls finished first, getting the clean sweep with sophomore Renee Rosinski and junior Nicole Friend leading the charge. The girls grabbed the top eight spots resulting in a perfect score of 15. The junior varsity boys strode to second place led by senior Steven Davis and freshman Zane Roberts, who placed 5th and 6th, respectively.

The girls’ varsity race featured junior Kayla Davis oupacing the 2nd place runner, her teammate sophomore Emily Schmeeckle, by 40 seconds. All 10 Hawks runners finished in the top 21. In the boys’ varsity race, junior Nicholas Skinner and freshman Ben Kahnk finished first and second, respectively. The Hawks Cross Country team came away with victories in both varsity races and the girls’ junior varisty. The boys’ junior varsity capped off a successful day for the Hawks with a second place finish.

Logan Brockschmidt//Staff Writer

Anders Hanson is surrounded by opposing runners at an uphill corner Courtesy of Logan Brockschmidt

Jamie Waechter, Natalie Haas, and Yulissa Delatore run up a hill Courtesy of Logan Brockschmidt

Nicole Friend congratulates hugging teammates Jamie Waechter and Natalie Haas Courtesy of Logan Brockschmidt

Girls varsity huddles for a picture Courtesy of Joanne Hanson

Nicholas Skinner leads through the woods Courtesy of Logan Brockschmidt

Boys varsity poses with their 1st place trophy Courtesy of Joanne Hanson

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No Longer Preoccupied with 1985 How the 2014 Royals Revived an Entire Generation of KC Fans

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f time indeed heals all wounds, then Kansas Citians should have been healed long ago. Yet after 28 seemingly endless years spent watching their team mired in mediocrity, Kansas City Royals fans remained very wounded.

In year 29, though, both the team and the city were finally restored to health by the only possible cure: postseason baseball.

The Royals’ revival, which truly began eight years prior to its consummation, was completely predictable yet utterly shocking all at once.

In 2006, Dayton Moore was hired as the sixth general manager in franchise history. Moore, who learned the trade in the Atlanta Braves organization under former Royals GM John Schuerholz, was touted as the architect who would rebuild the once-proud franchise.

The turnaround, of course, did not happen overnight.

Year after year, Royals fans endured 90+ losses at the ballpark, instead focusing their attention on bright, young prospects like Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, and Danny Duffy.

On the shoulders of these Royals legend George Brett celebrates players rested the hopes of the team’s first playoff berth in 29 years an entire fan base.

Courtesy of the Kansas City Royals Slowly but surely, these prospects reached the majors, and with them came marginal increases in success. This part of “the process,” as Moore famously dubbed his plan, was quite predictable.

Next, however, came the more surprising developments.

After a disappointing 2012 season which saw the Royals muster a mere 72-90 record, Moore – who was six seasons into his term with nothing to show for it – made a move which has defined his time in Kansas City.

On December 10, 2012, Moore dealt prized prospects Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi to the Tampa Bay Rays in return for pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis. Moore justified the questionable move by saying he was “going for it.”

Not surprisingly, the trade was met with heavy criticism. Many wondered aloud how a team coming off a 90-loss season would suddenly become a force in the two years remaining on Shields’ contract. Even more questioned the decision to cut ties with Myers, rated by some as the best prospect in baseball.

Midway through the 2013 campaign, the critics looked to be right, as the

John Mayberry

Very few men have witnessed, or been a part of, as much Royals history as John Mayberry. Mayberry, a Royals Hall of Fame Member and grandfather of Olathe East senior Fred Douglas, played for The Boys in Blue in the franchise’s infancy, from 1972-77.

In his playing career alone, of which only six years were spent in Kansas City, “Big John” was selected as an AllStar twice, finished second in the AL MVP voting in 1975, played a key part on the first ever Royals playoff team in 1976, and hit the last ever home run in Municipal Stadium.

After the conclusion of his playing days, Mayberry returned to Kansas Mayberry with the Royals City, working as a coach in the orgaCourtesy of Main Line Autographs

Matthew Gwin//Creative Editor

Royals were floundering under .500 once again. Kansas City fans seemed destined to endure yet another season of disappointment.

This time, however, very few promising young reinforcements would be coming to save the day. All those guys – the supposed saviors – had already arrived and, at least seemingly, already failed.

For once, though, fortunes in Kansas City changed.

Sparked by Mr. Royal himself George Brett taking over as the hitting coach in June, the Royals made a second-half push for a playoff spot, only to fall short. Despite the disappointing end result, KC looked poised for a breakthrough season in 2014.

Now for the wackiness.

After being a popular preseason pick to win the AL Central or at least take a wild card spot, the Royals – in typical Royals fashion – stood last in the division on June 1.

Shields was set to depart after the season, Moore and manager Ned Yost would likely land on the chopping block, and the dreadful “process” would have to be begun all over again.

Then something strange happened.

From June 7 to June 18, KC rattled off 10 straight wins, catapulting themselves into first place in the division. The Royals then proceeded to win 9 of their next 27 games, once again falling off the pace in the division.

Continuing its streaky ways, the team – then sitting at a record of 48-50 – caught fire and retook the division lead on August 11.

This time, though, the Royals hung onto it, at least for a while.

KC outfielder Lorenzo Cain KC remained in first celebrates with the fans for another month, until Courtesy of Getty Images ultimately being overtaken by Detroit once more, this time for good.

Luckily, the Royals finished the season strong and captured a wild card spot, the team’s first postseason berth since 1985.

After 29 years wandering through the desert, a city and a fan base finally stumbled upon an oasis of hope, which came in the most unlikely of forms.

The 2014 Kansas City Royals were far from perfect, yet to this city, they were all that and more.

Perhaps Royals veteran outfielder Raul Ibañez said it best: “Kansas City, you deserve it.” nization for two years. Later, Mayberry worked in the Royals’ Community Affairs Department and has stayed involved with the organization, whether directly or indirectly, to this day.

Long story short, Mayberry can offer a unique perspective on the team and the city he loves.

“It took a little time for our team to gel. Then guys like George Brett, Amos Otis, Frank White, Cookie Rojas, Freddie Patek start coming up…

Next thing you know we come up with a core. That’s what the Royals are doing now.”

“It’s a similar feel – the game hasn’t changed – but now there’s a lot more exposure. When I played no one really knew about us. We were right in the middle of the country and we weren’t on national TV a lot.

We had to earn our due.”

“We stayed together a lot longer, though. There weren’t as many trades back then or guys leaving in free agency. If they keep this team together, which will probably be incredibly hard to do, then they will keep winning.”

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OE Staff 1985 Memories Barbara Nikoo-Manesh - Env. Design

“I was born and raised in St Louis, so I was a Cardinals fan living in Kansas City. My husband was rooting for the Royals and bought tickets for us to attend the seventh game of the World Series. I took a sign that read: ‘I was born in the red, I live in the blue, there’s a little of my heart with both of you.’ It was very exciting to have the I-70 series.

Jennifer Rippee - Freshman English

“In 1985, I had just turned ten, and my parents got to go to game six . . . because they had season tickets.

The four of us – my brother, my sister, and I – stayed at home and watched the game. We got very excited during one part and broke my mom’s lamp. I think we were playing baseball in the living room, which was a no-no.”

“We broke the lamp on top of the piano, and glued it back together. She did not find out about it until four months later when she was dusting because we had turned the broken part to the back. Then, we got in big trouble.”

Kraig Taylor - Athletic Director

“I was a hot dog vendor for game six and game seven [of the 1985 World Series]. I was raising money for my youth group – for a mission trip. We had worked five or six games in the regular season, so they invited us back.”

“I was actually on the first base side in the lower section for the play at first base [the disputed safeout call in game six], so I had a good view of that.”

“After they won game seven, I stayed for the whole celebration. I don’t remember what time I got home that night, but it didn’t really matter.”

Jim Super - Junior English

“The company my wife worked for couldn’t give away the tickets [to game seven], because the game was going to be on a weekend. The company couldn’t give them to a customer because if the game wasn’t played, they [the customers] would have to get a refund. So, they gave the tickets to her.”

“We went to the stadium to watch the Royals play the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh game of the World Series. Of course, it was packed. It was loud. It was a great night. . . Just a great moment for Kansas City sports.”

Tiffany Richard - Biology

“We had tickets for the game where the Royals won the pennant, and I’d been feeling kind of sick all day. [We] get to the game, and of course my favorite thing to eat at the Royals game is cotton candy.”

“So I was eating my cotton candy, watching the game when all of a sudden, I feel like I’m going to throw up. We’re kind of in the middle of the row, so I can’t get out anywhere.”

“I said, ‘Somebody give me something. I’m about to throw up.’ So somebody hands me a full cup of soda. I threw up into the soda, and pink throw up went everywhere.”

“There was a really fancy lady in front of me with a fur coat, and it [the vomit] got on her fur coat.”

“My mother took me out to the parking lot. We sat in the parking lot, and we knew that the Royals won when we heard the entire stadium erupt.”

“Also, they won when I was a freshman, and my daughter’s a freshman right now. I actually kept my 1985 World Championship sweatshirt, and she’s been wearing it to school this year.”

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Celebrity Look-a-Likes

Annie Beurman//Senior Staff Writer

Get the Ticket and See Who’s Who

Eliza Woodside Sophmore Mattie Bell Junior

Shailene Woodley Actress Isla Fisher Actress

Ashlee Edler Junior

Blake Lively Actress

Justin Adrian History Teacher

Calvin Harris Singer

Emme Logan Sophomore

Taylor Swift Singer

Lindsay Stephenson English Teacher Nicole Friend Junior

Weston Funk Senior

Macaulay Culkin Actor

Scarlett Johanson Actress Miley Cyrus Miley Cryus Singer Actress

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Quotes of Less than 140 Characters that Inspire Students Lauren Heinrich// Copy Editor quote, a phrase, a scripture, a little pick-me-up, whatever the preference, most students – and people – can name a saying that they try to live by or read when they need some encouragement. There’s just something about a good phrase that inspires a person to be optimistic and keep his head up. The quote becomes a little reminder of hope. Some Olathe East students took to Twitter to explain what their favorite quote is, in 140 characters or fewer.

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“You need to grow up and be mature about things before you can be taken seriously about them.”

-awesomesauceQC

“I live by that quote because there are so many ways to change the world, and you can’t tell others to change until you change yourself and exemplify what you think.

-SS_Harohalli

“I choose to go through life not letting my fears dictate where I will go in life. I hate fearing the future because it’s going to happen whether or not I want it to.”

-C_sottile97

“I love the quote because it keeps me from quitting something even if I’m struggling.

I live it by thinking ‘I know something great will happen, I just need to be patient.’”

-BPOilSpill980

“When you put forth the determination to do something, it can lead to great things. If you don’t even try at it, who knows what opportunities you gave up and you didn’t even realize it.”

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“Because as in theatre no matter what you have to keep going and try to make the best of every situation.”

-Lil_Godd18

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You’re Dead!

Los Angeles Producer Flying Lotus Drops an Experimental Music Gem

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o say that Steven Ellison was born to be a musician might be an understatement. The 31-year-old grandson of songwriter Marilyn McLeod, who once wrote for Diana Ross, is also the nephew of legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. Ellison released his first album under the alias of Flying Lotus in 2006. Since then he has released a new album every two years. He’s also produced songs and taken up DJ duties for artists such as Mac Miller, Chance The Rapper, and Earl Sweatshirt.

Since it is an even-numbered year and FlyLo is perpetually working on new music, it only made sense that the world would be receiving “You’re Dead!” about now.

The album begins with the humming and buzzing of an orchestra.

As the percussion comes to a crescendo, a lightning-fast bass line strikes, and the 40-minute sonic journey is on its way. Before the listener is able to completely register what just hit them, the first track (aptly-named “Theme”) is over, and the second track (“Tesla”) is under way.

“Tesla” is one of two tracks on the album constructed with help from influential jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. Just ask your dorky dad who was into jazz in college, Hancock knows his way around a piano, a keyboard, or any other instrument with keys.

The two songs after “Tesla” were written by Flying Lotus together with his right-hand man Thundercat. Thundercat, the pseudonym of Los Angeles bassist extraordinaire Stephen Bruner, has worked with Flying Lotus for years, adding his own jazz-fusion flair (think Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten) to numerous tracks.

After this comes the portion of “You’re Dead!” that many people have likely heard by now. “Never Catch Me,” the track featuring Kendrick Lamar, was released early in September to the delight of hip-hop fans everywhere. The song features a minute-long verse with some of Lamar’s most powerful and introspective lyrics he’s dropped in his career to this point. What really makes this track so dynamic is how well it fits into the album. The theme of the album centers around death and wondering what happens at that moment and after, and Flying Lotus carved out the perfect spot for Lamar’s verse.

And All That Jazz There’s a whole new generation of jazz listeners out there.

Jump in, get into these albums.

Aaron Rhodes//Senior Staff Writer

Another track that got a few people excited was “Dead Man’s Tetris”, a song featuring guest spots from Snoop Dogg. With no disrespect to the Doggfather himself, it’s hard to make one of his guest appearances sound intriguing in 2014. Ellison tries his best and manages to come out with a win by illustrating and accenting some of Snoop’s lines in the song (lazer sounds as Snoop says “bang bang” and syncopated bass riff throughout).

Many also anticipated an appearance from Ellison’s rapper alter-ego Captain Murphy. Those who picked up this album hoping to hear Captain Murphy verses like those on his “Duality” mixtape were most likely disappointed. On the two songs he uses the Captain Murphy moniker, Ellison merely rides the beats and tries to compliment the songs vocally.

While they’re not bad lyrics, he could have called up almost any of his numerous rapper friends and gotten the same lines.

They’re nothing like some of the clever and triumphant lines he’s delivered before.

While the album maintains a serious, contemplative theme, the exact mood of individual tracks varies greatly over the album’s course. Songs like “Stirring” and “Obligatory Cadence” capture a feeling of anxiety and curiosity.

“Descent Into Madness” paints a menacing painting of death displayed

by Thundercat’s falsetto chanting, downbeat piano melody, and dramatic use of percussion.

“Ready Err Not” and “Your Potential/The Beyond” serve as interludes between the two feelings and the wide range of others displayed.

As a whole, the album flows as if it were one long piece of music, an opera perhaps. As long as the listener starts with the first song, the album works almost perfectly in any order. That is one thing that makes it so incredible. Another is how many vivid and vibrant sounds FlyLo is able to dish out in such a short amount of time. Some of the wilder moments on the album are comparable to playing Mario Kart on Rainbow Road or eating a boxful of candy all at once, or maybe a combination of the two.

It’s also nice when an album matches up with its artwork so well.

With “You’re Dead!”, Flying Lotus has composed one of this year’s most unique and versatile albums and blended hip-hop, electronic, and jazz music more skillfully than any man before him.

BadBadNotGood “III”

King Krule “6 Feet Beneath The Moon”

The third LP from Canada’s favorite jazz trio.

The debut album of the English jazz-influenced singer-songwriter.

Key song: “Confessions”

Key song: “A Lizard State”

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NHS Neon Run National Honor Society Hosts a 3K Neon Run for Olathe East Students

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Several Olathe East English classes wrote letters to surprise the veterans honor flight Courtesy of Logan Brockschmidt

Happy Halloween From The Hawk’s Eye

ON THE FLIPSIDE Calendar Friday, October 24 7:00pm Football: Varsity Game vs. Olathe Northwest @ CBAC

Teacher Trivia

Friday, October 31 9:00am Cross Country: Varsity State Meet @ Rimrock 7:00pm Football: Varsity Game vs. Lawrence @ Lawrence High School

Tuesday, November 4 7:00pm: OE Area Calvacade of Strings in Main Gym

Thursday, November 6 7:30pm: Fall Mainstage Performance in Auditorium

Top 5 Halloween Costumes in 2014 1) Queen Elsa from Frozen 2) Miley Cyrus 3) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 4) Rick Grimes from “The Walking Dead” 5) Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy

Which Olathe East faculty member was a hot dog vendor at the 1985 World Series game?

Last Issue’s answer:

Mr. Bosworth has his pilot’s license.

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