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Check the back page to see Homecoming pictures! See HOMECOMING, page 8
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Music To hear
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Spooky Must reads
Want to read a short Halloween story? Check out Angela Yang’s spooky suggestions. See SPOOKY STORIES, page 7
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Costumes to wear
Learn about Zach Phelphs’ costume design talents See COSTUME, page 4
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uring B y M a l l o r y M o a t s the Web Master week of Homecoming, students wandered the hallways wearing a variety of odd clothing. Monday, pajamas were in. Tuesday, it was mismatched socks. But these unusual looks were not just a fast fad, they were the result of a spirit week. Homecoming’s spirit week was put on by Rolla High School’s Student Council, but other organizations also plan spirit weeks every year. However, all spirit weeks serve one main purpose: to promote school spirit. But, what exactly is school spirit? “School spirit is being one,” said senior Lauren Tyler. “Not just as a class, but as a whole school participating in one thing. I think school spirit is having hope and faith in your school. It can be in different ways with sports, extracurriculars or clubs, but it’s unifying not just by grade, but as a whole school.” Tyler only started attending RHS this school year; however, she still chose to participate in the Homecoming spirit week. “I don’t feel uncomfortable [being a new student and participating] because when
I do, people think I’m an active part of the school,” said Tyler. “Being new here has actually not been a problem since I’ve met people, and they’ve been nice to me, so I’m not scared or embarrassed to show school spirit.” Some student organizations expect their members to participate in the spirit weeks. “I’m part of the Student Council, and they actually wanted us to participate, and encourage other students to participate,” said Tyler. However, students with no affiliation to one of these organizations are left with a choice of whether or not to participate in spirit week. Senior Sarah Beetner had no desire to dress differently. “Our spirit days aren’t very good,” said Beetner. “I just don’t find them very interesting. It’s easier for me to just get ready like I normally would than make a distinct effort towards something that doesn’t really interest me.” Beetner’s lack of participation also reflects her take on the school spirit culture of the school. “School spirit would be taking pride in your school and what it stands for,” said Beetner. “Our school wants us to take
pride when I’m not quite sure what we stand for or how the quality of our school compares to others. We’re required to go to school, but why is this school something I should be proud to be a part of? If [Rolla High School] had really high quality education, or if they stood for something, not politically because we’re a public school, but if they went above and beyond to have a student-led administration type thing, I think I would be much more vocal about how much I believe in the school.” Senior Thomas Emory holds a different view. “I think most people participate in school spirit week because it’s just a fun way to bring everyone together and to show that we are united as a school,” said Emory. “Despite the pandemic and all the things that are making the school year a bit of a challenge for everyone, we can all have fun and enjoy what’s going on.” If spirit week participation is a quantitative approach to measuring a student body’s pride in their institution, the results might be flawed.
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last year that passed away very unexpectedly on June 1, 2021. From that grief, I decided to channel some of that emotion into something positive,” said Lyle. “So I formed a nonprofit organization called the J.J.Q. Fund, and the J.J.Q Fund aims to provide opportunities and resources to atrisk children, youth, and sometimes even families. The J.J.Q. Fund has helped provide for those with financial needs. Over the summer, the fund was able to fund football scholarships to the ACC football camp, and was also able to give a donation towards the Community Health Clinic in Rolla, for the Back to School Bash. The Fund has now funded many students and families within the community helping give numerous scholarships and donations. One donation that the J.J.Q. Fund has given is towards C.A.S.A, which stands for court appointed special advocate. “It is, in a nutshell, a person that is
appointed by a judge to be an advocate for a child that is in foster care, so they are oftentimes their voice, especially when a child is younger. They are really that liaison between the foster child and the judge,” explained Lyle. “So we’ve been coordinating with them and giving them a donation as well. We aim every month, to find something that we want to support and want to donate to. We have given a donation to the Learning Center here that is connected to the Rolla High School which is an environment for students to be able to succeed in an alternative learning environment. ” Teachers have educated students about the dangers of drugs, but many teens don’t understand the impact that drugs have on their health.
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ed By Hannah Puetz Ribbon News Editor Week is October 23-31; this week on the calendar informs students about the dangers of drug use and helps prevent it within our school and community. Red Ribbon Week started in 1985, after the loss of Kiki Camerena, a drug enforcement officer who was killed by drug traffickers in Mexico. Since then, many non-profit organizations have worked to prevent drug usage within our communities. In memory of a former student, Rolla High School guidance counselor Monica Lyle formed a nonprofit organization called the J.J.Q. Fund which helps prevent at-risk youth from drug usage and other health related conditions. Lyle wanted to shape the loss of her student, into something more positive, something that could benefit the community of Rolla. “I had a former student that graduated
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recently finished Netflix’s original series “Daredevil.” It was a wild ride from start to finish. I suppose I shouldn’t say finish, considering there was no real ending. The moral of the show is to do good; it is about a superhero (a very attractive one, if I do say so myself), but the series also speaks about letting people in, trusting your friends, and not overexerting yourself. Basically, the main character is all dark and broody and is constantly pushing people away (you can see why I like him now). He also has an issue of not knowing when to take a breath. The show was cancelled after three seasons and now I’m left to ponder if my favorite ships would have found their way back to each other, or not. I find myself doing this a lot. Luckily, I have an unusual amount of free time to spend thinking about this. I also have time to think about how I’m a little similar to the main character, Matt Murdock. Neither of us feel okay taking a break. I’ve also seen countless friends experience this, too. I think for me, if I’m not overscheduled (aka if I have any amount of free time), then I’m not doing enough. Tennis season ended for me recently and after a week of having my afternoons back, I already found myself trying to jam my
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schedule full again. This always leads me to high stress levels because, at heart, I’m a bit of a homebody and an introvert. I need time to recharge my social battery.
Nevertheless, I feel unproductive because I have time to myself. This feeling is almost worse than the stress I am under when I am busy. Almost. Part of me feels guilty for enjoying all my free time. I feel bad for not truly wanting to give it up because, secretly, I love the extra time I get to spend in my bed watching TV with a hot cup of tea. I guess that isn’t a secret anymore. I think the real issue is not my productivity or lack thereof, but rather how hard I push myself. I need to form a better relationship with taking mental health days. I think a good portion of my friends do too. I’ve seen too many of them burn out from overextending themselves, especially early on in the school year. So take this as a friendly reminder to pace yourself. It’s something a lot of people struggle with. Having free time is a good thing. It’s okay to spend a weekend in binging your favorite TV show. I highly suggest you take time to yourself and if you do end up watching a TV show or need a recommendation, try “Daredevil.” It’s the perfect, fast paced, fall show. I’m starting my second watch as you read this and trying to not feel guilty about it. We’re in this together.
Wishing you a Happy Halloween from the ECHO staff! Crossword
ACROSS 6. A bird associated with a famous Poe Poem 7. Spooky, Scary, _______ 8. What you hit a baseball with 9. Word associated with treat 12. Flower petals that lead the spirits for the day of the dead 13. A famous vampire novel by Bram Stoker 14. On october 30, our school turns into the ________ High
DOWN 1. Cinderella’s carriage 2. Peter Parker turns into this arachnid man 3. The dream you have before Christmas 4. A famous example is Casper, although he is frendlier than others 5. A trip taken in a straw filled wagon 8. Spooky version of the Nike slogan, “Just ___ it” 10. Break me off a piece of that ______ bar 11. 2009 stop motion film involving button eyes
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Dialogue about homework highlights potential for overload By Connor Lamora
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omework has been impacting students, teachers, and even parents ever since it was “created’’ and initiated into the education system. While some argue that it’s beneficial for students, others stress the heavy potential consequences of homework and the amount that can be assigned and handed out. Homework’s purpose is to initiate practice on certain lessons, skills, and other various topics taught in class each day. Teachers then can assess how their students are doing based on grades on the material. However, homework’s innocent ideology can sometimes be abused. Abundances of homework not only increases the workload and stress levels of each student but also affects their approach to school and their classes. The NEA (National Education Association) and the NPTA (The National Parent Teacher Association) support the “10 Minute Rule.” This rule states that students in kindergarten should be assigned 10 minutes of homework, increasing 10 minutes for each grade up, resulting in two hours total homework for those in 12th grade. “This year, I feel like we should be assigned more homework for the classes I have because we really haven’t had any. Homework gives you a [way of] thinking of what you are learning about not just doing your schoolwork in school,” explained sophomore Dylan Pound. “My view on it is more of if you have extra activities out of school, homework is just a part of school. And, if it’s that big of a deal, then quit whatever you’re doing. If you’re going to do that stuff, just know that that’s a sacrifice that’s going to have to be put into play and you’re going to have to work harder in school,” said Pound. Homework has been evolving as time moves forward. COVID-19 played a crucial role in how homework was handed out and dealt with last school year. The “hybrid” system forced half of students who were not present at the physical school to do their classes online. Fully virtual students
from last year had an even bigger struggle connecting to a learning environment. “In online, you had a tutorial, and you’d really have to read through it. And then you’d have a five question quiz on every single thing. Then as a summary, you have to type out a bunch of stuff for what you learned about,” explained Pound. “Because it was online, for me, I can’t learn as well when I read and it’s way easier to learn when there’s a teacher who can explain things and I can ask questions and get immediate responses back instead of how they had it where you’d have to message a teacher and then you’d have to wait a while for a response back.” Students in the Newburg schools are managed differently than what RHS students are used to. Tyler Stevenson, a senior student who attends the Newberg High School, claims that their “no homework” policy may not be as great as it sounds. “I think homework would definitely help better because you’re still thinking about it, not just in school,” claimed Stevenson. Stevenson has mixed feelings about homework. “I think homework definitely has its ups and downs. For some instances, it should be used and other times not so much,” said Stevenson. Not only this, but the way having no homework affects the students under these policies was not so surprising. “Having no homework makes people not want to do [anything] more,” he claimed. “People just don’t care anymore. They’ll just sit in class, they’ll listen to what the teacher is [saying] and then they’ll just be off doing nothing. Then they’ll wait, take the test, and fail it. They’re not paying attention,” said Stevenson. Regardless of a school’s homework management, views on a balance will be different. “I would say that people should have some homework. Not tons of homework, but they shouldn’t get off with no homework at all. They should have something
Say no to drugs...continued From Page 1 The addictive nature of many drugs can negatively impact mental, physical, personal, and academic aspects of your life. “[Drug use] can affect areas of your concentration and your motivation especially when that black hole kind of starts to pull you in and you start to sink from the drug use,” said Lyle. “It kind of takes over your life, and things like schoolwork, grades, even your future after high school start to not matter as much as they did because that drug is taking precedence. And when that drug takes precedent, that’s all that matters,” added Lyle. Drugs don’t just affect a student’s academics; they can also impact social life and health. “First of all, it’s illegal. With that legal aspect comes some pretty big repercussions, penalties, and consequences. The second, sometimes not as glaringly obvious, is that when any teen or adult decides to pursue any type of drug use, it often produces a domino effect. It will start to have effects in all areas of your life. For example, it is going to affect your sleep cycle and diet,” said Lyle. Lyle also highlights the negative impact that drug use has on social life and activities that should bring joy. “You might start to hang around the wrong crowd. You might start to pull away from activities or sports that you would be involved in. It basically just becomes a black hole that starts to suck you in and pull you away from all aspects and areas of your life,” added Lyle. So, why do students decide to start doing drugs? Is it because of peer pressure? Or do they see others doing it? There are many reasons why kids might be under the influence of harming their body with the usage of drugs, and it is important to inform them why it is harmful to do so.
“I think a lot of students oftentimes have the assumption or stereotype that, ‘oh, I can try this just once, and I will be okay.’ There are a lot of very scary substances that are right beneath our nose,” said Lyle. ‘Sometimes students can have that assumption that they can just try this once and they won’t get addicted, but that’s not always the case. We also have a lot of students that rely on different types of substances to be able to cope with certain emotions, whether that is anger, depression, anxiety, and that is a very dangerous and slippery slope.” Many drugs can be highly addictive and could cause immediate or lifelong negative consequences. It is important for teenagers to know the dangers and risks of doing drugs and how to keep their peers safe. If you or others are in danger due to drug usage, contact: Compass Health Mental Health Center, Rolla, Mo: (844) 853-8937 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline: (800) 662-4357 Guidance Counselor Monica Lyle: mlyle@ rolla31.org
If you are interested in reading more about the J.J.Q. Fund visit: https://pages.facebook.com/JJQFund/
to keep them still in that mindset,” said Stevenson. Students are not the only ones who homework affects, however. Teachers are responsible for handing out classwork related to their daily lesson plans and for putting grades in the gradebook. They are challenged with figuring out what assignments will both be beneficial and engaging for their students. Math teacher Don Luna, is responsible for teaching Algebra II, Honors Algebra II, and Trigonometry at RHS. ¨If it’s a college-bound course, we’re expecting the kids are going to college. Then yes, typically every class is going to have homework daily, except for on test days. But I expect somewhere between 20 and 30 minutes a day. It’s kind of the average of homework assigned in my class,¨ stated Luna. Luna wasn’t always this way. ¨I was probably more of a stickler and assigned more problems. I have slowly realized, as you go along as a teacher, you start to understand that kids do have all those other classes, and you start to not be about your own class. I understand that the kids do have seven different classes,” explained Luna. ¨If you’re actively working on your homework [and] you have more than 20 to 30 minutes, I want to know about it so then I can change it for the next year and I can reduce the number of problems,¨ said Luna. COVID-19’s affect on the teacher and student relationship put a definite toll on classwork. “As we moved through last year where we started the hybrid setup, we absolutely had to tailor our assignments just differently. They almost had more homework at that time it seemed like. With the way we had it last year, I would teach two lessons because I wouldn’t see [students] the next day, so I would teach them enough to where they could do it that evening and the next.” Most schools cannot get rid of homework entirely whether students like it or not. It’s a staple in education that has benefits. The problem is figuring out a medium that can suit both those who assign and grade it and those who sits down to do it. “I would trust that the teachers at Rolla are professional enough to know their students and be able to assign the right amount of homework,” explained Luna. “If you ask any student, they will always say they have too much homework, but I feel
like if students use their time wisely, we as a school probably are good with what we assign.” Homework will always be controversial. There will never be a perfect solution that schools and the education system as a whole can follow. Research conducted at Stanford University suggested that any homework past a cumulative of two hours was actually counterproductive. Some parents or other individuals may claim that doing more homework makes the student “smarter.” In addition, Stanford researchers surveyed more than 4,300 students in upper middle-class California communities. They chose 10-high performing high schools and interviewed them about homework. After asking each student if they had experienced any physical symptoms of stress, more than 80 percent of students claimed they had at least one stress-related symptom while 44 percent said they had up to three or more physical symptoms, with less than 1 percent saying homework was not a factor in their stress. The higher the demand for our students’ academic accomplishments, the higher the stress and workload that will come with it. Any school has the potential to create a culture of homework imbalance. The last two years have demonstrated a real potential for increased workload for both students and teachers. The reality is that every single student is different. Some learn faster than others, some are more busy than others. A constant communication with educators can improve the quality of work and how it is assigned. Luna notes an appreciation for student engagement, specifically when students come to him asking for resources from a previous day’s lesson. “I love that because that means they looked at the calendar. They know that there’s a worksheet, and they said, ‘Hey, can I have that worksheet?” stated Luna. To Luna, this participation shows more to him than a question of “What did we do yesterday?” Pound, who did not have access to classroom teachers last year, echoes the importance of speaking up. “Pay more attention in school, or ask teachers more questions on things when you get your assignments [like], ‘How do you do this?’ Or bring your notes home, so you can have a reference,” explained Pound.
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ost students are unaware of the procedures taken involving secure status and how it is different from lockdown. The confusion about secure status is high, and with that confusion, students start asking questions and some are not able to answer those questions themselves. One of the many things people think about secure status is that it is just like lockdown, but they are not the same. The crisis management plan given to faculty and staff members defines secure status as a procedure that prevents unauthorized persons from entering the school. It is commonly used when the threat is towards the general public and not the school itself. During secure status, school activities continue as normal. Lockdown, however, is a procedure that is used when there is an immediate threat to the school, such as a school intruder. Lockdown minimizes access to the school, and it secures staff and students in their classrooms where they must remain until the situation has been declared safe by an authority. “Secure [status] is just if there’s something going on in the community, like if there is a robbery going on, while lockdown is if someone is actually in the building,” said assistant principal Josh
Smith. “We’ll lock all our exterior doors, and everything in the building continues as normal.” It is important for Rolla High School to be as safe as possible, and the RHS administration and faculty make sure to take precautions for the safety of all the students including A+ and RTI students. “We’ll make the decision...whether we go to RTI, whether we don’t go, whether A+ tutors go. It really depends on how close the threat is,” said Smith. On Tuesday October 6, there was an interstate police chase going though Phelps County that eventually went through Rolla. The school had to lock the doors, just to remain safe. “The other day, there were a few suspects on the loose, and there was one that hadn’t been found. It really wasn’t close to the school, but we went into secure status just to be safe,” Smith commented. No matter what the situation is, it is going to come out of the blue. That’s why the school makes students do the drills and procedures so that the students and faculty are prepared. While there isn’t anything in the student handbook about secure status, the most timely information for students and families will come through district communications as a situation occurs.
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Self-taught musicians learn new instruments We have By Kyra Ray spirit... or do K we? From Page 1 For example, senior Ali Abduljaleel’s lack of participation was not a purposeful protest, but just an oversight. “I woke up late, and I couldn’t find my pajamas,” said Abduljaleel. “So I just grabbed something else because I was going to be late to school.” Abdujaleel’s struggle to participate in spirit week is reflective of the struggles Rolla High School’s Student Council and administration have had when planning school spirit activities such as the pep assembly and homecoming dance. “It [planning the Homecoming pep assembly] was difficult because we were trying to plan around rain since it was outside,” said Hayden Hawkins, a Student Council member. “That was worrisome up until the very last second because it was decided during pride that day if we were going to end up having the assembly or not, so we were scrambling to finish up the games and stuff right before.” While Midwest weather can always leave plans in the air, social distancing and public health concerns have added another layer to planning traditional school spirit activities. Hawkins believes this has had an effect on the student body’s overall school spirit. “I definitely think that people have lost school spirit within the past couple years just because it’s harder to do activities,” said Hawkins. “It’s more of a struggle to get people to participate in school spirit stuff.” As the school spirit activities return to the high school, students are once again left with a choice to participate in them. Hawkins thinks students should, and will benefit from it. “Although it is a struggle to get people to participate, I definitely think that school spirit is very important,” said Hawkins. “It definitely amplifies the good that happens in school, and students are more engaged when there’s school spirit activities. The problem is that they have to engage in it themselves, and that’s still a struggle.”
nowing how to play an instruStaff Reporter ment is not an easily obtained skill, and teaching yourself how to play an instrument is an even bigger feat. At Rolla High School, there are students who have taught themselves how to do the latter, despite its challenges. Some are nurturing their blossoming talents and others have just broken through the soil. Brody Light, music aficionado, taught himself a variety of instruments. “My aunt showed me the notes on the piano or sheet, and I learned where C was and I had to teach myself. Everything from there, I had to go, ‘Okay, this is going up, is this going down?’ Just using stuff I learned in music class,” said Light. “Other times it’s YouTube - a lot of times it’s YouTube. When I had to learn the harmonica for [the marching band] show sophomore year, a lot of that was YouTube. It’s incredible because I watched probably 12 hours of YouTube trying to figure out how to play that thing, and it was 20 seconds of a single video that showed me what I needed to know.” Freshman Zoey Scarbrough has used similar methods to Light. “Honestly, YouTube videos and looking at the book that you get from Merle’s Music,” said Scarbrough. Even with these tools, Scarbrough had her fair share of struggles.
“There was a completely different embouchure than other instruments I was playing, and so I had to fully adjust. And, it’s like a different key,” said Scarbrough. Light struggled too. “One major struggle is when you’re sitting there and you’re trying to teach yourself something, you’re gonna mess up. You’re going to repeat the same thing over and over again,” said Light. “Unless you are actively doing it, or actively teaching someone how to do it, it gets really annoying real quick. Having to do instruments that I can’t practice at home, that’s probably the biggest struggle.” Scarbrough has learned to play several instruments. “I play trumpet for marching band, but I can also play flute, piccolo, clarinet, and a bit of alto sax,” said Scarbrough. “I taught myself trumpet right before the beginning of eighth grade, because I didn’t pick it up at all until I wanted to join jazz band and I just thought trumpet would be cool. Trumpet is one of the recent ones that I’ve learned. The first one I learned was clarinet, and then I learned flute, picked up on piccolo because I got first chair and Piccolo is what you get for first chair. And then I picked up the trumpet for eighth grade and played a bit of saxophone.” Light plays many instruments. “I’ve taken lessons for trumpet and guitar, but outside of that I can play baritone, piano, bass, mandolin, ukulele, harmon-
ica, recorder, marimba, drumset, Cajon, djembe, hand drum, a bunch of percussion toys like the maracas and stuff like that, bass, drums, tenor drums, and that’s about it,” said Light. Despite playing several instruments, Scarbrough only owns a few. “I use my aunt’s clarinet to begin with, but I have a flute at my house, and a trumpet, and I had to give the piccolo back to junior high...I practiced on saxophone, [with] my friend’s instrument,” said Scarbrough. Light also doesn’t own every instrument he knows how to play. “A lot of them either I don’t play them well, so it’s not worth buying one when they’re $600 or $700. Or like marimba, one of my favorite things to play. It’s a big wooden xylophone that takes up six feet. It’s a table basically, and it’s upwards of $2,000 a piece. So that’s not something that’s ever going in my house,” said Light. Light is involved with the Rolla High School marching band and jazz band, so he is constantly practicing. “It absolutely helps me because it forces me to do stuff I either don’t like or have never heard of. I’m in jazz band, and that’s where I get to play guitar. I get to learn something new, and I get to add that to my wheelhouse for later when either I want to write something, or when I want to do a gig,” said Light.
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Behind the Curtain: Phelps designs a promising career
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lot of B y H a n n a h P u e t z details News Editor go into every movie and theatre production. Directors, actors, and actresses are not the only ones to show up on the first day of production; behind the scenes, producers, makeup artists, costume designers, and many more. Recently, the Rolla High School drama department has hosted “Dorothy in Wonderland”, “The Little Mermaid”, and “Shuddersome: Tales of Poe”. Behind all those productions, junior Zach Phelps has helped bring the production to life by creating many costume designs for RHS, along with Ozark Actors Theatre.
Ethan Pennington as the Mad Hatter
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Phelps’ costume design career grew from bringing his imagination to reality. Phelps has grown as a costume designer by working on numerous shows for a few years. “I’ve always done some costumes for some smaller shows at the junior high. Then I was asked to do the costumes for the ‘Wizard of Oz’ for the district show at the high school. That was, I think, 2018, so I’ve been doing it for a few years now,” said Phelps. “Honestly, I just really liked making everything the way I thought it should [look].” Phelps has a talent when it comes to sewing, his first work that he made was a ball gown for one of his shows. “Basically I was like, I should probably learn to sew now. Then, I made a ball
gown, ” said Phelps. He also tells where he designs his costumes and makes all his creations for the various productions. “I do have a sewing room at my house, but it usually spreads out to the living room and my bedroom,” said Phelps. Phelps has now worked on making costumes for a variety of different productions at both RHS and OAT. He says that his favorite costumes he has made by far were the costumes for the production of Dorothy in Wonderland. “This summer, I did Dorothy in Wonderland, which was an education show at OAT. I liked all of the costumes, that was definitely my favorite one,” said Phelps. Phelps has had numerous opportunities with his costume design. He has had the opportunity to display all of his different fashion and costume works for OAT and RHS, being able to volunteer and stitch costumes. “Well, definitely the biggest opportunity I’ve had is being able to work and volunteer, and being able to be a stitcher, and grow from that because a lot of the basics I learned were from there,” said Phelps. Phelps also has future plans with his creative designs, with wanting to go to Stevens College in Columbia, Missouri for costume design and construction. Phelps gives advice to kids and students, who just like him, want to become costume designers in the future and help design for theatre productions in the school shows and beyond that.
Jaydin Cooper as Wenesday Addams “I would definitely say take some sewing classes. There were a lot of errors in my first work, but as long as you make it look pretty on the outside, it doesn’t really matter,” said Phelps. Phelps has definitely made a mark in many Rolla High School theatre productions. He has had many amazing opportunities in fashion, and has made numerous costumes that are wonderful. Phelps says that he enjoys his work very much, and will continue doing so through the rest of high school, and in college.
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r. Schatz is a new band director at Rolla this year. He comes to Rolla High School with many years of experience. This is his seventh year teaching. Schatz used to teach at Salem which has a much smaller band program than Rolla does. “There’s so many kids, I don’t know anybody’s name, I’m still trying to figure that out. And the hardest thing to do is working with colleagues. I never really had that either,” said Schatz. Another difference that Schatz has pointed out is that Rolla is more diverse and there are more experiences for students. Schatzs comes from a huge family. He has ten siblings and he is the youngest. He
went to high school in Saint Clair where he played basketball and soccer. For college, he attended Southeast Missouri State for two years, then Truman State for three. Shatz has a very busy life, managing his time with work and his two children. In his free time, however, he likes to work out and play sports. Music has been a huge part of Schatz’s life. “[Music has] given me a way to communicate with so many people that I never thought I would...I can use that as a tool to really build a relationship with people. It gives us an excuse to work together. So that’s been an awesome experience,” said Schatz. Schatz learned a lot from his time at Salem. He knows that his success takes hard work and time. “I just remember my last year at Salem...
we went to our last marching festival, we won finals. But I think my favorite memory was talking to the band afterwards, and explaining to them that it wasn’t really about winning; it’s about the process and how we got there, and I just enjoy the process of getting better. And kids seeing how to work hard and learn those skills...that’s what I love most,” said Schatz. So far, Schatz is enjoying teaching in Rolla. His favorite part of teaching in Rolla is the culture. “There’s a lot of culture. You don’t get that in a rural area very often. So I just love that, with the university and just the attitude. It’s a very balanced life with everything going on in the world right now. It’s been awesome,” said Schatz.
“With the can drive, you can get up to $3 off with three canned goods,” said Casey. “If you bring one can, I’m gonna give you $1 off your ticket and if you bring three I’m going to give you three. It’s up to three per person. And what that does is all those canned goods go to the Russell House here in Rolla, which is a women and children’s shelter. We’re only giving you a $3 discount, but if you brought more cans because of the fundraising absolutely we’ll accept them.” Casey also helps put on the Haunted Mine. However, it isn’t put on by the teachers or advisors, it is mostly run by the students. “Traditionally every year, the students themselves decide what’s going to be in each specific section of the mine,” said Casey. “The student team in charge of it lays [a plan] out. All of our student groups in the department pick rooms, and come up with designs for what’s in them. I don’t know that any 200 mines have ever been the same. It’s always a little bit different because, as you know, older students leave and younger students come in. There’s a different twist or a different perspective.” Another important factor that has to be put in when preparing and planning the Haunted Mine is acquiring different costumes and makeup. “So we have a stash of costumes that we use year to year from others. A lot of the students buy their own, some of them do their own makeup, but there were some local Rolla makeup artists that did all of our folks’ makeup, and they did a really good job,” said Casey. Precautions also have to be made when planning the Haunted Mine. One key precaution the students have to remember is the safety of their guests. The main hazard of the Haunted Mine is being in a mine, so the students have to be cautious about that. “[The guests] will have to wear helmets. Once they purchase a ticket, they step over to the helmet booth. They have to have a helmet the whole time they’re there, until they turn it in when they walk out of the mine and go to their cars. We sanitize after they take them off,” said Casey. The mask mandate for the Haunted Mine is the same as on the university’s campus. “Inside the mine, masks are recommended. Only because we have our folks in there and then the patrons walking through there. We already don’t send them in in large groups because there’s not enough room, so the social distancing aspect is kind of taken care of in the mine. Outside the mine, people have to social distance themselves, because of campus rules. We will have hand sanitizer present and face coverings available. We will still have some there for those that don’t have one. The only place they have to wear it is in the mine. As long as you’re social distancing, you don’t have to have a mask on, but they’ll need one in the Haunted Mine,” said Casey. “[The Haunted Mine] is on October 29, October 30, and Halloween day. It is $15 with no discount. And then if you are undertaking an S&T student, or you’re military, you already get a $2 discount so that would bring it, bring your ticket down $13,” said Casey.
ccord- B y L a n a S i m p s o n ing to Staff Reporter the United States Census Bureau, in 2020, 18.7% of the U.S. population is of Hispanic origin, making Hispanics the nation’s second largest racial and ethnic group. Beginning in 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the U.S. from September 15 to October 15 every year. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the month also celebrates the independence days of several Latin American countries, including: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua on September 15, Mexico on September 16, and Chile on September 18. The word “Hispanic” is most commonly used in regards to anyone with heritage in Spanish speaking countries, as opposed to “Latino,” which is often used for anyone of Latin American descent, although the interpretation of the terms has long been debated. People all over the nation celebrate their diverse culture throughout this month with festivals, community gatherings, and family reunions. “Usually, my family and I go to festivals, and we have family friends who celebrate [Hispanic Heritage Month] with a huge party,” said freshman Alessandra Obrist Obrist and her family moved to the U.S. from Guatemala when she was three years old, and although she grew up in the U.S, she is still vibrantly connected with her unique heritage and culture. “I feel like being Hispanic means being different in America,” said Obrist. “I’ve
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Haunted happenings in Rolla Hispanic Heritage Month
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hen living in a college town, there aren’t a lot of events for high schoolers to attend, but on Halloween, everything changes. You can watch movies with your friends, go trick or treating, go to a pumpkin patch, or find a close haunted house. In Rolla, there are two main haunted houses: the Haunted High, hosted by Leadership for $10, and the Haunted Mine, hosted by Missouri University of Science and Technology for $15. Seniors Gage Klossner and Troy Benson are in charge of the Haunted High this year. They are ready for the students, with this year having the longest route yet. “You can’t do exactly the same scares as always, so of course that’s gonna be different, but we’re not going to share any of those. We don’t want to give up the suspense, you know?” said Klossner. One thing that has to go into the thought process of making a haunted house is what makes people scared. Klossner’s answer is looking for that “adrenaline rush”. “It seems like a lot of people nowadays are doing different things for the adrenaline rush. And like a lot of people want [the scare] that makes their heart beat super hard. The ‘What’s gonna come next?’” said Klossner. With having the longest route yet, many volunteers will be needed. There are about 60 helpers, including supervisors. “We were kinda surprised at first, but we were like, no that seems about right,” said Klossner. “We didn’t really think about the band kids going through. We had things planned out for band kids to scare people by using their instruments and whatnot, but they have a competition on that day so we’re not able to do that.” Another issue with getting volunteers is wanting to experience the scares. “We’ve had people tell us that they want to work it, but they also want to go through and experience it for themselves. That’s the only problem we’ve come across,” said Benson. The funds from the Haunted High aren’t just going to Leadership. “We want to bring a lot of income for not only leadership,” said Klossner. “We’re also gonna donate some to a charity, which we haven’t fully decided yet, but we are planning on doing that. And we just figured that we want to make it as best as possible because we’re kind of overachievers.” With COVID-19 still in mind, as a precaution, masks will be recommended at the Haunted High. Klossner and Benson are both very excited about the upcoming event. “This isn’t just for high school students. Anybody in the state or the country can come and walk through the high school if they want to,” said Klossner. Another Halloween event coming up in the near future is Missouri Science and Technology’s Haunted Mine. The event started in 1987 as a way to raise money for the S&T mining teams to go to competitions and conferences. However, the money from the Haunted Mine doesn’t just go to the university, they also donate canned goods to the Russell House in Rolla.
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always had a different style from everybody else.” One of the most unique parts of Hispanic culture is the wide variety of traditional foods that represent the different cultures and nationalities of Latin America. Examples of traditional Latin American ingredients include plantain, chorizo, and tamales. “When I get to lunch and I’m opening my food box, everyone’s like ‘what is that?’” said Obrist. “Garbanzos with chorizo and rice is my favorite food,” she added. Some families migrate to the U.S. from Latin American countries to escape violence and poverty, as well as to give their children a life with opportunities that are not available elsewhere. “There aren’t a lot of opportunities in the country where I’m from. I’ve been able to do a lot of different things in America, but I still add my own details of Spanish heritage to all the new opportunities,” said Obrist. As the month progresses, everyone is welcome to celebrate; different ethnicities and nationalities can unite in appreciation of Hispanic culture. In addition to Obrist’s suggestions, supporting Hispanic-owned businesses, listening to Hispanic music, and researching Hispanic history are great ways for anyone to join in on the celebration not only during this month, but yearround, as well. “Just be kind to the people who are Spanish, and don’t ask weird questions,” said Obrist, “[Anyone] can wear traditional outfits, cook traditional foods, and bring them to school.”
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Boys soccer team prepares for Districts
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ith a record of 12-5, the Rolla varsity soccer team is ready for the upcoming districts. This year, the soccer team is much younger than years past and only hosts two seniors. Captains senior Noah Hatfield and junior Amari Terrell will be leading the team through districts to
got hurt and we didn’t have anyone,” said Fisher. “So I went in there, and I did pretty good and Coach said, I’m goalie.” The team is confident with their abilities as they move into Districts. “[We are] definitely better than last year,” said senior Noah Hatfield. The senior night for the two seniors was
Photo by Hannah Puetz continue further into the postseason. “I think this season has been fun. Definitely a new group, and a new squad to work with,” said Terrell. “So obviously there’s going to be different dynamics, and we’re gonna definitely have to build some chemistry.” The team is much more confident in their ability to succeed this year. “I liked the chemistry on the team last year,” said junior Ben Fisher. “I feel like we’re pretty close to it. We’re better this year. We just need to communicate and play more as a team.” Fisher is the varsity team’s goalie and has been playing goalie on and off since before high school, beginning on the Rolla Knights club team. “Well, on our Knights team, our goalie
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Girls golf team performs at State
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he golf team is an important part of Rolla High School, and they have been very successful this season. Even though the team works hard for their success they also know how to play hard and have a fun time. ¨It’s just been really fun and successful so far,¨ said senior golf player Emma Hobbs. One of the most important events for the golf team this year was winning the Ozark conference tournament. “We were conference champs,” said senior golf player Abby Hobbs. “We finally beat Glendale by two strokes… so that was really special, finally winning.” Some of the hard work that goes into golf is getting into the right mental state. “I think just because it’s different from a lot of other sports where there’s a huge mental aspect involved because you know you’re just out there basically by yourself for like six hours,” said Abby Hobbs. “Just kind of making sure you stay in the right state of mind to be able to be successful, it’s definitely different from any other sport.”
me in as one of their own, instead of being, ‘the freshmen that’s on varsity’.” Being a small team they have a chance to be closer than other teammates. ¨It’s just a great environment,¨ said Emma Hobbs. The team gets an opportunity to go on an overnight trip to Springfield every year. “We get to go around Springfield and do different stuff, so this time we got to go to Big Shots, which is like an off-brand Top Golf. We always go out to eat and then just have fun in the hotel room.” said Emma Hobbs. This trip is a part of the golf team’s traditions, but it is not the only one. They also go out and eat fast food after a tournament, among other things. ¨We go to Taco Bell a lot after tournaments,¨ said Smith. Golf is not a sport that gets talked a lot about among the student body ¨I just feel like since it’s golf, it’s not just like a super popular or a super big sport, so I just feel like it’s overlooked a lot,” said Emma Hobbs. There are many other sports that seem to come up more in student conversations. “I think it’s not really recognized because
against Parkview, the team beat Parkview in the penalty kicks with the box score 2-2. Before districts the team hopes to work on a few things to keep moving forward. “We need to communicate,” said Hatfield. “We’re gonna need to find a way to score more.” The team has a better record than last year. Hatfield explained that this season they are much more focused on winning. “We had a lot of heroes last year,” Hatfield said. “This year we will all make mistakes, but we’ll just keep pushing.” The boys soccer team will compete in the Class 3 District 4 tournament in Jefferson City between Oct. 30 - Nov. 6. They are seeded fourth in the district.
The team has a very interesting saying about how to push the negativity out of their thoughts while they are playing. “We always have a thing that we say: be a goldfish,” said freshman golf player Audrey Smith. “Because the goldfish has a 10-second memory, we can always put those bad shots behind us.” The team is very welcoming to their new members. “At the beginning, I felt a little bit like an outsider because I was new,” said Smith. “But now that we’ve kind of gotten to know each other, we’ve all kind of bonded together. I have had so many people take
Photo by Quinn Guffey I see teachers, even students asking football players about their game, but not like the golf team about their match or their tournament,’’ said Smith. The girls’ golf team puts in a lot of work and their success shows this. Though they work hard, they still get to have a lot of fun being on the team. Their hard work and success in tournaments helps give Rolla High School a good name. The golf team ended their season on a good note. The team took fourth place at State, with Abby and Emma Hobbs earning all state honors.
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Cross country bounds to season’s end
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ross country is a competitive team and individual sport and a large part of Rolla High School’s fall athletics. Anyone is able to participate, and junior varsity has an unlimited number of runners who can attend meets, so everyone has a fair chance to get on the varsity team. So far in the 2021-2022 season, senior Nathanael Pohlsander achieved a running time of 15:30.2 at the Gans Creek Course in Columbia breaking the school record. The fastest girl on the team, junior Izzy Frost, reached a personal best of 19:22.1 at Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin. This season, the girls team also finished third in the Ozark Conference meet on October 16th in Springfield. At the same meet, the boys team placed sixth. The Rolla High School cross country team also
celebrated four athletes making all-conference: Pohlsander, senior Guadualupe Rodriguez, Frost, and sophomore Bridget Ragan. While the competitive success is great, cross country runners appreciate having fun at practice. Having good team chemistry helps with that. “We have a lot of fun at practice and then that carries over to the meet, so it helps us relax and helps with the running,” said sophomore Adam Alderfer. This year, the team has welcomed many more runners. “We have a lot of freshmen that are really good, and everyone is just better with them, and we’re running a lot more,” says Alderfer. The cross country season is nearly over. They still have Districts in Bolivar on October 30th and State back at the Gans Creek Course in Columbia on November 5th.
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Opinion
OCT. 29, 2021
We’re losing the language of touch
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have only recently learned about the term “hallway crush.” In fact, I heard it used for the first time just the other month. I have never had a hallway crush before. I guess it’s no different than fancying someone in class, nowadays. With all of the rules about staying six feet apart, and masks blocking my view of many faces, I’m getting around the same amount of social interaction as I would be in the hallway. Although I do feel less disconnected this year than I did last year, I’ve certainly misplaced some of my communication skills since school was shut down in March 2020. While COVID-19 has prompted me to become better at articulating my thoughts (which I’m still not the best at), I’ve lost the ability to understand facial expressions and even in some cases, control my own. Even worse, I have lost the most important social skill of them all, touch. I’m a fairly touch-reliant person. I love the casual brush on the arm or tugging on a friend’s hand. I even used to frequently rest my head on my friends’ shoulders. This easy way of communication was, of course, interrupted when the pandemic hit, like many other things. Nowadays, people are afraid of even being within a few feet of each other if not absolutely necessary, so the casual pat on the back is
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completely off the table. I think touch is such an important part of communication, and the loss of it over the past few years has been a tragedy. Physical contact is such an important part of communicating with someone. It’s used to set intentions or agree on something. It allows one to speak without verbally communicating. Like any other sensory skills, touch is extremely important in the early stages of life. The National Center for Biotechnology Information says that touch is a vital part of infant and early childhood development that leaves lasting effects. Touch is equally important even after the most impressionable ages of life. I’m sure many have heard of the phrase “touch starved,” maybe even used it as the punch line in a joke, but it’s a real thing. Touch deprivation can have severely negative effects on humans. Not enough physical contact leads to unhealthy levels of stress and anxiety which can trigger high blood pressure, high heart rate, and bad effects on the immune system. The moral of the story is, COVID-19 has taken yet another thing from us. But as people are getting vaccinated and taking other measures to slow the spread of this everlasting sickness, we should start to implement touch again as a casual way of communication. Whether it is something as simple as a handshake or a pat on the back, to a good ol’ midwestern hug, physical contact has numerous benefits that we deserve to reap again. Maybe I could even upgrade from a hallway crush to something more real if I no longer have to rely on shared eye contact and awkward smiles.
An eggcelent way to cook eggs
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o you have eggs? Probably. Are you hungry? Probably. Eat the eggs. First, get a skillet, pan, or if you’re up for a challenge, a pot (DISCLAIMER: sitting on the egg provides no heat). Turn the stove or fireplace on. Proceed to slowly and carefully bite the shell of the egg off and place the yolk onto your cooking equipment. (SHORTCUT: If you pour salt, pepper, etc. onto your hands before placing the yolk onto the equipment it will season your egg before you cook!) After the egg is starting to cook, you have some options. You can pour some milk on those things, or you can just watch the eggs cook. Now that your eggs are cooking, wait until the eggs are yellow and more solid than liquid. Once in this state, you will want to begin the flip step. Take the cooking device and use it to flip the egg in a very smooth and nonchalant manner. After finishing the flip step, take a step back. See what you’ve already done? Magnificent. Now, back to the egg. Once it is solid enough to not look gross, pick up your cooking device and simply angle the egg down your throat and Violà: no hungry, no egg. But let’s move on from the cooking
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on the stove and talk about a different method of using the stove. Let me introduce you to boiling eggs. Grab another egg and put it in water. First grab the water that you put the egg in, and put it in a pot. Then, you’ll first want to turn the stove on, and heat the water that you put in the pot. Now that it’s all there, let the egg, water and pot begin a heated conversation, and this should allow the egg to begin to boil, and without its knowledge, become a boiled egg. My personal favorite egg is the deviled egg. My aunt makes them, and I’ve never given them a good look, just a good bite. Deviled eggs are not eggs of the devil, but definitely are eggs. I don’t know how to make those. I’m sorry.
Spooky story samples: a tale for every thrill seeker
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cary stories are a wellknown staple of the Halloween season. However, finding one to suit your mood can be difficult - do you prefer action-packed slashers, suspenseful mysteries, or contemplative yet disturbing pieces? The horror genre of writing has become extremely broad, with contemporary pieces often differing greatly in tone and subject matter from classics like Frankenstein. No matter the time period though, all works have something in common: they aim to intrigue, entertain, and, of course, spook the audience. I’ve reviewed three stories of different styles in order to showcase a variety of approaches to scary literature. Read on if you dare...
1. “A Collapse of Horses” by Brian Evenson
“But for me that was exactly the problem. The house, for reasons I didn’t understand, wasn’t acting like a house.”
Stephen King is one of the most wellknown horror authors, and while his novels are the main reason for his fame, his shorter works should not be discredited. In fact, I believe “Strawberry Spring” has the most descriptive and poetic writing style out of all the stories listed here. King beautifully captures the atmosphere of a little New England college caught in a false spring, using the unnatural weather as the setting for a series of murders. The narrator is rather helpless for most of the story, unable to stop the fog encompassing the campus nor the deaths that come with it. The portrayal of fog as its own entity, as shown in the quote, also gives the story a more supernatural element. It’s as though some malevolent force is influencing the plot, and even some characters, behind the scenes. “Strawberry Spring” is a relatively short and satisfying read with a nice surprise at the very end. If you’re looking for a more classic scary story with mysterious murders and lots of suspense, this is the one for you.
3. “Abraham’s Boys” by Joe Hill
(Warning: this story includes vague depictions of nudity and violence) “Rudy couldn’t bear the basement, its low ceiling and its smell, the lacy veils of cobwebs in the corners.”
To start off, “A Collapse of Horses” is not a heart-pounding, goosebump-inducing thriller of a story. This, however, is exactly what makes it stand out. Instead of using any sort of fear-inducing element, such as a serial killer or supernatural entity, Brian Evenson relies on the premise of the story to implant a sense of “wrongness” in the reader’s mind. He makes the reader ask questions both about the writing and about themselves as the story’s narrator spirals into disorienting tangents and almost incomprehensible ramblings. The narrator’s unreliability, possibly caused by his deteriorating mental state, seems to only increase throughout the story. In the end, you have to guess what is truly going on. It’s a bit hard to wrap your head around. A Collapse of Horses brings a very unique take to the scary story genre, and it’s a good choice if you’re in the mood to be confused. While it might not be something you would dramatically whisper over a campfire, it’s still a very interesting and thought-provoking read.
“Abraham’s Boys” is a much more lengthy and comprehensive tale, with around double the amount of words as the previous two pieces. This allows it to include a deeper insight into its three main characters as well as a more developed plotline. The narrator is easy to sympathize with from the beginning - he’s a new immigrant to America, feels embarrassed by his accent, and often compares himself to his brother and father. As the story progresses, though, it becomes clear that he and his sibling both suffer under their antagonistic parent, and that they must help each other deal with his abuse. This relationship between the three family members eventually escalates in the final scene of the story, where the cause of the father’s strange and superstitious behaviour is partially revealed. Joe Hill portrays a different perspective on the classic monster hunter family trope, turning it into a story of drama, doubt, and tragedy. I would recommend reading this piece if you’re more into blood and gore, as long as you don’t mind its length.
“Twilight came and the fog with it, drifting up the tree-lined avenues slowly, almost thoughtfully, blotting out the buildings one by one. It was soft, insubstantial stuff, but somehow implacable and frightening.”
These are just a few examples of the horrors to be had in the corners of the reading world. If none of these piqued your interest, or if you want to find more stories, many more terrifying tales can be found at the RHS library or online.
2. “Strawberry Spring” by Stephen King
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There is no place like Homecoming in the parking lot
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his year’s Rolla High School Homecoming was like no other. Due to recent policies, the dance was mandated to take place outside in the back parking lot next to the football field while the pep assembly on Friday was on the football field. Nonetheless, sophomores were excited for the homecoming they never received as freshmen. To help the buzz of the dance, the student council put together the annual spirit week: Monday was set as PJ Day, Tuesday was Tornado Tuesday, Wednesday was Twin Day, and Thursday was Animal Day (though many students decided to sport camo). Last, but certainly not least, Friday was Bulldog Spirit Day to support the football game that evening, October 15. The 2021 lady of the hour, Addison Maynard, was crowned queen during the football game at the halftime ceremony with her fellow candidates, Taniya Corley, Reagan Reedy, Zoey Barr,
Ashley Wood, and Keira Chrisco. “I feel great. I’m super happy, happy for Addison. She deserved it the most. She’s super nice. Everyone on the court was great,” said queen candidate Taniya Corley. The Homecoming game was won with a score of 26 to 20 against Lebanon. Lebanon was undefeated their whole season until that fateful evening. The stakes were high, and the Bulldogs knew the pressure was riding on their shoulders. The student section grew louder and louder, drawing the attention of referees, administrators, and coaches alike. More than a few times, students were hoisted up into the air cheerleader-style to chant on the athletes. Soon, Lebanon saw their fate and hustled out their junior varsity players on the field for some practice. With about 30 seconds left on the clock, the game was called and players were rallied back to their side of the field. Just a few hours later, Student Council
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members worked tirelessly to put together decorations for the grand theme of “There is no place like Homecoming” in reference to “The Wizard of OZ.” “Our main struggle was trying to get enough help to put everything together. Another problem we faced was having enough time to get everything finished in time, as well as not really knowing what we were doing. Whether it was going to be outside or inside, we were going back and forth. We didn’t want to make wind-catching decorations, but if it was inside, then we would. It’s easier to find decorations for that,” said Student Council president Emily Yoakum. Students were bundled up in coats, with some even sporting Birkenstocks paired with socks. Usually, students throw off their heels, lining the middle school gym floor. But the night air was a chilly 40 degrees, and barefoot was not a practical choice. As the night hour turned to ten, the 2020 crowned candidates Kate Campbell and Zachary Pendleton returned as tradition to help crown this year’s king
and queen. The candidates - Trevor Cox, Ty Locklear, Hayden Fane, Gage Klossner, Adam Hounsom, Ethan Crouch - walked through the cleared path of anxious and chanting teenagers. Fane was crowned 2021 Homecoming king. “I respect the loss, cause Hayden Fane, he’s a man. I love Hayden. Also having a couple who won, I think that’s awesome,” said Klossner.