Spotlight Newspaper South Hadley High School

Spotlight Volume 96, Issue 1

South Hadley High School

November 2015

Spotlight

Inside this issue

News 3

Teacher Profiles 4

Features 5

Senior Dress up Day 6

Spotlight, currently in its 96th year, is South Hadley High School’s student-run, open forum publication. Students create all content and make all editorial decisions.

Our staff

Maritza Roman, Editor in Chief mcrspotlight@gmail.com Andrei Danilchenko, Managing Editor amdspotlight@gmail.com Brianna Ingham, News Editor brispotlight@gmail.com Samantha Carey, Sports Editor srcspotlight@gmail.com Jailene Rodriguez, Student Profiles Editor jgrspotlight@gmail.com Lexi Bogahlas, Features Editor lrbspotlight@gmail.com Renee Stoltz, Photo Editor rmstspotlight@gmail.com William Schenker, Spotlight Intern wschenker117@gmail.com William Ortyl, Contributing Writer wnortyl@gmail.com Ethan Ortyl, Contributing Writer erortyl@gmail.com Mr. B-G, Adviser pbillmang@shschools.com CONTACT US

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Reviews 9

Opinions 10

Editorials 11

Sports 12

A note from the staff

We are pleased to bring you the first Spotlight of the 2015-2016 school year, and excited about the change to a news magazine. In an effort to better serve readers and establish a link between our print and online products, we will be posting news and other timely stories to southhadleystudentpress.com, while making fea-

tures, reviews, opinions, and photo collages the focus of the news magazine.

Spotlight welcomes your feedback as we work to improve our offerings. Students interested in joining Spotlight may contact any staff member or Mr. B-G. Thanks to our adveristers and Easthampton Savings Bank for their ongoing support.

Gerety encourages kindness

By Renee Stoltz

Motivational speaker Ed Gerety gave an inspirational presentation to all students and staff in early September here at the high school. The school’s gymnasium was set up for the assembly by Eric Castonguay and Shane Harrington’s A block classes while Gerety was on the road waiting to change many students’ perspectives on everyday challenges.

This is Gerety’s 23rd year speaking, and he has been to more than 100 high schools in the last 20 years. In fact, this is his second time speaking at the high school, the first time being after the suicide of Phoebe Prince.

When Gerety speaks, his main focus is about the students and not himself, so that it is personalized to the school and to the specific students he talks about. He speaks about being grateful and respectful of others, and the importance of not judging anyone because their story is unknown.

Gerety tends to “wing” his speeches and just go with the flow of the conversa-

Staff photo by Andrei Danilchenko

STUDENTS SALUTE: Gerety maneuvers through the crowd to gain students’ attention. tion. However he does have guidelines a professional speaker started in college on what topics to include such as a phone because of the great coaches and teachers call to a student’s parent, talking about that inspired him to help others. Students being grateful, the “boy at lunch” story, he has talked to also inspire him to conthe “I love you” bit, and relationships at tinue his career. the school. “Students were awesome and had a lot of spirit. I felt so welcome,” For more on Gerety visit said Gerety. His motivation to become southhadleystudentpress.com

Ellis refurbishes Peace Pole

By Andrei Danilchenko After two years of residing in the classroom of English teacher Heather Ellis, the Peace Pole has finally found a permanent residence in the clearing next to the main office. Junior Joe Goncalves, who was one of the students who assisted with planting the Peace Pole said,“The Peace Pole is something that everybody can enjoy. Our end goal is to put out benches and make it a nice place for a study. We want it to be an area of tranquility and peace.”

In the past, the Peace Pole was stolen and disrespected by members of the student body. Pranks on the pole continued until the Peace Pole found a new residence inside Ellis’ classroom.

Junior Cody Laughlin, who was another student working on the Peace Pole, said, “We put the Peace Pole up again. Don’t steal it.” The replacing of the Peace Pole is a symbol for the stu-

Staff photos by Andrei Danilchenko

STUDENTS COME TOGETHER: Ellis teams up with students to replant the Peace Pole near the main office. dents of the high school, as well as for any who visit the school, standing as a beacon for peace and unification among people.

PEACE POLE PRIDE: The tranquil area will provide a soothing study space for students in the future.

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Meet the teachers

By Maritza Roman and Brianna Ingham

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Staff Photo by Brianna Ingham

eslie Tane is the new graphics teacher at the high school. With previous experience in both teaching and graphic design, she gravitated towards teaching due to her adoration of youth. Tane chose this high school because there was a job opening in her subject of knowledge.

Before working in South Hadley, she was a professional graphic designer for 22 years. “I really like the students,” said Tane. She is currently teaching Graphic Design and Digital Photography. “It’s cool that she’s been working in the field that she is now teaching. She is very knowledgeable and I’ve learned a lot from her,” said Arts Department Chair, William O’ Neil. “She’s fitting in to the department and the school well she is organized and efficient.” Tane is adapting to her new position and Said she is excited for the school year.

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ennifer Quinn is new to the high school. Quinn teaches both English and Alternative English, with students from grades 9 through 12. “I was interested in teaching because my aunt was a teacher.” said Quinn, “I enjoyed helping her set up her classroom when I was young. She also told great stories about her classroom experiences. I thought being a teacher seemed like a lot of fun.”

Quinn was a psychology major at first, however her only career has been teaching. “I enjoyed teaching in Holyoke and I had hoped to do the same here.” Quinn’s favorite part about being welcomed to the high school is being able to teach the two things she loves; English and special education.

Staff Photo by Maritza Roman

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egan Lee is in her second year at the high school. Lee is teaching college prep biology, Earth and Space science, environmental science and academic tutoring.

“My favorite thing about South Hadley so far is being able to collaborate with other educators regularly,” said Lee. “It helps me bring ideas into my classroom that may help my students. I like being able to collaborate about specific students as well, to see what will help a specific student as well as what doesn’t.”

With teaching being her first career, her hopes in her new profession is to educate youth and help them find what they are passionate about.

Staff Photo by Brianna Ingham

More teacher profiles on page 7 Background photo by Flickr user Monika Hoinkis

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Kelly says goodbye after 29 years History teacher left a legacy

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By Jailene Rodriguez and Maritza Roman

fter 29 years of teaching history, Jonathan Kelly made the decision to retire earlier this fall. Over the course of his career, he has resided in various classrooms throughout the high school, and has seen the school undergo many renovations - including its expansion in 2000.

Kelly taught history classes for students in grades 9-12, including Strategic Studies and World History. Many students said they had positive memories about Kelly. Senior Ben Provost said he’d remember Kelly’s Strategic Studies class project. The students were given an opportunity to design

a siege on Kelly’s hypothetical castle. Provost, along with his classmates, had to overtake the castle.

In addition to that project, Provost said he’d remember Kelly’s distinct personality.

“I’m going to miss how chill he was, because I don’t think that there are any teachers that can match his level of chillness.”

Provost also noted how Kelly taught him the importance of networking, and that success outside of school depends on the ability to communicate effectively and get along with others.

Kelly’s colleagues had a

Staff photo by Jailene Rodriguez

KING KELLY: Jonathan Kelly stands with two freshmen earlier this year. Kelly was well known for his dramatic siege lesson where students had to devise a succesful plan to take over his castle. number of positive things to say about their time spent working with Kelly.

History teacher Stephanie Viens said she will miss Kelly’s enthusiasm, dry sense of humor, and his presence at school.

Viens said that Kelly taught her that the best way to reach

students is to teach them from the heart, and that textbooks can only get you so far.

In his retirement, Kelly said he plans to travel to museums and other historical places. He also said he would not miss waking up at 5:30 a.m.

For more on Kelly, visit southadleystudentpress.com

RENOVATIONS GIVE LIBRARY MORE APPEAL

By Will Schenker

When students walk into the high school library, one of the first things they notice is a new, comfortable seating area in the spot where the old circulation desk used to be. This is just one of a handful of changes that librarian, Rebecca Mazur, has made to make the library more inviting and appealing to students.

“I enjoy this room so Staff photos by Lexi Bogalhas Miniature electric lanterns adorn librarian Rebecca much more than I did last year,” said Mazur. “I Mazur’s new desk, providing a warm ambiance. am still in the works of finishing up a few areas to make it even better.”

Aside from the new seating area, the library has been revamped with lounge areas, a wooden circulation desk, new carpet, and a surround sound system. Excluding the carpet, the cost of these new items was about $5,000, Mazur said.

“We also had new bookshelves donated by the public library,” said Chairs and couches now give students comfortable Mazur. “That helped keep the cost seating options when they visit the library. down.”

Over the summer, Mazur worked to streamline the library’s offerings, donating a number of books to charity and local libraries. Other books were recycled. While the overall number of books in the library has decreased, the variety of high-interest fiction works has increased.

The rennovation provides more room for students and classes to study, conduct research, and mingle. Mazur said the new layout lends “positivity and energy” to the library, making it more inviting.

Mazur isn’t the only one excited about the changes. Senior, Zoe Rowland-Simpson, was quick to endorse the upgrades.

“The library is full of life now, especially from the new lounge area, Rowland-Simpson said. “The vibrant colors of the furniture are really relaxing.”

For more on the library, visit southadleystudentpress.com

‘The library is full of life now.’

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Sophomore saves 100

‘My amazing coaches have gotten me to where I am today.’

- Brittany Cote

Staff Photo by Samantha Carey

GOALIE STATUS: Brittany Cote makes a personal record as a varsity goalie for the field hockey team.

By Samantha Carey

Brittany Cote (15) accomplished one of her many goals by reaching 100 saves in field hockey. In her sophomore year alone, Brittany saved 140 goals which made her total count 197; 3 saves away from 200.

During her freshman year as the varsity goalie, she got 57 saves, which is almost three times less than what she got her sophomore year.

Cote said that she would not have been

here today without: “my amazing coaches, Coach Tara Cole and Coach Meghan Haber, who have trained me and worked with me so hard to get to the place I am today”.

When she realized she had saved over 100 goals, she felt excited and better than she ever. Before every game, she is nervous and gets butterflies in her stomach, but she knows that she can rely on her

defensive players to back her up when she needs them.

Cote has been playing field hockey since 5th grade and started as a goalie in the middle of that season. “It was intense being shot at with a small ball that surprisingly weighed so much,” said Cote.

Cote plans to stay goalie for the rest of her high school career and reach 500 saves.

Wahconah Win Sets Tone For Season

The Tigers first home game paved a path that led them to the playoffs.

By Samantha Carey

Staff Photo by Samantha Carey

RAISE THE FLAG: Players raise their helmets during the National Anthem.

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South Hadley varsity football came out victorious at their first Friday night home game versus Wahconah. It was their first time beating Wahconah since 2012. By the end of the game, the score was 32-28.

Joe Allard (4) threw 4 touchdown passes which led to their winning outcome.

“We go into every game with a winning attitude.” said Coach Shane Harrington. The coaches have taught the players that you need to go into a game thinking positively.

This win gave the team hope for their season. The coaches believe that it’s not only their skill that led to them to the playoffs, but their attitude.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, the team took a victory formation. After Wahconah had no time outs left, the Tigers took a knee which led them to win the game.

The Wahconah game set the mood and tone for the Tigers’ season, and their attitude brought them all the way to the playoffs. No matter the outcome of their games, the team will always have their fighting courage and strength.

At Press Time: Tigers were scheduled to play Chicopee Comp on Thanksgiving Day at our very own field.

A change in scenery for Cole and Meeker

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Staff photo by Maritza Roman

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ndy Meeker is new to the guidance department with previous experience in the work based learning program (WBLP), also known as connections. He is finding his new position to be quite comfortable and fitting for him. “I chose this job because of my own background in education,” Meeker said. “I wish that I had a school counselor that was there to help me choose what I wanted to do for work.”

Meeker wants to be that resource for stu-

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ara Cole is not new to the school, however she is new to the English Department. Teaching special ed classes, English 10 and English 11, she is fitting into her new department. “I have a couple of different certifications in special education, health and consumer science, and English.” said Cole. Since there was no longer a position open in the health department, due to Eric Castonguay’s return,

dents. As his first job, Meeker was a camp counselor, coaching basketball and tennis.

Meeker was an intern at the high school for his master’s program, and a year after that, a job opened in WBLP. He did this most of the 2014-2015 school year, until he was hired as a full time guidance counselor. “It really worked out because I knew most of the students and staff, and it’s just in general a great place to work,” said Meeker.

she switched to the English and special ed field. “I like my new position,” said Cole, “however my passion is in the health curriculum. I think that teaching English classes gives me a chance to have real life discussions when we write about novels, themes, and life lessons which mesh well with my passion for the health and wellness classes.”

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‘Agar.io’ game grows in popularity

By Maritza Roman

Agar.io is becoming a wide known game, appealing to all ages. Since being released in April 2015, I began playing this game weeks after its release. With no real plot, your objective as a ‘cell’ is to grow by eating other cells, and become the largest mass in the game.

With no relation to many other games, Agar.io is very player friendly. The basic idea was taken from Pac-Man. In Pac-Man, your objective is to eat the small dots, not die, and eat the ghosts when they are inferior to you. In Agar.io, the idea is the same. Eat or be eaten.

You can compete with anonymous players around the world, competing to be in the Top 10. There are thousands of players at any given time. In this game you are able to play in different parts of the world. You are able to

play in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Turkey, East Asia, China and Oceania.

“Keep telling yourself ‘one more round,’and 500 rounds later, you’re addicted.”

Fitzwilly’s proves to satisfy tastebuds

By Brianna Ingham

When you walk in, you immediately get hit with the intoxicating aromas of simmering soups and sizzling sauces. The main street of Northampton is jam packed with many of Western Mass’ favorite restaurants and hunky-dory hangouts.

Fitzwilly’s, a dim-lighted and sensual diner and bar, is a busy hot spot nowadays.

Open since 1974, the restaurant’s quality food and great service have kept customers coming back for years. From succulent burgers to perfectly cooked pasta, the food being served up at Fitzwilly’s will have your head spinning! Speaking of being served up, the waiters and waitresses presenting these delicious dishes treat customers like old friends. They are very informative and helpful when there are just too many things to choose from. Each staff member wears a bright and cheery smile and treats you with respect and class.

You’re sitting, waiting anxiously, anticipating and picturing the first bite you will take any moment now. You smell the perfume of freshly baked bread and see the friendly face of your waiter coming towards you. Your mood instantly skyrockets as the plate of food is placed in front of you. What is it, you ask? It’s Fitzwilly’s famous “gorgonzola garlic bread.” A soft and buttery loaf of bread swimming in a pool of melted cheese. How much closer to “heaven on earth” can you get?

5 out of 5 paws; Devour it!

To play the game, you move the mouse in the direction you wish to move in. To shoot your mass, press the ‘w’ key on your keyboard. You should shoot your mass only if you wish to get smaller and faster.

By pressing the spacebar, you can divide yourself in half over and over again. This

will shrink you and increase your speed.

In Agar.io, you can change the appearance of your cell by typing in a name such as ‘Mars’ in your name selection box. If the name doesn’t have a skin associated with it, you will just appear as a randomized colored cell. Some skins include Earth, the Moon, Doge, and you can even be a cia agent. This will allow you to appear as whatever you type for a name, as long as there is a skin for it I find this game pointless, but highly amusing. Round after round, as you create alliances in order to survive the masses, you keep telling yourself “one more round,” and 500 rounds later, you’re addicted.

4 out of 5 paws; Pounce on it!

‘Agar.io’ screenshot from Agar.io

Alice in Sunderland: take the journey

three, the most difficult, was a trivia game where you had to find signs through out the maze and answer riddles and questions.

The signs include different scenarios to determined if you lost or gained ‘wonder minutes’. The objective was getting all of the wonder minutes.

On the far right of the maze, there were cool potato cannons with targets in the distance that you could try to hit to get a prize. The games were easy to understand, and challenged everyone’s knowledge about Alice in Wonderland. Overall the maze was fun and each game was clever.

Staff photos by Renee Stoltz Outside the maze there was a mini farm DARE TO ENTER: maze features tasks and scenarwith animals, a mini maze, giant board ios that test your knowledge of Alice in Wonderland games, and endless amounts of pumpkins.

There is also an outdoor cafe that had

By Renee Stoltz coffee and donuts which smelled amazing.

Mike’s Corn Maze in Sunderland, MassachuThis maze never fails to impress me and setts, was a great turn out this year along with premy family every year. vious years. In the past, there were mazes about 4 out of 5 paws; Pounce on it!

Edgar Allen Poe and the cyclops, but this year it was different. The theme was Alice in Wonderland with the maze being the shape of a key hole, with Alice, the Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter’s hat, and other symbols from the novel and movie inside it.

Game one of the three is the easiest. The goal is to find flamingos throughout the maze that contained letters to spell out a quote from Alice in Wonderland. Game two is more challenging.

The goal was to find podiums in the maze that contained photos of the characters from the novel.

Each photo included a random ranking from 1-12.

The idea was to pick four characters to make a DONT GET LOST: using a map, contesteam and mark their rankings down on the paper tents navigate their way through corn stalks as you go through the maze. When you found all the rankings, you add to find the total number, and see if you got the highest ranking possible. Game November 2015 | Spotlight | REVIEWS 9

YouTube entertainers prove to inspire audience Favorite YouTube Professionals

By Renee Stoltz

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Screenshot of Shane Dawson

hat heroin is to a drug addict, YouTube is to me. It’s actually not that intense, but you get the idea. I find that watching YouTube is therapeutic, and gives me a break from my problems. It is a non-harmful way to “escape” and it is heartwarming to deeply connect with the people behind the screen. YouTube is very beneficial and it brings millions of people around the world together. I have many favorite YouTubers, but there are three specific ones that I am devoted to.

The YouTuber I’ve watched for the longest amount of time is Shane Lee Yaw, famously known as Shane Dawson. I’ve watched him since I was in 7th grade, when he would film vlogs at his mother’s house, and act out skits with characters he dressed up as. He would do skits and vlogs with his friends who no longer film videos with him. He has been a big influence on my life, and I have learned so much about him in the past six years. He came from an abusive and poor past that caused his obesity, and to see him overcome that makes me so proud. His videos are edgy and inappropriate so I always have to watch them with my headphones on. I get very emotional when it comes to Shane; I even cried when he broke up with his girlfriend of four years. Shane

has produced music, a book, short films, and a movie, all of which were very well made. I know he doesn’t know I exist but I still care about him very deeply. Shane will always be my favorite youtuber.

My second favorite youtuber is Felix Kjellberg; a.k.a PewDiePie. His girlfriend Marzia Bisognin (CutiePieMarzia) and Felix are my favorite YouTube couple.

Pewds is Swedish, so I’ve learned many swears that I can mumble under my breath without getting in trouble. Felix is mainly a gamer and does vlogs when he travels. He does hilarious commentary over the games he plays which makes the experience very enjoyable. Not to mention his ridiculous editing and photoshop skills.

Pewds does walkthrough commentary and I’ve really gotten into the video games.

For example, The Wolf Among Us, Catherine, and Until Dawn are really awesome games that I enjoyed a lot. PewDiePie is also the most subscribed youtuber as of today, which proves how amazing he is.

Two best friends since their younger Years are my third favorite Youtubers.

Rhett McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln Neal (Link) are in their 40s and they have a main channel for music videos and skits, but most importantly, a talk show called Good Mythical Morning. I watch this show every day and it never fails to make me die laughing or make me think about things differently. These two men have eaten the grossest things imaginable, done the crazi-

est things possible, and talked about the untalkable. They are hilarious and PG so they never include derogatory language or scenarios. Their crew includes the funniest people and help them produce the show every morning. There have been a lot of seasons of the show and I will continue watching as long as it lasts. Rhett and link are an amazing pair and more people should get into watching their show.

There are other channels that i watch religiously, My other favorite channels/youtubers i watch are; Lisbug, Markiplier,The Creatures, Vanoss Gaming, Trisha Paytas, Drew Monson, Lucas & Jenny, and Epic Rap Battles of History. The list goes on forever but I will stop there. There are many benefits of YouTube including lots of charity donations and awareness of important news or causes. Markiplier is good with that stuff and he supports/loves his fans very much. YouTube is such a big part of my life and I hope to go to vidcon one day to see the people that have influenced me greatly. These people behind video cameras may appear to be normal, but they do impact a lot of people around the world ranging from all ages, genders, races and cultures. They are a big part of their fans lives and work very hard to produce and perform entertainment to people everywhere.

For more on YouTube entertainers, visit southhadleystudentpress.com

START SCHOOL LATER Current 7:23 start time fatigues students

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By Sam Carey

ou wake up at 6 in the morning, get dressed, eat, brush your teeth, and leave for school, all while still half asleep. You then go to school for six hours and participate in extra curricular activities that you would like to do, and some people even have to work. We all have social lives, yet we are piled on with the work our school, work, and home give us.

No wonder kids don’t go to

sleep until midnight.

Scientists have concluded that teenager’s brains don’t completely wake up until 10 o’clock in the morning. So why do we start so early in the morning when our brains aren’t even working? The information given in our first two or three classes is not able to be retained by our brains.

There is no point in going to school for those first few classes when we will never be

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Student sleeps during class, exhausted, after waking up early for school. able to learn what was given to us during that time.

Some people say it’s easier to start off the day early, but I believe school should not start until later. This way we have time to let our brains rest

after the long and crazy day we had previously. Parents can go to work earlier and get the younger children on their bus without worry.

For more on start time, visit southhadleystudentpress.com

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Spotlight Shines On The following articles represent the opinions of the Spotlight staff as a whole.

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Fairytale prom concerns seniors

s we all know, the high school has an annual prom each May as the school year comes to an end. For every prom there is a theme that corresponds with it in which the students have to dress up for, if they choose to do so. This years theme is fairytale.

There has been discussion amongst many students at the school about either not liking the theme, or not having the choice to choose. In the past, the junior class officers will choose the theme for the upcoming prom.

The spotlight staff has voted on this idea. 5 out of 6 of the seniors in spotlight have come to the opinion that seniors should be able to pick the theme for the current year. 1 student wants the juniors to still pick the theme because of shortage of money in the senior class.

The other 5 want the choice of pick because it will be the last year of high school and they want to make prom a memorable and enjoyable experience for everyone in their grade.

Where are the senior privileges?

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hen the school year started, one of the promises made by the faculty was that seniors would have more access to Senior Privileges than in past years. Unfortunately, these promises have not been fulfilled by the people in administration who made them. One such privilege that was being discussed among the senior class was to have an open campus during the lunch period so that seniors could go to any place they want that is close enough for a half hour time limit. Now the year is reaching its halfway mark, and the question that has to be asked is:

“Where are the Senior privileges”?

These promises that go unanswered are keeping students hooked on a vision of a senior year without nearly as many restrictions as there are right now. Nobody can step outside

the door to get a food delivery, because any door to the outside of the school is monitored or alarmed in such a way that would alert the entire school to your transgression. In light of this disappointment, the

seniors at Spotlight ask for the Office to give the Senior class a chance with more privileges. If this trust is abused, then the Office has a perfect reason for not providing the Senior class with their desired privileges.

Lexi Bogalhas and Taylor Hoagland showing their senior pride

After school app encourages bullying “After School” is an app that allows students to voice their opinions anonymously about students that are in the school they attend. At first it seems comical and harmless to share your opinions with other people without them knowing who said it, but it soon became a big problem that not only was mean to others, but the start of cyber bullying in the high school.

Many students first got the app because they wanted to see what was being said about them, good or bad.

However, it soon led to them adding stuff about other people which caused more and more people to get the app.

If you scroll through most of what is said, you

may not find what you would expect. What most thought was that the app was just going to be about people saying how nice you are or how great of a person you are. However, it was not what was expected.

Most of the comments were either sexually based, rumors, or down right rude. Many comments talked about the person’s body or what they would like to do or have already done to them.

What was once said nicely about you now was changed into some form of mean comment that could hurt the person it was about. There is no form of checking who said it to hold them accountable for the rumor or anything to determine if what

is said is true or not.

This app is just a base for spreading rumors and cyber bullying. The Spotlight Staff encourages everyone with the app to be careful and think about you are saying before you send it out into the world.

The Spotlight Board agrees with a vote 7:0

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Senior Dress Up Day!

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