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TUESDAY, April 13, 2010
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Page Editor: Natalie Siddique
The Loveland High School Student Newspaper
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Anna achieves it all artistically
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Do you prefer pirates or ninjas? Read the Contra on page 3.
Sports Anna Eltringham shows her love for photography and singing Photo by Sander DiAngelis By Diana Reese Staff Writer
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Check out what students at LHS will be in the Special Olympics on page 4.
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Find out why the students at LHS love the Sharma twins on page 7.
Center
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Excited for Prom? Pages 7 and 8 will get you ready for the event!
Entertainment
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Check out a preview of what you can expect from the talent show on page 10.
Who’s that girl who was on the Loveland website homepage? It’s none other than junior Anna Eltringham, a musician, artist, and humanitarian (not to mention snowboarder) all wrapped into one. Anna started playing piano when her mom, an accomplished musician, gave her lessons. “When I was 5, I asked her to teach me something, and haven’t stopped since,” she says. Now she is recording a demo CD, singing at church and hoping to start playing at local venues after her demo comes out. “Recording has definitely been a long process,” she said. “We still have the guitar and drum parts to finish, so hopefully in the next few months it will be ready to go.” Anna describes her style of music as “pop/indie/alternative.” You can check for updates and song previews on her music page, myspace.com/annaeltringham.
Upcoming Events April 16: Deadline to sign up for The Roar’s dodgeball tournament. April 16: The talent show supporting Invisible Children takes place at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. April 23: The Roar’s dodgeball tournament starts at 6:30 p.m. in the gym. May 1: Prom at Music Hall from 8 p.m. to midnight, followed by After Prom at the high school until 4 a.m. May 3: AP testing kicks off with the AP Government Exam at 8 a.m.
Anna is also an artist, especially in photography. Among her inspirations are junior Leigh Ellexson (“the amazing”), Mr. Barrett, and her past experiences. She says she hopes to study photography, music therapy, or songwriting. “I really enjoy taking pictures,” she says. “I think it would be an awesome career to have. But I also have a big passion for music and helping people, and in music therapy I could combine the two. And songwriting, because it’s something I really enjoy doing.” Anna’s passion for helping others has taken her far. As a freshman, she organized the Children for Zion Jamfest to raise money for an orphanage in Namibia, Africa. “It was a lot of work,” she says, “but I had a lot of help along the way. I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into when I threw the idea out there.” But it was definitely worth it. “I’ve always had a passion for helping people and a heart for Africa. When the opportunity arose, everything just sort of fell into place,” she says. Anna took the
opportunity to travel to Namibia to volunteer in the Children of Zion Village orphanage in the summer of 2008. “When you go on a trip like that,” she explains, “you go into it thinking that you’ll be serving others, but you find out very quickly that it actually benefits you as well. I got so much joy out of being there with the kids and the other volunteers.” Her experience at the orphanage also taught her lessons closer to home. “I feel like it helped me to grow as a person and see things from a different perspective. I had a lot of revelations about myself, and I was so much more thankful for the things I had. Being around orphans made me value my relationship with my parents a lot more.” She hopes to go back one day. She said, “the relationships I developed with the people over there are some of the deepest relationships I’ve ever had. Once you go to a place like the Children of Zion Village orphanage, it seems like you’re a part of it forever.”
Photo provided by Anna Eltringham
Anna enjoys her time in Africa
Dodgeball to again hit LHS girls. All competitors must be LHS students. You can pick up extra permission slips in Editor-in-Chief Mr. Schmidt’s room. If you just want to The Roar is hosting its second dodgeball watch, the entry cost is $2 per person. tournament on Friday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. If you can’t find eight players but still in the main gym and the auxiliary gym. want to play in the tournament, feel free to Remember the last tournament in turn in a permission slip and $5 to Mr. November? Well, as a reminder, the Lolkatz Schmidt in Room 109; every time eight more took first place, and the Fireballs came in players do so, they will become a team. second. The “We’re tournament is definitely going d o u b l e to enter again, elimination, as and this time, was the one in we’ll take first November; place,” says that means that senior Ellie each team is Iaciofano, a guaranteed at member of the least two Fireballs. games. Each This time, member of the Photo from cnnmcfc.org there is a 16-team Watch out for the dodgeball! winning team entry limit, so get your money and will receive a $10 Chipotle gift card. permission slips in fast. These are due by A concession stand will be available with Friday to Mr. Schmidt in Room 109. The cost pizza, drinks, and candy. Make sure you is still $40 per team, and each team can have come out and support your newspaper, The up to eight players with a minimum of two Roar. By Erin Randall
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