The Eyrie - November 2, 2018

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018

EYRIE VOLUME THIRTY-EIGHT, ISSUE TWO

Season of "Joy" Wraps Up Falcon Regiment finishes sixth at last competition of season

Basketball Coach Hopeful Team has ‘more talent’ than ever

Governor’s Race Drawing Near Dem. Laura Kelly takes on Rep. Kris Kobach

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NEWS

Band concludes ‘Gifts of Joy’ field show Faith Holliday The Falcon Regiment ended their season this year at the Kansas Bandmasters Association Marching Competition on Oct. 20. The band received 6th overall and 3rd in their division.

They also performed at the Shawnee Mission North invitational on Oct. 13, winning third in their division.

The Lee’s Summit North Marching Invitational was held on Oct. 6. It was moved indoors due to the severe rain and lightning, but the Regiment went anyway.

Scores were the highest in this competition, as they received second place.

Rehearsals took place every weekday morning except for Thurs. morings. They started exactly at 7:00 am and went to the end of first hour. There were also rehearsals on some Tues. nights to practice music and marching.

The band played at halftime for every home football game this season, including during the homecoming game ceremony and after the football game, but stopped after the first home playoffs game.

This season, the band had four soloists: Hannah Holliday, Bryan Johnson, and Ol-

Right as the leaves start to turn and the temperatures dip many find themselves wanting a new romantic movie to watch, but romantic comedies are now brought to life onstage in the theatre. Almost, Maine provides just this.

Almost, Maine is a comedic collection of nine short stories set the imaginary town of Almost, Maine. Individuals in the play randomly find themselves falling in and out of love at the most inconvenient moments.

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photo by Alek Mackey The marching band displays their performance of the music they have been practicing for months. Rough;y 700 people showed up to their performance. The marching band consisted of brass, percussion, other miscellaneous instruments.

ivia Massey, juniors; and Jenna Stokes, senior.

They played selections from Ode to Joy, Joy to the World, Little Fugue and The Promise of Living. These pieces were arranged for marching band purposes by Patrick M. McCarty.

Dylan Stanley, junior, enjoyed the interlude as his favorite part of the music.

“We got to dance around and just have fun,” Stanley said.

The tubas played “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin and “Can’t Stop This

Feeling” by Justin Timberlake.

According to many band students, there was a noticeable change in performance this year.

“This year is a lot more of a happier theme and the music is easier,” Stanley said, reflecting on previous years.

Elijah Nichols, junior, noticed this change as well.

“We had a lot more commitment this year,” Nichols remarked.

Gagani Liyanawaduge, sophomore, noticed “a lot more people in band are more dedi-

cated to the program because of all the hard work that was put into it.”

With the end of the marching season, concert band season has begun.

Many students change instruments going into concert season. For example, students who play the baritone during marching band switch to play the euphonium during concert band.

The winter concert takes place on Dec. 10, which is apart of Holiday Magic week.

“Almost, Maine” romanticizes audiences Megan Stoerman

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Audiences were left wondering what would happen next while being fully immersed in every single story when Almost, Maine preformed in the Black Box Theater on Oct. 4-6.

Development of characters and seeing audiences’ reactions was what Chealsie Crum, senior, who played Ginette, was most looking forward to.

Sarah Tolman, junior, who played Glory, was also looking forward to audiences’ reactions especially when something silly would happen, saying “that’s always fun!”

Crum was very excited when cast lists were posted and was especially looking forward to “working with great people and as [her] favorite first featured role.”

Tolman’s favorite part of preparing for the play was “seeing how everything progresses from reading the scenes to blocking the scenes and the set.”

On October 4, the Professional Careers Academy hosted Pamela Sandler, Vice President of Social Media and Content Marketing for AMC Theaters.

Sandler spoke about social media marketing and the importance of social media. It was held in the Auditorium during Seminar.

The lecture was organized and presented by the Professional Careers Academy, sponsored by Ms. Kim Wahaus. All students are invited to attend the PCA lecture series.

OS Hall of Fame Creating the hall of fame allows people to look through Olathe South’s rich historic past giving them depth and recognition.

“I have been fundraising to purchase a digital monitor that will house pictures and videos of our Hall Of Fame inductees…but will also be used for countless other school related stuff,” said Matthew Johnson, athletic director.

Olathe South will be adding six people from the 1981-1997 era four of them will be athleats and two of them will be coaches.

The induction of the first class will be at the home basketball game on Feb. 8.

There is a nomination window for all people who might want to apply.

Slam Poetry The Slam Poetry Club began meeting in late September.

Slam poetry club is a group of student who author their own poems.

“It’s a really good way to express emotions,” said Ms. Cindy Roth, sponsor.

However, they don’t just write poems. Students get a chance to share your poems with other Slam Poetry members and get to attend a competition in March called “Louder Than Bomb. “ “We’ve made it to the semi-finals twice,” Roth said.

To find out more, go to room 502 for more information.

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Falcon Film class creates comedy Tristan Allen Jonathan Schwarz, film production teacher, helps Falcon Film students during fifth, sixth and seventh hour film the daily video announcements.

An episode starts production when Schwarz edits information from other teachers down into a script about two minutes long.

According to Schwarz, the announcements “would be over four minutes” without any condensing.

He chooses the student anchors for the day and helps set up the teleprompter for them to read from. When the Falcon Film crew finishes filming and editing the footage, he reviews the footage one last time before uploading the announcements to YouTube.

The students handle everything else, and have creative freedom when doing so. This includes filming, editing and even planning shenanigans.

For example, in the Sept. 28

episode of the announcements, Ezra Stanley and Jason Yearout, seniors, pretended to morph into Schwarz and Brett Hartin, English teacher.

Some teachers do not show the announcements to their fourth hour classes, even though the schedule says to play them.

“Fourth hour is [two minutes] longer for a reason: to show the announcements,” Schwarz said.

This is Schwarz’s first year working with the announcements.

Before advising the Falcon Films crew, he taught newspaper and created short films at Chisolm Trail Middle School.

He has “tried to upgrade” the announcements by getting a new couch, a “more official” desk and polos for the anchors to wear while filming. He also wants to expand Falcon Films beyond broadcast news by focusing more on film and entering Falcon Films in contests such as the district’s Martin Luther King contest.

“Broadcast journalism is a lot more of going out in the world in a

journalistic sense,” Schwarz said.

Falcon Films is more of a filmoriented class that also covers news. Broadcast news interviews people and broadcasts live, but Falcon Films does nothing live.

No application is needed to join Film Production I, the class where students learn about film and helps with the announcements. Students in both Film Production I and Film

Production II work together to film the announcements.

Schwarz tries to get everyone in a Film Production class involved in every aspect of production, whether it be filming, working the camera or editing.

Brady Johnson, senior, enrolled in Film Production to learn how to edit film, so he can create funny videos on his own time. He, along with the rest of

the crew, endures challenges from time to time while filming.

They often have problems with the teleprompter; sometimes the text is upside down or moves too fast for them to read.

For Johnson, the hardest part about filming the announcements is keeping composure.

“Sometimes we’ll mess [filming] up and [the result will] be funny,” Johnson said.

Students unable to charge lunch Nalia Lowry “I felt embarrassed.

I didn’t eat breakfast that day so I was hungry.” Riley Pfeifer, sophomore, said.

There have been several different reactions towards the no charge rule at lunch. It’s an existing rule that the lunch committee has been pushing more.

With this lunch rule, students are only allowed to charge up to one dollar and if the amount goes past that, the students will get their lunch taken away and set aside.

“The students will have to go get money to buy the lunch or

get money put into their account.

If they don’t come back for their food then we will trash it,” Anne Opperan, head of the cafeteria workers, said.

Clint Albers, principal, said that the schools have no control over the no charge policy, saying that the responsibility lies in the hands of the head of lunch committee.

It is recommended for students to eat every 3-4 hours each day.

Eating regularly throughout the day keeps your metabolism running at full speed, prevents dips in energy, boosts alertness and creates good focus.

Some students have created

an argument saying that if they make enough food for everyone and if they end up trashing it, why don’t they just serve all the students for free?

That would cost a lot of money and it would be difficult to provide free food for the entire district.

Lunch ladies also tell students how much money they have left in their account when their account balance is low as a warning.

There are also free and reduced lunch programs for some students with families who make low income but they have to apply for these programs or be recognized for them.

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OPINION

Staff Editorial: Dress code cannot fall behind The school’s dress code policy, according to a survey of teachers and students, needs to be revisited as often as possible.

Out of 14 people surveyed, 11 felt that women are more likely to violate the district’s dress code policy, but they also feel that this is due to current girls’ fashion trends.

Shirts that show shoulder and midriff might be trending in girls’ fashion, but the dress code seems to not allow these trends at school.

Women’s fashion surely is different now than it was in the past. More revealing clothing is considered acceptable today compared to the past. The fact that women appear to be more likely to violate the dress code might be because the

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code has not caught up to current fashion trends people consider acceptable.

Some students are fine with the dress code as it is now, but others want more specific guidelines and the ability to wear hats.

School faculty can make the argument that a stricter dress code can eliminate

distractions in the classroom and enhance learning. However, it risks limiting a student’s ability to express themselves.

The student body appears to be divided on the district’s dress code.

Seven students were surveyed, and four of them felt that the dress code to-

day was not inhibitive on self-expression.

When revising the dress code, the student’s right to self-expression should be considered more important than maintaining a distraction-free environment because students might not be distracted as much by what other people wear.

dismissing facts and opinions that disapprove the side the writer is for.

This often happens when the writer only gathers information about a side that they agree with the most and choose to or forget to mention the side that challenges their beliefs.

ing them with one side and leaving out another.

Omission forces the reader to side with one of the claims and leaves a hole of questions about what the opposite side has to say about the topic.

Bias by selection of sources is when a writer omits one side of the story by not providing those primary sources within the story.

This is often evident when a reporter uses the terms “experts believe”, “observers say” or “most people believe”.

The selection of sources is similar to omission because it disregards those that have just as good information and opinions as those that have been included in the story.

Another aspect of media bias that goes along with omission and selection of sources would be story selection; when a reporter has a pattern of underlining stories that only coincide with their personal agenda while disregarding certain stories that go along with the opposite side.

This also comes in the form of ignoring studies or reports on the same topics released by the opposing group.

Bias comes in many forms throughout journalism and can harshly effect the way readers view a specific topic or person.

This is why it is very important for reporters to stay unbiased and continue to provide crucial information to people of all backgrounds.

Several forms of media bias present in news today Media Bias is a growing concern within the news community as it is quite easy to give out false information to the public through articles.

Whether it is intentional or not, the “fake news”, as it is often called, has the potential to spiral into a big and unnecessary issue, costing people their jobs and reputations.

Many different kinds of media bias are evident in society today.

From bias by omission, to bias by selection of sources, these issues continue to pave the way for future trust issues.

Bias by omission is when one leaves one side out of an article, or scattered throughout many different articles while blatantly

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Khadija Ceesay Journalism is supposed to provide unbiased information to the public in a way that helps them to form their own decisions about the topic without bombard-

Advisor Heather Springer Co-Editors Tristan Allen Mara Gee Opinion Editor Khadija Ceesay Sports Editor Alex Burbidge Feature Editor Faith Holliday Hannah Holliday Business Manager Megan Stoerman Entertanment Editor Maddie Black Media and Webpage Mckinley Schrader

Reporters Tristan Allen Maddie Black Alex Burbidge Khadija Ceesay Mark Elliott Alyson Gad Emily Gray Mara Gee Faith Holliday Hannah Holliday Nalia Lowry McKinley Schrader Megan Stoerman Amanda Turvey

Photographers Katherine Dickerson Alek Mackey Samantha Ricks Paula Shockey

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Building computers save more money As newer games come out with astonishing graphics and higher requirements to play them, it is no surprise that computers have become more expensive in recent years. Most people will buy gaming PCs for prices up in the $3000’s, but is it worth the convenience when building a

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computer costs significantly less money?

Building a computer sounds a lot more difficult than it actually is. The difficult part of building one is having the correct tools and parts to make one. Parts can be purchased at computer shops, or even on internet services, such as Amazon.

One of the more apparent reasons to build over buy is the cost of the final product. As stated earlier, some of the newer computers reach exorbitant prices of over $3000. Antonio Monteleone,

junior, built his computer, which is on par with a CyberPower PC from 2016, for under $1500.

Most pre-built computers will usually have some sort of issue in the first year. Aaron Popevis, junior, said, “My old computer consistently had problems… but after I had built my own computer, I have almost never had [one].” The experience of assembling a computer from scratch can get a person familiar with the process, and fixing problems with a computer can become easier.

Although the difficulty of paying for and acquiring the appropriate parts may be daunting to some, buying the parts is relatively easy, as they can be purchased from companies such as Amazon.

Tutorials for assembling computers can be found all over the internet, so it is much less challenging to make a computer than some might think.

As the years go on, and computers become more expensive, building a computer will become more and more cost efficient.

Electoral College essential to government The Electoral College is seen by many as a pointless system that takes voices away from the people, but in reality, it serves a vital role in the U.S government.

Many people fail to understand this fact: the United States is not a democracy.

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The country is considered a democratic-republic.

If the United States was a democracy (taking a popular vote on all issues), the electoral college would not exist.

Voting would take up the majority of citizens’ time, as their vote would be needed constantly for multitudes of issues.

The majority would always rule, which would lead to mob mentality. Instead, electors do the voting for the citizens.

The founders of America created the Electoral College for this exact reason. It is why we have

the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches: other people can do the voting for the citizens who elected them.

The Founding Fathers knew that pure democracies did not work based on the careful study of history.

Electors are chosen by the political parties of each state. 538 electors are chosen in total, and 270 is the magic number of votes needed to elect a president.

The Electoral College encourages presidential candidates to campaign nationwide.

If winning were only about

getting the popular vote, candidates would only focus on big cities and states. Therefore, every state and every voter is important.

This system also makes it difficult to steal elections (fabricate votes, count votes incorrectly, and make it too difficult for some people to register to vote).

Without the Electoral College, any vote stolen could affect the outcome of the election.

The future of America is unclear, but the Electoral College will always be a necessary system in our government.

Seasonal Affective Disorder needs awareness Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a disorder diagnosed more and more often every year.

According to familydoctor.org, around 6 percent of Americans are already diagnosed, while around 20 percent suffer from a milder form and are not diagnosed.

It is especially important to

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raise awareness for SAD as the months get colder and the days get shorter. The most common form of SAD is winter SAD, when the addition of holiday stress and the decrease in sunlight causes many changes in body function.

The lack of light tricks the body’s biological clock, serotonin (a brain chemical that affects mood) levels and melatonin (a brain chemical that controls sleep) levels, causing severe depression.

Contrastingly, there is also a form of summer SAD. Extreme sunlight and the lack of a structured daily routine can

cause irritability, insomnia, and severe anxiety and depression.

Fortunately, there are many treatments for both forms of SAD. Light lamp and dark room therapy can help to balance bodily functions, as well as various medications. A change in diet is also helpful, such as lowering sugar intake. Sugar withdrawal can often feel like a panic attack, and too much fluctuation in sugar amounts can cause extreme highs and lows.

It is important to be mindful of those that aren’t so happy for the holidays, or are not excited

for school to let out. Not being able to enjoy the parts of the year that are usually the happiest, especially when put under pressure to be pleasant as to not ruin other people’s holidays, is immensely difficult. Empathy is one of the best ways to support loved ones through mental illness. Never shame someone for not being happy; anyone can develop a mental illness and there is no shame in being diagnosed.

More information and resources are available on the Eyrie website.

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Should Congresspeople be held to term limits?

“I’m kind of in the middle.

Maybe if the person takes a break between terms, they could be fine without limits.”

Kale Sheffer Junior

“I think they should be able to be in office as long as people vote for them.”

Kennedy Schaffer Senior

“I think [two terms] is a good limit [for congresspeople].”

Dominique Cenac Junior

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FEATURE

FOCUS . . . on senior standouts How does Griffin Minter dribble his extracurriculars?

ACTIVITIES: Soccer, BRAVE, I Choose to Live, Math Team, Scholars Bowl, Chess Club, NHS, Spanish NHS

WHAT animal would you like to be reincarnated as?

A Sea Lion, because they’re chubby moles of fun.

Griffin Minter is involved in many clubs at school.

Minter is a National Merit Semifinalist. This title is awarded to people who do well on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) or the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT).

Minter also plays defender on the school soccer team.

“I’ve grown up with [soccer],” Minter said. He met some of his friends through the sport.

Minter is the co-president of the school’s Scholar Bowl team.

He practices with the team to compete against other schools to correctly answer trivia questions and to solve “tough” math equations.

He is also on the Math Team.

“Most of the time you don’t know the answer, but when you do, you are proud of yourself,”

Minter said.

He is a member of Building Respect, Acceptance and Voice through Education (BRAVE), and is also the vice president of I Choose to Live. Both clubs perform skits at local schools. Skits performed by BRAVE shows students the different forms of bullying, while the skits performed by I Choose to Live highlight the different possible signs and causes of depression and suicide.

“It’s an important message to be spread,” Minter said. He feels that people need to be more aware of the different kinds of bullying and also the different signs of depression and suicide.

Minter also is a Writing Center tutor.

He is currently undecided about where he will go to college.

how they move), Invasive Species (which deals with parasitic entities) and Experimental Design (participants are given materials and must design an experiment with them).

What also piqued her interest in science and developed it more was Kristin Ramshaw’s Honors Biology class. After that, she took Honors Chemistry and AP Chemistry.

Vandenbark knows she wants to have a career in science, more specifically genetics or microbiology. She plans on attending Brigham Young University, but is applying for admission to Vanderbilt University as well.

She is also involved with her church’s youth group, rehearses with the Olathe Youth Symphony on Monday nights and volunteers at Head Start, which is her mother’s place of work.

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The five questions: ❶ If you had intro music, what would it be? ❷ Would you rather be alone for the rest of your life or always around annoying people? ❸ If animals couls talk, which would be the most rude? ❹ What object would you eliminate from history? ❺ What is a weird food combination that you really enjoy?

Benjamin Eddings, freshman Q 1: “A scary song.”

Q 2: “Alone.”

Q 3: “Monkeys.”

Q 4: “Knives.”

Q 5: “Oreos and chips.”

Gretchen Howard, sophomore Q 1: “‘Everybody’ by the Backstreet Boys.”

Q 2: “Definitely robins.”

Q 3: “Probably alone.”

Q 4: “Sporks.”

Q 5: “I like ranch with everything.”

Hailey Sumners, junior Q 1: “‘Eye of the Tiger’ by Survivor”.

What importance does science have to Andrea Vandenbark?

Eighth grade was the year Andrea Vandenbark decided to join Science Olympiad. Her initial thought about the club was that it was “cool,” so she continued participating in it, she said.

At the high school level, the club competes roughly four times a year, including both regionals and state. The team is eligible for nationals depending on how well they score at prior competitions.

“We were super close to qualifying for nationals last year,” she said.

Competition season has not yet begun. When it does, she hopes to compete in Protein Modeling.

“We have to create a model on the computer, a physical model, and then take a test on protein folding,” Vandenbark said.

In the past, Vandenbark has competed in Dynamic Planet (which tackles tectonic plates and

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Q 2: “Alone.”

Q 3: “Raccoons, for sure.”

Q 4: “Guns.”

Q 5: “Spaghetti tacos.”

Hunter Mullins, senior Q 1: “‘Here Comes the Boom’ by Nelly.”

Q 2: “Alone, for sure.“ Q 3: “Cats.”

Q 4: “Mirrors.”

Q 5: “Chili and cinnamon rolls.”

Kathy Carter, assistant orchestra director Q 1: “Ed Sheeran.”

Q 2: “Birds.”

Q 3: “Alone.”

Q 4: “Guns.”

Q 5: “Spinach on pizza.”

WHAT IS YOUR NICKNAME? Hamdrea

ACTIVITIES: Band, Science Olympiad, Friends of Rachel, I Choose to Live, BRAVE, German Club

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Radakovich teaches student naturalists, handles animals Emily Gray Learning about nature is exciting for many students, but for Joan Radakovich, science teacher, it’s a way of life.

Radakovich has been teaching for 29 years, four of them at Olathe South.

In class, Radakovich teaches students how to properly care for exotic animals and how to identify different plants.

Radakovich grew up on a hobby farm where she had horses, cattle, chickens, and ducks so she has been surrounded by animals her whole life. Most of the animals she has in her student naturalist classroom are exotic and cannot be found in Kansas.

Animals range from rabbits to bearded dragons to ball pythons.

“It’s my passion,” Radakovich said.

She is currently bonding with two sugar gliders, Sugar and Spice. Sugar and Spice are both

adults, so bonding can take up to three months.

Over the weekend, Radakovich comes in and checks on the animals to make sure that no animals are sick or injured.

During the summer, students are allowed to take an animal home to take care of if they are comfortable caring for the animal.

In case an animal does happen to be sick, Olathe Animal Hospital does all veterinary work for free.

Most of the animals Radakovich takes care of were given to the school as donations.

Getting a new animal takes a lot of learning on Radakovich’s part. She does a lot of researching online and she talks to experts about the animal to make sure that it is getting the proper care.

At the end of the year, students pick one animal to present to elementary school students.

“It’s a great experience for the

students,” said Radakovich.

“They have a chance to show off everything that they’ve learned throughout the year.”

Not only does Radakovich teach about exotic animals, she also teaches about plants. She has students gather leaves from trees and identify the specific plant it

came from.

To give her students a handson experience, Radakovich takes them to Indian Creek to gather samples. There, the students collect plants, water samples, and take the temperature of the creek.

“My favorite part of my job is seeing the interaction of a student

and an animal,” Radakovich says.

Students switch off animals every two weeks to have experience with different ones. They have to learn how to properly care for the animal in any way.

“I definitely think I have the best job at school,” Radakovich stated.

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and realizing that I still have homework assigned,” Stoeck said.

However, in her family, Stoeck isn’t the only one celebrating; she has a twin brother Sam Stoeck.

One might think that having a sibling share a birthday would take something away from having your own special day, but Liz Stoeck says that is not the case.

“We always have to pick who gets their birthday dinner on our actual birthday, and we take turns opening up gifts. Other than that, I think it’s pretty much normal,” Stoeck said.

Stoeck said that having school during her birthday isn’t always bad. One of her favorite memories came during a trip courtesy of the Chisholm Trail orchestra. “In eighth grade, I had a trip to Branson with orchestra that was a lot of fun, even though I wasn’t technically at school,” Stoeck said.

Teachers will sometimes

celebrate their students’ birthdays, particularly the foreign language teachers. Usually they have them sing in their foreign languages. Donald Creasbaum, former French teacher, was known for this during his classes.

“Last year [he] had the class sing in French to me, which was kind of embarrassing,” Stoeck said. “I’d have to say I don’t really enjoy it.”

As with most people, Stoeck’s birthday is filled with a mix of celebrating with family and friends and activities, since she is also involved with her dance team.

“I spend my birthday with my friends during the day and often times I’ll still go to dance so I get to see my dance friends. Most of the time though, I celebrate with my family,” Stoeck said.

Birthdays on school days are often thought of as the worst kind of birthdays, but spending the day at school can actually lead to the best birthday memories.

Birthdays have great school treats Usually when birthdays are thought of, parties, cake and enjoying the whole day come to mind. However, that is rarely the case, as school can put a wrench in that plan in a heartbeat for those with birthdays in August through May. Celebrating at school can still be a great, if not unique experience.

Liz Stoeck, sophomore, has her birthday on April 7. Stoeck, just like everyone else, has her opinions on the pros and cons of a school day birthday.

“The best part is that I get to see my friends during the day and get to celebrate with them,” Stoeck said. “While I look forward to my weekend birthdays, I do enjoy having it at school because I like seeing my friends and also the attention I can get.”

The worst part, according to Stoeck is something that is very relatable: the homework.

“The worst part is definitely waking up in the morning

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‘Tis the season -

Be informed before midterm elections

Hannah Holliday Kansas midterm elections have already started with early voting ballots being sent out on Oct 22, 15 days before Election Day on Nov 6.

Absentee voting, for those unable to vote on Election Day, is available until Nov 6.

Voting starts at 7:00 a.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. A photo I.D. is required, and proof of a change of address if applicable. Online registration is available.

It is important to note that onsite registration is unavailable.

Polling places are spread throughout the state and are listed on registration confirmation forms or are available

on vote.org/polling-place-locator.

It is every American’s civic duty to vote in elections, and it is highly encouraged by the media, especially through peer pressure and ads.

On the ballot for this year’s midterm election are the candidates for Governor, U.S. House, state executives, State House, special state legislative, intermediate appellate courts, local judges, and the county commissioner.

The Republican and Democratic candidates for governor, Kris Kobach and Laura Kelly, are featured in this issue of the Eyrie, but there is also a Libertarian candidate, Greg Orman, and six other candidates.

Many candidates were eliminated in the primaries on Aug 7.

Debates are available for live public viewing on PBS, or recordings of the live shows are available on youtube.com.

News channels and sites are also a source of information about the different candidates.

Many candidates have social media accounts, though some are personal and some are team-managed.

Many candidates have their own websites as well.

More information on voting can be found in the front office or through vote.org, a bi-partisan voting organizatio.

In order to be an informed voter, it is important to be aware on the hot-button issues of today. Some examples are on the right!

WHERE WE STAND A lack of voting during the elections among younger people is always made into a news story. The graph to the right shows voting among seniors.

DO SENIORS VOTE ?

Informed voters hear all sides, do research before casting votes Tristan Allen Discussing politics is not necessarily something everyone looks forward to. However, high school seniors are either already able to vote or are nearing the voting age of 18.

Discussing politics may be an activity worth considering participating in as a way to become an informed voter.

It is important to be informed when voting as opposed to voting out of anger or bias, because a vote can have a significant impact.

The first thing to do as election season approaches is to register to vote, whether it be online, in state or whilst updating one’s license.

The deadline to vote in the 2018 election in Kansas was Oct. 16. If a voter missed the deadline to register, they will not be able

to vote in this election, but could vote in 2020.

Accumulating information will help shape an opinion. Using a variety of news outlets, such as CNN, ABC, Fox and NPR among others can help round out candidate-provided information, which can be biased to fuel voters’ emotions. Also, voters should fact-check news from social media sites like Facebook, which do not always share accurate, unbiased information.

Someone who is looking to become an informed voter should listen to both sides of an argument before they make a decision.

They might think they agree with one side, but their decision might change when they hear the other side. Hearing both sides of the argument could also help better cement the voter’s choice.

At the end of the day, one should not stop voting because

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FEATURE Laura Kelly runs Democratic Nalia Lowry Laura Kelly, the democratic candidate for the governor of Kansas , is a long term leader of the Kansas Recreation and Park Association and is running for the election as the next governor of Kansas. Kelly was elected to the Kansas Senate in 2004 and “immediately built a reputation as a no nonsense leader who could work with both republican and democrats to get things done.”

According to her website it stated that “after just two years, she was asked to serve as the Ranking Minority member of the important Ways and Means Committee.”

Kelly grew up in a military family where she felt like she learned the important of service, integrity, and accountability.

Her main goal for running for governor is to “fight for children and Families on the job.” Kelly and a republican colleague are trying to establish state savings accounts so Kansas can prepare for unexpected emergencies that impact the state’s budget.

Kelly held the Department of Children and Families accountable for its lack of transparency and helped establish the Early Childhood Development Block Grants

Kris Kobach runs Republican

which have helped thousands of kids enter kindergarten. (“She took a leading role in fighting Gov. Brownback’s, current governor, attempts to dismantle Kansas’ prized early learning system in 2016. As well as fighting to repeal Brownback’s tax plans and put Kansas back on sound financial footings.”)

Kelly supports traditional engines that focus on prosperity: public schools, job training, and infrastructure. She believes Kansas leaders must think more like entrepreneurs and less like politicians.”We must innovate and make creative, strategic investments than plan for jobs in the future.”

“I think Kansans are ready after all these years of crisis and turmoil for a strong, experienced, very steady hand at the helm to put our state back on track, and that’s the response I’m getting across the state, too,” Kelly stated in an interview.

“I don’t think this is the time for another experiment. I think people need the ressurance that the person in the governor’s office knows where the problems are and knows how to solve them and can bring people together just to do that.”

McKinley Schrader

A survey of Olathe South teachers

KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES Laura Kelly

Kris Kobach, the republican candidate for the governor of Kansas, and Willis Hartman, his running mate, plan to change and refine laws in the state.

Kobach graduated from law school and was a law clerk, until the events of Sept. 11, when he was put in charge of the Department of Justice. In 2010, he was elected for the Secretary of State of Kansas. He hopes to win the election “to leave a better Kansas for his daughters,” according to kriskobach.com.

If elected, Kobach plans to address topics such as jobs, education, welfare reform, political corruption, term limits, taxes and second amendment rights.

Kobach plans to keep “taxes and regulatory burdens low [and] bring high-paying jobs to hardworking Kansans,” according to kriskobach.com. Through this plan he hopes to bring better jobs to people who want them.

Kobach’s approach to public education is to ensure that “75 percent of education funding is spent in the classroom.” Currently there is 53 percent of education funding going towards Kansas schools.

The changing of taxes is one of Kobach’s goals. During his term

as Secretary of State, his office was able to “[cut the State’s] budget from $7 million, to $4.6 million… [without] cutting services.”

As a widely discussed topic, Kobach plans to address second amendment rights by “fight[ing] to safeguard and defend [Kansan’s] right to keep and bear arms.”

Kobach stated on his Twitter account that he “will lower…electric rates…to make Kansas more affordable to Kansan families.” Kobach has stated that he has plans to make taxes less daunting to citizens, as stated on kriskobach.com.

Some people have been in power for too long in Topeka, some have been there “as long as Gerald Ford was president.” Kobach plans to demolish corruption among these memebers in Topeka.

Kobach states that he is pro-life on his website, and will advocate for other pro-life movements in the future, according to kriskobach. com.

Kobach’s running mate, Willis Hartman, is currently a business entrepreneur, even earning the title “Businessman of the Year” by the Wichita Business Journal. He has previously worked in advertising, and is currently a lifetime member of the NRA and the Wichita Chamber of Commerce.

Kris Kobach

Democratic nominee First elected to state senate in 2004 Was executive director of Kansas Recreation and Parks Association

Republican nominee Elected to Secretary of State in 2010 Was appointed to a fellowship by George W. Bush to work under Attorney General John Ashcroft

Positions Fought against former governor Sam Brownback’s tax plan, which cut income taxes across the board

Taxes

Wants to keep taxes low while bringing high wage jobs to Kansas

Believes investing in schools will help children and is known for securing education funding

Education

Wants to keep taxes low while bringing high wage jobs to Kansas

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ENTERTAINMENT

What Are We Listening To?

Music is a big part of American culture, and to be able to enjoy that music, one should know the best streaming sources to do so.

Apple Music and Spotify are two paid streaming apps that have been gaining popularity over the last few years.

Apple Music and Spotify are both free to download, and both offer in app purchases.

Both Apple Music and Spotify are available on iOS and Android.

To listen to music on Apple Music the user must subscribe to the service, which costs $10 per month.

On Spotify, the user just has to download the app. For the free version of Spotify, the user must have an internet connection. The user has to listen in shuffle mode on a playlist and can only skip 3 times.

For the free version of Spotify, there are ads. Apple Music does not have ads, but requires the user to purchase a subscription.

Spotify and Apple Music

both offer a free trial of their “premium” and a student discount.

Spotify Premium costs $9.99 per month. They also offer a family plan for $14.99 a month that can have up to 6 different devices using it at the same time.

The premium for Apple Music is also $9.99 per month.

Apple Music offers a family plan for $14.99 as well. When it comes to expenses, the services are equivalent.

When upgrading to premium on Spotify, saving songs becomes available. Playing music without an internet connection or even on airplane mode is an option with the subscription.

Not only that, but Spotify makes the user “Daily Mixes”.

Daily Mixes are playlists, usually six, that are separated by genre.

Spotify takes users’ top songs and puts them into their respective playlists, as well as adding songs they think users be interested in. Those six playlists shuffle and change every single day.

Spotify recently launched a

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service that gives the user a “your top songs of the year before” playlist, as well as a “discover weekly” and a “time capsule” or throw back playlist.

After upgrading to Apple Music, premium users gain the ability to access every single song in Apple Music’s library, for free.

All of the songs downloaded are uploaded to iCloud so these songs can be listened to offline.

Unlimited skips, access to Apple Music radio stations, and access to Apple Music’s hand-curated recommendations and playlists also come with the service.

Rowan Farha, freshman, likes Apple Music better because “you don’t constantly have ads popping up in the middle of your music, because that’s really annoying.” Farha said.

Emily Selgelid, freshman, likes Spotify better because “with Spotify premium, you have all these playlists that are made specially for you, it’s nice knowing Spotify cares about me,” she said. “Also, Spotify has way more songs by singers who aren’t as known than Apple.”

1. American Horror Story: Apocolypse

it’s a

MUST three shows that should definitely be on your list

2. Shameless

Shameless is an interesting TV show that has lots of cliffhangers and bindge-worthy. It is about a very diverse family who has struggled with different family problems.

Frank Gallagher is an alcoholic single father of six children and the viewer can watch the kids grow up throughout the seasons.

There is a total of 9 seasons. The show is good to watch and stay entertained while doing other things throughout the day. Pretty much everyone can enjoy this show.

The latest season of “Americsan Horor Story: Apocalypse” first aired on Sept. 12. Apocalypse is a crossover from two older seasons, Murder House and Coven, starring many fan favorites.

So far, the show’s fans have seen the grown up killer baby, Michael Langdon, from Murder House; and other recurring actors and actresses such as Evan Peters and Emma Roberts.

Apocalypse is set on the west coast 10-20 years in the future.

Big cities like Los Angeles were hit with a nuclear bomb, wiping out millions of people, except those who paid their way into a bomb shelter in an old abandoned school. For the first three episodes, Langdon, brings terror to the survivors of the bomb.

3.The Good Place

“The Good Place” is a funny and entertaining NBC show to watch because people get attached to the characters easily. Not everybody quite imagined the after world consisting of a Good Place, for the good people and Bad Place, for the bad people Elenor Shellstrop, played

by Kristen Bell, is not supposed to be in the Good Place.

As she goes through her adventures, she tries to hide to everyone that she is a mistake, but will she caught?

Find out and binge watch “The Good Place” on Netflix. Season 2 just came out, so be sure to get some snacks and watch it!

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Neflix shows that blow audiences’ socks off Khadija Ceesay

Netflix VS Hulu, heated debates Amanda Turvey Today there are many different types of streaming platforms to choose from, and it seems there is a constant discussion of Netflix vs. Hulu.

Netflix started as a DVD rental company in the 1990’s, but has developed into a TV show and movie streaming app that creates its own shows as well as movies.

Hulu, on the other hand, was developed around eleven years ago and, while it does allow movies

and TV shows as well as releasing its own shows and movies, most students prefer Netflix.

Hulu has two options that viewers are able to subscribe to; one plan is cheaper and comes with ads during TV shows, while the other plan does not allow ads, much like Netflix.

Netflix only comes with one plan that does not have any ads, which most students say provides a smoother viewing experience. Most students also prefer Netflix because it has more enjoy-

able shows along with many different movie genres that appeal to students.

Up to seventy percent of students would rather steam shows and movies off of Netflix rather than Hulu.

Some of the most popular shows that appear on Netflix are Stranger Things, Grey’s Anatomy, Riverdale, Big Mouth, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Hulu has shows like Rick and Morty, Brooklyn 99, Adventure Time, and The Handmaid’s Tale.

Netflix has been coming out with many new originals as the year moves along, and more than ever they have been adding consistent content to their belt.

Shows like Black Mirror, Atypical, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch are gaining popularity with younger audiences because of the creativity of each show.

One in particular, Black Mirror, seems to be a favorite because of it’s different approach towards society and the structure of each episode.

Haley Johnson, senior, says she watches the show because “the ideas are very interesting to me.”

The show is known for leaning towards a Sci-Fi genre and leaving viewers wanting answers by the end of each episode.

There is a hook that keeps viewers on the edge until the next episode and craving more along with having a way of putting intentional hints and clues to keep the show interactive.

Lilee James, senior, rates the show a solid five on a scale of one to five.

She catches up on the show when she has time on the week-

ends because it helps to keep her entertained.

Black Mirror is also a show for those who enjoy thrillers, like Aliyah Pullin, sophomore.

Some episodes have bits that are to capture the audience and twist the way they see the world around them.

She enjoys the show because of the “variety it provides between the episodes and I find it cool how they make so many bold statements in our society.”

The show is also known for its controversial topics and bringing up topics society choses to ignore.

In one episode, it deals with the death penalty and has an interesting play on how the government deals with convicted killers and the severity of their crimes.

Many of its episodes evoke strong feelings from viewers and show them different sides of society that one tends to forget.

Like many others, Pullin suggested the show to anyone willing to watch it, as well as close friends.

She also rates it a solid five, along with Grace Hewitt, senior, and Skye Pancer, freshman.

The show is an all around big hit with many and proves to be worth trying out.

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Freshmen StuCo Election excited all Aly Gad Reece Beckman, Abbie Clements, Joey Tyler, Yasmine Ghatasheh, and Caden Kaberline are this year’s freshman StuCo representatives.

To run for a spot in StuCo students had to fill out a form, get signatures from 25 students, so that students have a say in who gets to even run for office.

They also had to explain why, in detail, they wanted to join StuCo in the first place.

“I wanted to join because my sister and her friends were in it and they told me it was fun, I also found out that it looks good for colleges and other things similar.” Tyler said.

The more extracurricular the better.

He ran for StuCo with a goal in mind. “I wanted to meet new people and become a better lead-

er,” Tyler said.

Though they’re new to the job, the freshmen representatives are already hard at work.

“The freshmen have only been to one so far but we chose

w1.85 x h2.3 photo of winner what committee we wanted to be in,” Tyler said StuCo is in charge of all of the fun school events you attend, like

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the luau and spirit week.

Overall the goal of StuCo this year is to “help the community with our service projects.” said Tyler.

The goal is also to “make the school fun with events.” Tyler said.

Yasmen Hassen, freshman, is not a part of StuCo but did vote.

“I know most of them. So, I decided by their personality and how well they work, or would work in StuCo,” Hassen said.

She hopes that the new freshmen StuCo members can “come up with better spirit week choices or ideas.”

Even with all her ideas, Hassen didn’t run for office. “I actually turned in a form for it, but I turned it in late,” She said.

The next StuCo meeting will be held on Nov. 5, which all of the new freshmen representatives will be attending.

CyberPatriot club rears end of first competition McKinley Schrader Students who signed up for the CyberPatriot competition are reaching the end of the first round, some students may not know what CyberPatriot is, but may be the perfect candidates for it.

CyberPatriot is a national competition sponsored by the U.S. army for any student who wants to sign up, however, a basic understanding of cybersecurity is needed to understand and participate in it.

CyberPatriot is so well-renown that on average each school in the nation sends two teams for it a year.

Timothy Shipley, computer science teacher, is the school sponsor for the program and the person to contact if you wish to sign up and participate. As of right now, sign-ups have ended for this year.

“Students create teams of four members and are given a problem. The problem can contain

things such as a supposed hacked network that students have to fix,” Shipley explained.

Other problems in CyberPatriot include malicious users, files, processes, or any other kind of malware that the teams must attempt to remove safely.

After the first round, teams are split into three divisions- silver, gold, and platinum- in which they are scored against other teams in the same division.

The platinum division national winners are rewarded highly.

“They receive scholarship grants… and it’s no small amount,” Shipley said.

Students in the platinum division that make it to finals travel to Washington D.C. for the final rounds, in an all-paid expenses trip.

For any students wishing to sign up for next year’s competition, see Shipley in room 206 for more details on CyberPatriot, or visit www. uscyberpatriot.org.

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Business academy prepares students Emily Gray Selena Umana and Jackson Lindamood, sophomores, joined the Business & Finance academy with jobs in the business field in mind.

“I like how I’m making new friends that will be with me throughout high school,” Umana said.

The academy consists of projects, workbooks, and competitions. Projects build off of each other but are based on different jobs. Projects are usually week long, ending with a PowerPoint presentation at the end of the week. Students are graded for the PowerPoint and the presentation.

During projects students can work individually or with a partner.

Students are required to compete in at least two competitions year.

They have the option to do either DECA or BPA, Business Professionals of America.

DECA and BPA are competitions that students take place in to prove their business knowledge.

Umana placed 4th in state last year for BPA. “Competitions are very business-like. I’ve only done BPA and it’s a test environment that is very quiet,” Lindamood stated.

In a typical class period, stu-

The Writing Center, located in the library during Falcon 50 four days a week and seminar, is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Gibbens to help students improve their writing.

Students can make an appointment with junior and senior AP English students to get an idea on how to start or end a paper. Those students can help with any process of writing; brainstorming, outlining, rough drafts, final drafting, and revising.

scholarships Additional information regarding the following scholarships is currently available in the student services office.

photo by Alek Mackey

Selena Umana and Jackson Lindamood perform calculations for the business academy. This skill can help them in the future. dents work on accounting workbooks and learn new accounting problems.

“Not much free time goes into the academy, most of the stuff we do gets done in class,” Umana said.

Students are also required to do a certain number of e-hours by the end of their high school career.

E-hours are hours outside of school that help prepare you for the business field.

Students also go on field trips every year to learn about different businesses and how they function.

Getting into the academy is a simple process. Students fill out an application and get called in for an interview in the winter.

“The biggest advantage of being in the academy is being ahead of the curve and having knowledge others do not have,” Lindamood said.

The academy is preparing students for not just one job but for multiple jobs in the business and finance fields like accounting, economist and entrepreneur.

It also gives students opportunities outside of school that most students do not have, such as an internship.

During junior year, if the student meets the requirements with grade and the number of e-hours they have accumulated, the academy helps the student find an internship in the business and finance field and helps prepare them for an interview.

“We have also branched out this year more than in past and are helping students write in other disciplines, particularly in Honors Biology,” said Mr. Gibbens.

The writing tutors are trained each summer and throughout the school year.

“Every tutor does at least one mock session before the begin working for us. We also offer email tips and reminders throughout the year,” said sponsor Mr. Gibbens The student tutors are recommended by English

teachers to be Writing Center tutors.

“Not only do student writers benefit from our services, but also the tutors benefit as well. It affirms what every educator in the building already knows: you never learn something as well as you do when you have to teach it to someone else.”

To make an appointment, head to the writing center website to schedule a time and date that works best.

The writing center can be found at http://oswritingcenter. wixsite.com/oswc

Writing Center tutors help others Ashlee Troutt

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HORIZONS

Scholarship: RUDD Foundation 2018 Scholarship Deadline: December 14th Amount: 20 scholarships available, 4 year award Criteria: The minimum GPA you must require is 3.0. Must be admitted and will attend either Emporia or Wichita State University’s.

Scholarship: North American Van Lines Logistics Scholarships Deadline: December 15th Amount: $1,000, 5 rewards Criteria: Eligible educational institution, Must be enrolling. enrolled as a full time student at a college/university within the United States.

Scholarship: Guardian Protection Services Annual Scholarships Deadline: November 30th Amount: $1,001 Criteria: Applications will be taken through Instagram DM stories. Only the first 100 instagram stories will be accepted. Apply if you plan on majoring in a field that promotes safety, protection, security, technology, home and building automatiom. No minimum GPA or SAT/ACT.

Scholarship: Dolman Law Group Scholarships Deadline: December 29th Amount: $1,100 Criteria: If you are under 18 a parent/guardian gives permission. Must apply to the contest via email and provide your name and name of the institution you are planning on.are attending. Must provide video essay through YouTube by December 29th, 2018.

FAFSA helps students Hannah Holliday Every college-bound senior is highly encouraged to submit a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The deadline for applying for FAFSA at most schools is April 1, but it is imperative to check the individual due dates for the school being applied to.

According to Traci Johnston, counselor, “Filling out the FAFSA, [gives students] an opportunity for lots of scholarships.”

A student’s FAFSA determines some of the scholarships available to students, the amount of grant money given and the amount of money that can be taken out of the bank as subsidized loans (do not earn interest while the borrower is in school) and unsubsidized loans (do earn interest while the borrower is in school).

Colleges determine the amount of money students can receive and the types of loans available by the family income received in the year prior to applying for a FAFSA. When applying for a FAFSA, it is important to have the family’s tax information from the year prior to applying, a FAFSA ID, an email that is not an Olathe schools email, a social security card, and two forms of identification (such as a driver’s license or school ID). FAFSA IDs must be created at fsaid.ed.gov before applying.

A FAFSA information night will be held at Johnson County Community College on Nov. 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. More information can also be found at studentaid.ed.gov or on the counseling website.

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Volleyball team finishes season 11-17 Maddie Black

Varsity volleyball’s overall record for the season is 11-17.

Maddison Bishop, senior, said, “this season I was really excited to see all the same girls from last year and to meet new ones!”

She played on the JV team during her freshmen year, but then played for the varsity team her last three years.

Bishop says that the team this year is “very dedicated and strives to become better every day.”

She also said this year’s team is very close and are really good friends.

She is playing beach volleyball in college at Carson Newman University and says she is very excited.

Jordan Burton, junior, has been on the varsity team for the last three years. She also said that the team is very committed to getting better.

“We are a pretty good serving team, which helps keep other teams out of system,” said Burton.

Burton believes that the team is like a “second family.”

The team spends 15 hours each week practicing and “like all families we argue but in the end, we all work it out,” said Burton.

Burton plans on playing in

The Kansas City Chiefs are 7-1 and first in the American Football Conference (AFC).

Patrick Mahomes, quarterback, was drafted in 2016 in the first round of the NFL draft in 2016 to be a franchise quarterback. So far this season, he has delivered.

One of Mahomes’ best strengths, besides his cannon of an arm, is his ability to make awkward passes. He was forced by defenses a time or two to throw with his left hand instead of his right, and he had to throw on the

Falcon Strength open to everyone Falcon Strength is the school’s competitive weightlifting club.

Falcon Strength is an all year sport and you can continue training into the summer.

“Weightlifting is for everyone” said Ms. Kim Hoglund, sponsor. Falcon Strength is open to everybody.

The club meets every weekday except Thursday at 6 a.m. in the weightlifting room to work on Olympic weightlifting techniques and strengthening their muscles.

“Weightlifting is great for keeping your strength for other sports during off season,” said Hoglund.

Gymnasts travel to state contest photo by Samantha Ricks

The varsity volleyball team plays in the main gym. They took on Olathe West on Sept. 13 and lost the game, taking two sets of the five played. The Owls won their three sets by scores of 25-21, 15-12 and 25-21. college but is not committed anywhere.

“I’m hoping by spring/ summer of 2019 that I will be committed somewhere” said Burton.

Taylor Duncan, junior, is a new face on the varsity team this season.

She was very excited for the home games this year and is looking forward to hearing support from the home crowd.

She also said that the team has “good chemistry” and have a lot of fun together.

Duncan is not planning on playing in college, instead

devoting her focus towards getting her teaching degree.

Burton says that competitive volleyball “is all tournaments and the tournaments are usually out of town and for three days.”

She also said that competitive volleyball is a lot more intense than school volleyball.

Mahomes, offense responsible for strong start Tristan Allen

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move many times. The offensive line collapsed several times so far this season before Mahomes is able to find an open man, but his ability to scramble out of the pocket stalls the defense long enough for a receiver to get open or for Mahomes to just run the ball. Mahomes already has two rushing touchdowns this season.

Kansas City needs to improve their defense, as they allow the second most yards in the league.

These problems stem from the secondary unit, which traded Marcus Peters, cornerback, in a trade to the Los Angeles Rams,

and has been without Eric Berry, safety, since week one of 2017.

Berry is on the active roster, but he has not played a snap in 2018. They have signed several free agents in the season to help improve the defense, but they are still the worst defense in the league.

Tyreek Hill, wide receiver, and Mahomes are a match made in heaven. Hill is sixth in the league in receiving yards and is tied for second in the league in receiving touchdowns. He is able to make tough catches, and make gamechanging plays. For ex-

ample, in the week six loss to the New England Patriots, Hill made a 75-yard touchdown to tie the game late in the fourth quarter.

Kansas City has an easy remaining schedule, besides the Rams, Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks. The Rams are basically the Chiefs with a better defense, and the Ravens and Seahawks have even better defenses than the Rams, not allowing as many yards per game this season.

Other than these three teams, the Chiefs should win the rest of their games, finishing with a 12-4 record barring any major injuries.

The gymnastics team recently competed in the Kansas State Gymnastics championships in Shawnee Mission.

Kristin Ramshaw, coach, said she puts five girls in each of the four events: beam, vault, floor, and bars. Ramshaw said that her team is best at the vault and the floor.

Ramshaw’s team consists of six varsity girls and seven JV girls. The JV girls recently made third place in state.

The other six in varsity, qualified to go to state as well.

“I like seeing the confidence build in my gymnasts throughout the season.” said Ramshaw.

Football team makes playoffs The football team defeated Blue Valley West 54-41 on Friday, Oct. 26.

They take on Olathe North on Nov. 2. The theme of the game will be “Southside Out.” The winner of that matchup will play the winner between Olathe East and Shawnee Mission East, who also play on Nov. 2, on Nov. 9.

The varsity football team finished with a total record of 5-4.

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November 2, 2018 – page 15 SPORTS Morrow has Red Sox win World Series 4-1, wrap up wild postseason high hopes this season Alex Burbidge

After Major League Baseball’s regular season ended, 10 teams continued on to October baseball, where they played to determine who would win the World Series.

Five American League teams advanced to postseason play.

Three were the division winners and the other two were the wild card teams. The division winners were the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros, while the AL Wild Card Game was between the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees in New York City. The Yankees won the game 7-2.

Meanwhile in the National League, the division champions were the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers. The wild card teams were the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies with Colorado winning the NL Wild Card Game 2-1 at Wrigley Field in a 13-inning thriller, led by Kyle Freeland throwing 6 2/3 shutout innings, as well as Tony Wolter’s go-ahead single to win the game.

In the division series, the Brewers swept Colorado in three games, the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1, the Red Sox beat

the Yankees in four games, and the Astros swept their series in Cleveland.

As for the two league championship series, the Red Sox defeated the defending World Series champion Astros three games to one. Jackie Bradley Jr. won the MVP for the series, leading the way with 9 RBI. The Red Sox, who won a franchise record 108 games during the regular season, had home field advantage during the World Series.

The Dodgers also defeated Milwaukee in a classic sevengame series that culminated with a 5-1 Dodger victory in game seven.

The Brewers’ bats seemed to be cold all series long, scoring only 24 runs in the series.

However, that outscored the Dodgers, who scored 23 times.

Slugging first baseman Cody Bellinger won

the series MVP in a questionable decision, as he only slashed .200/.231/.360 with one home run, which came in the seriesclinching game.

The Dodgers (92-71) and Red Sox (108-54) matched up in the 2018 World Series. It featured arguably two of the best players in their respective leagues in J.D. Martinez, Red Sox outfielder and designated hitter, and Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers pitcher.

Martinez finished second in MLB for home runs with 43, falling five short of Khris Davis,

Athletics left fielder. Kershaw had a 2.73 ERA and 1.041 WHIP. The Red Sox won the series easily, four games to one. The Dodgers’ only win of the series came in 18 innings and was fueled by a walk-off home run by Max Muncy, Dodgers infielder.

Steve Pearce won the MVP award with three home runs, eight RBI and a .500 OBP. With another season of Major League Baseball in the books, it’s now time for the offseason to begin. Spring Training games will start on Feb. 22.

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Athletes take consideration into their own diets

Khadija Ceesay

Eating is an important part of every athlete’s career and helps to keep them at their best throughout meets and competitions.

Without certain healthy foods, the chances of them succeeding decreases and give way to potential problems down the road.

Marissa Plath, senior, doesn’t really have a diet but she does try to eat a salad at least three times a week.

In order to stick to her diet, she and her mom make salads together so she do not forget about her diet and accidentally cheat on it.

Before practice she eats a

protein bar or apples with peanut butter and after, because she is so hungry from the exercise, she tries to get more protein in her system.

Faith Bestgen, junior, doesn’t follow any specific diet either but during the tennis season she eats “a lot of fruits, vegetables and chicken mostly.”

After the season is over, she says she’s actually healthier than before because she tries to keep up with her lack of physical activity.

Bestgen decided to follow this diet because it helps to keep her energized at school while playing sports.

When asked what food was

hardest to give up, she felt that “not eating as much pasta and bread was hard.”

Amy Le, sophomore, prefers to eat “low carb foods such as chicken because of proteins. I also eat yogurt with granola.”

Before a game she usually eats protein bars and an orange and after she usually has a grilled chicken salad.

During Le’s soccer season she strays away from anything fried or containing a lot of fat.

“I think [the diet will] help me on a long run while playing a running sport.”

The hardest food for her to give up was fries, especially because it is one of her favorite

foods along with chicken alfredo.

Some athletes have to be on a certain diet because of health issues, like Carolyn Wilson, junior.

Wilson is a vegan and cannot digest animal products such as meat or milk, so she has this diet because she can’t eat a lot of foods without getting sick.

“I avoid eating unhealthy foods most of the time, but off season I will eat some unhealthy foods on certain occasions, like when I hang out with friends,” Wilson said.

Though not all athletes have a diet to follow, there is a lot more consideration when it comes to what they put in their system.

Mark Elliott Boys’ basketball tryouts are Nov. 12-15, and Dan Morrow, head basketball coach, has high hopes for this upcoming season.

“I’m extremely optimistic about this season. I think we’ve got a great group of guys with a mix of experience, talent, and size. I expect to compete in every game and continue to improve as the season moves along. We hope to finish in the top three of our conference and win our substate,” Morrow said.

Last year, the varsity team finished the season with a 9-16 record. This year, Morrow believes the basketball team will be competitive with other basketball teams.

“I am looking forward to competing with every team in our league and preparing our team to compete in our very difficult league,” Morrow said.

One thing Morrow is eager to see this season are the new but familiar freshmen on the team.

“Our incoming freshmen class is very solid. We’ve worked with many of these athletes in our Falcon academy since they were fifth and sixth graders,” Morrow said.

The freshmen will have to put in more time into basketball at the high school level compared to middle school.

“There is much more involved in preparing for your opponent.

Players need to take time watching film and study scouting reports to get themselves ready to play,” Morrow said.

Morrow is very confident in the skills and ability his group of guys this year have.

“We’re going to have to play for each other. This group has more talent than any group I have coached since I have been here. We need to be unselfish throughout the season,” Morrow said.

the EYRIE

Dear Freshman Me, Faith Holliday

You are about to enter one of the most difficult stages of life. But don’t fret: you will blossom into a beautiful butterfly (eventually).

I have some advice for you. You’re probably not going to like it. Please don’t hate me.

You don’t need to please others all the time to be happy. Yes, you’re the mom friend, but you have to think about yourself for once. Selfcare is so important. Take a bath. Use a facemask.

You need it.

Your flaws do not define you. You don’t need to wear makeup every day just to look presentable. And for goodness sake, stop putting on eyeliner after P.E. Please stop.

Eat the food. Oh my goodness. You’re fine just the way you are. You may not see it, but I do.

You will lose friends.

You may think that the world is ending, but it’s not. Everything happens for a reason. You will make new, great friends who love you for who you are.

Your grades do not define you. Yes, you are going to fail tests and miss assigments. These flaws do not make you

who you are. You are smart, brave, and kind.

Your personality makes you unique.

Your sensitivity does not make you weak.

You wear your heart out on your sleeve, but you wear it with pride. Not everyone can do that.

Like it or not, you are unique. You don’t need to be the best at something to stand out.

Take that risk. You may think that it’s the scariest thing in the world, but you can do it. Join that club. Talk to that quiet girl. You can’t keep living your life like you have all the time in the world.

Don’t be afraid to get help. So many people care about you and want to see you get better.

Recovery is a long and winding road, but if anyone can get through it, it’s you.

It will get better. The clouds will fade. So many amazing things are coming your way. Have hope.

I hope that you take the things I said to heart.

After all, I am you, and out of every voice in your head to listen to, I’m the most important.

Love, Faith

MY TURN

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Monster Cookie Dough Dip cream cheese - 8 oz. unsalted butter - 8 tbsp. peanut butter - 1 c. powdered cugar - 1/2 c. brown sugar - 1/3 c. vanilla extract - 1 tsp.

flour - 1/2 c. old fashioned oats - 1 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream - 1/4 c.

M&Ms - 1 c. butterscotch chips - 1/2 c. chocolate chips - 1/2 c.

1) Soften cream cheese and butter at room temperature. When soft, beat together until smooth. Beat in peanut butter until mixture is uniform in color.

2) Mix in both sugars and the vanilla extract.

3) When combined, add the flour and oats. If needed, mix in heavy whipping creamy one tablespoon at a time.

4) Fold in M&Ms, butterscotch chips, and chocolate chips. Serve with graham crackers, pretzels, apple slices, etc.

Tips and Tricks * before measuring peanut butter, coat measuring cup in oil for easy removal * flour has negligent affect on outcome of recipe, may omit

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