October 2014

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Varsity Cheer Flips For Fortune

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1. The Tuscarora varsity football team huddles together for one last cheer after their 35-28 comeback win against Broad Run on Friday, October 10th. 2. Coach Wheels kneels in remembrance as the dedication video for Adam Fortune plays on the new scoreboard. 3. The team watches the dedication video on Fortune Field. Photos by Hanna Duenkel

Tuscarora prepares for annual powderpuff game

By SHARON SHATANANDA MANAGING EDITOR

This coming Wednesday, the 22nd, starting at 6:30 p.m., the junior and senior girls will face off in the annual flag football Powderpuff game. All ticket sales from the Powderpuff game will go towards the junior class council, and will have a direct impact on this year’s Prom, according to Mrs. Kristan, the junior class sponsor.

In the past, the powderpuff game has also featured junior and senior male cheerleaders. However, due to complaints about inappropriate content and clothing during their dance routines, powderpuff cheerleading has been cancelled this year. “It is important for our student body to show integrity in what we do for the community,” Mrs. Jacobs explained, “our cheerleaders were changing the routines, and it offended parents.”

In replacement, the juniors and senior students will participate in a dance battle choreographed by Dance Team sponsor Mrs. Carter.

On October 8th, an interest meeting was held for students considering participation in the dance

battle, however only seniors were in attendance.

Both the senior and junior Powderpuff teams began practicing on Monday, September 29th, and have continued to hold practices twice a week. Each team has a set of boys’ varsity football players as coaches. “They really help us understand the game, and what we need to be doing,” explained junior player Rachel Andrews.

Each practice consists of running drills, and practicing catching, throwing and different plays.

One of the junior quarterbacks, Luisa Santos, said, “I really like playing Powderpuff so far; I always wanted to play when I was younger.”

Mrs. Jacobs says she expects no change in ticket sales this year merely as a result of the cancellation of cheerleaders. Mrs. Kristan agreed, saying, “We like to support our boys when they play, and we want to do the same for our girls. In the end, people come for the game, not for the spectacle.”

Many students though, are disappointed and angered by the cancellation of male cheerlead-

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ers. “It makes me mad; the cheerleaders are the most entertaining.

And I think [students] mainly go to watch them,” junior Vicky Davis explained. Santos said also, “I think more people would have gone if we had cheerleaders.”

Mrs. Kristan expects to hold a spirit week, similar to the Homecoming spirit week, leading up to the Powderpuff game to encourage attendance and spirit for the game.

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Throughout the 2014 football season, Tuscarora’s cheerleading squad will be raising money through “Flips for Fortune”, a fundraiser contributing to the Adam Fortune Scholarship Fund.

At the beginning of each game, fans can donate a dollar to the scholarship, and for every dollar earned, varsity cheerleaders perform either a backhand spring or a tuck.

The money raised from Flips for Fortune will eventually go to a college-bound football player without a football scholarship.

“I’d say each of us probably does around fifteen to twenty flips per game,” says sophomore Julia Thoppil, a varsity cheerleader.

“The cause is very important to me because even though Coach Fortune wasn’t my coach or teacher, he was still interested in getting to know me and every student at Tuscarora High. He could always brighten someone’s day, and I think he would be proud of us for raising money for a scholarship in his name, and giving back to someone in the community,” she explained.

Varsity cheerleading coach Meg Upp founded the fundraiser. “[One of the cheerleaders and I] were at [Fortune’s] memorial service in Frederick [Maryland], and thought of the idea of ‘Flipping’ for Fortune. We just rolled with that idea, and it turned into this scholarship,” she said.

According to Coach Upp, Flips for Fortune raised $200 alone at the tailgate game and, in total, has raised $365 from the past seven games. A percentage of the “Fortune Strong” and “Good Fortune” t-shirt sales also go toward the Adam Fortune Scholarship Fund.

PHOTO BY HANNAH FRANKLIN

A varsity cheerleader performs during the Tailgate before the game.

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P.E.: Please Exempt Me

By SHARON SHATANANDA production, leaving those who are MANAGING EDITOR

Every year, fabulous new rumors arise. They range from wild senior pranks to top-secret administration information, but somehow a new idea about the P.E requirement always swirls around. This past year, it seems everyone was of the notion that P.E will soon be required all four years, rather than the customary freshman and sophomore years.

I am happy to report that we are safe from the four-year change for now. According to Mr. Gryder, Tuscarora’s P.E Department chair, the requirement is still two years, despite the persistent rumors.

I could not be more happy.

Though the rumored change would not have applied to me, I would not even subject freshmen to a whole four-years of P.E. In theory, Physical Education is a brilliant idea. Here we have the opportunity for the adequately fit and the extremely athletic to come together to celebrate the joy that is fitness. It should give students the opportunity to get outside, enjoy exercise, and burn some calories too.

However instead of pumping iron, running marathons and developing star athletes, a normal P.E class simply elicits boredom for some.

Attempting to organize specific and beneficial programs for over 60 students at once is nearly impossible. With that many students, the simple act of changing into athletic clothing becomes a

faster to aimlessly stroll for far too long.

Those who advocate for all four years of P.E cite our country’s childhood obesity epidemic, and our desperate need to combat it.

In light of that, attempting to include physical activity in student’s everyday schedule makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, as is often the case in the school system, the intention does not match the reality.

The County’s P.E curriculum is surprisingly unspecific; expecting students to “apply movement principles” and participate in “lifelong, skill related physical activities.” These requirements hardly seem like powerful initiatives to make change. When someone actively seeks to do nothing, they will find a way to achieve that, even while wearing sneakers.

In order to sincerely make a change in students’ lives, even just for 9th and 10th grade, P.E curriculums need to be ramped up. With surprise curriculum requirements like Personal Finance and Economics, and even college’s heightened emphasis on foreign languages, each class period is precious. Students rarely have the time to invest in classes that will provide few concrete benefits in the future.

I’m not advocating to axe P.E all together, just to either maintain the two-year requirements, or intensify the curriculum to make it a worthwhile 90 minutes.

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A Look Back on the Evolution of Tuscarora Spirit 2011

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By DANIELLE MATTA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

School spirit: the notion either sends shivers down your spine or prompts very fond, colorful memories. It’s an inevitable part of the high school experience, regardless of whether you’re in the center of the action or scowling on the sidelines. When I first came to Tuscarora as a freshman, I already had Hollywood-inspired ideas about what high school spirit would be like— huge, overthe-top pep rallies, a marching band that serenaded every class change, and a musically inclined basketball team (perhaps High School Musical was not the most accurate depiction).

But what I soon witnessed was not even close to what I had envisioned. The school year of 2011-2012 at Tuscarora was not one of spirit—it was one of apathy.

I remember being surrounded by the grumbles of upperclassmen, and the nervous murmurs of my underclassmen peers: “I heard at Heritage High School they do it differently—,” “Well at Loudoun County High School this is way better—,” and the like.

The issue that Tuscarora had during its first two years was not necessarily a student body that lacked school spirit, but one that was convinced a different high school deserved their appreciation more.

When Tuscarora first opened, the upperclassmen had already spent a year or two at another high school. As testing coordinator and SCA sponsor Mrs. Crawford said, “Back then we were trying really hard, but everybody was coming with their different ideas. It was a lot of

comparing [Tuscarora spirit] to the spirit from whatever school they came from.”

And so the result was lackluster effort. The student body was generally unadjusted to their new allegiance to Tuscarora, and, simply put, was totally not feeling it. I remember being the only pirate in my geometry class while we took our PSAT during spirit week, and feeling like a freshman fool.

But somewhere between then and now, I felt there was a distinct shift. I watched as my peers began noticing the successes of our sports teams, and even those who were not playing wanted a piece of the glory. And with the surge of spirit in the Tusky Terror came a surge of spirit throughout the school; suddenly, students were proud to be at Tuscarora High School. “That group of kids that started loving the school they were currently attending really changed things. It just made everybody feel like it was okay to have Tuscarora school spirit,” Mrs. Crawford said.

The change is not just my imagination; 75% of 100 upperclassmen surveyed dressed up for this year’s Spirit Week, and 85% cheered during our homecoming pep rally. Even more impressive is our attendance to sporting events: 90% of upperclassmen have been to a game this year, and of those in attendance, 92% actually watch the game and cheer. For a student body of almost 2,000 kids, these statistics are incredible.

“This year was the absolute best year we’ve had so far. I feel like everything is clicking. It’s 180 degrees different. Now [spirit]

is a more natural thing. Now it’s moving itself forward,” said Mrs. Crawford.

When I’m cheering in Tusky Terror and I look back at our stands and see students having to stand sideways because our student section is so packed, I’m filled with pride. I know being spirited and cheering on our teams evokes eye rolls from some students, but to me, it cultivates an atmosphere that makes me feel united with my class, school and community. It breaks up the monotony of high school, and makes everyday a little more exciting. “You’ve got to love and support your school no matter where you go. It’s hard to be the first one of your friends to dress like a fool at school or scream your head off at a game but it’ll spread,” said senior Ryan Cambetes, one of the Tusky Terror spirit leaders.

Of course, we are still young as a school, and our school spirit certainly has room to grow. After the fall sports season, our support of the winter and spring teams could be improved. Our Spirit Weeks and pep rallies could definitely be louder, more colorful and more enthused. But we’re on the right track.

“If people just start putting themselves out there, there’s no doubt in my mind that our spirit will spread across the whole student body,” Cambetes said.

Some of my peers in the past have asked why I care—Why do I go to football games? Why do I dress up for Spirit Week? Why do I cheer and volunteer? Why bother?

My answer, every time, is why not? You’ve got four years here at Tuscarora. Make the best of it.

new friends every single day because you never see familiar faces.

When you walk to class, it should feel like you’re strolling across a college campus, not meandering through Times Square.

3. Campus security consists of Police Academy dropouts.

Your stalker from Business 101 is knocking on your door, and the guys that are supposed to protect you can’t recite the Miranda Rights. Don’t receive your degree posthumously.

4. There’s no free Wifi.

Come on, that’s not a legitimate problem?

5. Its professors never graduated high school.

You want a professor that will teach you some of the most important lessons you’ll ever learn.

But if the guy that plans to teach

you world history can’t locate North America on the map, you’re not going to get what you’re looking for.

6. There’s no civilization within a 200-mile radius.

March comes around, and getting a Shamrock Shake requires a road trip. Your friends are coming to visit, but end up on the side of a dark road with no cell service.

Just because you don’t want to live in a major city doesn’t mean you have to isolate yourself.

7. The required textbooks have to be purchased from the black market.

If you have to venture into the slums of a nearby town for a book on a subject you’re not even sure is in the curriculum, consider the possibility of looking for a school elsewhere.

7 Signs You Shouldn’t Apply to THAT College

By MEGAN COHEN MANAGING EDITOR

There’s a lot of decisions to make in life, and what better way to solve them than by reading a humorous take on advice columns?

If you take all of my incredibly valid points into consideration, you could very well end up rich and famous with minimal* regret. (*not guaranteed)

1. Cost of tuition is “available upon request.”

Sure, college can be expensive, but if one semester costs you your firstborn son, it may be wise to reconsider. You want an education, not the Kardashian estate.

2. Its population is equivalent to a city’s.

Meeting all kinds of new people is never a bad thing. But it’s also nice to not have to make

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Uncover the New Scandal in the White House ABC’s hit TV show Scandal, created by Shonda Rhimes, features must see- entertainment on Thursday nights. Kerry Washington stars as Olivia Pope, who runs a crisis management company called Olivia Pope & Associates.

As one team, it is their sole job to handle any and all emergency situations, whether it is running a political campaign or cleaning up a murder at the White House.

Amongst all the drama and chaos of her job, Olivia must find a balance between her nonstop work life and social life, which includes having a secret love affair with the President of the United States.

Scandal’s first episode of the new season aired on September 24 with 14 million viewers, while season three had an average of 11.5 million total viewers. In addition, the Scandal premiere was one of the Week’s Top 4 Dramas for those aged 1849. Scandal season four has only just begun, and already has a huge following even greater than previous years.

In the season 3 finale, a major plot twist occurred when the President’s son is poisoned and dies at an election rally. All signs lead to terrorist Maya Pope (Khandi Alexander), Olivia’s mother, as the culprit. However, unbeknownst to everyone else in the show except for associ-

ate Harrison Wright, played by Columbus Short, it is her father who kills the President’s son, and has been running a top secret corrupt, governmental organization called B613. As soon as Olivia’s father finds out that Harrison has learned about his dirty deeds, he holds Harrison at gunpoint, but it is not revealed if he shoots him or not until season four. What’s going to happen next season? Will Maya Pope be found guilty? Will Olivia continue her romance with President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn)?

In Scandal there is never a dull moment, with unexpected murders, betrayals, secret love affairs, and obviously shocking scandals. The show is set up to lure in audiences by spending a few minutes in the beginning of the episode, recapping the previous one, and then dishing out a new scandal.

Rhimes did an excellent job of picking a remarkably talented cast for this political thriller. The main character played by Washington, who uses a great amount of passion in her acting, appeals to the audience who can feel whatever emotion she is trying to portray. The actors also interact very well with each other which makes the show even more realistic, especially since they don’t see the script until the day before they start filming. Every Thursday Shonda Rhimes cooks up an episode with a new, crazy plot that leaves Scandal viewers in a frenzy, ready and hungry for the next one.

secret, he becomes paranoid concocts a plan to run away from New York with Abe (Judd Hirsch), the only person who knows the truth about Dr. Morgan. Along the way, he meets Detective Jo Martinez (Alana De La Garza), and the two end up trying to solve a homicide case together.

The Good: Forever gives a fresh take on medical examiners and unlikely partners of detectives in television. Also, Forever doesn’t use the vampire card, like so many television shows and movies have before, and it gives a different way for a character to become immortal.

The Bad: So far, it feels too much like a knock-off episode of Sherlock or The Mentalist, with it’s main character being extremely perceptive and almost sociopathic, or an episode of Castle, where the detective’s partner (who is not a detective himself) is concocting elaborate theories on how the killer pulled it off.

How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) You Might Enjoy This If You Like…Scandal, Law & Order Synopsis: Professor Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) is teaching Criminal Law 100 or, as she likes to call it, “How to Get Away with Murder.” This show follows the lives of a few of her top students, and Wes Gibbons (Alfred Enoch) whom she takes under her wing, as they navigate her difficult class.

The Good: Unlike many collegebased shows, How to Get Away with Murder focuses equally on the socio-political lives of the students and the challenges that Professor Keating provides. Combine that with the element of mystery from the flashes to the future, and you get a unique show with equally unique situations.

The Bad: While the future flashes provide an interesting viewpoint, it often hinders the viewers’ ability to understand the show by flashing back and forth with no notice.

By: JAHA KNIGHT and CIARA REED STAFF WRITERS

Who Dunne It: Gone Girl Comparison By: MEGAN COHEN MANAGING EDITOR AND

BREANNA SHIFLETT

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Romance novels have always dominated the charts during the summer, with everyone looking for a simple beach read, and while Gillian Flynn’s criticallyacclaimed novel Gone Girl focuses in on a married couple, its pages are filled with betrayal, deception, and murder. All of these dark elements become even more chilling in the film adaptation that was released into theaters on October 8th.

Gone Girl follows the story of Nick (played by Ben Affleck in the film) and Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike), two out-of-work writers who were once madly in love but now can’t even get through the day together. When they move back to Nick’s hometown in order to care for his sick mother, their relationship takes a turn for the worst, with

the two hardly even speaking to one another. On the day of their fifth anniversary, Amy suddenly goes missing, with clear signs of a struggle present in their home, and a mysterious envelope marked “Clue One” in her place.

The clue is part of the annual anniversary treasure hunt that Amy makes for Nick, but under the circumstances, it makes him the prime suspect in her disappearance. With the investigation underway and all signs starting to point to Nick as a suspect, the search for Amy soon makes the whole town realize that no one can be trusted, and makes them all ask the same thing: who took Amy? While director David Fincher’s newest adaptation (following Fight Club and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) did a great job of following the book, there were some differences that set it apart. The book was partially told through Amy’s diary entries, and, in all fairness, it would have been

impossible for the film to include them all, but this also meant a lot of details were omitted about her childhood and relationship with Nick. The movie also didn’t delve as deeply into their lives while living in New York before they were forced to move to Minnesota, causing the audience to miss out on many of the loving, early days of their relationship. The film also took the liberty of changing the order of certain events, which may be slightly confusing for fans of the book, but overall made the movie more enjoyable.

In the end, both versions of Gone Girl are extremely thrilling, but the matter of which one is better comes down to individual preference. Those that are seeking a more detailed story with further characterization would favor the book, while the movie can provide a healthy dose of suspense and action for the people that just want the entertainment. Either way, Gone Girl is the must-see (or must-read) thriller of 2014.

Your Guide to Fall Television By: MEGAN COHEN MANAGING EDITOR

BREANNA SHIFLETT

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

ANNA SHAW

LAYOUT EDITOR AND

HANNA DUENKEL STAFF WRITER

With the start of another school year comes the start of the 20142015 television season. We’ve done the hard work for you and watched the brand new shows that premiered, and then compiled a list of the most promising freshman shows.

Red Band Society (FOX) You Might Enjoy This If You Like…Scrubs, Glee Synopsis: Nurse Jackson (The Help’s Octavia Spencer) oversees the pediatric ward, where a diverse group of kids struggle with both their illnesses and the impact it has on their personal lives, all narrated by Charlie (Griffin Gluck),

a twelve year-old boy who just so happens to be in a coma.

The Good: Octavia Spencer is in it.

Need we say more?

The Bad: While not a conventional show, teenagers dealing with the emotional trauma that comes with adolescence has been done time and time again, and Red Band Society may struggle to distinguish itself.

Gotham (FOX) You Might Enjoy This If You Like… Arrow, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Synopsis: After the murder of two of the most influential people of Gotham City, Detective James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is assigned the most high-profile case of his career, and in order to solve it, must take on the most dangerous and dirty criminals in the city.

Along the way, he develops an unusual friendship with the noworphaned Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz), who will become the masked vigilante known as Bat-

man.

The Good: Gotham is a fresh take on a story that has been remade and reimagined dozens of times.

Instead of having Bruce Wayne as the protagonist, the show follows Detective Gordon before he becomes the commissioner of the NYPD. Even more interesting is Gotham’s emphasis on the origin stories of the classic Batman villains, such as the Joker and Penguin, which is something that many adaptations have not expanded on.

The Bad: The acting so far has been slightly subpar, which at times really takes away from the story.

Forever (ABC) You Might Enjoy This If You Like…Sherlock, Castle Synopsis: Dr. Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd) is a New York medical examiner with one big secret: he’s over 200 years old and can never truly die. When Dr. Morgan gets a mysterious phone call about his

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Pre-Season begins for the Lady Huskies By: JAHA KNIGHT

SPORTS BRIEFS

STAFF WRITER

Tuscarora’s girls’ varsity and JV basketball teams have begun their pre-season with plans to make it all the way to States. The official start of the season isn’t until November, but the Lady Huskies are determined to start off strong with a productive pre-season, and continue that way as they reach their goals for the upcoming 2014-15 season.

The Huskies are trying a new approach this year by training 5 days a week as opposed to 3, and sticking to their new motto, “Tuscarora basketball never stops.”

The girls will have a series of practices and conditionings every week, including a game every Saturday until the start of the season.

This isn’t the first time the Huskies have stepped on the court since last season; the girls have been working all summer in preparation for the fall pre-season.

“I love how Coach Newkirk is pushing us even harder this year, to make sure we are ready to go when the season officially kicks off. By conditioning us every day, we won’t have to waste time at the start of the season getting into shape, and we’ll be ready to learn plays and focus on winning,” said senior Alexis Bailey, who played for the varsity team last year.

There’s no doubt every school wants to have a state-winning team, but how hard is the team willing to work to get to that moment?

FOOTBALL

PHOTO BY JAHA KNIGHT The Lady Huskies, preparing for a workout, gather for a motivational speech.

“Last year was a disappointment, ending 14-12, because we had all the right people and skills, but things weren’t coming together on the court. It was also a wake up call of what we needed to do to prepare for this season. It’s going to take a lot of hard work physically and mentally, but there is no doubt in my mind that we can go to states. We just have to stay focused, keep each other motivated, and never lose sight of what we are trying to achieve, win or lose,” said Bailey, discussing the goals of the varsity team this season.

But the varsity team isn’t the only one determined to end this upcoming season with a bang.

The JV girls’ basketball team with a 14-4 record from the 2013-2014 season, are determined as well.

“I know we have the skill to be an undefeated team and that is the goal for this season. No matter how much practice we might need to get something right, at the end of the day we want to be known as the best JV team in Loudoun with an undefeated re-

cord, and bring a good name to our school,” said sophomore London Ball.

The Lady Huskies are extremely motivated, but behind every great player and team is a great coach, who will guide these girls throughout the 2014-2015 winter season.

“The thing that would please me the most this season is to see each lady grow into the young woman they are meant to be.

Our program is not only about becoming better basketball players but becoming better people as well. We have girls stepping up to the plate on the court and in the classroom which is something we really admire in our program,” said Newkirk.

The girls’ basketball program is also starting fresh this year with a new JV coach, Coach Parks and a new freshmen coach, Coach Breeden. The coaches and players are anxious for this season to start and both have high expectations for the outcome of the season.

Freshman Sports Develop Skills By: HANNA DUENKEL STAFF WRITER

It’s the beginning of October, which means that the fall sports season is in full swing, and the talk of the town is Tuscarora’s sports. With the varsity football team 7-0, breaking the winstreak record that was set in the 2013 season, and the varsity volleyball team 8-8-1, the Huskies are having a pretty successful season so far. It only makes sense that the freshman teams are doing well too, right? As of October 13, the freshman football team is 4-1 and the freshman volleyball girls are 6-4.

One of the main reasons for providing freshman teams in high school is so that 9th grade athletes can develop skills that can help them in the future if they ever decided to play for varsity teams. In a way, the success of these freshman teams can predict the success of future teams, exemplified by last year’s freshman football team having a 10-1 record and this year’s varsity team being undefeated. Last year, the freshman volleyball team was 8-8, which almost matches this year’s varsity record.

“Freshman football was a big year of experience. I was learning what I can and can’t do,” said sophomore Bryce Sorrell. Sorrell played for the freshman foot-

The varisty football team has a 7-0 record and have won notable games sucha as Loudoun County (21-8), have broken the record for most points scored in a game against Heritage (61-14), and shut out Martinsburg (40-21) whose team remained undefeated at home for 5 years. JV has a record of 5-1. Freshman currently has a record of 4-1. Varsity beat Broad Run (35-28) in a spirited bout on Friday, October 10th coming back in the 4th quarter. Senior Noah Reimers hurdled over Broad Run with 377 yards on 38 carries, and scored 3 touchdowns.

CROSS COUNTRY

The varsity A and B athletes competed in the Loudoun County Championships on Thursday, October 1st. The varsity A boys’ came in 1st and the varsity A girls’ finished in 2nd. They competed in the Albermarle Invitational on Saturday, October 11th. Freshman Emma Wolcott is 5th in the state for girls. Junior Fitsum Seyoum is 3rd in the state and 1st in the team.

VOLLEYBALL

Girls’ varsity currently has a record of 8 wins 8 losses and 1 tie. They played Broad Run High School and lost 2-3 on Tuesday, October 7th. The JV team has a record of 9-1, coming off of a loss from Briar Woods; they played Potomac Falls beating them 2-0. The freshman volleyball team has a record of 6 wins and 4 losses so far. Girls varsity played Freedom High School on Thursday, October 9th winning 3-2.

They played Briar Woods last Thursday October 16th in the Dig Pink game.

PHOTO BY HANNA DUENKEL The Tuscarora Huskies played Martinsburg High School’s freshman football team on September 16th, 2014.

ball team in the 2013 fall season and currently plays for Tuscarora’s varsity football team.

One of the main goals of the freshman sports coaches is to prepare the athletes for the varsity level.

“First off, I make sure that they do what varsity does as a program. They are able to follow the same types of rules, drills, disciplinary actions—punishments for dropped balls or missed serves—so that they have an understanding and so they won’t be confused throughout the years; they’ll know exactly what to do when they get to the next level,” said freshman volleyball coach Trisha Causin.

The same methods are used for freshman football and cheer in how they discipline their athletes and prepare them for the future.

After all, there is a massive difference of skill level between the

varsity teams and the freshman teams.

“The varsity level is much more intense and tends to be a huge adjustment for the athletes,” said varsity cheerleading coach Meg Upp. What could be considered the most important thing about these teams is that they can create a way for the athletes to feel at home with the school and their teams.

While playing freshman sports, athletes can build relationships with coaches and teammates and eventually advance to the varsity level. Even though freshman sports don’t have a large student following, varsity and JV athletes remember their times on their freshman teams.

“I wish that I could replay it. I didn’t know how much I loved it and missed it until it was over. I wish that I could go back again,” said Sorrell.

CHEERLEADING

Varsity cheer won 1st place in the Loudoun County Championships on Wednesday, October 8th. They will then compete in the Conference 14 Championships on October 23rd.

GOLF

The Tuscarora Golf Team ended their regular season with a 7-3 record. The Huskies swept both the Potomac District and Conference 14 North Championships by leading the course by 6 strokes on Wednesday, September 17th. The team broke their season record by 12 strokes posting a 295. They won the 5A Districts. They went to states on October 13th and 14th.

Compiled by Rikki Pepino

Photos provided by LifeTouch and Hanna Duenkel

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All Yak and No Play: Popular App Raises Concern

By MEGAN COHEN MANAGING EDITOR

There was once a time where the only yaks in the world were shaggy beasts roaming the Himalayas. Now, there’s also the 200-character messages that can either make you laugh or shatter your self-esteem.

Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington met at Furman University while learning to program iPhone apps. Soon after, they began collaborating. The project? An anonymous app called Yik Yak that would serve as a digital “bulletin board” for college students. If a class got cancelled or there was going to be an event on campus, someone could make a post to let everyone know. After graduating from Furman, the pair decided to completely immerse themselves in the work, Droll dropping out of medical school and Buffington abandoning his budding career in finance.

Their idea had been innocent enough: a simple way for people to stay updated and informed

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about what was going on. But what Droll and Buffington didn’t anticipate was that their project, an anonymous Twitter of sorts, would evolve into something dangerous.

Yik Yak officially launched last year, but the app just recently hit Loudoun schools over the summer as both a new form of communication and a source of drama. While advertised as a method of staying in touch with the community, some are taking advantage of its anonymity.

Snowpocalypse Part II

“Someone [on Yik Yak] said I look like a dog,” junior Hannah Corey shared. She chose to laugh off the rude remark, explaining, “Am I really going to get upset because a stranger said I look like a dog? If it weren’t anonymous, they wouldn’t be saying anything at all.” When it comes to the app itself, she isn’t even against it, believing that it’s “virtually harmless as long as you don’t let it get to you.”

Not everyone shares this opinion, especially Mrs. Kathleen

By ANNA SHAW

What do polar bears, icebergs, frostbite, wind, and Frozen make you think of? It should be either skinny dipping in a glacial lake with polar bears on Christmas Day in Siberia or Leesburg’s 2013-2014 long, harsh winter.

While they seem like two different things, when you think about it, they’re almost the same thing.

Remembering the winter of 2013 may include flashing images of shoveling snow, sitting by the fireplace for warmth, and polar bear wrestling. It appeared as though the weather couldn’t get any more extreme; It seems, however, that the winter of 2014 is going to be the worst yet.

According to the legendary Farmer’s Almanac, this year’s weather in Virginia is going to be cold and stormy. It appears the western portion of the U.S. will have less snowfall, while the east coast, especially the northern half, will be continuously beat down with storms. According to the almanac, this winter is going to be “crisp and very stormy.”

Multiple weather sites have been able to support these predictions.

The Weather Centre, a trustworthy blog that collects data from almanacs and forecasts, includes a map of weather predictions for the U.S., which indicates that the northeastern portion may have temperatures that are colder than normal. But, on the opposite end of the country, the data suggests that the northwest will actually be warmer than usual. Everywhere else in the United States will have normal temperatures.

It seems this winter is not only going to affect students’ attendance, but their overall workload.

On January 14th, 2014, the DC Circuit Court determined in Verizon Communications Inc. vs.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that the FCC has no right to enforce net neutrality laws due to the fact that the Internet is not classified as a “common carrier.” Recently the fire surrounding the issue has been blazing up again.

First of all, what exactly is net neutrality? Net neutrality laws are the various regulations stating that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) cannot prioritize certain web traffic, so that one website or domain will load faster than others. One of the things that makes the Internet so appealing is that everyone has a fair playing ground. Anyone who decides to purchase a domain name has just as much bandwidth, or Internet speed, as bigger companies, like YouTube. Under acting net neutrality laws, your Internet provider can’t limit broadband on either your end or the website’s. Howev-

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Sophomores Derek Carll and Jazmin Ocampo both share similar views on the topic. “I believe that after last year’s storms, teachers this year will be more aware of the threat [the snow storms can impose],” said Carll. Ocampo agreed with Carll and said: “The teachers should be more prepared after last year.”

Ms. Watson, a math teacher, doesn’t believe that her classes will fall behind. “Last year, the snow days did not affect my [Algebra 2/Trig] classes but did put my [Pre-calculus classes] behind,” she said. She continued by stating that most other subjects were affected by the snow days too.

Teachers are highly recommending that students work really hard this winter on homework and studying, because it looks like it’s going to be one tough winter.

moved individual servers for high schools, having never intended for their project to cause any harm. But that hasn’t prohibited anyone from using it, as people of all ages continue to yak on.

Yik Yak hasn’t seemed to have made much of a positive impact, but sophomore Noah Chapin was able to point out one of its few benefits, which is what the app was originally created for.

“It’s pretty cool to go on [Yik Yak] during or after a football game and read everyone’s reactions to what’s going on.” Chapin, however, is not oblivious to its other content, stating, “Some of the things [kids] say on there are pretty savage.”

Activity on the app has died down within the past couple weeks, but the gossip, threats, and discriminatory remarks still resonate everywhere, Not to say that Yik Yak is the only form of social media that has ever caused an issue (we’re looking at you, Snapchat), but how long before we recognize the power that comes with technology?

er, without these laws, your provider could make your Internet much like cable TV, asking you to purchase different packages in order to have quicker access to certain websites.

Net neutrality advocates have been striving for the reclassification of the Internet as a common carrier instead of what it currently is: an information service.

A common carrier is, as defined by the United States, a public telecommunication facility.

According to Online MBA, an online business school, in 2005 the FCC issued an internet policy statement outlining four main principles of open internet: the right to access lawful internet content of the consumer’s choice, to run lawful applications of their choice, to connect lawful devices of their choice, and to use the ISP of their choice. Without classifying the internet as a common carrier, none of these policies would apply.

In an effort to make a profit, major cable companies are trying to infringe on these principles.

They would be able to limit what

websites and content people access, even if they paid for “full” access. A hypothetical example of this would be if Verizon joined with Microsoft to slow all internet traffic going to Google but sped up traffic going to Bing, in an effort to redirect traffic so that it would benefit their companies.

ISPs could also limit which applications you run on your computer or cell phone, limit the number of devices you’re allowed to connect to your WiFi, and impose costs that would make it difficult for you to switch ISPs if you decided you weren’t satisfied with the one you currently have.

Without net neutrality laws, the internet would become twotiered; it would separate into a “fast lane” and a “slow lane,” presumably only offering the fast lane— what we currently have as our only lane— to consumers who pay extra.

Overall, net neutrality affects everyone, especially businesses based on the internet which, nowadays, is almost all of them.

Net Neutrality Impacts the Internet

By JORDAN OGDEN STAFF WRITER

LaGuardia, a personal finance and economics teacher who has openly shared her disapproval of Yik Yak. “I think [Yik Yak] is really harmful,” she says. “If you can’t say something to someone’s face, you probably shouldn’t be saying it all.”

Yik Yak has made headlines across the country, most recently when a high school in New Mexico banned cell phones from their campus after several reports of cyberbullying. Similar action took place in Rhode Island, except the app was banned from an entire district. Some have voiced the opinion that even universities should put the Yak to pasture, including The Huffington Post, who published an article this October entitled, “Why Your College Campus Should Ban Yik Yak.” It’s not just the anonymous insults that are causing problems, either― schools in California, Massachusetts, and Georgia had to evacuate after discovering that bomb threats were being posted.

With all the controversy, Droll and Buffington eventually re-

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Around the World in 400 Words: September-October 2014

By ANNA SHAW LAYOUT EDITOR

While you’re stuck in the world of Tuscarora, focusing on clubs, colleges, and grades, it’s difficult to look around and see what’s happening outside of our high school-centric world. Our goal is to bring you news so you’re informed.

The 2014 Hong Kong Protests: Starting in September, a series of protests centered in Hong Kong, also called the Umbrella Protests, began when anti-government advocates protested outside government headquarters and occupied several major city intersections. This all happened after the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NCNPC) announced its decision on the 2014 Hong Kong Electoral Reform: Instead of allowing primary elections, like the United States does, the NCNPC announced that a nomination committee would elect three potential presidential candidates for the people to vote on.

According to CNN, Hong Kong protesters have been occupying several major streets for the past month. Since late September, the protestors have barely left any streets empty, other than a key road which was cleared on October 5th, allowing government workers to pass.

Ferguson, MO Shooting: On August 9th, 2014, teenager Michael Brown was shot and

killed by Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson. The teenager was unarmed; there were also initial reports that he was involved in robbery earlier that night. The shooting spurred protests demanding justice for Brown and the police responded with force.

According to CBS News, protesters were hit with rubber bullets and tear gas during an unarmed, peaceful protest in the city in the weeks following the shooting.

The FBI has launched an investigation into the Ferguson police department and Officer Wilson has been put on paid leave while a grand jury decides whether Wilson will face charges.

Gaza Genocide: As of July 29th, over 2,000 people were killed during clashes in the Gaza Strip, due to the recent outbreak of fighting between Israel and Palestine, according to The Washington Post. Beginning with the kidnap and murder of three Palestinian teenagers, multiple confrontations have been breaking out. The summer months marked the worst fighting that the area has seen since 2008, although the altercations have slowed. Three-fourths of civilian casualties have been women and children, which is triple the number of militant ones according to the Post.

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Science Students go to Wallops Island

By KATIE STANKARD STAFF WRITER

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News in Brief Riverside High announces Mascot and Color

The newest high school in Loudoun CountyRiverside High School, located next to Belmont Ridge Middle School announced their mascot, the ram, and their colors, blue, red and silver, on Wednesday, October 8th. The new high school will be open for the next school year. The current Freshman at Tuscarora who attended will attend Riverside High School and the current sophomores at Tuscarora who also attended Belmont Ridge have the option to attend the new high school.

In the early hours of the morning on September 28th, 24 sophomores, juniors and seniors set out to Wallops Island for their AP Biology and Independent Science Research field trip. The students and chaperones stayed in dorm rooms at the Chesapeake Bay Field Station, only a short drive from the beach.

The first day was reserved for traveling to the island, checkingin to the station, and most importantly, training for the days ahead. The students were trained on how to use certain equipment, and were taught how to measure pH and water temperature, as well as how to determine the clarity of water and different currents.

The morning of their second day started out with a boat trip in the Chesapeake Bay, followed by an intertidal organism collection.

The biology students were then able to collect organisms from the Bay which they later identified, analyzed, and then released.

Some organisms that were collected included a horseshoe crab, a turtle, a puffer fish, as well as many blue crabs and sponges. Junior Abby Knuff, who went on the trip, added, ”it was neat to see all the organisms; I can’t believe we actually caught a horseshoe crab” Day three included a trip over to NASA’s private beach to study ecology. The students collected shells and identified the organisms that they came from and speculated what kind of environment the beach might have been when they were fossilized.

The field trippers were also given a “free night,” which was filled with campfires, card games and beach soccer. “I loved how all the students on the trip were able to come together over one common interest: science,” said Courtney Shiflett.

The students left the station around noon after cleaning up their living spaces and completing one last lab as a class, then returned to Tuscarora around 4 p.m. on October 1st.

Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Virginia Tuscarora Football Coach and PE Teacher 2010-2014 Broad Run Football Coach 1999-2009

On October 6, 2014, The Supreme Court ordered the ban on same-sex marriage in Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana, Utah and Wisconsin to be unconstitutional. Same-sex marriage is now legal in those 5 states, and as a result of the Circuit court’s jurisdiction, 15 states total are affected by

Fortune Field Dedicated at the Game Tuscarora hosted a field dedication on October 10th 2014 to dedicate the field and rock to Coach Fortune. The field displayed a new paint job on the turf saying “Fortune field” in honor of the dedication. Students dressed in their Fortune shirts of their choice, either blue or black, for the game against Broad Run.

Breast Cancer Awareness month at THS The Tuscarora volleyball team sold t-shirts for breast cancer awareness this month. The team also hosted the annual “Dig Pink” game versus Briar Woods on October 16th in honor of breast cancer awareness month.

Adam Fortune 1977-2014 “Don’t strive to be good; strive to be great.”

State Championship wins with Broad Run football program in 2008 and 2009 A scholarship fund has been created in his honor at Tuscarora

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Leesburg Scares Up Old Traditions

Tunes of the Time

By HANNA DUENKEL

By KATY HOOPER

STAFF WRITER

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As the 31st of October rolls around again, many students at Tuscarora are preparing for Halloween. Excitement is high all around, but different people have different ways of celebrating every year. The Tuscarora area has a plethora of Halloween traditions, but some of the most popular include “Halloween haunts,” such as Shocktober and Fright Night, making or buying costumes to wear, and trick-or-treating in neighborhoods.

For almost two decades, people from all over Northern Virginia have been taking a trip into the woods behind the Community Church in Ashburn for Fright Night. Visitors walk through various small buildings and areas in the woods, where they are scared by actors, light displays, and props. Bonfires, snacks, and music also draw crowds of teenagers and thrillseekers. Although it seems like a somewhat sinister spectacle, 100% of the proceeds go to community programs, including a food pantry, a women’s shelter, and more, so visitors can feel good about visiting as well.

In recent years, however, Fright Night is not the only haunted Halloween hotspot. Shocktober, located at Paxton Manor in Leesburg, has been around since 2010 and is also drawing Tusky crowds.

Shocktober, unlike Fright Night, is indoors, and is structured a little differently

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—several different frightening attractions are available to choose from. From the Manor itself to the Last Ride (a solo ride focusing on sensory experiences), Shocktober has kept Tuscarora students’ interest. Proceeds from Shocktober also go to a good cause —Paxton Campus, a Loudoun nonprofit that benefits children and adults with disabilities. Both Shocktober and Fright night are open weekends in October and information for them can be found at www.shocktober.org and www.thefrightnight.com, respectively.

These two Halloween attractions aren’t the only traditions in the area, however. Leesburg also has an annual Halloween parade, which is popular with families.

The parade has been a tradition since 1957, and runs down King Street through the center of town. Every year, bands, floats, costumes, candy, and more make

their way from Ida Lee to Safeway to the cheers of thousands of people in the crowd. The parade starts at 6 p.m. on Halloween day.

For the Tuscarora students that prefer not to spend time at attractions, costumes and trickor-treating continue to amuse people of all ages. Students often come to school wearing costumes on Halloween (or the Friday before if it falls on a weekend), so dressing up has become a schoolwide tradition for October 31st.

Trick-or-treating and costume parties are also traditions for some students or neighborhoods.

Whatever the preferences of the students, Tuscarora as a whole is very excited for Halloween. Even though many people choose to celebrate in different ways, the student body is together in their anticipation for one of the biggest holidays of the year.

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Tunes of the Time is a way to review current or recently released albums or singles and spread the word about them. This edition focuses on two albums, “Queen of the Clouds” by Tove Lo and “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory” by Oasis, and the newest Fergie single, “L.A. Love (La La).”

Happy listening!

Albums: “Queen of the Clouds” by Tove Lo Tove Lo is keeping to her upbeat style, with hand clapping, hip shaking beats that are begging to be featured on a workout playlist or a dance routine. The artist stayed close to one of her hits, “Stay High (Habits),” and remained true to her style of music, with repetitive choruses and long belting notes that are widely popular now. “Queen of the Clouds [deluxe edition]” is a 19 track, remix filled album that was released on September 30th. The deluxe edition costs $9.99 on iTunes, but the full album is streamable on Spotify. Some notable songs are “Habits (Stay High),” with its catchy tune, “Run on Love-QOTC Edit-Lucas Nord” with its sweet, almost naive sound, and “Love Ballad”. At times, it felt like I was listening to a Miley Cyrus album, but without the long belting notes in “Wrecking Ball.” If you liked this album, try and listen to “Electra Heart” by Marina and the Diamonds. They have a very similar, essentially alternative/electric sound that almost rivals that of Tove Lo.

Across:

1. Students on the Wallops Island Field Trip stayed at the _____ Bay Field Station.

2. The Lady Huskies’ new motto is “Tuscarora ________ never stops.”

10. ______ sports teams help students make connections and prepare for a higher level.

11. Riverside High School’s new mascot 12. Riverside High Schools colors are blue, red, and ________ .

“(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? [Remastered]” by Oasis Some of the best 90’s hits were on “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”, and the remastered edition totally goes above and beyond my expectations. Keep in mind that this album was released in the October of 1995, but to me, Oasis is a staple of the last two musical decades, and even to be hearing hits such as “Wonderwall,” “She’s Electric,” and “Some Might Say” pop up on the recently released list on Spotify was a total surprise.

The album is composed of 12 remastered songs, with two of them untitled. Oasis has this gritty, acoustic sound that makes you want to go back to the past. You’ll like “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” if you like Sublime’s self titled album, even though Sublime’s album is what could be considered “rougher.”

Singles: “L.A. Love (La La)” by Fergie Almost anything Fergie is going to follow the trends of modern music, so when “L.A. Love” came out, it sounded so close to everything currently circulating on Top 40. This single incorporates elements such as female rapping, a sultry chorus, and a passionate love for the city of Los Angeles.

It wouldn’t surprise me if a music video were to be released soon, and again, making workout playlists everywhere. After I played it a few times, it got stuck in my head!

If you liked this single, try listening to the album “Pulses” by Karmin. “Pulses” features rapping and lust-filled choruses, similar to L.A. Love.

Down:

1. Concern about ________ has led several schools to ban Yik-Yak or cell phones.

3. The most popular “Halloween haunt” 4. The number of years freshmen are required to take P.E. 5. The show How to Get _____ With Murder is a new law school drama on ABC. 6. Net _______ decisions could have a large impact on business and open Internet principles.

7. ”Flips for Fortune” proceeds go toward the Adam Fortune _________ Fund.

8. The artist that made the song “L.A.Love” 9. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the northeastern US will have many _____ this year.

10. The last name of the director of Gone Girl

Bring this completed crossword to Ms. Staley’s room (400) by the end of the day.

Everyone who submits a crossword will be entered in a drawing to win a $5 gift card!