Center Street Journal

East Aurora High School fall 2016

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Homecoming, the Floats, and Floatbuilding 1Pep Rally 2016 2

EA Homecoming Football Game 3Spirit Week 4

Homecoming Dance 5When You Need a Date 6

Powder Puff Game 7Thoughts of EA 8

The Homecoming Football Game 9EAH Football Season 10

Boys’ Varsity Soccer Shines on Senior Night 11Girls’ Varsity Soccer’s Road to Victory 12

A Strong Season for Golf 13Cross Country’s Outstanding Season 14

Athletes of the Week 15 Volleyball Dominates 17

Police Blotter 18Creepy Clowns Spook Children and Adults 19

FEAR 20Halloween of Bygone Times 21

It’s Time to Meditate 23Anime Club Is for Everyone 24

Model UN 25Carl Warner’s Foodscapes 26

Fashion Trends 27High School Fashion 28

The Always Improving EAHS: The 3D Printer 29Jewlery Design 30

Homecoming, the Floats, and Float Building

Above: Two members of the Freshmen class begin work for the building of the “camera” for

their float.

Below: The 9/10 float workers make their final preparations for the parade.

Which Float Was Your Favorite?

Upperclassmen? Underclassmen?Or

The roar of the crowd has died yet again, but the mem-ories from the pep rally are still alive and well. Underclassmen may rest easy knowing that homecoming will be back for them next year, but seniors are not so fortunate. Thankfully, this past home-coming, and especially pep assembly, was one we will remember forever, both un-derclassmen and seniors alike. It was a bittersweet moment when Matt Boss and Wren Andrews were introduced on the gym floor. For many of

us, it was the moment when we realized we were now the kings of East Aurora, celebrat-ing our last homecoming to-gether before we all go our separate ways. I guarantee no one in East Aurora remembers any-thing from the pep assembly four years ago, or homecom-ing for that matter.

We have changed, made new memories, and sculpt-ed legacies since we first stepped through the doors of EAHS. I take it back, Bryce Potter’s Napoleon Dynamite dance during the pep assem-bly was unforgettable! De-spite special circumstances, like Bryce, the only memories we take from high school are the ones we create ourselves. We will only hold dear those we create ourselves. Sure, our time at East Au-rora is nearly over, but this is the year we will always re-member! Underclassmen, you

won’t understand until you see your classmates on the gym floor; in that moment, you will realize how important the memories you will make in high school are. Seniors, make the most of what this year can offer you! This is all you will re-member!

PEP RALLY 2016By, Xander Covert

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The floats were a success. Both were creative and well de-signed. This was a special day, and an excellent Homecom-ing celebration. Which float was your favorite?

- Sam Vucic

Friday, October 7th, the EAH football team took on Olean. Over a hundred peo-ple from both East Aurora and Holland filled the stands. This was our team’s home-coming game, and it was one of the closest games they’ve played all season. EAH took the advantage in the beginning, but Olean quickly caught up. In the last few minutes Olean was ahead, but EAH’s Nick Mont-gomery scored the touchdown that put

the game in over-time. Unfortunately Olean took the win in overtime mak-ing the final score 27-24. Despite not winning the game, the fans couldn’t be more proud of the team. People were cheering and no one sat down once in the student section. The students threw flour in celebration. Senior linebacker Joe Mont-gomery said it was “exciting to play in even though we un-fortunately came out with a loss.” Props to Hunter Czora and Owen Smith for also scoring touchdowns, and the rest of the team for playing one of their best games. Fan and senior Kel-

len Clements said it was “one of the most exciting games”. Even though the boys didn’t come out with a win, the 2016 homecoming game was one of the great-est and most memo-rable for all who at-tended.

- Hannah Turnbull

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Hawaiian Day

Decades Day

Blue & White Day

Pajama Day

Denim Day

Mrs. Manchetti, the new Spirit Club adviser, set out to make her debut year a success, starting with homecoming. Spirit Club introduced new events but kept old favorites, like the spirit days. The spirit days were pajama day, denim day, Hawaiian day, decades day, and blue and white day. Overall, decades day was students’ favorite, though it was followed closely by pajama day. While most seniors preferred decades day, underclassmen preferred pajama day. This might be because the seniors dressed as people from the ‘60s for decades day. The ‘60s included both the laid-back, colorful fashion of hippies and the dresses and pearls of the housewife going out for the night. Both of these fun, unusual fashions make dressing in ‘60s attire a novel experience for all.

Pajama day, denim day and blue and white day tied in popularity. Wearing denim on denim is a distinctive fashion statement that denim day al-lowed students to make. However, the simplic-ity of blue and white appealed to those who like outfits that require little planning or effort to cre-ate. The spirit day favored the least was Hawaiian day, possibly because most students do not own the garish button-ups that signify Hawaiian cloth-ing. As a whole, the spirit days inspired participa-tion from more people than usual because of the variety of options to choose from. Hopefully, the spirit days in the future will be just as likeable.

- Rachel Norman

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Ever wanted to dress up in whatever special, fancy clothing you own and show off your style to your friends? The homecoming dance is a perfect time of the year to do that. Homecoming is always a special event a high schools and East Aurora is no exception. The dance is an especially important part of homecoming and allows for students to let loose and have fun with their friends. Wheth-er you’re a boy or a girl,

dressing well is a fun thing to do every now and then. A common trend at the dance was the interesting lack of shoes on the feet of most girls’ feet. Everywhere I went, I saw shoes laying in corners, and girls running around barefoot. Most boys wore their shoes with

only with a few exceptions but a lot of boys who wore dressy clothing, including one senior who wore a very nice suit, wore sneakers and in that boy’s case, bright red sneakers! The dresses at the dance were gor-geous. The fashion at the dance was up to code with past dances and while there were no extraordinary out-fits, everyone was dressed rather swell. - Alex Wait

Homecoming Dance

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POWDER PUFFSeniors & Freshmen

VSJuniors and Sophomores

The Saturday afternoon of Home-coming, the annual Powder Puff game was played, with the girls of East Au-rora taking over the football field. Af-ter a full 4 quarters, each 20 minutes long, the Senior and Freshmen class came out victorious over the Junior and Sophomore class, with a score of 34-12. People have lost interest in the Powder Puff game over the years, each time not enough people signing up. However, starting last year, this unique game has been revived with a new surge of excitement. Being the second continuous year played, the girls took their roles extremely serious in this once a year event. Coaches Mat-thew Boss, Matthew Ferrara, and Cal Zacaroli made it known to the Seniors and Freshmen that they were in it to win, with the Juniors and Sophomores led by Hunter Czora, Colin Russell, and Tony Warner. The coaches fully immersed themselves with the respon-sibility of setting up practices to go over plays with the girls outside of school.

Because of the lack of 40 ex-tra football pads laying around, flag football was played, with teammates grabbing the opponent’s flag to stop the play instead of tackling. With the only points allowed being touch-downs, each one was worth the usual 6 points. The first quarter had the Senior/Freshman team down by 12, with the Sophomores gaining two touch-downs. Quarterback Juliana Misen-heimer then led the Senior/Freshman team to victory in the second quar-ter, giving them the advantage by throwing multiple touchdown passes. Through smart coaching and pure determination, they were able to keep their leading score throughout the rest of the game for an ultimate win.

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The Center Street Journal staff ap-proached Joe Montgomery and asked him what the most memorable part of the game was. He replied, “The most memo-rable part was definitely the atmosphere the fans created. It was awesome to be a part of it,” said Joe Montgomery, a wide receiver and linebacker for the football team. Over 300 people attended, an unex-pected turnout for the game. Coming into EA’s homecoming game, EA was 2-3 and Olean was 5-0. EA put up a fight by scoring first and keeping up when Olean scored. The game was tied at 21 each, and eventu-ally went into overtime. From Olean’s 20 yard line, EA tried to punch the ball into the end zone but they ended up kicking a field goal to make the score 24-21. Olean then had the ball on EA’s 20 yard line and was able to get the ball into the end zone. The final score was 27-24. Even though EA lost, they played very well against their undefeated rival. Matt Boss is the quar-terback for the team, he completed 11 out of 16 passes for about 210 yards and a touchdown pass. Jasey Jakubczak had an outstanding game on the ground, he had 9 carries and 3 catches for 166 yards. Joe Montgomery dominated EA’s defense with 15 tackles and a forced fumble. Owen Smith also received special recognition, as he was selected Section VI Character Athlete of the Game. Even though we lost on the scoreboard, we won in our hearts, with the community and the team working together, to have an outstanding game.

- Mike Jason

The Homecoming Football Game

* Photo Credit: Derek Thornton

Above: For the season as a whole, Joe Montgom-ery had 107 tackles, 6 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries. He says, “As a team, we had a rough start, but we came back at the end of the season.”

EA Makes It to the Playoffs, Despite Losing Record

The East Aurora Varsity Blue Devils football team currently holds a 3-4 record, beating Springville at home, 43-16. Unfortunately, the playoffs were not existent for the Blue Dev-ils, having to play in the Class B Fun-ke Bowl, with is a concolation play-off game for the next 4 best teams. They are led by Coaches Wade, Swin-iuch, Ling, and Vara. The Blue Devils ran a pre-snap motion offense, with wing backs Jasey Jakubczak, Owen Smith, Tony Warner, and Matt Ferr-ara in motion before the snap. Matt Boss led the offense, he is the cap-tain and second year starting Quar-terback for the Varsity team. Over-all, he has had a good season for his final year as a Blue Devil. He threw 17 passing touchdowns and had 5 interceptions. He complet-ed 75/134 passes for 1,300 yards, he also has 200 rushing yards with one rushing touchdown. Their de-fense was a 4-3, Four defensive line, and 3 linebackers. Joe Montgom-ery led the defense, with 98 tack-les, 5 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles.

on the season. They managed to knock Tonawanda out of the round, with a score of 42-0 last Friday. The last game of the round was against Springville at Pioneer on Thursday, the 27th,with a kickoff time sched-uled for 7:30. Springville’s record was 5-4 and East Aurora was 4-4 going into the game.

Photo Credit: Tony Warner

Above: Tony Warner, one of the wingbacks, runs the ball for a first down, against Tonawanda.

- Mike Jason

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BOYs’ varsity

The boys’ varsity soccer team had an outstanding season. They dominated the league throughout the fall season. They ended their season with a 10 win 2 tie 2 loss. Their last league game was Wednesday, October 12th against Lake-shore. They won 4 to 0. Their last game was also their senior night. They have eight great seniors. It will be very hard next year to play without them. They will be very missed. The team sticks together no matter what. In the playoffs, team worked together to close the season with pride. Their first playoff game was the quarter final on Thursday, October 20th, against Alden. One of the captains, Sam Franz is a star player on the team. He is a starter playing center defense. Sam has played two years of junior varsity and two years of varsity. Another captain of the team is Josh Denz and he helps the team with his powerful kick. He plays center defen-sive mid field and is a starter. He has played two years of junior varsity and two years of varsity. Next year all the seniors will be very missed.

- Ali Dixon

Boys’ Varsity Soccer Shines on Senior Night

The Road to VictoryThe East Aurora Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team won their first two playoff games. Playoff games are sudden death, meaning that the team must continue to win in order to advance, and one loss means the season is over. Their first game, October 19th, was an away game against Albion. The score was 2-1, and goals were scored by Makenna Crosson, junior, and Eva Tapani, a senior. This game allowed the team to move on to their next playoff game, which was an away game against City Honors, and it was played in Buffalo on October 22nd. Goals were scored by Makenna Crosson, who had two, her twin Maggie, who also had two, and Kasey Kmicinski who had one. At the beginning of the game, East Aurora was los-ing 2-0. “We were starting to lose hope, but we didn’t want to accept that our season would be over if we lost, so we came together as a team and tried our best to make a come-back,” Eva Tapani said. The girls tied it up at 2-2, and then scored three more after halftime, finishing the game with a score of 5-2. Unfortunately, the team lost their third playoff game against Newfane on October 27th. Rachel Norman, a senior, stated, “This season has had a lot of ups and downs

but in the end we came together as a team and tried our hardest during playoffs.” The girls had an excellent run through playoffs, and overall ac-complished great things as a team.

Boys’ Varsity Senior Night

One of the captains, Sam Franz is a star player on the team. He is a starter playing center defense. Sam has played two years of junior varsity and two years of varsity. Another captain of the team is Josh Denz, and he helps the team with his powerful kick. He played center defensive mid-field and is a starter. He has played two years of junior varsity and two years of varsity. Next year, all of the seniors will be very missed.

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Entering the ECIC in-dividual tournament, the East Aurora/Hol-land Golf Team finished the regular season at a record of 10-0 and also took home the di-vision title. The EA/H golfers captured key wins over Eden, Pio-neer, Springville, and their cross-town rival, Iroquois. Coming off an undefeated season dur-ing the 2015 campaign, the Devils managed to improve, sending more members to the ECIC Championships than the year before.

Coached by Dr. Jay Hoa-gland, the Blue Devils sent seven athletes into ECIC’s, three of whom are ranked in the top ten. Andrew LaCongo (#4), Jake Roach (#5), Mitch Jeffe (#10), Matt Jeffe, Tyler Baker, Evan Ensiminger, and Logan Pfister are the athletes representing the team. The division crown al-lows the Blue Devils to participate in the West-ern New York Team Championships, where they finished in second place. The team took down Alden and Wil-liamsville North until eventually losing to the Orchard Park Quakers. Although the Blue Dev-ils will lose key contri-butions from the se-niors that helped build the strong program, the

youth must be extreme-ly encouraging for Hoa-gland and the rest of the staff. With EA/H already being arguably the top small school in Western New York, the team has the potential to be a top team in the state, which may have been unimagi-nable several years ago. Having sophomores Lacongo, Roach, and the Jeffe twins, East Auro-ra/Holland is set up for success for at least two more seasons to come. East Aurora/ Holland certainly has the talent and youth for not only another Western New York title run, but could possibly become a New York state champion-ship contender.

- Joe Montgomery

Golf Finishes Seasonwith a Perfect Record

Cross country may be painful sport but it is definitely worth it. Runner Ian Russ siad, “A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory.” The cross coun-try team, led by Martie and Walter Mclaughlin, had an amazing season. Both the girls’ and the boys’ teams have domi-nated their duel meets. They also did exception-ally well at their large invitationals. Their large invitationals include the EA invite and McQuaid. The boys’ team was led by Ian Russ with and

outstanding running this season. His average mile is 4 minuets and 24 seconds: stunning! Ian Russ was recently nominated for the Prep Talk Male Athlete of the week. The boys’ team is remaining strong, tak-ing fifth place in New York State. The boys continue to practice together everyday and always work together as a team. The girls’ team was led by Erin Cocca, Tori Klimowicz, Masiy Web-ster, Molly and Megan Mclaughlin, Eva Scarpa,

Karis Ertel and Emily Jason. The girls’ team is now second in New York State. Seventh grader Megan Mclaughlin is first in the country for her age group with the time of 18 minutes and 49 seconds for her three mile. The girls had an amazing season filled with many personal re-cords. They continue to strive because of their daily practices together as a team. Sadly, their duel meet season has finally ending. The last duel meet they attended was in Depew. East Aurora took the win against De-pew and Iroquois. Now the team competed in two more invitationals and ECICs on Saturday, October 29th.

Cross CountryAn Outstanding Season

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Athletes of the Week During the months of September and October many athletes have been chosen by their coaches to be nominated for athlete of the week for all the hard work they have put into their sports. These players have led their time to wins and great games. These people have many great qualities of an athlete that are recognized by this nomination of athlete of the week.

The athletes of the week for Girls’ Varsity Soccer are Maggie Crosson and Eva Ta-pani. They have but hard work into this year’s soccer season and brought their team many wins. In the first three games of the season, they each scored five goals each. They led the varsity girls at the beginning of the season with a 2-1 record which brought them to playoffs. It was a great season for the Girls’ Varsity team.

In Girls’ Varsity Tennis, Libby Fee was last year’s second singles player. She is now in the top singles position and was selected for athlete of the week. Her coach, Thormahlen, expected Libby to have a great season from the beginning. Libby has fought against some of the best players and worked hard until the end to win. In one match in Eden, she fought her way to a win for about three hours against their top player. Libby has brought the girls’ varsity season to a great end.

Junior Brooke Moeller led her Cheerleading squad to a great season. She has shown she is a leader and has led her team well and always does what is asked of her, giving a positive attitude during all their cheers in practice and during games!

Scholar Athlete Jake Roach was selected as athlete of the week for the Boys’ Varsity Golf team. Jake is one of the top five golf-ers in WNY and hled the EAHS golf team with their undefeated record of 0-5. Jake is a great student and athlete here at EAHS.

Jack Gurbaki was athlete of the week for EAHS Boys’ Volley-ball. This is only his second year playing. Jack has led the team with his serving and passing skills. He is one of the most con-sistent players and has very accurate passes.

The East Aurora/ Holland Varsity Blue Devil Football Cap-tain, Matt Boss, was chosen for athlete of the week. Matt was a two-year starter at quarterback position. One of his best games was against the Olean Huskies, when he went for 11 of 16 for 208 yards. He had one interception and one touch down. He tied the game with a touchdown and only 1:23 on the clock. The EA/ Holland boys did lose that game in over time, but Matt showed leadership and took charge under the pressure of the game.

Athletes of the Week

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The Girls’ Varsity Volley-

ball team had an intense season with some close games. They have domi-

nated their season with a record of 11-3. They got to go right into quarter finals because of their great

season. They only have one senior, their captain Megan Mc-Neight, who starts as a right side hitter. She has led the team

throughout the season with her powerful hits in the front row being set by Olivia Alessi, followed by her killer serves. When she’s

not doing that she’s blocking and making sure that the passes get to setter. Her teammates say she is always being positive and a great team leader always getting the team ready for the games.

For Varsity Girls’ Senior Night, aka “Megan’s night,” they had a great game and beat Springville!! Once again Megan helped lead the team with some awesome playing. She killed it with some aces

and great serves in the first set. Megan also had great digs and passing in the back row. This was a great way to head into

the playoffs. The whole varsity team decorated the entire gym for her with balloon’s and signs and she received

lovely flowers. It was a great way to go into the game and it ended with the whole team

pumped up ready for their big win.

Volleyball Senior Night

- Ashlyn Golding

Police Blotter

It was reported that a sports bag was placed on a front porch of a home in Springbrook Shores in Elma on Sept. 23. The owner called the Erie County Sheriff’s Department and deputies located a cat inside the bag.

The cat was not injured and was taken to a foster care center. It was not clear why the animal was left at the home.

Deputies were called to a Hunter’s Creek home in Holland after being told that a 4-year-old child was outside without supervision. It was learned that the child had unlocked the door while the parent was sleeping. No charges were filed.

About six donkeys got loose along Two Rod Road in Marilla. The owner was located and able to corral the animals without any problem.

At 6:44 p.m., a Market Basket shopper reported someone stole her wallet and keys out of her pock-etbook. A responding officer found the person had left the wallet and keys at home.

At 8:13 p.m., a 911 caller reported a Greenwood Road vehicle had been just hit with a water balloon by a passing car, and the balloon cracked the wind-shield.

At 2:28 a.m., a resident reported a prowler outside her home. The resident later called back reporting it was actually her son and apologized.

At 10:25 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Chestnut Street when between four and five teenag-ers wearing hoods were ringing doorbells and running away. An officer reported it was a group of carolers.

At 9:34 a.m., a resident called police because an 8-year-old boy was using a lawn mower by himself in the neighborhood, with no adults around watching him. A responding officer spoke to the parents.

At 2:53 p.m., a Juniper Road resident called police after a man knocked on her door. A responding office found the man to be Paul Adams, who is running for state rep-resentative and knocking on doors to introduce himself to people in the neighborhood.

Andrey Bachal, a Russian national and apparent fan of American television, was caught stealing a “Deadliest Catch” T-shirt from Alaska Ship Supply. Bachal, who in-sisted he had intended to pay for the shirt which he had stuffed inside his zipped-up jacket, was charged with one count of Concealment of Merchandise.

At 11:20 a.m. a farm stand owner reported receiving an anonymous letter criticizing his high prices.

- Joe Tierney

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Creepy Clowns Spook Children and Adults

videos of these evil clowns chasing after them all around the country, includ-ing in North Tonawanda. A false picture of a clown in Buffalo released on twitter left Western New Yorkers on edge. Police remind citizens to continue with their daily activities and not panic. Clowns without bad intentions are feeling hurt by the scandal and wish to settle the fear against clowns that has been created. Dozens of clowns in Arizona have planned a “clown lives matter” walk to demonstrate that clowns are friendly and only a handful are a threat to society. Although not all clowns are evil, residents should still take caution if they see one of these clowns alone at night. - Sierra Kenney

This fall, young students of East Aurora Middle School were gathered to talk about a subject that’s been frightening to many across the country. The teachers chose to tell the startled middle schoolers that they were not to worry about killer clowns roaming around their town. Eighth grade student at East Aurora Middle School, Harry Schmitt, stated that “all the videos on the internet freak me out.” The clowns are spooking more than just young teens, but the East Aurora community as a whole. Twitter accounts, such as @clownsightings, have been releasing dis-turbing

“All the

videos on the internet

freak me out”

Pounding heart, sweaty palms, short breaths, tense shoulders. What, exactly, makes fear so appealing? Certainly not the physical symptoms. We flock to haunted houses and horror movies to pay for the type of fear our ancestors ran from. Maybe it’s the adrenaline. In today’s largely sedentary society, adrenaline is a rare commodity. In some people, fear pro-duces adrenaline that courses through their system and obliterates any other thought. The adrenaline gives them a buzz more potent than any drug, a natural high. Fear has the unique ability of eradicating other thoughts. In those prone to worry, this is especially appealing to clear their mind. Fear also creates a sense of com-munity. Being scared together has become a way to grow closer with others. When you’re terrified out of your mind and the only person next to you is a complete stranger, then that stranger becomes neces-sary for survival.

of students go to haunted houses44% 55% prefer the

Haunted Catacombs

There is strength in numbers, a fact haunt-ed houses reveal. Perhaps it’s the confidence fear brings. Haunted houses allow people to face fear on their own terms and back out if it over-whelms them. After successfully surviving a haunted house, a person feels accomplished. Studies have shown that haunted houses are not as popular in countries where violence is more prevalent, such as Columbia. People who face violence every day are not as will-ing to face even more fear in controlled set-tings. They know they can handle fear; it’s the ones who don’t face violence as often, such as Americans, who want to prove they can handle it. The first haunted house, opened over a century ago, began to capitalize on the strange attraction humans have for fear. Whether it’s the adrenaline, the sense of ca-maraderie, or the mind-clearing awareness fear brings, haunted houses, horror movies, and ghost walks, have all grown popular due to the terror they bring.

- Rachel Norman

F E A R

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History of Halloween

Halloween is certainly not a holiday to be taken lightly, and

some may despise its appearance on the cal-endar. However, for others, especially children, it

is one of the most interesting and enjoyable holidays all year long. And while Halloween may seem like a holiday

for children to get candy and nothing more, it was original-ly created to remember the loss of saints, martyrs, and other loved ones. Halloween is celebrated in many countries on Oc-tober 31, the night before the Christian holiday of All Hal-

lows’ Day. You may be familiar with the Halloween that includes trick-or-treating for candy, costume parties,

decorating your house with frightening atroci-ties, carving jack o’ lanterns out of

pumpkins, visiting haunted

houses, playing pranks and bobbing for ap-

ples. In many European countries though, the Christian religious obser-

vances, including the attending of church ser-vices and lighting candles on the graves of lost

ones, are still popular, yet this practice is much less popular in America where it has become more of a secu-

lar and money-making holiday. Some Christians histori-cally abstained from meat during the holiday and instead

ate apples, potato pancakes, and soul cakes (small cakes originally made to give out to soulers, usually poor children who went from door to door singing prayers and songs to com-memorate the dead). Today’s celebration of Halloween derives more closely from the customs and beliefs of old Celtic-speaking countries, which may have contained pagan roots. In Ireland and Scotland, where Halloween is most believed to have originated, the turnip was used as the plant of choice for carving, but im-migrants to Native America instead used the native pumpkin, as its much softer and larger shell allowed for a more desir-able canvas for carving. Although the carving of pumpkins has been noted as early as 1837, it was used originally

to celebrate the harvest, and was not specifically asso-ciated with Halloween until the late 19th century.

- Alex Waite

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Benefits of Meditation* Lowers stress levels

* Helps you take control over your breathing

* Improves concentration* Sense of self awareness

* Helps cardiovascular and respiratory health

Channel Your Inner Zen In

Meditation Club!

Famous People Who Meditate

* Katy Perry* Tina Turner

* Paul McCartney* Lebron James

* Ellen DeGeneres* Oprah Winfrey

* Jennifer Aniston

A Way To De-Stress At School?

Want to escape the stresses of school? As much as we’d like to stay home all day, Meditation club is the next best thing! Spend activity period in Mrs. Moudgil’s room relaxing with a group of peers. Start your day off with a clear mind! You can’t go wrong with yoga and meditation. You can dis-cover more about the hu-man body. It’s a class where you’re allowed to totally zone out! - Ollie Huk

Spiky-haired youths shooting lasers out of their fingers? Animals that talk? A nefarious villain that launches into tirades at the slightest provocation? What clandestine, horrifying, irregular world does this describe? Anime Club. Perhaps the club with the least amount of responsibilities! Since the entire point is watching TV! Let me explain further so you don’t get confused. An-ime Club and its members span the whole population of nerd and geeks (I say ironically), and usually meets every Tuesday to watch and discuss anime. Anime itself is a general term for Japa-nese cartoons. One may say that the club itself occupies a very select niche, and it does. Its goals and activities are not wide-reaching: watching television, and talking about going on possible field trips (which we never go on), and dressing up for Halloween. The appeal does not strike a chord with the general high-school population. But personally, I find more to enjoy than just watching sometimes absurd shows. I like to mar-vel at the brilliant artwork, the capti-vating stories, and laugh at the dumb ideas some have (there are a fair share). Moreover, I enjoy the fact I get to be social around other like-minded people in a care-free zone. What’s not to love!? But that’s just me; Mr. Zevenbergen, on the other hand, the staff advisor for the club, points out other appeals. He lists

attachment to the characters portrayed on the screen, and at least a modicum of cultural diffusion (they are made exclusively in Japan after-all). He also figures that some of the draw is the sheer variety of the club’s subject material. A desire to break from the everyday usually is a powerful draw, especially for the young. But the strongest draw, in his opinion, which he proclaimed to me loud enough for the heavens to hear, “The people are just nice.” Yeah, the current members are open-minded, courteous when they need be, and a joy to be around (except for the occasional time when they are too loud). If you are looking for any ca-maraderie (or just more, I guess) then stop on by, I’m sure they wont mind.

- Zach Goodrich

Anime Club

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Ever wonder what it’s like to partake in endless debate? To sit on commit-tees prattling on inanely? To release your inner dip-lomat? Well, I may have something for you. The school website describes model UN like this: “The Model United Nations Club is an authentic simu-lation of the U.N. Gen-eral Assembly and other multilateral bodies.” Now, although that may sound dull and boring, there’s more to it than that, trust me. Model UN has been a club in this school since 2004. It currently has 24 people signed up, includ-ing a list of 30 people

interested. The club itself is a unique educational experience in which the members learn about diplomacy, international relations, public speaking, debating, writing skills, with the added bonus of critical thinking, team-work, and leadership abil-ities. Members are given the full United Nations experience: forming com-mittees engaging in dip-lomatic talks, voting on resolutions, etc. Members themselves are responsi-ble for representing their countries, organizations, or figures to the best of their ability. Individual Model UN clubs around the state (and/or coun-try) meet in a previously specified location to carry out its business. On paper that still may seem bor-ing, but the appeal makes itself known in person. According to Jacob Ellis, a current member, the ap-peal comes from the im-

mersion. The realism, the relevant topics (like the conflict in Syria) all con-tribute to the feel of the meetings. This provides a sense professionalism, and weight towards one’s actions. Moreover, Mr. Hathaway, the advisor, cites the appeal as “an involvement in interna-tional affair, international discussion, and policy.” If that still doesn’t interest you, this is not for you. If it does, any questions you may have can be answered by any of the club’s of-ficials. The current presi-dent Russel Payne, and Mr.Hathaway, the advi-sor.

- Zach Goodrich

Model UN THE FOOD SCAPES OF CARL WARNERCarl Warner is a world renowned sculptor, painter, and photographer. He is widely know for his sculptures portraying intricate landscapes de-signed entirely with everyday foods. One of his most famous works is simply labeled “Bread Village.” Bread Village depicts a Tuscan style market place. In the foreground, we see some plants in the entrance of the Market center. A pathway traces itself up into the background with large mountains of baguette, shrouding the horizons. Along the path are small stands that harbor tiny objects like cheese and fruits as if a real vendor made busi-ness here. We see a few buildings in the middle ground made of whole blue cheese, topped off with a roof of ba-guette. The intricacy of this sculpture is surreal at least.

“Bread Village” Foodscape commissions 2014

“Chinese Junk” Foodscape commissions 2014

Another one of Carl’s popular pieces is titled “Chinese Junk”. It depicts a very oriental styled scape. The foreground is littered with bamboo mats and various different foods. Through the ropes and lanterns hanging down and the seafront, it seems as if the viewer is standing on a ship or a dock. The board is filled with assorted foods like, roots, vegetables, various grains, even squid. Small lanterns hang above the ingredients, they look to be made of folded leaves. The ocean itself is made of a long leaf like plant, woven togeth-er and folded. The water folds to look like a real sea, with crashing waves. One of the true focal points of this work however, is the ship laying in the sea. It seems to be made of an assort-ment of wooden sticks and fruits. The background trees seem to be made of broccoli and many different bushy veg-etables to provide a thicket of trees. - Andrew Fioretti

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Senior year is a time of change and try-ing to look the best. Each season brings a new fashion to East Aurora. This fall the main fashion is Birkenstocks and Snoop Slippers. For girls, it seems like they love to put on their Birkenstocks and head out looking like ancient Romans. While this may seem odd to people who aren’t at the beach or in Hawaii, it is seen as High fashion for

the kids at EA. These sandals seem overly expensive for a few pieces of leather, but people still pay the 90 dollars for them. When girls of EAHS wear these and their cabin socks, they are being hip and fash-ionable. While we can bag all day and night on the glori-fied sandals, we must also look at the gross-ness of boy’s fashion. For some reason, “fashion” for boy’s at EAHS means wearing powder blue Snoop Dog slippers. Despite the horrible color and a stitching that does not even remotely resemble Snoop Dog,despite this, people

believe that they are the greatest thing since sliced bread. This is due to the fact that they are the ugliest and stupid-est piece of clothing. This means that boys love them. So with Birkenstocks and Snoop slippers being the hot commodity, we people at EAHS will be seeing some horrible shoes.

- Tim Tierney

Senior FashionFootwear

Fashion Trends in EA and around the World

Diva of the MonthAndrew Fioretti (10th grade) flawlessly slays as he struts down the hallway, his scarf flowing and his shirt billowing. His thick hair blows in the wind in slow motion like a dramatic scene in a movie. He strikes a pose and his dark green cardigan flows around him. Congrats Andrew, the very first Diva of the Month!

EA FashionFor Autumn in East Aurora, scarves help to keep out the cold air while still looking fabulous and fashionable. One can choose to either wrap it around the neck or let it hang down. Both are very elegant styles. Scarves can be worn by both men and women. - Kail Grizer

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It seems that here at EAHS things are always going under change. Every year, new and improved ideas and technologies are added to EAHS as we continue to improve as a school and community. This year we see this even more than ever. After a long, coordinated effort between Mr. Wall, Mr. Roberts, the rest of the technology department, and the upper school manage-ment, a new, totally different room design with many new fea-tures is now located in the technology wing. This room has an innovative setup, which includes many new features and technol-ogies. Some of these features include a new computer lab setup, an expanded room size, a 3D printer, and a laser engraver. One of these features which certainly peaks the interest of many students and teachers alike is, of course, the 3D print-er. The 3D printer can be described as is an advanced piece of technology which can utilize a virtual model from the computer – aided design (CAD) program, or from separate down-loadable files on one of the computers connected to the printer, to synthesize a real, three dimensional, sculpted plastic model of the object in the machine. The machine works by making use of a certain kind of plastic (such as ABS) that is stored in the machine. The machine puts the plastic through a highly accurate metal arm and tip, heated to its melting point. This melted plastic is put out in a grid pattern and repeatedly stacked. The model is precise enough to be molded to the nearest 1/1000th of an inch. This printer serves as a great addition to the EAHS technology department. The 3D printer is a fantastic tool used in the enhancement of student projects and works. This machine, along with many other new and improved traits of this new lab, further peak interest in the many technology classes offered at EAHS. The 3D printer is another piece of evidence which exemplifies why our school, and its’ many teachers and departments, such as Mr. Wall and the technology department as a whole, always strive for, and achieve excellence and improvement. - - Sam Vucic

The Always Improving EAHS: The 3D Printer

Above : The 3D Printer

Left: The lab in the tech room in which the 3D printer, along with some computers for CAD and a laser engraver are located.

If you are someone who has trouble to find the perfect jewelry for yourself or that special someone, or if you just want to release your inner creativity, jewelry design is a great class for you to take. The first handful of classes introduce interior sawing (sawing out small pieces on a larger sample of metal), on a small sample of brass. Beside some guidelines to follow, which are needed to expand on the knowledge of various styles of jewelry, the designs of what to make are completely your choice. Once interior and exterior sawing is mastered, wire bending is the next project. For those who prefer rounded and more intricate designs, this project

will be favorable and is fairly simple to accom-plish. Mr. VanOstrand carefully explains how to curl and bend the wire, whether it be a thin wire of copper or brass, or a thicker copper wire, along with how to file it so that it will not scratch the individual wearing it. For more varia-tion in the piece, the thin copper and brass wire can be “braided” within what seems like seconds, by Mr. V., and used as either the base of the jewelry or as a part attached to it. This class is perfect for learning new skills and perfecting

them, along with creat-ing new styles of jewelry that fit your needs. The next topic to be taught is soldering, which opens up a broad range of possibilities of what to make, whether it be ear-rings, necklaces, rings, or bracelets, because it allows you to fuse to-gether multiple pieces of metal and either connect them side by side, on top of each other, or is used to smooth out rough edges. Updates to follow!

- Sarah Oswald

Jewelry DesignSarah Oswald

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The Center Street JournalRockin’ round East AUrora