Walnut Hills High SchoolVolume CX, Issue 4 Thursday, October 22, 2015

Students who play sports for Walnut Hills

Students who play sports outside of Walnut Hills

Of the 114 students surveyed, 61.1% play sports for Walnut Hills and 38.9% do not.

ECC champion Ibra Goumballe, ‘17, shown in his club uniform on the left and his high school uniform on the right. Goumballe, like many Walnut Hills students, plays not only in high school but also for a club team for the past six years. When Goumballe was a freshman, he was the only ninth grader to make the men’s varsity soccer team, until this year he played on a team one year older than him in club soccer.

that they played a sport for Walnut Hills. In addition, 46% of that same group of students said that they played on a team outside of Walnut Hills. SENIOR C.J. Hughes started playing lacrosse in the 6th grade when Walnut Hills first started having clinics for the sport. “That was the first time I’d ever touched a lacrosse stick,” Hughes said. He’s been playing for Walnut Hills since seventh grade and has started on varsity since freshman year. In addition, he has been playing for the club teams Titanium Ohio and Titanium Elite for four years. “The level and speed of play is much higher with my club teams. We travel east to play against the best teams in the best tournaments. High school lacrosse in the midwest is growing. And the more it grows, the level and speed of the game out here will build with it,” Hughes said. In the 2014 and 2015 season, along with Team Ohio, Hughes won a national championship at the Brine National All American Classic. Since they won, they will represent the US against Canada, England, the Iroquois, and Australia in January for Worlds at the University of Tampa, Florida. Ibra Goumballe ,‘17, has also been a Varsity athlete since his freshman year, playing for the Walnut Hills men’s soccer team. Outside of Walnut Hills, he has been playing for Kings Hammer Academy for 6 years. “I travel a lot more for club and club soccer is way more competitive,” Goumballe said. This season he was named first year all conference. Lauren Doepke, ‘18, is a goalie for the junior varsity lacrosse team, not playing with any outside teams. Lacrosse for her is every day after school during the spring. “Wal-nut sports programs are good and have taught me a lot,” Doepke said. Walnut Hills has many student athletes that play for both school and club teams. There is a large variety of sports

Of the 114 students surveyed, 46% play sports out side of Walnut Hills and 54% do not. Students may play for other teams than Walnut for many reasons, one of which is the availibility of the sport at school.

Whether it’s playing for a high school, club, or travel/select team, athletes seem to be categorized into the level at which they play a sport. In a Walnut Hills High School on-line survey, 114 students answered questions about sports. Ranging from fencing to football, 61% of the students said

available in the area for students to play at any level. With so many student athletes at the school, Walnut Hills is able to represent a large number of these extra curricular activi-ties.

Face oFF: club and high school sports

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Walnut Hills High School is known for having a diverse com-munity, including people of differ-ent races, ethnicities and religions. This diversity has brought forth the rise of clubs, a few of those being Christianity, Judaism and Islam. These three religions host their own respective clubs at Walnut: Christian Connections, Jewish Culture Club and Salam. All three of these religions are monotheistic, meaning they be-lieve in one God. One difference between these three religions is that each one has their own proph-ets and holy books: Islam has the Quran, Christianity has the Bible and Judaism has the Torah. They also each have their own places of worship. Christians tradition-ally go to a church every Sunday, while people of the Jewish faith

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go to a synagogue every Saturday and Muslims go to a mosque every Friday. At Walnut, these three reli-gions coexist, unlike at other times in history. Two of these clubs, Chris-tian Connections and Jewish Culture Club, have been at the school for some time. The other, Salam, is having its first meeting in November. Each club’s purpose is to teach their respective culture and beliefs to other students. Paula Pinto, ‘17, the student leader of Christian Connections, says that she has “been going to similar clubs all my life, and I like to partici-pate in clubs where Christians get together and share.” Natalie Grober, ‘17, co-chairman of the Jewish Culture Club, says that she joined the club because it “exem-plifies my culture.” Maham Us-mani, ‘19 is the creator of the new

club, and says that she started her club because “many people have misconceptions on what Islam is,

and it’s commonly misrepresented in the media.” She calls her club Salam, which means peace in the Arabic language.

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Christian Connections meets every Monday and “[does] what-ever the students involved want to. Worship, discussion, reading, et cetera. Occasionally, we have a food drive. Every week we do ac-cept donations to give to sponsored children abroad.” The Jewish Culture Club does activities such as donation drives as well, and also “get[s] together at meetings to discuss Jewish holidays and the meaning behind them so we can teach others.” Although Salam has not yet had their first meeting, Usmani has drafted a few ideas. She plans to “do some community service, stuff like Syrian drives or working at Matthew 25 [Ministries], and see mosques such as the West Chester mosque and learning more about Islam.” So far there are about 10 members, along with several others with whom she must confirm. Each religious club adds diver-sity to the Walnut Hills communi-

ty. They all aim to enhance stu-dents’ knowledge of both their own cultures and others, and try to encourage interfaith relations among members of their club, while having fun at the same time.

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Wally Hill, ‘16

‘Tis the season of Friday Night Lights, praying for your first quar-ter grades, and Homecoming. Yes, Homecoming week is upon us. Homecoming is an exciting dance. It is less formal than Prom and tends to put less stress on the wal-let. Walnut’s Homecoming dance is for the 10th through 12th grade only, due to our large high school population, and is held downtown at the Duke Energy Convention Center, perfect for dinner and pic-tures by the river. Homecoming is a chance for Walnut students to dust off their dancing shoes, dress up, and have a fun night on the town with friends. If you’re new to Walnut, you might notice that our dances are generally less formal than many other schools---more casual at-tire, individual style and freedom of expression. I’m not saying that you should rush out and return that full tux you rented for the big night, but that the beauty of Wal-nut dances, is that you have the choice to go all out, or subtly stunt. It’s really up to you. At the dance, you’ll notice a wide array of outfits. Homecoming is my favorite dance because of this more relaxed atmo-sphere. But, I have noticed some-thing different about this year’s dance. Could it be the late date? After all, our Homecoming dances have traditionally been in late Sep-tember. Could it be this proximity

to Halloween that is causing peo-ple to act so...scary? The fact of the matter is, Home-coming this year is causing a lot of kids to wig out. For one, there has been a trend of “needing to find a Homecoming date” that has caused an added layer of stress to the usual end-of-first-quarter drama. Traditionally, Prom tends to put more emphasis on the need for a “date”; but even so, it has become the norm for kids to just go with a group of friends. As someone who has gone with a date and with a group of friends instead, I can as-sure you that Walnut dances are fun either way. It is about the peo-ple you’re with whose company you enjoy, that makes the difference. So all you first time Hoco participants (sophomores. I’m looking at you), take a deep breath. No one’s going to judge you for not having some-one to match with. After all, isn’t #squadgoals the new #relationship-goals?

-Wally Hill

Homecoming 101

Morgan Kitchen, ‘17

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are turning red, the weather is getting colder, and Halloween is coming around, but most impor-tantly.. Homecoming! Homecom-ing will be on October 24th, and as always, it will take place at the Duke Energy Center. I know what you’re thinking, Homecoming is very soon. Some of you have decided not to go, some are being dragged, and oth-ers are rushing to get everything they need for the special night. But what really is everything that you need? Yana Tomassian, ‘18, has been preparing extensively for the spe-cial night. She said “ I bought two dresses from Tobi for multiple op-tions, and I ordered some heels as well, along with some accessories to compliment the outfit. I also

bought a lot of bobby pins so that I would be prepared to style my hair however, since I always lose mine.“ As you can see there is quite a bit on a girl’s list to get ready for the dance, it can be very exciting for some people, just like it is for Tomassian. “ I am so pumped!” Yana said, “All the dances I’ve at-tended previously were centered mainly around only my grade, but since I have lots of friends in the grades above me, I’m excited to see them there!” However, this isn’t the case with everyone. There are many students who are dragged to Homecoming, or just don’t decide to go at all. When Miranda Garland, ‘17, was asked about homecoming and if it was money well spent she said “ I didn’t really have much fun, and no, I definitely could’ve put that money to better use.” Some juniors say that they

have better things to do than go to homecoming. When asked what could be done to make it more fun, one student replied with “If they didn’t breathalyze.” – I guess we can’t please everyone. But still the question remains every year, How can we make it more fun to please students and get more of them to come? Jack Doyle, ‘17, said “[I went last year]and it was live. I had a really fun night, [the dance would have been better with] good music, and cool lights.” Not many people had much to say when asked how to make it bet-ter whether they enjoyed Home-coming last year or not. It mostly depends on the person’s experience and how the night plays out for them. But there is one thing that every interviewee mentioned: last year the nominees weren’t revealed until the night of the dance, and this year, that finally changes.

Is hoco a no go?King

Frank BrownAddison Johnson

Leonard LoweRyan SchackBen Stamler

QueenAdina BallabanGabby Beyrer

Melanie CashellMaddie EatonAyrriel HodgeSophia Lamb

Jamiera LunsfordMorgan Glenn Simmons

Aniya StevensMelan White

PrinceOzie Davis

Molly KatkinDarryl WhiteheadCarl Williams III

PrincessNatalie Grober

Mckenna JohnsonKayla LennonMaria Ramsey

Natalia SezerKobie Williams

And the nominees are...

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Homecoming court nominees Ozie Davis , ‘17, and SENIOR Frank Brown, competing in the homecoming games this Tuesday.

Homecoming queen nominee, SENIOR Melan White, participating in the homecoming games this Tuesday.

Who will you vote for on the 24th?

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CINCINNATI SPOOKTACULARthe howl in halloween

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SPOOKY, SCARY, SEXY?

Keegan Sullivan, ‘18

The word “Halloween” is derived from All Hallows Eve. “Hallow” is a word for saint, and today Christians call November 1st All Saints Day. In the 4th century, the Church began to celebrate a feast dedi-cated to all the martyrs in May or June. Later, in the 8th century, Pope Gregory III

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(731-741) made November 1st a feast to remem-ber all saints and it became known as All Saints Day or All Hallows Day. After the 16th Century Reformation All Saints Day and Halloween were virtually forgotten in most of England. However, Halloween continued to be ob-served in Scotland and Ireland where there was a belief that ghosts and witches were particularly active on that day. In the 18th century in Ireland,

Halloween became a day for playing pranks like blocking doors with carts, removing gates and throwing vegetables at doors. The pranks were done by adults without any consideration of treats, just tricks. In the mid-19th century Irish and other immigrants brought Halloween costumes to the USA and by 1900 it was a popular festival (amongst some). Playing pranks was common.

The Irish also hollowed out turnips and put candles in them. In the USA the turnip became a pumpkin, creating the Jack-o-Lantern tradi-tion. The custom of children playing trick or treat at Halloween seems to have begun in the USA in the early 20th century although it only became really popular in the 1950’s, also reviv-ing in Britain around that time.

Keegan Sullivan, ‘18

A huge fad in Halloween costumes lately is sexy costumes. From the expected police of-ficer, to Minnie Mouse, Donald Trump and a lime wedge the costumes are getting a little out of hand. Some are strange, odd, disturbing, of-fensive while some can be fun for some people. However, some people don’t mind the sexy fad. “It’s okay if you’re old enough and around adults but not around children.” said Ariel Bai-ley, ‘19. Others do not mind them. “I think they’re a bit skimpy.” says Kelly Deal, ‘20.But what re-ally are these costumes? Many of these costumes just keep getting weirder. Sexy childhood memories are huge, such as Sesame Street characters, Mickey and friends, Teletubbies, a vast array of princesses, Strawberry Shortcake and even unicorns aren’t safe. Not only are some disturbing, but they can be highly offensive. Some of the offensive costumes include Cecil the Lion, a lion who was recently shot and killed by a hunter who then preceded to post a picture on social me-dia that went viral, Native American costumes, which have fueled the we’re a culture, not a cos-tume movement.

Others are sexy military costumes, objectifying women in the military, sexual offenders and their victims, victims of domestic violence, victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, Caitlyn Jenner costumes, the “Foxy Megyn Bloody tampon” ref-erencing a remark made by Mr. Trump that an interviewer “had blood coming out of her wher-ever”, an Anna Rexia costume, Sexy straightjacket and far too many more to fit in this article. One of the biggest producers of sexy costumes is Yandy, a lingerie store. Because, of course, the hardcore girls just wear lingerie and some form of animal ears. Nearly every costume producer sells sexy costumes, forcing many people, especially girls, to make their own costume instead of pur-chasing one. But why? Why is this such a big fad? At what age do we stop wanting to be scary, or our favorite character without a garter belt?

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Tatyana Woodall, ‘17

A prolific American writer, father of the murder mystery, and the master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe has been a great presence in American literary history. Along with his most famous short story, The Raven, he has concocted and penned The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Red Masque of Death, and many more. Born in January 1809, the nineteenth century genius had unfortunate beginnings. Considered an orphan prodigy, Poe published his first novel, The Tamerlane, at eighteen, and eventually became such a well known literary critic, that his scathing reviews gave him the reputation of being “The Tomahawk man”, Although he was influential American

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writer, he wasn’t recognized until after his death, October 7th, 1849. Struggling with mental and physical complications, Poe did not refrain from spilling his tales onto paper. Poe’s riveting stories have been an influ-ence on both Halloween and horror fiction.From Green Day’s song, St. Jimmy, to James McTeigue’s aptly-named film, The Raven, influences from Poe carry over countless years and platforms. Even today, his death remains a mystery. Although many misconceptions and rumors still flutter around him, Edgar Allan Poe was a very prolific and important man of literary merit. So take this Halloween to appreciate some very scary stories!

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Tatyana Woodall, ‘17 Halloween: a time where everyone can en-joy costumes, fun and, of course, mountains of delicious candy. This year’s Halloween will cer-tainly be enjoyed by little kids and high school-ers alike. Many choose to go out to Halloween parties or visit creepy haunted houses; others choose to spend the night at home, watching

scary movies or handing out candy. While dressing up, visiting haunted houses, and taking candy from skeleton babies might be more than enough for some, many people do not cel-ebrate the holiday. Feelings about the holiday are mixed, especially about the subject of Halloween tradition and it’s beginnings, but many enjoy it in their own way. Foulemata Diagourga, ‘17 shares her feelings

on the holiday: “I don’t really feel that I’m miss-ing out on anything, and I never really under-stood the meaning behind it… It’s a religious thing, and it feels like any other day, so candy isn’t really a big deal.” There are alternative activities for those who do not wish to go trick-or-treating this year. There is an apple cider festival at Sawyer Point, a Cincin-nati Orchestra concert, and a masquerade ball in

Over-The-Rhine. Other options include stay-ing in with some hot chocolate and avoiding the children. It all depends on personal prefer-ences.

His inspiration is Tim Curry who portrays Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the movie because, “he embodies what I want to be.” Petersen has many great memories as part of The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult. One of his favor-ites is when he went to the Rocky Horror na-tional convention in New York City. There, he met three of the original cast members from the movie and hung out with them throughout the weekend. He hopes to con-tinue both Rocky Horror and acting for “the rest of [his] life.” Petersen is far from the only person to become enthralled by Rocky Horror, it has captivated people everywhere and has well-earned its status as a cult classic. It is a staple in any Halloween season just because of these fans. With their traditions and participation, the cult is poised to continue growing for years to come.

Emily Glazer, ‘17Alexis Thomas, ‘17

The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975 was almost a flop. 40 years later, it is undeniably a Halloween cult classic movie that fans love to watch many times over. It starts with an engaged couple, Brad and Janet, stranded on a stormy night when their car breaks down. They seek shelter in the house of Dr. Frank-N- Furter, a scientist throwing a party to celebrate his newest Frankenstein-esque creation, Rocky, and instead find a wild night they’ll never forget. Every other Saturday,The Rocky Horror Picture Show is played at the Esquire theatre in Clifton. As is tradition with Rocky Horror productions nationwide, each showing includes actors “shadowcasting” the movie. Audiences also usually sing and dance along to their fa-vorite songs, usually in risque costumes them-selves and armed with props ranging from rice to flashlights to confetti to even hot dogs. In the Esquire’s production, SENIOR Sam Petersen has been acting as Dr. Scott and Eddie for the past year, while also training for the roles of Riff Raff and Dr. Frank N Furter. Petersen said, “[I feel] larger than life while doing it.”

Emily Glazer, ‘17

HAUNTED HOUSESThe Dent School House (Fridays, Satur-days, and Sundays through Oct.) Take a walk through this old school building, and one of the scariest haunted houses in Cincinnati. Rumor has it that the janitor killed many of the student and now they come back to haunt the building. The Dent School House, 5963 Harrison Ave. <frightsite.com>

The USS Nightmare (Fridays and Saturdays through Oct.) Climb aboard on The USS Nightmare. Spend your night with the ghost of Wil-liam S. Mitchell and his daughter Anna. 101 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY <uss-nightmare.com>

FALL FESTIVALSWashington Park Fall Festival Week-end (Oct. 23 to Oct. 25) A weekend of fun fall festivities in the park. Enjoy a weekend filled with movies, concerts, shows, and more. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St.<washingtonpark.org/event/fall-fest-weekend>

OTHERA Close Encounter(Oct. 31) On Halloween, an asteriod will speed past earth, marking the first celes-tial encounter of this kind since 2006. Cincinnati Observatory, 3489 Observa-tory Pl. <cincinnatiobservatory.org>

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ON STAGECincinnati Pops Spooktacular (Oct. 31) Friends and family all together dressed in costume while listening to a Hal-loween musical performance put on by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St. <cincinnatisymphony.org/pops>

Dead Can Dance — The Dead Will Rise! (Oct. 24) Exhale Dance Tribe’s Halloween choreography--come in costume. Aronoff Center, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St.<cincinnatiarts.org>

Destiny and Dante’s Inferno (Oct. 30 to Oct. 31) The Cincinnati Sym-phony Orchestra and the May Festival Chorus depict Dante’s The Divine Com-edy. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine.<cincinnatisymphony.org>

ing birthdays, students seem to carry a positive opinion on the topic. Hilton also said “it’s cool…[I’m] guessing it’s a tradition at Walnut...I might [follow it] be-cause it just seems part of the tra-

dition and makes you feel more part of Walnut.” Grace Nelson, ‘19 shared her views on this unique money-pinning birthday event: “It’s your birthday, so have fun.” Even if students like Hilton and Nelson feel that this custom symbolizes unity in a large school or allows others to enjoy their spe-

cial day, some people celebrate this event for other reasons. Madison says she would practice this “be-cause my parents don’t really buy me any clothes, and I can buy stuff with [the money].” Even when tracing the practice to its origin, some people saw it as a cover-up for begging for money. However, some students prac-tice other traditions to celebrate birthdays. Nelson, who has a sum-mer birthday, mentions that dur-ing birthdays she and her friends decorate one another’s lockers. Whether it means sticking streamers on lockers or pinning money on clothing, celebrating birthdays is a tradition that is fol-lowed worldwide. Some people may take money for the sake of accepting other’s intentions for cel-ebration, and others may welcome it to suit their own needs. Either way, pinning money only signifies one thing at Walnut: birthdays.

Peanuts 6Students get spooky at the Boogie Bash

Hannah Bundschuh, ‘18

Fears were flying high last Friday when hundreds of seventh- and eighth-grade students gathered in the junior high gym around 7 for the annual Junior High Boogie Bash. Costume contests, pump-ing music, photo booths and lots

of food helped fuel the euphoria as the students geared up to boogie all night long...or at least until 10. Many students chose to go the classic route with their cos-tumes, dressing up as the iconic werewolves and witches seen in Halloween stores around the area. Other students decided upon their

favorite characters from television shows, movies and comic books. There were numerous “Doctors” as portrayed in the British televi-sion series Doctor Who, as well as a Mikasa from Attack On Titan, and a Poison Ivy from the DC Comics series. There were also a few who were more creative with their cos-

tumes, including a cereal box and a selfie. Towards the end of the dance, the staff called everyone into a line so they could judge the costumes. A few winners included Anthony Quinn, ‘20, as Mr. Brokamp in the “classiest” category, Clayton Bick-el, ‘20, as sharknado in the “most

creative” category, Miles Jacobson, ‘20, as Captain Crunch in the “Best old school” category, and El-lie Stanton, ‘20, Sabina Hordinski, ‘20, Emma Martyniuk, ‘20, Emily Mehnert, ‘20’, Libby Ferre, ‘20, and Megan Adam, ‘20’ as Noah’s Ark in the “best group” category.

Students gather in the Junior High gym for a night of dancing. There were lots of unique costumes including a ghost and Link from Legend of Zelda.

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Dressed as a Nerd, David Beckham, a cowboy and Jake from State Farm, Louis Raser, ‘21, Connor Heekin, ‘21, Zack Dolan, ‘21, and Mick Blessing, ‘21, pose in front of Heekin’s house before the Boogie Bash at Walnut.

Money for celebration or desperation?

Ava Martin, ‘21 poses as she adjusts the dollar bills she pins to her chest. The tradition originated in New Orleans, where the citizens would pin the money on their chest to celebrate the founding date of the city.

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“It just seems part of the tradition and makes you

feel more part of Walnut.”

-Kate Hilton, ‘21

Maham Usmani, ‘19

Birthdays are special occasions, and many people enjoy celebrat-ing them. Some people, especially students, signify that it is their birthday by pinning a dollar to their clothing, and allowing others to add to their accumulation. This tradition began in New Orleans, and it still continues at Walnut Hills. Many students at Walnut are aware of this custom, but do not know the reasoning behind it. In fact, some students did not know about it until they attended the school. Natalie Madison, ‘21 re-calls her familiarity with this prac-tice. She said the tradition was new to her. Madison also said that “be-fore, I would just put a badge on and jeans for my birthday.” Kate Hilton, ‘21 adds, “[I’ve] never seen it happen at any other school, but I think it’s cool that Walnut does it.” Although this may be an un-familiar tradition to exercise dur-

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Tara Sales ‘17Amara Johnson ‘16Octavia Carmen-Houser ‘‘16

What Are You Most Stressed About Right Now ? Perspectives

“ Teachers putting grades in at the last minute.”

Sarah Evans ‘17

“Parenthood and teacher evaluation system.”

Mitch Perdrix

“ Tests and Rowing.”

Nuthara Jayasinghe ‘18

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“ College.”

Randon Mozzola ‘16

“ My Latin teacher.”

Khamal Goodwin ‘19

Special thanks to Tom Donnelly, Eric Rothwell and Donald Stocker for their assistance with this issue.

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