Augusta High School2020 Ohio StreetAugusta KS 67010

February 28, 2011 Volume 77, Issue 6

Inside3 Spirit week cut short by snow day.4 Superbowl commercials do notdisappoint, as always.12 How we met11 Coca Dolce review14 Great Debate: Do high school relationships last?

Great Balls of Fire! Shawnee Wallace (11) manipulates a fireball for the amus-ment of elementry schoolers during Augusta High’s annual Advanced Chemistry

“Magic” Show. The show included fireballs, impossible towers of bubbles, and

other scientific surprises. (Photo by Hadleigh Jones)

The Oriole

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Policy Statement The Oriole is published monthly from October-May and distributed free to the members of the high school community. It is reproduced at the USD 402 Copy Center. The Oriole is a student-produced newsmaga-zine published to entertain the community and educate members of the Newspaper Publications class. Opinions expressed are those of individual authors and do not necessarily relfect the views of administration or the staff. Signed guest articles are encouraged but are subject to editing for grammar, length, legiblility, and taste.

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StaffEditor in Chief................................Nathan DanielBusiness Manager......................Rachel PangracCartoonist......................................Kirsten SmithCopy Editor.........................................Nick ReimerEntertainment Editor.................Casey MatlockNews Editors..................................Halley Groom, Rochelle BrowningSports Editors.........Adam Tabor, Natalie SykesReporters: Hailey Base, Ally Spease Adviser.......................................Kathey Gibbs

Coming Next Month...March 11- No ClassesMarch 13- Daylight Savings Time beginsMarch 17- St. Patricks’s DayMarch 21/25- Spring Break

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By Natalie Sykes As the school year draws to a close, deadlines seem to get closer and closer in a hurry. Senior scholarship dead-lines for local scholarships are March 31. If the appli-cations aren’t turned in by March 31, then you will not be chosen for them. There are many benefits

of getting these awards. A scholarship is point blank free money that you never have to pay back. There are 23 local scholarships in our community up for grabs. There are also a lot of state and national scholarships

available. Many colleges or tech schools also offer scholarships. Academic, sports or activity scholar-ships are given to communi-ty colleges and universities; however, to get scholar-ships, students must fill out

the scholarship forms! The amount that the scholarships are worth var-ies. Some are for books and tuition. Others are for specific monetary amounts.

“Our local scholarships will be given out at the Senior Scholarship Recep-tion on April 26 at 7 p.m. in the Commons,” said Angela Glaves (counselor).

Deadlines closer than you think

Senior scholarships

By Nathan Daniel As the world continues to rely more on technology, things become more acces-sible from many different locations. Starting with the January issue of the newspaper, “The Oriole” is now available to the world 24-hours a day, 7 days a week to any home with Internet access. All you have to do is go onto the USD 402 school website, then go to the high school’s webpage. From there, you will find a link

for the school paper. This will allow you to download the newspaper directly to your computer with no hassle of it taking up space. Whether you want to print it, save it, or just view it, it’s

now easier than ever online. Some might ask, “Who would go online to read the school paper?” There are many parents who don’t receive the paper who want to read it, either to know what’s going on in high school life or because their students are featured in it. Students who maybe featured but didn’t know it until after they threw the paper in the trash on the way out of seminar can also view it. Whatever the reason may be, now everyone can see the latest activities that are happening at AHS. So whether you’re in Japan or live next door to the school, now everyone all over the world can see what is happening at AHS.

Oriole available online

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By Halley Groom Every year the Senior Class gives something back to the school. This year’s seniors have decided to buy new rugs and make a sign for Hutter Gym out of the old gym floor.

As you walk through the south doors of the school, you have probably wiped your feet on or seen the “Plain Jane” brown rugs. The Class of 2011 bought four 6’x8’rugs, for the north and south parking lot doors. These rugs are black and have the Oriole head

insignia on them, along with “Augusta High School Class of 2011.” During home games the rugs will be moved to the Hutter gym

doors for the public use. The rugs arrived February 22. The gym floor was

remolded during the first

By Rochelle Browning Winter Homecoming week was cut short this year due to a snow day. Howev-er, the Orioles didn’t allow a shortened week and a flurry

of snow to bring down their spirits! Coronation was held after the games Feb. 10. Seniors Drake Spellman and Kyrsten Crawford were crowned 2011 Winter Homecoming King and Queen. Other candidates were Laura Powers, Laykin Lair, Tyrone Richmond, Macy Hayes, Connor Car-man and Travis Erwin. The Abilene Cowboys were the Orioles rival for the night. The varsity boys won their game 54 - 48. Connor Carman seemed to be dominating the court by scoring a total of 29 points. The varsity girls suffered a

loss of 54-45. After the games, the Homecoming dance was held in the commons from 9:30- 12. Throughout Spirit Week a tally was kept of participa-tion for each grade. Monday for Mismatched Day the sophomores took the win with the most participants. Tuesday, Orange and Black Day, the freshmen won. School was closed Wednes-day due to the snow, but Thursday for Class Color Day the sophomores again took the win. Each class did a fantastic job of decorating the halls with the theme of Classic Video Games. The winners for the best hall decorations were the seniors. Their hall was decorated based on the classic games of Mario and Pac-man.

Steady! Travis Ewrin gets a free throw during the Homecoming game. (Photo by Rachel Pangrac)

Spirit Week shortened by winter blast

Seniors giving back to their alma materwave of construction, and the workers saved the piece of floor that said “Hutter

Gym.” The Class of 2011 plans to have the woodshop

teachers bevel the sides and smooth over the sign. Then they intend to have Kerry Unrein paint on the saved

piece of floor the years it

was used and “Donated by Class of 2011.” If they do not have Unrein paint the sign, then a plaque will be purchased to be placed un-derneath the sign. This sign will be hung outside the main gym doors where the picture of Mr. Hutter, the gym’s namesake, is located. There might be a se-nior fun night or trip in the near future! Plans for these activities are still under way. If seniors have any ques-tions, they can ask Senior Class President Maithy Ta.

Snazzy! New school rugs (Photo by Halley Groom).

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What’s a

big turn

off to you?

“When guys have

bad breath.”

-Paige Reichardt

(11)

“Mustache stubble.”

-Lindsey Davis (12)

“When they have

hairy faces!”

-Jared Long (10)

“Long fingernails. Gross!”

-Christina Downs (11)

(Photos by Ally Spease)

By Nathan Daniel

From flying babies to transforming cars, commer-cials are what lead as much as 50% of viewers to watch the Superbowl. Superbowl 2011 brought just as many laughs as last year’s. Coming in as one of this year’s arguably best com-mercial was Volkswagen’s tiny Darth Vader ad. This ad included a young child as Darth Vader going around the house using his “force” powers, but after sev-eral failed attempts, he ap-proaches his father’s car as he pulls into the driveway. Once the father is inside, he notices his child trying to use his powers toward the car, so he starts the car from his remote starter. To the kid’s surprise, the car “magically” starts. While the Darth Vader ad is contestably number one, another commercial ahead in ranks is Best Buy’s 4G Ozzy-Bieber ad. While trying to understand Ozzy’s

voice sarcastically advertis-ing an unheard of 5G net-work, Beiber flamboyantly comes into the scene to advertise a sarcastic 6G net-work. With Ozzy present in the background with Sharon and a random hobo, played by Justin Beiber himself, the hobo states how much Beiber looks like a girl. Although these two ads are quite hilarious, coming in third place is definitely one of the funniest com-mercials during Superbowl XLV. The ad is known as “the flying baby,” an advertisement for Home-away.com. This ad starts off with a man exiting a helicopter, walking into a secret government agency that tests hotel rooms for their “home-like” feel. In one test area, a woman is complaining about the size of the room to her family. She lays her baby down to tend to her children, when suddenly a pillow is thrown causing the father to lose

balance and land near the baby and causing the baby to fly into the air and hit the glass that symbolizes a hotel room wall. There were also many other great commercials that aired during the Superbowl, including the Dorito’s pug ad in which a pug breaks down a door trying to get a Dorito; Bridgestone’s reply-all ad which included a man who sent an email to “reply all” and after destroying every company computer is told it was only sent to one person; the Brisk Iced tea ad in which Eminem talks about how he doesn’t do advertisements because of his vain mentality and many more. Every Superbowl is full of commercials that grab the audience’s attention through ploys. With ad spots nearly $three million per 30-second spot, advertisers are certain to make sure their commercials are good and continue to be for years!

By Hailey Base

February’s art work of the month goes to Audrey Bacon (11) for her painting. In this piece of art, you see an old-fashion styled study with stacks of books, a globe, and a lit candle glow-ing on a table. “I wanted to do some-thing that looked real and kind of antique,” said Ba-con. The painting is multidi-

mensional with rich colors and deep brush strokes; and it by no means was a quick piece to finish. “I have worked on it little by little over the past three weeks. That’s why I can look at it from a new perspective, and fix things I overlooked the first time.” Bacon’s teacher, Audra Shelite, is currently on maternity leave. For an art-

ist who has never painted before, not having a trained instructor could be difficult; but instead of concentrating on Mrs. Shelite’s absence, Audrey painted away. “This is actually my very first painting, I’ve always drawn but never had tried to paint. I didn’t think I would be very good at it, but with a little effort you can do anything,” said Bacon.

The long awaited Superbowl commercials

First time painter takes the spotlight

Teacher’s absence seems to yield no worry

Still bringing just as many laughs as previous years

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By Hailey Base

You have seen and enjoyed watching the AHS Drumline perform for pep rallies, football games and basketball games, but you probably don’t know

much else about them other than…yeah…they’re good. “Their epicness makes me cry tears of joy, but I don’t know too much about drumline,” says Allison Scott (9).

Just because you play percussion for the band doesn’t guarantee you a spot on drumline. You have to try out for it just like any sports team at the high school. Drumline this year consists

of twelve people: cymbal players Nicole Wright (9) and Caleb Laubhan (9); quints Kevin Walp (12) and Brad Stevens (10); snares Nate Johnson (10), Corey Edwards (12), Jacob Moore

(10) and Drake Burrows (9); and bass Sierra Ricker (10), Jacob Hill (10), Joey Paul (11) and Brett Hamilton (10). Recently the drumline was invited to a competi-

tion by Wichita Wild Indoor Football in the Hartman Arena, sponsored by Eddy’s Toyota, to perform at halftime during one of their games in a drum competi-tion. During halftime the

AHS Drumline will com-pete against drum lines from other schools for a prize of $10,000. Also, the AHS Drumline will be featured in a commercial along with the Mulvane High School

Drumline advertising Eddy’s Toyota by playing Mulvane in the first round in the competition. “I’m excited! I know we will perform well and domi-nate Mulvane!” said Ricker.

“Their epicness makes me cry tears of joy, but I don’t know too much about drumline.”

-Allison Scott (9)

Too Cool For You! The Augusta High School Drumline sports their trendy shades while performing during half time of a boys’ varsity basketball game against Mulvane. (Photo by Rachel Pangrac)

Fifteen minutes of fame

AHS Drumline featured in commercial

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By Natalie Sykes As a freshman, students were introduced to Kansas Career Pipeline, which tested the skills and interests for jobs. As sophomores, they went more in depth with the results, and finally as juniors, they are going into the work place. In all of the English III classes, students are prepar-ing for job shadowing which is part of a research proj-ect. This is the first major research project for many of the juniors, and is an impor-tant class requirement. The juniors pick possible

occupations from their top percentage on their skills and interests clusters from their Pipeline test results. Then they choose where and whom to job shadow. The people they shadow can’t be family members or a present or past employer. All the research is up to the student, from setting up the appointment to shad-owing the person of their choice to writing the paper. There are a lot of things they have to do. They write letters of confirma-tion and thank you letters. Also, the juniors interview

the “shadowee” about how much education they need and all about their education or training and the realities of their jobs. As result of the Pipeline tests, there are many ran-dom person-match occupa-tions that can range from ditch digger to missile guid-ance programmer! Many students get suggested jobs that they didn’t expect, like public radio producer and announcer, manager of basketball operations, city clerk, clergymen, and other jobs unrelated to their interests.

All juniors are excused from school with permis-sion slips signed by their parents or guardians to Job Shadow March 2. They are required to spend six hours with the “shadowee.” After the shadowing is over, the juniors come back to school to finish working on their projects. Job shadowing is one of the educational highlights of junior year. This project may be difficult to some, but all the hard work will pay off with the experience on a job site and a quick peek into a possible future.

Job shadowing gives ‘peek’into future

By Kirsten Smith When a school’s budget is reduced, the first classes to be cut are fine arts cours-es. To most people, cutting electives in favor of core classes makes perfect sense. On the contrary, cutting core classes to make more room for electives is perfect nonsense. Contrary to the contrary, a school consisting of nothing but core classes is considerably worse than a school of only electives. To reiterate a point made in a previous issue, the actual material covered in school is only half the les-son taught. The true lessons of work ethic, responsibility and consequence are subtle undertones to the everyday assignments of school. In a similar nature, elective classes, more specifically fine art classes, serve a dual

purpose. Obviously, fine art classes attempt to make the student explore creativ-ity and expand his mental horizons. They do not teach creativity; it is impossible to learn creativity from an-other. Fine art classes only demonstrate techniques and the simple rules of the art, an attempt to give the stu-dent the knowledge so that he may break those rules in an appealing way and create something enjoyable. The comprehension of this fact, that fine art classes do not teach but allow students to create, is vital to the under-standing of the importance of these elective classes. The fine arts in school act as an emotional, in ad-dition to a creative, outlet to students. An elective classroom is, or should

be, casual and relaxed in comparison to the gravely silent and orderly core class environment: to allow for the students to breathe a mental sigh of relief and simply enjoy themselves for an hour and half, to just cre-ate something and not worry about homework or quizzes, etc. It can be almost thera-peutic to sit down and draw something or play a song for the sake of it. The real purpose of an elective class is to allow the student to vent all the energy and, believe it or not, creativity that has built up during the heavily struc-tured military-esque core classes. Regardless, if the student is enrolled in a fine arts class or not, creativ-ity finds its way out of the system, either in the form of painting, a musical solo,

Cutting fine arts classes ridiculousor a witty sarcastic insult. When the student is allowed to vent this energy, there is less build-up to distract him and others in more “impor-tant” core classes. The concept that clubs and activities improve stu-dent attendance and effort in school can be applied to the fine arts, as well. Freshmen in orientation are constantly told again and again to join a club or sport. It will only be beneficial. Studies and statistics back up this argu-ment, and we students never hear enough of it. The same basic principle can be ap-plied to the fine art electives in school. So, if such activities are only beneficial to the student’s progress, why are they the first to be cut when budgets aren’t as lenient as we’d like?

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Administration The wall between the new business rooms and the hallway was taken down Feb. 15. The Technology Department has been mov-ing the computers from the current business rooms to the new rooms. The TVs in the commons are now displaying the news. Another new addition the auditorium has received is a new data projector to be used for speakers and presentations.

Class

And

Club

News

Scholars’ Bowl The team received 5th at AVCTL. The regional meet was Feb. 12, but they did not advance to state. Since the team did not qualify for state, their season is now over. Overall, the varsity had a better season than last year, according to Coach Dianne Doudna.

NHS Most members earned all of the community service points from last semester, and no one was on academic probation! Bowl for Kids Sake will be March 12 at El Dorado Prairie Bowl. The bus will be leaving at 2 p.m. and returning around 4 p.m. Members have also been going to Ewalt Elementary School during seminar to help with A.R. tests.

Stuco AHS was one of the chosen schools to host Pen-nies for Patients through the month of February. Stuco, head of the operation, has distributed boxes to each club and organization. The club or organization to col-lect the most money over $300 will win a pizza party Stuco also sold the Val-entine compatibility match results during lunch.

Spanish Club Spanish Club is planning to have a taco party and a salsa competition March 7. Prizes will be awarded for the best salsa. Good food, and good times are expected!

Counselors Attention, seniors! Scholarship applications are available. Pitt State was at AHS Jan. 7 during lunch. The ASVAB test was Jan. 12 at noon in the library. Jolene from Butler was here Jan. 13 to enroll students in college classes which began Jan. 18. The counselors will be meeting individually with students to go over their future plans of study.

Choir Choir is preparing solos and small ensembles for regional contest at Andover Central. Show Choir is holding auditions for anyone interested in joining in the fall. They spent a week learning a dance routine and a song of their choice. Show Choir is also performing at Garfield Celebration Days.

YEK Yek has jumped into the new year with many unique and intersting buiness plans. Junior Logan Smith has a unique buisness similar to the hit TV show of, “Un-dercover Boss,” in which employees are spied on to insure they are quality work-ers. Some other businesses include a variety of sporting good stores and many more. Morgan Lynch’s spray tan buisness is sure to be a suc-cess also. There will also be advi-sors coming in to help stu-dents shape their business into a thriving one. With theses ideas YEK is sure to have a great year!

Forensics During the month of February, the AHS forensics team attended four tourna-ments. The first tournament was Feb. 5 at El Dorado. Mariah Davis (9) placed 6th in extemporaneous speak-ing. Hailey Base (11) placed 6th in congress February 11 at Coffeyville. No one from Augusta placed Feb. 12 at East High. The last tourna-ment attended this month was Valley Center Feb. 19. Rochelle Browning and Halley Groom (12) placed 6th with their duet.

French Club French Club is plan-ning a Mardi Gras party for March 7, the Monday before Mardi Gras which is March 8. There will be games, a scavenger hunt, bead necklaces, mask making and prizes. Spanish Club has its own party planned and will be sharing tacos with the French Club!

Dance TeamDance Team has a spot open for a new coach because the current coach, Rachel Sim-mons, is resigning for next year. Also, for any girl con-sidering trying out for the team, practices for tryouts begin the week of March 7 and the official tryouts will be held March 11. You can sign up in the office.

“The problem with “reality” is that there’s no background music.”

8 The Oriole

By Rachel Pangrac The season is closing, but Augusta girls basketball team is working hard to fin-ish the season strong. The Lady Orioles were scheduled to play at Hesston March 1 for the sub-state quarter finals. They are also hosting the semi-finals March 4. When the Lady Orioles played Rose Hill Feb. 24 they put a check in loss column. The Orioles lost 54-35. The Lady Orioles played El Dorado Feb. 22, and lost 41-36. On Feb. 15 Buhler faced Augusta. Taylor Williams (11) scored five points in the second quarter, keeping Augusta trailing five points at halftime. Kalie Robinson (10) hit a jumper during the third quarter tying the game. Buhler squeezed out a win 55-42.

“The team did live up to expectations. They com-peted and kept the games close,” said JV coach Joan Reichardt. Augusta girls blew away Winfield with a 60-14 win Feb.11. On Feb. 10 Augusta came toe to toe with Abilene, but fell short with Abilene winning 54-45. Kyrsten Crawford (12) scored 12 points during the game. Augusta traveled to Wel-lington Feb. 4 but came home empty-handed. Wel-lington won 48-33. “Our biggest advantage is how well we work togeth-er,” said Reichardt earlier in the season. Augusta led by up to 11 against Maize South in the first half and by 8 during the third quarter on Feb.3, but the Lady Orioles lost to Maize South 48-46.

By Halley Groom State wrestling started Feb. 25. The Orioles had four wrestlers qualify for state. They were Drake Spellman (12), Brendan Delancy (12), Nick Collins (12), and Chase Wells (11) who took on the nickname “The Fantastic Four.” The fighting Orioles wrestling team had a record of 11-2 going into 4A regionals Feb. 19. At Valley Center half the Augusta wrestlers were part of the JV team. Joe Pherigo (10) placed sixth, and Jeremiah Hooglugut (12) took second place with a 14-3 record Feb. 12. In the Remington High School Invitational Feb. 12, varsity members Tyler Hilibrand (9) and Jake Weaver (12) both won first place. Zane Nickel (9) took home a fourth and Wright Bosley (9) placed second. When the boys went to El Dorado Feb. 10, they came home victorious with a score of 42-24. Brett Hamilton (10) won in period 3. Colton Clayborn (9) won by a pin in period two. Hooglugut pinned his opponent in period one for a win. The wrestlers traveled to Rose Hill Feb. 4-5, where Delancy was first in his weight class, Collins was third and Spellman was fifth.

Wrestlers to stateLadies work well together

Pep It Up! Head Coach Brad Kohlman gives the girls a talk during a time out of the Feb. 15 with Buhler. (Photo by Rachel Pangrac)

Nick Collins

145 Weight Class

1st Place

Brendan Delancy

171 Weight Class

Drake Spellman

160 Weight Class

Chase Wells152

Weight Class

The ‘Fantastic Four’

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By Natalie Sykes As the winter weather got colder, the winter sports heated up. The Orioles started their sub-state play Feb. 28. They lost the game to Buhler, 37-30 ending their season. Augusta was also selected to host the sub-state semi-finals and the sub-state championship. For the last game of regular season, the Orioles played the Rose Hill Rockets. Augusta turned

Boys’ b-ball heads into post season playSet to host sub-state semi-finals, championship

Three Oriole bowlers ‘roll’ to state

the last game into a victory with a final score of 50-39. Connor Carman (12) was the leading scorer with 14 points. When Augusta played El Dorado Feb. 22, they got to put another check in the win column. Carman was the leading scorer with 17 points. The Orioles won 55-38. Augusta previously played Mulvane Jan. 7 and lost, but this time, Feb. 18, the Orioles won by 10

points, making the final score 52-42. The leading scorer for this game was Travis Erwin (12) with 20 points. The Orioles play Buhler every year. Even though the Orioles put up a fight, the Crusaders come out on top. The Crusaders stepped into Oriole country on Feb. 15 and beat the Orioles 56-47. When the Orioles traveled to Winfield to play the Vikings, although on the road, they ended up winning

the game, 50-43. As Augusta dealt with the ice and snow, the Orioles played the Abilene Cowboys Feb. 10 for homecoming and won 54-48. In a road game the Orioles took on Wellington Feb. 4. The Orioles won 49-32 with Carman as the leading scorer. In the previous game, the Orioles took on Maize South Feb. 3. There they smashed the Bulls 63-28.

...Roberts was also named League Coach of the Year...

By Adam Tabor The boys’ bowling team bowled their second highest series this year at a very good time at the league tournament Feb. 17 at The Alley in Wichita. The seniors ended their high school bowling careers Feb. 25 at the regional tournament at Seneca Bowl in Wichita. The girls’ team was three pins from going to state as a team, falling to Andover Central. The team might not be going but will be well represented by Bethany Watson (9) and Katy Nordman (9). Watson took fifth place with a 585 series, with games of 206, 202, and a 177. Nordman had a series of 545 to take ninth place. Her high game was 209. AHS boys’ bowling team took fourth place

at regionals. One bowler from the boys’ team will be representing them at state, Samuel Davis (10). Davis bowled a 634 with a 244 game. Another bowler, Brandon Hallmark (11), missed going to state by five pins. The boys’ team was in

the lead after the first game but fell to fourth and stayed in fourth to end the season. “My high of the season so far was the league tournament,” said Head Coach Kellee Roberts. Roberts was also named Coach of the Year for the AVCTL. She said she was surprised, excited, shocked

and honored. Roberts had nine varsity medalists, boys’ league champions, girls’ runner-up league championship and lost only two matches this season with the boys, in her first season as head coach. Roberts wasn’t the only

person who had a good day at the league tournament. Brandon Hallmark (11) won the individual championship, bowling a 710. Behind Hallmark were two other AHS students, Tyler Newman (12) and Sam Davis (10). Newman bowled the highest game of any Augusta bowler, a 257

and a series of 658. Davis contributed to the win with a 639 series and a high game of 235. In sixth place was Issac Gonzalez (10), who had a high game of 233. His series was 607. The girls’ varsity team finished behind a very good Buhler team Feb. 17. Watson finished third place with a 593 series and a high game of 246. The next AHS bowler was Nordman, taking fifth place with a high game of 192 and a 538 series. Alyson Blackwell (11) bowled a 584 series, and her high game of 191 helped. Heather Spyres (11) bowled a high game 202 and ended with a 498 series. Spyres took ninth place. The last top 10 bowler was Kelcee Sullivan (11). Sullivan bowled a 496 series.

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By Casey Matlock

When you’re rum-maging through your winter clothes deciding what to put in the base-ment and what to go on the first trip to Goodwill,

have you ever thought about what clothes you can “recycle” for spring? Some of the clothes that you use for one season could be used for anoth-er; you could be saving money on spring clothes thus ending this wallet-depriving cycle. Also you are effortlessly helping the environment by not throwing clothes into a garbage wasteland. Now, remember that

the key word is SOME of the clothes can be used for spring. Parkas and lamb-lined snow boots are dubbed winter style for a reason and should

be kept in the closet. One of the things you can start with is leggings. Leggings have been known to be worn as undergarments for jeans, sweats, etc. You can

use the ‘80s trend and put them under a casual dress or demin skirt for a girly look on the go. Blazers aren’t just for boys any-more, or for winter. Wear

the conservative jacket with the sleeves rolled up, with

cropped jeans or a fitted

dress to look “put together” on the go. When sorting through your demin, think about

the many ways it can be used this season. The fabric can be cropped, cuffed,

hemmed, embellished,

bleached, destroyed, etc.

A stylish way to use the “blue” fabric is cuffed to the ankle with a cropped top layered with a light tank

or cami. Scarves aren’t just for protecting your neck from the cold anymore. Instead of wrapping the scarf into a million knots around your neck, lightly drape it

around your neck and col-larbones to help show off your neckline. Wear it with a top that has a neckline lower than your scarf on your neck so the fabrics aren’t “competing” for at-tention. Thin Henleys can be worn with a denim skirt or cropped pants for a laid back yet put-together look. They are great for date nights because if you go into a chilly movie theatre,

they will help you stay warmer than a spaghetti-strap tank. Instead of looking at the mall, why not first look in

your winter clothes?

By Nick Reimer

They say that the scariest things in life, are

unexpected. I believe the scariest things are those that are made scary. So scary, that they require a

character who stands alone in the book of awesome. Your name is Isaac

Clarke. Survive the events aboard the USG Ishimura?

countless Necromorphs? Check. Girlfriend com-mit suicide, resulting in

your uttermost insanity? Check. Congratulations,

Isaac! You are well quali-fied to do little to nothing

to stop your impending doom! All right, so you break

out of the insane asylum,

build yourself a plasma cutter, and start pinning

Necromorphs to the wall with the fancy shmantzy Kinesis module Fantabu-lous. Let’s re-count. Insanity acting up? Check. Get yourself

some weapons? Check. Slap some Necromorphs around as they attempt to tear your face off? Check. Find a hot chick shooting some baddies outside. Ka-check. Enough foolery; go out and get Dead Space 2 yourself. As much as I’d love to, I could never be

able to explain how much awesome is crammed into this game. I give Dead Space 2 a 75 out of 5. Because I can do that.

Reimer’s Review How to revamp winter clothes for spring

Finding treasures in your closet

...you just lost it.

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1. Add pretzels or potato chips to cookie dough be-fore you bake them! The mix of the salty and sweet will make your taste buds go crazy! (It’s best with chocolate chip cookie dough!)

2. Have a scary movie night after a day of fun. Invite some friends over and watch the scariest movies you can find. Then see if you will be able to

fall asleep without having your mom check in the closets and under the bed.

3. Go out to eat with someone and order something

off the menu that you wouldn’t normally try. Try a new restaurant. You might surprise yourself by how

much fun it is to change things up a bit.

4.Want a little bit of summer in the middle of spring? Make s’mores over your heated-up stove.

5.You might not have been able to take a trip to the

beach this break, but there’s a bit of tropical life

right here in Wichita. Go to an exotic pet store and

check out all the crazy looking saltwater fish.

6. If you’re really bored, look up “singing chin

videos” on Youtube. Doesn’t it look like fun? Make

your own version!

7. Dig through the boxes in the storage room and pull out your favorite children’s books from when you were a kid. It’s fun to reminisce about things you used to love.

8. Your mom is not the only one who’s doing

spring cleaning this year! Clean out your closet and donate the clothes you don’t wear to someone in need. Salvation Army or Goodwill would gladly

take them!

9. So you’re finished cleaning out your closet.

What do you do with all the extra space and empty hangers? Grab your BFF and head to the mall!

Spring styles will have just hit the racks. It is per-fect timing.

10. Break out the old bicycle and go for a ride. The average teenager burns about 250 calories just by cycling for 30 minutes, plus it’s a nice way to get

some fresh air!

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Spring Break!By Ally Spease

By Hailey Base

For all of you chocolate lovers out there who are maybe looking for some-thing different and more luxurious compared to your typical Hershey bar, Cocoa

Dolce may be the place with the fix for your sweet-tooth.

Cocoa Dolce is a one-of-a-kind chocolate shop with extravagant truffles that

are al-most too pretty to eat, bars

of dark and milk c h o c o -late that c o u l d m a k e even the c h o c o -late hat-ers start to drool,

and awe-some ge-lato that takes a wonderful spin off the regular soft served ice cream most of us are used to. When I first walked into

the shop, I was immediately

in love. The smell and sight of chocolaty goodness was everywhere, and for some-one like me who could eat a whole bag of KitKats and still want more…this was completely awesome. There was a little glass display case that showed off all the chocolates, where

you tell them how many chocolates and which ones you want. Although I would

have loved to have the ex-perience of picking out my own chocolates…I was the smart girl who brought her five-year-old brother into a

gourmet chocolate shop. My little brother was flailing all

over the place in his excite-ment and managed to knock down a $53 box of choco-late; breaking a few pieces inside. Needless to say, the

phrase “you break it you buy it” was enforced in this shop…and I ended up spend-ing all of my money on this one box of chocolate. Cocoa Dolce is an a w e s o m e place, but

there are still a few

cons. There is only one of these shops in existence,

and it’s located in Bradley Fair in Wichita, which is not

as convenient as picking up a candy bar at your local gas station. Also, it’s expensive.

I got 12 chocolates for over fifty dollars; which is not

exactly what I’d call afford-able. Even so, these are the

most delicious chocolates you will ever taste and if you are willing to shell out a little more money than usual and travel the dis-tance I’d definitely consider

checking this place out!

Chocolate heaven:try Cocoa Dolce!

When I first walked into

the shop, I was

immediately in love.

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How we metKatie Garr & Jacob Mayne

“I left one of my notebooks outside the school one day, and Jacob found it. He tried to find out who I was and kept asking all my friends about me. He finally gave me my notebook back, and we became friends. We ended up going to Fall Homecoming together, and he asked me out during a slow dance. We’ve been dating roughly five months now.” – Katie Garr

Kaylee Shulze & Tanner Lee“When I was moving from Haysville to Augusta, I started adding random people on Facebook from the AHS. Tanner replied to my request with the classic question“do I know you?” I told him no, that I was moving from Haysville and was just adding random people. We started texting that night, and we’ve been together for over five months now.” – Kaylee Shulze

Alyssa Bisagno & Colby Willis“Colby and I knew each other because our brothers were on the same baseball team, but we were never re-ally friends. Then we had physical science together, and became good friends. After that, I was the track man-ager and he was doing track so we started talking a lot. One night we went on a walk with his dog, and when we were almost to my house he told me he needed to “ask me a question”…We’ve been dating for 9 months now.” – Alyssa Bisagno

Shai Winzer & Josh Riddle“I was hanging out with some of my friends and Shai was there. I thought she was cute so I started asking people if she had a boyfriend, and she didn’t. I found out she had a Facebook though, so I made a Facebook just so I could talk to her. We’ve been dating for a year and a half now.“ – Josh Riddle

Madie Becker & Derrek Mapes“We knew each other in middle school, but when I got to high school, we started to like each other. We were hanging out with friends, and we all decided to have a cooking competition to see who could make the best kind of chocolate chip cookies, girls against guys! After that, we started hanging out and having more “competi-tions” that eventually turned in to being between him and I. Then on Valentines Day of last year, we were hanging out at his house and he randomly just asked “so…do you wanna date?” We’ve been together for over a year now.” – Madie Becker

By Rachel Pangrac

The month of Febru-ary is most widely known for Valentine’s Day. Stores decorated in pink while chocolate, giant stuffed animals proclaiming “I love you” and flowers burst off the shelves. Valentines is a day to show your love. But this “love” we show has changed drastically through-out the years. Love in the simplest of terms is a strong connec-tion with someone, though many people have described love as angry, cruel, deceiv-ing and jealous. Perception depends on the person and experiences they’ve had. In the “stone ages” love was a different story. Wom-

Through the ages

en were property of men and were treated as such. But as the years progressed, so did society. Arranged marriages prompted run-away lovers. The story of “Romeo and Juliet” wasn’t far from the truth. It became a common occurrence for high lords and ladies to fall in love with servants or rivals. These lovers began the breakdown of family rivals and virtually stopped arranged marriages. Time ticked by, but love never faltered as the 20th century began. Men still were in charge of the relationships, asking the girls’ parents for permis-sion to date and later on to

How love has changed

take their daughters hand in marriage. While women still worked mainly at home cleaning, cooking and tak-ing care of children the men brought home the ‘bacon.’ Love was simple and sweet. Marriages lasted a lifetime, and many spouses were le-gitimately happy with their lifestyle. In today’s society, love has often taken on a much more shallow aspect. People are getting into relationships for all the wrong reasons. Relationships are sometimes used for financial security, physical aspects and enter-tainment. Some people are bored and decide dating would be fun! Others date someone for their wealth

or physical attributes who in reality is dumber than a box of rocks. Why!? Are people so absorbed in image that nothing else matters? Another big change is the respect teens in general have for their elders. Most men no longer ask permis-sion from the parents to take the girl on a date. Couples have lost that simplicity of respect. Some women have gained control of relation-ships. They often ask the men to be in relationships and to go on dates with them. People have changed, but hearts are still broken, and wars still raged; howev-er love will always survive.

Love in the simplest of terms is a strong connection

with someone.

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Ways to win a heart

1. Hang out with other lonely people2. Go on a date by your self3. All night gaming 4. Go find a significant other/ rub being single in their face5. Do home/house work6. Sleep7. Have a family night8. Bake 9. Read a book10. If all else fails, go cry in a dark corner

Tabor’s Top 10

Things to do without

a ‘boo’ on Friday night

The spot for ‘froyo’By Halley Groom

Orange Leaf is the new froyo shop in Wichita. Every color in this shop screams Orange Leaf. They have an assortment of flavors that change with the season. Conveniently located on the north east corner of Greenwich and Central, Orange Leaf is very easy

to find by looking at the massive ‘Orange Leaf’ sign. Decorations are also very orangey on the inside, with orange walls and green trim. There’s plenty of seating if it’s not too terribly busy. Around the outer walls you can find bar stool tables and chairs and coffee tables with lounge chairs in the middle. Come with your appetite, because the Froyo is only

By Rochelle Browning

February is well known as a month for love. However, not everyone has the best of luck winning over the heart of that special someone. So for those of you in a need of some aid, here are ten tips to woo that special someone.1. Be chivalrous- Even when you’re annoyed by them, be considerate and hold the door for them. Don’t just let the door hit them, even though you’re envisioning it!2. Make random acts of kindness- When you spend your last dollar on a cookie and they appear to be drooling over it, offer them the cookie. Even though you haven’t eaten ALL day.3. Compliment them- Tell them how amazing they look, even when they look as if they just rolled out of bed and walked out the door without brushing their hair.4. Never ditch them for video games- We all know how important a gaming life is to maintain, but at least invite them over to see your mad gaming skills.5. Invite them along with you and your friends- Girl/guy time is important to friends, but even when you’re desper-ate for some time away from them, be considerate enough to invite them along. Unless they truly have no life, they’ll refuse the offer so you can have your friend time.6. Reassure them of your endearment- At times it may seem cliché, but let them know how fond of them you are. The cheesy lines make the heart melt.7. Point out good qualities they don’t see- The majority of people focus on the negative qualities in themselves. It’s nice to be reassured of good things such as being loyal (like a dog). 8. Ditch previous plans- It may be your BEST friend’s birthday, but when your significant other wants time with you for some reason important to them, they come first! Remember, you must pick your battles wisely.9. Be there when they are in a time of need- Although you have tickets to the most epic concert of the year, be ready to blow it off when that special someone is in a desperate need of attention. Yes, you may love the band you had high hopes of seeing, but when someone’s fish dies, that’s a very traumatic event.10. Don’t be afraid to show your emotions- Many people put up this “tough guy” act to hide the way they really feel. However, don’t be ashamed to let them know you have a soft side. There are many other ways to win over the guy or girl that your heart most desires. If you at least follow these ten tips, then your chances of capturing their affection are higher. If the tips don’t help, then chances are “they just aren’t that into you”! Good luck!

39 cents an ounce! Fla-vors range from cookies & cream, cheesecake vanilla, confetti cake, white choco-late, chocolate, and peanut butter, to fruity flavors such as mango tango, pomegran-ate, coconut, banana, classic tart. Other flavors include dole pineapple, peach, and, of course, orange. Don’t worry about counting calo-

ries, because everything is low fat, non-fat and one is even one non-dairy. All sorts of candies and even cereal can be found in the topping bar, everything that you could imagine “un-der the leaf.” There’s also Ghirardelli chocolate syrup to top it all off! I give the overall Orange Leaf experience a 5 star rating.

Don’t worry about counting calories, because ev-

erything is low fat....

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By Rick Neimer Try as you may, the hard truth of high school relationships is that your current crusades for affection from your significant other are all in vain. It may hurt to hear, and I understand your pain, but your “love” that you hold so dear will eventually leave you, and leave your heart black and broken. Allow me to outstretch my hand and offer my condolences for your soon-to-be broken heart. Now… statistics….Of the 14% of high school relationships that last long enough to get to marriage, 3.6% will eventually suffer the tragedy of divorce. That doesn’t seem like much until you cut out that rough 4%, and lower the percentage of success to a realistic 10%. Assume that all of the student body is in a relationship. Ten percent

of those relationships will work out. Grand. Since our high school enrollment is 570 students, that means that 57 of you will make it to marriage and “forever” be with the one you’re endeared to at the moment. Now, mind you, that means that only 28.5 of those high school relationships will work out. I’m not trying to make you cry, or make you hurt, or be mean, but wake up and smell the heartbreak. Your current relationships will probably not last. I’m sorry if you take offense to any of this. I know it’s hard to read, but really, be reasonable. If it works, it works. If it doesn’t; you’re probably better off. Enjoy the time you have with your “ball and chain” while it lasts. Sooner or later he or she will leave you. In the meantime, have a nice day.

Great DebateDo high school couples’ relationships last?

No Yes

By Ally Spease I believe that people are meant to be with one person, a “soul mate” if you will. Every pot has a lid; every lock, a key. Whether or not those people meet when they’re 10 or when they’re 60, they will meet eventually. They will end up living happily with that one person with whom everything is supposed to work out. Successful relationships are not about being in high school, or maturity levels; they are just about the timing. The way I look at it is that when people say only 10% percent of high school relationships last, they are really just saying that only 10% of people meet their soul mates while in high school. The other 90% meet their significant others later in life. Yes, we may date people for an extensive amount

of time and then break up, but that just means that the people we were with were not our true soul mates, so they were put in our lives only to teach us lessons and then leave. The relationships we hold that end up falling through are best looked at as learning experiences that will only enhance the betterment of our relationship with our true soul mates. So don’t worry about whether your current significant other is going to break up with you when you head off to college. Even if they do, know that you have greater horizons ahead. Your destiny is never tied to someone who leaves you. Move on to biger and better things, and keep in mind the lessons of the past. As late actress Marilyn Monroe put it, “Things fall apart so that better things can fall together.”

Student PollDo high school

relationships work?

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By Rochelle Browning Saint Patrick’s Day has become a widely celebrated American holiday by Irish and non-Irish Americans alike. The very first Saint Patrick’s Day parade was actually held in Boston in 1737 and the holiday hasn’t lessened in popularity yet. Each year the Chicago River is dyed green for the holiday, and New York’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade is the largest parade for the holiday in the world. Other than parading, one most well known tradition of Saint Patrick’s Day is wearing green or being pinched; however, originally the color associated with the holiday was blue. It was said by Irish folklore that

the shamrock was worn to represent the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish, which is why the shamrock is related to the holiday. As the shamrock became more and more popular, so did the color green to respresent the holiday. When it comes to the rule of wearing green or being pinched, people tend to take it to the extreme. Personally, I think the pinching tradition is stupid. Why should the rule apply to everyone when not everyone is Irish? Saint Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday. Only those with Irish heritage should even bother celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. However, because

people simply enjoy any excuse to snidely pinch another person, those who partake in the act of wearing green should follow some guidelines. First, green eyes do NOT count as wearing green. Naturally occuring green doesn’t count as WEARING the color. It’s just a cheap excuse to keep the pinchers away. Second, make sure your green is visible! Those of you who use the classic line, “my underwear is green,” need to realize that it doesn’t count because no one can see it. For all we know you’re lying just so you don’t get pinch attacked. This excuse could only possibily count if you are willing to pants yourself to prove that your

underwear really is green. Finally, marking on yourself with a green marker is ridiculous. It falls under the same lines of the green eyes excuse. That’s just the lazy way of trying to use a loophole. So, if you plan to take part in the pinching game, whether you’re Irish or not, you should go all out! I would expect to see you decked out in green from head to toe. From painting your face to dying your shoelaces. Otherwise, you don’t deserve the right to pinch an innocent person who actually has common sense not to uphold such a silly and painful tradition when they’re not even of Irish heritage.

St. Patty’s Day pinching tradition taken too far

Photography: the misunderstood artBy Rachel Pangrac Point, shoot, and done; all the skill you need is a brain. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3, but things aren’t always as they seem. Some people don’t believe that photography is an art since the only action you make is a push of a button. Ask photographers and they will laugh, or be really offended. The reason for their reaction? Well, a single object photographed from one angle can be drastically different than if it were taken from a different angle. Then there is finding the perfect lighting and

making sure that there is nothing embarrassing in the background. Creativity is always a good thing to have as well. These may seem like easy things to fix, but not everyone can pick up a camera and make a living with it. Photographers spend their lives studying, perfecting and searching for that perfect shot, and people insult them by calling photography a hobby. With a love for photography, and a hand with a camera, you also have to be able to use a photo-editing program like Photoshop. Photoshop isn’t

a self-explanatory program either. It takes hours of practice and tons of patience just to learn the basics. If you’ve got the time and patience to learn a photo-editing program and you can understand the importance of the photo, there is one more important thing that most don’t think of. Photographers don’t just take a photo of an object; they study and learn about it. Photographers for magazines don’t just go to another country and get an awesome picture. They do research on the object, like when and where to

find what they are trying to capture. Another example that you seniors can understand, you don’t walk into a photography studio and say, “I want my picture taken,” and they take an amazing senior portrait. No, they ask questions to get an understanding of the person they are photographing so they can capture the personality of the person in the photo. Believe what you want, but being a photographer involves more then a good camera and the click of a button.

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Poofit’s Prom

By Nathan Daniel While pulling out of

the parking lot trying to

escape the mass chaos of

cars trying not to run over

each other, there is that one

second of peace where you

notice that cool, classic

car. Among these cars is a

green 1972 Monte Carlo

owned by freshman Kolton

Schenker.

This car comes loaded

with 350 Cubic inches of

V8 power. With the car

having only 57,000 original

miles, all that power hasn’t

been put to use. Kolton

received the car as a gift

from his grandma who was

the original owner of the

vehicle.

“I like the fact that it’s

a classic,” Kolton said.

With the car’s 40-year

anniversary next year, it’s

Lookin’ Good! Kolton Schenker (9) standing side

by side with his lovely “Craigslist Carlo.” (Photo by

Natalie Skyes)

older than most cars in the

parking lot.

Another interesting fact

about the car is that there

was a false attempt to sell

the car online. A few of

Kolton’s friends decided to

post the car on Craigslist as

a prank, in an attempt to sell

the car.

“I put it on for like…a

thousand bucks,” said

Jeremy Travaille (9).

Several phone calls later,

Kolton found out what

they had done. After being

confronted by Schenker’s

mom, Travaille admitted to

it and the post was removed.

So the next time you’re

pulling out of the parking

lot and you see a large,

green-colored classic, you’ll

know you saw Kolton

Schenker in his infamous

Craigslist Carlo.

Bumper to Bumper

What’s your middle name? DavidWhat college did you graduate from? Fort HaysWhat is your favorite college team? DukeWhere were you born? Ottawa, KansasWhat is your significant other’s name? JenFavorite color? BlueWhat was your first job? Country Mart baggerWhat is your favorite movie? “Good Will Hunting”What’s your favorite band? The eaglesWho’s your celebrity dream girl? Rachel McAdamsWhere have you always wanted to travel? EuropeWhat’s your favorite TV show? Criminal MindsWho’s your favorite professional basketball player? JJ RedickIf you were an animal, what animal do you think you’d be? Lion

Secret Teacher : Lee Baldwin

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