Volume 5

MustangerDecember 22, 2015

Read about what is

happening at Allen East!

Pg 1 Cover

Pg 2 Index / Upcoming Events

Pg 3 Agenda Book

Pg 4 Editorial

Pg 5 FCA / French Club / SADD

Pg 6 Choir

Pg 7 Band

Pg 8 Boys Var. Basketball

Pg 10 Boys JH Basketball

Pg 11 Girls Var. Basketball

Pg 12 Girls JV Basketball

Pg 13 Girls JH Basketball

Pg 14 Varsity Wrestling

Pg 16 Cheerleaders

Pg 17 Winter Sports Collage

Pg 18 Quiz Bowl

Pg 20 Meet a Senior

Pg 23 Meet a Freshman

Pg 24 Meet a 8th Grader

Pg 25 Meet s 7th Grader

Pg 26 Meet a Newby

Pg 27 Kids in the Hall

Dec 22 MWC in Auditeria @ 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM Start of winter break Dec 25 Christmas Dec 28 B-Var-WR @ 45th Harding Classic (MARION HARDING) B-JV-BK @ C-R JV BBK Invite (CORY-RAWSON) B-Var-BK @ McDonald's Holiday Tournament (BLUFFTON) B-Var-BK @ McDonald's Holiday Tournament (BLUFFTON) Dec 29 B-JV-BK @ C-R JV BBK Invite (CORY-RAWSON) B-Var-BK @ McDonald's Holiday Tournament (BLUFFTON) B-Var-BK @ McDonald's Holiday Tournament (BLUFFTON) Jan 2 B--WR @ Bearcat Invitational (SPENCERVILLE) Jan 4 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM Jan 5 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM MWC in Auditeria @ 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM G-JV-BK @ UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY G-Var-BK @ UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY

Jan 6

Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM ALLEN COUNTY PAX TRAINING IN MEDIA CENTER @ 7:50 AM — 3:00 PM JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS (4th & 5th Grade) @ 6:30 PM — 8:00 PM Jan 7 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PMMWC in Auditeria @ 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM G--BK SHAWNEE B--BK @ SHAWNEE G-JV-BK PAULDING B--BK @ SHAWNEE

B-Var-WR @ Coldwater Double Dual (COLDWATER) G-Var-BK PAULDING

Jan 8 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM

B-JV-BK @ PAULDING B-Var-BK @ PAULDING

Jan 9 Musical Practice @ 3:00 PM — 6:30 PM B-JV-WR

@ BLUFFTON JV INVITE (BLUFFTON) B--WR @ Best Of The Midwest (TRI-VALLEY

MIDDLE SCHOOL) G-JV-BK @ KALIDA G-Var-BK @ KALIDA B-JV-BK @ TEMPLE CHRISTIAN B-Var-BK @ TEMPLE CHRISTIAN

Hey everyone, it’s the first day

of winter on the 22nd. Even

though there hasn’t been

enough snow for there to be a

“white Christmas”. Winter

officially starts on the 22nd so

prepare your ice scrapers and

warm up your homes because

“baby it’s cold outside” (another

Christmas song reference).

Agenda Book December 22, 2015 Corey Spees page 3

Once again we bring you your dose of the Agenda Book. We are discussing pages 66 and 67 this week.

We hope you find enjoyment in this article. Hopefully this will put you in the holliest, jolliest, ho ho hoiest

mood for the season.

Ho Ho Ho merry Christmas! This

Friday the 25 is Christmas day! We

hope that all of you young and old

can have a holly jolly Christmas

and a happy New Year. And see

you all back in school when we all

return on January 4th.

Random facts

Ornithology is the study of birds, John James Audubon was a

famous scholar of ornithology.

On December 27, 1904 “Peter Pan” opened at the Duke of York’s

Theater in London.

December 22, 2015 Christin Welch Page 4

Bullies Can Come in All Shapes and Sizes Whether people like it or not, a bully can come

in any shape or size. It could be believed that a

parent’s worst fear is that their child is not

enjoying their school day, or that in fact they

may be suffering silently. Most kids in fact that

have been bullied, more than not, have been

finding it harder and harder to speak up.

Statistics show that over 32 million students

are bullied each year, that in those numbers

around 160,000 students skip school every day

because of bullying. Most students rarely ever

tell of instances of being at the mercy of

another, 17 percent of American students

report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or

more, within a school semester. In fact, it

makes it harder that 1 in 4 teachers find

nothing wrong with bullying, and will only

intervene 4 percent of the time. It has also

been stated in statistics that by the age of 14,

less than 30 percent of boys and 40 percent of

girls will talk to their peers about bullying.

Bullying isn’t only fixated on kid to kid, bullies

can also lie in the shadows of the very adults

who are meant to protect and guide children.

Though reported situations of teachers bullying

their students are on a low percentage, it is still

known that such occurrences have happened. It

has also been recorded that over 67 percent of

students feel that schools respond poorly to

bullying, with a high percentage of students

believing that adult help is infrequent and

ineffective. Approximately 71 percent of

students have reported incidents of bullying to

be a problem at their school and 1 in 10

students drop out of school yearly, due to

repeated incidents of bullying. And it should be

a noted fact that averages gather that physical

bullying increases in elementary school, peaks

in middle school, and declines in high school,

though verbal abuse remains a constant

throughout all years of school. It’s a good thing

Allen East tries its best.

Some things that can be done for bully

protection can include many different

scenarios. Starting off with parents, they can

tell their children proper ways to act and what

they shouldn’t do if a child is being bullied.

Things that children can do to help prevent

bullying, or just to discourage it, very obviously

would be things such as not giving a bully an

audience, helping the bullied get away from the

predator, telling a trusted adult, or just being

the other child’s friend in general. Usually

stopping a fit of bullying right on the spot has

been a good way to break up a fight right as it

occurs. Other things that need to be done in a

situation of bullying would be to find out the

reason for the incident or help support the child

who has been suffering at the mercy of another.

Kids will appreciate it.

I’ve heard it said that kids these days are a bit too sensitive and that some people need to ease up. But if a child or young

adult feels uncomfortable in an environment that is supposed to make them feel secure and welcome then I’d say that’s a

problem. Whether the problems lies within the school’s way of handling things or a parent’s control over their own child,

bullying has been a central problem in school since before most of us were even born.

CLUBS December 22, 2015 Adriane Hensley Pg.5

French Club

French club consists of students who enjoy French and want to experience the culture.

FCA

FCA stands for Fellowship of Christian

Athletes but don’t let that be misleading to

you because this is not just for athletes!

Anyone is welcome to come on Wednesday

mornings at 7:00 A.M. in Mrs. Prichard’s

room to enjoy the fellowship!

S.A.D.D

S.A.D.D stands or students against

destructive decisions. These students are

interested in making a difference in their

school. The club meets Friday mornings

at 7:00 A.M. in Mrs. Prichard’s room.

December 22nd 2015 Lacey Wright Page 6

The Allen East choir has been working very hard this year! They are directed by Miss

Lindhurst. The choir has changed to a show choir; let’s take a look at how the choir is doing!

Upcoming events of the choir:

On Thursday December 17: The High School and Show choir will be performing their Christmas

concert. The theme for this concert is Christmas on Broadway! For the Christmas concert show

choir will be singing “African Noel”, and “Its Beginning to look a lot Like Christmas.” The high

school choir will be singing “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody” , “Laudamus Te”,” We Wish You a Merry

Christmas”,”21 Guns”, “Silent Night”, and “Carol of the Bells.” Megan Lotz will be singing

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Jess Copeland and Tevin Clum will be doing a duet

singing, “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”

On January 7th: The high school choir will be singing for the Mustang Breakfast.

Pictures of the Concert:

December 22, 2015 Mason DuVernay Page 7

Concert band this year has gone great for the band kids. They’re playing lots of great songs and working really hard

to make things perfect for their audience. Pep-Band has also been going really well. They’ve played all home

basketball games for the boys and have done a great job.

Concert Band

The concert band has only had one concert so

far this year, but plans on having a lot more.

They had their first one on December 16th after

only nine short practices. They played lots of

great songs like

Ukrainian Bell

Carol, Little

Drummer Boy, Echo Carol, A Christmas sing along

(featuring Nate Twining and Christin Welch

leading the songs), and We Wish You a Merry

Christmas. They have another concert after

Christmas break called the Winterfest.

Pep-Band

The Pep-Band this year has been

working very hard to get the

crowd super excited for the

basketball team to win. They

have record breaking size this

year with 94 kids in the band,

shattering the previous record

of only 70. They play a lot of

songs this year, like “We got the

Beat”

By the gogos, “Push it” By salt

and PepPa, “shout it out loud” But

kiss, “the Boys of summer” By don

henley “WiPeout” By deeP PurPle,

“in a gada da Vida” By iron

Butterfly, “Paint it Black” By the

Rolling stones, “thriller” By

Michael Jackson, “runaround sue”

by Dion, and the Fight Song.

December 22, 2015 Sydney Rex Pg 8

The boys varsity basketball team is off and running they are currently 3-3. Here

is an update on their last couple of weeks of games.

On December 4th our Mustangs

hosted Shawnee. Although we lost,

we fought hard. In the 1st,

2nd, and 3rd quarter we put

up a good fight keeping it

closer. In the 1st quarter

Allen East was down four

points with a score of 12-8.

In the 2nd quarter the

Mustangs were five points

with a score of 21-16. In the 3rd we

were only down one with a fantastic

score of 20-19. Then we fell with a

score of 19-7 in the final quarter

leaving the final score 72-50. In this

game Kain Foster had 16 points with

two 3-pointers. Spencer Miller had 18

points with one 3-pointer. Luke

Perkins had seven points with one 3-

pointer also. Caleb Smelcer finishes it

out with four points.

On December 8th Allen got a win over

Botins with a score of 47-45. Spencer

Miller led the team with 18 points

and Luke Perkins had 10 points.

On December 12 Allen East

played at Upper Scioto Valley,

and won by two points leaving

the score 57-55. Caleb There

were six guys who scored in

this game including Caleb

Smelcer, Kain Foster, Spencer

Miller, Travis Guthrie, Luke

Perkins, and Johnny Brinkman.

On the 18th of December the

Mustangs at our own gym against

Lincolnview ending the game with a

tough loss of 69-48.

The Mustangs will play at the Bluffton

Tournament starting the 28th-29th.

The Junior High Boys are working very hard this season. According to their coaches they are

working on a new strategy and feel the best part of their season still to come. Their upcoming

games will be proof of that. Here’s some pictures of the team so far.

December 22, 2015 Keaton Maehlman Pg. 10

December 22, 2015 Mason DuVernay Page 11

The girls Varsity Basketball team has worked super hard this year to win their

games. So far they’ve won three games out of seven total games. They have a lot

more games after Christmas break so come out and support them!

Varsity Basketball

The girl’s basketball team has been working

very hard and doing their best in the season

this year and need more support! The only

senior on the team is Kylie Wyss. The three

juniors are Jade Meyer, Kaitlin McKeever, and

Alyssa Young. The only two sophomores are

Kyra Clark and Chloe Lawrence. Finally, there

are three freshman on the team; Ally

Richardson,

Gracie Young, and Lauren Criblez. The girls

have a 3-7 record with a wins over

Waynesfield, Lincolnview, and Cory-Rawson.

They have a game on January 5th at USV, a

game on January 7th against Paulding at

home, a game on January 9th at Kalida, a

game on January 11th at home, a game on

January 14th at Spencerville, and finally a

game at home against Elida.

Girls JV Basketball December 21, 2015 Olivia Lawrence Pg.12

Even though it is almost Christmas, the girls are still working hard at

practice and games. The JV started this season with good games and

they are still working hard to keep it up. Here is how they are doing.

On Tuesday

December 8,

the JV girls

had a home

game against

Wapakoneta.

The girls lost 39-8. The

Wapakoneta game was the girls’

first home game. Even though the

JV girls were down the whole game

they still fought hard to keep up

with them. On Thursday December

10, the girls had a game home

against Lime Central Catholic. The

JV won with a close game of 22-18.

They fought hard this game to

come back from losing by 5 points

the whole game and then coming

back to win by five.

On Saturday December 12, the girls

had a game against Botkins at

Botkins. The JV lost 22-17. During

this game the girls were down by

five the entire game but still played

their hardest to finish out the

game. On Thursday December 17,

the girls played Lincolnview at

Lincoln view. The JV won 28-23.

The JV girls’ record is 4-4 and 1-1 in

the conference. The girls’ have a

break over Christmas then they

have a game Tuesday January 5

against Upper Scioto Valley. On

January 7, they play home against

Shawnee.

December 22, 2015 Sydney Rex Pg 13

The Jr. High girls have played some very good competition since the beginning of

the season. We hope that the second half of the season will be great for them.

We will get back to you on that after the break. Here are some pictures of the

girls.

December 22, 2015 Christin Welch Page 14

Last week our Varsity Wrestling team went to the Allen County Invitational of

Shawnee High School. They had placed 5th out of 10 teams which leaves them at

a pretty swell place.

At 106 lbs, Cody Kretzer

placed 2nd.

At 120 lbs, Lucas

Freeman placed 3rd.

At 138 lbs, Lee Dues

placed 1st.

At 145 lbs, Luke Brown

placed 2nd.

At 160 lbs, Brandon

Soules placed 1st.

At 182 lbs, Logan Emerick

placed 2nd.

On December

28th and the

29th the Varsity

Wrestling team

will be traveling

to the Marion

Harding

Invitational over

the holiday

break.

December 22nd,2015 Lacey Wright Page 16

Hey there Mustang land, were here to give you Quiz Bowl. Mr. Casey has been trying his best getting the Quiz Bowl team where they are now. Quiz Bowl recently ended their season, they had a wonderful season. They managed to compete on the show “Whiz Quiz” and competed in the Black Swamp matches held at Lima Central Catholic. The Quiz Bowl had 6 seniors, 4 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 2 freshmen this year. We decided to interview Mr. Casey about Quiz Bowl, and their success and why you should join!

Q. How is the Quiz Bowl team doing?

A. We are actually finished, it was a great

season!

Q. Do you like this team?

A. Of course! We had a lot of fun!

Q. Is it your best team?

A. It was definitely fun, but how could I

justify “best”

Q. What is it like in Quiz Bowl?

A. It’s like Jeopardy, we also practice in

the same way, we split into 4 groups with

white boards and they write down the

answer and hold it up. It’s like trivia to be

honest.

Q. What keeps the motivation?

A. It’s just fun and it’s really low

pressure on the kids in Quiz Bowl.

Q. Are the questions difficult?

A. Yes and they vary, some of the

questions I can’t even answer. They try

to hit the medium range.

Q. Would you advise anyone to join?

A. Yes, if you’re fun and interested, you

can actually get some bonus for college

in Quiz Bowl if you’re really good. It’s a

win/win situation.

Q. Is it fun?

A. Absolutely!

December 22, 2015 Keaton Maehlman Pg.18

Meet a Senior December 22, 2015 Adriane Hensley Pg. 20

You may see this guy in the halls laughing with his friends. His laugh is

extremely contagious. He is always smiling and making sure everyone

else is too. He has a great personality! We are sure you know exactly

who we are talking about. His name is...

Konner Kranz Q: How is your senior year going so far?

A; It’s going good, it’s a pretty easy year.

Q: What’s your favorite class and why?

A: Mr. Montgomery’s because it’s not hard

and I’ve been around him since the 7th

grade.

Q; If you could change our school mascot,

what would you change it to and why?

A: I wouldn’t change it because Mustangs are

awesome.

Q: What are your plans after high school?

A; I am going to go to college, get a degree in

criminal justice, and become a police officer.

Q: How long have you went to Allen East?

A: I have went to Allen East since the 3rd

grade.

Q: What are you going to miss most about high

school?

A; I am going to miss my friends, football, and

the staff.

Q: What is some advice you would give to the

underclassmen?

A: I would say to enjoy it because it goes fact,

be involved, be nice, and just have fun.

December 22, 2015 Jessica Copeland page 23

I’m absolutely sure you’ve had the opportunity to see this fabulous, beautiful, funny and all inspiring girl

walking down our halls... And if you haven’t had the chance to meet her then I am deeply honored to tell

you all about the wonderful…

Q. What’s it like being a freshman?

A. It’s not really what I expected it to be, it’s a

lot harder compared to last year.

Q. Where you scared to start high school?

A. Not year it’s just another year.

Q. Are you in any extracurricular

activities?

A. No, I live in Lima so that makes

it a little hard.

Q. What are you interest?

A Mostly just sleeping.

Q. Are you excited to upgrade out of freshman

year?

A. Yes, I don’t really enjoy being the “new” one.

Q. Do you have any favorite classes?

A. I’d have to say Art and Math.

Q. What’s the hardest thing about freshman

year?

A. When all the kids run to lunch like its Black

Friday.

Q. How excited are you for Christmas break?

A. I’m pretty excited get to see my family and

great a break from all this for a bit.

Q. If you could go back and tell you self-one

thing before high school what would it be?

A. It’s a trap.

Meet an 8th Grader December 23, 2015 Ally Richardson Pg. 24

You may see this girl walking crippled in the hall or working hard in her sports. She is

a very special 8th grader, that’s right it’s the one and only Julia Meyer! We got the

chance to interview her and let’s see what she has to say.

Julia MeyerQ: Do you play any sports? What? Why? A: Yes I play soccer and basketball because I love being athletic. Q: Is there

anything special about you that you would like to share? A: No there isn’t. Q: How is basketball going this year? A: It’s not bad, the JV is 1-4. Q: What are your goals for this year? A: I want to focus better. Q: What do you like about school? A: I like the environment of it. Q: What is your favorite sport? A: Soccer in my favorite because I just love to play

the game. Q: What is the scariest thing you have ever done? A: Ot was when I wrecked a 4- wheeler and broke

both my arms.

Q: What is your favorite season? A: The summer is because I love the warm weather.

Q: Who is your role model? A: Jade Meyer is because she is an amazing sister and an amazing athlete that I wish to be. - Q: What is your favorite subject? A: Science is my favorite because I think it is easy. Q: Are you excited for Christmas? A: No I am not too excited for Christmas. Q: Do you have a New Year’s resolution? What is it?

A: Yes, it’s to focus more and not got down on myself.

Q: How many

injuries have you had?

A: I have had 13 injuries.

Meet a 7TH Grader December 22, 2015 Olivia Lawrence Pg. 25

You may know him as Mr. Abbey’s son or you have seen him in the wrestling room or on the football field. You might have even seen him in a classroom studying hard. His name is:

Colten Abbey Q: What sports do you play?

A: I play football, wrestling, and

track.

Q: What other activities do you do?

A: I also like to read and go

to youth group.

Q: What class is your favorite?

A: My favorite class is science.

Q: Who is your favorite teacher?

A: My favorite teacher is Mr. Casey.

Q: What is different going from 6th to 7th grade?

A: You have more time in between

classes to talk to friends.

Q: What sport is your favorite?

A: My favorite sport is football.

Q: What is your favorite part of school?

A: My favorite part of school is

hanging out with my friends.

Q: What is your least favorite part of school?

A: My least favorite part is I have to

wake up early.

Q: Do you miss anything about elementary school?

A: There is nothing really different

from elementary school.

Meet a Newby

December 22, 2015 Ally Richardson Pg. 26

You may not recognize this girl because she is new!! She is: Sonya Truex, she is a very kind

and generous person so let’s see how her first year at Allen East is going.

Sonya Truex

Q: How has your first year at

Allen East gone so far?

A: A lot better than I was

expecting.

Q: What school did you

come from?

A: I went to Spencerville

until 6th and 7th grade

and the virtual

homeschooling 7th-9th.

Q: Do you play any sports? What? Why?

A: Yes, I play volleyball and basketball. I

had always wanted to play volleyball and

my friends were very persistent that I

needed to at least try basketball.

Q: What is your favorite memory?

A: My favorite memory was at my first

volleyball practice when Beth Clark the

coach, made the girls on our team

introduce themselves to me.

Q: Was it hard moving to a new school?

Why?

A: A little bit, I was just nervous as to how

well everything would go, like the

different classes and teachers. Turns out

it is fine.

Q: Do you and your family plan on staying

at Allen East?

A: Yes we do.

Q: Is there anything unique about you that

you would like to share?

A: I don’t know if there is anything unique

but I have been dancing on a company

team since I was seven.

Q: How did you hurt your foot?

A: I broke a bone in the side of my foot

during basketball practice and pulled

some tendons because of dance. I kept

playing on it because I didn’t think

anything was wrong with it so it gradually

got worse.

Q: What is the craziest thing you have ever

done?

A: When I jumped off high cliffs into a river

in Arizona with my cousins.

Q: What made you want to play basketball?

A: Kyra Clark and Chloe Lawrence talked

me into playing at the end of the

volleyball season.

Q: Are you

excited for

Christmas?

A: Yes I love

Christmas but

I am not

excited for any

snow.

Here are some pictures of

the kids of Allen East hanging

out in the halls! Have a merry

Christmas!!