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A sneak peek behind the scenes of Homecoming
Then I got really
and led by the entirety of
excited
because
this
StuCo, these games are a
Every year, in the
is a great experience big part of Homecoming
chill of October, Hometo even be up with
that everyone enjoys.
coming rolls around
people
I
love,”
said
Finally it was game
bringing excitement, fun
Cochrane.
time! The Trojans took on
and school spirit to the
When
the
day
the Anderson County Bullschool and its students.
finally arrived, exdogs. The score was 27-0
Everyone knows about
citement was in the
at the end of the second
Spirit Week and the
air
with
the
anticipaquarter as the Dazzlers
Homecoming dance but
tion of the coming
took to the field with a
just how much do people
evening.
The
nomidazzling showcase of athknow about what goes on
nees got out of class letic skill and musicality.
behind the scenes?
a bit early to practice Then the candidates were
Student Council
and get ready for
announced and lined up on
members, led by math
their Homecoming
the field. On bated-breath,
teacher Justin Burchett
appearance
and
to
the nominees waited for
and English teacher Patty
take a few pictures.
their names to be called.
Henness, plan and put
Photo by Abigail Dickinson
The classroom was
“I did not expect to
together the Homecoming The race for the crown was on, but who will it be? Candidates Saige Weaver, Tori Cole,
Emmaline Cochrane and Larissa Harrison made a grab for the coveted tiara but Andy
filled
with
excited
win
at
all! It was such
activities. Broken down
Cornelius had other ideas.
chatter, laughter
an honor to be crowned
into planning committees,
With
coupons
to
the
snack
the
spirit
days
lets
us
be
and
the
smell
of
Homecoming King. Any
the students brainstorm
bar at stake, the student
dorky and have fun while
hairspray whilst finishing
of the four of us were caideas for Spirit Week,
body
stepped
up
and
after
showing
pride
for
our
touches were made.
pable of being crowned,”
games and the dance. But
some
quick
planning
and
school,”
said
senior
Kayli
At
the
end
of
the
said King Bailey Poage.
putting ideas in motion is
a few extra hours after
Laughery.
day, the school gathered
Previous winners
not as easy as it seems.
school,
the
decorations
In
mid-September,
in
the
gym
for
the
annual
crowned
the new and
“[The hardest part of
ballots were passed out
Homecoming games. The cheers were heard all
planning Homecoming is] came together and the
halls
were
filled
with
a
with
eligible
students
kids enjoyed playing vol- around. Surprised queen
making teenagers follow
jungle
atmosphere.
names.
Four
girls
and
four
leyball and a few other
and king were crowned
through on what they say
As the week proguys were chosen by the
silly games. Put together
and smiles were found all
they will do!” said Burgressed,
students
came
out
end
of
the
day:
seniors
around. Then the
chett.
in their best themed outEmmaline
players took the
This year’s theme
fits.
From
Disney
day
to
Cochrane,
field to win the
days were chosen by the
classic
Red
and
White
day,
Tori
Cole,
game with a final
Spirit Week committee.
the kids really enjoyed
Larissa Harscore of 48-0.
Each grade level was
dressing
up.
But
it
goes
rison,
Saige
With the
challenged with decoratdeeper than just putting on Weaver,
pressure off, the
ing their hallway accordsilly
clothes
with
friends.
Sheldon
fun was about to
ing to the overall theme:
“Dressing
up
for
all
Booe,
Andy
begin. From the
Go Wild on the Bulldogs!
Cornelius,
end of the game
Bailey
until midnight,
Poage and
students danced
Morgan
the night away at
Soucie.
the annual Home“I
coming dance.
totally
Put together by
thought
the dance comthey said
mittee, the dance
the wrong
was the perfect
name [when
way to end the
announcenight after a great
ments for
game.
Photo by Abigail Dickinson
Photo by Abigail Dickinson
candidates
Sophomores JP Harrison and Lyric Smith got a little wild stringing up
Surprised King Bailey Poage and Queen Larissa Harrison posed for
some streamers whilst decorating their hallway for Spirit Week.
were made]. pictures as Sheldon Booe and Tori Cole looked on.
Abigail Dickinson
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2 - News
October 17, 2014
Trojan Times
ART Club kicks off the year with a bang
Destinee Howard
Tuesday nights take
on a greater meaning
to all members of ART
Club as the club kicks
off some new activities
for the 2014-2015 school
year. This year, members
have the opportunity to
take part in more than just
fifth grade classes and the
Renaissance trip, though
these and the Plaza Lights
trip remain available to
all members. ART Studio
nights offer students the
chance to express themselves creatively, take part
in fun group activities
and interact with fellow
club members in a relaxed
environment.
“It’s fun [to be a part
of ART Club] because
there’s more to do this
year, and everyone seems
so happy on Tuesday
nights,” says Alexis Bennett, sophomore.
Inspired by club
sponsor Patty Trull’s attempts last semester to
boost club participation by
offering free range of her
room every Tuesday night
until seven, ART Club
now meets to discuss new
ideas, future projects and
activities, and to explore
different mediums.
“[The reason for
the changes] is simple: a
young lady took the initiative to do something to
make the club more fun,”
added number of activities
compared to last year.
“I was a member last
year, and it’s pretty cool
that there’s so much more
to do now,” Jordan
McGowen, senior,
commented.
Tuesday,
Sept. 23, ART
Club greeted a
professional ceramic artist, Cynthia Schmidt who
showed them how
to throw on the potter’s wheel and the
basics in creating
beautiful works of
art. Tuesday, Oct.
21 and Tuesday,
Oct. 28, members are invited to
come design and
make their own
Halloween costumes, as well as
Photo by Destinee Howard carve pumpkins
Ceramic artist Cynthia Schmidt shows members of the ART Club how to make a bowl on the
after ordering them
potter’s wheel.
from Trull. Family
Trull says, “That’s all I
the club president walked
ART Night will be held
wanted. I wanted the stuacross her paper and the
on Friday, Nov. 7th, and
dents to step up and take
tarp with paint-covered
while activities that will
responsibility and make it feet.
be offered are still being
a club they can enjoy.”
Activities offered
discussed, if this year’s
Previously enjoyed
this year include media
activities are as much fun
were the Family ART
sessions, ARTist appreas last year’s, ART Club
Night test studio, where
ciation days, ART shows,
is sure to draw in a large
members also enjoyed
ART sales, Family ART
crowd looking for fun and
snacks and drinks, and
Night, and re-introducing
companionship.
quilling. Both activities
Horizons Publications to
brought a lively crowd of
the school, a significant
OHS welcomes
many new faces
JP Harrison
It is a new school
year for everyone and it is
packed with new students.
Around 30 new students
have enrolled in the high
school alone. The freshmen class has gained the
most new students.
“We are much larger
this year. I can’t remember any other years where
we’ve had this many students,” said Joy Mildfelt,
counselor.
With the large
amount of new students,
teachers may have needed
to make some changes in
the classroom. Although
the classes are bigger than
usual, teachers are still
happy to have new students here to teach.
“They seem to be
fitting in well and for the
most part, the students
are enjoying it here,” said
business teacher Melody
Wendt.
Some students wonder why other students
would want to come here.
Possible reasons are that
our school is closer to
home, closer to a parent’s
job, or because of problems at other schools.
New students have
come from various different schools in the area:
Anderson County, Central
Heights, Louisburg, Paola,
Prairie View and others.
“It is pretty cool
here. The students here
are nice,” said freshman
Gavin McClean, who
transferred from Louisburg.
Students who have
already been attending
Osawatomie have welcomed the new students
with excitement. Some
of the new students have
attended Osawatomie in
years past and are now
returning back to old
friends.
Even though it is
only the beginning of the
school year, new students
have already had several
opportunities to join in
on activities. Newcomers
have participated in sports,
fine arts, and other activities the school has to offer.
With all the new students
participating in school
activities, school spirit is
most likely to grow.
Photo by Patty Trull
Senior KAY Club
members Skyler
Reichley, Sammy
Brown and James
Meeker pose in front
of the club’s award
plaques.
art enthusiasts and proved
that art is not always quiet
and sophisticated; quite
the opposite in an action
painting session when
KAYS achieves gold
award once more
Skyler Reichley
KAYs started in 1948
and has been big part
of OHS over the years
through many activities
such as “Can the Teacher,”
the Blood Drive, stadium
clean ups, concessions at
football games, “Relay
for Life,” recycling and
fundraising for certain
charities.
Through all the hard
work that KAY has done
they have been presented
the gold award for the
past four years. There are
four different types of
awards that KAY can aim
for; they have to decide at
the beginning of the year
which one they want to
strive for. There is the red
award, blue award, gold
award and the 1,000 point
award. The gold award is
the highest level of rec-
ognition that the club can
earn; it is the equivalent to
getting a one at state for
band.
“I have been in KAY
for four years and it is
the best club because you
learn so much, like leadership and getting out of
your ‘bubble’,” said James
Meeker, senior.
Last year KAY had
12 members who earned a
personal red award, which
is 50% of the possible
points. Seven earned a
personal blue award, 75%
of the possible points, 15
members earned a personal gold award, and 95% of
the possible points. Four
of those gold award winners earned a gold award
both semesters.
“I am very proud of
the hard work the KAYs
put into earning a gold
[award]. That is a lot of
students and a bunch of
hours of giving back to
our community,” said
KAY sponsor, Patty Trull.
The KAY board will
decide which award they
will aim for next meeting,
but Trull believes they will
definitely be aiming for a
gold award for a 5th year
in a row.
“I think it will be
pretty easy to get the gold
award again. I am extremely proud of my club
for all it has accomplished,
gold award or not,” said
president of KAY Sammy
Brown.
Staff Reporters
Katelynn Butler
Andrew Cornelius
Amanda Crouch
Abigail Dickinson
Larissa Harrison
Destinee Howard
Daphne Lofing
Skyler Reichley
Marcella DelValle
Delaney Madden
Laicey Dees
JP Harrison
Adviser
Heather Adams
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the journalism class at Osawatomie High School. The aim
of this publication is to serve
Osawatomie High School students in an accurate and factual
manner on significant aspects
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October 17, 2014
3- Editorial
Everyone has a unique beauty and a unique body
Skyler Reichley
From a young age girls,
and even boys, are told that
they need to fit a certain
mold that society has created. If not their parents telling
them to change, it is most
definitely society and its
hateful views on the human
body. It seems as though if a
person does not fit this idea
that society has of perfection, they are shamed. They
are told over and over again
that it is their fault that they
are the way they are.
For years, I had
struggled with my own
insecurities, hated myself
for what I looked like. I
convinced myself that I was
not beautiful, or perfect in
my own way; I absolutely
hated myself. Most of these
feelings started my freshman
year and finally ended my
junior year. The way I coped
with my feelings was reading
blogs about women who had
learned to love themselves
and taught me I could be just
like them. I discovered that
it did not matter what society
or anyone thought of me, as
long as I could love myself,
it did not matter.
A quote by Golda
Poretsky, founder of Body
Love Wellness and author
of Stop Dieting Now: 25
Reasons to Stop, 25 Ways
to Heal, has really summed
up what I am trying to say
better than I could ever say
it. “Body acceptance means,
as much as possible, approving of and loving your
body, despite its “imperfections,” real or perceived.
That means accepting that
your body is fatter than some
others, or thinner than some
others, that your eyes are a
little crooked, that you have
a disability that makes walking difficult, that you have
health concerns that you
have to deal with — but that
all of that doesn’t mean that
you need to be ashamed of
your body or try to change it.
Body acceptance allows for
the fact that there is a diversity of bodies in the world,
and that there’s no wrong
way to have one.”
Even though there will
always be people who body
shame others, more people
can learn to love themselves
and never again be ashamed
of who they are and what
they look like. Maybe some
day there will not be a mold
that people have to fit into,
they can be who they want or
are meant to be.
a person down when looking
at the big picture. Looking
at the huge mountain of activities to do can cause stress,
fear, anxiety and any other
type of emotion that can
cause a mental breakdown.
Looking around the
room and now realizing that
I have a limited time with
classmates really makes me
think. I have grown up with
these people for the past ten
years. I still can not grasp the
reality that I will make new
friends and move on with
my life once I walk across the
stage in May.
When looking back ten
years from now what would
someone see? Would a person say that we were a class
of unity or a class that could
not care less about what happened to one another? The
character of a person is what
someone remembers. Not
what grade they got on an
Ingle test, how many times
they failed in Mr. Burchett’s
class or how much glass they
broke in chemistry lab.
How a person treats
one another is how the tone
is set. If a person treats
another person poorly it
deteriorates that person. A
person does not know what
the other is going through.
So think twice when think-
ing about spouting off an
answer in a rude tone to a
math problem like it is the
simplest problem in the
world. Something simple as
that could destroy a person’s
self-esteem.
The real question is
how would someone want to
be remembered? Would they
want to be remembered as a
rude nag or someone that has
a good attitude about daily
life? I know these types of
questions have been repeated
over and over throughout
our high school career but
really think about it for a
moment. Any word a person
says or move someone makes
can and will affect them in
years to come. Our days are
numbered here at OHS so
make each day a new opportunity.
Yes, we are a different
type of class. We have several
students with high grade
point averages, track stars,
basketball stars, future artists, welders, musicians and
all speak fluent sarcasm. I am
very proud to say that I am
apart of the graduating class
of 2015 and I hope and pray
that we all stay in touch in
years to come. So I leave you
with this class of 2015: How
do you want to be remembered?
people and hang out with
friends doing an activity as
one. Sports really have a
positive impact here at OHS.
It not only brings students
together but faculty and
coaches as well. During the
fall we have a variety of
sports that students can participate in, everything from
football, volleyball and cross
country. The sports I have
been a part of have really
made me who I am today,
not only on the course or
basketball court, but outside
of sports as well.
When it comes to
support OHS I have noticed
that the same theme keeps
occurring. We have not had
a strong student section. The
student section is a great way
to show support not only
for the football team but for
other athletics as well. The
loudness at the games really
pumps up the team. It shows
the team that we are there
for them. Another easy way
to show support is wearing
the Trojan Pride t-shirts on
game days. The hallways for
Homecoming week were an
outstanding sign of spirit and
support. Be supportive of
not only the sports teams but
classmates. These four years
fly by and we all need to be
positive and supporting.
At Osawatomie we
have a variety of clubs that
people can be a part of and
there is a place for everyone.
Each club has a different
interest and emphasis they
want to accomplish. We have
everything from Art Club
to StuCo. Clubs are also a
great way to make connections and enjoy fun activities
with friends. For the size
of school we have here we
have an abundance of clubs;
I mean we have around 100
students in Science Club
alone! There is a club for
everybody!
Find a niche and support or join a sports team
or club. There is a place for
everyone to get involved and
not regret it. These examples
are just a few ways to get
involved. It is encouraged to
show school spirit; it is actually an awesome way to get
involved. Invite friends and
I challenge everyone to get
involved in these short four
years of life and I promise it
will change the overall high
school experience.
Class of 2015 creating a legacy
Larissa Harrison
Having a positive outlook on life is crucial right
now for a senior. Figuring
out where one wants to go to
college, filling out the application and scholarships and
who knows what else is required to make a step toward
their future. It can really bog
Student involvement strikes interest at OHS
Andy Cornelius
As I look back on
my high school career, I
have seen a lack of student
involvement in the student
section. To this day I am still
seeing this theme. The students are sitting down during
our fight song and no one
is clapping along with the
cheerleaders. This
has been a constant
theme that needs to
be changed.
There are
many ways to get
involved at OHS.
Sports are a great
way to meet new
4 - FeatureOctober 17, 2014
Senior goes on trip of a lifetime
Amanda Crouch
On June 3rd, 2014,
senior Madison Maley
boarded a plane to head
to Germany. The purpose
behind this journey was to
see her boyfriend, Lars, of
almost two years and his
family. This was her first
time flying so she expected to be scared, but she
really was not. Flying solo
and international might
also be frightening but she
was not afraid.
“Typically I would be
scared but I really wasn’t.
I honestly felt fearless. I
think it was the adrenaline
of seeing my boyfriend,”
said Maley.
The trip was a total
of thirty-two days, which
included trips to many
people and never
bored,” said Lars
cities. While there
Quincke, former
she went to Munich,
OHS exchange
Hamburg, Berlin and
student.
the Baltic Sea. Many
Along with
of these cities inlearning about
cluded historic sites,
the lifestyle, she
beautiful scenery and
also learned more
friendly people. The
about Lars’s famHolocaust Museum
ily and where he
was an educational
grew up. Durstop along the way.
ing this trip they
Not only did she go
were inseparable.
to places in Germany,
Whether it was atbut she also went to
tending school or
Paris, France.
traveling she was
“My favorite
always by his side,
city was Hamburg.
Photo courtesy of a tourist making memories
It’s a beautiful, verthat will last for a
satile city and we had Senior Madison Maley and Lars Quincke
sightsee
in
Paris.
Maley
spent
thirty-two
lifetime.
perfect weather to be
days
abroad.
“I am so inoutside and see all the
decisive,
so I can’t
different sides of it.
ily lives there, so we were
pick one favorite memory,
Most of my mom’s famsurrounded by amazing
but the whole trip was amazing. I would do it again, and probably will,” said Maley.
Although Germany
was an amazing experience
eventually it had to come to
an end. And that end came
all too soon. With all the
excitement coming to an end,
reality started to set in that
eventually she would have
to go home. Although it was
hard, she had to come back
home. So on July 5th, 2014,
she got back on a plane for a
trip back.
“[Her leaving] was the
hardest thing I have ever
done in my whole life. I had
just gotten used to having her
in my life again and then she
had to leave. It hurt bad and
was (and still is) really hard
to accept,” said Quincke.
ball as well as watching it how the students and staff
OHS also has a new
on his free time.
are nice and likes how
music teacher, Dawn
Osawatomie has a
everyone is helpful. She is Bailey. Bailey is the wife
new stuof freshmen scident math
ence and boys gym
teacher,
teacher Clint BaiPaige
ley. She teaches 7th
Needand 8th grade choir,
ham who
two classes of 6th
student
grade music, high
teaches
school choir, singwith
ers and music apNancy
preciation. She has
Tooley.
two kids, a son and
Tooley
a daughter both out
teaches
of the house and in
Photo by: Heather Adams
Algebra
school. Her hobbies
Left to right: Dawn Bailey, Jordan Dages, Paige Needham and
II, geom- Christan Beardall.
include knitting,
etry, and
reading and playing
college algebra. Needham a wife, has one daughter
the piano.
had other schools in mind and a child on the way.
“I am not good at it
but Osawatomie was her
Her only hobby is to be a
[playing the piano], but
first pick. She appreciates
mother to her daughter.
I like to play it,” stated
Bailey.
The social studies department also had a new addition,
Jordan Dages. Dages teaches
three subjects including Kansas history, world history, and
world geography. Osawatomie
had an open position and he
took the chance and interviewed.
“I liked the school, I liked
the staff and I liked the community,” he stated.
Dages’ hobbies include
fishing, hunting, football,
basketball, baseball and soccer.
He loves traveling and he has
been to 39 states! He says that
his favorite place to travel to is
Alaska.
All the new teachers
claimed to be welcomed into
OHS nicely, and that they
liked the students and the staff
greatly.
Small towns make great schools
Laicey Dees
According to new
OHS teachers, Osawatomie is a very kind community. Every new teacher
expressed how they love
the fact that Osawatomie
is a small town.
Math teacher
Christan Beardall said,
“It was a nice transition
here.”
Beardall was hired
because former Algebra I
teacher Chad Jones decided to oversee alternative phase 1 side. Beardall
teaches Algebra I and
geometry. He expressed
how OHS is extremely
hard working and welcoming. His hobbies include
coaching high school foot-
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Feature - 5
Students across the globe come to small town USA
Amanda Crouch
Coming to America is the
dream of most people around
the world. For foreign exchange
students: Lisa Kopp, Lynn
Korfer, Violeta Milanovic and
Lennart Ueberheim, this dream
came true. Osawatomie High
School welcomed students this
year from Germany and Serbia.
“[Coming to America] is
like living a year of a different
life. I will be a different person
when I go home,” said Milanovic.
All of them stated that they
came to America because they
wanted to learn more about the
culture and to improve their
English. Some challenges arose
on arriving. Whether it was their
flight being delayed, challenging classes or fitting in, they all
tackled them with courage.
“Just get rid of your ence for all of them.
because we don’t have
fears, be open-minded
“My first football
anything like that in Gerand get out and meet new game was very special
many. I enjoyed it very
people,” said
much,” said
Ueberheim.
Korfer.
Since
Startarriving in
ing out a
America a
new life
little over a
in a new
month ago
country can
they have all
be a little
enjoyed new
overwhelmactivities for
ing, but the
the first time.
welcoming
These activiarms of
ties included
their host
bowling,
families
horseback
made this
riding,
transifishing and
tion much
American
Photo by Amanda Crouch easier.
football. The Back row: Lynn Korfer (Germany), Lisa Kopp
Kopp lives
first football (Germany); front row; Violeta Milanovic (Serbia)
with Melvin
game was a and Lennart Ueberheim (Germany).
and Tammy
great experiLyons,
Korfer lives with Ken
and Chris Richardson and
Ueberheim and Milanovic
live with Greg and Amie
Crouch.
“I am very happy
with my host family and I
am also glad that that they
had other host daughters
before me. Having my
mother be the coordinator
is also great,” said Kopp.
Going to another
country and being able to
learn how people around
the world act is a great
experience for these students. Thanks to the welcoming arms of the OHS
student body, transitioning
to life here in Kansas has
not been as difficult as one
would think.
Senior Standouts: Shelby Cooke, Justin Lewis, Lucas Mort, Caitlin Wilson
Andy Cornelius
Shelby is a 5’7” senior; her favorite T.V. show is Once Upon a Time.
She loves to read, draw, play the piano,
soccer, and loves to hang out with her
friends. Shelby’s favorite memory is
when she was a host family for a foreign
exchange student her sophomore year.
She enjoys eating at Chick-Fil-A and
senior year has been her favorite year of
high school. Shelby’s favorite holiday is
Christmas.
Justin is a 5’8” senior; he
enjoys watching Key and Peele
and eating Famous Dave’s BBQ.
His favorite memory is going to
the PBR in Kansas City. His favorite year is senior year because
he is almost done with school.
His favorite holiday is Christmas
because it is when his family
gets together.
Caitlin is a 5’5” senior who enjoys
hanging out with friends when she has
the time. Her favorite place to eat is a
54th Street Bar and Grill. One of her favorite memories is when she traveled to
Gulf Shores and New Orleans. Caitlin’s
favorite year of high school is senior
year because she is taking easy classes.
She likes Christmas because she gets to
see her family and her birthday is two
days after.
Lucas is a 5’9” senior; his
favorite T.V. shows consist of Street
Outlaws and Fast n’ Loud. He likes to
hangout with friends and eat at Jose
Peppers. His favorite memory was
when the football team beat Garnett
his freshman year. His favorite year of
high school is his senior year because
the senior class are the leaders of the
school. His favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because he gets to see all of his
family.
6 - Sports
October 17, 2014
Trojan Times
Trojans kick off the 2014 season
JP Harrison
7-on-7 sessions, and a football camp at Blue Valley
After having a successful season in 2013, the Southwest.
“I think we have a lot
Trojans have high expectaof kids that have worked
tions for this season. The
hard and put time into this
team has been preparing
since June by participating summer to help with our
in summer weight training, success,” said coach Rodney Madden.
speed and conditioning,
The Trojans kicked off
their season
in Frontenac,
over an hour
drive south of
Osawatomie.
Due to severe
weather conditions, the game
was postponed
to the following Saturday.
Although the
Trojans fought
hard and well
throughout the
night, they were
unable to come
out with a victory.
The following week,
Photo by Abigail Dickinson
the
Trojans were
Senior Morgan Soucie prepares to receive
the ball thrown by fellow teammate Brody
victorious at
Russell.
their home opener against
Labette County. Junior
Riley England rushed
for 246 yards against the
Grizzlies with the help
of the offensive line.
Trojans won 43-31 with
multiple big plays made
by various players on the
team.
“It felt good to win
our first home game.
With some practice on
our pass routes and our
outside contain, we will
be able to gain more
wins,” said junior quarterback Brody Russell.
The Trojans made Photo by Katelynn Butler
their first league appear- Junior Dylan Hiersche waits for the snap to hold the ball for senior
ance at Wellsville on
Sheldon Booe to attempt the extra point.
Sept. 19th. The Eagles
scored first in the first
just give up,” said junior
The team will be playquarter, but the Trojans
Peyton Fields.
ing the rest of the season
responded quickly with a
The next week, the
with the hopes of finding
touchdown tying up the
Trojans played against Iola a spot in the playoffs. The
game. The Trojans fought
on a Thursday. Although it Trojans will play Prairie
vigorously against the
was a late night, the team
View on Oct. 17th and
Eagles, but left the field
won the game with a score Bishop Ward the following
with a loss of 46-16.
of 48-31. With another win Friday at home. They will
“We need to focus
under their belt, the Trojans then finish up the regular
more on being mentally
are 2-2 at this point of the
season at home against
tough. Sometimes we’ll
season.
Santa Fe Trail on Oct.31st.
be doing good and then
Changes for the Trojans are looking good
Delaney Madden
This year, some
changes will take place
concerning the OHS
sports program. According to Athletic Director
Randy Madden, the 64
high schools in Kansas’
Class 4A split into two
divisions. The 32 largest
schools are now in Division 1, while Osawatomie will be in Division 2
along with the 32 smaller
schools. Volleyball,
basketball, softball and
baseball implemented
these changes last year;
while this year will be the
first for football.
“The Trojans will
no longer play the Paola
[Panthers] or the Louisburg [Wildcats] for district
playoffs,” said Madden.
This will end the
long time Tom-Tom tradition between Osawatomie and Paola.
In addition, Santa
Fe Trail has been added
to the Pioneer League
making a total of seven
teams. Sub-State has
changed to four teams
rather than eight.
The football staff
has welcomed two new
coaches this year. Christian Beardall, a first year
math teacher, is coaching
the O-line and the D-line.
Beardall played football
at William Jewell College
and is excited for his first
year of coaching. Science
teacher Clint Bailey has
returned to coaching after
three years out.
When asked how he
felt about coaching again,
Bailey said, “It’s fun. I’m
enjoying it and it’s good
to be back.” Bailey is
working with the running
backs, quarterbacks and
the defense.
“The coaches that
we’ve added to the staff
are very solid football
people. They are excellent role models and
work very well with kids.
The team is working
very hard and have responded very well to the
new coaches,” said head
football coach Rodney
Madden.
If the expression
“change is good” is true,
then Trojan fans will
have much to cheer about
in the upcoming sports
seasons. Whatever the
outcome, one thing is for
sure, the students’ and
players’ Trojan pride will
never change.
Trojan Times
October 17, 2014
Sports - 7
Lady Trojans are setting high expectations
Delaney Madden
The team is made
up
of
a solid front line
This year’s OHS
and a good hitter. Acvolleyball team is both
cording to Hayes, any
excited and optimistic
team in the league will
about the upcoming 2014
be tough competition, but
season. Even though they
the Trojans are fortunate
realize the challenges that
to have eight experienced
lie ahead, they are looking forward to chalking up varsity players. Hayes is
some wins in the upcoming hopeful that the girls will
“gel” early enough in the
weeks.
to build a good
“I am really excited season
team effort. The Wellsto see the growth of ville Eagles is one team
that will be especially
the team throughout challenging. According to
Meagan Roth, one
the season. From junior
particular Eagle’s player
where they start to is an exceptionally talented hitter.
where they end,”
Senior Tori Cole, a
varsity player for three
said head coach years, agreed, “Ashley
Sparks is really good. She
Megan Hayes.
signed with Washburn
[University] her junior
year.”
The Trojan’s varsity
overall league record at
press time is 3-5, junior
varsity is 4-4 and Cteam has won two league
games so far.
Despite a rough
start, Roth remains positive. When asked about
her expectations for the
team this season, she said,
“To win League because I
know we can do it.”
At this point coach
Hayes would like the girls
to work on being more
consistent. Her plans for
them are to improve their
skills, grow as a team and
win the league games.
The regular season began Sept. 11th at
Spring Hill and will con-
tinue through
Oct. 21. Substate will take
place Oct.
25th and state
on Nov. 1, in
Salina. The
first conference match
was held on
Sept. 30th at
Wellsville.
Senior night
will be Oct.
21 and played
at home
against Iola
and Santa Fe
Trail.
Photo by Heather Adams
Senior Tori Cole and junior Josie Johnson go
up for a block at the Wellsville meet on Tues.,
Sept. 30th.
Cross country is back to run another race
Daphne Lofing
This year the cross
country team is bigger and
better with an impressive
31 runners competing.
There are 3 freshmen, 14
sophomores, 9 juniors
and 5 seniors. Girls junior
varsity and freshmen boys
both run a 4k which is
2.4 miles, whereas boys
junior varsity and varsity run a 5k which is 3.1
miles.
“Compared to last
year the team has grown
and runners are working
harder at practice running
longer distances, doing
intervals at a competitive
race pace, running hills
and sprints,” said
finished 11th in the
coach Matt Higboys’ varsity race.
gins.
Runners
“To prepare
have traditionfor cross counally started off the
season at Anderson
try I tried
County: freshman
Tyler Chrisjohn
running a few
finished in 2nd
nights every
place in the freshmen boys’ race,
week; I ran evsophomore Thad
Miller finished
ery night two
13th in the junior
weeks before
varsity race, junior
Delaney Madden
school started,”
finished 25th place
Photo by Daphne Lofing said Madden.
in the girls’ varsity
Freshman Tyler Chrisjohn works to overtake comrace and senior
peting runners during the Wellsville meet on Thurs.,
Hunter Poage
Sept., 18th.
A week later
runners preformed
at the challenging Santa Fe
Trail course. Sophomore
Jessi Doudna received
6th place in girls’ junior
varsity race, sophomore
Justin Shadden finished
5th in the boys’ junior
varsity race, junior Levi
Hendrickson ended in
17th and H. Poage earned
10th place in the boys’
varsity race. The boy’s
team received 4th out of
12 teams overall with each
of their individual scores.
This course proves to be
one of the more difficult
courses due to the many
holes and sticks that are on
the course.
“My goal for the season is to finish a race sideby-side with Hunter Poage
or to finish in the 18:30’s,”
said up and coming runner
Hendrickson.
September 18, the
cross country bus traveled
to Wellsville to compete
at a likeable course by
most runners. This race is
located around Wellsville
Elementary School on
flat land where spectators
can see runners from all
around. Using this to their
advantage, Doudna placed
9th in the girls’ junior
varsity race, junior Brendon Chrisjohn placed 5th
in the boys’ junior varsity
race, Madden placed 11th
in the girls’ varsity race,
Hendrickson placed 13th
and H. Poage placed 9th in
the boys’ varsity race.
Unfortunately, at the
Prairie View course runners did not compete as
well as previous races, H.
Poage received 4th place.
So far the runners
look promising and hardworking toward a good
season. Runners will go
on to race at Regionals on
Oct. 25. 8 - Extra
October 17, 2014
Trojan Times
Student Trivia: If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?
Marcella Del Valle
“A cheetah because they can
run fast.”
-Freddie Lopez, freshman
“Hedgehog! Because why not?!”
-Zaydee Springer, sophomore
“I would be a bird, so I could
go wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted.”
-Zealia Kleitz, junior
“I’d be a lion, so I could rule
the jungle.”
-Tristan Geiger, senior
Top 5 DIY Halloween costumes
Katelynn Butler
Every year Halloween is a holiday favorite.
Everyone rushes to the
store to get Halloween
costumes or candy to pass
out. Even the band dresses
up in Halloween costumes
for the Oct. 31st game,
and SADD even sponsors
students wearing costumes
to school. Here are five
easy do-it-yourself options
for Halloween costumes
according to a blog posted
on ecampus.
Minion: Items needed to be a minion would
be a yellow tank top, some
high-waisted shorts, a pair
of suspenders and some
grey or black goggles.
The Joker: Items
needed to be the Joker
would be an old suit that
can be painted purple, an
orange dress shirt, white
gloves and a teal ribbon
for the tie. Then all that is
needed to top it off is face
paint and temporary green
hair color.
The wigs would need to be
painted blue and the white
felt would need to be cut
into circles so that Thing 1
and Thing 2 can be written
on them.
Mickey and Minnie:
Another cute couple costume would be Mickey and
Minnie. All that is needed
for ears is a headband and
Thing 1 & Thing 2:
some felt to cut into circles.
A cute couple costume is
Thing 1 & Thing 2. All that Items also needed would be
two red shirts, some yellow
is needed is an Einstein
ribbon for Mickey’s shirt
wig, some blue hairspray,
and some black eyeliner for
matching red pants and
shirts and some white felt.
the nose. Then the circles
would need to be painted
on Minnie’s shirt, and
the yellow ribbon circles
need to be glued for
Mickey’s shirt. Then to
top it off, eyeliner needs
to be drawn on the nose
in a circle.
Hippie: All that is
needed for this costume
is a pair of bellbottoms,
a floral top, some sunglasses, and a peaceful
attitude.
Unspoken habits of OHS Your nose knows before you know
Laicey Dees
Everyone has
weird quirks they do
every once in awhile,
but for some people
they have quirks they
do almost religiously
that are a little odd.
Almost everyone has
habits but most are
bad habits like smoking and drinking. On
the other hand, there
are many people with
habits such as biting
their nails or folding
their clothes a certain
way along with many
more.
Math teacher
Nancy Tooley has a
very strange habit. “I
have a lot of weird
things I do,” said
Tooley, but she only
shared one.
Her weird habit
is she can not sleep
unless her toes are
uncovered and cold.
She has been doing
it since before she
could remember. She
even says herself it is
weird.
Ironically,
sophomore Faith
Richardson’s
weird habit is
she can not sleep
unless her feet are
all the way covered. Richardson’s
reason behind it
is not so they are
warm but she used
to be scared that
monsters would
get her so her
mother told her to
keep them covered.
“I would
cry and my mom
would just tell me
to tuck my feet in
and then I thought
it would all be all
right,” said Richardson.
Junior
Harleigh Kitchen
also has a weird
habit. Kitchen has
to have her whole
lunch tray cleaned
off before she can
give her tray to
the lunch ladies.
“The ketchup and everything
has to be gone,”
she said.
She does not
know why or how
it started but she has
done it since elementary school. She thinks
it is very weird and
her friends agree with
that.
English teacher
Patty Henness’ unusual habit is that she
has to have all the
light switches either
off or on. If Henness
remembers that one
light switch is on and
the other is off, then
she has to go and
make sure they are the
same. She has been
doing it for as long
as she can remember
and she says that she
does not find it weird
but her family finds it
funny.
“Sometimes my
sisters would mess
with the switches just
because they knew
I didn’t like it,” she
said.
Surely everyone
has weird habits they
just have to think hard
about them. Gladly no
one was embarrassed
and willingly shared
their weird habits.
Marcella Del Valle
Holidays are
coming soon and
that means change is
coming soon. Changes such as weather,
decorations and the
candle aisle in stores.
When thinking about
Halloween
or autumn
someone
would normally think,
“I really want
a pumpkin
spice latte or
apple cider.”
Or they could
just go out
and buy different scented candles that match the
holidays. But what is
it about candles and
scents that remind
people about holidays?
A human’s
strongest sense is the
sense of smell. This
is because the nose
is connected straight
to the brain. When
something is smelled,
molecules come off
the object, go up into
the nostril, and past
the olfactory receptors.
Olfactory receptors are
neurons in the nose
that are responsible for
detecting odors and
send nerve impulses to
the brain. These molecules then get stuck
to cilia, which are hair
like structures that
distinguish the smell,
then the brain can
determine the smell,
according to Neuroscience For Kids.
When the smell
is finally identified,
the front part of the
brain, called the olfactory bulb, is signaled.
Since the olfactory
bulb is connected to
memory from the brain
and nose, this is what
reminds people of holidays or memories. So
when pine or evergreen
is smelled,
the molecules
that are sent
up the nose
triggers all
of the receptors and the
olfactory
bulb triggers
the thought
of Christmas from all
of the past
memories of the big
green tree.
The human nose
can identify over
10,000 smells, so the
next time there is a
delicious smell in the
air, thank the olfactory
system.