See more boys JV/Varsity basketball on page 10.

See more boys JV/Varsity
basketball on page 10.
February 21st 2014
Audrey Rodriguez
Page 2
Every sport has been pushing so hard for a win and each and every player has been so fun to watch. Find out a time and
date on this page and go watch and support Our Mustangs!
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Varsity Boys Basketball
2/21/2014 at 7:30pm @ LCC
2/25/2014 at 7:30pm @ St. Mary’s VS. Parkway
JV Boys Basketball
2/21/2014 at 7:30 @ LCC
Varsity Girls Basketball
2/22/2014 at 6:15 @ Wapak VS Columbus Grove
Varsity Wrestling
2/21/2014 at 3:00pm @ Troy
2/22/2014 at 9:00am @ Troy
Cover ........................................................ Page 1
Upcoming Events...................................... Page 2
Agenda Book ............................................ Page 3
Editorial .................................................... Page 4
Art ............................................................. Page 5
Band ......................................................... Page 6
Choir ......................................................... Page 7
Varsity/JV Girls Basketball ........................ Page 8
Jr. High Girls Basketball ............................ Page 9
Varsity/JV Boys Basketball ..................... Page 10
Freshman/JH Boys Basketball ................ Page 11
Varsity Wrestling .................................... Page 12
JH Wrestling ........................................... Page 13
HS/JH Wrestling...................................... Page 14
Winter Sports Collage ............................ Page 15
Where Are They Now ............................. Page 16
Meet A Teacher ...................................... Page 17
Meet A Senior......................................... Page 18
Meet A Junior ......................................... Page 19
Meet A Sophmore .................................. Page 20
Meet A Freshman ................................... Page 21
S.A.D.D Party .......................................... Page 22
Meet A CAM Student ............................. Page 23
Polls ........................................................ Page 24
Our Favorites .......................................... Page 25
Kids In The Hall ....................................... Page 26
February 21, 2014
Amanda Baker
Page 3
Let’s see what’s going on in this week’s Agenda Book, from study tips to historical facts!
Monday
was
President’s Day!
Unfortunately
we could not
celebrate due to
school. President’s Day was
established
in
1885
in
recognition
of
George
Washington’s Birthday, but is
now used to celebrate all United
States presidents. Isn’t it a great
idea
to
celebrate
our
presidents?
Verb of the week
Disseminate – (v) spread
Television
helps
disseminate
information
through
news
programs. This word also means to
circulate, disperse, or publicize.
Study Tip
“Study for the sake of
assimilating
and
applying
knowledge. It is much easier
than forcing yourself to learn.“
This is actually a very good tip to
use. What this is saying is that
you should really want to
understand and learn when you
start to study. If you are forcing
yourself to study your mind will
be elsewhere, and studying will
probably not help at all.
“Your words are the
bricks and mortar of the
dreams you want to
realize. Your words are
the greatest power you
have. The words you
choose and use establish
the life you experience.”
–Sonia Croquette
Sonia means that the
things you say shape your
future and who you
become. You should think
about what you say and
choose exactly what you
mean because this actually
plays a big role in your life.
These are very good words
to live by.
Editorial
February 21, 2014
Alicianna Schmiedebusch
Page 4
One of the many rules at Allen East says no eating in classrooms is allowed. Some teachers let
students eat but they are not allowed to eat it in the halls. Then there are other teachers that
won’t let us eat in the classroom.
The reason for this is to keep the school
clean and not have food everywhere. Some
students are responsible and clean up the
mess they make but others not so much.
Some students eat food but hide their trash
in places. Others will throw it away. Some
of the teachers are nice and let you eat in
their classrooms. The teachers will allow
you can eat in classrooms but it can be
chips snacks or candy.
But you can’t eat food
like fries, pizza or
wings.
If the teacher doesn’t allow eating in the
classroom then some kids will do it anyway.
Some kids get caught while eating in class.
You have to have the teacher’s permission
to eat in class before you can do it. During
class they might say “no” but like in a study
hall they might not care, depending on the
teacher. Some teachers even pass out
candy as an award or if you did a certain
thing then you deserve it. Some of the
teachers bring in breakfast in the mornings
like donuts, toast or little debbie cakes for
their homeroom to eat.
The point here is that there are good things and bad things about eating in classrooms. Eating
food when you’re not allowed can get you into trouble. But it’s fine if the teacher says its fine
for you to eat in their room. It all depends what’s going on at that time or if they are nice
enough to let you eat in the class but trusting you to throw away
your trash or pick up your own messes. If you don’t do that then the
teacher might let the students eat in their class anymore because
they students didn’t clean up after themselves. So just one kid or
two could ruin it for the rest of the students.
February 21, 2014
Bren Emerson
Page 5
There is a lot happening in the Allen East art world right now. Not only have a few
students been accepted into an art college, but the Art Club also has a lot of things stirring up
at the moment. So for this edition there will be some multi-tasking! Below you will be able to
discover an exclusive interview with Amanda Baker and how she
got accepted into a college all about art and advertising, but
it does not stop there! For the price of one edition you also
get an overview of what the Art Club is doing! It is an amazing
two in one deal! Enjoy.
Q: What
college
did
you
get
accepted
into?
A: I got accepted into the School of
Advertising Art in Kettering, Ohio. I
picked it because it is a great school
and it is small. An added bonus is that it
has everything I need for the career I want.
Q: How was it finding out you had been accepted?
A: Well I was accepted right after the
interview and I was extremely happy. I
actually ended up crying and received a hug
from one of the instructors there.
Q: Are there any other schools you would prefer
to go to?
A: No, SAA is definitely the school for me. I
had planned to go to UNOH but after the visit
I knew SAA was the one.
Q: What career do you want to go into? Why do
you feel SAA is a good choice for that?
A: I want to go into photography and the
school has an amazing class with a great
instructor.
Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?
A:
You
had
better
get
my
because I’ll be famous soon.
autograph
now
There are two major things
that the Art Club is doing at
this very moment. Not only
are they having exciting
meetings going on each week
where they plan their events and use of artistic
skills, but they are also planning great little
items for the club!
At the previous meeting that was held on
February 17, Amanda Baker was in charge. In her
meeting she got the group to start a great project.
They are teaming up with Mrs. Miller and creating
pretty and decorative signs to promote the
Junior/Senior Play that will be coming up soon.
Watch the halls for more information when the signs
are posted!
The club is also planning to sell t-shirts
very soon as a fundraiser for the club. The tshirts were designed by the club’s own members.
While there is not much information on the sale,
more should be coming soon. The founders of the
club and Mr. Rose, the teacher responsible for the
club, are working out all of the details in selling
the beautiful shirts that have been created!
February, 21st 2014
Andrew Kill
Page.6
This week we are going to get you up-to-date on what is happening in
the Allen East Varsity Pep Band. You see and hear them at all of the
home games and if you enjoy listening to the songs they play, we are
here to let you in on all of them.
The Pep band has been at almost
every home boy’s basketball games
and a few of the girl’s home
basketball games and they really
add to all of the excitement on the
court. Now as you know since they
are a music
group they
will
be
playing
music, but
they play many different songs that
you may not know, so we are here
to fill you in on what they are
playing. Their regular show consists
of “Cup of Life”, “We got the Beat”,
“Tequila”, “Land of a Thousand
Dances”, “Shout”, “In-A-Gadda-DaVida”, ”19th Nervous Breakdown”,
”Hokey Tuba Pokey”, “At the Hop”.
But they also have added some
new songs to their disposal such as
“Paint it Black” and “Shout it out”.
Now that Basketball season is over
we won’t be seeing the Pep Band
until next year but the concert
band is coming on strong and you
can catch them at the spring
Jubilee. So come on out and
support the Allen East Mustang
Concert
Band.
February 21, 2014
Aubren Davis
Page 7
The High School Choir has had a busy year. They have been singing their hearts out at concerts, contests and for people.
They just got done with contest two weeks ago, sang for the Senior Citizens and are focusing on the end of the year
concerts. Come out and support your High School Choir to finish out there year strong.
Contest
Scores
The High School Choir just got done
These were the solos that were
with Contest that was on February 1,
2014. They all did fantastic and had
a blast while they were there. They
all
sang
performed
went
to
their
hearts
well.
The
contest
out
and
people
that
were:
performed.
Cheyanne
sang
Lass
The
Clevenger
from
the
Low
Countree and got a 2 on it. Tyler
Tafe sang Baloo Baleerie and got a
1, Macey Roeder sang Homeward
Cheyenne
Bound
Clevenger, Tyler Tafe, Macey Roeder,
and
got
a
3,
Jessica
Copeland sang Homeward Bound
Jessica Copeland, Killian Brunswick,
and got a 1, Killian Brunswick
Kasey Reneau, Julie Webster, Alicia Lawrence,
sang The Vagabond and got a 1, Kasey Reneau got
Hannah
a 1 singing Wayfaring Stranger, Julie Webster got
Hager,
Leah
Casey,
Kierstin
Prater,
Kassidy Reneau, Tevin Clum Kendra Webster, Sara
Plaugher, Katelyn Mattson, Jaci Thomas, Alyssa
Bowerman,
Kayla
Redman,
Hayley
Kirtland,
Chelsea Laycock, Audra Leffler, Abby Sunderland,
Zack Daniel, Nate Twining, Dylan Koehlinger, Ben
Thayer,
Kyle
Spees,
Brock
Spencer,
Desiree
Howell, Tristin Clum, Carter Jarman, Brennen
Kersker, Hayley Fraunfelter, Jessica Copeland,
Megan Lotz, Sydney Delgado, Leah Casey, Dylan
Snider,
James
Hunt,
Keaton
Maehlman,
Alec
Dershem, Mackenzie Kretzer, Amanda Lotz, Jillian
Plaugher
and
Hannah
Kramer.
a 1 singing Sure on this Shining Night, Kendra
Webster sang Great Day scoring a 1 on it, Alicia
Lawrence sang Danny Boy getting a 1, Hannah
Hager got a 1 singing Who’ll Buy My Lavender,
Leah Casey got a 1 singing My Johann, Kierstin
Prater got a 1 singing Danny Boy, Kassidy Reneau
sang Danny Boy getting a 2 on it, Tevin Clum got a
1
singing
The
Blind
Ploughman
and
Katelyn
Mattson got a 2 singing Silent Moon. Three people
did a Piano Solo and they all got a 1. Julie Webster
did the Peacherine Rag, Kendra Webster played a
Prelude and Sara Plaugher played Nocturne. The
ensembles that performed all did real well. The
girl’s ensemble got a three singing In Time of
Silver Rain. The boy’s ensemble got a 2 singing
Colorado Trail. The mixture ensemble with girl’s
and boy’s got a 2 singing Shenandoah. The other
girl’s ensemble scored a 1 singing the Violet. The
other girl’s got a 1 singing Psalm 67. The other
mixed group got a 2 singing Climbin’ Up the
Mountain. The other mixed group got a 2 singing
Winterscene. The Senior girl’s got a 2 singing
Three Mountain Ballads. They all did amazing and
had a blast while they were there. Now they are
focusing on their last concert and graduation.
February 21, 2014
Alicianna Schmiedebusch
Page 10
As the season is coming to an end for the JV/V girls they had some great memories and some
really great or close games. They are always pushing and doing their hardest to a winning
season. They plan to come back stronger next year for more wins. Here is some information
about the last few games.
JV Girls
The JV played against Columbus Grove,
Shawnee, Crestview and Delphos Jefferson.
They lost against Columbus Grove 14-49,
Shawnee 11-31, Crestview 20-31 and
Delphos Jefferson 13-30. Kaitlyn McKeever
had 7 points during the Columbus Grove
game and Brandi Crist scored 3. At the
Crestview Game Kaitlyn McKeever scored
12 and Mackenzie Mann had 3. For the
Shawnee game Brandi Crist made 3 points
and Sarah Allen with 4. At the Delphos
game Kaitlyn McKeever
made 6 points and Abby
Burley
and
Alyssa
Young
both had
3.
V Girls
The varsity girls are had a great season. The
played against Columbus Grove, winning
50-44, Shawnee 61-57, but lost to Crestview
42-61 and Delphos Jefferson 48-51. Kaycee
Rowe scored 17 points during the Columbus
Grove game while London Richardson made
11 and Carly Clum had 10. At the Shawnee
game Kaycee Rowe scored 26 points along
with Carly Clum with 12 and Erin Conkle had
11. Kaycee Rowe made 10 points for Allen
East against Crestview, London Richardson
had 9 and Erin Conkle made 7 points.
Kaycee Rowe made 18 points at the
Delphos game and Carly Clum had 10 and
Lindsi Woods, Aubri Woods, and Erin Conkle
all made 6. The girls play sectionals at
Wapakoneta TBA tomorrow. Their record is
currently 14-6.
February 21, 2014
Abby Wright
Page 9
The Junior High girls have just finished their season. The girls all did
really well. Even though they had a rough start they pulled through!
Seventh Grade
The 7th grade ended their
season playing Bluffton. The
girls had a good game, but in
the end Bluffton game out on
top, Allen East losing by four
points. The final score was
22-26. In all, the 7th grade
girls think that they had a
really good season and they
all had a lot of fun. The team
thinks that throughout the
season they improved a lot
teamwork
and
shooting.
Eight Grade
The 8th grade
also
ended
their season
playing
Bluffton. The girls won by
one point with Chloe Lawrence
scoring a three pointer to win
the game 28-27. The girls
ended their season with 3
wins and 11 losses. The team
improved a lot from last year
and worked together more as
a team this year. All the girls
agree that they learned a lot
as individuals and as a team.
February 21, 2014
Konner Kranz
page 10
The boys have worked hard to improve this year. This past weekend the boys played Delphos
Jefferson (Friday) and Waynesfield-Goshen (Saturday). The Boys are still trying their hardest
and persevering.
Delphos Jefferson
Delphos Jefferson
The J.V. boys came out and played hard. At
the end of the first quarter the Mustangs
were up 13-8. At the end of the half we
were up 23-19. At the end of the third
quarter we were up 31-29. Delphos
Jefferson came back to beat the Mustangs
by one point. The final score was 43-42.
Johnny Brinkman led with 17 points. Caleb
Smelcer was second with 11 points.
The Boys came out and tried their best but
could not keep up with Delphos. The final
was 33-77 Delphos. Senior Logan Rex led
the team with 13 points.
Waynesfield-Goshen
The Mustangs came out wanting the win.
The Mustangs were ahead 20-5 after the
first quarter. We were ahead 33-19 at the
half. After the third quarter the boys were
up 39-28. The final ended up being 50-40
Allen East. Caleb Smelcer led the team with
13 points. Johnny Brinkman was second
with 11 points. Travis Guthrie and Kaine
Foster
both
had
9
points.
Waynesfield-Goshen
The Mustangs came out with the will to
win. At the end of the first quarter the boys
were up 18-14. At the end of the half the
Mustangs were up 42-31. At the end of the
third quarter we were up 54-38. The final
was 70-46 Allen East.
“I am incredibly happy for our
players, especially our seniors to
bounce back from a very difficult
and demoralizing loss on Friday to
Delphos Jefferson. To see them
play so hard and so well on senior
night, and in front of our 1989
team was a very gratifying feeling”
-Coach Cook
February 21st, 2014
Taylor Clum
Page 11
Hello Mustangs. This week is a wrap up of the freshman and Junior High boys basketball teams. They worked
hard all season and fought hard in every single game they played. Here is a wrap up of the end of their seasons!
The Freshman boys basketball team played Crestview
on February 6th. They were down 13-11 at halftime. The
team fought hard but couldn’t come up with a win.
They lost 31-20. Leading scorers were Kain Foster with
9, and Caleb Smelcer with 5. Their record stood at 4-3.
They went to Spencerville for the
Quarter finals for the NWC tournament
playing Crestview yet again on February
8th. The Mustangs showed up ready to
play. In the first quarter the team was up
3-2. At halftime they were up 19-7. In the
3rd quarter the team kept fighting hard
and entering the 4th quarter they were
up 19-15. The Mustangs fought hard to
keep the lead throughout the 4th quarter
and beat the Knights 25-20. Leading
scorers were Johnny Brinkman with 13,
and Shane Gibson with 6. Their record
stood at 5-3. On February 10th, the Mustangs traveled
back to Spencerville to play in the finals against
Paulding. At the end of the first quarter, the team was
down 15-7. In the second quarter the team cut down
the deficit to 6 and went into halftime down 21-15. The
Mustangs came out fighting hard in the second half, but
couldn’t cut down the deficit anymore ending the 3rd
quarter down 30-24. They came out
in the 4th quarter hoping to develop
a comeback, but the team ended
the game losing 38-31. Leading
scorers were Johnny Brinkman with
13, Kain Foster with 9, both Shane
Gibson and Caleb Smelcer with 4.
They finished 2nd in the Freshman
Boys NWC tournament. They
finished their season 5-4. They play
LCC on February 20th and we will
cover that game next edition of the
Mustanger. The team hopes to
finish out their season with a win.
This will finish their season.
The 7th grade team played
Bluffton on Feb 12th. They
lost 38-31. The leading
scorer was Zach Pinks with
7. They played Ada on Feb 13th. They lost a tough
fought game 39-36. The leading scorers were
Dalton Clum with 7 and Zach Pinks with 7 also.
They had a great season this year! They hope to
continue to improve into next year as 8th graders.
The 8th grade team played
Bluffton on Feb. 12 th. They lost 4322. The leading scorer was Ryan
Snyder with 7. They played Ada
the 13th and they won 26-25. Leading scorer was
Robert Lutes with 9. It was a great game to wrap
of their year. They had a great season this year
and are looking to improve as freshman.
February 24, 2014
Kenzie Conrad
Page 12
Hey there Mustangs! As you all know, our wrestlers have had a great season and we’re going to cover the end of their
season.
The Varsity Wrestling boys did a great job and had a
great season this year. They wrestled at districts this
past weekend at Troy and they had three wrestlers who
did an awesome job, Schuyler Caprella finished 2-2 at
113 lbs., Lee Dues finished 1-2 at 120 lbs., Brandon
Soules finished 1-2 at 138 lbs. Unfortunately, there was
no state qualifiers this year, and the wrestling season is
now over.
Schuyler Caprella finished his whole season with 32
wins, 12 losses and 14 pins. Lee Dues finished with 26
wins, 14 losses, and 19 pins. Brandon Soules finished
with 27 wins, 16 losses and 16 pins. These three boys
were NWC Champs and District Qualifiers. Austin Tafe
wrestled in the 145 lb. weight group and finished 16
wins, 15 losses, and 5 pins. Logan Emerick wrestled in
the 160 lb. weight group and he finished with 18 wins,
18 losses, and 9 pins. Race King wrestled in the 170 lb.
and finished with 18 wins, 15 losses and 15 pins. Jesse
Erevia wrestled in the 195 lb. weight group and he
finished 7 wins, 23 losses, and 5 pins. The AEHS Team
record for 2013/2014 was 4-4.
February 24, 2014
Kenzie Conrad
Page 13
Hey there Mustangs! Our Junior High Wrestling team had an awesome season this year, and brought more pride to our
school while they fought alongside the high school team to bring home a trophy. This week we’re going to do a wrap-up
of their season and their final matches.
On the Junior High Wrestling team was Josh Cox, Lucas
Freeman, Cody Kretzer, Sam Morrison, Sean Agler, Luke
Brown, Ethan Grant, and Michael House. The coaches
for the Junior High team were Coach Abbey, Coach
Evans, Coach Hutchison, and Coach Clum. The Junior
High team finished with 7 of their 9 wrestlers as NWC
champs. The seven that came out on top as champions
were Lucas Freeman, Cody Kretzer, Sam Morrison, Luke
Brown, Scott Neu, Michael House, and Sean Agler.
These boys wrestled their hearts out to bring home a
big win for Allen East and they succeeded.
February 21st, 2014
Destiney Goble
Page 14
The High school Cheerleaders are still working very hard as well as our Junior High Cheerleaders. They have
been cheering on our boys at every basketball game, hoping to help them achieve a great victory. They are also getting
ready for the upcoming cheerleading tryouts held in March. We had a Chance to snap a few pictures of the High school
and Junior High Cheerleaders this year.
February 21, 2014
Konner Kranz
page 15
February 21st 2014
Audrey Rodriguez
page 16
Today we are interviewing Ben Rodriguez about what he has accomplished since he has graduated. Ben is a
graduate of 2013 and has been roughing it with his buddies and having fun.
Q. What have you been up to since you graduated?
A.I have been working at Speedco in Beaverdam as
a LubeTech and the reason I didn’t go to college
right away is because I wanted to build up my
credit and save up money so I wasn’t in such a
massive debt when I graduate from college, and I
wanted to see what a job that didn’t require a
college diploma was like, so I would have
motivation to stay in college.
Q. Have you
made any
long lasting
friendships
since you
have
graduated?
A. Yes, Lucas
Moaning and I have been very good friends since I
graduated and I’ve become friends with some
people at work.
Q. What are your plans for the next 5 years?
A. I plan on attending ONU or Ohio University for
Mechanical
Engineering in the
fall, and then
graduate after 4
years and then
hopefully I will have a
solid job in my 5th
year.
Q. Why do you want to go to those colleges?
A. I want to go to those schools because they are
the two top rated schools in Ohio for Mechanical
Engineering.
Q. What have you been doing on your free time?
A. In my free time I work on my trucks, ride snow
mobiles, ride four wheelers, go mudding, go to
truck pulls, shoot guns, go to bon fires, and hang
out with my friends.
Q. What are your plans for the summer?
A. I plan on working and having my pull truck
finished, and my mud truck finished, so I can have
more free time to hang out with my friends.
Q. What’s the one thing you miss about High
School?
A. The only thing I miss about high school is the
people.
Q. Is there anyone that you’d like to give a shout
out to that is still attending Allen East?
A. I’d like to give a shout out to Mr. Delifield. I hope
you have a great rest of the year and I wish you
luck for the next years in brass season!
February 21st, 2014
Destiney Goble
Page 17
There are a lot of Teachers at this school and some of them you may have not even had yet or maybe you
already had them and forget who they really are. We had an opportunity to interview a Wonderful Teacher about their
life and how they got where they are today. His name is Mr. Viola and she is going to answer some questions about her
life.
Q: How long have you been a
Q: What made you decide
teacher?
to be a teacher?
A: I have been a teacher for 15 years.
A: I love science and
math so I wanted to be a
Q: What is your favorite thing about
teacher to teach other
teaching?
kids about it.
A: My favorite thing is watching the
creativity the kids have.
Q: What college did you attend?
A: I attended Kent State for my bachelor’s
and Bowling Green for my master’s degree.
Q: Was Allen East the only
school you taught at?
A: No, I taught at Cuyahoga Falls and
SpringField Akron.
Q: Do you have any advice for someone
Q: What do you like to do when you are not
who might want to be a teacher in the
teaching?
future?
A: I love to play on the computer in my free
A: You need to have a lot of patience.
time.
Q: What High school did you attend?
A: I attended Indian Valley North.
Q: Is there anything else you would like to
add?
A: I love my students like my own
neighbor’s kids.
February 21, 2014
Andrew Kill
Page 18
This senior is one of the star students that attend Allen East. He is the top of his class he is the president of the
Brass and he is overall just a great student/president and this could be none other than the great and fearless
Bobby Dotson. We actually got a chance to get a hold of him in his busy schedule and this is what he had to
say.
Q: How has your last and final
year gone so far?
Q: Where do plan on going to
college?
A: It’s going absolutely fantastic!
A: I plan on going to OSU
Q: Is there any
big goals that
you would
like to
accomplish?
A: I would like
to cure cancer.
Q: What would you like to do
after high school?
A: I would like to go to college
and I am probably going to be
taking a staff job here for the
Mustang Brass.
Q: What do you want to go to
college for?
A: I want to go for
engineering.
Q: If you had a dream job
what would it be?
A: I guess I wouldn’t mind being
a conductor or something along
those lines.
Q: Is there anything else that you
would like to add?
A: Go Brass and go Blue!!!!!
February 21st, 2014
Taylor Clum
Page 19
Hello Mustangs. This week we got a chance to interview one of the funniest juniors that go to Allen East. He is
a 4.0 student, and works very hard during football and track season. He is none other than Izak Ackerman.
Q: How has your junior year been
so far?
A: It’s been pretty good.
Q: What sports do
you play?
A: I throw disc and
shot put and I play
football.
Q: What do you
enjoy most about
sports?
A: I really enjoy the
competition.
Q: Do you have any
goals for track?
A: M y goal is to get
past sectionals.
Q: Do you
have any
goals for
football?
A: My goal for
football is
to keep
winning games.
Q: Are you looking forward to your
Senior year of football?
A: Yes I am but it is going to be
emotional at the end of the
year.
Q: Is there
anything
else you
would like
to add?
A: Don’t miss
school; it
will RUIN
YOUR LIFE.
February 21, 2014
Alicianna Schmiedebusch
Page 20
As the year is close to ending maybe there’s still someone you wanted to get to know better or
never really talked to them and wanted to know about that person. Well we had a chance to
interview a sophomore and get some information from them and what they are about. Let’s
go meet Karlie Helms.
Q: How is your school year going so far?
A: It’s going pretty good so far.
Q: Do you play any sports?
A: Yes, I really love playing softball.
Q: what is your favorite spot to play on Softball?
A: I love to play as catcher and sometimes at 3rd base.
Q: What do you like to do on your free time?
A: I really like going to rodeo’s and hanging out with
friends.
Q: What do you want to be when you’re older?
A: I want to go to college and get my RN.
Q: What do you like most about school?
A: It would have to be Mr. Schelb’s class because I
understand things and getting good grades in his class
Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?
A: No, I really don’t think there is anything else.
February 21, 2014
Aubren Davis
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There’s a lot of kid’s at our school and you may not know this one. He is really funny and fun to be around. He
is also new here at Allen East; I think it would be good to get to know him. People say High School is scary
coming into well let’s ask this freshman and see how he is doing for his first year of High school. Let’s take it
to…
Q: How is your freshman year going so
far?
A: It’s going good; I’ve made a lot of
new friends.
Q: Were you scared to come into high
school? Why or why not?
A: Yeah I was a little bit just because
there’s a lot of new faces and older people.
Q: What do you like to do for fun?
A: I like to hang out with my friends and
play sports.
Q: Who is someone you look up to and
why?
A: I look up to Lindsi Woods, because of her
hard work and attitude toward anything; she’s
always positive and knows
how to cheer anyone up.
Q: What is your favorite class and why?
A: English, because Mrs. Kidwell is the teacher and
she’s amazing.
Q: What is your favorite
memory from this year?
Q: What sports are you
involved in?
A: My favorite memory
would have to be the SADD Reality Party. We had a
great outcome and it was a lot of fun.
A: I am involved in basketball.
Q: Do you like High School so far?
Q: What things are you
involved in?
A: Yes, I love High School, its new and a lot of fun.
Q: Is there anything else you would like to add?
A: I am involved in SADD, FCA
and
TFC.
A: Come out and support our Allen East Mustangs
to finish out there year strong!
February 21, 2014
Bren Emerson
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On Monday, February 17, the SADD team had a successful event for the
parents of the community. It was an event they performed last year dubbed the
Reality Party. It is a staged party where the students of SADD as well as a few other
volunteers show parents what really goes on during a teenage party when alcohol and
drugs are involved. The set-up of the party is simple with different scenes playing out
as parents are led through the house by two hostesses. The scenes depict a variety of
events that would or could happen at an average party when parents are not around.
At the end of the tour, parents are taken to an empty room where they can ask a few
of the teenagers questions as well as emergency personal who deal with the aftermath
of parties on occasion.
Most of the parents are curious as to the events that really go on at a party.
They ask things about how they can prevent such events and so on. There was even a
tour set aside for teachers to come and view the reality party directly after school. The
overall crowd of the reality party was a very good crowd. There
were hardly any empty slots by the time the SADD team actually
started performing. Even with the icy, terrible weather many of
the parents came out to view the spectacular acting of the team.
Below you can read about some of the events that happened
during the fake party as well as some of the people who were a part of the staged party.
When the party began parents
were led in, seeing a scene that
depicted how easily children could
lie to their parents. Immediately
after that a “cool mom” took the
teenagers keys to keep them safe.
After all, if they were going to do
it anyways, they might as well do
it under supervision. Facts were
read off by some of the nearby
students about how that was a
dangerous thought process and
could result in multiple fines.
The next couple of scenes
moved quickly, from someone
saying they were not
going and then getting
pressured into playing
beer pong. The scene
then moved into a
large dance party
where the students encouraged a
girl to lift her shirt. It was to be
understood the nearby students
where sending the picture out to all
of their friends. Next there was an
argument between a boyfriend and
girlfriend which resulted in the boy
leaving with his spare keys even
though he was visibly drunk. After
that attention was directed to
another boy carrying off a
girl who was too drunk to
function while the rest of
the party cheered him on.
Parents
were
then
directed
down the hall
to where one
girl
was
suffering
from
alcohol
poisoning
while a group
was smoking
pot in the
same
bathroom.
The
parents
were then returned to the main
section of the house where they
revisited the girl who had been
carried off and watched her
reaction to waking up.
Afterwards the girl
from the bathroom
emerged to drink more
before passing out on
the floor. The students
around called 911
before a fight broke
out between two of the
girls.
Eventually
emergency
medical arrived and the party disbanned.
September , 2013
Destiney Goble
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This girl may seem like a regular girl in the hall, but she is way more than that. She is a junior
this year. She is involved in many things. The sports she plays are softball and volleyball. She
can’t wait to continue her sports throughout her high years and she also wants to continue to
play when she reaches the college levels.
Q: What is your favorite thing about
volleyball?
A: My favorite thing about playing volley
ball is becoming closer with my friends.
Q: What is your
pre game ritual?
A: My team all
gets in a circle and
we sing “The
Pump It Up” song.
Q: How long have you been playing volley
ball?
A: I have been playing since 6th grade.
Q: How is your junior year of volleyball
going?
A: Good, we started off slow but now were
starting to work as a team and get some
big wins.
Q: What is your team’s record for this year?
A: We are 8 and 5.
Q: Do you wish to continue playing
volleyball after you graduate?
A: I would like to, but it depends on how
college is going.
Q: who is your favorite person to play
volleyball with?
A: I like playing with everyone on my team.
We all get along and have a great time
together.
Q: What do you do to get ready for games?
A: I usually just hit volleyball around and
get warmed up but mostly get pumped up.
Q: What position do you play?
A: I play middle hitter.
Q: Is there anything else you would to add?
A: Yes, Come out and support us and help
us get some great wins.
February 21, 2014
Amanda Baker
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The polls question this week, in honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics, is “If you could create a
new Olympic sport, what is one you think you could take gold in?”
Mr. Rose- I would win
gold in being awesome.
Madison Rex- I would get
gold in talking fast and
Audra Dray- I
could
definitely win
gold if loving
John Stamos
was an
Olympic sport.
loud. Mrs. Miller says I’m
really good at that.
Mrs. Miller- I would win
gold in walking across a
slippery parking lot in
heels.
Jillian Plaugher- I would win gold in
doing people’s nails really amazingly.
Mr. Mattevi-I’d
win gold in being
tired, and getting
a second wind to
face the day.
Taylor ClumI would beat
Cody Stout in
dunking Oreos
in milk.
Bren EmersonIf staying up for days was
an Olympic Sport I would
get on the podium.
Rachel Ernest- I’m
really good at TicTac-Toe. I cheat.
Sydney Delgado- Parking
too close to Breanna
Nestor is something I
would win gold in.
Andy Kill- I would
eat Tabasco
cheez-its for the win.
Cody Stout- I would win gold in eating Oreos.
February 21, 2014
Bren Emerson
My favorite song at the moment is Wrecking
Ball by Miley Cyrus. Granted, this song has
been through many controversies because of
the music video, but I really
really like the lyrics of this
song. I feel like the song is
filled with a ton of emotion.
It’s a good song to listen to
whenever you’re having a
good or bad day.
My favorite person in the whole planet is my
mom, but I’m going to write about my
second favorite person. (My first favorite in
the school) It’s Ms. Downey!! It all started
with the jolly ranchers. She bought my love.
Then, the purple hair got me. I want to be
Ms. Downey when I grow up. Have you
seen what she wears? She has better style
than any one of these
kids walking around. I
can name countless
reasons why I love her,
but I just have this tiny
little square. She’s the
best!!!
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There are so many different kinds of food
to choose from. Out of all the food my
favorite is Italian. My mom is full blood
Italian therefore all our meals are Cajun, or
Italian food. I have some Italian in me and
that’s why I love to eat it. I love pasta and
spaghetti the most and pretty much all kinds
of Italian food. I could live off of pasta for
the rest of my life and be ok with
it. Olive garden is one of my
favorite restaurants just
because it’s all Italian food.
You give me some Italian food
I will be the happiest girl on this
earth. There is so many restaurants
and
food to choose from and every day I will
choose Italian and Olive Garden over all of
them any day.
My favorite truck would definitely have to
be my grandpas ’52 Chevy long bed. This is
my favorite because it’s all-around just
awesome. I have also had some very good
memories with my grandparents at
car shows and just riding around.
My grandpa and I also spent a lot
more time together fixing it up and
Konner Kranz
cleaning it for car shows.
February 21, 2014
Abby Wright
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