February - South Gibson School Corporation

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Opinion.................. 2
News............ 3-5, 8-9
Dossier................... 6
Clubs....................... 7
A&E/Rev......... 10-11
Feature........... 12-13
By the Numbers.. 14
Candids................ 15
Calendar............... 16
Art........................... 17
Sports.............. 18-23
Tops...................... 24
February 2016
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Attendants and their escorts pose for homecoming pictures on February
13, when seniors Nicholas Sellers and Cameron Haley were crowned
Homecoming king and queen. SOUTHERNER PHOTOS/JAMIE DEWIG
Homecoming ends as a memorable night for all
ALEX KELL
Staff Writer
Believe it or not,
Winter Homecoming has
already come and gone,
leaving the students of
Gibson Southern with
only memories of sparkly dresses, sharp suits,
spray tans, and stunning
smiles.
The 2016 Winter
Homecoming took place
before the Gibson Southern and Tell City varsity
game on Saturday, February 13.
Going into the night,
candidates had a mixture of emotions. Junior
Emma Williams was surprised by the nomination
saying, “When someone
told me [I had been nominated], I told them they
shouldn’t
congratulate
me because it was definitely a mistake. I even
went up to the office to
make sure!”
Some
candidates
were simply grateful,
such as junior Emily
Glowatcky who wanted
to give a shout out to everyone who voted for her
saying, “Thank you so so
much!”
That night, after
making it to their designated places, the attendants waited with bated breath for the Winter
Homecoming queen and
king to be announced.
When the drum roll ended, Nicholas Sellers and
Cameron Haley were
crowned king and queen.
In regards to being
named king, Sellers said
it was a “wonderful surprise” and an “extremely
humbling moment.” He
was also grateful to know
that the student body respects him as a person,
but the best part of the
night, he said, was seeing
Haley’s face. “She was so
overwhelmed! Getting to
share that moment with
her was a blessing. She
deserved the honor from
her peers. I couldn’t help
but laugh at how much
she was shaking after her
name was called.”
Also that night, the
court attendants carried
a pink rose in their bouquet in memory of Hailee Cunningham, who
passed away two years
ago after battling leukemia. Haley added that the
tribute made the crowning even more special. “I
could not think of a better group of people to be
on the court with. I was
shocked and honored to
be crowned queen.” It
will definitely be a night
to remember.”
Eighth graders glimpse into GSHS
KATIE ROSE
Staff Writer
As the school year
approaches May, the
saying “out with the old
and in with the new” begins to take place. Current eighth graders have
already begun visiting
their new school, and the
seniors are preparing for
their exit.
The annual Eighth
Grade Night took place
on February 25. During
Eighth Grade Night,
the incoming freshmen
were seated in the auditorium as they learned
about what high school
means and how it will
impact their lives. CounselorsKaren Hare and
Amanda Sefton, who
were in charge of the presentation, informed the
students on the different
types of diplomas and
registration.
After the oral presentation in the auditorium, the students and
their guardians were
brought into the cafeteria
where staff members had
tables set out to inform
them about activities and
academics offered at Gibson Southern.
Eighth Grade Night
participant Maggie Rose
said, “I’m so excited to
finally be getting ready
to go to high school. This
eighth grade night helped
a lot. I didn’t realize how
much Gibson Southern
really offered until that
tonight.”
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Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds
of chocolate every second
Put your
opinions in
perspective
RACHEL WEISS
Co-Editor
Is underage gambling even worth the risk?
HOLLY BITTNER
Guest Writer
How many high
school students can say
they have participated in
some form of gambling?
Probably very few since
“gambling” is a word
that most associate with
places like Las Vegas
with roulette wheels,
cards, and dice. However, how many teens have
played some form of video game to be rewarded
with a “prize”? If so, you
have actually gambled.
The question may
seem silly, but in reality
it is just a link to a more
formal style of gambling.
You see, gamblers look for
instant gratification and
even those video games
may be a link to problem
gambling later in life.
Gambling is easy
today. We live in an electronic society with everything at our fingertips
and so many gratifications come at a very early age. As very young
children, we play video games to earn points
which can be turned into
virtual prizes. As we
grow older, we mature to
a different level of instant
gratification,
because
ultimately, these games
can be played anywhere.
Gambling can be done on
a smart phone, through a
television hookup, a tablet, or computer. To actually place a wager, all one
needs is a debit card, not
even a true credit card.
So what is the harm
in a bit of wagering when
you’re young? What is
Editorial Board
Meet the Staff 2015-2016
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the likelihood of getting
caught? The chances of
getting caught are slim if
you are using electronic
means. You would really have to win some large
amounts and try to claim
it for that to happen. You
would be more likely to
get caught if you went
into a casino. So what
would happen to you?
For one, if you are caught
you can be charged with
a misdemeanor. Laughable, right? Not so when
you begin applying to
various colleges and
universities or when
you apply for a job. All
these things must be
disclosed and if they are
not it is grounds for dismissal, job or university. That small little misdemeanor
goes
on
your permanent
record and
will follow you
around
the
rest
of your life.
There is no blank space
which allows for a
tearful
explanation.
Another thing that
Staff Writers
Jessica Perkins
Travis Hart
Rachel Jones
Eli Kifer
Lauren Taylor
Hannah Scamman
Alex Kell
Paige Johnson
Katie Rose
can happen if you are
caught inside a casino is
that the establishment
can be hit with a large
fine. Although many
young people may find
that humorous, the business will not and one way
or another, you will pay.
However, the worst
that could happen is that
underage gambling could
lead to a life of pathological gambling. Although
this is rare, it does happen. When it does, a person can lose everything
(house, job, spouse), not
just a monetary wager.
So if you are someone who dabbles in underage gambling, try to
stop now. Even though
you may think sometimes you have hit the
jackpot, guess what.
You won’t even be able
to claim your prize.
In all, you have
just crapped out.
Photographers
Rachel Rigsby
Olivia Schneider
Zach Kern
Jamie Dewig
Brandon Beach
Maisie Lay
Logan Clark
Society is always changing, and it seems the era of
having self-confidence is upon
us. Students no longer have
to hide who they are, and can
be proud and outspoken about
their opinions.
All of these things are
great, but, like usual, people
tend to go a bit overboard.
People become so confident
and proud of themselves that
they often come off as either
ignorant or arrogant.
With the upcoming
presidential elections, opinions
about the best candidate are
flying left and right. Sharing
opinions is wonderful but
not when they are shoved
down someone else’s throats.
Students become so sure that
their opinion is right that they
fail to consider anyone else’s.
Remember, an opinion can’t
be right or wrong, it can only
be an opinion. You are entitled
to your own opinion, but how
you think may be different
than everyone else. After all,
beauty is in the eye of the
beholder.
While confidence is
key to any person’s success,
it’s all about moderation.
Although everyone needs a
certain amount of confidence,
too much pride can hurt your
reputation. Nobody likes to
hang around someone who
can’t stop talking about their
accomplishments.
Everyone has their
own opinions and the right to
express those. However, one
should express them in an
educated, respectful way that
is neither arrogant nor pretentious.
Sports Writers
Kyndall Fox
Olivia Mayer
Cecilia Hall
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The dragonfly has not changed over 300 million years
FFA week continues milkshake tradition
HANNAH SCAMMAN
Staff Writer
From February 20
-27, Future Farmers of
America chapters from
all around the country celebrated National
FFA Week. The chapters have celebrated this
week since 1947, coinciding with the birthday of
George Washington who
was not just a president,
but also a dedicated agriculturist and farmer.
“It’s a week for FFA
members to be an advocate for agriculture and
FFA and show people the
impact it has everyday.
Some activities we have
are drive your tractor to
school day, a petting zoo,
and milkshake day. My favorite is milkshake day!”
said sophomore and FFA
member Adrianna Mann.
Monday was FFA
shirt day. All members of
FFA were encouraged to
wear their t-shirts whether they were from this
year or previous years.
Tuesday was camouflage
day, and all students were
encouraged to wear camo.
On Wednesday, members
were asked to wear their
official dress uniform.
Those who did wear
their uniform were invit- to develop students’ po- career success through
ed to a dinner and FFA tential for growth and agricultural education.
meeting at Log Inn after
school. On Thursday, the
group provided a pork
chop lunch for the staff
of GSHS. Friday was the
beloved tractor day, and
students were allowed
to drive their tractors to
school. Friday was also
milkshake day. Students
came to the FFA room
during 6th period and received fresh milkshakes.
Gibson
Southern
has had an FFA charter since the school was
founded in 1974. According to the GSHS FFA
website, the FFA strives FFA club members show off their new shirts. SOUTHERNER PHOTO/DEV-
pieces are chosen to be entered into a competition
that will later be judged
by an art show committee.
All pieces of art that
will be judged are classified into ten classifications: painting, drawing,printmaking, graphic
arts, mixed media, ceramics, jewelry, textiles,
sculpture or 3-Dimensional, and photography.
For each of these categories, three cash prizes
will be given out and special Merit Awards pre-
sented. The grand prize
winner, or Best in Show,
will receive a $300 prize.
Any student in an
art class can participate
in the art open house, including first year classes,
but not every piece in the
art show will be entered
into the competition. “To
an art student,” said art
teacher Laura Russell,
“any piece of art that
gets in the competition
feels like an athlete winning a Sectional game.”
Gibson
Southern
ON GLASER
Annual show is like Sectional for young artists
JESSICA PERKINS
Staff Writer
For the past 53 years,
Gibson Southern art
classes have participated
in the Evansville Museum’s art show. Many of
these art shows do not
have a specific theme,
but they do create a certain aesthetic. This year’s
exhibition date will be
in the month of March
2016. Every piece of art is
student-made, and a few
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this competition; twenty other high schools
are invloved, including Signature School,
and Castle High School.
During the exhibits, a student can submit
two art pieces, which can
be eligible for a Purchase
Award. This award allows anyone who visits
the art show to spend
up to $150 to purchase
a student’s artwork.
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even more teachers and
students visiting our art
shows. I may have to ask
Mr. Ritter to make milkshakes to get more people to go to the art room,”
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also said Gibson Southern’s annual art show is
not just a place to look
at drawings and sculptures, but also an open
house to see a student’s
progress and potential.
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Shrek cast prepares for spring showtime
Art tapes Duloc wigs
Thirty rolls of duct
tape, 14 class members,
four days, and 22 wigs
for Shrek . Just another
day for Laura Russel’s 3D
art class, which used an
assembly line process to
make all 22 yellow wigs
for the Duloc number in
Shrek.
Russel said, “Each
Duloc dancer was fitted
Staff Writer
for their own wig, so that
it would perfectly fit their
Shrek came alive
head.” The 3D art class,
for grade schoolers on
was learning to make
February 19 at a teaser
Shrek
cast
dances
during
the
“I’m
a
believer”
encore
of
the
teaser
on
Friday
Febuary
19.
Duloc
dancers
donned
their
things out of duct tape
assembly for grades 3-5
wigs
for
the
preview.
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at the time, so the project
in the GSHS auditorium
Shrekfast at R’z Cafe worked out.
on. The teaser included the parts that it show- to watch the play come
A “Shrekfast,” or
Senior Mikayla Keen
main characters and ma- cased were designed to March.
As for the cast and a Shrek breakfast, was constructed the bird that
jor scenes and musical entice the kids and make
numbers of the play. The them want to come back crew members, the teaser held at R’z on February Fiona sings with, out of
was their first time per- 20. Characters like Shrek, tape, feathers, and paper
purpose of the teaser and
forming any of the play Fiona, Donkey, and Lord grocery bags.
in front of an audience, Farquaad were there in
As of February, it has
so it was a learning expe- full costume to meet and taken about a month for
greet customers. Accord- three of Russel’s students
rience for them, too.
“We were fortunate ing to director Adam- to completely finish and
enough to do Shrek, Bledsoe, this experience touch up all 22 wigs.
which is perfect for kids was for the kids to be
and families to see to- able to meet their favorite
gether,” Fiona actress characters in real life.
“We got to wear
Makenzie Hart, said
our costumes and imabout the play.
At the varsity boys prov conversations with
basketball game on Feb- community members in
ruary 20, a big number character,” Shrek actor
from Shrek was per- Drew Steinmetz said.
formed at halftime. This The breakfast promoted
number served as a sort the play and was a monA wig made by the art class.
of preview for the perfor- ey-maker for the show.
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Anatomy students get to the heart of the matter
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ALEX KELL
Staff Writer
Seniors Parker Rose and Logan Dilbeck study the anatomy of a sheep heart.
SOUTHERNER PHOTO/ZACH KERN
This past month, the
anatomy class has been
studying the functions
and parts of the heart
along with the different
blood types. To help the
students better understand the material, they
recently participated in
both a heart dissection
and a blood-typing lab.
After learning about
the multiple types of
blood and blood transfusions, the students were
taught how to determine
to raise money to add to
the marathon total. One
of the fundraisers was a
dinner at R’z Cafe in Fort
Branch. For $10, people
were able to buy a ticket from a Student Council member. The dinner
was held on February
28 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m., and dinner included fried chicken, mashed
potatoes, green beans,
cole slaw, and a roll.
The Dance Marathon will be happening
on April 3 from 2p.m.
to 7p.m. This year’s
theme is “neon,” and
everyone who plans to
attend is encouraged
to wear neon clothing.
However, other activities are offered if dancing isn’t for you. There
will be an inflatable obstacle course, a lip synching contest, and plenty
of games to be played.
Student
Council
reporter Kylie Hasenour stated, “We all are
working hard to make
this event a success and
an event to remember.”
Student
Council
raised a little over $2,000
at last year’s marathon
are hopeful that they can
raise more this year.
Student Council lights the way
ELI KIFER
Staff Writer
This month, Gibson Southern’s Student
Council has been working
hard on raising
awareness and funds
for the Riley’s Dance
Marathon on April 3.
In order to raise
awareness,
members
posted flourescent flyers and posters throughout the hallways, in
the bathrooms, the office, and the cafeteria.
Student Council also
held fundraisers in order
a person’s blood group
through a compatibility test called blood typing. They were given
the chance to put their
knowledge to the test
during a forensic-type
lab where the objective
was to solve a break-in
crime. Students were
provided four blood samples: one from the scene
of the crime, the victim,
and the two suspects.
The students were
to identify which blood
sample was the same
type as the one found
at the crime scene. Noticing which antigens
and antibodies caused
agglutination
(clumping) helped the students solve the crime.
Regarding the lab,
junior Olivia Baker said,
“[It]
made
learning
about blood types fun
by adding a CSI twist
to the whole idea of antigens and antibodies.”
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located its vital parts including the aorta, pulmonary trunk, and left and
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Senior
Born: February 2, 2000
Hometown: Fort Branch, IN
Born: June 8, 1997
Hometown: Haubstadt, IN
Favorite quote: “It ain’t
about how hard you can
hit. It’s about how hard
you can get hit and keep
moving for ward.” -Rocky
Balboa
What would you do with A million dollars?: Pay off all my
parents and grandparents’
debt, pay for college, save
a little, then donate the
rest to Riley’s hospital.
Favorite movie: Hoosiers
Role Model: My mom, if
there is anyone I strive to
be more, like it’s her.
Hobbies: Shooting hoops
and eating Taco Bell
Most embarrassing moment:
One time Makenzie Hart and
I were racing younger kids
in gym and I face planted on
the gym floor. Some people
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Best childhood memory:
Building sand castles
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There are no two zebras which have stripes exactly the same
Videos shine light on Gibson Southern
JESSICA PERKINS
Staff Writer
Good Morning Titans is not just a simple
page on Schoology, but
a way to announce Gibson Southern’s academic and athletic achievements publicly shared
through YouTube videos.
Run by computer
teacher John Spradley
and some students in
Advanced Applications
classes, Good Morning Titans is a schoology page created to
recognize students for
any achievement, not
just academic or athletic; examples are senior
Jacquelin Goedde winning Sweetheart Queen
in December or junior
Olivia Schneider breaking the school swimming record in January.
Recently,
Gibson
Southern’s Good Morning Titans segment has
been broadcast weekly
on the recently created
channel 44News by news
anchor and reporter Shelby Coates. “Once I started at 44News, I reached
out to several school
systems
in
Indiana,
Kentucky and Illinois,”
Coates shared. “Several
school leaders emailed
me on a weekly basis to
share their stories, and I
am grateful for receiving
the Good Morning Titans
video segments.” Coates
explained that another
reason for this segment
is to show the positive
side of this town and TriState, when usually the
only news-worthy stories involve tragedy. The
point of Good Morning
Titans is to spotlight Gibson Southern students
and their achievements.
These segments are aired
on television Wednesday
morning around 7:10 a.m.
to shine a light on the TriState and how a strong
Kate Sorg and Emma Williams get ready to start filming for Good Morning Titans, which will be broadcast on Youtube
school system can posi- and 44News. SOUTHERNER PHOTO/CALEB KIFER
tively affect a community.
Advanced food class prepares breakfast
KATIE ROSE
Staff Writer
Breakfast is the
most important meal of
the day and in this case
a delicious food lab. The
Advanced Food Class
prepared breakfast in
Barbara Brown’s class
on February 4 that consisted of regular breakfast items. You could
almost smell the good
grades wafting down the
hall. There were three
groups of four people,
and each group discussed what they should
have on their menu.
The first
group
whipped up pancakes,
strawberries, and eggs.
The second group prepared a Mountain Man
Breakfast.
A
typical
Mountain Man Breakfast consists of cheese,
sausage, eggs, and hashbrowns, though there
are several variations.
The third group fixed
french toast, eggs, and
orange juice. Brown said,
“I do not like to choose
one group’s food over
another’s; they were all
good. I would say the
most original was the
recipe several boys called
‘Mountain Man Breakfast’. They made the meal
from hash browns, eggs,
and sausage.” The chefs
behind the meal were
freshmen Ashby Henning and Cody Hupp.
When asked about
the results, freshman
Blake Martin explained,
“Our food turned out a
lot better than I thought
it would. My favorite
part of this class is getting to eat the food!”
Each group fed four
people their breakfast
dish, and all the breakfast food was made in
one class period. In this
class, food is prepared
repeatedly, usually once
a week. During their
food lab next week the
class will be making
Asian broccoli stir fry.
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Spanish classes become tamale pros
ELI KIFER
Staff Writer
JJ Epperson, Spanish I and II teacher,
worked very hard this
month to provide a real
life cultural experience
for all of her students.
At the beginning of
the semester, students
learned about a holiday from Mexico called
“Three Kings Day.” One
may call it a post celebration for Christmas.
The lucky person
who receives baby Jesus
in their piece of cake on
Three Kings Day is responsible for making
the food for a later holiday called Candlemas.
Food for Candlemas typically includes tamales.
When asked about
the preparations for this
in-school field trip, Epperson stated, “In order
to obtain permission
for the in-school field
trip, I wrote three complete lesson plans and
showed how they would
link together as well
as how they aligned to
nine different world language state standards.
I put it all together with
a proposal and sent
it to administration.”
For the trip, stu-
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dents went to the FACS
room and made traditional tamales. Epperson
invited a native speaker,
Brenda Altamirano of
Owensville, to instruct
the students in how
to make the dish. She
taught the students how
to make the tamales using her family’s recipe.
Altamirano was also
very beneficial to all of the
students by the way she
spoke. She spoke solely in Spanish, and part Brenda Altamirano teaches Spanish I and II classes how to make traditional tamales. SOUTHERNER PHOTO/JAMIE
of the students’ grades DEWIG
was speaking with her in
Spanish and having her
sign her initials as proof.
even more excited to see I guess it’s not too often
Tamales are a very
HANNAH
SCAMMAN
what happens at the end where a student gets to
traditional and respectof this American classic.
see a teacher performing
ed dish in Mexico. When
Staff Writer
Technical
theater within the field that they
instructing the students,
teacher
Matt
Hart
was teach. Hopefully this will
On
February
18
and
Altamirano emphasized
that the students should, 19, students enrolled in cast as Atticus Finch. have positive carryover
“respect the food [that English 10 or Matt Hart’s Hart said he was eager into the classroom.”
While there were
Mexicans prepare].” She, theatre students traveled for his acting students
being a native of Mex- to the Evansville Civ- and the rest of the sopho- a few other schools attending, including Henico, said she has seen ic Theatre to watch the mores to see the play.
“The English depart- derson County, Gibson
just how many people, production of “To Kill A
ment and Mr. Reid have Southern’s crowd defiincluding children and Mockingbird.”
Half of the students been great about sup- nitely made themselves
teens, go with very little amounts of food. attended the production porting it and giving their known by cheering loudTamales are extreme- on February 18, and the students the opportuni- ly for Hart and sopholy time consuming, and second half of the group ty to see it live. They’ve more Daniel Novinger,
they take a lot of patience attended on February 19. also been nice enough who was cast as Walter
to prepare. Students were The purpose of the field to let my acting students Cunninham.
After the play was
expected to have the ut- trip was to allow those tag along,” Hart stated.
“I’m
looking
forward
to
over,
the actors took to
who
had
already
read
the
most respect for this dish
and the amount of labor novel to get a closer look especially my acting stu- the stage to answer any
it takes to make them. into the story, and make dents seeing me practice questions from the audithose who haven’t read it what I preach, in a way. ence.
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“B e a s ts o f No Natio n ” i s a N et fl i x or i gi nal fi l m
ba s ed on a n ove l c e n te ring on t he l i fe of a chi l d sol di e r i n a c iv il wa r o f a n unspeci fi ed Afr i can coun t r y. T he ch ild , Ag u , wa s fi r st por t r ayed as a norm a l , i n n o c e n t b oy w h o s e i l l w i l l onl y occur s w hen
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C om m a n d a n t, a le a d e r o f a smal l g r oup of chi l d sol di e r s , r a id s A g u ’s c o mm uni t y and r ecr ui t s Agu as
on e o f h is own , it is ma de cl ear t hat t he t r ansi t i on
be t we e n g o o d a n d ev il i s a r el at i vel y smal l one.
H ar de n e d b y th e life of per pet r at i ng and w i t ne s s i n g wa r c rime s , th e fi l m accur at el y di spl ays
t h e h o r r o r o f Ag u ’s s to r y w hi l e al so const ant l y r e m i n d i n g u s th at th e s o l di er s ar e chi l dr en. Wanti ng d e s pe r ate l y a g a in t o see t hei r fami l i es and
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C om m a n d a n t’s o r d e r s t o mur der i nnocent vi c t i m s . A l t h o u g h th e film is of a depr essi ng nat ur e,
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SPOTLIGHT
The Commandant is backed by his child soldiers
above and stands behind Agu in the image below.
In t h e im ag e ab ove , t h e Comm an dan t
sh ow s A g u h ow t o k ill.
Gravitational Waves Detected
100 Years After Einstein’s Theory
MADISON MEADOWS
A&E Editor
Announced
on
February 11, the landmark discovery of gravitational waves came to light
by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave
Observatory (LIGO), a
large scale physics experiment originally created
to recognize Einstein’s
calculation of space-time
ripples that were a part
of his theory of General Relativity. Like a boat
causing ripples in a pond,
gravitational waves are
caused by an object’s acceleration. The strength
of the wave is determinant
on the mass of the object.
In this way, the mass of
an object can distort both
space and time. The hope
was mainly for the LIGO
or LISA mission was to
detect gravitational waves
through pulsars or black
holes collapsing into each
other. The waves discovered were the result of binary-pairs of black holes,
which is excellent news for
astrophysicists as it is direct proof that sometimes
black holes will circle each
other and collide to form
a singular black hole.
Beyond
proving Einstein’s theory of
gravitational waves in
the fabric of space-time
to be true, LIGO’s findings help current scientists to understand the
cosmic events encompassing the fundamental laws of the universe,
which is another small
step closer to developing
the theory of everything.
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A rose imprint said to be thirty-five million years old was fossilized in
a slate was discovered in Colorado
PAIGE JOHNSON
Staff Writer
What do you think of
when you hear Valentine’s
Day? Maybe you envision
a feast of chocolates or a
giant bouquet of
red roses. These
are examples of
modern traditions and
expectations of what the
feast of love should be, but
how did this day of love and
romance even come about?
Valentine’s Day dates
back to thousands of years
ago. It first began as a pagan
holiday known as the festival
of Lupercalia, which was celebrated annually on February
15. Lupercalia was a grand
festival of fertility dedicated
to honoring the Roman
god of agriculture, Faunus,
along with the infant founders of Rome,
Remus and Romulus.
It is believed that
members of the Luperci, which was a council
of priests, would come
together at the mouth of
the sacred cave of Remus
and Romulus and sacrifice
both a dog, for purity, and a
goat, for fertility. The priests
would then strip the goat’s
hide, dip it into the blood,
then carry it to the streets
and gently slap both women
and crop fields in the hope of
making them
more
fertile in the next year.
The festival of the Lupercalia lasted through the
Christian crusades up until
about the 5th century when
February 14 was declared
St. Valentine’s Day, after the
Christian patron,
Roses and T heir Meanings
1. Lavender - enchantment, majesty, love at first sight
We asked several students what they
would like for Valentine’s Day this year. Here is
what some of them had to say.
2. White - purity, innocence, sympathy, spirituality
3. Orange - desire, enthusiasm, passion
“A puppy.”
- Sophomore Zane Beard
“A meal at Gracie’s, then a full body massage somewhere, then go see Dirty Grandpa.”
- Senior Griffin Scheller
“Tickets to a Justin Bieber concert”
- Sophomore Abby Goings
4. Pink- love, gratitude, appreciation
5. Thorn-less - “love at first sight”
6. Red and White - unity
7. Yellow - friendship, joy
“A surprise dinner, because everyone loves food.”
- Sophomore Jade Felty
8. Pale Peach - modesty
9. Red - love, romance
“I’d like to receive lots of chocolate!”
- Sophomore Drew Harpenau
A Hollywood fixer (Josh
Brolin) springs into action
when a movie star (George
Clooney) gets kidnapped
and an actress becomes
pregnant.
St. Valentine. It was not until
later years that St. Valentine’s
Day became associated with
love and romance. As of today, Valentine’s Day is celebrated around the world with
festivals, chocolate, flower,
hugs, and kisses.
Models Derek Zoolander
(Ben Stiller) and Hansel
(Owen Wilson) must stop
a conspiracy to kill the
world's most beautiful
people.
10. Coral - desire
Gifted with accelerated
healing powers and a twisted sense of humor, mercenary Wade Wilson (Ryan
Reynolds) adopts the alter
ego Deadpool and hunts
down the man who nearly
destroyed his life.
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Acuity • AP Tests (pick a discipline) • Accuplacer • ISTAR •
ECA • International Baccalaureate • IREAD (K-3)• ISTEP+
(Grades 3-8) • ISTEP+ (Grade 10) • Kindergarten Readiness
• PSAT/NMSQT • SAT • WAPT • Work Keys • CoGat Do you
recognize most of these? You should; they are the names
or acronyms for many of Indiana’s standardized tests. The
numbers are staggering and just saying the word used to
get students worked up. Anymore students are just about
numb when it comes time for testing; they may still get a bit
worked up, but have tested so often that it is just one more
acronym. Consider that since early December, Gibson
Southern has scheduled ten different testing dates for the
following: End of Course Assessments (ECA) for English
10 for students completing the courses at the semester
or re-testers; ECA for Algebra I for re-testers and those
completing the courses at semester; spring Accuplacer;
ISTEP part I; ISTEP part 2; AP Chemistry; AP Physics; AP
Calculus; ECA for English 10 for all students completing the courses; and ECA for Algebra I for all students
completing the course. Now throw in the PSAT, SAT, and
the ACT . The testing has become an alphabet soup of
high stakes for students, a gold mine for testing companies, and a poster child for nearly every politician.
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The SAT is not required by state law, but
many colleges will ask for SAT test scores in
order to admit students. According to College
Board, the company that administers the test,
the SAT “measures what you learn in high school and what
you need to succeed in college.” The content of the test was
revisited in recent years and edited so that now, good habits in
school, rather than memorizing words the night before, should
lead students to scoring well.
Making the Most out of Your Score
• Research the format of the test and the types of questions
you will be asked.
• Practice answering questions with a time limit. Try to use a
sample test or questions formatted like those on the test.
• If you don’t know the answer to a question, skip it and come back to it.
• Circle your answer choice in the test booklet and transfer them all at once
each time you finish a page. This helps save time when bubbling in.
• Don’t opt out of the essay portion - it’s better for a college to have it and not
need it than need it and not have it.
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Tell us how you really feel....
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general overview of a student’s ability to take and comprehend test material;
however, I do not agree with how it is administered. Every student learns and
works at their own manageable pace, and so I don’t think it is necessary, or
even fair, to restrict everyone down to a minuscule time limit.
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to students from large schools. Because of the different curriculums around the state, the tests are the one
common among the schools. A student’s test score is
also used to determine their English class placement,
meaning a student who scores low on the English
portion of either test may be required to take a remedial English course to help build their skills to ultimately
pass English 101 and 201.
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look for any relief
every child can fit into. We don’t want a test that is unfair to so
soon on the testing front. In fact,
many of our children.” Depending on the grade of the student, even
the country may see even more tests as other
if they are only in special needs classes or have major disabili ties,
subject areas are brought into the “must pass to graduate”
they must take a modified standardized test of their grade. The
equation. Indeed, politicians and testing companies have found it
tests create anxiety and frustration among the children and teachto be a very lucrative endeavor and one which “measures the reers. They are inappropriate for these kids, when a federal law for chilturn on the nation’s investment dollar (ie. students, teachers, and public schools).” dren with disabili ties, guarantees a “free and appropriate education.”
There is too much money being made by standardized testing to stop now, so the
Kids grow up being taught that these tests are going to affect
alphabet soup of acronyms just gets larger and larger. More tests, more money. the rest of their li ves, which leads them to cheating. Testing of this
One thing is for certain though, all the testing companies have proven they can kind doesn’t value creativity. There is one right answer and thousands
pass the math portion of their exams. They can certainly add all those zeroes with- of wrong ones. No one is the same, and those that think a li ttle
out a calculator—all the way to the bank.
out of the box don’t do well on tests li ke these. Classes are taught
to the test and that
is not the way it should be.
“
ACT
The ACT is another test that is not required by the
state, but might be asked for by your college of choice.
While the SAT tests only reading, writing, and math,
the ACT also contains a section on science. Many students
choose it over the SAT for this reason. According to actstudent.
org, “Students frequently tell us that they feel more comfortable
taking the ACT since it is directly related to what they learn in most
of their high school courses.” Many of the sections of the ACT have
a shorter time limit than those of the SAT, so quick thinking may
play a factor in student success.
”
“
”
Show me the Money
Money, Money Money!
Is it all about the money? The argument on the value of testing has once again come to the forefront in Indiana. Many argue that this money should be spent on early childhood education, health care, after-school programs, and
support services rather than millions of dollars going into the creation of different tests. Below are just a few of the dollar figures
spent and earned by test making companies and the state of Indiana.
Indiana: currently spends approximately $46.2
million per year on testing
(price per student with writing)
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Divide that figure by the Hoosier State’s 562,000 students in Grades
3-9, and Indiana spends $54 per student on statewide tests — a
number higher than all but six other states and Washington, D.C.
Pearson: is the world’s largest education company and book publisher, bringing in more than $9
billion annually, thanks to books and the publishing of standardized testing.
CTB/McGraw-Hill: is probably Pearson’s
main competitor, with several states across the
country using its standardized tests. CTB/McGraw,
generates revenues of more than $2 billion
information for this feature was taken from http://indianapublicmedia.org/ and the Indiana doe website
”
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Klem and Dilbeck takedown the state tournament
the 126-pound category
took seventh. The event
marked the first time in
Sports Editor
Gibson Southern history
Out of the sixteen that two wrestlers placed
wrestlers that progressed at the state tournament.
to the IHSAA State WresKlem finished his
tling Tournament, Gib- high school career with a
son Southern seniors 43-5 record. His only loss
Cory Klem and Logan at State was to the eventual
Dilbeck both placed in champion, Shawn Streck.
their weight categories.
Klem stated, “I went
Klem, who com- into the tournament prepeted in the heavy- pared and with a positive
weight section, took mindset. Ending the seafifth, and Dilbeck, in son at State was definitely
LEXIE SOLLMAN
Senior Cory Klem plows full throttle into his opponent at the state tournament. SOUTHERNER PHOTO/ CALEB KIFER
the highlight of my high
school wrestling career.
It’s a good note to end on.”
At the state tournament, Dilbeck beat
Dawson Combest, a top
seeded wrestler from Columbus East, who had
twice bested him in previous matches. Dilbeck
got to an early 2-0 advantage after pinning the Columbus East sophomore.
“It
was
awesome. I just shot in
low and had him over
my head, then pinned
him under and he was
stuck,” Dilbeck stated.
Dilbeck also sealed a
win against Marcus Meija
on a double-leg takedown
in the third round. Despite the victorious start,
Dilbeck fell to Merrillville junior Michael DeLaPena and Warren Central senior Joel McGhee.
Dilbeck proclaimed,
“Going into the tournament, I knew it was going to be tough. I would
have liked to have been
in semifinals, but it
was a great experience
and I had a lot of fun!”
The Semi-State tour-
Senior Logan Dilbeck fights to get take down points against Columbus East
sophomore Dawson Combest at the State Tournament in Indianapolis.
SOUTHERNER PHOTO/ CALEB KIFER
nament was held at the
Ford Center in Evansville
on February 13. Clem
won the consolation
round against Evansville
Mater Dei senior Austin
Fleck (25-16), after he had
Klem defeated Monrovia
sophomore Riley McCubbins (29-12) and Washington senior Luke Thornton
(32-8). By winning the second round, he qualified
for the state tournament.
Klem, who had
never advanced out of
Semi-State until this
year, exclaimed, “It’s
always been a goal of
mine to go to state. It
was a great experience!”
For his Semi-State,
Dilbeck was on a roll
until the third round
against Plainfield senior Isaac Gomez (31-3),
when he was pinned
with seconds remaining in the first period.
During his final
match against Columbia
East
sophomore
Dawson Combest (39-4),
Dilbeck almost placed
third, but due to a late
turnover on a Russian
tie, received fourth. The
finish ensured Dilbeck’s
first round against a top
seeded wrestler at state.
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Lady Titan basketball falls in the Sectional
KYNDALL FOX
Sports Writer
The Lady Titan basketball team unexpectedly wrapped up their
season at the second
round of their 3A Sectional. Throughout the
first half of the Sectional
game against Boonville,
the Gibson Southern Titans had been in the lead,
but only by a few points.
However, Boonville continued to fight back, and
took the lead in the second half.
However,
history
would not repeat itself
with the Titans barely
pulling off the win. Earlier in the month, just days
before the Sectional, the
ladies of Gibson Southern hosted the Pioneers
for one of the last regular
season games. As far as
the regular season game
went, the Titans came
out on top, winning by
just six points. The Lady
Titans then had “another
winning season with 20
wins and six losses,” said
head coach Mark Monroe. On the other hand,
the Lady Pioneers ended
the regular season with
a 9-16 record and a thirst
for revenge.
The Titans fought
back in the Sectional
game and the teams were
neck and neck with only
a few seconds left. However, the Pioneers muscled in on the last shot,
rebounding the ball three
times under the basket
before finally tipping it in
to win 49-47.
Seniors Lora Barton,
Holly Bittner, Lexi Lay,
Maddie Raley, and Emily
Roos finished their basketball careers as Lady
Titans that night. Coach
Monroe stated, “We had
five seniors this past year,
all outstanding young ladies. It has been a pleasure coaching them for
the past four years.” Regarding the next year to
come, the 2016-2017 season, coach Monroe also
had a few words; “We
have a very strong group
coming back this next
year; I believe we will
continue the success of
the past years.”
Earlier in Sectional play, the Lady Titans
played their first against
the Evansville Bosse Bulldogs (1-18) The Bulldogs
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over the Evansville Reitz
Lady Panthers. During
the regular season the
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game against Bosse, Gibson Southern won again,
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scored a combined total
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Titan basketball team nears round one of Sectional
RACHEL JONES
Staff Writer
On Tuesday, February 9, the varsity boys’
basketball team came
up a little short against
the Pioneers of Boonville
High School. Struggling
to take the lead most
of the game, the Titans
traveled back to Gibson
Southern with the defeat
of 68-62.
However, the junior
varsity team was successful, winning their
game 61-39, making the
win against Boonville
their fifth win in a row.
Lead scorer, sophomore
Alec Martin, dropped 14
points along with sophomore Mason Bittner contributing 12.
Varsity starter, sophomore Wesley Obermeier, shared his thoughts
on Tuesday’s tough varsity game. “We took a
hard loss against Boonville. However, we put
up a fight until the last
few seconds of the fourth
quarter. But that is all in
the past now. We have
many road and conference games ahead of us
in the next three weeks
that are must wins. If we
come together as a team,
we can finish this season
with at least 18 wins.”
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both the junior varsity
and varsity Titans gained
a win against Tell City
Saturday, February 13.
The junior varsity team
dominated with a 30point
win of 71-41; Junior Jacob
Murphy racked up 12
points and Martin scored
11 against the Marksmen.
Throughout the varsity game, the Titans kept
a solid lead each quarter,
eventually winning big
by a score of 68-53. Obermeier was the top scorer
for the varsity game with
a total of 16 points, 12
in the first half and four
points in the second half.
Senior Nick Sellers also
put up 14 with 12 in the
first half and two points
in the second.
The Titans traveled
Sophomore Wesley Obermeier and Senior Mason Mockobee scramble for
to Coach Runyan’s for- the basketball during the Tell City game. SOUTHERNER PHOTO/ JAMIE
mer school, top ranked DEWIG
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February 16. For the ju- Sectional games are right rule out their possibility
nior varsity, it was a around the corner and to win.
“We are happy with
tough game but the Ti- the team can’t wait to
see
what
these
last
few
the
draw.
This is a chance
tans managed to pull
to play a team that beat
away in the fourth quar- weeks have in store.
The
Titans
will
be
us earlier in the season,”
ter to gain their seventh
win in a row. However, taking on the Patriots said Runyan. “We need
the varsity wasn’t so suc- of Heritage Hills for to get through Friday
cessful and came up a round one of Sectional on night’s game and then
little short with a tough March 1, Tuesday. In the we will begin prepararegular season the Titans tions for Heritage Hills.
loss 63-52.
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Lady Titan swimmer sets new school records
OLIVIA MAYER
Sports Writer
The
Lady
Titan
swim team made a
splash at Sectional, setting new school records.
Girls’ Sectional was
held February 6 at Castle.
Junior Olivia Schneider
set two new school re-
Sports Writer
Boys’ Sectional was
held at Castle on February
20. Senior Zach Davis set
two new school records.
He broke the record for
the 100 yard breaststroke
with a time of 1:09.47, and
the 50 yard freestyle with
0:24.57, which he placed
ninth and thirteenth respectively. Davis, senior
Nick Scheller, junior
Kody Merrell, and freshman Josh Kramer placed
ninth in the 200 yard freestyle relay with 1:48.22,
yard free in 1:08.90 for
a second place finish,
followed by Weiss with
1:16.60 for third. Jones
also placed second in the
50 yard free with 0:30.10,
followed by Williams
with 0:32.20 for third.
Williams also completed
the 100 yard fly in 1:15.76
for a second place finish.
Jones commented on
the season saying, ”I was
very proud of the girls
for all we accomplished
at Sectional. Despite
the fact that we don’t
have a pool, we always
seem to pull through.”
of 4:51.46 for eighth place.
The
preliminary
round of Sectional was
held at Castle on February
4. Weiss, Jones, Parten,
and Adler finished eighth
in the 400 yard free relay
with a time of 5:05.56.
Schneider, juniors Emma
Williams and Sammy
Rose, and Adler complet-
and the 400 yard freestyle relay with 4:09.41.
The
preliminary
round of Sectional was
held at Castle on February 18. Davis broke
two school records. The
first was in the 100 yard
breaststroke with a time
of 1:10.27 for ninth place,
and he had the fastest
50 yard leg in the 200
yard freestyle relay with
0:24.86. Davis, Scheller, Merrell, and Kramer
placed ninth in the 200
yard free relay with a time
1:51.57, and the 400 yard
free relay with 4:14.48.
Earlier, in regular
season the Titans traveled
to Boonville on February 8, to compete against
Memorial and Boonville.
Merrell finished third
in the 100 yard freestyle
with a time of 1:02.35. Davis, Kramer, Scheller, and
Merrell placed fourth in
the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:55.74.
Davis
said,
“Finally breaking those
records seemed surreal to me at the time. I
am beyond thankful to
my wonderful coaches
Junior Emma Williams swims in the 100 yard fly at Sectional on February 6
and fellow teammates.” SOUTHERNER PHOTO/ DIANA JONES
Titan swim dives into Sectional
OLIVIA MAYER
ed the 200 yard medley
relay in 2:18.39 for ninth,
and Schneider, Williams,
Rose, and Jones finished
the 200 yard free relay
in 2:02.26 for tenth place.
The Lady Titans
competed against Evansville Day School and
Vincennes at Vincennes
on January 28. Schneider placed first in the 500
yard free setting a new
school record, which she
broke again at Sectional, with a time of 6:21.54,
and second in the 200
yard free with 2:27.75.
Jones finished the 100
cords. The first was the
500 yard free with a time
of 6:13.12, for tenth place,
and the second was the
200 yard free with 2:18.56
for eleventh place. Senior
Rachel Weiss, juniors
Baylee Parten and Diana
Jones, and sophomore
Kristen Adler finished the
400 yard free with a time
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Senior athletes continue careers as collegiate athletes
TRAVIS HART
Staff Writer
Senior Morgan Reed
plans to attend Anderson
University, and play soccer for the Lady Ravens.
She has been working
towards this goal ever
since she started playing
soccer in the sixth grade.
When asked about her
future, Reed responded
to several questions:
What position are
you going to play, and
what does this position
entail?
I will be playing defender, which is a pretty important position. You have
to try and keep the oppos-
ing attackers away from the
goal, and keep the ball away
from our goal.
What are you looking forward to in college?
I am looking forward
to trying new things and
gaining new experiences.
I am also looking forward
to meeting new people and
friends. I can’t wait to join
the team, and become part of
a family.
Do you think balancing time between
school studies and sports
will be a challenge?
Yes, but I think the key
will be to stay organized. I
know I have a whole team
behind me, which will be
very helpful.
What are you planning on majoring in?
I am going for occupational therapy, exercise science, and psychology.
Do you think the
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difficult?
I feel really comfortable at
Anderson, so I think the
transition will be easy. It
is a great school with an
amazing campus, and home
is only a few hours away.
When did you decide you wanted to play
soccer in college?
Ever since I was in the
eighth grade I knew that I
wanted to play in college.
Rogers plans to slide into John A. Logan
TRAVIS HART
Staff Writer
Ever
since
she started
spending
her summer
days on a softball
field, senior Taylor
Rogers has always
dreamed of playing college softball.
After much consideration, she
now plans to
achieve
that by
a t tending
J o h n
A. Logan
College
located in Carterville, Illinois. Rogers signed her
national letter of intent
on Saturday, January 16.
When asked about her
future as a Lady Volunteer, Rogers
responded to
several questions:
What are you
looking forward to in
college?
I am looking forward to getting to compete at a higher level
and having the opportunity to optimize my
time.
What
differences
are there between high
school and college softball?
I think the biggest challenge
will be balancing time between studies and softball. I
think having a team behind
me as a family background
will help tremendously.
How are you preparing
for college?
I am really working on
keeping myself on a schedule between school and softball. I am trying to enjoy
the last few months of my
senior year, which seem to
be flying by extremely fast.
You haven’t waited 12 years
to be like everyone else.
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Klem has plans for dog
days on the football field
TRAVIS HART
Staff Writer
Senior Cory Klem
is no stranger to hard
work. For four years
Klem played football
and wrestled, spending
long nights practicing at
the high school. His performance on and off the
field made him stand out
as a college recruit. After
much deliberation, Klem
has decided to sign with
the University of Indianapolis, officially becoming a Greyhound. In
between preparing for
the State wrestling meet,
Klem took the time to answer a few questions:
Do you think the
transition from high
school to college will be
difficult?
I don’t think either the
class work or the practices will be a hard transition
for me. I feel like I am very
well prepared from Gibson
Southern athletics and academics.
Will juggling academics and sports be
a challenge, or do you
think it will be something similar to Gibson
Southern?
I think playing football
and going to class will be as
it always has been. It may
get a little busy at times,
but all in all, I’ll love it.
Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks
and dinosaurs
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Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms
Chevy Silverado
1998
Dark teal (depends
on sun)
Engine: 5.7 vortec runs on freedom
automatic
Not paid for by
Daddy’s money
Devon Glaser,
Senior
Outstanding features:
lots of Chevy rust and
dirt, cool dent that pops
when hit, broken CV
axles, chop cut exhaust,
could roast a mean set
of tires, rubber ducks
on dash, all LED lights,
rebel flag in back seat,
and “All that other good
stock stuff.”
Future plans:
Fix the
outstanding
features
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