The Apache October Special Edition 2011
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The Apache October Special Edition 2011
The Apache up, ce is n a d Atten wesome. sa wn, that’ re do k a s e i Tard tter. Wor be even ! Hard awkins H - Mr. Student Council Plans Fun For Monday Even though academics will still be the most important focus this coming Monday, Halloween, some fun will be mixed in. The student council gave up this week’s lunch periods to plan a costume contest and a haunted house. Haunted House October 2011 Costume Contest COSTUME CONTEST Calling all goblins, monsters, and vampires: now is the chance to show your true colors. Come to school on Monday in your best costume and have a chance to win a fabulous prize (to be announced). The costumes will be judged by a selection of mystery judges. They will judge according to the following categories Scariest Prettiest Most creative Weirdest Prepare for the scare. For the first time in many years The Fort is hosting a haunted house for the students. The haunted house will take place No Masks may be worn. Make sure in the high school gym using the old costumes are school appropriate. ISS room and the stage. During an School dress code still applies. appointed time (possibly 7th hour), the students will have the opportunity to experience the thrill. The Lady Apaches are performing at their peak. They are making a run for the state playoffs in the #16 position. They won their final game against San Simon, ending the season with a record of 10-7. Their first game will be against #1 Mogollon at the Tim’s Toyota Center, Prescott on Friday Nov. 4. Bully Awareness Increases Karena Perez, Kendra McCabe, Melody Rope, and Youvonica Nosie role play a bullying situation during a skit they wrote themselves at the October Open House. The 2011 football season has ended. The 50/50 record concludes the season with the homecoming win against Cibeque. See Football Highlights for individual player statistics. This is a special edition newspaper. It doesn’t have all of the regular features found in normal editions. Special editions are usually shorter and have a main focus of topic. The topic of this edition should be frighteningly obvious. BY KENDRA MCCABE Fort Thomas student body president, Justine Pike, flew into Washington D.C. on Oct 1. Her mission: represent the students of her school and convince Arizona’s congress to allow the school to continue using Impact Aid funds. Twice a year the school board goes to D.C. to talk to congress members about school funds and the program they run on, Impact Aid. However, Fort Thomas is not the only school to send representatives to appeal for the grant. Students from other Native American schools, such as San Carlos, Window Rock and Red Mesa, also rely on that money. ―It is critical for us to visit D.C. especially since the economy is so bad right now and Impact Aid’s funds have been cut by a lot,‖ says Justine. During the course of her trip, Justine had the opportunity to meet representatives and senators of Arizona. She commented, ―It was a learning experience. I was intimidated by them, at first, but after talking to them, I realized that they were just people.‖ Congress members weren’t the The Washington monument only is a popular tourist attraction in D.C. interesting people she met. She was amazed by how multicultural it was, and how the environment adapted to the people that had poured in from all over the world. She even met a cab driver from a village in South Africa. BY KENDRA MCCABE The entire Wildcats. student body As part of the celebration, was seated in each day they showed their the football school spirit by dressing up. stadium as the Their costumes included cultural Fort Thomas outfits, pajamas, nerds, and High School rock’n roll stars, all leading up cheerleaders to blue and gold day. kicked off the Apache Idol lip-sync was After a three way tie breaker, the homecoming held on Thursday of that week. Seniors take the spirit flag. week by riding Participants displayed their dyaround the football field atop a fire namic dancing and lip syncing skills truck enthusiastically chanting, to songs of their choice. In the end, ―Let’s get fired up!‖ our judges Simeon, Paula, and Homecoming week would bring a Randy (a.k.a. Mr. Wil Hinton, Ms. number of interesting sights, includCalderon, and Mr. Haws) declared ing girls playing football, blind the Seniors were the best. Sophofolded junior high students bouncing mores took second followed by on toilets, and Mrs. Green jumping a Freshmen in third. fence after being rescued from the At the Friday assembly, school crow’s nest above the stadium. Stuspirit was fired up. Floats and bandents participated in fun activities ners were bigger and better than throughout the week in anticipation ever. The class yells were so intense of their game against the Cibeque that the judges had a hard time 2 choosing a winner between the Freshmen, Sophomore and Senior classes. In the end, Seniors were victorious and took the spirit flag. The assembly concluded with three cheerleaders getting pied in the face. The Apaches had a good game that night burning up the Wildcats with a score of 60-36. Senior athletes were honored during half-time. Kendra Holyoak and Jonathan Rambler were then crowned Homecoming Queen and King and rode a lap around their ―kingdom‖ for all to see. Alexis Benally, Tracy Robertson, and Trista Rogers prepare to get pied! Kendra Holyoak and Jonathon Rambler are crowned Homecom- Two cute nerds: Kendra Holyoak and Trista Rogers. Freshmen compete during class spirit yell. Cory and Kyle Stringfellow and Gavin McCabe dress in southwestern garb on culture day A blindfolded Drake Abrams sits on ―mystery chair and pretends to ride a bicycle. James Duane smashes a pie in the face of Trista Rogers. Kimono-clad girls, Justine Pike and Kendra McCabe. Gabriel Rambler paints Tyrone Qudes face in preparation for the float assembly Junior class nerds carry encyclopedias. Duane Moses crawls under the ropes in an effort to rescue a damsel in distress. Jon-Nisha Lopez dances during the 8th grade lip-sync. Drake Abrams, Tyrone Quade and Josiah Cly bounce toward the finish line in the bag race. What’s your favorite scary movie? Junior High 1st place: Paranormal Activity 1, 2, and 3 2nd place: Insidious. 3rd place: Seed of Chucky Here are a few more.. -Exorcist -The Thing -The Tunnel -Bloody Mary -Halloween 1 and 3 Freshman 1st place: Paranormal Activity 1, 2 and 3 2nd place: Insidious 3rd place: The last Exorcism Others.. -Blair Witch Project -The Clown -Hills have Eyes Sophomores 1st place: Paranormal Activity 1, 2, and 3 2nd place: Insidious 3rd place: Saw 5 Others.. -The Last Exorcism -Scary movie Juniors 1st place: Halloween 2nd place: Paranormal Activity 1, 2, and 3 3rd place: Chucky Others.. -Yup -Scream Seniors 1st place: Paranormal Activity 2nd place: Halloween 3rd place: Pet Cemetery Others.. -Scream -Trick-or-treat Teachers -Joy Ride -Silence of Lambs -The Sixth Sense -Amityville Horror -The Thing -The thing From Outer Space -Little House on The Prairie 3 BY HANNAH STEWART The seventh graders ended their ing as a unit. In addition each season with a win against Safford in player’s skill level the EAJHA Tournament. This improve signifiproved an inspiring end to a season cantly. All this with of 6-4 overall record. According to the help of their Coach Walker, they had ―A lot of them improved some difficulty working significantly‖ together in the beginning, but by the end of the season the team gained success workcheerleader, Delilah Lang who organized cheers before and after a game. Melanie Kitcheyan, Delilah Lang, Jamelia, Fiame proved to be the strongest players by being the most athletic and playing hard. By Darrellson Rogers D. Moses—1 I. Anderson—4 Team total—18 Interceptions C. Mesa—3 for 71 yds V. Tessay—2 for10 yds D. Hosay—1 for 25 K. Chapman—2 for 22 T. Kitcheyan—1 for 10 J. Cadmus— Team total—16 for 153 yds Fumble Recoveries C. Tessay— C. Mesa—2 for 5 yds V. Tessay—2 G. Grimes— D. Hosay—2 K. Chapman—1 T. Kitcheyan—2 Q. Hosay— J. Cadmus— S. Pino—3 for 30 yds R. Nosie—1 I. Anderson—2 Team Total—15 for 35 yds The VI Section II 8-man football season saw Fort Tomas Apaches finish with two wins at home and two wins away.. The same was true for losses; twohome, two-away. The following statistics summarizes the season. Offense Passing Season yards Vernon Tessay— 1256. Quinn Hosay—121 Team total—1377 Rushing Season yards Carlos Mesa—151. Vernon—726. Gabriel Grimes—277. Daniel Hosay—119. Kurwin Chapman—277. Team total—1596 Receiving Season yards Cheston Tessay—515 C. Mesa—25 G. Grimes— 41 D. Hosay— 60 K. Chapman— 421 Tekora Kitcheyan— 85 Q Hosay—166 J. Cadmus—60 Team total—1377 4 Defense Unassistated tackles C. Tessay—17 Dru.Cadmas—2 C. Mesa—21 Mcbrian Sippi—1 Jonathan Rambler—1 V. Tessay—11 Nick Nofchissey— 9 G. Grimes—28 D. Hosay 30 K.Chapman—13 T..Kitcheyan—21 Q.Hosay—23 J.Cadmus—11 Sampson Pino—17 Ronald Noise—9 Tyrone Quade—2 Duane Moses—2 Isaiah Anderson—15 Team total—233 Assisted tackles C. Tessay—40 Dru.Cadmas—1 C. Mesa—35 Mcbrian Sippi—7 G. Grimes—32 K.Chapman—22 J. Kindelay—1 T..Kitcheyan—35 Q.Hosay—23 J.Cadmus—23 D.Stanley—1 S. Pino—33 D.Benally—2 R. Noise—10 T. Quade—2 D. Moses—4 I. Anderson—64 Team total—417 Sacks G. Grimes—5 D. Hosay—1 K.Chapman—1 J.Cadmus—3 S. Pino—2 R. Noise—1 Special Teams Punting Q. Hosay—24 for 748 yds Punt Returns Q. Hosay—7 for 149 yds Kick Off Returns C. Tessay—1 for 40 yds C. Mesa—11 for 240 yds N. Nofchissey—1 for 2 yds D. Hosay—5 for 64 yds K. Chapman—7 for 136 yds Q. Hosay– 4 for 80 yds Team Total—29 for 562 yds J R . H IGH VOLLEYBALL BY QUINTANA PINO 5 BY MICHELLE PIKE Jr. High Football 6 Junior V arsity 7 Of three-hundred sixty-five days in the year, we have only one in your world. Every year on what you humans refer to as “Halloween,” the portal between our two worlds is opened. You have different names for us: monsters, werewolves, vampires, ghouls, and goblins, just to name a few. We call ourselves Haunts, because that’s what we do. There is nothing we enjoy more than terrorizing pathetic humans and pilfering their sugary sweets. We spend all year in preparation. Oh what a sight it is! Claws and fangs are sharpened until they can slice through steel, and then polished to the point that they reflect the faintest traces of moonlight. Some Haunts adorn their faces with various scars and stitches, (I believe you have similar surgeries that make your faces “beautiful ” as you say) while others try to bring out their unnatural color with various powders and paints. Every haunt has their own style as well as their own method of haunting. Some Haunts are not as solid as I am. They have the advantage of being able to go anywhere they please, but as they aren’t tangible, they can’t eat. Lazy scavenger Haunts tend to follow them and pick up the treats that are left behind. I have never tried such an underhanded trick. As for myself, I may not be the most bloodcurdling haunt, but I can most certainly give a fright. I like a challenge. To go after humans who claim to not believe in us. The ones that claim to be fearless and are at their most stubborn age in life, are the best targets. Most Haunts pick dark, dreary houses and heavily wooded forests as their location for scaring. It’s easy to do when the place does the scaring for you. I, on the other hand, like to haunt places just like your school. I haunt teenagers - the most difficult prey just like you. Oh, wait, there you are! Beware when you are opening your locker on Monday! STORY AND ILLISTRATION BY KENDRA MCCABE BY QUINTANA PINO Here are some really interesting scary stories the spooked folks from long ago and some people more recently. READ IF YOU DARE HELLHOUND A hellhound is a supernatural dog, found in a folklore. A wide variety of ominous or hellish looking supernatural dogs occur in mythologies around the world, similar to the ubiquitous dragon. Legends say that if someone is to stare into a hellhound’s eyes three times or more, the person will definitely die. In European legends, seeing a hellhound or hearing it howl may be an omen of death or even a cause of death. 8 THE GHOST SPEAKS. After many failed attempts at the otherworldly contact, a group of super- natural enthusiasts from Toronto, Canada, reviewed a 1960 study conducted by several paranormal researchers, who supposedly made a table weighing nearly 40 pounds rise from the floor— without touching it. Inspired by the 1960 study, the Toronto group modified its approach. Instead of sitting quietly around a table in dim lighting, they talked normally and used regular light levels. Within three meetings, a ghost known as Phillip began to manifest. First, he vibrated the table gently, then he rapped on the table loud enough for everyone to hear it. Using table raps— one for yes and two for no— the group learned to communicate with Phillip by asking him questions, and soon the eerie phenomena increased. The table slid around the floor during part of each session, and sometimes the table creaked loudly. At other times, lights flickering as a response to a question. A BRIDGE TOO FAR There's a bridge called "Covert's Crossing" or "Covert's Bridge" up in New Castle. A young couple was married on Halloween. Around midnight when they were riding in a horse-drawn carriage, another car came across the bridge. The bridge was only one lane, so by the time they saw each other, it was too late. Story has it that they crashed and the hubcap of the car flew off, decapitating the bride. The police never found her head or the body of the groom. It has been said that if you sit on the bridge on Halloween night around midnight, you can see the headless bride standing on some rocks in the river. However, they don't know if she is looking for her head or her lost love. Source: http://www.halloween-website.com/ scary_stories.htm BY KENDRA MCCABE What could a country do with 300,000,000 dollars? Why, spend it on costumes for their pets of course! According to the National Retail Federation, that is how much money Americans will spend in 2011 on pet costumes. Thestreet.com says that there are two trends that are becoming more popular this year. One is putting one simple accessory around their pet’s neck, such as a bow or a necklace. The second is what they refer to as ―the species switch,‖ which involves dressing dogs or other animals as cats, and Pumpkins and hot dogs are two popular costumes that will be worn by pets this year. vice versa. Matt Brownell of The Street has jokingly said, ―We fear this could precipitate the kind of identity crises that land many pets in therapy.‖ Both trends have made this year’s top ten list, which is as follows: 1.Pumpkin 2.Devil 3.Hot dog 4.Bee 5.Cat 6.Witch 7.Simple accessory 8.Pirate 9.Dog 10.Ghost Halloween Mysteries Solved BY MICHELLE PIKE Because the movie Halloween (1978) was on such a tight budget, they had to use the cheapest mask they could find for the character Michael Meyers, which turned out to be a William Shatner Star Trek mask. Shatner initially didn’t know the mask was in his likeness, but when he found out years later, he said he was honored. According to Irish legend, Jack O’Lanterns are named after a stingy man named Jack who, because he tricked the devil several times, was forbidden entrance into both heaven and hell. He was condemned to wander the Earth, waving his lantern to lead people away from their paths. The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world record in 1993 with a 836 lb. pumpkin. Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas. The word ―witch‖ comes from the Old English wicce, meaning ―wise woman.‖ In fact, wiccan were highly respected people at one time. According to popular belief, witches held one of their two main meeting, or sabbats, on Halloween night. Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween, compared with 24% who prefer non-chocolate candy and 10% who preferred gum. The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl’s call meant someone was about to die. Stephen Clarke holds the record for the world’s fastest pumpkin carving time: 24.03 seconds, smashing his previous record of 54.72 seconds. The rules of the competition state that the pumpkin must weigh less than 24 pounds and be carved in a traditional way, which requires at least eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. Trick-or-treating evolved from the ancient Celtic tradition of putting out treats and food to placate spirits who roamed the streets at Samhain, a scared festival that marked the end of the Celtic calendar year. ―Souling‖ is a medieval Christian precursor to modern-day trick-or-treating. On Hallowmas (November 1), the poor would go door-to-door offering prayers for the dead in exchange for soul cakes. The first known mention of trick-or-treating in print in North America occurred in 1927 in Blackie, Alberta, Canada. Black and orange are typically associated with Halloween. Orange is a symbol of strength and endurance and, along with brown and gold, stands for the harvest and autumn. Black is typically a symbol of death and darkness and acts as a reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between life and death. Ireland is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween Scarecrows, a popular Halloween fixture, symbolize the ancient agricultural roots of the holiday. Halloween is thought to have originated around 4000 B.C, which means Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years. Boston Massachusetts, holds the record for the most Jack O’Lanterns lit at once (30,128). 9 Unearthing Halloween Lore BY MICHELLE PIKE Wonder how the world began to celebrate Halloween? There are several stories that explain this question. One story states that both the young and the old look forward to the spooky holiday that arises on October 31 each year. Dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating are both customs that are associated with Halloween, but from where did these practices originate? The name ―Halloween‖ comes from ―All Hallows Eve‖ which came the night before ―All Hallows Day,‖ a Catholic celebration in honor of the saints. Many years before this holiday originated, the Celtic Irish celebrated October 31 as the end of the summer as well as the New Year and called it ―Samhain‖ (rhyming with ―cow-en‖). The Celtic people believed that on this eve the souls of those who had died during the past year would return in search of living bodies to posses. If they did not posses a living body they would have no chance at the afterlife. None of the living wanted to be possessed by these spirits, so they would put out all the lights in their homes, dress up in ghoulish costumes, and reek havoc in their neighborhood to scare the spirits away. The Roman Catholics adopted many of the Celts’ practices to their own. As spirit possession became less popular, many began to dress up as witches, goblins, and demons in a more ceremonial Read All ! About It! way. Halloween came to America during the 1840’s as Irish immigrants fled Ireland’s potato famine, but contrary to popular belief, this is not where trick-ortreating originated. Trick-or-treating comes from the European custom of ―souling.‖ The day after ―All Hallows Day‖ Christians would walk from town to town begging for ―soul cakes‖ which were pieces of bread baked with currents. The more ―soul cakes‖ that were given to the beggars, the more prayer the beggars would promise offer up on behalf of the donor’s departed loved ones, the donors. The Roman Catholics believed that the newly dead stayed in ―limbo,‖ and prayers could help the souls get to heaven faster. Although there is a plethora of literature surrounding the origins of Halloween, it did not begin as a time for ―evil‖ or ―devil worshipping,‖ as many think. It began with the Celtic Irish and Roman Catholics who were celebrating a new year and performing rituals for prayer. Source: http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/how-and-when-did-halloween-originate Poisoned Candy Takes Toll On Halloween Every Halloween, kids get all dressed up to go from door to door in the hopes of collecting the most candy. The night is then filled with stomachaches. But what if it isn’t just a stomachache? The tragic death of Timothy O’Bryan changed Halloween forever. On October 31 (Halloween), 1974, it was said that 8-year-old Timothy died from a poisoned pixy stix he received while trick-ortreating. This is partially true; however, the pixy stix was not given to him at a house decorated with spider webs, with a skeleton handing out candy. The pixy stix was placed in his bag of candy by his own father. Timothy’s dad was reported to be in debt and had opened a life insur- ance policy on his two children just weeks before. His co-workers reported on how he bragged that his money problems would soon be over. One of his customers also told police that Mr. O’Bryan questioned him about potassium cyanide. This is the exact poison that they found replacing the candy powder inside the pixy stix. Even after it was proved that Timothy’s murder had nothing to do with a trick-or-treating disaster, parents and Halloween participants were still anxious. It was the start of a BY: KENDRA HOLYOAK whole new era where people began to x-ray candy to insure its safety. Even now children are advised that their parents need to check their candy. Are there really people out there that get enjoyment from poisoning little children’s Halloween candy? It is still a worry, but it is not probable. The point is, that the Scrooges of Halloween are more likely to turn off their porch lights, than to poison candy. Source: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-Who-Killed-Halloween-still-haunts-holiday-1971811.php 10 BY ASHLEY GRIMES Here are a few of the most popular costumes being bought for this years Halloween. . . Skelanimals Kit, the Cat Costume Honey Bee Teen Costume Source: http://purecostumes.com/halloween-costumes/2011-costumes.html http://www.partycity.com/category/halloween+costumes/ teen+costumes/teen+boys+costumes.do Mortal Kombat Scorpion Adult Costume Horror Robe Adult Costume Clown Costume Adult Size 11 Celebrate Día de los Muertos Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday used to honor the dead. It is celebrated on November 1 and 2 in Mexico and various other countries. This holiday is often compared to Halloween. They both involve things such as skeletons, and both are about having fun and celebrating. The Day of the Dead has a more significant meaning, however. It is about honoring death, while Halloween seems to mock it. The Day of the Dead started in Mexico as an ancient Aztec ritual. The Aztec people honored their deceased relatives with many different ceremonies. They also kept the skulls as trophy-like me- BY KENDRA HOLYOAK morials. They believed in the afterlife and that the spirits of their relatives would once again return. As stated on azcentral.com, ―...the natives viewed (death) as the continuation of life. Instead of fearing death, they embraced it. To them, life was a dream and only in death did they become truly awake.‖ Today, this ritual is celebrated with parades Huge skeleton puppets walk the streets in celebration of The Day of the Dead. and huge fiestas. It is all about family coming together with love for each other and those who have gone before them. Source: http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-history.html#ixzz1aViDqEdX BY DEXTER STANLEY They sleep during the day and feed at night. No, they are not vampires but little creatures who inhabit our school—bats! Is Fort Thomas High School alone with its bat problem? An Internet search reveals how common a bat infestation is. The following information was found on a helpful website: Bats sometimes get into homes and other buildings through chimneys, roofs, windows, or attics in need of repair. Amazingly, bats are able to go in and out of places as small as 1/4 inch in diameter! You can get rid of bats yourself without hiring a professional, and without resorting to violence and extermination. Here is some advice for getting rid of bats: The trick to getting rid of bats in an attic is to seal the openings in which they come and go with the exception of one. This leaves the bats with a place to escape, and this gives you time to close their entry location. After sealing all but one opening in the attic, wait approximately three or four days. After three or four days have passed, wait about 30 minutes after dark, and seal the last opening. While the bats are out looking for food, they'll lose their happy home, and you'll regain your attic as well as your sanity. If you have an old barn that's inhabited by bats, you can keep the bats out without repairing or rebuilding the barn. Mothballs are great bat repellants. Simply fill nylon hosiery with mothballs, and hang the mothball filled hosiery in roosting areas. If mothballs alone won't keep the bats away, you can also place lights in areas where bats like to roost. Since bats prefer to roost in dark areas, the lights will drive them away to darker locations elsewhere. Don't try to catch the bat in a towel or sheet, and don't try to hit the bat with anything. You'll only keep the bat flying around your home, and you might even cause damage to your personal property. It is important to remember that bats are not the scary creatures they seem to be in horror movies. Bats are actually very beneficial creatures in the wild. Bats control the insect population, and without bats, the insect population would increase extensively. Bats want to avoid people as much as people want to avoid bats. (http://www.associatedcontent.com/shared/print.shtml? content_type=article&content_type_id=37370) 12 BY ASHLEY GRIMES Spend a day with PLACE: Ashley Furniture Home store Pavilion (Former Cricket Pavilion) 2121 North 83rd Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85035 TIME: 8:00 p.m. Corey Taylor Source: eventful.com Chris Brown PLACE: The Crescent Ballroom 308 N. 2nd Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85003 TIME: 8:00 p.m. DATE: November 15, 2011 DATE: November 4, 2011 SPECIAL GUEST: Bow Wow Big Time Rush Daughtry PLACE: Casino Del Sol 5655 W. Valencia Road Tucson, AZ 85757 TIME: 8:00 P.M. DATE: November 4, 2011 PLACE: Arizona State Fairgrounds 1826 West Mcdowell Road Phoenix, AZ These are some of the upcoming events that will be happening next month so go out and see them! There will be more upcoming events that will be out in our next newspaper. Tickets are being sold at stubhub.com for these events TIME: 7:00 p.m. DATE: November 5, 2011 13