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Volume 6 Issue 2
OCTOBER 2010
Jersey Shore Area High School, 701 Cemetery Street, Jersey Shore, PA 17740
inside
Editors in Chief
Ashley Weaver * Hannah Burdick
News Editor
Molly Hyland
Assistant News Editor
Mariah DeParasis
this issue
Features Editors
Taylor Curry * Kailyn Fausey
Assistant Sports Editor
Amber Kachelries
Assistant Opinions
Editor
Abbey Haldeman
Editorial Staff
Kierstin Bathurst
Kortnee Blair
Samantha Boerner
Elasha Brown
Dereck Cannady
Lindsay Dudek
Chelsea Hartzel
Taylor Hawkins
Morgan Rhinehart
Cassandra Sechrist
David Sweeney
Emily Thomas
Megan Tomb
Krista Weymouth
Introduction Staff
Utoa Agae-Naipo * Emily Confair
Madeline Dincher * Tiara Edwards
Leighanne Eisenhauer * Gage Feigles
Danyelle Fuller * Krys Fuller
Samantha Grinnell * Andrew Kiess
Victoria Mirabella * Emily Sander
Tawney Squier
Advisor
Mrs. Janna Riggle
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Jersey Shore Senior High
701 Cemetery St..,
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
Opinion
Features
Sports
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Sports Editor
Joshua Bowser
Opinions Editor
Eric Budd
News
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14
Senior girls win
Silver medalist
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21
Hottest costumes 23
‘This or That’
25
Revisiting 2003
Reality TV
Athletes of Month
Fantasy football
Page 6
Seasonal clip art
here
Page 24
Page 7
Seasonal clip art
here
Page 10
Puzzle #10 Solution page 7
Page 11
SUDOKU PUZZLE HERE
did you know?
REMEMBER TO RUN SOLUTION
SOMEWHERE INSIDE!
※ The microwave was invented when a
researcher walked by a radar tube
and a chocolate bar melted in his
pocket.
※ You share your birthday with approximately 900 million other people in the world.
※ The electric chair was invented by a
dentist.
※ No word in the English language
rhymes with the word “month”.
HOMECOMING
Scenes from the homecoming parade (above) and Hannah Burdick, who was crowned 2010 Homecoming Queen. She was
escorted by Matthew Strayer.
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HOMECOMING
Week of Fun
Homecoming Week was filled with fun
activities for students, including mismatch day, tie-dye day, and school
spirit day. Students got in the spirit by
wearing clothing that matched that
day’s theme.
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HOMECOMING
Rally, Powder Puff Highlight Homecoming
Homecoming 2010 drew to a close Friday with a pep assembly in the gymnasium. Student athletes from fall sports were
introduced, and students got in the spirit of homecoming with a beauty pageant featuring some non-traditional contestants. On Saturday night, the junior girls took on the senior girls in a Powder Puff football game. This is the first Powder Puff
game in the past several years, and students are hopeful that the tradition continues. The senior girls were able to bring
home a victory. While the girls were on the field, they had some unusual cheerleaders on the sidelines encouraging them
to win.
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NEWS
By the
numbers
By: Kierstin Bathurst and
Megan Tomb
There are a total of
860
students who attend
Jersey Shore High
School.
243
Sophomores: 231
Juniors: 204
Seniors: 182
Teachers: 72
Aids: 9
Cafeteria Workers: 11
Librarians: 1
Nurses: 1
Athletic Directors: 1
Librarian Aids: 1
Custodians: 5
Secretaries: 2
Guidance Counselors: 3
Psychologists: 1
Administrators: 4
Truant Officers: 1
Mechanics: 1
Freshmen:
Mr. Wolford poses near the new kitchen equipment that was installed in the culinary classroom.
A Shiny Enhancement
gin their cooking with the new equipment.
With the room undergoing its construction, Mr. Wolford said there’s just a little reorgan“Great strides in the advancement of the Culiizing and waiting for a few things to come in to get
nary Arts Technology Lab.”
This is how Mr. Matthew Wolford described the everything back in place.
“It’s already worth it,”
new kitchen set-up in the
said Mr. Wolford.
culinary classroom.
“The school has been more than
Mr. Wolford is very
Over the summer,
happy with the progress.
Mr. Wolford’s classroom/
accommodating in the realization of He said, “It is a huge step
kitchen received a makeover.
forward for the students
The kitchen has been upthe goals in the Culinary Arts
in the Culinary Arts Prograded with an all stainless
gram.”
steel kitchen and counterProgram,”
A special thanks
tops in addition to two brand
goes out to the school
new gas stoves and a deep
district for making it all
fryer.
happen.
Only one minor dilemma with the new
“The school has been more than accommodatmakeover: There is no gas for the stoves. Howing in the realization of the goals in the Culinary
ever, the gas is supposed to be coming very soon,
Arts Program,” said Mr. Wolford.
which will allow the culinary arts students to beBy: Krista Weymouth
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NEWS
Did I See You at the Pole?
By Amber Kachelries
“I liked that it was very fun to be able to connect with
other Christian teens and all pray and sing together.”
Adam Campbell
Soduko solution (Puzzle on page 2)
Anyone entering Jersey Shore High School early Wednesday
morning Sept. 22, would probably have wondered why there
were students and teachers singing and praying around the
flagpole. That day, the See You at the Pole Rally was held at
our school.
See you at the Pole is a global day of prayer where
Christian students from all across America gather together
around their school’s flagpole to praise their God through song
and prayer. This year, our very own Bible Club held the See
You at the Pole Rally at 7 a.m. in front of the school and
around the flagpole, and the turnout was great. There were
about 30 students and teachers in attendance, and it was a
great time of worshipping and connecting to the other Christians in our school.
“I liked that it was very fun to be able to connect with
other Christian teens and all pray and sing together,” said
Adam Campbell (9). Everyone present agreed that God was
working at the Rally. See you at the Pole started off with singing a few praise and worship songs, then moved into conversation about the Bible and the works of God.
Susan Barrows (12) noted that everyone took a turn speaking and adding ideas as the time went on. The rally ended with
a joined prayer in which any student was able to say whatever
they felt they needed to contribute. Although the event didn’t
produce the same number of students as the previous year, it
was a success in the sense that everyone seemed to be brought
together by a common love for their God, and a passion to pray
for others.
Hopeful for a
Drug Free Town
By Dereck Cannady
On Sept. 24 drug enforcement agents had to make a stop in
Jersey Shore. Eric Bilbay, 33, was accused of building a meth
lab in his house on 131 N. Main St., located right above a children’s daycare center.
He is accused of manufacturing methamphetamine which
consists of highly toxic and explosive chemicals. He is facing
several drug charges, and theft conspiracy. Bilbay was sent to
the county prison with a set bail of $75,000.
One person that is highly concerned with this meth lab is
one of our health teachers Mr. Eric Hess. Mr. Hess said, “I’m
disappointed, but I’m not naïve to the problem of drugs.” Mr.
Hess said that this is why it is important to educate our youth
so they won’t be oblivious to the possibility of drugs in our
towns.
Our own Elijah Herman (11) shared the same feelings as Mr.
Hess. “It’s kind of scary that there was a meth lab in town,”
said Elijah. He said that we should inform the youth about the
dangers of drugs.
While the case becomes more known throughout Jersey
Shore, people are starting to fear the possibility of drugs in our
small town. Like Elijah mentioned, this incident should be a
reason to spread awareness of drugs and try, to the best of our
ability, to shield our town from them.
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NEWS
Big Goals for This Year
time is ninth graders failing. For a long time
ninth graders have had the greatest rate of
failures than any other grade levels. Mrs. ThoWe all know that there were a lot of
mas said, “I think it takes a while for the freshchanges made this year, but some of us don’t
men to get out of shock at how different midrealize the problems, and what we take for
dle school and high school are.”
granted. Although we have
A lot of freshmen are blown back
had a budget cut, we still
by the differences, and they don’t
have all of our necessities.
realize for a while that you can’t
Many of us walk around
just get by. You have to work
this school talking about
hard to get the grade, and you
what we don’t have, but a
will end up spending at least an
lot of us have gone to
hour on homework some nights.
school in Jersey Shore all of
Still, people question
our lives.
the budget cut with curious eyes.
Principal Mrs. Mary
How can we get new laptops, and
Thomas said, “I think when
new programs, but yet so many other things
students get to college, they will realize that
were cut? The answer is that technology is a
they had a lot in high school.”
whole other department. We have a different
If we look at other schools, and how much
we have that they don’t, maybe we would have budget for technology.
We seem to cut our budget every year,
more pride in our school. A lot of people trash
but will these cuts effect students later on?
the school by throwing their garbage on the
floor, and not picking it up. Mrs. Thomas’s big Mrs. Thomas said, “The cuts have not affected
goal for this year is to create more pride in our the students because they have everything they
need. I don’t think the budget cuts will affect
school. She thinks that the new painted walls
the well-being of our students.” Mrs. Thomas
will add more pride. The teams that come to
our school for games should be able to see how discusses what the necessities for each year
are, and then she looks at the wish list for the
much we love this school, and how much this
year. She said her highest priority is the stuschool means to us.
A problem that we have had for a long dents.
By Cassie Sechrist
Open Mic
Writing Club is hosting
another open mic, and plans for it
now to become a monthly event.
Open mic is where anyone, even
people not members of the club,
can come and share their writings,
or play an instrument.
This upcoming event will
encourage creativity and bring
some people out of their shell to
express themselves. If anyone
would like to share their writings,
they must see Mr. Russ Dauberman in B205 by Oct. 21 and show
him what they’re going to be
reading or playing. All writings
should be school appropriate. He
will accept anyone reading an excerpt from his/her story, poetry,
playing an instrument, or even
singing.
The open mic will be held
on Oct. 26 in the library. Anyone
is welcome to come and have a
great time seeing some new talents. If you have any questions,
feel free to ask Mr. Dauberman.
Second Place Win in the Windy City
Last year she held a dinner for 22 elderly
men and women. Laura won gold for the
Who ever thought that a cheesy moti- chapter project service which sent her to
nationals this past summer. Nationals for
vation technique could actually lead
to real life success? Laura Helsel did FCCLA this year were held in Chicago, Ill.,
over the Fourth of July. When she heard
when she put a poster of Chicago on
her wall as a way to continually moti- the news that she had made it, she said she
vate herself. Last year Laura and her was ecstatic.
While Laura was there she competed
close friend Jessica made a pact with
and had an overall wonderful time. FCCLA
one another to reach the national
chapters from all over were in attendance,
level of competition for FCCLA, and
including those from Puerto Rico and the
Laura did just that.
Laura joined FCCLA, the student led Virgin Islands. Laura met many new people
organization that focuses on commu- who all shared a common interest. While
she was there she also toured the city and
nity service, in her freshman year.
learned many interesting facts about ChiLaura had never considered joining
cago and learned more about leadership
FCCLA until her sister’s friend presskills.
sured her into it. However, she is
However, her time spent in Chicago was
now very thankful for the encouragement, no matter the manner in which not all about fun and games. Laura spent
her time preparing to present her chapter
it was given.
service project to fellow FCCLA members
Laura originally competed in her
sophomore year and focused on chil- and judges. Congratulations are in order;
Laura’s hard work paid off and she placed
dren’s services. Laura helped out an
adoptive family by supplying the chil- second in the nation, winning silver after
only being two points away from reaching
dren with toys and gifts. She placed
gold.
bronze in that competition.
By Sam Boerner
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NEWS
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Amy
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Jeremiah Bubb
The Jersey Shore Lions’ Club Citizen of the Month for
October is Jeremiah Dell Bubb, son of Paul and Melissa
Bubb of Linden.
Jeremiah’s activities include the following:
For 1 year: Pep Club.
For 2 years: Basketball, Model U.N., and National
Honor Society.
For 3 years: Outdoor Club, and Madigan/Yaw Seminar.
For 4 years: Football, and baseball.
Jeremiah has been selected to attend the seminar for
student government at
Penn College for three
years. Jeremiah worked at the Benchrest Club of Trout
Run for the Annual World Open 1000 Yard Shootout.
He currently holds a part-time position at Olympia
Sports.
Jeremiah enjoys hunting, fishing, and campfires. He
plans to attend Slippery Rock University or Penn State
University to pursue a degree in either physical therapy
or constructional engineering.
The Business
and Professional
Women’s Club Girl
of the Month for
October is Amy
Karina Dick,
daughter of John
and Betsy Dick of
Jersey Shore.
Amy’s activities
include the following:
For 1 year: Prom
Committee, Key
Club, Marching and
Concert Bands,
National Art Honor
Society, and tutoring.
For 2 years: National Honor Society, Jazz Band, and
Women’s Ensemble.
For 3 years: Bible Club, Homecoming Committee,
School Musical, and
Mosaic (Select Ensemble).
For 4 years:
FBLA, Chorus, and
Tennis.
Amy has served
as student director
of musicals for three years. She is currently National Honor Society president and senior class treasurer. Outside school, Amy is a member of her
church choir, performing annually in the Christmas cantata. She is a
member of the women’s bible study and youth groups as well as an assistant cook at Summit Grove Christian Conference Center. She has also
volunteered her services to the Busted program.
Amy has earned three varsity letters in tennis, two Academic All Star
awards and two letters for chorus. In addition, she earned a spot in the
District 8 choir. Amy was selected to represent Jersey Shore at the Hugh
O’Brien Youth leadership conference. She has received the President’s
Education Award and the Roger Madigan Citizenship Award.
Amy enjoys playing violin, taking pictures, singing, art, and watching
movies. She plans to attend Penn College to major in interactive media.
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NEWS
By Kierstin Bathurst and
Megan Tomb
Are you in need of an adrenaline
rush? If you are looking for a good
scare this October, why not visit
Spook Haven? Unlike most
“haunted” houses, this warehouse walkthrough is actually
haunted.
Legend has it that in the
1800’s Native American tribes
lived on the land that is
now called Castanea.
They captured colonists, took them to
their “sacred land”
known as the
Death Marsh, and
then scalped and
killed them.
Years later, after
many were too
scared to buy the
cursed land, a man
named Mathias
Thorton bought
the land to make into a brick and tile
company.
He was a mean, cruel man however
and only cared about making money.
One day a man named Lawrence Pennypin, who was known for his whistling, was working and a load of clay
fell on him. Workers tried to pull it
all off but Mathias told most of them
to get back to work and left only ten
workers there to help Lawrence. Ten
workers weren’t enough though, and
Lawrence died. To this day, people
still hear Lawrence’s whistling, and
Native Americans and even scalpless
spirits have been seen wondering
around. It seems that the evil of the
past has attached itself to the land
once known as “Death Marsh.”
That piece of land has seen many
other uses from the 1800s to today,
including many years as a warehouse
that closed more than two decades
ago. After 21 years of being abandoned and neglected, the property
was bought and turned into Spook
Haven. Located in the warehouse are
rooms of many
different,
unique, and
some just plainout weird
scenes.
The characters are
also
unique
and they’ll
do anything for a
scare.
They’re
not only
located in
the walkthrough, but they also wander
around the parking lot and
line, and don’t think they just
walk around… they sneak up
on you and get right in your
face!
Abigail Frye (10)
and Samantha Dutton (10)
experienced this firsthand. It was their
first year going, and they both admitted
they were pretty scared. Both girls said
they would definitely go back again. If
you want to experience this scary terror,
Spook Haven is open every Friday and
Saturday in October from 7 to 10 p.m.
Tickets are $10. Be sure to come, but
watch your back because you never know
what could be lurking around the corner.
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FEATURES
Too Old for Trick or Treat?
By Lindsay Dudek
Some call it a childish activity, some refer to it as “free candy,” and others just purely enjoy it. This activity is trick or treating on Halloween night. Now, we are high school students but a large portion of us are still just kids at heart, afraid to grow
up. Though others can’t wait to grow up, and enjoy spending their Halloween at parties, scaring younger children, or just staying
home, we still have those who will trick or treat forever.
Our die-hard trick or treaters live for Halloween night. They cannot wait for free candy and dressing up like something
they can never be. Some even prepare weeks in advance just to make this one night that will never be forgotten. From the actually
trick or treating to an after party, Halloween is downright one fun holiday.
Even though many parents disagree with high school students’ trick or treating, it rarely stops them. Katie Flook (10) said, “I will
never stop trick or treating!”
She does not believe it is only for younger children and never has a random adult told her she was too old for trick or treating. So in
her mind nothing is stopping her from receiving free candy.
Then we have our students who are too old for childish games and enjoy spending Halloween in a different way. Some non-trick or
treaters scare children or party all night long. For some bizarre reason, some students find amusement in scaring younger children!
They say it is just fun. The parties that many high school students go to still involve dressing up, but they find other ways to enjoy the
night; dancing, bonfires, and just hanging with friends tend to be the way many of us spend our Halloween night.
All in all, Halloween is always a fun holiday no matter how it is spent. If you are trick or treating or dancing all night long, have fun
with Halloween. Just do not to scare the youngsters too much, and don’t steal candy from them either. Make sure you have a blast no
matter what!
TV Shows Focus on
Paranormal
the penitentiary in hopes of finding a few
lingering ghosts. Sure enough they found
some.
We all watch TV. There are so many genParanormal State is a ghost show
res of TV to watch - reality, comedy, drama
with investigators who are Penn State stu- but ghost shows? They may be out of the
dents. A few college students with paranorordinary but there are many shows about
mal experiences decided to make a group
them. Ghost Hunters, Paranormal State,
and find a reason for ghostly scares. They
Ghost Adventures, Medium, A Haunting,
help people all over the United States find
Most Haunted, Ghost Hunters Internaanswers to these questions. They investitional, Psychic Kids, and Destination Truth
gate reports of haunted houses and attempt
are just a few of the haunted shows. Many
to get rid of these spirits. Paranormal State
shows are based on true stories or involve
is aired on A&E TV Sunday nights at nine. The new season starts
hunting for ghosts, but others like Ghost Whisperer, are fictional
October 17 at 9 PM, just in time for Halloween.
stories made to entertain viewers.
So what makes these shows so popular?
“I’ve gone around Penn State asking around for Ryan Buell (the
“I love being scared. The shows are intense and scary, but at
main investigator) but no one saw him the day I went,” Alainah
the same time thrilling,” Hannah Worth (11) said. Several of these Rosencrance (11) said. “I was depressed.”
shows are based on a group of people who are on a hunt for ghosts
These shows are well known to many people, so keep an
in haunted areas all around US or the world. Eastern State Penieye on your TV guide to see when these shows are on. Maybe
tentiary is the one of the top places to be investigated for ghosts. It you’ll like them. Sometimes it’s just interesting to see what
is located in Philadelphia and some claim it is the most haunted
haunted places are around, and other times its just funny to see
place in the U.S. Ghost Hunters, Destination Truth, Ghost Adven- people get scared.
tures, and Paranormal State are just a few shows that investigated
By Emily Thomas
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FEATURES
Get Tricked Out in a Hot Halloween Costume
By Kortnee Blair
What’s
Hot?
7 Deadly
Sins
Pin-up Girl
Jersey
Shore
Couples
Poison Ivy
Lady Gaga
Nerd Boy
Ariel
Peacock
Boo! Halloween is just around
the corner; do you know what
you are going to be? Halloween is
a time of the year that everyone
dresses up as either something
crazy, scary, funny, cute or even
stupid. All the kids are excited
about the new costume ideas for
this year.
The new costumes for the year
are Alice in Wonderland and The
Jersey Shore. It’s the new movie
and show that everyone seems to
love.
“I am going to be Alice, from
Alice in Wonderland!” Katie
Loveland said.
Lady Gaga will probably be a
good choice for a costume because she has a lot of new trend
Matt Winkelman checks out some costume ideas online.
ideas that everyone is talking
about. Other costumes everyone
is talking about wearing are the Twilight characters. Even though a lot of students said they are going
to wear the latest costume idea, there are also some students that came up with their own ideas for
costumes.
“I am being an Oreo!” Cameron Hart (10) said.
“I am being a troll!” Kendell Edwards (10) said.
“I am being Eve, like Adam and Eve,” said Jessica Bass (10).
There are also some cool ideas from people who are dressing up in groups.
“We are going to be 80’s girls,” said Amanda Grinnell (11) and Samantha Grinnell (10).
Other people are dressing up as Freddy or Jason, Jeepers Creepers, or even scary things that will
creep you out. Even though Freddy and Jason have been around for a long time, they still seem to be
a popular costume idea each year. Every year there are always a few people that dress up as them.
“I am being a dead fairy,” said Amanda Snyder (9).
While you’re looking for the best costume to wear for the holiday you should always keep in mind
the policies for your costume if you are going to wear it to school. If any shorts are part of your costume, make sure they are no more than six inches above your knee. Also make sure that you are wearing more than a spaghetti strap, and you aren’t allowed to wear anything that reveals too much skin.
Your stomach has to be covered and open-backed shirts and halter tops are not permitted.
Also for guys, you aren’t allowed to wear muscle shirts that are low cut in the front, back, or the
sides. If you have a costume that has studs or chains that go along with it, you might want to pick
another costume or leave them at home.
Looking for Spooktacular Fun?
By Morgan Rhinehart
Halloween is right around the corner. From trick or treating to
hay rides and haunted houses, they’ve got them all.
There are places all over in Pennsylvania. Who’s up for it? The
Clinton County Art Council is back for Halloween with new features. They include spooky bus tours, Triangle Park ghost stories,
and hauntings right on the Lock Haven University campus. Residents and visitors will take a journey through the city, and hear
allegedly true life tales of the supernatural connections to dozens
of the homes and business buildings throughout the city.
In Allenwood, Reptiland is going to celebrate educating the
public on the “night shift.” This event allows visitors to get a first-
hand look at some of the animals there that call the night, their
day. Live “nocturnal shows” will be taking place and the keepers
will show off some of the extraordinary creatures. The animals
will be brought out and shown to the audience and the keepers
will talk about how the animals survive.
Field of Screams, located in Lancaster, is a popular haunted
attraction with a haunted hay ride and Den of Darkness. Those
who operate this attraction said visitors should avoid Saturdays in
October if they want to avoid big crowds at Field of Screams.
The Devils Folly Barn in the Lehigh Valley is 6,600 acres of
haunted barn that features many live zombies, mazes, some moving walls, a few sound effects and a lot more. There are plenty of
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FEATURES
Halloween fiction
A Halloween Tale to Chill Your Bones
The wind pushed them back as they tried to
walk against it, but they were determined
was the night before Halloween. In to see what was going on in the old house.
Suddenly they saw it.
the dark of night, two lonely girls,
They slowly made their way to the house,
Abby and Maria, were lost in the
little town of Jersey Shore. Around their hearts pounding in fear, but no one
was brave enough to say they were scared.
midnight the girls decided to head home
Each step creaked with a high pitched
from the costume party.
screech resembling that of a high scream.
Abby had an idea to walk through the
The porch was falling apart, with boards
cemetery to see if they could arouse any
and nails jutting in the air. The appearance
sprits that may still be lingering on the
of the front of the house screamed “I’m
Earth. The girls needed to walk over the
bridge to head to Rauchtown. So they went haunted” as if it didn’t want anyone to trespass. In fact, the whole house was falling
out of their way to go up the high school
hill to wander the cemetery. All the houses apart. Mark opened the door carefully to
make sure it didn’t fall off, but it wouldn’t
were dark and the doors were locked. The
open. So he gave the handle a few more
children were resting for the next night,
twists and a pull and the door forcefully
where they would be up all night from
opened. The house was beautiful inside, old
sugar high. In the distance the girls could
hear a few rowdy boys yelling, probably just and dusty, but the ceilings were high and a
beautiful chandelier was hanging just above
coming home from a Halloween party like
the entrance. As they looked around in awe
them. The boys’ voices got closer and
the door slammed behind them.
closer. Soon enough they could see two
“Did you do that?” Abby asked. They all
teenage boys down the street. The girls
looked at her shaking their heads. In the
could see these boys were carrying something. As the girls approached the boys they distance they swore they could hear a raspy
realized it was Tom and Mark from school. voice say, “Let the games begin.”
The chandelier began to shake and lights
The object they were carrying was an Ouija
were flickering off and on. The doors began
Board.
slamming open and shut. The group now
“Want to play?” Tom asked them. They
agreed and set up the board behind a grave wished they never came here. Through the
flashing lights they could make out a shape
and played.
on the top of the stairs standing there that
As the group was asking the board ranlooked like two women. They were dressed
dom, pointless questions, Mark asked
in ragged old garments and they looked
where the most haunted area in Jersey
crazy. One figure left a loud, ear-piercing
Shore was. Suddenly the candles lit went
scream as the other one laughed and
out, the wind started to pick up and the
jumped from the upstairs landing to meet
neighborly wind chimes went crazy. The
board spelled out “Kruger Mansion.” Eager the kids face to face. The kids kept backing
farther and farther away until their backs
to see what this meant, the group packed
hit the door. Abby tried to open the door
up and headed to Rauchtown, where the
infamous mansion was located. For genera- behind her but it was locked. They started
shaking as the ghosts got closer and closer.
tions, local legends were told about this
“Why have you come to interrupt our
supposedly haunted house that had been
rest?” the one ghost asked. The kids couldabandoned and empty for decades.
The walk to Rauchtown was cold. A light n’t get a word out from fear.
“Answer me!” the other said. Since no
rain began to fall. The group’s clothes were
one answered, the ghosts left, but the kids
all wet, and with the harsh winds blowing
knew they’d be back.
at them, it made them seem even colder.
By Emily Thomas and Dereck Cannady
It
After a few minutes the kids thought
they’d explore this amazing house since the
ghosts left. They entered the kitchen. Under an old dirty rug they could feel boards
move under their feet. They moved the rug
and an old passage door was underneath. It
took all four kids to help lift it up to see
what was under it. With all their might
they opened the door to find a hidden
room. The room was small, leaving very
little room for the four of them. Candles
were placed around the room leading to
some type of casket with a statue of a little
girl on top of it. Astonished, they approached the casket looking for some
name. They shed light on the center of the
casket which said “Emily”. They examined
the casket trying to look for some more
information but they found nothing. They
knew it was time for them to leave when
they felt a chilling wind similar to the one
in the cemetery. No windows were around
and there were no ways for air to circulate
in that small room. All of the candles lit up.
Everyone felt a menacing presence in the
room. Out of thin air they heard a voice,
the same voice they heard when they entered the house.
“Got you!” the raspy voice yelled. The
passage door slammed making it impossible for them to escape. They pulled on the
door with all their might but it wouldn’t
budge. The wind came again as Abby was
thrown across the room. She was being
thrashed from side to side like a rag doll
unable to regain control. They knew she
was gone. They pulled and pulled until the
door finally opened. They ran through the
house trying to escape the footsteps behind
them. While they ran, the entity caught
Tom. Mark and Maria didn’t hesitate to
look back. Upon reaching the door, Mark
and Maria tried to open it, but like the passage door, it wouldn’t budge. They finally
knew their time had come. Savoring their
last moments of life they sat there with
their eyes closed ready for their fate they
asked for.
Looking for Spooktacular Fun?
Continued from pg 12
surprises in this barn near Allentown. There are also over 40 live
actors helping to scare people who walk by. This attraction is for
most ages, although many younger children are afraid to enter.
No one does Halloween like Jason’s Woods in the Altoona area. This legendary attraction features nine hair-raising
haunted attractions with breath taking effects.
With all these events, there’s no excuse for anyone to
have a boring weekend.
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Freshman-Paige Lorson
Junior-Cameron Crawford
Sophomore-Brooke Miller
Senior– Clayton Lose
By Chelsea Hartzel
Candy Corn or Candy Pumpkins?
Freshman- Candy Corn, they taste better.
Sophomore- Candy Corn, they taste way better. Pumpkins
are yucky.
Junior- Candy Pumpkins, I don’t like candy corn.
Senior- Neither! They are both quite repulsive .
Lollipops or Chocolate?
Freshman- Lollipops, I like lollipops.
Sophomore- Lollipops, they don’t melt and they’re yummy.
Junior- Chocolate, it’s chocolate and chocolate’s amazing.
Senior -Chocolate, because it’s wonderful!
Werewolves or Vampires?
Freshman- Werewolves, Team Jacob has better abs.
Sophomore- Werewolves, vampires are stupid.
Junior- Vampires, they were cool when they were like Dracula
Senior- Ha-ha, just because?
Saw or Scream?
Freshman- Saw, they’re gorier.
Sophomore- Neither, I haven’t seen either one.
Junior- Neither, I haven’t seen them.
Senior- Neither! I hate scary movies.
Haunted House or Haunted Hay Ride?
Freshman- Hayride, you get to go on a ride.
Sophomore- Hayride, I like how they’re outside and they’re
awesome like that.
Junior- Hayride, they’re more fun and they’re outside.
Senior- Hayride, I’m a wimp and they aren’t as scary.
Ghost or Zombie?
Freshman- Zombie, they’re cooler.
Sophomore- Zombie, they eat people and they walk funny.
Junior- Ghost, zombies are used in too many movies.
Senior- Ghost, because of Charlie Brown.
Mask or Make-Up?
Freshman- Make-up, it looks better.
Sophomore- Mask, Make-up bugs me.
Junior- Make-up, masks are too much to put on your face.
Senior- Make-up, masks are hot.
Dracula or Frankenstein?
Freshman- Frankenstein, I don’t like vampires .
Sophomore- Frankenstein, because he’s green.
Junior- Frankenstein, because of the movie.
Senior- Frankenstein, Dracula sucks.
Orange or Black?
Freddy or Jason?
Freshman- Jason, you can’t see his face.
Sophomore- Freddy, he’s amazing. I love Freddy!
Junior- Neither, I haven’t seen those movies.
Senior- Freddy, I hate chainsaws.
Freshman- Black, I don’t like orange.
Sophomore- Orange, black brings me down .
Junior- Black, its cooler then orange.
Senior- Black definitely.
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Boots Made for Walkin’
By Taylor Hawkins
As the temperature drops, more and more people have ditched their flip
flops and have started wearing boots.
Not only are boots the stylish footwear of the season, they also keep your
feet warm. Also, there are many different styles of boots from Uggs to cowboy boots to hiking boots to rubber rain boots to black leather boots to
heavy snow boots to simple ankle boots and everything in between.
Boys and girls from all ages can wear them, too. “My rain boots are definitely my favorite type of boot,” said Ashley Hawkins (11). So, go put on a
pair of boots. You’re guaranteed to be warm and fashionable.
Cassie Englert
(11) shows off
her boots.
Join the Party
Robert “Tommy” Todd
Our custodian for 10 years of commendable service
By Krista Weymouth

- Every morning at 5:00, the majority of us are still sleeping and
Robert is just beginning his day with a work-out at the local
YMCA for an hour or hour and a half steady.

- Robert loves to sing. He is an excellent singer and enjoys singing Irish songs. One of his favorite Irish songs is “Anniversary
Song.” He states that he likes to sing in the stairs and hallways
because of such great acoustics.

- At St. Luke’s Church in Jersey Shore, Robert canters for the
church choir. This means he leads the church service in songs.

- He has a daughter and is very pleased with her success in education. She received a PH. D.

- Robert displays grandfatherly pride by supporting his grandson’s phenomenal skills in playing the bag pipes. His grandson is
one of the top two young pipers in the country at the age of fourteen.
Beto Perez
By Mariah DeParasis
Zumba is a new dance fitness craze sweeping
the hallways of Jersey Shore High School these days.
This new dance craze is a mix of Latin and international music to make working out fun. Music is the key
ingredient to these Zumba classes.
Cameron Hart (10) did Zumba at his church. “It was
intense, definitely a workout,” explained Cameron, who
suggested wearing Spandex.
Samantha Dutton (10) is a regular at Zumba workouts.
“It’s like an aerobic workout, and I really enjoy it,” she
said.
Zumba has become so popular that it has recently
come out as a wii game. Spreading like wildfire, Zumba
has become a revolution in the fitness world. Zumba
came about as an accident. Beto Perez, a well known fitness trainer, forgot to bring his music to class one day
and just popped in whatever tape he had with him. Without his traditional music, Beto started to improvise the
class, new music and new dance moves started this fitness party we call Zumba.
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FEATURES
It’s a Family Thing
By Abbey Haldeman
New helmets, a new logo, and a new attitude – there are plenty of changes both on
and off the football field this year.
“Being part of a football team is a family thing,” Coach Tony Confer said about his
team this year and almost every day a member that “family” is easy to pick out. Whether it’s
Monday, Tuesday, or game day, you are likely to see someone sporting a team shirt. This
year they have several different shirts to represent their team, all of which have the new
logo created by Chris Fravel. Most of the shirts say something different: “1000 lb. Club”,
“Retribution Begins Now”, or “One Unit, One Purpose”. The meaning behind them, however, is all different.
Over the summer, the players of the football team competed in a lift-a-thon in
which each boy got himself sponsors to donate some amount of money for each pound he
lifted. They would lift three different sets: the
bench, squats, and dead lifts. The money made then went
toward shirts for the boys who lifted 1000 pounds in the
lifts, hence the shirts. The t-shirt that reads “One Unit,
One Purpose” is the basis of Coach Confer’s football team
this season. Just as the new monument is to motivate
them to be one family, this t-shirt makes them realize together as a family they have one goal.
Also this season the football team got new polo
shirts which the team bought. They wear them every Friday that they have an away game. The purpose of these is
to look like a team when they show up. Obviously, the
coaches were really pressing team unity this year.
back
a
front
“Being part of a football
team is a family thing.”
-Coach
Tony
Confer
Student Selected for Lycoming Art Camp
By Taylor Curry
Turquoise, magenta, sage, brushes,
easels, techniques! Those were the words Brittnie Walker (12) heard over the summer when
she attended the Dr. June E. Baskin Visual Arts
Project. Brittnie was chosen by Mrs. Dwyer to
represent our school out of only the 25 that were
chosen from Lycoming County. The camp was
from July 26th to July 30th and lasted each day
about 8 am- 5 pm. The theme for the camp
was “Acrylic Adventure” and was based around
developed skills using only acrylic paints.
At the camp the students were required to do a number of different projects including the still life, abstract, transfer, and outdoor paintings. The still life and outdoor painting required the students to paint from a particular setting. “I got to meet new, interesting people and improve my painting skills”,
Brittnie answered when asked what she got out of the experience.
On September 22, the exibit was held at the Thomas T. Taber Museum. Each student had a showcase that was awarded a
certificate. After two weeks, the artwork was sent back to the school of the student. Brittnie’s work is displayed in the lobby so get
down and see it!
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FEATURES
Second trophy
Eric Wenner (12) bagged this nice 10-point buck
hunting on the opening day of archery season.
He said he was hunting near Salladasburg when
he shot this buck, which had a 17-inch spread.
He said this was not the largest buck he’s gotten,
however. In 2008, he shot an eight-point with a
larger spread.
Happy Birthday to...
Sept. 1- Luke Lilley, Seth Slykhuis, Shalissa Smith,
Sept. 2- Brandon Clark
Sept. 3- Courtney Breon, Troy Rafter, Cody Winter, Desiree
Worth, Hannah Worth
Sept. 4- Tyler Fenderson, Sierra Hoy, Micheal Kershner
Sept. 5- Albert Crossley, McKayla Green, Allen Mertz, Anthony
Mertz, Spencer Ross
Sept. 6- Courtney Entz, Oaklyn Henry, Nicholas Outzen, Derek
Watts
Sept. 7- Zachary Velez, Brittani Young
Sept. 8- Tamara Bakto, Adam Campbell, Carissa Guthrie,
Stephen Smeltzer, David Sweeny
Sept. 9- Tyler Eck, Arien Warner, Caitlin Weaver
Sept. 10- Karina Brass, Samantha Lehman, Robert Smith, John
Wehler
Sept. 11- Taryn Fulkrod, Ashley Hawkins, Logan Wool
Sept. 12- Leigh Eisenhauer, McKenzie Hakin, Bethany Hughes,
Bethany Lehman
Sept. 13-Ian Endresen
Sept. 14- Logan Beaver, Jesse Loner, Marissa Loner
Sept. 15- Tyler Fulkrod
Sept. 16- Blake Musser
Sept. 17- Kevin Baney, Ryan Palski
Sept. 18- Jessie Bower
Sept. 19- Julia Ely, Rebecca Young
Sept. 20- Dylan Hamm, Jared Lewis, Crystal Welch
Sept. 22- Stephen Baier
Sept. 23- Roselaine Confer, Megan Tomb
Sept. 24- Caitlin Chapman, Zachary Shreck, Britney Younkin
Sept. 25- Jacalyn Daniels, Joshua Dincher, Dillan Eck, Britney
Hostrander
Sept. 26- Sophie Hatalsky, Ryan Rosato
Sept. 27- Mojave Bovard, Lindsay Hill, Nicole Redinski
Sept. 28- Lilly Entz, Tevin Fulkrod, Casey McCracken, Tyler
Percy, Auria Wampler
Sept. 29- Jamie Brown, Emily Eiswerth, Andrew Kiess,
Miranda Lowell, Sara Shaffer, Sierra Waybright
Sept. 30- Alex Clementoni, Ryan Harer
Oct. 1- Caleb Barnhart, Brandy Butler, Nathaniel Caputo, Aaron
Eck, Marissa Karstetter, Joshua Rhian, Riley Schaefer
Oct. 2- Holley Fuller, Alexis Seibert, Jesse Smith
Oct. 3- Rusty Banks, Cody Bradley, Lindsay Dudek
Oct. 4- Travis Eiswerth, Zachary Garman, Brooklyn Hillyard,
Teisa Meixel, Hannah Yost
Oct. 5- Lindsay Crist, Courtney Morlock, Damon Norman
Oct. 6- Lauren Green, Cody Miller, Robert Weaver, Cody Welsh
Oct. 7- Kyle Dauberman, Brennan Eiswerth, Hayley Rhian,
Matthew Shirey, McKinley Thompson
Oct. 8- Caleib Shade, Bethany Shirk, Calissa Weatherly
Oct. 9- Cheyenne Higgins, Tobi Letterman
Oct. 10- Sabrina Blawn, Cameron Crawford, Kyle Gibson,
Kayleen Maihle, Cheyenne Merrill, Joseph Rankinen, Janel Welch
Oct. 11- Steven DeMarco, Maria Eck, Logan Engel, Jamie Mason
Oct. 12- Trent Andrews, Mason Lauer, Lindsey Stewart
Oct. 14- Colt Fritz, Amanda Grinell, Kristen Hopple
Oct. 15- Danielle Jodun, Lukas Kreger, Eric Leonard
Oct. 16- Kelsey Umstead
Oct. 18- Megan Harpster, Dominik Mauck, Madalyn Thompson
Oct. 19- Kasha Bassett, Britney Hanley, Amanda Stephens
Oct. 20-Brianna Biblehimer, Todd Bowes, Dell Snook
Oct. 21- Keri Fargus, Julie Fryer, Kayle Fryer, Benjamin
Lorson, Zachery Magaw, Emily Miller
Oct. 22- Daniel Wrench
Oct. 23- Lauren Fisher, Craig Schmoldt, Kirsti Stabley
Oct. 24- Utoafili Agae-Naipo, Jeremiah Paucke, Justin Pequignot
Oct. 25- Grace Naehu
Oct. 26-Katie Flook, Samantha Grinell, Katlyn Taylor
Oct. 28- Tiffany Beck, Ashley Bremigen, Kirstyn Harstead
Oct. 29- Susan Barrows, Aaron Miller, Tyler Myers, Justin Norman
Oct. 30- Jennifer Christian, Gerry Luxenberger, Danielle Ohlsson
Oct. 31- Kyle Camerer, Rebecca Jodun, Jami Levan, Kortney
Umbenhauer
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Libra (September 23- October 22) – If you hunt this is a lucky month for you because deer will seemingly be
attracted to you so make sure you are a good shot.
Scorpio (October 23- November 21) - Be careful with superstitions this month, don’t walk under ladders, break
mirrors and be sure to wear your lucky rabbit’s foot.
Sagittarius (November 22- December 21) – You will be smashed with a never ending fountain of homework.
Be sure not to put it off or your grade will plummet.
Capricorn (December 22- January 19) - For the next few weeks your life will be a daze so just enjoy it and take
the ride. Not much homework, not many test and not many arguments.
Aquarius (January 20- February 18) - Just like when you were a child things will be handed to you and everyone will baby you. Enjoy it while it last because the next month you won’t be so lucky.
Pisces (February 19- March 20) - This month will suck for you. If you like money, friends and not having homework then don’t expect any of that.
Aries (March 21- April 19) - This October will be terrible for you, anything from falling down the stairs, falling
out of bed, and stubbing your toe can and will happen.
Taurus (April 20- May 20) – As you get up in the morning tell yourself you will have a great day because being
positive will make this month flow and you may come into some money or a new friend.
Gemini (May 21- June 20) – When out be careful of what you say and how you word it. This month you may
hurt others feelings easily so try to watch your mouth or karma could come back to bite you.
Cancer (June 21- July 22) -Things that you don’t expect will happen this month so keep your eyes open. It may
be anything from a trick on Halloween to a bird doing its business on your head before school.
Leo (July 23- August 22) - You will have the extreme urge to be lazy this month. Resist being lazy and do stuff
yourself because if you copy homework or hide your tray under the table you are guarantee to get caught.
Virgo (August 23- September 22) - The spot light will love you this month so don’t be afraid to speak out and be
loud.
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FEATURES
Seniors Kick Off Busy Year Ahead
By Kailyn Fausey
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a senior? Well everyone in the senior class has their own
opinion of what senior year is like.
“Senior year is actually pretty boring. I really do
nothing all day,” said Emily Oberle. But many of the
seniors have one thing in common, and that is, they all
think this school year is going slowly.
Understand that it’s only October, the only major
thing they’ve worked on so far is senior projects (Oct. 1
was presentation day).
Many seniors continue doing their thing. Matthew
Winkelman is still in band, and doing great. Some of
the seniors are still in sports like Casey Rishel and
Aaron Reidell, who are on the varsity football team. But
“life is pretty average,” said Emily. Hanging out with
friends, going to parties and regular life is all the same.
Like Emily, there are many others who have their
college planning and know what they want to do, but
who hates to look at colleges. Matthew already has his
college ideas and so does Emily. Others may not be
ready yet.
Seniors
First Stop: Finishing Senior Projects
By Ashley Weaver
“Going into the room, I was a nervous wreck,”
said Karina Brass (12).
The seniors faced one of the most difficult
“I felt really prepared going into the room, altasks that are required to graduate when they gave their though I think I would have liked to run through the
senior presentations earlier this month. To graduate
presentation one more time,” said Victoria Snyder (12).
every student must complete a senior paper, a senior
After presenting, many students felt like a great
presentation, and a reflection journal.
weight had been lifted off their shoulders. “I felt very
There were many different things that the sen- good after presenting, and it is just one less thing that I
iors thought was the most difficult thing to do out of the have to worry about anymore,” stated Jami.
JSASD Culminating Project. For Jami Levan (12), the
Some students felt like some changes could be
hardest part of presenting was getting up and talking in made to make the culminating project better. Emily
front of a group of teachers.
Cook (12) thinks that one thing that should change is
“The most difficult part of presenting was rebeing able to know right then and there if you passed or
membering not to say ‘umm’ or ‘like’ a bunch of times,” not because waiting to hear the verdict is quite nerve
she said.
wracking.
“Not looking at your note cards could be quite
“One thing that I would change about senior
difficult because you're afraid of forgetting the informa- presentations is being able to talk to the teachers before
tion,” said Emily Cook (12).
the presentation, so that you could be more comfortable
Some students felt prepared walking in the
with presenting in front of them,” stated Cassandra Soroom to present, ready to pass, while others felt rather
bers (12).
unprepared, feeling pessimistic or nervous about pass“I wouldn’t change anything about the presening.
tations, I liked how my whole project came together in
the end,” said Jami.
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OPINIONS
The Social Network:
Millions like this
plays the carefree, wildcard inventor
of Napster, Sean Parker, and plays his
part extremely well also.
The teenage world depends on it,
All of the actors and actresses had a
adults reconnect with their past lives
on it, and almost EVERYONE uses it: great deal of talent and told their section of the story very well. The story is
Facebook.
a series of flashbacks that tell how
Facebook is one of the most influZuckerberg, the twins, and Eduardo
ential creations of our time. It connects the world. It’s becoming a huge became involved throughout the makpart of our daily lives. People can even ing of Facebook and ends with a conbe heard saying things like “Facebook clusion to it all. I was very impressed
and would definitely recommend The
that” referring to pictures, or “Oh, I
Social Network to anyone. The Social
saw it on Facebook!” as well as many
Network is funny, informative and
people characterizing themselves as
definitely entertaining. This movie is
“Facebook stalkers.” But how’d the
PG13.
madness begin?
The Social Network portrays the
answer in an amusing and entertaining way. Finally there is a movie that
can make you laugh without involving
the word “retard” or a jab at sexual
affairs. In The Social Network, Jesse
Eisenburg plays Mark Zuckerberg (the
inventor of Facebook) and in my opinion he does an incredible job of capturing Zuckerberg’s dry, sarcastic
sense of humor. Justin Timberlake
By Molly Hyland
Revisiting a 2003 classic
By Eric Budd
I love music. I really do. I enjoy listening
to it. I like the feel of it. I like being able to
go on a trip through the artist's head, trying
to unravel their music and get to the bottom of what they are trying to convey.
I like all sorts of music, from international legends such as Pink Floyd to tiny
independent productions such as Built to
Spill. Naturally, I have difficulty in narrowing my choices down to one album for a
review, out of bands spanning dozens of
genres from several decades and multiple
continents. The album I chose is somewhere between Pink Floyd and Built to
Spill, but it's something I hope pretty much
everybody can like.
The band is Explosions in the Sky, a
group of guys from Austin, Texas, who
grouped up in 1999 and have been producing some of the most critically-acclaimed
post-rock music ever since. Out of the four
members, three play electric guitar (one
switches out for a bass when necessary)
and one plays the drums.
There is no vocalist.
The album is The Earth Is Not a Cold
Dead Place, a brilliant 45-minute display of
emotion and probably the coolest thing to
happen in the year 2003. Earth isn't the
greatest piece of music ever made, but it
has to be among the most likeable. Most
genres of music have firm opponents—a
huge number of people openly hate rap and
country music, for instance. Earth, on the
other hand, really doesn't offer much to
hate: just three guitars and a drum track,
with no overarching theme, no specific audience to please, and no complicated message.
Explosions in the Sky, these four thencollege aged kids from Texas, just wanted
to make something pleasurable to the ear.
They succeeded beautifully. With swirling,
almost hypnotic lows and crashing, thunderous highs, Earth sends chills down your
spine even during the fourth and fifth listen. The entire album, though technically
composed of five separate songs, is one
unbroken string of music. The first track,
First Breath After Coma, blends seamlessly
into the next, The Only Moment We Were
Alone. Out of 45 minutes of music, there
may be five seconds of silence.
I don't care if you like music or not. I
don't care whether you only listen to Taylor
Swift or Lil' Wayne. Earth asks for less than
an hour out of your day. You can easily
listen to the entire album from beginning to
end on Grooveshark.
Perhaps Jersey Shore alum Abe Williams, who let me pester him into listening
to this album more than a year ago, said it
best: “This may be the most beautiful piece
of music I've ever heard.”
If not Abe, perhaps it was senior Evan
Sander: “That was awesome.”
The Earth is not a cold, dead place.
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OPINIONS
Harry Potter back and bigger than ever
Voldemort. At age 11, he was invited
to go to a magical school named Hogwarts, and accepted happily.
He encountered Voldemort many
Accio Harry Potter fans! With a
times and lived to tell the tale. In the
new movie coming out on Nov. 19,
Harry Potter fans worldwide are get- last book, he is faced with a challenge; to destroy Voldemort once and
ting fired up. There are only two
movies left, both installments of the for all. But, obstacles occur and if he
fails he not only will lose his own life,
last book, Harry Potter and the
but the whole wizarding community,
Deathly Hallows. This fantastic series has sold more than four hundred and the world will be in grave danger.
million copies and has been transIf you’re curious about what belated into almost 70 languages. J.K.
Rowling is the first person to become comes of the boy and his friends,
read the books. If you’re too lazy,
a billionaire by writing books.
For those of you who do not know wait for the movies.
much about this amazingly excellent
series, it is about a boy named Harry
Potter. He is a wizard sent to live
with his non-magical aunt and uncle
because his parents were killed by
the most powerful dark wizard,
By Alainah Rosencrance and
Taylor Hawkins
A good werewolf novel?
neath the surface can bring up
many unbelievable things.
Sam is a werewolf, and has been
In a time where teen literature is
since he was a young boy. As the
being taken over by vampires and
seasons change Sam always wonwerewolves, it’s hard to find a deders just how long he’ll remain hucent read. However, Shiver is a
wonderful combination of the two. man, because his change is brought
on by the drop in temperature, kind
Grace has been watching the
wolves from her backyard for years. of like a supernatural sickness.
He’s watched Grace from the
As a young child Grace was atwoods for many years as a yellowtacked by a pack of wolves, torn
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separation. This novel will keep you
years later, another supposed athanging on, wondering just what
tack has taken place and a price is
will happen to the two. When
put on the wolves’ head. Grace is
terrified, for over the years she has you’ve finished with this first book
in the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilgrown connected to the wolves in
Boundary Wood. Read on as Grace ogy, check out the sequel Linger,
another wonderful work from
discovers that not all things are as
Maggie Stiefvater.
they appear and that looking beBy Sam Boerner
Jersey Shore’s
take on
Jersey Shore
By Dereck Cannady
What is so special about reality TV? It’s the kind of
TV everybody loves or hates, there is no in-between.
From Keeping up with the Kardashians to Survivor,
the basic definition of reality TV is anything that isn’t
scripted. Reality TV has become a powerhouse on many
TV networks as this genre has developed many different
sub genres. There are reality shows that are focused on
competition like American Idol, The Apprentice, and
Survivor. Contestants entertain the watcher with their
talent, wit, or competitive nature.
Then there also is the drama filled shows that lean on
their over-exaggerated lifestyles that usually include
partying, humiliating actions and frivolous bickering.
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The Ten SCARIEST Movies of All-Time
By David Sweeney
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movies began. Over time, some seriously scary movies have come out.
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will make you stay up at night and give you nightmares.
When The Exorcist came out, people left the theaters in
tears from the movie. In this movie, a mother battles for the
soul of her young daughter who is possessed by a demon,
and it promises to scare the pants off of you.
What happened to reality TV?
Continued from page 21
These shows include Jersey Shore, Real
Housewives, and Bad Girls Club. Even
though these are all different type of shows,
they all have one thing in common - drama.
When teens in Jersey Shore High School
were asked about what show comes to
mind, the majority said Jersey Shore.
Adrienne Bardo (11) said that when she
thinks of reality shows, Jersey Shore comes
to mind. She explained her like for the
show to be a “guilty pleasure” given the
content and glorification of drama. She also
watches the show just because of the name.
She sees Jersey Shore just as a fun stupid
show to watch.
Madigan Drier (12) said he believed reality TV was fake and rehearsed. He described reality TV as rehearsed TV that
emphasizes drama to gain ratings. Madigan said, “I’m not fond of reality TV because people act differently on camera than
in person.”
Some teachers had the same perception
of reality TV. Mr. Tim Greene and Mr.
Rock Griswold expressed that they felt reality TV was simple minded TV that plugs up
the airways.
“Reality TV is nothing more than a marketing tool,” said Mr. Griswold. Mr. Greene
saw it as TV that was created just for
money and nothing else.
Whether you love it or hate it, everyone
has their own view about reality TV. But
everyone can agree on one thing - Whether
it’s exploiting someone’s drama or talent, it
is the most viewed genre on television.
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SPORTS
Kershner Tackling
His Way To Success
By Amber Kachelries
The male athlete for the month of October is football player Mike
Kershner. Mike has been playing football since his seventh grade
year and has fallen in
love with the sport.
Mike describes football
as a way to release his
anger by hitting people
as hard as he can in
sport.
Mike became
interested in the sport
when his friends joined, and thought it would a good way to spend
his time, but it turned out to be more.
Mike also participates in wrestling, and in the off season, he enjoys weight lifting. He plans to play football and wrestle in college
in the future. When asked what his greatest memories and accomplishments on the football team were, Mike responded, “Junior
year was my best year. Our first win of the season was a great accomplishment, and it was so funny when Cody Mason flipped out
over a spider!”
Mike leaves this bit of advice to the underclassmen: “Do your
best, have faith in coaches, and leave it all out on the field.”
Fisher Making Big
Strides In X-Country
By Amber Kachelries
The female athlete of the month for October is cross country
runner Sara Fisher.
Sara started her running career in seventh
grade when she joined
the middle school
cross country team,
and has been a top
competitor in the
sport throughout the
years. Her favorite
thing about cross country is simply running and competing
against worthy opponents.
Apart from cross country, Sara also participates in track
and field for the school, and is a member of FBLA and National
Honor Society. Sara plans to keep running cross country and
track and field in college.
Sara has high expectations for her cross country team
this season and wants to win as many meets as possible and just
do their best. Her favorite memory in cross country would be
when she lettered in her freshman year.
Congratulations to Sara and the Paw Print wishes her
and her team the best of luck the rest of the season!
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NEWS
JS Students Bike To Great Distances !
By Mariah DeParasis
Fifty six miles,
one team. The Jersey
Shore Cross Country team
woke up at seven o’clock
in the morning to meet at
the local access area for
the Rails to Trails. Tired
and cold, the team set off
from Jersey Shore to the
Wellsboro Junction.
Starting the trip
was Gage Feigles (9) and
followed by Sarah Fisher
(12), Tess Nidetch (12),
and Adrienne Bardo (11)
on bikes. They all were
picked up at White Tail
access area in Pine Creek,
and the next group set off
for another leg of the trail.
This kept up all
the way to the last leg of
the trail, where freshmen
Cody Allen, Gage Feigles, and Brandon Best finished it up with
sophomores Mariah
DeParasis and Danielle
Rozenberg following
on bikes. Brandon was
the last person to run,
bringing the team to
Wellsboro Junction.
After stopping for ice cream, the
team headed up to the
campground. At the
campground the students played card
games, hiked, rode
bikes, and even started
a friendly game of football with some of the
parents that came
along. Later, after all
the excitement died
down, the team sat
down and had a cookout. They ate and chatted around the fire.
The atmosphere was
more than that of a team; it felt more like a family.
Baseball Season Coming to an End
By Josh Bowser
As baseball season comes to an end, there is one thing that all
baseball fans are excited for. The World Series! One of America’s
greatest pastimes that has been going on since dates as far back
as 1919. But this year the World Series starts Wednesday Oct. 27,
and the best out of seven wins will take the championship title.
The teams that made it to the playoffs include the Texas Rangers,
Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta
Braves, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies. When four random students were asked to predict
who will win the World Series the results were a variety of
choices. Aaron Eck (10) is confident that the Yankees will win. He
thinks that the defending champs will go for a back to back win.
While Ryan Dauber (11) says that the San Francisco Giants will
steal the title. Caleb Harvey (11) decided that the Tampa Bay
Rays will be named the champion, and Rachel Dauber (9) says
that she thinks the Phillies will win the championship. But nobody really knows who is going to win yet. There may be a few
teams in the running, but only one team will be named the
Champion of MLB Baseball.
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SPORTS
Students Manage Their own Football
Team From Their Homes!
on Monday night.
ESPN, CBS, Yahoo!, Facebook, and even the NFL itself offer
n case you haven't noticed
fantasy services. Its pervasiveness
(and based on some of the
has changed the way we watch footemails you guys sent me, you
ball.
haven't), fantasy football is sweeping
Houston Texans coach Gary
the nation. Football has been around
Kubiak benched his star running
all our lives and will continue well
back Arian Foster in the first quarter
into the future, but fantasy football
of his week-four game against the
is something new. Fantasy football is
Oakland Raiders unannounced, and
a game, a game played by 27 million
faced the anger of fantasy football
people for an average of nine hours
owners across the nation.
per person, per week.
In a much more famous
To put that into perspective, the
instance, then-Eagles running back
Facebook app FarmVille has 24.6
Brian Westbrook knelt at the onemillion fans. An estimated 25 million
yard line in a game against the DalAmericans pirate movies off the
las Cowboys in 2007, passing up a
internet. 26 million people watched
sure touchdown (and 6 precious fantasy points) in an effort to run
the 2010 Grammy Awards. Fantasy football is the real deal.
Odds are good, though, that if you are not one of the 27 million out the clock. Fantasy owners across the nation called for his
head. ESPN sportswriter Bill Simmons lost his fantasy matchup
fantasy football “owners,” you have no idea what fantasy football
that week by fewer than six points—had Westbrook not knelt and
even is.
continued running into the endzone, he would have won his
Fantasy football is a weekly game dreamed up in 1962 by two
match. He remains incredulous to this day.
then-employees of the Oakland Raiders. The front-office staff of
Several students in our school play fantasy football. Sophomore
the Raiders drafted a fictional team made up of real-life players
and Call of Duty addict Nick Corbett proudly drafted three teams,
and competed against each other, earning fictional points based
each with a winning record.
on how well their real-life draft picks performed in the National
Fellow tenth-grader Kyle Dauberman's team scored more than
Football League.
300 points in his first three games, going undefeated. He credits
The game, then known as the “Oakland Professional Pigskin
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, Chargers quarterback
Prognosticators' League,” stayed within the Raiders organization
as a fun office hobby for nearly thirty years. Fantasy football didn't Philip Rivers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense for his success.
Another tenth-grader, Tyler Fulkrod, scored 119 points in week
become public until 1989, when the first public fantasy sports
three, but declined further comment.
leagues were launched in newspapers across the nation.
Senior Alex Clementoni is 3-1 through week four, thanks to the
The leagues worked in much the same way as the OPPPL—a
surprising successes of Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and recentlygroup of friends would draft a team of real-life NFL players, and
traded Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss.
one unlucky soul (the “commissioner”) was responsible for tallyYet another sophomore, Logan Beaver, also drafted Adrian
ing each team's score at the end of each week. The process was
Peterson, as well as solid Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Howcumbersome and slow, and fantasy football failed to truly catch
ever, he lost to his own father in week three.
on.
With the advent of the internet, however, fantasy sports were
I myself play fantasy football as well, but my team is 0-4 and
allowed to shine. Whereas before an “owner” had to wait an entire my second pick broke his ankle. I'll chalk it up to bad luck. “The
week for his “commissioner” to provide scores, now fantasy enFavre Dollar Footlongs” (my team) just can't catch a break.
thusiasts have real-time updates, podcasts, and television proIf you watch the NFL, give it a shot. We don't want to live in a
grams. Everything is done electronically; in 1989 an owner would world where more people play FarmVille than fantasy football, do
have to wait until Wednesday to find out whether or not he had
we?
won his game, but today he knows as soon as the clock hits zero
by Eric Budd
I
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Last Laugh
Ghosts, goblins, witches and spooks! If you think these
creatures don’t exist, you obviously haven’t been
watching the latest videos on YouTube. This month, we
look at some particularly spooky clips, so be prepared!
By Emily Thomas
By Kaylin Fausey
We’ve all seen them...Facebook status
updates that had us laughing, crying, or just
scratching our heads. Each month we will
highlight some of the status updates that
caught our eyes. Note: The statuses below
were taken off of Facebook but the names
have been changed to protect the innocent.
Buffy Getting a shower…shaving!!
Sabrina That makes me want to
vomit, don’t tell people that.
1. Ghost Caught on Video- By Onision. This footage will definitely prove that
ghosts exist.
2. Ghosts Caught on Tape- By Stevezur. Not much to tell; can’t ruin the excitement.
3. Ghosts Caught on Tape- By Rockrock14. Just watch the car…
4. Michael Jackson’s ghost, scary at the end- By Rockstull25,
Michael Jackson is alive!!!
Sylvester That guy was looking at me
like I was crazy and he had a giant stuffed
rabbit in his passenger seat.
Raven If I have to eat one more spoonful of pudding this crap is going to hit the
fan. Literally, I’m going to throw pudding
into the fan.
Freddy HELP! That blue squirrel just
ate my orange gummy bear and my last
fruit loop! We have to gather the army of
chocolate bunnies.
Lucida Realizes it’s okay to be chubby
because skinny girls freeze to death faster!
Just saying.
Ichabod Why do you sick people like
that I’m lonely? I hope you get locked in a
closet all cold and alone.
Talon Maybe it means we relate.
Ichabod You’re locked in a closet
too?
By Emily Thomas
Today, at school we were being too rowdy so my teacher shouted, "FREEZE!" I proceeded to yell, " Everybody clap your hands." Everyone just stared at me. It was awkward. MLIA.
Today, I had to choose between a strawberry flavored Dum Dum and a mystery flavored Dum Dum. I decided to be adventurous and choose the mystery flavor; it was
strawberry flavored. MLIA
Today, my little brother swore at my mom. My mom washed his mouth out with soap
then went upstairs. He sat there smiling. I asked him how it tasted. Held up the soap
and said flavored soap and started laughing. I was in awe at his genius until he offered
me a bite. It wasn't flavored. That kid is going somewhere in life. MLIA
Today, I wondered where people in China try to dig their holes to. MLIA
Today, my mom bought me a new mattress and I had to get rid of my old one. So I
laid the old mattress at the top of the stairs and attempted to ride it down. It was an epic
journey until I met the wall at the bottom...with my face. MLIA
Short Takes
By Krista Weymouth and Emily Thomas
Yesterday…
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