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Mix It Up
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Volume 27
Issue 3
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November 2014
Photo by Neil Schubel
Joshua Edney jumps in the air in
excitement.
Photo courtesy of April Kniebbe
Jamie Smith in the process of a
painted heart in Mix It Up Week.
Photo by Neil Schubel
Kenneth Ryan was spotted in the
halls with a fake skull.
Photo by Yearbook Staff
Tyler Jacobs models his painted
cheek in Mix It Up Week.
Photo by Neil Schubel
Kids flocked to Mix It Up tables during lunch to take their pledge. Mix It Up week challenges kids to identify, cross and challenge social boundaries.
Many students took thier pledge to mix it up in the week of November 10th till the 14th.
Photo by Neil Schubel
what IS HAPPENING?
Nostalgia November! Who remembers the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge? The football coaches certainly do as they accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
this July. A few players dumped the buckets as the team stood around to watch their coaches get ice buckets dumped on their heads.
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Contents
Editorial
By Neil Schubel
Editor-in-Chief
It will ruin the happiest of
mornings waking up and realizing that you need to scrape your
car windows. I typically drive
a Prius (It's the only car available to take to school usually;
it's either that or a mini-van!)
and I'm not sure if the windows
are larger, but I feel like they
enjoy frost on them. I'm a runner, swimmer, and biker, and I
will get a morning workout in
just trying to scrape the frost
off of my windows! This has
happened in recent weeks, and
the scariest part is that it is only
November!
It is hard to accept, but summer days are now way too far
in the past to hardly even reminisce about now. If you have
read the past two issues in The
Lightning Bolt and haven't quite
"settled in" to school yet, I sure
hope you have by now. November is the transition between the
realization that fall is here and
winter is coming (A little early
coming of winter if you look to
some cases in states like New
York that are getting up to four
feet of snow). The frigid mornings of standing at the bus stop,
or scraping the frost off of your
neighbors windows are here, but
Chancellor has a special way of
bringing warmth in the sometimes sad "transitional" periods
like November.
The Innovation Space in the
Library (featured on our cover)
is in full swing as hundreds of
students are flocking into the
library all periods of the school
day to have their hands on new
things in there. This effort, headed by Librarian Mrs. Jett-Brown,
continues to display how the library is developing as not only a
place for students to study, but
to hang out in while also gaining educational values. If you
haven't checked out the Innovation Space, be sure to check out
the best part: the brand new 3-D
printer!
The 8th annual Mix It Up
Week (on the back cover), run
by Chancellor’s Sociology Class
was also a huge success as nearly 800 students took the pledge
to break social boundaries within the school.
Make sure to check out the
The Lightning Bolt articles about
football coach Mr. Oliver’s 100th
win in football this year. Megan
Church writes about how Oliver
has already surpassed 300 wins
in baseball, making this accomplishment in another sport even
more special.
The Multicultural Club in
Chancellor is expanding. Check
out Ashley Ragonese’s article on
some of their activities happening this school year.
Have you been absent or tardy
this year? Kaitlyn O’Gorman reveals the absences and tardiness
for the month of October.
You may have missed some,
or all of the great opportunities
this month, but fear not, December is choc-full of events that
are just waiting to be attended.
Don't waste December 2014.
Mrs. Gattie
Adviser
Neil Schubel
Editor-in-Chief
Megan church
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Christopher
Heimink
Layout Editor
Kaitlyn Keisling
Layout Editor
Harry FIsher
Opinions editor
Kaitlyn O’GOrman
News Editor
Jordan Pearson
Features Editor
contents
Matthew Sanders
Sports Editor
Laura Sullivan
News
Darkside Out of this World.......................................................page 5
Ellie’s Hats Awareness ...............................................................page 7
Absences..........................................................................................page 9
Features
Autumn Maze.................................................................................page 10
The Vault.........................................................................................page 11
Thanksgiving.................................................................................page 11
Sports
Volleyball........ ...............................................................................page 15
Oliver 100th Win .........................................................................page 17
Op-Ed
The Grid.................................... .....................................................page 20
“Chancellor’s Day Dreams”........................................................page 22
Contents
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Rachel Thompson
Website Editor
Zack Jewell
Administrative Assistant
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newspaper is to factually inform and entertain its readers. As an established open forum for the student body, truth will be the staff’s major
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November 2014
Marching Band ends Season Undefeated,
Says Goodbye to Seniors
Photo By Megan Shaw
By Megan Church and Natalie Wilson
Co-Edetor in Chief and Staff Reporter
The Lightning Regiment
Marching Band (LRMB) pulled
out another victory on Saturday, October 18 at James Madison University. This was their
most challenging competition
of the season as so many other
bands were also there. Chancellor’s band scored 78.15 out of
100 and came in first place out
of twelve competing in the 1A
division, and second out of the
twenty-four in 1A and 2A divisions combined. But the strong
competition was not the only
negative factor.
“The day was long,
cold, and miserable,”
“The day was long, cold, and
miserable,” said senior band
member Lauren Lipkin.
The band’s twelve-hour day began at 5:15am with a two-hour
drive to Harrisonburg in two
busses. The cold weather didn’t
help at all. Senior Devon Shearer explained to a flute player
cold weather and frozen fingers
are incredibly testing, and wearing gloves would make it nearly
impossible to cover the holes on
the instrument.
Additionally, there was confusion during the performance as
JMU’s field is marked differently than Chancellor’s. “The hash
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lines at JMU are different; some
people didn’t know where to be,”
explained junior band member
Haley Paterson. Despite these
challenges, the band pulled
through with stellar scores.
The day wasn’t without reward. In addition to victory, the
band was reunited with alumni
who now attend James Madison.
Their show was broadcasted to
the stadium’s jumbotron, which
they agreed was an amazing and
surreal experience. After their
own routine, Lightning Regiment members watched JMU’s
Marching Royal Dukes perform.
“They were fantastic,” said Paterson.
Soon after visiting JMU, the
marching band attended their
most anticipated and final competition of the season. Keagouhtan, for which band members stayed overnight, pinned
the LRMB against bands in all
divisions, including the biggest
4A bands. Even facing such a
monumental challenge, Chancellor was proudly represented
as the band’s music, percussion
section, color guard, and drum
majors earned an overall score
of 93.8 and the title of grandchampions, the highest title
awarded. Although Chancellor
is a small band, they were able
to beat all other bands in attendance. “A big accomplishment,”
said drum major, Natalie Presutto.
Aside from the Christmas parade in downtown Fredericksburg, the last football game of
the season that followed the
Keagouhtan competition also
signified the marching band’s
senior night and they last time
some of the seniors would perform with the band. Many sections worked together to provide their seniors with gifts or
wore shirts they designed to
show their support during the
school day and final practice
before senior night. Parents of
seniors came to pin roses onto
“To know that I had a
part in teaching everyone makes me feel
great. We had an undefeated season, and
I couldn’t be more
proud,”
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their uniforms and to take sectional photographs. Then, the
senior girls dressed up in hats
and mustaches and the boys in
tiaras and sashes.
Throughout the game, each
of the seniors even took turns
conducting for the drum major
as the band played stand tunes.
The night was somber as the
LRMB seniors took part in the
various traditions, but they still
incorporated the fun spirit of
the band and had a great night.
Reflecting on her experience in
the band this year, Presutto says
that although at first she was
nervous filling the role of drum
major with Madison Libby, her
time conducting will be unforgettable. “To know that I had a
part in teaching everyone makes
me feel great. We had an undefeated season, and I couldn’t be
more proud,” she gushes.
Presutto explains that because
a lot of leadership and communication with the band director,
Michael Addair, was required of
her while she attempted to give
equal attention to all members,
she was glad to share the position with Libby, even though
she’d been initially concerned.
“I don’t think I would’ve been
able to get through the season
without her,” Presutto says. “We
were going through the same
things emotionally and physically. And to share the pain,
sweat, giggles and tears with
someone is something else.”
This season was particularly
significant for seniors, but also
is memorable simply due to the
sheer number of large bands
faced at every competition. The
LRMB was able to overcome
any challenge and come out undefeated, and the students and
staff of Chancellor could not
be more proud of the band that
represents them.
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Darkside Out of This World
Choir welcomes the fall
By Ashley Ragonese
Staff Reporter
The Fall Choir Concert took
place in Chancellor High
School’s auditorium at 7:00pm
on Monday, October 20th. The
choir was directed by Mrs.
Rhonda Miller, and accompanied by Ms. Patricia Martin.
Concert Choir remarkably
performed Somewhere over
the Rainbow arranged by Andy
Beck, and Bonse Aba arranged
by Andrew Fischer. Burgundy Boys phenomenally
performed Walk Like a Man arranged by Kirby Shaw, Oh Sinner Man arranged by David
Eddleman and Earth Angel arranged by Roger Emerson on
the stage of Chancellor High’s
auditorium.
Eleanor Rigby, and Africa
both arranged by Roger Emer-
Photo Courtesy of Jordan Martens
Taylor Patzman, Dalton Hedrick, Tyler Wright, Ryan Erik perform an
intense scene for Darkside.
“The best thing about this experience is] the cast, everyone
becomes a family.” states Taylor
Patzman, junior at Chancellor
and a reporter in the play Darkside, Chancellor’s one act play.
Darkside, written by Ken Jones
and directed by Matthew Armentrout, is a dramatic play, full
of suspense and emotion about
two American astronauts who
are stranded in a lunar landing
module on the dark side of the
moon while a third orbits in the
command module. The story is
told in flashbacks to give the audience background information
and a feel for the characters.
Chancellor High School attended VTA (Virginia Theatre
Association) from October 2326, where they and many other
schools performed their plays
to compete. There were about
65 schools and plays there to
compete and Darkside got an
honorable mention, two best actor awards to Dalton Hedrick,
who plays Bill in the play, and
Sydney Murray, who plays Gigi
in the play. They also won four
On the Spot playwriting awards.
Following VTA was a conference and regionals. Darkside
won second place at conference
and fourth place at regionals for
VHSL and Gabrielle Sivertsen,
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who played Beth in the play,
won a best actor award as well.
Other actors in the play included Ryan Eric as Gunner, Tyler
Wright as Ed, Brian Ashton as
Capcom, Paul Foltz and Michael
DeMaio as NASA Technicians,
and an entire ensemble including Catherine Flemming, Katie
Henry, Mandy Owens, Taylor
Noll, Kayla Medina, Kayla Jacobs, Emma Masaitis, and Megan Garrick.
Rehearsals started early in
September and overall about 25
people worked together to put
on this play. The hard work paid
off for Chancellor, and the audience loved the performance. “It
was really good,” states freshman Ethan Pearson about Darkside. “The acting was on point
and Chancellor really deserves
everything that came to them
for Darkside.”
On October 30th, Darkside was
featured in the Chancellor High
School auditorium, along with
Courtland High School’s one
act play titled Better Than the
Movie written by Jeffrey Harr
and directed by Erin Bradley.
After both of the plays were finished, Chancellor High School’s
comedy improv group, Red Box,
performed for the audience.
Overall, a very successful night
for theatre.
Red Box
delights audience
The school’s improv group, Red Box, is known for their hilarious skits.
Gabi Siversten, Dalton Hedrick, Taylor Patzman, Sydney Murray, Brian
Ashton, Tyler Wright, and Kenneth Ryan are pictured.
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November 2014
By Jordan Martins
By Jordan Pearson
Featurs Editor
son were performed by Trebled
Youth. They also had an exceptional performance of Love Potion No.9 arranged by John Higgins.
One Voice had a memorable
performance of Dance on my
Heart by Allen Koepke, Royals
arranged by Deke Sharon, and
Feel Good arranged by Baker
and Elliot.
Vocal Ensemble closed out the
concert with Esto Les Digo by
Kinley Lange, Behold How Good
by Michael John Trotta, and The
Longest Time arranged by Kirby
Shaw.
The audience roared with
applause after each choir performed. Many of the students
who participated in the concert
were highly pleased with the
outcome of their efforts.
National German Honor Society field trip
Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Kovalik
James Triplett, Matthew Decatur, Jonathan McGrady, Ryan Menold, Ryan Mikesh, and Eric Weiland attend a field trip to the Germanna Foundation
for their Induction in to the National German Honor Society.
Vtaac Big win
for chhs
Hispanic heritage celebration
By Myah Hidalgo
Staff Reporter
Fifty three schools participated in VTAAC, and Chancellor High school was in the top
twelve, receiving an Honorable
Mention for Bets Production.
Two of Chancellor’s students
were selected for Outstanding
Acting Awards: Dalton Hedrick
won Best Actor and Sydney
Murray won Best Actress. This
is a huge achievement because
there were 53 productions and
more than 1000 performers.
Chancellor also received OnThe-Spot Play Writing Competition. The students who won
were: Andrew Kohler, First
place; Ryan Eric and Becca Samartin, Second place, and Paul
Foltz Third place. Congratulations Chancellor!
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Photo By Josef Jazvic
Anthony Torrez, Paola Torrico, Steven Garcia, Mike Ramirez, Kennia Ocho, Aneesa Noor, Christopher Allen,
Adrianna Sanchez, Tommy Nguyen display their talents during National Hispanic Heritage Month. The Multicultural Club, sponsored by Ms. Pickren and Ms. Davis, had a fun celebration in honor of National Hispanic
Heritage. In the library, there was a unique presentation performed by Breanna Craig that elaborated on the
great things of Hispanic culture. Then followed a dance show presentation by their dance team lead by Miguel
Ramirez where they showed three different traditional and well known Hispanic dances. They also provided
food for everyone there to enjoy. Some food was purchased from El Pino Mexican Restaurant, and the rest was
donated by some of the families of the dancers.
The Multicultural Club will be celebrate the holiday season on the December 11th.
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News
Bringing awareness with Ellie’s Hats
Chancellor High School’s DECA club collected hats for their charity drive to raise awareness for children battling cancer.
By Raelyn Slaughter
Staff Reporter
One of the deadliest diseases
going around the world is cancer. Cancer not only affects
adults, it also affects children as
well. In fact 263,000 new cases
of cancer will affect children
each year. 13,500 children are
diagnosed with cancer in the
United States.
Childhood cancer is
the leading cause of
death in children under 15 years old
Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death in children
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under 15 years old. One particular little girls name is Ellie Whitfield who was diagnosed with
lymphoblastic leukemia at only
five years old. Ellie lost all of her
hair due to the chemotherapy.
She started to wear hats due to
her enjoyment with them when
she was younger. The students
liked the different types of hats
Ellie was wearing to school. One
day a teacher named Jay Coakley
noticed Ellie’s hats and started a
donation drive for hats.
Here at Chancellor High
School DECA sponsored by Ms.
Roche and Ms. Smith started
the charity drive to raise awareness to children battling cancer.
Each person has an opportunity
to donate a hat to the donation
drive during their lunch time.
Every time a hat is donated the
students and faculty member
who donated that hat will be
able to receive a gold sticker in
which they are able to wear a
hat on November 14. Roche and
Smith are advisers for DECA.
”Here at Chancellor we got involved with the donation by the
club Virginia DECA with them
sponsoring it,” stated Roche.
“Even though we do not have a
special connection to the little
girl Ellie, it is important to us
to raise awareness to other students about cancer. DECA’s goal
will be having the students and
teachers donate to the charity
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Photo By Jordan Pearson
which will hopefully help them
have more awareness to children with cancer.”
Being a child and having cancer will more than likely take
away the childhood from a kid.
Happiness and joy are often
taken from them as they have
to watch the other children play
on the playground while they
stay in a hospital bed. It doesn’t
sound fun at all but these children have no choice but to do it.
“Having people look at the
statistics you can see how many
children are affected by this
disease and this will hopefully
encourage you and others to try
and brighten a child's day,” stated Roche.
November 2014
Students
Discover
Tech Options
By Jordan Pearson
Features Editor
STEM16, a group which is part
of the Fredericksburg Chamber
of Commerce, held a tech tour
on October 8th, that allowed
50 students from both Courtland High School and Chancellor High School to search
for STEM-related careers and
career opportunities that are
available in the community. Dianne Clowes, George Hughes,
and Denise Guest joined together to lead this event.
The students visited many locations, that showed them different career options and ways
to use their business knowledge.
Germanna Community College,
who also sponsored this event,
had a design challenge for the
students, which was hosted by
their physics students.
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative showed them a behindthe-scenes tour of their electrical operations. University of
Mary Washington opened their
Chemistry lab for experiments
in bioluminescence and discussion with the university professors. SimVentions had students
observe military engineer science, and the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center had them
observe high tech cancer treatments and behind-the-scenes
IT work.
Each group of students, about
12-13 in a group, was accompanied by a teacher and a tour
guide. In each area of business,
the students met professionals in their field and learned to
operate the way they do in their
everyday work lives. This tour
trip inspired students to think
about practical study courses
and prospects for future careers
in STEM-related fields.
“We’re hoping to do this for
years to come,” states Mrs. Parrish, teacher and supporter of
this event.
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By Christopher Heimink
Layout Editor
Check One Two
gered into the limelight dressed
as the Norse God of Thunder,
and boasted as Thor would. After laughs rippled through the
crowd from Jaylen Preston’s
boast, he strolled to the microphone to share his favorite
poem titled If by Rudyard Kippling. Without knowing where
the talent would take them next,
the crowd waited in silent eagerness as Gabi Sivertsen began playing her guitar while
singing a medley of Let It Be by
the Beatles, What a Wonderful
World by Louis Armstrong, Here
Comes the Sun by the Beatles,
and Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole.
Next up with guitar in hand was
Kenneth Ryan who sang a song
he wrote himself, however it
was without a name.
With the time drawing to an
end for the second lunch session Brandon Trotter took the
stage with his cover of Gust of
Wind by Pharrel Williams.
With the lunch shifts half
over the third lunch performance opened with Glass again
reciting Hope to a new crowd
surprised to see their former
teacher and Poetry Club head
attending the Open Mic. Slezak
once again took her position behind the microphone to play the
main theme from the Xenoblade
Chronicles. With mood of music in the air Hot Buttered Elvis
approached on stage with their
guitars in hand for a tribute to
The Beatles. The third session
On Friday October 31st, Halloween, in the Chancellor High
School library an Open Mic was
held. There was a total of four
sessions, one per lunch period,
with a new set of performers
every session. The performers
signed up in the library days before. A variety of performances took place from reading poems to singing songs to reading
stories which they had written.
During the first lunch perfor-
A variety of performances took place
from reading poems
to singing songs to
reading stories which
they had written.
mance a surprise opening was
Ms. Glass (a former teacher and
the former Poetry Club sponsor) who recited Hope a poem
she wrote to perform after being
asked to attend the Open Mic.
Next to perform was Sarah
Moore with her short story
Nightmare. The middle performance was a self written song
by Drew Lambert titled It All
Returns To White. The semifinal
performance was by Brian Ashton doing a cover of Yesterday
by The Beatles. The final person
to take the stage was Brittany
Gowarty reciting a self written
poem she had not named.
As second lunch began Erin
Slezak opened with Main Theme
from the Xenoblade Chronicles
and was arranged by Rhiley Harris. Following Slezak was another reciting by Glass of her poem
Hope. After this Tyler Neilson
took the microphone in hand
and recited The Will of Love.
Following this performance was
Brooke Feiffer reciting Turning
18 written by herself. Relating
to boasts like that made in Ms.
Garfield’s senior English classes
,and in the spirit of Halloween,
Sophia Wischnewski swag-
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With the mood of
music sitting in the
air Hot Buttered Elvis
approached the stage
with their guitars in
hand for a tribute to
The Beatles.
came to an end with Ms. Pickren’s recitation of Edgar Allen
Poe’s The Raven.
Dressed as the King of Hearts,
Dalton Hedrick recited his poem
titled The Machine with a performance drawing a surprised
and quite entertained reaction
from the audience. To follow
his act Kayla Nibbins sang 16 at
War by Karina and to follow her
song Steven Garcia and Kevin
Escalante sang a duet. Justin
Edney amazed the crowd with
his cover of Hallejuah by Lenard
Cohen. Evalyn Martinez followed immediately after Edney
with her cover of Iris by the Goo
Goo Dolls.
Following suit with the musical passion was Amanda Murray
who let out her passion for music with a song which went unnamed by Murray.
Glass closed the Open Mic
with yet another reading of her
poem as the last of her former
students sat patiently to hear
what Glass had come up with on
her travel back to Chancellor to
see the familiar faces.
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Charging Into French
Culture
By Ashley Ragonese
Staff Reporter
The Fredericksburg French
Convention occurs annually to
celebrate and introduce French
culture to students who are enrolled in a French class. It took
place on November 1st, from
8am-3pm at James Monroe High
School. Students and teachers
from any school within the district were able to attend after
signing up and paying admission fees. Many teachers from
Chancellor attended the event
including Mrs.Pullano, Mr.
Coulibaly, and Ms. Waurio who
also teaches at Spotsylvania
High School..
This is the third annual French
Convention held in this district.
This is the convention’s second
year at James Monroe. There
was a mass attendance of students from a total of 16 different
schools. The amount of student
attendance was extremely large
as it is every year.
Students who attended the
event received a t-shirt, a sling
bag, a French breakfast, and
lunch. There were also raffles
that students were able to enter to win other French-themed
Innovation Space
By Natalie Wilson
Staff Reporter
This fall, Chancellor students
are able to take advantage of
several new programs. In addition to housing the Channel 29
News broadcast room and facilitating a book club, the library
now allows students to visit
during Morning Charge, before
or after school, during lunch, or
during study halls to utilize cutting edge technology, cultivate
new skills, and create a variety
of items to take home with them
in what is known as the Innovation Space.
Home to Chancellor’s crown
jewel, a MakerBot 3D printer,
this corner of the library allows
students to participate in a variety of different activities with
their friends. There is something in the space for everyone,
whether students want to play
chess, learn origami and tapigami with provided books and
paper, or use the Little Bits kits
to design and explore circuits.
The area plays upon the theme
of the Readers’ Café introduced
last year, offering areas of activities classified as either appetizers, main courses, or desserts based on the time effort
required to learn how to utilize
a certain piece of equipment. A
menu on display for students
when they enter explains each
activity available and in which
category they fall. An electrostorm sphere, a ball of wiggling sparks that react to touch,
shares the table with this menu,
inviting students to learn about
static electricity and enticing
them to explore the space.
items. Students were able to
designate their own schedules
corresponding to their own
personal interests. All students
however, attended a short
speech given by a representative
from the French Embassy, who
states that she is very happy to
see that so many students show
interest in speaking the French
language, a language which is
beneficial in many ways. Students looked forward to learning more about French culture,
cuisine, and history. They also
embraced this culture with other friends at the event.
Many teachers were highly
impressed with the overall turnout of the event. Students have
stated that their favorite part of
the event was hearing a lecture
from Mr. Coulibaly about his life
in Africa.
“I want this to be like a conversation; we’re here to learn about
French. I want this to be fun!”
stated Coulibaly in his presentation.
Faith Doyle, a French I student
stated she’d love to attend the
next French Convention.
How Many Tardies
And Absences?
All statistics courtesy of the
Chancellor Attendance Office
September
913
October
1,110
1,636
1,418
Absences
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On the right hand side of the
corner, students can find a cart
of craft baskets including duct
tape and knitting supplies and
a shelf upon which rests block
games, cups for stacking competitions, computers to use for
daily SAT practice questions
and several online programs
and games explained on instruction boards, and the Cameo
cutting machine. The Cameo allows students to design shapes
and forms that the device will
cut into any number of materials, including card stock, foil, vinyl, and even fabric. Any shape
can be created and cut, even
very intricate ones, making the
printer perfect for students who
have school projects or who love
to scrapbook.
Additionally, Simon Trixter,
chess boards, and other games
and crafts are found on tables
throughout the Innovation
Space. Its main attraction, however, is the 3D printer that lies in
its center. Any student can utilize the device simply by creating an account on one of many
design sites. Tutorials and instruction sheets are available,
and there are templates online
for students to use until they’ve
gained the skills necessary to
begin a project from scratch.
Chancellor students have created amazing things already,
and the space has only been
available for a few weeks. Classes and groups of students have
created cell models, bike racks,
earrings, shoe ornaments, and
much more.
Imagine what else is to come!
Tardies
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November 2014
determined for dodgeball
By Emma Haus
Staff Reporter
“Ready, set, dodge ball!”
Saturday morning October 25th
the Chancellor High School gym
was filled with the hustle and
bustle of the 10th Annual Dodge
Ball Tournament. Teams were
dressed up in their “uniforms”
, with their unique team names,
such as, “The Average Joes”,
“The Sassy Six”, and “The Highlighters” and waited with excitement and determination for the
competition to start.
As the clock struck 10 am the
first four teams prepared the
play. The gym was split into two
mini courts that were then split
again in half in the center where
six dodge balls laid on the floor
all in a row. The teams lined up
determined and ready. Coach
Larkin, who was in charge of
this event, spoke into the microphone “Ready, set, DODGE
BALL”. The teams took off toward the dodge balls, and so a
battle broke out.
Dodging, slipping, ducking,
jumping, each mini battle was
more intense than the first.
The referees kept the game in a
somewhat sophisticated manner. All the teams played with
good effort and passion, but only
one, the team “Showtime” came
out on top. To end this eventful
morning, people crowded into
the Gym lobby to collect prizes
for the silent auction that was
going on throughout the tournament.
autumn maze
By Megan Church
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Senior
Breakfast
Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Jett-Brown
November 2014
The senior class enjoyed lunch at
Ryan’s located in Central Park on
Thursday, November 13th. This is
one of the many “senior priveledges”
throughout the school year. In the picture (starting from bottom left around
the table) Sarah Ross, Gabi Siversten,
Brian Ashton, Adriana Fontan-Sanchez, Noah Karkenny, Ryan Longman,
Zander Royston, Tyler Wright, Corey
Pitts, Brittany Gowarty, and Elizabeth
Franco enjoy their senior breakfast.
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horoscopes
By Kaitlyn Keisling
Layout Editor
Scorpio- Changing your lifestyle and underwear are always
a good start.
Sagittarius-Most of the things
you believe in could be hacked
apart by a fairly terrible dream.
Capricorn- Crossing your arms,
legs and fingers is fine.
Aquarius- Electrical things will
cause a problem for you today. Banning people from your
house can work.
Pisces- Your funny bone may
have disappeared momentarily.
However, it may turn up where
you least expect it. Subconsciously, you've always felt free
to say and do what you want.
Aries-Being righteous will only
make you enemies.
Taurus-Today might be a good
day to walk around with your
arms stretched forwards in a
"mummy" style.
Gemini-Paper with little squiggles on it will find its way into
your pocket today. In the land
that time forgot, everyone had
a hard time. Hilarity may ensue
this week if you decide to hire a
clown on Thursday night.
Cancer-Remember, it's unfair to
expect your friends and family
to provide you with alibis. You
dig? You're a mug. You always
have been and you always will
be. Change, and your friends
will stop liking you as much.
Leo-You will find a butterfly
in your face some time this
week. Your favourite place may
change today as you have new
reason for utter joy. Geeks and
nerds - one big smelly bunch of
cyber-crimes waiting to happen.
And you're next on their list.
Virgo-It's going to be one
of those days, I really, really
apologise.
Libra-Normally today wouldn't
cause you any difficulties, but
today might just go against the
norm. Good fortune will stalk
you like a mean spirited vulture today and won't spread any
of his juicy fortune charm over
you.
Features
the vault
Bwy Laura Sullivan
Website Editor
1.) If you have 3
quarters, 4 dimes,
and 4 pennies, you
have $1.19. You also
have the largest
amount of money
in coins without
being able to make
change for a dollar.
2.) Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per
day.
3.) The most common name in
the world is Mohammed.
4.) When snakes are born with
two heads, they fight each other
for food.
5.)
Children
grow
faster
in the springtime.
6.) Your stomach produces
a new layer of
mucus every
two weeks otherwise it
will digest itself.
THANK YOU TO THE RAGONESE AND
O’GORMAN FAMILIES AND EVERYONE
WHO SPONSORS OUR
NEWSPAPER! WE COULDN’T DO IT
WITHOUT YOU!
7.)Ketchup was sold in the 1830s
as medicine.
8.) You can’t kill yourself by
holding your breath.
9.)Polar bears are left-handed.
10.) To produce a single pound of
honey, a single bee would have
to visit 2 million flowers.
11.) 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =
12,345,678,987,654,321
12.) Shoe swapping was a fad in
1947.
13.) Over 90% of the population
of Canada lives within 100 miles
of the U.S. border.
14.) The elctiric chair was invented by a dentist.
15.) Walt Disney was afraid of
mice.
Source: www.crazyfacts.com
dockery’s movie
doodad’s
day sometime soon.
By Zach Jewell
Administrative Assistant
Photos by roadrunnersblog.com, snakes-facts.com, and heinz.com
Another week gone and they
just keep flying by; here is another heads up about things going on for seniors these next few
months before graduation.
-Remember to pay your senior
dues if you haven’t already.
They are $20 dollars payable to
Mr. Dockery.
-There will possibly be a senior
-Mr. Dockery is still working
with the senior class officers to
work out our senior privileges
which take effect after these
nine weeks.
-Pick up a lyrics sheet from
your government class. It can be
something you’ve made yourself
or from your favorite song. Return the sheets to Mrs. Gattie in
room A-113.
explorer Martin Frosbisher successfully sailed to Newfoundland, Canada arriving in 1558.
When he landed he celebrated
with a feast in honor of his completed trip to the New World.
The Canadian Thanksgiving is
celebrated on the second Monday of October. The Canadian
and American Thanksgivings
are mostly the same other than
their origins and dates. They are
especially similar considering
that the Canadians borrowed
some of the American Thanksgiving traditions, including eating turkey, around the time of
the American Revolution. Both
holidays are a time for families
and loved ones to gather over
dinner and give thanks.
Harvest and thanksgiving cele
brations were not uncommon in
the ancient world. The ancient
Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians
had thanksgiving festivals and
celebrations. Every autumn
the Ancient Greeks celebrated
a three day festival in honor of
Demeter, the goddess of corn
and grains. The Romans had a
similar celebration for Ceres,
the goddess of corn. Their festivals, much like modern times,
had music, feasts, games, and
parades.
The end of the harvest season has inspired many different
cultures, from many different
places, and many time periods
to celebrate and give thanks to
the gift of a bountiful supply
of crops; the gift of being able
to live for another season. It is
something all should be thankful for. It shows that no matter
what we are all human and some
things will be the same about all
of us. At the same time it is captivating to look at how different
cultures conduct celebrations
for the same basic concept.
thanksgiving in other cultures
By Josef Jazvic
Staff Reporter
It is fascinating how cultures
from all over the world can celebrate the same basic concept in
completely different ways. Due
to its history we usually think of
Thanksgiving as an exclusively
American holiday, however
many cultures have fall time
holidays and traditions based
around giving thanks, and celebrating the harvest season.
In the Jewish culture families celebrate a harvest festival called Sukkot, a tradition is
thousands of years old. Families
celebrate by building huts made
of branches, and then they eat
meals under the hut for eight
days. This symbolizes the makeshift shelters Israelites used to
make it through their 40 year
journey across the desert to the
promise land.
The Chinese Mid-Autumn
Moon Festival is similar to the
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American Thanksgiving in how
it is a time for families to have
a giant feast to celebrate the
end of the harvest season. It is
held on the fifteenth day of the
eighth lunar month (around October), and It is one of the most
widely celebrated holidays in
China. The food that is traditionally eaten for this celebra-
Families celebrate by
building huts made
of branches, and then
they eat meals under
the hut for eight days.
tion is the mooncake, which is a
pastry that is filled with either a
sweet or even spicy filling.
Surprising to some, Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated
before we started to celebrate the
American Thanksgiving. Their
Thanksgiving started when the
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November 2014
pressure is on for students
who cope with stress
By Jordan Pearson
Features Editor
Many students often think of
junior year as the year where
everything begins. This is when
students start looking at colleges and thinking about their
futures. But what people often
forget is that this arguably is the
most important school year, and
the hardest, for other reasons as
well.
Piled on top of the hectic future searching, the pressure that
school places upon its students
can be too much for some to
handle. The stress can be sickening, making it hard for students
to get through a single day.
Homework is a huge stress factor. The amount that is assigned
often keeps students awake until the early hours of the morning, the same students who
wake up just a few hours later.
Sleep is one of the only ways to
completely get rid of stress, and
that is taken away from teens
at such a young age. Weekends
seem to fly by faster, and then
students end up back into this
painful cycle of just trying to
survive another week.
Stress is not just a feeling.
Stress is a chemical reaction that
occurs when your body reacts to
certain demands. Chemicals are
released which causes extra energy and strength. This can be a
good thing, but the problem occurs when one is emotionally
stressed and there is no place for
the energy and strength to go.
The main type of stress caused
top 5 books
By Jordan Pearson
Features Editor
Chancellor High School’s
library has many amazing
books, and these are the
top five that the students
are reading.
by work and school is internal
stress; a result of worrying that
takes over all of your thoughts.
It is the most important to know
how to manage these feelings.
One of the most dangerous
things about stress is that people tend to deal with it in unhealthy ways. Some common
coping methods include smoking, drinking, overeating or under eating, withdrawing from
friends and family, using drugs
to relax, procrastinating, and
violently taking out stress on
others. Stress is manageable, but
these are not healthy ways to
achieve a stress-free life. Keeping a to-do list can help students
see the amount they have to do,
and learn how to manage their
time. One way to help manage
stress is to exercise. Even just
walking will give one time to
clear their head.
Coping with stress is a useful skill to learn at an early age.
Many people believe that teenagers do not go through a significant amount of stress in high
school, but one thing that those
people cannot argue against is
that these coping mechanisms
are very useful to learn as a student in high school.
Not everybody is as exposed
to stress as others. Some people
can fly through school without a problem. But something
that some teachers and parents
need to recognize is that students have a lot on their plates.
Not everyone is going to be that
perfect student who gets A’s on
every quiz handed to them, but
it doesn’t mean they aren’t trying. It just means that not only
do they have to focus attention
on one particular class, but they
have to put that same amount of
effort in all the classes that they
take.
1.)
My friend
Dahmer: a graphic novel by John
Backderf“The
important thing to
remember is that
Dahmer- at least
the Dahmer I write about- was
not a criminal.” stated Backderf
on his novel. John Backderf, the
author of My friend Dahmer: a
graphic novel, was a high school
friend of well-known serial
killer and rapist Jeffrey Dahmer.
This graphic novel is the story of
the Dahmer that Backderf knew.
Backderf calls him “dysfunctional” and “bizarre”. He states
that, “He just had chunks of his
humanity that are missing.”
2.) Yaqui Delgado
wants to kick your
[butt] by Meg Medina- “A nuanced,
heart-wrenching
and
ultimately
empowering story
about bullying” states Kirkus reviews about Meg Medina’s novel. Yaqui Delgado wants to kick
your [butt] is about a girl named
Piddy who moves to a new
school and is told on her first
day that Yaqui Delgado wants
to kick her [butt]. Piddy lives in
fear at her new high school, insecure about the details of herself that Yaqui is calling her out
for. For example, she’s stuck up,
not Latin enough, and is allegedly “stealing” Yaqui’s boyfriend
from her. Kirkus reviews states
that, “This book sheds light on a
series issue without ever losing
sight of it’s craft.”
3.) Boy 21 by
Matthew Quick“Quick is brilliant
in writing in the
voice of troubled
teenagers,” states
Photo by Jordan Pearson
Students like Jacob Newton above
face many stressful challenges
every day.
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The Guardian (UK) about Matthew Quick’s novel Boy 21. Finley has always loved basketball.
It’s been a well needed escape
from his hometown, where
drugs, violence, and racial rivalries. There’s a boy whom
they only know by Boy 21- The
number on his basketball jersey.
Finley and Boy 21 come together
during their senior year and join
forces. Many people love this
book because of the subjectfriendship. Many state that YA
lacks in the friendship department. Boy 21 delivers in that aspect.
4.) The Archived
by
Victoria
Schwab- “The Archived is a beautifully
written
book, a morose,
slow-simmering
modern gothic novel, with a
truly intriguing premise,” thebooksmugglers states about Victoria Schwab’s novel. Imagine
a place where the dead rest on
shelves like books. This is the
world that Mackenzie Bishop
lives in, and she is a Keeper. A
Keeper makes sure that the dead
stay in the Archive. Because of
her job, she has to lie to people
she loves and she is constantly
in danger.
5.) The Fault in
Our Stars by John
Green“Filled
with
staccato
bursts of humor
and
tragedy,”
states Jody Picoult,
author of Between the Lines
about John Green’s bestselling
novel. Hazel Grace Lancaster
was diagnosed when she was
thirteen with thyroid cancer
that has spread to her lungs. She
is thought of by her mother as
depressed. She is forced to go
to Cancer Support Group where
she meets Augustus Waters,
a bone cancer survivor. Their
growing friendship leaves readers feeling in awe and floored by
their love story.
All book picture sources were amazon.com. They have all of these
books available on their website.
Features
By Natalie Wilson
Staff Reporter
find the difference
Can You Find All 8 Differences?
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November 2014
Sports Wrap Upsps
Football
Last serve for volleyball
Varsity
By Megan Shaw
Staff Reporter
This is no NFL, nor is it any
college football league, however,
high school football is a place
where a future begins.
Underdogs or not, a team always goes through their rotation of the years where they
crush every team in the league,
to the years where they suffer
their losses. There is no doubt
that next year our Varsity football team will rise, and they
will win. They will crush every
school and they will climb their
way back up through the rankings. “Our record doesn’t show
how well we played this year
and how hard we worked during
practice,” states varsity quarterback, Jason Brown.
Brown has been the starting
quarterback since his fresh-
By Emma Haus
Staff Reporter
man year last year. He is the
one who carries the team on his
back and knows that next year
is a new year. It will be the year
that Chancellor High School
will have an intense, nail-biting
football team. “We’re going to
be better than we were this year
and we’re going to work harder
in the off-season. We’re going
to “B.T.E” Block, tackle, and execute,” states Brown.
Coming from this tough season, next year will be the year to
watch these boys because there
is nothing holding them back.
They are the mighty Chargers
who will dominate every field
they play at next year. And with
their hunger to win, and their
drive to succeed, they will no
longer be the underdogs because they will come on top.
Chancellor High School’s Varsity Volleyball team started off
their season slow at first, but
soon after losing two games
into the season the team realized they needed a change. They
got together one practice and
had some team bonding with a
motivational talk, which helped
them realize that they needed to
come together to succeed this
season.
“We kinda were just playing
as individuals,” says Senior Riley Pates, Captain of the Varsity
Volleyball team. “Then we started to come together.”
Stepping off diamond
By David Stack
Staff Reporter
Mr. Barber’s fall baseball team
ended with an amazing season
finishing 12-2. They plan success like this every season. They
would love to go as far as they
are able.
J.V. Football
By Megan Shaw
Staff Reporter
“We will work hard in the off
season to get bigger, faster, and
stronger,” states Ryan Collier.
Collier is the linebacker for
the JV football team. He is a
sophomore this year and he is
the backend who holds the team
up, and supports them through
their wins and their losses. It
was a tough loss this past game
for the boys when the clock
struck zero and the scoreboard
read 21-20. They may have lost
to the cavaliering Cougars, but
that was just one step in their
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The highlight of the team’s season was when the team at first
was losing to Spotsylvania High
School, but soon made an epic
comeback. Pates definitely sees
improvement in her teammates
since the beginning the season
not only getting along with each
other, but also the coaches.
“Since only two people are
leaving, there won’t be that
much of a difference,” Pates explains when asked how the team
will be effected after the seniors
graduate.
When asked what advice to
give to the underclassmen coming up she responds, “I’d just say
play every game like it’s your
last game.”
process. “Our work ethic, drive,
and will to win will help us
prosper next year.” States Collier. Next year is a new year for
these boys, and nothing will
stop them from their craving to
crush every team and make it to
the playoffs.
This season offered slots to
freshmen who came on the team
and they played their best. However, this was only one season.
This is just the beginning of an
intense season that will come
next year, because 2015 will be
their year to make a comeback.
“I’m really proud
of my team! We
couldn’t have
done it without all
the hard work we
have put in this
season.”
“I’m really proud of my team,”
stated Tyler Garwood, pitcher
for Chancellor varsity. ”We
couldn’t have done it without
all the hard work we have put in
this season.”
The players are excited about
playing the spring season. Chris
Cook a first basemen for Chancellor Junior Varsity Baseball includes, “I very proud of myself
and what I’ve done this season.
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I am happy with my accomplishments. I hope Coach Barber has
taught me enough so I can play
varsity in the spring.”
Barber, head coach of the Junior
Varsity baseball team, states, “ I
am very pleased. We are going to
have a good spring season. With
five eighth graders in the fall, we
should have a good foundation
for when they move to ninth
grade. “
Barber plans on coaching the
spring season as well. “ I came
from coaching tennis for 10
years, so there will be things I
plan on changing such as how
practices go, the drills, etc. We
had a good season , I mean 12-2
is not bad. I was very pleased.
This was my first time coaching
baseball and overall I think this
is very good. Things will change
next season with any students
trying out in the spring who
didn’t in the fall,” said Barber.
Barber and the players from
the fall season are excited about
the spring season and any other
players who will join. Try outs
start in the last week of
February.
Sports
Field Hockey Senior Night
By Megan Shaw
Staff Reporter
“Senior night was bittersweet
because I know that will be me
next year,” stated junior player,
Sarah Earnesty.
These girls played their hearts
out for their senior game against
Caroline High School. With an
8-0 win, the fierce Chargers blew
the Cavaliers off the field. Coach
Larkin surprised the senior girls
with flowers boutineeres, cups
of their names along the fence,
and painted the field hockey
field with their numbers. It
was a bittersweet day. As four
seniors left-Kaitlyn Keisling,
Victoria Bailey, Angela Banko,
and Kealey Williams-tears were
shed, laughs were shared, and
many hugs were given. It was an
emotional day for Charger
Hockey, who had a rough time
finding their feet this season.
Volleyball Senior Night
This would be the last regular
season game they had with no
pressure to win, and they enjoyed every minute of it, soaking
in the love of the team.
As the girls were escorted by
By Kaitlyn Keisling
Layout Editor
After completing their last
warm up of their high school
volleyball career, Riley Pates
and Sydney Jackson were heartbroken. For four years, they
have been playing and putting
their all into Chancellor High
School’s, girls’ volleyball team.
“I’m heart broken.
I miss it more than
anything.”
“It really hit me that
this was it- I’ll never
be wearing the
Chancellor jersey or
have another volleyball game here again.”
their parents in number order,
Coach Bernard tearfully announced the colleges the girls
were attending, if they were going to play Field Hockey in college, their favorite memory, and
what they have learned from
their years on Charger Hockey.
“I’m heart broken.” states senior Kealey Williams. ”I miss it
more than anything.”
The class of 2015 field hockey
girls will truly be missed.
As the announcer rang Pates’
name loud and proud, she
couldn’t help but cry as she was
escorted by her parents out to
mid-court.
“It really hit me that this was
it- I’ll never be wearing the
Chancellor jersey or have another volleyball game here
again.” stated Pates.
Jackson and Pates have been
playing volleyball together since
their sophomore year, when
Pates was brought up to varsity.
As the only two seniors from
this season, their announcements were quite short but still
very proud. The girls received
gifts and flowers from younger teammates and Coach Bob
Walsh, and had their biographies read for the fans to hear.
This included the colleges they
are planning to go to, and everything that makes each girl
unique-their favorites and what
they have loved about playing
Charger Volleyball.
It was a bittersweet game for
the girls, sad it was the last yet
happy for the 3-0 win against
Caroline High School. The girls
defiantly went out with a bang.
“I am so thankful for my
coaches and teammates for believing in me and inspiring me
to be better,” stated Pates “I will
truly miss this team.”
Player of the month
Sport: Volleyball
Name: Emily Ginn
Photo courtesy of Lisa Keisling
Grade: Junior
Coach Mary Lysher, Kaitlyn Keisling, and Coach Jim Larkin
take a heart warming picture during Senior Night for Field Hockey.
Winter Track Preview
By Matthew Sanders
Sports Editor
Track is one of our sports with
the most participation. Many
people in our school enjoy running track and love the sport
they have chosen; one of these
people is junior Caitlin Bonner.
“I’m really excited for winter
track to start,” stated Bonner.
Bonner has been participating
in Track and Cross Country here
at Chancellor High School since
her freshman year and she loves
participating in it. Winter Track
hasn’t been a sport selection at
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Age: 16
this school for a fair amount of
time. The Winter Track team
is coached by Head Coach Ron
Edington and Assistant Coach
Kristen Jones. There are over 30
people on the team this year.
“It’s going to be really cold,”
stated Bonner.
Even though it’s going to be
cold during the season the Winter Track team will learn how to
power through it and be sure to
keep up with The Lightning Bolt
Newspaper to read more coverage on Winter Track.
Position:
Defensive specialist
Photo by Rachel Thompson
“I love playing volley-ball; I could not
imagine not playing it. I
always work hard during
practice and always look to
improve everyday. If you’re
a freshman playing sports
always give 100% and do
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not underestimate your
importance to your team.”
Favorite Quote: “When
you want to succeed as
bad as you want to breathe
then you will be successful.” -Eric Thomas
November 2014
Great Success For All
By Ashley Ragonese
Staff Reporter
“The Special Olympics was a
great way for me to throw in a
helping hand and volunteer to
help the R.E.A.C.H. and special-ed students at Chancellor,”
states Taylor Rowell a tenth
grade Key Club member who
volunteered at the event.
The students of the R.E.A.C.H.
program and Special Education Department took part in
the Special Olympics, on October 25th from 10am-3pm at
Chancellor High School on the
field located near the football
stadium. The event was intensively coordinated by the staff
of the Chancellor High School
R.E.A.C.H. program.
Volunteers for the event arrived at 8:45 to help set-up and
prepare for the event. Many
tasks were flourishingly completed by the volunteers who
attended. Some volunteers were
designated to a group of students of the R.E.A.C.H. program.
These students walked the
R.E.A.C.H. students to the different stations available and recorded their scores. Stations included a shooting game, which
was where students would aim
the ball into four corresponding
nets. Another shooting station
was set up for students to kick
five soccer balls into a single
goal. The final station was the
dribbling station, in which students would dribble the soccer
ball down a row of cones. Other
volunteers helped conduct the
stations, and aided other students or faculty when needed.
“The event was
a great success
thanks to the
participation of the
students”
Sean Camarca recieves a medal for his great
preformance and accomplishment on October 25th.
The overall turnout of the
event was spectacular. Each
R.E.A.C.H. student received a
medal honoring their significant triumph. For many of the
participating students it was the
first form of competition to be
a part of their lives. The event
was a great success thanks to
the participation of the students
and faculty of Chancellor High
School.
Jozef Camarca recieves his medal for his stellar
preformance in the Special Olympics on October 25th.
People Love their Bingo
By Kaitlyn O’Gorman
News Editor
“People LOVE their Bingo!”
states fall baseball coach David
Barber. “We had a larger turnout
than last year and made about
$1,200 more than last year.”
This second annual 2014 Base-
“I am a sucker for
sports memorabilia, so I love the
auction” . . . “We
had several Washington Nationals
autographed items
up for auction.”
November 2014
ball Bingo event brought out a
full house at Chancellor High
School on November 1st, helping both junior varsity and varsity baseball teams meet their
prize laptop for the last round of
bingo.
“I am a sucker for sports memorabilia, so I love the auction,”
states Barber. “We had several
Washington Nationals autographed items up for auction,
including two authentic certified autographed balls one from
Ryan Zimmerman and another
from Rafael Soriano, an Ian
“We had a larger
turnout than last
year and made about
$1,200 more than last
year.”
Desmond certified signed jersey, and a Jordan Zimmerman
authentic signed hat. If I had to
pick one, I'd say the jersey was
my favorite which went for $300
or so.”
With the whopping $5,082
profit from this fundraiser, the
teams are expected to be able to
pay for everything they need by
the spring.
goals. Junior varsity needs new
uniforms, varsity needs money for a tournament in Myrtle
Beach this spring break, and
both teams will benefit with new
equipment like a pitching machine and equipment shed. This
event had numerous door prizes, auctions, and even a grand
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Sports
Oliver 100th Win to end season with a bang
By Megan Church
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Mr. Oliver has coached football at Chancellor since the
school opened in 1988, acting as
either a head or assistant coach
for twenty-seven years. On November 7, after a shootout like
nothing Oliver has seen in all
his time coaching, the Chancellor Chargers Football Team
reached its hundredth win under Oliver’s coaching.
The Lightning Bolt: How does
it feel to have led the team to 100
victories?
Coach Oliver: When you coach
as long as I have you just want
to win one more game. I guess
a long time ago 100 was a goal.
I had 318 wins in baseball and I
remember all of the milestones.
Sometimes you remember the
losses more than the wins, but
you don’t ever take for granted
a victory in a high school competition.
TLB: Were you keeping track
of the score, did you know the
100th was coming?
CO: Nope.
TLB: What’s the best part
about being a football coach?
CO: Friday night, that’s the
best part about coaching ball.
There’s no place you’d rather be
when your team is playing than
on the sidelines, seeing a whole
week’s practice put to work. The
worst part is collecting equipment. You’ve been going since
July, and then it’s all over. I hate
the season being over.
TLB: Did your family come
to the game?
CO: My wife was there, but
she didn’t realize it was going to
be the 100th. She knew it was
close, but it’s not like I’d been
running around the house bragging about it. I’m not wired that
way; I ain’t ever been wired that
way. I just show up and do my
job.
TLB: What did the team do
for you after the win?
CO: I didn’t know the players really knew it was coming;
I’d been in the hospital all that
week. But they had signed the
game ball and gave it to me in
the locker room after the game.
That really shocked me- really
surprised me. We aren’t in the
habit of giving out game balls;
they’re expensive. I have a few
from over the years, but that one
goes right up there in the front.
100 is my goal, not theirs, but
they shared it with me.
TLB: What are some highlights from your time coaching
football?
CO: As an assistant coach
I’ve had two states semi-finals.
As head coach I’ve had one. We
won a lot of ball games those
years. The first time we beat
Courtland; that was a highlight.
They were ranked in the state
and we beat them 10-7. My first
playoff win as an assistant coach
was against Western Albemarle.
My first as a head coach was
against Smithfield. My first win
as a head coach, we beat Spotsylvania High School. We beat
Photo Courtesy of April Kniebbe
Photo Courtesy of April Kniebbe
Coach Oliver and his wife embrace each other on the
football field after a well fought win against King George High School on
November 7th
Coach Oliver and the Chancellor High School Varsity team have
a team talk after the win against King George High School. This game
made it Coach Oliver’s 100th win.
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the defending state champion
one year 8-0.
TLB: What are some highlights
from this year?
CO: Winning three ball games.
Last year we only won one. Any
time you beat your record, that’s
a victory. The JM game was
a highlight; we lost but they
played a great game. We had a
shut-out this year against Caroline, 57-0, and anytime we have
a shut-out it gets painted on the
wall in the field house. And I
haven’t ever been involved in a
shoot-out like last Friday, not at
Chancellor High School.
The best win ever as a head
coach was against Powhatan
who is usually a powerhouse.
We were down at half time 28-6.
No one gave us a chance. They
were leaving the field. We came
back and won that game and
went on to be regional champs.
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Battlefield
By Matthew Sanders
Sports Editor
Everyone needs education in
the world, whether it is education in Art, History, Science,
Psychology, Math, or English.
Being educated helps every
area of life. People don’t always think that way, but soon
enough they’ll realize how much
education is needed to help get
through life safe and sound.
Without educated people in the
world the human race would be
the same as cavemen back when
the world was just a rock with a
bunch of trees and water on it.
College is a wonderful place
to go for numerous educational
needs. College can help people
find what they want to do in life
and help keep those same people
on task. Though college gives a
lot of work and usually takes up
time all that work is for a good
reason. In addition college gives
By Kaitlyn O’Gorman
News Editor
Photo By Neil Schubel
The Oklahoma Council of
Public Affairs commissioned
a civic education poll among
public school students. An astounding 77% didn’t know that
George Washington was the
first President; and could not
name Thomas Jefferson as the
author of the Declaration of
Independence, and only 2.8%
of the students actually passed
the citizenship test. Americans
are becoming less and less concerned about education every
year. They either do not take it
seriously, or do not care about it
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Success May Be Found
Without College
the chance to meet new people
with the same interests. One
can express their love of a major
with those people who share the
same major. The professors will
help students gain the knowledge needed to be successful in
the path to success. The education college gives helps to gain
a career that one will love; college graduates are able to work
wherever they want and not just
at McDonald’s or Burger King
Overall college is one of the
best places to go to improve your
education further. Though college can sometimes be hard and
the work overwhelming, the end
product and the amount learned
will make one happier with their
life and feel like they’ve accomplished so much in their life.
In reality who in the world
would want to say, “Hi may I
take your order?” for the rest of
their lives?
“You’ll never get anywhere
without a college degree.”
We’ve all heard that cliché,
when we are questioned what
we will do after high school.
Many believe that if you don’t go
to college, your life is automatically labeled as a failure. But the
actual realization is, the many
individuals who didn’t go to college still created a successful life
for themselves. For example,
John D. Rockefeller, founder of
Standard Oil and America’s first
billionaire, was a high school
dropout. Steven Spielberg, Mark
Zuckerberg, Julie Andrews, and
even Abraham Lincoln didn’t go
to college either.
Even the people who did getcollege degrees find themselves
not working in the field where
they wanted due to lack of experience and availability of jobs.
all together. Many teens do not
take their high school education
as seriously as they should, simply because they fail to see how
blowing off this small portion of
their lives will affect their entire
futures. Then what they do in
the future will ultimately impact
everyone around them.
However the adults of today
are not doing so well either. They
are also falling victim to this
plague of taking the easy route.
Not that the easy route is always
a terrible thing, but the road that
America is currently on is going in a rapid decline in the IQ
pool. According to the National
Endowment for the Arts report
in 1982, 82% of college graduates read novels or poems for
enjoyment; twenty years later
only 67% did. More than 40% of
Americans under the age of 44
haven’t read a single book over
the course of a year. The amount
of 17 year olds who have not
read much of anything (unless
required for school) has doubled
between the years of 1984 and
2004. When the parents don’t
read, neither do their children.
It’s a vicious cycle and people
aren’t realizing the big problem
of it all. A global study of educational systems in major nations ranked American 15 year
olds 14th in the world in reading
skills, 17th in science and 25th
in math, which is below the average. This is not where America
should be, especially not on a
decline.
America’s IQ will continue to
decline unless we look up from
our short cut smart phones and
actually see what’s happening.
The term “ignorance is bliss”
does not apply with this crisis,
the ignorance is what is going to
By Myah Hidalgo
Staff Reporter
Ignorance Is Not Bliss
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Those wanting to go into the
Armed Forces before they started their college education found
themselves happier with their
decision. The Armed Forces
even give scholarships to those
who want to go back and finish
their education.
Though most students believe
college is the only way of succeeding in life, they don’t understand that some alternatives
could be much more beneficial
such as traveling, military, and
just working. For many young
adults who are trying to find
themselves, not going to college
does not mean you are lazy or
uneducated; everyone has different dreams and opinions on
what’s right for their future and
careers.
After the Seniors graduate
from high school, there are
many different options. Some
believe that college is the way
to go while others do not.
Photo By Neil Schubel
College is more education
beneficial
According to a study, an astounding 77% didn’t know that George
Washington was the first
President.
send America into pit of desolation. The sad big picture is this:
if America doesn’t start to figure things out without the artificial brain of Google, we’re all
doomed. It starts with the parents, but the teenage population
is the next class in charge. High
school isn’t a place to blow off
education; it’s where lives and
brains are molded into something that will hopefully not
send us into a Third World War.
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Charges
Smelling the Roses
Weather Forecast
By Illyana Pacheco
Staff Reporter
Can you believe the weather
that we’ve been getting lately? Is
it just me or did any of you notice the change that happened?
One day it was hot, and then all
of a sudden the next day it was
freezing! How many of you like
the cold better then the heat? I
personally am a fan of the heat!
I hate the cold so much. I still
find it crazy that the weather
went from being in the 70’s and
then dropped right down to the
50’s.
I remember last year for Halloween it was warm out; this
year was completely opposite.
It was extremely chilly out. One
of my good friends Juliette loves
the cold, and another friend of
mine Desteny is just like me and
hates it! Desteny and I love the
hot weather. What Desteny and
I do to cope with the cold weather is drink hot chocolate and
have fires outside of her house.
With all of that being said, try
to stay warm this winter and
make sure you wear the correct
clothing for it. It is not warm out
anymore!
By Christopher Heimink
Layout Editor
As you grow older you become more aware of time. The
time you have left to be living
somewhere, the time left in high
school before you begin the next
leg of your journey to the military, college, an apprenticeship,
trades school etc., or the time
you have spent doing a particular thing in life for an extensive
period, such as school, and how
it has affected who you have become as a person.
We all know that we only have
so much time in life to do the
things which are important to
us and many of us become overloaded with stress because we
try to cram all of the work in early into our lives with our studies
in high school. This stress keeps
us up at night till the early hours
of the morning trying to do the
work. This causes a lack of sleep
which makes us tired in our
classes causing the material to
not be absorbed and this causes
students to be up even later trying to study and understand the
material. With these obstacles
present it further increases the
stress thus causing increased
difficulty in our workloads.
The greatest moments in life
oujia Movie review
One of the best scary movies
of the year is the movie Ouija.
Based on true events, this PG13, 1 hour and 30 minute movie
was released October 24 and
has been a big hit since then.
The movie was directed and
co-written by Stiles White and
also written by Juliet Snowden.
The movie starred actors Olivia
Cooke, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas
Smith and Bianca A. Santos.
Ouija opens with a group of
teens playing the game Ouija to
try and communicate with their
friend Debbie who killed herself
after burning an ouija board in
her room. After Debbie’s death
Laine Morris (Olivia Cooke)
was asked to house-sit Debbie’s home when her parents left
town. Laine and her group of
friends wanted to say one last
goodbye to their friend Debbie.
Thinking they contacted her after the board stated “hi friend”
they instead opened up to a dark
evil spirit and will have to try
and break the channel with the
evil spirit.
As with watching the movie,
the movie was a good movie due
to the different concepts than
most of the other scary movies
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that are out. There were a lot of
unexpected scenes. One thing
the directors could have worked
on better was making clear on
who the actors were to each
other in the beginning because
it was a little confusing on who
was who to each other.
Still in theatres this movie is
a must see movie of a terrifying
and shocking horror story. This
movie will not only make you
jump, but it will give you chills
during many scenes. They made
the message clear to me and
probably so many others to never play the Ouija, because you
have no idea who you are channeling when you play that game.
The greatest moments in life are
those where we are
able to just take a
step back from it all
and as cliché as it
sounds take the time
to “smell the roses”.
something that one can just
simply do on a whim, but it can
be something like listening to a
song, sitting down and spending
just a little bit of time to draw or
write something that takes your
mind off of things for just a moment. It is the simple things in
times where work is plentiful
which one needs to just take a
short break and enjoy the time
they have to enjoy the small
things.
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By Raelyn Slaughter
Staff Reporter
are those where we are able to
just take a step back from it all
and as cliché as it sounds take
the time to “smell the roses”. It is
this simple, small pleasure that
can make even the most stressful tasks easier to handle. Now
literally smelling the roses isn’t
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The Book Shelf-Ready Player One
By Harry Fisher
Op-Ed Editor
Ready Player One if one of my
favorite novels and a love letter to all fans of 80’s pop culture. Written by Ernest Cline in
2011, the novel portrays a dystopian future set in the year 2044
where poverty has consumed
the planet and everyone is trying to scrape by on what little
resources they have left. The
only form of escape for the human race is the OASIS, a virtual
world where an individual can
literally be anyone and do anything.
Imagine if the entire human
race spent most of their time
inside a giant videogame- this
explains the OASIS exactly.
If someone is a gamer, they’ll
probably be traveling to one of
the OASIS’s many worlds and
slaying dragons or blowing up
spaceships. However, the OASIS
is also where most of the world’s
education and business is con-
THe Grid
ducted.
In 2039, James Halliday, the
OASIS’s creator, passed away,
and in his will, which came in
video form, he revealed that he
had hidden a secret “Easter egg”
somewhere in the OASIS and
that whoever finds it will inherit
his fortune. To find the egg, contestants must search for three
hidden keys inside the OASIS
that will unlock three secret
gates, and behind the third gate
the winner will find the egg. Subculture forms around the search
for the egg, and those who pride
themselves on searching for it
call themselves gunters (short
for “egg hunters”). In order to
find the egg, each gunter must
familiarize his or herself with
the 80’s pop culture with which
Halliday was obsessed, as this
is what the contest’s puzzles revolve around.
Protagonist Wade Watts
(known as Parzival in the OASIS) is an eighteen-year old
gunter who dreams of finding the egg so he can escape
from the low-life neighborhood where he grew up. When
he’s not in school in the OASIS,
Wade spends most of his time
brushing up on 80’s pop culture
and hanging out with his only
friend, a gunter by the name of
Aech (pronounced like the letter
“H”). Wade unfortunately does
not have the money to travel to
any place in the OASIS except
for Ludus, the planet on which
all the simulations schools are
located. That is, until he becomes the first gunter in history to obtain the Copper Key,
the first key of the contest. Now,
while trying to find the rest of
the keys and clearing all the
gates, Wade must make decisions that will form new friendships while destroying old ones,
as well as alter the course of his
life completely, as he protects
himself from people who will
kill him to get to the egg.
Ready Player One proves to
be an enjoyable experience, especially for video gamers and
fans of 80’s pop culture. The
story is intriguing, and is reminiscent of many famous science
fiction novels. It would seem,
however, that the author didn’t
intend to make the book great;
he intended it to be an enjoyable
read. From beginning to end, the
novel never ceases to capture a
reader’s attention, and there are
a lot of very interesting ideas
throughout and some gripping
action later on in the book, particularly its epic climax. Most
of the book’s fun comes from
identifying all of the references
to pop culture of the twentieth
century. A reader can’t go five
pages without finding an homage to a movie, video game or
TV show from the late twentieth
century.
For fans of video games or pop
culture in general, Ready Player
One may pique your interest.
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could be one color
Least favorite
Favorite Phase of
received on
what Color would they
Thanks Giving food
the moon
Halloween?
be?
Caitlyn
Wishon
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Austin
Duke
Tori
Alicandro
Stuffing
Cranberry Sauce
Mrs.
Foreman
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Full moon
Full moon
Crescent
moon
Kit-Kats
Reese’s
Hershey’s
Full moon
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Pink
Snickers
Red
Black
Black
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Art IV Student
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Humans of Chancellor
By Myah Hidalgo
Staff Reporter
Ashley Naraine- Competitive
Figure Skater and New York Film
Academy full scholarship recipient.
What makes you want to push
yourself in school and on the
ice?
“In skating, jumps and tricks
aren’t going to be perfect, so I try
to strive for perfection in other
areas of my life, like my grades.”
“You have to work for what
you want; if you have trouble
with a subject, try different alternatives, like videos. Just never give up.
Any tips for athletes that juggle
work, school, and their sports?
Sizzling Recipes With Myah
By Myah Hidalgo
Staff Reporter
Have you ever looked for an
affordable and fun recipe that
anyone at Chancellor High
School can make? Here’s one!
Apple Bites-A Bite You
Can Eat
Directions: Cut red apples into
slices, spread with the nut butter of your choice, and add
mini-marshmallow “teeth.”
Photo by Christopher Heimink
Digging deep
What is beauty?
Fashion Advice
Snapbacks on belt loops
By Laura Sullivan
Staff Reporter
Photo by Haylie Decatur
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Josh McSwain
Sarah Ross
“Talent. It defines the person. It makes
then unique. Odds are someone is
not able to do something better than
another, that makes them special. Being
special is beautiful. “
“Beauty is being positive all the time and
loving yourself and others. It means being nice and kind to people even when it
is hard. Sometimes others have to come
before yourself.”
Photo by Haylie Decatur
should wear the hat only to and
from school. There is no sun in
school, so therefore there is no
need for a hat at all in school. I
recommend that you not wear
the hat to school at all, or wear
“The purpose of a hat
is to block out sun, not
wear it pointlessly on
your belt loop.”
it to school and then lock it in
your gym locker for the day,
then go get it at the end of the
day to wear home.
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Olivia Sanderson
“Beauty is what is on the inside. It is not
what people view themselves on
the outside.”
“Beauty is what you find in the world; it
defines who you are. It does not have to
be a visual thing. It can be your strength
or your passion”.
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Winston Heron
Opinion
Have you ever seen someone
walk around with a hat hooked
onto one of their belt loops?
What they are trying to accomplish with this look? The
purpose of a hat is to block out
sun, not wear it pointlessly on
your belt loop. Perhaps the reason people do this is because in
school, students are not allowed
to wear hats on their heads so
they try showing them off in
another way, by hooking it onto
their belt loops. It’s possible
they do it, because some of the
hats they buy are sixty dollars or
more.
People shouldn’t do this; they
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