A visit to the Gardens of Paris

Volume 40 Revelation
Loch Raven High School
November 2014
A visit to the Gardens of Paris
Rachel wise
Editor-in-Chief
On November 1, 2014, students from all grades celebrated
the new school year with the
annual homecoming dance. Unlike previous homecomings, this
year’s was in November due to
the late homecoming football
game. Nevertheless, the students
of Loch Raven were more than
ecstatic to get dazzled up for the
event. As they filled the gym in
their glitzy attire, the bright garden lights of Paris overwhelmed
them, especially the freshmen.
“Homecoming was awesome.
It was so much different than
any other dances I’ve been to,”
said freshman Matt Consoli, “I
crowd surfed which was so fun.”
“My favorite part of the night was
the announcing of homecoming
king and queen,” reflected Consoli.
“Overall it was fun, cool, and
awesome. I also liked that all the
grades were there. I definitely look
forward to going to next year’s.”
The event’s music was reported
to be better than last year’s. This
improvement set the mood for the
rest of the dance. Students danced
all night, but were surprised when
Mrs. Lambert did not join them
on the dance floor as she has in
the
past.
As an annual
tradition, teachers
nominated
students to
be in the
homecoming
court.
The
nominee list
started
out
with over fifteen people,
but was narrowed down
after the first
round of voting.
After
the second
round of voting, the court was set in stone.
The 2014 court consisted of Kelci
Fitzpatrick, Seth Herzog, Hallie
Landwehr, George Cary, Katie
Costello, and Michael Goodman. Each couple walked down
a walkway at pep rally, then the
student body voted and chose
George Cary and Hallie Landwehr
to be crowned king and queen.
“I was shocked when they an-
never smiled so hard in my life.”
As Landwehr accepted her
crown and flowers, she was
overwhelmed with the applause of her fellow classmates.
“It was a
good memory to have,”
m u s e d
L a n d w e h r,
“I’ll always
have
the
crown with
me wherever
I go. It was a
great way to
start off my
senior year.”
There was
much thanks
given to the
SGA, specifically President Cassio
Photo by Lifetouch
Chae, Vice
nounced my name, but I was President Rachael Koumendefinitely glad to be crowned tis, Secretary Mariah Stewart,
alongside Hallie,” admitted Cary. Treasurer Ashley Peters, Histo“Being new to the school last rian Jeanette Richardson, and of
year, I never expected to be vot- course SGA advisor Ms. Palmer,
ed homecoming king, but I have for all their time dedicated to the
event. All of these individuals
not only set up and cleaned up
Pep Rally, but spent over seven
hours on the Saturday of Homecoming setting up the décor.
“It took a long time to set up
especially since we had a mess
up with our decorations coming
in on time, but eventually we
were able to get everything up,”
Stewart revealed. “The end result was definitely worth all the
hard work . As the last homecoming that I’ll ever set up for
at Loch Raven, it was great.”
This was not only Stewart’s
last homecoming, but also
Chae’s, Peters’, and Koumentis’.
As the biggest dance of the year,
it was fantastic that so many students attended. The event was definitely successful, both attendance
and money wise. With over 400
tickets sold, the SGA made over
$6,000 which left the them with
plenty of money and then some to
cover the costs of the décor. There
will be a substantial amount of
money left for next year’s homecoming. The SGA officers of
2015 will have big shoes to fill.
Relay for life Kick Off event Powder Puff game
people to Relay. Senior Erin Cullinan Relays for her aunt, who
Reporter
battled breast cancer and is now
Relay For Life is an event
a survivor. She also
sponsored by the AmeriRelays for her grandcan Cancer Society that
mother of ovarian canpeople all over the world
cer who died before
participate in. It is an event
Cullinan was born.
that celebrates cancer surBy Relaying, Culvivors, remembers those
linan fights not only
who have lost their battle,
for her family but also
and fights back against the
for others’ familes.
terrible disease by raisWhen asked why
ing awareness and funds.
people should get inThere are a lot of fundraisvolved in Relay she
ing events that go on all
said, “Relay doesn’t
year long that lead up to
discriminate.Everythe Relay For Life event at
one in the school
Loch Raven High School
comes together for
in April. Loch Raven
this cause because
has been one of top high
everyone has been
schools in the country for
affected by cancer in
raising funds. Kick Off is
some way or another.
Students Jack Kim (above) and Thor Ferreira particithe annual even that starts
It’s a great way to
pating in the dogeball tournament. Photos by Sawicki. give back, and have
the fundraising season.
This year’s 2015 Kick
a great time while
Off event was on Novemmaking a difference
ber 8th at the Diamond
in the lives of people
Pros Baseball facility in
who have been afGlen Arm. The event got
fected by the disease.”
a lot of positive feedback
For anyone not infrom Loch Raven students
volved, be sure to join
and faculty and other loa team or make
a
cal community members
team by going onto
who attended that night.
relayforlife.org/loWe even asked a fellow
chraven and regisgym teacher, Ms. Gordon,
tering! Cost of reghow she liked it, and she
istration is only 10
replied with, “It was awedollars. Participants
some; I loved it. It was
who raise 100 dollars
really nice to do someby the April event get
thing that I usually don’t
a participant t-shirt to
get to do in normal gym
sport at the event. Noclasses with my students.”
body should miss the
We got some more posimain event in April
tivity from freshmen as well.
age others to do it next time.” 2015. It’s going to be a great
When we asked Riley Probst
There are so many reasons for way to support a great cause.
Micah maye
what he thought about the event,
“I loved it and would do it again
if given the chance. I also encour-
mariah stewart
Editor-in-Chief
make sure everyone got the ball
at some point, and I think overall everyone had a lot of fun.”
Grabner, wide receiver, and Lauren Proctor, center, also had a lot
of positive comments on the event.
“Donyell and Noah were great
coaches,”
recalled
Procter,
Grabner added, “Also there was
no fighting between our team;
there was more of a team effort.”
“Last year, we had higher numbers, but this year we had more fun.
Maybe because most of us played
the entire game or because we
won, but either way it was great!”
Although the junior team lost,
it’s safe to say they had a good
time as well. Junior player Katie Norman admits that she
was really glad she signed up.
“We played well together,”
said Norman, “and even though
I think the refs made some
unfair calls, I’m excited to
play next year. Everyone who
didn’t sign up missed out!”
Hopefully this year’s event
will inspire students next year to
play, and who knows, there might
even be a male cheer squad.
The senior girls took the win
against the juniors with a score of
20-6 at the annual Powder Puff
game. Powder Puff is a football
event between the senior class and
the junior class where the roles are
reversed—the girls play football,
and the boys cheerlead. Unfortunately, there were no guys sporting neon sports bras and pompoms this time. Nevertheless, the
senior girls proved that they didn’t
need cheerleaders to win, just
good plays and solid teamwork.
The senior team consisted of
only 8 players: Theresa Antkowiak-Tassone, Rachael Koumentis,
Hannah Grabner, Tayjah Hunter,
Lauren Procter, Ruth Bahl, Summer Wallis, and Kara Mussman.
They were coached by Donyell
Lipscomb, Noah Johnston, and
Derek Halford. Though the team
was small, and practices were essentially non-existent, the girls
were able to come out strong.
Quarterback Rachael Koumentis had a lot of good things to say
about the event.
Senior team and coaches pose for camera. Photo by Tobin.
“Playing
in
the game was
really
fun,”
Koumentis began, “I ran for
2 touchdowns
and I threw a
pass to Tayjah [Hunter]
for the 3rd.”
When asked
about her role
as quarterback
she
replied,
“I tried to
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News
Revelation
Marine band Towson turkey trotters
SOPHIE GRAZIANO
Reporter
On October 22, the Loch Raven
music department hosted the United States Marine Band as a part
of their concert season of 2014.
During every concert season, the
Navy Band usually comes and
showcases a select few songs from
their concert for the school, but
this year, the Marine Band came.
They also went to Dundalk High
School and performed for them.
The song selection seemed to
be a tedious process for the directors. The band played the song
“Casey at the Bat” in honor of
the commencement of the World
Series. “Casey at the Bat” is a
great and helpful,” said Jones.
Jones is a senior and has been
playing the tuba since his junior year. Before that he played
the trumpet for 6 years, and the
baritone for about a year and a
half. Jones is very involved with
the music program here at Loch
Raven. He is the Vice President
of Tri-M, is in the chorus, and
plays in the pit band for our musicals and plays during the school
year. Being a part of this rare
occasion was a very good experience for Jones as a musician.
Kim is also a senior and has
played the flute since 5th grade.
In 8th and 9th grade she participated in the Solo and Ensemble
Festival and received all ones,
to a good use. People who do not
attend, but sign up will still receive their participation t-shirts.
Now what’s a race without a
prize? Awards will be given to
top three female and top three
male finishers of the race overall. Also, in each age group, the
top male and the top female will
be awarded, but only for first
place. Lastly, the top youth fundraiser and top adult fundraiser
will be awarded as well. This
event is timed so be sure to register, and arrive there early to receive your chip and bib number.
This event is not just for members of the YMCA.Non-members
are welcome as well. This includes dogs, children in strollers, pretty much anyone. There
will even be child care referred
to as Stay and Play available for
moms and dads who want to run
the race alone. Through rain or
shine, this race will take place to
change the lives of many children
in need. This healthy Thanksgiving morning tradition is something that everyone sign up for!
In the state of Maryland, high
school football played on Thanksgiving is a very popular tradition.
The most recognized football
game every year is the Turkey
Bowl featuring Calvert Hall College and Loyola Blakefield, both
private high schools in Maryland. These two teams have the
oldest private school rivalry in
Maryland. This game is a 94-year
old tradition and has been going
strong. Because the game is a big
event, it is televised on ABC local
news station every year and in the
past has been held at M&T Bank
Stadium but has recently been
moved to Towson University.
“Every year it’s a tradition in the
Farrell family household to watch
The Turkey Bowl. It’s one of my
favorite things to look forward to
every year to be with my family,
and watch two great teams play for
one championship. I always meet
up with my friends and cheer on
our home team Calvert Hall! I’m
looking forward to it this month!”
said senior Lindsey Farrell.
High School football games
are a great tradition and a way
to show school pride; however,
the most viewed football games
on Thanksgiving are the games
played in the NFL. Two NFL
teams, The Detroit Lions, and
The Dallas Cowboys, have made
playing and hosting a game on
Thanksgiving an annual tradition. Both of these teams started
this tradition to get more people
to watch and support their teams.
Because of the success and recognition both of these teams have
received, more NFL teams have
expressed interest in hosting a
Thanksgiving game. One of the
most memorable Thanksgivings
occurred in 2011, when The Baltimore Ravens hosted the San
Francisco 49ers. This was such
a memorable game because the
head coaches were brothers; this
brought a lot of positive publicity to the game and the tradition.
This Thanksgiving, there are
three NFL games that are being
played. The Detroit Lions will
be hosting The Chicago Bears at
12:30. The Dallas Cowboys will
be hosting the Philadelphia Eagles at 4:30. And The San Francisco 49ers will host the Seattle
Seahawks at 8:30. Watching or
playing football on Thanksgiving
is a great way to spend time with
represented the students in the
band concert,” Bresnahan said.
Spirit week and pep rally
can bring a lot of fun and goofiness into the school, but
it really brings all the different classes together as
a representative of one
school. A lot of freshmen, sophomores, juniors,
and seniors were brought
together despite the difference in age and grade
through these themed days.
“I think it’s a good thing.
It gave students an opportunity to really belong to a
Photo by H. Maxwell
community. I liked the pep
rally, it was my favorite part
lot of fun…a
along with looking at crazy
lot of students were behind it. I costumes,” said Madame Bofillloved how American Pride Day Polsky, also one of the new teach-
ers this year. Spirit week does not
exist in France, so she said it was
a great experience to watch students dress up and “let it all out.”
The pep rally concluded spirit
week and was a great success. The
bleachers all decorated with class
colors, and of course, the reasonable amounts of “Go home, Freshmen!” were sprinkled in here and
there. The pep rally celebrated the
different fall sports with their varsity squad’s routines. Unfortunately, some of the well-liked events,
like the dance off and Fear Factor, at former pep rallies weren’t
included this year due to the lack
of time. Some students reported
to be disappointed, but they all
bounced back with the scream
off which still gave the Raiders a
chance to show their school spirit.
OLIVIA PRICE
Reporter
It’s that time of year again;
time of gratitude and appreciation. On Thanksgiving morning,
runners lace up the Nikes and zip
up the North Faces for the 2014
Towson Maryland Turkey Trot
hosted by the YMCA. This annual festivity is a 5K that begins
at the Orakawa Family Center
Y in Towson and runs through
the streets of West Towson and
Southland Hills and ends up back
at the Towson YMCA center.
Some of the money that the
YMCA of Central Maryland receives for hosting it will be donated to support children and
families in need all across the
U.S. in efforts to decrease world
hunger, poverty, and homelessness. People who cannot attend
but have already paid will not receive compensation because this
is a fundraiser for children and
Image courtesy of the YMCA
American Football History
THERESA ANTKOWIAKTASSONE
Reporter
Photo by Stewart
poem, but the band arranged a
“Take Me out to the Ball Game”
type of song to play while the Executive Assistant to the Director,
Major John R. Barclay narrated
the poem. The audience was ecstatic during the performance.
Every year, a few students
are chosen by their teacher to
perform with the band for one
song. This year, Yelee Kim and
Chris Jones were chosen by their
band teacher, Mr. Welker, to perform with the band. With only a
few days of practice time, Kim
and Jones pulled it off very well.
“I was feeling excited to play
with musicians of their level. Once
I got up there, it was really cool.
The other tuba players were very
the best a musician can earn. Kim
also took private lessons from 7th
grade until 10th. When Mr. Welker chose her to accompany the
Marine Band, she was thrilled.
“I felt really honored, nervous, and excited. I was so happy
that Mr. Welker picked me out
of all students to play with the
band! I got the music two days
before, and Chris and I didn’t
even rehearse it together, but
we did very well!” said Kim.
Overall, the Marine Band
performance is always a great
experience every year for not
only the students who get to
play with them but the whole
school. Loch Raven can’t wait
to host them again next year.
When people hear the word
Thanksgiving, they usually think
of a big turkey for dinner; however, there is more to the holiday
then just food. Thanksgiving has
many traditions such as food,
family values, and one of the
longest traditions that has been
around is football. On Thanksgiving, there are many levels of
football played, it ranges from
NFL professional league, to college leagues, to high school
leagues, and to amateur leagues.
The first ever football game
played on Thanksgiving was
1869 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The game was played by
Princeton and the Rutgers, and the
Rutgers came out victorious. This
game was widely recognized, and
because of this, the Intercollegiate
Football association decided to
hold an annual collegiate championship game in New York City on
Thanksgiving Day between the
two leading teams. The tradition
of playing football on Thanksgiving continues to this day. Spirit week and pep rally improvements of 2014
KATE KWAK
Reporter
What’s a better way to finish off the end of October than
a Spirit Week? The Raiders
showed school pride with 5
days of themes chosen by the
SGA. The first three days included the theme of pajamas,
costume or clash, and American Pride. For the lead up to the
pep rally on Friday, class colors
and school colors day reigned
the last two days of the week.
Unfortunately for the years
before, the spirit week and pep
rally were less celebrated by
the freshmen due to the lack of
knowledge. But this year was a
different story as the spirit week
was delayed by a whole month
since homecoming was pushed
back. The freshmen had plenty of
time to adjust to the new environment, and the entire school did a
fabulous job spreading the
word. Sophomore Sally
Zheng recounted her freshman year and compared it
to this year’s spirit week. “I
liked it a lot better than last
year! I thought the themes
were better…we were
freshmen last year, and we
felt awkward. I was also a
lot more into it this year
than last year,” Zheng said.
Thanks to the Revelation
and their Instagram contest,
the spirit week at Loch Raven was advertised all over social
media with the hashtag, “lrhsrevelation.” The teachers enjoyed
spirit week as well, and some
even participated in the goofy
themes like Ms. Bresnahan, the
new English teacher. “It was a
Health
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Is the time change affecting your sleep?
Gobble gobble
Revelation SHANNON HARRAR
Reporter
Earlier this month, November
4th, to be exact, the U.S., with the
exception of Hawaii and Arizona,
set their clocks back an hour in
the act that is known as daylight
saving. For nearly 100 years now,
the United States has participated in the time switch in order
to, shocker, save some daylight.
As we all know, with the changing of the seasons come longer/
shorter days. Because of this,
most people believe that daylight
saving was thought up to benefit
farmers, giving them more hours
in a day to reap what they sow;
however, this is not the case. Most
farmers are actually inconvenienced by the schedule change,
and they aren’t wrong. Those of
us who don’t grow crops for a living are also affected by the nuisance that is daylight saving. First
suggested in 1784 by Benjamin
Franklin, the idea was originally
intended for a satirical essay after his sleep was rudely interrupted by the summer sun around 6
am. But Franklin’s initial nugget
of wisdom was misinterpreted.
He never proposed a changing
of clocks, just sleep schedules.
Now, though, we change both
sleep schedules and clocks. We
lose sleep in the springtime, when
daylight saving is put into place,
then gain an extra hour when it
ends in the fall. In the retrospect
of things, this is presumed to save
energy, with longer days eliminating the need for extensive use
of electricity, but it costs energy
from the people who participate.
The switch temporarily throws
off our circadian rhythm, our
24-hour natural sleep schedule.
don’t need to partake, because
the seasons are basically all the
same), the United States still isn’t
likely to give up the practice.
So here are some tips to take the
edge off. Try to go to bed a little
earlier than usual the night before
the clocks change—it helps in the
morning to make up for the hour
you lose. Eat a good breakfast
the morning after—it tells your
body to wake up
and start the day.
In the morning,
open your blinds
and curtains and let
some light in—the
sun provides you
with vitamin D, as
well as boosts your
energy and mood.
Go outside and
soak up some rays.
In the evening,
Image courtesy of Google dim your lights—
And while some may argue that that way, your body will
a 1 hour switch isn’t major, for know it’s time to wind down.
those who get a less than recomExercise will also help you
mended amount of sleep to begin during the transition. During
with, take teenagers for example, exercise, the brain releases seit kind of is. Taking away 1 less rotonin, which helps you adjust.
hour of sleep will add to the fa- It may only be an hour change,
tigue and daytime sleepiness that but it makes a huge difference.
most high school students already
But, if you do all that, you
experience. While only a quarter should be golden—your sleep
of the world takes part in daylight schedule will most likely be
saving, (countries by the equator back to normal in no time.
Every year on Thanksgiving,
people become extremely tired
after eating turkey, but no one can
really understand why. It has always been a mystery until now.
“When people overeat food,
the digestion process takes a lot
of energy. Don’t incriminate
the turkey that you ate,” said
Lisa Zamosky from WebMD.
The turkey itself could be too
much since Americans always
overeat at one point or another.
There is a specific amino acid
found in turkey called Tryptophan. Tryptophan is also found
in other poultry, meat, cheese,
yogurt, fish, and eggs. Tryptophan is an important B vitamin
used for Serotonin. Serotonin
is a brain chemical that plays a
large role in mood and can cause
you to feel relaxed and sleepy.
“Turkey contains no more of
the amino acid Tryptophan than
other kinds of poultry. In fact,
turkey actually has slightly less
Tryptophan than chicken,” said
Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD,
LDN, an American Dietetic Association spokeswoman and
author of The Flexitarian Diet.
Fats slow down the digestive
system, giving Thanksgiving
dinner plenty of time to take effect. Fats also take a lot of energy to digest, so the body will
redirect blood to your digestive system to tackle the job. So
many different things cause you
to become sleepy on Thanksgiving, not just the busy day itself.
Most people ask themselves
why they become so sluggish
after eating, well “That’s likely
thanks to all the carbohydrates
you’re consuming in the form of
desserts and sides,” said Carey
Polis from the Huffington Post.
In the end, many people stereotype Thanksgiving by saying
you always tend to be sleepy after eating turkey. They are correct, but it’s also because of the
fats, Tryptophan, and overeating
of course. Americans generally
overeat due to all of the delicious, fattening foods that people
aren’t used to eating. Thanksgiving is a day for everyone to be
thankful for their friends and
families. Many celebrate this precious family time. Remember to
have a spectacular Thanksgiving
and a wonderful time with those
around you. Just don’t blame
your sleepiness all on the turkey!
you know that 1 out of 7 men will
get this disease and one out of
36 of these men
will die from it?
This cancer has
the ability to be
treated in time
or it can be fatal and spread
like
wildfire
throughout the
prostate gland.
Movember
helps provide
treatment plans
to those male
patients that are
suffering from
disease.
Image courtesy of Google this
Now, let’s get into specifics
The great thing about this
about one of the certain diseases cause is that everyone, includfor which this event honors. Pros- ing females can get involved.
tate Cancer is one of the many The foundation is separated into
influential factors that occur in 2 groups, the Mo Bros and the
men throughout the world. Did Mo Sistas. During Movember,
the moustache is recognized as
a “mo.” The Mo Bros grow their
new, hairy moustaches and flaunt
them to strike a conversation
in order to get others involved.
The Mo Sistas register team
members and help raise funds
and rally other groups of men to
support their case. Many participants start their own Mo Parties
and honor a Man of Movember.
The importance of this event
is that you can do something beneficial for others but still have a
good time. Wouldn’t you like to
participate in this event? Don’t
just grow a moustache because
it’s No Shave November, grow
a “mo” because it’s Movember
and you will support something
greater. Imagine if one event
could help make a difference to
the male population and achieve
the overall goal of changing
the face of male health issues.
CALEA GELNETT
Reporter
Support the mo-grow in November
MEGAN HARPER
Reporter
November is not just a month
to celebrate Thanksgiving where
families feast on turkey and
pumpkin pie; it is also one of
the many dedications to diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, American Diabetes and a
diverse event called Movember.
Even though it may not be a well
known cause, it certainly gives
importance to significant problems related to men in our society.
Movember is an international
event that helps spread awareness
about men’s health issues. Some
of these health issues include
prostate cancer and testicular
cancer. These two diseases alone
have killed about 30,000 men in
the United States according to
Cancer.com. Male participants in
Movember support the cause by
Fried Apple Pies
Ingredients:
For the Pastry:
• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• ½ cup of shortening
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• ½ cup of cold water
growing moustaches, which relates to No Shave November and
females help spread
the word. The overall goal of this event
is to raise awareness
about male health in
hopes of changing
the face of the issue.
Movember originated in 1999 in Adelaide,
South Australia where
a group of young
men created the term
Movember and grew
mustaches to raise
money for charities.
Over time, this cause
has quickly spread to
places throughout the world. Movember has succeeded in getting
substantial amounts of money for
the cause. In the United States,
participants raised a total of $7.5
million during the year of 2010
only four years after they decided
to be a part of the event in 2006.
For the Apple Filling:
• 2 apples
• ¼ cup of white sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• oil for frying
Directions:
1. Sift flour and salt together. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture
resembles coarse crumbs. Add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and mix with fork.
When the flour mixture is moist, gather it into a ball, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate it
for 30 minutes.
2. Peel and dice the apples and place them in a saucepan. Combine the sugar and cinnamon; pour over the apples and toss to coat. Cook, covered, in a saucepan on low heat.
Cook until soft, then mash with fork to form a thick applesauce. Allow to cool.
3. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface. Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch
thick and cut rounds with a large cookie cutter (4 inches in diameter).
4. In each round, place 1 heaping tablespoon of fruit. Moisten edges with cold water, fold
in half, and press edge with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.
5. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
6. Fry the pies, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes on each side; cook until the crust is golden
brown. Drain on paper towels.
Cup on the Cob
What you need:
• Yellow Construction paper
• Black marker or crayon
• Scissors
• Glue
• Paper cup
• Ruler
• Green crepe paper
• Snack bag
• Popcorn
• Raffia
Image courtesy of healthcareexpress.us
Cup on the Cob
1. Cut an oval out of yellow construction paper that is a little bit larger than the
paper cup.
2. Draw kernels on the paper.
3. Glue onto front of paper cup.
4. Cut a piece of green crepe paper 12 inches long by 11 inches high. (Size also
differs by size of paper cup).
5. Glue green crepe paper onto bottom of cup in order to make husk.
6. Crinkle paper and bring up to top as you glue it around the cup.
7. Fill a snack bag with popcorn and put in the cup.
8. Get all crepe paper and tie at top with raffia.
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Health
National smoke out
ERIN CULLINAN
Reporter
On the third Thursday of November, the American Cancer
Society sponsors its annual Great
American Smokeout. This event
encourages people to quit smoking
for the entirety of the day; it challenges those who want to take it a
step further, to use this date as the
day they quit smoking for life. By
quitting smoking for even just one
day, smokers take an important
step towards a healthier lifestyle.
The Great American Smokeout
started in Randolf, Massachusetts
when Arthur P. Mullaney encouraged students at a local high school
to quit smoking. From there the
American Cancer Society promoted the event and their first ever
Great American Smokeout was
held on November 16th of 1977.
Tobacco contains over 70 known
Carcinogens, which are substances that cause cancer. These carcinogens can cause cancer of the
lungs, esophagus, larynx, mouth,
throat, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach, and cervix. Lung
cancer remains the most deadly
cancer in the world. About 80 to
90 percent of lung cancer deaths
are caused by smoking. Not only
can tobacco cause cancer, but its
other toxic chemical compounds
can cause heart disease, stroke,
and lung diseases such as emphysema, bronchitis, and chronic
airway obstruction. More than
480,000 deaths per year are due
to cigarette smoking and about
41,000 deaths per year result from
secondhand smoke exposure.
According to the American
Cancer Society, “Tobacco use
remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and
premature death in the US,
yet about 42 million Americans still smoke cigarettes.”
When the students of Loch
Raven were told about these statistics and informed about this
events purpose, many thought
that the Great American Smokeout was a great idea. Junior Olivia Price said, “I would really
like to encourage my mom who
is a smoker to participate in the
Great American Smokeout. She
has smoked since she was a teenager, and I can only imagine the
damage that has been done by
the tobacco. If she agrees to do
this hopefully it will be a step
towards her being healthier.”
In November, the Relay For
Life of Loch Raven High School
will be honoring the event by
getting students to sign pledges
at lunch shifts stating that they
promise to quit smoking or to not
begin smoking. Their goal is to
have at least 150 student sign the
pledges. Hopefully they can get
that amount of participants to take
part in this positive event. They
will be displayed on the cafeteria
wall for the whole school to see.
Image courtesy of Google
Local food drives
CANDICE HOWE
Reporter
Thanksgiving has been celebrated by many Americans around the
world since 1621. It brings unity
and gives everyone a chance to say
why they’re thankful and gives
them a chance to bring together
family. Annual parades, school
projects, and traditional Thanksgiving dinners are practiced on
Thanksgiving Day. While some
people are enjoying their fulfilling dinner, less fortunate people
are desperately trying to find what
they’re going to eat every day. According to createthegood.com at
least 3,000 people will experience
homelessness on any given night
in Baltimore – more than 30,000
over the course of a year. Statewide, more than 50,000 Marylanders are homeless annually.
This is why there are organi-
Revelation
zations called food drives, a campaign to collect foodstuffs for
charity distribution. On October
1, 1996, President Bill Clinton
signed the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to en-
food and nonperishable items.
Food drives are operated in order to stock food banks or willing stores that distribute food to
homeless people, soup kitchens,
vulnerable senior citizens, orphanages, refugees, and
victims of disasters. There
are also food drives to
help people hold feasts on
Christmas and Thanksgiving. Many are organized by
community organizations,
nonprofits, churches, and
even individuals.
Some
foods that are best for donations are tuna and canned
meat, peanut butter, canned
foods with pop-top lids, lowImage courtesy of lifeisforliving.org sugar cereals, 100% fruit juiccourage the donation of food and es in single serving boxes, canned
grocery products to nonprofit orga- fruit packed in juice, canned
nizations for distribution to needy vegetables (low salt), and whole
individuals and limit liability for grain breakfast cereals (Froot
those who provide food. This Loops, Cheerios, SpecialK),
new law makes it easier to donate Boyardee, Campbell’s Soup).
Did you know...
1) Motorists who talk on cell phones are more impaired
than drunk drivers with blood-alcohol levels exceeding
.08.
2) There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee; of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused
cancer in rats.
3) The average American eats at McDonalds more than
1,800 times in his/her life.
4) There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are
people in the world.
5) According to U.S. FDA standards, 1 cup of orange
juice is allowed to contain 10 fruit fly eggs, but only 2
maggots.
6) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
7) It is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily.
8) Right-handed people live, on average, nine years
longer than left-handed people.
9) You are about 1 centimeter taller in the morning than
in the evening.
10) During your lifetime, you’ll eat about 60,000
pounds of food — that’s the weight of about 6 elephants
Terror of the turkey!
ROBYN MEMPHIS
Editor
Thanksgiving is known for turkey, potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
However, 46 million turkeys are
killed each year for Thanksgiving alone. Also around 2.5 million pounds of sweet potatoes are
grown and 7.6 million pounds
of cranberries are harvested for
Thanksgiving. According to Diane Quagliani, MBA, RD, the
average American eats a terrifying 4,500 calories and 229 grams
of fat from eating the traditional
thanksgiving meal. This leads to
the average person gaining anywhere from 7-10 or more pounds
of the Holiday season according to the National Geographic.
The calorie intake is not healthy
but can be controlled with appropriate portion sizes, but a question arises to health experts about
the safety of our food. With such
heavy production, is the food
we are provided with truly safe?
The demand for turkey around
the holiday season is very high,
so the poultry processing lines
are sped up to meet the demand
from customers. Cruel treatment
of removing beaks toes of turkey
without antibiotics helps so turkey will not fight. But this is not
humane or legal. Non-organic
turkeys are also pumped with
many chemicals to make them
fat and grow at an un-naturally
high rate. These chemicals are
causing major health issues for
humans that are consuming the
turkey. The CDC has noticed
these raising health concerns and
Image courtesy of Google
is taking action to abolish the
growth hormones and chemicals.
The harmful chemical Ractopamine has been found in meat
samples tested by the USDA and
Facts courtesy of health.abc.com
Consumer Reports. Ractopamine
is a growth-increasing drug fed
to turkey to increase their fat
and muscle mass. This increase
is growth allows for an earlier
slaughter of the turkey. This drug
is banned in every country but the
United States. On the label of this
drug, it clearly says in bold “NOT
FOR HUMAN USE.” The virtually terrifying part of this is the
meat we receive is never tested
for amounts of this drug so if it
never known how much humans
are being exposed to this drug.
This additive is not considered
a hormone, so labels do not have
to disclose that they use this, and
can still write, “No Hormones
added” on the label. Growth hormones are not allowed to be used
in raising any type of poultry.
This allows for companies to fool
consumers by saying they do not
use hormones, but they use other
chemicals not labels as a hormone.
Ractopamine, antibiotics and
GMOs, are all prohibited in organic farming. People can organic an organic turkey local farmer,
Whole Foods or even order your
turkey from an organic online
supplier. If someone decided
to demolish turkey from their
thanksgiving dinner, producers of tofu turkey also supply an
authentic tasting turkey without
the cost of chemicals and ending a life. Products such as Tofurky include a dinner complete
of a tofu turkey, stuffing, cranberries and even chocolate cake.
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What to do with extra Halloween candy
TATE STEVENS
Reporter
It is now a month after Halloween, and if you did not eat it
all on Halloween night, you probably still have a lot of candy left
over. There are several things you
can do with the left over candy.
The first option, which is the
most obvious one on this list, is to
eat it -- every single little piece;
eat it all. It is recommended by
dentists to eat all of your candy
at once instead of rationing it. If
you eat five candy bars at once,
the acid that is in your mouth
will be washed away by saliva in
about an hour’s time. Yet, if you
eat one candy bar per hour every
five hours, there is too much acid
in your mouth and not enough
salvia. The acid is constantly reintroduced to your teeth. So, just
finish the rest of the good candy,
give the undesirable candy to
a sibling or the trash can, and
go for a run to work of the hundreds of calories you just injested.
The second option is that you
could donate
the
candy
to
the families
who
did
not get out
this year or
even to the
troops. If
you don’t
have
the
stomach to
eat all of
the candy,
you can always do the
nice thing
and
give
out candy to those who have none
or very little. Some places are
just not safe enough for trick-ortreaters,so sharing your candy
with others would be appreciated.
If you are creative, make it
art. Candy and candy wrappers
are very colorful and can make
at. You can shop at whatever
store you want to but here are
some of the most popular stores.
Some of the top stores that you
could shop at are Delia’s, Macy’s,
Pacsun, and Forever 21. These
are only some stores where you
could shop, but they are some of
the most shopped at stores. Many
of these stores offer free shipping
after you have spent 50 dollars or
more. Delia’s offers a lot of tips
for teenage girls to stay on point
with fashion. In Macy’s, not only
do they sell different varieties of
clothes but also they sell beauty
products and cute shoes for both
young men and young ladies to
always look fresh when they go
out. Pacsun offers great selection of trendsetting casual fashions to enjoy for both boys and
girls. One of the most shopped
at stores for young ladies is Forever 21 where they offer a lot of
different kinds of clothes that fit
every girl’s preference in style.
No matter what store you
decide to shop at for Cyber
Monday, it can be a lot easier for people. Have fun with
your Cyber Monday shopping
sprees online this year instead!
KATE KWAK
diences all over the world yearn
for more from the up-and-coming
bestselling author who eventually takes the
world by storm.
Fans were eagerly awaiting any
notion of another
movie release from
the popular writer,
when ironically
enough, the film
crew planned to
start a brand new
movie with Green.
The fans were so
excited. On November 4th, it was
confirmed that the
crew was filming
in Charlotte, Florida. Interestingly enough, The
Fault in Our Stars’ very own Isaac,
played by Nat Wolff, has claimed
the role of the new film’s pro-
Cyber Monday sweeps in
MARIA ALVARADO
Reporter
Black Friday is right around
the corner, and everyone is excited. There will be a lot of people
out there ready to run up to their
favorite stores and get what they
want. Unfortunately, not everyone
is off of work on Black Friday.
Others just don’t feel like getting
up so early to make long lines to
get into their favorite store and
pay. Some are just scared to get
run over and get injured by all
those crazy people out there. You
could wait and go later in the day
or week, but by the time you get
there, everything of value will be
gone. Does that mean that you’re
going to have to start your Christmas shopping later? No, lucky
for you, there is Cyber Monday!
Cyber Monday is when you can
just shop online. It’s a lot more
helpful and many say it’s easier
because there’s no hustle and
bustle. You don’t have to get up
and go make long lines. It saves
you more time, and you don’t
have to stress about not finding
the size of the shirt you wanted
to buy. you could be shopping
bread house, streamers, and even
wreaths can become more beautiful and delicious with candy. You
can make a lot of things with candy wrappers and a
bit of imagination.
For all of the
greedy
people
out there, you
could sell it. Even
though it is not
recommended,
you could forget
about
donating
and just sell it to a
sibling or friends
that did not think
ahead about possibly saving the
candy until after
Halloween. Some
Image courtesy of Blogspot parents and even
great art works if you are creative dentists will buy candy either to
enough. You could make a gift for save your teeth or to eat it themthe upcoming Christmas: jewelry, selves, and you could always find
purses, bags, clothing, ginger- someone in one of your classes
who may want the extra candy.
You could also make your extra
candy into food. Not smash-allof-your-candy-into-a-ball kind
of food but actual food. Sounds
impossible, but keep reading.
You can make chocolate-chip
pancakes with candy bar chucks.
You could make a peanut butter
and jelly sandwich with chocolate bars in the middle. You could
make candy sushi from fruit
roll-ups and your favorite gummy candies. Make a pizza with
chocolate sauce and gummies.
The options are endless! Your
parents may not love the dinner
that you have created, but they
may appreciate your creativity.
There are a lot of things to do
with your candy and what you
do with it is soley your decision.
Just don’t let the candy go to
waste this year...if you still have
some left when you’re reading
this, then you need to act quickly!
New Pokemon in November
Reporter
What Nintendo released in 1996
became so much bigger in 2014.
Pokémon, the original international childhood video game, is
coming back with
a new game on
November 28th,
2014. Different
gaming systems
had been coming
out in the markets
as technology continues to improve.
It is evident that
Pokémon is used
at times to promote the new but
unpopular systems like the 3DS.
The new Pokémon games,
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, are formatted for the 3DS.
Unlike Pokémon X and Y, the
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are rumored to be complete remakes of the legendary
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire that
was released in 2002. A trailer
has been released for the game,
and critics are complimenting
improved graphics that had been
showed off in their short trailer.
Like the original Pokémon
Ruby and Sapphire, the legendary
Pokémons are Latios and Latias,
with the exception of Mega
Evolve. According to the official
Pokémon website, the storyline
curs to these two powerful pokémons, they evolve to Mega Latios
and Mega Latias. When any pokémon earn a ‘mega’ in front of their
names, they get bigger and stronger, affecting their attack, speed,
and attacks and defenses. The
Mega Evolve is
also the case for
other Pokémon
as well, like Steelix and Glalie.
After gaining
this
legendary
Pokémon,
the
trainer also receives an Eon
Flute that brings
Latias or Latios
Image courtesy of Nintendo to them wherbrings the two legendary Eon ever they are. In other versions of
pokémons to the trainers to join Pokémon in the past, flying was
their team and defeat the ‘beasts’ limited to different cities within
trying to wipe the two out. Latios, the region. But in Omega Ruby
the blue Eon pokémon, can un- and Alpha Sapphire, flying just
derstand human speech. Latias, got hundred times cooler. The
the red Eon pokémon, can read trainer can fly wherever they want
hearts and mind of the train- in the air, and there are Pokémon
ers and emphasizes the fact that who can only be found in the air.
only gentle trainers can earn the
Hopefully with these great
trust of legendary pokémons. upgrades, Omega Ruby and AlBut there’s a twist to these two pha Sapphire will receive lots of
pokémons. If Mega Evolve oc- welcome into the gaming world.
Paper Towns movie to break in 2016
INDIA SOK
Reporter
Does a story that follows a
boy falling in love with a girl
who barges into his room one
night sound appealing to you?
How would you feel if the girl
is wearing a ninja costume?
If so, then you might be interested in the upcoming movie, Paper Towns, if you’re not already
a fan of the author, John Green.
Most know Green for his first
book-turned-movie, The Fault in
Our Stars, which was released in
the summer of 2014. Depicted as
one of the most heartfelt movies of
the year, The Fault in Our Stars’
characters struggle to be normal
teenagers while living with various forms of cancer. These au-
cess with Green’s second movie.
The plot follows a young boy
by the name of Quentin who goes
on a search for his
quirky, adventureloving
neighbor,
Margo, when she
ends up missing one
day. Green does
an excellent job
executing the idea
that “no one knows
what it is like to
be you.” A certain
character in the
book continuously
brings up the fact
that Quentin “keeps
expecting
people
not to be themImage courtesy of Hollywood News selves,” and Green
tagonist, foreseeing another suc- says that Quentin needs to un-
derstand that “when it comes
to knowing and loving each
other, empathy is an imperfect
tool but the only one we have.”
In his other books, Green’s
message in perspective of his
protagonists is that their loved
ones are seen as strong, even
invincible. However in Paper
Towns, the message that stands
out is the fact that these people
who are thought of as more-thanhuman are nothing of that sort.
If this is the first time you have
heard about Green and you are
interested in watching the movie,
Paper Towns, read the book. It
might be favorable, especially
since the audience who seemed
to enjoy The Fault in Our Stars
film seemed to have already been
fans of Green’s book beforehand.
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No Shave November: Teacher edition
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SHANNON HARRAR
Reporter
It’s November which means,
gentleman, put away your razors. Loch Raven, once again,
is taking part in one of our
favorite
teacher
activities.
No Shave November may seem
like just a fun thing to do, but it’s
actually linked to many different
foundations raising awareness
for various causes. The common renaming of the month,
one you may recognize, is Movember; ‘Mo,’ being a shortened
version of the word moustache.
The term was coined in 2003 by
2 Australian men who were feeling melancholy about the decline
of moustache-donning men in the
past years and decided to reinstate
the facial hair fashion statement.
The next year, the group finally
became official with their own
website and all proceeds going
to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Ten years later, in 2013, the foundation had
4,027,688 members, or Mo Bros,
and has raised over $559 million.
The inspiring little band grew
just like the hair on their faces;
it’s heartwarming, really. Whether
you want to grow a unique moustache or a full blown Duck Dynasty beard is entirely up to you.
Loch Raven’s very own Mr.
Salvino has gathered the best of
the best of the men’s faculty to
participate this year. Maybe you
saw some of the teachers in the
hallway sporting their new beards
and here you can see the before
pictures to see just how different they have become. No Shave
November will always be something dear to Loch Raven’s heart.
Left to right, Mr. Williams,
Mr. King, Mr. Barker Mr.
Salvino, Mr. Hanley, and
Mr. Sales all line up to
show off their new before
pictures for Loch Raven’s
No Shave November.
Photo by Hanley
Some of the teachers taking part shared their thoughts
on the month of no shaving.
“Any excuse not to shave is a
wonderful excuse,” said Mr. Hanley, exuding enthusiasm for this
event and for his growing beard.
Mr. Sales was also hap-
py to get to have a month
through with a new beard.
“I love No Shave November; I wish they had no shave
life. My face is itchy,” said Mr.
Sales when asked about participating in No Shave November.
Some teachers did not share the
excitement of the following month.
Mr. King made a literay reference, as he said. “I would
be Ernest Hemingway in his
drunken days in Key West.”
Whether they love it or not,
this year’s No Shave November is only just beginning.
Jingle Ball comes to Washington DC
M. DIFFENDERFER
Reporter
IHeart Radio is putting together the best of the best stars
for this year’s December Jingle
Ball at the Verizon Center in
Washington D.C. With musicians like, Taylor Swift, Ariana
Grande, Sam Smith, 5 Seconds
of Summer, and more. The
concert is sure to be a sensation that people will be buzzing about for months to come.
Each year as more and more
singers and bands emerge, the
Jingle Ball has been getting bigger and better. Thankfully, this
year the massive nationwide
tour stops at the Verizon Center
in downtown Washington D.C.
on December 15. Although it’s
a school night on a Monday, the
concert is sure to be worth the
lost sleep for school the next
morning. With tickets starting
at only 60 dollars you are sure
to get all of your money’s worth
at the close to home concert.
Another awesome fact about the
pop concert coming soon is that
every year partners such as The
CW, Macy’s, and Allstate help
contribute to a different charity.
For the huge 2014 national tour,
the Jingle Ball and its associates have decided to partner with
the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.
Launched in 2010 with the help
of his family, Ryan Seacrest’s
nonprofit organization is fo-
Image courtesy of Billboard
cused on inspiring today’s youth
through the empowering act
of entertainment and media.
The Jingle Ball proves, yet again,
to not only be a great concert to
go and have a blast at, but also a
great cause that can help millions
of kids’ lives across America.
If there was ever a concert
venue you went to during your
high school career, make it the
Jingle Ball in D.C. Not to mention the iconic star showcase
will be hosted by the former Jonas Brother, Nick Jonas. Nick
Jonas made a comeback earlier
this year through the release of
new songs and will be making
his way back to the spotlight
through this once in a life experience to headline the national tour.
One Direction and 5 Seconds of
Summer toured this summer in
the, “Where We Are Tour” and
the first performance sold out
with other 20,000 people in attendance. Both of the bands
will be performing at this year’s
Jingle Ball and the latter already
has a new tour set up for 2015.
All in all, this December,
Washington D.C. will have the
pleasure of witnessing one of
America’s greatest musical tours.
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Too early for christmas? Construction boots
TATE STEVENS
Reporter
It’s November, the time of
turkeys, Thanksgiving, and…
Christmas trees? It’s no wonder
that there are Christmas lights
and decorations out now, but I
saw advertisements for Christmas
in October, September, even up
to June. In fact, there are whole
stores devoted to Christmas, from
Christmas ornaments to trees to
nativities. It is nice that stores are
getting in the spirit, but how early
is too early to start Christmas?
The short answer is Christmas
ALWAYS starts too early. I like to
think that October is a Halloween
month, November is a Thanksgiving month, and December is
a Christmas month. Christmas
has sneaked its way in to pretty
much all 12 months. I think shopping early is okay; it’s really personal preference. But, leave the
Christmas cookies for December.
If you walked into Valley View
Farms, a garden shop about 20
minutes from Loch Raven, in
October, you would see about 50
artificial trees lined up in various
colors and designs, from green
to white to hot pink (Pink. Seriously, I’m not kidding. Maybe
they got desperate). Hundreds
of ornaments line the walls and
music from several different machines belt out. After a long walk
through the store, in the very
back, cramped corner sits a pile
of Halloween and Thanksgiving
costumes and decorations. This
might seem silly, given that Halloween and Thanksgiving come
before Christmas. From an economic standpoint, though, this is
not hard to understand. Americans
spend about $77 on Halloween
and $49 on Thanksgiving. The average American will spend about
$700 on Christmas gifts, according to Business Insider. That’s,
right, just Christmas gifts. There
is also the tree, the wrapping paper, the decorations, the cards, and
more. The amount of money spent
on Christmas now is ridiculous,
especially saying that about 50
years ago, kids got a candy stick
for Christmas. This goes to show
how much America has changed.
To store and businesses, the
idea of starting Christmas sales is
easy; Start early and give shoppers
more time to spend money. There
are many different types of shoppers, but the type that the stores are
trying to reach are the people who
start their Christmas shopping for
the next year on December 26th.
Christmas is also a very strong
religious holiday. In Christianity, it is the day that Jesus Christ
was born. This gives the holiday
even more popularity. Overall, about 95% of Americans
celebrate Christmas, and only
half of that 95% are religious
according to Gallup. If those
95% of 300 million Americans
spend $700 of Christmas, that is
a crazy, silly amount of money.
If you want to see the influence of Christmas on culture,
just turn of the radio or the TV. If
you do not hear or see “Rudolph,
The Red Nose Reindeer,” you’re
lucky. People relate Christmas
music to Christmas, and relate
Christmas to joy and happiness.
They think that playing Christmas
music will remind them of Christmas, and make everyone around
them happy. Well, they got the
first part right. Christmas music is
constantly ground into our heads,
making us sick of hearing them.
Could you possibly count how
many times you have heard “Jingle
Bells” or “Frosty the Snowman”?
I understand why people love
Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, I
love Christmas too. Who doesn’t,
not with just the presents, but
with how happy people are.
People are typically happier during Christmas. This is defiantly
a strong positive to a 12-month
Christmas. They laugh more,
smile more, and are generally in a
good mood. Basically, it’s the fact
that Christmas only comes once
a year that makes it so special.
So if Christmas is special because it only comes once a
year, I think it should stay that
way. You can shop early, but
leave the yard decorations and
the Santa hats for another day.
commentary of former WWE ring
announcer Jim Ross. The video
uses Jim Ross’ famous yet simple
commentary to make the videos
that much more entertaining. The
commentary consists of Jim Ross
saying “Oh my God,” but the famousness of his voice makes those
three simple words unforgettable.
The WWE has responded to the
gaining popularity of the RKO.
The WWE has published an article about how hilarious they think
the RKO videos are. The WWE
went as far as to rank their 5 favorite RKO vines, and then they
even created their own. The WWE
recognizes that everyone watching their show wants to see more
RKOs. The WWE has responded
by compiling a playlist on their
website of 10 of Randy Orton’s
“earth-shattering RKOs.” Randy
Orton has even gone to twitter
about the gaining popularity of
his finishing move. Professional
soccer players, Gary Harkins and
Jim Mcalister, used the RKO as a
goal celebration. Randy Orton humorously tweeted in response to
their celebration, and said “Nice
celebration, work on your form.”
Obviously the RKO will come
and go like other social memes,
but for now the RKO continues
to trend across all facets of social
media. Nobody knows when the
RKO will lose its popularity, but
it doesn’t look like it will anytime
soon. New Videos are made every
day, and a Facebook page was created in honor of the RKO. It seems
that the RKO’s popularity will
only continue to grow, but we will
all be on the lookout to be sure.
JAMIE ARCHIBONG
or sneakerboots?
Luke Antinone
Reporter
Around this time of year, boots
become more popular than they
are during warmer seasons. One of
these boots is construction boots
with Timberland being the most
popular. While this may be the
main boot worn, what most people
are not aware of is the newer idea
made by Nike -- the sneakerboot.
This newer shoe comes in two
ways: a high-top version of a
classic Nike shoe or a classic
Nike shoe using a wheat/haystack
color along with a dark brown
to be able to mimic a Timberland boot. Nike has given this
treatment to the more popular
shoes such as the Nike Air Max
90 and Nike Foamposite One.
Because both of these designs
are modern, not many people
have switched over to them yet.
With Nike being well known for
their sportswear rather than their
boots and lifestyle shows, Timberland construction boots have
been able to sell with one boot
and only a few colors. The company has also been making boots
under the brand name Timberland since the 1970’s, meaning
they’ve been able to get ahead of
Nike. With the brand being well
known for its boots, people have
been able to easily pick a classic
construction boot by Timberland
over a newer sneakerboot by Nike.
Even with the fact that construction boots are more popular and
older, the sneakerboots will be
able to be as known as construction boots once people acknowledge they exist. Sneakers are already a more popular shoe than
construction boots, so could
sneakerboots become as popular?
With a sneakerboot only having a few modifications from the
original sneaker, a boot version
of someone’s favorite shoe could
have a possibility of selling just as
much as the actual sneaker. Also,
with sneakers being a more flexible shoe due to their purpose, a
boot version made for style could
be a more comfortable boot than
a stiff construction boot made for
working and safety. Not only that
but also people typically only buy
Timberland boots for the style.
If a person doesn’t care as
much as wearing clothes or
shoes for the style, sneakerboots could have a chance to appeal to the person faster if they
don’t mind the price of the boot.
Although sneakerboots would
have its advantages, there would
still be a chance that the Timberland boot would remain on top.
But no matter what boot remains
on top, both companies still would
make millions of dollars off of
their shoes and clothing. It all just
depends on what the people prefer.
RKO Revolution Cyber Monday madness
Ryan Busick
Reporter
A new meme has taken over
social media. The RKO, a wrestling move made famous by
WWE superstar Randy Orton,
has been featured on Vine, Twitter, and Instagram. People have
edited videos to make it look
like Randy Orton is executing
his finishing maneuver on innocent civilians. The spread of
the RKO has not been limited
to social media. The RKO was
recently seen in action at Loch
Raven’s annual pep rally. Sophomore, Kyle Hurley used the RKO
on fellow sophomore Jay Smith
during the Varsity soccer team’s
introduction. The gym erupted
with excitement as soon as Hurley executed the perfect RKO.
It has come as a surprise that
the RKO is gaining popularity at this point considering the
fact Randy Orton has been using
his finishing move in the WWE
since 2002. The belief around
the school is that freshman, Kyle
Costello, is responsible for the
move’s sudden spike in popularity. Although it is unclear who
is truly responsible, freshman
Riley Probst strongly believes
that “Costello is the leader of
the RKO revolution.” It has gotten to the point that you cannot
go through the hallways without
hearing “RKO” at least once.
The RKO videos are extremely
popular on all social media networks not only because of Randy
Orton himself. What takes the
videos to the next level is the
Reporter
With Christmas quickly approaching , many people are hustling together their wish lists and
marking calendars for the 28th of
November – Black Friday, the one
time of year when savvy shoppers and smart savers prepare to
rush into stores at morning, raid
the shelves for the best deals and
bargains, and leave with a cart
full of stuff and a heart full of
victory. Black Friday has become
a holiday tradition
that has had success
in every department
from video games to
clothes. But in this
age of computers and
fast technology a new
contender has entered
into the savings game.
Just three days after Black Friday is
my favorite shopping
day; Cyber Monday.
While Black Friday
may be more appealing to those who love
to literally shop till
they drop, I just cannot
wait to sit at home in
front of my computer.
Before the big internet
boom, Black Friday for
most was the only way
to get their holiday
shopping done, now with Cyber
Monday a new alternative to the
24 hour shopping extravaganza
is offered for those of us with
big gift lists, small pockets, and
no motivation to leave the house.
up on your couch in pajamas merrily clicking the purchase button?
Not only is Cyber Monday less
stress and bustle, it is faster and
can actually save you more money.
With the power of the web, I
would be able to quickly compare
prices and find coupons with ease.
If you are not sure which is for
you my suggestion is to pack up
the sleeping back and go home,
especially if you are shopping for
clothes. In an article posted last
year on Dailyfinance.com, there
was a reported 45% more deals
for clothes on Cyber
Monday than in stores
that Black Friday.
The only big benefit I can think of for
leaving my house to
brave the harsh jungle
of anxious and aggressive shoppers is
that real world shopping lets you physically see what you are
buying. Even for that
small benefit there is
no way I would sacrifice my quiet room
and cozy clothes.
While others stock
up on first-aid boxes,
Clif Bars, and 5-hour
Energy in preparation for Black Friday,
I’ll be doing some
Image courtesy of Google prepping myself for
this
year’s
Cyber
stores. This really does
not sound like my walk in the Monday. Plan your day in on
park, which is why I prefer Cyber December 1st and do not forMonday shopping. Think about get the essentials — credit card,
it, would you rather duke it out check, pajamas, check, warm
over a pair of shoes or be curled blanket, check, laptop, check.
The overall perk of shopping at
home is that it is less work for the
same results. An estimated 152
million people are expected to
shop over the Black Friday weekend according to an article posted
on Money.cnn.com, and you can
bet that a large percent of these
people will be setting up tents days
in advance for doors to open. Once
stores do allow costumers in, well
I am sure we have all heard the stories; people are running through
isles, fighting over who grabbed
it first and completely desolating
Editorials
Page 9
Revelation
Just fall things
Education system in the U.S
RACHEL WISE
Editor-in-Chief
The U.S. education system is
flawed to say the least. We focus too heavily on changing the
system every few years like the
four-classes-a-day schedule in
order to get every student to go
to college. This is an unrealistic goal considering if everyone
goes to college our society will
not have all the people needed
to properly function such as the
firefighters, the police officers,
the plumbers and waste management workers. These people are
just as vital to society, but are
underappreciated. Not everyone
is meant to be a doctor, lawyer,
or teacher. Plus, whatever happened to trade school preparation
in high schools? Back in the day
when our parents were students,
schools were offering shop classes
to prepare people whose plan was
to attend trade school in order to
become a plumber or a mechanic.
The U.S. education system differs from many other education
systems in terms of how we teach
academics. In Japan, kids who do
not understand the material go up
to the board and try the problem.
The other students assist the student at the board until they understand. Then, once the student
completes the problem successfully, the students clap for him
or her. This also helps the other
struggling students who have the
same problems and questions. It
also helps the students who know
the material to better understand
it. Here in the U.S., the students
who understand the problem go
up to the board and do the problem. Then the students who do
not understand are encouraged
to ask questions, but are often
too timid because of the fear of
looking stupid. We should mimic
the way Japan teaches students.
Also, what is with the U.S. pushing kids to be in as many AP classes
as possible? I know students who
are in practically all AP classes
and are killing themselves to get
straight A’s. This is an unreasonable expectation, especially considering that in college, students
only take 4 or 5 classes a semester. So why are we taking eight?
School should also not involve
having 4 to 5 hours of homework
each night -- the unfortunate norm
for many students. On top of
that, many students are involved
in other activities such as sports
which require 2-hour practices,
honor societies, student government, and various clubs. Senior
Reed Brown is one of these students. He is President of the senior
class, a member of several honor
societies, an officer of the Math
Honor Society, a 3-season athlete, and a straight A AP student.
“After school, I go to practice,
then I go home and start my homework. Sometimes my homework
lasts for hours, but I always try
to get a good night sleep if possible. These are sacrifices I have
to make in order be accepted into
a good school. I wish the work
load was less, but hopefully it will
pay off soon,” said Reed Brown.
Students should not have to
look back at high school and
remember a lot of sacrifices
made. High school students are
still teenagers and need to have
fun. But with the U.S. education system operating the way it
is, this is very hard to achieve.
In the U.S., suicide is the second
leading cause of death in teenagers today, according to cdc.gov. I
think there is a direct connection
between this and the stress put on
students. The U.S. needs to take
a step back from getting every
student into college and pushing
students into more AP classes
than they can handle, and go back
to teaching more trade classes
that are applicable to career paths
that do not include college and
even those that will help prepare
all students for the real world.
more than any in the past is crucial because most teachers need
to rewrite their lesson plans in
order to fill the 82-minute block
with the learning and enrichment
of skills. Also most teachers have
had a class added into their already hectic schedule, meaning
more planning and more grading.
On the complete opposite, the
majority of the students here
seem to enjoy the revised schedule even more than the former
7-period a day schedule. This
new routine gives students more
time to complete assignments.
And at least for some students,
the days seem to go by more
quickly. This is because, for
some students, by second period,
half of their school day is done.
Freshman Kyle Costello said
“I like the schedule; it gives me
more time to process the information learned in my classes.
Because I’m a freshman, I didn’t
have to make the transition from
the 7-period days to the4-period
days, but I do sympathize with
the upperclassmen that have had
a much harder time adjusting.”
Whether you like it or not,
over time students and teachers
will get used to it just like any
other change. For seniors, it’s a
good preview for college classes.
Fall is pretty great
There is nothing that I hate
So I took the time to list them all
All the things I love about Fall…
Leaves changing and cool weather
Cozy sweaters and leggings everyday
Dark lipstick and pumpkin pie
High boots and my birthday
The smell of the air and Moccasins
Football season and The Walking Dead
Family time and the scenery
The morning sky and pretty leaves
Real House Wives and bonfire weather
Fall fashion and No Shave November
The Revelation Staff
New opinions of A and B days Roads less traveled
OLIVIA PRICE AND
ERIN CULLINAN
Reporters
With the school year off to a
great start, many people are still
adjusting to the A/B day schedule.
Some have found it easy, while
others have found it difficult.
Among the school as a whole, the
teachers seem to struggle the most.
With this new schedule, teachers
have lost 4 days a quarter of class
periods, coming out as a loss of
16 days a school year. Not only
are they losing valuable class time
but also their planning periods are
only 41 minutes. Time this year
Revelation Staff
Editors-in-Chief
Mariah Stewart
Rachel Wise
Health Editor
Bayley Myers
Features Editor
Maggie Callow
Editorials Editor
Mikaela Riefner
Online/Video Editors
Veda Nowowieski
Carly Okeson
Brody Probst
Derek Halford
Sports Editors
Maddie Eckels
Ryan Nelson
Mark Dragon
Michael Goodman
Reporters
Tate Stevens
Maria Alverado
Jamie Archibong Hannah Bourne
Lauren Maxwell Robyn Memphis
Javier King
Olivia Price
Erin Cullinan
Candice Howe
Sophie Graziano Shannon Harrar
Kate Kwak
Calea Gelnett
Micah Maye
Megan Harper
Luke Antinone
Ryan Busick
India Sok
The Revelation is the student-produced newspaper of Loch Raven High School. The editorials
displayed in this section of the publication express only the views of the credited accredited reporters. Letters to the Editors and are actively encouraged and will be published as space allows. Letters
must be signed, and the paper reserves the right to correct for grammatical mistakes. Letters are subjugated to laws governing obscenity, libel, and privacy. Opinions and insights mentioned in letters
and other student submissions are not necessarily those of the staff or Loch Raven’s administration
LAUREN MAXWELL
Reporter
Unless the state doesn’t help
with promoting our small towns,
the towns will soon become forgotten places that our highways
have bypassed. Take a drive along
any of our country roads on the
eastern shore and observe what
has become of what was once a
bustling village because of working water fronts. Most of these
places have store fronts that are
vacant or boarded up because the
agricultural and fishing industry
has diminished. The few establishments that are still open, such
as mom and pop
cafe’s, breakfast
bars, or antique
shops all struggle to make ends
meet because
most of the people have gone
to big cities for
employment.
A small town
in Livingston,
Madison, is becoming a beautiful atmosphere
attributed
by
scenic byway.
Madison was
once a thriving community until
construction of the railroads in
the 1850s bypassed. Madison
is now a historical town where
many families come to visit in
their daily lives. These towns
are very special places with historic districts that have buildings
with very unique agriculture, old
churches, traditional parks with
fountains, many stories to tell,
whether it’s about the Civil War,
1812, underground railroads, etc.
Events related to these themes
happen in these towns. The
towns are just very mesmerizing
main streets shaded with ancient
trees that invite you to get out
of you’re car and take it all in.
Most people do not know that
these special places exist because
they zip past them along our inner state highways... Always in a
hurry to get to their destination.
Most people have seen the
movies Cars which is another
great example of how radiator
springs was left almost abandoned
by the traveling public because of
our efficient
highways.
Like
what
happened in
the movie,
through advertising and
marketing,
travelers
discovered
what kind of
unique places
these towns
had. As more
people come
in,
more
businesses
open that cater to these kinds of tourists such
as coffee shops, brew pubs, etc.
The new Hogan administration
should prioritize funding for programs that promote these historic
roads and main streets. By advertising through tours and offices,
more and more people will visit
these places which will generate
funds for these small places and
revitalize these historic towns.
Page 10
Sports
Revelation
NBA update Dancing queens
KYLE COSTELLO
Reporter
With the NBA season afoot,
there are some changes among
the league. The rookies are joining their first NBA teams, and
LeBron James is leaving the
Miami Heat and coming back
home to the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with superstar Kevin
Love. Can the Spurs become
back to back Finals winners or
will another team stop them?
Rookies such as Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker are looking to make a powerful NBA
debut. Wiggins was the first
pick of the NBA draft originally to the Cavaliers, now on
the Minnesota Timberwolves
due to the trade for Kevin Love.
Parker was drafted second overall to the Milwaukee Bucks.
LeBron James’ return to the
Cavs might have been the biggest signing of the offseason.
Last season when he was with
the Heat they lost in 5 games in
the finals to the cross-country rival San Antonio Spurs. After that,
James was pretty sure that he was
going to go back to the Cavs. The
Heat tried to get him to stay by
drafting rookie point guard of the
University of Connecticut, Shabazz Napier, but the attempt was
futile. When he left the Heat he
brought James Jones and Mike
Miller. They also added forward
Kevin Love to the line-up. The
Cavaliers acquired Love through
a trade that involved the Cavs last
two first-round draft picks, Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins.
The Heat, however, resigned their
star center, Chris Bosh. The Heat
beat the Washington Wizards 10795 and the Cavaliers opened their
season to the Knicks on Thursday.
It seems that the San Antonio
Spurs are back to their normal
offense. On Tuesday, the Spurs
beat the Dallas Mavericks in their
season opener 101-100. Tony
Parker scored 23 points, with
3 of them being in last 1:07 to
help secure the win. Tim Duncan
had a double-double having 14
points and 13 rebounds, that was
his 14th double-double in season
openers. Last season, they had
the best record of 62-20. They
also beat the Heat in a 4-1 series.
The Spurs’ record is 2-1 and are
in last place of the conference.
Ping pong team?
MICHAEL GOODMAN
Reporter
This year, the possibility of a
ping pong team here at Loch Raven has risen. The details are still
fuzzy, but the idea is rather promising. The ping pong tables from
the girls’ locker room will be the
official tables for the team. With
no other schools in the county
having a ping pong team, our team
might have to play in house. If we
are able to get other schools in the
county to participate in this year’s
ping pong fever, we already have
many willing athletes to play.
Sophomore Koby Bonta used to
play ping pong competitively, so
he will be a force to be reckoned
with if he decides to join the team.
Senior Ryan Busick was surprised to hear about the new
ping pong team. “If basketball
does not work out, I’m pretty
cash at ping pong, so I hope to
make a big impact on the team.”
“It has a lot potential. I am se-
riously considering joining the
team if it works out. As far as
coaching goes, I feel like Mr.
Markowski would be a great
coach, because he does such a
great job coaching badminton.
If we were to have uniforms I
would prefer collared black shirts
with purple and yellow short
shorts and matching paddles.”
said freshman Cole McNulty.
Many students believe that this
experience would be beneficial
to the school. This potential team
has many students pumped up.
“I think it is a great idea. It’s a
wonderful sport and a very technical game. I feel like people
everywhere should get a chance
to play. I also believe that it will
help me in the classroom because
of the great quick thinking needed to perform well on the table,”
said sophomore Mike Sacco.
Ping pong is an opporutnuity
for athletes of all calibers to
showcase their abilities. We can’t
wait for more details to develop.
JAVIER KING
Reporter
For the first time in Loch Raven’s 42-year history, the school
will have a dance team. The
new program is spearheaded
by gym teacher, field hockey,
and lacrosse Coach Jackie Gordon. The program is inspired by
student interest, and Ms. Gordon, who loves dancing herself,
has signed up to lead the girls.
The group will, however, not
be a competitive team, but it will
have the capability to grow into a
full-time sport with a varsity letter
option if student interest remains
at the high it is in right now. The
team will most likely perform at
halftime during boys and girls
basketball games and will have
performance at the annual Loch
Raven Wrestling tournament.
When asked about what music
and genre the group will be using Ms. Gordon said, “We will be
using what’s hot right now.” Students have said that they want to
perform Hip Hop, Modern dance,
and Irish Step dancing. Currently,
there are around 9 girls who are
interested and have prior experience in multiple forms of dance,
and Ms. Gordon has prior knowledge of Modern and Latin dance.
New English teacher Ms. Bresnahan will also assist the team.
The team will have practices
twice a week, immediately after
school until around 4:30. With
the addition of this new program, Loch Raven’s extracurricular opportunities come into
the spotlight. The new group
also shows the influence that stu-
dents can have on their school.
When Ms. Gordon was asked
whether or not she would bring
the same passion and intensity
to dance as she does to other
sports that she coaches, she replied, “Of course, and I think it is
more important to have intensity
in dance when you have to hit
the notes. It’s important to have
that passion when you dance.”
The inaugural year of Loch Raven dance is sure to be filled with
trials and tribulations as well as
great moments for all the students
who participate. Hopefully, this
program will grow into a competitive team like local rivals Dulaney
and Carver A&T, and it turn into
what students truly want it to be.
Coach Gordon and the rest of Loch
Raven High are looking forward
to the possibility of a great team!
Field hockey playoffs
RILEY PROBST
Reporter
The field hockey team finished
the season with an 11-4 record.
The girls went on an 11-game win
streak with the help of Hannah
Maxwell, Robyn Memphis, Veda
Nowowieski , Taylor
Dodd, and Lauren
Maxwell all making
impressive
plays.
Taylor Dodd led
the team in goals
with 12. Kyra Anderson led the team
with 90 saves on the
year, and Veda Nowowieski with the
team high of 6 total
assists. The girls all
knew that they had
a long road ahead of
them, but they were
determined to win.
The first game of
the playoffs was underway, and the team
had to beat Pikesville. They had a gut feeling that
they would come out on top with
a win. They beat them in a whopping 9-0 win. The blowout win
gave the girls some heat to fuel
them through the next games.
Up next was Carver high school,
turn to semi finals once more. The
Raiders won in a close game of
2-1 to advance to the semis. After the game the locker room was
“live” and “filled with energy”
The girls would have to put
it all out there as they had State
semi’s up next. North Carroll had
a winning season and
had been a hard opponent to beat all season.
North Carroll came
into the game just as
nervous as Loch Raven, both teams knew
that they were both
worthy opponents to
contend for the State
championship title but
they would have to
fight for the position.
In an aggressive
game, the Lady Raiders fell short and lost
to North Carroll. The
locker room was “depressing” after the
game, but they are
Photo by Dragon
keeping their heads
on them when Ms. Lambert called up for the upcoming season. The
over the announcements congrat- Loch Raven Raiders had a winulating them and cheering them ning season and still managed to
on. As they walked down to the complete the goal of redeeming
field to get warmed up, they were their selves in the regional game.
The team is already looking
filled with excitement and determination to win the game and re- forward to the next fall season.
and the girls felt like they could
grab an easy win. The Raiders did
just that in a 6-0 win. They were
showing what they could do and
were intimidating teams all over
Baltimore County. They were
on their way to regionals to play
Sparrows Point. All pressure was
NHL teams ice up the rink this year
LINDSEY WALKER
Reporter
The National Hockey League
games played on Friday 24th
through Monday 27th yielded an
exciting weekend of competitive
ice hockey. On Friday, October
24th, the Dallas Stars played the
New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center at Newark, New
Jersey. They both played a good
game but the Devils came up short
and lost with the score of 3-2,
the Dallas Stars took the victory.
On Saturday 25th, the Minnesota Wild took on the Tampa
Bay Lightning at the Xcel Energy
Center in St. Paul Minnesota,
where the Wild wiped the floors
with Tampa Bay with a score
of 7-2. Tampa Bay tried
their best but in the end
they lost. Tampa Bay fans
were upset by the result
of the game. On Sunday
October 26th, the Washington Capitals played
the Vancouver Canucks
at Rogers’s Arena in Vancouver British Columbia.
The score was 2-4, the Canucks won the game. And
last but not least, on Monday October 27th, the Montréal
Canadiens played a good game
against the Edmonton Oilers at
Rexall place in Edmonton, Alberta. But sadly, in the end, Montréal
hockey games were very good,
but the more recent game when
the Calgary Flames played against
the Tampa Bay Lightning
at the Amalie arena in
Tampa Bay Florida was
extremely exciting for
fans. The fans of the teams
dressed up in their team
colors and their favorite
jerseys. People had paint
on their faces while watching the game live on TV.
Fans can buy their favorite team jersey and other
Image courtesy of forbes.com
merchandise from various
lost the game with a score of 0-3. sites and stores providing a large
All of the previously stated selection of products. Fans can
buy jerseys, coffee mugs, sweat
shirts, bags, accessories and hats
to support their favorite team.
Ice hockey was founded on November 26th, 1917 in Montréal,
Canada. The NHL is composed of
30 total clubs, 7 in Canada and 23
in the United States. In the 1920s
hockey rapidly expanded adding
the American teams into the play.
The NHL is considered one
of the major professional sport
leagues in North America along
with Major League Baseball, the
National Football League, and
the National Basketball Association. Hockey has the smallest total fan base of the four leagues.
Page 10
Sports
Revelation
NBA update Dancing queens
KYLE COSTELLO
Reporter
With the NBA season afoot,
there are some changes among
the league. The rookies are joining their first NBA teams, and
LeBron James is leaving the
Miami Heat and coming back
home to the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with superstar Kevin
Love. Can the Spurs become
back to back Finals winners or
will another team stop them?
Rookies such as Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker are looking to make a powerful NBA
debut. Wiggins was the first
pick of the NBA draft originally to the Cavaliers, now on
the Minnesota Timberwolves
due to the trade for Kevin Love.
Parker was drafted second overall to the Milwaukee Bucks.
LeBron James’ return to the
Cavs might have been the biggest signing of the offseason.
Last season when he was with
the Heat they lost in 5 games in
the finals to the cross-country rival San Antonio Spurs. After that,
James was pretty sure that he was
going to go back to the Cavs. The
Heat tried to get him to stay by
drafting rookie point guard of the
University of Connecticut, Shabazz Napier, but the attempt was
futile. When he left the Heat he
brought James Jones and Mike
Miller. They also added forward
Kevin Love to the line-up. The
Cavaliers acquired Love through
a trade that involved the Cavs last
two first-round draft picks, Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins.
The Heat, however, resigned their
star center, Chris Bosh. The Heat
beat the Washington Wizards 10795 and the Cavaliers opened their
season to the Knicks on Thursday.
It seems that the San Antonio
Spurs are back to their normal
offense. On Tuesday, the Spurs
beat the Dallas Mavericks in their
season opener 101-100. Tony
Parker scored 23 points, with
3 of them being in last 1:07 to
help secure the win. Tim Duncan
had a double-double having 14
points and 13 rebounds, that was
his 14th double-double in season
openers. Last season, they had
the best record of 62-20. They
also beat the Heat in a 4-1 series.
The Spurs’ record is 2-1 and are
in last place of the conference.
Ping pong team?
MICHAEL GOODMAN
Reporter
This year, the possibility of a
ping pong team here at Loch Raven has risen. The details are still
fuzzy, but the idea is rather promising. The ping pong tables from
the girls’ locker room will be the
official tables for the team. With
no other schools in the county
having a ping pong team, our team
might have to play in house. If we
are able to get other schools in the
county to participate in this year’s
ping pong fever, we already have
many willing athletes to play.
Sophomore Koby Bonta used to
play ping pong competitively, so
he will be a force to be reckoned
with if he decides to join the team.
Senior Ryan Busick was surprised to hear about the new
ping pong team. “If basketball
does not work out, I’m pretty
cash at ping pong, so I hope to
make a big impact on the team.”
“It has a lot potential. I am se-
riously considering joining the
team if it works out. As far as
coaching goes, I feel like Mr.
Markowski would be a great
coach, because he does such a
great job coaching badminton.
If we were to have uniforms I
would prefer collared black shirts
with purple and yellow short
shorts and matching paddles.”
said freshman Cole McNulty.
Many students believe that this
experience would be beneficial
to the school. This potential team
has many students pumped up.
“I think it is a great idea. It’s a
wonderful sport and a very technical game. I feel like people
everywhere should get a chance
to play. I also believe that it will
help me in the classroom because
of the great quick thinking needed to perform well on the table,”
said sophomore Mike Sacco.
Ping pong is an opporutnuity
for athletes of all calibers to
showcase their abilities. We can’t
wait for more details to develop.
JAVIER KING
Reporter
For the first time in Loch Raven’s 42-year history, the school
will have a dance team. The
new program is spearheaded
by gym teacher, field hockey,
and lacrosse Coach Jackie Gordon. The program is inspired by
student interest, and Ms. Gordon, who loves dancing herself,
has signed up to lead the girls.
The group will, however, not
be a competitive team, but it will
have the capability to grow into a
full-time sport with a varsity letter
option if student interest remains
at the high it is in right now. The
team will most likely perform at
halftime during boys and girls
basketball games and will have
performance at the annual Loch
Raven Wrestling tournament.
When asked about what music
and genre the group will be using Ms. Gordon said, “We will be
using what’s hot right now.” Students have said that they want to
perform Hip Hop, Modern dance,
and Irish Step dancing. Currently,
there are around 9 girls who are
interested and have prior experience in multiple forms of dance,
and Ms. Gordon has prior knowledge of Modern and Latin dance.
New English teacher Ms. Bresnahan will also assist the team.
The team will have practices
twice a week, immediately after
school until around 4:30. With
the addition of this new program, Loch Raven’s extracurricular opportunities come into
the spotlight. The new group
also shows the influence that stu-
dents can have on their school.
When Ms. Gordon was asked
whether or not she would bring
the same passion and intensity
to dance as she does to other
sports that she coaches, she replied, “Of course, and I think it is
more important to have intensity
in dance when you have to hit
the notes. It’s important to have
that passion when you dance.”
The inaugural year of Loch Raven dance is sure to be filled with
trials and tribulations as well as
great moments for all the students
who participate. Hopefully, this
program will grow into a competitive team like local rivals Dulaney
and Carver A&T, and it turn into
what students truly want it to be.
Coach Gordon and the rest of Loch
Raven High are looking forward
to the possibility of a great team!
Field hockey playoffs
RILEY PROBST
Reporter
The field hockey team finished
the season with an 11-4 record.
The girls went on an 11-game win
streak with the help of Hannah
Maxwell, Robyn Memphis, Veda
Nowowieski , Taylor
Dodd, and Lauren
Maxwell all making
impressive
plays.
Taylor Dodd led
the team in goals
with 12. Kyra Anderson led the team
with 90 saves on the
year, and Veda Nowowieski with the
team high of 6 total
assists. The girls all
knew that they had
a long road ahead of
them, but they were
determined to win.
The first game of
the playoffs was underway, and the team
had to beat Pikesville. They had a gut feeling that
they would come out on top with
a win. They beat them in a whopping 9-0 win. The blowout win
gave the girls some heat to fuel
them through the next games.
Up next was Carver high school,
turn to semi finals once more. The
Raiders won in a close game of
2-1 to advance to the semis. After the game the locker room was
“live” and “filled with energy”
The girls would have to put
it all out there as they had State
semi’s up next. North Carroll had
a winning season and
had been a hard opponent to beat all season.
North Carroll came
into the game just as
nervous as Loch Raven, both teams knew
that they were both
worthy opponents to
contend for the State
championship title but
they would have to
fight for the position.
In an aggressive
game, the Lady Raiders fell short and lost
to North Carroll. The
locker room was “depressing” after the
game, but they are
Photo by Dragon
keeping their heads
on them when Ms. Lambert called up for the upcoming season. The
over the announcements congrat- Loch Raven Raiders had a winulating them and cheering them ning season and still managed to
on. As they walked down to the complete the goal of redeeming
field to get warmed up, they were their selves in the regional game.
The team is already looking
filled with excitement and determination to win the game and re- forward to the next fall season.
and the girls felt like they could
grab an easy win. The Raiders did
just that in a 6-0 win. They were
showing what they could do and
were intimidating teams all over
Baltimore County. They were
on their way to regionals to play
Sparrows Point. All pressure was
NHL teams ice up the rink this year
LINDSEY WALKER
Reporter
The National Hockey League
games played on Friday 24th
through Monday 27th yielded an
exciting weekend of competitive
ice hockey. On Friday, October
24th, the Dallas Stars played the
New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center at Newark, New
Jersey. They both played a good
game but the Devils came up short
and lost with the score of 3-2,
the Dallas Stars took the victory.
On Saturday 25th, the Minnesota Wild took on the Tampa
Bay Lightning at the Xcel Energy
Center in St. Paul Minnesota,
where the Wild wiped the floors
with Tampa Bay with a score
of 7-2. Tampa Bay tried
their best but in the end
they lost. Tampa Bay fans
were upset by the result
of the game. On Sunday
October 26th, the Washington Capitals played
the Vancouver Canucks
at Rogers’s Arena in Vancouver British Columbia.
The score was 2-4, the Canucks won the game. And
last but not least, on Monday October 27th, the Montréal
Canadiens played a good game
against the Edmonton Oilers at
Rexall place in Edmonton, Alberta. But sadly, in the end, Montréal
hockey games were very good,
but the more recent game when
the Calgary Flames played against
the Tampa Bay Lightning
at the Amalie arena in
Tampa Bay Florida was
extremely exciting for
fans. The fans of the teams
dressed up in their team
colors and their favorite
jerseys. People had paint
on their faces while watching the game live on TV.
Fans can buy their favorite team jersey and other
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merchandise from various
lost the game with a score of 0-3. sites and stores providing a large
All of the previously stated selection of products. Fans can
buy jerseys, coffee mugs, sweat
shirts, bags, accessories and hats
to support their favorite team.
Ice hockey was founded on November 26th, 1917 in Montréal,
Canada. The NHL is composed of
30 total clubs, 7 in Canada and 23
in the United States. In the 1920s
hockey rapidly expanded adding
the American teams into the play.
The NHL is considered one
of the major professional sport
leagues in North America along
with Major League Baseball, the
National Football League, and
the National Basketball Association. Hockey has the smallest total fan base of the four leagues.
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LRHS indoor box lacrosse
STEPHEN DEMASI &
LUKE ANTINONE
Reporters
Although lacrosse season may
be over, players can still improve.
This is where the indoor box lacrosse program comes into play.
This close-contact sport program
is for anybody who wants to
keep their lacrosse skills fresh.
The program is hosted by Tom
Marechek at the NERRC Recreational Center in Parkville. High
school players play on the field
closest to the entrance because it’s
bigger, which gives a little more
room for the older guys. Even
though the field is bigger, it is still
smaller than a normal outdoor lacrosse field of 110 yards. Since
the space is limited, the games
are only for 10 players, 5 versus
5 each team. Long pole lacrosse
sticks are against the rules, and
the lacrosse goals are smaller to
help players work on their precision. With these limitations, players can improve
their passing,
shooting, endurance, stick work,
defensive strategy, and their
speed.
When
these skills are
improved,
it
creates a base
of skill for outdoor lacrosse.
Box lacrosse
has been able to
help more than
just new players.
Box
lacrosse
has helped improve experienced players
and even new players. Canadian
players have grown an advantage
in outdoor lacrosse due to their
box lacrosse experience. College
players are beginning to play box
lacrosse in the winter to grow all
the same advantages the Canadians have. This is because of the
faster, more aggressive game play.
The rules in box lacrosse are
made for the smaller space. The
newer rules insure a faster and intense game.
The
rules
include a 30
second shot
clock when
the ball is
cleared over
the
center
line; moving
picks are acceptable for
the offensive
players
in
box lacrosse,
but not outdoors. Players are also
not allowed
to pass back
Photo by Demasi to the goalie
in times of panic. These rules allow players to control time management with the ball and ideas
for practicing new strategies
both offensively and defensively.
All of these new rules and
strategies for indoor box lacrosse might not be the same
as those found in outdoor lacrosse, but it allows players to
remember what they need to
for spring season. Box lacrosse
methods give players a chance
to keep their mental and physical strength in action since field
lacrosse is only during the spring.
Freshman Matt Consoli plays
box lacrosse “because it helps
him focus on his fundamentals.”
He also attributes it to helping
him prepare for March 1 tryouts.
The game of box lacrosse gives
everyone a chance to play lacrosse. For the older players, it’s
to get back into the game. For the
newer players, they get to have
a feel of a whole new culture
while working with the veteran
players to improve their skills.
Cross country Girls varsity soccer
DEREK HALFORD
Reporters
The cross country team had
their state 5k event Saturday
November 8 at Hereford High
School. They had seven boys
and six girls selected. Unfortunately, no one placed in the event.
The top finisher for the boys was
sophomore Kyle Edgar, who finished with a time of 21 minutes
and 9 seconds. The top finisher
for the girls was junior Isabelle
Pardew, who finished with a time
of 21 minutes and 36 seconds.
Loch Raven alumni Larry Preis
stated, “Each school is allowed
to send seven guys and girls for
states. Last year we had a lot of
seniors that placed, so it was a
tough loss for this seasons team.”
The team participated in the
Bull Run at Hereford High School
and in the Barnhardt Invitational
at Dulaney High School. They
also had team meets versus Towson, Parkville, Hereford, Overlea, Dulaney, and Lansdowne
throughout the season. After
many years of success, the team
struggled heavily this year because of the loss of a lot of their
key runners due to graduation.
Although the team had a rough
season, they had some bright
spots. In the Barnhart Invitational, Aaron Brown ran under
twenty minutes! They also had
four guys run a personal career
best. At the Bull Run, they had
nine guys set personal course
best. Aaron Brown ran under
twenty minutes for a second time
at the Dulaney Meet with Nick
Reveille running a personal best.
At the Baltimore County Championship meet, Josh Cooper and
Garrett Harris ran a career best.
The team will only be losing
a few seniors so they hope to
come back stronger next season.
MARK DRAGON
Reporter
A long season of high expectations came to an abrupt halt for
the girls’ soccer team, as they fell
to the Hereford Bulls 4-3 on the
chilly evening of Monday November 3rd. The loss came in
the regional championship game,
two games short of the stage in
which they were eliminated last
season when the girls advanced
to the Maryland state title game.
The game began with solid
possession for the girls, who
were able to control the movement of the ball on the artificial
turf, but when the team committed a turnover, the Hereford Bulls
took advantage of the mistake
registering two shots on goal in a
breakaway situation. The first of
the two shots was blocked by a
diving Erin Muir, the ball however did not leave the field of play,
and the Bulls tapped the ball into
the back of the net with Muir still
recovering from the first save.
Trailing 1-0 early in the first
half the girls aimed to knot the
score before halftime, and after
several
scoring opportunities
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inside the box, their persistence
was finally represented on the
scoreboard when Holly Fitch
broke into the box with a one
on one situation, pelting the ball
into the Hereford net only seconds before the halftime break.
Returning to the field after the
intermission, the team kept pres-
sure on the Bulls, scoring in second half to take a 2-1 lead when
Erica Carpenter touched one
into the corner of the cage. Although the Raiders had the lead,
they didn’t maintain it for long;
minutes after Carpenter’s goal,
the Hereford faithful were treated to a score evening goal off a
Bull’s corner and a 2-2 ballgame.
With the second half well underway, the teams continued to
pressure each other with little
success in either offensive zone.
When the game clock struck
ten minutes to play however,
Raider’s Holly Fitch took on the
role of late game hero, rocketing
the ball past Hereford’s goalie
to give the girls a 3-2 lead as
time ticked closer to expiration.
The team’s dreams of a repeat state championship berth,
were crippled minutes later however, as they watched 2 balls fly
past the Raider’s goal tender.
NFL mid season update Varsity football
KYLE COSTELLO &
MICHAEL GOODMAN
Reporter
With more than half of the NFL
season already finished, the playoff picture is all but set for some
teams such as the 9-1 Cardinals,
but there are many other teams
fighting to get a spot in the playoffs. Many exciting things have
happened in the past weeks such
as Peyton Manning breaking the
NFL record for most touchdowns
and Rob Gronkowski’s dramatic
return, the return of the “Sanchise”
with Mark Sanchez in Philly,
helping out the short-handed Eagles. Johnny Manziel, the Heisman winner, sitting on the bench
behind quarterback Brian Hoyer.
Rookie wide receiver Sammy
Watkins has made a big impact on the field for the Bills. It
was week seven against the Vikings when Watkins scored the
most impactful touchdown of
his young career. Watkins has 5
touchdowns this season, and he
is looking to score many more
for the rest of the season. Thus
far in the season the Bills are at
an even 5-5, but are chasing the
wild card spot in the AFL East.
During week 9 Peyton Manning
broke the NFL record for the most
touchdown passes, also breaking
Brett Favres touchdown of 508.
It was 3rd and goal when Peyton
found Demaryius Thomas in the
endzone for eight yard pass. Demaryius Thomas is the Broncos
number one receiver with 1,105
yards and 6 touchdowns. Peyton
has 3,301 yards and 30 touchdowns and only 9 interceptions
this season. The Broncos just lost
Sunday to the Rams. Peyton only
threw one touchdown to Emmanuel Sanders. The Broncos record
is 7-3 and is atop the AFC West.
The Cardinals are 9-1, hav-
ing their best start since 1948
when they were also 9-1. Even
though they just lost starting
quarterback Carson Palmer due
to an ACL tear their backup Drew
Stanton has thrown for 902 yard
and 5 touchdowns for only having 3 snaps this season. Despite
rankings the 13th ranked Arizona
Cardinals defense have been getting the job done against their opponents. Left cornerback Patrick
Peterson has 2 interceptions and
right cornerback Antonio Cromartie has 3 interceptions. Their
offense has also been getting
the job done. Arizona’s number
1 receiver Larry Fitzgerald has
604 yards and 2 touchdowns.
This NFL season has exceeded
expectations -- record breaking stats, return of stars, and
exciting conference rivalries.
Fans are eager to see what the
rest of the season brings before
playoff season comes around.
RYAN NELSON
Reporter
The varsity football team stepped
onto the field for the last time this
season, and for the 13 seniors, their
last game as a Raider. The team
finished their season with a 48-0
loss to Patapsco and finished the
season with a 1-9 record. Despite
their rough record, the team managed to play each opponent tough
despite the many injuries the players have undergone along the way.
Loch Raven was overpowered
by the Patapsco defense, as the
injuries to key offensive players
such as juniors Montrae Martin,
Marchael Hatchett, and senior
Derek Halford stalled the offensive attack throughout the season.
Patapsco scored early and often,
as they had a commanding 21-0
lead by the end of the first quarter.
Junior Brian Doyle said, “It was
a tough season, but we all learned
a lot, and we have to work hard
to replace all the guys we lost this
year and improve next season.”
This season ended with a sad
goodbye as they will lose valuable
seniors including team captain
Derek Halford. As a three-year
varsity starter, Halford brought
great devotion and intensity to the
team on both sides of the ball. The
team will also see captain Mark
Dragon graduate as well. Dragon
has played on varsity for three
years and was a key part of the offensive and defensive line. Dragon
will continue his career at Frostburg State University, and Loch
Raven wishes him the best of luck.
But despite the graduates who
will be leaving this squad, the rest
of the football team is looking n
forward to next season. Keeping
key players such as Martin, Hatchett, and Thornton Ferreira healthy
will be a testament to their success. But with dedicated coaches
led by Coach Heaney, the team
looks forward to the 2015 season.