WILDCAT LIFE October 8, 2015

 Crowning Miss
Labor Day
Fiona Pelszynski As most of you know, the Westville Lions Club puts on a pageant each year in late August. This year’s Westville Labor Day pageant was August 29th at 6:00 in the WJHS gym where the reigning Little Miss, Fiona Pelszynski, passed down the crown to Sydney Vargas (7th grade). Madison Wilson (also in 7th grade) took home 1st runner up. Former “Little Miss Labor Day,” Fiona Pelszynski poses with newly crowned “Little Miss Labor Day” Sydney Vargas. (Photo submitted by Fiona Pelszynski) Some of the responsibilities of being queen include attending local parades, the Westville 5K, and helping host the Princess Tea. She will also be invited to participate in caroling this Christmas at the VA. Let’s hope her singing skills are as good as her “queening” skills! Talented Teens
It’s FCA Time!
Landon Frazier Braxtyn Schroeder Winners Karrin Estes (1st), Lane Hathaway (2nd), and Landon Frazier (3rd) pose for a picture after the show. (Photo submitted by Landon Frazier) The Westville Lions Club hosts a talent competition every year for Labor Day at Westville Park. This year’s show was on Saturday, September 3rd at 6:30, and showcased talents such as, playing drums, beat boxing, and singing. Among this year’s contestants were WJHS’s very own Karrin Estes and Landon Frazier. Karrin Estes received first place for her piano/vocal solo performance, and third place went to Landon Frazier for his vocal performance of “Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts. We hope to see you all at next year’s amazing event! ​
FCA members and other WJHS students gather for “Meet Me at the Flagpole” on Wednesday, September 21, 2015. (photo submitted by Mr. Ellison) ​
Are you looking for a fun before school group to join? F.C.A (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) might be a good choice for you. The F.C.A is a group that meets every Friday morning at 7:15 AM (or whenever your bus gets to school) in Ms. Huchel’s room. If you don’t know where that is, it’s the room across from the cafeteria. The group facilitator is Mrs. Chernausky. Remember, just because “athlete” is in the name, you don’t necessarily have to be an athlete to join; every student is welcome. Tiger Spirit at WJHS
Cheer­​
Several girls from WJHS are currently cheering and dancing on our local Westville Youth Teams. The season began on August 23rd and will end around mid October around competition time. Kayleigh Davis commented, “Competition is on October 18, 2015 and we are not prepared.” We asked other girls on the varsity cheering team a few questions. Madison Conrad said, “My favorite cheer is V­V­I.” When asked about their favorite part of cheerleading, Breanna English said “My favorite part of cheerleading is the cheers.” Although the girls seem a little nervous about competition, we wish them luck representing the Westville TIgers!
Alexis English
Football­​
The Westville Youth Football’s varsity team has many members from WJHS. The Football team so far has a 2­3 win/loss record. They are coached by Curtis High (head coach) as well as a few other members of the community. We asked two kids from the varsity football team their thoughts about our team. Dylan English says, “The hardest teams to beat this year are Oakwood and St Joe.” Dawson Pruitt says, “I think the teams that were hard to beat were Oakwood and Bismark.” When asked what the team’s strengths are Dylan said, “Our strengths are the running backs of the team. They run qicker than anyone else” Dawson said, “The strengths of the team are the defensive and offensive lines, and also our running backs. We would like to wish our football players good luck at this weekend’s ​
Mini Coal Bucket​
! Nathan Talbert
Wildcat Wit Strip
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Created by: Isaac Chowning
Kids in the Hall
WJHS Girls’ Basketball: The
Beginning
Madison Jones
Angela Woods Question: ​
Do you think students should get rewarded and punished for mid­quarter grades? Mekenzie High said, “I think it’s fair because if you get rewarded, it motivates you, and if you get punished, you work harder. Dalton Rolinitis thinks, “There shouldn’t be rewards or punishments for midterm grades because it’s not your final grade. “ Emma Meyers says, “I think that it is fair because if they try hard enough, they shouldn’t get rewarded. Pictured above, Jaitlyn White (seventh grade) and Shella Hawkins (seventh grade) practicing after school. (Photo submitted and taken by Angela Woods) ​
Girls basketball is in session for WJHS seventh and eighth grade girls. Coaches Mr. Schwartz and Ms. Gill have high expectations for their teams this year. Mr.Schwartz says he wants players, “To do well, work hard, and improve every day.” ­ Mrs. Gill comments, “I want the girls to grow as basketball players. also be a team and be very confident.” She thinks that they are going to succeed. There are 8 seventh graders and 13 eighth graders on the team. When asked about their strengths, Gada Bryant said, “We are close to each other as friends.” She also is excited to play better teams and ride the bus to the games. Be on the lookout for the Lady Wildcats this season! WJHS Boys’ Baseball Team Wrap
up the Season
Mason Alvarez
Pictured above, 2015 WJHS Boys’ basketball team with coaches Tim Holycross and Joe Brazis. (Photo submitted by Mason Alvarez) (Article on next page) Baseball season began before school ​
started, and the season ended a couple weeks ago. The players wrapped up the season with four wins. Some of the players thought that the team seemed to do their best when they had positive attitudes and worked together as a team. Hayden Davis was selected as this season’s MVP, and he was voted as team leader. The team celebrated the end of the season with a pizza party. Westville’s Got Talent,
Indeed!
Karrin Estes
Westville High School presented their third annual ​
Westville’s Got Talent ​
on Saturday, September 26. It included a junior division, a senior division, WHS Alumni performers, and even some of the high school staff for the opening act. In the junior division, Tammy and Kasumi Guo walked away with 3rd place. Kasumi accompanied her older sister while she danced to ​
A Thousand Years ​
by Christina Perri​
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Tammy wrote the impressive score of music by hand. In second place, Landon Frazier sang All of Me ​
by John Legend. Karrin Estes won 1st place, singing ​
Bright by Echosmith while accompanying herself on the guitar. Senior division winners included, Nathan Pollert, Aereol Murphy, and John Bontjes who won the crowd over with his act. His magic tricks won him 1st place! WJHS Represents in Danville
Lorraine Weller
On September 22, 2015 the entire school went to ​
Downtown Danville. Mrs.Huchel and her group called United organized this field trip for the entire county. The 7th graders went to the Fisher Theater tour, and listened to a 9/11 speech. Meanwhile, the 8th graders went to the War Museum and met Vietnam veteran Doyle Cooper. He spoke about Medal of Honor recipients. Did you know that we have 7 recipients from Vermilion County? After the trip the students and teachers went to Lincoln park for lunch. Students felt the field trip helped reinforce a sense of patriotism and pride in our community. Pictured below is a scene viewed at the Vermilion County War Museum. (Photo taken by Lorraine Weller) Pictured below are eighth graders listening to speaker Doyle Cooper. (Photo submitted by Ms. Huchel)