Fall homecoming 2012 - North Harrison Community Schools

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ISSUE 1
Relay
for life
Alison Sieg
News Writer
Relay for Life is one
of the many clubs
North Harrison High
School has to offer.
This club is an annual fundraiser to raise
money for the American Cancer Society.
The school raises
money for the Harrison County Relay for Life team.
English
teacher
Amber Sater has
been in charge of
the school’s Relay for Life team
for
six
years.
The events
planned for this year
are the Ken Oppel Memorial game
and the Shoot for a
Cure game. There
have been no further events planned
for this year. In the
past few years, the
Ken Oppel game
has turned out to
be the most successful
event.
“I want to raise
$5,000 or more this
year. The most we
have raised was
$10,000,” said Sater.
Anyone in the
school can join the
club. “I enjoy helping with Relay for
Life events. I hope to
raise enough money to beat our goal,”
said junior Maddie Janes. Janes
is one of the many
students who helps
out with the club.
“I am really happy with the turnout
this year. We have
a big group, so I
hope we can raise
a lot of money,”
said Sater. There
are meetings open
to students every
third Tuesday. You
just have to show
up and help out.
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Girl’s Soccer p. 7A
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What not to wear
Photo by Carley Gancher
Sophomore Maddie Rathgeber decides if her outfit is school appropriate.
Brooklyn Sanders
News Writer
This year’s dress
code for North Harrison High School has
had some changes.
One change this
year is that students
may wear flip-flops.
Teacher Jeremy
Shireman
says,
“It is a pretty good
change,”
sophomore Kye Walk said,
“It is dangerous going up and down the
stairs with them on.”
English teacher
Stephanie Richardson said, “I don’t
agree with allowing flip-flops because they are a
hazard and are
noisy in the halls.”
Another dress
code change for
the
2012-2013
school year is students
may
not
wear yoga pants.
Freshman Kaylin
Bright said, “It is ridiculous because
they were comfortable,” and continued
saying, “I don’t think
they should have
changed the rule.”
Walk agrees saying that, “It bothers me because
I think it’s a pair
of pants. It’s just
like sweat pants,
just not as baggy.”
On the other hand,
Richardson said, “I
completely agree.
Students were trying to be edgy and
abusing their right.
Students were pushing
boundaries”.
Students cannot wear tank tops
to school this year.
Shireman said,
“Students can wear
them
tastefully,”
Richardson
said,
“I agree because
it opened up too
many
questions.
People got tired of
going to the office
because of questionable tank tops.”
Walk said, “I didn’t
think that there was
anything
wrong
when people wore
them last year.”
Bright said, “For the
people that did wear
them, it is unfair.”
According to
the dress code,
students can not
have visible piercings, other than in
the ears. Students
may
not
cover
the piercings with
Band-Aids or tape.
They also may not
use clear spacers.
Shireman said,
“I understand and
know it can be
a distraction. It
helps students feel
more accepted in
school and do better academically.”
Walk said, “It
is unfair because
they paid to get it.”
Richardson said,
“Band-Aids made
it worse and I
am glad to see it
gone this year.”
Bright said, “I
think it is kind of
stupid. I don’t agree
because it is their
body and students
should do what they
want. Some things
that are flashy are
distracting,
but
others are fine.”
Assistnat Principal
Matt Kellems said,
“I agree with our
dress code 100%,”
and, “I love all the
changes
made”.
Richardson said,
“I think I’m sending less kids out of
class because of
the dress code this
year. Mr. Kellems
did a good job.”
Said Kellems,
“I haven’t had as
many dress code
problems, and students are doing a
good job following these rules.”
Fall homecoming 2012
Leandra Ayres
News Writer
The school held
“Spirit Week” the
week
of
Sept.
17th to prepare
for
Homecoming,
which was to be
held on Friday, September 21st. Many
students
showed
just
how
much
school spirit they
had by dressing up
in their favorite outfits to go with the
designated
days.
Monday was full of
students
sporting
their favorite hats.
The week continued
with Camo Day, Pajama Day, Twin Day,
and of course Blue
and White Day on
Friday.
Students also
showed their school
spirit by coming
together by classes and designing
shopping cart floats.
Each float had a
theme
displaying
each grades’ own
idea of school spirit.
The results of both
class competitions
were tallied up with
the Sophomores in
the lead in with a
total of 350 points.
Seniors are at a
close second with
300 points. Juniors
and Freshman are
tied with 175 points.
Each grade did an
amazing job with
school spirit.
(cont. on pg. 2A)
Photo by Mary Grace Gehm
Homecoming Queen and King, Brooke Lamon
and Austin Wheatley, cheesin’ after being
crowned.
News
Pal-Wow
Braidon Pendleton
News Writer
How did you spend
your Saturday on
September 15? Was
it going to the PalWow? If not, then
you missed out. It
was a fun-filled day
with games, music, shopping, and
even a car show. It
was a perfect day
to spend at Buffalo Trace Park
with friends, family,
and the community.
Pal-Wow is a program to get people
in the community involved with eachother and have fun
together. This is not
only good for local
businesses, but it
gives people something to do that is
completely safe and
amazingly fun. They
also had fireworks
when the sun went
down. This attracted
many people and
was an spectacular show to see.
A car show was
also held at the PalWow with around
150 cars being
judged. They gave
out Top Fifty, Best
Beater, and Best of
Show trophies. The
Top Fifty trophy was
an old time gas pedal, the Best of Show
was a custom bowling pin, and the Best
Beater was a baseball bat style trophy.
Lewis
Thompson
said, “The car show
is a great thing. It’s
a lot of fun.” Thompson has brought his
1997 Mustang Cobra to the Pal-Wow
car show the past
two years, taking
home a Top Fifty
trophy both times.
Along with the
fun and games, the
Palmyra Police Department put on a
drinking and driving program. The
equipment
that
they used allowed
the participants to
see just how much
drinking can affect
you. This program
has also been done
by the State police department at
some driver’s education classes. This
is a fun safe way
to show the effects
drinking has on
your ability to drive
and even walk.
“Forty-one percent
of fatal crashes
are due to drinking and driving,”
stated Stinson, Palmyra Town Marshal.
The Pal-Wow also
had some great
food. The Wiener
King was there and
had everything for
one dollar. There
were also booths
for candy, drinks,
and even booths
where you could do
a little shopping and
help the businesses
in our community.
It was easy to see
that people were
haing a great time.
The food was amazing, the weather
was great, and the
car show was exciting. This was all
in all a great day.
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Photos by Mary Grace Gehm
Top: Freshman Sarah Barnickle working at a booth. Below: Junior Mikayla Gaines tests her
skill at walking in a straight line while wearing drunk goggles.
Homecoming (cont. from page 1A)
All the excitement that had built
up for Homecoming was buzzing the
hallways that Friday. Students were
pumped to see the
pep rally prepared
for them, NH’s own
version of “Wipeout”. There were
many laughs as
students and faculty watched contestants slide, jump,
hop, crawl, and
stumble their way
through the obstacle course.
That evening the
festivities
began
with the crowning
of
Homecoming
King and Queen. All
twelve contestants
anxiously
walked
down the track in
their formal attire.
Last year’s winners
happily presented
the crowns to this
year’s Homecoming
King and Queen,
Austin
Wheatley
and Brooke Lamon.
The crowd resembled a sea of blue
as many students
anxiously cheered
on their team. The
mighty
Cougars
faced the Musketeers and acquired
victory. The football team defeated
Eastern, 28-7. They
played well as a
team with Freshman
2a
Tyler Jones showing an outstanding
effort.
Instead of going home after the
game,
students
shuffled over to the
school’s lobby for
the first Homecoming dance in over
7 years. The lobby
was dark and decorated with neon and
white
Christmas
lights.
Students
enjoyed
dancing,
laughing, and talking with their peers
freely.
“It was fun. I definitely think they
should have another one,” says Sophomore Emily Hentz.
Freshman
student
council
officers
Student council
elections for the
Freshman class
were held at the
end of August.
Here’s the results of
the election:
President - Jourdan
McAfee
Photo by Carley Gancher
Juniors Josh Mayfield and Gary Young sporting their matching attire on twin day.
Vice President Lee Manwaring
Treasurer - Dylan
Robbins
In memory of
David Austin
10/24/94-8/21/12
David, pictured here with pro skater Jerry Hsu.
Secretary - Lynnsey
Vangilder
Students who did
not sign up last
year were also allowed to join. There
were seven new
sophomores, three
new juniors, and
one new senior.
There were also
thirty-six freshmen
who joined.
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Jake Owen at Kentucky State Fair
Savannah Hudson
Entertainment Writer
If you are a country music fan, the
name Jake Owen
should ring a bell. If
not, here is a short
background for you.
Joshua Ryan
Owen, more commonly known as
Jake Owen, was
born August 28,
1981. Owen grew
up in Vero Beach,
Florida.
Originally, Owen
wanted to achieve
a career in professional golf. However, during a wake
boarding accident
he injured himself
and could no longer
attain that goal.
Owen’s first big
hit was “Yee Haw.”
Released in 2006,
and it peaked at
#16 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart. Owen began
as an opening act
for stars like Brad
Paisley and Carrie
Underwood.
Owen’s first album Startin’ with Me
was later released
in 2006. Today,
Owen has released
three albums, all of
which have
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before
singles.
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senior Kasey Kelly think about it.”
performed
know that in order to Owen
said, “Yes! I would
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new
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upcoming album.
Owen had the
whole stadium on
their feet for the duration of the three
hour concert. Owen
told jokes and even
rapped Nelly’s “Hot
in Here” and Cee
Lo Green’s “Forget
You”. For a country
singer, he rapped
pretty well.
At one point during
the concert Owen
left the stage and
joined the crowd.
He stood in the
middle of cheering
fans and sang three
songs.
Kelly told of her experience at the concert. “I can’t choose
one, my top three
are ‘Barefoot Blue
Jean Night’, ‘Startin’ With Me’, and
‘Alone With You’,”
Kelly said about
her favorite song by
Owen. Kelly said, “I
loved every minute
of it, the only bad
part was when it
was over”.
The Jake Owen
concert at the Kentucky State Fair
was a hit. The fans
thoroughly enjoyed
the concert and
Jake Owen’s performance.
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Savvy shopper
Taihjeem Denney
Entertainment Writer
Photo by Lindsey Hornickle
Taihjeem Denney models her stylish clothes
that she purchased from goodwill for $8.45.
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Whether it’s a job
interview, or meeting your significant
other’s parents for
the first time, looking good plays an
important role in everyday life.
The economy,
however, has made
it difficult to find affordable
clothing;
therefore,
each
month I will venture to Goodwill on
a search for affordable clothing.
On the search
for nice, affordable
clothes, I discovered that Goodwill
was the perfect
place to find an attractive outfit with a
budget of $15.
Once I was there
I realized that this
would be more of
a challenge than I
had previously expected. I scoured
the women’s section and was unable
to find anything but
old t-shirts and tank
tops.
So I wandered
into the men’s section and happened
upon a large grey
sweater.
Suddenly in-
spired, I went back
to the women’s side
to grab some leggings that my mom
had seen earlier. All
that I needed now
were some accessories to complete
my outfit.
Shoes were the
next thing on my
mind, but I knew this
would be the most
difficult part of my
search. It’s already
hard enough for me
to find shoes in normal stores, let alone
Goodwill.
I tore apart the
shoe section only
to find that there
wasn’t
anything
there. I was slightly
disheartened, but
decided to look
around for anything
else to enhance this
outfit.
That’s when I saw
it. The belt. I knew it
was exactly what I
needed, and when
I tried the outfit on I
was sure. I brought
it to the cash register only to hear
the cashier tell me
about how much
she loved the belt.
When I saw the
total price, I was almost in shock. I had
gotten a sweater,
leggings, and a belt
for $8.45.
Spiderman vs. Batman
Photo by Katy Engleman
On left senior aaron friedrich, dressed as spiderman, battles with senior devan smith, dressed as batman, to see which blockbuster film is
the best.
Katy Engleman
Entertainment Writer
Imagine the popcorn aroma and dimming lights as your
suspense
builds.
Suddenly, you hear
a booming voice
and see a bright
light; the movie has
begun.
Villains, wealth,
super powers, and
fame: all aspects of
Batman and Spiderman.
The Dark Knight
Rises and The
Amazing Spiderman
made big bucks over
summer break. Batman was released
on July 20th and
Spiderman July 3rd.
Senior Connie
Howlett said, “I
watched
Batman
and the new Spiderman movie. The one
I like the best was
the new Batman
movie because they
didn’t change characters and made me
think, ‘I can’t wait to
see another!’ I hope
they make one with
Batman and Robin.”
Both movies have
caused controversy
between these untimely heroes.
Senior Aaron
Friedrich, has a different view on the
two, “I loved The
Amazing
Spiderman. I’m a huge
Spiderman fan, but
it also had a good
So you think you can dance?
Sports Writer
On September
4th North Harrison’s
dance club held its
first meeting. Mrs.
Long is the sponsor. Her daughter
Macy Long is the
co-choreographer.
The other choreographers are Seniors
Connie and Kayla
Howlett.
During the meeting, the team discussed future fundraisers to help raise
money for next
year’s team. The
team is very hopeful in having a junk
car to present at a
football game that
people can smash
with a baseball bat
and a bake sale at
another game.
For future games,
possibly
throwing
pies at teachers (if
there are any teach-
ers wanting to participate). The team
hopes to have a car
wash soon and a
raffle at a girl’s soccer match.
For future fundraisers, the team might
ask to work at Beef
O’ Brady’s in Corydon, sell concessions
at the homecoming
dance, sell flowers
for Valentines Day,
and sell t-shirts.
More than twenty
students showed up
with ideas on what
the team could accomplish.
Some
guys even showed
up, so don’t be
afraid to show your
school spirit, boys!
The team needs
more seniors to
dance with! At the
next meeting, we
are expecting even
more students to
show up.
Most meetings will
be held on Tues-
days. If you are
committed to be on
the dance team, you
need to come to every practice.
Mrs. Long said,
“Practice, practice,
practice. If it sucks, I
will tell you, and you
will not dance.”
Kayla Howlett
said, “I think everybody should dance
because it relieves
stress and helps
you focus more.”
Connie Howlett
said, “The dance
club will raise a lot
of money for next
year’s dance team,
and I look forward to
dancing with everybody in the club.”
If you need to join
a club to get out of
the house and do
something,
come
join the dance club.
It is a place to have
a great time. The
club could really use
more people.
Cougar Courier Staff
Connie Howlett
story. I’ve seen it
four times, and I’m
still not tired of it. It
was hilarious, had
pretty good action
scenes, and I’m a
sucker for love relationships. Batman
was good, but there
was no way it could
out-do The Dark
Knight. It is also a
movie that is 2 hours
and 40 minutes
long, but Batman is
only about an hour
and a half of it. Over
all, Spiderman has
my vote.”
Which movie was
better? That’s an
opinion for every
person. Could this
could be the new
Edward vs. Jacob
controversy?
Principal
--Ashton Bosler
--Steve Hatton
Entertainment Editor
Assistant Principal
--Kenedy House
--Matt Kellems
Photography Editor
Advisor
--Grace Rosenbargar
--Amber Sater
News Reporters
Editor-in-chief
--LeAndra Ayers
--Brooklyn Sanders
--Lindsey Hornickel
Design Editor
-- Mary Grace Gehm
Ads Team
--Regan Comer
--Breanna Wilson
--Kyle Jennings
Co-Film Editors
--Jed Robson
--Katie Freeberg
News Editor
--Carley Gancher
Features Editor
--Braidon Pendleton
--Alison Seig
Features Reporters
--Molly Leffler
--Jenna Turner
--Rex Summers
--Gary Young
--Josh Mayfield
Entertainment Reporters
--Taihjeem Denney
--Savannah Hudson
--Katy Engleman
--Cassidy Logsdon
Sports Reporters
--Cameron Smith
Sports Editor
--Connie Howlett
--Victor Servidoni
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Meet the Cougar
Cameron Smith
Biography
Born: Ramsey, IN 1969
Residence: Cougar Den
Height: Larger than life
Features Editor
Since 1969, the
North
Harrison
Cougar has been
our school’s biggest
supporter.
Even through our
athletic struggles
the Cougar has
stayed true and
has North Harrison’s back 100%.
I caught up with the
Cougar to get the
real inside story.
C. Smith: “So you
have been a North
Harrison fan your
whole life correct?”
Cougar: “Oh yes;
since 1969. That’s
when I was born
and I have been a
fan ever since.”
C. Smith: “What
are some of your
favorite NH moments?”
Cougar:
“When
Monty Miller hit the
game winning shot
to win the basketball sectional in
our first year as a
school. It was in
overtime
against
Corydon, a buzzer
beater, it was awesome. This year
when Jordan Robbeloth struck out
the first 17 Salem
batters in the first
game of the sectional. But, my favorite might just
be the girls’ tennis
team that won the
1989 sectional. I
loved those girls!
But every North
Harrison moment
Favorites
Hobbies: surfing, Xbox, playing with yarn (guilty pleasure)
TV shows: Tom and Jerry, Josie and the Pussycats,
Extreme Home Makeover: Den Edition
Movies: Aristocats, That Darn Cat, Puss in Boots, Old Yeller
Foods: Cousin Willie’s Popcorn, Potpourri Pizza, Pork Wieners
iPod: John Cougar Mellencamp, Cat Scratch Fever,
What’s New Pussycat?
Book: Cat in the Hat
Celebrity Crush: Catwoman
Favorite Quote: “It’s not the size of the cougar in the fight; it’s
the size of the fight in the cougar.”
Dislikes
Black cats, men wearing plaid skirts playing bagpipes, wolves in
packs, lizards that breathe fire, bald birds, Dubbers, big sheep,
cats that think they are king of the jungle, any kind of dog, men
with peg legs and eye patches... Providence
is great.”
C. Smith: “Even
the losses?”
Cougar: no comment
C. Smith: “What
was it like in the
80’s when we won
6 straight basketball sectionals?”
Cougar: “It was
amazing. The atmosphere in the
gym was electric.
So many people
crowded the old
gym. One game I
got so excited, I got
my head stuck between the railings
in the bleachers. It
was embarrassing,
but I didn’t care.
We’d just scored
a hundred against
Lanesville.”
C. Smith: “What
do you do after
games, I mean in
your spare time?
Do you hang out
with other mascots from local
schools?”
Cougar: “Are you
kidding?! I wouldn’t
hang
out
with
one of those losers. Besides, that
South Central Rebel never brushes
his teeth. After the
games I usually go
to Beef O’ Brady’s
with Mr. Pearson.
That man can eat
some wings.”
C. Smith: “What
are some of your
pet peeves?”
Cougar:
“When
people don’t show
school spirit – not
coming out and
Photo by Cameron Smith
The cougar timing sophomore XC runner Ashton Bosler.
supporting
our
teams.”
C. Smith: “Are
there any games
that still leave a
bad taste in your
mouth?”
Cougar: “Oh my
gosh, The Phantom
Foul
Call
Game...I still lose
sleep over that. If
I ever see that ref
Exchange students
Rex Summers
Features Writer
Josh Mayfield
Features Writer
This year we have
five foreign exchange
students
added to our student body. Two of
them are from Italy,
two are from Brazil, and one from
Spain. We caught
up with them to find
out a little about the
traveling kids.
Simona Pesenti
from Milan is one
of the two students
from Italy. Pesenti
is 16. She is a junior and plays soccer. She enjoys
shopping, dancing,
and reading. "I like
it here, it's really different. I'm used to
the big city."
Lucia Guarienti is
school in Italy. She
said, "I like it here,
it's like a movie."
Kaique Aliviro is
from Sao Paulo,
Brazil. He is 16. He
plays
soccer and is in
Taekwondo.
He surfs and
goes to the
gym. America is very
different for
him. "I like it,
but it has a
lot of rules."
Lorena
Moulin
is
from Vitoria,
Photo by Rex SummersBrazil.
She
Foreign exchange students Simona Pesenti, Lucia
is 15 but
guarienti, Pilar Aguilera, Lorena Moulin, and Kaique
takes junior
Aliviro.
classes. She
from the Northern in America. She doesn't play any
part of Italy and goes to an artistic sports here, but she
again…”
C. Smith: “The
Phantom Foul Call
Game? What is
that?”
Cougar:
“The
Phantom Foul Call
cost the Lady Cats
the state championship… I don’t
want to talk about
it!”
C. Smith: “I’m sorry
to dredge up bad
memories.
Let’s
change the subject.
So finally, do
you have any predictions for the fall
sports sectionals?”
Cougar:
“Yeah,
we’ll win sectional”
C. Smith: “Well,
which sport?”
Cougar: “All of
them”
Pic of the month
lives in the Alps of
Mont Blanc. She
is 17. She loves to
snowboard and is
going to play soccer
and basketball here
This month’s Pic of the Month was drawn
by senior Devin Elliot.
does play volleyball
in Brazil. She likes
America, "People
are very friendly."
Pilar Aguilera, is
from Madrid, Spain
and is 15. She enjoys riding horses,
and she travels a
lot. Aguilera has
been to Italy, the
UK, and America.
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New teachers
Molly Leffler
Features Writer
Jenna Turner
Features Writer
Mr. Kellems
There were many
new positions filled
this year at North
Harrison
High
School. We have a
new assistant principal,
Mr. Matt Kellems. He was the
assistant principal
at Lanesville for 8
years before coming here. His expectations of this
school were for
“Kids to wear more
blue.”
Kellems
said, “Coming from
Lanesville I knew
they had a lot of
good kids, and I was
coming to a much
bigger school. But
I’m happy because
it really is just a lot
more good kids. I
was worried about
that and I’m not
anymore. It’s just a
bigger school, but
mostly its good kids,
good students.” When Kellems
isn’t taking care of
duties on the job,
he fulfills the duties
of his three boys,
Robbie 12, Kaleb,
8, and Blake, 5, and
his three stepchildren Felix 8, and
the twins Fiona and
Fletcher 6. “This is
my first year teaching here, but I have
lived in the district
for 10 years. I live
in
Georgetown
now, but I lived in
Ramsey for close to
10 years,” Kellems
said.
Mr. Beyers
In the social studies department, we
welcome Rick Beyers. This is his 36th
year of teaching. He
taught at Clarksville
High for 28 years
and Winamac High
in northern Indiana
7 years before that.
He taught social
studies all those
years, but this year
is his first teaching
U.S. History.
Beyers said, “I
was told that the
students are of a
very high caliber
in terms of behavior, and I’ve found
that so far to be the
case. It’s been a
pleasant transition
for me out here.”
He says North is
definitely
better
than where he left
the last few years.
Beyers said, “The
students and staff
have been very
friendly and helpful. I’ve been very
pleased with that.”
Mr. Miller
In the music
department,
we
welcome
Adam
Miller who has
been teaching for 7
years, this year being his eighth. He
has taught all sorts
of music including
band, general music, and choir. He
previously taught
at Edinburgh, Eastern, and at a school
in Kentucky. Miller
student taught here
at North Harrison
when he was in college, and he said
he likes it here very
much.
He said “I get to
work with Mr. Jones
every day, and
that’s one of my favorite parts of being here too.” He’s
looking forward to
a positive year and
he’s already seen
great things from
the high school
and middle school
choirs and band.
“There are a lot of
people with a lot of
talent. We just have
to use that talent to
the best of our ability,” Miller added.
Mr.
Williamson
School and was an
aid at Floyd Central
before that. Coming
to this school, he
was looking for a
change in scenery
and a place where
the kids where
pretty good. Abel
said “There seems
to be more respect
from the students
towards the adults.”
Abel said his favorite part about the
school is the students.
Mrs. Hoehn
In the physical education department,
we welcome Mark
Williamson.
He
has been a football
coach for 25 years
now. “I was told in
the interview process that this was
a wonderful school
with great kids,
good families, and
good parents, and
3 weeks in, that’s
right. This is the
best school I’ve
taught at. This is
the third place I’ve
been, and it is by far
the best school environment and the
best kids that I’ve
been around since
I’ve been teaching. I don’t think I
could be at a better
place.”
Williamson said
that he’d like to focus on changing the
culture of football.
“It’s all about getting bigger, faster,
and stronger. With
that comes the confidence and injury
prevention,”.
Mr. Abel
In the special education department,
we welcome Jim
Abel who has been
teaching for 7 years
now. He’s taught at
Charlestown Middle
ville. Before that,
she taught seventh
and eighth grade
science at Midway
Elementary School.
Campbell
also
coached basketball
at Midway, and last
year she coached
at Lanesville.
She said, “I was
looking for a good
environment,
a
good teaching environment. I expected
the kids to be wellbehaved and ready
to learn. So far,
everything’s been
good. It’s a great
school. I really like
it here.” She said, “I
like how everyone
is really friendly and
willing to help each
other.”
Mrs. Smith
In the Home Economics department,
Carol Hoehn moved
up from the middle
school. She has
taught since 1988,
what she says is a
“long time.” Hoehn
said that it is different because, “High
school is different
in maturity level.”
Hoehn has expectations of “Every
child is successful
at reaching their
potential.” Hoehn’s
favorite thing about
North Harrison is
the color. She said,
“I like royal blue. It’s
not purple. I don’t
look good in purple
or powder blue.”
We have 3 new
teachers in the Science department:
Hillary Campbell,
Rebecca
Smith,
and Jill Taylor.
Mrs.
Campbell
Campbell has
taught for 6 years
now. Last year she
taught Biology and
Anatomy at Clarks-
Smith just graduated from IUS in May.
She student taught
at Scribner Middle
School and worked
some at New Albany. Smith
has
lived here for 10
years.
“I heard it was a
really good school
and good people. I
had good expectations. It has a positive atmosphere.”
Kids here seem to
have a sense of
unity. They genuinely care about
grades and behavior. It’s a huge difference from other
schools.” Smith expected for this school
to provide a safe
place for students
to come and learn,
for kids to be able
to trust their teachers, and just to get
the high school experience. Her favorite thing about
this school is “the
enthusiasm
and
positive attitudes.” Smith said, “It was
ironic that I got Potter’s room because
I had a class of his
in college, and I always joked with
him by saying how
glad I was that I
wasn’t going to be
a science teacher.”
Potter’s class in
college
changed
Smith’s major from
math to science.
Mrs.
Taylor
Last but not least,
we welcome Jill
Taylor. She taught
at Paoli for 8 years.
Taylor really likes
this school so far.
“I expected for students to be more
academic than they
were at the school
that I came from
and that’s pretty
much been true,
but other than that
I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Students are very well
behaved. I feel like
students are very
respectful to others, to teachers and
administrators. It’s
just a really good
environment here.”
Taylor said, “We didn’t get any
built-in snow days
at Paoli, so that’s
going to be weird
for me if come
spring we haven’t
had any snow and
we get off like a
couple Fridays. I’m
not going to know
what to do with myself, because we’ve
just had back to
back school.”
One of the main
reasons
Taylor
came was because
“It’s closer to home.
It’s half the drive. It’s
amazing how long I
go between gas fillups.” Taylor has a
3 year old named
Bo, and a kindergartener, Maggie.
She spends most
of her time outside
of school with them.
Her favorite color is
white.
We welcome all
of the new staff.
Everyone is looking
forward to a good
year!
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Big Cat Classic
Jed Robson
Co Film-Editor
The North Harrison football team
suffered a tragic
loss to the Corydon
Central Panthers in
the annual Big Cat
Classic.
North Harrison
was hopeful to win
after their confidence boosting victory against Crawford County(56-0),
but they fell 41-0 in
the rivalry game.
The Cougars are
facing multiple difficulties such as the
loss of many offensive and defensive
starters from the
previous
season
and 3 new coaches.
There are 2 new
assistant coaches,
Jeremy Schireman
and Kyle Eckart,
and a new head
coach, Mark Williamson.
Sophomore quarterback Jack Phelps
took most of the
snaps from senior
center Devin Bledsoe. Phelps handed
off and completed a
couple passes to junior Brandon Craig,
junior
Brandon
Stokes, and senior
Derrick Harter for
21 yards.
Craig led the team
in running the ball,
with wide receiver
and
quarterback
Harter and full-back
Stokes also contributing for a total of
143 yards.
The defense was
lead by senior defensive back Steven House and
the defensive line
with players like,
Zach Burdin, Devin
Bledsoe, Cheyenne
Rouse, Mason Miller, Dalton Fessel,
and David Adamson.
Craig said, “We
should have beat
them, had more
yards, missed less
tackles, and covered deep better.”
His goals on improving are focused
towards “covering
deep better.”
North Harrison’s coach, Mark
Williamson,
had
thoughts about the
game. “The score
does not reflect
how close the game
actually was.” Williamson hopes to
improve on “tackling, pursuit, and
not giving up the
big play.” His goal
for the rest of the
year is “to get better every week.”
The Cougars have
since competed in
some hard-fought
battles,
including
Salem and Charlestown. Although they
did not come out
on top after either
of those games,
the Cougars fought
hard to the end.
North Harrison
faced Salem Friday,
August 31st. The
score was 0-21.
Charlestown
and
the Cougars met in
a face off which resulted in a score of
8-72 on October 7.
The Cougars
took on the Brownstown Braves on
September
14th.
The Braves came
away with the win,
but they did not get
it without a fight.
Freshman running
back Tyler Jones
scored the lone
touch down of the
game for the Cougars.
The conclusion
of the game was a
score of 42-6.
Some of the members of the North
Harrison
football
team are taking part
in the first-ever advanced P.E. weight
Photo by Jed Robson
Senior Wide Receiver Derrick Harter catches a screen pass from
Sophomore quarterback Jack Phelps.
training class that is
now being offered
at North Harrison.
Coach Williamson
is the instructor of
the new program.
One of the hopes
of the class is that
it will show in the
football team’s and
all athletics’ performance.
NH Volleyball Takes Down South Central
Katie Freeberg
Co Film-Editor
The North Harrison Lady Cats vol-
Rebels with a 25-9
victory.
Sophomore
Brooklyn Sanders
scored five points
for the Lady Cats
junior varsity team.
balls at us.”
This year the Lady
Cats have a brand
new coaching staff.
The Varsity coach
is Alexis Speer
and the junior var-
selves and to grow
as a team. I would
also like a winning
record.”
Junior Bethany
Wiley plans on improving as a player
Photo by Katie Feeberg
Freshman Carlie Burson gets ready to add another kill to the Lady Cat’s statistics. Teammates sophomore Jill Book, junior Maddie Janes, and freshman Brittany Rudolph await to
help.
leyball team defeated South Central on
August 28.
The first set was a
25-11 win. The second was 25-18 and
in the final set the
Lady Cats stomped
the Lady
“To prepare for the
game we practiced
approaches
and passes with a
partner. Then we
worked on serving.
While, the other
team is on the court
the coaches spike
sity coach is Caitlyn
Janes.
Coach Janes
says, “I thought
the girls did a good
job. By the end of
the season I want
them to have more
confidence in them-
by “becoming more
of a leader to the
team and by improving my individual skills as a front
row player.”
For the Lady
Cats junior varsity
team,
Freshman
Abby Book scored
2 points, freshman
Kaylin Bright scored
2 points, sophomore
Kendra Baumgarten
scored 1 point, and
sophomore
Kandace Troxell scored
5 points.
For the Lady Cats
varsity team sophomore Jill Book
scored 5 points, junior Kendall Frantz
scored 1 point, senior Brooke Lamon
scored 4 points,
sophomore
Maddie Janes scored 3
points, and freshman Carlie Burson
scored 2 points.
The Lady Cats traveled to Charlestown
on September 6 and
came home with another victory.
On September
10 the Lady Cats
fought a hard battle
against Paoli. The
North Harrison volleyball team faced
the Lanesville Lady
Eagles on September 13.
The junior varsity team won both
matches with a
score of 25-21 and
25-16. The varsity
team won set two
out of five against
the Lady Eagles
with a score of 25-
18.
The Lady Cats
played Silver Creek
on September 20.
The game took
place at North Harrison.
The junior varsity
Lady Cats won the
first set after coming
back from a 16 point
deficit in the first set
to beat the Lady
Dragons 25-21. Silver Creek squeaked
by the Lady Cats in
the next two sets,
21-25 and 12-15.
Bright
and
Baumgarten led the
defensive effort with
23 digs each. Sanders led the team
in kills with 6. Ally
Robbeloth provided
some great serving
runs for the team as
well.
Sanders said, “I
thought that the
team came together
very well and played
the best that we
ever had.”
The varsity Lady
Cats
lost
three
straight matches after battling very hard
against a tough Silver Creek team.
The junior varsity
Lady Cats hosted
and won a tournament on September
29.
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Lady Cat Golf NH Overtakes
Going Strong Providence
Ashton Bosler
Sports Editor
The girl’s golf team
is in the middle of
what seems to be a
fantastic season so
far. The small team
204. Senior Devan
Smith was low medalist with a 42.
On Tuesday, August 28, the team
competed
against
Silver Creek, Crawford County, and
Borden. The lady
cats brought home
course and we play it
well.”
On Wednesday,
August 29, the girls
competed
against
Corydon,
Silver
Creek, and Clarksville. Corydon won
the match. Smith
shot a 38.
Photo by Katie Freeberg
Senior Devan Smith takes a swing in the golf match at home against
Silver Creek, Crawford County, and Borden on August 28th.
consisting of junior
Brittany McCarty, junior Jalisa Jones, senior Shena Johnson,
senior Devan Smith,
and senior Amanda
Barnett have participated in three matches during the last
week of August.
On Monday, August
27, the girls took on
Crawford County and
Borden. The Lady
Cats took second
place with a score of
a win with a combined score of 194,
while Silver Creek
shot 204, Crawford
scored 230, and Borden was incomplete.
Once again, Smith
was low medalist
with 37.
Smith said, “The
match went really
well.” She just tried to
stay focused the entire time. “I prepared
by practicing every
day and keeping at it.
I think we all like this
Smith has individual and team goals.
Smith said, “Individually I’d like to make
it to regional.” She
looks for the team
which is coached by
Rob Higdon to place
at conference and
sectionals.
The girls golf team
competed at Sectional, placing 4th.
Devan Smith was
low medalist with a
76, and qualified for
Regional.
Connie Howlett
Sports Writer
On August 28
the North Harrison
girls’ soccer team
took to their home
field at 6:00pm to
play Providence in
a hard-fought battle.
Junior Shelby Austin prepared for the
game. She said, “I
went home and ate
Chick-Fil-A. I shared
a super pretzel with
Jenna Turner and
went to the game
with some friends.
Then I turned on
my iPod and took
some shots. I got
in the zone and told
myself I’m unstoppable.”
The girls had a
slow start, but within a couple minutes,
they couldn’t be
stopped.
In the first half
freshman Katelyn
Bulter made the first
goal of the game.
Junior Jordan Stewart got off-sides for
attempting to get
the next goal.
Then junior Jenna
Turner, who is also
known as Blazer,
made her second
goal of the season.
The last goal of
the half was made
by Austin; making
the score 0-3.
In the second half
Bulter got the fourth
goal. Shortly after
that senior Bri Pinnick got fouled, but
that did not stop that
Lady Cat.
Then
Austin
scored 2 goals right
after another. The
crowd went wild.
Some of the boys
on the boys’ soccer team stayed
to cheer them on.
They had the girls
Photo by: Connie Howlett
Sophomore Maddie Rathgeber rushes to the
ball in the game against Providence.
and parents rolling.
As the game ended the Lady Cats
won, taking the victory 6-0. Center
midfielder Pinnick
said, “I was thinking
there was absolutely no way we would
pull off a win against
a school like Providence, but I was
blown away when
we did.”
Senior goalie Jerany Medina, who is
also a captain,
saved 8 goals in
the game. Medina
said. “I was greatly
supported by my
defense.”
Kenndi Winn said,
“I think the Providence game went
great. We worked
together as a team,
talked, and passed
the ball well.”
Midfielder Kasey
Kelley, said “In the
Phenomenal Photos
Photo by Grace Rosenbarger
Sophomore Hayley Elliott puts up a strong finish at the North Harrison Invitational cross country meet.
upcoming season I
expect great things
from this team. We
have been improving every day and
every game. And
I’m proud to call
myself a Lady Cat
and a member of
this family.”
If the Lady Cats
win one more of
their soccer games,
they will hold the record at North Harrison for the most
wins in girls soccer.
The Lady Cats
hosted senior night
on September 20th
for Connie Howlett,
Kennedy
Winn,
Megan
Naegele,
Tara Miles, Jerany
Medina, Bri Pinnick, Kasey Kelley,
Ella
Robertson,
and Jessica Richards.
The soccer field
fence was decorated very nicely with
all of their names.
Photo by Grace Rosenbarger
Freshmen Tyler Hood (left) and Andrew Robertson (right) sprint it
to the finish line in the North Harrison Invitational.