South`s students choose

COUGAR
Volume I; Article
Volume22
South Decatur Jr.– Sr. High School On-line Publication
October/November, 2012
South’s students choose
Mr. Grossman’s government
classes organized and
monitored
the mock
elections.
Romney in Mock Election
by RayAnn Noble
What’s being
Chronicled this
month?...
Cover story— Politics, Polls,
and SD’s mock election.
Spirited Costumes...pg.3
First Official Fall Break...pg. 5
”Who Dunit?”...pg.7
On the same day of the actual presidential elections, South Decatur also held its own
“mock election” to see what the school had in mind for the next United States President. After
the votes were read and the tallies were counted, Governor Mitt Romney took the mock election by storm and earned a new title—President. Students who had the chance to vote, voiced
various reasons for their choices. Will Smiley (8th) said he would vote for Romney because
“Obama caused a $9 trillion debt, is pro-abortion, and Romney just has a better economic plan
and doesn’t spend huge amounts of money.”
Senior Ben Tichenor, who also voted for Romney, said, “Romney doesn’t want to tax
people who create our jobs, wants energy independence, wants a smaller government, and is
a great business man.” Two more Romney fans were Kyle Moore and Andrew Wullenweber.
Moore and Wullenweber were on the same level of interest because Romney is anti-abortion.
Wullenweber also added that he doesn’t enjoy the fact that Obama is taking away his right to
bear arms.
On the other side of the argument stood Evan Wiggins, Austin Petro, and Justin Hill.
Justin Hill said, “I don’t agree with Romney’s policies as much as I do Obama’s.” Speaking in
terms of Obamacare, Petro stated, “Obama did well his first term and should be able to finish
what he started.” Wiggins also added in that he did not like the fact that Romney was a Mormon. Although the majority of the students were under the legal voting age, they still had a lot
to say when it came to who would run their country for the next four years.
Sports…………………….pg.8-9
Clubs and……………….pg.10-11
Persons of Interest…..pg. 12
Cheers for……………..pg. 13-14
Holi-dazed: It’s that time of
year...15
Student line up to cast their mock vote !
Voters contemplate the ballot.
Little known facts about previous Presidents of the United States...
-George Washington: Although George Washington was the first -Theodore Roosevelt: Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt often ate a
American millionaire, he had to borrow $1,500 in 1789 to travel dozen eggs for breakfast.
for his inauguration.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower: Eisenhower was known for carrying
-Thomas Jefferson: After the Library of Congress was burned
three coins in his pocket every day for good luck.
during the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson sold his personal li-Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was the only
brary of 6,487 books to the Federal government to restart it.
president ever elected to serve four terms as president.
-James Madison: At 5′4″, James Madison was the shortest president-Lincoln was the tallest.
-George W. Bush: George Bush is related to all of the presidents
before him.
-James Monroe: Once, James Monroe chased the Secretary of
the Treasury out of the White House with tongs.
-James Garfield: James Garfield was able to simultaneously
-William Henry Harrison: Although he gave the longest inauguration speech of any president, William Henry Harrison died in
office after serving just one month, the shortest term of any
president.
-John Tyler: John Tyler fathered more children than any other
president-15 among 2 wives in his lifetime.
write Latin in one hand and Ancient Greek in the other.
In elections since the end of WWII, the taller of the two main
party candidates has won the election 75% of the time. Richard
Nixon, Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush are the only post-war
presidents to have defeated taller rivals. Since 1900, nobody
under the height of 5ft 9in has ever won the presidential election.
-Zachary Taylor: Zachary Taylor’s nickname was “Old Rough and
Ready” because of his sloppy dressing.
Soooo— Mitt Romney is 6’2” which is one inch taller than President Obama. Was height a factor? Hmmmm?
The political campaigns may be over , but the politic humor will live on. Amazingly, the candidates must have a great sense of humor when it comes to making fun of their situations. Political humor has been a
part of the process since the first sarcastic cartoon about George Washington’s inability to chop down the cherry tree (Just joking—there is no such cartoon!) These are just a few of the caustic cartoons that survived the ‘superstorm’ of word-play and
puns….please take your politics seriously...just not these jokes.
by RayAnn Noble
Cougar Chronicles– 2
From the scariest to the prettiest, the cougars had a spooktacular Halloween!
Shea’s a
buzzy lil
bee!
Byron said
you could get
“autographs
later.”
“Run
Antony,
Run!”
by Patrick Graue and Sarah Horan
Halloween is a widely celebrated holiday and over 50 people in South Decatur
didn’t ignore this famous holiday. Scariest, Most Original, ugliest, Best Ensemble,
Most Ecofriendly, and Prettiest were the six awards up for grabs. The award for
the Scariest costume went to Katey Evans and Misha Pearl who were an accident victim and zombie. The Most Original costume honor went to Byron Balser dressed as
Michael phelps. Cole Shingler got the award for the Ugliest costume (because poverty is ugly!). The Best Ensemble went to Devil Patrick Graue and Angel Sarah Horan.
Most Ecofriendly went to Forrest Galyen who was a tree, and last, but not least,
the Prettiest costume went to Brittany Hulse dressed as athena.
Thanks to all
who dressed up
to celebrate
“Will work
for food…”
Forrest said
the best part
about dressing
up was
“making people laugh.”
Patrick and Sarah
brought out their
“true colors” for
Halloween.
Cougar Chronicles– 3

The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips.

Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.

Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween, compared with 24% who prefer
non-chocolate candy and 10% who
preferred gum.

The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were
thought to be witches, and to hear
an owl's call meant someone was
about to die.

The largest pumpkin ever measured
was 836 lb.

Ireland is typically believed to be
the birthplace of Halloween.

Scottish girls believed they could
see images of their future husband if
they hung wet sheets in front of the
fire on Halloween.

Harry Houdini was one of the most
famous and mysterious magicians
who ever lived, and he died on Halloween night as a result of appendicitis brought on by three stomach
punches.

According to tradition, if a person
wears his or her clothes inside out
and then walks backwards on Halloween, he or she will see a witch at
midnight.

During the pre-Halloween celebration of Samhain, bonfires were lit to
ensure the sun would return after
the long, hard winter. Often Druid
priests would throw the bones of
cattle into the flames and, hence,
“bone fire” became “bonfire.”

Halloween is thought to have originated around 4000 B.C., which means
Halloween has been around for over
6,000 years.

Both Salem, Massachusetts, and
Anoka, Minnesota, are the selfproclaimed Halloween capitals of
the world.

Boston, Massachusetts, holds the
record for the most Jack O’Lanterns
lit at once (30,128).

The Village Halloween parade in New
York City is the largest Halloween
parade in the United States. The parade includes 50,000 participants and
draws over 2 million spectators.

The last full moon on Halloween was
in 2001. The next full moon on Halloween won’t be until 2020.

Most popular Halloween costumes:
Witch, Vampire, Pirate, Clown,
Wench, Cat, Devil, Scary Mask, Athlete, and Police Officer.
by Patrick Graue and Sarah Horan
Cougar Chronicles– 4
Fall Break Fun Times!
Our first ever week-long fall break
by Lexie Armand and Shelby Sparkman
This year, South Decatur students experienced their very first week-long fall break. But why did the school even have a full
week of break? The full scoop on the extra long break comes from Mr. Jim Jameson. “This year we went to a balanced schedule, which
means that we have nine weeks of school, then two weeks off, and then nine weeks of school again.” Jameson also said that the reason
the county schools had only one week of fall break was essentially because the people in charge of scheduling did not want two weeks.
Most people felt that having one week of break this year would create a pleasant transition to a two week break. However, he said that
there will be two weeks next year.
When we asked Mrs. Karen Hudson the same questions, she said, “They are trying to spread out the breaks so that we have
more time to relax and you guys [the students] don’t get overloaded.” Hudson also said that there is only one week of break because
the school wanted to have more small holidays so that some time could also be
used as snow make-up days.
So now you know why the break was so long, but what did everyone do with all this extra time? Some people stayed home, but Juniors
Shelby Sparkman, Emily Mapes, and Paje Smiley visited both Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor Universities. According to Sparkman the best part was
drinking the “hackin’ awesome” hot chocolate. After visiting colleges,
since she was already in Marion, Sparkman went to the annual 1812 battle
reenactment in with her family. She said, “It was exciting and I missed
seeing it for the past five years.”
1812 reenactment in Marion, IN
attended by Shelby Sparkman.
Hedger created many
creatures in the sand
while spending time
on the beach. E.
Hedger, her younger
brother, and Haley
buried themselves in
the sand.
During his week off,
eighth grader Justin Bates
went on an adventure to the
Indiana Dunes. When he
was done there, he traveled
by train to Chicago to continue his adventure. He had a good time and Bates said,
“My favorite part of the trip
was climbing Mt. Baldy; it
was fun.”
While at the
Indiana dunes,
Bates’s brother
drew in the sand.
The woods were
quite beautiful
when they were
leaving.
While others were close
to home, Junior Elizabeth Hedger along with her family and Freshman Aaron Haley ventured off to Ft. Walten in Florida. While they
were there, Hedger’s favorite part was “staying on the beach. It
was relaxing and the beach was beautiful” They also went to
McGuires, Floyd’s Fish House, and went on a fishing trip where
they caught quite a few fish and other sea creatures.
Cougar Chronicles– 5
FALL BREAK CONTINUED…..(WE WISH!)
by Lexie Armand
South Decatur’s staff also had
some crazy adventures. Mr. Andy
Honeycutt and Mrs. Dolores Honeycutt traveled through Kentucky,
South Carolina, and Georgia.
Their week began by taking Mrs.
Judy Brewer to her fiftieth class reunion. After that, they proceeded to travel through South Carolina and
Georgia where they visited three important civil war battle sites.
When they were done, the Mr. Honeycutt played some golf, the
couple visited a bourbon distillery, and they went to Lynn’s Paradise
Café, where Mr. Honeycutt played with some cute plastic horses and
dinosaurs!
While at Lynn’s Café in Louiville, KY, the Honeycutts
tried on silly hats and Mr. Honeycutt played with toy
horses, dinosaurs, and other animals.
The extended fall break has added a significant amount of
fun and excitement to some people’s fall breaks, while doing nothing to improve others. Overall, it has proved to be a very interesting
change to the school calendar.
Mrs. Honeycutt in Beaufort, South Carolina (left) and at
the Historic Country store in Yemassee, South Carolina
(right).
Cougar Chronicles– 6
Who DUNIT...
and to Whom?
by Shelby Sparkman and Lexie Armand
On November 8th, 9th, and 10th, the
South Decatur Drama Department will be
presenting Robert Frankel’s WhoDunit…. and
to Whom? This “Whodunit” play is about two theater thought-forms:
Bob, acting as a failure of a detective (Grip), and Honey-lake, a Russian ex
-punter (Christina) who are playing characters that find themselves in a predicament with Bitsy,
“Grip’s long-lost daughter who is an electronic whiz and is bent on wreaking revenge,” Sheila Crylinski, “a mastermind villain who hates Grip,” and Tessie, “the author’s whiny wife who gets pulled
into the play as Trixie, the wife of the chief of police.”
The drama cast members have been working diligently for the
past few months learning their lines, building set pieces, and exercising
their acting skills. The show, according to cast members, is coming
along quite well and should be an entertaining way to spend Thursday,
Friday, or Saturday night. According to Senior Katey Evans, “It should be
very interesting to see how it turns out.” Most of the cast is equally as
confident.
Zane Brown (Grip) and Cole “Colie Olie” Shingler (Pizza Guy) who
are in their second production at SDHS enjoy being on stage, but both
agreed that the best part was “hanging out with [other cast members].”
During practices, cast members can be seen socializing, eating, or
just relaxing offstage, but when they are onstage, their behavior is a all
business. The stage contains actors and actresses
who are working hard to perfect their parts.
Who Dunit… and to Whom? Should be quite
entertaining and everyone is encouraged to attend.
Tickets will be five dollars if purchased at the school during lunch or seven dollars if purchased at the door.
Above: Zane Brown (8th)
plays the part of the blundering ‘hot-shot’ detective.
Cougar Chronicles– 7
Fall Sports Completed!
Volleyball—South Decatur girls’high school volleyball team had an “overall good
year” Coach Lisa Bennett said. The girls finished their season with 15 wins and 17 losse,
but they also came away with some great wins and achievements. Coach Bennett said,
“We came away with some great wins such as County champs, sectional runner up, and
bringing the Civil War trophy back to South”.
The volleyball team only had one senior, Sarah Sweet, who put in a good four
years with volleyball at South Decatur. Coach Bennett explained what it was like with
only one senior on the team. “It was good for us to only have one senior; the underclassmen were able to get a great deal of experience on the court. We were very inexperienced this year, but at least the girls had the opportunity to learn a lot. We will miss Sarah
being a part of this team.”
Football—The South Decatur football team finished their season 3-7, even
though throughout the season the boys faced a lot of injuries. Coach Martin said,
“We were still competitive—although the score didn’t really show that—but they
played hard”. This season was Martin’s first four-year
player team. Martin mentioned that “I will miss their
love for the game, they were a great group”.
Cross Country
The high school’s cross country’s teams running has come to an end. The only senior on the team, Cameron Agnew, said, “It was a good year; our team achieved a lot of personal goals”. Agnew, who has two
years experience of cross country at SDHS, said, “My junior year was a better year for me, as you get
older you also get slower, all the running I do is taking a toll on my body, but I wish all the underclassmen
luck on their upcoming season and enjoy the time you have
left”.
Jr. High Volleyball
“The season was exciting” said 8th grader Brooke Helms. Brooke was the number one scorer
on her team from serving, she said “I had a good year and are team won games that we did
not think we were going to win”. Hopefully the 8th graders can keep that up at the high
school level. Brooke said “I will miss my coaches a
lot, it will be different not playing with them next
year.
Jr. High Cross Country
“Running is the worst, but it keeps me in shape for basketball” said 8 th grader Nathan Benge.
The Jr. High cross country team placed 3rd in conference. The team had a good year and “It
was fun” Nathan said. He mentioned what he would miss the most “I will miss my coaches
the most; they were fun and cool to be around.
Jr. High Football
The Jr. High football team had another good year. They ended up with 5 wins and 2
losses. Oakley Billingsley said “The highlight of my season was blowing out North Decatur, but I will miss my teammates and my coach Troy Meadows”. Oakley also said “I am
looking forward to high school football; I want to get bigger and better”.
Cougar Chronicles– 8
Basketball Season’s Right
Around the Corner
Previewing the heroes and heroines of the Cougar hardwood.
Senior Sam Miller —
prepares for a stellar year
by Byron Balser
South Decatur Varsity basketball boys
and girls are will officially hit the hardwood
starting late October and early November.
Ladies First…
The girls varsity
On the Cougar court in 2012, Jordan
Hatton will be back in 2013.
The Jr. High Boys...
basketball
teams also started their practice on October 22 and
will play their first game on November 12 also
against Brown County. The mighty Cougars are lead
by the 8th grade team captains Oakley Billingsley and
Nathan Benge . However, the 8th grade team isn’t the
only team rocking in the Jr. High. The 7th graded boys
are getting a look at how Jr. High sports are played
and practiced. I asked Cory Fasbinder what he hates
most about basketball and he said, “All the running!”
team, whose first practice was October 22, 2012,
plan to start their season off with its first game on
November 6th. at Brown County and have every intention to start their season off 1-0. However, the
Lady Cougars are very short-handed this year with
only nine players on varsity and no JV team . Senior
The Jr. High girls basketball have a while beSamantha Miller said she hoped that all the girls will fore the season starts for them. Their season will kick
get along and that the Cougars would beat North De- off after Christmas. and they will play their first game
catur this season.
on January 17 and against St.Peter’s Luthern School.
Gentlemen of the court…
The boys’ basketball team’s looking forward
to starting the season off with three returning starters. Even though South lost two starting seniors and
two other great shooters to graduation, the Cougars
also lost a starting point guard who is pursuing other
interests this season. The cougars have a few talented players who will take over these rolls for the Cougars ,Miles Lewellyn, Chris Johannigman, Andrew
Wullenweber, and Josh Miller. Coach Black and the
Varsity Cougars all have one goal: WIN A SECTIONAL
TITLE!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE BASKETBALL TEAMS
PLAYING IN 20122013 SEASON.
Cougar Chronicles— 9
Going Clubbin’
SD’s organizations get busy helping their friends and community.
by Alisha Brewer
Action, activity, and participation………
SD’s clubs are busy groups this fall. Of course,
SADD, FCCLA, FCA, and Peer Helper members are very involved in student life, but
Key Club seems to be one of the busiest. Key
Club has been making boxes for
the Trick or Treat for Unicef, so
they can collect money donaKey Club Bell
tions in their boxes. On the
Key Club Unicef
sweeter side, Key Club is also
Box making
selling donuts every Friday
meeting.
morning for a dollar as a way to
raise money so members can attend the
“Come buy
some donuts
Prayer Around the Pole Day brought Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) to the kids!”
state convention.
gym rather than the flag pole outside. All summer the rain eluded the skies of
Decatur County UNTIL students across the state
wanted some fine weather so they could
gather and pray ’at the pole’.
“I
pledge to be
drug free.”
Last, but not least, Students Against
Distructive Decisions (SADD) made a banner
for students and faculty to sign if they
pledge to be drug free, and at the last
meeting the SADD members also signed a
paper promising to be drug free.
FCA was not deterred by rainy
weather; they “Prayed Around the
Pole” in the gym.
FCCLA has been
selling ice cream at the
end of the day on Fridays,
FCCLA selling ice cream
and they have been baking and making lots of goodies to sell in an effort to raise money for
crochet supplies. Their intention is to crochet all types
of items for charity.
Cougar Chronicles– 10
Yearbook Status
Most classes at SDHS must
the social media websites that are cur-
so from now
endure lectures and worksheets, but
rently in use; these websites include
until March
not Publications! Not just anyone can
Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, 31st a year-
take this class. “It is not just an ‘easy
and many others. Staffers are using
book
A’”, according to Mrs. Cathy Tichenor,
these websites as page layouts, back-
will
publications advisor, “In addition to
grounds, and design elements.
cost $50, and after that a yearbook will
having good English grades and a
working knowledge of computers, a
‘yearbooker’ must be imaginative and
able to ‘think outside the box’; it helps
to be organized too!”
I guess the best way for every-
yearbook edit
or,
Kristen Finley
cost $55, so get yours now!
one to find out is to buy a 2012-2013
yearbook! To buy a yearbook one can
find a flyer hanging in various locations
around the school, talk to Mrs. Tichenor
As Publications staff, the students are in charge of designing/
(room 100), or go to the school website
where you can find a link on the home
producing the yearbook and taking pic- page that will take you to where you
tures for all the pages. The staff is also
can purchase a yearbook. The introduc-
newspaper edit
or, RayAnn Nob
le
in charge of writing the school newspa- tory price of $45 ended November 1st,
per and taking
those pictures as
well. There is a lot
of work involved,
but they definitely
get it done! This
year’s yearbook
Alisha Brewer
Ben Tichenor
Byron Balser
Courtney Dickson
Forrest Galyen
theme is “Socially
Un-Acceptable”,
which includes all
Jared Wagner Kayleigh Marshall Lexie Armand Patrick Graue
Sarah Horan
by Taylor
Vannatta
Shelby Sparkman
Tanna Garrity
Taylor Vannatta
Cougar Chronicles— 11
Persons of Interest
Taylor Vannatta is a junior who
is very interested in Art. Her
main artistic interest is painting
on a canvas. Taylor’s grandmother got her hooked on art in general, and Taylor has been attending an art class in Greensburg,
Indiana since the fifth grade.
Taylor graces her art teacher,
Betty Blake, with her presence
every Wednesday night from
4:30 to 6:00. I asked her why she
enjoys it as much as she does,
and she simply said “it’s fun, relaxing and it comes natural to
me.” Vannatta is also active in
her 4-H group, the Jackson
Sparkies. She enters her
paintings in the fair to get
judged along with photography
posters. She has won many ribbons and also a few reserved
champions too. When asked
how many Paintings she has
completed, Vannatta replied
with a grin “I’d rather not take
off my shoes..” Taylor mainly
enjoys paining sunsets because
they can be whatever she wants,
all sunsets aren’t the same, nor
are Miss Vannatta’s paintings
Above is Taylor’s ribbons and the
bottom left one of her favorite paintings
Senior Zach Gault likes to throw
girls around for the fun of it!
Zach participates in cheer-basing
for the JV and Varsity Cheerleaders, through the football and
basketball season. Gault must
enjoy basing because this is his
fourth year. He started his freshman year, and cheer basing
stuck with him. Gault added, “I
have nothing to do, and I’m awesome.”
Zach’s finishing up his last year
at high school doing what he enjoys. A cheer base must have a
lot of upper body strength to
throw the cheerleaders up into
any sort of build and keep them
safe and secure. When I asked
Zach which cheer build was his
favorite, he couldn't pick between basket tosses, back breakers, elevators, extensions, fall
backs, crazies, and Swiss rolls.
He couldn't decide; he enjoys
them all. Zach Gault, a main
base in the builds, is one of the
best the cheer squad could ask
for.
By Tanna Garrity
Mackenzie, Brooke, and Katelyn
Owens are all in seventh grade,
and more often than not they
are called the Owens triplets to
avoid confusion. The girls are
not only known for being one of
two sets of triplets at South, but
they are also known for their
participation in 4-H. All three
girls are in a 4-H group called the
Jackson Sparkies. Their mother,
Kelli Owens, runs the group in
which they have a once a month
meeting with about twenty other students from the elementary
to high school. Mackenzie said,
“I enjoy 4-H because its fun.”
Brooke says it’s fun to show pigs.
All of the girls show their pigs,
but Mackenzie says that she also
enjoys Gift Wrapping. Katelyn
says the girls have been in 4-H
for five years. They still have an
interest in it, so they don’t plan
to quit it any time soon.
Cougar Chronicles—.12
To the left
id Katelyn
and below
is Brooke
a n d Ma c k
enzie Owens.
Cheers for the Cougars!
-Miss Gehlhausen-
In addition to planning her wedding (November 20th), sponsoring FCCLA, and
many other tasks, Miss Bridget Gehlhausen SD's FACS teacher also has many other activities planned for her students. Gehlhausen's Adult Roles class is starting
an organization called Cougars for a Cause. Their first "cause" is to donate crochet items to Saint Vincent Childrens' Hospital. However, the Cougars need to
learn how to crochet first and that's where the money comes into the story. The
students are baking and making cookies, candied apples and such to sell, to raise
money to buy yarn to crochet. Gehlhausen's class also hopes to sell scarves, mittens, headwraps, and other winter accessories closer to Christmas time. "It's so
nice to see these girls share in my passion and make it part of their own,"
Gehlhausen said.
Gehlhausen is also excited because her 8th grade
classes are making their own Got Milk? ads.
Meanwhile, her child developement class is learning what it is like to be pregnant by wearing the
The girls s
howing o
ff their cre
ations!
empathy belly. Abi Minkedick said, "The empathy
belly really shows you how it feels to be pregnant; it is a really good learning experience." The class also has doll-like-babies
that help them learn more about the baby as it grows in the belly.
-School SpiritSchool spirit is the way Cougars show pride in the school. School spirit
should help cheer on the sports teams, and
get everyone excited. We show our school
spirit by having dress up days for a week.
One student that stands out for his spirit, his
Billingsley
over-the-top outfits, and his enthusiasm for
’
has it “goin
is
the school is Oakley Billingsley. "I like to
h
on” with
show off my school spirit and pump up the
s!
funky fash
he 80’
t
o
t
k
bac
ion!
students. My favorite day to dress up for is
Throw
duct tape day because I get to wear my all
duct tape outfit." said Billingsley. There are many other students who dress up
every day and show off their school spirit, but Billingsley goes to the extreme with
every dress up day.
Cougar Chronicles— 13
-Spell BowlThe spell bowl team won their division
at their competition at the Shelbyville
High School last Monday, (October
15th.) Thirteen people
registered on
their team,
but only 10
people
g silly!
in
e
b
s
e
lov
spelled in
The team
competition
because there are only 10 rounds.
The team got 40 words correct (out of
90) and tied with Jennings County.
South spellers won the tie by having
more tie-breaker words spelled correctly.
The team always knows how to make
events
fun. Junior Lexie
Armand
said, "We
They’re focused!
had fun
making up stories about each other
using our spell bowl words."
We are number 1!
The team was very
excited about their
win, and had a good
time at McDonalds
too where they were
only one Monopoly
sticker short of winning.
-Cross Country Car ShowThe Cross Country team "ran" its very
first Cruze-in Car Show on September
14th to raise money for an official electronic starter system on the track. According to Athletic Directer Willard Rice
they raised over $400 to go towards
their electronic
starter. Senior
Wade Hastings
brought his '63
Impala, Jack
A variety of people
(Christian)
came to enjoy the car show!
Ward entered
his El Camino, and Zach Gault twisted
things up by bringing in his newly purchased Sandrail.
Other Cougars helped the car show's
success by
bringing
their amazing motors to
the event.
Students and
families en- Mapes takes a lo
ok u n d e
r the ho
joyed checkod !
ing out each
other's cars and eating the snacks the
CC team provided. Emily Mapes and Paje Smiley both said, "Way more people
showed up at the car show than we expected." By everone's standards at the
event, the first Cross Country Cruze-in
Car Show was a success.
by Kristen Fenley and Courtney Dickson
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Random Thanksgiving Facts
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by Kayleigh Marshall
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Turk
Day
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45 million turkeys are sold during Thanksgiving in the
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United States.
242,000 turkeys were eaten in 2010.
91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was con-
ducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys
would drop dead.
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Turkeys can fly up to 55 MPH over short distances.
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They can run up to 25 MPH on the ground.
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Turkeys have excellent hearing but no ears.
Turkeys have a poor sense of smell and can see in color.
They have a 270 degree field of vision, making them difficult to sneak up on.
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Turkeys sometimes sleep in trees.
Bringin’ Home the Bird!
by Forrest Galyen
It was a warm day this Fall when Tyler Bushhorn, Tucker Bushhorn (Tyler’s brother), and Bill Hammond (Tyler’s grandpa)
decided to go turkey hunting. Tyler Bushhorn was sitting on the
ground next to a tree. His grandpa was 10 feet away along with
his brother, Tucker. According to Tylerhis grandpa was using a
diaphragm and slate call trying to entice a turkey into their
sight. Suddenly, one walked in front of Tyler and circled back
around.
“Not five minutes later”, Tyler said, “three more
turkeys came into sight.” Tyler took his 12 gauge Browning
shotgun and, though his heart was pounding, he shot the first
turkey, which was the biggest.
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The first turkey he saw was big, so he took a shot.
The turkey ran, but Tyler knew he had shot the turkey. “I
knew I hit it because it wasn’t running very fast and was
stumbling,” said Tyler. “Normally turkeys are killed on the
first shot, but this one took off running.” The bird fell into the
creek, and was just watching the group walk towards it. Tyler
raised his gun and shot the bird one last time. The turkey had
a 10 3/4 inch beard and it weighed25 pounds. It was also
Tyler’s third confirmed turkey kill.
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What I want for Christmas….
by Kayleigh Marshall
&
Forrest Galyen
Christmas is right around the corner. Here’s what some of our fellow Cougars requested for Christmas:
Seniors
Jr High
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Sarah Horan– Kindle Fire
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Jake Vannatta– Golf Bag
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Seth Gault– Homecoming
crown
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Tucker Bushhorn– Hoyt Bow
Faculty
Juniors
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Mrs. Pitman– World peace
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Mr. Freeman-I-pad
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Mr. Black-Sectional Championship picture
for 2012-2013
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Mrs. Hess– New camera to take pictures of
Brody
Freshman
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Miss Strand– Sleep
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Noah Nobbe– Madden ‘13
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Kasey Shouse– A million
Mrs. Fox– 60 degree, sunny weather to go
running
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Tanna Garrity– A mouse
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Travis Owens– 64” HD TV
Sophomores
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Brittany Hulse– Cell Phone
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Nick Schwering– Money
What to Give...What To give….what to Give?
The Neiman Marcus 2012 Christmas Gift catalog offers
some of the most expensive gifts in the world, including a
Neiman Marcus Edition of a 2013 McLaren 12C Spider
worth $354,000. Also, the catalog offers a JetLev R200
for only $99,500. For an easy $150,000,the Bulliet Woody
Tailgate Trailer can be yours. For the person who has almost everything, the Neiman Marcus Wish List could be
the answer!
An easy 150,000
You
only
rs for
354,0
00
According to the internet the United States’
stores have several popular Christmas list
items flying off the shelves. The number one
item of the season —-the Kindle Fire. For the
man in your life, a hot item is Polo For Men by
Ralph Lauren. The Adventure Science Series
Kit is another gift that just ‘flies’ off the shelf.
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