Bulldogs Burn at the Bonfire LBJ is Here to Stay

Maroon and Grey Today
Shippensburg Area Senior High School
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AFS Students- Pg. 2
October 2013
Bulldogs Burn at the Bonfire
By: Hailey Bryett and MaKiela Burkholder
For the first time ever, Cressler’s field beside Weis markets, hosted the
annual LBJ Bonfire the night before the big game. It was a fun-filled night
with football players, cheerleaders, band members, and student supporters
who all had a ton of Greyhound spirit!
To start the night off, the cheerleaders chanted, “Who wants the
LBJ?!” And the enthusiastic crowd replied, “We want the LBJ!” The
crowd joined in and got everyone pumped up. They continued by dancing
to songs played by the band and singing along to some of them. Next in
line was a cheer from the cheerleaders called “Bulldogs Beware.”
One of the more exciting parts of the night was the senior football
players’ jump off, when the boys mocked jumper, Marissa Musser, to see
who has the best toe touch, pike, and right “herkie.” The winner was Storm
Fridinger and the runner-up was Joey Cacese! Great job, guys!
Veterans Day
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Senior football players and
cheerleaders get pumped up at the
bonfire.
Two freshmen boys, Tyler McSherry and Cameron Tinner, were asked how their first bonfire went. Tyler said it was
very good and he enjoyed himself. In his words, “It was pro,” Tinner said it was fun getting to watch the football players
interacting with the cheerleaders and he especially enjoyed the tasty food.
Finally, the main event was the “Halloween Spell” cast on the Big Spring football players by senior, Lexy
Rosenberry. Continuing an alumni cheerleading tradition, she read the potion for the defeat of the Bulldogs. The senior
cheerleaders each threw one item into the bucket. A cleat represented the shoes they’d wear, a bow to show some spirit,
shiny maroon and gold glitter for their school colors, a football for the game, and finally, a stuffed Bulldog for their
mascot. The potion gave the Greyhounds good luck in the game, and it obviously worked, because our boys came out on
top 53-7! The LBJ is here to stay!
21st century LBJ results
LBJ is Here to Stay
By: Kylee Miller and Morgan Newell
Fall Play ReviewPg. 5
The Greyhound football team “turnt up” strong on Friday, October 25th
destroying the Big Spring Bulldogs 53-7 for the LBJ to remain at SASHS for
the third year in a row! Early in the game, Michael McCleary forced a fumble
and it was recovered by junior Ryan Ingram, which made the crowd and the
player’s hype. Fullback Dylan Herb said, “It’s so important to get the ball
rolling right away.”
After the first touchdown, the players got pumped and they kept things
going from there. Coach Eric Foust said, “Dylan obviously had a great game.
He ran well and our line blocked well. But also, our receivers did a great job
downfield and our running backs even blocked well.” The blocks in the field
cleared lanes for Herb to get downfield for some huge running plays. Dylan
said, “Everybody was saying, ‘Oh Big Spring’s not that good this year; you
can just go beat them, but it’s all about the history of the game. It means so
much to this community. This is the game that everybody comes to, and it’s
really nice to put on a good show for this community.”
Halloween Parade &
Teacher Costume
Contest– Pg. 10
2000- Big Spring 48-7
2001- Big Spring 48-8
2002- Big Spring 30-15
2003- Big Spring 35-20
2004- Big Spring 42-14
2005- Shippensburg 13-7
2006- (50th Anniversary)
Shippensburg 47-6
2007- Shippensburg 35-0
2008- Shippensburg 37-0
2009- Shippensburg 14-7
2010- Big Spring 20-19
2011- Shippensburg 26-12
2012- Shippensburg 20-0
Herb definitely put on a favorable show for Shippensburg that night,
2013- SHIPPENSBURG!!! 53-7
winning the MVP offensive award by scoring four touchdowns and gaining
166 yards on 12 carries. Junior linebacker McCleary said, “We knew they’d
spread the ball out and they have a lot of activity with their quarterback. He’s a
fast kid, but everybody was on their assignments tonight. It took a lot of hard
work and it was a total team effort.”
McCleary was surprised with winning the MVP defensive award.
Quarterback, Seth Frey had an outstanding game while only completing three
out of seven passes, they all went for first downs. One of the throws found
senior Storm Fridinger behind the defense and he barely broke stride for an 82
yard touchdown. Fridinger said, “It was an awesome pass and it was right on
stride. Seth is a great quarterback, and it was a great pass. As soon as I got behind the cornerback, I just took off.” Foust also believes that senior Thomas
LaRue had a great game with a 50 yard touchdown run. Coach was pleased with
the team effort that night against Big Spring. The LBJ is here to stay for the
The one and only Little Brown Jug!
third year in a row!
School Life pg. 2
Foreign Exchange Students Come to Shippensburg
By: Madison Torres and Catherine Edwards
1.) How did you get involved with the foreign exchange program?
“I had many friends involved with the
program. Since they had a lot of experiences
during their travels, I decided to explore
America. I also have a love for the English
language. In Denmark, they have a school
system between high school and college, which I
wasn’t ready to join. Instead, I wanted to
explore options outside of Denmark.”
10th Grader Ida Vingloev
1.) How did you get involved with
the foreign exchange program?
“My mom, a teacher, heard about it
through one of her students who really
enjoyed the program. My mom asked
if I wanted to get involved with the
program, and after some thought, I
agreed.”
10th Grader Hye Yoon Yang
(Eunice)
2.) What is your favorite part about
America and Shippensburg?
“There are too many aspects about America that I love so I can’t choose just one. 2.) What is your favorite part about America and Shippensburg?
When it comes to Ship, I love the small close-knit community.”
“I haven’t visited anywhere other than school yet, but I hope to soon. My
(something many of us at SASHS love to complain about)
favorite part of school in America is the freedom students have. We wear
uniforms. Here, you don’t have to do that.”
3.) What is your least favorite part about America/Shippensburg?
My least favorite part about America is the school system. I prefers the setup in
Denmark to here in America.
4.) What is most different between Denmark and America?
“Schooling is definitely most different between the two areas.”
3.) What is your least favorite part about America/Shippensburg?
“I don't have a least favorite part, but it has been tedious for me to catch
up in classes. Lucky for me, teachers have been very helpful. Having to
re-learn English has also been difficult. When I was younger, I lived in
America for 3 ½ years and I knew English, but after I came back to Korea,
I kinda lost it.”
5.) What do you miss most from your home country?
4.) What is most different between South Korea and America?
“I miss my family, of course. I also miss my best friend.”
“School is very different. Except for school I haven’t experienced all that
much. It seems kinda similar, I think.”
5.) What do you miss most from your home country?
6.) How has the transition been for you since you arrived here?
“Food! More specifically, my mother’s home cooking. Along with that, I
“I was prepared for every obstacle Shippensburg would throw at me once school miss my family and friends.
started. I try to stay with a positive attitude so the transition hasn’t been too
hard..”
6.) How has the transition been for you since you arrived here?
“It’s been interesting for me. I lived in a city in South Korea,
compared to the small rural town of Shippensburg. But I enjoy
“In Denmark I never had to take any major exams for her classes, there were
seeing animals everywhere here.”
only smaller tests. There are way more rules here. We address teachers by their
7.) How is schooling different here compared to Denmark?
first name in Denmark, instead of Mr. and Mrs.”
7.) How is schooling different here compared to South Korea?
8.) Have you started participating in school activities since coming here? “There’s a greater pressure on academics in South Korea, with less to no
pressure regarding athletics. Some schools have sports teams, but it is
mainly a club activity where everyone gets together and plays. Uniforms
are required, even for public schools. In Korea, we just listen to the teacher. Just listen. But here, when the teacher asks something, the students an9.) Do you have any goals that you want to accomplish before you leave? swer them. The setting in her country is more like a lecture hall.”
“I played a season of volleyball and loved every second of it. The team was very
accepting.”
“To get better at English, make long lasting friendships, and to create good
memories and have great experiences.”
10.) How long are you staying in America? Do you wish you could stay
for a long or shorter time?
“I will be staying in Shippensburg until mid-June. I wish I could stay until the
end of the summer so that I could vacation with my friends before heading back
to Denmark.”
8.) Have you started participating in school activities since coming
here?
“Not yet, but I’d like to.”
9.) Do you have any goals that you want to accomplish before you
leave?
“First I want to master English. I want to learn all about America while
I’m here.”
10.) How long are you staying in America? Do you wish you could
stay for a longer or shorter time?
“I’m staying for a school year. Now I really want to stay longer. Maybe
when I go to college, or later, I’ll come back.”
School Life pg. 3
SASHS Test Scores Disappoint
By: Allison Caudill & Kaylee Beattie
“Our high school score is not where
we want it to be.” -assistant
superintendent Mr. Matthew Strine.
The Keystones, as we all know, are
gruesome tests that every high school
student loves to hate. Whether it’s the
Biology, Literature, or Algebra I
section, most students couldn’t care
less about these agonizing tests. But
what’s the reality behind all these tests and our school’s overall scores? Shippensburg has been falling
rapidly behind every other school in the district and every other high school in our area. Last year’s scores were well below our neighboring schools.
Some Shippensburg students view these tests as a hassle, but the Keystones are crucial for the advancement and reputation of the high school. All
students in Pennsylvania had to take the Keystones during the 2012-2013 school year, but unfortunately, it appears that many SASHS students did not care or
were not well prepared. Hopefully, this will soon change, now that passing the Keystones is a graduation requirement for the current freshmen class and future
students that attend SASHS.
The goal for Shippensburg’s High School is to have the scores increase by 3.8% at the end of this year, and increase a total of 22.6% in the next six
years. In order to achieve this goal, the staff will be constructing a comprehensive plan for the students. They will provide students with certain coursework that
will support their current instructional level. These changes must maintain the Academic Program without dictating the curriculum.
Chambersburg HS: 81.2%
Greencastle HS: 85.3%
SHIPPENSBURG HS: *54.8%
(*final score to be issued in Jan.)
One change students will soon see is the separation of grades into houses. The lower house, which is Maroon,
will be designated to grades 9 through 10. Mr. Miller will be the principal of this house, and dedicate his time working
with the ninth and tenth grade teachers to improve instruction and raise scores. Mr. Miller will also work very closely
with the scheduling of these lower house students. The upper house, which is Gray, will be the home to grades 11
through 12. Mr. Norton, the principal of this house, will do a lot to help meet the individual needs of our students. He
will also be in charge of design and implementation of the CDT’s, benchmarks and implementing the Keystone
exams.
On a positive note, the School Performance Profile (SPP) will reward schools that grow, which most students
don’t know. Our school is “set up” for success because of this. The scores from the 2012-2013 school year won’t be a part of our evaluation for this year. The
evaluation will be based off he scores that are released next fall. Another important highlight is our Advanced Placement Program. Last year, our AP students
achieved a perfect 100% score on the AP test! So hopefully students will realize the tests of the 2013-2014 school year are very important to the school’s
reputation. Don’t forget to try your best! It does matter!!
Breakfast of Champions
(Friday, November is SASHS Annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast and Honor Program)
By: Michal Monahan & Kaylee Beattie
For the past eight years, Shippensburg High School has held an annual breakfast
honoring veterans. Invitations are sent out to over 200 veterans, and those who have the
ability and desire to come, attend. “The main purpose of this event is to thank those who
have served and continue to serve our nation. As well as to show students the value and
importance of Veterans Day,” states Mrs. Lopez, head organizer of the Veterans Day
breakfast.
Local returning veterans who have taken
part in the color guard, guest speaker, or
been a part of the program in the past:
John Fague- WWII
Bill Chain Sr.- Korean War
Carl Cramer- Korean War
Terry Fauver- Vietnam War
Bill Lloyd- Iraq War
Nationwide, Veteran’s Day is celebrated in several ways, and at Shippensburg
High School we show our appreciation by holding a formal complimentary breakfast, our
band gives the veterans a special performance, and veterans get the opportunity to speak
to classes if they choose. A 45 minute program in the auditorium that thanks our local
veterans for their service is a major part of Friday’s celebration. Overall, most can agree
this is a very special event and SASHS is proud to hold it each year. With every year expectations get greater in the hopes that the following year
will be better than the last, although no praise can match the service given by these men and women.
SASHS recognizes a variety of veterans on this exceptional day. Ages of those who attend are anywhere from 20-90 years old; Mrs. Lopez
notes that “It is easiest for retired veterans to attend.” Not only are the ages of soldiers different, the wars in which they have served vary from
WWII to the Afghanistan. SASHS is very proud of this celebration for veterans and looks forward to this Friday, November 8th!
School Life pg. 4
Good Samaritan
Guess the Teacher?
By: Emily Stouffer
By: Jon Kim
Nominated by Mr. Kasarda, Andrew Norman was chosen by the
Maroon and Grey Today to be this month’s Good Samaritan. Although
Mr. Kasarda says it’s hard to find a “Good Samaritan” in the busy class
of Chemistry, he quickly figured out Andrew had the positive character
of a Good Samaritan. While walking in the hallways recently, Andrew
found a $20 bill. Andrew had many things he could do with it including
keeping it, possibly taking a girl out to
dinner, or even going and buying a
brand new toy. Instead, he asked Mr.
Kasarda if he could take it to the office
to see if anybody would claim it.
Andrew knew that was the right thing to
do.
This teacher was born on
April 17, 1969. She graduated
from Northern Bedford High
School in 1987, where she played
soccer and participated in track
and field. In soccer, she was a
four year goalie. In track and
field, she holds the shot putt
record at her high school. She
went to Shippensburg University
and received her bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in special education. In 1989, she was the PSAC
Division II State Javelin Champion.
In Andrew’s free time, he enjoys
volunteering at food pantries and
homeless shelters. He loves to ride his
bike to school and sometimes he even
brings his 12 year old sister with him.
He likes to play football, track, and to
play catch with his cats. He was very
surprised and says it is an honor to be named October’s Good Samaritan.
Well done Andrew!
She’s lived in Shippensburg for 25 years and has taught
at SASHS for 10 years. She enjoys wood burning, crafts,
and playing with her Border Collie. She likes gardening and working outside. This teacher always
played in the faculty
softball
game with the middle school and is
hoping that the game returns again
this year. She plans on getting married in April next year. Think you
know this teacher? Write your
guess on a piece of paper and give to
Mr. Peters!
Student Spotlight
By Sheyenne McCulloch
and Catherine Edwards
Frank Harvey
Sarah Burkholder
Daulton Brenize
Victoria Charles
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
What costume are you going to wear
for Halloween?
What costume are you going to wear
for Halloween?
What costume are you going to wear
for Halloween?
What costume are you going to wear
for Halloween?
Cinderella
A bunny
I’m going to be a kitty.
Black Cat
Do you believe in ghosts?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes, I found evidence.
Yes, because I watch a lot of ghost
shows.
Yes, my girlfriend is one.
No, but they scare me.
What’s your favorite scary
Halloween movie?
What’s your favorite scary Halloween
movie?
The premiere of Pretty Little Liars
Michael Myers in Halloween
How old do you think is too old to
trick-o-treat?
How old do you think is too old to
trick-o-treat?
Until you have to use a walker.
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Which teacher would you like to trick
the most?
Which teacher would you like to trick
the most?
Mr. Rosenberry
Mr. Debias
What’s your favorite scary Halloween
movie?
Freddy Vs. Jason
How old do you think is too old to
trick-o-treat?
Any age, I want candy.
Which teacher would you like to trick
the most?
Mr. Sassin
What’s your favorite scary Halloween
movie?
The Conjuring
How old do you think is too old to
trick-o-treat?
15
Which teacher would you like to trick
the most?
Mr. Lauffer
School Life pg. 5
To the Beat of the Drum
By: Erika Rhinehart & Madison Torres
Friday nights are focused on the football team, but there is one group of students
that perform at every game who don’t get a lot of recognition. The SASHS
Marching Band has been at every game and has battled the heat and cold to support
their fellow Greyhound football team along with the cheerleaders and the Maroon
Platoon.
For seniors, Friday’s game at Muhlenburg will be their last time to march on the
field as a Greyhound. This will be the last game the entire band attends regardless if
the football team wins or loses. Seniors Rachael Wood, Pablo Delis and Ashanica
McCardle gave their thoughts on their final year in high school marching band.
Rachael Wood has been a member of the pit since her sophomore year and she
has also played the flute since 5th grade. She prefers marching band because she
enjoys playing the keyboard instruments and her favorite part is all of the friends
she has made. Rachael will miss Mr. Maag’s corny jokes the most.
Pablo Delis plays the alto sax, which he has played for eight years. He prefers marching band over concert band because he gets to meet
new people. When asked what he will miss most about marching band, Pablo replied, “playing Careless Whisper with Zach.”
Ashanica McCardle, has played the drums since 5th grade and currently plays the snare drum as a part of the marching band. She prefers
marching band to concert band because the drum line is “epic and awesome.” Her favorite parts of marching band are: Austin Hamman’s beautiful
face, Nathan “TC, Twerk Captain, Timko’s Cousin” Holt’s ability to twerk, Gabe Wolfe’s “tallness”, Matthew West’s Hipster outfits, Dusty “Gus”
Martin’s remarkable statements, Casey Gigeous’ adorable face, her “little nutty”, also known as Cassidy Chestnut, Titus’ awesome name , Averie’s
ginger hair, and how kind Lance Russell is to her. She will miss the whole drum line the most, but will also miss how excited Mr. Maag gets when
she brings him doughnuts and Twizzlers.
Mr. Maag, was given the title of coolest band director at the Carlisle exhibition show in October where he won a pair of Oakley sunglasses.
Arsenic and Old Lace: A Murderous Success
By: Cheyenne Moore & Erika Rhinehart
After four outstanding shows, “Arsenic and Old Lace” wrapped up at SASHS.
Ms. Roman directed the play, and said “I’m extremely proud of how everyone did, the show
turned out fantastic!”
“Arsenic and Old Lace” is a dark comedy about two sisters who are killing men and hiding
them in their basement. Their method of murder was poisoning these men through their wine.
Although the women are killing men, nobody ever suspects them of doing anything, and people
are constantly talking about how kind and wonderful the sisters are. The sisters feel that they are
serving justice by saving these men, their victims, from their own loneliness. The play was full
of many twists and subplots which kept the audience engaged throughout the play.
The stars of the show were Darcy Long, who played Abby Brewster and Delanie Polca, who
played her sister Martha Brewster. Other leading roles were played by: senior Miles
Culbertson, freshman Anjana Heaven, junior Nick Bigham, junior Andrew Pross, junior Emma
Covert, senior Zack Martin, junior Caleb Schalander, junior Avery Scott, senior Grayson Pettit,
junior Francesca Yaukey, and junior Gabe Wolfe. The additional minor roles were played by:
sophomore Christopher Lloyd, freshman David Hewitt, and sophomore Yvette Paey.
Overall, the play was very successful. The back-and-forth between Long and Polca was
fantastic, and audiences were constantly cracking up from Culberston’s quirky character. All the
cast were truly born to play their parts, and did so very naturally. Excellent job Drama Club! We
can’t wait for the next play!
Delanie Polca, Darcy Long, and Emma
Covert perform a scene from Arsenic
and Old Lace.
Photo courtesy of the Public Opinion
School Life pg. 6
Jon Kim’s First World Problems
By Jon Kim
I strongly dislike the following
things…..
The non-frosted part of a pop-tart
The iPhone charger cable that’s too short.
When I tell my problems to my goldfish, but he doesn’t listen.
I want to exercise, but hate getting sweaty.
I want to eat, but just brushed my teeth.
My username has already been taken by someone else.
The Big Mac on my tray doesn’t look like the one on TV.
When people are in the 10 item or less line and have 11 items.
I forgot my credit card, so now I have to pay with cash.
My room is too hot, so I turned on the AC… now it’s too cold
We Made a Commitment to Safe Driving
By: Sheyenne McCulloch
Celebrate My Drive is an organization created by State
Farm Insurance in 2012. Celebrate My Drive was created to
make students aware of the importance of safe driving and
also give them the chance to improve their school. Schools
that placed in the top 100 each could win $25,000. The
schools that scored in the top 10 each could win $100,000.
10% of all winnings go towards the driving programs of those
schools. Close to 2000 schools participated in the “rally” for
Safe Driving October 18th- 26th. The results of the winning
schools will be revealed on December 9th.
Close to 1,500 people of the Shippensburg community
made the commitment to safe driving. That included
students, school faculty, and other members of the
community. Our final ranking was 290 for our school size
category over 750 students. The first day of the effort to get
students to commit to safe driving was a vexing
disappointment; the site was down making it not possible to
make the commitment. Then when the site was back up many
students didn’t care about being a part of this celebration for
safe driving.
Mr. Hower devised a unique plan to get students to make
the commitment by handing out candy after they took the test
during lunch which worked moving SASHS to 290 out of about 2,000 schools. Mr. Hower said if he could have done anything differently to
increase our participation, he would have started handing out candy the first day.
Overall Celebrate My Drive was somewhat of a success at SASHS. Auto crashes are the number one reason of tragic deaths among teens. It
gave us the chance to spread needed awareness of safe driving and save lives. It also gives schools the chance to win money. Grants will be
awarded to winners December 18th through January 18th. So whether or not you made the crucial commitment to safe driving, commit to yourself to
drive safe all the time.
Sports pg. 7
Hounds Get It Together After Rough Start
By: Madison Torres
After the difficult first two weeks of the season, our Greyhound football team locked their eyes on
the prize and battled their way to the top. Against Waynesboro, for their second biggest win, the Shippensburg Greyhounds felt that they could’ve done even better. Coach Eric Foust stated, “We did a lot of
things well, unfortunately we made a few mistakes that drove us coaches nuts.”
Quarterback Seth
Frey agreed saying, “We definitely have some things we can improve on, but a win is a win.” Seth was
all over the field that night throwing touchdowns to Dylan Herb, Chris Williams, and William Burt. Frey
also made a field goal at the end of the half. Final Score: 39-6 Greyhounds!
Once finding their rhythm, our Greyhounds headed to Greencastle for another win. They got exactly what they wanted, but had to work hard for it. Dylan Herb said, “We’ve seen them a lot on tape, and
they run the wing-T like we do, so we knew what they were in most of the time.” Coach Foust added onto
that comment by saying, “I agree with what Dylan said, but on the other side of that, I thought our offense did a nice job of mixing things up so they couldn’t key in on us. Like, we put Seth in the gun a little.” Our offense
and had to overcome many penalties to do so, which was enough to gradually pull away. Final score: 27-0 Hounds!
managed a total of 286 yards
When going up against Northern York, it was a tug of war for the victory. “It was just gang tackling” said Spencer Van Scyoc. “The
defensive line clogged it up and the ‘backers filled it.” As the Polar Bears sent in backup QB Justin Markle with a chance to win the game, our defense knew
to blitz the new quarterback every play. Every pass that Markle threw was incomplete thanks to the strong rush. With 54 seconds left in the half, Seth
found Storm Fridinger in the end-zone from 14 yards away to tie the score at 7-7. During the second half, William Burt broke the 14-14 tie with a long
touchdown run. He carried the ball three times on a drive for 59 yards and scored from the 1 yard line. This included a 50-yard run that put Burt over the
1,000-yard mark for his third consecutive season. Congrats William!!
Back to Back Division Champs
By: Jon Kim, Nick Strait & Payton Fridinger
The Greyhounds locked up their 2nd consecutive division championship with their win
against Gettysburg on Friday, November 1st. “I’m so pleased with the these kids; they’ve
worked very hard to get to where they’ve gotten to, ” Head Coach Eric Foust said after the
Hounds won back-to-back Mid Penn Colonial Division titles after losing their opening two
games this season.
This crucial game was heavy on the defensive side. Gettysburg scored first on an 88 yard
punt return. The Hounds answered back with Seth Frey passing to Storm Fridinger for a big
play and tying TD. At that point, it was battle of possessions as both teams struggled to find a
good offensive groove. Running back Elijah Harris gave the Hounds the lead with a 40 yard
TD run. On the defensive side, Ship forced two fumbles; one was recovered by DeAndre Dade
that stopped a Warrior drive. Gettysburg still had life as they blocked a punt to set up an 11
yard TD run, but Senior William Burt answered with a two-yard score to ensure the Hounds victory! The game ended with an interception by Storm
Fridinger sealing the deal and a second straight championship. The final score was 19-13.
With the Colonial Division in Ship’s hands, the Hounds moved up one rank in District III power rankings and will have a playoff game on
the road against Muhlenberg on Friday November 8th. Muhlenberg is ranked 8th in the District while Ship is ranked 9th. This will be a hard fought
game and our team expects your support. Go Hounds!
Maroon Platoon: “The 12th Man in the Stands”
By: Nick Strait & Payton Fridinger
The Maroon Platoon had great success last year at all sports events lead by class of
2013 students; Jon Gerlach, Britton Hastings, and Kayla Hall. This year the M.P. has a
new board of leaders. The new leaders are: Eli Moats- President, Bryce Hastings- Vice
President, Hannah Wyrick- Treasurer, and Lea Couch- Secretary. They hope to keep the
same intensity as in 2012. Moats thinks” “The key of the Maroon Platoon is to get the
freshmen involved.” He said later in the interview that he thought “we overall were a lot
better the second game of the season, than the first.”
As advisor of the Maroon Platoon, Mrs. Meixell would like to see more people
involved in the club. It’s really easy to join and the meetings are fun.
The Maroon Platoon had a meeting last week. Mrs. Mexiell said “I think it’s clear that
the junior and sophomore classes, are really stepping up in leadership.” They would also
like larger crowds at games. To bolster our athletic programs. We especially need it now
that our football team is in the playoffs!
The Maroon Platoon needs everyone’s help and support to cheer on our sports teams.
This school year, you can join the M.P. by going to a meeting during flex, talking to Mrs.
Mexiell, or any of the club’s student leaders.
Sports pg. 8
Girls Soccer
By: Kaylee Beattie
The girls’ soccer team had a very action-packed season. Their senior night, where
the team played their rivals the Bulldogs, was an emotional and successful night. The
soccer team shattered the Bulldogs by the score of 2-0. Senior Brandi Spear won the
Offensive Player of the game award, and senior Kaylee Beattie won the Defensive
Player of the game award. The team ended the season with a 5 win, 13 loss and 1 tie
record. Although many people would view this as a letdown, the girls felt they were
overall successful as a team. As the seven seniors, Rachael Wood, Rachel Nye, Cecilia
Piper, Brandi Spear, Liz McCurdy, Josslyn Howard and Kaylee Beattie finished their
season, they all agree that it was one of the greatest. They ended their season on
October 16 with a game against Susquehanna. Seniors Brandi Spear and Kaylee Beattie and junior Sydney Duffey made the Mid Penn All Star 2nd
team. While senior Rachel Nye went on to make the Mid Penn All Star 1st team! Overall, the girls’ soccer team had a magnificent season and the
seniors wish all of the underclassmen best of luck in their future soccer seasons!
Field Hockey Doubles their W’s!
By: Gretchen Diehl
The 2013 SASHS Girls Field Hockey team improved their record by doubling their wins
compared to last year. Their season started off strong with victories in the first couple of games against
East Pennsboro, Waynesboro, Big Spring, and Greencastle. Toward the middle of the season they played
some hard teams losing the next couple of games, but overall they played strong as a team throughout the
season, ending with a record of 8-9-1. Senior Lauren Smith said “We had our ups and downs. Some days
we would show up ready to play and other days we wouldn’t, but overall we worked well as a team and we
definitely improved our record from last year.”
An important game for the field hockey team was the SU Pink Game. The pink game was to
support all of the people who have survived or even died from breast cancer and to bring awareness to the
disease. It was also to raise money for further research to find a cure for Breast Cancer. The team was all decked out in pink to support the cause. They wore
pink shoe laces, socks, shirts, ribbons, and pink stickers on their field hockey sticks. The game was a tough night on the field, but they all played as best as they
could. Unfortunately, they were not able to come out on top, losing by a final score of 2-0 to Gettysburg.
The SU Pink game was also senior night for both Lauren Smith and Janay Hamilton! Even though this was their last high school game, they both plan to
continue playing field hockey in college. When asked how the overall season went Janay said, “It went well! As a player I feel like I always gave it my all and
was willing to do anything and as a team I feel like we worked well and talked on and off the field." A few words of advice Lauren would like to give to the
younger returning field hockey players is "High school flies by with a blink of an eye so don't just wish it all away. Enjoy each day of the last few seasons you
have left cause once it's over, it's over." Congrats on your successful field hockey season! We know you will make it to districts next year!
Ship Runners Reach Districts
By: Kylee Miller
The Ship Cross Country teams traveled to Hershey on Wednesday, October 23rd for the district
meets. The district girl’s finalists were: freshman Ava Franklin, sophomore Audrey Goates, junior
Zoe Weaver, and seniors Emily Ashberry and Emily Stouffer. The boy’s finalists included: freshman
Hunter Kent, juniors Brendon Cullen, Ben Nye, and Zack Ackerman, and seniors Nathanael Lyman
and Zack Fulker.
Senior Emily Stouffer
“Everybody ran their heart out.” said senior runner and captain Emily Stouffer. She also stated it was the best race of the year, it was a lot
of fun, and that everybody did well considering it was the hardest course they ran this season. All of the cross country team’s hard work finally
paid off. Junior Brendon Cullen said “It was a long day and it was really hot.” He was also very proud of the guys and how well they ran.
The Shippensburg Cross Country Girls placed 35th, while the boys placed 36th. SASHS is very proud of cross country runners and
the effort they put forth. Best of luck next season!
Sports pg. 9
Ship Soccer Ends Solid Season
By: Nick Strait & Payton Fridinger
The Shippensburg boys’ soccer team played Chambersburg in a District
3 AAA play in game at Shippensburg University on October 19th.
This was the first time in two years that the Greyhounds made it into
post season play. Unfortunately, their season ended with a 1-0 loss to a talented
Chambersburg team. Right from the kick off, Chambersburg dominated
possession of the ball. The Hound’s defense remained strong throughout the
game, with a stellar performance from keeper, Reece Dolbin. The Trojans
managed to shut down Ship’s primary offensive threats of Levi Varner, Nick
Strait and Nathan Holtry by double teaming Levi and preventing creative play
from the two midfielders.
Even with complete control of the game, the Trojans didn’t find the back
of the net until the 71st minute. The ball was crossed into the box and was
deflected off the foot of a Hound’s defender into the back of the net. They were able to hold Chambersburg scoreless for the majority of the game. This goal was
simply bad luck for the Hounds. However, the goal did not damper the energized crowd. They cheered for the Greyhounds till the final whistle.
Shots:
Chbg 24; Ship 7
Corner Kicks:
Chbg 11; Ship 1
Saves:
Chbg 2 (Greg Funck); Ship 11
(Reece Dolbin)
The Greyhounds put up a strong fight for the rest of the game, but couldn’t produce an equalizer. “I would have liked
to take them into overtime or even penalty kicks tonight just to see what would happen," said Coach Warren Jones, “but
overall I am very proud of our guys.”
“I felt cheated,” said senior Patrick McKenna, “We all worked our whole lives for that game and it shouldn’t have
ended like that.” This game was very emotional for the seniors. It was there last game playing together and it ended rough for
them.
“Everyone played their heart out,” stated senior Ben Shoemaker, “but unfortunately we just didn’t come out with the win. We
had a great season, everyone on the team stepped up. It was a memorable season.”
The Hounds ended their season 13-6 and placed second in the Mid Penn Colonial Division behind Gettysburg. Leading goal scorers were Levi Varner
with 25 (4th in the state), Nathan Holtry and Nick Strait followed with 3 apiece. Nick and Nathan also lead the team in assists with 7 and Levi with 5.
Girls Volleyball Digs into the end of the Season
By: Emily Stouffer & Iva Shoemaker
Ending the season with a losing record of 7-9, the girls’ volleyball team worked hard and showed improvement throughout the season. The team
managed to overcome the obstacles of adjusting to a new varsity head coach, Mr. Suwan Kongkeattikul. Being a team made up of all juniors with
exception of one sophomore and one senior, juniors Rebecca Davis and Amanda MacLaughlin led the girls as team captains. “We are an extremely young team that faced team stack with seniors; I am very proud of house strong we’ve grown as players,” says MacLaughlin. After many
years coaching at Scotland School, Coach Kongkeattikul has much experience and knowledge regarding volleyball with his goals to grow and
improve the varsity volleyball team. “when I first started with the team, I didn’t know how the results would be, but overall I was pretty
impressed with how the girls really came through,” says Coach Kongkeattikul.
On October 8th, the volleyball team hosted the “Dig Pink” game. The Dig Pink game was to promote and raise money for breast cancer.
The team sold flowers, temporary tattoos and t-shirts to raise money and awareness. The Dig Pink game was against West Perry. The first match
Ship played hard in the beginning but then fell behind towards the end with a score of 24-26, West Perry. The second match West Perry ended
the match with the ball being served into the net. The score was 15-25, Ship. During the third match, although West Perry led the whole time,
Shippensburg played hard with an ending score of 20-25, West Perry. Overall, the Dig Pink game was a success with a great turnout of fans.
SURVEY
If SASHS could add ONE additional sport, what would you choose and why?
If SASHS could add one sport what would you choose and why?
Lacrosse- Kaylee Beattie “Lax boys are HAWT!”
Rugby- Mr. Meixell “It’s a manly sport.”
Ice Hockey- Mr. Gulnac “What other sport lets players legally fight each other?”
Men’s Volleyball- Wade Mills, Nadir Jones “Because we don’t have it here.”
Handball- Colin Harfst “Ladies love guys who play handball.”
MMA- Jon Kim “If students are arguing, throw them in a cage. Go as far as to put one in every room. SASHS wouldn’t have any more problems.”
Water Polo- Ben Shoemaker “ I get to swim, throw things, wear a speedo and get my face wet.”
Ultimate Frisbee- Jon Myers “I’m already a lax bro, I want to be a fris bro.”
Sports pg. 10
Costume Contest for UNICEF
By: Allison Caudill
On Thursday, October 31st, Key Club hosted a costume competition for teachers for Halloween.
Teachers dressed up in their finest and most unique costumes. During lunches, students could vote for their
favorite teacher. The teacher’s pictures were pasted onto jars and any students pi;d drop their loose change into
the jar of their favorite teacher’s costume. All the money raised from the Halloween dress up contest was
donated to UNICEF. Ms. Maret was the first place winner and she received a $20 gift card to Sheetz. Ms.
Barkman came in second place and received a $10 gift card to Sheetz.
Ms. Barkman Rides into Second
Place!
Ms. Maret locks in First Place!
Mr. Carbaugh– Mr. Potato Head look a like
takes third!
Trick-or-Treat for Big Kids
By: Cheyenne Moore
Even though they’re older, there’s still a reason to trick-or-treat for Shippensburg High School Key Club members. UNICEF has been running its annual trick-or-treat, for years, and they’ve really been trying to make a difference for third world countries.
Trick-or-treat for UNICEF has been going on for 63 years, since 1950. This year’s donations are going towards helping the Eliminate Project. The Eliminate Project raises money to help future mothers in need with vaccinations, syringes, transportation, health education and more. They
work in more than 190 countries and territories to keep our planet’s children alive and healthy through Maternal and
Neonatal Tetanus vaccines. Since 1994, UNICEF has raised more than $6 million dollars to benefit those in need.
Around 61 million women still need the vaccination, but the price to protect them is cheap. Just $1.80 will protect
not only a woman but all her future children too! That makes it very easy to make a difference!
The SASHS Key Club has been trick-or-treating for the cause for around 11 years. In previous years, the
money went towards different causes, but UNICEF is always trying to help more people in different regions. Key
Club advisor, Mrs. Myers feels that due to several factors such as the bonfire, the undesirable weather and the state
of the economy many Key Club members didn’t get to go. The total money raised for the Eliminate project was $81,
although it wasn’t much, it will still be able to help around 45 women and their future children. This is why the
SASHS Key Club wanted to participate.
Spooky Sights Stalk Shippensburg Streets
By: Kylee Miller and Morgan Newell
The Annual Halloween Parade took place in the wet rainy streets of Shippensburg on Saturday October 19th. Many people came out and watched
the spooky and creative floats, and the different variety of high school and middle school bands in our area. All the young kids were excited for only one
thing… CANDY! Brothers Tyree and Amaree on the Lions Midget League football team said “The best thing about the Halloween parade is just going out
and having fun!” On the other hand, Meredith’s (age five) favorite thing about the Halloween parade is the candy. According to Meredith, Kit Kats are the
best candy to get on Halloween.
“My favorite part about Halloween is going to all the old people’s homes and ding donging the doors when they can’t see you!” said Redskins Midget Football player Ethan. Ethan also said Kit Kats was his favorite candy to receive on Halloween too. Allyson (age eight) said “It would be the best Halloween ever if I get to have fun with my friends.”
The Shippensburg Halloween Parade always knows how to get you ready and prepared for the Halloween season!
Opinion pg. 11
Dear Champ
Dear Champ,
I am more than sick and tired of getting on the school’s computer to do research
for an assignment and getting the same old blue screen saying the website I want to get
on is blocked for a dumb reason. For example Wikipedia, news sites, and Youtube, not
everything on those websites are bad but on the contrary they are actually quite helpful. I
think the school should consider unblocking everything and let the kids who abuse the
power have it taken from them, simple as that.
Sincerely,
SASD/user
Dear SASD\user,
Why so sad? Life will get better, I promise. Maybe you should start sacrificing
playing video games to do some school work. After all, Wikipedia isn’t even a trusted
site. Anyone can log on and post false or true information on whatever topic they want to.
YouTube can be a good site to use but at the same time all of the nonsense videos outweigh the educational videos. There are plenty of other websites you can use
to find school appropriate videos. Let’s be real, if all websites were unblocked the majority of the students would abuse the power. So, unless YOU
want to go through and check as well as bust those kids than I think the orderly way of blocking the websites is quite appropriate at this time.
Dear Champ,
I have a concern with the lunches here at SASHS. I feel like we have
the same thing over and over again! All of the more popular meals (Mac and
Cheese is a favorite among my friends) only come once, maybe twice a month,
while meals not a lot of people get appear on the menu more frequently. Is
there some way we can voice what we want for lunch? I would buy lunch
more often if it was meals I enjoy!
Sincerely,
Hungry for Change
Dear Student Famished for Change,
I understand your concern with lunches, as my friends and I discuss the same
issue. Here at SASHS, we have noticed that we have some form of chicken almost every,
if not every single week. To get noticed, I would bring it up to a lunch lady or even to
Mr. Levy! A lot of people are feeling the same way as you and would love a more popular lunch choice. I don’t like to pack every day but sometimes it seems like my only
choice because the lunches here are unhealthy and often unappealing. Get a few of your
friends to stand up and say something with you! It’ll benefit more people than you’d believe! More people would definitely buy lunch and hopefully enjoy it. I hope everything
works out!
Sincerely,
Dear Champ,
I’m a snack-food/soda addict, and with the current cutbacks the school
is making I can’t get something to eat from the vending machines. My other
problem is that when the machines are full they are broken, the school claims
that they fix them every other week, but since the beginning of the year I’ve lost
$9.75, due to the broken change button and the broken change meter. How
should I voice my concerns to the school?
Sincerely,
Snackaholic
Dear Snackoholic,
I’m sorry to hear about you losing money in the vending machines, but
there is not much you can do about the food being changed. If you have already
lost a lot of money to the machines then maybe you should stop using them. A
simple solution to this problem would be to start bringing in your own food to
eat. You would be saving money and eating something that you enjoy!
Sincerely,
Champ
Maroon and Grey Today
Administration and Staff
Administration:
Mr. Bruce Levy-Principal
Mr. AJ Norton-Assistant Principal
Mr. Greg Miller-Assistant Principal
Advisor: Mr. Peters
Editors in Chief: Cheyenne Moore and Erika
Rhinehart
Assistant Editors: Iva Shoemaker and Catherine
Edwards
Staff: Kaylee Beattie, Hailey Bryett, MaKiela
Burkholder, Allison Caudill, Gretchen Diehl, Payton
Fridinger, Jonathan Kim, Sheyenne McCullouch,
Kylee Miller, Michal Monohan, Morgan Newell,
Emily Stouffer, Nick Strait, and Madison Torres
SASHS Snapshots Pg. 12
Amanda Tricka’s horse “Star” gets new shoes from Farrier
Leslie Brown
Teacher Mrs. Forrester running her 4th Marine Corps Marathon
in Washington, DC. Way to go Mrs. Forrester!!
Mr. Martin’s 3-D Design Class
reminded students to travel the
hallways safely
Student Jean Torres and Mr. Carbaugh
protected the hallways on Super Hero day at
SASHS!
Junior Kysesen Maravich correctly guessed Mr.
Gulnac as September ‘s “Guess the Teacher?”
….Great job Kysesen!
This young lady shows her Greyhound
pride at the Halloween parade!
SASHS Snapshots Pg. 13
Junior Varsity volleyball supports
“Dig Pink” on October 8th.
Trick or Treaters visit the SASHS library with students from Mrs.
Benford’s Child Development class.
Journalism II students are pictured with WHTM
ABC 27 anchor Valerie Pritchett. These SASHS
students attended a statewide school newspaper
conference courtesy of the SASD Foundation.
The “Pink Platoon” was out in force to support
the volleyball team against West Perry!
Scoreboard tells the 2013 LBJ story.
SASHS band pumps up the crowd at the LBJ game!