The
Lion’s Tale
April 30, 2012
Leo Junior/Senior High School
Volume LIV Issue VIII
Leo says goodbye to retiring teachers
Faculty members Randall Artherhults, James Koester, and Julie Manger announce retirement
By Brooke Wilcoxson
Randy Artherhults Julie Manger
Editor-in-chief
How long have you worked at Leo?
A: I have worked at Leo for 36 years.
Because I wanted to teach in EACS, and
Leo specifically, I waited three years for a
job offer from EACS.
What are the different courses you
taught at Leo?
A: I have taught all the grades and
levels of English, mass media, speech,
and sponsor for the school newspaper.
I was also involved in
Academic Superbowl and
Indiana Media Fair.
What class did you
enjoy teaching the
most?
A: AP English,
Academic English
12, and the old TV
Production course were
the most fun.
What will you miss
about teaching?
A: I will miss being
around students and
colleagues.
What is your favorite
memory from teaching?
A: My favorite memory
is when I hear from
students about their
professional and
personal successes.
Compare your first class
to the last class you
taught. What are the
differences?
A: My first class I taught
was a junior high or
lower high school class.
They seemed like little
kids. The class of 2012 is really
interesting. As a teacher, you
can deal with “stupid,” lazy,
and fun-loving students, but
you can’t deal with mean
students. The class of 2012 is
somewhere between lazy and
fun-loving. It’s a nice way to
go out.
What’s the most important
lesson you’ve learned
through your years of
teaching?
A: Every student is carrying
baggage that determines how
he or she is going to act in a
classroom. Everybody has a
story. When you’re having
trouble with a student, there’s
no excuse for bad behavior,
but there are reasons why
students display bad behavior.
You have to get to know the
students as people. In the
near future, teachers are going
to have to work harder at
creating that bond.
What factors led you to
retiring?
A: Education is changing and
there are other things I’d like
to do.
PHOTO BY BROOKE WILCOXSON
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How do you feel about your decision to
retire?
A: I’m happy and ready to do other things.
Teaching is the hardest thing I’ve ever
done and it’s getting harder.
What do you plan to do after retirement?
A; I want to spend time with my wife and
golden retriever. Also, I’d like to spend
time writing, specifically fiction and
novels.
How long have you worked at Leo?
A: I have been teaching at Leo for 34 years.
Have you worked at any other schools
besides Leo? Which ones.
A: My first year of teaching was at Wayne
High School in Ft. Wayne. I taught there for
one year.
What are the different courses you taught
at Leo?
A: I have taught the following classes at Leo:
PE, adv. PE, aerobics, health, foods, child
development, clothing, and independent
living.
What will you miss about
teaching?
A: I will miss my students and
the wonderful people I had the
opportunity to teach with!
What is your favorite memory
from teaching?
A: My favorite memory of
teaching was seeing students
get excited about running and
seeing them improve. I also have
wonderful memories of coaching
the gymnastics teams.
Compare your first class to the last
class you taught and what are the
differences?
A: The biggest difference in teaching
today is that when I first started
teaching we taught skills in PE and
then played the sport. Nowadays,
most students know how to play,
so you organize them and let them
play. Very little time is spent on skill
development because most students
already have the skills to play. Plus,
the classes are much larger.
What’s the most important lesson
you’ve learned through your years
of teaching?
A: The most important lesson is
to get to know your students. You
will be surprised what some of
them know or do.
What factors led you to retiring?
A: The factors that led me to
retiring are schedule changes and
an opportunity to work at CVS.
How do you feel about your
decision to retire?
A: My feelings are mixed about
retiring. I am sad because I really
love teaching PE and my students.
I am scared about the future and
sometimes I get a little excited
about being able to do what I want.
What do you plan to do after
retirement?
A: I will be working at CVS (in
Kendallville). I hope to travel and
spend time with my family and dogs.
I also plan to continue running and
competing in road races, especially
the half marathon.
PHOTO BY BROOKE WILCOXSON
The Lion’s Tale would also like to recognize
James Koester who is retiring this year.
April 30, 2012
Upcoming
Students of the month
announcements
English – Justin Woods (10)
World Language – Cristina
Jimenez (12)
Math – Audrey Coolman (12)
Business/Careers – Tara Kimm
(12)
Fine Arts – Courtney Costanza
(12)
PE – Austin Perez (7)
FACS – Sami Taylor (11)
Technology – Brok Sailor (12)
Social Studies – Natalie Grames
(12)
Science – Brianna Seibel (11)
7th grade – Jared Lowden
8th grade – Katherine Thompson
PROM
-Prom tickets are being sold the first
two weeks of May.
-Tickets cost: $15
Seniors attend free of cost.
-Guest forms are due May 17 to Mr.
Sauder.
-Prom will be held at the Orchid in
New Haven on Saturday, May 19,
beginning at 8:00 p.m. until midnight.
-Cedar Point will be Sunday, May 20.
SENIORS
The senior panoramic picture will be
this Thursday, May 3 at 1:30 P.M. If it is
raining, the picture will be on Friday,
May 4.
DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT: 16
Feature editor
On April 18 he
academic super bowl team won
regionals this year in English
and history and qualified
for state. The topic this year
is the American Revolution.
The English team
ranked first in their class
at state scoring a 21 out of
25 and the history team
ranked third in state for their
class scoring a 17 out of 25.
There are six different
teams that competed at
regionals:
math,
history,
English, fine arts, science,
and
interdisciplinary.
According
to
sophomore Paige Dempsey,
the English team has been
practicing since fall every
Saturday
and
Monday.
“To make it to
state it takes tons of work,
practice, and discussion,” said
Dempsey. “And of course,
since I’m in English, we have
to read, re-read, and generally
know our stuff really well.”
According to junior
Brandon Werling who is on
the history team, they had to
read two different books. The
first book was “The Glorious
Cause” and the second
was “Founding Brothers.”
“Our team’s strengths
are that we study a lot and get
along good,” said Werling. “For
our weaknesses, we sometimes
have trouble reaching a
consensus on what to answer.”
The way a competition
works is the three members of
the team who are competing
all sit at a table while the
questions are being read.
After the question is read, they
have twenty or thirty seconds
to discuss and answer the
question. They can switch out
members in the middle of the
competition, but the captain
always stays. Over all twentyfive questions are asked.
According to junior
Becca Williams, the strength
NEWS
End of the
year tests
approaching
By Miller Kern
Academic Superbowl team celebrates state qualification
By Paige Kaiser
Page 2
of the team is their motivation.
Their weakness as a team is
not always liking the book that
they are required to read for the
competition. After continual
studying she said that their
team is ready for state and
has a good chance of winning.
According to Williams,
she got into academic super
bowl when a teacher of hers
asked her if she wanted to join
and has been involved ever
since. Her favorite part about
being on the team is spending
time with friends and studying.
According
to
sophomore Justin Woods,
the math team did their
best at the competition.
“We had a good team
and a good bond with all our
teammates,” said Woods.
According to Woods his
favorite part of being on
the math team was learning
trig and calculus and also
being with other members.
“I
love
math
and tried it and now I’m
loving it,” said Woods.
Special editor
As the school year
comes to a close, students are
beginning to take many tests.
There is a wide array of tests
as there are many students of
different ages being tested.
The tests coming up
are ISTEP, Acuity, Advanced
Placement
(AP),
End-ofCourse Assessment (ECA),
and
Scholastic
Reading
Inventory (SRI). The ISTEP,
SRI, and Acuity tests are all
meant to be taken by junior
high students. The ECA tests
are for anyone in Algebra 1,
English 10, or anyone who did
not pass the ECA the first time
they took it. The AP tests are
being taken by any student in
an Advanced Placement class
who wishes to take the test.
According to guidance
counselor Christi Smeltzley,
the tests are about progress.
“They
test
math,
language
arts,
reading,
and comprehension,” said
Smeltzley. “They also help
predict
future
success.”
Smeltzley does not
think that one test is more
important than the others
yet both she and guidance
counselor
Cary
Cogdell
agree that the ECAs are
very
important
because
a student must pass the
tests in order to graduate.
“They are all important
because they give us data and
help us monitor progress,”
said Smeltzley. “ECAs are
the most ‘high-stake’ because
you must pass to graduate.”
According to Cogdell,
the counselors use data
from each test. The data is
necessary for different things.
Taking AP tests can
be very beneficial to students.
If a student does well on the
tests, he or she is eligible
to receive the Core 40 with
Academic Honors diploma.
They might also obtain college
credits while still in high
school. This could result in
not having to take certain
courses in college. AP tests are
graded on a scale of one to five.
“About 200 AP tests
were given last year,” said
Smeltzley. “The average score
was a 2.87. There is no ‘passing
score.’ Students who get a three
or better get college credit.”
Senior Bree Schmucker
took the English 2 Advanced
Placement test. She said the test
was extremely long and very
boring; however, it was not as
hard as she thought it would be.
“I feel it is hard to
study for AP tests,” said
Schmucker, “so as long
as you review the general
topics, you are perfectly fine.”
Taking tests, especially
so many at one time, can
have both positive and
negative effects on students
and
faculty
members.
“I believe each test
has a valuable piece of data to
give us; however, the amount
of testing takes its toll on
everyone,” said Smeltzley. “It
is very difficult to coordinate
so many computer tests.”
Canstruction students present new project
By Katie Lindley
Sports editor
Students
in
Canstruction
displayed
their model of cans at
the Glenbrook Mall on
April 13 through April 22.
The theme for the area
schools who participated in
Canstruction was “building
team spirit” and “teamwork.”
The students at Leo Jr./Sr.
High school who were in
Canstruction chose to build the
twin towers and a fireman’s
helmet as a tribute to the 9/11
World Trade Center attacks
and the 9/11 memorial that
is now on Ground Zero and
is being built. Senior Morgan
Ryan received a $1,000 dollar
According to student
council sponsor Jared Sauder,
they are building this because
of the teamwork that went
into repairing New York City
and the firefighters who saved
many lives during the attacks.
According to junior
Connor Hoagland, the students
who are in canstruction
design the structure using
the theme, pre-build it, and
they transport the cans to
the mall with a trailer. The
structure needed about 1,000
cans using red and silver cans.
“We tape small sections
of the structure together and
put them in the trailer,” said
junior Collin Hoagland. “We
put them together like Legos.”
They had from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 13, to
build the structure at the mall
and the next Saturday to tear
it all down. The canstruction
PHOTO BY KATIE LINDLEY
The Canstruction team has made a can structure of the World Trade Center and a firefighting hat.
members also pick the colors
of the cans and create a poster
describing the structure. After
the week that the cans are
displayed at the mall, all of the
cans are donated to Community
Harvest
Food
Bank.
The students spend
about two weeks to a month
gathering cans through an SSH
can drive, student council can
drive, and a can collection used
as admission for class tourney.
According to Collin Hoagland,
they build what they can
with the cans that they have
in the first few weeks, and
it takes a few hours to build
the whole thing at the mall.
According to Ryan,
they give announcements
about
Canstruction
and
meetings
through
school
announcements.
“We order the rest of
the cans that we need at Meijer,”
said Sauder. “Canstruction
has a partnership with them.”
According to Connor
Hoagland, he enjoys all
aspects of Canstruction, the
design and development,
and the day off at the mall.
“I’ve
been
in
canstruction for four years and
a team leader for two,” said
Collin Hoagland. “It’s a fun
way to serve the community.”
The students who
participated in Canstruction
this
year
spent
hours
working on the structure and
planning everything. The
students who participated in
Canstruction are Hoagland,
junior
Connor
Hoagland,
Ryan, junior Michelle Grush,
and junior Christian Nitz.
April 30, 2012
Page 3
Musicians prepare for spring concert
Band members at Leo Jr./Sr. High School anticipate performance
By Matt Alfeld
News editor
Leo Jr. /Sr. High
School band will host a spring
concert, the Band-o-Rama, on
May 3. The concert showcases
the work of the band.
Band director Bob
Myers started a concert
that would show the band’s
progress throughout their
school year. This concert, the
Band-o-Rama, will be located
in the Leo’s auditorium. The
concert will start at 7:00. The
high school band will play their
concert band pieces. These
pieces are “See Rock City” by
Chris Sharp, “Flying Colors”
by Brant Karrick, and “The
Cowboys” by John Williams.
The
high
school
band and the percussion
will perform together in this
concert. The two combined
have 60 members. This does
not include the fifth, sixth,
seventh, and eighth grade
bands that have 110 members.
This concert is a major
event for the band. Some
students spend time practicing
and preparing for these pieces.
“Not only do I play
every day of the school
[during] 7th Period,” said junior
Joey LeClear. “Once a week I
also take private lessons from
a retired professional player.”
The
concert
is
important in the fact that it is
not competitive and has less
of a serious feel because these
“The point of band
class is to eventually perform [which
is] what we have
been working on,”
--Junior Becca Williams
concerts are to show what the
students can do with their
talents. Some students want to
have the school’s gratification
for these awards and the
work put into winning them.
“The
point
of
band class is to eventually
perform [which is] what
we have been working on,”
said junior Becca Williams.
The
high
school
band is not the only band
to perform at this Band-oRama. There will also be the
seventh and eighth grade band
performances. The seventh
and eighth grade band will be
playing three popular pieces.
These pieces are “The Pirates
of the Caribbean,” “Mission
Impossible,” and the “John
Stafford March.” Then the
fifth and sixth grade will play
their various pieces. Finally
all the bands combined will
perform “Party Rock Anthem”.
The
concerts
are
serious and school concerts
may release students from
their otherwise heavy duties.
“It’s nice to be able to
play for fun once we’ve worked
hard for ISSMA,” said Williams.
The main focus is to
see what the students can do
with what they have learned
throughout the year. According
to Myers, the main focus of
the concert is for students to
perform for family and friends.
The admission fees
will be $3. Students and faculty
can support the band by
attending this spring concert.
“[The
concert]
isn’t supposed to be [for
the money]. It’s more for
the
kids,”
said
Myers.
A&E
Art feature
PHOTO BY KATIE LINDLEY
This is the figurine created by Jaquan Smith.
By Katie Lindley
Sports editor
In his 3-D art class,
Michael Bearman gave his
students an assignment to create
figurines. Senior Jaquan Smith
created a head of a demon.
“When
we
were
given the assignment, I was
molding some clay and I
made some eyeholes with
my thumbs,” said Smith. “I
just let my imagination run.”
Smith created the
demon head using clay, wet
clay, and paint. It took him about
a month to finish it completely.
This is Smith’s favorite project
that he’s done, and his favorite
part of his clay head is the
demon’s horns and its mouth.
“I just created a
demon face,” said Smith.
“This project means a lot to
me because it shows how
my creativity is growing.”
OPINION
Child stars turn heads as they mature into adults
By Miller Kern
Special editor
Over
time,
many
people change, whether it be in
appearance, actions, behaviors,
or other areas. Celebrities
often go through these
changes; however, every one
of their changes in publicized.
“A lot of changes are
good, but some can be bad,” said
junior Allison Enyeart. “I think
the main reason celebrities
change is because they mature
as a person or they know they
need to make better choices.”
The most common
group of stars who are criticized
for
their
transformations
are child stars. Celebrities
who became famous when
they were young are often
condemned more than those
who reached stardom in
adulthood. Society expects
young celebs to be picture
perfect role models. They often
face a harsh reality when they
realize this is unachievable.
“Child
stars
are
influenced by the world
just like many other normal
kids,”
said
sophomore
Frances
Coolman.
“Their
lives just get broadcasted.”
Miley Cyrus is a great
example of a changed child
star. She began her career on
“Hannah Montana” at age 12.
As a young teen, Cyrus was
very sweet and wholesome.
As the years went on she
began to lose her innocence.
Cyrus became more mature
and developed into her own
person. She started to dress in
a more individual style. She
lost the sparkles of Hannah
Montana and traded them
in for dark, grungy clothes.
Although Cyrus had a rough
stage where she allegedly
got involved with drugs and
alcohol, she has recovered
and is now living the life of a
PHOTO BY MILLER KERN
Ex-Disney movie star, Zac Efron, shows maturity in his new movie “The Lucky One.”
19-year-old girl the best she
can given her circumstances.
“Child stars should
be more conscious of their
behavior
because
many
people are used to their
innocence and don’t like it
when they change, especially
for the worse,” said Enyeart.
Lindsay Lohan is an
illustration of a child star gone
horribly wrong. “The Parent
Trap” star, like Cyrus, started
out sweet and innocent. She
then stole the hearts of teenage
girls everywhere with her
role as Cady Heron in the
film “Mean Girls.” Lohan
later became involved with
drugs and alcohol. She was
faced with many charges
and spent a lot of her time
in jail or court. She lost the
support of many of her fans.
Although
many
stars change for the worse,
Zac Efron is among those
who have conformed into
something better. Efron had
his first breakout role as
Troy Bolton in “High School
Musical.” Since his HSM days,
Efron has landed more intense
movie roles. He has become
a serious actor rather than a
singing and dancing teenager.
“Zac Efron used to be
a very kidsy movie star but
has changed his roles to more
dramatic and experienced
parts,”
said
sophomore
Emily
Hemmelgarn.
Although
some
may not like it, change is an
inevitable part of life. Everyone
experiences a form of alteration
at some point, even those who
act as famous role models.
April 30, 2012
Page 4
FEATURE
Students question ala carte prices
Ala carte lines lengthen and become more popular despite the rise in prices
By Marissa Swihart
A&E editor
Though prices have
risen and the lines have lengthened, many students still head
to À la Carte, punch in their
number, and wait their turn to
purchase a custom-made lunch.
In the last year, Leo
Jr./Sr. High School’s student
population has grown and so
has the number of students
who purchase items from À
la Carte. Because of this, the
two lines increase in number and cause some students
to spend more time there
than sitting down and eating.
“My least favorite part
of À la Carte is the long lines,”
said freshman Katlyn Doehrman, whose preferred type
of lunch is À la Carte. “The
food is so much yummier and
less healthy, which is why I
think so many people choose
to go here over regular lunch.”
The goal of À la Carte
is to provide students with
individually priced items
either for their lunch or afterwards as a snack. If the
students choose to purchase
a full meal from À la Carte,
they often end up spending a
much larger amount of money
for their custom-made lunch
than they would have if they
had gotten regular lunch.
Doehrman,
like
many students, pays $2 to $3
a day for lunch at À la Carte.
“I don’t really care
about the prices,” Doehrman
said. “It’s my parents’ money.”
Food Service Manager Deb Carper has noticed
students complaining about
the prices for À la Carte, but
she has an explanation as to
why the prices are so high.
“Rising
fuel
cost
affects
everything,”
said
Carper. “If gas prices keep
rising, food cost will too.”
According to Carper,
the À la Carte prices at Leo are
get clean skin
Editor-in-chief
Skin: it’s one of the
first impressions given upon
meeting someone new. Skin
is the largest organ of the
body and it is necessary to
keep it healthy and clean.
During adolescence teens deal
with various skin issues that
can become a nuisance and
cause embarrassment and
insecurity. Here are some tips
to maintain healthy skin and
solve various skin problems:
Cleansers. Cleansers should be
light and free of harsh chemicals
that could dry out one’s skin.
Avoid over-cleansing, as it
rips the skin of its natural oils,
which can actually cause one
to break out more often and
more severely. For people with
dry skin, a creamy cleanser is
recommended, while oily skin
needs a clear one. Cleansing
at night is a great routine to
get into as it cleans off all
the dirt the skin has built up
over the course of the day.
Choosing products. The best
way to keep a healthy, bright
looking complexion is to have
a good skin care routine.
Good does not always mean
expensive however.
Three
products everyone should
have on hand are a cleanser,
exfoliator, and moisturizer.
The products should be used in
that order, preferably at night.
Carte prices are undecided,
but Carper believes that a
change in price will occur.
“If gas prices continue
to rise, À la Carte prices will
raise next year,” said Carper.
“The Federal Government
has mandated that the regular lunch prices will rise also.”
Students at lunch wait in line for ala carte.
The specific products to use
depend on one’s skin type, but
try out a few different kinds of
products because everyone’s
skin will react differently.
Find one’s skin type. The
first thing to do when trying
to solve a skin problem is to
determine a skin type. The
three types are either dry, oily,
or combination. The first two
are self-explanatory; dry skin
is flaky while oily skin is shiny
due to the overproduction
of skin oils.
Combination
skin is a mixture of these
two types. The t-zone, or
combined forehead and nose
area of one’s face, is oily, but
other parts of the skin are dry.
feel that the prices at À la
Carte are too high, freshman Greta Thompson thinks
À la Carte has decent prices.
“The
prices
are
fine,”
said
Thompson.
“For example, 30 cents is
a good price for a cookie.”
Next year’s À la
PHOTO BY MARISSA SWIHART
How to...
By Kelly Lantz
chosen by the Federal Guidelines. Carper does not know
how much money on average
students pay for lunch at À la
Carte a day, but she does know
that buying regular lunch for
$1.65 is the most nutritious
choice, and the best bargain.
Though some may
Exfoliators. These products
dig deep in the pores and
release dirt and oil that
have built up. According to
beauty.com, when teens use
exfoliators
regularly
they
notice the biggest difference in
their skin. Various skin types
react differently to exfoliators,
so try a couple and see which
works best with your skin.
Moisturizers. This product is
key to avoiding dry, flaky skin.
Try and purchase a moisturizer
with SPF to protect your skin
from dryness and the sun’s
harmful rays, both of which
are harmful to the skin. People
with dry skin should use
moisturizer more often, while
people with oily skin may
be able to skip applications
every once in a while.
Remove makeup.
Although
taking make-up off before
bed can be a pain sometimes,
constantly leaving it on is
very harmful. It can cause
premature
wrinkles
and
doesn’t give your skin a time to
“breathe,” especially if one is
wearing a heavy foundation on
a daily basis. Use a light makeup remover before cleansing to
give your skin the most benefits.
Quick acne fixes. Everyone
has experienced it: the major
breakout
that
happens
unexpectedly before a big
event. In a panic one tries
everything to get rid of
the bump, rinsing the skin
repeatedly and repeatedly.
This is something one should
avoid, as excessive rinsing
increases redness, which is the
opposite of what many want.
Many brands such as Proactive
have creams to apply to the
pimple to decrease redness
and shrink the size as well.
Home remedies include using
toothpaste, Vaseline, diluted
lemon juice, and honey. Not
all of these are proven to
work but are worth a try.
Be aware of what touches the
face area. The absolute worst
thing to do to one’s skin is
to be constantly touching it
throughout the day. Hands
are constantly touching germs
and other oils that are not good
for keeping skin clear, and
touching the face after that leads
to breakouts. Try and keep
cellphones sanitized as well;
they often have more germs
than a toilet. This is a quick and
easy way to reduce breakouts.
Military options after high school
By Jordyn Furnish
Editor-in-chief
There are many postsecondary options for students
graduating high school. College
and joining the workforce
have been a favorable by
many students, but joining
the military is on the rise.
Guidance counselor
Christi Smeltzley said that she is
seeing many students planning
to join the military. She said
that it is a great way to pay for
college and is very admirable.
Junior
AJ
Busche
chose the military path. He
said that he decided to join
the military because he had a
strong feeling of responsibility
to serve his country. Busche
said that he has wanted to join
since his freshman year and
cannot wait to fully commit.
Busche said he chose
the Marines because he had
a lot of respect for what they
do for this country. He said
that he could not imagine
joining
another
branch,
and is ready to accept the
duty
and
responsibility
that these men take on.
Although Busche said
that the decision he made was
not hard for him, it was hard
for his parents to fully accept it.
“They were supportive
of my decision,” said Busche.
“At the same time they thought
I should focus more on my
college basketball future.”
Busche said that even
though he plans to join the
Marines he will still attend
college to further his education.
He said that he plans on going
to Ball State University, but is
still undecided as to what he
will study. He said that because
he has not officially signed he
is unsure of his basic training
location, but is eager to move
forward with the entire process.
Busche
said
that
choosing the military route is
not something everyone can
do, especially at a young age.
He said that joining the military
is both character building
and
financially
helpful.
Junior Alec Simpson
said that he made the
decision to join the Army
National Guard this year.
“I was back and forth
last year,” said Simpson.
“This year I was finally sure
the whole way through.”
Simpson said that
joining is something he felt he
was meant to do. He said that
his father, who was also in the
army, was very supportive,
and that his mother is very
worried but still supportive.
Simpson
said
his
signing process consisted of
lots of paperwork and many
meeting. He said that he will
find out in the near future
where he will be doing his
basic training, which will
prepare him for the army.
Although,
Simpson
said that he feels an obligation
to serve his country, he also
said joining the National
Guard is smart financial
decision in regards to college.
According to nationalguard.
com the Guard will pay up to
100 percent or one’s tuition. He
said he plans to attend Indiana
University of Bloomington and
go through medical school
to become an oral surgeon.
“I love my country
and joining the military
is just another way to
show
it,”
said
Busche.
April 30, 2012
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Stereotypes give boys more freedom than girls
By Paige Kaiser
Feature editor
For
years
there
have always been double
standards
between
men
and women.
One of the
biggest of these is chivalry.
When women claim
that they want to have
independence and have the
same rights and treatment
as men do but still expect
men
to
be
chivalrous,
it is a double standard.
Examples are expecting
men to pay for dates, holding
open the door, and treating
women more respectfully
than they would to men.
If women want rights
and want to be treated the same
as men, then they shouldn’t be
complaining when men aren’t
always giving them special
treatment. Although everyone
should show respect to others,
women
shouldn’t
expect
things such as “ladies first” if
they choose to be independent
and want to be treated
exactly the same as men.
Another
double
standard that guys complain
about is carrying purses.
In the student handbook, it
says that no book bags are
allowed to be brought into
class. Girls are allowed to
carry purses from class to class
throughout the school day.
Some girls even have purses
large enough to be book bags.
Many guys get in
trouble for bringing in small
bags to class. Guys then
complain about this double
standard because they feel
like they should have the
right to also carry a small bag
throughout the school day.
If girls are allowed
to carry around purses, guys
should be able to carry small
bags as well. Guys should
OPINION
Student questions the
ways of celebrating 4/20
By Matt Alfeld
News editor
PHOTO BY PAIGE KAISER
Sophomore Kody Detter shows jealousy towards sophmore Madi Clark
for being able to carry a bag.
not be told to put away their
bags when they are just the
same size as a girl’s purse.
There
are
also
many double standards that
girls complain about to.
With school sports
the guy’s sports teams always
seem to have more attention
on them. Whether it’s more
funding to support their
program, more spectators,
or more privileges, the boys
always seem to come out ahead.
It may be because
in general guys are more
competitive and overall have
the ability to perform better
than girls’ sports. Many
girls can protest against
this
statement
though.
One reason for this
could be that football is mainly
a men’s sport. Football is one
of the most competitive sports
at Leo Jr./Sr. High School. For
guys sports students super
fan and get really involved
in supporting their team.
For girls sports,
there aren’t as many fans and
support. For example, the girls
basketball team went farther
than the boys basketball team,
yet the boys still had more fans.
The schools students
should show support to
both genders teams equally.
There
are
many
double standards that happen
every day that people don’t
even realize. The only way to
really try and change some
of these double standards
is to confront the people
who constantly do them.
The
twentieth
of
April, also known as 4-20, is
National Pot Smoker’s Day.
Unfortunately, some Leo Jr. /Sr.
High School students celebrate
this controversial holiday.
Marijuana
is
a
commonly
misused
drug
by many people around the
world. It is used to relax the
nerves and make the smoker
reach a “high.” Though there
are many negative effects,
many people smoke it. This
may include Leo students.
4-20 is observed as a
day where people who smoke
marijuana take the whole day
to smoke their marijuana. Most
days smokers may smoke at
4:20 in the afternoon to smoke,
so the day is like a day dedicated
to the time to smoke marijuana.
Some kids and people
use excuses to possibly
leave their responsibilities,
school, or place of business
to celebrate a pointless and
negative holiday. The holiday
is a dumb excuse to go and
buy marijuana and smoke it,
instead of doing something
possibly important or their job.
Marijuana
is
a
substance that is commonly
used in many areas and,
according to drugpolicy.org;
marijuana is a big economical
factor. Some Leo students may
be involved with marijuana.
Some students may deal, buy, or
use marijuana. These students
may
even celebrate 4-20.
4-20 is not a respectable
holiday. Non-pot smokers
may joke about 4-20 and pot
smokers because they seem to
be dumb, aloof, and unreliable
or even unrespectable because
of the effects of marijuana.
Pot smokers in general
have the reputation of these
accusations. Some people
even label them as lazy,
useless, and even unintelligent
because of the health effects.
This day, where all
these people unite to participate
in such an irresponsible act,
is absurd and shouldn’t be
allowed to exist. The smokers
are performing an illegal act.
Police are often very
serious about marijuana usage
and abuse. Marijuana hurts
the user and may hurt people
who come into contact with
the user. According to www.
pbs.org, under the laws of
fifteen states, users can get
a life sentence for marijuana
use; this makes marijuana
use a serious crime. Even the
transportation of marijuana
plants can give you the death
sentence under federal law.
Marijuana
was
referred to as the killer weed
because it is linked to violence
and homicide. Smokers may
become belligerent and violent
as a side effect of marijuana.
In spite of all these
side effects, bad reputations,
and violence, smokers still
flock to the drug. They even
celebrate a day dedicated
to it. The abnormal holiday
celebrating this drug should
not be celebrated but abolished.
Students fake illnesses to get out of class
By Katerina Mattingly
Staff writer
To the students of
Leo Jr. /Sr. High School, the
fact that some of their peers
pretend to be sick once in
a while is nothing new.
Christy Fawcett, Leo’s
nurse since 2010, sees an average of about fifty-five students
per day. If that does not sound
like a big enough number, in
the fall she saw about seventy students per day. Fawcett
is always very busy because
aside from assisting several
sick people, paperwork has to
be filled out for sick students.
Included in this paperwork is
communicating with teachers,
state mandated hearing screenings, checking immunizations
on each student, and writing
core plans for all of the students with a health condition.
According to Fawcett,
the most common excuse for
students coming to the clinic
is general illness, such as a
stomach ache, sore throat, and
cough. Often, Fawcett will just
have a student lie down on a
bed for a half hour before deciding with the student and usually their parent on whether or
not they should go home. She
claims it is hard to tell if someone is lying about feeling bad.
“I
typically
trust
students until they teach
me not to,” said Fawcett.
Though students of
Leo are aware that other students of the building go to the
nurse consistently for no reason, a recent poll was given to
100 high school students telling
them to circle yes or no if they
have ever been to the clinic
PHOTO BY KATERINA MATTINGLY
Junior Kayla Beck gets her temperature checked in the clinic.
without a real illness or injury.
Sixty-five percent circled no.
Thirty-five of them said yes.
Teachers and administrators at Leo might not
quite understand the motivation causing some students
to behave in such a manner.
Reasons behind students going to the clinic other than the
obvious may be because the
student had a test that period
and they wanted to get out of
class in fear of getting a bad
grade. Maybe a student who
is getting bullied or harassed
wants to go home to not have
to deal with the bully for the
rest of the day. Also, since it is
common for teenagers to stay
up way too late, the following
day students might become
extremely tired during school.
Though it is wrong for
students to deceive adults and
miss school, it is rather genius
of them to lie once in a while
just to be exempt from a hard
test so they could re-take it
later that week and etcetera.
“Having students in
the clinic who do not need
to be here takes up time and
makes a longer wait time for
other students. This also makes
extra paperwork because each
student that comes to the clinic
needs to be assisted and the
assessment is documented
in their chart,” said Fawcett.
April 30, 2012
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SPECIAL
Students share favorite reality game shows
The Biggest Loser
The Amazing Race 8%
“I like the different places they
get to explore!
I would love
to be on The
Amazing Race”
-senior Dylan
Janiszewski
8%
The Bachelor/Bachelorette 13%
“I would love to
be on the show
just so I could
be the instigator and watch
all of the other
girls fight.” -junior
Hannah
Etherington
Survivor 12%
“My family and I
watch Survivor together, so it is a tradition. Plus it’s just
awesome!”-junior
Annie Merz
“I like how the contestants come together to work as a team and the family
bond that is formed.” -sophomore Chandler Yoder
Other 32%
American Idol 13%
Fear Factor 14%
“I like watching American
Idol because
I like listening
to the different
styles of voices.”
- junior Rachel
Schelling
“I would like to
be on Fear Factor so I could
win $50,000.”
-junior Nolan
Wilson
SPECIAL
Spring Break 2012
April 30, 2012
Page 7
Leo students visit various loactions
Hannah Liechty
Seattle, WA
Madison Yingling
St. Louis, MO
Paige Kaiser
Cassie Aker
Chicago,
Kelly Lantz
Matt Alfeld
Natalie Hauenstein
Annie Merz
IL Marissa Swihart Rochester, NY
Leo, IN
Katie Lindley
Hannah Voirol
Mckenna Kelley
Tanner Mellady
Emily Adams
Millie Adams
Haley Bowers
Los Angeles, CA
New York City, NY
Dillon Thoman
Jackson Boyce
Tenessa Pontius
Madison Oyer
Audrey Coolman
Frances Coolman
AJ Miller
Gage Corner
Siesta Key, FL
... enough said
Gulf Shores, AL
Brooke Seibel
Bri Seibel
Colin English
Eric Jones
Mikhaila Lichtenberger
Haley Buchanan
Chloe Buchanan
Ana Cris Mtz
Indian Springs, FL
PHOTO COURTESY OF HALEY HERRAN
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHELBY COOPER
Above: Sophomores Brenna L’hommedieu, Hannah Thomas, seniors Erin Thomas, Paige Kelley, Brooke Wilcoxson, Haley Herran, Erin Lengacher, and friends pose in Siesta Key, FL.
Left top: Seniors Shelby Cooper, Bree Schmucker, Lexi Hannie,
and Megan Clark show off their neon outfits.
Left: Juniors Jacob Pulver, Caleb Munson, Reid Rohrbacher, Caleb
Welch, Jackson Boyce, Dillon Thoman, freshman Tate Phillips, and
friend visited Gulf Shores, AL.
Right: Sophomores Hannah Thomas, Brenna L’hommedieu, seniors Erin Thomas, and Paige Kelley pose for a picture together.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN THOMAS
PHOTO COURTESY OF CALEB WELCH
PHOTO COURTESY OF MILLER KERN
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEXIS UMMEL
PHOTO COURTESY OF KENSLEY WORTHMAN
Left: Freshmen Danae Miller, Alli Miller, Millie Adams, Katie
Lindley, Kenna Kelley, Kensley Worthamn, Hannah Zimmerman,
and senior Chandler Hadley visited NYC.
Above: Seniors Nikki Butler, Grant Meeks, Kacie Stoller, Alexis
Ummel, Kayla Woodward, and friend pose for a picture before dinner.
Top right: Sophomores Kendra Butler, Miller Kern, Breanna Carpenter, and Madison Clark pose on the beach in Siesta Key, FL.
Right bottom: Juniors Jenna McAbee, Jessica Claxton, seniors
Kayla Woodward, Erinn Laroy, Shelby Cooper, and friend visited
Siesta Key, FL.
PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNA MCABEE
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Page 9
Spring sports continue into summer
By Natalie Hauenstein
Opinion editor
With the school year
ending sooner than usual,
the girls’ varsity softball team
will not complete their seasons prior to the end of the
school year, which will take
them into summer break.
Ben Shappell has been
the varsity softball coach at
Leo Jr/Sr High School for 6
years and this is the first year
that he can remember the season going into the summer.
“If the players stay focused, the varsity softball team
has a good chance of making it
into the state tournament. If the
team does make it, games will
continue until state championship on June 9,” said Shappell.
According
to
junior Haley Bowers, in addition to the state finals there
is also a recreational softball league that is played
throughout
the
summer.
“As a team I think we
will follow the same rules we
did during the school year
over the summer,” said Bowers. “There will just be less
pressure when we play.”
The softball regular
season games end on May 18.
Sectionals begin the week of
May 21, and if they make it
through those games, regionals will be on May 29. If the
softball girls continue to win
through regionals, semi-state
will be held on June 2 and
state finals will be on June 9.
“The effort of the
players shouldn’t go down
any because we all still want
to improve and get better
with our skills,” said Bowers. “Our team attendance
should stay the same.”
PHOTO BY NATALIE HAUENSTEIN
Freshman Katie Adams practices hitting before playing a game.
According to freshman
Kathryn Adams, each player
strives to do their best, always giving 100 percent when
they play. “We know what it
takes to win, and we all take
it very seriously,” Adams said.
Bowers thinks that
having games over the summer would have an increase on
the number of people coming
to watch because it would be
something to do and the games
will be getting more important,
since the team will be going
further into the tournament.
“Having games during the summer shouldn’t
change how we take the
rules,” said Adams. “The
team will respect them the
same way we have been
throughout regular season.”
With games being
played over summer, according to Bowers keeping
games going will make the
team play better together and
have a closer relationship.
“Having games going into the summer will help
the girls improve their skills
and succeed overall without
having as much else to worry about and distract them,”
said Shappell. “This is my
favorite part about coaching varsity girls softball.”
SPORTS
8 unknown things about...
Baseball
By Jenna McAbee
PHOTO BY NATALIE HAUENSTEIN
Special editor
1. We get cookies for every game we win from Mrs. Boyce.
2. We pray before every game
3. We lift Taylor Horn up in the center of our huddles.
4. We steal each other’s sunflower seeds.
5. We talk in swamp people voices.
6. We like to talk about each other’s mothers.
7. We got new uniforms this year.
8. When we wear our white baseball pants, we wear them
rolled up to our knees.
Uplifting sport movies inspire athletes to overcome tough circumstances
By Jordyn Furnish
Editor-in-chief
There
are
many
motivators in the sports
world that drive all athletes
to do well. One contributing
factor is sports related movies
that have the potential to
inspire athletes of all ages.
Movies
like
“Remember
the
Titans,”
“Coach Carter,” and “The
Blindside” are just some of the
real-life stories of inspirational
athletes.
Many
student
athletes find that sports
movies are easier for them to
connect to because they share
athletics as a common bond.
Junior Evan Dove said
that he feels that the majority
of movies that deal with
sports are very inspirational.
Dove said that his favorite
movie is “Eastbound and
Down” because the main
character has hit rock bottom
and finds a way to get his life
back on track and motivated
to get back into basketball.
He said that he also
finds “Remember the Titans”
to be particularly inspirational
because the players in the
movie have to fight racism and
come together as one team.
Dove said he feels that these
types of movies are uplifting
PHOTO BY JORDYN FURNISH
because most athletes can
relate in a certain way even if
Inspirational boxing movie, “Cinderella Man”, motivates viewers to fight for their dreams.
they do not play that particular
sport. He said that a good
and
professional Claxton said that professional
athletic story is interesting to they overcome them through basketball, she finds this parents,
need
to
think. players only care about money
watch and that is why these hard work. Byers said that movie to be very uplifting. athletes
“Today’s athletes are and fame, and movies show
types of movies do well. not only are sports movies She said it is not only about
“Sports movies give intriguing to watch, but they the sports aspect but of life. not the kind of role models to the hardships one must go
She said that the look up to at all,” said Claxton. through to achieve their goals.
many people a sense of hope,” motivate her to do better in
Sports movies have
Many are beginning
said sophomore Katie Byers. the sports she participates in. most inspirational character
“Coach
Carter,” is Coach Carter himself. to admire the characters in the ability to inspire people
Byers
said
that
they
participate
“Facing the Giants” is the a popular basketball film, Claxton said that the movie sports movies more than whether
most
inspirational
sports involves a new basketball shows that athletics are not professional athletes. Byers in athletics or not, but
movie to her. She said it coach coming in and trying the most important thing and said that she looks up to the they are especially moving
athletes.
They
can
teaches athletes to do well and to transform a losing and that education should be put movies’ portrayal of athletes for
always trust in God. She said unmotivated team. Junior before sports. She said that this more than athletes because the encourage the athlete to keep
that the characters face many Jessica Claxton said that way of thinking is how many NFL and NBA players tend working hard despite the
student
athletes, to be arrogant and selfish. circumstances they may face.
hardships in the movie and although she does not play coaches,
April 30, 2012
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SPECIAL
Anything Goes
By: Cole Porter
Performed April 26th, 27th, 28th, 2012
Starring
PHOTOS BY MILLER KERN
Elisha Whitney-Michael Kieffer
Steward-Robert Losey
Reporters-Maddy Kanka, Alisha Hubner,
Kady Cappetta, Baily Fritz
Camera Persons-Chantelle Hubner
Sir Evelyn Oakleigh-Colin English
Mrs. Wadsworth T. Harcourt-Lilly Barker
Hope Harcourt-Janiece Robbins
Bishop(Henry T Dobson)-Trey Akey
Reno Sweeney-Chandler Hadley
Billy Crocker-James Hevel
Moonface Martin-Kevin McCrady
Ching-Kimberly Dispenza
Ling-Audrey Brace
Bonnie-Talitha Fischer
Captain-Therrin Eber
Purser-Kyle Ibholm
Chastity(Angel)-Adama Selvrenius
Purity(Angel)-Sami Jo Taylor
Virtue(Angel)-Jenna Raspillar
Charity(Angel)-TaylorErexson
Serenity(Angel)-Ashton Roberts
Girl 1/Passenger-Carly Johnson
Girl 2/Passenger-Audrey Brace
Girl 3/Passenger-Baily Fritz
Models/Passengers-Baily Fritz, Cassidy
Zickmund(Jazz Dance Capt.)