November 9th, 2011 - Volume XI Issue 3 Black Friday: How It Came To Be One Of America’s Biggest Shopping Days Only Nine Days Until Shopping Bonanza holiday spree became so important to retailers that during Black Friday is known by the Great many as the shopping day Depresof the year. People go out at sion, they crazy hours of the night to appealed to hit sales that will save them President a few bucks here and there. Franklin D. People stand outside of a Roosevelt certain store for hours just to in 1939 get one item. to move According to Time.com’s ThanksgivDan Fletcher “as early as the ing up in 19th century, shoppers have order to viewed Thanksgiving as the stretch out traditional start to the holiday the holiday shopping season, an occasion shopping marked by celebrations and season. sales. Department stores in Roosevelt particular locked onto this obliged, marketing notion, hosting moving parades to launch the start of Thanksthe first wave of Christmas giving For the most adventurous shoppers, Black Friday has become an annual tradition of waking up hours before sunrise and advertisements, chief among one week them, the Macy’s Thanksgiv- earlier, but hitting up their favorite stores for After-Thanksgiving-Day specials. Photo courtesy of www.msnbc.com didn’t announce the change ings that year — Roosevelt’s, the switchover was handled so economic boost. Nevertheless, ing Day Parade, running in until October. As a result, derisively dubbed “Franksgivpoorly, few observed it, and retailers continue to tie one-day New York City since 1924.” Americans had two Thanksgiving,” and the original. Because the change resulted in little in-store sales to Black Friday.” Fletcher continues, “The Black Friday 2011 - What’s New This Year Some may think that Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, but in fact that honor is reserved for the Saturday before Christmas. Black Friday is usually tops in terms of total shoppers out in stores, but not in total sales. Photo from www.msnbc.com Earlier Hours Better Deals Safer Stores Stores around the country will open earlier this year than ever before - some as early as 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Toys ‘R’ Us may be some shoppers’ first stop as some of their stores will open at 10 p.m. Thanksgiving day. Best Buy, Target and Kohls will join Walmart in opening many of their stores at Midnight for Black Friday. Many other retailers will open by 4 a.m. or later. Because of the prolonged economic downturn over the past few years, retailers have been luring buyers with great Black Friday deals. Shoppers looking for a big screen LCD or Plasma TV are in luck. Because of the launch of 3D TVs, a backstock of qualiity LCD, LED, and Plasma HDTVs has built up - meaning that retailers may be likelier to mark these down to get customers in the door. Black Friday sales have lead to some sad scenes in recent years. In 2008, a Walmart employee was trampled to death by shoppers in upstate New York. More recently, customers have been assaulted and knocked down by other shoppers. Target is one chain that plans on boosting crowd control, keeping shoppers safe while allowing for the annual shopping fun to continue. 2 NEWS The Trojan Times Nov. 9th, 2011 The Class of 2012: Countdown To Graduation Trojan Times Seniors Explore College Options It’s finally that time in your life come one of the hardest decisions you will ever face. It’s the end of your senior year and you are deciding which college is right for you. You have been given many scholarships offers and have been accepted to many different colleges but you don’t know which one will fit you best. You might just go with whatever college your parents want you to go to or whatever college your friends are attending but before you do that it may be a better idea to take a look at your choices and see which is right for you. Some kids from around here went and visited some of their choices. Dillon, Trevor, Joe, and Kyle all went to Northeast community college in Norfolk and found that the campus was a little different than they expected. They found that the campus is very small and it only houses 300 people. The dorms are small and to each dorm room there are four people. To some of these kids that was what they were looking for but for the others they didn’t like that the campus was so small. Trevor went to look at the computer programing that they are so well known for. He said it Trojan Times Seniors Dillon Kreikemeier, Trevor Litz, Joe Griffin, and Kyle Ebel look over some college materials as they decide their next step. Photo by Stephen Cleary. was great; they had everything. All the computers were up to date and many of them were pcs but the graphic designing computers were macs. For him this was a college he wanted but not everyone wants to go to school for computer programing. Others students want a school more like Doane. It’s a much bigger campus that has classes that teach u for jobs in science and medical work. It’s a four year college that cost $20,000 a year and has one of the highest graduation rates in the state. As u can see this campus is not for everyone either. People like Trevor want a smaller school with teaching in computers while others go to schools like Doane so they can pursue a carrier in a much higher field of work. So before you go and find a college make sure u take the time to look at your choices and find the one that is right for you. The Trojan Times A student-run publication of the Scribner-Snyder Community Schools Editor-in-Chief News Editor Sports & Activities Editor Features Editor Staff Photographers Staff Artists Staff Writers Adviser Publisher Amanda Schreck Kiana Nuccio Steven Cleary Dillon Kreikemeier Derek Beerbohm, Chris Burger, and Amanda Schellenberg Kyle Ebel and Jon Rains Joseph Griffin and Trevor Litz Mr. Tom Cosenza Mr. Brad Stithem - Principal Fast Facts: College Search Students Graduating in 2012 should begin researching colleges now ~ Many colleges require students to apply for admission and financial aid this coming spring ~ Check schedules for the ACT and SAT early so you can make sure to register for the dates of your choice. Editorial Policies and Publication Information The Trojan Times is a student-run publication of the Scribner-Snyder Community Schools and is produced by students in the Creative Writing / Journalism course. The purpose of this publication is to inform the students of the Scribner-Snyder Community Schools, their families, and the community members of the town of Scribner, the village of Snyder, and residents of the Elkhorn Valley about school events and news. The Trojan Times is printed through a cooperative effort with The Rustler-Sentinel and is distributed with The Rustler-Sentinel upon each printing, as well as a stand-alone publication on the campus of the Scribner-Snyder Community Schools. Editorials and opinions found in The Trojan Times are those of the author or contributor and are not reflective of the opinions of the administration, staff, or students of the Scribner-Snyder Community Schools, nor of the staff of the Rustler-Sentinel. Advertising space is available in the pages of The Trojan Times or through inserts in the school-distributed edition. Please contact Mr. Cosenza for more details or to buy an ad. Food Drive Helps Those In Need Hunger Never Goes On Holiday, Help Needed The St. Leos Catholic church in Snyder holds a food drive every first Saturday of the month. They give out food to all who come that need help with putting food on the table for their families. Everyone in the community help supply the food drive with donations of all kinds. They consist of all kinds of food like bread, canned 3 NEWS The Trojan Times Nov. 9th, 2011 soups, canned vegetables, canned fruit, meet, and some snack foods. They also get some donations like plastic cup or plates that the people in need of may have. School organizations are asked to help work by carrying boxes to cars or loading cans into boxes. The FFA is one of the organizations that have helped many times at the pantry. FCCLA has also lent a helping hand in this community service project. There are many people that deserve thanks for all they have done for the food pantry but one During this holiday season, consider volunteering or donating to those who are struggling. Photo courtesy of www.pubsub.com. Trojan Talk: student that deserves thanks is Derek Beerbohm. Beerbohm is devoted in helping this program and is there every week that it is sponsored. He shows devotion and always brings the FFA organizations into this project. There are many other food pantries just like this one all around the nation. They help millions of people all over the world in their path to survival. Most of these food banks started in the early 80’s and have been around ever since. For example, according to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina “nearly 29 percent of the people served by the Food Bank’s network are children, and another 8 percent are elderly. Thirty percent of the families served are the ‘working poor’ people who work hard and still have to choose between eating and other basic necessities such as medicine and housing.” During this holiday season, if you can help those who are less fortunate, please do so in any way that you can. Generosity is something we can all be thankful for. Scribner-Snyder 1-To-1 Initiative Near Fruition Scribner-Snyder Senior Chris Burger helps in bringing in part of the more than 70 laptops and customized computer backpacks that will soon be provided to students as part of the district’s one-to-one computer initiative. As reported previously in The Trojan Times, all faculty members and high school students in the Scribner-Snyder Community Schools will be receiving laptops to assist with student learning. The faculty received their laptops in late August and have been getting in-service training on their use during both the September and October in-service periods. Students and their families will need to attend an informational session once the student laptops are ready to be handed out. Photo courtesy of the Scribner-Snyder networking class. Photos and Interviews by Amanda Schellenberg What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? Jordan Schut Junior Emily Schreck Sophomore Austin Weitzenkamp Freshman Suzy Metschke Eighth Grade Gage Herbert Seventh Grade “Pumpkin Pie” “Pumpkin Pie” “Pumpkin Pie” “Potatoes” “Stuffing” 4 In-Focus: Th Turkey’s Origins As Thanksgiving Fowl This time of the year we start thinking about the Thanksgiving bird the turkey. There is a lot of background history of the turkey. History of the turkey as our national Thanksgiving meal is a bit of a mystery. Nobody knows how the turkey earned a place at the dinner table every November. The first Thanksgiving meal was beef and fowl. Some historians say the early settlers were inspired by the queen’s action and roast a turkey instead of a goose. In North America, the native bird is the wild turkey. From what Benjamin Franklin claimed this made the turkey a more suitable national bird for the United States than the bald eagle. The bald eagle may be America’s bird 364 days a year, but the turkey has one day all to its self-Thanksgiving. There is a significant amount of cultural significance in relation to why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a holiday that was passed down from the early American settlers who arrive here from England. Eating turkey is not totally “American.” The British have long eaten turkey as part of their holiday festivities and the custom of doing so was continued once the new settlers arrived here in America. The Pilgrims has to choose a meat source that was big enough to feed this large group without incurring major costs. Turkeys could be purchased in the spring and be fattened up over many months in order to make them bigger for Thanksgiving Day. Many people used the meat from the turkey to make meat pies and other foods that were stored away to be eaten throughout the winter months. Turkey was the best choice for the early setters that wanted a special bird that could be eaten for special occasions. In the United States the sale of turkeys is a sign of the holidays. Turkeys are traditionally prepared during the holiday The bald eagle may be America’s bird 364 days a year, but the turkey has one day all to its self Thanksgiving is often associated with food and celebration. To many, this is also a time to indulge in rich foods - sometimes to excess. The cornucopia seen to the right is a symbol of abundance and plenty. Trojan Times staff artist Jon Rains has composed a traditional cornucopia with some modern Thanksgiving fare. Enjoy your Thanksgiving feast this year. Graphic composition by Jon Rains. season. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season in the United States. There are many stories of people being gifted turkeys for Thanksgiving meals. There are many cookbooks that offer many different recipes and variations for preparing the perfect Thanksgiving Day feast. The turkey in American culture is synonymous with holidays. Most Americans do not prepare turkeys on a regular basis. Because of this, turkey does have a very special place in American culture as a food that is prepared for with significant amounts of preparation for a special event. www.yourdictionary.com contributed to this report America’s First Tha The Pilgrims came on a boat called the Mayflower. There were 102 people and 26 crew members on the Mayflower. The Mayflower brought the people from England to Plymouth Rock. They kind of got off course a little. The boat had three decks Upper, Lower, and Cargo Deck. The Lower Deck is where the pilgrims lived. There were 53 Favorite Thanksgiving Memories - Trojan Freshmen Reflections My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is that I get to spend time with my family and we can do anything. My mom and I normally make no bake cheesecake. My other favorite thing is normally after Thanksgiving we put up Christmas things. It takes about 2 just to put up a tree. Then we decorate it. ~ Thanksgiving! Oh, many things I love about it. One thing I love about Thanksgiving is be- ing able to spend time with my family. Spending time with my family is very important part of my life. I adore packing my bags and heading to my grandma’s and grandpa’s house. On top of our family gatherings, I love all the food. On both sides of the family, we have a delicious Thanksgiving meal that includes turkey, mash potatoes, stuffing, rolls, and of course the desserts. I cannot wait ‘til Thanksgiving is here. people alive the first winter and the rest of people die. The pilgrims spent the first winter on the ship. There were 51 men on the Mayflower. The girls only had ten and the women had twenty on the boat. There were twenty The Mayflower. Im one boys on the boat. They all wanted to go to the new world. There was a storm and the ship was blown off course and on November 11 they dropped anchor on Cap Cod Massachusetts. There was a slave who escaped Volume X November hanksgiving Turkey’s Revenge? 5 Turkey Takes Blame For Tired Feeling anksgiving Trojan Thanksgiving Traditions From Mr. Cosenza’s English 1 Class mage from www.ushistoryimages.com showed the pilgrims how to plant corn and other stuff. Then on the first harvest the Indians came and they all sat together and ate a meal for three days. The pilgrims didn’t have turkey on the first Thanksgiving. XI - Issue 3 r 9th, 2011 I love Thanksgiving because of all the food. My favorite food on Thanksgiving is mashed potatoes and gravy. I think Thanksgiving is an awesome holiday because you get to be with a bunch of your family. You can share your home with others and giving them love and welcoming. ~ The thing I like the most about Thanksgiving is eating turkey and sometime I get to eat the turkey I shot! The other thing I like about it is getting together with the family, having fun and celebrating it. I don’t always celebrate it with the family though; I sometimes spend it with my friends and their family. ~ One thing that I like about Thanksgiving is watching the Lions and Cowboys games. The Lions game is usually around noon while the Cowboys game is later in the afternoon. There are other football games on, but these are the traditional ones. I think that Lions fans will have more to cheer about this year. I also think that Nebraska fans will be especially interested with two former Nebraska students, Ndamukong Suh and Kyle Vanden Bosch, starting on the defensive line. “If you immediately want to it is not unique: many meats take a nap right after Thanksand other protein products pack giving dinner, don’t blame the comparable amounts.” turkey” says sleep expert Lauri Scientific American adds Leadley of Valley Sleep Center. “tryptophan is used by the huEvery year, Thanksgiving Day, man body to make serotonin, a millions of neurotranspeople will mitter. It has enjoy their a somnolent turkey, effect on fruit mashed flies, whose potatoes sleep is most and gravy likely equivaand green lent to our beans. slow-wave Soon after sleep, says eating, they neuroscienwill all find tist Amita their way to Sehgal of the the couch University Of and start to Pennsylvania sleep, But School Of why? Medicine in AccordPhiladelphia. ing to But eating Scientific turkey does American not translate magazine amplified Scientific American to “turkey serotonin allegedly causes drowsiness production in the brain, says because it is packed with a nuneuropharmacologist Richard trient called tryptophan. TrypWurtman of the Massachusetts tophan is one of 20 naturally Institute of Technology’s Deoccurring amino acids—the partment of Brain and Cognitive building blocks of proteins. Sciences in Cambridge, Mass.” Because the body is unable to So in order to prevent sleepimanufacture tryptophan on its ness after dinner go out and own, it must be obtained from take a short jog to get the blood food protein. Turkey is a great flowing but remember to bundle source of this essential acid, but up first if the weather is cold. Turkey is a great source of (tryptophan), but it is not unique: many meats and other protein products pack comparable amounts The Trojan Times Staff wishes you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving Thank You For Your Support 6 Sports & Activities The Trojan Times Nov. 9th, 2011 Trojan Talkers Ready As Season Begins This year the speech team is locked and loaded and ready for the first speech meet coming up on November 11th. This year, the speech team has many students ready to be involved in speech. Many of these students are helping out and going outside of their comfort zone and helping out friends with group events like Oral Interpretation of Drama and Duet Acting. The speech team this year has three groups with OIDs. Two of three have their speeches out and ready for the first competition and the third one is working hard. The first group of OID consists of Amanda and Em- ily Schreck, Amanda Schellenberg, and Makayla Nemecek; they are doing 10 Reasons Not To Be In A Play. The group is ready to hit the stage in the first meet on November 11. The Trojan Speech Team members Faith Cole, Amber Metschke, Emily Schreck, and Jaydn Stieren work hard on cutting second OID group consists selections of literature for competition. The first speech tournament of the Trojans’ season is November 11th at Norfolk. Photo courtesy of Mr. Cosenza and the Trojan Speech Team. of Amber Metschke, Brooke Lodl, Faith but are hoping to be ready after performed by Amanda Schreck kamp. In Humorous Prose this Cole, and Jaydn Stieren: they our first speech meet. Also on and Makayla Nemecek. year we have Emily Schreck are doing The Most Clichéd Ele- the team this year are two duets. The team also has a serious performing Paper or Plastic. vator Play in The Universe. And The first one is a duet with prose titled I Know a Stupid boy Tristan Wietzenkamp and the final OID of Jaki ZahouTaylor Dewaele and Brooklyn When I See One performed by Jordan Schut are both going rek, Chelsie Rangeloff, Taylor Thomas they are doing a duet Amanda Schreck. Entertainment to compete in Extemporanous Smeal, and Katelyn Wobken are called Bottle Baby. The second Speakers this year are Amanda Speaking. still in the planning of their OID Duet is called Literary Cannon Schreck and Tristan Wietzen- The fall sports are getting done and now the winter sports are coming up. I will be talking about the girls’ basketball. There are going to be a lot of girls going out this year. There is a new head coach this year that will have some fresh ideas to bring in for the team. The coaches’ names are Mr. Peters and Mr. Howard so we will see what they have in store for the season. There are a lot of girls that are going out for basketball in the seniors, juniors and sophomores. Senior Abbie Hunke is going out for basketball. Her goal is to be a team leader and win games more than one for the year. She thinks the season will be good with a new coach. Hunke added that she wants to learn how to become a better athlete and how to be a good role model. This will be her 4th year playing at the high school level. The head coach is Mr. John Peters this year. This is his first year being a head coach for Scribner-Snyder. He was a head coach in West Point for ten years. He was an assistant for five years in Scribner-Snyder and West Point. He wants the girls to become better all-round basketball player. Mr. Peters added that he wants to focus on defense and have the team be solid on defense so it can lead the offense. The assistant coach Mr. Ed Trojans Girls Basketball Ready To Take Court Volleyball nets are set to come down to make way for Trojan basketball. With a new head coach, the Trojan Girls Basketball team will need to deal with change this season. Archived photo. Howard I asked him some questions for this year. His feelings of a new head coach are ready to help him and the team is successful. His goal is to improve the girls winning record and compete in the conference tournament. Mr. Howard wants to go to districts and win it. This will be his ninth year coaching. The girls have their first game the first of December. They play Lyons-Decatur at Lyons at 4:00 clock. So come and support the team and cheer as hard as you can. There are going to be some new girls on the team. So good luck girls! 7 Features The Trojan Times Nov. 9th, 2011 Video Game Review: Rocksmith The First Game You Want to Learn Something From Music games, after having the genre overpopulated largely by far too many Guitar Hero titles being released in far too short of a time period, are dying. Someone apparently forgot to send Ubisoft that memo, because they are currently hard at work on Rocksmith. The kicker, and what makes this game cooler than any music game before: this game works with any guitar even acoustics, if you slap a plugin adapter on the body! Just use the provided adapter to plug in your guitar into your USB port and go crazy. First off, does it work? I had a chance to play it, and that answer is a resounding yes. Each string of the guitar has a specific color, and the notes fly toward you in a style that we’ve all become very used to after countless rhythm games. With difficulty that scales mid-song through upwards of 20-30 dif- ferent levels, you will receive harder note patterns when you play well, and the game will ease up on your when you’re fumbling. It is supposed to challenge you as much as they can without frustrating you. It’s really cool. Just in time for this year’s Christmas wish lists, video game maker Ubisoft has released “Rocksmith” - a video game that marries real guitar play with video gaming. The game is available as a stand-along game or with a bundle (seen above) that includes a full-size guitar. To left: The key innovation for “Rocksmith” is the integration of a 1/4” plug. Photos from www.rocksmith.ubi.com I had to opportunity to try this game out at my house after Chris Burger bought it, and I would have to say, it is pretty amazing! Since this was such a new experience for me (I have never played a guitar before), I started out on the easiest song. You start off each song by checking to make sure your guitar is in tune - not a big deal. But since the game knows that you’re playing the right notes based on your pitch, it’s pretty important that you have a guitar that’ll stay in tune for a whole song. You can manage that, right? As you can see, it’ll definitely take some getting used to, but between the of Horrors”. The play is directed by Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Alsmeyer. There are about 20 people in the One Act Play Production. It’s about how three people travel in their own scary movie. There first conference is on November 22. District is on November 29, 2011 in Pawnee City. There are going to be eight different schools at districts including us. They are: College View Academy, Dodge, Lewiston, Mead, Parkview Christian, Pawnee City, and Sterling. I interview Amanda Schreck and the Scribner-Snyder’s One-Act Play will perform November 19th, 22nd, and 29th. character she is NSAA State One-Act would be in December. Graphic by the Trojan Times Staff. play is the Scream Man. She loves being in One On November 19th will be the the One Act members are proAct. Amanda would really love One Act showcase production. viding a spaghetti feed before for people to come watch her Come and support all the mem- the play at 5:00 p.m. Hope to perform her very last play. bers in the cast. The families of see everyone there. They’ll Frighten The Laughs Out Of You Scribner-Snyder is back with a brand new act. The One Act Play Production practices started sometime in September. In One Act you act your different characters that you are assigned. The play is called “Little Play duck shooting mini-game (plus a bunch more!) and an impressive track list of master recordings, it’ll be worth the wait. You’ll be able to buy just the disc if you already have a guitar laying around the house and it will come with the adapter cable, or that it’ll come available with a 3/4-sized, real guitar, for 199.99. Considering that Rock Band 3’s Fender Stratocaster finally hit retail a few weeks ago for a jaw dropping $279.99, that’s not too shabby at all. Of course, by the time you reach the top levels of difficulty on Rocksmith, you’ll be able to take your show on stage because you’ll have learned the actual song. That feature in Rock Band 3... just didn’t seem as robust. And Power Gig... sigh. Let’s just forget about Power Gig, shall we? 8 Features The Trojan Times Nov. 9th, 2011 The Senior Spotlight: Class of 2012 Amanda Lynn Schellenberg Birthday: June 15, 1994 Nickname: Bernie, Chuck Favorite Actor and/or Actress: Will Ferrel Favorite Band: Senses Fail, Wiz Khalifa, Rhianna. Favorite Hangout Spot: Kiana’s/Jon’s house, Park. Favorite Actor and/or Actress: Adam Sandler Favorite Song: Dear God by A7x & many more Favorite Quote: Forget the risk; take the fall if it’s meant to be it’s worth it all. Favorite Hero: Jesus Christ & my mom Future Plans: Go to college to major in Radiology Tech & minor in Photography Most Embarrassing Moment: Kiana tripping me going up the stairs and all my books went flying. Advice to Lower Classmen: Don’t let anyone stop you from achieving your goals. One Person You’d Like to Meet: Andy Sixx from Black Veil Brides. Braydon Clark Baumert Birthday: April 21, 1993 Nickname: Habbo, Shorty, Mandy, Schellenberg, Panda Bear, Chomps Favorite Hero: Superman. He’s super! Future Plans: Go to college, get a job, start a family Favorite Movie: Miracle Most Embarrassing Moment: Sophomore year v.s Logan View, going up for a lay up, my foot gets caught in my pants… I was looking like a fool with my pants on the ground. Advice to Lower Classmen: Don’t wait for anything, pursue everything. Interviews and photos by Kiana Nuccio
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