December 2015
Joplin, Mo.
Vol. 15.4
Warriors bring home the wins
and friends there to
By Brian Guthery
celebrate it with.”
This year
Following the
McAuley Catholic
procession was the
High School had its
final game of the
annual basketball
evening. The varsity
Homecoming
boys game between
earlier than
the Bears and the
previous years.
Warriors.
Homecoming
As the game
this year was
progressed, the pace
December 12,
slowed. Towards
and the Warriors
the end of the game,
played the Sarcoxie
the Warriors really
Bears. Unlike last
hit their stride and
year, on this year’s
pulled out a huge lead.
Homecoming there
Ending the night with
were three games
victory causing a large
played instead of
amount of excitement.
two.
At the end of
The first game
the basketball games,
of the night was the
McAuley had gone
Varsity girl’s game.
two and one against
The Lady Warriors
the Sarcoxie. Lowry
stuck with the
said, “It felt really
Bears throughout
good to be on the
the game up until
court. We all clicked
the third quarter. In
Times/Guthery
and everything was
the fourth, the Lady
The McAuley homecoming court for basketball included (from left to right) Courtney Bates, Brendyn Taylor,
flowing.”
Bears pulled out
Following
to larger lead and Shea Schrader, Aaron Teeter, Cameron Bertoncino, Kristin Metts, Jake Doyle, Dylan Londo, Bailey Welch, Collin
Lowry,
and
Briley
Rogers.
the end of the last
the Lady Warriors
basketball game was
couldn’t come
taken better care of the ball
The Warriors won but
Sophomore attendant Briley
the homecoming dance. The
back. Senior Morgan Hughes the outcome would have been barely. Junior Sean Fogarty
Rodgers, and Aaron Teeter
dance was around an hour
said, “Although the games
different.”
said, “It definitely was a
escorted Junior attendant
long due to the fact that
didn’t go the way we wanted
Following this game
thrilling game. It was good
Shea Schrader.
the games ran longer than
it to go, we didn’t lose our
was the boys Junior Varsity
with everyone working
Tommy Doyle escorted
expected.
fight.”
game. The Junior Varsity
together as a team to pull out Crown and Ball carriers and
Despite the lack of time,
Even in a loss the Lady
Boys opened up a large lead
the win when we were losing Cameron Bertoncino escorted
there was a large turnout
Warriors still found the good at the start leading 16-2.
to start the fourth quarter.”
the Queen Kristin Metts.
of students at the dance.
in it all. Hughes said, “ We
As the game progressed the
The Homecoming
Metts said,
Hughes said, “The dance was
play with a lot of heart and
Bears slowly came back
procession followed the
“Representing McAuley by
I think that is something we
from being down. The game
Junior Varsity game. Junior
being basketball homecoming wonderful and only lasted an
hour, but it was a full hour of
have been lacking in the past came down to the wire but
Brendyn Taylor escorted the
Queen was an honor. It was
non-stop dancing.”
seasons.”
the Warriors pulled through
Freshman attendant Courtney really special moment to
Senior Kathleen Bates
winning 39-36.
Bates, Collin Lowry escorted have all of my close family
added, “ If we would’ve
New Spanish Honors Society members inducted in early December
ducted Junior Wilder James
the ladies. Mrs. Parker said,
thing else, so people really
have an average annual
By Jake Freitas
said, “It brings awareness
“I think the importance of
need to know about other
household income that’s
On December 2, the
because of it shows us differ- foreign language class is the cultures and the language
$10,000 higher than the
entire Spanish III class was
ent aspects of society that we fact that our world is no lon- helps with that.” Being able
household income of those
inducted into the Spanish
who only speak English.
Honors Society. The cerSixty-six percent of
emony was performed
North American recruitby the Spanish 2 class
ers agreed that being
along with the head of
bilingual will be increasthe spanish department
ingly important in the
and Spanish Honors
next 10 years.
Society advisor Diane
Mrs. Parker comParker.
mented, “I hope it give
In the past, the
them an awareness of
Spanish four members
the responsibility to be
inducted the Spanish
able to communicate
three class. Since there
because our world is
are currently no Spanish
spreading out and want
4 members, the duties
to reach countries that
fall to Spanish 2.
speak spanish.”
The benefit of being
To be inducted into
a member of Spanish
the Spanish Honors SoHonors Society goes far
ciety a student has to be
beyond being able to add
in spanish 3 or 4. To be
it to college applications
in either of those classes,
and job resumes.
a student has to have
Mrs. Parker said,
above a ninety percent in
“Once they are in SpanSpanish 2. Being in the
ish Honors Society, they
society may be easier for
start learning more of
future generations.
the cultural things and
Mrs. Parker said,
the history of spanish
“As
it
stands now you
and how it came to our
Times
need to be in spanish 3
country and [how it] is Mrs. Parker’s Spanish III class was inducted into Spanish National Honor Society on December 2.
or 4 we are rethinking
part of our inheritance.”
about if spanish 2 second
Not only is class
don’t get to see in our day to ger isolated; we have internet to speak Spanish is beneficial semester can be in it if they
life changed by being a
and satellites that zip inforin almost all aspects of life.
have a certain grade point
member of the Spanish Hon- day lives.”
Being able to speak
mation all around the world
People who speak at
average.”
ors Society but the mindset is
and Facebooking and every- least one foreign language
also affected by it. Newly in- Spanish isn’t just to impress
December 2015
McAuley Life
2
McAuley gets in the holiday spirit with Miss Merry Christmas
tas and crowned by Nancy
Koester, who was the Miss
Merry Christmas of McAuley
in 1972.
N. Koester said, “It
was very exciting getting to
crown Delaney and I was
honored. I thought she looked
beautiful.” Crawford added,
“It was a little embarrassing
because everyone was staring
at me, but it was really fun.”
On December 1, to
represent the Joplin Area
Catholic Schools, Crawford
attended the 45th annual Joplin Christmas Parade. This
year’s theme was “The Music
and Miracles of Christmas.”
The parade route ran north on
Joplin’s
Main
Street,
starting at
15th
Street
and
ending
at 3rd
Street.
Crawford
said,
“The
parade
was
very
interesting
and
cold.
Once
it got
Times/Motazedi startSenior Nick Freitas escorted the 2015 “Miss Merry Christmas” of McAuley during the ed,
time
crowning ceremony.
By Veronica Nguyen
Having a Miss Merry
Christmas at McAuley became a tradition beginning in
the mid 1900’s. It included
three schools in the Joplin
area at that time, McAuley
and the other two Joplin
Districts Schools—Parkwood
and Memorial. Each school
would pick a senior representative. Then, out of the three
attendants, one would be chosen as the Miss Merry Christmas of the town. The tradition
ended around the 1980’s.
However, Principal
of McAuley, Gene Koester,
decided to bring back the
tradition in 2011. Koester
said, “I brought back Miss
Merry Christmas not too long
ago because I thought that it
was important. When I was a
student at McAuley, it was a
very important tradition. We
had a representative from our
school, and out of the three
schools in Joplin, one would
be chosen as The Miss Merry
Christmas.”
This year, McAuley’s
Miss Merry Christmas was
Senior Delaney Crawford. To
recognize Crawford, a crowning ceremony took place in
the Multi- Purpose Room at
McAuley High School on
December 1. Crawford was
escorted by Senior Nick Frei-
December 2015
Holiday window display tradition brings holiday cheer to Joplin
rated with fiber optic
By Emily Freitas
lights as well as Star
On November 30,
Wars memorabilia.
Joplin’s City Hall held
The Route 66 tree
the annual unveiling of
shows “66” Memories
the window displays at
of Route 66, and the
the Newton building on
final tree, the Family
Main Street.
Tree, is decorated like
This building
most trees in homes
where City Hall members
are- with traditional
now work was originally
Christmas decorations.
known as Newman’s Department Store. Built in
Another tradition for
1910, the store windows
Joplin during the holiwere something citizens
days is the Kansas City
admired while shopping
Southern’s Holiday
downtown, especially
Express Train, which
during the holidays.
came to Joplin this year
on December 9. Chil
In 2009, Joplin
dren were allowed to
City Clerk Barbara Hoegclimb on the train and
lin worked with area artvisit Santa Claus.
ists June Stokes and Dixie
Boyd-Carter to bring this
The Holiday Express
tradition back to Joplin’s
is a continuation of a
Main Street. Each year, a
Santa Train in 1997,
different theme is picked
which ran on the Kanthat reflects the Joplin of
Times/Freitas sas City Southern railthe past in an enjoyable, This year’s theme for the City Hall windows is “Tradition of the Trees,” and window displays are decorated road and made stops in
fun way.
small towns across the
with a variety of trees. Each of the eight trees represents a different decoration or theme.
Hoeglin said,
Missouri and Illinois.
“Window shopping has
Onstot said,
of
Christmastime.
Missouri
added,
“Our
citizens
enjoy
rated
with
a
variety
of
trees.
always been a favorite
“Holiday events and
Main Street Association
holiday-themed events and
Each of the eight trees repre- programs bring communities
pastime, and when shopping
awarded this display first
sents a different decoration or together. Traditions not only
during the holidays everyone festivities, and the windows
place
in
the
Outstanding
Winare
fun
because
they
appeal
theme.
came to downtown Joplin to
offer an endearing reminder
dow
Display
category.
to
all
ages.
Older
generations
The
Feather
Tree
enjoy the wonderful holiday
of the past, but they also give
Other themes have
probably remember Neworiginated in Germany. The
window displays in Newpromise to the future. Maybe
included
toys
and
games
from
man’s
Department
Store’s
few
branches
are
made
out
man’s Department Store.
one day in years to come, the
the
1950’s
to
the
1990’s,
a
elaborate
decorations
at
of
feathers,
and
the
tree
is
“The City enjoys
youth will bring their children
adorned with blown glass or- here to be a part of the tradibringing back these memories Christmas, while the younger collection of Barbie dolls,
Christmas villages, and varicitizens may not have seen
naments. The Aluminum Tree tion of viewing windows, takfor our citizens to reminisce
ous
places
on
Route
66.
anything
like
the
window
disis accented in red ornaments. ing in the Christmas Parade,
and share with the younger
In 2011, the window
plays before. Plus, the items
There is a Traditional Family or seeing Santa on the Holigenerations in their families.
displays
acted
as
a
tribute
to
in
the
windows
are
generally
Tree, which is decorated with day Train.”
It’s a great time of year and
Joplin, as well as the many
nostalgic and provide a great
handmade ornaments and
we like to help make it even
More information revolunteers
who
helped
the
focal
point
for
the
young
and
paper chain garland.
more special for those who
garding these holiday events
town following the May
The Lenox Tree is
live here or visit us during the old to both appreciate and
as well as future ones can be
tornado.
share
stories
about.”
a
white
tree
with
blue
lace
holidays.”
found at www.facebook.com/
That first year, winskirt, and the Victorian Tree
This year’s theme is
Joplin Public Inforholidayexperience.
dows
were
decorated
as
a
showcases
porcelain
dolls.
“Tradition
of
the
Trees,”
and
mation Officer Lynn Onstot
child would view the magic
The Futuristic Tree is decowindow displays are deco-
3
Mass Media competes at Missouri Southern Media Showcase
By Veronica Nguyen
On December 3, 2015,
McAuley’s Mass Medians attended the 2015
Southern Media Showcase.
The program took
place at the Corley Auditorium in the Webster
Hall at Missouri Southern State University. The
annual awards ceremony
recognizes high school
student’s in the area for
their great work in video
projects and print. This
year, over 325 students
attended the 19th annual
event.
The showcase included two guest presentations. The first presentation was from Noppadol
Paothong, a staff nature/
wildlife photographer
with the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Times/Motazedi
Senior Delaney Crawford was crowned “Miss Merry
Christmas” by the 1972 Miss Merry Christmas, Nancy
Koester.
just
continue having a senior repflew by. The best part of the
resentative as the Miss Merry
parade was hearing little girls Christmas of McAuley in
point to me and saying ‘Look the annual parade. G.Koester
at the princess!’”
said, “Celebrating Delaney
With a sponsored car
Crawford as our represenchosen each year, Crawford
tative went very well. I’m
was driven by Senior Patrick
glad the tradition is continuRiscoe in his family’s 1955
ing. Even if we don’t have
Nash Metropolitan. G. Koes- a Christmas dance this year,
ter said, “I’d like to thank the I’m glad we still participated
Riscoe’s for letting us use
in the parade.” Crawford
their car. McAuley was repre- added, “ It was an unique exsented in the parade in a very perience that I will hold dear
well- mannered way.”
to me for the rest of my life.”
G. Koester plans to
McAuley Life
The second presentation was from Alonzo
Medcalf, who is a professional news photographer at KMOV-TV in St.
Louis, Missouri. Students
were allowed to ask the
guest speakers questions
once both presenters were
finished.
After the presentations, videos of finalists
were shown to the audience. Categories included
Music Videos, Epic
Movie Trailers, Four Line
Dialogues, and 5-second
Videos.
After the showings,
winners were announced
and awards were presented by the MSSU Communication Department.
Along with that was a
drawing for a $50 Best
Buy gift card.
Several works from
McAuley received
awards or honorable
mentions. A certificate
was awarded to Seniors
Dominique Paje, Veronica Nguyen, and Kristin
Metts for a Four Line
Dialogue video project.
Paje, a member of the
newscast, said, “We did
our project on a prom
dress disappointment. I
was definitely shocked
to see the work that my
friends and I did up there
[on the screen]. It was
definitely unexpected and
I was very honored.”
Not all students who
participated got to place,
but they were able to see
outstanding works from
other schools that helped
them learn how to improve on their own work.
Junior Lawrence Asistido said, “I thought the
Times/Nguyen
Speakers Alonzo Medcalf and Noppadol Paothong answered questions from the audience at the MSSU Media
Showcase.
showcase was interesting because
[we saw] other
schools’ videos
and how creative they were.
I learned that
I should work
harder.”
Everyone who
participated in
the event was
then invited to the
Billingsly Student
Center for a luncheon. The meal
was provided by
MSSU and students were allowed to socialize
with one another.
After the luncheon, the Mass
Media group
went to Missouri
Times/Nguyen Southern’s Spiva
Library to look
Junior Will Motazedi receives advice from nature photographer and speaker, Noppadol Paothong.
over the rubrics given for
all of their works.
There, Mass Media
Sponsor, Kaari Schrader,
read aloud the judge’s
comments for each of her
student’s works advising
them on how they could
improve.
Paje said, “I hope that
the mass medians next
year will be inspired by
the works of our peers
that we saw. I am happy
to say that right after the
event, many mass medians were beginning to
think about stepping up
their game. I thank Ms.
Schrader for bringing us
to this competition.”
Junior member plays big role in Quiz Bowl
ing us advice on
By Monica Onstot
how to answer
The
questions we
McAuley Quiz
normally would
Bowl Team
not answer.”
competed against
Members agree
Purdy on Decemthat Ostmeyer
ber 9.
also teaches the
Varsity
team valuable
was successful in
lessons.
the meet and came
Motazedi
out on top with
says, “He’s
the score of 310 to
taught me that I
200. Junior Will
should probably
Motazedi said,
start to work a
“The meet went
little bit harder
very well. Purdy
at quiz bowl.”
wasn’t as much
Members
of a challenge as
agree that they
we thought they
are expecting a
would be.”
lot in the upJunior
coming season
Varsity lost by
Schrader said,
two questions
“I am truly hopbut members said
ing that other
they still did very
members of
well.
Leading
Times/Nguyen the team will
the team in points Juniors William Motazedi, Max Ostmeyer, Sophomore Dorothy Ostmeyer, and Junior Brian Guthery all discuss during a feel inspired to
take some of
against Purdy was bonus round during a quizbowl match against Southwest High School.
the weight off
Captain of the
Members agree that
McAuley captain, Thien
questions.
of Max’s shoulteam, Junior Max
Ostmeyer
leads
the
team
Le
who
graduated
last
year.
Ostmeyer
also
plays
ders.”
Ostmeyer who scored 130
very
well
and
takes
effort
to
Le
told
him
to
carry
on
the
a
role
in
helping
the
un
Ostmeyer expects
of the points. Quiz Bowl
study
on
his
own
time.
Ostlegacy.
derclassmen
on
quiz
bowl.
himself to average 120
Coach Kaara Schrader said,
meyer added, “I try to keep
Members say he
Members say Ostmeyer
points per meet this year
“Max has made an excelus
focused
and
motivated
plays
a
big
role
in
practices
teaches
them
the
rules
of
the
and for the team as a whole
lent captain because he has
during
the
meets.”
and
meets
by
setting
an
matches
and
coaches
them
to win almost all of their
prepared, listens to his
Ostmeyer
has
many
example
by
paying
attenon
valuable
information.
matches.
teammates, and he answers
note cards he uses to study
tion to the questions asked
Freshman Maddy Szell
confidently.”
that he received from former and answering many of the
said, “He helps us by giv-
December 2015
Merry Christmas!
4
Sports
5
Several Warriors basketball members together for almost ten years
What would you want for Christmas?
By Brian Guthery
My one wish
that I have been
asking for is a puppy.
I have been asking
for a puppy now for
about two years now.
Among many other
reasons, the main
reason is having
that companion that
always loves you.
A puppy will grow
old with you until a
certain point. Since
both of my sisters
have left the house
it’s all lonely and a puppy would fill
the dreary house with new life, joy,
and cuteness.
My ideal breed is the perfect
December 2015
By Emily Freitas
By Veronica Nguyen When I was asked what I
wanted for Christmas, I couldn’t
choose only one thing because I have
so many things that I want. To start
off, I would like to have a record
player and new sunglasses. I want
new jeans, shoes, makeup, a robe, and
pretty much all of
the cute clothes in
the world.
I want to
have more Frank
Sinatra or Louis
Armstrong CDs. I
want to travel to
Japan or anywhere
in Europe during
Christmas break.
I want a ton of
movies—a majority
of them are Disney movies.
Basically, I just want anything
that is Disney—mainly Peter Pan
or The Little Mermaid related—because I love it so much. But if I had to
choose one thing I wanted the most, I
would say tickets to go to Disneyland
without a doubt!
By William Motazedi
For Christmas this year I want
a hoverboard. I also want a new set
of dress clothes so I can look profes-
sional while I’m walking around.
But who can look professional
without a brand new Android tablet?
Therefore I want the new Nexus tablet
from Google so I
can be fully on the
Cloud and mobilized in my technological endeavors.
Finally I would
like a book of
vocabulary words,
so I can use it
and Ms. Schrader
won’t be disappointed and my
bad parlance of
words.
By Jake Freitas
For Christmas this year I
would really like a new car. Most
people in the school know my car because it is a bright red 2010 Volkswagen New Beetle. Now the car is fine
in a mechanical aspect, the only thing
wrong with it is it is not a man’s car.
I am not trying to
be sexist, but when
a car comes with
a built in flower
vase it is meant for
a sixteen year old
girl. The problem
is I am definitly
not a sixteen year
old girl. It doesn’t
have to be a giant
truck or a new
mustang but just something else.
I don’t think my parents or
Santa will get me a new car because
mine works perfectly fine, so I think
I’ll just ask for some socks. Maybe
some that are wooly and warm
instead of a different car. It is much
more likely to happen.
By Emily Freitas
My Christmas Wish List
has been revised several times, and
honestly I’m not even sure what I want
anymore. At first, I
wanted some new
vinyl, but then I went
out and bought some
myself so I decided
that I wouldn’t
want new ones at
Christmas.
I then decided
that I wanted one
of those old, Levi
denim jackets that
were popular in
the Eighties. I read
an article in a New York Times
about how denim was making a real
comeback, and I saw a picture of one
of these jackets and basically fell in
love. It’s possible to fall in love with
anything from the Eighties, and with
anything that’s denim
and from the Eighties,
trust me.
The only other
thing I want for
Christmas is a new
stereo for my car. The
stereo in it now is the
original one, and it
only plays cassette
tapes. This wouldn’t
be a problem if I
owned more than two
cassette tapes, so a
new stereo would be wonderful.
By Kristin Metts
The most important thing
on my list is a Keurig. I’m going to
college next year so I think a single
serve coffee maker is vital for survival. Specifically, I want the
K10 Mini Plus
because it is the
perfect size for
me. I don’t want
a huge Keurig
taking up my
desk space. To
go along with
the coffee maker,
I would like
K-cups. I’m not
picky with coffee
and I’m open to
try any flavor.
However, I am picky about
my clothes. I want new boots because mine are wearing out, but I
don’t trust anyone else to pick them
out. So far, I’ve
found a couple
pairs online that
I might buy with
Christmas money.
I have a separate
list of fantastic
movies that I
would like to
add to my collection. Lastly, I can
always use gift
cards to Target,
Starbucks, Ulta,
and Academy.
By Miss Schrader
What could a decrepit old
English/ Journalism teacher want for
Christmas?
I already have a new Samsung
Galaxy S6 edge plus phone, I have
a Kindle, I have a Samsung tablet, I
have a 6th gen Ipod touch, I have a
Surface computer, and I have a Smart
TV. I plan to buy myself a new car
after Christmas, but I can’t expect
anyone to bring that to me, so what
does that leave?
I know! I want a group of
Mass Medians who finish all of their
work--ON TIME! I want a group of
Mass Medians that put actual work
into their projects! I want a group of
Mass Medians that I can count on to
do what they are supposed to do without my intervention!
If only Will would think before he writes a few things....
If only Monica would actually
be healthy and write...
If only Emily would write a
little less...
If only Jake would, well, I
guess he can keep doing what he
does...
If only Brian didn’t have to
ask, is this okay, did I do this right,
am I doing what you want when he
almost always has it right...
If only Veronica would be
more decisive with her pictures
(no,we can’t use them all!)...
If only Kristin could let loose
of her perfectionism just a tad...
If only Brendyn would remember his voice overs...
If only Shea would use all of
that extra time for her stories...
If only Lawrence and Miles
would decide not to try to do all of
their stories on the same computer on
the same night...the one right before
the newscast...
If only Katie would not lose
her stories, the computer bag, the
memory card, her mind :-)...
If only Brennan would, well,
revolutionize the newscast instead of,
well, not...
If only Dominique would get
less stressed...
If only I knew
how to make it all easy for
them...
That is what I want
this year for Christmas. I
want this great group of
kids who gather noisily in
my room seventh hour to
have a ton of fun, get everything finished, and reach
their great potential.
What more could
a decrepit old English/
Journalism teacher want for
Christmas?
By Monica Onstot
I want a lot of various things for
Christmas this year. I’m hoping my
parents get me a little monkey. My
mom had one growing up so I think
it’s only fair that I have one. I know
that’s not a reasonable gift though, so
I have other things I’m asking for.
I mostly just want clothes
and shoes. I mean, what girl can have
too many clothes or shoes? If I had to
choose what type of shoes, I would
definitely choose boots. I would also
be very happy if I got more flannels
for Christmas. Flannels are so versatile and you can wear them with
almost anything.
I would also like new speakers for my room. Music is something
I listen to a lot. I think speakers
would come in handy in my daily
life. I’m looking forward to Christmas this year and enjoying it with my
family and friends.
The McAuley Warriors
basketball team began their
season with a 71- 33 win
against the Liberal Bulldogs
on November 24.
The team also participated in the annual Clever Invitational Tournament hosted
by Clever High School.
The team placed fifth in the
tournament.
family dog, Golden Retriever, which
is such an affectionate dog.If I were
to get a puppy then my Christmas
would be my favorite one yet. Cant
wait to see what I unwrap on the 25th!
For several members of
the team, playing basketball
together is nothing new.
Many members on the team
have been playing together
since they started playing
basketball in youth leagues
in elementary school.
Varsity members Juniors
Brendyn Taylor, Collin
Lowry, and Dylan Londo
all began playing together
in the third grade--the first
possible year they were able
to be involved in the St.
Mary’s Youth League.
of play and what to do
when someone has the
ball.”
Taylor said, “A lot of us
have been playing organized
basketball together since we
were in third grade. That
doesn’t even count the days
of playing 5 on 5 against
each other twice a day during recess since we were in
the first or second grade.”
Taylor added, “I think
playing together for so long
is a huge factor for us. We
play teams that may have
more talent, but our chemistry wins a lot of games for
us. We seem to know where
we are on the court and
have developed trust for
each other.”
The boys agree that playing basketball together for
almost ten years has affected
their team chemistry--that
is, the relationship of team
members that allows them
to work together with the
different qualities that each
member contributes--for the
better.
Londo stated, “I think
playing together for so long
has made us better because
we know each other’s style
This bond goes beyond being familiar with
each other in terms of trust
and position on the court.
The friendship they have
formed on and off the court
has aided them as well.
Lowry said, “Just being
around the guys who you
would play your heart out
or helps because you know
they would do the same.”
Taylor
added,
“We are
all so
close on
and off
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the court Junior Brendyn Taylor passes the ball while playing against the
which
Sarcoxie High School Bears during the December 11 game.
I also
they will ever match our de- a travel team from Carl
find has
sire to play for each other.”
Junction in the Championa huge
ship of the Warrior Classic
Memories were formed
factor
after losing to them by 40
during their time playing
[on how
[points] earlier in the seawe play.] together as youth. Londo
son. The second memory
stated that one of his faOther
is playing against Morgan
vorite memories of youth
schools
[Hughes] and the Doyles in
may have league was winning a lot of
the St. Ann’s Tournament.
more peo- tournaments.
We always had a lot of fun
ple than
Taylor, on the other
no matter what the outcome
Courtesy
us, but
hand, said, “My favorite
Collin Lowry, Chandler Olmstead, Brian Guthery, Brennan Adams, Brendyn Taywas.”
I don’t
memories of youth baslor, Garritt Jackson, Lawrence Asistido, Max Ostmeyer, Dylan Londo, and Chance
think
ketball would be beating
Jackson have been playing together since elementary school.
John Brown University point guard joins basketball coaching staff
By Jake Freitas
With sixteen years
of basketball experience
including three years at John
Brown University Tristan
Carrasquillo was the obvisous choice for the new girls
basketball assistant coach.
When coach Mike Howard was promoted to head
basketball coach that opened
up a new position for eager
Carrasquillo.
While in high school
Carrasquillo was a three
time first team all state
selection at Verona and
broke their school record
with 2,016 points. After she
graduated high school she
played three years at John
Brown University. With an
intense passion for basketball she couldn’t stop there.
Carrasquillo said, “I just
love the game of basketball,
whenever I wasn’t playing
during the summer in college I just missed it so much
so I coached my little sister
and I realized I was really
good at it.”
Coaching for Carrasquillo has never been
about winning. Carrasquillo
said, “I really liked seeing the players progress so
that’s why I love [coaching].” Winning and scoring
is great but what matters
for the new coach is what’s
on the inside. Carrasquillo
commented, “As a coach I
want to help the girls just be
better people because I think
you can always be a better
person and morals are really
important to me.”
Once Coach Howard
learned of his new position
he knew he needed an assistant coach. He didn’t need
to put out any advertisments
because he knew where
to look. Howard took his
search straight to the Missouri Southern State University physical education
department. Howard said “I
know there are several physical education majors there
that are trying to somehow
get their foot in the door A
lot of them are looking for
coaching experience and
a lot of them do volunteer
coaching just to get stuff on
their resume”
Howard had twelve
interviews within the time
span of three days. Tristan
Carrasquillo was his first
one. Howard commented, “I
was going into it basically
just wanting someone who
had some basketball knowledge and had some point
guard experience. She was
the first person I interviewed
and she blew me away.”
Carrasquillo had
the experience and passion
Howard was looking for.
quillo] really has helped us
guard and has had hands on
Howard said, “To be able to improve our ball handling
experience.”
find [someone] like that with skills since she was a point
her intangibles and her
knowledge
about the
game was just
an unbelieveable find for
me.”
Carrasquillo
played three
years of point
guard at John
Brown which
is just what
Howard needed. Howard
commented,
“Our team really struggles
sometimes
with handling
pressure so
I wanted to
bring somebody in who
had experience in those
situations so
they could
help our girls
out.” She has
the ideal skill
set that the
girls needed.
Sophomore
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Abby SchiefFreshman CLaire Lowry dribbles the ball down the court during a game
elbein said,
against the Sarcoxie High School Bears.
“Coach [Carras-
December 2015
McAuley Life
Major leaders of McAuley’s theatre
emerge
Koester’s Korner
“It’s The Most Wonderful Time of
The Year!”
By Gene Koester
McAuley’s Christmas Spirit
is legendary and on full display
during the month of December. The halls have been decorated by
faculty, staff and students. The manger scene has a
prominent spot and the Christmas
trees are well lit. The students,
faculty and staff are greeting each
other and McAuley guests with
“Merry Christmas.” Christmas is my favorite
time of the year with the thought
of family and friends coming
together for the celebration of the
birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ is the reason for Christmas
and I thank God, I work in a place
where I am allowed to express my
jubilant feelings about the coming
of Jesus. Now, don’t get me wrong;
I also love the gift giving which
comes with Christmas, but not
for the gifts I receive,
but for the gifts I give
to my children and
grandchildren. My grandchildren
range from age nine
through four months. The four of them will be
in our home during the
holidays to celebrate their
first Christmas together. My wife Nancy and
I are so blessed to have
our immediate family
home for Christmas. The
anticipation of Emily,
Ryan, Jaxon and Piper opening
their Christmas gifts while their
parents, Jessica, Shawn, Natalie
and Josh take more pictures in one
night than my parents took of me
in my entire childhood is great. The evening will be full of
laughter, food and refreshments
to last the evening, but above all
we will create memories to last a
lifetime. I hope everyone spends
time with family and friends. The
time will be shared in a variety
of family traditions, which will
manifest themselves through the
young generation passing them
down to future generation. I hope you enjoy your
Christmas vacation with Jesus
in your heart and your family
by your side. Remember: Life
is just a series of memories and
you have the opportunity to make
them wonderful. Merry Christmas! By Brian Guthery
McAuley’s
theatre first
production,
Chicago Gypsies,
has been
postponed until
January 23 and 24.
The reason
behind this
change is due to a
different date was
because theatre
was conflicts with
basketball.
Many cast
members are
also involved in
basketball, which
Times/Guthery
is the reason the
play was moved Sophomore Chloe Kenkel and Junior Emma Goodrich recite
their lines for their upcoming play Chicago Gypsies which will
to a later date.
be performed January 23 and 24.
Director and
theatre teacher,
said, “Will is one of the best actors
Lola Wade, said, “This set back in
I have ever seen. When I first got
date gives more time to be prepared
to McAuley, he really helped me in
[for the play].”
adjusting.” Patrick doesn’t just help
During this time, Senior William
out with theatre members alone, but
Patrick has really stepped up. Wade
also helps bring people in to try out
said, “Will’s leadership has really
for theatre.
shown this year.” Patrick has high
Along with bringing in new
expectations for his cast now since the
members, Patrick puts in a lot of time
production is coming up next month.
into his acting. This makes him a good
Patrick has been with Wade longer
role model for the younger members
than any other cast member. All four
of theatre.
years that Patrick has been in high
Hughes said, “He [Will] cares a lot
school he has participated in theatre.
and is very involved in every school
Wade said, “The older he gets the
play.” Patrick also helps the young
more mature he gets.” Patrick has
actors understand the dialogue of
taken bigger roles throughout the
theatre.
years.
Fellow senior Morgan Hughes
Tina Fey eats broccoli while wearing
green all week
What is your full name?
Daryl Dominique Dino Paje
Date of Birth?
May 23, 1998
What color best describes you andwhy?
Purple. Because that color is interpreted in many different ways, like
me.
What do you want for Christmas?
For real, I want world peace for
Christmas. We are in dire need
of it.
Which celebrity would you
bring with you on an abandoned island?
Tina Fey. She wrote Mean Girls.
She must be humorous, right?
What is your favorite season?
Not to be a white girl, but fall.
What accomplishment are you
most proud of?
I am most proud of how much
I’ve grown as a person.
If you could have any superpower, which would it be?
The power to make people more
open minded. Or flying, whichever.
Would you rather drink a
bottle of ketchup, or wear all
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green for a week?
Green for a week, duh.
Corn or Broccoli?
Broccoli
What is your opinion on the colonization of Antarctica?
Why not? Definitely not me though.
What advice do you have for the
underclassmen?
Don’t limit yourself on anything.
December 2015
Opinions
By Kristin Metts
The thought that Donald
Trump could be the leader of the
great nation known as the United
States next year is terrifying. As
I am now 18 years old, I feel a
responsibility to vote wisely on
a leader when the time comes. I
may not know a lot about the other
candidates, but I know enough about
Trump to not vote for him.
I see the small reasons why
people would vote for Trump; he
built his own business, he’s great
with money, and he’s not scared to
say what he thinks. However, these
pros don’t weigh out his cons.
His immigration policy
makes me cringe. What did he say?
Build a wall along Mexico’s border
to keep illegal immigrants out? Not
only that, he also said that Mexico
will pay for the wall to be built and
“they’re going to be happy about it.”
Oh okay, I’m sure they will be.
To think that many people
support this idea is horrifying.
Trump supporters seem to be normal people but when they classify
themselves as supporting Trump, I
want to run a couple tests on them
and make sure they haven’t been
brainwashed.
His tax policy could be make
or break. One thing I would trust
Trump to do for America is build
our economy. However, this policy
is very risky. The highest income
tax bracket would drop from 40%
to 25%. Trump says that the $900
billion dollar loss would be made up
with the boost from the economy.
I don’t know much about economics, but I think everyone could agree
that this could very easily go terribly
wrong.
I think the second people
heard that Donald Trump was running for president, the first thought
that entered their minds was, “Is this
a joke?” I thought he would have
dropped out by now, and I think this
has been taken too far.
Should Americans be worried about
travelling abroad?
By William Motazedi
The tumult that has rocked the
world lately has brought on a lot of fear
in our society. In addition to fear, the
American government has been lackadaisical on recognizing the dangers
until recently. In light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, the U.S. Department of State issued a worldwide travel
alert due to increased terrorist threats.
Released on November 23, the
alert put travel risks on all international
locations. ISIS, a group of Muslims
radicalized to establish a caliphate in
the Middle East, is the primary motivation for the alert. Their grip of fear
and terror attacks on the international
community has only grown in strength
in the past months.
Despite the best efforts of a
coalition to defeat their progress in
gaining territory, ISIS’ ability to inspire
fighters and attacks for their cause has
become a dramatically widespread
issue. The global reach has hit cities
like Paris, Cairo, and most recently San
Bernardino in California and includes
shooting down commercial jets above
Egypt.
The wild, atrocious crimes
committed by the militant group has
led to catastrophe and a refugee crisis that spread across the continent.
Should Americans be worried though?
For some, the travel alert might be no
bother to them at all. I, however, am
attending the Catholic World Youth
Day in Poland and the Czech Republic
in the summer of 2016, so it is a significant bother to me.
Considering the pitiful outcome of the coalition bombings, I don’t
believe ISIS’ actions will begin to fade
anytime soon. This worries me greatly.
The cost and effort put into going on
the pilgrimage to Poland could be for
nothing, especially if there is more
reason for the USA to extend the alert
to summer.
This problem isn’t specifically
caused by ISIS, however. Russia is
being their typical self and trying to
scare the world and the weak European
countries. Speaking of Europe, they’re
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MSSU brings Christmas carols to a new level
Brand new blacked out Hemi Daytona
Charger
If there was a starbucks drink
named after you, what would it be
called?
The Majestic
One talent you wish you had?
To sing like Carrie Underwood
By William Motazedi
When the time of the
year comes for Christmas
music to be sang and Hallmark Christmas movies are
filling up my family’s DVR,
I really can’t stand it. Some
of my favorite things about
winter is the snow, weather,
fires, warm drinks, and of
course, Christmas. However,
my second favorite season
is marred by overplayed,
cheesy Christmas songs, and
classic Hallmark “feel good”
movies that bring no realistic
appreciation to the beauty of
Christmas.
How do people escape
the cliche part of Christmas
without becoming too overwhelmed with the annoying
seasonal gimmicks? Believe
it or not, there is a way to get
in the holiday spirit with new
music, and events that place
you in the midst of quality
holiday entertainment. One
of these opportunities popped
up, so I took advantage and
was very surprised.
The Choral/Vocal Division of the Missouri Southern State University Music
Department held their 6th annual “Seasonal Choral Flourish” on December 4th and
5th. The concert included the
university’s Chamber Singers,
Concert Chorale, and the Jazz
Unlimited group. A trumpet
and brass ensemble were also
present and accompanied the
singers and pianist.
The groups sang without microphone amplification either. They specifically
requested to hold the event
in St. Peter’s the Apostle
Church because of the natural
resonant space. The acoustics
of the space offer the perfect space for their voices to
be heard as the composers
originally meant it. Even the
lightest hum would fill the
building packed with people.
What I enjoyed about
the the playlist is that it
included songs composed in
Latin, English, and Castilian Spanish. It had a latin/
gregorian chant twist to it,
Choral
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Mockingjay Part 2
By Kristin Metts
Yes, I had to go see
Mockingjay Part 2. I can
use one word to describe the
whole movie—sad. I left the
movie theatre feeling very
morose. Warning: this article
will include spoilers.
I thought everything
in the book was transferred
to the big screen very well.
With so many people expecting different portrayals of the
book, it would be highly difficult to please everyone. That
is why I applaud the director,
Francis Lawrence, and all of
the producers.
Beyonce likes macaroni and cheese
By Jake Freitas
Full name?
Morgan Marie Hughes
Birthday?
August 26, 1997.
Who would play you in a movie?
Beyoncé.
If you could travel anywhere in the world,
where would you go?
Italy, because I’m a huge pasta eater.
What is your spirit animal?
A lion because Queen.
What would be the title of your autobiography?
Stand Down Peasant.
What is your favorite book?
What are books?
What super power do you want?
Pyrokinesis.
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Just another opinion article about
Trump
Jennifer Aniston sings like Carrie
Underwood
Fall Name?
Katelyn Marie Mieseler
Date of Birth?
June 11, 1998
If you could be any animal, what
would you be?
A majestic Eagle
One song you could listen to forever?
Fergalicious
Who would play you in a
movie? Jennifer Aniston
One food you could eat
forever? WalMart chicken
If you were stranded on an
island, what three things
would you bring with you?
Camers to take selfies, razor
to shave my legs, and tanning lotion
If you won the lottery,
what would you do with
the money?
Buy Genovia and become
Princess Mia Grimaldi
Thermopolis Renaldo
If you wrote a book about
yourself, what would it be
called?
It’s Okay, I’ll Take It
If you could have any car
what would it be?
Opinions
Although both Mockingjay Part 1 and 2 mimic the
book very well, that doesn’t
mean it is exciting onscreen.
The book and the movies are
both a little too slow for my
tastes. I think The Hunger
Games and Catching Fire are
by far the most exciting movies in the series.
Like I said before,
Mockingjay Part 2 was
emotionally-provoking. My
eyes teared up when Finnick
died, and when Katniss yelled
at Prim’s cat after her death.
Finnick’s death was quite
visual, but it did the event
justice.
On the other hand,
I don’t think the movie did
Prim’s death justice. Although it was very quick as it
was in the book, the scenes in
the movie following her death
didn’t show enough of the effect she had on Katniss.
The very last scene
in the movie, that was
equivalent to the epilogue
in the book, was awkward.
Peeta looked good with the
little boy playing in the field.
Katniss looked very strange
holding a baby, and combined
with the voice over speech
that Jennifer Lawrence delivered, it was almost as if she
had gone crazy, which would
be understandable and almost
expected, considering what
she had been through. However, she’s supposed to be
mentally stable at this point
in her life.
I would wait until this
Mockingjay
Continued on page 8
No need to Abandon this book
What would you spend the lottery on?
World peace.
Would you rather be deaf or blind?
I’d rather be blind so I can’t see the haterz.
What food would you eat for the rest of
your life?
Macarooni and cheese, but only the
Velveeta shells type.
By Kaari Schrader
Once upon a very late
night, I was searching for
something free to read to
bring me sleep.
In the Kiindle lending library I came across Abandon
by Blake Crouch. I recognized his name as the author
of Wayward Pines, made into
a tv show. I was skeptical,
but, as I said, it was free, and
it was VERY late.
It turns out, it wasn’t
really half bad. Abigail, a
journalist, meets up with the
father who abandoned her as
a child to visit a town named
Abandon that was, appropriately enough, found abandoned 116 years earlier.
Along for the long trek
into the mountains to reach
the remote ghost town are a
paranormal photographer and
his sensitive wife and two
guides.
Abigail’s father, Lawrence, has spent years investigating the mystery of where
every single town member
went one Christmas morning
never to be seen again.
Upon reaching the town,
strange things begin to happen. One member of the
team just disappears. Then
mysterious figures chase them
through town after “killing”
the two guides. They are
taken hostage. (The guides
reappear, at least for a while.)
The criminals are on
the hunt for missing gold,
something Lawrence has also
secretly been seeking. Death
and violence ensue.
The book also fluctuates
back to the two days before
the villagers all disappeared.
It all relates to that cache of
gold. Death and violence
ensue in that time period too.
Eventually Lawrence and
Abigail solve the mystery of
the missing people and the
missing money. However,
that doesn’t solve all of their
problems.
We are also privy to what
happened to the original folks
and why, which our current
timers can only guess.
The death count is ridiculously high--only one person
makes it out alive, but the
resolution is satisfactory.
It’s not a bad book for
free, but it did not help me
sleep; I finished it before
finally dozing off at 5 am.
December 2015
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Above right: Sophomore attendant Briley Rogers escorted by Collin Lowry.
Above far right: Freshman
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Mass Medians at MSSU
dealing
with a
massive refugee crisis. All of these events
do not make me feel comfortable
walking around the streets of Europe,
especially if it is clear that I am a
Christian American.
Regardless, non-Catholics
should be scared to travel abroad
too. The actions carried out target all
denominations and nationalities. I’m
not scared for the planning and money
put into my family’s Poland trip to go
down the drain though. I am fearful
for the safety of my family, the people
involved, and myself due to aggression carried out by people wanting to
do people harm.
I’ve heard many people say
that the chances are one in a million.
Despite that being very true, the one
time I sit comfortably in a plane flying
near Russian aggression zones could
be the time that I happen to be the
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unfortunate variable. Life shouldn’t
be taken for granted, and I do not trust
the world and I worry for where will
be hit next.
The alert was sent out for a
reason, and should be taken with a
grain of salt, as it encompasses a wide
spectrum of countries and concern.
However, it should also be taken with
a degree of seriousness and worry. The
world is a very rough place right now,
and taking a chance to travel to such a
profound continent, recently infamous
for political and social turmoil such as
the refugee crisis and Russian aggression.
The Christian way is singled
out among Islamist terror groups too, I
just hope that at World Youth Day, the
Christians there can go unnoticed by
terror interests and it can be a safe and
prayer filled time.
Choral
Continued from page 7
but made it stand out from the overplayed classics that are drilled into
our heads. The choir’s charismatic
conductor was very fun to watch, as
his smile and rushed movements kept
not only the crowed entertained, but
the different vocal groups energized.
My favorite song that night
was called Lullaby and was sung by
the choir and accompanied by the
Southern Symphony Orchestra. It
was a part of a set of “nocturnes”
written in America in 1986. The song
was haunting and it echoed throughout the church.
There were also many solos.
These were primarily performed by
seniors who were graduating at the
semester. It was stunning how one
voice could hold a lot of power above
the rest. It put me in a Christmas
mood, especially when a girl by the
name of Rachel Johnson sang Glory
to the Newborn King.
Both nights were a huge success for the MSSU music department.
The church was filled to capacity and
it offered a lot of great publicity for
MSSU.
The free Christmas concert
was a great way to see local talent
and be entertained in the holiday
season, without wasting away on the
Hallmark Channel Christmas movie
playlist. The raw voices offered lots
of variants to music that will stick
with listeners until the concert the
next year, which I highly suggest as a
way to find the holiday joy.
Mockingjay
Continued from page 7
movie came out in Redbox to see it.
I watched Mockingjay Part 1 directly before I went to see Part 2, so
I felt an urgent need to see it. But for
anyone else, I would suggest waiting
and choosing another movie to see.