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it produced 2,000 barrels of oil daily. Hopewell Township Hopewell Jr. High was built Would You on the ruins of New Scottsville Rather... History School, which was founded in 1831. BY: JUSTIN KRAUS BY: HI-LITES STAFF The Township received $184.50 in What’s in a name? The origin 1834 in order to create a primary Would you rather find a pot of gold of the name Hopewell is unclear, school. Woodlawn Academy was or be able to summon a leprechaun? but it most likely derives from the chartered in 1879, this school Hopewell Presbyterian Church, eventually developed into Aliquippa Gold- 55% the foundation of the township. High School in 1920. Aliquippa was Leprechaun- 45% Hopewell Township, officially known a very small community with only 53 as “The Gateway to Beaver County”, people that broke off from Hopewell Would you rather have a lifetime supply has a complex and intriguing history and became its own borough. South of shamrock shakes or lucky charms? that most residents are unaware of. Heights was the second place to be The township was founded taken out of Hopewell in 1880, with Shamrock Shakes- 61% over 200 years ago by union soldiers Woodlawn closely following suit. Lucky Charms- 39% after the Civil War. This area was Hopewell Township is one of inhabited by Iroquois Indians during the oldest communities in western Would you rather have to wear the French and Indian war, and Pennsylvania. With Civil war soldiers some visible green every day or records show that Native Americans buried in the cemeteries, a road never be able to wear green? were here as early as the 1600s. The named after a revolutionary war first record of “Hopewell Township” leader (Colonel Daniel Brodhead), Wear it - 13% is from Washington County in 1805; and numerous communities Can’t wear it- 87% this part was presumably broken off breaking off and added to Beaver County. over time, the Would you rather be forced to have The first settlers did not know township has potatoes with every meal or never whether they were in Pennsylvania a very rich and have potatoes again? or Virginia, and Hopewell Township long history to officially broke off from the Allegheny be explored. Potatoes- 46% community “First Moon” in 1812. Today, the No potatoes- 54% Before it became its own township, township Independence was a PA militia site, continues to Would you rather have lunch with but it then broke off from Hopewell thrive. With a St. Patrick or Patrick Star? Township and became its own self- huge economic governing municipality. surplus in the St. Patrick- 2% Hopewell has industrial roots last fiscal year, and being the only Patrick Star- 98% as well. The first ever Pittsburgh municipality in Beaver County with Stage Coach ran along Brodhead a lake, its citizens have a lot to be Would you rather eat a taco or a Road in Hopewell in the early ‘60s. proud of. Obviously, the extensive burrito? Then, in the 1880’s, many industry- history was not all covered, an focused people came to Hopewell article about the complete history Taco- 47% for the newly found natural gas can be found at: www.hopewelltwp. Burrito- 53% deposits. This led to the spawn of com/history/ the Raccoon Oil Company in 1886; chance of winning top awards. Competitive dancers always keep their eye on winning the top award. At some competitions, they give away scholarships to the best dancers. A girl from Rhythms in Motion Dance studio, who attends Central Valley School District, just won a V.I.P scholarship at JUMP two weekends ago, and has the opportunity to go to California in the summer. Dance competitions are crucial since they can provide opportunities for a future professional job. Competition season typically begins in spring. Going Post-Gazette, “Incredible. I would to competitions and conventions From Rochy to have bet anybody…that no person makes a dancer mature and could walk on this team as a rookie more professional. When dancers Sochi compete, they go against other BY: LAUREN TRIMBER and make the team, let alone actually be in USA-1. But you look studios and try to win the top With a little over 230 at Lauryn’s résumé and it tells you overall score. Occasionally, dance Americans in the Olympics, the what type of athlete she is. She’s one studios are allowed to enter as many chance of becoming an athlete to of the greatest U.S. sprinters of all routines as they want, and can have represent the United States is less time, incredibly talented, incredibly any number of submissions from than one percent. Lauryn Williams powerful with an incredible work four to over 20 dance numbers. beat those odds. ethic.” Commonly, people assume Born that dance is an easy activity, but it in Rochester, Taking the involves both physical and mental Pennsylvania first sled, concentration. Dancers train in 1983, Williams was many hours a week, sometimes Williams is one step closer five per day. On weekends and recognizable to becoming the during the summer, they dance to most second person more frequently. They practice audiences in history Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Jazz as the two- to receive a Funk, Acrobatics, Lyrical, time Summer gold medal in Contemporary, Hip-Hop, and many Olympic the Summer other categories of dance. Dancers medalist in and Winter have extraordinary flexibility, relays and Olympics. muscular strength, and physical sprints. However, and mental endurance. That is This year, she won the silver medal when why some are able to do over 11 however, she is joining the Winter Canadians Humphries and Moyse pirouettes (how many times you Olympics as a bobsledder, but her slid into first place. can turn on one leg) in a row. journey was not an easy one. She Although she failed to make Dance is not an easy came into Sochi as a bobsledding history on an international scale, activity. Most people don’t consider rookie, having battled thoughts of Williams will be remembered as it a sport, but dance involves quitting four months earlier. one of Beaver County’s greatest physical activity and competition What makes the athletes. against other teams, qualifying it as Pennsylvania native so unique is a sport. Dancers in our school train not her participation in both the very hard to have a professional Summer and Winter Olympics. job in the future. People might She shines above the rest because 5,6,7,8! think that regular school sports she had no bobsledding experience are hard, but dancers don’t get until four months ago. She was BY: SOPHIA STOKES acknowledged as much. They have given the privilege of pushing the It’s time to groove into spring a fire and passion inside of them to number one sled, bumping out with dancing. Dance season is an dance the best they can. They have seasoned Olympian Lolo Jones, incredibly hectic time for competitors to present to the audience that they who also participated in both the with competitions every weekend, work very hard, and since they are Summer and Winter Olympics. constant training, and countless professionals, they make dancing Williams’ coach, Todd Hays, repetitions of routines. Handling look easy. spoke of her talent to the Pittsburgh the heavy workload is worth the For the upcoming season, of his high school years. Distance is Baseball Is Back- Coach Shuleski hopes to compete an especially grueling activity, with for a section championship. After practices including miles and miles Back-Back! a great season last year, Coach of running. Tocci noted, “We plan BY: GRACE WARGO to work really hard this season!” Shuleski predicts, “We will be For some, spring starts Some athletes have already begun with the birds chirping, for others, strong defensively up the middle.” to show heightened potential early the crack of a bat. Baseball season Hopewell’s rivals this year are in this 2014 season. According to is among us. Last year the Vikings Blackhawk and West Allegheny; Nick, some of these people include earned a record of 20-5, not bowing West A is the preseason favorite to sophomore Greg Nero and freshman out until the WPIAL Championship win the section. Patrick Dusch. game. The team is led by second The offseason is always an Sprinting is equally opportunity for challenging, with high speeds new leaders to straining muscles and ligaments. emerge. Coach “This year we are really focusing Shuleski said, on relays, especially the handoffs,” stated senior sprinter Gabby “Some of our Georgetson. Relays prove prevalent seniors are to sprinters, who have earned many beginning to points from the winning members. fill that role As for the girls, they earned knowingly and a 5-2 record, but senior pole vaulter unknowingly. Elizabeth David believes there is It’s not being always room for improvement. vocal; it’s putting “This year I want to focus on getting the team’s needs up higher. Last year we were mostly ahead of your staying at the six feet mark, so own.” we want to get up higher to about eight feet so we can place at MACs,” Fans, Elizabeth noted. Along with each circle April 7 on other section of the team, some of your calendar to the vaulters’ fiercest rivals include see Hopewell at both West A and Blackhawk. Blackhawk. The Across the football field first game of the away is another portion of the year head coach and math teacher season is March 24 against New team, the throwers. Kari Steur, a Coach Shuleski. He offered a few Brighton. senior who throws shot put and candid answers that provide a discus also has plans to advance this season. She revealed, “We glimpse into the life of the general want to get our throws farther, of the baseball team. Dashing Toward and get to states. We were only a couple places behind making it last Q: If you were able to change a rule in Success BY: LAUREN ZAWATSKI year.” Throwers make up a large baseball, what would you change? “Forty four days percentage of the team, and they A: “In high school, I would like to ‘till West A. I have a countdown,” also are fairly isolated from the rest see wooden bats used.” proclaimed Anthony Candiello. Only of the team. Q: What was your greatest one arduous sport could incite such “I think it’s going to be baseball moment as a player? a fierce rivalry in the minds of those really fun and interesting. I feel like A: “Stealing home for the game who participate, track and field. cross country has prepped me a bit winning run vs. Grove City.” The team is not simply composed for track. I can’t wait until we start Q: What was your greatest of just one part; it actually contains running our events and competing” baseball moment as a coach? four different disciplines: jumping, exclaimed freshman Rachael A: “My first section game as head running, throwing, and vaulting. Ciccone, who plans to run distance. Last year, the boys track coach. We were losing 7-1 in the This year’s team has a large variety team finished with an overall 2-5 6th inning and came back to win record, which Candiello, a jumper of ages and experience, and many 9-7.” as well as the captain of the entire new faces are emerging. Hopewell’s team is going track team, believes will definitely The track team’s first to have a different look this year, improve this season. “Honestly, we match will be held on Tuesday losing 12 players. Some of the just have to keep at it; we had a lot March 11 against Riverside at 3:30 notable losses include: Stefan of young people on the team last p.m., and the highly anticipated Mrkonja, Arion Sepp, Ryan Cox, year. With all the experience they Hopewell versus West A faceoff will Tim Hughes, and Clayton Covalt. have now I feel like we can do a lot be at home on Thursday April 3, Mrkonja now plays for Point Park better this year.” starting at 3:30 p.m. Come out and University, Sepp for Seton Hill, Cox Junior Nick Tocci feels support the track team as they run, similarly about the upcoming for St. Bonaventure, Hughes for jump, throw, and vault towards an season. Tocci, a distance runner, West Liberty, and Covalt for Penn has been on the team for all three excellent season! State Beaver. Championship for the team event Hopewell Softball, Striking Victory in March. BY: KRISTEN SPEZIALETTI The teams have travelled Comeback Season to different alleys in the area, BY: SANTINO CICCONE One of the many sports that consistently winning. As Andrew lack proper publicity is the Hopewell Brunette said, “…I can use three Hopewell is not known for Bowling Team. The regular season words to describe our situation: a successful softball team. With matches have just ended, and Adapt, Adjust, Overcome.” only two section championships in tournaments are beginning. It 1980 and 1988, they are hoping to is about time the bowling team break their streak after 26 years. receives their deserved recognition. Archery In the last three years, with an With the current season BY: JENNIFER CRANMER

8-44 record they hope to have the coming to a close, Hopewell Bowling “To unify Bowhunters team turned around with a new has had a successful run. During and Bowhunter organization at head coach. the regular season, Boys’ and Girls’ an international level.” This is the Hopewell graduate and Varsity Bowling teams finished preamble of the I.B.O. (International Penn State centerfielder, Amanda section champions. Boys’ Varsity Bowhunting Organization), and Moore, is the new and first head Team captains Shane Martin and from age 10 Hopewell sophomore coach, hopes to turn the team Andrew Brunette lead the team to D.J. Mercer has been competing around. “I am hoping and striving victory at the Midwestern Athletic in archery competitions sponsored for a comeback. I am confident Conference. Girls came in a close by I.B.O. In August, he will be in my team because of the large second, only behind Montour. The representing Pennsylvania in the amount of talent we have. With girls’ varsity team, captained by I.B.O. 2014 World Championship experienced upperclassmen that Kristen Spezialetti and Cassandra after qualifying from the state can guide the younger girls, who Derose, finished with a 9-1 record, competition. are very talented, we should do boys’ finished the regular season Archery competitions occur well” she commented on what she undefeated. in three rounds; states, nationals, thinks about the team. Also, she Noteworthy Hopewell and worlds. Although a veteran said that the key to their success Bowlers include the boys’ archer, D.J. says he still gets starting five varsity team, this year would be “teamwork, nervous before a competition. He all of which qualified for the uses a Mathew’s compound bow communication, positive attitude Western Pennsylvania Regional during competitions and rigorous (supporting others, that is). Each Championships. Hopewell bowlers practice four days a week. He started player is equal and helpful to the who qualified for the Regional performing competitively because team in some way. I plan to play Singles Championship include he “thought he was good enough the best nine girls in the positions Shane Martin, Andrew Brunette, to do it.” In D.J.’s years of practice I feel they’re strongest and prove Sean Donnelly, Anthony Matuga, his greatest accomplishment still to any doubters that Hopewell Kyle Everette, Cassandra DeRose, remains his second place plaque softball CAN be strong and make a and Kylie Gozur. Both teams from states. Good luck to D.J. comeback.” will be attending the Regional Mercer at Worlds. Returning letterman, Carmen Fisher, has a positive Congratulations to the Hopewell Swim Team Seniors! From left to right: outlook on the season, after a tough Gabby Ruttinger, Victoria Rohm, Noah Repman, Lia Kopar, Jake Smallwood, one last year. After asking how she Elizabeth David, Emily Tolfa, Jake Kennedy, and Central Valley swimmer,Blair thinks they will perform, she said Drake. “Better than last year because of the up and coming players.” She thinks that the key of their team’s success will be team work and cooperation, and hoping to make the playoffs. “She’s different than the past coaches. I feel like she knows more because she actually played the sport and not just in high school but in college too,” Carmen stated after I asked about the new coach. After finding out the information of the new head coach and a returning letterman, they hope to have a positive season and a lot better than recent years. and the symptoms range from sleepiness to death. To find out how sleep apnea really affects people, I took to a very credible source, my own father and Hopewell Township Commissioner Norm Kraus, to acquire a few firsthand experiences. “I always woke up very tired and never felt rested…I knew I had a problem.” He commented on sleep apnea’s affects on his life. Sleep apnea is a result of a blockage of the airway during sleep, and in severe cases the entire throat is blocked studies. She is President of the off. The reasons for this vary, from unusually relaxed throat muscles Latin club and also Vice President of Students of the Month: to being overweight. The result is a N.H.S. Maddie is great at managing blockage in the airway that prevents school and work time. She is also Kristina Celeste breathing, called an apnea. These in band and participates in health apneas are usually 10-20 seconds and careers club. For her senior project, in length, but in severe cases they Maddie is helping out with St. can last up to 45 seconds. Maddie Davidson Vincent D.E. Paul Society. After “My wife and I were BY: SOPHIA STOKES graduation, she plans to attend suspicious for years that I had a Our underclassman Duquense University and take problem, but I finally got tested in student of the month is sophomore classes in pharmacy. Something 2011.” [For the testing] they hook Kristina Celeste. Kristina averages great Maddie accomplished was you up with electrodes all over your body, and then you sleep overnight so they can observe over a long period of time. [The doctors] knew I had it after three hours—I held my breath for 57 seconds—I could have died.” The results of sleep apnea can be devastating for a person’s life; high blood pressure, depression, diabetes, and stroke have all been linked to sleep apnea. Death can also occur in two different ways. An extended period with no respiration can cause affixation, and years of irregular breathing can take a toll on the heart, resulting in heart attacks or heart failure. Anybody who experiences extreme fatigue during the day or a 3.42 GPA and takes Accelerated winning a WPIAL medal sophomore has had anybody observe them Chemistry and Honors World year. In her free time, Maddie likes snoring or not breathing, should Cultures. She has also been to listen to music and read. inquire about sleep apnea with his active in student council, Spanish or her physician. club, class club, and mock trial where she recently won a best witness award in a case against Snoring to death BY: JUSTIN KRAUS Beaver. She is also a member of Every high school student the newly formed student public has troubles with sleeping, whether relations team. Kristina has been it’s not sleeping enough or waking a cheerleader for two years on the up at noon on the weekends, it varsity squad and has participated seems to be a major problem with in Coyotes competitive cheering. kids’ nation-wide. Our upperclassman student While we all complain about of the month is senior Maddie our sleeping problems, we must Davidson. Maddie has an overall realize that there are many people 4.5 GPA, and takes AP Calculus, who struggle with a very severe literature, Bio, and Adv. Social sleeping ailment: sleep apnea. Sleep apnea affects 42 million Americans, jobs without physics. So basically, all aspects of the justice system. Hopewell, Meet more physics, more money.” Therefore, practical justice is Mrs. Story’s favorite offered as an elective to supplement

Mrs. Story TV shows are Sherlock Holmes, the curriculum. At 11 electives, BY: RACHAEL KRIGER At Hopewell, it is not Downtown Abbey, and Dr. Who. She the business department tops the list with the most classes. Other uncommon to hear students said if she could be one person for departments such as language arts talk about their favorite teacher. a day she would, “be a professional or the foreign language department What homework they give, how chocolate taster. These people fly have exactly four electives to choose funny their lessons are, and all over the world to exotic locations and eat chocolate. I would switch from. Somebody looking for a career sometimes, even what they are in law has even less opportunity to wearing. To any student privileged places with one of these lucky souls.” Her favorite food is Indian fill their schedule with classes that to be in her class, she would interest them. Practical Justice is foods and she also enjoys smore likely be among the favorites. offered but that is a one semester, pop tarts (and only smore poptarts), Mrs. Brittany Story- one time, half credit course. There “but not mixed together. That would Stelzner, who goes by Mrs. Story, is no Practical Justice II. Business be disgusting.” is the AP Physics and Academic Law I and II are offered as well, Physics teacher. O n and although the names might be She took over for her bucket similar according to our curriculum Mr. Nelson as he list, she wants guide, the subject matter is not the is now handling tot be a good same. the cyber school teacher, learn For psychology, all the program. Mrs. to be forgiving subject content cannot possibly be Story grew up in and kind, find covered in only one semester. Every a small town in balance, and year the number of students who Northern Illinois. eat enormous become psychologists grows but She says her quantities of teenagers at our high school have favorite memory high quality one opportunity to use to decide if as a child was spaghetti. She psychology is the right career for when she once also would them. However, a student planning held a koala at the like to travel on going into a business field has zoo, saying “when to Turkey, and ample opportunity to prepare it looked up at me with those sleepy would love to see Dave Matthews themselves (General Business, Finance for Personal and Business eyes, I almost died of cuteness.” She Band in concert at Red Rocks in Application, and Entrepreneurship went to college at the University of Colorado. Lastly, she says her among others). Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and favorite part of Hopewell is her There is no doubt that says her favorite memory is meeting students, “they keep me on my toes Hopewell does have programs in her husband, “he’s been buying and make me laugh. They have good hearts and I’m proud of them.” place to try to expand the amount me food and books ever since.” of classes available to students. Mrs. Story previously Elective Struggle Open Seats is a program that taught physical science, earth BY: JENNIFER CRANMER allows students at one school to science, and physics in Colorado From 7:35 to 2:20, five days take classes at another. Hopewell and last year taught physics at a week, students enter Hopewell students can be approved to take Seneca Valley High School and High School to gain an education. virtually any class they want from English in Seneca’s Middle School. Every one of them has hopes for a life any school, as long as a bus could She is now at Hopewell in her sixth after graduation. Some want a job, easily get there and back. Another year of teaching. When asked why while others want to go to college program is dual enrollment in which she wanted to teach Physics in high and get a degree. The courses they students can take college courses school, she said, “I think seeing take during high school matter. and receive college and high school the math and laws that run the Nobody wants to waste their time credit. However, these programs universe can be beautiful. Learning learning a subject that will not help require students to change their physics can give you another way further them towards their career. schedule so they can leave school, of appreciating life. High school An astronomy elective cannot, travel to the class, and come back. students are fun to teach because arguably, help someone who wants There may not be time in the day they have a flexibility of mind and to go to college and get a law for students to take regular courses spirit that I find invigorating. Plus, degree. However, are there enough offered at Hopewell, when they they sometimes share smore pop electives? Are students at Hopewell must go from the high school to the tarts with me.” Mrs. Story says offered the opportunity to receive other school and back again. that physics is a vital subject for a well-directed education through Although, some smaller students. “Most of the highest electives? schools out there probably have paying and fastest growing careers Every student takes core even fewer electives than Hopewell, subjects, but electives are used to that does not mean that we should these days are in the applied narrow down a field of knowledge. not strive for improvement. sciences. You can’t get into these A core subject of civics cannot cover to get high. It didn’t matter who I and I think that’s a major reason Heroin Killing hurt, who I stole from, none of that drugs are a problem,” notes Elaine Locally mattered,” admitted Lybert. Stano, a treatment specialist for the BY: LAUREN ZAWATSKI In Pittsburgh, 22 heroin Fayette County Drug and Alcohol A war is running amiss related overdoses occurred during Commission. According to a study today, and it’s spiraling out of the week of Jan 20, 2014, shifting completed by the Pennsylvania control. “Another one?” many may drugs to center stage once again. Department of Health and the groan, “We deal with enough violence Each autopsy performed revealed Bureau of Health Statistics and already!” However, this war is not a similar trait between the deaths; Research, Fayette County has 33.5 waged overseas, and radical Islamic the heroin found in the bodies deaths from drug-related overdoses terrorists are not the featured foes. was laced with a cancer treating per 100,000 individuals; one of the Rather, the enemies lie right highest rates in the entire at home. These antagonists, country. responsible for roughly 105 Despite the deaths per day in the United thousands of inmates States, are none other than incarcerated for drug illicit drugs. related offenses in jails Although all illegal across the country, many drugs are detrimental, one has believe that drug abuse become increasingly prevalent should be treated more as a in recent years: heroin. Not health problem, instead of only has this substance a criminal offense. Rather taken the lives of numerous than flinging drug addicts celebrities including John into the criminal justice Belushi, Chris Farley, River system, retired New Jersey Phoenix, Cory Monteith, and State Police narcotics Philip Seymour Hoffman, but detective and a co-founder it also proves equally destructive of Law Enforcement Against to those who go unnoticed by the painkiller called Fentanyl. One Prohibition Jack Cole believes a media. In Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, of the contributing factors for different approach must be taken. 26-year-old former heroin user heroin’s popularity lies in its use as He noted, “Once we start treating Tyler Lybert knows all too well the a painkiller. Heroin is considered drug abuse as a health problem effect of heroin on an individual’s a “depressant,” meaning it slows instead of a crime problem, we life. “I switched (from prescription down the central nervous system won’t have to arrest and sacrifice pills to heroin) because it was and the spinal cord, leaving users on the altar of the drug war 1.7 cheaper, and once the hook was in feeling relaxed and euphoric. million people a year who we arrest me it was next to impossible to get “There’s just an idea that we don’t for nonviolent drug offenses, which out. No matter what I did, I needed ever have to be uncomfortable, is what we do today.”

Currently, students who are School District’s cyber school with Hopewell Joins not able to enroll in their desired adjustments being made in order to the Digital Age classes due to many reasons, such fit our current curriculum. BY: KRISTEN SPEZIALETTI as enrollment in the Beaver County In the 2014-2015 school Located in the high year, it is expected that school lobby, you can find a Hopewell teachers will design room filled with computers. their own courses online. Mr. That wasn’t there last year, Dean Nelson, Coordinator of was it? No, it is a new addition Hopewell’s cyber program, to Hopewell’s many academic deems the status of the opportunities, cyber school. program as a very successful All over the country, investment. Mr. Nelson has public and private school reported an enrollment of 22 enrollment has been students, but expects that declining because of students number to increase over time. transferring to an online Students who curriculum. “I believe participate in online courses Cyber School will continue to gain have an extremely flexible schedule Career & Technology Center, popularity based on the way the and a wide variety of electives are able to take cyber courses to world is going, but I don’t think it ranging from Advanced Placement fulfill graduation requirements. will ever replace traditional schools,” Psychology to Game Design. A As of this school year, Hopewell explains Mr. Nelson, coordinator of financial plan for this program has is cooperating with Seneca Valley Hopewell’s cyber program. yet to be determined by the district. inevitable diamond commercials that to be able to just play it off, because always end with the sweet embrace of a I’m not an emotional person, but it’s smiling couple. However, girls need to just getting to the point where I don’t comprehend the fact that this wasn’t want to be around him anymore. I the result on Valentine’s Day for their want to tell him to stop, but I don’t tenth-grade relationship. You may be know how. I also don’t want to say lucky enough to get the cheesy card. anything in front of our other friends, Girls put way too much pressure on to avoid furthering my own embar- guys to flatter them and shower them rassment. My biggest fear about this with gifts on some day in February. whole thing is that he will make fun It is actually sad how many results of me even more, now that I’m ask- pop up on Google when you search ing him to stop. I can take a joke, but for “tips and advice for boyfriends on it’s not just ‘joking around’ anymore, Valentine’s Day.” This day is simply it’s belittling me in front of my friends a commercialized day for couples to and peers. congratulate themselves and make all Please help, Grinds My Gears: the singles feel crappy. If you are in a Monkey in the Middle relationship and this is the one day Valentine’s a year your man treats you well, you Dear Monkey in the Middle, may want to consider finding a better You’re not the first person Day is just too beau. to ever have to deal with this type of much… Overtime the chick-flicks situation. All groups of friends have BY: TAYLOR SKELTON have increased expectations of boys the one jokester who won’t let up on in relationships worldwide; it must the name-calling, nagging, and mock- be overwhelming. Please, quit waiting ing. Its one thing to tell a stranger to around for February 14 in hopes it stop harassing you, but it’s a whole will turn into a dream-come-true-sort other story when it’s one of your close of day. I’m not saying you shouldn’t friends. You need to talk with him have celebrated the holiday. By all about your personal boundaries. True means, I hope you enjoyed your day friend’s support and strengthen you festively. However, you should be in hard times. True friends are not happy with whatever happened. If rude and they don’t say smug com- you walked into school and received ments about your life, future, or any- When it comes to Valentine’s a single flower, wilted or not, don’t be thing in between. So, to be a friend Day, girls step into a world of disappointed. Be happy you got the includes showing consideration to delusion. You could hear them in flower. For the singles, it’s just another them. This person is not doing either. the hallways compiling their “wish day. Don’t fulfill your urges to gorge Talk to him about how you’re feeling, lists” for the upcoming holiday. All yourself on half-priced chocolate the and that in order for your relation- you heard was, “I want this” and “I’m days following. Stuffing your face ship to be successful, your friend- hoping for that.” The majority of girls while crying over romance novels ship must be more about giving than out there had their expectations way won’t leave you feeling satisfied. I about getting. He should respect you too high for this lovey-dovey day. I hope you spent it as any other day. and your feelings. If you’re afraid of think they have read one too many Whether you got your “wish list,” your talking in front of your other friends, I Nicholas Sparks novels. It was time cheesy 99 cent card, or nothing at all, would suggest talking to him one-on- to step into reality. take it, accept it, and MOVE ON. one. Avoid texting because then your The first step to lowering conversation is there for everyone else your expectations is admitting they Dear Dr. Sam, to read, and words can be taken out are, in fact, too high. Attention all BY: Samatha Marckioni of context when not spoken directly. high school love birds: You ARE I have a good group of When talking to him, tell him how in a high school relationship. You friends, and we have been together specific behavior from him makes you DO go to Hopewell High School. since I can remember. I’m very lucky feel. Try to maintain a fruitful, genu- You’re life IS NOT and WILL NOT to have the friendship that I have with ine, and open dialogue. When talking be a movie. I know that may have them, but like everyone else, we have about emotions with someone who been tough. Now, when February 14 our fights. Nothing has ever gotten to has hurt you, a lot of pent up emo- came, you should not have expected the point where we stop talking, but tions are likely to spill out with the to arrive at school to be greeted by we do have our riffs every once in a rest, but those emotions are for an- a boy in a suit holding a dozen red while. My friends love to poke fun at other time and another place. It’s of roses, a life-sized teddy bear, and a one another, and I do too. As of late, upmost importance to stay calm, and love letter stating the time for your however, my one friend has just been purposeful when approaching him. dinner date that evening. Shockingly taking it too far. My other friends People like this are constantly on the (sarcasm intended), it most likely know when enough is enough, but he defense, and telling him that some- did not happen. High school girls’ is relentless, with me in particular. thing they’re doing is wrong will only expectations for Valentine’s Day To add insult to injury, he only jokes cause them to defend their already really grind my gears. with me about the one thing that he deflated ego. If he still continues, Everyone sees the candy knows I’m really insecure about, start spending less time with him, hearts, the cheesy cards, and the and I’ve even begun to think that he until he starts making an effort to re is truly doing this on purpose. I use spect you. Depending on how he re- Any extracurricular activities? What’s your favorite sundae topping? sponds, start limiting your time with I try to get as much playing Salad dressing. him until he gets the message, or you experience as I can. One of my big otherwise stop speaking all together. regular activities is the Pittsburgh Would you rather have a parakeet As a side note, it’s important to con- youth symphony, which performs free or a box turtle as a pet? sider the possibility that there is concerts at Heinz Hall a few times a Box turtle, even though box turtles something under the surface here. year (the next concert is March 9 at can be difficult to maintain. It would Sometimes, people who are rude, are 7:30 p.m.) I play in a small jazz group have to be born were I live, because often upset, and treat others how with come musicians from there, box turtles are deeply connected to they might be feeling. Try seeing if and I just did a 15-minute radio the place they are born. In many everything is okay with him, too. Al- segment with them. Outside of that cases, box turtles will die trying to though he thinks he’s being funny or vein, I play with a community jazz return to their original homes after sarcastic, in actuality he’s just be- band here at Hopewell once a week, being relocated. ing mean. However, he may not real- and also occasionally play in school ize this. If he’s constantly criticizing band festivals and with some concert those around him, but doesn’t pos- bands in the greater Pittsburgh area. sess the ability to criticize his own I actually just got done doing a sketch actions, he might be dealing with low comedy/improvisation show with self-esteem by tearing others down to three of my friends, and that helps bring himself up. me stay flexible. All in all, he may not view his comments as rude, or may refuse to Describe yourself in three words. accept that they are mean, but you Why have three words when you can have to let him know what is accept- have three camps? able and what is not. Friendship isn’t about competition; it’s about sup- What is your middle name? porting each other. If your friend con- Erig (pronounced eeerihge). I guess tinues to disregard your feelings, you in the 1970s before my grandfather may have no choice but to keep him dies, he wished that if my father Editors-in-Chief: at a distance so his toxic words won’t ever had children, the son would Taylor Skelton impede your life. be named Erig. I have a strong Samantha Marckioni fondness for that name, and I Student Hi-Lite: include it in signatures often. Editors Kamran Mian What do you consider your BY: BRIE MILLER greatest accomplishment? It hasn’t happened yet. Sports: Do you have any future aspirations? Rachael Kriger In terms of the music thing, I always Favorite musicians? want to gain a deeper emotional I don’t like having favorites, so I’ll Happenings: connection to whatever I am doing say that right now I am getting into (even though I hate how pretentious some of the 60s; Buddy Rich Big Jennifer Cranmer that sounds), a greater understanding Band stuff, Quincy Jones’ The Dude, Lauren Trimber of how my body works, and a larger Bernadette Peters, and the overture base of ideas and information so to Bedrich Smetana’s, The Bartered that I can use what I need n any Bride. Voices: context. I am learning and patience Kristen Spezialetti is important. If you could be one person for a day? Coach Shuleski. What are your doing for your Senior Entertainment: Project? Favorite salad dressing? Lauren Zawatski I am putting together and performing Sundae toppings in a solo recital next fall in our Layout: auditorium. It will feature some When was the last time you were standard percussion pieces mixed in a stage fight? Brienne Miller with fun pieces and possible small Gym class doesn’t count, because group numbers. There will be all of the guys end up touching Staff Writers: something in it for everyone, it will each other anyway. Robin Garofalo include some great music, and and I need to polish our physical Santino Ciccone there will be food! The date will be movements and find the optimum Justin Kraus announced soon. setting in order to take the stage Sophia Stokes fighting to the next level. Our Grace Wargo What are your favorite classes? favorite setting was the eighth grade I like English because of our reading English Festival, even though our assignments. form really started developing after Sponsor: that. Mr. Mohrbacher two pipes without hitting them. Sounds easy, right? Wrong. This game is aggravating. Resourceful people are now selling mobile devices with Flappy Bird, capitalizing on the catastrophe. One man put his black iPhone 5 with Flappy Bird on eBay and started the bidding at $94,000. Dong Nguyen apologized Lana Del Rey and BY: BRIE MILLER the Paradise Edition of Born to Die. You may not know her Which included 7 new songs like claimed name, but you have heard her voice. Body Electric, Blue Velvet, and Ride. that he With tracks in The Great Gatsby and Her upcoming album, will be the upcoming Maleficent movie, Del Ultaviolence, announced at the removing Rey has a distinctive voice unlike premiere of Del Rey’s short film Flappy many others in her genre. Tropico, is said to be released on Bird, After uploading some of May 1, 2014. making it unavailable to download. her tracks to her YouTube channel, However, what made Nguyen take Del Rey was discovered signed Flappy Bird down if it earned an by Stranger Records to release Goodbye Flappy income of $50,000 per day? Many her debut single “Video Games”. people assume that it was due to Bird two brothers from Chicago who She won several awards for the BY: SANTINO CICCONE played the game. The younger one single including “next big thing” Simmer down, Angry Birds! ended up killing his older brother from Q, one of Britain’s biggest Take a hike, Temple Run! There’s a because he had a better score, but and best music awards, and “Best new sheriff in town, and its name this report has been deemed false. Contemporary Song”. Shortly after, is Flappy Bird. Released in May of Many other theories are that he she signed a contract with Inters 2013, it didn’t become popular until has been getting death threats and cope Records to work on her nest January 2014. Now, Flappy Bird is suicide tweets. Also, it has been album “Born to Die” released in causing chaos and discussion. said that Nintendo has sued Flappy 2012 and reached number one in Flappy Bird was produced Bird for using the same green tubes eleven countries. by .GEARS and made in Hanoi, from Super Mario World. June 2012 she announced Vietnam by Dong Nguyen. It is a 2-D Tap and flap, but please that she was working on another game, where the player controls the don’t stab. album, but insisted that it wasn’t bird and attempts to fly it between a new album but instead an EP,

London, Moscow, and New York that is the main location in the Movie Review: City. The location in the movie movie, that’s where it should be filmed). I understand that there Jack Ryan- have been certain policies in Russia, Shadow Recruit but filming there, and seeing St. BY: RACHAEL KRIGER Basil’s Cathedral in the background 4/5 Stars during a few scenes, made the Ever picture yourself as a movie setting more interesting and secret C.I.A agent? Neither did Jack cultural. Ryan in the thrilling movie, Jack To conclude, Jack Ryan: Ryan: Shadow Recruit. The movie Shadow Recruit is a movie not to shows Jack Ryan’s life as a C.I.A be missed. Through all the thrills, agent and his journey to Moscow, car chases, romance, and action, Russia and New York City. The the movie has suspense, and movie stars Chris Pine (Jack Ryan), occasionally makes you jump. I Kiera Knightly (Kathy Muller), Kevin give the movie four out of five stars, Costner (Thomas Harper), and mainly because of the location and Kenneth Branagh (Viktor Cherevin); the story. In the beginning, it seemed Branagh also directed the movie. a little rushed and there were some Even though most of the parts that were meaningless and setting was in Moscow, Russia, could have been left out. It is a very most of the filming occurred at looked superb, almost like Moscow. suspenseful, thrilling, and must Liverpool City Central in Great This would have disappointed me watch movie. Britain. Filming also occurred in if they did not go to Moscow, since Interesting Bits and Pieces BY: TAYLOR SKELTON Websites BY: GRACE WARGO Below are some tidbits of fun for 1. http://www.foodtimeline.org your personal enjoyment. Find the Learn the origin of any food you answers on page 12! think of! 1. The amount of force used to bite into a carrot is http://sidigital.co/sid 2. equivalent to the amount Control “Sid” the robot from the of force needed to bite off comfort of your own home your pinkie finger. 3. http://whatsideoftheroad.com 2. The king of hearts is the Learn what side of the road you only king without a mus- drive on in any country tache. Album Review: 4. http://goo.gl/StcQJ0 3. Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than “The Outsiders” Play PONG with those BY: RACHAEL KRIGER pesky pop-up windows camels. 4.5/5 5. http://www.howmanytall.com 4. The man who created the After topping the Billboard A different way to measure your Thighmaster was once a charts two years ago with his hit height Buddhist Monk. album Chief, Eric Church has come 5. To burn off the calories of back with his next best album, The 6. http://whatthemovie.com one plain M&M, you must Outsiders. Church first broke into the Test to see if you can name the walk the length of a foot- country music scene by signing with movie with only one screenshot ball field. Capitol Records in 2005, and released 7. http://raining.fm 6. Lake Nicaragua in Nicara- his first album Sinners Like Me in Customize your perfect gua is the only freshwater 2006. He then released two more thunderstorm lake in the world that has albums, Carolina in 2009 and Chief 8. http://yesnomaybe.info sharks. in 2011. His well-known hit singles 7. Frozen lobsters can come include “Guys Like Me,” “Love Your If you can’t make a decision back to life after being Love The Most,” “Hell On The Heart,” Yesnomaybe is right for you! thawed. “Smoke A Little Smoke,” “Drink 9. http://www.boootube.com 8. In Mexico, their version In My Hand,” and “Springsteen.” Worst rated YouTube videos.. of the Tooth Fairy is the Opening up the record is EVER “Tooth Mouse.” the first single and album title, “The 10. http://29a.ch/sandbox/2011/ Outsiders.” The song mixes old, 9. Forest fires burn faster up- neonflames classic country with the newer, rock hill than downhill. Make your own abstract work sounding country. The electric guitar 10. One in 20 people have an solo at the end really brings out the of art extra rib. modern feel of country music. Other 11. What makes the male upbeat song that deserves recognition platypus special? is “Cold One.” “Cold One” is about 12. What are anteaters’ favorite Church figuring out how to get love an meals? ex. Church, even with all his modern 13. How many lawyers are in songs, brings back the classic country Washington D.C.? feel with the songs “Talladega,” and 14. What occurs once in a min- his second single off the album, “Give ute, twice in a moment, Me Back My Hometown.” “Give Me and never in one thousand Back My Hometown” is the picture years? perfect of living in a small town, 15. I’m where yesterday follows Church sings, “All the colors of my youth/the red, the green, the hope today, and tomorrow is in the truth/are beatin’ me black and the middle. What am I? blue/cause you’re in every scene.” After listening to this album and taking in the fact that he had an extremely popular album in 2011 with Chief, I decided to give this album a 4 and a half out of five stars. The similarities between Chief and The Outsiders are striking, but in the battle of the Eric Church albums, The Outsiders receiver my vote of number one. didn’t know why. She kept falling immediately; she saw it in his The Forgotten falling falling. And she hit, smacked widened eyes, his eyebrows shooting BY MADDY HOPKINS into the ground. Hard. Cold. Jolted skyward. He was trying not to stare. Hel remembered meeting back to herself. Of course. He was too kind for that. Baldr in his dream. An unexplainable anger iced That was why the gods adored him He was gorgeous, she had over her stomach. A familiar cold. A so, his goodness—that and his to admit, with his warm halo of comfortable cold. It settled into the beauty. light emanating from him like his pit of her stomach and she allowed it Hel would never compare. skin itself was sunshine. Warm to seep into her veins, coating them Baldr was beautiful and—well, Hel brown eyes like melted chocolate in perfect crystalline structures. was dead. While half her body was chips. Hair so gold it was dazzling. Who was he to come to her pretty, the other half was a decaying Blinding, heart-aching grin. But solitude, to cast his loveliness upon corpse, gray skin hanging from her that didn’t lessen her millennia of the shadows of her shame? To throw exposed rib bones. resentment towards the god. While her condemnation in her face? Next to him, she was he’d been adored since the moment At least he could not see her. hideous. Worse than that. She was of his birth, she had been cast off Baldr turned. a nightmare. to the Underworld to rule in eternal Hel’s anger receded into “You’re Hel?” chill and darkness. dread. She felt the ice stretching its She tried to dismiss the Unwanted. Feared. That’s fingers into her dead heart. quaver in his voice. “I’m not here what Hel was. He caught sight of her to harm you,” she rasped. “You’re She watched him from the silhouette. Leaned forward. dreaming.” shadows as he glanced around Squinted. But his light failed to Baldr’s eyes were wary. “Why curiously. A pang slammed in her chase away the dark. “Hello?” am I dreaming of you?” chest, a sharp ice spike shoved up Hel ignored how his voice “It means,” she said, “you between her ribs into her heart. She bled light. will soon die.” A grin twitched at the couldn’t explain this feeling, this Trying to mask her side of her mouth that she tried to feeling of falling, falling for eternity. uneasiness, she emerged from her chase away. Part of her relished the She was lost, looking at this god, so cloak of shadows, studying Baldr’s idea of him being hers forever. To charming in his innocence. face. She said his name. “Baldr.” Her look at such beauty for the rest of She was falling and she voice rasped from her horrid throat. eternity… He recognized her To Be Continued...

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