The Quaker a High School Tradition for 88 Years
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I The Quaker A High School Tradition for 88 years. Volume 88, Number 6 Salem Senior High School , February 2001 Zimmerman :J(eiyns BY JUSTIN PALMER Antici Salem pulled off a pation mounted come-from-be in the weeks hind win in the prior to Winter waning seconds of Homecoming the game. With with the student 1. 5 seconds re body speculating maining in the on who would be game and queen. This Howland possess year's Sweet ing the ball, heart court took Salem's defense center court Feb was able to defend ruary 2, 2001, the basket and win during halftime 57-56. Immedi of the Howland ately following the Salem basketball game Pep Club game to provide sponsored the us with the winner. Forming a Sweetheart dance held in the semi circle the court anxiously cafeteria. awaited the announcement of This year's court in queen while the Pep Band cluded: Jessica Cosgrove, Jill played "Hey Jude." The antici Ebersbach, Sarah Gay, Lian pation continued until Abby Jones, Sarah Rice, and Amber · Zimmerman was announced as Thorne. The Staff of The this year's Sweetheart Queen. Quaker sends its congratula Adding to the excite tions to Abby Zimmerman and ment of the evening's events, the entire court. New face BY JUSTIN PALMER Salem High complete his preferred the graduate ofKent, since they School experienced several student steady job in had many of the same pro personnel changes in Janu teaching ex stead of day fessors and similar philoso ary including the hiring of perience in to-day substi phies. Mr. Steve Shurtleff as a Geneva, tuting. Mr. Overall he finds substitute for Mrs. Switzerland. Shurtleff had the student body great and McCracken. A recent After being no reservation recognizes the excellent graduate ofKent State Uni asked what about taking faculty in Salem. In his versity, Mr. Shurtleff is not drew him to the position be spare time Mr. Shurtleff totally a stranger to Salem; Salem he cause he knew lifts weights, runs, and he fulfilled his classroom stated that a he could pro writes short fiction and po observation requirement professor recommended the vide a similar curriculum to etry. here. He then went on to position to him. He also Mrs. McCracken, also a Jeckavitch competes in pageant BY JESSICA JEWELL Recently another had to take part in prelimi- interested in the competi SHS student took place in tion because she also took competition. Laura part in the Junior Miss pro Club Jeckavitch recently partici gram as a Pennsylvania par pated in the Ohio Junior ticipant when she was a Miss competition. The teenager. To prepare for the News competition was held at pageant, Laura said she BY NICOLE Mount Vernon, Ohio on "had to buy a lot of clothes BINEGAR February 16-17. Laura left and read up on current to go to competition on Sat events for the interview." urday, February 10. There Laura said that are three parts to the Ohio nary compettt10n, since while she is away, she French Club bake sale there are not any local com hopes to "make a lot of new was held on February 10 Junior Miss competition including poise, talent, and petitions in our area. She friends and hopefully walk at Giant Eagle. The For attained the highest score at away with some scholar eign language ski trip to an interview. For her tal ent, Laura sang an Italian the preliminaries and got to ship money." She did win Peak n' Peak was held move on to the finals along some money as she placed February 16. All French song. To become a part with thirty other girls. She first jn the talent competi classes will be celebrat said that her mom got her tion, ing Mardi Gras February of the pageant, Laura first 27. Dishes will be made by French 1 (Chocolate Mousse), French 2 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (Salad Micoise) French 3,4, and 5 (Quiche). Key Clubs newly elected Conference 2001 officers:Sergeantatarms BY NICOLE BINEGAR - Nick Fithian; Treasurer - Ryan Hack; Secretary This year the Ro leadership skills, learn skills vdop and learn leadership - CJ Javens; Vice Presi- tary Youth Leadership skills, be exposed to strong dent - Craig Berger and A wards Conference will be adult' role models that are President - Connie "The purpose of the held at Tirnberlanes Inn and Rotary Youth Leader active in community affairs, Cibula. Banquet Center on Friday, ship Awards Confer and much more. Some of Cheerleading competi March 9 at 10 a.m. and will ence is to give selected the conference topics will tion March 3. (See sports end on Sunday, March 11 students a chance to include learning to dia page for details.) at 1 p.m. Rotary clubs develop better leader logue, behavioral styles, Girls' State has been re throughout district 6650 shif skills, learn skills Rotary, society, and win instated at SHS ! If you sponsor students to attend tha will enable them to win. The RYLAC is are unfamiliar with this the conference arid pay all opened to high school jun- past tradition, see Mr. be more aware of com conference expenses. Two munity needs, and .to iors. The students are cho Baker for details. Girls' students from Salem, Jun State takes place June 10- ~evelop an apprec~a sen by school administra iors Katie Newman and hon for commumty tors, teachers or in conjunc 17, 2001. An application Josh Comm will attend this must be completed and service related activ1- tion with Rotary club con year's conference. Miss ties."-Josh Comm and .tests or activities. They are returned by Thursday, Newman and Mr. Comm March 8. Interviews with Katie Newman chosen based on observed were asked about their leadership abilities. representatives from the viewpoints on this opportu aw1 ena e emo e American Legion will nity and this is what thiey more aware of community take place on Tuesday, both said: "The purpose of needs, and to develop an ap March 13 at 3:00 in Mr. the Rotary Youth Leader preciation for community Washinko's office. ship A wards Conference is service related activities." to give selected students a During the confer chance to develop better ence, participants will de- Page 2 The Quaker February 2001 II Adam's Song In the news BY JESSICA JEWELL BY JESSICA JEWELL Recently SHS' catered. "The first night we very own Adam Zagotti were there, we had dinner => Among the gifts that former President Clinton kept took place in the Ohio Mu catered from Olive Gar as personal presents when he left the White House sic Education Association's den." The next day Adam were $28,000 worth of furnishings given to the Na annual music conference. spent in rehearsals, playing tional Park Service in 1993 as part of the permanent The con White House collection. Jt·,··fi··· ( from 9 a.m. => The world's first hand-transplant patient has had his cert was 1fRf to 9 p.m. held in · · ·. Just for your new hand amputated following what his doctors called Colum info, that day irreversible rejection stemming from his neglect of bus at A he ate lunch proper treatment. => Zook~epers in Pittsburgh are trying to figure out how b 0 t h ~ catered from Thomas Subway and a gonlla got loose and managed to make a pig ofher Worth had dinner self by wolfmg down muffms, cherry pastries and soda ington from a Chi pop at a concession area normally reserved for hu H i g h nese restau mans. School rant. Finally, => Barnstable High School students are examining their and the Columbus Conven- · on Friday, he had a light re cafeteria food a little more closely after one student tion Center. Adam left on hearsal and played a concert found a slice of thumb and a bit of nail in her turkey Wednesday,January31 and · for the students of Thomas and-tomato sandwich. stayed until Fridav, Febru Worthington High. That => President George W. Bush plans to nominate Larry ary 2. night he played for literally Thompson, a black Atlanta lawyer, for the high-pro To be accepted as thousands of people in the file post of deputy attorney general, in a move aimed part of the orchestra, Adam . Columbus Convention at defusing criticism that Attorney General John had to make an audition Center. Attending this con Ashcroft is insensitive to race. tape. Once he was ac cert were Mr. Purrington, => It was a song downloading frenzy for millions of cepted, the association sent Mr. Krauss, Mr. and Mrs. music-lovers logging on to Napster, fearing a federal him copiesofthe music.that Cole, arid Mrs. Jeckavitch. court 1!1-ay soo~ shut down the popular online song they would be playing. He The· conductor for the event ~wappmg service that has record companies going was expected to know the was Dr. Tim Russell, from msane. music before he arrived in · Arizona State University. Source: www.yahoo.com Columbus. When commenting on his Once arriving in experience with the direc Columbus, he met his host tor, he said, "I've never THE QUAKER family. He stayed with a played with musicians of PRINCIPAL student from the high that caliber before." Mr. Jerry Rabell Danielle Bair school where they played. Adam summed up ADVISOR Justin Dennis He immediately went to re- . the experience by saying, "I Mrs. Melanie Dye ENTERTAINMENT hearsals, which lasted until had a really good time. I CO EDITORS-IN- EDITOR- SARINA late into the night. He said may make a living as a con CHIEF MCELROY the best part of rehearsing ductor or French horn Justin Palmer & Pat Mary Sutter all day was having dinner player." Stewart Emily Sacco NEWS SPORTS EDITOR- JESSICA EDITOR-PAT Bulletin Board JEWELL STEWART \;J Nate Rasul Justin Palmer BY NICOLE BINEGAR Nicole Binegar Jeff Hamilton March FEATURE OPINION EDITOR- ED BUTCH EDITOR GLENN March 5-9 High School 9'h grade proficiency tests.