Hopewell Hi-Lites 1215 Longvue Avenue, Aliquippa, PA 15001 Election 2014 Results Music Before the BY: RACHAEL KRIGER Holidays In the race for state senator, BY: SOPHIA STOKES Republican newcomer Camera Popular musicians have made Bartolotta ousted incumbent Tim multiple albums and EPs (extended Solobay. According to the Pittsburgh play) for the end of this year. Their Tribune Review, Bartolotta became music is awesome and it’s finally the first woman elected in the 46th here. Before you dread all of the District, breaking a long stretch of holiday of December, celebrate the Democratic representation. “I’ll be music you can listen to in November. the loudest voice in Harrisburg for the 46th District,” Bartolotta said. ALBUMS To represent the 12th Taylor Swift- 1989 district of Pennsylvania in Congress, Taylor Swift’s fifth studio album1989 Republican Keith Rothfus had to battle has become so big that it broke the Democrat Erin McClelland. Rothfus biggest sales record in one week, with Photo Courtesy of Google Images has been representing the 12th 1.3 million dollars. Over 600,000 Congressional District since 2012, copies of the album were sold on the Pennsylvanians have made and will continue to until the 2016 first day it was released. Songs like their voice heard, and the results are election. He earned 59.27 percent “Shake It Off” and “Out of the Woods” in. On November 4th, Pennsylvanians of the vote while McClelland only have become major hits. The album cast their votes for governor and their secured 40.73 percent. McClelland has 13 tracks and is full of fun. This representatives for both the Congress chose not to do any television country girl has turned into a pop and state governments. These selected advertising, using signs on the roads star, with a different taste in music. individuals will be representing our and newspaper advertisements, Maroon 5- V government for two years (Congress) congratulated Rothfus on his win. Maroon 5 has become huge in the or four years for state governments. Rothfus said McClelland ran a past several years with their songs The election for governor was “spirited campaign. She’s been a always on the radio. The Voice judge arguably the most popular election strong advocate for her positions and Adam Levine and his band are always this year. Democratic candidate Tom she was always gracious during our coming out with something major to Wolf ran against incumbent governor, encounters on the campaign trail.” hit the charts. Their most recent hit Republican Tom Corbett. Wolf won In the General Assembly, songs “Maps” and “Animals” have the election by 54.90 percent of the which is in-state, elections, Rob been on the radio stations non- vote, while Corbett only earned 45.10 Matzie ran unopposed and won his stop. In the first week of sales it sold percent. Wolf’s first plan as governor 16th district seat. However, in the 15th 140,000 copies, introducing the new is to focus on education. “We need to district, Republican Jim Christiana album to number one on the billboard reestablish education as the priority,” ran against Democrat Paul Cain. charts with 11 brand new songs. Wolf said during his victory speech in Cain, an Aliquippa Police Officer from Jessie J- Sweet Talker his hometown of York, Pennsylvania. Center Township, has never held a Jessie J made a great appearance Corbett, who congratulated Wolf political office. He had no competition with her new album. With guest after his win, said, “They said I might in the Democratic Primary. However, appearances in her songs, Jessie J’s be a one-term governor, and I am. he was easily defeated by Christiana. album has become pretty popular. But I am proud of what we did.” ...Continued on Page 14

What’s Inside... Boys and Girls Basketball College Visits Page 11 Sports Preview Happenings Pages 2-3 Voices Entertainment Fun Page Mr.Sundy. The coaches encourage the girls to work hard in practices and that it will pay off during the games. The seniors this year include the following: Jazmyne Boyd, Noelle Henry, Abby Losco, Bailey Salvati and Kayleen Schwegler. The seniors need to step up and lead the team to success. The team has been conditioning for the past few weeks, as well as playing during the summer, but official practices started November 17. Wish the girls luck at their first game on December 8 against Beaver Falls! seeing how they play Girls Basketball together, they hope to BY: MARY-JANE HOUSTON improve on rebounding and communication on The Hopewell Girls’ the court. They also do Basketball Team has been working not have a lot of height hard on and off the court hoping to within the team but their have a successful season. Having hard work can make-up lost four of their five starters last for that. Junior Emily year, the team has certain skills Cropper said, “we have they want to improve. Their effort a family bond: always shows at their practice as well as sticking together.” when they work out at Five Points The head coach Gym. is Mr. Homziak, the On November 1st, the assistant coaches are Ms. team had their first shootout. After Suprak, Mr. Hetzer and Photo courtesy of the Beaver County Times

After the final buzzer of champion in Central Valley certainly Section of Death the season last year, the boys’ does not make the challenge any BY: JUSTIN MARCHIONDA basketball team began to search for easier. answers to their basketball troubles. Even with all of the Last season, the team went a rough difficulties they will expect to face 5-16 overall and 2-10 in section this season, the Vikings are still play. The team lost six seniors off very optimistic. Three returning of last year’s team. They have four players played significant minutes returning juniors that played some last season. Senior leader Nate competitive minutes last season. Bell is expected to be back in time This season is expected to be for section play after tearing and very difficult again for the Vikings. forwards Alex Fragale, and Cole Every two years the PIAA reorganizes Meeker. Coach Doug Williams classifications for interscholastic hopes that these returning players sports depending on enrollment will result in more victories for the figures for the school. This season Vikings. Beaver Falls and New Castle have The season will begin in the joined the section. Last season New beginning of December. The first Castle went 32-0 and won the class big test for the Vikings will be in AAAA PIAA state championship. the Chuckie Betters Tournament They were eligible for class AAA due at the CCBC Golden Dome. to declining enrolment. Beaver Falls Expected participants include last year was 20-8 and reached the Hopewell, Ambridge, Central Valley, state quarterfinals. The previous and Aliquippa. Other expected season they went 28-3 and won a participants will be announced at a PIAA state championship. Beaver later date. The tournament will run Falls moved up in order to face stiffer from December 26-28. The Vikings competition in AAA. Not only does will open section play on December having these powerhouses move 12th against Blackhawk. The Photo courtesy of the Beaver County into the section make it difficult, season will conclude on Feburary TImes but having the defending WPIAL 6th against Central Valley. 2 from last year, the team will have to work much harder to win this year Takedown: Hopewell Wrestling and go even further. But they are all BY: AVA JODIKINOS hoping to win MACs and go much Wrestling, which has been Cross Country, Tennis and Golf. further into the playoffs this year. around for thousands of years and The boys made it to the it is earliest written record was WPIAL last in ancient Egyptian tombs but is year but fell believed to have begun in Ancient short in the Greece. The sport consists of two first round. guys in a ring who are in the same However, this weight class. They have three, two- season holds minute periods, and in order to win a lot for the one opponent must pin the other team. “We or score more points in the allotted will go much time. Points are scored for every further in the successful completion of moves playoffs this and the control of your opponent, year than last if no pin (also called a fall) the year,” said winner is chosen by the number senior Clark of points. If the opponent earns a Cicone. With fall he declares a win. Wrestling the loss of is also an individual sport like the seniors Photo by Rachael Kriger

all grade levels are welcome. Coach- Ultimate Fun, Ultimate Frisbee ing the students in the rules and BY: LILLY ANDERSON techniques of ultimate allows Mr. Slapikas to see his students on dif- ferent level than just in the class- room. “It’s fun for me. I teach most of the kids that play.” Since players can’t run with the disc, teamwork is paramount. Junior Logan Palochak described his favorite aspect of the game, “Probably just the team aspect, it boosts your enthusiasm.” The ultimate Frisbee season starts in the spring. Mr. Slapikas mentioned starting a more official team then. “It depends on the inter- Photo by Alexa Stotlemeyer est,” Mr. Slapikas said. Those aren’t flying saucers then be advanced to other team Having a team would requri- folks. Hopewell has its very own ul- members. The disc can only be ad- re more equipment such as discs timate Frisbee club. vanced through the air; players can- and cones. Mr. Slapikas’s favorite The club meets every Fri- not run with the disc. Additionally, a disc is the Disccraft 175 gram Ul- day after school, weather permit- player only has ten seconds to throw traStar. The UltraStar was created ting. New teacher, Mr. Slapikas, has the disc to another team member. If and introduced in 1981. Then in organized the activity. He attended a pass is not completed, the offense 1991 it was voted as the official disc Fox Chapel High School where he immediately gains possession. of USA Ultimate. played on an ultimate team. He then Points are scored by getting Starting a team should not went on to play while attending the the disc to a teammate in the end be that hard since there are so many University of Pittsburgh. Slapikas is zone. There isn’t supposed to be any students that attend and play on casual about the introduction of this physical contact with other players. Fridays. Mr. Slapikas hopes to start new sport to Hopewell, “It’s not very “Ultimate is very similar to soccer both a boys’ and girls’ team. serious. We have fun first. Then we but much slower,” said Mr. Slapi- According to sophomore will work on being good.” kas. “I think it’s the greatest sport.” Luke Smith, “This is the most elite They generally play two Many of the students found club in Hopewell, if you are not elite small games of seven on seven. out about the club because they join the club to be elite.” Each game begins with both teams have Mr. Slapikas as a teacher. lining up on the opposing end zones. Therefore, many of the players are The defense then throws or “pulls” juniors and sophomores since those the disc to the offense. The disc can are the grades that he teaches, but 3 each of us differently, and while some Clean Eating’s Impact experience crippling allergies, some BY: MADDY HOPKINS get away with simple, sometimes anything I’ve found unnoticeable food intolerance. Most in professionally of us, like me, ignore it for so long published books about because the food tastes good and writing. all it really does is make us feel a I promise this little tired. That doesn’t seem so was all building to a bad. But then Maggie mentions a point about food. And scientific study that says the part my point is this. of your brain responsible for focus, One of the concentration, and creativity is the posts I read instantly first part that suffers from eating intrigued me. My foods that disagree with you. mom is a health nut, “You might not notice that constantly going on you’re operating at 90% when you’re crazy paleo diets and shopping or working the day job or trying to convince me doing laundry. But that 10% is often that the food I eat is the energy you need to be able to Courtesy of Google images all poison, going to write or paint after doing everything A while ago, I read this destroy the world, yada yada yada. else in the day,” she writes. “…the book called Shiver by Maggie It’s usually in one ear out the other creative bit of our brain is the first Stiefvater. Long story short, it was because I like gluten and sugar and to go. As writers, that’s the only bit super awesome (werewolves, uber- all things evil. that matters.” adorable romance, a guy named But this post made me stop. It scared me a little, thinking Sam), and I read the entire series. I was slightly horrified that my that my “creative bit” might be Shortly after I finished the last book, favorite author might actually be disappearing. After all, I’m sort of Forever, I realized that ohmygosh agreeing with the health nut craze. banking on that for a career. That she has written other books, and The post, called “Writers, Feed Your part of our brain is vital and not just that one of her newest releases was Brain,” makes a very interesting for writers or artists, either. titled The Raven Boys. Again, a argument. Students can’t be expected super awesome book. In fact, it’s my Firstly, Maggie Stiefvater to perform at optimum level with favorite. So naturally, I had to stalk explains that she’s allergic to just an unfocused brain, so for those the author. about any processed food. She interested in making it to college, Besides loving to read, I also noticed how her body responds it might behoove us to listen to love to write. Creative writing, not when she eats certain foods, and so our bodies. Keep a food journal. the dry, drill-sergeant, academic she eliminated them from her diet. Simplify your diet. In the words of type. As strange as it may sound, I Now, she functions better than ever. Maggie Stiefvater, “Basically, if you discovered via my stalker ways that As she continued, I was beginning to aren’t feeling bright and awake for author Maggie Stiefvater, too, loves fear that she was just like my mom all of the moments that you have to write. She has a blog, in which and that this had nothing to do with your eyes open, there’s room for she posts nearly anything that pops writing, which was the whole reason I improvement.” into her mind. Writing, books, cars, was even reading the post to begin with. her pet fainting goats, et cetera. I Then she wrote, “Here’s began realizing that her advice on the writing bit,” and I immediately writing was genius, far better than perked up. Food, she argued, affects 4 Pumpkin Spice Angel Food Cake PROVIDED BY: AVA JODIKINOS • 1-½ cups egg whites (approx. 12 eggs) • 1-¼ cups powdered sugar • 1 cup all-purpose flour • ¾ cup pumpkin puree • ½ teaspoons cinnamon • ¼ teaspoons nutmeg • 1-½ teaspoons cream of tartar • ¼ teaspoons Salt • 1-½ teaspoons vanilla extract • 1 cup sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a measuring cup, measure out 1-1/2 cups of egg whites. Let stand for 30 min- utes.

In another bowl, combine powdered sugar and flour. Sift this mixture three times and then set aside. Courtesy of Google images In a small bowl combine the pumpkin sugar is incorporated. puree, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir to Once out of the oven, immediately in- combine and then set aside. Next, add the pumpkin and spice mix- vert the pan over a bottle until cooled. ture to the batter. Gently fold in until Remove it from the pan and serve! The After the egg whites have set for 30 min- fully incorporated. whole family will appreciate this Thanks- utes, put them into your mixing bowl. giving version of a classic dessert. Add the cream of tartar, salt and va- Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-inch nilla extract to the egg whites and beat tube pan and evenly spread the batter Topping ideas: on high. Slowly add the sugar to the egg around. Take a knife and cut through •Glaze whites. Beat until the sugar dissolves the batter a few times to remove air bub- •Powdered sugar and stiff peaks form. bles.

By hand, carefully fold in the sifted flour Place the cake in the oven and bake at and powdered sugar mixture 1/4 cup at 350F for 40-45 minutes. The cake is a time. Continue until all of the flour/ done when you can press it lightly and it springs right back.

are sandwiches. They are being served Cafeteria Food on a whole wheat grain bread and BY: JUSTIN MARCHIONDA requiring you to pick a cup of fruit In 2012, it was or vegetables. Also, you estimated that some can’t just order fries, you 18 percent of youths must get an entrée. These in American are obese. things are being done as a The United States has way to combat obesity. the highest obesity rate The biggest thing of any country in the was a change in the food world. These 18 percent itself. This summer the have a 70 percent higher school board decided rate of medical problems to change food service like heart disease and providers from the diabetes. Many people Aramark Corporation to love to blame schools as the Nutrition Group. The a reason for childhood change has brought many obesity. of the same foods back To combat the from previous years, but issue many parents and has also brought some leaders have pushed for Photo courtesy of Google images cafeteria. This has led many people to new favorites, including meat loaf, strict regulation of the food served in Italian sausage, and gyros. According cafeterias. For example, starting this complain that something as simple as a pinch of salt a day does not lead to to Christian Mallick, “The best change school year the Hopewell Area school has definitely been to the pizza, it taste board voted to stop serving salt in the any potential health problems. Another thing being affected so much better than last year.” 5 Fast Food Review McDonald’s vs. Burger King vs. Wendy’s BY:DONALD MASON Do you have a preferable It has more meat than bread and Score out of ten: place to get a quick treat or a cheap just enough toppings. Wendys by snack? Have you ever asked yourself far has the best chicken sandwich • Wendy’s – 6/10 “I wonder if Wendy’s or burger king whether it’s fried or grilled. It is juicy has a better burger than McDon- and also has the perfect amount of • Mcdonald’s-7/10 ald’s?” McDonald’s definitely has a toppings with just the right amount • better representation, but Wendy’s of bread to chicken ratio. Burger King – 6.5/10 and Burger King also have their The service is like a typi- pluses. If you want good chicken cal fast food restraunt which is just nuggets, a 20 piece nugget is four about the same everywhere. The dollars and that will feed a couple workers mope around as if work life people and fill their stomachs. is just terrible. The saying “You get Burgers are probably the what you pay for” shines through best at Burger King. They have a with service. If you want good ser- great burger meal for just 3 dollars. vice a fast food resturant is not the It is not like other fast food burgers. place to go.

Courtesy of Google images Surprisingly Unhealthy Foods BY: MARY-JANE HOUSTON Consumers looking to is a list of surprisingly unhealthy change their unhealthy eating foods. habits jump at the labels that say -Arizona Green Tea bottle has 70 fat-free or multigrain. What they are calories and 18 grams of sugar unaware of is that those labels do not make the product healthy. -McDonald’s small Strawberry For instance, most fat-free Banana Smoothie has 44 grams of foods decrease the amount of fat sugar and 220 calories but increase the amount of sugar Courtesy of Google images or sodium to insure the flavor is -Clif Peanut Butter Bar has 240 Many of these foods have still good. Multigrain bread is also calories and 21grams of sugar healthy alternatives. Making these misleading, it is not actually whole- foods at home and adding no sugar grain. These breads often contain -Trail mix can increase the nutritional value refined grains which lacks the fiber -Flavored instant oatmeal of them. By paying attention to the of whole-grains. If the ingredients -Veggie patties labels but also the ingredients and include bleach or unbleached -Packaged turkey calories unhealthy eating habits can enriched wheat flour the bread is -Sushi be eliminated. not a whole-grain product. Below -Rice milk or crackers 6 Breakfast: For Champs or Chumps? BY: JENNIFER CRANMER While trying to prepare later in the day and, therefore, eat To reap the benefits of a for the day ahead, running out more than they usually would. good breakfast, a gourmet meal is the door, and getting to school or According to the Food and not needed. Something as simple work on time, many people skip an Nutrition Service, breakfast is an as a granola bar is preferable over important morning ritual: especially crucial part of the day for nothing. Although, as usual, the eating breakfast. But healthier the better. Shy exactly how important away from doughnuts is it to consume what is or junk food. Try to normally nicknamed the eat something high in most important meal of carbohydrates and protein. the day? Drinking coffee should not It is not a myth; replace a breakfast meal. not eating breakfast Although coffee increases really can ruin your day. energy for a little while, it is Eating a healthy breakfast not an adequate substitute provides energy and for a healthy breakfast and will not provide the same improves performance. It Photo Courtesy of Google Images helps prevent a morning advantages. slump in which people feel sluggish students. Teenagers who eat before Breakfast quite literally and slow. Skipping breakfast can school tend to have higher test sets the tone for the day, so think cause someone to gain weight, scores, particularly in math. They twice before skipping out on a quick because the person will be hungrier are usually less tired and able to morning meal! concentrate better. How to Make a Pizza BY: SANTINO CICCONE Tools: 6. Use your 1. Oven hands to 2. Pizza Screen or Tin Foil pinch the 3. Pizza Cutter edges, leav- 4. Dough Docker/Rolling Pin ing thick 5. Large Mixing Bowl dough in the 6. Metal Whisk middle. Ingredients: 7. Press down 1. Flour with just your fingers 2. Salt Photo Courtesy of Google Images 3. Sugar on the edges, on your pizza, proceed to 4. Yeast and then proceed to do read. If you do, then skip 5. Olive Oil the same with the middle to step 14*) Thoroughly 6. Water (*make sure you leave the poke your sauced dough 7. Sauce middle a little thicker than with your pizza cutter. 8. Cheese the edges*). 14. Depending on how the 8. 9. Various toppings Flip the dough over, and pizza is preferred, either repeat step 7. place your topping or Steps: 9. Dock or roll the dough in 1. Heat oven to 500OF. your cheese down first, all directions to get a flat- then add the opposing 2. Mix salt, sugar, yeast, ol- tened circle of dough. ive oil, water, and flour topping. 10. Flip the dough over, and 15. Place the pizza in the in a mixing bowl with repeat step 9. o your metal whisk to get 500 oven and cook for at 11. Spin the pizza (like a Fris- least 7-9 minutes (*obvi- the consistency that you bee but go vertical and be would like. ously add more time if you gentle, it can be easy to would like a crunchier 3. Form the dough into a ball put a hole in it) to the size the size of your choice. pizza*). of your pizza screen. 16. 4. Coat the dough ball in Remove the pizza from the 12. Place the amount of sauce oven, let it cool for some flower. you would like on the piz- 5. Flatten the dough ball to a time, cut into slices, and za. enjoy! thick round circle. 13. (*If you do not like bubbles 7 grandmother convinced me to Desserts from Other Countries try her pumpkin pie. Prepared BY: SOPHIA STOKES for the worst, I held my breath and choked it down. A moment Are you ever tired of the China: Tangyuan later, I realized I had found same old boring desserts every This dessert might the single pie I actually liked. year? Desserts are delicious, sound strange, but is one of the Unfortunately, pumpkin pie but sometimes the same things most popular desserts in China. was not as common as apple or can be pretty lifeless. Why not Tangyuan is colorful rice balls cherry, so when my grandmother try something different this that are filled with black sesame, made it for the family, I rarely year? Different countries have peanut, and got more than one piece. unique desserts that Americans red bean Then, for my sixteenth have never tried before. Here pastes. The birthday, my grandmother made are some desserts you could dessert is me dessert. She created five make that are popular in other often served in miniature pumpkin pies, only a countries. broth of ginger bit wider than cupcakes. They France: Chocolate Soufflé Courtesy of Google Images and rock had three times the amount of with Grand Marnier sugar. It does flavor in a quarter of the size of Chocolate soufflé is a not sound sweet-tasting, but it a real pie. Topped with whipped very popular cake dessert in is still a pretty good dessert. cream, mini pumpkin pies might France. It is a lightly baked cake, Australia: Pavlova very well be made with egg yolks, beaten egg Popular in both of these my favorite whites, sugar, countries, the dessert named dessert. and a gooey after a famous Russian chocolate ballerina has been a hit since center. This the sixteenth century. The fluffy dessert is and light dessert is meringue quite difficult crust topped to serve; it with whipped Courtesy of Google Images Courtesy of Google Images has to be cream and delivered fresh fruits Ingredients: immediately out of the oven such as One can of pumpkin pie to prevent the soufflé from kiwi and Courtesy of Google Images mix dropping in the center and strawberries. One package of frozen becoming dense. The dessert is You can always look up pie crust often served with Grand Marnier, recipes for all of these desserts, which is an orange liqueur that and maybe even look up more Directions: accents the richness of the desserts from other countries. 1. Preheat the oven to 350°. chocolate. Have fun this Thanksgiving and 2. Grease a muffin pan us- Italy: Gelato Christmas by introducing your ing cooking spray In the streets of Italy, family and friends to a new type 3. Cut the pie crust into Gelato is a popular frozen of taste. circles (use a glass tem- dessert, but is quite the opposite of ice cream. It plate the size of the muf- is made with fin pan). milk instead of 4. Place the pie dough into cream, lowering the muffin pan. the fat content. BY:Cutie LAUREN TRIMBER Pies 5. Mix the filling according It is also whipped with I never understood pie. to the instructions on the Courtesy of Google Images less air, making To me, a pie was a dry, tasteless pumpkin pie mix can. the frozen dessert denser. crust crammed full of fruit 6. Pour the filling to the top Canada: Maple Taffy mashed into a pulp. No amount of sugar could remedy the bland of each muffin filling. Maple taffy is a popular 7. Bake according to the type of taffy in Canada. The flavor of the filling, and without sugary sweet is made from colorful sprinkles or icing, it filling mix instructions. maple syrup and-believe it or never even looked appetizing. 8. Cool and top with Cool not- snow! The maple syrup is The fact that people willingly ate Whip. boiled to a hot temperature, and it was beyond me. Until I ate my then is poured onto snow to cool grandmother’s pumpkin pie. it off and keep its shape. When I was seven, my 8 Arrangements website doesn’t just Edible Arrangements offer fruit bouquets but also boxes BY: ABBY HIGHBERGER of chocolate, chocolate covered fruit depending on the style, holiday, or platters in the shapes of cartoons Fifteen years ago, in 1999 how much fruit and decorations you or, other deserts, and they even a company was established that can pack into it. offer chocolate covered fruit in the would simply, yet efficiently change With some bouquets you form of lollipops. In the case of ever the gift giving market. While the can order extra decorations such needing an Edible Arrangement company itself has been around for as balloons, little teddy bears, you can order off of their website a while it has only hit mainstream and personal pictures printed ediblearrangements.com or by popularity within the past eight on or as the vase. The Edible calling 877-363-7848. years. You have no doubt seen commercials or billboards with this company advertised everywhere, mainly because it is insanely popular amongst basically the entire female population. This company is none other than Edible Arrangements. Edible Arrangements are simply bouquets with a twist, the twist being is they are made completely out of fruit. You can purchase one of these for just about anything, birthdays, holidays, a get well soon gift, and even a subtly sweet “I miss you.” The cost of these bouquets usually range from around 20 dollars and can get pretty pricey Courtesy of Google Images The Brew Review BY: GARRETT ROBERTS Editors-in-Chief: Chick-fil-A has been a large, amazing tasting coffee for Brie Miller promoting their new “specialty only a dollar. However, Chick-fil-A Rachael Kriger coffee” as the best fast food coffee in is cheaper than Starbucks, so you the business. After being accepted don’t have to get a bank loan to buy into the Specialty Coffee Association a cup of coffee. Another positive is Staff: of America, the coffee is now that this coffee doesn’t leave an considered to be a competitor of aftertaste, like most coffees. This Kylie Chichester coffees such as Starbucks and other can appeal to new drinkers new to big brand coffee producers. Does it the coffee scene. Abby Highberger really deserve this praise? The final verdict is that Justin Marchionda This coffee is not “specialty” the new Chick-fil-A coffee is not in any way, so don’t let any fancy titles amazing. If I had to give a number Jennifer Cranmer tell you it’s the equivalent to liquid score, it would be in the range of gold. The coffee is a medium roast, a 4/10. The combined bland taste Lauren Trimber but has an extremely weak taste. T and pricey cost result in it coming Sophia Stokes first, I thought that I didn’t take a up short compared to other coffees. Santino Ciccone big enough sip, so I tried it again. It isn’t horrible, but I wouldn’t jump Maddy Hopkins I eventually came to the realization any hurdles for it. I recommend Mary Jane Houston that it was so weak that you could sticking with McDonald’s coffee, mistake it for water or a flat soda. I the undefeated champion of cheap Ava Jodikinos take my coffee black, so I expected coffee. more flavor and a bitter aftertaste. Donald Mason I drink at least a cup of black coffee Garret Roberts a day, and was disappointed in this weak taste I bought. It has a very watery texture and seemed cheap compared to other Sponsor: specialty coffee. A large coffee costs Mr. Mohrbacher $2.15, so I expected more. You can drive five minutes from anywhere in America to a McDonald’s and get Courtesy of Google Images 9 This cemented its place as the most Students of the Month: expensive midterm ever. Although most of this money was spent by actual candidates campaigning, November outside groups contributed approximately one billion dollars. We are pleased to announce chorus, she is a huge asset as a These groups do not specifically that the students of the month for freshman. She is very mature and a support certain candidates or November are senior Cody Boring leader in the ensemble already. She even a political party, but that and freshman Carinna Lapson. will also be participating in Junior does not mean they do not want their opinion heard. They poured money into this election trying to get their candidates voted in. Republican candidates spent more than Democrats in both the House and Senate races, and it paid off with Republicans gaining control of both. Four billion dollars spent in about one year of campaigning is the equivalent of what Apple spent in advertising in the past four years. It is also ten times what the United States government is currently spending to fight the Photo Courtesy of Abbyt Highberger Photo Courtesy of Kylie Chichester Ebola epidemic. But are these crazy numbers worth it? Maybe Cody is a great student High District Chorus in January. this extra expensive election will and person. Respectful and well- Congratulations to Cody prevent another two years of mannered, he is liked by his peers and Carinna! gridlock in Congress. and goes above and beyond whether it’s just participation in class or a project. He is the secretary for NHS and co-treasurer for student Four Billion council. He is very active in both Dollars Later… organizations. Additionally, Cody BY: JENNIFER CRANMER participates in cross country, What could or would you swimming and track and is also a do with four billion dollars? When member of the French club and an posed to a group of people, answers office helper. rang out: donate to charity, buy a Carinna is an excellent car, help developing countries, and student; she’s friendly, kind, purchase Disneyland or a private energetic and inquisitive. She participates in student council and island. For American politicians, Latin club. She was a member of the answer was spending billions the cross country team this fall of dollars for campaigns. and will be a swimmer this winter. In a record-breaking She is also a stellar musician who 2014 midterm election, costs is in both band and chorus. In skyrocketed to 3.67 billion dollars. Photo Courtesy of Google Images 10 like since I went with my uncle, who which is to be in the city, this is a Rifle Season is an Edinboro alumni. However, great college for that opportunity. BY: DONALD MASON things certainly changed from the Cleveland State offers over time my uncle went to school there. 200 majors and costs about 23,500 It is about that time of the Edinboro offers more than for one year of tuition, not counting year again. Where Monday through 100 degrees. After talking to the meal plans. With their motto Saturday hear gunshots and see “Engaged Learning,” Cleveland’s people with orange vests alongside professors are at the top in whatever the roads. In a few days every field they teach. Athletes, pay attention: Cleveland has one of the school will be closed that on the first country’s most renowned basketball Monday after Thanksgiving for that team, with one of their alumni’s being one special day for avid hunters. Norris Cole, the starting point guard The first day is the easiest day to go for the Miami Heat. Cleveland State hunting, because most people will also has their newly built Recreation be shooting and scaring the deer Center that is almost as big as their right towards you nine times out of student center. Trust me, it is huge. ten. Point Park University: The laws are simple. You must have at least 250 square inches on head, chest students that lead our tour, I formed the opinion that Edinboro seems to and back combined, visible 360 focus more on science and math degrees of florescent orange so focused majors. If the road you are when hunting the other hunters about to travel consists of physics, will not shoot your way, and you biology, chemistry, and calculus, don’t get shot. You must have a then this is the right school. My hunting license, which is pretty opinion became stronger when the self-explanatory. You can buy a science rooms were all we visited. Not license at any local bow shop, or once did we make it to the History sporting goods store. You should and English departments. Although also never hunt alone at least have I did not get the chance to eat the another person around so if any cafeteria food, since I went in the middle of August, they have a lovely Point Park University is another complications occur you will have little diner about two blocks away. school that is right in the middle of someone to help you. The cost for Edinboro as an the city. Just like Cleveland State, The first week is doe only in-state student is around $20,316 it is in walking distance to many which is a disappointment to most a year. The dorm rooms were nice sports venues, musemums, and but to others it can be an advantage and sizable, with a few options is located in Pittsburgh’s cultural for the buck’s necks to get less available to freshman. Also, if you district. Point Park is a private swollen necks from rut, and get that are a fan of fishing, there is a lake liberal arts school. They have 80 game taste out of the meat. Good in which you can fish but not swim! majors to choose from through luck to all hunters and be safe! Cleveland State University: their schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication and the College Visit Conservatory of Performing Arts. Going to visit Point Park Perspectives was an exciting time because I BY: RACHAEL KRIGER already knew that was where I Pay attention high school would be spending the next four, seniors! Still looking for a place to or even five, years. The cost for call home for the next four years a year at point park is roughly after graduation? This information $31,000 dollars. However, they might help you, or even a friend. offer many scholarships and grant, College visits are important for myself being awarded the Trustee every soon-to-be college student. Scholarship worth $52,000 for Take a tour, eat the food, and As a student from the Pittsburgh four years. There is no application check out the dorm rooms, because area, hearing the word “Cleveland” fee to apply, so apply here today! you could be exploring your new might turn someone off. However, As mentioned, I was a bit “home” for the next four years. do not let a name fool you. The biased when writing about Point Edinboro University: campus, which is located in Park because that is where I will Edinboro University, two hours downtown Cleveland, immerses be attending. However, all these away from Aliquippa, is the dream students in city life. Within schools have a fit for whatever college for someone who enjoys walking distance from Paul Brown you are planning to further your scenery and nature. The beautiful Stadium, the Rock N Roll Hall of educatoin in. Take time out of your campus is in the heart of the small Fame and Lake Erie, Cleveland schedule to take a college trip. It is town of Edinboro, Pennsylvania. State University’s newly remodeled completely worth it. Going to this school, I sort of had campus really sets the bar high for an idea of what it was going to be modern campuses. If you are looking College Banners Courtesy of Google Images for what I look for in a campus, 11 used to pay for coffee, or the extra cost on meals that cost Kutztown University Visit more than the allotted $4.80 BY: KYLIE CHICHESTER per meal. The rec center has The thought of college is a 35 foot indoor rock wall, a two often enough to make most seniors gymnasiums, two racquetball courts, break out into a cold sweat, and an indoor track, and a large fitness college visits can make you weak in center with exercise equipment. the knees. Recently, I went on my Campus safety is a huge first college visit, and the anxiety priority at KU. They have their leading up to the trip dissipated own on-campus police force, who the minute I arrived at Kutztown are actually trained police officers University. and not rent-a-cops. They also Kutztown is a small, state have blue emergency kiosks all college with around 9,000 students over campus which guarantee an currently enrolled. It’s in a small Photo courtesy of google images officers presence within 90 seconds town reminiscent of downtown of pressing the button. If you are Beaver or Sewickley. In town, there Main Street, with the west side across campus late at night and are more than twenty restaurants containing only academic buildings worried about getting home, you that are all family owned and and the east side holding only can call the non-emergency police operated. Situated in between residential (with the exception of number and get an escort back to Reading and Allentown, KU is a five the original academic building: you dorm or apartment if you live off hour drive from Hopewell if you take “Old Main.”) The cost to attend campus. the PA Turnpike. Even though it’s KU is around $18,000 a year (in- Kutztown was a great college far from home, KU is only two hours state), including housing, rec center with friendly students and great away from New York City and one admittance, and meal costs. The academics. I would recommend hour away from Philadelphia. Day average meal plan includes two a visit to any college that you’re trips often run to Washington D.C., meals a day and “flex pay”. Flex is looking into, because you never NYC, and Philly on Saturdays with a pre-set amount of money that gets really know what it’s going to be like discounted bus tickets. loaded onto your meal card every until you walk around the campus. The campus is divided by semester. The flex money can be Good luck with your college search!

money to the winners. For the past two years, Hopewell entered one of Singing Our School Pride those competitions. BY: LAUREN TRIMBER This year, Hopewell students sang and danced to Demi Lovato’s “I Really Don’t Care.” Nick Veri, a senior at Hopewell and one of the lip dub’s singers, talked about the benefit of the video. “I think it gave us something to be proud of. We can show it off. It brought us closer as a student body…it’s something we can reflect on.” He agreed to the project because he wanted to have something to look back after graduating. As for further improvement, Dona Bajet said that we just need “more practice.” With better planning and student enthusiasm, Hopewell can easily win the online competition. Photo courtesy of Mr. Mohrbacher running through halls filled with Pep rallies, Spirit Week, Voting opened on November dancing kids. and Homecoming show students’ 14 and will be open until December Coined by Vimeo founder pride for their school. But in recent 4, so be sure to check out http:// Jake Lodwick, lip dubbing did not years, the student body has taken tribweb.upickem.net/engine/ become popular until 2009 when that school spirit one step further. Welcome.aspx?contestid=141201. a lip-syncing video of Canadian Students strive to prove that their The winning school will receive University students went viral. school is the best in the area by lip- $2,500, so show your school pride Today, there are competitions syncing in front of a camera while and please vote! available to schools that award 12 • “When they talk about lift- Secrets, Secrets ing all the time.” Give the Turkey a Are No Fun… The most attractive thing about Chance BY: MADDY HOPKINS guys is… BY: ABBY HIGHBERGER Ever wonder what is going • “When they really pay atten- October, November, and on in the other gender’s brain? tion to you and it’s obvious December are three months that Sure, you can consult Seventeen that they really care.” all have one thing in common magazine, your horoscope, or a • “When they have a nice holidays. All of these holidays are Magic 8 Ball. But everyone knows smile.” extremely important milestones in that isn’t real. So here are some The most attractive thing about history, and each holiday consists confessions about the other girls is… of different traditions, but it never sex from Hopewell High School • “When a girl has class.” fails how every year from October to students: • “When a girl is humble.” December everyone seems to forget The most annoying thing girls do • “When a girl is intelligent.” about the turkey. is… • “When they laugh at your Picture this; you walk into Girls said: jokes, even if it’s not funny.” a store on November 1st, after • “When girls post pictures • “When they laugh at every everything from the festivities of on social media saying #fee- joke you make, especially Halloween is gone, sold out, or lingugly when it’s obvious the dumb ones.” on clearance racks. You would they’ve spent, like, hours on Something girls don’t get about expect to see something regarding their makeup and they’re guys is… just fishing for compli- • “We have priorities. I don’t ments. Also, when they’re want to be rude, but some diehard flirts.” girls act like the whole • “When I walk through the world revolves around halls and see girls wearing them.” Photo Courtesy of Google Images crop tops. I don’t want to • “Bro Code.” see that.” • “Subtle hints don’t work. Thanksgiving, right? Wrong. Maybe Guys said: Obvious hints don’t work.” some cute little turkey decorations, • “Whenever I ask if they • “Bromances.” or anything involving the fall season? want something to eat and • “The woes of getting hit be- Nope. Instead you walk into a store they say no, but when I or- low the belt.” blasting “Rudolph the Red Nosed der food, they eat mine.” Something guys don’t get about Reindeer,’ and a vast amount of • “When they act dumb to girls is… Santa Claus figurines. People forget look cute.” • “We’re not all really hard to about Thanksgiving until the last • “When they are being overly understand. Whenever most minute because it does not consist flirtatious.” of us say we’re fine, we ac- of getting gifts or dressing up. Many • “When girls say ‘a real man tually mean we’re fine.” people finally realize that they have would…’” • “That my hair takes effort to run out a day before that fourth • “When they speak in text and I don’t always want to Thursday to get groceries for a talk.” do it.” Thanksgiving dinner. The most annoying thing guys do Thanksgiving is one of the is… most historically important holidays Girls said: of the year. Everyone knows the story • “When guys act one way of the pilgrims traveling to Plymouth around you and then act on the Mayflower in search of like Neanderthals around religious independence from King their friends.” Henry VIII. We’ve all been told these • “When they’re too competi- stories since kindergarten. It seems tive.” almost as if some people, or rather Guys said: people who work in retail, seem to • “When a guy is tardy. He forget Thanksgiving’s importance says he’ll be there in 15 and would rather make Christmas minutes but doesn’t show or Halloween, both holidays with up until an hour later.” historically or religiously important • “Trying to impress girls in meanings, the commercialized gym class by being a try- holidays. I’m sorry, but it was a little hard.” bit ridiculous to walk into Kohl’s • “Being a jerk to get girls’ at- on November 1st and see giant red tention.” Christmas trees, and hear Taylor • “When they treat people like Swift’s “Last Christmas” blasting crap but they later expect throughout the whole store. Give the people to do them favors.” Courtesy of Google Images turkey a chance. 13 the U.S. this past summer. Their al- ally only take it out of your wallet to Music before the bum has already been released be- pay for something, then put it back. Holidays (Continued) fore in many different countries, and With your credit card on your phone, is now available in the U.S. Popu- you would be losing both your expen- Her hit song “Bang Bang (ft. lar songs of theirs are “Somebody sive phone and your credit card code. Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj) has To You (ft. Demi Lovato)” and “Wild So what if you never lose been performed multiple times at many Heart”. The indie pop band’s own your phone, you are always on it, and award shows such as the VMAs. Sweet music is breaking through with 15 it never leaves your side, even while talker, with 12 new tracks, debuted at fun tracks. you sleep. You can not prepare for a number 10 on the US Billboard 200, hacker. An experienced hacker will selling 25,000 copies in the first week. be in heaven with the right tools. A major complaint about the iPhone 5s Meghan Trainor - Title (EP) was that with the fingerprint scanner a hacker could easily get your finger- The new pop star Meghan print, with the iPhone 6 they can get Trainor has been one of the top art- into your bank accounts. ists all summer and fall. Her EP has Is Apple Pay a safe concept? four songs on it, with the hit song No. Will people still use it? Yes. It is “All About that Bass”. She made an one step easier for people, so they will appearance at Stage AE on Octo- use it. No matter how many hackers ber 31st, with Jake Miller and Fifth steal card numbers, if Apple has its Harmony. Her EP has been added to Photo courtesy of Google Images. name slapped on it, people will trust her album coming out January 13th The New Apple Pay: A it. The only way it would reel in more with 15 songs on it. people is if you called it “iBank.” Go Hackers’ Heaven ahead and use Apple Pay, but you Jake Miller - Lion Heart (EP) may be paying a hacker’s lunch bill. BY: GARRET ROBERTS After releasing his very first With the release of the album this past year, Jake Miller iPhone 6, Apple also introduced Ap- has released his new EP: Lion Heart. ple Pay. The concept is that instead The EP has five songs, with the hit of fumbling with your wallet for your song “First Flight home”. It has hit plastic card, you can use your phone number one on the iTunes charts. as a way of charging purchases to Recently making an appearance at your credit account. You simply take stage AE on October 31st, he has a picture of your card’s code and let come really far in his career. the Apple Pay program take care of the rest; no more leaving your card at The Vamps - Meet the Vamps the checkout or forgetting it at home. On paper, it is a great idea, but in The Brit lads have released reality it has a lot of problems. their first album in the U.S., making For a start, how many times a brand new appearance to the na- a day do you lose your phone? I know tion. The band formed in late 2012, that I lose mine all the time, like most posting covers on YouTube. Over the people. You only know that it is either past two years, they have become big in this place or that location, usually Risk losing your credit card codes to hack- not specifics. How often, though, do ers with Apple Pay. Photo courtesy of Google in the U.K., and have made a mag- Images. nificent appearance on their tour in you lose your credit card? You usu- 14 dream: music. When he was 16, he went November 18th Logic by the name Psychological. He BY: SANTINO CICCONE released his first unofficial mixtape Game Releases titled Psychological: The Mixtape. BY: BRIE MILLER He released his first official mixtape Several highly anticipated called Young, Broke, and Infamous games were released on November when he was 20 years old, which 18.The games were available on a had caught the ear of Chris Zarou, variety of consoles and for many age who wanted Logic to be a part of his groups. independent record label, Visionary Far Cry 4 – Available in PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4, Photo courtesy of Google Images Music Group. Later this year, he released another mixtape called Xbox 360, and Xbox One versions Today, a new rap artist is on Young Sinatra: Undeniable where he available. Far Cry 4 takes place in a the up and coming, and he goes by reveals topics such as his future, his fictional country called Kyrat, which Logic. Logic was born as Sir Robert fans, his father’s drug abuse, getting has a rich history and even its own Bryson Hall II in Gaithersburg, kicked out of school, and his mother religion. Although it is a game in a Maryland. Logic did not have an getting stabbed. He went on to series, Far Cry 4 has a completely easy home life. Growing up with a release his first album called Under new story as well as location. There mother and father who were both Pressure on October 21st, 2014. The is a story for those who want to addicts and alcoholics and brothers album received an 82 out of 100 follow it, but the game is set in an who were drug dealers, his home life rating from Metacritic and 4.5 stars open-world format which the player was not a comforting one. School by HipHopDX. can freely explore. was difficult for him as well. In Logic starts his Under Dragon Age: Inquisition- Available tenth grade, he had failed every Pressure tour in April 8th 2015 in for PC, PlayStation 3, Playstation4, class except for English and ended Orlando Florida and will be on tour Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Dragon up being expelled. Since he had free for five months. Age: Inquisition is the third major time now, he started pursuing his game in the Dragon Age series after credited with. She meets Kaz who is Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Upcoming Movies on her security team and instantly Age II. The game will feature large BY: RACHAEL KRIGER the two fall in love. Beyond the Lights areas for exploration and improved is a story of whether to put love before combat maneuvers. After asking a Winter is coming soon, career ambitions. This movie is also classroom about the release Senior and what better way to spend the rated PG-13 and has been shown Kylie Chichester said “I like the word weekends than in a warm movie in theaters since November 14. inquisition, so that’s cool.” theater watching the latest new Putting the romance aside Escape Dead Island- Available in movie. Sure, movies at home are and just keeping it with pure comedy, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC great too, but nothing can be Horrible Bosses 2, would be the versions. The adventure survival compared to Cinemark popcorn perfect fit. The first movie, Horrible horror game series Dead Island and a screen 20 times bigger than Bosses, came out in June of 2011 is releasing their first spin-off in the one at home. Some movies that was a huge success making more the franchise. Escape Dead Island are coming out this winter include than six times as much as the budget allows players to investigate into the the latest installment of the Hunger cost. Movie critics are expecting Dead Island universe and unravel Games franchise, Mockingjay Part that Horrible Bosses 2, will do the the roots of the zombie outbreak. I, Beyond the Lights, Dumb and same with returning cast members Known for the game’s violent nature, Dumber To, and many others. Jason Batemen, Charlie Day, and Sophomore Garret Roberts said The most anticipated movie Jason Sudeikis with the antagonist “Hopefully there is less would arguably be Mockingjay Part being played by Christopher blood.” I. The third book in Suzanne Collin’s Waltz. Coming out on November Little Big Planet 3- Available only best-selling novel is being broken up 26, Horrible Bosses 2 is rated R. on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation into two parts, similar to movies in Suddenly there seems to 4. The game introduces three new the Harry Potter and Twilight series. be a new trend in seeing horror characters in addition to Sackboy, The movie picks right up where movies and the newest horror flick each with their own special abilities. the second movie Catching Fire left to be coming out is A Girl Walks The player can switch between off. Katniss has to battle President Home Alone At Night. Set in a town these characters during game Snow for freedom of the districts. an Iranian town, the citizens do not play. Regarding the release, Noah The movie is rated PG-13 and is know they are being stalked by a Ondik remarked “I have no interest, being released on November 21. vampire. Considered to be the first because they did everything they If a romantic story is on your “Iranian vampire Western movie,” A could have done in the second mind for a cold winter night, then Girl Walks Home Alone At Night has game.” Beyond the Lights is the right fit. received positive reviews from critics. The story is about the newest music The movie comes out on November superstar Noni, who is on the edge 21 and is listed as Not Rated. with the amount of fame she is being 15 Caught in Hi-Lites