HHS Magazine Fall / Winter 2015-16
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HIHHS Magazine - LITE Fall / Winter 2015-16 Hi-Lite Staff Ben Geyer Editor Emmalee Stipe Writer/Photos Kayla Enders Writer/Photos Kamryn Pack Writer Julia Hoon Writer Bella Lepique Writer Erika Ward Writer Bill Sheets Writer Special thanks to Mr. Ruff’s Honors English 12 students and Mrs. Nec’s Honors English 9 students for contributing articles, and to Colleen & Company for contributing photographs. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS What Page Is That On? News Page Entertainment Page Gratz Fair Queen 4 Movie Reviews for 2016 19 Mini Thon/All-Nighter 5 Book Reviews for 2016 20 Homecoming Pep Rally 6 Music Reviews for 2016 21 Homecoming Court 7 Halifax Gala/ TV Night 8 Sports Page Halloween Festivities 9 Fall Sports Wrap Ups 22 Joe Gauld Visit 10 Winter Sports 28 Band Love for Schade 11 Trunk or Treat 12 State Conference 13 Food For Thought 32 Semi– Formal 14 Off the Farm 33 Poetry Out Loud 15 Who’z That? 34 Christmas at School 16 10 Best Ways to Help 35 The Harg 17 Musical Preview 17 Wish What? 18 3 NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS Gratz Fair 2015 Congratulations to Our Gratz Fair Queen! 4 NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS Mini Thon ini-Thon is an annual event that takes place here at Halifax to help raise money for the Four Diamonds M Fund. This year Mini-Thon took place right after homecoming, on October 9th. Over half the school joined together to have a great night while raising both money and awareness for childhood cancer. This year we raised more money than ever before, over $8,500. The top 3 fundraisers were Taylah Erdman, Michaela Lynch, and Molly Smith. Even though the school was under construction during the time of Mini-Thon, Mrs. Czaplicki and Mr. Lahr, with help from the student council members, tried their hardest to make Mini-Thon as much like previous years as possible. We still got the chance to play the zombie game, which is what most students consider their favorite part of the night. Other activities included the dance, inflatable games, sports, and messy games out- side. Overall, many students look forward to Mini-Thon every year, and next year will be no exception. By: Kayla Enders 5 NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS Homecoming Pep he annual homecoming pep rally was held on the 9th of October of this year. Of course, during this T event, the school had the normal activities associated with its pep rallies. The standard class cheers, which always end with the Seniors raking in a victory (to be fair, it would be quite odd if the Freshmen or the Sophomores were to win. Not to mention the embarrassment that the Seniors would feel being drowned out by underclassmen.) The cheerleaders had a presentation of their school spirit and acrobatic abilities, perform- ing feats that most people could not do without considerable amounts of practice. But, the crowning achieve- ment of the pep rally was the annual “weird” contest. This year, the pep rally featured a rousing game that in- volved the representatives of the school’s sports teams cover their partners’ heads in shaving cream on top of a shower cap and then trying to throw cheese balls into the shaving cream while the person with the shower cap tries to shake golf balls out of the tissue boxes strapped to their backs. A bit of a surreal sight. It’s hard to decide if it would be closer to a nightmare or a crazy dream. Either way, the festivities were an interesting way to spend the end of the day. By: Ben Geyer 6 NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS Homecoming Court lthough weather proved ominous, Homecoming was still held on the original date (Nov. 9). Around 7:45 A pm, the lovely ladies and their dashing escorts stepped out of their flashy cars and on to the center of the football field to hear the reveal of the winner. The female representatives were Morgan Lebo, escorted by Zachary Thompson; Julia Hoon, escorted by Alex Scheib; Molly Smith, escorted by Connor Schadel; Kassidy Sorichetti, escorted by Austin Landry; and Mirelo Tiro, escorted by Noah Wallace. After a few minutes of an- ticipation and excitement, the winner was announced and Molly Smith was crowned homecoming queen. Shortly after the football game, the Homecoming dance was held. Traditionally, the couples share a royal dance; however, this year the court joined, arms locked, and shared a group dance to Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud.” It was truly a magical night that will be remembered by those on the court as the expe- rience of a lifetime. By: Julia Hoon 7 NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS Halifax Gala n the 17th of October of this year, the Wildcat Gala Picnic was held at Enders-Fisherville, and it was a O great success. Over 100 tickets were sold at $15 a person, which was a fair price considering that it in- cluded a half chicken that was too large to fit on a plate. Many people also brought in side dishes, filling up the tables used to hold all of the food. Student participation was also high, with plenty of helpers in addition to performers. Unfortunately, the vast majority of performers are Seniors, so next year’s show may end up being a little underpopulated. Indeed, this show was more or less a placeholder for the normally held TV Nite as the school is still under renovation. There are drawbacks to having a picnic in the month of October, also. The bit- ter cold seemed to plague the show, undoubtedly aided by the absence of the sun for the majority of the show and the fact that Enders-Fisherville is on a hill. This year’s show was unique in another regard. As a way to celebrate TV Nite’s 60 years, performers from TV Nite’s past were invited to perform at the show. Among them were John Rupp, who has made a career out of his performances, and the Geyer Brothers Band. Acts from our current students such as Jillian Sweigard, Zach Thompson, Loghan Nace, Derrick Zeiders, and others were quite good, also. A performance by Sally Lisi and Charlotte Gingrich was very good, as both of them are skilled piano players. There was a surprise for Mrs. Lisi when many of her former students sang her the song “You Raise Me Up” and presented her with a token of their thanks for all of her caring and loving teaching. Mr. Funk was also surprised, as he was presented with a token of gratitude, too. The show ended with many members of the cast singing the song “Stay.” The audience was very supportive of the show even with the cold, and the community seemed to participate in the event wholeheartedly. The Gala was an altogether suc- cess, and it brought the community together for a day. By: Ben Geyer 8 NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS Halloween n Friday, October 30th, Student Council held their annual Halloween O Dance for the fall season. Every year, students look forward to this dance, as it is the only in-school dance all year. The day began with a short- ened class schedule (who doesn’t love shorter class periods??) and then end- ed with the dance. During the dance, there were many other events taking place. There was a costume contest, an ice cream party for teachers and sen- iors for winning spirit week, and also the option of just hanging out with friends. Unfortunately, there was no Discovery Pumpkin contest like previ- ous years, but I think it would be a good idea to bring it back next year. Students came in to school this day dressed up in their favorite Halloween costumes/attire. Some students dressed up just for fun and to partake in the season’s spirit, but some students came dressed to compete and win the cos- tume contest. During the dance, the students competing for the best Hallow- een costumes lined up in the gym locker room hallway, waiting to be judged. Many students competed in the costume contest, however there were only a very few winners. The judges, aka our teachers, selected winners in four cate- gories. These four categories were: scary, funny, most original, and best group. Although all the candidates were close in votes, the final winners were: Kyra Bumbarger as a wicked witch for the scariest costume, Reming- ton Paul as a shark for the funniest costume, Jordyn Ashberry as Orbit gum for the most original costume, and lastly, Michaela Lynch and Zachary Thompson as Sheldon and Amy from Big Bang Theory as the best group cos- tumes. Earlier in October, the week of homecoming and Mini-thon, Student Council held their annual spirit week competition in honor of the events to come on October 9th. Student Council selected the themes for each day of spirit week, the 5th to the 9th of october. The daily themes of this week were: ‘Merica Monday, Time Trav- el Tuesday, Western Wednesday, Theme Thursday, and Spirit Day Friday. On Monday, students dressed in red, white, and blue to be patriotic and support ‘Merica (shortened version of America that sounds better in front of the word, “Monday”).