October 26, 2016 Volume XXIII Issue 4

A PUBLICATION OF HAMBURG AREA HIGH SCHOOL Haley rowing Josh goes on summer vacation Michaela Sturm - 10 through her Sophomore Josh Seiler had a fun filled summer. Over the summer Josh flew to Germany to visit his dad, grandparents and cousins for a couple weeks. Typically every summer he goes to Germany, but this summer was his favorite because he got to do many different kinds of life things like try new food that is special to Germany. He also traveled to Niagara Falls for Labor Day weekend, New York City, Colorado and New Orleans. His favorite place to travel during Michaela Sturm - 10 summer is tropical places like Hawaii. Haley Savastano is a sophomore at Hamburg During summer Josh loves to eat things like pasta salad. He also enjoys his favorite flavor Area High School who is in L.I.S.A and of ice cream, coffee. Summer is Josh’s favorite season because he really dislikes the cold. Wilderness club. Haley enjoys watch soccer, While at the beach, he enjoyed being able play volleyball with his friends and family. One football and baseball and her favorite soccer of his favorite things about summer besides the weather is that he gets to hangout with his team is the Philadelphia Union, and favorite friends and not have to worry about school. baseball team is the Phillies, and her favorite Josh really enjoys travel and explore the world. He also loves to see all the different football team is the Eagles. In her free time she cultures and different kinds of people. He is very blessed to have the opportunity to travel to enjoys playing soccer and running. all different kinds of places. Although the weather was very hot this summer, he did not seem Haley recently joined a rowing crew in Philadelphia. She rowes five times a week usually to mind. He continued to hangout with friends and travel. Overall it was a great summer for from 4-6:30 pm. She participates in a sweeping eight person boat which means each person not only Josh, but also a whole bunch of other people. only has one oar. Haley enjoys being in regattas which are possibly one, two, four or eight people in a boat. Haley got involved with rowing because the scholarship seminar. She has competitions every weekend until November. She plans on continuing rowing throughout the Halloween superstitions people believe rest of high school and in her dream college Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying Alyssa Marzili – 11 chemistry. There are many superstitions around Halloween people like to believe in whether it is Haley really enjoys summer. Over the last summer she went to the beach and hung out black cats, or witches. with friends. Her favorite vacation spot is the beaches in Australia. Although she does not like Black cats were always the cold weather, she is excited for fall and winter. One of her favorite seasons is fall because associated with bad luck of how beautiful the leaves look. and witches, and it was never good if a black cat crossed the path of Field hockey looks for excellence a human on Halloween night. However, in Lexi Gerner – 9 Ireland, Scotland, and England it is actually Sophomore, Josie Keith has been playing field hockey for over four years. Mid- considered good luck if dle school was where it all started. She plays a low left mid and is accompa- a black cat crosses the nied by Logan Albrecht, Megan Krick, and Alexa Althouse. path. Jack-o-lanterns Field hockey is a tough game, mentally and physically. The girls’ varsity coach- were originally made out es are Justine Reading, and assistant coach Kandice Pyles. The season has been of turnips and believed a tough one. The girls have had to overcome a ton, especially with their confidence. to help guide the lost They have learned a lot off of each other and not letting losses bring them down. spirits home. Josie Keith says, “This is not the season I wanted to have, but seeing how many stu- Bats, another common dents came out for hockey, I knew what we were getting ourselves into. Hopefully next symbol of Halloween, year we can get more girls involved and step it up and pull our game together a bit. I are believed to also be know that all of us are out there trying our hardest and best so that is all that matters.” associated with witches. The field hockey team lost 12 seniors last year, which made a huge impact on the amount It is said bats bring evil of girls who came out this year and our record. Their record is one win, one tie and 15 losses. spirits if they circle a It was a hard year, but so many memories were made. Josie Keith enjoys playing field hock- place three times. While spiders are considered to also be a sign witches are near, they ey, and will continue to play until she graduates in 2019. Hopefully next year things can come also can be seen as good. If a spider is seen on Halloween it means a deceased loved one together a bit, but for now we have to play with what they have. is watching over them. However, if a spider falls into the candle light of a lantern, it is a sign witches are near. Tanner Quigley makes his Witches used to be something of a good decent and symbolized wisdom. Over the years, way into football it changed and witches became something horrible and feared by people. The broom stick Kiara Mariano -11 that are always associated with witches began when people were accused of witchcraft. Most Tanner is a 17 year old senior, who is in his tenth and last of the ones accused were poor old people from the town, which would use walking sticks or year of football. He started football when he was about five sometimes brooms to get around. years old because his dad encouraged him to play. He enjoys It was said on Halloween the layer between the present world and the spirit world were football because of the excitement of Friday nights under the the closest, and spirits would cross over. The spirits would knock on doors asking for different lights. He loves being the quarterback for the team, but he things, and if they were turned down, they could curse the family. People began to dress up, does not like the running aspect of the game. In future games so that the spirits would think they were one of them, as they too liked to dress up. People Tanner believes that the team will put up a good fight against dressed up in costumes, so that the spirits would not try to take their souls. the tough teams. Their current record is four wins and one Today people understand these are all only silly superstitions and not true. Though it is loss. His biggest memories will be being part of a hard working team and winning. Tanners is going to miss a lot of things, clear the things are made up, people still like to continue the ancient traditions and pretend but he will mostly the “Comradery with the team and the good for one night a year, they are real. memories created, and ones to come.” One thing he is not For more information go to: http://www.livescience.com/16677-halloween-superstitions- going to miss at all is the practices because of the running that traditions.html is required. Tanner’s advice to the younger athletes is to “Keep the hawk pride alive and live on the legacy.” Tanner’s hobbies include hunting and playing video games. Tanner also does golf and plays baseball. Out of those three Color Guard spins their sports baseball is his favorite. He will not be playing college football, but he plans to attend Penn State Berks. His favorite team are the Pittsburgh Steelers and his favorite player is Ben Rothlisberger. way into the game Miranda Pinder – 12 Color guard is part of the field show for the varsity football games. The work together with the Marching Band to create the Stevie Wonder show. Color Guard are the girls and guys that do the routines with the flags for parades and also for the field show. They do not want to be called “twirlers” because that is a separate act in the unit of a marching band. To them it is insulting because being in Color Guard is a lot of hard work and they have to memorize routines. The Color Guard instructor is Mrs. Sola, Mr. Sola’s wife. Sarah Yoder stated that some of her favorite parts of Color Guard are “learning new routines” and “seeing kids’ faces in awe.” Brennan Yoder stated that when a person is in color guard, it is “really hard, but worth it.” Brennan also stated that he feels as though he “loves” his instructor Mrs. Sola and that she is like a “second mom” and is “really nice and supportive.” To get into Color Guard, you have to audition. Auditions are usually held at the end of the year, so that the directors can decide for the next season who is in and who isn’t. The Color Guard practices with the Marching Band, which is every Thursday. They do this because Color Guard and Marching Band work together to perform. HAWK HAPPENINGS OCTOBER 26, 2016 PAGE 2 Club Club spotlight Anime Club Spotlight – Odessia Schwinger - 9 The anime club is a club about Japanese animation where the anime comes from. Here at Hamburg we have a club devoted to it in room 17. Japanese animation is very different Gay Straight from American animation and is rarely clarified as ‘cartoons’ because of the differences. For one thing it usually has more seasons. It also tends to be more expensive to animate because of how much Alliance work goes into the animation. Also anime is not only Sarah Gould - 11 targeted it to children yes there are some shows that are targeted to adults in America ,but most are towards Hamburg Area School children. In Japan anime is targeted towards all ages. District has a sizable LGBTQ+ The point of the anime club is to gather together community, so it is logical that they fans or to introduce some people to Japanese would want a place to gather and animation. At each meeting they watch an anime and after finishing it they will discuss what they discuss their shared concerns. liked and disliked about it and further thoughts on it. Now, under the supervision The anime club is ran by the president Mercedes of Mrs. Eshbach, this place Huff and vice president Morgan Huff along with a has come to be. The new Gay secretary and a treasurer. The secretary records Straight Alliance (GSA) is a place what they say and do at the meetings such as reviews for LGBTQ+ students and their allies to gather and discuss issues in regards to the community. on the current anime there watching and such. The All are welcome to gather and discuss issues relating to the LGBTQ+ anime club despite not being the most popular club community. The club aims to provide a safe space for students to discuss such is a very interesting on filled with very kind and issues, meaning the area is judgment-free and perfectly anonymous. The only supportive members. requirement to join is a promise to respect the ideas and identities of other students. There have been several attempts to create a GSA at Hamburg before. One even managed to get off the ground. In the end, all of these attempts failed, but with a changing view on Brea Lesher kicks her sexuality and gender identity in this area, there has never been a better time to start a GSA

The club is still in its early stages of electing officers and creating way through soccer Kiara Mariano – 11 official bylaws, but these are expected to be completed sometime before Brea Lesher is a 16 year old junior who is in her Christmas break. After this, the GSA will become an official Hamburg club. tenth year of soccer. She starts as a center midfielder With the GSA in Hamburg just getting started, it needs all the new members it can get. and plays a little bit of sweeper. She has been playing Any and all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, are welcome to join. soccer since the age of six. Her parents just signed her The club typically meets on Club Day B and after school on Thursdays, both in room 29. up for it when she was young. For Brea is it something Hamburg’s LGBTQ+ community has never been stronger, and its allies have never been that she has enjoyed for many years, “It’s a passion,” more outspoken. With the arrival of a new club that supports these students, there is no doubt Brea says. that they will feel even more welcome at Hamburg. She likes being around the girls and building a special bond with the ladies on the team. There are a lot of laughs shared throughout the team. Brea dreaded preseason because it was very hot out and the late nights because she would be staying up very Dangers of Pokémon go late to finish homework. Brea will always keep many Mia James - 9 memories with her like Andrea squeezing her pinky during the national anthem and Natalie singing her Pokémon go one of the most popular games in 2016. This is a fun entertaining game based heart out to What does the Fox Say on the bus. She will also miss her favorite senior, Andrea Fink, because off of the 1996 video game Pokémon. It has become know all of the world. When playing this she is someone who has guided Brea through high game there are three different teams, Red team called Valor, yellow named Instinct, and the school since her freshmen year, “She is someone who blue team Mystic. In the beginning of the game people create their avatar and then are placed can cheer me up when I’m having a bad day.” into different teams. While playing the game the player will have to walk or drive around looking Coach Michael O’Neil is a new coach for the girls’ team this year. Brea says, “I like coach for the different Pokémon characters to be found, If someone finds a character they then throw and coach has brought is together and build our skills.” She also mentioned that the teams a poke ball by swiping one finger forward on by doing this act they will have trapped a Pokémon. record does not show how well of a season they really had. The current record is 3 wins and When we hear about this game all we think about is how fun it will be to play. Little do 13 losses. Brea is very excited for the upcoming season. you know many players have died, been beaten and abducted. In one incident a teenager was shot dead while playing Pokémon Go with his one and the friend. He trespassed into his neighbor’s yard a night to catch a rare Pokémon. The teenager tried to open the windows of Students bully each other the house to get into his back yard where they spotted a Pokémon, while doing this he had woken the owner of the house. The owner then grabbed his gun and shot twice at the boy. Jocelyn Hess - 9 This has become such a big disaster that even a few you tubers are trying to get the word out that it is not safe to play this game. One you tuber named Joey Salads posted a video on July At some point in life we have all been bullied. As most students know being bullied 21, 2016, about how easy it is to abduct a child with Pokémon Go. So, what Joey goes up to does not feel good. Some students will be bullied in person while others can and will children with their parent’s permission and tells them that he found a Pikachu or a rare Pokémon be bullied online. There is definitely a difference between bullying and cyberbullying. then asks them if they want a ride to where the Pokémon is. In the beginning of the video he Senior Stephen Sherwood said, “Cyberbullying is more of an emotional or mental says, “People are using this app to tap people into robbing them or even abducting them.” torture upon the recipient whereas, being bullied in person can get more physical.” So, even you tubers understand the danger of Pokémon Go and how easily kids are to take. Everyone reacts differently when they are bullied. Some students may go along with it and try When playing Pokémon Go make sure to drive safely or do not play the game while driving to joke around with the bully, where others may not go along with it and take it serious. Even the stated in game. Also while playing make sure to watch for cars while crossing the street. So, students who go along with the bullying and try to brush it off may not always brush it off. Bullies put down the phone for a second and look both ways before crossing. Parents should not are more likely to go after the easy targets, meaning the ones who will let the bullying get to allow their children to walk alone and do not play after dark. If everyone makes sure to follow them easily. Instead of someone else who would not let the bullying get to them. Some students these few rules they should be safe and ready to play. and even adults forget that there are different ways to get through bullying and cyberbullying. Senior Roslyn Lopez mentioned, “If you do not want to deal with the cyberbully then why For more information go to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5mcRv8hqu8 not just block them? Blocking the cyberbully will keep you safe from seeing unwelcoming messages that you do not want to see. Also, bullies just want someone else to feel as bad as they are feeling so they want to have control over your feelings. Do not give them the satisfaction.” The effects of bullying are, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, and increased Football strives for playoff birth feeling of sadness and loneliness. What society needs to understand is, one simple Steve Sherwood – 12 upsetting word or phrase can hurt or ruin someone else’s day. I know it may be hard to Hamburg’s football team had a great start to the season with two blowout wins against do, but students and even adults need to find ways to show the bully that they are better Nativity and Panther Valley. They had a rough outing against Littlestown, but came back than them. Showing a bully you are weak will only make them want to hurt you more strong winning the games against East Juniata and Mahoney. Now that the season is half so it is better to show them you are stronger than them so they will leave you alone. way over the team is looking to make a final push on their way to the playoffs. The hawks Freshman Isabella Lorusso said, “Never go through bullying without telling someone have strong competition with Berks Catholic, Wyomissing, and Twin Valley but with this they even if it is a friend or a guidance counselor. Telling someone that you are being also have great confidence and are looking for wins for the second half of the season. bullied can stop the bullies from hurting other students and yourself. I think everyone Hamburg went to Berks Catholic and had their hearts full of confidence and determination, should know that what a bully says about you does not define you because you are but with injuries and never-ending bench of BC, the hawks with their 33 active players did not born the way you are. Each and every one of us is different which makes us, us.” have a great chance of winning, but they had no intention of giving up and fought till the very Bullying can happen anywhere, anytime and it needs to stop. We just need to find a way end with a score of 8-56 Berks Catholic. The season has been a wild ride so far with outstanding victories and dreadful losses but to put an end to all of this. what matters more to the hawks is giving it their best for the whole play of every play of every game. The teams coaching staff has more than 70 years of experience under their belt. This translates perfectly onto the field, if the players have the focus and determination they have Dance Ticket Sales during lunches October 31 - seniors November 1 - juniors November 2 - sophomores November 3 - freshmen November 4 - anyone $30 per ticket BCTC get from Miss McCarthy in the library HAWK HAPPENINGS OCTOBER 26, 2016 PAGE 3 Students take field trip to the Renaissance Faire Sierra Fisher – 11 On Wednesday, October 5, students from HEP and Publications went to the Renaissance Faire, located in Manheim, where people act and dress as if they were living during the Renaissance time period. In the morning, students got to see the opening ceremony, where they explained the coronation of the king and queen. Along with this, there were many other shows performed including Mudbegging, Circus Stella, Mind Reading and Hypnosis, Magic Tricks and Jousting. The Renaissance Faire had a wide variety of food including mac and cheese, pickles, and the well-known turkey legs. Carly Levan, a Publications student says, “It was fun to hang out with my friends and try the food. I loved the magic shows and Circus Stella.” Along with the shows and food, the Faire also had many shops which included clothing from the time period, jewelry and many other items. There were also many games that students could play. Overall, the students got to see how people dressed and acted during the Renaissance time period, while also enjoying a day away from school. If interested in attending the Renaissance Faire, it is open every weekend from August 6 to October 30 from 11-8. General admission is $31 at the gate and $26 online. For more information, go to: http://www.parenfaire.com/ Identify the dangers of Halloween Ashley Lojko – 11 The one night a year in the US where kids run wild in the streets, knocking on strangers doors and receiving candy from them. It may sound dangerous, but every year in October this practice begins. Many dangers are hidden in the Halloween tradition, whether in plain sight or deeper into the holiday. One of the most dangerous items of Halloween is the costumes. Face paint has been shown to be potentially hazardous to young children. The paint has potential to include heavy, dangerous metals in them, which are dangerous and harmful. The costumes themselves are another hazard, whether they be too tight around the neck or wrists or be a tripping risk. Some costumes are too long or billowing and can cause children to trip into oncoming traffic. Cars and pedestrians are another concern on this night. Since people are paying less attention due to the excitement of free food, they may not look when crossing the road or not closely enough. During this night, car accidents are twice more likely than other nights of the year. With these warnings, there will hopefully be fewer tragedies this Halloween. For more information, go to http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/10/29/why-hallow- een-is-dangerous-for-kids

Students rely on caffeine to function Lydia Warner - 11 Lady With the start of a new school year, many students are resorting to caffeine intake in order to keep them awake and functioning. Senior Miranda Herman said, “Caffeine really energizes me in the morning, it gives me an extra Gaga boost to start my day”. While caffeine is wonderful for these purposes, there are many hidden dangers that may have long-term health effects if the correct precautions are not taken. One of the dangers of a high caffeine intake is a rise in blood pressure. It is not returns completely known why caffeine raises blood pressure, but according to The Mayo Clinic, researchers believe that caffeine blocks a hormone that keeps arteries widened. Dr. Lucio Mos performed a study that resulted in an increase of heart with attacks in young adults with mild hypertension (high blood pressure). If one of these people were to consume the equivalent amount of caffeine that four cups of coffee contains, their risk for a heart attack increases significantly. Perfect Many people who consume a lot of caffeine report a frequent upset stomach. Indigestion is a common effect of high caffeine intake, especially when caffeine is consumed on an empty stomach. Illusion While caffeine is perfectly fine to be consumed in moderation, just like anything else, too Lexi Tessitore - 9 much is never good. Large quantities of caffeine can lead to long-term health issues that could have easily be prevented. For more information, visit caffeineinformer.com After a highly anticipated wait, Lady Gaga is finally back with her new single Varsity soccer provides action Perfect Illusion. It has been three years since her last Kylee Landis - 10 solo album, ARTPOP, and Michaela Sturm 15, has been playing soccer since she was five years old. Soccer was not fans have been desperately something she just wanted to do. Friends of hers introduced it to her when she was younger waiting for her return. Having and she decided she wanted to play and then fell in love with this sport. been a fan of Gaga for quite a while, I was excited to Soccer is not the only sport she plays. Michaela also does track. Out of those two sports she hear about her comeback. plays she likes soccer more. “Playing soccer is not just something you want it is something However, when I listened to the song for the first time, it was not what I had expected. you need,” said by Michaela. In college she wants to play soccer and she hopes to get a The first word that came to mind when I heard it was ‘intense.’ The chorus starts up scholarship. less than a minute into the song and has an high-energy, raw feel to it. This differs from several of her other songs like Poker Face, Bad Romance, and Telephone which seem As a sophomore she plays on the varsity as sticker and wing and is number 12. When she to be more inspired by club music and pop songs. Perfect Illusion does not sound like is out on that field it relieves her anger and she loves to play the game. It is her passion to be anything you would hear on the radio and is an original, different piece. Despite it being a soccer player. Michaela finds it really fun and is glad she chose to play this sport as a child. opposite of what I thought it would be, I enjoyed it and I am happy that Lady Gaga is back. There have been rumors that the song was about her split with ex fiancé Taylor Kinney, however Another hobby that she enjoys is shopping. Michaela loves to be out shopping with friends and family. Trying on different outfits and getting new things. Michaela always likes looking she stated the song was about social media in an interview with a BBC radio. She says, “How good. do we navigate through social media? How do we look through these images that we know are filtered and altered, and decipher what is reality and what is a perfect illusion?” This can open up people’s eyes to realize that what you see on social media is not always what it seems. Some Stranger Things offers a thrilling people place such an idealistic value on how someone is viewed on social media. The song almost acts as a reminder to take everything that you see on the internet with a grain of salt. story For more information on the single from Lady Gaga herself, visit http://www.bbc.com. Tabitha Engel - 9

Stranger Things is a series on Colleges & Universities visiting Netflix, written by brothers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer. Currently there is only one season available Hamburg on Netflix but the second will be coming out sometime in 2017. The show is set in the 1980’s and follows three boys and their Wilkes University - Wednesday, October 26 @ 11:00 a.m. supernatural friend, Eleven, in their Immaculata University - Wednesday, October 26 @ 1:00 p.m. · search for their friend who has gotten lost in a parallel dimension known as The Upside Down. The series starts with the main characters who are Dustin, Lucas, Will and Mike. The boys Susquehanna University - Thursday, October 27 @ 8:00 a.m. · Cedar are best friends growing up in a rural Oklahoma community. Their lives are turned upside down Crest College - Thursday, October 27 @ 1:00 p.m. when Will goes missing. Soon after his disappearance, strange things start happening and Eleven shows up. Eleven has special powers that come to be known as the story progresses. Mansfield University - Tuesday, November 1 @ 8:30 a.m. The series has gained a large following for good reason. First of all the cast is very Millersville University - Tuesday, November 1 @ 10:30 a.m. · convincing, and the audience will find themselves rooting for the characters. The storyline is creative and suspenseful, with a few unexpected twists.The series is Western New England University - Wednesday, November 2 @ 11:30 also very true to the time period, from the music they play to the clothes they wear. a.m. One annoying point is that at times the lightning is very dark and it is difficult to understand what is happening on the screen. And of course there is only one season so viewers have to Shippensburg University - Wednesday, November 2 @ 12:30 p.m. wait a while to see what happens next. I would recommend this to anyone interested in the University of Scranton - Thursday, November 3 @ 11:00 a.m. supernatural and science fiction. It is an amazing show and once somebody watches the first episode they will be hooked. Reading Area Community College - Wednesday, November 9 @ 9:30 a.m. For more information on the series visit IMDb.com or Netflix.com. HAWK HAPPENINGS OCTOBER 26, 2016 PAGE 4 Candidates’ AP Gov students become senators visions laid for a day Victoria Baumert – 12 out Lexi Tessitore - 9 On October 6, Mr. Zimmerman and his AP Government and With Election Day less than Comparative Politics took the a month away and many voters drive to Penn State Berks to still undecided, it is essential that become senators for a day. The Americans make themselves aware six students that make up the of the platform, character, and AP Government class: Thomas record of each of the candidates -- Kissinger, David Madara, Jacob one of which will occupy the Oval Metcalfe, Leah Bertschy, Victoria Office next year. On each point of Baumert and Kiera Correll, were that trinity, fundamental differences recruited by Senator David Argall exist between the two major party to participate in the event. This nominees for President of the annual event allows students to United States. Leading the ticket of be placed in the situation of a state the Democratic Party is former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a career public servant senator and undergo the trials and tribulations of creating laws. The three committees that whose campaign has focused on creating wealth for working people and the middle class, were created for the workshop were the finance committee, state government committee and demanding the rich contribute more to the country, expanding access to affordable health care, education committee. The finance committee dealt with bills regarding the elimination of school and promoting justice and fair treatment for all Americans. Republican nominee Donald Trump property taxes and employers monitoring e-mails of their employees. The state government committee spoke about the issues of recreational marijuana usage and drug testing for welfare has never held elected office and in both the primary and general elections has positioned benefits, and the education committee spoke adding a fee for extracurricular activities in schools. himself as an outsider prepared to take on a “rigged” political system. For his part, Trump The high schools that participated in the mock senate were Hamburg, Berks has promised to deport undocumented immigrants, bar Muslims from entering the country, Catholic, Tulpehocken, Fleetwood, and Schuylkill Valley. There was a total of about cut taxes, scrap free trade deals and bring back manufacturing jobs, and bolster our military. 55 students from varying grades that attended. The senate ran from 8:00 AM to 1:30 Donald Trump thinks that immigration laws need to be revised and more strictly enforced. PM. It was a wonderful opportunity to students interested in the political science Immigration has been a strong point of his campaign: he wants to create a deportation field to go out into the real world and witness their interests in the work place. force, build a wall on the Mexican border and make Mexico pay for it, and create a Mr. Zimmerman, who teaches AP Government and chaperoned the trip, said, “deportation force” to uproot millions of undocumented immigrants. Trump’s views on “I believe it was an educational experience for the students that participated. abortion are sometimes in line with Republican mainstream and sometimes further right. The students seemed to be engaged in the process of how legislation is He aims to appoint activist judges to overturn Roe v. Wade -- the Supreme Court decision created on the state level. All responses were positive at the end of the day.” that found laws banning abortion to be unconstitutional -- and has floated that women For more information about the event and future events, visit: http://www.senatorargall. who seek abortions should face “some form of punishment.” Donald Trump opposes com/ efforts to restrict the sale of guns and has positioned himself as a defender of the second amendment. He wants to destroy Islamic terror groups and end the nuclear deal and ransom payments with Iran. Trump wants America to support its allies and not apologize to our enemies. He wants to overall reduce taxes and ensure the rich will pay their fair share. The 5th Wave series opens the Hillary Clinton aims to enact comprehensive immigration reform that would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with no criminal record. She has defended Planned Parenthood and wants access to safe and legal abortions to remain open. minds of readers Alexandra Kline - 9 Clinton wants to enact more comprehensive background checks in order to prevent violent and unstable individuals from acquiring guns. She has called for a surge in the intelligence gathering capabilities of our military in order to stop homegrown terrorists. Clinton wants to The 5th Wave is the first book of the trilogy keep America safe, maintain a strong military, strengthen our relationship with allies, and written by Rick Yancey. The book explains what defeat ISIS. Clinton will not raise taxes on those making less than $250,000 per year and has happened when the aliens arrived to Earth. promised to close loopholes that allow the very rich to avoid paying taxes and insist that the The first wave, all EMPs (Electromagnetic wealthy pay their fair share. Pulses) stopped. In the second wave, a giant tsunami destroys all coasts around the globe. During the third wave, birds started carrying a deadly disease to the people everywhere. The fourth wave was Silencers. The aliens hiding Visit the beautiful Marist College as humans hunt and kill people all over. No Leah Bertschy - 12 one trust anyone that has survived the waves. Marist College is a liberal arts school located The story takes place with the main characters, in the town of Poughkeepsie, NY. The college is Cassie, Sam/Nugget, Evan, and Ben/Zombie. a small private school located right next to the The younger kids are all taken to a military Hudson River which gives students a beautiful base, being trained to fight against the aliens. scenery while walking to their next class. Marist Sam, Cassie’s little brother, gets separated offers a variety of fine art majors and minors along from her and all she wants to do is get back to with other academics. They have nice work rooms him. She gets help from Evan, a guy who found built for students to get to know the other students her and healed her leg that was shot. Can she and work together to succeed in their major. One trust him? Ben helps Sam in the military base with his training since they are in the same of the things that students like is the class size. group, but there are many questions going around in the base. Are they the good guys, or Since Marist is a small private college, the class sizes range from 18-25 students so the teachers the bad guys? Are they working for the true government, or are they working for the aliens? know everyone’s name and have a more flexible The second book, The Infinite Sea, makes the readers think even harder for the truth. A schedule rather than a teacher who has a class of squad from the military base had escaped the base that was making all the kids think they 30 students. are killing aliens, when really it is normal people like them trying to survive. The aliens are If a student plans on living at the campus there brainwashing everyone. Cassie and Sam are reunited, but Sam has changed since they are dorms available where they will live with one were last together. Ben is hurt and it is the middle of winter, so they need to go someplace other person from the same gender. On each level warm, somewhere they can survive through all season. Evan is believed to be dead, but of the dorm building there are 50 students of the same gender on each level. There is about Cassie will not believe it. Ringer, another kid who escaped with them from the base is going on average two to six levels of dorm rooms in each building but could vary. The tuition for to go and search some caves that might have the safe haven that they need, but things go Marist is about $33,000 a year which does not include room and board. terribly wrong. Ringer gets kidnapped back from the aliens and is given something that opens The main attraction that intrigues students is the opportunity to study abroad at their her eyes to the truth. The REAL truth. What will happen now that she knows what is really campus in Florence, Italy for those who are interested in the arts or any major offered at that happening? What has become of Evan and the others? Who will have to die to get the others school. It is a great opportunity for those interested in majors like digital art, painting, ect. The to safety? Will Ringer be able to reach the others in time? college has a beautiful campus fit for those who plan on wanting a career in fine arts. The final book, The Last Star, finishes off the trilogy with a heart-breaking ending. Ringer has reached them, but has become enhanced by the “12th system”. The only thing she needs to do to keep everyone else safe: kill Evan Walker. Cassie will not let her, so they all have to work together to outsmart the aliens with their advanced technology. They have to sneak into the new base and infiltrate the system to stop the 5th wave from initiating. Will they stop the wave? Evan was taken from them and is held captive with the aliens where he his mind is Yearbook Sales November 7 - 22 erased of Cassie, so he can kill her and become the Silencer he was meant to be. Will he kill her? What will happen as everything unravels? Will the aliens be stopped before the world is $50 completely destroyed? Along with me, Stacey Woolley has also read the trilogy. Here is what she has said about Still the lowest price in Berks County! the books. Her favorite book of the series is the first one because of how it explains what happened during the first four waves. When I asked her what she thinks the book represents in our society and why she thinks Rick Yancey, the author, wrote the book, here was her Buy in homeroom response, “I think the book is trying to say that no matter what happens, you keep moving on.” Do you agree with her? We both highly recommend that this trilogy is a MUST READ! 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