Teens and Car Accidents When Is Enough, Enough? the Truth About Seatbelts By: Drew Bruning Staff Writer Be Careful out There

he ision T VWindsor High School November 2007 Volume 11, Issue 2 Teens and Car Accidents When is enough, enough? The truth about seatbelts by: Drew Bruning staff writer Be careful out there. The number one killer of teens isn’t some psychopath. It’s the lack of safety belts teens wear. Male high school students are more likely to not wear seat belts compared to female students. In addition, teens have the highest fatality rate amongst all of the age groups. In 2004, 7,898 teen drivers were killed in fatal car crashes. When you do not wear your seat belt, you increase your chances of being ejected from the vehicle. Non-belted occupants are four times more likely to die if they are thrown from the car than if they remained inside. In 2005, 55 percent of passenger vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes were not wearing seat belts. Seat belt use, reinforced photo contributed by Hannah Suire by effective safety belt laws, is a proven Senior Hannah Suire completely totaled her 2001Cougar after falling asleep at the wheel on I-55. lifesaver. All states except one have seat Firefighters and police assisted Suire at the scene of accident. The Jaws of Life were used to eject belt use laws, but only 25 states, including Hannah from her demolished car. Illinois, and the District of Columbia have primary enforcement of their belt laws. In states with primary enforcement, law in a car accident. Senior Hannah Suire was in by: Tori Sanders officers may ticket a non-belt user when a serious accident on Jan. 14. Her accident co-editor-in-chief they see a violation of the seat belt law. was very much like Henson’s. She also fell With secondary enforcement laws, officers After a night with her boyfriend Junior asleep at the wheel and was driving on I-55. may issue a citation only after stopping the “I just Linda Henson headed home. While driving Just like Henson, the memory of that night vehicle for another traffic infraction. on I-55, she fell asleep at the wheel. Waking is a little blurry. Both teens were sober and remember up to the sound of gravel, she swerved the driving the speed limit. The causes were pure wheel sending her straight into the guardrail. exhaustion. Suire said, “All I remember is much as teens do not like to admit it, they are waking up on The momentum flung Henson out of her waking up to a yellow glow, which was most not as experienced as those who have been seat belt, through the driver side window, likely the car I hit. I woke up, freaking out, driving for 15 or 20 years. the side of and onto the gravel that, initially, woke her realizing what had happened.” Drinking and driving can lead to deadly up. Henson said, “I don’t remember any of A couple pulled over to assist Suire. They consequences. Not to mention getting pulled the highway it. I just remember waking up on the side of called an ambulance and stood by her until over while being drunk will lead to a DUI or the highway extremely bloody and screaming it came. The Jaws of Life were used to eject DWI. The cost of these tickets is not cheap. extremely for help.” Suire from her car. Henson and Suire’s cars There are court costs, lawyer fees, not to Teens are more likely than any age group were both totaled and they suffered severe mention the community service and other bloody, to be in a car accident. Fifty percent of all injuries. fees that come with the ticket. The total in fatal car accidents involve alcohol and drugs Another cause of accidents is the inex- the end is around $1,000. screaming and over 80 percent of all car accidents can perience of young drivers. Teenagers are more Teen car accidents are too frequent and be linked to driver errors. Teenagers are also prone to accidents, especially on highways seem to be taken lighter, which should not be for help.” much more likely to ignore basic safety rules and other places with considerably more the case. Not only do we hear about someone -Junior Linda Henson concerning speeding or seat belts (see side traffic. Backing up in the driveways, park- from Windsor involved in a car accident at bar). ing, and reversing are other difficult driving least once a month but also they always seem Everyone knows someone who has been techniques that often lead to accidents. As to get worse. Senior Rachel West

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Bashing in the Windsor auditorium Calendar

by: Tiffany Maness The Deficit, and This Hollywood Machine. The Art Club students and teachers look of events Bands that have played at previous bashes forward to this show every year and hope staff writer November 13 include Dick Ford, The Deficit, Runnerup, everyone will come and enjoy the amazing -Fall sports banquet If having a good time is on top of your The Masada Complex, Pass the Burden, environment that the Bash presents. to-do list, then you should probably think Breedlove, Playing with Matches, and Failure Previews of what you are going to hear about going to the Bash on Friday, Nov. 9. for Friends. The Bash has had seven previous at this year’s Bash, as well as previous bands, November 16 It costs a mere $7 per ticket. occurrences. can be found on MySpace.com. -Teacher talent show This concert is to help raise money for the The Bash will be held in the high school If you are interested in going but not Art Club. Mrs. Laura Ward, the art teacher, auditorium. The doors open at 6 p.m., and sure if it’s your scene, you can ask Art Club November 21-25 said that the concert is run completely by the it actually begins at 6:30 p.m. ending at ap- students, art teachers, or anyone who went students. Also, Ward said that it is bigger proximately 10 p.m. to he Bash last year. -Thanksgiving break every year; there are better bands, and a lot Senior Sam Brda, who is also the president Tickets will be available for purchase more people. of Art Club, said, “It’s going to be different, at the door for $7 as well as before the December 8-9 This year’s Bash includes performances still successful, and we’re going to rock out concert for $5. -Christmas at Windsor castle by The Donnie Brasco Fiasco, Saber Line, hardcore!” November 2007 InDepth [email protected] 2 The Vision-issue 2 Trunk-or-Treat All-state choir auditions held Yearbook and Newspaper offer a safe Students compete for alternative to traditional trick-or-treating one of four positions tons of creepy songs. There was even a by: Brittany Shoemaker by: Liz Oliver staff writer Halloween costume contest for ages 0-7, staff writer 8-12, and 13+. Remember when Halloween was all Sam Lagerman, business manager of Choir’s biggest auditions hap- about getting the biggest amount of candy the yearbook staff, said “I think we had pened on Nov. 3 at Hillsboro High and having the best costume? Whether, a very good turn out. We had double School. Six students from Windsor Halloween is about being scary, funny, the people we thought would come and had the opportunity to audition for or being the princess you always wanted everyone seemed to pull it together. I one of four spots for all-state choir. to be, it’s a night that all little kids will think everyone had a blast, and I can’t Ms. Sarah Faulkner, choir director, remember. wait to do it again next year!” has high hopes and anticipates great The yearbook and newspaper staffs Trunk-or-treating was a fun and safe things from all six of her students. hosted trunk-or-treating in the high school way for kids, teenagers, and adults alike Junior Tim Ford, who was selected parking lot on Friday, Oct. 26 from 6 to have fun. photo by Jennifer Tremmel to audition, said, “This is my first year in choir, so that is a big step. It kind to 9:30 p.m. Students and community Above Young children members paid $10 to set up a car in the of freaks me out.” participate in bobbing parking lot decorated in the Halloween The six students include sopranos for apples, one of the spirit and trunk-or-treat at all the other Rachel Honz and Kala Zurbriggen cars. numerous activities along with tenors Ben Neiwerner, Mrs. JoAnn Marty, yearbook sponsor, available at the trunk-or- Alex Fisher, Tim Ford, and James said, “I think it was really successful--not treating event. Cook. All six were thought to be in the top 20 of their sections. This is only did the little kids have fun, but the Left A fun Flinstone big kids did, too.” how they were selected to audition for themed car with a hint There were also plenty of other activi- All-State Choir. All-District Choir is of Halloween spookiness ties including face painting, bobbing for going to be held Nov. 17 at Hillsboro apples, a haunted duck pond, pumpkin is one of the many trunks High School. This is where they will masks, make your own Halloween pup- set up to provide kids with announce the members of all-state pet, pumpkin penny pitch, decorate your an authentic Halloween Choir. experience. own cupcake, and DJ Dracula performed photo by Andy Repple Potential blood donors must meet Teens and car accidents criteria to donate Continuted from Page 1 my eye, not to mention my car was also involved in an accident. was completely demolished.” by: Mandy Vandiver She was riding with a friend when The leading cause of death staff writer the driver decided to speed up to among young people in the US is On Nov. 29, the yearbook and prevent a friend from passing him. car accidents. To improve safety newspaper staffs will be running the The brakes then locked up sending on roads, experts say that teens fall blood drive. Students who are them straight toward a telephone need to practice driving much at least 16 years old may pick up an pole missing it by an inch. The more with their parents, take application and get it signed by their car then flipped across the road driver’s education classes, and parents. Students must weigh at least and landed upside down. Reckless limit distractions while driving. 110 pounds and not have given blood driving can lead to serious injuries. No one ever thinks it will in the past eight weeks in order to Luckily, West and her friend did happen to him or her. “I always donate. not suffer any injuries. However, drive this fast; I’ve been driving Before your blood is actually the same cannot be said about since I was 14; I have only had taken, each donor must undergo a the car. It was totaled, and they two beers.” It’s all been said and short examination. This includes were just a glimpse from falling heard. You don’t want to learn the measurement of blood pressure, down a cliff. photo contributed by Linda Henson the hard way. Click the seat belt, temperature, pulse, and blood count As they teeter tottered off the Junior, Linda Henson’s severly damaged Blazer after suffering three don’t drive intoxicated, and just (hemoglobin and hematocrit). If for edge of the cliff, West thought to flips, sliding through a ditch, and sending her through the drivers use common sense. The speed some reason you do not pass any of herself, “I hope my parents don’t window. limits are there for a reason; it’s these requirements, you will not be find out about this (it was 3 a.m.).” not the Indianapolis 500. Slow allowed to give blood on that day. Senior Andrew Clifton said the same, “ My lost control of the wheel. The car then slid into a ditch down kids. Enough’s, enough. Of course there will be the tradi- father is going to kill me!” Cliffton was involved in the middle of the highway after which it rolled three tional cookies and t-shirts for donors, in an accident in October of last year. He was times and slid on the hood for 530 feet. Clifton said, “I but above all, this blood drive is an going around a bend on Highway 67 when he received a hemorrhage in my shin and a huge gash above opportunity to help others. New Teachers at Windsor

Andrew Althage, Kelly Wogtech Sarah Librach, Beverly Menkus Dana Miller, Michael Garcia the new science teacher, is a Southeast Missouri one of the new special one of the special educa- the new math teacher, is the new history teacher. and boys’ basketball State University gradu- education teachers, joined tion teachers attended began her teaching experi- Garcia graduated from Tru- coach, began teaching two ate, and has just begun the staff this year, and it Herculaneum High and ence five years ago. Miller man Sate, and this is his first years ago. Althage said he her teaching career here is her first year teaching. graduated from Webster graduated from the Uni- full year teaching. Garcia’s wanted to begin teaching at Windsor High School. Librach is a University of University with a teaching versity of Houston. Miller favorite movie of all time because of “other teachers Wogtech said, “I like work- Missouri St. Louis gradu- degree. Menkus has been said she wanted to become is Pulp Fiction. When asked I had previously while ing with kids and I don’t ate and said she took up teaching for six years. Her a teacher because, “I like why he wanted to become a growing up, and I want want to work in a cubicle teaching because of “my favorite movie is Gone With kids, and I volunteered to teacher, Garcia said, “I like to make a difference in my entire life” Wogtech’s wonderful years here at the Wind, and she drives a teach one time and liked it learning, and I enjoy the someone’s life.” Althage favorite movie of all time Windsor High School as Chevy Tahoe. When asked so much I wanted to stay.” subject of the matter, and I graduated from Bishop is The Sandlot, and her a student.” Librach drives about what inspired her to Miller drives a GMC Con- enjoy helping young people Dubourg. Althage drives car of choice is a Toyota a Ford Mustang, and her become a teacher Menkus voy, and her favorite movie become more informed.” a Chevy Malibu, and his Corolla. favorite movie of all time said, “My daughter became of all time is Mary Poppins. favorite movie is Gladiator. is Dean’s List. a teacher first. I love kids and just knew I wanted to do it.” [email protected] OurVoice 3 The Vision-November 2007

“If it weren’t for What Grinds Life’s Greatest time, everything would happen at once.” My Gears Mysteries -Albert Einstein Life. What is it all about? Mak- by: Drew Bruning “A word to the ing money? Becoming success- opinions writer wise ain’t nec- ful? Living a long, happy, and essary - it’s the healthy life? It’s possible I sup- Waffle House late at night and upon arrival Dee Dee, stupid ones that the cute waitress there, greeted us warmly and took our need the advice.” pose. Here is what I think life is orders. The chef prepared it, and then Dee Dee and -Bill Cosby the chef, whose name was Kenny, began to speak with all about. us. They were nice people and because we spoke with Life is all about being comfortable. Having a few vic- them and were courteous, they offered us dessert on the by: Greg Marks es is okay, I suppose. We all have them. Some have more house. We could have just sat there and ignored them opinions editor than others, but that doesn’t make them a bad person. It and ate peacefully, but they seemed like interesting peo- just shows that what they are comfortable with is different ple, so we conversed. Do you ever find yourself drifting to sleep, ever so from you and me. Why were we put here on Earth? No Life is all about coffee. I am just straight up ad- peaceful, like a baby cherub is mounted upon your shoulder idea? Let’s eat some double chocolate cake while we think dicted to coffee. I have no idea how I would survive just strumming away on his miniature keytar, playing the about it. without it. Is there anything you feel that way about? I sweet, subtle melodies of Black Sabbath while wisping you Life is all about taking charge. I guess you could sit think there is. Whether it is a sport, person, or object away into dreamland for what feels like an eternal slumber? back and let other people make decisions for you, but then ,you should recognize and appreciate it more. Then, all of a sudden, as you’re floating through the clouds would it be your life you are living? No. The short and long Life is all about experiences. Have you ever yearned and the keytar is hitting your eardrums just right, the sky be- of it is that everyone needs to go out and forge their own to do something out of the ordinary? Then do it. It isn’t comes dark, the sweet tune begins to vanish, the baby cherub destiny. If everyone went about life in the same way, we so hard. As long as you live, you’ll have regrets, but if drifts away, and all you hold dear and loving is torn away as would all live in a very boring world indeed. you do something that YOU want to do every once in though an ancient Aztec warrior has ripped your heart out. Life is all about how you handle situations. I was at awhile, then life will take some interesting turns. Hope- It grinds my gears like no other when I wake up from a fully these turns will be for the betterment of you, too. peaceful sleep. At 6:30 in the morning when my alarm clock goes off, I want to demolish it into a million pieces. As soon as I wake up, I am so volatile for the first ten minutes that I could snap on anyone for anything. I mean honestly, in today’s society with the hectic schedules of people these days, how Would You Rather? often do you really get to sleep in? For me, when I work every Saturday and Sunday, the only chance I ever get to sleep in is if I’m not working Sunday morning. And when I’m sleeping Not have TV for a month internet for a month in, for the love of all that is holy, don’t wake me up. I don’t OR even care if it’s 2 p.m. I’m more than likely catching up on sleep for the past two weeks, so let me sleep. I hate having 78% 22% someone coming and yelling at me to get up. *10% of WHS students were polled Oh boy, it grinds my gears hard when someone wakes me up for no reason. If the building isn’t on fire, let me sleep. It’s not like I’m in a coma desperately waiting to be awoken. The same rules apply at school. I understand that sleeping in What’s the deal with... class is not encouraged, and you shouldn’t do it. However, I have to wake up way to early too come to school, so it’s a great possibility that I could fall asleep during class. If we’re Too much information? watching some boring movie that’s never going to help me in life, and I finally drift off into the sweet, sweet release that is A girl should be two things: classy nap time, please leave me alone! I can promise you that I will (TMI) statements about themselves and leave you dumb- and fabulous be much happier sleeping, and waking me up won’t do any founded. -Coco Channel good, because if the movie is boring enough to fall asleep to For instance, when people talk about their bodily the first time, I guarantee I’ll fall asleep again. functions or home lives. It’s always the kids you barely That’s another thing I wish we could have, nap time. talk to and the most you normally say to them is “Hi I remember back in elementary school when we would get by: Liz Oliver opinions writer how’s school?” or “What’s up?” So, you sit there and like 30 minutes to take a nap. Studies have shown that people search for a comment, and you have nothing to say back function better and are happier when they take a nap. Who Have you ever wondered what is the deal with but “Oh My Gosh, why would you tell me that! Thanks, wouldn’t want to get nap time? I know it would be my favorite something? All the time I wonder why people do things now I need to go scrub my brain to rid it of that horrid class. With seven tough hours a day of working in school, a they do. In most cases the differences between people comment!” You don’t actually say that, of course. You 30 minute nap in the middle of it would be amazing. One of are what make us so great and unique, but other times it think it and just reply with and awkward, “ok?” the top ways to make school better would be to give us nap just causes problems in the community. How can we find a solution to this issue? Run, hide, time. Don’t ask me how this would work, I don’t get paid for So, this month I’ve been wondering what’s the deal become a mute that no one wants to talk to anymore? that, but I’m sure it could be figured out. with people telling you every aspect of their personal No, we can’t do those things. Maybe honesty is the only So there it is. To put it simply, I hate being woken up. It life? Why in the world would anyone want to tell you solution to this one. Tell them, “Hey dude, you’re mak- really upsets me. Don’t do it. Believe it or not, it was difficult things that only God himself should know, if that even. ing me uncomfortable.” Easy enough, right? Hopefully, to think of a topic this month. So all you loyal readers, or It’s not only kids who are doing it but even adults! Do this little article will help decrease the TMI craze. If not, “Greginites,” you need to do a better job at making me mad. I these people think before they speak? Obviously not. I guess I’ll still be wondering what’s the deal with TMI? need inspiration. They blurt out these awkward, Too Much Information

The Vision Staff The Vision is produced 7 times per school year by Co-Editors-in-Chief Staff Writers the newspaper class of Windsor High School, 6208 Tori Sanders Drew Bruning Hwy. 61-67, Imperial, MO 63052. The Vision strives Adam Harju Sean Marshall to inform and entertain students, staff, and commu- News Editor Mandy Vandiver Meghan Schapp Andy Repple nity members and to uphold professional standards Liz Oliver Opinions Editor of accuracy and fairness. Unsigned editorials repre- Tiffany Maness sent the majority opinion of The Vision editors, not Greg Marks Brittany Shoemaker Features Editor T.J. Gibbar necessarily the school or district. Signed editorials Amanda Jacobs Curtis Morrow represent the writer's opinion. T.J. Lindner Sports Editor Spencer Riggs Sam Schaefer The Vision welcomes and encourages letters to the Photo Editor editors. Signed letters of 250 words or fewer should Jennifer Tremmel Adviser be brought to Room 118 or emailed to thevision@ Entertainment Editor Christy Hueter windsor.k12.mo.us. The Vision reserves the right to Luke Parham edit as long as the intent remains unchanged. November 2007 OurVoice [email protected] 4 The Vision-Issue 2 Are combat sports a sport?

It’s a Saturday night and all of your friends came over. When 9 p.m. rolls around you order the Pay Per View and are ready to enjoy three hours of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. But are the combat sports you’re watching really a sport, or a

o r i al grotesque, barbaric display of violence? Many people, including our staff, think they are sports. The participants work very hard, train-

Edi t ing night and day, to perfect their craft. In the case of the UFC, there are rules that the fighters have to obey, and the referees are in there to make sure the fighters do not get seriously hurt. For those reasons alone, activities such as boxing, mixed martial arts, and other combat sports are actually sports. Some people may say they are just useless violence, but these sports are becoming more and more main- stream every day. Eventually these combat sports will be on same level as sports like basketball and baseball. Fighters can come from all over the world and everyone can have a home town hero. These sports are an exciting adrenaline rush that can end any second, so they are extremely fun to watch. By: Smon Jiff How To: Lose a guy or girl in 5 ways by: Adam Harju preserve your self-image, then rudeness and flatulence may repulsive, you could always talk about the future. Nothing co-editor-in-chief just be the way to go. You need to access when this is the turns a person off like talking about what your kids would You can just call me Doctor Love for this session of appropriate situation. If the girl or guy doesn’t know any look like or talking about getting married and getting a How To. Now you all know how to get a date. It’s plain of your friends or anyone you may be interested in dating, nice house on the beach. To seal the deal say, “I love you” and simple. And almost anyone can figure out what to do this is the perfect time to give this a try. The best way to at the end of the date. As if there wasn’t already red flags to make these dates be smooth and successful. But every be rude is cut your date off anytime they talk and never, I saying get out while you still can, they’re up now. Besides now and then there are those situations where you just mean never, give out a compliment. Make them feel worse no one likes a stage five clinger. need to get out of a bad date. So here’s some advice for about themselves, and I guarantee they won’t be back. The fifth and final way to get out of a date is to How To: Lose a guy or girl in 5 ways. Another more conservative method is to be boring. be very flirtatious with another person other than your The first and foremost way to get out of a bad date If you know what your date really hates or has no care date. The best windows of opportunity are to aim for the is to fake the emergency call. You just take your phone for in the world, talk about those subjects until you can’t waitress or waiter. If neither of those apply, just pretend out of your pocket and play it off that there was an even stand what you’re saying. If you are not sure what you are going to the bathroom to talk to someone else. Be “emergency” and that you need to leave right away. You to talk about, basically stick to the two main ones. If you sure that your date knows you are flirting with that person. have to play this off just perfect. Be confident and make are a guy, focus solely on sports. Very few women are Touching and laughing are good things to do in these situ- sure you get out of there fast. Make sure to have a trusted that interested in professional sports. And if you are a ations. friend call you and check to see if everything is going all girl, of course, you need to talk about makeup and all of Well, I hope this can one day help you to elude that right. If the date tries to console you or ask questions, just your beauty supplies. For added effect, you could always bad date. It’s a messy situation, but you should be able to hide your face to make them think you’re crying and say as confront your date for not listening to you and make them get out of there in no time and be back to having fun with little as possible. look like the bad guy. this helpful advise. If you’re in the situation where you don’t need to If you don’t have it in your heart to be rude or Speak Out! Have you ever gotten out of a bad date? “I went to the movies “I was at the movies “We went to dinner with a guy from work, with this girl and her before the movies, and and he tried the whole friends, but she wouldn’t he was rude to me and ‘yawn and put his arm stop coughing. So I went our server. Then he said around me thing.’ So I to the bathroom and some really mean things threw my head back and told my brother to call to me. After dinner at jammed his elbow. Then me in five minutes so I the movies, he tried to I jumped in my car when could leave.” kiss me so I said I had he tried to hug me!” to go to the bathroom. I Senior Shari Zaeger Senior Chris Braun Senior Laura Ruth never came back.”

Avenged Sevenfold - almost easy I’ve heard this song before, and it’s a Listening good one. This is definetly the type of music I listen to. I only really listen to Avenged Sevenfold when I’m in the mood. The one word to sum this up? Booth Hard-core excellent!!! Sophomore Brad ShockleE

Motion City Soundtrack - This is for real I had never heard this song before, but DUmmy lorem ipsum I’m not going to lie, it was pretty good. I usually listen to bands like AC/DC and Metallica, but I really liked this. If I had to sum this song up in one word, it would be fast-paced. sophomore sean rich [email protected] AfterHours The Vision-November 2007 New Releases Local Band Spotlight November 2007 DVDs: Shrek the Third Nov 13 Ocean’s Thirteen Nov 13 Name: Christian Barfield Name: Paul Nahrgang Position in Band: Lead singer/ backup keyboardist Position in Band: Bass/vox Live Free or Die Hard Nov 20 Hometown: St. Charles, Mo. Hometown: St. Peters, Mo. Hairspray Nov 20 Favorite Artist/Band: DC Talk. Favorite Artist/Band: The Beatles Years Playing Instrument: 11 (but I really only played seriously Years Playing Instrument: Hard to say. I’ve played piano most Rescue Dawn Nov 20 about 4) of my life and always poked around on the guitar and bass. I Hot Rod Nov 27 Reason you started playing: My mom made me. :P didn’t really get serious about it until Watching Judas came about Favorite Food: Pizza (dessert: Marzipan). though. I Know Who Killed Me Nov 27 Weird Habits/Pet Peeves: Obsessive four-leaf clover collector Reason you started playing: I just wanted to be able to create Who’s Your Caddy Nov 27 (I’ve found over 1,000.) my own music and express myself in a unique way (and the girls really dig guys who play the piano). Pirates of the Carribean 3 Dec 4 Tofu Hobbies: Writing Favorite Food: or Chili’s black bean Super Bad Dec 4 music for my side burger... project (M.C. Smith- Bourne Ultimatum Dec 11 Weird Habits/Pet field). Peeves: When people Harry Potter 5 Dec 11 Any other category dip their French fries you can think of in their milk shakes Games: that would be (Yes, people actually Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Nov 12 interesting or funny: do that). I never sing in the Hobbies: Music, Assassin’s Creed (X360, PS3) Nov 13 shower. My high- Photography, Biking, Resident Evil: UC (Wii) Nov 13 school goal was to be Reading, Writing, and an actor. I’ve been to trying to draw. Unreal Tournament 3 (PC) Nov 19 18 states. Mario Party DS (DS) Nov 19 Christian Barfield, Lead Vocals Paul Nahrgang, Bass Mass Effect (X360) Nov 20 Name: Aaron Name: Eric Barfield Rock Band (X360, PS3) Nov 20 Position in Band: Michael Wahoff Keyboardist/Songwriter/ Position in Band: Soul Calibur Legends (Wii) Nov 20 Band Leader Drummer (bongos) Showtime Boxing (Wii) Nov 20 Hometown: St. Charles, Hometown: Jen- Mo. nings, Mo. Game Party (Wii) Nov 27 Favorite Artist/Band: Favorite Artist/ Beowulf (PSP) Dec 4 That’s a tough one! I’d Band: As I Lay Dying probably have to say the Years Playing In- Music: Beatles (predictable, but strument: Just over 1 The Hives Nov 13 true.) year on drum set, 12 Years Playing Instru- years orchestral snare (The Black and White Album) 14 years. ment: drum Reason you started Eric Barfield, Keyboard Aaron Wahoff, Drums The Killers (Sawdust) Nov 20 My mom forced me to take piano lessons. playing: Reason you started playing: I would always beat on the Mike Jones Nov 20 Favorite Food: Ruffles chips + dip= heavenly combination. kitchen table or stomp my feat or anything that would make Weird Habits/Pet Peeves: I like to stalk and tackle my siblings. noise...and my mom told me I should be a drummer. (The American Dream) Hobbies: Acting, weight-lifting, reading, history, art appreciation, Favorite Food: Chicken enchiladas Nine Inch Nails Nov 20 geeky synth programming, blogging, gardening, and hanging out Weird Habits/Pet Peeves: I would have to say that my weird with friends. habit would have to be that I always have to be keeping the beat (Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D) College: Self-Directed learning. if I hear a tempo, and my pet peeve is cocky people. Mudvayne Nov 27 Major: Music Business, minor in Marketing. Hobbies: music (drums), baseball, video games....and eating ;) Any other category you can think of that would be interesting (By the People for the People) or funny: I’m currently playing a mentally-handicapped young man Check Watching Judas out at in a feature-length film called “Buddyguard”. The director says I’m a G-Unit (Shoot to Kill) Dec 18 www.myspace.com/watchingjudas natural at the part. . . . Which has me seriously worried . . .

Xbox 360 I Wii I Playstation 3 I Playstation 2 REVIEW The Verdict REVIEW Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock ***** Saw IV >STYLE Guitar Simulation >PUBLISHER Activision >GENRE Horror >RELEASE October 26 >RATING R >RELEASE October 28 >ESRB T CONCEPT: Test your skills at guitar while SO MUCH GORE, IT’LL MAKE YOU SORE STRUMMIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY playing a hardcore rhythm game nice, accurate way to describe this movie. If someone were to face you with a task that that simulates the experience. Jigsaw returns in this out of nowhere se- required a great deal of pain or else you would f it’s not broken, then don’t fix it was the motto for Red A quel where he is, in fact, dead but still die a horrible and painful death, would you Octane and Activision in this go around of the hit fran- I GRAPHICS: reaching out from beyond the grave. choose to debilitate and/or handicap yourself chise, Guitar Hero. Guitar Hero 3 keeps everything that you Amazing detail on the new This movie, while obviously aiming at a for the rest of your life or die in an almost loved from the predecessors, especially the game play from character models along with a cartoon element thrown in. shock factor, was not all that bad. It had an unbelievably gruesome manner? I’d go with GH2, and incorporated an exciting new game type along with intricate plot that stemmed from the previ- the debilitating injury. At least I might live to a slightly redesigned career mode. SOUND: ous movies. Two things this movie had an regret the situation. The biggest feature in this game is the increase of The best rock mix that money abundance of were plot twists and gore. All So in summation this movie is definitely playable songs. There are 71 songs with 46 of them being on can buy with music that has a very vast range. in all, it was quite a well put together piece of not for the faint of heart. In fact, at some the main list along with 25 bonus tracks, which are actually cinema. point, you may begin to ask yourself, “Is it worthwhile. The best part about the soundtrack is that 51 of PLAYABILITY: Jigsaw’s return was heralded by his sig- even legal to film that?” I guess it was. the songs are master tracks, or live recordings. The previous Same basic game play with some nature voice recordings on his standard voice Go find out for yourself whether or not titles generally relied on cover bands to perform the songs. small tweaks to the game. recorder. Right or wrong was easily defined you will like it. If you enjoy gore to the max It’s hard to not find a song on this extensive list that ENTERTAINMENT: and punished by his twisted set of principles. extreme hardcore then by all means go see this doesn’t appeal to you. The songs range from “Hit Me with A nonstop roller coaster of fun It was quite the journey. Jigsaw, Amanda, movie. If not? If not then I would seriously Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar to “Miss Murder” by AFI. that is easily accessible to anyone and, at the beginning of the movie, a yet un- suggest you stay away. This really is the “legends of rock” with tons of famous bands who likes music. named accomplice, cut a swath across the On that note . . . and popular songs from past generations and a good mix of REPLAY: most sick and twisted person’s imagination. I would like to play a little game. current songs. High Now I will now pose a single question. --Drew The new additions to the game feature a co-op career mode and a new head-to-head battle mode. The co-op is basically the same as the cooperative game in GH2 with a lead and The Verdict bass guitar, the only difference is you can actually play through ***** the career and unlock 6 additional songs. The battle is similar to the face-offs, but with a slight twist. Whenever you hit a CONCEPT: The concept behind this movie is simplistic. It was a straight-forward psychological thriller with slasher qualities. string of designated notes, you get power-ups that you can use against your opponent to make their game more difficult. WHY: I would recommend this movie to people who enjoy a good Overall, this game is an improvement over the other Gui- mystery coupled with plenty of gore. tar Hero games with a harder and more extensive soundtrack that will keep you coming back for more. WHY NOT: This movie is not for the faint of heart or those who --Adam cannot tolerate gory scenes. November 2007 HighLights [email protected] 6 The Vision-issue 2

by: Mandy Vandivier We only have one Earth to live on, so do your part and keep it clean. Going Green staff writer Although you may not think that for the commons. Tell the lunch ladies can waste 20 gallons of water per day- you can make a difference in this big, that you know it will take 2,000 years -a leaky toilet over 90,000 gallons per big world…you can. There are so for that styrofoam tray to decompose month! Go Figure many ways that everyone; even high and ask them if you can use a plastic More than 20,000 Hershey’s Kisses school students can help our earth and one for your pizza instead. Always be Replace. Compact fluorescent are wrapped each day, using make it a better place. thinking of creative and useful ways to light (CFL) bulbs use 75 percent less 133 Already Windsor is making a con- reduce, reuse, and recycle. energy than a normal bulb. If every square miles of tinfoil. All that foil scious effort to help our community So now that you know your school household replaced one light bulb with can be recycled, people just and our environment. Did you know is involved, you are probably wonder- a CFL, our country would save enough don’t realize it. that our school offers a community- ing what you can do for the environ- energy to light 3 million homes for a Approximately 1 billion trees wide recycling program? Anyone in the ment in your own home, and even if year! Although a CFL costs about $3 district can drop off his or her paper you weren’t, these tips are so simple it more than a regular light bulb, these worth of paper are thrown away products or used ink cartridges, and would be impossible to ignore them. guys can last up to ten times longer. In each year. the proceeds will go back to the school. the long run, it’s a better buy. The average household throws Every cartridge received equals $7 for Unplug. Anytime an outlet has away 13,000 seperate pieces of the school. Also, through the paper a plug in it, electricity is being used, Recycle. Seventy-five percent recycling program, we have raised over even if the appliance is off! Forty of our trash can be recycled. That paper each year. $14,000. So before you pitch your old percent of electricity in homes is con- includes paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, We use over alu- homework assignments and newspa- 80,000,000,000 sumed this way. So before you head almost anything you can think of. So minum soda cans every year. There pers, think about all the money you are out the door be sure to unplug those utilize those paper bins at school. Do- throwing away that could be used to hair dryers and cell phone chargers. nate clothes you’ve outgrown to a char- is no limit to the amount of times benefit our school. ity. Find places to recycle your plastic these cans can be recycled. Another way you can contribute Repair. Quick fixes often sit bottles and soda cans. We only have Only 27% of newspapers that are is to simply raise awareness. Encour- for a long time before anything is done one earth to live on so do your part and produced in America are recycled. age your STUCO representatives to to remedy the problem. A drippy sink keep it clean. get some plastic and glass receptacles

by: Amanda Jacobs Bittersweet Feelingss features editor

students. You would think that since a them. After asking 100 students in all doctor can give them out to patients so four grades, over half said they haven’t easily, they wouldn’t have any harmful tried any drug. That clearly shows that effect, which is not the case. They are drugs are not the “cool thing to do”. only good if used for the right reasons, These hard drugs have major ef- and with the right intentions. Depres- fects on your physical and mental health. sants, such as Valium and Xanax, can Ecstasy can cause depression, sleep become highly addictive, and lead to problems, loss of coordination, and withdrawal symptoms after prolonged problems remembering recent things. use. Depressants lead to compulsive Those are just short-term effects. Can drug buying and seeking. Pain medi- you imagine what could happen if you cations, like Vicodin and OxyContin, used this type of drug regularly? Studies photo by Liz Oliver can cause effects such as drowsiness have shown that regular use of ecstasy and physical dependence. Some of the produces long lasting, perhaps perma- itting in a room alone, staring a drug’s effect on the brain. The body withdrawal symptoms include restless- nent damage to the brains functions and off. Wondering if it will ever is a completely different issue. Drugs ness, insomnia, and vomiting. Adderall, ability to store memory. High doses of S end, or why you let it happen in impair your senses, memory, judg- a stimulant, causes irregular heartbeats, this drug can lead to severe breathing the first place. For some, that is all a ment, and coordination. They can also which can lead to heart failure or problems, coma and death. Cocaine has drug feels like--an overwhelming feel- increase/decrease your blood pressure, deadly seizures, and feelings of hostil- similar effects on the body. It gives the ing that causes questions to non-stop depending on your drug of choice. ity or paranoia. Even though a doctor body a very short-lived high that is fol- run through your brain and makes you Every type of drug has a different ef- prescribes them, when not used for an lowed by an intense depression and need wonder why you ever subjected your- fect on the body. illness, they basically have the opposite for more. You can either snort it as a self to this. For others the feeling is the The easiest things for high school effect in most cases. powder, inject it as a liquid, or smoke complete opposite. Though the feeling students to get their hands on are Even though some may think they it in its crystal form. This drug causes still overwhelms them, it is a feeling un- prescription drugs. One can often go are hard to find, drugs like cocaine, people to not eat or sleep regularly. like any other. They feel attracted to it, straight to the medicine cabinet to find ecstasy, and heroine are everywhere. All Some emotional effects caused by co- and never want it to end. They begin to Xanax, Adderall, Oxycontin, Perco- you have to do is make a few phone calls caine are feelings of paranoia, hostility think of when they can get their hands cet, Valium, Vicodin and Methadone, to the right people and you can have and anger. Cocaine is highly addictive. on it next. which are the most commonly used it in less than an hour. By no means The longer you use it, the more you will These bittersweet feelings explain prescription drugs amongst high school does that mean everyone is experiencing need just to feel normal. It interferes with the way the brain produces chemi- cals to create feelings of pleasure. Some life ending effects are heart attacks, seizures, strokes, and respiratory failure. Not to mention, the cost is high. Regu- lar users can spend hundreds of dollars in a night just to feel normal. Unlike cocaine and ecstasy, heroine slows you down. It slows down the way you think, your reaction time, and your memory. The strength of heroine varies, so you never know what could happen the next time you do it. Some signs of an over- dose are shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions and coma. Those are the facts. No matter what your drug of choice is they all have major effects on your health. They can end your life. Think of everyone else in your life and how it will affect them. You parents, the rest of your family, and friends. If you don’t stop for yourself, stop for them. TakeDown [email protected] 7 The Vision-November 2007 From the bottom to the top Athletes, Season overpaid and Wrap-Up soccer finishes strong at districts overpriced Volleyball by: Sean Marshall Record sports writer Regular Season:10-21 Minimum wage in this coun- Stat Leaders try is $6.50. In order to get a Blocks - 38, Senior Meghan good job, you have to pay for ex- O’Sullivan tra education to get the job you Serves - 242, Senior Alicia want, and then only make $25,000 Eubanks to $200,000 a year. In 1996, Mi- chael Jordan made an average of Softball $160.97 a second! Record The President and staff that Regular Season: 11-12 aculty work in the White House make important decisions every- Stat Leaders day and don’t make half of what AVG - .418, Senior Fallon a professional athlete does. Heibel The average number of years Americans work is 35 to HR - 4 Senior Fallon Heibel photo contributed by Mike Ziegler 42 years. In the NBA, the aver- Runs - 18, Junior Megan Frank- Junior TJ Lindner comes out to make the save against DeSoto earlier in the year. age is 6.2 years and in the NFL, lin and Fallon Heibel scored by Freshman Dakota Grishom. it’s 3.3 years. Most profession- by: Sam Schaefer als say that the fans are the ones sports editor “It meant a lot to me. I felt like a big part of Football the game,” said Grishom. to blame. When you spend $50 This season has been a turning point in Windsor After this, Windsor didn’t let up and kept con- on a ticket, $100 on a jacket, and Record $20 on a hat, it’s no wonder why Regular Season: 2-7 soccer. In the past, the team has been filled with trol throughout the rest of the game. The game talent but never lived up to potential. Windsor went into halftime still tied 1-1. The game kept professional sports are more of a Stat Leaders had a rocky start in the first few games of the its pace into the second half. Most of the half, business than a game. Not to mention, most athletes TD - 11, Junior Stephone season, particularly key losses to Fredericktown the game was played pretty even. With more than live from paycheck to paycheck. Allen in the season opener in the Farmington Tourna- three quarters of the game over and the score still ment, and then a 2-1 loss to Hillsboro a few days tied, Alvarado got the go-ahead goal. The play Once they get a taste of the good Total Yds - 285, Stephone after beating them in the Farmington tournament. was started with a cross from Junior Cory Loberg. life, they will do anything to get Allen After this, the team stayed on the course set by Alvarado dove at the ball playing the ball to the more of it. Players would rather Tackles - 59, Senior Tommy previous years: play well, but still lose. This was outside of the goalie, who was charging the cross. be making money than be on a Goldacker most notably shown in a loss to Affton in penalty Alvarado got up and put the ball in the back of winning team. That’s where one kicks when they outplayed Affton throughout the the net, putting the Owls on top 2-1. The game has to begin to question if they Sacks - 9, Junior Timmy play for the love of the game or Waltenberger game, but could never put the ball in the back of would end this way, and Windsor soccer’s winless the net. They hit the low point of the season when streak at districts was ended. Their next game for a paycheck at the end of the they faced Seckman; a 10-0 loss was the wake-up was set to be far more difficult than the first. The week. The chances of making it call that the team needed. After this game, they DeSoto Dragons, number two seed, was next in in the NBA are as easy as becom- only lost five more times the rest of the season. line for the Owls. ing a brain surgeon. To become Windsor began to grind out wins the rest of The following Monday, they traveled back to a professional athlete, it takes Athletes years of hard work and training, the season, including a last minute goal by Junior Farmington with hopes of extending a now seven- Brock Gaylord to win the Fredericktown game. game winning streak. From kick off, the game was not just with your team or with a of the Month Then a week later, they took Farmington to pen- played equally all the way until half. Both teams coach of some kind, but everyday alty kicks after a hard fought game. They won the came out in the second half ready to play and eager by yourself. So I have doubt that game with three saves by Junior TJ Lindner in the to score. They both came out playing hard, but players would risk serious injury, penalty kicks, then Junior Mike Alvarado sealed DeSoto’s Brian Williams was first to score with if it wasn’t for the love of the the win by scoring on the fifth kick. a strike from 18 yards out. This goal came with game. “I was nervous, but it became a big confidence about 20 minutes to go in the game. After many However, there are people booster for the rest of the season,” said Alvarado. missed opportunities in the first half, the Owls were that do much more important This was the beginning of a six-game winning down 1-0 and began to make a push to get a tying things in the world that are much streak to end the season. goal. Later in the half, with about eight minutes more dangerous than making a This winning streak earned the Owls their best to go in the game, DeSoto was threatening again slam-dunk, such as being a sol- finish in recent memory, 13-10, and the best seed with a corner kick. The ball came into the box and dier, serving your country. Those they have ever gotten in districts, three. This set bounced around right onto John Sheldon’s foot on people risk their lives everyday them up to face Farmington in the first round at the six yard box, and he put it into the net giving just so that others can have the Farmington. They went into the game having the Dragons a 2-0 lead with less than ten minutes rights that we do, and the highest Shannon Karner beaten Farmington twice during their winning to go in the game. The Owls made a push at the signing bonus they get is $18,000! streak. end, but were never able to score, ending their How is throwing a baseball more Grade: Senior important than saving lives or Nickname: Shay Kay On Oct. 27, the soccer team traveled down to season with the second 2-0 loss to DeSoto. Sport: Volleyball Farmington for their first game of districts this This season was a turning point for the Windsor protecting our streets from drugs Quote: “Senior year has been going by year. Owls soccer program. For the first time in Wind- and crime? fast, but I’m excited for the end” “We were all extremely confident this year,” sor soccer history, they beat Northwest, who had Professional athletes don’t said Senior Mitch Pilla. dominated Windsor in the past. They won a district respect the high-priced salary that They had not won a game in districts in the game this year, ending a long streak of first round they make. I’m not saying that past few years, but they went in the game with exits. Also, they are now in good position for next athletes should not be paid. I’m confidence that the Windsor soccer team had year, only losing five starting seniors accompanied saying that they should not get never had. with getting an unexpected arrival of talent from enough money to stop hunger in The game began quickly and soon became a the freshman class; this will definitely help establish third-world countries. very physical match. The first goal was score by Windsor soccer as a power in the district. “This Farmington around the 20th minute. This gave season we did really good; I feel really confident Farmington’s team a little momentum, but it didn’t going into next season,” said Sophomore Brett last long. Not ten minutes later, the tying goal was Alvarado.

Tommy Goldacker Grade: Senior Nickname: Tommy G, Thrombus, Peggy Legged Thrombus Sport: Football Quote: “I am having a great senior year and I’ve had a great football career. Now I’m just looking forward to the end.” November 2007 In-Focus [email protected] 8 The Vision-Issue 2 Which Sauce is Boss?

How do other wings stack up? Holties The Verdict ***** The Last Supper Helen Fitzgerald/Syberg’s The Verdict ***** Case n’ Bucks The Verdict ***** Hooters photo by Luke Parham The Verdict Senior Andy Repple washes his hands ***** after devouring 14 different flavors of wings that Buffalo Wild Wings has to Krieger’s offer. The Verdict ”It was a tough challenge eating all of ***** those wings, but I stepped up to the Culpeppers plate and ate every one that came my way.” The Verdict -Andy Repple *****

photo by Luke Parham

On an ordinary Thursday evening, 14 men and women embarked on an impossible task. That task was to taste all of the wings that Buffalo photo by Adam Harju Wild Wings had to offer. Almost 200 wings were brought out to the table photo by Luke Parham Junior Josh Walck has a hard time with for them to eat. Everybody tried and evaluated each wing sauce on Seniors Brian Ide and Justin Wessel dip a the heat of the Blazin’ wings and little a scale of 1-5. Some wings were delicious, and others were down right wing into some extra sauce because the water to cool his mouth. horrible. The hottest wing they offered, the blazin’, took down several amount of sauce on the wings just was “The wings are like a lil slice of heaven of them. Not everyone made it back after this astonishing adventure in not enough. on Earth, and it’s like God himself came dining. In the end, there were many losers who suffered defeat to the ”I love Boneless wings! They’re chicken from Heaven and fried up the wings.” clear cut winner which now holds the crown as the Champion of Wings. strips with yumminess all over them.” -Josh Walck -Brian Ide Lightweight Divison VS Heavyweight Divison

1 Honey BBQ Blazin’ 1 1 Honey BBQ Blazin’ 1 Bye Bye

1 Honey BBQ Hot BBQ 4

4 Spicy Garlic 1 Honey BBQ Hot BBQ 4 4 Spicy Garlic Hot BBQ 4 5 Sweet BBQ Asian Zing 5

6 Parmesan Garlic Hot 3 3 Medium Wild 3 3 Medium Hot BBQ 4 Wild 3

3 Medium Mango Habanero 2

7 Teriyaki Caribbean Jerk 7 Winner!!! 2 Mild Mango Habanero 2 2 Mild Mango Habanero 2 Honey BBQ