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Hopewell Hi-Lites 1215 Longvue Avenue Aliquippa, PA 15001 Volume 53 Issue 5 Snowlympics: athletes who won gold are Lindsey Canada 2010 Vonn, and Shaun White. Apolo Ohno, a famous speed skater, won the silver By Kate McCallan and Dan Gladis in one of his events. Ohno has won Every two years, athletes from more Olympic medals in the winter all around the world come together to games than any other American. compete in the Olympic Games. This Not just the Americans in the year the XXI Winter Olympic Games Olympics are significant to people in were held in Vancouver, Canada from Pittsburgh. Several of the Pittsburgh February 12-28. This was the third Penguins participated in the hockey time that Canada has ever hosted the games for nations other than our own. Olympic Games. Sidney Crosby and Marc-André Before the Olympics even Fleury played for Canada. Sergei started, tragedy hit the Georgia team. Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin played for Nodar Kumaritashvilli, a Georgian Russia’s team while Brooks Orpik was luger, was killed while on a practice run. Shaun White.Courtesy Google Images. on Team USA. In overtime, Crosby He lost control in the final bend of the claimed it was “an unsafe track.” The failed to rise before it was lit. After scored on Team USA’s goalie Ryan now infamous course. Kumaritashvilli walls of the curve 16 were raised and several minutes, officials decided to Miller for the game winning goal. Many was then thrown off his luge and the ice was modified to prevent any carry out the ceremony previously people from the area were cheering for towards the sidewalk of the track. further deaths. planned by having professionally their favorite Penguins on these teams. Before he stopped, he struck a hard The opening ceremony was hockey player Wayne Gretzky light The closing ceremony was on beam at the end of the run.. He was held on February 12 and was dedi- another cauldron outside of the arena. February 28, 2010. Numerous immediately given CPR and then cated to Kumaritashvilli who died that This small event led to some contro- amounts of people globally tuned in rushed to the hospital where he was day. It was televised internationally with versy over the next couple of days. once again to support their countries. pronounced dead. The Georgian over a billion viewers. During the The United States won the most These games not only unify the athletes, minister said the team would remain in lighting of the Olympic cauldron, there medals, but Canada received the most but the viewers as well. The next Vancouver and “dedicate their efforts were several glitches in the hydraulic gold medals with Germany not too far Winter Olympics will be in Sochi, to their fallen comrade.” The team system. One of the four cauldron arms behind. Some noteworthy American Russia in 2014. wore black arm bands and had a black ribbon on their flag. Officials later B.E. Taylor Comes to Hopewell By Sarah Bohy This year’s guest for In addition to his three High School Jazz Band took the Jazz Orchestra joined the B.E. Hopewell’s annual Artist in Resi- solo albums, B.E. Taylor is recog- stage, playing a few pieces on their Taylor Band on stage for their final dence program was vocalist B.E. nized across the nation for his own before being joined by Taylor. selection, “Vitamin L”, a single Taylor. Born and raised in holiday albums entitled B.E. They performed “Unforgettable”, from B.E.’s second album Love Aliquippa, Taylor has grown to Taylor Christmas and B.E. featuring a slow dance between Won the War. “Vitamin L” was become a legend in the Pittsburgh Taylor Christmas 2. These Taylor and Ms. Luurtsema. After a ranked at number 66 on the area. Taylor gained national albums were so successful that brief intermission, the Trinity Jazz Billboard Top 100 in 1984. The recognition and success with his Taylor began an annual Christmas Orchestra performed. Next, evening ended with over 900 work as the lead singer of the B.E. tour. Taylor has performed Christ- B.E.Taylor and his band per- hands in the air, all with the forefin- Taylor Group during the 1980s. mas concerts at venues such as formed a rousing set that included ger and thumb in the shape of an During this time, the B.E. Taylor Heinz Hall, West Virginia Univer- much audience involvement. “L”. Group recorded three major-label sity, and the Lamb’s Theater in Finally, the Hopewell High albums. Additionally, Taylor New York City. School Jazz Band and the Trinity served as the music director for The annual Artist in the award-winning television Residence concert took place on program, “LightMusic”. Taylor has Friday, February 19. The evening also done commercial work with started off with a brief perfor- Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Old mance by the Hopewell Junior Navy, and more. High School Jazz Band. Following their performance, the Hopewell Take a Look Inside News ..................... 2 Perspectives ................ 3 Sports .................... 4-5 Entertainment .............. 6 Features ................... 7 The B.E. Taylor Band performs with the Hopewell HighSchool Jazz Band and Fun and Games............ 8 the Trinity Jazz Orchestra NewsNews College Review as a convenient employment oppor- By Sarah Bohy tunity. Additionally, IUP students can take advantage of the institution’s Indiana University of CO-OP park. The CO-OP park Pennsylvania was founded in 1871 consists of 270 acres of beautiful as Indiana Normal School under the forest with ten miles of hiking and Normal School Act, which required fitness trails. The park also features that it be a private institution, totally softball and baseball fields, picnic independent of the state of Pennsyl- pavilions, a fishing pond, a sand vania. In 1875, Indiana Normal volleyball court, and a golf driving School opened its doors for the first Image of Suites on Maple East. Courtesy of IUP’s website. range that is converted into a sled time to an enrollment of 225 stu- riding/snow tubing hill during the dents. programs. In addition to their programs, these campuses give winter months. In 1920, ownership of the impressive enrollment and study students access to many of the Indiana University of Pennsylva- establishment was rendered to the options, IUP is accredited by the academic opportunities that can be nia offers a wide range of division II commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Middle States Commission on pursued at the main campus. athletics. Some of these include Seven years later, it was renamed Higher Education (MSCHE), a non- Additionally, graduate students can men’s football, basketball, and golf, State Teachers College at Indiana, profit organization devoted to take classes at IUP at Monroeville. and women’s basketball, soccer, Pennsylvania. Upon broadening its promoting educational excellence IUP at Monroeville offers a number and tennis. Additionally, IUP offers a mission in 1959, the school’s name and development through peer of graduate degree programs and variety of intramural and club sports. changed again to Indiana State assessment and accreditation. The gives students the opportunity to College. Finally, in 1965, the MSCHE accredits educational complete coursework during the institution achieved university status institutions in New York, New evenings or on Saturdays. Graduate and became Indiana University of Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, students can earn their master’s Letter to the Editor Pennsylvania. Maryland, Washington DC, Puerto degrees from IUP at Monroeville in By: James Dimirack Today, with a combined Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. two years or fewer. HR 303 enrollment of undergraduate and In addition to the main Approximately two hours graduate students exceeding 14,000, campus located just sixty miles from Hopewell, IUP is located in the Many people are ha- IUP has been ranked the fifth-largest northeast of Pittsburgh, IUP has two Indiana County seat. Approximately rassed each day. Some more university in Pennsylvania. IUP’s vast branch campuses; one in one mile from campus are the than others haven been treated list of degree programs includes 145 Northpointe, and one in Indiana mall and theater. This not poorly. The question is why? No undergraduate programs, 61 Punxsutawney. Offering both only provides students with off- one can be certain. Many people master’s programs, and 10 doctoral undergraduate and graduate degree campus leisure time, but also serves choose to bully while others are hurt by it. People say it’s to make them feel good. Others believe it’s because of bad parenting. Movie Review: It could be many other reasons too. As you walk down Valentine’s Day I recommend seeing this the hallway, what do your hear? By Kate McCallan movie because it is entertaining Or see? People believe every- and makes you laugh. It keeps thing happens for a reason, but is you wanting to find out what is it right? People nowadays people going to happen with each lack respect. When was the last Valentine’s Day is a romantic couple. time someone held a door for comedy based on relationships you? Or even complimented you and singles in Los Angeles involv- on your look? When was the ing drama with break up and make last time someone said “please” ups from the expectations of or “thank you”? Valentine’s Day. Respect is earned, not This star studded movie given. When you complain about has many familiar faces that make getting respect, think, have you it so entertaining including Ashton earned it? Have you given Kutcher, Anne Hathaway, Julia respect? If so, did you keep Roberts and Bradley Cooper. giving it? Once in life, everyone There are multiple plot has been mistreated.