THE TYRIAN
Vol. 5 • No. 1 Mifflin County High School DECEMBER 2015
[email protected] GIVING: Huskies respond to need PACKING IT UP. Student Council ad- viser Krystena Brown and Key Club adviser Randy Fluke box up canned goods to be D distributed through Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, the area food pantry. The canned food drive O brought in 3,301 individual items. O Many help; many helped Student Council, Key Club and the Science Department joined forces recently to benefit those near and far in need. Their efforts yielded the following results: R • 3,301 individual items for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard • 95 foster children receiving gifts through The Giving Tree • Hundreds of books cleaned and sorted for Santa’s Bookbag T • More than $700 in scholarship money to future teachers* O SEED money raised for scholarships* A door-decorating contest sponsored by the Science Depart- ment and won by Aaron Bubb’s class (which raised more than $200) benefited SEED (Self-Empowerment through Education), a non-profit F group founded by Nate King, biology teacher. A former U.S. Peace Corps fisheries biologist in Zambia, King says of its purpose, “... several volunteers would leave the bush monthly to meet and resupply. While there we noticed Zambia’s teach- er training college was in Serenje. We wanted to give back to Zambia U with a more sustainable twist. “Many people donate things and have no idea what really hap- pens (very corrupt governments). Our money goes directly to pay tuition and room and board for four students for the year. Many of our T students are HIV/AIDS orphans.” U BREAKTHROUGH Prof’s long-term model R a reliable forecast first Before Penn State Profes- 30 or more days in advance, but E sor Steven Feldstein’s model, a forecasting gap existed between meterologists had never had the days 10 and 30. capability to accurately forecast Feldstein also emphasized the weather between 10 and 30 the effects that El Nino and Sibe- days in advance. rian ice melt can have on global Tyrian photo by NOAH FISHER Math teacher Jake Smith, weather and forecasting. ATOMIC SNOWMAN. Science teacher Seth Hartman’s class participated in the door-decorating contest to support SEED, a and biology teacher Seth Hart- Students had a chance to non-profit organization established by colleague Nate King to fund scholarships for future teachers in Zambia. man collaborated with Kathy break into groups and use the Hill, assistant professor of sec- program, alongside the people ondary education at Penn State, who created it, to statistically to host Feldstein and a graduate forecast the weather using vari- STATE BUDGET student to MCHS for a workshop ables from around the world in on this cutting-edge invention. 2008. Spending bill still in limbo Steven Feldstein, professor Carbon dioxide levels, snow of meteorology at PSU, explained melt in California, amount of ice to the group his creation of the in Russia and convection currents Another loan for district? first model to accurately forecast were factored into the model, and weather one to three weeks in some students forecasted with By MARIA FOWLER advance. high accuracy. Tyrian staff writer The model is so accurate Hartman said that he often HARRISBURG—Still no but Estep pointed out that this state has ever done so. Compro- that it now is used by NOAA has to “swear this really hap- budget. And we have bills to pay. prevents the district from spend- mise has been made difficult by (National Oceanic and Atmo- pens in the real world,” while The state budget impasse ing on unexpected opportunities clashes between Gov. Tom Wolf spheric Association) in its fore- teaching, and this workshop gave forced the Mifflin County School that are “aimed at improving op- and the largely conservative leg- casting.Before his model, weath- students the chance to see ways District to dig into its savings and portunities for enhancing student islature. Wolf, a Democrat, has er could be accurately predicted in which their course material take out a $5 million loan earlier learning.” Thanks to the first loan pushed to raise taxes while the about one week in advance and really can be applied. this year. We might be looking at and the spending freeze, the dis- legislature resists tax hikes. The a second one to stay afloat. trict can operate until the end of Senate has gained Wolf’s support While this sum may seem January, but after this date, the for its version of the budget, but huge, Superintendent James Es- district will need to borrow again. the Republican-controlled House tep explained that the district Loans must be paid with interest, has not yet passed it. “must expend $1 million every so avoiding a second loan would Estep expressed his frustra- two weeks just to ensure staff is benefit the future of the district’s tions with the legislature’s inabil- paid and staff contracts are hon- finances. ity to pass a budget in a timely ored.” Beginning when the state fashion because he, too, must In addition to paychecks, legislature failed to pass a state present a budget before the be- additional costs for the district budget before July 1, the start ginning of each fiscal year. include payments for building of the fiscal year, the impasse is “I am bound by school code renovations, funding for extra- a result of a stalemate between to ensure that I provide the board curricular activities and bills to the governor, the House of Rep- with a balanced budget plan by vendors who provide educational resentatives, and the Senate. June 30 each year. If I don’t do material. The district adopted a Pennsylvania has operated with- that, I potentially forfeit my certi- spending freeze in early Novem- out a budget for more than five fication tendent and get terminat- Tyrian photo by NOAH FISHER ber to help stretch the savings, months, the longest time that any ed from employment.” Steven Feldstein, PSU professor, introduces students to his new forecasting model.
PASTIMES: Pages 7-8 SCHOOL: Pages 2-3 HEALTH: Page 5 LIFESTYLE: Page 12 Media to film King short story Diabetes climbs among teens Students are adapting Stephen Physicians and dietitians link King’s little-known “The Luckey increased incidence of pre-diabetes Quarter” for the screen, looking and Type II diabetes to unhealthy for female student for the lead role. lifestyles among teens, adults.
PAGE 3 PAGE 5 A2—Lewistown, PA SCHOOL DECEMBER 2015 Rebecca Conner—Tech Education Justin Mayo—Social Studies Education still convinced he is a Education ways had a desire to assist Technology Ed/ Millersville punk rocker at heart ) B.S. in Education at individuals when they are Slippery Rock Univer- in need High school/college sports Non-school pastimes sity and activities Hiking / Art Movie/book character you Basketball / Softball High school/college would most like to be Guilty pleasure sports and activities Mark Wahlberg Dream career as child/ Ebay! & Treasure Soccer and rugby teen hunting at Goodwill Non-school pastimes Artist / Technology Educa- Dream career as child/ Either sports or nap for tion teacher teen hours Irrational fear Become a part of the armed forces Career choice inspiration That all conspiracy theories are in or own my own business Guilty pleasure The goal of helping to inspire stu- fact TRUE! Eating amazing food dents to become leaders, innova- Unexpected aspect of teaching tors, designers and engineers One thing ALWAYS in refrigerator Witnessing the ability we have to Irrational fear Take 5 Candy Bars improve a student’s outlook on life Not having enough food Favorite band/musician/genre: Punk/Hardcore—Clutch / Ignite/ Career choice inspiration One thing ALWAYS in refrigerator The Streetdogs / Bob Marley (I’m My parents because they have al- Tons of food New to MCHS FACULTY, STAFF
Mandy Gallo—Culinary Arts Kayleen Notchick—Spanish Education loved my FCS courses Education how much they loved their B.S. Ed, Family and Con- in high school. When I B.S., Spanish and World jobs and thought I would sumer Science, Indiana met with the head of Languages Ed. minor in like to do the same as an U of Pennsylvania, with a the department she International Studies, adult. Also, I have two minor in Nutrition really sold the program PSU younger sisters, and as chil- and the idea of teach- dren we frequently played High school/college sports ing my favorite classes High school/college “school”. I always played and activities to my students. sports and activities the part of the teacher and High school—Volleyball, High School—Football used to love making work- Key Club, Future Busi- Movie/book character cheerleading, Drama sheets for them. ness Leaders of America, Na- you would most like to be Club (plays and musicals), Spanish tional Honor Society. Guy Feiri on “Diners. Drive Club Movie/book character you would College—Family and Consumer INS, Dives.“ I love traveling and College—THON, Res. Assistant, like to be Science Student Assoc.; IUP’s trying unique restaurants while Research Assistant, Global Ambas- As a child my favorite book was College of Health and Human exploring new places. sadors, Study abroad “Number the Stars”. I always Services Student Advisory Com- looked up to her bravery and mittee Favorite band/musician genre Dream career when child/teen her determination to protect her Ed Sheeran, Maroon Five, Matt Spanish teacher! family. Career choice inspiration & Kim,and any pop/alternative/ Favorite band/musician/genre I always wanted to be a teach- easy listening genre of music Unexpected aspect of teaching Beyoncé and Adele! I listen to er. My mom is an elementary I really enjoy the creative ways their CDs over and over again on teacher, and I loved the stories Guilty pleasure that my students remember my drive to and from school. she would tell about her day My guilty pleasure is definitely different vocabulary words and at the school and hear her say shoes! grammar topics. Favorite non-school activity how much she loved her job. Yoga It wasn’t until the end of my Irrational Fear Career choice inspiration freshman year of college that I Developing a peanut allergy. I love Many of my relatives on my dad’s Guilty pleasure wanted to be a Family Consum- peanut butter way too much too side of my family are teachers. I watch way too many reality TV er Science Teacher instead. I had much to stop eating it. Growing up I always recognized shows! Tracey Deak—School Psychologist Gordon Hall—School Psychologist Education stand up and walked him Education support teacher before BS, Special Ed., Penn State; inside. B.A. Anthropology, Cor- becoming a school psychol- M. Ed, in Elementary Ed., nell; M.S. Urban Educa- ogist. Indiana U of Pennsylvania Favorite band/musician/ tion, Penn; M.S. School genre Psychology from PSU Unexpected aspect of High school/college sports Female vocalists—Adele, teaching and activities Vonda Shepard, Natalie High school, college Growing up, my least fa- Altoona Area HS, Tennis Merchant, Susan Tedes- sports and activities vorite years were in middle chi, Nora Jones, Carole Warwick HS—Cross school, but as a teacher, Dream career as child/teen King, k.d. lang, Melissa Country, Wrestling, Track I loved teaching middle Any career where I could Etheridge; Male vocal- and Field, Mock Trial school students. help others ists: Dave Matthews Band, Train, Cornell—Cross Country, Indoor R.E.M., John Mayer, Michael Buble, and Outdoor Track; REACH tutor, Movie/book character you would Unexpected aspect of teaching Jason Mraz helped middle school students most like to be How much I like being in school! Teacher—Coached students to run Ronald Weasley Non-school pastimes a marathon while teaching in the Career choice inspiration Daily exercise, golf, reading (books School District of Philadelphia Favorite band/musician/genre One winter day when I was at and magazines), redecorating my Radiohead Altoona HS, a life skills boy went house (work in progress) Dream career as a child/teen outside to travel to his next class. Professional athlete (multi-sport a Non-school pastime It was raining and became icy. Guilty pleasure la Bo Jackson), and I also wanted to Running, hiking with my wife and He was unaware of the weather I’m a Foodie! Especially sweets be a comedian. our dog (Dillon) conditions and began slipping and sliding and was unable to stand or Irrational fear Career choice inspiration Guilty pleasure help himself. Many other students Public speaking My mom was a special education Old episodes of The OC were outside as well and laughed teacher for over 20 years and fin- at him as he struggled. I walked One item ALWAYS in refrigerator ished her career as a fourth grade Irrational fear over instead and helped him to Sugar-free French Vanilla Creamer teacher. My dad was an emotional Having my blood drawn. A3—Lewistown, PA SCHOOL DECEMBER 2015 Coming attraction
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“THE ‘LUCKEY’ QUARTER”. Media III students Charli Henry, Va- nessa Barron, Nic Copenhaver and Dylan Fye confer on details regard- ing their upcoming production of a Stephen King short story. Above, a photo illustration of the quarter and note that set the story in motion. Media producing Stephen King tale By CHARLI JO HENRY Tyrian staff writer LEWISTOWN—How do kept reading to see whether high small individual projects in class, a note saying she now possess- you change a “Luckey” Quarter school students could become in- but nothing like what we are do- es a “luckey” quarter—the note into millions of dollars? Darlene volved. They could. ing with ‘‘‘Luckey’ Quarter”. I writer’s spelling—she wonders A public show- Pullen believes she has done just Herto located the paper- don’t know if the students realize whether it really is. that. work for applying, filled out the how much will be involved, but Because the target audience ing to student The Media III class is also school’s information, got permis- they soon will find out.” and cast are high school students, body and pub- changing “The ‘Luckey’ Quarter” sion from the administration and The first step was getting the some of the pre-production work not into a million dollars but into handed it in. story. The class did not choose involves changing details in the lic is planned a work of art for all to see and, Then, he waited. And he the work; it was given to them original story to fit this group. they hope, for Stephen waited. And then waited some by the people who are behind the The media students are writ- for May. King to love. more. In early September, he fi- scenes running this operation. ing a high school adaptation of The project is a little some- nally received an email saying Herto describes it as a “very the original. thing new this year—a film based MCHS had been cleared to par- short story” of about 20-some The main character is a high on a short work by Stephen King ticipate and would receive rights pages that centers around a wom- school girl with an alcoholic fa- to play Darlene by the end of Jan- about a quarter left on a night- to the story after paying the an in her late 20s who has had a ther and a mother who has died uary. stand as a tip for a hotel maid. one-dollar fee. hard life for as long as she can of cancer. “Finding the right person The guest described it as “luck- Students will be doing more remember. The girl is left to take care of for the lead female role will be ey” in the note he left. than reading and writing about A chamber maid at Ranch- two younger siblings. The chil- critical to the overall success of Instructor Roger Herto the experience. They will actual- er’s Hotel, she has two kids to a dren have the same needs as the our production because the story found the idea on a blog. Already ly be a part of the action adapt- man who went to work one day children in the original story. does not involve a lot of different a big fan of Stephen King and ing the story into a script, casting and never came home. Herto has developed a people. That being the case, she his work, Herto was reading a actors into roles and eventually The children need and want production schedule for each will be on the screen a lot, and the blog several months ago when he shooting the film. things that she can’t afford, but phase of the project. He antici- driving force of our film.” came across a college group in- “The actual shooting of the she works every day to meet pates the writing of the play to be The filming should be- un volved in a film project based film will be exciting for our stu- their needs. When she receives a finished in late December. He derway by March, the editing in on a Stephen King short story. He dents,” Herto says. “We take on quarter in her tip envelope with hopes to have just the right actor April. Briefly Music department BY HIMSELFIE. The creative SENIOR SHOW force behind the annual Senior Show, English teacher Duane Rhodes raises readies for festivals a selfie stick to preserve a memory of the full cast before the curtain goes down on another great show. He has Singers, instrumentalists will compete been writing, directing and produc- ing the variety show for 38 years. “A to move on to regional competition. Word from Our Sponsors”, this year’s fund-raising production benefiting the Class of 2016, was a tribute to commercials of the ‘60s and 70s. DISTRICT CHOIR DISTRICT BAND Photo by KELLY STINE Maria Fowler—Sop 1 Raven Trego—Piccolo Madison Murphy—Sop 1 Sydnie Barger –Kauffman, Flute 1 Gabrielle Armstrong—Sop 2 Madison Murphy—Flute 2 Marnie Brubaker—Sop 2 Morgan Shawver—Flute 2 Emily LeFevre—Sop 2 Dakota Bowes—Clarinet 3 Jimi Ruble—Alto 1 Jadeyn Goss—Bass Clarinet Amanda Ruffner—Alto 1 Elizabeth Bender—Alto Sax 2 Vanessa Barron —Alto 2 Amanda Ruffner—Bari Sax Presley Riden—Alto 2 Logan Miller—Cornet 1 Alyssa Strausburg—Alto 2 Kayli Becker—Cornet 3 Trey Garmon—Tenor 1 Jimi Ruble, Horn 3 David Staronka—Tenor 2 Andrew Cassel—Trombone 2 Andrew Cassell—Bass 1 Trisha Yoder—Trombone 3 Ross Cottrill—Bass 1 Sarah Haines—Tuba Garrett Gers—Bass 1 Vanessa Barron—Percussion Chase Booher—Bass 2 Isaac Smith—Bass 2
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HOMECOMING ROYALTY. Reigning as this year’s home- AT THE RENAISSANCE FAIRE. Amanda Baker (English teach- coming queen and king are, at right, Casey Dobson and Tristin er and Drama Club adviser), right, accompanied her students to the DID YOU KNOW...? Iannone. With them are first runners up Cole Kanagy and Rachel Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Mount Hope for the annual Shake- Heller. Rounding out the court: the nominees for the homecoming spearean drama competition. The MCHS actors, who performed in • There were once 133 schools in the queen: Emma Aumiller, Marissa Byler, Maria Fowler, Kelsie Kenne- period costumes, received strong scores from the judges for their per- dy, Maggie Wilson and Logan Wert. King nominees: Joey Bender, formance. Other MCHS students on the trip included members of the same area now occupied by the MCSD, Zach Bonson, Hayden Hidlay, Dalton Hildebrandt, Christian Smith drama and journalism classes. They attended on a day set aside for and Austin Snook. student groups only. including many one-room schoolhouses • The American version of Santa Claus originally came from the Dutch version called Sint Nikolaas or Sinterklaas. The Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) brought this fun and lively tradition to America. • Bees produce honey as food stores for Tyrian photo by NOAH FISHER Tyrian photo the hive during the long months of win- ART CONTEST WINNER. Online voters at artsonia.com chose DOOR TO RETIREMENT. Custodian Diane Bolig heads for the Abby Minck’s graphic design (above) as their favorite in an Artist of third-floor stairs shortly before leaving the building for the last time ter when flowers aren’t blooming and the Week competition. The website invites teachers and students on the job. She was popular with students and staff and was known to post their art for viewing by a large internet audience. Winners for always being willing to help anyone in need. She is fondly therefore little or no nectar is available in the weekly contest receive $50 for themselves and $100 for sup- remembered by members of The Tyrian editorial staff for her early plies for their art class. Art fans can vote for their favorite artists morning trips to The Sentinel to pick up the school newspaper after to them. using any device that can access the internet. a press run. • There are 6 trilllion miles in a light year. A4—Lewistown, PA OPINION DECEMBER 2015 Commentary First-time voter’s reflections A brush with past By JUSTICE MILLS By CLAUDIA HOLBROOK Tyrian staff writer Tyrian staff writer
7:02 a.m. A cool, crisp autumn breeze our lives. In a collage of paintings and hand-made crafts of el- rustles through the leaves as a filmy layer They determine the local taxes we pay, egant lilacs and daisies, rivers and mountains, trees and of fog settles across the field of the former the effectiveness of the education of our rays of sunlight, my love of art and nature was born. Lewistown Area High School. youth, whether the next building to go up Since I can remember, my childhood consisted of The only other sound is the reso- in our town is a coffee shop or a gentle- being surrounded by my great-grandmother Leona Mc- nant clomping of my shoes as I walk men’s club. Caffrey’s artistic creations and pas- up the asphalt path to the weathered With the emphasis on sim- sion for life. school’s entrance. plifying and condensing every- An artist at heart, she blatantly Approaching the front doors, I thing in today’s society, politics displayed her painting skills by let- see men and women adorned in pa- as well falls victim. ting her creativity run free on count- triotic garb and standing with ear- There are too many peo- less canvases. to-ear grins as soothing and wel- ple who formulate their entire Anyone who has ever seen her coming as the Cheshire Cat. political ideology around a paintings is convinced they were They accost me, offering vig- well-worded Facebook post or a done by a professional and shocked orous handshakes and flinging particularly moving speech from to find out otherwise. pamphlets in my general direction, JUSTICE MILLS a candidate. She died several years ago, CLAUDIA HOLBROOK imploring me to vote their candidate, reas- What voters may not consider is the but her memory and spirit carry suring me “the other guy” is a crook, fool, number of big-wig senators in Washington on in her artwork that will remain in my family for liar, charlatan, etc., and that THEIR candi- calling the shots for our nation were once generations. date is, in fact, the earthly equivalent of a governors or Congressmen, and even be- Throngs of hummingbirds in a field of wildflowers, messenger from God. fore that, many were mayors, county com- creeks with a gentle breeze sending leaves in a palette of Entering the doors, a group of elderly missioners, and other small-town officials. colors plummeting to the ground, wooded trails and red women sitting behind a long table warmly If we are to have a strong political system barns surrounded by corn fields. greet me as they search for my last name. of, by and for the people, we should first These are just some of the everyday images most Handing me a piece of paper, they direct get “the people” involved. take for granted—the things my grandmother thought me to a booth where I bubble in some One of the most common deterrents beautiful and recreated, the things I also grew to love names and, exiting the curtain, I slip the keeping individuals from the polls is the and to draw. paper into a machine. lingering thought that their vote doesn’t When I expressed interest in art as a child, my entire Walking outside, I have the linger- count. family knew it came from her. ing feeling that the act itself was slightly When fewer than 50 votes deter- As I continued to recreate nature scenes similar to underwhelming, yet still feeling an odd mined a county commissioner race, when my grandmother’s, this became even clearer. pang of having completed a solemn duty. merely three votes decided the winner of a Faint images of us drawing together and of her All the other inane and trivial procedures I magisterial judgship, it is utterly ridiculous teaching me various techniques are among the many undertake over the course of the day have to believe that one’s vote does not count. things I remember about her. a pinch of patriotism sprinkled on them— There are far too many people who She loved to watch me draw. Reflected in my eyes whereas yesterday I merely bought an iced complain about the state of our nation was the same fascination she had with taking a blank coffee before school, today I contributed to without contributing to the process that is piece of paper or a blank canvas and creating something a growing American business and our cap- designed to help fix problems. one’s own. italist system by buying that same cup of The first step toward having an effect When we were together, words didn’t need to be joe. in the process is to educate one’s self on said—we always enjoyed each other’s company and felt All joking aside, the local elections the issues and then help your community a sense of accomplishment in creating art together. DO matter just as much as the presidential by voting. In our yard was a fountain within a small man-made election. It’s a long way to the White House, but pond, containing fish and surrounded by flowers. While the president will oversee the the journey might just start with the elec- She and I used to sit on the porch swing, look at the management of our nation, the local elect- tion of a school board member or a county pond and draw what we saw. ed officials are who most directly affect commissioner. It was our designated spot, and to this day I still think of it in that way. Sometimes, when I start to think about her or miss her, I’ll find myself heading there. As the years passed, my artwork was placed on the wall next to hers, and I continued to carry on her pas- sions. THE LETDOWN LIST Paintings that she never finished after rheumatoid By Tyrian Staff arthritis settled in and she couldn’t paint anymore, I took over and finished for her. They’re the little things. They come at those moments when we’re all gas and Each of these works is now displayed throughout giggles about something that’s about to happen, only it doesn’t. Life’s little ironies. my house. The letdowns. Sigh... When we first hung her paintings, we noticed they gave off a very light, happy feeling, a feeling that is still present all these years later. • Opening the case and the DVD is MIA Not a single piece of her work reflects any negativi- • Being on a winning team that gets no recognition ty, nothing to suggest difficult times. Even after the arthritis and various assorted troubles • Learning everyone in the tri-county area is off school but us took over her life and kept her from being able to do what she most loved to do. • Anticipating that first bite of a chocolate chip cookie—and tasting a raisin She always saw the good in life and wanted others • Seeing your name on the holiday work schedule to see it, too—this is evident in her paintings. People remember her as the gentle, kind-hearted • Realizing your friends did forget your birthday till Facebook saved them person she was and by how beautiful her artwork is. Various family members always look forward to • Forgetting it’s picture day seeing her paintings when visiting our house. • Most book-to-movie projects They are content in knowing a part of her is still with us—and in me. • Looking just a little too much like your boyfriend’s ex • White deodorant rings on the underarm of your little black dress • Pulling out your credit card on a first date and realizing the restaurant is cash only
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Publisher Adviser Managing Editors Creative Editor Mark A. Crosson Natalie Love Maria Fowler and Kelley Fox Brady Yeager A5—Lewistown, PA HEALTH DECEMBER 2015 Diabetes Teens at high risk for Type 2 By MARIA FOWLER Tyrian staff writer Briefly... “...Sugar is sweet and so curs when body cells become practicing medicine in the late are you.” Good news for your resistant to insulin, a hormone 1980s. Healthy eating and Aspertame: Sweet or scary? One of the most used and most controvercial artificial sweeteners, character, bad news for your regulating the amount of glucose exercising are key to prevention, aspertame has been both hailed as a weight-loss miracle and con- health. An alarming number of in the bloodstream. This inability he says, but our modern lifestyle demned as a carcinogen. These brief lists highlight what current research has to say about the sugar substitute. teens have been getting ‘sweet’ of cells to remove glucose from complicates both. Prevalent bad news from their fast food restaurants Pros Cons • Aspertame is 200 times sweet- •When people cut calories by doctors. provide cheap and er than table sugar, so it can be drinking diet soda, they often used in small amounts. overcompensate by taking Type 2 diabetes convenient access to • Aspartame contains only 4 Cal/ in too many calories through was once known as Take control... high-calorie foods. gram. other means. • The FDA and WHO have ap- • Studies indicate that consum- “adult-onset diabetes” The layout of proved aspartame for consump- ing sweet-tasting foods that do because it was a disease • Reach for water not fruit juice communities often tion. not deliver calories may cause • More than 100 countries have cravings for other sweets. of the middle-aged. • Walk instead of driving makes walking to work deemed aspartame safe. • Some blame aspertame for Type 1 diabetes almost • Eat nuts rather than chips or stores difficult or im- • More than 200 studies have dizziness, digestive distress and concluded that aspartame is mood changes. exclusively comprised • Exercise 5 times/wk., 1 hr. per day possible, creating fewer • Grab fruit instead of candy safe. the cases in youths. opportunities to fit • Know family’s diabetes history That changed in exercise into daily life • Lose excess weight 1994 when just five than there once were. percent of childhood And, the real Girls, build up your bones! diabetes diagnoses were for Type the blood causes high blood irony is that the very prevalence 86% of teenage girls do not consume the recommended daily intake of calcium. Are you one of them? 1. sugar levels. of diabetes can lead people to That statistic has quadru- Prevention doubt its seriousness and see no What to know • Too little calcium can cause osteoporosis later in life. pled—Type 2 now accounts for Excess weight, poor diet need to change their habits. • Calcium is needed for bone stregnth. 20 percent of diabetes diagnoses and insufficient exercise all in- Medication, diet and • Females develop osteoporosis more often than in people under 18. The good crease the likelihood of develop- exercise can aid in controlling males. • Asians and Caucasions are at greater risk for osteo- news about the bad news is: ing Type 2. Rising numbers of the disease, but failing to take porosis. Because Type 2 is linked to life- cases in youths and the increase proper steps can have devastat- • Smoking and drinking increase the chance of osteo- style, it is often preventable. incidence in adults can be at- ing consequences. porosis. Genetics or lifestyle? tributed to unhealthy lifestyle Cases that cannot be • Exercising decreases the risk of osteoporosis. • Vitamin D allows the body to absorb calcium. Type 1 diabetes occurs choices now commonplace in controlled by diet and exercise What to do when the pancreas does not America. require insulin injections. • Consume 1300mg of calcium per day produce insulin. Heredity, not Eric Fowler, M.D., of Unchecked, diabetes can • Eat dairy products, beans, nuts, leafy greens and tofu. lifestyle, determines its develop- Belleville has observed a spike lead to heart and kidney failure, • Practice weight-bearing exercises regularly. ment. in the disease among children, amputation, eye problems, nerve • Spend time in the sun to allow the body to produce Vitamin D. Type 2, though, oc- teens and adults since he began damage, death. Work that upper body In some sports and exercises, is left out of the act. The arms, ning, walking or jumping com- Try some of these exercises to the legs seem to do most of shoulders, chest and back can prise most of a person’s exer- boost upper-body strength and the work, and the upper body miss the workout when run- cise routine. overall health.
Diamond pushup Areas targeted: Triceps, chest
body until chest is a few inches above the ground and repeat. Get into pushup position and place pointer fingers and thumbs together to form a diamond. Lower
Pull Up Overhead Shoulder Press Areas targeted: Biceps and back Area targeted: shoulders Place hands slightly wider than Stand or sit in a chair or bench shoulder width on bar. Use an with back support. Hold two underhand grip (palms facing dumbbells, palms forward toward face), to put a greater and elbows at a right angle. emphasis on the biceps, or an Straighten elbows and raise overhand grip (palms facing arms above head. Bring arms away from face), to put a great- back to starting position and er emphasis on back muscles. repeat. Raise body until chin reaches the bar. Lower yourself until arms are straight and repeat. COURTNEY PAGE Photos by MARIA FOWLER Tricep dips Area targeted: Triceps
about shoulder width apart. Raise the body until arms are straight, lower until the body almost Sit on the floor with legs straight out in front of you. Place hands behind you on the seat of the chair
touches the floor and repeat. A6—Lewistown, PA PEOPLE DECEMBER 2015 In your neighborhood: “They’re the people that you meet, when you’re walking down the street, the people that you meet each day.” In the spirit of Sesame Street, meet your Mifflin County High School neighbors... Boyhood fascination leads to tech repair business By MACKENZIE SUTFIN Tyrian staff writer When Drayson Sullivan afterward, he established his own path looks bright because the was three years old, he wanted business. experience from his business will to know how things worked. Today,his business, Miff- help him in the future. He often Toys he would receive would be lin County Technology Repair thinks of himself as an entrepre- disassembled, tinkered with and (MCTR) is booming, he says. neur, and he always tries to find put back together. Laptops, phones, computers, a way to make the most out of a His passion for figuring out tablets, SmartWatches, Drayson situation. how things work has followed can fix them all. Because of the success of his him throughout his life. Now that He says he is up for any business, he has been offered a he’s a teenager and knows how technology challenge, from a co-op position his senior year of things work, his passion is ensur- touch-screen breaking to a head- high school. A ing that they continue to work. phone jack not working. lthough he doesn’t think he Three years ago, Drayson Almost every night, Drayson will run his business too long past DRAYSON SULLIVAN received a broken iPod from his has at least one or two devices graduation, he hopes to try his friend. Curious, he ordered a new to repair. That number, he says, hand at an internship for Google. CAN HE FIX IT? YES, HE CAN! Drayson Sullivan’s childhood passion of fixing things led him to start Mifflin Country Technology Repair. His logo appears at left. screen and replaced it, fixing it increases dramatically in the His fallback plan is to go to entirely. That’s when Drayson summer months. college for anesthesiology. had a revelation: There was no In the lifespan of his busi- With the support of his one around who professionally ness, he’s fixed between 300 and family and friends (who always Mifflin County Technology Repair fixed electronics. This realization 350 electronic devices. seem to call on him for help), lit a spark of genius, and shortly Drayson believes his career Drayson’s efforts have paid off. 717-513-8063
BRYNBRYN FERGUSON FERGUSON
“Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laugh- ter-silvered wings...”
“High Flight”/John J. Gillespie
Photo courtesy of THE SENTINEL Ferguson looking to the skies to achieve her dreams By KYLIE WAKEFIELD Tyrian staff writer
Bryn Ferguson’s grandfather airline. She is also considering As just one part of her training, while flying. She describes being says she has had to do while encouraged her five years ago to the possibility of applying either she must log at least 40 hours in the air as the “the best feel- flying is landing on a windy day. reach for the sky. Now the MCHS to the United States Air Force of flying time while flying with ing” because it is only her and Besides flying, Ferguson is junior is working toward a pilot’s Academy or the United States an instructor. On average, she the plane up there. Her favorite involved in many activities. She license. Coast Guard Academy and flying flies once a week in the summer part of flying is doing stunts. Her is on the MCHS volleyball team Flying is more than a recreation- for one of those two branches of months; her instructor is Dan least favorite includes her worst and in both winter and spring al activity for Ferguson; she the service. Calderale. fear—of the engine quitting with track and field. She also dances hopes to one day make a career Ferguson says earning a She says she prefers to fly nowhere to land the plane. at Miss Stephanie’s School of of flying. Her dream job, she pilot’s license is not nearly as rather than to drive because she That hasn’t happened, and Dance. Her clubs are Key Club, says, is to fly for a commercial easy as getting a driver’s license. “can think and clear my mind” so far the worst thing that she Student Council and Spirit Club.
RACHAEL SPOTTS Senior, schedule eclectic mix By KELLEY FOX This senior has a tran- Tyrian staff writer script that reflects a Every morning Rachael wakes up early to start schedule her very hectic day. She starts by doing an early custom-made to help her morning run, to get her mind focused, and her body “I have a specific awake. to achieve her goals. She prepares for the demanding day; every day is a demanding day. After her morning run, she gets goal. I won’t stop ready to start her school day promptly at 8:10. While all of her friends tend to go to class- till I get there.” rooms where a teacher stands in the front of the room and teaches, Rachael goes to a different place. She heads to the library for her internship, or- reach them. ganizing and reading, her most favorite thing to do. A run-down of her day looks like this: Two Rachael has, as she puts it, a very “oddball” regular classes, two intern periods and general edu- schedule with college classes, internships, co-op and cation classes through Harrisburg Area Community regular high school classes. It is, at the very least, College (HACC.) Rachael has been taking Penn State eclectic. and HACC courses since her junior year. In the afternoon, students look forward to that Between working at her job, working on 3:10 bell to end their high school day. Rachael’s projects for school and reading, it’s hard to balance high school day ends at 12 p.m., but instead of going everything, but she makes it work. home, she readies for more work—her college class- “I have a specific goal. I won’t stop till I get es and her job. there,” she explains. Her days are long and seem to be repetitive, It’s a demanding schedule, and Rachael looks but she has goals and knows what she has to do to forward to waking up to it every day. A7—Lewistown, PA PASTIMES DECEMBER 2015 Reviews
TELEVISION CINEMA BOOK Pretty girls keeping Despite differences, Shiver takes pretty ugly secrets book, move are good love’s shape By SHAYLA MILLIGAN By TIFFANY ICKES By CLAUDIA HOLBROOK Tyrian staff writer Tyrian staff writer Tyrian staff writer
Everyone has their secrets— with that, but walking around Recently John Green’s novel If you love the “Twilight” but most don’t have secrets as hearing the girls and boys talking “Paper Towns” has been made into series by Stephenie Meyer, then ugly or as numerous as the ones about the latest episode of “Pret- a movie. you’re sure to love the Maggie in ABC Family’s top TV drama ty Little Liars” or hearing people “Paper Towns” is about a boy Stiefvater series “Shiver” . “Pretty Little Liars”. debating about who “A” really is named Quentin and his life-long Elegantly combining a story In the town of Rosewood, and the evidence behind their the- crush Margo. One night Margo of romance and horror/suspense, Pennsylvania, four teenage girls ory makes me want to just stop shows up at “Shiver” entangles you by page share a dark secret surrounding and join in on the conversation. Quentin’s house and they go one and has you eagerly devouring the disappear- To some, “Pretty on a retribution mission so that page after page after page. ance of their Little Liars” is a Margo can get revenge on any- As in the “Twilight” series, friend, Ali, the mind game, and one who wronged her during high the main characters are a boy and leader of the to others it’s just school. girl—in this case Grace and Sam. group. a drama TV show After the mission, Margo And Sam, not unlike “Twi- Each of showing life as it disappears, and her parents think light’s” Edward, is a little “differ- the friends is now. she ran away, something she has ent.” represents a Parents are done many times before. Quentin Not a vampire as Edward different char- now allowing knows better. er, and bury Margo’s journal in a is, Sam is a shape shifter. Grace, acteristic: fash- younger view- Margo leaves clues behind field. Margo then decides to stay in much like Bella, is a high school ionista Hanna, ers to watch the for Quentin so that he can find her. New York while Quentin decides girl. artsy Aria, ath- show, they allow Determined to find Margo, he re- to go back to Florida. Plain, shy, she fades into the letic Emily and it because they cruits his friends Ben and Radar to They vow to stay in contact background, feeling she is some- preppy Spencer. can teach them help him decode the clues and find after a heartfelt kiss, although they how a little different from every- Since Ali’s about bullying, Margo. won’t be in a relationship. The one else. disappearance, stereotyping, role However, the movie has a lot movie ends differently though. She has a few friends, but she the girls are being harassed by a modeling, why relationships with of differences from the book. In Radar, Ben, Lacey, and An- doesn’t truly connect with them on stranger, known only as “A”, who friends and family are important, the book Margo’s list of revenge gela, Radar’s girlfriend, decide to a personal level, always in a differ- sends texts that threaten and/or the consequences of drugs, alco- has several things, but in the mov- leave without Quentin and they go ent mindset than everyone else. scare them. hol and what to do at parties with ie there are only about four steps to back home to Florida after they get All her life Grace has been They try with everything friends. the plot. to New York. drawn to by the woods behind her they have to not let “A” get to The show is now working The graduation in the book Quentin ends up finding Mar- house where a pack of wolves re- them, but it isn’t easy. on its seventh season; having and the movie also differ in that go in a town near the abandoned sides. Hanna is paired with Caleb nothing to do most of this past Radar, Ben and Quentin make a subdivision, and Margo wasn’t It is an encounter with these Rivers, played by Tyler Black- summer many teen boys and girls pact to attend graduation with only happy that Quentin found her. wolves that eventually leads to her burn; Spencer is in a relationship have just stayed in and watched their robes on; however, they de- Margo takes Quentin to a meeting Sam. with Toby Cavanaugh (Keegan Pretty Little Liars. cide to skip graduation at the last restaurant, and they spend a couple Following a shooting, Sam Allen) Aria is with Ezra Fitz (Ian The burning question of this minute and travel across the states hours together, and then they kiss seeks safety on Grace’s porch, and Harding); and, finally, Emily has last season is who is “A”? wearing only the robes, nothing and go their separate ways. that is where they officially meet. various love interests throughout Watch the show on ABC underneath. Although the movie and the Confused and utterly shocked, the show, none lasting long. Family every Tuesday to find out. In the movie they didn’t even book have quite a bit of differenc- she takes the wounded Sam and Discussing the show, many “Two can keep a secret if plan to go to graduation or make es, they are each good in their own tends to him, wondering where he people wonder why it’s so popu- one of them is dead.”—A the pact about the graduation ways. came from. lar with teenagers. robes. The book and the movie Although she has never seen The best explanation is that Most of the differences be- both show how relationships and him, his eyes are strangely famil- it reflects life as it is in life, the tween the two involve the ending. friendships are important. iar. parts of life that no one wants Final season The book ends with Quentin It also shows how you need to Spending substantial time to face, and focuses on common finding Margo at an abandoned get out of your comfort zone and to together through Sam’s recovery, fears of that age group. begins Jan. 12 subdivision in New York. Margo have some fun in your life. they form a close bond. It’s also a drama, mystery on ABC Family has a reunion with Lacey. You shouldn’t always live your But winter is quickly ap- and romance TV series all in one, Then Ben, Radar, and Lacey life in the same boring routines, it’s proaching they must find a way to which stereotypically categorizes leave Quentin and Margo alone for good to go and do something dif- keep Sam from shifting or risk a the female genre.” the day. ferent, and learn something about separation that will lead to Sam’s Many people may agree They spend the day togeth- yourself you never knew before. forgetting her altogether. That awkward moment Just when I thought I couldn’t be any more socially awkward, did I really just...
• lose my voice when a sub called my name while taking attendance? • finish my water at a banquet and discover it belonged to the guy sitting next to me? • have to call a timeout because a player was MIA? • exit the restroom with skirt tucked in tights—in view of security cameras and people? • snag my jeans and have to face the day with a revealing rip? • hear the teacher call me out for spelling my name wrong on a major assignment? • drive over the curb when turning out of the school parking lot? Tyrian Picks for • hug a random stranger thinking he was a friend and get pushed away? Holiday Flicks • look on in horror as my friend danced in front of my car in the parking lot?
• hit send before discovering my romantic message went out as a group text? • The Bridge • lick Doritos™ seasoning off my fingers at a party and reach back into the bowl? • Charlie Brown Christmas
• The Christmas Shoes
• Christmas Vacation
• Home Alone
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• Miracle on 34th Street
• Olive the Other Reindeer
• Prancer
• Year Without a Santa Tyrian cartoon by JERI McGUIRE A8—Lewistown, PA PASTIMES DECEMBER 2015 STAR WARS: A NEW GENERATION AWAKENS
Tyrian photo by NOAH FISHER
READY FOR THE AWAKENING. Anticipating the opening of the latest Star Wars episode, Bennett Andrews dresses as a Jedi Knight. He attended Saturday night’s viewing; his comments are below. At long last, a force to reckon with By HAYDEN HIDLAY Tyrian staff writer
I walked into the Miller The- There are events. homage to the stars and success the features that catch the eye of atre like I was on some sort of so many The unknown galaxy doesn’t that came before it, while at the the “OG Fans”. mission. lessons to seem so far, far away and it same time creating a new sense Combine that with modern One could even say that “the be learned doesn’t feel like it was so long of swagger and originality that ap- technology and high-level action force” was running through me from these ago. If anyone ever questions me peals to a new crowd of people. scenarios, “The Force Awakens” as I walked down the aisle to my movies. about why I watch “Star Wars”, I The same themes and is a hit. seat. Finding tell them that. struggles that all Star Wars I found myself on the edge For months December 18th your true With so much hype and an- fans know and love are all of my seat, entering that fantasy seemed so far away but it finally calling, the ticipation, there could be millions present in the newest edition. realm that I remember enjoying came. I was finally going to see HAYDEN HIDLAY battle be- of people let down by the newest The battle between good so much. “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force tween good release. and evil continues as a whole new The ending had me almost Awakens”. and evil. I was hoping all of those slew of heroes and villains arise, physically picking up my jaw from I remember as a child watch- These themes can be so strong doubts would be put to rest. After all stemming from the turmoil of the floor beneath me, creating ing the “Star Wars” movies, but at times that they engulf me into watching it Friday night, my ex- the past generation of characters. yet another anticipation for the watching them only for the action thinking some of the sci-fi ele- pectations were blown away. Most important, “The Force next release. and light saber duels. ments could actually be real. Counting down the days for Awakens” keeps the older fans Because, after all, this is the It took years for me to de- For those two hours and multiple months finally paid off, reminiscing on the past, allowing new generation of Star Wars fans, velop an understanding for why some odd minutes, the fantasy and the force was awakened by a them to enjoy and understand I recommend this movie to all the movies were made, but in an- world of star wars traps you into new generation of characters and the new generation. crowds, even those who haven’t ticipation for the upcoming mov- a realm of something that feels fans. Han Solo, The Millenium Fal- watched the previous six movies. ie, I found it. more real than some daily life “The Force Awakens” pays con, X-wing fighters are some of
VOICES “I'm not optimistic (about the “The Force Awakens”)... George Lucas, tried to revitalize Star Wars before, and we On the eve of the opening of “The Force all remember how that went ... Disney has made several Awakens”, the buzz in the hall among fans, attempts at making Star Wars-licensed material, and to say both faculty and students, was all things “Star most have not been good would be an understatement. Add into that the fact that Disney nullified the entire Expanded Wars”, regardless of the real topic of conver- Universe, and you can probably determine the source of my sation. apprehension.” JESSICA LANGS
NATE KING JOEY RUPERT “Hope I don’t end up like Mace Windu. Hope Tyrian photos by Before seeing— “Huge expectation, huge fan I can keep my Obi-wan man bun.”—referenc- of the expanded universe.” After seeing—“All ing the unknown fate of his hair pending the Ben Falkner, Noah Fisher my hopes and dreams and more in one mov- winner of the scholarship fundraiser. ie.”
BENNETT ANDREWS “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is an excellent addition to the Star Wars Universe. It was great to see the characters of new and old come together in this film. The effects were wonderful, and the movie is very reminiscent of the original trilogy. The story very closely resembles Episode IV: A New Hope with its own unique twists. J. J. Abrams did a great job and did not butcher the Star Wars universe like many people thought he might.”
—BENNETT ANDREWS, following the film’s public premiere B9—Lewistown, PA FOOD DECEMBER 2015 Faculty
MISS SWANN’S MRS. LOVE’S EXCHANGE COOKIES ‘n’ CREAM PEANUT BUTTER MINI CUPS Breakfast INGREDIENTS •12 oz white candy coating (chopped small) or white chocolate INGREDIENTS chips •1 pkg. (10 to 13 oz.) •15 Oreo cookies (Red Oreos are festive!), chopped into 4-6 pcs. group has white baking chips DIRECTIONS •1 c. (6 oz) semisweet a sweet 1. Line baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. choc. chips 2. Microwave chocolate pieces one minute. Stir. Alternate micro- •1 c. peanut butter tradition waving in 15-second bursts, stirring in between until all lumps are (smooth or chunky)* melted. Caution: Don’t overheat or the chocolate will harden. •2 T.. shortening Faculty, guidance, sup- 3. Gently mix in chopped cookies—for best results, use scooped DIRECTIONS silicon spatula. port staff. They are a diverse 1. In a microwave-safe group in age and back- 4. Pour immediately onto cookie sheet, spread evenly. Cool. Cut. bowl, combine all ingre- grounds. dients. Cover and micro- They started with six wave on high for 1-1/2 and have grown to near- min.; stir. Microwave, uncovered, on high 30 sec.; stir until ly 20. For seven years the group has met for breakfast smooth. on Fridays at Honey Creek 2. Pour into mini muffin liners and place on cookie sheet or in Inn, Reedsville; how many mini muffin tin; refrigerate until set. Store in the refrigerator. attend on a given week var- TIP: Avoid low-fat or generic brands of peanut butter. ies according to busy sched- ules. Over the years they MRS. HOUTZ’S DIRECTIONS frigerator for 1 hour to over- ment paper. have shared friendship, S’MORES COOKIES 1. In a medium bowl, whisk night. 7. Lay out graham crackers good times, fond memo- together the flour, baking soda, 5. Preheat the oven to 375. side by side, touch, on the pans sea salt and cinnamon to com- 8. Place tablespoons of dough ries, support. Over the past INGREDIENTS ◦11 T. unsalted butter, softened bine. Set aside. 6. Line baking pans with parch- on graham crackers about 1–1 several years, they have 2. In the bowl of ½ inches apart. Press down begun sharing their baked ◦1 c. brown sugar, packed ◦½ c. granulated sugar an electric mixer, slightly with fingertips. treats in a Christmas cookie ◦2 large eggs cream butter with 9. Bake for 5 minutes then re- and sweets exchange. Each ◦1 tsp. vanilla white and brown move from oven. Press Her- brings a half dozen home- ◦1 tsp. baking soda sugar until light shey’s bar pieces on the top. made sweets for each person ◦½ tsp. sea salt and fluffy. Add 10. Bake an additional 5–7 in the group. ◦1 tsp. cinnamon (optional) eggs and vanilla. minutes (more if your cookies Shown here are the reci- ◦2 ½ c. flour Mix until com- are thick).They will be done pes of the treats teachers Re- ◦½ c.. semi-sweet choc. chips bined. when the edges begin to turn becca Swann, Natalie Love ◦1 C. mini marshmallows 3. Add the flour golden brown. mixture to the but- 11. Remove to wire rack to and Amy Houtz made for ◦3 regular-sized Hershey’s bars, broken into pieces ter mixer. Com- cool. this year’s exchange. bine on low speed. 12. Cool completely and cut Also part of the group ◦1-2 packages graham crack- ers, broken into squares 4. Fold in choco- with a sharp knife. is culinary teacher Mandy late chips and Gallo whose family cookie marshmallows. recipe is featured below. Chill dough in re- Gallos bake, freeze pumpkin cookies to meet winter demand By CHLOE WOODS Tyrian staff writer Inexpensive. Creative. De- The palatable cookies are course, the pumpkin. Since the chip becomes a nose, and the lico- licious. A family favorite. The made primarily from kitchen “sta- only ingredient required that is rice is used for a smiling mouth.) pumpkin cookies our new Culi- ple” ingredients: Flour, Quaker not considered a “staple” is the Gallo confides, “We kind of nary Arts Teacher, Mandy Gallo, Oats oatmeal, pumpkin, the cookie is cheat and use pre-made Pillsbury and her family bake are exquisite. baking soda, relatively low in cost to Cream Cheese Icing because it is The cookie creation is credit- an egg, vanilla make. literally the best; you can skimp in ed to Gallo’s mother, who always extract, choco- While they are unneces- some places.” In the Gallo house- made them for her kindergarten late chips, salt, sary, candy corn, licorice, hold, the cookies are a family students around the time of Hal- butter, brown and extra chocolate chips favorite. loween. sugar, sugar, can be used for creative “Every fall,” Gallo says, “we The Gallos prefer to eat the and cinnamon. decorating. (After cook- make approximately four doz- delectable cookies frozen; they The only ies are iced, two pieces en pumpkin cookies,and freeze make them around Halloween and other ingredient of candy corn are placed them.” When her brothers visit enjoy them all winter long! required is, of on as eyes, the chocolate they always request their mother’s pumpkin cookies. Preheat oven to 350
MANDY GALLO 1. 2 c. flour 2. 1 c. Quaker Oats oatmeal 3. 1 t. baking soda 4. 1 t. cinnamon 5. 1/2 t. salt 6. 3/4 c. butter, softened 7. 1 c. brown sugar 8. 1/2 c. sugar 9. 1 egg 10. 1/2 t. vanilla 11. 8 oz. canned pumpkin 12. 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Combine ingredients 1-5; set aside. Cream butter - slowly add sugars; beat. Add ingredients 9 & 10; mix well. Alter- nate dry ingredients with pumpkin. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by spoonful; bake 12-14 mins. B10—Lewistown, PA SPORTS DECEMBER 2015 Six sign letters of intent POST-SEASON PLAY District 6 CHAMPs
TREY HARTSOCK TYLER POWELL College: Lock Haven College: Lock Haven Sport: Div. I Wrestling Sport: Div. II Baseball SUBMITTED PHOTO “I chose Lock Haven “I chose Lock Haven because they offer because the campus is Mifflin County High School Field Hockey team after capturing the District 6 championship. the program I want to not far from home, and study, and it is not far the PSAC is a competi- FIELD HOCKEY from home.” tive league.”
SUBMITTED PHOTO Girls captureBy HAYDEN fourth HIDLAY D6 title Tyrian sports editor With first year coach Courtney Kanagy at championship game included two goals from the helm, the MCHS field hockey team contin- senior Marissa Byler and outstanding defensive ued winning ways as they compiled their fourth play throughout the game. district title. Before the game, Byler said the key to vic- Just like the previous two years, the hockey tory would be to score first. The Huskies did just girls took care of State College in the district that and won the game 2-1. championship game at State College High This is the fourth district title in the last School. They finished the regular season with an five years for the consistent program.Once in the HAYDEN HIDLAY PEYTON REESMAN overall record of 8-10 including a 9-6 record in state playoffs, they lost to nationally ranked Penn College: NC State College: Pittsburgh Mid-Penn Commonwealth play. Manor by a score of 3-1. Sport: Div. I Wrestling Sport: Div. I Baseball Some of the highlights from the district I chose NC State I chose Pitt because because it is the best of the great coaches, place for me to become wonderful facilities, an NCAA champion and the all around GIRLS TENNIS and enjoy a different great atmosphere the lifestyle and culture. city of Pittsburgh has. District finals a new milestone
At the beginning of the fall Glenn Kyle. best team in the Mid-Penn Com- sports season, the top headlines For the second year in a monwealth conference. in MCHS sports were the new row, they have qualified for In the first round of the head coaches making their inau- postseason play, but this was the playoffs, the Huskies defeated gural appearance. first time in school history they rival State College 3-2, propel- Fast forward to present, and have reached the district finals. ling them to the district final. the buzz on the Husky Hill has The girls finished the Once in the finals, they fell been the recent success of the regular season with a 9-6 record, 5-0 to by juggernaut Hollidays- girls’ tennis team led by Coach which finalized them as the third burg.
CROSS COUNTRY ISAIAH KEARNS NOAH STEWART College: West Virginia College: West Point Sport: Div. I Baseball Sport: Div. I Wrestling Two reach states despite tough season I chose WVU because I chose Army West Point After a long season, the Mifflin County girls’ Spickler finished 8th with a time of 20:13, and the coaches are great, the because I am able to stadium is amazing and receive one of the best cross-country team put together their best perfor- Hassinger finished 11th in 20:21. the people are nice which educations possible and mance of the year at the District VI championships. At a very tough state meet course, Hassinger gives it an atmosphere at the same time be able Senior Amanda Hassinger qualified for the crossed the finish line at 21:46, and Spickler at that is great for students. to serve and give back to state meet for the second year in a row, and sopho- 22:45. The girls finished the year 1-5 but executed my country. more Bree Spickler made her first trip. a successful postseason. The team finished second in the standings The boys team finished 2-4 on the year with Tyrian photos by BRADY YEAGER behind State College. Out of a total of 36 runners, no state contenders. New coaches recap first seasons, look forward GOLF FIELD HOCKEY By HAYDEN HIDLAY By NIKITA EDMISTON Tyrian sports editor Tyrian staff writer
Q: What is your high school and/or Q: What are your goals for the team in Q: What is your high school and/or easy, especially for the seniors and to college playing experience? years to come? college playing experience? make sure we continued down the win- ning path we have been on in the past. A: I played for three years at Indian Val- A: Moving forward, I want us to be com- A: Indian Valley Field Hockey; 4-year ley. I attended Penn State—I didn’t play petitive. This year we weren’t extremely varsity starter; graduated in 2006. Q: Looking forward, what are your for the golf team there, but I still played competitive. We were so young, so a lot of goals for the team in years to come? on my own while I was there. the kids never played the courses we were Q: Were you previously an assistant on. Starting next year my expectations will coach at Mif- A: Continue to be a family. Work hard to Q: Were you change, so I want us to go out and start flin County show respect for what former coaches previously an competing and winning some matches. or a coach at and players have accomplished in this assistant coach at a different program. Each year is a new team. New Mifflin County Q: What is your favorite sports quote or school? goals, new achievements. or a coach at a piece of wisdom for athletes? A: Junior different school? High Head Q: What is your favorite sports quote A: Be smart, your mind is as much part of coach and an or piece of wisdom for athletes? A: I was the sports as your physical ability, especially assistant for coach at Lew- in golf. Golf is such a mental game that I Varsity and JV A quote from, The Law of the Wolves by istown during the tried to stress this year about how import- for Miffco and Rudyard Kipling “For the strength of the last two years ant it is to think your way around the golf Indian valley. pack is the wolf, and the strength of the before the merger. AARON BUBB course. COURTNEY KANAGY wolf is the pack.” Q: Why did you Q: Why did you Q: In your opinion, how is golf different decide to become a coach at Mifflin Q: What kind of mentality would you decide to become a coach at Mifflin than other sports? County? like your team to have or what would County? you want your team to be known for? A: You don’t have to be the best athlete to A: Previously coached for Indian Valley A: I feel like I have a lot of knowledge play golf. Golf is a game you can play for before the schools were combined. I A: The hockey team has always been a about the game of golf to offer, and I your entire life. Other sports like baseball, assisted for Coach Maclay and played very close group of players and par- wanted to pass that down to the current basketball and football ,by the time you’re for her. When she accepted the AD job ents. The “hockey family”. I would like golfers that are here. in your late 20s, you’re almost done, but I wanted to help carry on all of Coach that to continue. We need each other to golf you can play all your life. Maclay’s hard work she has done to get succeed. Q: What were your goals for the team the program to where it is today. during your first year as head coach? Q: What is your favorite memory in- Q: What is your favorite memory volving golf? Q: What are your goals for the team involving your sport? A: In my first year. we were a very young during your first year as head coach? team, so my goal this year was to have A: Personally, I was at the 2007 United A: The feeling you get out on the field everyone on the team get some experi- States Open, seeing some of the profes- A: Continue traditions, expectations, right before the game is about to start. ence. I wanted to make sure every member sional golfers—Tiger Woods and Phil and hold players to their previously high It’s not the same feeling as a coach. I on the team got to at least three matches, Mickelson—in person when they were expectations as an athlete, student, and miss that. so I think that experience will help us out in their prime. It was fun to see how individual. I wanted the transition to be for the future. easy they made the game look while they played. See next page for more new coaches B11—Lewistown, PA SPORTS DECEMBER 2015 fantasy football Real fun and real stress LEWISTOWN—When running backs, two pickups that are playing for trash-talking among your much more than pro. Since I football season started, many wide receivers, a well this year are Julio friends. There is no better feeling started playing fantasy, it has fans took to the stands to show tight end, kicker, de- Jones (wide receiver, in the fantasy world than winning made me a bigger fan of pro foot- their love of sports. Others like fense/special teams Atlanta) and my quarter- a matchup against one of your ball, and I now follow it more me took their love of sports to the and a flex position. back Phillip Rivers. friends— there is also nothing than college ball. computer. It’s there at the screen Few who play My team, The Phil- worse than losing a matchup with As a kid I always fantasized that we fans of all ages engage in fully understand adelphia Pigeons, started one of your friends. about being a nifty slot receiver the hobby of Fantasy Football. the point system. In out with a 6-5 record but Because my favorite team, like Julian Edelman who is way The rules are pretty simple: short, the better your finished poorly. the Eagles, have provided little undersized but always seems A person joins a league with his players do, the more I lost my last two and hope for me as a fan this year, to be talking trash with huge friends, and they draft a team points they receive. HAYDEN HIDLAY ended the year with a Fantasy Football is just one more players. I recently talked to some of NFL players to take on their Each week you 6-7 record and missed thing that I can stress out about other fantasy fans in the building friends’ teams. match up against an opponent, the playoffs. My favorite thing this football season. to see why other kids our age and In most leagues, a team and the team with the most points about Fantasy Football is that it Before I played fantasy, I teachers are into this. Below are consists of a quarterback, two wins that matchup. Some of my promotes a hostile environment enjoyed watching college football some of the responses I got back.
COLE CARTER DERRICK FELLOWS KELLY CAMPAGNA Team: Coach Carter Team: Marshawn Lynch Squad Team: How Many Rings?????? Record: 10-3 Record: 7-6 Record: 11-3 Dream NFL Position:“I always saw Favorite NFL Team: Redskins/Chiefs “Mr. Campagna is a brilliant myself as playing fullback in the “I like to play fantasy because I can trader.”—Mark Crosson NFL like Peyton Hillis.” compete with my friends.”
SIDNEY STRAUSBURG MATT SHOEMAKER Team: TBS Team: Team Shoe Record: 6-7 Record: 8-6 “My favorite thing about fantasy Dream NFL Position: Wide Receiver football is having Odell Beckham on “I like to play fantasy football be- my team because he scores a lot of cause it helps me pay more atten- points.” tion to the NFL.” NATHAN EARNEST Team: Dirty Mike & The Boyz Tyrian photos by BRADY YEAGER Record: 9-4 “I love fantasy football. I love the strategy of the game and trash- talking my opponents.”
Fall sports roundup Boys soccer Golf Football Volleyball Girls soccer Overall: 3-15 Overall: 2-40 Overall: 0-10 Overall: 3-19 Overall: 0-17-1 Mid-Penn: 0-14 Mid-Penn: 2-40 Mid-Penn: 0-7 Mid-Penn: 2-14 Mid-Penn: 0-14 The young team showed Tre Fleck put together the After a long year with a The Huskies swept C D East Highlight of th e final year in a lot of promise and will best year for all golfers, young squad, the Huskies in conference play and also the Mid-Penn Commonwealth look to improve in the qualifying for the district look to rebound in the beat Millersburg. was a 1-1 tie with Shikellamy. Colonial Division next year. championships. Fleck’s Colonial Division next fall. lowest score of the year was a 77.
Football Coaching in Mifflin County Hartman’s dream By AARON SMITH 2015 Mid-Penn All-Stars Tyrian staff writer Q: What is your high school and/or Q: Looking forward, what are your goals for Field hockey college playing experience? the team in years to come? A: High School-Chief Logan-1975 to A: An aggressive, tough team... Marissa Byler—First team 1978, varsity letters (4) baseball, (3) disciplined and organized, that plays 20 to 30 Nikita Edmiston—First team basketball, (3) football athletes per Friday night. College-Millersville State College 1978- Gabby Minck—First team 1983, (4) years baseball, (1) year football Q: What is your favorite sports quote or piece Maria Fowler—Honorable mention of wisdom for athletes? Q: Were you previously an assistant A: “Take care of the little things, the big things coach at Mifflin County or a coach at a will take care of themselves!” Boys soccer different school? A: Football—Junior high at Chief Logan Q: What kind of mentality would you like your Hunter Eckley—Second team & Lewistown, Varsity at Indian Valley, team to have? BRENT HARTMAN East Juniata and now Mifflin County A: Aggressive, tough and disciplined Basketball—Junior high at Chief Logan, Volleyball Lewistown, and Indian Valley Q: What is your favorite memory of your sport? Bryn Ferguson—Honorable mention A: The smell of “HOT DOGS” from the concession stand Q: Why did you decide to coach at Mifflin County? on a Friday night while catching punts. A: I wanted to come back to the area and coach ... I always wanted this job. B8—Lewistown, PA LIFESTYLE DECEMBER 2015
Skaters Serious guys Freestyle with that laid-back vibe By NOAH FISHER Tyrian staff writer Destructive. Disrespectful. Just don’t care. Skater stereotypes. They don’t fit us. I don’t know a skater who sets out to destroy something by skating on it. I can’t speak for all skaters, but I consider my friends and myself to be respectful; if we’re told not to skate somewhere, we’ll move. We spend most of our time skating in Ty Hunter’s garage, which is like our second home. We’re not out to rebel—we just want (Noun)—a performance or sport featuring to skate and have fun. I believe that’s the mindset of most skaters. relatively free, unrestrictd movement Having that laid-back “skater” vibe doesn’t mean we don’t care about anything. I’m still doing well in school and plan to go to college for film and create a good future for myself. You have to have balance, coordination, and focus like no other to get on a board, flip it in different ways and catch it at the right moment under your feet, especially while moving. You also have to have the persever- ance and strength to get back up and keep trying after failing and falling. Skateboarding requires incredible talent. Watch some Rodney Mullen clips and get back to me if you think differently. I’m not even close to attempting difficult tricks, and it’s still the most challenging thing I’ve ever done. It’s also relaxing. “It just feels real good to be on a board,” Joey Bender says, Ty agrees. “It’s relaxing and takes your mind off things when you’re stressed.” I couldn’t agree more; it’s an enjoyable thing to do. Skaters aren’t out riding around up to no good with nothing going for them. They’re determined and skillful people who are pas- sionate about doing something they love. I do think the hard feelings towards skating have died down in recent years. There shouldn’t be any—it’s not a crime.
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