COUGAR NH COURIER ISSUE 5 February 2, 2011

North Harrison Winter Homecoming 2011 Macy Allgeier homecoming queen involved in school is how you get your Reed, Amanda verse with eacho- homecoming court. Hartley, Lacy Vin- ther to decide who Co-News Editor was Roxanne activities. Then the Heintz. The first senior girl basket- After you have cent- Davis, and will escort who. Brittany Burns homecoming king ball players pick your top six girls Jordan Corum. Then on the night was in 1987 when twelve boys that are and top six boys the The boys’ home- of the homecoming Co-News Editor they crowned Troy in a sport or some- whole school votes coming court game all six cou- This year will be Hess. how involved in again the same way consists of Lin- ples will walk out on North Harrison’s The way home- school activites. to get your home- coln Jones, Dylan the floor between 41st winter home- coming works is, Then the school coming queen and Janes, Alec Dones, the JV and varsity coming. Dated back the senior boy votes on six of the homecoming king. Brandon Knight, games. This year’s all the way to when basketball players girl candidates This years girls’ Dakota Bosler, and game is on Friday, the school first choose twelve se- and six of the boy homecoming court Kendal Wiley. Februray 18th opended in 1969. nior girls that are in candidates in their is Cassie Crawford, The ladies and against Charles- The first ever winter a sport or somehow English class. That Hillary Fonda, Kelly gentleman con- town High School. Homecoming Court

Cassie Crawford Hillary Fonda Activities: Basketball, track, Activities: Basketball, honor honor society, relay for life, society, student council, recy- cougar chaos, FCS cling club, relay for life Favorite subject: literature Favorite subject: Med-tech Favorite show: What I Like Favorite show: SNL About You Favorite store: Aeropostale If I had one wish it would be: If I had one wish it would be: “To have a Penguin” “Birthday cake”

Jordan Corum Kelly Reed Amanda Hartley Lacy Vincent-Davis Activites: Honor society, track, Activities: Soccer, swimming, Activities: Basketball, volley- Activities: Student council, cougar chaos student council, renaissance, ball, track, relay for life, student cougar chaos Favorite subject: Spanish IV relay for life, cougar chaos council, honor society, recy- Favorite subject: government Favorite show: Sex and the City Favorite subject: Ceramics cling club Favorite show: Pretty Little Favorite store: New York & Co. Favorite show: One Tree Hill Favorite show: House Liars If I had one wish it would be: Favorite Store: Charlette Russe Favorite store: Bath & Body Favorite store: American Eagle “That I could be done with col- If I had one wish it would be: Works If I had one wish it would be: lege, and have my degree.” “To Fly” Favorite subject: Calculus “To live on the beach”

Alec Dones Dakota Bosler Activities: Tennis, golf, spanish Activites: Basketball club Favorite subject: Calculus Favorite subject: Math Favorite show: Wipeout Favorite show: The Office Favorite Store: Gun World Favorite store: Wal-Mart If I had one wish it would be: If I had one wish it would be: “That I could be freakin rich!” “To have more wishes”

Dylan Janes Lincoln Jones Brandon Knight Kendal Wiley Activities: Basketball, baseball, Activities: Honor Society, Activities: Soccer, swimming, Activities: Baseball, youth student council, honor society, student council, FCS, relay for track group, FCS cougar chaos, relay for life life, basketball, baseball, ten- Favorite subject: Accounting Favorite subject: Adv. P.E. Favorite subject: Science nis, powerbuff volleyball Favorite show: Tosh.0 Favorite show: Burn Notice Favorite show: Sports center/ Favorite subject: Arithmatic Favorite store: Aeropostale Favorite store: Hat world House Favorite show: Sports Center If I had one wish it would be: If I had one wish it would be: Favorite store: Express If I had one wish it would be: ‘To have a million dollars” “To go to college for free” If I had one wish it would be: “I wish all my future wishes “2 more wishes” would come true.” What’s inside Entertainment: Features: Sports: News...... 1 • Mr. Cougar Profiles • Bucket List • Retro Game Entertainment...2 • Superbowl • Cougar Critic • Swimming Features...... 3 • Valentines Day • Profile: Mrs. Isabell • JV boys basketball Sports...... 4 Entertainment Page 2A February 2, 2011 Super Bowl XLV party guide Ella Robertson about it for days. you can make on- ion rings too. There Entertainment Editor If you don’t want are many different to make all of the healthy recipes you Getting ready for food for your party can make all you the Super Bowl is a tell people to bring have to do is go to hectic time of year. their own food and www.delish.com You have to find out drinks, so it takes click on the Parties who’s playing, plan most of the stress and Holidays tab for the party, make or away from the those recipes. buy the invitations, party. send them out, Party supplies make the food, and Coming up with can be expensive make sure that ev- good recipes that if you need a large erything is perfect. everyone will love quantity. Go to your are hard to come local Dollar Tree If you don’t have by. There are many Photo By: Macy Allgeier and look for stream- Cupcakes (made by Ella RObertson) make a great Super Bowl snack. a lot of money to healthy and deli- ers and ribbons in handle at one time, food, appetizers plates and cups it spend on a party cious recipes you your team’s colors so instead of going and desserts the may take a while this year there are can have at your for cheap and easy to your local store next. Instead of to clean up but it cheap and easy party. Instead of decorations to put and buying them all going out and buy- saves you a bunch ways to make this deep frying your up and take down. Super Bowl party fries bake them in at once go to Sam’s ing all of the paper of money. That’s one that will keep the oven, if you are Drinks, food, and Club and buy your plates and plastic how you can save everyone talking an onion ring lover desserts are a lot to drinks one day and cups, use your own money. Cougar First annual Mr. Cougar Pageant Courier Staff

Advisor --Amber Sater

Editor-in-Chief --Brianne Pinnick

Co-News Editors --Macy Allgeier --Brittany Burns

Featrures Editor --Conrae Johannes

Sports Editor --Jordan Robbeloth Photo By Macy Allgeier Macy Allgeier hear?” “Why?” or Entertainment “Do you consider Editor Co-News Editor yourself a giver or a --Ella Robertson Canididates Brittany Burns taker?” “Why?” Co-Ads Editors Co-News Editor The third category Why should you be the first Mr. Cougar? --Cassie Wagner is formal wear com- --Julia Schilmiller This year, the bined with a prom Journalism staff will fashion show. Each Co-Film Editors be hosting the first of the contestants Ryan Rennirt: Cameron Smith: --Josh Guy annual Mr. Cougar have chosen an “Because I want to “I want a free year- --Becca Casabella Pageant. The can- escort that will walk b e .” book.” didates will have out with them. The Reporter/ Austin Nolot: Photograper four categories that Wedding Planner, “Because I do not --Michael Boyd they will participate located in Corydon, lack confidence.” --Genna Brock in. has provided tuxes --Lauren Hubbard The first category and dresses to the --Liz McBee of the program will students to adver- Dale Roll: Taylor Starcer: --Maranda Mullins be talent. Each tise for prom. --Jenni Rowe contestant will pick The final cat- “How would I not “I get to wear a free --Brittany Sanders their own talent and egory is swim wear. win? I’m ripped like tux.” Wyatt Faith: perform in front of Everyone will come R amb o.” the audience. out in their choice “Cause I’m good Letters to the Editor, lookin.” comments, and inqui- The second cat- of attire and show ries can be directed egory is questions. off their summer to the Cougar Courier The contestants will looks. Staff at newpaper@ be asked a variety The pageant is nhcs.k12.in.us or 347- Ryan Pennington: February 17th, so Taylor Boone: 1761 of questions such “Because I’m Awe- as, “What word please come and “Why shouldn’t I s om e .” do you not like to show your support. win??” Derik Lowhorn: “Because I look nice everyday, and all t h at .”

Kevin Eldridge: Levi Vincent- “Because I’m drop Davis: dead sexy like a “I believe if I won Trevor Botoroff: Mr. Cougar I would chocolate covered “Because I can say strawberry.” inspire many little what people want to kids to dream big.” h e ar.”

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Brittany Sanders Winter Staff Writer Athletics:

The second Girls Varsity annual Shoot for Basketball: a Cure game was played on January (6-9) 18, 2011. The North 1-27--- Harrison Lady Cats Brownstown, Away hosted the Corydon 2-1--- Central Lady Charlestown, Home Panthers, with the 2-3--- Panthers winning Eastern, Home the game 59- 51. 2-8--- This loss put the Sectionals. TBA Lady Cats record The Lady Cats drew at 6 wins and 9 Charlestown for the first Photo by Brittany Sanders losses. round of sectional on The North The Lady Cats await a free throw shot by rival Corydon Central in their loss against them. Febuary 9 at Chalestown Harrison Lady Cats wore pink and white and all of the Hartley said, “When Renneker said, Amanda Hartley Boys Varsity uniforms to support players’ pink we came out of the “The crowd size had 4 points. cancer awareness. jerseys. locker room, and added to the Megan Naegele Basketball: Before the tip-off of Cheryl Melton into the gym, and atmosphere and had 3 points, and (3-10) the game, a player made pink braclets saw all the people made the game Emily Giles had 2 from each team for any players’ it made everyone more fun.” points. 2-4--- took center court for parents and any ready to play. It Coach Pearson The Lady Cats Crawford, Away a photo tip-off with coach that was a definitely pumped said “This game started off slow, 2-5--- a pink ball. Both cancer survivor. By us up.” made us step but battled through Heritage Hills, Away players parents the end of the night, Many fans came back and realize a close second 2-10--- were cancer a little over $4,600 out to support both that basketball half. The Lady Cats Charlestown, Home survivors. was raised. teams. Before the is just a game. were eventually 2-15--- Clarksville, Away All the money “Seeing start of the varsity Some people are outplayed by the 2-18--- everybody in their game, cancer faced with bigger Coydon Lady collected from Providence, Home this game went pink made us survivors were struggles than a Panthers. 2-22--- to the American really happy to see recognized. rival basketball Thank you to the Paoli, Away Caner Society. everybody who “I know so many game on a day to NH Relay for Life The money came cared, and who people who have day basis.” team members, Swimming: from donations, wanted to not only battled cancer, Freshman both basketball concessions, and support the teams, and us playing a Kendra Lambert teams, and the 1-27--- a silent auction. but a great cause. game to help such led the Lady Cats school faculty who MSC Boys TBA And we were really a great cause really with 10 points. helped set the A few big ticket 2-1--- items at the silent pumped because, meant a lot to me Hayley Renneker, game up. Jeffersonville invite auction were there were a lot of personally, because 9 points. Rebekah Also, thanks to Boys Yankees/ Reds people, and it made I know it means Stephenson had 9 all of the fans on 2-9--- tickets; a signed the game mean so much to them,” points, and Hillary both sides who Boys invite at Charles- U of L basketball; a lot more,” said said senior Hillary Fonda had 8 points. helped support the town Lucas Oil (Colts) junior Emily Giles. Fonda. Cassie Crawford American Cancer memorbilia, and Senior Amanda Junior Hayley had 6 points, and Society.

NHHS Swim team works hard at YMCA Lauren Hubbard worked really hard to beat Salem,” said Staff Writer sophomore Abbey Stone. “Nothin to it but The North Har- to do it” said senior rison swim team Billy Davis. The was established North Harrison in 1998. It’s led by girls’ and boys’ Coach Pappano swim teams have who works at the done very well this Harrison County season. YMCA as an aquat- “This is my first ics instructor. year on the swim The swim team team, it’s really has to practice at awesome. I like the Harrison County being part of it” said YMCA due to the freshman Jordan fact that NHHS Stewart. doesn’t have a Photo by: Lauren Hubbard pool. They make At the Corydon Sophomore Devon Elliott dives into the pool at the Corydon Invitational at the YMCA. Central invitational the trip to Corydon on January 15th at came in 2nd in the the 400 free relay and Stickler came came in second in to practice almost the Harrison County breast stroke with a the girls’ team of in first. the Midsouthern daily, and their hard YMCA, Olivia Davis time of 1.19.40. For Stone, Moss, Curts, The girls’ team Conference. “We work is paying off. First Annual Ken Oppel Mr. Cougar Pagent Febuary 16, 2011 at 6:00 PM Judges: Memorial Missy Voyles Hosts: Tonya Caffee Mr. Mullis Game Mr. Hatton Mr. Pearson Joe Kellum Formerly the Alumni Game Mrs. Kerns February 26, 2011 Contestants: Derik Lowhorn Levi Vincent-Davis Wyatt Faith All former varisty basketball players are invited to Dale Roll Cameron Smith Austin Nolot attend, and all Cougar and Lady Cat fans should Ryan Pennington Trevor Bottorff come out to cheer them on! Kevin Eldridge Taylor Boone Ryan Rennirt Taylor Starcer Contact Amber Sater for details [email protected]