Thearrowhead the Montoursville Area High School Student Newspaper Volume 42, Number 2 October 2014 100 N

Koser Busing increased bus fees pg. 1 Fun activities to do during the fall pg. 6 & 7 New TV show glorifies social media pg. 8 TheARROWHEAD The Montoursville Area High School Student Newspaper Volume 42, Number 2 October 2014 100 N. Arch St. Montoursville, PA 17754 “We’re a generation of idiots. Smartphones and dumb people.” hayliemcquillen copy & layout editor thing, because it’s not. the reason why that is, is because working consumes three or more that “t’s not a bad thing that peo- Social media can be useful. we relay to much on social media hours per day for the average ple spend most of their time on Whether it’s Instagram, Twitter, It allows you to reconnect with and the internet in general. American in between the ages of social media.” or Facebook, people have been people you haven’t seen in ages, Our generation can’t even do 18 and 64. So, next time you go to pick failing to realize that by being or interact with family members simple math without the help of a Seniors Michala Swoyer and up your phone remember that glued to their phones, they’re dis- that live across the country. calculator, but we sure know how Michaela Phillips said that on phones are only temporary. connecting themselves from ev- But when do we draw the line to capture the perfect picture of average they spend eryone else around them. and say that social media has a sunset. three hours on Why is it According to a new research social media on that sud- released by Ipsos Open Thinking weekdays. denly our Exchange (OTX), social net- They also said digital lives have be- Facts about the come more important usage of social than our media real ones? Instead of holding a • Facebook has 1.2 billion conversa- active users. tion with someone, • Google has 1.6 billion we’re all too total users. busy check- ing to see • Twitter has 1 billion total how many favorites our latest started to consume our lives? users. Tweet has gotten, because for In English class last year, we some reason that’s so much more watched a video on YouTube • Instagram has 200 mil- important. called “Look Up” by Gary Turk. lion active users. Instead of experiencing an Basically he talks about how our event like a concert or a football generation needs to put down • LinkedIn has 300 million game, we’re to busy taking pic- technology before we look up total users. tures of it, so all of our followers and realize it’s too late and we’ve can see every aspect of our lives, missed our chance to live a fulfill- • Pinterest has 70 million that we miss the fun of actually ing life. total users. being there. In the video Turk says, “We’re It’s not that social media is a bad a generation of idiots. Smart- • Vine has 40 million total phones and dumb users. people,” and hon- estly I couldn’t • Snapchat has 60 million Follow The agree more. total users. The older gen- erations always • YouTube has 1 billion Arrowhead Online complain that total users. none of us know how to do any- thing for our- Information from socialtimes.com Instagram: selves and maybe mhsjournalism Twitter: Brought to you by Blaise Alexander @mhsarrowhead Family Dealership. NEWS The Arrowhead page 2 October 2014 Folliage and Homecoming parade through towns jilliano’connor news editor Photos by M. Stoner The band marches down Arch and Mulberry Streets before the big game. The band performed during half- time at the football game. Senior Amelia Deacon rides in the back of the car durring the parade with a smile on her face. Deacon won Homecoming Princess, the runner up for queen. Senior Keely Whipple rides in the car durring the Homecoming parade. Whipple won The juniors ride on their Homecoming Queen and was crowned at half- float with Vice Principal time. Mr. Chris King tied up. The juniors’ float won for the Best Float contest for Senior Katie Conklin represents Montoursville School District at Flamming Homecoming activities; Folliage. Conklin was chosen by the teaching staff to attend this event where one their theme was “Burn of many students from many school districts would be chosen as the Homecoming Down the Competition.” queen. New Bus fares have increased 35 percent jilliano’connor bus fare setbacks. There are 17 people going to mine Silver about the Theatre news editor teacher It seems the prices will not be county band this year and trav- Arts Club’s trip to attend the isaacmiller Bus fares have increased 35 going down anytime soon or in elling by bus. Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s news staff percent this year which means the future, said band director It is costing $725 just for the High School Theatre Workshop same trips but higher costs. Mr. Adam Wright. district to send 17 people to Day on Oct. 1. MAHS recently hired Miss Since the bus fares have gone Every Friday night the band county band. This may not seem like a big Erica Logan as the school’s Life up, prices for field trips have in- also travels and plays at the foot- Some teachers are not even change but combine all the stu- Skills teacher. creased as well. Due to the in- ball games. sure if the district will continue dents and their cost, the totals Logan is an alumni of Mon- crease, students now have to pay The band takes three busses to paying for some of the bus fares add up. toursville Area High School. more than usual. in the fu- “It’s great to be back at the Principal Mr. Daniel Taormi- ture, said The further trips, the higher Montoursville School District,” The Bloomburg na said the school board can no Wright. price for the bus, but this does said Logan when asked how it longer afford to cover the in- “ The bus not just affect long distant trips. felt to be back in the district. “It’s creased bussing fares so they get trip has gone up fares are This affects short distant trips cool to see some of the teachers I passed down to the students. raised as well. Most short trips would used to have.” Before the bus fares went up, by $5. and al- be free of cost or little. Logan also coaches sports for the minimum cost for a trip though Now those trips have students Montoursville High School -SeniorJasemine Silver” at first it paying some money for the bus was $167.50 for the travel of 70 sports teams. miles. seemed fares as well as bringing money “I coach basketball and softball The same trip now costs the that it for lunch and souvenirs if the for the high school,” said Lo- students $275. wouldn’t student wants them. gan when asked what sports she Specifically, the bus fares are each away football game. They be a big deal, it now is for all Bus fares, trips, lunch, and coaches for the school. $3 and 95 cents per mile, said fill up two of the busses and those field trips and sport trans- sleeping places all need to be “I love coaching sports that I Taormina. share the third with the cheer- portations. paid somehow and it’s by the used to play,” said Logan. “And Taormina said the bus fares, leaders. Even for trips that students students and their parents. coaching with coaches that used which are from the school’s con- With half of the football games never needed to pay for now to coach me is cool too.” tracted bussing company, Koser being away, the cost can really have to. Bussing of Cogan Station, were add up. “The Bloomsburg trip has approved by the board in the be- For example, it cost the district gone up by $5,” said senior Jas- ginning of this year on Aug. 12. around $800 to transport the Koser Bus Company did not band and cheerleaders to the answer or call back so there is no Hughesville football game on knowledge to why the bus fares Oct. 24. have increased and why 35 per- The district also pays for the cent. football players to go, as well Social Studies teacher Mrs. Su- as a pep bus if there is one for san Earl, who organizes several a game. field trip per year, said that it is Due to the increased bus fares, traveling on one Friday night Miss Erica Logan is the new now sometimes cheaper to rent for all the buses that the band, Life Skills teacher at MAHS. from Susquehanna Bus Com- cheerleaders, students, and foot- Logan is also an alumni of the pany than from our own school ball players need, the district is school and coaches basket- buses for long distant trips. spending a fortune. ball and softball. The band is having some major NEWS page 3 Nolan and Conklin: Performing The play is on its way jilliano’connor in State Thespian Society Show news editor isaacmiller state. Mr. Daniel Taormina added The 2014 fall play is the comedy “You Can’t Take it With You.” It news staff “I’m quite honored to be cho- that “It’s pretty awesome and a will premire Nov. 13 and close Nov. 15 with the shows beginning at Two students were chosen to sen” said Nolan “We mostly great recognition our program 7 p.m. participate in a show with other made and sent the videos in for has.” The tickets are being sold at $8 for adults and $5 for students.

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