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Belle-Ella Douglas Narrator 4-Lauren Berryman Milkmaid- Maya Gray Beast-Zane Gerlach Narrator 5-Olivia Bridges Egg Man- Andrew Sturtz Gaston-Luke Gnepper Mssrs. D’Arque-Miles Lady with Baby- Abby Lumiere- Samuel Weaver & Matthias Pomeranz Smithberger Weaver Fish Man-Evan Brown Cogsworth-Riley Cummins Silly Girls-Rose Hajjar, Karis Sausage Curl Girl- Alexa Mrs.Potts-Libby Hagenbuch Connelly, Quinn Potts Maurice-Collin Miller Culler, Sophia Lady with Cane- Jillian Lefou-Charlie Estes Del’verne, Claire Sandelin Babette-Sadie Dale Rotman Candle Man- Sahil Parikh Madame- Emerson DeMilt Hat Seller-Noah Hamilton Baker- Tobias Stevens Chip-Tommy Hopkins Bookseller- Henry Cohen Butcher- Rayyan Alvi Narrator 1-Breckin Miller Aristocrat Lady- Haley Shepherd Boy- Griffin Narrator 2- Hutch Carter Gibson Wilson Narrator 3-Sam Brown Enchantress- Elena Allred Interview With the Leads By Anastasia Rea This year’s Acting Out production What draws you to this char- is Beauty and the Beast. It’s an acter? amazing production with all the music, dance, and costumes. We Luke- He is comedic and full of asked Ella Douglas (Belle), Zane himself, and he just is the best Gerlach (Beast), and Luke Gnep- character in my opinion because per (Gaston) their thoughts on of that. He also is the big man the play. who everyone adores and I think that’s cool that I can play him If you could be a different How did you get into acting? Ella- She is a smart, confident, character who would you and beautiful young women. I pick? Luke- My brother was an actor have always looked up to her and sang a lot, so he got me into as women empowerment and a Luke-Lumiere just because like singing and when I was able to brave influence for all girls. Gaston I can play with him act I did. (I even tried out for a Zane- What really draws me to Ella- Babbete girl part in first grade) the beast is the mystery behind Zane- Gaston Zane- My mom was a theatre him and I find his story very inter- major in college and that made esting. What is your favorite thing me want to audition for Oliver. I about Mr. Broadway as a almost immediately fell in love What is your favorite song in director? with the whole process. Beauty and the Beast? Ella- My mom made me try out Luke- He gets a little crazy for The Sound of Music in first Luke -Evermore sang by the during blocking and its funny grade and I fell in love with the beast (not in junior) to me, and he looks at things atmosphere of theatre. Ella- Home by Belle. different from anyone else Zane- The mob song (Continued on pg 8) October 2018 BearPause 3 Features Restaurant of the Month- Sakura’s By Catherine Rhegness Sakura’s is the October rooms add more flavor can order two of these start cooking your meal restaurant of the month. and filling. Along with options for a discounted hibachi style. When This Japanese steak the soup, you get a price. On the kitchen they first start the grill, and seafood restaurant cool, crisp ginger house menu, you can order a there’s a big fire heat- was founded by Marc salad. This salad cools tofu or vegetable teri- ing up the area. Once Ha. Marc in a small your mouth down from yaki, vegetable tem- the fire goes out, they town in Fredericksburg, the warmth of the soup pura, chicken teriyaki, will start cooking your Virginia. Japanese and has a ginger kick to chicken katsu, tonkatsu, meal. Once they are food is supposed to be it. You can order a hiba- assorted tempura, beef done, you can taste the healthy, fresh, and low chi meal, which they will teriyaki, salmon teriyaki, freshness of your food, fat. Sakura’s has over cook on a grill in front and shrimp tempura. as it was just cooked twenty locations in the of you or a meal off the in front of you. I highly U.S. and is spreading menu that is prepared in Your chef will entertain recommend the hiba- Japanese culture across the kitchen. The options you with a fun show chi chicken and sirloin. the states. to eat on the hibachi while cooking your Sakura’s created an grill are chicken, salm- meal. This show will experience to remember When you first arrive on, sirloin, tuna, shrimp, start off by throwing and cooked some of the you are provided a clear tilapia, sea scallop, their knives and will also best food I’ve had in my mushroom soup warm lobster, and a vegetar- toss a slice of zucchini life. and fresh. The broth ian meal. You can also to you and you have to in the soup adds a hot order the one pound- try and catch it in your taste and the mush- er, which means you mouth. Next, they will

Dog of the Month - River Cat of the Month - Fisher By Catherine Rhegness By Catherine Rhegness The October dog of the took custody of her. It is The October cat of the addition to any fami- month is River. She is currently “River’s time to month is Fisher. Fisher ly looking for a cat to a medium sized white shine” and her adoption is a grey/white/tiger make them smile. and brown mixed breed. fee is half off. She is mix. She is 4 months She currently weighs very cuddly and enjoys old and is 4.02 pounds. 44.4 pounds and is fully going on walks. River She has never bitten The Humane Society grown. River is almost a deserves a home where anyone and is the most can be reached at (419) year and a half old. She she will receive the love gentle cat you’ll ever 891.0705 and is locat- has been here since she deserves. meet. She was taken ed at 827 Illinois Ave, September 14, 2018, to the humane society Maumee, OH 43537. and has been seeking from a cruelty investiga- a forever home for over tion on September 15, a month. She has never 2018. Fisher is micro- bitten anybody and is chipped by 24PetWatch the cutest dog you’ll to ensure her safety. ever meet. River came She loves to play and from a cruelty case, is also a cuddly cat. so the humane society Fisher would be a great 4 BearPause October 2018 Sports Unusual Sports and Where to Find Them! By Emme DeMilt There are a lot of unusual sports in the world - I’m not talking about lacrosse or gymnastics. In this article, we will explore sports you’ve probably never heard of before. Maybe you will find a new athletic love! Let’s start with Quidditch. A sport based on the beloved book series Harry Potter by J.K Rowling. Two teams of seven players each battle is out with a variety of volley- balls, dodgeballs, tennis balls, brooms, and hoops. A broom is placed in between your leg as you play this game, attempting to score as many points as possible before the snitch is caught. Created in 2005, this game is a magically good time. Another weird sport is Dog Yoga, or Doga. It is when you hold your dog and put them in yoga positions. With acts of dog training, human yoga, meditation, gentle massage, and stretching Doga participants try to find a greater harmony with their dogs. How the dogs do downward dog or headstand hold? Not sure. But have fun doga-ing. There is another unusual sport including dogs where the humans aren’t involved. In dog surfing the dogs are trained to stand on surfboards, body boards, skim boards, windsurf boards, or they can body surf. They even compete. If you want a good laugh, you should watch one of their competitions at https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=Glj2bDN_RnI , especially if you love dogs! They are so adorable! You would be so surprised how funny it is. This sport has been occurring since the early 1920s. I wish I could experience this through a dog’s point of view. Now for another really funny unusual sport, there’s a sport called Extreme Iron- ing. This is when people take ironing boards and irons and pieces of clothing to extreme locations like the top of a cliff or on a speeding boat and then iron their clothing. According to the Extreme Ironing Bureau, “the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well- pressed shirt.” Some examples of this are in this YouTube video.https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=j1y4rsEVzYo The last sport we are talking about today is Zorbing. This is when people roll down a hill in a giant Zorb. A Zorb is usually made out of plastic and you can see through it which means it is transparent. it is usually performed on a small slope but it is possible to do it on flat ground which is good because we don’t have many hills in Ottawa Hills. Have fun Zorbing!

Which one was your favorite? Do you think you’re going to try any? If so have fun doing your unusual Sport and make sure to tell Bear Pause how fun it was to roll down a hill, play the same game wizards do, or even doing yoga with your dog. Have fun! How do you live up to of the best teams Ot- OHHS Boys Soccer and the hype of last year, tawa Hills has had, and being the runner-up that’s saying something. their Phenomenal Season! in the state? You be- Ottawa Hills has had come first in the state. and has some of if not By Ali Sediqe That’s how OHHS Boys the best teams in the Soccer hopes to end state. The last time we their season, They are won a state champion- currently in the district ship was 2008. Can they finals, to start a run for redo the magnificence the state championship. of last year and years The team has been before, and finish with a exceptional, only losing win at state champion- two games. This is one ships. We will see. October 2018 BearPause 5 Culture Is Fortnite Addiction Really a Thing? By Carlo Carrubba Fortnite Battle Royale… Amongst these, Dopa- main video game of mine, which can also be use. Quoting Emily Has taken the world consumed in the form Gifford: “Obsessive by storm. Millions are of a drug. Just saying. behavioral patterns playing it right now. You This dopamine forces regarding video have probably played the brain to crave more games have long it before. Fortnite is Fortnite Gameplay. been a problem”. a widely known third There are also some So this shows that I am not completely person shooter game. other major triggers a behavioral pattern against playing a couple This game has been that release endorphins, regarding playing video Fortnite matches every carefully programmed like a Victory Royale. A games, and obsession once in a while. But I by the best neuroscien- Victory triggers happi- has been identified. don’t get any screen tists around to inevitably ness and a feeling that Fortnite has more peo- time whatsoever during appeal to young brains. you must keep going ple playing than ever the week and don’t Fortnite Battle Royale because the Victo- before, so this “pat- play video games after came out on September ry Royale’s will keep tern” is affecting many dinner. Those are some 26, 2017. This game coming. Also, research around the world. of the basic measures I has since conquered shows that gamers who take to game because the hearts of every gam- play Fortnite, and lose Many parents whose I enjoy it, not because I er across the globe... look at it as “I nearly children play Fortnite am addicted. won” not “I lost”. say it could help social I am also not trying to With neuroscience. skills. This is a myth. say that when you turn A number of psycholo- Killing people is not an on the game you have As of now, 125 million gists around the world, essential social skill. just destroyed your life! people have signed up such as Brad Marshall This video game should All I am saying is some- to Epic Games to play (a child psychologist not be used as a tool, thing your mom has Fortnite and 40 million at the Internet Addic- but as a toy. This video probably said to you a play per month. tion Clinic) have said game should be used thousand times, mod- that 60-70% patients not as a job, but as a eration, moderation, A rush of chemicals they see for internet pastime. moderation. come to your brain as a addiction report hav- Don’t get me wrong, greeting when you play. ing Fortnite as their I play Fortnite too, so Peace out. Fall Sweet Spots By Catherine Rhegness Rachel Michaels Pop- sea salt and balsamic, with the variety of pea- to the store, she sells corn and Edibles is salt and vinegar, coffee, nut butter, chocolate, her popcorn on Amazon a great shop to get black cherry, blueberry, and caramel corn. The and her very own online a scrumptious treat. blue raspberry, cher- hardest flavors for her shop. She renews her Rachel’s shop has been ry, cinnamon, lemon, to make are the bacon flavors over the sea- open for 5 years now, orange, strawberry, and chocolate. These sons. In the fall she has since October 2013. Her watermelon, bacon, flavors take a lot more pumpkin, caramel, and shop carries the main chocolate, prepa- apple. For Thanksgiv- flavors caramel corn, cake, and ration, ing, she has a flavor cheddar corn, kettle grape. therefore called Stove Pop that corn, and buckeye corn, Rachel’s they take tastes like stuffing and but she also carries buckeye longer to for Christmas, Rachel unique flavors such as corn is prepare. makes Christmas corn buffalo bleu cheese, the most If you that tastes like thin cheddar jalapeno, dill popular cannot mints. pickle, white cheddar, flavor make it (Continued on pg 8) 6 BearPause October 2018 Opinion Assassination Nation (2018) is bold, Quick Facts bloody, and all wrapped up in a Mean With Collin Girls-esque package By Collin Miller By Riley “Thursday” Cummins Quick fact 1: Contrary to popular belief, the AR, in “I will warn you though, going to happen in the tion was “Gratuitous, Ar-15, doesn’t stand for it gets pretty graphic…” film and I found that to Gory and covered in Assault Rifle but instead is be a really bold choice. Glitter.” And I have an abbreviation for Armalite, *Just a few trigger A couple even walked to say, I agree. It was the company that produces warnings out of the theatre after quite violent and them. this played (which my gory, but it also had Violence dad and I found pretty some sort of a Mean Quick fact 2: The world’s Sexism funny). Girls vibe. It was all biggest ball of twine is locat- Fragile Male Egos Going into this wrapped up in this ed in Cawker City, Kansas, Giant Frogs film, I had no idea what pretty package that and is 5,000 pounds and Toxic Masculinity to expect. From what was full of blood, stands 8 feet wide. The ball Guns the trailer did give me, gore, a few severed of twine weighs more than a Language I assumed it was going limbs here and there, Black Rhinoceros. to be a comedy with and a whole lot of Racism some very, very dark political statements Quick fact 3: In 1997, Sadd- moments. I was sort of on the inside. am Hussein commissioned right. Mostly wrong. Long review a Quran to be written in his Blood If you’re looking short, I loved As- own blood. To prevent him for a funny laugh out sassination Nation. from dying of blood loss, it Just to name a few… loud comedy, this is not It started a “literal had to be made over a long the movie for you. A lot war on the patriar- period of time. After he fell The film Assas- of the moments where chy” and was “Bold, from power, no one knew sination Nation opens I was laughing, it was Beautiful, and Dar- what to do with it, since it’s up with text like this. nervous laughter. Like ing.” Go. See. This. forbidden to write a Quran in Personally, I found this some moments felt way Movie! Unless you’re blood, but also forbidden to to be quite a power- too real and not that under the age of 17, destroy a Qur’an. ful opening scene. As funny in the long run. my parents were just the text is rolling by (In Which could be good or cool enough to go Quick Facts 4: A 70-year-old the red white and blue bad depending on what with me and let me man robbed a Kansas City color) they show us you went in expecting. see it. Maybe not bank, instead of fleeing he clips from the movie. Quoting a review though it was pretty sat in the lobby and waited Important clips. Some of this film, the author violent. Definitely not for the authorities to arrive. are spoilers to what’s said Assassination Na- for the faint of heart. He said he’d rather live in jail Still an amazing than with his wife. He was movie though. sentenced to home confine- ment. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Stars! Quick Fact 5: There are 200 million insects for each person on the planet, that’s more than 300 pounds of insects for every 1 pound of human.

Which fact surprised you the most? October 2018 BearPause 7 Opinion Cont. By Emme DeMilt Fall Fashion up for styl- Now if ish Adidas you want has got your to look back. Very gorgeous nice and and you comfy with want to shoes you be comfy can also use you might for every- Yes, Ottawa Hills you opt out day fashion are right. It’s sweater for a dressy outfit. For use. And weather!! That means the girls out there you also Lulu- we have to throw those might want a dress lemon has shorts out the window skirt, or cute jeans and those pants and bring in our jeans a nice top. For the guys and tops and sweats. But we out there you might that you need to find the best need some khakis and will want to fashion so you can look a dress shirt. If you are wear every on fleek this season. a girl and want some time you workout. With Are you stocked up? But we won’t just stop cute dresses to check patterns for girls and guys. Are you ready to show at fashion we will also out Nordstrom, An- You will look on fleek at off your new fall closet? talk about workout thropology, and For- the gym, soccer practice, Did you get sweaters for clothes and the comfi- ever 21. And with this or even everyday lunch- sweater weather? Get est P.Js to sleep in. season coming up you time. So remember to Ready for Fall Ottawa might need a wedding check these out online or Hills because it is ap- Let’s start at the basics. or dance dress. To get even in the store. proaching so quickly. Sweaters! Now, guys, these Lulus is a good you can maybe skip place to get adorable this paragraph and go dresses for a decent down to the next one price of fewer than unless you want to 100 dollars. If you are find soft comfy stylish a guy Old Navy is a sweaters. With all of good place to get nicely the cold weather, you priced fall clothing. need something stylish Also, you can go to the and cute to wear in- next luxury for ideas doors other than your on what clothes to put jacket. Sweaters from together. Old Navy and H&M are so nice and cute Now for workout and comfy. They come clothes. You can get in all different sizes some nice clothes that and patterns that you will keep you warm can snag to look like and absorb your sweat a model this fall. And from Under Armour. maybe even next! Also if you want a step 8 BearPause October 2018 Editorials Uncontacted, Untouched, Truly Isolated By Collin Miller Along the Andaman copter, as usual, they ry though is when two hadn’t been eaten or islands, located in North attacked it with arrows. fishermen, after a long roasted. Just imagine if Sentinel islands, a group The intelligence of the day of work, put their we dropped a flashlight of indigenous people Sentinels is unknown, anchor down and fell onto the shores of Sen- lives. The Sentinelese. but they appear to have asleep. A rope had given tinel Island or a lighter. When you think of an discovered fire and way, and their boat These people are living isolated society, you made tools, but that’s started drifting. Fellow hundred upon hundreds probably think of a tribe all we know. We don’t fishermen in other boats of years in the past, of indigenous people even know if they have tried to scream and and they’re a living time in Brazil, located along a language. The first warn them of the incom- bomb, just waiting to be the Amazon river, but time they were contact- ing danger, but it was set off. the Sentinels are differ- ed though was in the too late. The men were ent. Located on North 1800’s when a group attacked and killed. The Sentinel island of the of explorers tried to Indian coast guard tried Andaman Island, it is find them. They looked to recover the bodies completely illegal to across the whole island, using a helicopter, but go anywhere near the but only found an elderly per usual, were meant Island, as not to spread couple and children, with a volley of arrows. disease, along with who were brought back Photographs from the the fact that they fire to the mainland. They helicopter showed the a barrage of arrows at almost immediately felt tribesman running to a any who comes near. sick and died from being fire, and the downdraft Drone footage and pic- exposed to pathogens expelled from the he- tures have been taken that their immune sys- licopter’s exposed the of them, and when the tems had never experi- two fishermen, buried in government tried to enced before. shallow graves. Contrary contact them via heli- The most gruesome sto- to local rumor, the men Your Best “Roses Are Red” poems By Barrett Downing

I’ve decided to have a first (victim) happy con- Violets are blue, My turn: bit of a challenge for testant is... I don’t know, Roses are red, everyone. I’m going How ‘bout you? Violets are violet, around and asking for Riley “Thursdoo” Cum- I think that I’m sad everyone’s best Roses mings: ‘Cuz I’m not really smi- are Red poems, then Roses are red, Mr. Mercer himself lin’ compiling them here Violets are blue, (wearing a Michigan along with a few of my Paper is white, shirt): That was rea-lly fun. own. This should be America: pew pew Roses are red, But it could use some rather interesting. Scarlet is red, more spice, Elena Allred: I wore this t-shirt How ‘bout some hai- EX: Roses are yellow, Roses are red, For all of you kus? Violets are yellow, Violets are purple, Everything’s yellow, Lots of other things are Niki Malekpour: Mustard is nice. red, Roses are red, Very educational Niki is white, I’m a great poet, I know, She doesn’t really tan, but I’m curious to see Sophie Rumman: When she’s in the sun- some other entries. The Roses are red, light October 2018 BearPause 9 Cont. Sweet Spots Cont. Interview My personal favorite fla- pick-your-own with her cinnamon sugar, cin- vor is the cake popcorn. husband, Sam. You can namon sugar, choco- Cont. This flavor tastes like a get apple pies, cherry late, powdered, vanilla Ella- He is a very funny vanilla cake with frosting. pies, peach pies, berry with sprinkles, apple person and he always Rachel’s shop carries a pies in season, pumpkin dumpling, maple, va- makes me laugh. flavor for everyone, tradi- bread, cake pies, cream nilla, and pumpkin. My Zane- He really cares tional or unique. pies, apple bread, peach favorite donut is the about the cast and the pro- MacQueen’s Apple Or- bread, coffee cakes, ap- cinnamon sugar with a cess of creating a show. chard is one of the best ple fritters, bread, sweet cider slush to wash it stops to get a warm apple rolls, cider donuts, sugar down. MacQueen’s is What is your favorite treat. This orchard has and frosted donuts, apple a fun experience and thing about Beauty and been owned and operat- dumplings, and cookies makes a special treat the Beast? ed by Robert and Marlene from the Donut Hole. for everyone. MacQueen for From the sweet shop, Luke-Ummm it’s kinda over 55 years. On No- you can get apple pie, Rachel Michaels is weird but I love how the vember 13, 2013, we, fritters, peach pie, apple located at 5305 Mon- beast looks in the live unfortunately, lost Robert dumplings, candy sticks, roe St, Toledo, OH action version, so…..yeah, MacQueen. Marlene is jawbreakers, licorice, 43623 and MacQueen but it’s also a good story keeping the apple orchard chocolates, sandwiches, Orchard is located at that everyone should learn open with the help of hand-dipped ice cream, 7605 Garden Rd, Hol- (to not judge by appear- her four adult kids - Jeff caramel apples, fresh land, OH 43528. Find ances or by a single story) as President, Bob II as fruit, suckers, popcorn, out more information Ella- I love the lesson that Vice President, Marlene a cider slush, refreshing on their websites: as treasurer, Zachary as soft drinks, cold apple https://www.rachelmi- it teaches you and all the Secretary, Lynn Gorey cider, and coffee. My fa- chaelspopcorn.com/ different characters in- as the bookkeeper, and vorite treat to get is their & https://www.mac- volved. Cindy Kaiser, a retired donuts. Some of their queenorchards.com/ Zane- My favorite thing teacher that assists with donut flavors are pumpkin about the show is definitely the story and the character development of the beast It’s a Whale of a Good Time! Anything else you’d like to add? Have you noticed the whales in the JH hallway? They aren’t hard Luke- Come to see the to miss! Take a picture or share show February 8-10 and this article online or other social do the plays because they media with #whalesforacause. are a great experience that Vineyard Vines is donating books everyone should try it at to children in need for every least once. hashtag recorded. Here are some Ella- it is a very fun experi- of our favorites! What are yours? ence and it is going to be a great show. Zane- Come to the show February 8-10 it’s going to be a good one.

Photos Taken By Liam England 10 BearPause October 2018 Extra Fun! BearPause Treat or Trick DIY Bag Contest

BearPause hosted its first ever Trick or Treat DIY Bag Contest this month. Students either were able to pick up a bag from Miss Under- wood or purchase their own to decorate. The rules were that the bags must be decorated by hand, we were not allowed to buy already decorated bags to submit. We loved to see the creativity and excitement for Halloween. To the right are some pictures of our lovely submis- sion.

How to Make a Cute Halloween Bandanna

By Catherine Rhegness Step 1: Pick out a piece of Materials needed: fabric. - one yard of fabric -sewing scissors Step 2: Fold the fabric at a -yardstick diagonal and make sure it is in the shape of a triangle. Step 3: Cut out the triangle.

Step 4: Tie the bandanna loosely around your dog’s neck.

Step 5: Enjoy!

Our BearPause family would like to wish you a Happy Halloween

Trick or Treating is Wednesday from 6 - 8 pm. Stay safe and have fun!