Maroon and Grey Today

Shippensburg Area Senior High School April and May 2016

INDEX La Ville des Lumières (The City of Lights)

By Hailey Bryett and Caitlin Porter

SASHS students and guests dressed to the nines the night of May 7th. Prom was held at the Beistle Company once again. Decorations by Colton Staver at Pencil Me In Planners were featured for the first time ever and music was provided by Phantom Shadow. At the dance, you Life Skills Prom– Pg. 3 could find lots of twinkling lights and Eiffel Towers all throughout the venue. The catering was offered by Chartwell’s and included a variety of appetizers, small entrees, and mini French desserts. Many of the students who attended prom thought it to be one of the best ones yet. The decorations, food, music, and photo booth were all a great hit. There was a lot of table space for the ones who were not into dancing and would rather socialize or take a quick water break with their friends. This year at prom, there was a screen that showed the music videos of the song that was being played and the students really seemed to like that. Around 8:30, the prom court was brought out onto the stage. As the anticipation rose to hear who the winners would be, the students SASHS Exchange began to chant. Seniors Miranda Rhodes and Jacob Kriner were Students– Pg. 5 crowned Prom Queen and King, both very well-deserving. Miranda has been through a lot of hardship in the past couple of months of her The 2016 Prom King, Jacob Kriner, senior year. She has struggled with the loss of her father, Doug. She and Prom Queen, Miranda Rhodes. mentioned that her crowning was a surprise. “I was excited about prom already, and then that just made it even better. And I know my dad Congratulations! would have been proud. And that makes me excited knowing he would have been excited too,” Miranda said. Her king, Jacob, said he was very happy for her, despite feeling “blasé” about his own crowning. He then went on to say, “I sel- dom do things, so to have done something is pretty cool.” We decided to get someone’s opinion who was “experienced” in the prom aspect. When asked if she was impressed by prom this year, senior Chelsea Pyne said, “I was actually! I’ve been to prom all four years and hands Color Run– Pg. 7 down, this was the best one I have ever been to.” The themes have varied throughout the past four years. 2016 Prom Court posing for a picture SASHS has hosted “A Night in Vegas,” “Hollywood,” after the crowning took place. “The Great Gatsby,” and finally, “A Night in Paris.” The decorations this year blew everyone away. Colton Staver from Pencil Me In Planners is a SASHS alumni from the class of 2013 and runs this business with his mother, Tammy (Butler) Sontag. It is located in downtown Carlisle. Tammy owns a bridal shop, Tamzen’s Bridal at Butler Manor, and Colton is an event planner and decorator. He also offered corsage/boutonniere packages this year. It was a great deal and he even delivered to your house the morning of prom. The credit for this year’s prom can be given to the junior class prom committee, and their advisors, Mrs. Mowers and Senora Kauffman. They worked hard all year long to make the night the best it could be; it definitely paid off. All their hard work and time was noticed by everyone in attendance. Without them, the 2016 prom would not have gotten such good ratings. Everyone involved did a wonderful job and made this year’s prom one that will not be forgotten. Senior Braxton Shetter shows off his moves to the group of students who formed a circle Artrageous– Pg. 11 around him. Feature Story pg. 2 ‘Tis the Season for Promposals

By: Caitlin Porter and Hailey Bryett

After much hard work and sweat in the military, a nice break came for SASHS alumni Derrick Duncan. Ava Franklin Who says your prom date has to be a boy? Jalyn asked him to prom in a patriotic way. Gossard and Chloe Daywalt were okay with just a girl’s night out. With this yummy promposal, both girls scored a friend date and a good time at prom!

“May 7 would be lit with you. Prom?” Kara Collingsworth and Nate Lohr lit the night up at this year’s prom.

Whoever thinks romance is dead is wrong. Scarlett Lehman came home to a romantic surprise from her boyfriend, Hunter Martin. This promposal was like one right out of a movie.

When the photo of Shaine Rotz’s promposal to Nguveren Zume went viral, people had a lot to say. That didn’t stop the two friends from having a blast though. They shrugged it off and enjoyed prom just like everyone else! School Life pg. 3

A Special King Crowned on a Special Day

By Ireland Hastings and Wade Mills

May 4th was a day planned for the special needs students from Shippens- burg and surrounding schools to attend the annual Life Skills Prom at the West Shore Evangelical Free Church in Mechanicsburg. Five Shippensburg students went along as buddies with the special needs class. This is always an exciting day for both the special needs students and their buddies. Shippensburg has attended the Life Skills Prom for seven years and there are approximately 120 students who attend overall. The theme of the prom was New York City, which included NYC decorations as well as a video of Times Square. When asked how the day went, special needs teacher Mrs. Amy Brandt said, “I thought it went excellent.” Everyone had a ton of fun dancing the day The special needs class who attended the life skills prom. away to many classic hits and there was a lot of laughter and smiles. Around 11 o’clock, seniors from every school were announced while escorting their classmates for prom court. Shippensburg seniors in- clude: Cameron Rebok, SunLee Adams, Tiffany Bass, and Sheva Fried. The queen was a beauti- ful young lady from another school, but the king was from our very own high school. SASHS own Cameron Rebok was announced prom king and he wore the crown with pride. He was so happy to be chosen king. Cameron said, “It was an awesome feeling!” At noon everyone sat down to enjoy a meal that was prepared and served by volunteers. After lunch and dessert, the music was turned back up and the dance floor was full again. After dancing for another hour or so, Shippensburg’s students headed home. Conversations and laughter filled the bus as the special needs students and their buddies talked about their day. When asked about her favorite part of the day, Tiffany Bass said, “Everything!”

Wade Mills, SunLee Adams, and Dustin Goshorn posing for a picture at the prom.

Seniors SunLee Adams, Cameron Rebok, Tiffany Bass, and Sheva Fried being announced on prom court. Cameron was chosen as prom king!

Continued from Pg. 5, From Seoul to Ship To people that I met in this school. Thank you for helping me here. I’m really sorry that I can’t put everyone name here, I would like to ask, but I didn’t have enough time and I was too shy to ask name. I had a great school year with you guys. I go back to Korea on June, 3rd. After I go back, I would miss life here. Just contact me when you have a time. I’m on Facebook. I’ll be talkative person when using my phone. Thanks everyone. Have a good day! Hunter Vazquez, Sydney Butts, Elijah Hoffert, Shane A. Davidson, Courtney Webber, Emily Rosenberry, Sophia Damore, Ryan Carr, My Nong, Dextin Koser, Logan Shauf, Taylor Frohm, Jaden Reed, Adam R. Spencer, Kylie Reed, Emily Rosenberry, Brielynn Marie Walters, Denny Santana, Emily Elizabeth Ott, Taylor Jones, Ethan Davidson, Noah Chavez, Michael Sechrist, Corbin Bowman, Jackson Swartz, Christian Boarts, Chris Neil, Benjamin Rossman, Rafahel Gonzalez, Noah Clevenger, Cody Heckman, Reuben Giles, Logan Glass, Jacob Keyes, Orry Kramer, Alex Beecher, Reuben Giles, Michael Williams, Nick Patterson, Josh Varner, Brian Besore, Nate Lohr, Brady Kuhn, Tyler McSherry, Colby Holtry, Kelby Taylor, Trevor Ott, Baileigh Hoover, Quintin Besecker, Galen Oberholzer, Quentin McMichael, Noah Mathna, Ezra Lee, Dillon Labonte, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Brubaker, Mrs. Dubbs, Ms. Jaworski, Mr. Meixell, Mr. Peters, Mr. Powell, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Mancino, Mr. Kongkeatikul, Mr. Maag School Life pg. 4

The Best Day Ever!

By Ireland Hastings and Clayton Stine

Friday, May 13th was a special day filled with fun, laughter, competition and smiles. Special needs students from all SASD schools participated in many activities at the annual Special Olympics Day. Special Olympics was started by a previous Shippensburg physical education teacher, Mr. Bill Lloyd, over twenty years ago for all special needs students in the town. This day is held on the high school track or in the high school gym, depending on the weather. SASHS students volunteer to be buddies of an athlete for the day while they compete in various races. Athletes are assigned certain events like the 50 meter walk and dash, the 100 meter walk and dash, wheelchair races, 200 meter dash, standing long jump and the softball throw. While an athlete and their buddy are waiting for an event, there are other activities to get involved in. There is bowling, shooting the basketball, throwing the football, soccer, kicking the football and corn hole, as well as just walking the track. This year was a rainy day, but that didn’t mean there were less smiles. The athletes look forward to this day all year long, they get so pumped up about it that they can’t even begin to allow the weather Avanna Martin and her to get them down. As buses arrived and buddies were paired up with their athletes, the fun events kicked SASHS buddy Courtney off. The rain held off for a bit while the 50 meter dash started the day. When the next event, the 50 Lawson had a blast at the meter walk started, as it began to pour down. Within a few minutes, all buddies and their athletes were Special Olympics. told to make their way into the gym. Everybody sat down in a big circle and listened to Mrs. Amy Brandt, the high school Life Skills teacher, and one of the many people who make this day possible. She has been involved with Special Olympics for nineteen years and loves every part of it. Mrs. Brandt talked about how just because it was raining, didn’t mean the day was ruined, then she told everyone that the food was here already so that meant they could start eating a little earlier than scheduled. Conversations and laughter filled the gym while everyone ate their lunch. After lunches were finished and some time passed, everyone was given Rita’s Italian Ice. Mrs. Brandt happily announced that the rain had stopped and everybody could head back outside for the rest of the day. It was sunny for the remainder of the afternoon, buddies and their athletes finished the day still smiling as they said goodbye to one another. There are so many great parts about the day, but Mrs. Brandt said seeing the athletes and their smiles is the best part, “even in the rain they were out there smiling and happy,” she stated. Another individual who does so much to put this day together is one of the Wellness and Fitness teachers, Mrs. Christie Johnson. She has been involved for fourteen years and said the most difficult part of putting the event together is, “the amount of organization it takes,” but said the best part is seeing the athletes and their buddies and “how much they enjoy the event.” Both Tyler McSherry ran the football toss. It was a very Mrs. Brandt and Mrs. Johnson said they feel proud to see SASHS students popular event all day. participating and getting involved. Mrs. Johnson also said, “it’s such a good experience for all of them.” Everyone is interacting and having fun in many different ways throughout the day and it allows everyone to have a fun time. Mrs. Brandt said it best, “it’s just a great day!

Mikaela Reiner and her buddy Janine Reid didn’t let a rainy day dampen the spirt of the Best Day Ever! School Life pg. 5 From Seoul to Ship!

By Desiree Ott

How would you feel being a new student in a foreign country? Imagine being introduced to new foods, people, music, social life, school curriculum and much more. The connections made during international exchanges last a lifetime. Sophomore Hyo Seong Lee flew from Incheon, South Korea and landed in Philadelphia in August 2015. His host family in Shippensburg is the Seibert family. Since arriving, Hyo has not been anywhere outside of town, but will hopefully get the opportunity to experience new things or go places he has not been. All schools are different, especially comparing the education systems of South Korea and the United States. The school in Hyo’s hometown which is what he is used to is very different than SASHS. The school in his home country normally starts at 7:30 am and ends at 4:00 pm, but he then goes to the academy from 5:00 pm until 11:00 pm. Academy is where children in South Korea go to catch up in their classes and it helps improve test Desi Ott and Denny Santana pose for a picture scores. It is a time of rigorous study and preparing for mandated tests. Most students that with their friend Hyo Seong Lee who is an live in the United States would be surprised by such a busy school schedule, but that is what exchange student from South Korea. Hyo’s culture is like. He stated, “Korea has exams seven times a year, but here, Keystones **Please see the bottom of pg. 3 for a personal are twice a year. After our exams we have a big celebration and here you don’t.” message from Hyo Seong Lee!!! The main difference between South Korean schools and SASHS is that the students are more disciplined and a big rule is to respect your elders. Hyo said “There is more freedom here. But In Korea it is more formal and we have to respect our elders.” Respect includes bowing down to them, even someone only a few years older than you to show them honor. If a student would disrespect a teacher, they immediately get removed from that school. Hyo has been surprised by how students treat teachers at SASHS. Foreign exchange students have to adjust to a new way of life during their multiple month stay with their host families. It will be sad to see Hyo leave which is expected to be June 3rd. Getting attached to friends you make, teachers, and maybe even the town you are staying in will be missed. Hyo said “ I will miss everything about Shippensburg.” Shippensburg will definitely miss his presence!

Over 6,000 Miles From Home!

By Adam Siegfried Shippensburg Area Senior High School went foreign this year with some brand new exchange students. One of these students is junior Saki Kawakami. She is originally from Japan. This year, she has chosen to study abroad. However, America is not the first time Saki has traveled out of her home country. Two years ago, she went to Australia with a school program for two weeks. “It was too short for me,” she said. Saki thought there were great experiences involved with exchange programs and knew that she wanted to travel again, but for a longer time. This time, Saki’s adventures landed her in Shippensburg. In order to study abroad, Saki had to apply through an organization. She chose America

as the country she wanted to experience. One of her requirements to study abroad was to pass an English test. Once she finished all of her requirements, she was considered qualified to study abroad. She then had to find a host family for her school year in America. Saki was then able to travel across the world to the United States. For the 2015-2016 school year, Saki has enjoyed her experience at SASHS. One of the differences that she noticed at SASHS was the diversity. In our school, there is a multitude of di- verse races, whereas Japan is mainly Japanese. Also, the schools in Japan are much smaller, but with multiple floors. She also noticed more freedom at SASHS such as our dress code. Our school does not have school uniforms like in Japan. She also likes the more interactive teachers here as compared to her teachers in Japan. According to Saki, “Most of the teachers discuss and have games, but in Japan, the teachers just talk and write.” Being able to participate in class and groups is something that she believes is more fun and interactive. Saki definitely agrees that our schools are more fun, creative, and free. Saki made lots of friends while at SASHS and our school will miss her!

Saki Kawakami and her friend Sydney Butts posing for a picture. School Life pg. 6

SASHS Band Competes in VA!

By Catelyn Gipe

On April 28th, the Shippensburg band took a trip to Virginia. They went sightseeing as well as performing in a competition and getting time for a little fun at an amusement park. According to Mr. Maag, “My favorite part was when we performed. I’m really happy with the way the kids played. Outside of that I think my favorite part was riding a few roller coasters.” After their competition, the band visited Colonial Williamsburg, the Natural Living Museum, Busch Gardens, and the Jamestown Settlement. The group stayed overnight in Williamsburg. The location was great right near Virginia Beach, which Mr. Maag said is a very clean beach and a fantastic area for their trip. Junior Stephanie Jones stated that Busch Gardens was her favorite part of the trip, besides free time on the beach although it was not a typical beach day because the weather was very cold. The band performed their concert pieces on Friday evening and marched on Saturday morning. Mr. Maag said that the marching band did a really good job, but the concert band did a lot better. They were less than one point away from getting a superior rating. “The concert band did well...probably the best they’ve played those pieces this year, and I was really pleased with that.” Mr. Maag said that if he could do one thing differently on the trip that it would be the weather. It was dreary with patches of rain during the trip. Besides the rain, Mr. Maag said that there’s not much more that he would want to change. The spring band trip is always an end of the year activity that Mr. Maag and the band members look forward to each year.

Members of the band enjoyed their trip to VA including a stop at Busch Gardens. Coasting into Graduation! By Hailey Bryett and Yvette Paey

On Friday, May 20th, around 100 seniors loaded onto buses to start a day they would not soon forget. Each year, the graduating seniors celebrate their graduation by having a trip with just those in their grade. This year, the class of 2016 went to Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, MD. Only this wasn’t any ordinary day at Six Flags. At 6:00 PM, the park was shut down for all visitors except high school students. Normally, tickets into the park cost around 40-70 dollars, but for the seniors who went on the trip, it was only 25 dollars. “We did A LOT of fundraising, and as a result, we were able to keep the price very very low,” Mr. Martin, one of the class advisors said. While the senior trip took some of the fundraising money, they still have around 5-6 thousand dollars in their account for the class gift and class reunions. The park features more than 30 open attractions, which includes thrilling rides, water rides, and carnival rides. While the park has a food court, seniors on the trip were able to dine at an all you can eat buffet for dinner, while they waited for normal park visitors to clear out. Senior Alexis Lohr said, “It was a really fun way to end our senior year and we all made unforgettable memories together as a class.” Anyone who went on the trip would say it was an amazing day. We are sad it ended so soon! While the seniors boarded the buses tired after the long day, the buzz of excitement was still felt around them. All of them chatted quietly about their own day. A day, they will always share as a memory. The next together in such a big group, will be a bittersweet night at Thursday’s graduation. School Life pg. 7

SASHS Club Invades Broadway!

By Aaron Rauber

On April 27th, the students that make up the Broadway Club went on their annual trek to New York City. The musical they saw this year was Disney’s Aladdin. The students met behind SASHS at 5:30 AM to board their Wolf’s Bus. After a short stop for breakfast, they arrived in New York City around 10:15. The club did some sightseeing, including walking through Times Square before stopping for lunch at the famous Ellen’s Stardust Diner. There were performers and even singing servers at the diner. The group then made their way to the New Amsterdam Theatre to see Disney’s famous musical. Sophomore Kristy Wang said “The scene with the flying magic carpet was my favorite part.” Sophomore Ethan Bert said “I liked the whole experience, but I didn’t like having to pay $5 for a bottle of water.” The play lasted around two and half hours. Aladdin is a very famous musical that has been on Broadway since 2014, it is based on the 1992 Disney movie, Aladdin. It includes most of the same songs from the movie, such as A Whole New World. It also includes the very famous James Monroe Inglehart, who has won the Tony Award for “Best Featured Actor In a Musical” for his performance as Genie. Mr. Massara and Mrs. Shirk took the Broadway Club on their annual trip to NYC to see Aladdin on April 27th.

1st Annual Color Run!

By Jalyn Gossard and Daija Jefferson

On April 30th, the SASD Foundation held its 1st annual Color Run at Shippensburg High School for people in the community. The organizers of the color run were Ms. Hockenberry and Mrs. Coy, both teachers at the Intermediate School. These ladies went to their first color run last year in June at Hershey. The course was challenging, but they really liked how the color run was setup. “We didn’t like the hills so much, but the atmosphere of the color run was our favorite part.” Ms. Hockenberry added, “it was awesome and we thought it would be a fun thing to do out our school.” They saw an ad on Facebook called My Color Run and Mrs. Coy asked Ms. Hockenberry if she’d help her organize one for the SASD. They asked the SASD Foundation to sponsor the run, so all students of the district could benefit. The rest is history. There was a fundraiser through the color run and it will go to fund programs sponsored through the SASD Foundation, which in return will support Shippensburg students. The turnout on the day of the color run was a huge success even though it was wet and chilly. There were about 250 people who ran in the race. Ms. Hockenberry said, “The response of the color run was overwhelming, I never thought the first color run in Shippensburg would have so many people interested. We hope that this interest will continue as we organize more color runs for our community.” Many of our own SASHS students participated in the color run and said they would definitely do it again.

Freshman Lexi Alleman and her friends had a great time at the SASD Foundation Color Run on April 30th. School Life pg. 8 Senior Takes On Portugal

By Emily Ott

Senior Carly Freeman was unsatisfied with the same old routine at SASHS. She loves to travel, so Carly was curious about becoming a foreign exchange student for her senior year, as she was inspired by a foreign exchange student that came to SASHS, Ida from Denmark. It all started when Carly’s mom and her were sitting on the couch during her junior year and she said, "I want to study abroad" and her mom responded, "Okay let's do it!” That night she started her application. She went on the American Field Service website (AFS), the foreign exchange program she is in, and found a scholarship called the Speedwell Foundation Scholarship exclusively for kids in PA to study abroad. Only 30 students in Pennsylvania receive it annually to study abroad, and with Carly’s hard work, she earned the scholarship. Going into the experience, Carly knew nothing about Portugal. On the flight over, she was learning basic words like “hello” in Portuguese, and four other future exchange students were in the same situation as her. The Portuguese culture wasn’t very hard to adjust to except for the language, but luckily most people know how to speak English there too. “I'm a very open minded person so I try not to think far ahead because when I do, I am just setting myself up to be let down. But this experience it is so much better than I could have imagined! I really had no expectations, with my new host family, my new school, and just my new life in general. But all of those things (and more) have been amazing and I have adapted really well here. It has been the best year of my life!” Carly Freeman celebrating Carnaval, a Carly found many differences between America and Portuguese tradition, dressed up as a Portugal. She loves how people greet each other by kissing strawberry. them on the cheek and the customs of the food and music there is her favorite part. She feels really special to be in a country where some of the buildings are older than her own country, and all of the different traditions and special cultural aspects that she feels she adapted as her own after living there for ten months. Carly’s really enjoyed building relationships with other foreign exchange students from Italy, Thailand, Germany, and Norway. With that, she not only learned about Portugal, but different views of the world and more about herself. The toughest thing about this experience is being confident in herself. She is Carly Freeman enjoying a bike ride basically on her own and had to be sure of herself, getting around, and making new friends. That won’t stop her on the beach during spring break. from planning another school year abroad though! Carly plans to attend Champlain College, where they have a curriculum specifically designed for students to go abroad. Ben Rossman Says Goodbye to SASHS!

By Jalyn Gossard Junior Ben Rossman has decided to forgo his senior year at SASHS to experience a new life overseas studying abroad in Indonesia. According to Ben, “At the beginning of the year, I decided that I didn’t want to study at this high school anymore, so I looked at my options.” He contacted Senior Carly Freeman, who is currently in the study abroad program now over in Portugal, who then set him up with the AFS (American Field Service) USA Program. Ben also got some assistance from the SASHS guidance office, and after talking it over with them, he decided he definitely wanted to move forward with the program. Ben applied for the Speedwell Scholarship, which he was granted. Ben says, “The way to win that is to write essays about you and just basically tell them about yourself”. When asked if Ben was afraid to go to another country alone, he very quickly answered “no”. He says, “I am the only one that isn’t nervous, but I do have my days where I’m not sure if I want to do it or not, but I get over that pretty quickly. If anything, I’m more excited to meet new people and learn a new language”. Although studying abroad sounds like an interesting thing to do, there are some qualifications a person must obtain. A candidate must be able to work well with others, have good grades, and attend a meeting with your host family to see how you interact with them. He also says the program looks at your intelligence level to see how you would handle being in another country, and there are a series of CBC shots you must get prior to your departure. Ben says “To be honest, I have no idea what to expect over there, just from what I’ve read it seems like that have a lot of nice beaches since it’s all mainly islands”. There are also some pretty different laws in Indonesia that may sound peculiar to people in the US. For example, Ben says “You’re not supposed to use your left hand because it is frowned upon unless it is for bathroom purposes.” Ben also says he is looking forward to seeing all of the animals that our country doesn’t have, and also visiting the ‘Pink Island’, which is a beach where everything from the sand to the rocks is pink. Ben chose Indonesia from a list of available countries. His first choice was Belgium, but because of the tragedy that occurred there, he chose Indonesia. Ben had 2-3 weeks to get all of his tests and doctors’ appointments done completely, and he finished them in time. Ben will be leaving August 16th-19th for orientation in New York City. He will then be flying into Los Angeles, then LA, to Japan, then finally Japan to Jakarta, Indonesia. Ben says he will miss his friends, and his Ben Rossman is excited for his family, but he will not miss Shippensburg or this school, because he is getting the chance of a Indonesian adventure. lifetime to travel 10,000 miles to spend his last year of high school in a very exciting place. School Life pg. 9

SASHS Senior is a Published Illustrator!

By Morgan Hock

Mrs. Sheri Maret, SASHS former librarian, and current senior, Noelle Ziegler, recently published their very first book together. Noelle, who illustrated the book, will be pursuing a degree in art and education after high school. She also has two other published books on Amazon as well, Finding Angevine and Your Worst Nightmare. Sheri says “I started writing children’s books because of my James Burd kids.” Mrs. Maret was the librarian at James Burd before she came to SASHS. Their book Help Me is a children’s picture book written for kids ages 4-10 and is about a lady who loves animals, and flies to Africa for an amazing animal adventure. When it is time to go home, she decides she wants to take a baby animal home with her. The lady ends up having a very different kind of adventure that wasn’t at all what she had planned. It is a story filled with twists and turns and so far, the story has been very popular with elementary students in our area. Noelle used illustrations that are black and white with computer shading to add dimension to her pictures. Noelle was picked by the book’s publisher over three other adult illustrators and said “It’s pretty awesome” to be recognized for her artwork. Mrs. Maret and Noelle already are having author visits at all SASD elementary schools, and other districts including Greencastle and Waynesboro. The duo has made $400 selling books and hopes they continue selling. Mrs. Senior Noelle Zeigler autographs Maret also has a second book coming out called The Gingerbread Man Goes to School with 2015 copies of Help Me in the SASHS SASHS graduate Emily McMichael illustrating it. Writing a book is a tough and long process, library. but for Mrs. Maret and Nicole, it’s been a great adventure so far!

Mr. Bailey’s Final Ride!

By Sky Miner For the past 32 years, Mr. Chuck Bailey has walked our halls as an industrial arts and technology teacher. Mr. Bailey announced over the winter that he is retiring from teaching, therefore this year at SASHS will be his last. He graduated from Millersville University with his Bachelor’s Degree and Wilkes University with his Master’s Degree. With these degrees, Mr. Bailey followed in his father’s footsteps and became a woodshop instructor. His grandfather was also involved in woodworking. Not only is woodworking part of his job, it is also a hobby Mr. Bailey enjoys very much. Mr. Bailey was also a coach for football, track, and wrestling during his career at SASHS. Mr. Bailey was diagnosed with a rigorous form of cancer known as Leukemia in 2001. As a cancer survivor, he loves to help raise money for others who are going through the same tough times that he once did. One fundraiser he spends a great deal of time rais- ing money for is the Pennsylvania Hope Ride for the American Cancer Society. He has raised a total of $26,000 throughout the multiple events he has participated in over the years. One of the events was hosted at SASHS in December where a total of $300 dollars was raised from an ugly sweater contest. Mr. Bailey plans on continuing his charity work over the future years with strong hopes of helping other people battle cancer like he did. Mr. Bailey has enjoyed his experiences with students and friendships which have been created with co-workers. When asked what he will miss the least, Mr. Bailey replied with having set times and hearing bells! Although we will miss Mr. Bailey, we wish him well as he begins his own woodworking business on the side and the hunting he plans on doing in in his spare time. He will continue to ride his bike in order to raise money and awareness for cancer. One piece of advice Mr. Bailey leaves us with is, “Be kind to everyone. Your kindness will be repaid to you when you least expect it and need it the most.”

Mr. Bailey is crossing the finish line into retirement. School Life pg. 10

And the Survey Says... By Caitlin Porter

For the first time, a Family Feud game show was held right here in SASHS. Every Thursday or Friday, beginning on April 15, the National Honor Society held competitions between teams that signed up. Opportunities were given for both students and teachers to make a team at the cost of $10 per team. From there, the NHS created a bracket that lead up to the championship game on April 19.

Teams competed in a setting very similar to that of the live game show. The original setup and Bracket of teams that participated music were used and the survey questions came directly from students in the school. Some of the in this year’s Family Feud. questions were “What are pets that cannot be petted?” and “What would you do if your car broke down?” There were three questions to be answered in each round. Of course, whichever team scored the most points, won and moved onto the next round. The championship game was played in the auditorium on Thursday, April 19. The competing teams were Meixell and Company vs Team Zylem. Both teams played well; the atmosphere was exciting and alive. Meixell and

Company swept the board and claimed the title of Family Feud Champions. The team consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Meixell, Mrs. Moose, Mrs. Minnich, and Mr. Debias. They did not allow their opposing team to score any points. Team Zylem took the runner-up spot. Janine Reid, Sarah Strohm, Irene Abbate, Ryann Wickson, and Ben Rossman were members of Zylem. When asked how it felt to be the champs of the first ever Family Feud game, Mrs. Moose said “It’s pretty amazing.” As their prize, each member of the team received a $10 gift card to Sheetz. Mr. Debias said he will most likely spend his gift card on assorted flavors of bubble gum. The first ever Family Feud played at SASHS was a success and will hopefully be made into an annual event. NHS did a good job at organizing the game and the teams had a Taha Shamshudin and Brandt Swartz good time participating. As one of the advisors for NHS, Mr Gulnac, said he hopes that facing off in one round of the game. Family Feud will continue in the future and hopefully more teams will participate. So, if you missed out this year, next year will give another chance for students and teachers to compete for the title of SASHS Family Feud champions.

Aiming for Assassins!

By Madison Eutzy

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be on the lookout for someone who was attempting to shoot you with a water gun? Assassins is a tradition that schools all around SASHS participate in. In fact, Mrs. Coons’s student teacher won when she was a senior at Gettysburg. Seniors at SASHS have continued this yearly event for over ten years. The game started this year on April 15th and would end a month later. Although, the many rules in the game may keep seniors safe, but participants still need to take plenty of precautions. If you participate in many extracurricular activities, this game may be for you. You cannot be “shot” while attending school functions, church related activities, and while you are on the clock at work. Players get a safe time period five minutes before the bell rings and 15 minutes after the school day ends. After someone shoots their target, that person gets the target they had. Players can win the game by being the last man standing or the most “kills” by the deadline. The coordinator on the event this year was Alexis Lohr. She added that, “The game started out rough, but the rough patches smoothed out.” This year there were 73 seniors who participated in SASHS’ annual end of the school year tradition. Each player paid a $5 entry fee, leaving the monetary value to total up to over $300. The winner of the game was decided by having the most “kills” by the deadline.

With six kills, Braxton Shetter was pronounced the winner of the Assassins 2016 game. “Winning the game was great,” Braxton said, “it was really cool to receive the $300 cash prize as well.”

Senior Madison Torres is all smiles after taking out her friend Jackie in Assassins. School Life pg. 11 A Work of HeART

By Catelyn Gipe and Yvette Paey

Every year the Art Department has their biggest event, ARTrageous in May. ARTrageous is an annual art show for all the students in the SASD. It also features art from the high school’s AP Art students. The tradition of ARTrageous has gone on for the past 15 years. Each year, every art teacher in the district has a stressful job: coordinating the setup for ARTrageous. The teacher must go through their 300 or 400 pieces of artwork and pick only 40 of them for the show to have a total of 320 pieces. While they are given a ‘set’ number of pieces allowed, normally there winds up being more than 320 displays that make their way to ARTrageous. When choosing student work, SASHS art teacher, Mr. Chris Martin said, “So that’s tough, because you know that you’re gonna make some people really happy and disappoint other people.” Before ARTrageous bigins the teachers collaborated with the student’s work they’ve chosen and hang it for the show. The teachers like to choose work that offers variety to the show as well as quality work. When asked what makes artwork qualify for the show, Mr. Martin said, “It’s not just best, it’s also best and a variety.” He usually ends up deciding from 60-80 good pieces, from which he must choose only 40. “And those choices are never fun,” Mr. Martin said. Alissa Green commented about the variety of artwork “We get to see a lot of different artwork… A lot of people don’t know which people in the school do art, it sort of opens their mind to all of the people who do art.” Something that’s difficult about ARTrageous is trying to get an audience. When promoting the show, the art department puts advertisements on the school website, on social media, and sends press releases to local newspapers and radio stations. Having the show at the same time as the Intermediate School band and orchestra concert also helped bring in more people. Besides a display of artwork there were many activities and demonstrations for visitors. There was an ice cream social where Cabin on King and Giant donated ice cream and money for the art department to sell in handmade ceramic bowls. The money raised from selling ice cream went towards the budget for the Art department for next school year. Seniors, Courtney Lawson, Anthony Landi, and Paige Miller were a few students who demonstrated the use of the pottery wheel, and people had the opportunity to try it themselves. Luke Hershey contributed by singing and playing the guitar while Andrea Crawford played the Ukulele. Children could get their face painted, or watch as students created artwork before their very eyes. People could also buy handmade pottery made by the high school’s ceramic classes. “It was very stressful leading up to it but once people started showing up it was great. “My favorite part of ARTrageous is seeing people who went to school here before come back.” Mr. Martin said that people come back who have graduated up to 15 years ago. When they have only good things to say about ARTrageous, which means a lot to him and the art department. Mr. Martin also likes to see the reaction of the parents of art students when they see the artistic creativity of their children. ARTrageous gets bigger and better every year and 2016 was no exception.

Some students found financial success selling their work at this years’ Artrageous.

Junior Chloe Daywalt painting faces at the annual Artrageous show held at SASHS. School Life pg. 12

Student Spotlight Aaron Rauber and Desiree Ott

Alexis Cook: Freshman Hunter Gladfelter: Sophomore Ryann Wickson: Junior Levi Petrone: Senior What are your plans for What are your plans for What are your plans for What are your plans for summer? summer? summer? summer? Sleeping Go on vacation and sport camps Get turnt and go on vacation Going with my family to Florida How do you feel about sum- How do you feel about summer How do you feel about summer How do you feel about summer mer break starting earlier? break starting earlier? break starting earlier? break starting earlier? Good because school is over You get more time for summer Pretty great Excited What do you like to do dur- What do you like to do during What do you like to do during the What do you like to do during ing the summer that you the summer that you cant do summer that you cant do during the summer that you cant do cant do during the school during the school year? the school year? during the school year? year? Vacation and you don’t have to Vacation Spend more time with my family Have more time to do what I make up work What’s your best summer What’s your best summer want What’s your best summer memory? memory? What's your best summer memory? Going to Arizona I like taking family photos, it memory? Going to Canada Flip flops or sandals? brings us closer Going to the beach Flip flops or sandals? Flip flops Flip flops or sandals? Flip flops or sandals? Sandals Sandals Flip flops

March Students of the April Students of the Month Month

9th Male Elijah Zinn April Female Chelsey Forrester Male Derek Westberg 9th 10th Male Cameron Caffee Female Brittin Whistler Female Paige Loy Male Berem Good 10th 11th Male Ian Reed Female Morgan Fetter Male Cameron Sweeny Female Lacey Maclay 11th Female Bonnie Gao 12th Male Jeremy Crouse Male Tyler Gustafson 12th Male Cameron Rebok Female Audrey Goates Female Mackenzie Durf No photo available Spring Sports pg. 13 Touching all the Bases

By Wade Mills The Greyhound baseball team wrapped up their season on Wednesday May 18, 2016 with a hard fought loss to Northeastern. The baseball team had a record 8 wins and 10 losses. Even with a losing record, the baseball team played very well this year with some exciting wins! The most exciting game might have been the nail biting win over Boiling Springs in 10 innings. Teagan Staver said “that was our turn around game because after that, we won four consecutive games.” When asked about the season’s biggest success, Head Coach Nathan Rosenberry said “the character on this team was great, no one would point fingers when mistakes were made.”

The Greyhounds came very close to making playoffs this year. The team finished ranked 17th in districts and only the top 16 make it. With coming up one win short, they will not continue into the postseason, but many players are moving onto the college level. All five seniors are continuing their baseball careers at the collegiate level. Noah Auman will be playing at Shepherd University, Teagan Staver will be playing at Fredrick Community college, Cole Friese will continue playing at Millersville University, Hunter

Johnson will continue playing at Penn State Altoona, and Zane Hershey and Brandt Swartz will be playing at Penn State Mont Alto. Even though this season ended in disappointment, Coach Rosenberry believes the future looks bright. “We must have a good off-season and get stronger in all areas of the game. If we are able to do these things, then we will have an opportunity to be successful next year.” Best of luck to the seniors with their college careers!

Girls’ Track Sprints to Division Title

By Nate Lohr

Back in March when track and field practice started, the expectations were high for both girls and boys. The girl’s track team was 6-1 and shared the Colonial Division Championship with Boiling Springs and Greencastle. Each team had a 4-1 record in the division. The boys record was 4-3 which was a little less than Coach Mike Sassin expected, he originally thought the team would go 5-2. Until this year, the boy’s team only had one loss over the last three seasons. Two records were broken this year, Ally Ocker - discus -112’5 and Natalie Nye - pole vault 9’7.There were two athletes that made it to districts, junior Cody Gustafson in the triple jump and sophomore Ally Ocker throwing the discus. When Coach Sassin was asked what the biggest challenge of the season was, he replied “Not having a middle school track program... it was a challenge to find where all of our newcomers belonged since most did not do track before.” Ally Ocker was asked if she was pleased with her first year of track and making districts and she said, “ I was surprised honestly, I didn’t think I was that good.” With a boy’s league title last year and a girl’s title this year, the track program is in a really good place entering 2017. Sports pg. 14

Softball is Shut Out of Postseason By Logan Shauf

After two successful seasons including a District and Division championship, the expectations were high for this year’s softball team. Unfortunately, the Greyhounds finished with a 12-7 season record (6-4 League Record) and were left one spot away from the playoffs for the first time in many years. Maddie Miller was voted this year’s MVP, and was disappointed about not making playoffs because there was people in front of them that they knew they could beat. The team had high goals for themselves as players and a team. One of the goals was to repeat as division champions, but with not having a solid season, they didn't have the chance to. “I don't think this team clicked together as well as we have previous years which was one of the reasons we didn't do well I think,” said senior Caitlin Porter. Coach Michael Peters described the season as “ Solid beginning, solid ending and a rollercoaster ride in between”. The toughest loss of the season was against Greencastle. The Greyhounds started the game out well, but slowly fell behind by simple errors and ended up losing by one run. In their second game against James Buchanan, the Hounds got revenge and won by a run. This gave them hope that their playoff chances were still alive and well, but it just wasn’t enough. The season ended with a dominating win against Northern, 15-2.

Class of 2016 pg. 15

Engineering degree RN degree at Penn VMT degree at Wilson at Temple State Mont Alto College -Taha Shamshudin -Miranda Rhodes -Kyle Starliper

RN Nursing at Army McCann Management at Unit- -Brady Lannen -Erica Jones ed States Coast Guard Academy

-Garret Cavanaugh

Undecided at Ship- pensburg University Spanish Secondary Educa- -Erin Keppely tion & minoring in Math Chemistry at Shippens- burg University -Rachel Coldsmith -Sean Braet

Music Education at Mes- siah College Criminology at Mt. -Hannah Britcher Sports Medicine at Aloysius Penn State Mont Alto -Paige Miller -Alex Eckenrode

Accounting at Ship- Art Education at pensburg University Shippensburg Uni- Congratulations Class -Madison Eutzy versity of 2016! Good luck in all your future plans! -Catelyn Gipe Class of 2016 pg. 16

Most Outstanding Government & Economics Student- Tyler Gustafson

Keith R. Hess Memorial Scholarship- Kendra Freeman and Erica Jones

Shippensburg Area School District Education Foundation Scholarship- Veronica Nazario

Lois H. Cressler Scholarship- Evelyn Ziemkiewicz

Shippensburg Area Education Association Educational Scholarship Grant- Isaac Sheaffer and Andrea Crawford

Andrea L. Gantt Memorial Scholarship- Courtney Lawson

Class of 1978- Evan Mowery and Erin Wyrick

Rensselaer Award- Ian McCormick

Robert M. & Virginia L. Walck Memorial Scholarship- Sean Braet and Nathaniel Marpoe

Clarence Schock Scholarship- Sean Braet

Richard H. Hosfeld Memorial Scholarship- Sean Braet

J. Stewart and Jane G. Askins Scholarship- Katie Eichelberger, Dijana Katic, and Noelle Zei- gler

Grant Fund For Shippensburg Area School District Students- Katie Eichelberger

Board of Governors Scholarship- Victoria Williamson

Shippensburg University Club Scholarship- Alissa Green Wade Mills was Male Athlete of the Year and Natalie Civic Club “Marian E. Freeman” Scholarship- Rianon McKee Nye was Female Athlete of the Year. Civic Club “Medical Services” Scholarship- Evelyn Ziemkiewicz

Albert W. Freeman Premedical Scholarship- Noah Auman Shippensburg Rotary Club Scholarships-

Hale Family Foundation Scholarship- Academic- Dijana Katic and Hannah Britcher

Recipients: Austin Diehl and Scarlett Lehman Vocational- Katie Eichelberger

Runner- Ups: Luke Ashberry, Cierra Noel, Jacqueline Ferrell, Taha Shamshudin, and Art Honor Society Scholarship- Emilyn LaBonte

Dylan Smith Shape Award- Emilyn LaBonte

Mid-Penn Conference Scholar-Athlete Awards- Luke Ashberry, Garret Cavanaugh, Mac- United States Marine Athletic Excellence Award- Dylan Rotz and Leah Piper Kenzie Durf, Audrey Goates, Madeline Goodhart, Tyler Gustafson, Evan Mowery, Natalie Semper Fidelis Award for Music Excellence- Madeline Goodhart Nye, Leah Piper, Miranda Rhodes, Dylan Rotz, Shelby Rowles, Taha Shamshudin, Kaitlyn Swenson Scholastic Excellence Award- Gabrielle Robbins

Class of 1950 Scholarship- Hailey Bryett and Yvette Paey Outstanding Scholar/Athlete Award- Luke Ashberry and Audrey Goates

Shippensburg Community Fair “Frank R. Lerew” Scholarship- Dylan Rotz Shippensburg Assoc. Of Christian Ministries Scholarship- Rachel Coldsmith and Evelyn Ziemkiewicz Fred Dillner Memorial Scholarship- Jeremy Crouse PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooke Academic Excellence Award- Luke Ashberry, Shippensburg Kiwanis Club Scholarship- Sean Braet, Emilyn LaBonte, Natalie Nye Garret Cavanaugh, Jeremy Crouse, Audrey Goates, Tyler Gustafson, Natalie Mev Jones Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship- Sarah Davidson Nye, Dylan Rotz, Taha Shamshudin

Donald Wilkinson Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship- Evelyn Ziemkiewicz Mary E. Lehman, Athlete of the Year Award- Natalie Nye

M&T Bank John Travers Award- Natalie Nye and Tyler Gustafson Roy Mouer Award, Athlete of the Year Award- Wade Mills

Travis Henry Memorial Scholarship- Job Kitzmiller Denise Applegarth Memorial Academic Award- Nicholas Massey

Air Force ROTC Scholarship- Jeremy Crouse American Legion Studies Scholarship- Sean Braet

Leonard O. Beidel Memorial Scholarship- Braxton Shetter Cantor & Team Orthodontics Scholarship- Madison Eutzy

Newburg Christmas in the Country- Austin Diehl Class of 1936 “C.B. Derick Award”- Hailey Tanger

South Central Chapter of the PA Sports Hall of Fame- MacKenzie Durf and Cole Friese Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship- Nicholas Bibby

Adams Electric Cooperative/Dollars for Scholars Scholarship- Job Kitzmiller Christopher Campbell Memorial Scholarship- Madchen Orseno, Taylor Ross, Maroon and Grey Booster Club Scholarship- Tyler Gustafson and Alan Tolbert

Orrstown Bank Scholarship- Madeline Goodhart, Kyle Starliper, and Alan Tolbert Shippensburg FFA Fair Scholarship- Rianon McKee

Ned Foglesonger Memorial Scholarship- Sean Braet Marcia Petteys Humer Scholarship- Alan Tolbert

Beta Sigma Phi Drama Award- Andrea Crawford Franklin County Society of Farm Women Awards- Family and Consumer Sci- ence- Ethan Burkholder, Vocational Agriculture- Hannah Ferrell Charles R. Hartman Award- Ava Franklin and Hunter Kent David R. “Rob” Landis Scholarship- Kaila Ocker Delores Angle Ryder Memorial Scholarship- Olivia Gutshall Shippensburg Area Educational Support Personnel Assoc. Scholarship- Hai- Leon I. Lock and Barbara R. Lock Scholarship- Alexis Lohr ley Bryett J. Ward Sleichter & Frances F. Sleichter Memorial Scholarship- Rachel Coldsmith and Tyler Travis E. Griffith- Jacob Bowers Gustafson Dr. H. Frederick Shilling Memorial Scholarship- Mckenzie Durf Gordon and Josephine Hewlett Memorial Scholarship- Kendra Freeman Nellie Fox Memorial Scholarship- Tyler Gustafson Charlie Pague Memorial Triangle Award- Tyler Gustafson and Natalie Nye Vigilant Hose Company #1 Scholarship- Miranda Rhodes US Coast Guard Appointment- Garret Cavanaugh Ask Champ pg. 16

Dear Champ, How do teachers expect us to get all this school work done? They cram us with everything now that the school year is weeks away. Why can’t teachers figure out cooperative ways of getting things done with the student? Sincerely, Worrisome Worker Dear Worrisome Worker, Some teachers do cram in work towards the end of the year, so they make sure you can learn the most. If you’re feeling stressed out with your work, try talking to your teacher and explaining to them how you’re stressed, and ask for them to either slow down, or give you extra time. They want to see you succeed. Champ

Dear Champ, Why do we need a ‘final schedule’? I think teachers should be able to work with their students and have finals at good times. Then our end of the year schedule could be better and not changed because of finals. Sincerely, Scheduling Nightmare Dear Scheduling Nightmare, We have a special schedule towards to end of the year for finals so that students can finish their final, without worrying about the school day finishing first. Not all teachers give short finals, some give finals that last all period, and the administration doesn’t want students to be stressed out from time constraints. Champ Dear Champ, Dear Champ, Why doesn’t our school have senior privileges? Every year teachers try to pack in a bunch of tests/quizzes/activities the last week of Even Chambersburg has that opportunity and I just don’t school. It’s even worse this school year. As a senior, I have so many events coming up and the see why it’s not a thing at SASHS. I feel like students teachers don’t understand this. On Friday was the senior class trip, my one teacher assigned an would be more motivated to get work done. activity on this day and told myself and other seniors to ‘figure it out.’ I just don’t understand this? I don’t agree that we should have to do this. I feel like teachers should have done this all -Fed up Senior before now. Next year I really hope they plan ahead, because I’m about to pull my hair out.

-A Very Stressed Student Dear Fed Up Senior,

Most students at SASHS feel the same way as Dear A Very Stressed Student, you do right now. Luckily, the year is over and you will be graduating on Thursday. Although it would have I agree that it’s overwhelming towards the end of the year. If you can’t get work done been nice to be granted with senior privileges, at least on time, and for more time to work on it, or if you can turn it in later in the day. Sometimes you can say you made it through the year without them! teachers just don’t understand what you have going on, and explaining it to them might help That is an accomplishment! Maybe in the coming years them lessen up. Worst case scenario, you can always turn the project in late, rather than not at it will change, but it is unfortunate that you were not all. given that opportunity. Congratulations to you and the Champ rest of the class of 2016 and best of luck!

Champ

Dear Champ, I think the idea of starting school earlier this year, on August 19, turned out to be a great idea! At the time, I thought it was a pain because it seemed so early. Now that the end of the year is here, it is so much better. School ends this week and I feel as though my summer will be longer and better than if we were to get out in June. This year flew by and the fact that Friday is our last day makes it seem so much quicker. If our school got one thing right, it was starting the year at an earlier date. Sincerely, Ready for Summer

Dear Ready for Summer, I’m glad you are being positive. A lot of students had the same thoughts as you when they heard that this school year was beginning on August 19. They thought it was so early, but you’re right. The school year went by so fast and now we’re done before the end of May! Enjoy your summer and have fun! Champ SASHS Snapshots– pg. 18

The journalism class took a trip to Washington D.C. to tour the Newseum and visit the nation’s capital. Senior Noelle Zeigler and SASHS alumni Emily Kennedy pose with the books they illustrated.

The softball team’s annual charity game was held on April 16 against Car- lisle. This year they played in honor of Liam, a little boy diagnosed with child- hood cancer. SASHS Snapshots pg. 19

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Gym Teachers won first place in the Superhero Day.

Junior Chloe Daywalt painting faces at the annual Artrageous show held at SASHS.

Senior Dylan Rotz throwing the shotput Ava Franklin and Dustin Goshorn pose for a picture at at a home track meet. this year’s Life Skills Prom.

Becca Kline and Saki Kawakami laugh with their buddy Emmy Erisman helping to sell pottery at Artrageous this year. inside during Special Olympics.