BEAR FACTS Mahanoy Area High School HOLIDAY, 2010 Band to Perform CLUB MEETING NHS SCHEDULE Winter Concert By: Brittany Davies DECEMBER 13 SADD Inducts 17 The band will 14 sewing perform its 15 student council The long-awaited 16 TAT National Honor winter concert on December 17 yearbook/newspaper Society Induction 20 art was held on Sun- 15 at 7:00 p.m. 21 business day, Dec 5th at in the Maha- 22 envirothon noy Area Educational Complex Audi- 3:00 in the audi- JANUARY torium. The concert consists of the 4 interact torium. Mr. Dan- middle school band, the jazz band, 5 literary society ny Nester, ninth 6 NAC and the high school band. The musi- grade English 7 SADD cians will play eight songs, including teacher, was the 10 sewing “Greensleeves, Bell Carol Fantasy,” 11 student council guest speaker. and “Sweet Sounds of Christmas.” 12 TAT New inductees Christmas classics like “Away in a 13 yearbook/newspaper include Seniors Derek Dombrowski, 14 art Manger, On the Day Earth shall Ring,” Nathan Fegley, Shelbey Kane, Joshua 18 business and “Symphonic Prelude on Adeste Kimmel, Carole Solomon and Mark 19 envirothon Fidelis are also selections the band 20 interact Swokel. Junior students John Brill, will entertain the audience with. When 21 literary society Michelle Hair, Michael Handy, Joshua 24 NAC asked why he chose these songs, Mr. Hanrahan, Jacob Holman, Gabrielle Ir- Merry 25 SADD Wenrich replied, “The songs feature vin, Natalie Morrison, Christina Scheel- Christmas 26 sewing a wide variety of musicality and blend 27 student council er, Brandon Schwank, Frank Scicchita- well with the instruments that we have. 28 TAT no and Doug Wells. Some of the songs are traditional and 31 yearbook/newspaper some are contemporary.” What’s Happening at Mahanoy? DECEMBER 28: boys basketball vs. NW Lehigh 16: spring musical auditions12:30-5:00 14: wrestling vs. North Schuylkill 28: jr high wrestling tournament @ Tri-Val- 17: teacher in service - no school 15: holiday instrumental concert 7:00 ley 17: girls basketball: @ Minersville 16: girls basketball @ Shenandoah 29-30: varsity wrestling @ Tunkkannock 18: boys basketball vs. Minersville 16: wrestling vs. Jim Thorpe 19: girls basketball @ Lehighton JANUARY 19: wrestling vs Haven 16: swimming vs. Tamaqua 3: girls basketball @ Nativity 17: boys basketball vs. Shenandoah 20: boys basketball @ Lourdes 4: boys basketball vs. Nativity 20: swimming @ Pottsville 18: girls basketball vs. Pius 4: swimming @ N. Schuylkill 18: jr. high wrestling @ Blue Mt. 21: girls basketball vs. Lourdes 5: girls basketball @ Pius 24: boys basketball vs Williams Valley 20: school board meeting 6:00 p.m. 5: wrestling vs. Williams Valley 20: girls basketball vs, Marian 24: swimming @ Shamokin 6: girls basketball vs. Millersburg 25: girls basketball @ Williams Valley 21: boys basketball @ Marian 6: boys basketball @ Jim Thorpe 21: wrestling @ Pottsville 26: wrestling @ Pine Grove 6: swimming vs. Panther Valley 27: school board meeting 6:00 22: mentoring 8: boys basketball @ Mt. Carmel 22: girls basketball vs. Weatherly 27: boys basketball @ Shenandoah 10: Senator Rhoades blood drive 27: swimming @ Blue Mt. 22: swimming @ Haven 11: boys basketball vs. Tri-Valley 23: boys basketball @ Weatherly 28: girls basketball vs Shenandoah 12: wrestling @ Haven 29: 4th Annual Gino Capone Elementary Dec. 24- Jan 2: no school 13: girls basketball vs. Haven 27-28: Senator Rhoades basketball Tour- Wrestling Tournament 14: boys basketball @ Haven 31: boys basketball vs. Marian nament 15: boys basketball vs. Pius MAHANOY AREA HIGH SCHOOL HOLIDAY, 2010 Dogs and other pets welcome at Florida dorm(MCT) ORLANDO, Fla. Jasmine Parham’s Fla., agrees. “I love having my best fee goes toward pet-related costs, new college roommate is a dear friend here with me,” Parham said. such as establishment of a fenced friend from back home. The roomie Eckerd College, a private school dog walk near Nemec Hall. The rooms responds to “Leo” and never goes in St. Petersburg, Fla., has had pet- designated for pets are singles in- to class, but can perform some neat friendly dorms for years. So has Ste- stead of standard double-occupancy tricks. Leonora, a frisky border collie, phens College, a private school in rooms to avoid having cats and dogs and her owner, Parham, are among Missouri that was the previous home as roomies. the first residents of the first pet- of current Stetson President Wendy Not all animals are allowed. Dogs friendly dorm at Stetson University in Libby. Libby brought the pet-friendly- 30 pounds and less are OK, as are DeLand, Fla. dorm concept with her to Stetson a cats and caged rodents such as rats, About 20 students and their pets - year ago. Stetson staff members gerbils and hamsters. Small fish and dogs, cats and a few caged gerbils visited Eckerd and Stephens to get turtles that can reside comfortably in and rats, took up residence at Nemec ideas on how to set up similar living small water tanks are fine, too. Be- Hall, an established dorm, as the fall arrangements. cause of potential odor issues, birds, semester began. it’s among the rela- Although small, independent colleg- most reptiles and rabbits are not on tively few schools, perhaps a dozen es such as Stetson dominate the list the approved list. Depending on how or so across the country, that have of pet-friendly schools, powerhouses things go this year, however, the list formal policies and accommoda- Caltech and the Massachusetts Insti- may be expanded and the dog-weight tions. Stetson officials say the dorms tute of Technology allow certain small limitation could be relaxed. could become a recruitment tool that pets in some campus dorms. Many It’s too soon to tell whether Stetson’s helps set the school apart, just as schools, especially public ones, may pet-friendly-dorm experiment will ex- big schools such as the University of shy from pet-friendly dorms because pand. Nemec Hall can accommodate Central Florida entice students with of liability worries connected to ani- up to 34 students with pets. Two ad- football stadiums, basketball arenas mal attacks or building maintenance, ditional rooms for resident staff also and trendy eateries. Stetson officials said. students sign are pet-friendly. Arthur DeFilippo, a The idea behind the dorm is to give an agreement that sets out terms. residential-life coordinator on staff students, freshmen, in particular, a Obedience training is required for who lives in Nemec Hall with his wife, familiar presence as they make the dogs. Aggressive or noisy animals came to work at Stetson in part be- sometimes stressful transition from can be sent home. cause of the pet-friendly living ac- home to campus. “What better way In establishing policy at Stetson, the commodations. There was no way to do that than to have a family friend welfare of the animal was a priority. the couple was going to give up El- there to greet you when you get out So inspections will be held to make phie, their pet puggle _ a canine mix of class?” said Justin Williams, the sure students are caring for their pets of pug and beagle. university’s director of housing and properly. Students pay a $400-a-year “For a lot of people, pets are like residential life. Having a pet along for surcharge to get a pet-friendly dorm members of the family,” DeFilip- the college journey makes a dorm “a room, with $200 of that refundable if po said. “It’s about quality of life. home away from home,” he said. Par- the room is kept in shape. Part of the ham, a freshman from Palm Coast, Busy Time For to NAC Congratulations The Nutrition Advisory Council is September Students of the Month again assisted with the Thanksgiv- ing Community Dinner on November 18th. Senior members assisted in all Shelbey Lynn Kane and Joseph Swartz three district cafeterias, while under- and classmen sold Guers Iced Tea as a fund raiser. NAC also partnered with October Students of the Month Student Council to collect non-per- ishable food items in November. Maggie Mansell and Jordan Mroczka MAHANOY AREA HIGH SCHOOL HOLIDAY, 2010 Misfortune By: Ariel Robertson Every year goes so fast when you’re in no where to go. Finally, a neighbor again. I cried as Mrs. Henninger told high school. Students look forward to said he was moving and we could me my options. No matter what, I still graduation, prom, and college. From rent to own his house. My parents would not walk in graduation with my freshman year to senior year, we took advantage of the offer so that classmates. I was going to be short all have plans, but in the end all our problem was solved. However, a few two credits to graduate. plans change in one way or another. weeks later on November 29, 2008, My experiences made me realize In my freshman year I was excited to my sister gave birth to a baby boy. He that I needed to graduate when I graduate with all of my friends. I was died after thirty-six hours of life due to could. It is a huge mistake to believe looking forward to prom and planned a genetic defect. that it is okay to slack off for a year. to attend college with my friends also. After the funeral, I went downhill. I You need twenty-six credits or more Then came my sophomore year and gave up on homework and did not to graduate. Please take the time to everything went down hill. I had some care what anyone had to say; I felt study and take my advice, it is not fun bad experiences in my life over that like my whole world was crashing to have to stay in high school for an year.