Volume 52, Issue 3 The Newburgh, Indiana November 2011 CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL Convention, Fall Fest keep FFA members busy Jessika Collins Staff Writer Th e last few weeks of October proved to be busy for Future Sam Haynes Farmers of America (FFA). Staff Writer FFA members went to Indianapolis for the National FFA Convention from Oct. 19-22 to reconnect nationwide, which is necessary due to the size of this Photos courtesy of Angel Miracle club. (Above) Sophomore Dillon Deckard’s “It’s such an awesome goat, Milky Way, was one of the ani- experience seeing all of the blue mals at the FFA Fall Fest on Oct. 29. and gold jackets fi lling the streets of Indy,” said senior Briley Fichter, (Right) Junior Breeana Nelson paints a the president of Castle’s FFA, who boy’s face at the FFA Fall Fest, which described the 50,000 delegates who took place in the front parking lot. attended the convention. Th e convention hosted an to inform the delegates about in- work to prepare for a community- FFA created the Fall Fest array of speakers, ranging from demand jobs in the agricultural outreach project they called the to promote their club in the motivational speakers to the fi eld. “FFA Fall Fest.” community. offi cers who organize the national Th e career fair featured about Fichter said that the goal was to “Without farmers,” Deckard chapter of the FFA. It also included 1,300 booths, which included encourage kids to become involved said, “we wouldn’t thrive.” a concert and a career show. some from agricultural colleges in FFA and to teach them “about FFA currently has chapters in “Local radio stations and RFD and companies. Th ey off ered agriculture and FFA and all the all 50 states and in Puerto Rico TV broadcast the whole convention information and sometimes even great things that they off er.” and the Virgin Islands. Th ey boast throughout the week,” Fichter said. hands-on activities. Th e Fall Fest, aimed toward a membership of 523,209 on a “It’s one of the most exhilarating Sophomore Sam Hornbeck’s children, took place on Oct. 29 in national level. things I have ever experienced!” favorite part of the trip, however, Castle’s front parking lot. It featured Fichter said, “It’s not all about Sophomore Dillon Deckard’s was the Blake Shelton concert. Steel a petting zoo, face painting, a cows, plows and sows. FFA is an favorite speaker was a veteran of Magnolia and Little Big Town also hay ride, corn hole and pumpkin agriculture-based club that makes Andy Byers the Vietnam War. He enjoyed the performed in the FFA-exclusive bowling. a positive diff erence in the lives message and the stories, including concert in Lucas Oil Stadium. Hornbeck said, “I think the kids of students all over the nation by one about his injuries in the war, He liked it so much because enjoyed the animals the most.” developing their personal skills, as well as the speaker’s sense of “the people around were all from For the petting zoo, Hornbeck career goals and (promoting) humor. diff erent states. It was fun to see brought two Polish Crested leadership.” Attendees participated in them.” Hornbeck also loves country chickens, and Deckard brought She continued, “FFA has workshops; the message revolved music. a baby goat. Th ere were also two enabled me to get on the right path around the idea of leadership and As soon as Castle’s rabbits, a miniature horse, two to where I want to attend college excelling in life. representatives returned from the other horses, a lamb, four other and has increased my social skills Th ere was also a career fair convention, they had to get right to chickens and a hamster. and success drive tremendously.” INSIDE Michael Second Castle Rosenbaum’s Congress News - p. 1 Sports - p. 8 new movie Community - p. 2-3 Briefs - p. 9 For three weeks, senior Entertainment - p. 4 Opinion - p. 10-11 Castle grad returns advanced government Feature - p. 5-7 Knight Vision - p. 12 to the area to students became mem- shoot a movie. See bers of Congress. See page 3. pages 6-7. BY THE NUMBERS pica circle!!! SEE MY PICA CIRCLE!!! THE LANCER CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL 2 NOVEMBER 2011 COMMUNITY New café fl ies to Newburgh library Tori Densley Staff Writer “I always had the library in A pond full of fi sh and turtles mind. It had been more than outside some very large windows, a year and the timing was a good book and some coff ee or right. I love this library. It’s a 2 tea to warm a body on a blustery wonderful little space. I hope day present the perfect picture of that it’s a long relationship Two the new Dragonfl y Café inside the that we have.” Central Library off of Bell Road. Point “I think there’s a natural affi nity Conversions between literature and coff ee,” said Photos courtesy of Peggy Pirro Peggy Pirro, Peggy Pirro, owner of the Dragonfl y (Left) Pirro’s boyfriend, Jon Rochner, Owner of Dragon y Café Café. “Th e relationship between the works on xing one of the machines two is symbiotic.” at the Dragon y Café. The café, locat- Pirro and her boyfriend, Jon ed in Central Library, o ers co ee and Rochner, have teamed up to run bakery goods for library patrons. Open Monday - Friday their new business. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. “Well, actually, the café’s been “I know everyone else is excited that sold about the same things,” Price range: $1 - $10 here, so a lot of the work was already because you get to have a café and Doom said. built,” said Renée Beard, building (you) get to have food and drinks Pirro used to run the Penny Located in Central Library manager at the library. “We just because usually you have to walk Lane Coff eehouse in Evansville 4111 Lakeshore Drive had to make sure everything was in over to Marathon … or walk over before she sold the business. She working order.” to Hardee’s and get lunch or you recently decided to open a new Th e café is open Monday have to get in your car and drive café, which is how the Dragonfl y it’s like $5 for a little cup of coff ee, through Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. somewhere. Café came to be. and I think that’s ridiculous. I think Beard points out that this time is “I think it’s convenient because a “I always had the library in (other places) are good, but it goes great for the lunch rush, but it’s also lot of people just want convenience mind,” Pirro said. “It had been back to commercial appeal because late enough for the students aft er and don’t want to waste gas or more than a year (since a café everyone knows … the logo.” school to come to the library to get time,” she said. occupied the library space) and the Th e café has all the usual items their research done and also visit Th e library staff is grateful timing was right. I love this library. of coff ee and bakery goods to go the café for refreshments. to have somewhere they can go It’s a wonderful little space. I hope with it; but come mid-November, “I think a lot of times our food without leaving the building to that it’s a long relationship that we Pirro hopes to have a larger lunch comes from dispirited places (such get a caff einated drink or a toasted have.” selection, including soups and as fast food restaurants),” Pirro said. bagel. Doom said, “I think it has more salads. Th e price range of the café In those 16 seats (in the café), I “We’ve had several cafés in the appeal (than past cafés). Th ere’s is about $1-$10. would like to serve people the kind past, so I think they’re (the patrons) more appeal because people like Beard said, “I hope that people of food that makes them happy.” going to be used to it and they’re cute stuff to look at, and I think it will come to visit us and come to Senior Tara Doom, who going to like it because I remember was nicely decorated and it’s really support Peggy and the Dragonfl y shelves books at the library, said, a couple years ago there was one cute. You go to (other places) and Café.” Just about anyone who has lived in this area for more than a year can tell you a little bit about the West Side Nut Club’s Fall Festival, but some people who have been here BY THE NUMBERS THE LANCER CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY NOVEMBER 2011 3 Southern Ind. becomes new Hollywood Jessica Noff singer Rosenbaum also mentioned that Staff Writer Castle High School will be used in “I’m always striving to get to Jessica Noff singer the making of the fi lm. the next level.” Staff Writer A small town story becomes a “I feel confi dent that Michael big screen production. will highlight the positive refl ection Michael Rosenbaum Michael Rosenbaum, a 1990 of Castle High School,” said Byers. 2 Castle graduate who has become Byers explained that Rosenbaum a Hollywood actor, will soon fi lm asked him to help with the use of the cast for the movie is being Two a movie in southern Indiana.