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November 2019 The | Volume XXXIV,Voice No. 1 | Collegeville, PA 19426 TURF ON THE HORIZON PV Hires New Safety School Board Presents Research on Implementing Turf at PV Supervisor Maggie McGovern, News Editor Nicholas Young, fledged police force with News Writer the ability to execute ar- In preparation rests. for another school year Perkiomen Val- When it came to of sports, the school ley has employed Dean the question of having board has been over- Miller as the Safety Su- armed security, Mr. Mill- seeing multiple studies pervisor for the district; er stated, “Not only does focused on determining Miller, a former it have to come from an the possibility of ren- member of the Lans- administrative stand- ovating three athletic dale police department point, but it has to be fields on the high school for thirty two years and accepted by the commu- campus, most notably, lifetime volunteer fire- nity, the school board, by installing artificial fighter, gratefully brings students…” and that “It’s turf. his extensive knowledge a process that won’t hap- Mr. Glanski, the to the district to ensure pen overnight.” athletic director for the that all members are Dr. Russell ex- high school, presented kept safe. panded on that saying, the updates on capi- His job is to “We’ve had conversa- tal projects at the third purely “keep the district tions about a regional school board meeting in focused on the safety police force.” September, highlighting measures required of Another contro- the study that was con- them”, and “keep the versial topic is providing ducted by ELA Engineer- emergency plan current teachers with firearms in ing to determine how and relevant to Perkio- the belief that it will pro- realistic it is to replace men Valley.” tect students. When the three fields with artifi- Superintendent proposition was brought cial turf. Barbara Russell stated, up Mr. Miller explained, “We are one of “He’s learning about us “An officer responding the very few schools in right now. We’ve made to something involving a this part of the world upgrades in terms of se- shooting is [in the same] that does not have a turf curity cameras and tech- high stressed a mode as field...It’s not unrealis- nology software.” a person involved in that tic to think when we get While Mr. Mill- incident themselves.” out of school we start er brought up varying This would could building and when we emergency instances he create scenarios with start school next year needs to prepare for, in- higher risks of innocent it’s finished...This is the cluding weather related people getting hurt. Not closest we’ve been to it,” New sod has already been installed on the baseball field near Evergreen Elementary. events, fires, and even only does that weigh into explains Glanski. Photo: Isabelle Ewing viral outbreaks, the most the decision of arming teachers, but Mr. Mill- The studies were created different options ey field, and the hilltop Prior to the start of the discussed emergency in- used to estimate costs of cident among students er knows, as a father of based around protecting fields next to the cafe- 2019 school year, two a schoolteacher, “Many renovations and deter- wildlife and keeping the teria with artificial turf. applications of fertilizer and in the media is cer- mine the impact on the tainly school shootings. teachers don’t even want impact on the environ- Additionally, the track and weed-related upkeep that responsibility.” environment. The scien- ment and the community around the football sta- had been completed on In the wake of tists and the township, several of these mass While most news positive. dium would be replaced, the fields. Should the sources say that school who worked together The proposed using newer technology proposed plan succeed, shootings, schools in the throughout this process, area have taken differing safety is improving and plan thus far, in accor- to make the track more the artificial turf would classroom violence is de- had to observe wetlands, dance with the informa- level and improve its require less upkeep, in- measures. Methacton endangered animals has privately contract- clining, Mr. Miller’s ex- tion in the study, would quality. The entire plan cluding the occasional tensive background will present on campus, and include replacing the would center around grooming and a periodic ed out personnel while how the turf fields would Spring-Ford has con- further promote school football stadium field,keeping the athletic ar- inspection to determine safety throughout Perki- overall interact with the the baseball/field hock- eas clean and well-kept. structed their own full- environment. Then, they Cont. on Page 5 omen Valley. q Chromebooks Distributed to All Students Julia Gerberich, States Department of Homeland Se- News Writer curity defines ransomware as, “a type of malicious software, or malware, de- The new One-to-One program signed to deny access to a computer that PV has introduced district-wide as system or data until a ransom is paid.” of the 2019 school year is raising some While Souderton seems to be recov- questions about how the school is us- ering quickly, the proximity of the at- ing and protecting our technology. tack in relation to Perkiomen Valley The One-to-One program is has caused another wave of questions, the integration of Chromebooks into comments, and concerns - on top of an the education curriculum here at PV. already controversial topic. The decision to start this program was The actual implementation of put in place by the PVSD committee the program has led to more disputes who decided the Chromebooks would about the usage of Chromebooks, the be beneficial to students. different types of Chromebooks de- The Chromebooks are a new pending on grade level, and the tech- way for students to stay on top of their nology issues that have already sur- classes, type essays, and complete faced across the spectrum. online homework assignments. The A PV senior, Leanna Stroheck- Chromebook devices are able to be er, expressed her beliefs on the One-to- taken home and charged in order to be One program: “I use mine a lot when I ready for the following school day. am at home to get homework done and Additionally, the PV school do college apps. I wish that more of my district has put certain safety restric- teachers would utilize the Chrome- tions on the Chromebooks in order to books in class, because I usually don’t keep students safe. This is especially use it at all in school”. important because of the recent cy- Students like Leanna argue ber ransomware attacks at Souder- Chromebooks have created a more A group of Elementary school students hovered around their new Chromebook. ton Area School District. The United Cont. on Page 5 Source: pvsd.org 2 The Voice News November 2019 PA Ballots Changed for 2020 Jenna Marie Gasko, time before Election Day and the program until its debt is Layout Manager will be counted as long as the paid off. shipment date is beofre the The plans are expect- previous Friday of Election ed to strengthen voter turn Following the 2016, Day. Presidential Election, PA law out and make voting easier Previously, 110% of to not only the incoming vot- makers have moved and fi- all ballots were to be printed nally approved several bills er generations, but to make and kept until the next term it more accessable across the that will change the way state before they were thrown up. voters cast their vote and poopulations. While some ap- However, when economists prove of these new changes, how voting proctors go about and social activists analyzed tracking these votes. others are concerned with the amount of paper waste the privacy the new open ma- By the 2020, General upon the production of these Presidential Election, all of chines will offer and the pos- re-printed ballots, they are sible discardation of submit- Pennsylvanian voting booth decreasingthe number of bal- will be depleated into small- ed paper ballots. lots that are printed to 110% Lawmakers have not er machines open to public across all federal, state and lo- viewing. The voters them- commented as to whether or cal levels opposed to individu- not the new programs were selves will not actually use ally. this machine, instead, it will passed in response to the pos- The final addition sible Trump and Russian col- be a voting administrator who to the PA voting ballot, is the will take the voters paper bal- lusion, however, they do hope option to straight party vote. that these new plans will di- Protestors clash with Hong Kong Police force over Extradition Bill. lot, scan it into the machine To save time and encourage Source: latimes.com where it will not only be elec- minish any inquiry in regards voter turn out, voters can now to voter fraud, at least within tronically counted, but pro- vote for all of a political par- vide an audable paper trail. their state. ties canidates in all positions Following the next Absentee ballot dead- instead of having to do each lines are also being further major election, the voting individually. turnout rates will be com- pushed back upon the ac- In total, the chang- knowledgement that thou- pared to the previous elec- es to the traditional voting tion turnout rates to discover sands of absentee ballots are procedure is expected to cost discarded when they arrive whether or not their efforts Pennsylvania $150 million. It have been met. past the arrival deadline re- is expected to be paid off in THE GLOBAL gardless of the shipment date. We'll learn the out- the next ten years as each year come following January of Absentee ballots will now be $15 million of the states annu- accepted if they arrive at any 2020. q al budget will be used to fund Source: mcall.com REPORT

What’s Happening in Hong Kong? Owen Ley, a more democratic system Editor-in-Chief than mainland China’s Com- munist regime while still be- Hong Kong ing a legal part of the country has been in the global spot- of China. light the entirety of this past Protestors have occu- summer as intense protests pied government buildings, have taken over this Asian city halting proceedings on the located on the eastern side of bill, and have also taken to the Pearl River in Southern the streets for mass march- China. Enraged Hong Kong es multiple times. The Hong residents continue to clash Kong police force began vio- with the city’s police force as lently fighting back, employ- they protest the extremely ing dangerous crowd control controversial extradition bill methods including tear gas, Source: theblackandwhite.com that threatens Hong Kong’s water cannons, and batons. democratic system and inde- This only furthered the pro- pendence within China. testors’ anger and gave them The protests began something else to protest Amazon Rainforest Ravaged by Wildfires on June 9, 2019, two days be- against: police brutality. Arden Weidener, lationships in the public and fore the second hearing on the PV’s Dr. Slavin said Staff Writer private sectors to pressure proposed bill. An estimated that “like any issue in the U.S. the Brazilian government to 1 million protestors flooded or that we are invested in, it reinstate the environmental the streets as they marched is complicated. With Hong In the year of 2019, Kong in particular we have to thousands of fires have been enforcement that is essen- in protest of the bill. The ex- tial to defending the Amazon tradition bill would enable decide whether our priority attacking the Amazon rain- is our economic relationships forests because of land clear- against illegal logging, de- the Hong Kong court system structive slash-and-burn ag- to extradite criminals to the with both Hong Kong and ing committed by farmers China or the foundational val- and loggers. riculture, and other existen- mainland Chinese courts for tial threats”. trial, which are much more ues we pride ourselves on like The fires are mainly free speech and self-determi- occurring in Brazil but also Environmental orga- strict and don’t offer the same nizations such as Forest Stew- legal protections. Hong Kong nation.” in the northern states of Ro- In August, the pro- raima, Acre, Rondonia, Am- ardship Council (FSC) and the citizens worry that the bill Rainforest Alliance (RA) are would be maliciously used to testors took to occupying azonas and the border of Bo- the Hong Kong airport, the livia. Although the dry season helping protect against defor- extradite political opponents estation through donations and civil rights activists from 8th busiest in the world, and occurs from July through Oc- caused many flight cancella- tober, which typically causes from individuals. Other ways the city. small communities can con- China has been in- tions as a result. The protests forest fires, evidence points are still ongoing, in a cycle of to land clearing as the main tribute to the cause include creasingly impeding on Hong donating to environmental Kong’s politics, economy and peaceful protest followed by cause of these destructive a violent police response. The fires. organizations, cutting down culture, and this bill was the on beef, and buying prod- boiling point for the tensions fate of Hong Kong is uncer- Paulo Artaxo, an at- tain, but the protestors aren’t mospheric physicist from the The Amazon Rainforest fires are ucts that are certified by the within the city. Hong Kong linked to deforstation. Forest Stewardship Council fears this could lead to the showing signs of stopping any University of Sao Paulo, stat- time soon. q ed, “There is no doubt that Source: fee.org (FSC) and the Rainforest Alli- end of their “one country, two of the forest to make agricul- ance (RA). which help protect systems” policy that has al- Sources: bbc.com, cnn.com, this rise in fire activity is as- nytimes.com sociated with a sharp rise in tural land, for people to eat against deforestation. lowed Hong Kong to maintain deforestation”. meat”. The devastation of Illegal loggers have Many farmers situat- the Amazon forest fires is been cutting down valuable ed in the Amazon rainforest a tragedy that will have a trees, which are sold on the are cattle grazers and soybean long-lasting impact on the market, and the vegetation growers. The cleared land environment. Paul Rosolle, left in the area is burned, can be used for other eco- director of the Peruvian con- causing the widespread fires. nomic purposesuses such as servation non-governmental The burned land is then used mining, timber, and develop- organization Junglekeepers, for farmland. ment firms. However, people recalled from his experience Cathelijne Stoof, a co- around the world are finding stating:, “It’s July 2019 and I’m ordinator of the Fire Center at ways to help weaken the Ama- standing in what used to be Wageningen University locat- zon fires through small acts. the Amazon rainforest... The ed in the Netherlands, stated The Rainforest Alli- loud, warm, dark green beau- ance has declared: “The Rain- ty here just hours ago is gone. in an interview, “These are q intentional fires to clear the forest Alliance is working to Everything is ashes.” forest. People want to get rid leverage our longstanding re- Sources: usatoday.com, rainforest-alliance.org, November 2019 News The Voice 3 PV Junior’s Hamster Goes Viral on TikTok Owen Ley, TikToks often feature Layla Editor-in-Chief holding Egg in her hands and making her “dance” to songs that are popular on the app. With the populari- The users of the app clearly ty of the video sharing app enjoy it, as Egg’s most viewed “TikTok” on the rise, it’s not dance video has 3.5 million uncommon for a “TikTok fa- views. mous” person to go to your Layla offers some school. But here at PV, it’s advice for those who want a student’s hamster who is to adopt a hamster like her: claiming the fame. “Make sure to do your re- Layla Foraker is a search. Wire cages are very junior at Perkiomen Valley bad for hamsters and they High School and is the proud need at least a 40 gallon cage owner of a female Roborovs- to run around and have a good ki hamster named “Egg”. Egg life.” She reveals that she used isn’t your typical house pet; trending TikTok hashtags to she’s a viral sensation who has help promote Egg’s videos, amassed a whopping 168.3K and warns aspiring TikTokers followers and 4 million total not to “post anything dumb likes on TikTok, as well as because people can save it and 14.2K followers on Instagram. use it later on against you.” Egg is aptly named, as this Egg seems to be liv- adorable little hamster fits ing a happy and healthy life perfectly in the palm of Layla’s as an online celebrity, how- hand. One could say it’s Egg’s ever, Layla laments that “Egg tiny size that has catapulted Egg wears her rightfully earned crown as she certainly is a TikTok queen with over 4 million likes. doesn’t know she’s famous her to massive amounts of Photo: Layla Foraker sadly, but if I could tell her I fame. “I got her on Black she know Egg would be going day. I used my old hamsters’ The sudden super- would.” Friday [2018] since I had some viral just months later. On Instagram for Egg but I delet- stardom was a surprise to Lay- If you want to join extra money and I wanted March 29, 2019 Egg’s first Tik- ed all the other pictures.” By la. “I really didn’t think any- Egg’s fandom of “Egglets”, another hamster. They put Tok was posted, and the rest is the end of the day, the video one would care to see a video you can follow her and Layla all the hamsters in a bin and history. “I posted the TikTok had racked up 100K likes and of my hamster since I had no on Instagram (@eggtheham- I just picked her out.” Layla on March 29 at like 3 AM and Layla’s followers continued to followers and because it was sterr) and on TikTok (@lay- told The Voice. That pick was then the video blew up that skyrocket. my first real Egg post.” Egg’s laandeggy ).q certainly lucky, as little did

Senior Leanna Strohecker goes all out for Spirit Week with her special effects makeup and homemade A group of friends dress as the solar system for Out of This World costumes. Wednesday. Photo: Imani Simpson Photo: Sophia Buda SPIRIT WEEK 2019

A collection of various characters for Character Day on Thursday. Seniors Decked in black for Class The juniors celebrate after they win the 2019 Pep Rally in an upset Photo: Imani Simpson Colors Friday. against the class of 2020. Photo: Imani SImpson Photo: Imani SImpson 4 The Voice News November 2019 National Merit Scholars Recognized

Maggie McGovern, to continue as a finalist in the generally get myself hyped to News Editor competition, should they be take the test. I try to have fun selected. with it so I don’t get stressed Marks states, “I have or nervous.” Multiple students completed my Finalist appli- As for their own fu- from Perkiomen Valley High cation, which included an ac- tures, which hopefully the School have received recogni- tivities section, an essay, and NMS program will help open tion from the National Merit some other information. Now some doors for, Tremba and Scholarship Program because it’s out of my control, so I will Marks both plan to attend of their exceptional perfor- just hope for the best.” college. Both students are mance on the PSAT they took Tremba adds to this, currently in the process of ap- during their junior year. saying, “There’s really noth- plying to colleges, but neither Hannah Bao, Riley ing more to do than wait.” is sure what the future holds. Berrodin, Andrew Donnelly, Both students shared Marks mentioned, John Durrell, Owen Ley, Ry- their tips for future and cur- “I’m applying as an interna- ann Pipperno, Glen Rogers, rent test-takers, in hopes of tional relations major (if the Mitchell Stomel and Kendall helping everyone succeed in school has it), but I’m also Trumbore were recognized as standardized test-taking. interested in economics, po- commended students, while Tremba advises, “The litical science, statistics, and Funds Raised Samuel Marks and Matthew best practice for taking the Spanish.” Tremba were acknowledged SAT is to take it more than Tremba also de- as semi-finalists that will con- once. Practice and get feed- scribed what he was interest- back on your practice. Doing ed in, mentioning, “Either a for Viking Statue tinue on in the program in problems without getting an dual degree or double major hopes of receiving a National Sarah Jenison, PV pride. Merit scholarship. explanation of why the right in mathematics and music.” answer is right and the other Wherever Sam Staff Writer Mr. Komp hopes “to When asked about create a new tradition for his score, Tremba replied, “I ones aren’t means you’ll fall Marks, Matthew Tremba, and into the same mistakes over the various Commended Stu- future graduating classes to wasn’t expecting my score by The beginning of the pose with the statue in front any means.” and over again.¨ dents from PV go in life, they 2018 school year meant many Marks explains his are sure to be successful. We of the school.” Marks added to this, new changes for Perkiomen As of now, the project saying, “I felt like I did reason- pre-test taking preparation, wish Sam and Matt the best Valley, including plans to in- “I eat a bowl of oatmeal the of luck throughout the rest is progressing steadily with ably well, but I wasn’t sure if it stall a new Viking statue at raising funds in order to be- would be enough to qualify me morning of the test, bring lots of the competition. For more the high school. As of the 2019 of pencils and snacks/water, information about the schol- gin building. The total cost for the competition.” school year, plans to ensure for the completion of the stat- The National Merit get there early (if it’s not on a arship program itself, visit the success of this project are school day like the PSAT) and nationalmerit.org. q ue is $60,000, with the first Scholarship (NMS) is a pro- underway. fundraising milestone being gram that awards multiple The idea of installing $15,000 by December 31th, students across the country a Viking statue as a monu- 2019. Currently, $8,346 has scholarships because of their ment of unity and pride for been raised in support of this outstanding performance on the school staff, students, project from graduating class- the PSAT. According to their and families inspired high es, PV alumni, and many indi- website, the NMS benefits school art teacher, Mr. Thom- viduals and establishments in nearly 7,600 winners of the as Komp. Mr. Komp leads the the surrounding community. competition with one of the PV Viking Statue project and This project has ex- three types of scholarships: came up with this idea after ceeded expectations in unit- the $2,500 scholarship, a Cor- witnessing the school pride ing PV; from the class of 1976 porate-sponsored scholar- of students at PV. to the class of 2029, every age ship, or a college-sponsored “Every year, our grad- is eager and involved. In fact, scholarship. uates proudly walk by the many donations have been Marks and Tremba plastic Viking statue and now made from a diverse range are continuing through the it’s time to bring a more per- of individuals and groups. process of applying in hopes manent statue for not only For instance, the PV faculty, of becoming one of those 7,600 our alumni, current students, the Art Department, Softball students. They currently hold and our community, but also Boosters, PV Boys and Girls the status of semi-finalists, for future generations to ap- Varsity Golf and local busi- which, according to the Na- preciate,” he said. nesses have all contributed tional Merit Scholarship web- Just last year, the to the project in hopes of one site, means they are, “...the school board approved of the day seeing the bronze Viking highest-scoring entrants in National Merit Scholars from left: Mitchell Stomel, John Durrell, project, believing it would statue standing proudly in the each state.” Samuel Marks, Glen Rogers, Andrew Donnelly, Kendall Trumbore, be a great source of pride for community. Both students have Owen Ley, Matthew Tremba, Hannah Bao, and Riley Berrodin. Perkiomen Valley’s district The Perkiomen Valley completed the requirements Photo: Dr. Moss and ignite the passion of the Viking has been a symbol of PV Vikings. the Perkiomen Valley School The Viking statue is District, its students, and the projected to be a seven foot community for over 50 years Staff Shirts Celebrate Stipa tall bronze statue located in now. With the help of the Corinne Kerwin, how hypnosis isn’t real and interaction over the summer front of the high school so student body, PV graduates, Staff Writer that he could never be between Mr. Berk and Mr. the name of the school will district staff, and many oth- hypnotized. Storm about some new ideas appear above the statue in ers in support of the project, On October 4th, As it turned out, he for PV spirit wear. Once they photos. Students will be able the hope of having a stand- Perkiomen Valley High School was successfully hypnotized thought of this idea, they im- to take full advantage of this ing monument of communal celebrated the birthday of one and became convinced that mediately got to work. Mr. monument and pose in front pride and spirit is finally be- of their beloved principals, he was the popular singer Komp created the design, and of it during football games, coming a reality. q Mr. Stipa. A group of staff Prince, which led to him sing- Mr. Storm, Mr. Schumach- high school events, and many members and students came ing Prince’s iconic song “Pur- er, and a few select PV Ink other times to celebrate together to create the “Purple ple Rain”. This, of course, members printed them after Rain” Stipa shirts to surprise was recorded by his wife and school to help keep it a secret. Mr. Stipa and make a memory spread around to the staff. It All of the teachers were giv- that will be forever cherished was a big inside joke amongst en shirts and they were sold by all those involved. the administration and a few to students that morning, all For some backstory, teachers, including Mr. Berk, to help celebrate Mr. Stipa’s Mr. Stipa and his wife went to Mr. Schumacher, Mr. Storm, birthday. an event in which there was a and Mr. Komp, who decided “To be perfectly hon- hypnotist. Prior to the event, to bring it to life. est, I wasn’t expecting the he was very adamant about It all started with an staff and students to jump on this so willingly. Of course we hoped so, but everyone was so excited that day and were wearing the shirt. I think it is a true testament to Mr. Sti- pa. He is such a big part of PV and the students and staff re- ally appreciate who he is and what he does for the school. He has been here for 30 years and along the way, has helped shape this place into an amaz- ing school. All joking aside, he cares about the people here and I think this was a cool way to say thanks,” shared Mr. Berk when asked about his biggest takeaway from it all. Perk Valley is and al- ways will be very grateful for Mr. Stipa’s dedication to the staff, students, and families within the district, and we’ve Mr. Libby’s rendering of what the Viking Statue would look like in front of the High School Staff and students pose with Mr. Stipa on his birthday decked in got the T-shirts to prove it. q their pink “Purple Rain” t-shirts. Photo: Mr. Komp Source: PVHS Facebook November 2019 News The Voice 5

Chromebooks Turf on the Horizon (Continued from 1) connected environ- ment for students to stay on (Continued from 1) The engineering studies to top of their work. The tech- determine the reality of syn- nology cuts down on wasteful if more “fill” (which is the thetic turf cost $293,000, ac- use of paper in our school sys- foundation of artificial turf) is cording to Mr. Weaver, the as- tems and allows teachers to needed. sistant to the superintendent give students access to help- The idea behind add- for business administration. ful links and sources. The use ing artificial turf, as Glanski The funding for these plans of computers at home enables explains, centers around the comes from where most edu- students who might not have ability of the school district cational finance does: taxes. had access to laptops before to save money by stopping the More specifically, the money stay on top of their school outsource of the field hockey originates from the Opera- work in a proactive way. team, allowing more home tions, Capital Projects, and The One-to-One pro- games to occur at home rath- Unassigned Funds budgets. gram shows a promising fu- er than away due to weather, If the funds are secured, the ture for the students of PV. and by creating a complex options finalized, and the Perkiomen Valley may be- that can be utilized for not overall plan approved, Perki- come more connected and only athletes, but students omen Valley might see a new active in the community than and the community as well. horizon at the start of the ever before. What will be the “It’s not just the foot- 2020 school year- and not one next step in utilizing this ball team in the stadium, it’s made of grass. Many people technology to our advantage? soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, are beginning to agree, as Mr. The PV School District will and marching band,” says Glanski puts it, “Better sur- have to wait and see. q Glanski. faces are safer surfaces.” q

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Meet the New Gym Staff and Nurses at PV Fadden Kohout Gym Staff Gym Staff Ms. Fadden attended Ms. Kohout attended University of Delaware and Ursinus College where she majored in Health & Physical majored in Health & Exer- Education. She is also Art Ed cise Physiology and minored certified. in Coaching. Her passion for She became a PE health and PE started when teacher because she enjoys she was a young athlete. She working with others and has grew up playing multiple a passion for sports and being sports, so it was always im- active. portant for her to stay active Ms. Fadden swam in and be healthy. Ms. Kohout college (50 free & 100 free), now strives to share her love played Water Polo, and par- for health and physical fitness ticipated in Track & Field with her students in hopes of (throwing) in high school. providing them with a variety Her favorite sport to of ways to living a happy and teach in gym class is anything healthy life. in the water, while her favor- She was a part of the ite topics to instruct in health Ursinus Women’s Lacrosse Witman team for all four years of col- class are anatomy & physiolo- gy, as well as sexuality educa- lege and played on an intra- tion. mural Volleyball team in the Before coming to PV, Gym Staff offseason. Her favorite sport she completed her student Ms. Witman attend- to teach in gym class is Bas- teaching in Wilmington and ed West Chester University ketball and her favorite topic worked in the Souderton dis- where she majored in Health to teach in health is Physical O’Donnell- trict for the past three years. & Physical Education and Fitness and Nutrition. Torrence One thing Ms. Fadden minored in Adapted Physical Before coming to PV, Cron wants her students to know Education. She has always she taught at West Catholic about her is that she loves to been very involved in sports Preparatory High School in make fun of herself and par- and comes from a family of West Philadelphia. One thing ticipate in school spirit activ- teachers. Her senior year that Ms. Kohout wants her Nurse Staff ities. gym teacher is the reason students to know is that she Mrs. Torrence grew Mrs. O’Donnell-Cron She even competed in she chose to become a Health not only cares about them as up in Limerick, Pennsylvania. grew up in Spinnerstown, the Wing Bowl at Souderton & PE teacher instead of an a student, but also as an in- She attended LaSalle Univer- PA. She attended Cedar Crest Area High School and ate just art teacher. In college, Ms. dividual in our community. sity for her undergraduate de- College for her undergraduate 7 wings, while the winner ate Witman played intramural “I not only want them to be gree and Eastern University degree and Eastern Universi- 33.q soccer, volleyball, and wheel- successful in school, but also for graduate studies. She has ty for her graduate degree. chair basketball at West Ches- in their extracurricular ac- a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing She wanted to be- tivities and in life after high and a Masters degree in Edu- come a nurse because she ter. After college she joined a q coed adult soccer team at the school.” cation. loves being able to help oth- KOP YSC. Soccer is her favor- One of the reasons ers, and she really enjoys sci- ite sport to play in class be- she wanted to become a nurse ence. Traveling the world is cause it is the first sport she was to be able to help people something that Mrs. O’Don- fell in love with. Her favorite and save lives. Mrs. Torrence’s nell-Cron wishes to do some- topic to teach in Health is her dream job is to be a pilot or a day. mindfulness & meditation flight nurse, but she currently Her favorite part of unit. It is a short unit that Ms. enjoys working in a school en- being a nurse is being able to Witman added but it always vironment and being able to socialize and meet new peo- has a big impact on her stu- spend her summers with her ple every day. dents. She is very passionate kids. Before her cur- about it and practices it in Helping others is her rent position, she worked at her daily life. Before coming favorite part of being a nurse. Grandview Hospital in Sell- to PV she student taught at Prior to her current ersville and Lehigh Valley Spring Ford High School and position, she has been a nurse Health Network as an oncolo- Oaks Elementary School. Ms. at Schwenksville Elementary gy nurse. Witman wants her students and Upper Providence Ele- One interesting fact to know that inclusion is the mentary. about Mrs. O’Donnell-Cron is most important aspect of her Even before that, she that she has two daughters, teaching. She always wants worked in the emergency two dogs, a cat, and ten chick- everyone to be involved and room for over twelve years. ens.q feel important. “I hope ev- One interesting fact eryone, not just my students, about Mrs. Torrence is that know that my door is always she just ran her second full open if they feel otherwise.”q marathon and qualified for the Boston Marathon.q 6 The Voice Opinions November 2019 The Voice Pumpkin Spice Isn’t Nice 2019 - 2020 Amelia Harris, am not sure, but for the sake drink just makes it 100 times Staff Writer better.’’ Editor-in-Chief: Owen Ley of this article, it was time to give it a try. No matter where Senior Copy Editor: Genevieve Giammarco As I took a sip of the you stand, there is no doubt News Editor: Maggie McGovern As the transition sugary, caffeinated, over- that pumpkin spice has been Opinions Editor: Maggie Knee from Hot-Girl Summer into priced drink, I truly let the the most trendy fall drink Entertainment Stephanie Coleman Christian-Girl Fall rapidly for the past few years. Will approaches, we are seeing the senses wash over me. The Editor: it continue on as a popular fascinating yearly awakening warmth, the flavor, the smell, Layout Manager: JennaMarie Gasko I took it all in. And it was... fall favorite, or fizzle into the of what can be best described background? We’ll have to Sports Editors: Imani Simpson, Christain as “pumpkin-spice addicts”. average. Sorry to disappoint, Suarez but that had to be one of the wait and see what happens These girls can typically be next fall! q Photography editor: Isabella Ewing seen roaming the halls of lo- most underwhelming experi- Support Editor: Sydney Boardman ences ever. It wasn’t bad per cal high schools, a dazed and say, but what is all the hype confused look in their eyes about? Advisor: Mr. Joseph Tornambe as they search for their next Samantha Hiergesell, E-Mail: [email protected] fix. Whether it be in a Yankee a student at PV and barista at Website; www.pvvoice.com candle, or Starbucks’ newest a local Starbucks, has had her Instagram: @pvvoice fall drink, they’re drawn like moths to a flame if the words fair share of experience with Twitter: @pv_voice “pumpkin spice” are includ- the drink as well. Facebook: @Pvhs Voice ed. “I think pumpkin Now, as an overall spice is completely overrated. consensus, most people tend It has been the most consis- The Perkiomen Valley High School The Voice is published four times a year. The News- to agree that pumpkin spice tent drink I have had to make paper is an extra-currciular activity, with meetings held after school on Tuesdays at for my shifts, and I have had 509 Gravel Pike, Collegeville, PA 19426 in room 123. is overrated. How can some- thing be that good? Are they customer after customer Letter to the Editor: walking in wanting a pump- Letters to the editor may be submitted to the newspaper advisor or any member spiking it with something? kin spice beverage,” says of The Voice Editorial Board. Letters must be original, signed and their authorship Is there some sort of ‘get one musy be verified. If the writer would like to remain anonymous, the writer must con- free scrunchie with each Samantha. tact an editor of the newspaper and present his or her case. The Voice has the right to Is there anyone who any edit any letter for reasons of length, grammar or spelling. Writers cannot target purchase’ deal that’s drawing specific writers or any other person in a derogatory manner without justification, people in? actually likes the drink at this which will be left up to the discretion of the staff. point? Apparently there are Well, I have no place some still standing by the dy- Retraction Policy: to judge if I have never had Perkiomen Valley High School The Voice will retract an articule onnly if one of the ing trend, like Sarah Calsam, following is violated: obscenity to minors, libelous material, any material that would the drink to begin with. a junior at PV. cause an immdeiate distrubance to school activities. Contact the editorial Board with How can it be possible that a any comments, questions or concerns. Sarah thinks that suburban teenage girl in the pumpkin spice deserves Advertising: 21st century has not had a The Voice publishes paid advertisements with yearly or monthly publishing options pumpkin spice latte at least all the hype it gets, saying, available. Contact our e-mail or website for more information on advertising. “Fall is my favorite season, An iced pumpkin spice latte. once in her life? I honestly Photo: Owen Ley Affiliations: and a nice pumpkin spice The Voice maintains membership with PSPA, CSPA, Quill and Scroll and JEA.

Awards: Gold Award 2017 - 2018 Pennsylvania School Press Association. Keystone Award for Best newspaper in State PSPA. Our Voices Matter The Editors of The Voice change will become an un- other minute you take of our avoidable crisis, which some lives. The youth are the ones We, the editors of would even claim is now. Yet, trying to change. But we need The Voice, believe in the im- we leave our future in their the adults to listen because pact a person can have on the hands. What happens to it? they’re the ones in positions world, no matter his or her It is buried under mountains of authority. age, as represented through of political gridlock, suffocat- It is not feasible to the recent actions of Swedish ed by endless amounts of red wait until we gain those posi- climate activist, Greta Thun- tape, and burdened with the tions to make change. Change berg. continuing task of having to doesn’t wait for anyone. Plus, Some claim the youth prove action must be taken who is to say a 16-year-old has no right to make change now. cannot change the world? in this world at the same lev- The urgency we, as In fact, it is the el that adults do, thinking the youth, bring to the table youth that has made change that children are ill-informed is important. In fact, in this throughout history. Ranging and haven’t had enough ex- day and age, it seems like it from Joan of Arc at 16 years perience. Nearly any reason is the only thing that sets ac- old to Malala Yousafzai fight- can be derived out of thin air tion into motion. Adults have ing for her life at 15 years old, to oppress the voice of our no sense of urgency because history has shown that when young generation, but it is it is not their problem. No change is made, it doesn’t our prerogative to handle the matter how much they at- matter the person’s age. “adult” matters because they tempt to relate, they simply So, to Greta Thun- often affect our future. cannot. What they can do is berg, we support you and we Why should the think of their children as the are with you. There is no voice youth’s voice be brutally teenagers on their phones more powerful than another, ripped away when the affairs too much, riddled with men- so speak loudly because we and issues we speak on are tal health issues, and who are want to hear you. typically ones that affect us? killed in the one place they To the adults, to the Take climate change and Gre- were guaranteed safety while people in power, to anyone ta Thunberg. The ugly truth learning. Think of us and how who claims action can wait, is that most of the adults every minute you spend as an the clock is ticking and the handling this situation won’t adult waiting for whatever youth aren’t waiting for the Climate activst Greta Thunberg speaks at a climate strike rally in Iowa. be around in the time when reason to take action is an- timer to go off.q Source: Pri.org it is estimated that climate November 2019 Opinions The Voice 7 DARK AGE OF MOVIE REBOOTS Big Networks Ruin Fan Favorites to Make Big Bucks Magnus Stender, at one point or another. Just group of holdouts of the film, Staff Writer one political statement made but may also leave a mark or shockwaves to the point of a set a precedent for films that With the rise of mov- boycott of the entire “Mulan” may be to come that are asso- ies being brought back up film when lead actress Liu Yi- ciated with the film under the from the dead, there are more fei publicly stated her support controversy. and more examples to pick for the police over the pro- There are too many apart on why this may not be testers at the time of the pro- pitfalls for modern remakes the best thing for these fran- tests in Hong Kong, causing of movies and sequels to chises. Glaring examples of controversy. While some let older series’ for many to this are the newest “Ghost- it slide and can “separate the rise in popularity without a busters” and “Men in Black: artist from the art” in a sense, controversy. The last thing an International”, where both others want nothing to do old fan of a film or film series movies, especially the latter, with the films and the actors wants is to see an old favorite rated poorly and could be acting in them. While overall get a streak in its reputation viewed as a cash grab wrapped the film can still make mon- because one actor or produc- in a modern message pushed ey at the box office, this will er said something controver- in the viewer’s face. not only drastically decrease sial or pushed their agenda Newly revived series profits while there is a large one step too far. q Elizabeth Warren speaking at an event about student loan debt for- have the potential to be good giveness, one of her policies. (despite what some stalwart Source: The Real News Network fans of the originals may have to say) such as the two newest Star Wars installments (2015 and 2017 respectively) which both garnered very high Keeping Up With The praise respectively. One of the things that could be said to contribute to the downfall of a newly pro- duced movie from an older series or a redone version of an older movie, such as with “Mulan”, is the amount of po- litical statements which may Capital drive away some fans just looking to see the film. It isn’t Student Debt, Public Services just the producers putting them into the film itself, but and President Trump the actors and actresses seem to find themselves in the mid- Controversial actress Liu Yifei in the movie “Mulan” dle of political controversy Source: Disney Maggie Knee, bill to cancel $20,000 of debt Opinions Editor for recipients of Pell grants, grants from the government Why Trump Will Be Reelected to pay for school, but only if The average amount they start and run a business Ryan Lanza, porate tax rate. cretly filming, of how he is in a poorer area for three Staff Writer of student debt is more than Along with the major exposing the network for the $28,000 for an undergraduate years. changes the president has negative coverage of Trump. degree according to CNBC. Perhaps the reason In 2016 businessman had several meetings with In the Mueller report recently At the current inflation rate, why many candidates are Donald J. Trump shocked the Kim Jong Un, along with two released by Attorney General college doubles in price every hesitant or even against for- world with one of the largest supreme court justices sworn William Barr, there is nothing nine years. If a student were giveness or tuition free edu- upsets in Presidential elec- in, withdrawal from Paris that could have been used to to graduate with a four year cation is because they are too tion history. Throughout his climate agreement, and the push for impeachment pro- degree with the average debt far removed from the issue. 3 years in office, President claimed complete destruc- ceedings, which Democrats cost and take a minimum Vice President Joe Biden is 76 Trump has had his fair share tion of Isis. Trump has also have been pushing down the wage job making $7.25 an years old. The median price of controversial statements, increased the military bud- media’s throat the past three hour, and only spend their in- of college when he would’ve actions, and legislation. With get $82 billion from 2017, now years. Not much, if anything, come paying back their debt, been attending was $204 a these controversial state- putting the defense spending has gone the Democrats’ it would take over two years. semester, around $1,550 in ments Trump has also worked at $716 billion for 2019. The way the past three years be- This just isn’t reality however, 2011. The older generation behind closed doors, making U.S. spends the most amount sides the failure to repeal and the average time it takes would’ve had no problem sure he can make America in the world for defense ObamaCare and the longest to pay off a bachelor’s degree paying off their loans if they great again. President Trump purposes, due to President government shutdown in U.S. is 21 years. needed any at all. It was still will be reelected due to the Trump’s plan to continue to history caused by disputes A talking point of the possible to work a minimum rapid growth of the econo- grow and expand the military. between Nancy Pelosi and 2020 presidential election is wage job and support yourself my, how Democrats continue Each of the 10 Demo- Donald Trump on the Border the idea of student loan for- through school in 1960. In to tear each other apart, and cratic candidates will attack Wall. giveness, or a release of debt. 2019, that’s almost a laughable his ability to negotiate trade and destroy each other leav- While Trump’s The current system can grant proposition. deals, fight Isis and continue ing the eventual nomination,- language will be perceived as a student forgiveness after 20 On the other side of to grow and expand America’s to have their flaws exposed to hateful and derogatory, real years of on-time payments. the aisle, President Trump military. Trump who will feast on his voters will not care about While these qualificationshas made many changes and One thing that sets opponent. If Joe Biden is going words but the actions he has sound easy enough, 99% of proposals of his own on loan Trump apart from recent to be the Democratic nomi- taken in office, which have applicants are denied. Col- forgiveness and tuition cost. presidents is his ability to nee, Trump will attack Biden’s been successful. The path lege has become a staple of His tax plan got rid of the tax keep promises which he tout- American adolescence, but on debt forgiveness graduates ed during his 2016 campaign. attending may be out of reach receive if they die or become He promised to renegotiate for an ever increasing pool of permanently disabled. Be- trade deals, and in 2018 he students. fore, any money received this repealed and replaced NAFTA “The best way to avoid way was taxed as income, but with U.S.-Mexico-Canada tons of debt is to choose a col- now the recipient or their agreement or USMCA. Trump lege carefully, making your family no longer sees that tax. also promised a “big beautiful investment level a priority,” Trump also proposed to elim- wall” which he said Mexico said student counselor Mr. inate the Public Service Loan would pay for. As of now there Seymour, “Sure, a student can Forgiveness, which is one of is no wall, and Mexico has choose a college based solely the largest ways debt gets for- not paid for it; but plans have on wants...as long as they can given. While this proposal been instituted at the south- pay for it!” But why, during was dropped, Trump plans to ern border to put up a wall, one of the most exciting times revamp this idea later in 2019. and prototypes are currently in a students life, should they If enacted, the proposal would being reviewed and put into have to pick either following lead to less people taking inte- place. their dreams or making easy gral public service jobs. Trump also prom- payments? High school gradu- ised to rebuild the economy, The good news is, pol- ates have to decide whether as he has done so far with re- to study their passion and pay Incumbent President Donald Trump is gearing up for next Elections iticians are starting to care. cord high averages in the Dow This presidential race has stu- the price later, or make a bold Jones and Nasdaq averages. Source: CBS News dent debt as a forefront issue move and not head towards With the booming stock mar- age, terrible public speaking, is clear for 2020 and due to already. The most famous is college. Today, it’s almost ket, he also promised to bring lack of accomplishment, as the combined efforts of the Bernie Sanders’ “free college” impossible to know wheth- jobs back to American work- well as the sexual harassment Mueller report, an exces- plan. Sanders stands for tu- er taking a job right out of ers and so far the unemploy- accusations on Biden, bring- sive amount of Democratice ition-free university, a plan high school puts a person in a ment rate is at 3.7% and mil- ing back the “Creepy Uncle candidates, as well as all the that has many skeptical, espe- worse position than having a lions of jobs have been added. Joe” nickname. promises kept by President cially when they think about high degree but being saddled Also, the President promised Democrats have also Trump, he will not only win their taxes. Vice President with thousands in debt. With the biggest tax cut ever, and been shooting themselves in but will win in a landslide Biden has made no formal an- the younger generation be- while that may not be entire- the foot with the “Nothing and America will be stuck nouncement, but in the past coming voting age, this is sure ly true, it’s still an extremely burger” of a case as released with 4 more years of Donald he supported four free years to be a deciding factor in the large tax cut which totaled by Project Veritas. It caught Trump. q of public education. Senator voting booths. q $1.5 trillion and included a CNN contributor, Van Jones, Sources: BBC and Washington Kamala Harris proposed a massive reduction in the cor- stating to a man who is se- Examiner, whitehouse.gov Source: CNN 8 The Voice Opinions November 2019 PV Needs a Bike Rack Out With the Old, In With the New Chloe Rupe, Aiden Donovan, getting stolen shouldn’t be a Staff Writer Staff Writer big problem, though, espe- cially if they are locked up As of right now there properly. Depending on how Last year, only fresh- is no way students can ride the policy for the bike racks men got chromebooks, but as their bicycles to school and were to be written, the school of this year, all secondary edu- have somewhere designated would only really be able to cation students at Perkiomen and safe to keep it. This is un- step in on the grounds of van- Valley have received chrome- fair to those who are classified dalism or stealing. books. This was incorporated as walkers, but would rather On a more positive into the district to eliminate bike to school because it is note, the school board can phone use and allow students faster as well as an easy form easily set aside the funding to have access to their school of exercise. The school would for a bike rack. Installing work. There are different vari- be promoting the community a rack would cost approx- ations of the chromebooks, that already exists with the imately a couple thousand including a version which has cyclists of the Perkiomen Val- dollars, which is minuscule a touch screen and an older ley area. The installation of a in comparison to the schools one without a touch screen. bike rack has the potential to yearly budget of over a 100 Because of these differences, provide a new aspect to PVHS million dollars. This is not many students have mixed for a small price. to say that a project like this feelings and opinions on them Taking into account wouldn’t need to be budget- since all upperclassmen got the accessibility of Perkio- ed for, but if the proposal was the older chromebooks while men Valley High School, a done correctly and convinc- the underclassmen got the bike rack would be a practical ingly enough, there is a good newer ones. addition to the environment. chance that installing a bike As a senior at Perkio- It would provide a fresh and rack or two could be possible, men Valley, Aaron Gruchevsky innovative way to get to school especially if there was a spon- has many opinions on the for those who feel that they sor or donor. The bike rack “new” chromebooks. “The need something new. For the could even be a space for ad- best part about having a particular people who think vertising for cycling shops or chromebook is that it’s easier Senior Evan Riser and Freshman Skylar Berry photographed on their that biking to school would companies in the area. to charge my phone because chromebooks . Photo: Imani Simpson be dangerous, the school can All in all, a bike rack the chromebook is on my be reached via minor roads, would be good for the school desk or in my backpack and delayed reactions”. that Hulayew suggests should cross-walks, and the Perki- for a multitude of reasons. It not across the room where Freshman Chase Hu- be fixed is that the district omen Trail, which provide a grants students a new, more someone could make it fall.” layew also has some opinions should revise their system safe and speedy route for ear- lenient form of transporta- Gruchevsky said. Although on the new chromebook that for blocked websites because ly morning rides. There are tion. It would teach self re- he had some positive inputs he received this year. He fa- “it is hurting our ability to re- certain laws that would need liance to a certain degree as on the chromebooks, he still vors the chromebooks be- search”. to be accompanied by guide- well as providing kids a way to has some complaints about cause they allow him to take Many students have lines so that the school can exercise where they couldn’t how they weigh more than the notes and keep track of his their opinions on the new safely manage their students, have before. A bike rack rest of his backpack and how work more efficiently. He also chromebooks which are both but if pupils were self-reliant wouldn’t cost the school very it “is an unnecessary weight”. has the touch screen version negative and positive. It is this would be an extremely much and it would provide a He also has the older version so it is easier to use. Unfor- hard to say whether all peo- manageable issue. stronger sense of communi- of the chromebook which has tunately, the chromebooks ple like the chromebooks Something that may ty within the school and the a lesser value than the newer system has also affected him since different grades have be of concern to students surrounding areas. Merely ones. One of the main prob- in a negative way. “Sometimes different variations of it. The would be the fact that the having one would promote lems with the chromebooks it is hard to research because chromebooks have been rec- school would most likely not different groups and cultures that Gruchevsky mentioned some websites are automati- ognized as an accurate way to be responsible for the safety of kids which is never a bad was that the school could cally blocked.” Hulayew stat- copy work and stay organized, of the bikes because, similar thing in an environment like make the WI-FI better. He ed. “For example, in business but the school may need to to phones and other person- a school in which students are discussed that since the WI- class we were researching revisit certain aspects of the al items, it is not the schools working on finding who they FI takes so long to load, he is q what products were made in system to improve the com- property and doesn’t fall un- are. unable to work as consistent- the US and tons of my sites puters for the students next der their jurisdiction. Bikes ly and has to deal with “really were blocked.” The changes year. q Is College Absolutely Necessary?

Maggie Knee, high school anyway!” And ing factor “cost of attending Opinions Editor who those who are definitely really should be a priority, as college bound, price affects much as how much a student The growing em- choices in a major way likes the school and believes phasis on going to college Hallie Huff is a se- it to be a good fit for them,” after graduating high school nior who plans to pursue said counselor Mr. Seymour. is harmful to the adolescent teaching. She picked MONT- This can lead to disappoint- psyche and harmful to the CO and Kutztown as higher ment when it comes time to shrinking secondary sector education, not only for their commit. Many students have in America. If more students programs but for financial to end up settling on a school were pushed towards indus- reasons. While these are re- instead of their first choice. trial work or learning a trade, sponsible options, Hallie is The sentiment of “col- they wouldn’t feel pressure to still anxious about her fu- lege only” hurts teens who ar- achieve academically where ture debt. When asked, she en’t as academically inclined. they may fall short. College said “[I’m] very nervous, it’s Pursuing what parents per- is not for everyone, but every- so much money! I’m going to ceive as a hobby can become one is expected to go. be in debt for years even with a successful career without Many feel that pres- cheaper schools”. the debt. As a nation, the nor- sure to attend college is a There is no way around it: malization of trade education positive for young students, price has become the decid- needs to be acceptable. q who may drift from solid life choices otherwise. A shared thought in graduates and their parents is that college is the only way to get a good, well paying job in the future. Gone are the days of apprentice- ships being a common choice. Office jobs seem more re- spectable, and therefore seem like the only right choice for the American teenager. College prices have been on the rise steadily the past 30 years. According to CNBC, in 1987 the average tuition of a public 4-year col- lege was $3,190. In 2017, the average was $9,970. Statistics predicts that the number of enrolled college students will increase by 14.98 million by 2028. However, due to the increasing prices of college, enrollment in trade schools is starting to grow once again. “I’d pay about $2200 to get my license at a beauty school, college is a whole lot more,” said tech school student Nathaniel Meter doing a fakey foot-jam. Photo: Aidan Hopkins Francis Kenny. “I’ll proba- A group of seniors pose in their college gear. Photo: Mr. Tornambe bly go straight to work after November 2019 Opinions The Voice 9 THE LAST WORD

Owen Ley, vor of impeachment, and 227 Maggie McGovern, daily challenge, along with Editor-in-Chief Democrats and one indepen- News Editor making bigger decisions, such dent have openly expressed as deciding to impeach a pres- support for impeachment ident, which is why it almost proceedings. The numbers never happens. According don’t lie, and once the inves- to The Washington Post, 15 tigation is complete, it is al- of the Republican senators YES, Donald most certain that the House NO, Donald Trump have expressed concerns or Trump will be impeached. will vote to officially impeach will not be impeached. raised questions, 38 support It seems like every President Donald Trump. Trump: The single Trump unequivocally, and a day Donald Trump is back in One might argue that word that can cause a frenzy big, whopping 0 support the the news, more often for bad impeachmenwt will be as far of opinions, shouting match- impeachment inquiry. reasons than good. And while as the removal process goes, es, and even food fights at the In case this was not angry tweets, firing cabinet as it’s up to the Senate to hold family dinner table. There’s enough to convince you, here members, meeting with Kim the trial to remove Trump no doubt that Donald Trump is where the third and final Jong-un, and name-calling from office. The Republicans and his presidency have reason factors in. Even if are certainly despicable, have the Senate majority caused an uproar in the lives all the Republican senators Trump’s latest offense is what with 53 of the 100 seats, and of most Americans, no matter were to support Trump’s im- has finally spurred the Demo- removing Trump from office their political affiliation. peachment, Democratic sen- cratic-majority House of Rep- would require a ⅔ majority Recently, the up- ators would not be as easily resentatives into launching an (67 votes), which is highly roar has surrounded the im- persuaded as some thought. official impeachment investi- unlikely especially with his peachment investigation into Why? It’s simple: the alterna- gation. Donald Trump called high Republican approval ratW- ill Trump’s apparent phone- tive is worse. the president of Ukraine on ing. call to the President There’s a type of vot- July 25, 2019 and allegedly While of Ukraine, asking ing called retrospective vot- pressured him into investi- Trump will most for his assistance in ing, which is often defined gating the dealings of former likely remain in “finding dirt” on one as voting not necessarily for VP and current presidential office in the end, of his top Democrat- a candidate, but against an- candidate Joe Biden and his the odds are in ic competitors in other (picking “the lesser of son Hunter in Hunter’s pri- favor of his impeachment by the 2020 Presidential Race, two evils”). If Democrats are vate-sector work there. This is DonaldJoe Biden. This is especially thinking ahead to who will the House of Representatives. considered an explicit abuse It’s hard to deny that troubling to some because preside after Donald Trump of his power by attempting to the votes are there. of Trump’s alleged in- is gone, they are facing Don- harm Biden’s 2020 campaign Once the investi- struction to withhold ald Trump 2.0, Vice President via foreign interference. gation is complete $400 million in mil- Mike Pence. Some would ar- Not only is that the House will most itary aid for Ukraine gue Mike Pence is even more grounds for impeachment, definitely vote to im- before his call with conservative, racist, sexist, but what really crosses the peach Trump. AccordingTr to a umpPresident Volodymyr and all the other things Trump line is his withholding of for- graph based on the results of Zelensky. has been called. At least, from eign aid for Ukraine days be- multiple impeachment polls While these are with a Democrat’s perspective, fore the call. Trump allegedly of American adults, an av- no doubt, if found to be factu- Trump has remained ineffec- instructed his chief of staff to erage of 50.2% of Americans al, impeachable offenses, the tive in some efforts such as withhold $400 million in mili- want Trump impeached. Im- ugly reality is that Trump will completing the wall on the tary aid for Ukraine before his peaching Trump is not only not be impeached for three Mexican border and fulfilling call with President Volodymyr necessary to punish him for main reasons: the structure some of the extreme promises Zelensky. By doing so, he di- Be of our he made in his election cam- his wrongdoings and rectly used the protection of gov- paign. If Trump remains in of- our military and that of our ern- fice, there is a greater chance ally Ukraine’s for his own per- ment, of the same ineffective poli- sonal political benefit. t h e tics. Democratic Speak- Bringing in a new er of the House Nancy Pelo- president, such as Pence, si officially opened an -im embarrassingIm pres-peached? and giving him a greater taste peachment investigation on idency thus far, but it is vital two-party system in America of power, there is no doubt Tuesday, September 24 and to repre- and the con- he will eatmay cause worst announced six congressio- sent the sequences results than Trump’s first nal committees would begin feelings of of impeach- term. Think about it: all 2016 investigating Trump. This the gener- ment. revolved around was Donald alone makes major ground al public. Op- Trump because of his extrav- in the impeachment process After all, timists argue agant promises and his con- and shows that the House is Hillary did that the Dem- troversial remarks. His acts determined to bring forward win the ocrats have are getting old, but they aren’t impeachment articles to for- popular a majority in going to last much longer, es- mally vote on. election, the House of pecially seeing as he has to In order to impeach and if the Represen- campaign against more can- Trump, the House only needs majority tatives and didates in this upcoming elec- a simple majority (51%). And of Ameri- therefore, im- tion. Pence has new blood and with the 40 new seats the cans didn’t peachment is he is sniffing up a storm. Let’s Democrats won in the 2018 w a n t a possibility. face it: no matter how “loyal” midterm elections, they now Trump in However, im- a vice president is, they are hold the majority of the House office in peachment always longing for that day with 235 of the 435 seats. And the first requires ap- when they enter the Oval Of- with 218 votes needed for the place, it’s Source: independent.co.uk proval by the fice not as a visitor, but as its majority to impeach, even if the House’s duty to remove House of Representatives owner. Some Democrats will 17 Democrats vote against an him in America’s favor. Hear and the Senate. The Senate, reconsider supporting the impeachment motion it will me out: Donald Trump will go contrary to the House of Rep- impeachment after evaluat- still move on to Senate. The down in history as the third resentatives, does not have ing the alternative, which will numbers are certainly in fa- president to be impeached. q a Democrat majority, which lead to retrospective voting is where the second reason and ultimately, Trump re- comes into play. maining in office for the last Here in these great year of his presidency. United States, we have a large- No matter how much ly two-party dominated state you do or don’t like of politics. Third parties the man, the truth rarely hold as many seats is this country in either the House or the is not ready to Senate because the way impeach him. we have developed politi- The American cally allows for two parties Throne is his and (Democrat and Republi- will be until the can), and only two parties, very last vote is to succeed in government. counted. q Therefore, gridlock is a

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Dr. Susan Chiarito, a family physician and member of the American Academy of Family vaped and it ing 38 deaths in the United States alone. The cause of these injuries and deaths H gis not known yet, but one common substance is in all the reported cases: THC.

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these products that aren’t intended by the manufacturer. Vaping-related illnesses

to the body. Many CBD extracts and essential oils can be laced with N and deaths have been reported from all 50 states, including one death from our home

state of Pennsylvania. Among patients with lung illnesses, 70% are male, and 79% are dangerous addictive substances and are vulnerable to harmful T

chemical transformations when heated. The long term effects of such products under 35 years of age. A whopping 14% (264) of these patients are under 18 years

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12 The Voice Entertainment November 2019 Woodstock and Punk Rock: Glam Rock isn’t Dead Genevieve Giammarco, rock genre. On the outside, instruments and audience en- contribution to classic rock. Senior Copy Editor both bands seem to parallel gagement, making it a classic The Struts’ approach also in structure and in technique, by today’s standards. brings a new take on the glit- Many would say the but time has changed the way The Struts’ cover ter rock for a new generation. Glamorous Rock Era reached of glam to make it better fitted still has the basic build up of The Struts’ style its peak in the late 1970s, be- for contemporary audiences. thumping and singing, em- takes the gritty route with fore dying out to give room for The different ver- phasizing it with dynamic hits like “Could’ve Been Me” a new trend of synthesizers sions of Queen’s song “We changes from quiet to loud and “Body Talks”. A rough and music videos. This time Will Rock You” best exem- and the use of piano in the and gritty manner is not un- can be marked by British plifies this. The original ver- introduction. The song has common in glam rock which artists like David Bowie and sion has a minimalist feel in the same feel of Queen’s ver- tends to have a mix of hard Gary Glitter, characterized terms of instruments used, sion with the spin of the add- rock and pop. Queen uses by eccentric stage personas, the singer’s voice and the use ed innovations on the guitar the same technique in songs wild costumes, makeup, and a of feet and hands as the beat solo and use of piano. These like “Killer Queen” and “Don’t powerful rock anthem. While drives the piece to build up changes help to expose the Stop Me Now”. Even modern the popularity of the genre for the ultimate finale of one sound to an audience who do glitter rock bands of Foxy has faded from the main- of the greatest guitar solos. not know of the genre, only Shazam and The Killers share stream, it is not dead. Bands The song shows the power of familiar with Queen’s larger this approach; yet, the sound of this category have influ- of either band is not com- enced many contemporary pletely the same. This is due artists and continued its rel- to the difference of popular Disney+ will change the culture evance. music over time, influencing of viewing movies and shows once it’s launched Two predominant the Struts’ tendency to be Source: byjasco.com bands distanced by time are gritty in order to stand out in Queen and The Struts. Queen what is in today’s mainstream; took the lead for the glitter much like how Queen tried Battle of the rock era with Freddie Mer- to be audacious in a separate cury’s dominant personali- time of tamer music. ty bringing attention to the Both bands encapsu- Streaming band’s emergence. Much like late the category of glam rock other bands, Queen did not with some alteration on style strictly stick to the same clas- and technique. Neither follow Services sification, whether glamor- the same formula for songs, Amelia Harris, ous or not, but their most well yet are able to leave a listener Staff Writer liked songs tend to fall into with a renewed sense of moti- the rock category. “We Will vation and energy, enough to Disney’s new stream- Rock You” and “Don’t Stop feel comfortable to sing along ing service, Disney+, is sched- Me Now” deliver the ability of even in public. The Struts may uled to come out on Novem- the songs. The Struts, mean- not branch out enough to be ber 12th in the United States, while, have a similarly flam- a classic like Queen, but will Canada, and the Netherlands. boyant lead singer and strong recreate the feel and memory The service is also set to de- rock sound that is best played of a timeless band, creating a but in other countries on later at full volume, giving their nostalgic feeling for new and dates. The highly anticipated live covers of Queen the best old fans and keeping glamor- service is bound to change justice as part of the glam Queen’s influence in contemporary bands shows the band’s timeless- ous rock alive. q ness the way people consume me- dia, and even leave a mark on some pre-existing services. In short, this new app K-pop Group Tops Billboard Chart is basically Netflix, but exclu- sively with Disney’s movies Owen Ley, and shows instead. Movies Editor-in-Chief bums, which often come with nese group WayV. All of these Grammys, winning multiple from the Marvel series are exclusive photo books, col- groups have been around BBMAs, and performing at included, along with a lot of Dubbed the “Aveng- lectible photo cards, posters, for years and have already the AMAs, SuperM is a col- other Disney-owned movies. ers” of K-pop, SuperM truly and unique packaging and amassed large numbers of laborative effort between SM The new service is entering flaunted their superhero-like disc designs. Many artists devoted fans, many of whom Entertainment in Korea and a heavily saturated market abilities as their debut al- also release multiple physi- were eager to support their Capitol Records in LA with because of apps like Netflix, bum took the #1 spot on the cal versions of the same al- favorite members in this new a focus on promoting in the Hulu, Sling, Apple TV, and Billboard 200 albums chart bum, which SuperM also did supergroup. US. The group has already Youtube TV that are already released for the week of Octo- by dropping a total of eight The EP was promot- announced a 10-stop North in existence. ber 19, 2019. album versions: one devoted ed through its title track “Jop- American tour kicking off in Alex Shores, a senior, The group’s debut to each of its seven members ping” (a mixture of jumping Fort Worth, Texas on Novem- says, “I think Disney+ is a good EP, “SuperM: The 1st Mini and one “united” version fea- and popping), an intensely ber 11th. idea because it provides a lot Album”, dropped on Friday, turing the group as a whole. energetic song with a strong It seems the sky’s the of new shows people wouldn’t October 4th and sold a whop- For such a new group, chorus and runway-ready limit for these newly chris- be able to get otherwise.’’ And ping 168,000 units in its first these numbers are extreme- beat. The album release co- tened K-pop avengers. De- it’s true. The service is given week. Even more impressive ly impressive. But SuperM’s incided with the “Jopping” buting at #1 on the Billboard an upper hand on these other is the fact that 164,000 of members are from some of music video release, which 200 albums chart is no easy companies, because it is the these were from album sales the most popular groups racked up 8.7 million views in feat, even for well-known only app that allows people alone [excluding streaming]. produced by K-pop’s biggest its first 24 hours on YouTube. American artists. Not only is to exclusively access Disney In the modern music record company, SM Enter- Looking to follow in this monumental for the suc- products all in one place. landscape, many albums are tainment. The group consists the footsteps of BigHit En- cess of SuperM, but it further The app costs only fueled to the top of the charts of Taemin from SHINee, Kai tertainment’s boy group BTS, confirms that K-pop is grow- seven dollars a month, which solely by streaming numbers. and Baekhyun of EXO, Mark who have been making ma- ing ever more popular in the is a significant difference and Taeyong of NCT 127, and jor strides in the US market US and it certainly is a force compared to its main com- But with K-pop, the emphasis q is placed on the physical al- Lucas and Ten of the Chi- including presenting at the to be reckoned with. petitor, Netflix, which has its subscribers pay 13 dollars a month. Disney also plans to bundle the new app into a package deal with Hulu and ESPN, which offers more adult content. Sophia Buda, a senior, also weighs in on the topic,“I don’t hate the idea of it, but it would be easier to just have everything on Netflix,’’ she ex- plains, which seems to be the view of most people. It’s almost scary to see the super-giant company that is Disney continue to push its products into the media so much. The company has tak- en control of a mass amount of companies and franchises recently, including Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar. There is such a large list, it’s nearly im- possible to name everything they own. Nonetheless, Dis- ney’s new streaming service is convenient and offers a large amount of content in one place. Only time will tell whether or not people buy into it, and if Disney can make a profit off of their new ser- From the left: Ten, Baekhyun, Lucas, Taemin, Taeyong, Kai and Mark. Source: voiceofweminster.com vice. q Source: SM Entertainment November 2019 Entertainment The Voice 13 Read It and Weep: Normal People The Fashion Police Jenna-Marie Gasko, article is not only confusing, and character sympathizing Sophia Soleau, Layout Manager but frustrating. impossible. Online Editor Scenarios come to Regardless, the plot abrupt ends and experiences is absolutely beautiful and so Normal People, writ- congeal into plot points that overwhelming that its a nov- ten by Sarah Rooney, is not seemingly come out of no- el I look forward to reading only a New York Times Best where. again and again. Seller, but has been awarded Furthermore, while It features the lives of The Man Booker Prize. It’s an characters exchange dialogue, middle-class Connell and up- English novel written in 2018 you will not find a single quo- per-class Marianne through that takes place during the tation mark throughout the their ventures from high 2000s and it has left me both book, making conversations school onwards to adulthood. appalled and utterly speech- hard to recognize, let alone Through Connell, mental illness, specifically anxiety and depression, is de- scribed not only beautifully, but accurately, which is often hard to capture by authors. It speaks on wedlock, teen pregnancy, teen popularity, cliques, intellectual advance- ment, and young age peaking. On the opposite end, we have Marianne, navigating life in a physically and verbal- ly abusive household, living as an outcast and late on find- ing popularity, aristocracy, substance abuse and sexual fetishes to feed her mental ill- ness. Together, through their on and off relationship Photo: Imani Simpson Photo: Imani Simpson together, they experience the world in new lights and touch Ronde Washington Madison Peletsky is on various subjects happen- is a sophomore here at Perki- a senior here at Perkiomen ing around the world during omen Valley High School. Valley High School. Madison their time period. They learn Ronde is wearing a white Nike is wearing distressed mom to accept each other’s flaws tee shirt costing around $40, jeans from Top Shop, costing and experience lust. found in the sporting goods around $35 to approximately It’s incredibly poetic store, Modell’s. For pants he $50. For her shirt, Madison and erotic, while remaining is wearing a pair of Grey Nike has on a black lined cropped like something straight out of Joggers which had been pur- long sleeve from Brandy Mel- Greek mythology. chased from an online Nike ville which is often found in While the writing store, costing around $50. For the store, Pac Sun. This shirt conduct falls short, Normal shoes Ronde tops his look off costs about $15 and is an un- Normal People People makes up for it with Source: amazon.com with a pair of Jordans which limited offer during the fall its artful storyline that makes range from $150 to $300 de- season. Madison’s headband you fall head over heels for pending on where they are is hand made from Mexico less. understand. She also refus- both of it’s characters. bought. Thank you Ronde for and cost about $5 and for her While I’m not versed es to use pronouns for her It’s a story so far dif- showing off your cool and col- shoes she chose an off brand in modern English literature, characters, making group ferent than anything I’ve ever lective style! pair of black vans. Thank you the contemporary style of the discussions hard to follow read and it’s certainly every- q Madison for your unique chic thing, but normal. style!

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Down 2. The disaster which has caused 80,000 fires to burn in the world’s largest tropical rainforest 3. Category 5 hurricane to hit the Bahamas which started on August 24 4. Actress sentenced to 14 days in prison after paying $15,000 to a fake charity in order for her daughter to get a good score on the SATs 5. State that will clear thousands of marijuana convictions 6. Ruler of Zimbabwe for three decades who re- cently died 7. Recently paid $1 million to help the Bahamas after the hurricane 8. Demonstrations in China to oppose the intro- duction of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill 9. Rhino species very close to extinction with only two females left worldwide 14 The Voice Entertainment November 2019

AmeliaBehind Harris, The Curtain: The Radium Girls Staff Writer

For students that happen to be theater phanat- ics, are just looking for up- coming shows to attend, look no further than Perkiomen Valley High School’s annual Fall Play, Radium Girls. The show takes place in the 1920’s, and follows the true story of a group of girls fighting against unjust work laws and unsanitary working conditions. Many of the girls working in the factory be- come sick with cancer from Madame Curie’s seemingly miraculous new medicine, radium. Some of the girls fall severely ill, and die at young ages due to this exposure. The plot mainly follows the court battle between the workers and the company. Our hero- ine, Grace (played by senior Leanna Strohecker), learns to stand up for what’s right, and finds her voice, even if it means sacrifice. The story has also been adapted into multiple books, including “The Radi- um Girls: The Dark Story Of America’s Shining Women”, written by author Kate Moore, as well as D.W Greg’s play pro- duction. As a high school production, many of the shows respon- The musical begins November 8th, and the last show is on the 10th. The story is set in the 1920’s in a watch-face factory. sibilities and efforts are stu- Photo: Amelia Harris dent-run. This means there Jenna goes on about everyone to grow their char- final product is always worth a similar theme of empow- has to be a lot of dedication these people’s contribu- acters and on-stage presence it”, tells Kelly McKenzie, who ered young women making put in from each and every tions,“Like the costuming, ad- as well as possible, and I think has been participating in the their mark on the world. This person. vertisements, set-building… that’s honestly beautiful”. shows since her freshman ongoing message of positive “Everyone involved there’s so much that has to Although there is year. female role models pushing in the show puts a lot of effort get done in a short amount of some stress to being a part Despite having many past obstacles in the face of into what they do. It’s a lot of time so we can put on a good of a show, for many students activities, and taking Honors adversity has been clear since behind the scenes work that’s show, and the actors can per- theater is something to look and AP classes, Kelly along Mrs. Linda McAllister, an En- involved too, that people don’t form their best”. forward to instead of another with many of the other stu- glish teacher at PV, took on even think about”, assistant For many students responsibility to make sure dents who participate in the the responsibility of being the director Jenna Delmonte ex- performing on stage is an es- they attend. show, dedicates herself to Fall Play Director three years plains. cape. It’s a form of art that Many students have partici- coming to rehearsals after ago. If you have any interest Not only do the actors they can express themselves pated in these shows for years, school. Some students even in historical events or theater on stage put in work, there in. and have friends that look for- have aspirations to continue in general, this years show is are many students who work Julia Gerberich, who ward to spending time with their career in acting later on guaranteed to be a good one. on things the audience never plays the role of Kathryn one another at rehearsals. in life once they’ve left high Come to see the show on Oc- sees. Despite their lack of rec- Schaub, says,“There’s a com- “I really love work- school. tober 8th, 9th, and 10th and ognition, many stage crew, set munity of people all interest- ing with all my friends at re- Compared to last support PV’s drama depart- builders, and assistants, con- ed in the same thing, support- hearsals… it’s just such a fun years show, “Little Women”, ment. q tinue to help. ing each other and helping experience overall and the this years production follows ON THE RADAR: ROCK AND RAP HITS TO LISTEN TO Steph Coleman , and abuse. All in all, I believe Entertainment Editor this is their best album yet be- cause it is emotionally raw, it follows an easy storyline, and This past summer, is overall enjoyable. two artists released music Another artist that that was different from any- strayed away from his usual thing they’ve ever released sound is Post Malone. Post before. Some prime examples Malone, otherwise known as of this would be the rap boy- Austin Post, is well-known for band, Brockhampton. Since his rap/rock blend of music 2010, this group of boys have that’s prominent in his first been engrossed in making mu- two albums, “Stoney” and sic after meeting on a Kanye “Beerbongs and Bentleys”. His West forum, now known as most popular songs, like Con- KanyeToThe. In 2017, they re- gratulations and Better Now, leased three albums that were blend trap, rock and roll, and their staple up until their Au- rap all together to send a mes- gust 2018 release, the rather sage of having a good time. lesser praised, “iridescence”. His release of Hollywood’s Pitchfork, a well-renowned Bleeding has been critically album review website stated, acclaimed as his best, for his “Even on the album’s quieter ability to sing, the range of and more melodic moments, features of different artists, when the band momentarily and songs that make you want veers into the still eye of the to dance. Pitchfork quickly hurricane, the vocalists fail released a review and includ- to make an impression.” The ed “But Post Malone’s chorus- band soon took a brief hia- es are just stupefyingly good.” tus until late August of this My favorite from his newest year, when they teased their album is Circles, I like it for so-called, “album of the sum- its calming bridge, catchy mer”. While interviewing the Brockhampton seated with puppies during their personal interview with NME. Left top row: Romil chorus and overall happy vibe band, Fader recalled, “We Hemnani, Russel Boring, Henock Sileshi, Jabari Manwa, Jon Nunes. Bottom Row: Ciaran McDonald, Matt of change and growth. want to make a summer al- Champion, Kevin Abstract, Merlyn Wood, Dom McLennon nd Robert Ontenient. Photo: nme.com Both artists released bum,” Abstract said. music that switched up their On August 23rd, the in the same room, rather sian/American singer. Some the artists like Dom McLen- typical flow and garnered boyband dropped GINGER than endearingly disjunctive of the greatest songs from the non in “DEARLY DEPARTED” even more critical attention. at midnight only for it to be collages.” (Consequence of album showcase the band’s as he questions who his true This fall certainly delivered praised and criticized as their Sound). GINGER describes growth as a group, as well as friends are and why they don’t great new music, and set the best piece ever, “This is a dis- being able to face issues in life, each member’s individuality. put in effort anymore. The bar high for future releases as ciplined record of songs that and realizing no one is alone. and their solo pieces as well. band suffered a loss of one the end of the year nears. q sound like their components The album begins with the Throughout the tracks on member, Ameer Van, as he were all strung together by song NO HALO, and features the album, you can hear the was kicked out last year due dialogue and decisions made Deb Never, a Korean/Malay- desperation from some of to allegations of misconduct Source: Pitchfork November 2019 Entertainment The Voice 15 Respect Your Elders E y e o f Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew Stephanie Coleman and ant that you keep good time your schedule. High school is Ellie Natoli, management and stay on top about creating amazing mem- Entertainment Editor and Staff of deadlines. The first three ories and finding who you are Writer The purpose of this years of high school are not as a person. It is so import- column is to help you, fresh- only important, but they’re ant to make time for the fun men, and maybe the other the ones that colleges look at things in life as a teenager as grades on what I learned the most. Making sure you you’ll never get these years throughout high school. As don’t procrastinate work and back. Going to school events I begin this section, I want wait until the last minute is such as football games and to make sure that my per- so vital homecoming are great oppor- sonal experiences with high To all the freshmen tunities to expand your social T h e V i k i n g school and where I made reading this, keep in mind circle and to really feel like mistakes. The first thing I that high school is not just you are a part of the PV fami- tell the freshmen is advice about getting good grades ly. Participate in spirit week, on how to stay on top of their and taking every AP and hon- and go all out, the rivalry and work. It’s incredibly import- ors class you can cram into the excitement of that week is Teachers are Plotting well worth the effort. q

Maggie McGovern, girl” trend and more with News Editor the Chapter 1 Science test coming up on Friday. A social studies or English teacher Although it is only has every opportunity and the beginning of the school choice to put their upcoming year, many of the students test on the same day, and no at Perkiomen Valley High one would question it. It is School have already began often left to “coincidence”, to feel the sweat drip down when in reality, teachers are the back of their neck as able to make that decision they gear up for a day full .k every single time they hear of tests. Not a day goes by from another staff member where someone isn’t feeling or students whispering in that dread of presentation their class that the big essay after presentation, quiz after is due on Thursday of next quiz, and test after test. Many week. would claim that even with Now, why would decent time management teachers do this? Aren’t skills, they perform worse the projects and presenta- on assessments when they tions themselves enough to have more than one a day. make a teenager nervous Why couldn’t it be like mid- and stressed? Sure they are, dle school, where teachers which is exactly why teach- communicated about what ers decide to schedule them tests would be given on which on the same day. Perkiomen days? The same does not ap- Valley is a school that teach- ply here at the high school... es students how to prepare or does it? for life. When someone is in Teachers claim college, in a career, or in the they do not discuss when to military, they have to prepare schedule tests, quizzes, and for every situation and be large projects, which is why able to handle tons on their so many students end up with plate. Laundry day and a pre- Never be ashamed to ask for help. three tests and a quiz all on It’s better to get help and swallow your pride than lower your GPA. sentation at work might be on Photo: Riley McColgan one day. But what if teachers the same Tuesday, along with did talk? What if it is all a picking up Susie from dance facade and they plan exams class, Tommy from karate, all on the same day? The and cooking dinner for the testing is not, as many claim, next two days because they We’ve All Been There meant to torture us because are traveling and don’t want Wait, I’m Still Wearing That all students know the tests Grams and Gramps to have to themselves do that on their cook. Maggie McGovern alone, PV’s The Voice has the factory for a tour. Since own; however, there is strong News editor Life doesn’t talk with other compiled some of the great- we were around factory ma- reason to believe teachers parts of life, it just combines est and funniest stories from chinery and the company had want to schedule large assess- everything onto one large We’ve all been there the staff of the newspaper. to keep everything sanitary, ments on the same day in a and done that when it comes plate and calls it “adulthood”. Maggie McGovern: they required everyone to variety of subjects to teach So, in reality, it seems we to embarrassing stories. When I was about ten years wear hairnets. students how to be prepared Everyone says to forget about should be thanking teachers old, my family and I traveled My ten-year-old self for “the real world”. for this extra stress because them because they won’t to San Francisco, the Golden thought I looked so won- The theory is believ- matter in ten years, but let’s it is only a practice run for the City. There was a famous derful in my hairnet that I able because of how many stress of life. The true ques- be real: sometimes, we all feel brand of chocolate I loved at continued to wear it...long opportunities teachers who like moving to Jupiter out of tion lies in whether or not the time, TCHO, whose head- after the tour. So for about teach different subjects are teachers are the puppeteers embarrassment. quarters and factories were three hours traveling around able to talk with one another. To show that these behind the strings of a stu- located in San Fran! the city of San Francisco, I For one, there are lunches, dent’s schedule and whether things happen to everyone My family and I wore a hairnet. Don’t be- where Math and English and that you are never truly or not their motivations are as hopped on a bus and went to lieve me? Here’s proof. q teachers alike all scramble pure as the ones above. Next into the teacher lunch lounge time you have one of those Wanna Be Featured for some good ol’ fashioned dreadfully long and painful in gossip. Maybe the gossip has test days, be sure to keep your less to do with the “vee-sco eye on the staff of PV.q Oh $#*% ? No Problem! Submit YOUR anonymous story via e-mail [email protected] or DM us on Insta- gram at @pvvoice See Online for Details

Photo: Maggie McGovern Art Teachers conspiring to give deadlines the same day as English tests. Photo: Riley McColgan 16 The Voice Sports November 2019 SUPPORT ADVERTISORS OF THE VOICE SUPPORT ADVERTISORS November 2019 Sports The Voice 17 Golf Makes Final Four Evan Rieser, Sports Editor with Methacton’s number 8 the bears at Ravens Claw, and golfer shooting a 40 it seemed bought their ticket to the final PV Boys Golf had like maybe PV came up just four. their best year since 2014 as short again. But the best 5 In the team’s first the team was able to make the scores from both teams were playoff match since 2014 the final four. The team’s 7-3 re- deadlocked, so it came down boys had to play Methacton, cord in the PAC secured them to the sixth score, and for PV who has won 8 of the last 9 the fourth seed and a shot to the sixth score was a 42 from PAC Championships at Skip- play for the PAC title. Getting to sophomore, Chris Cowgill. pack Golf Course. Unfortu- the fourth seed was no easy Chris’ 42 edged out the war- nately the boys came up just task in a conference that is riors 43 and just like that PV short, as the final was Methac- considered the best among had pulled off a major upset ton 185 and Perk Valley 195. It the best in Pennsylvania. It on their own course. was a tough way to end the took an upset over Methacton After this huge up- season for the team and an at Raven’s Claw Golf Course set,the PAC playoffs were even tougher way to end a ca- and consistent away scoring within an arm’s reach for PV reer for the seniors. But there to get them there. golf; they just needed to take is no doubt that everyone on Going into the last care of business at home that team is proud of the way week of the season the team against Boyertown. The boys they played and fought their was looking at a 5-3 record did just that as they bested way into the playoffs.q in the PAC with Methacton and Boyertown still on the schedule. They needed to win both matches to get in to the playoffs and it seemed like a long shot as they still had to play the PAC power house in Methacton. On a Monday after- noon the Warriors came to Ra- ven’s Claw Golf Course to play Perk Valley. As the early round scores came in PV jumped out to an early lead thanks to a great day by team captain Kyle Colombo. Perk Valley contin- The girls field hockey team celebrates after a victorious game ued to post good scores and Photo: Isabella Ewing maintain a 3 stroke lead with only the last group remain- ing. Although having the lead the Perk Valley boys were still nervous, unfortunately they Behind the Game: have seen this movie before, Methacton has beat PV for the better part of the last decade The Basics of due to the scoring of their last group, but maybe this movie had a twist at the end. As the Golf players Posing for a picture in the student lot before a game. Field Hockey last group came in the team Photo: Evan Rieser knew it would be close and Ryan Lanza, Cards in field hockey are not Sports Editor an uncommon sight and can come in many different forms such as a green triangular Field hockey in Amer- card, yellow card, and red Volleyball Digs Pink ica is a sport that seems to be Isabella Ewing and for 4 years. the program become a reali- card. very unknown and misinter- A green card, which Christian Suarez, Coach Highly com- ty.” preted. Here at Perkiomen mented “As the head coach Coach Highley be- is the most minor of offenses The girl’s volleyball valley the field hockey team, will be a warning to the en- team here at PV is a fun and you have so many more re- gan coaching volleyball at age had a strong 2018 season sponsibilities and your job 19. Growing up, Highley had tire team and have the player close knit family to all in- making it to the PAC and Dis- given the card to sit out for at volved. Jessica Highley was doesn’t end when the game is coaches who helped Highley trict championship. over or when practice ends. to love the game of Volleyball least two minutes. recently named the head In 2019 they have an- If a player is given two coach of the Volleyball team It is very rewarding being the and ever since then, she knew other strong campaign as of head coach though because she wanted to do the same for yellow cards then a yellow after being an assistant coach now are 2nd in the PAC. With card will be shown which will you get to see your vision for other players. two state championships in “I believe that a good coach lead to a minimum five min- the 1980’s and modern day ute suspension from play. can change the path of a success in the Valley the stu- child’s life for the better and The yellow card can dents of PV should know be given to a captain or an in- I hope to do that with each more about the game these player that comes through my dividual player who commit- girls love. Understanding the ted the offense. Just like the program!” rules and sport as a whole Every year the Perki- green card, if a player is giv- is the first step to building en two yellow cards, then the omen Valley Volleyball team up the Valley to support this hosts the Dig Pink game and player will be given a red card. dominant squad. The red card is given this year would be Highley’s First off there are 10 first dig pink game in charge. for extreme offenses and just field players plus one goalie like soccer, the player will be The Dig Pink game is an an- on each team at any given mo- nual volleyball game where all ejected from the game and ment. Similar to soccer, in the a substitution will not be al- profits go towards breast can- movements and in the way cer research. lowed to be made, leaving one the game is played besides less player on the field. Now The student section using sticks instead of their usually wears pink, while the penalty strokes are also one of feet, the goalies are the only the most extreme fouls given. players wear pink socks, pink players able to use their feet, shirts, and some even color A stroke can be called body, hands, and stick to play if a goal is prevented from oc- their hair pink or braid pink the ball. When shooting the ribbon into their hair. curing or a hard foul inside ball you must be inside the of the circle. A stroke shot is This year it was no circle in order to shoot, and different than previous years, a one on one with the goal- your shots have to be at least ie from 7 yards away when and the game was a close one below the knees in order for a against Berks Catholic for the all the player can do is push dangerous shot call not to oc- or flick the shot towards the Varsity team. Despite a strong cur. match, PV lost in four sets. goalkeeper. Other fouls are that This game is growing The Vikings were down elev- you can not use your foot to en points but came back in and expanding in the U.S. and play the ball, which will in- it is clear that in Perkiomen the fourth set. exhilarating stitute in a change of posses- last set. On the other hand, Valley the fan support for the sion. You also are not allowed game has especially grown the JV team won their game in to make a tackle from behind just two sets. The Varsity team large. the player with the ball. This With all the success this year as of now has won 22 will lead to a stoppage in play sets and 7 games. Number 12, and greatness of PV field or a continuation of the player hockey it does not make sense Naomi Clauhs, was named the is not phased by the foul. PV Player of the Match for the why students do not know the These fouls are basic rules of the game. With the dig pink game (Max Prep). and will lead to change of pos- Volleyball is such a re- understanding and knowl- sessions, corners, and stops edge gained here the viewers warding sport for all involved, in play. whether through being a of PV Fockey can now go to There is more ex- games and enjoy the win- coach or playing for a wonder- treme fouls that will lead to q ning, and enjoy the calls being ful cause. cards, and penalty strokes. q The Girls Volleyball Team prepares their strategies against Berks made. Catholic. Photo: Isabella Ewing 18 The Voice Sports November 2019 Water Polo: An Underrated Sport Worth A Watch

Isabella Ewing, Photography Editor on the situation. After each quarter, there is a 2 minute Pools are not cheap. break and each team switch- Paying for updating, main- es sides of the pool with a 5 taining, electricity, all of it is minute half time. The switch- necessary. Water polo is also ing sides are for the goalies not the most popular sport to have an equal amount of at Perkiomen Valley or many time in both deep and shal- 18 schools as a matter of fact. low water. Afterwards, if over Most schools in the PAC do time is needed to determine a not have a pool or if the school winner, 2 more quarters of 2 does have a pool, there is minutes each will be played. If usually no interest in having after that a tiebreaker is still a polo team. It is hard to get needed, it goes into sudden students interested in a sport death. they hear almost nothing The intense energy about. that sudden death brings to PV re-started the girls a game is amazing to watch. team in 2005 when Coach When it gets to this point, Brecht along with Mr. Lyons the teams are tired, but they decided to make it possible get their energy from their for a girls team to exist. The sidelines, the other teams only schools in the PAC with watching, the parents, and water polo teams are Perki- coaches it is electrical. Both omen Valley, Upper Perki- teams want to win so badly omen, and Upper Merion. the crowd can see when they Water polo often plays teams realize they just need one outside the PAC. For example, more goal. One more goal and the polo teams plays Central they will win so that all the 40 York which is about two hours some minutes they have been away. The only time a nor- treading none stop will all be mal sports team might play worth it. Both of the goalies a school that far is when get- are the last line of defense, ting into the post-season. The one can be the best shooter inner workings of water polo but if they have a better goalie, Pictured above are the girls from the water polo team having fun during practice with Colleen O’Brien can be confusing, but once they will not be making that (left) and Isabella Nave (Right). getting the hang of it, it is an goal. When a ball finally goes Photo: Isabella Ewing easy sport to grasp. in the whole team cheers and Joining the polo team is an underrated sport but it imagine having to tread water Water polo works like they are so happy. The teams at PV will teach everything does not have to be if more that long, stay above water this: there are four quarters both deserve recognition if needed to know about the people knew about it and just that long, and make goals, it is and each one is six to eight they get to that point - it is not sport. If not, come out to a watched even one game. Even not an easy task. q minutes in length depending easy. Ask any of the players. game or a tournament. Polo if that game is slow paced, just Senior Cross-Country Runner Wins PAC Christian Suarez, homework, one’s grade will Sports Editor certainly be affected and will be hurt.” Despite all the stress Tyler Clifford is a star and pressures of being a stu- cross country athlete and dent athlete, Tyler is very the type of guy to greet any thankful for cross country person in the hallway with and finds it incredibly re- a big, bright smile. Tyler is a warding, stating, “Cross coun- senior at Perkiomen Valley try has majorly impacted me High School and has been on not only by providing me with the cross country team all my best friends in and out- throughout high school and side of school, but also by also middle school as well, making helping me to strengthen my cross country a big part of his work ethic and work hard for life and an activity that is close what I want to achieve.” to his heart. Tyler is one of the “I run cross country cross country team’s most because it gives me something consistent runners, being a fun to do after school and I get strong runner for the team to be with my closest friends year in and year out. “My while doing so,” Tyler says. four years on the cross coun- However, playing try team have been pretty sports comes with many sac- awesome because I love my rifices and a student athlete teammates,” he said, “Our has to be very dedicated. Ty- boys team has not won a ler knows this very well and championship while I have while a good athlete, he is a been here, but this year both good student as well. Tyler the boys and girls teams have explains, “Juggling school and good chances of winning.” sports is not so bad as long as Tyler plans on at- one is willing to go home im- tending college next year and mediately and begin working taking his experiences from Pictured above is the girls and boys cross country team after PAC’S on Thursday the 17th. on homework. If not willing cross country with him every- Photo: Kim Ribelin to sacrifice a lot of time for where he goes in life. q

Pictured above is the boys cross country team at PAC’S with Kabiru Pictured above is the Girls cross country team, with state qualifiers Delaney O’Sullivan(left), and Summer Brown, Andrew Moyer, Ethan Ribelin, Tyler Clifford, Dylan Danows- Watts (right), holding their award ki, Calvin Ribelin Photo: Kim Ribelin Photo: Kim Ribelin November 2019 Sports The Voice 19 A Day in the Life of a Coach: Mr. Allen Cheerleaders Christian Suarez, to both Clarke Kent and Atti- cute it to the best of my, and Sports Editor coach. Do the Viking cus Finch. After two years as Mr. Allen explains, “I my team's ability.” an assistant coach for the boys try to get to school by 6:30 to Mr. Allen has been Rumble soccer team, Mr. Allen was ensure all lessons and mate- an English teacher for nine As a student at Perki- named head coach following years, with seven of those omen Valley High School, one rials are prepared for the day. the vacancy left by Coach Mc- After school, it's soccer prac- years being at Perkiomen Val- may recognize Mr. Allen, a Cabe after more than 20 years ley. Mr. Allen currently teach- friendly English teacher who tice or games and I try to have of service as the head soccer a set plan prepared and exe- es 10th grade English. bears a striking resemblance “I love being part of the learning process both in the classroom and on the soc- cer field. Helping students improve in multiple facets of life make the time and ener- gy spent well worth it," Allen comments. The soccer team has experienced highs and lows this season, as all sports teams do, with an away win against Owen J. Roberts un- der the lights being the high- light of the season so far. The seniors especial- ly have a lot of faith in their new head coach, such as se- nior captain and 4-year var- sity player Alfredo Grimaldi who commented on Allen, “He always finds a way to get us a step ahead of the opposi- tion and always prepares and inspires us to be the very best that we can be on and off the soccer field.” The soccer team as- pires to make a return not only to the PAC final four again, but the championship game as well, after having won it for the first time in 17 years last season in what was a fairytale season for all in- volved. One thing is certain: under Coach Allen, the boys PV Cheerleaders practice lifting a member at Pine Forest in Gree- will always leave their hearts ley, Pennsylvania. out on the soccer field and Photo: Breanna Gaffney This year Coach Allen led the Varsity team to a 7-8-3 record in a strong PAC division. will create memories they will Hannah Smith, Photo: Imani Simpson remember for the rest of their Staff Writer lives. q Every summer for one week, the PV cheer team How Football Team Prepares for Victory participates in a cheer camp Sydney boardman, at Pine Forest in Greeley, Staff Writer with Coach Heist and reviews quote on the wall. and collected because they Pennsylvania to grow togeth- the game plans for the “Before leaving the know what to expect week in er and strengthen their skills Our PV Football team night’s game. team room we all jump up and and week out.” as a team. has been doing the same pre- Following that, the hit the quote, ‘All you got all The rituals help the On August 12th, the game rituals for many years. special teams, such as kickers the time’.” Says Ethan Kohler, team feel ready and pumped cheer team took a trip to Pine These rituals help the players and punt returners, go out varsity quarterback. up to play. They can get loose Forest and stayed there for a perform well and feel confi- and practice their specialties. On the way out, the and feel confident in the team week to prepare for the up- dent. With all of these rituals They always get into the zone team runs onto the field while and themselves. coming season. and intense practices it has by putting in earbuds and lis- “Thunderstruck” plays loud The football team had Mrs. Kinkead, Varsi- made the team feel like a fam- tening to their music. for all to cheer. The team an overall record of 7-4. De- ty Coach, said, “In four days, ily. Then the whole team touches the Viking statue on spite a thrilling game against all participants and coaches Every Friday after- does a warm-up stretch and the way by for extra good luck. Spring-Ford that ended in become safety certified and noon at 3:00 “PM”, the football recedes to the team room. These pregame rit- defeat for the vikings, other learn new dances, stunts, pyr- team’s booster club sets up Fifteen minutes before the uals are so important to the highlights include wins over amids and cheer material to a nice dinner for the team at game, Coach Heist gives a team and their many success- Methacton, Norristown, Boy- take back with them to use the firehouse. They have great pregame speech and goes es. When asked if the customs ertown, and Owen J. Roberts. during their season.” food and get filled up to play over the game plans. With were thought to be helpful, Their last game of the season The camp itself in- even better. After the dinner five minutes left before the Coach Heist replied, “I do, I was a loss to Dowington East cludes all sorts of competi- the varsity offense line-up game, the team heads out of think it helps with the routine in the first round of districts tions, such as the game day takes a walk through the gym the team room and touches a keeping the kids calm, cool, with a score of 55-27. q competition and the rally routine competition, to test the team’s skills and how well they work together. The cheer team competes in these com- petitions to win awards on the last day of the camp. The team tries to change their approach to try and win these competi- tions. “In the previous sea- sons we did more basic stuff, but this year we decided to try something more creative” says Lexi Gergel, an 11th grade varsity cheerleader. Their hard work did pay off, as they ended up winning the over- all superior squad game day competitions. “[The camp] was defi- nitely a lot crazier since last year I was on the JV [team] and this year I’m on varsity, so it's a lot more intense but it's worth it, because we did really good,” says Ava Gallo, a sophmore, on the Varsity team. Spectators can catch the cheer team at every foot- ball and boys’ basketball game this year. q PV Football stands victorious with their helmets held high after the October 11 Victory over Boyertown 48-6. Photo: Isabelle Ewing 20 The Voice Sports November 2019 BLEED ORANGE Fall Sports Shout-out Congratulations to the following athletes and teams for their out- standing achievements this fall season! Girls Field Hockey - Their 2nd straight states appearance

JV Football - An undefeated season

Ryan Horenci - Qualifying for the golf districts

The Student Section was as spirited as ever during the matchup between Perkiomen Valley and the Spring- Ford Rams on October 18. Girls Cross Country - Winning PACs Photo: Isabella Ewing Summer Watts, Delaney O’Sulllivan, and Tyler Clifford - Qualifying for states in cross country

Wide Reciever Mike Dougherty stands with the Student Section cheering him on. Photo: Isabella Ewing Ari Boone Josh Moyer Girls Volleyball Boys Soccer What sport do you play? What Sport do you play? Volleyball Soccer

What’s your Favorite memory What’s Your Favorite from Volleyball? Memory from Soccer? When I hit the “Bust Down Winning the PAC champi- Thotiana” onship last year

What’s your Favorite thing What’s your favorite about Volleyball? thing about soccer? I love the teamwork we all put in Being able to play a sport that I love with all my What Colleges are you looking friends, there’s nothing at? better. Montco or Kutztown What colleges are you If you could go to any sport- looking at? ing event you were not able to Penn State and West Vir- go to, what event would you ginia choose? PV Homecoming Football game If you could go to any sporting event you were unable to attend, what event would you choose? Eagles’ Super Bowl win.