January 14, 2015 Volume XXI Hawk Issue 7 Happenings

A Publication of Hamburg Area High School, Windsor Street, Hamburg, PA 19526

The adversity of facing Kristen Wade: New Year’s resolutions November student of the Erik Fleischel – 11

On January first, New Year’s Day, many people choose to make internal promises month to themselves on how to become a better individual. This is known as a New Year’s Resolution. Most resolutions typically involve an improvement to one’s health, whether Nicole Eberhardt – 12 it be losing weight, getting in shape, or quitting smoking. These are all difficult tasks and would take immense amounts of effort to complete. Junior Ryan Smith and Coach Mr. Kristen Lee Wade, the November student Forrer share the resolution of wanting to give the varsity ice hockey team a winning record of the month, is a very active member of the this year. Hamburg Area High School family. She is the Resolutions such as working out more can Student Council Vice President, 2015 Class be odd and foreign to an individual at first. If one President, a member of the Varsity girl’s is able to successfully incorporate their resolution Tennis team, participant in the TV studio, into their lives every day, it will soon become a Wilderness Club, and National Honor Society. habit and will no longer need a reminder to be Even though she has a very busy schedule, done. Habits form after the completion of three she always takes time to relax and help rid herself of problems. stages. The first stage is where one feels inspired On a regular basis, Kristen enjoys taking bubble baths, as well as having small and heavily motivated to complete their goal. This meltdowns, which helps her get rid of her built up stress, but no matter how much anxiety is often the feeling accompanied with the first few Kristen has, her friends are always there for her to make sure she does not take anything days when one is trying to form a new habit. The too seriously. Kristen is passionate about everything that she does, and she never lets next stage is the most difficult. The individual loses anything stop her from obtaining her goals, which she always wants to do on her own. the motivation they originally had, and their old She is most passionate about being independent, she does not accept any handouts ways are beginning to seep back into their lives. If from anyone. Kristen wants to be able to self-sufficient and make herself successful and one is victorious in the fight with the goal, the final believes that other people should feel the same way. stage enters into the equation. This is when the Outside of school, Kristen enjoys watching movies. She likes comedies, action movies, task becomes normal to everyday life and what and chick flicks, but if she had to choose her favorite, it would be horror movies. When she was once a goal is now becoming routine. is not at school or watching horror movies, she works hard as a waitress at CJ Hummel’s The case for those who create resolutions for multiple nights a week, so her schedule is very full, but she always has people there to themselves is typically failure. Statisticbrain.com support her and push her to do her best. Kristen’s friends are there for her at all times, but states that only eight percent of those who make resolutions are successful in achieving it. her mother is the one person who pushes Kristen to strive to be the best she can be, “She For more statistics on New Year’s resolutions, visit http://www.statisticbrain.com/new- does not accept excuses. Whenever I encounter a challenge or conflict, my mom makes years-resolution-statistics/. me figure out how to solve it myself, and do what I can to resolve the situation. She always plays the devil’s advocate.” Kristen looks up to many people for inspiration, but Mrs. Mennig had one of the biggest impacts on her life. Kristen admires how professional Mrs. Mennig is and how she is always smiling, as well as how much she pushed Kristen to do more critical thinking and thinking for herself. Kristen Wade is a self-driven, intelligent and confident student. She One Minute to One Degree always does the best that she can, puts as much passion as she can into everything she does and never gives up until she reaches her goals. of Excellence in full swing Kiana Wright – 9

The Hamburg Area School District administrators, teachers and students are now participating in a weekly event called “One minute to one degree of excellence”. At the beginning of each week day the Principal, Mr. Spohn, gets on the loud speaker. He makes an announcement to create and review ones idea of how to make their school life better, for example study, focus, and participate more or do their homework. He asks each student to pair up and talk about how they can accomplish their goals by the end of the week. In just one minute a student comes up with one degree of how to make Hamburg school life excellent. This routine is new to Hamburg Area High students, considering there was an assembly held about a month ago to talk about Hamburg’s rating. The students had just finished taking their Algebra, Literature and Biology CDT’S. Mr. Netznik and Mr. Spohn called the students together to introduce “One minute to one degree of excellence”. Than Wright, the supervisor of technology information says, “this is a good concept and a great idea for the students”. This will hopefully continue throughout the school year so it can teach the students to become a better learner and become successful. Mr. Spohn spoke briefly at the Hamburg MiniThon introduction assembly. He said, “in order for this to work we have to have participation. One thing that Hamburg Area School District excels J.R. Molnar, pictured at is caring about people”. For more information about One Minute to One Degree of above, had an Excellence talk to Mr. Spohn or Mr. Netznik. Congratulations incredible series. He Neal bowled a perfect 300. Kerschner! In this issue... In this issue... Read how he and the December Safe Skating - 2 Reviews - 4 rest of the team are Student of the Month doing on Pg. 6 Snacking - 2 Fundraising - 5 Volleyball - 3 Auditions - 5 See the next issue for the feature articles about Neal and JR. Mini-View - 3 Spotlights - 6 Seniors & Teachers - remember you can nominate students for Basketabll - 3 Spotlights - 7 student of the month. See Miss McCarthy for information. Page 2 Hawk Happenings January 14, 2015 Practice safe skating Hunters Laura Mills – 9 come out

When the weather gets during cold, people like doing activities outside, such as hockey and, ice the fall skating. There are some key tips to follow Neal Kerschner – 12 to keep safe for ice skating, The whiz of an arrow; the concussion e s p e c i a l l y of a rifle; the belch of a muzzleloader; because the these are all sounds attributed to fall, ice could more specifically, to hunting seasons. be thin and While there is always at least one season open at all times throughout the year, the majority of break. That person would be stranded, with no one around to help get the person hunting is done during the winter and fall. Regarding of a hunter’s preference, a sportsman out of the water or wherever they may have fallen. A few tips are stay safe, in Pennsylvania has a wide variety of game and seasons that they can hunt. such as clothing, skates, getting on the ice, and getting back up after falling. Regardless of the quarry being pursued by a hunter, there are very strict rules and guidelines that must be followed. These are put in place by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to 1) keep Ice skating involves keeping warm either outside or in an inside rink. Pants and sportsmen and bystanders safe, and 2) allow a safe and managed harvest of the particular long sleeve shirts because if the person falls and injury’s their knee then the person is game animal. The management does work in the state of Pennsylvania; according to the still protected because of having those long pants and shirt. Wearing gloves keeps the Game Commission, hunters consistently harvest over 300,000 whitetail deer per year, with person’s hand warm while out on the ice. I do not recommend wear and hats because over half a million harvested in 2000 and 2002. Especially during this time of year, the Game there can be a lot of people trying to skate at the same time and if the person falls Commission and hunters alike face criticism and a multitude of stereotypes. someone might not be watching what they are doing and run into the person that fell. One particular stereotype about hunters is that they are unethical and unfeeling towards Another tip is what kind of skates to use. When buying or renting skates the the animal they are pursuing. This is not generally true; the Game Commission takes great person should ask for their shoe size not any size bigger or smaller. The skates care to set regulations that provide the most humane harvest of an animal as possible. should be a comfortable fit compared to a snug fitting because if the person wears too Regulated hunting actually improves an animal’s population, which can be observed in the snug of a skate it will not be comfortable to be skating in. Next, is getting on the ice. success of the Pennsylvania Elk Restoration program in the northwest portion of the state. Trying to get on the ice can be difficult because people are all use to walking on flat Evidence of the constant regulation of animal population is the new changes to whitetail deer seasons this year in large portions of the state; the doe rifle season started a week feet, not a thin blade attached to a shoes. Still it is best to hang on to the railing, and later, hoping to help with population. when the person gets comfortable to then let go and try and skate. Another tip is to keep the knees bent and feet together, instead of having all of the weight on the person’s feet. When skating, also it is best to not get frustrated. Skating takes time to comprehend and grasp. Lastly, it also helps for balance to have the person’s arms out. Finally, last tip HS Students travel to is to get back up after falling. Falling on the ice can be tricky to get back up and try to skate again. To avoid getting their head knocked on the ice to keep their chin in with their chest. At some point a person Tilden to teach fifth graders will eventually fall on the ice, when getting back up it is best to put one leg up and then push off that leg to stand completely. For more information, please visit https://www.fusion- Meredith Browder – 12 lifestyle.com/centres/Oxford_Ice_Rink/Advice_for_safe_and_enjoyable_skating On Friday December 12, Mrs. Bucheit took six students to Tilden Elementary in order to teach the fifth graders what the high school students had been learning in her AP Environmental class. Prior to the trip, the high school students spent a week diligently working on presentations and projects for the kids. Healthy Snacking is Always The fifth grade students were split into four groups (about 30 kids per group) and rotated between four classrooms. In one classroom, Senior, Jonah Eckert, taught about the significance of pond water, macro invertebrates and algae. He had microscope Important slides for each student to examine. In the next classroom, Junior, Raymond Kubacki, created a food pyramid simulation in order to explain the process of bioaccumulation. Megan Krick – 9 Seniors, Kristian Bonenfant and Destinee Deesing presented a lesson about aquatic When people get home from work or endangered species. Seniors, Bridget Kurtz and Corey Smith rounded out the rotation school, they are usually hungry and look for a with a game of charades in order to teach the students about other endangered species. snack. Many times people just eat cupcakes Each group of fifth grade students spent about 20 minutes at each station. or candy as their snack, but snacking like that “I now have a new profound respect for teachers,” says Bridget Kurtz, “It is tiring to do is never good for people. People that don’t eat the same lesson over and over again with different kids at different levels.” healthy have risks of diabetes if they eat more Overall, the field trip went very well and the lessons were well received among sugar snacks. Everyone should eat healthy the fifth graders. The AP Environmental class agreed that future Environmental snacks when they get hungry. It is okay to eat students should take advantage of this great opportunity. some junk food every now and then but not all the time. “It’s a good learning experience for both the kids and us,” says Corey Smith. Healthy snacking can help gain extra nutrients, keep blood sugars normal, and prevents overeating. Overeating is never good because many people can skip dinner or lunch. Skipping a meal can cause people to not eat normal the next time they eat. Healthy snacking provides extra nutrients because the healthier people eat the more nutrient they can gain. Healthy snacking also helps keep blood sugar levels more normal because people will not have as much sugar in their snacks if they have an apple or orange. Not having blood sugar levels too high is good for many people with diabetes. It does not cause many people with diabetes to have normal blood sugar to having high blood sugar levels right away. When people are hungry in between meals they should choose a healthy snack instead of one with a lot of sugar. People should eat apples instead of eating sugar cookies all the time. For more information on healthy snacking go to http://healthyeating.sfgate. com. If you would like to order a yearbook, see Miss McCarthy. The cost is $60. For those who paid a $20 deposit in November, the next $20 is due now.

Hawk Happenings Publication Information Adviser: Miss Terri McCarthy; Editor-in-Chief: Neal Kerschner; Editorial Group: Kalyn Furry, Jenn Guldin, Sarah Hanlon, Zoe Irey, Neal Kerschner, Abigail Livinghouse, Eliza Moseman, Caitlin Ramsey, Naomi Singer, Julian Warner, Kiana Wright; Staff: Sarah Aten, Meredith Browder, Kylie Clark, Mackenzie Daughtry, Eileen Deisemann, Morgan Delong, Nicole Eberhardt, Rhiannon Elias, Amber Fillman, Erik Fleischel, Melanie Haas, Jennifer Hoshauer, Olivia Jacobs, Connor Klang, Brenna Klinger, Megan Krick, Morgan Krick, Ronald Lavigne, Brea Lesher, Stephen Magrowski, Tara Maloney, Kiara Mariano, Alyssa Marzili, Taylor Millette, Laura Mills, Kyra Neff, Rachael Noecker, Yelitza Pagan, Emilee Sassaman, Kayla Sobonilla, Hannah Stertzel, Alex Strausser, Lydia Warner, Marley Wheeler, Ivory Yoder. Hawk Happenings, published 16 times per year by the students in the publications class at Hamburg Area High School, is printed by School Publications Company. It is distributed free of charge throughout the Hamburg Area High School community. The opinions in this newspaper represent those of the student writers and do not represent the opinions of the faculty, staff, administration, or school board of the Hamburg Area School District. We are a member of the Pennsylvania School Press Association (PSPA), the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), and Quill and Scroll. If you have any questions or comments regarding Hawk Happenings, anything that appears in its pages, or if you would like to sponsor our paper with a donation, please contact Miss Terri McCarthy, Hawk Happenings, Hamburg Area High School, Windsor Street, Hamburg, PA, 19526. Our email address is [email protected] and our phone number is 610-562-3861, x2132. Page 3 Hawk Happenings January 14, 2015 Super Drink green tea for a healthier life Julian Warner - 12

Bowl XLIX Green tea, considered to be the most healthful beverage in the world, contains innumerable benefits for people of all ages. Hot water and green tea, either bagged or loose leaf, are the only components approaches necessary to brew a wholesome cup of tea. For those people Melanie Haas – 11 Healthy Living desiring more flavor, honey, sugar, or milk may be added. The 2015 Super Bowl is quickly For one portion of the superior approaching along with the New Year. drink, users may reuse the bags What’s in that Although it is unknown who the two teams or leaves several times. It is battling will be, those who are loyal football usually acceptable for students, fans are highly anticipating the match teapot? workers, athletes, etc. to carry up. With the middle of the season quickly One plant, Camellia sinensis, yields tea in school, the workplace, approaching, each conference has its as well as Transportation three kinds of tea of varying strength leaders. The AFC West champions thus far Security Administration, or TSA, and caffeine content. are the Denver Broncos with a record of 11- checkpoints as a substitute for 3; The New England Patriots are first in the sugary beverages. AFC East with an 11-3 record. The AFC North leaders are the Cincinnati Bengals with a Measuring the jolt

9-4 record and the AFC South is led by the Indianapolis Colts at 10-4 Caffeine in 1 cup (125 ml), in mg On a chemical level, green tea The NFC West champions at this point in time are the Arizona Cardinals with an 11-3 contains various compounds that record with the NFC East led by the Dallas Cowboys with a record of 10-4. The NFC North White tea may be beneficial to brain function. 15 is currently led by the Detroit Lions at 10-4. The NFC South is led by the New Orleans Ingredients such as caffeine and Made from young leaves Saints with a record of 6-8. L-theanine (an amino acid) are The championship will be played between the AFC Conference winner and the NFC present in all types of green tea and Conference winner on Sunday, February 1 in Glendale, Arizona. Green tea work together to ensure a functional 20 Along with spectacular football is an exciting halftime show and many fun brain. The antioxidants in the tea Mature leaves commercials to keep the audience entertained. In November 2014 it was announced that have been confirmed to have fat this year, Katy Perry will be performing at the halftime show. Commercials such as those burning and cancer preventing from Budweiser, Coca-Cola and Doritos are expected to be a crowd pleaser as they are qualities. Moreover, green tea can Black every year. 40 kill bacteria, thus improving dental tea For more information and to keep up with division standings, go to http://www.nfl.com/ health and the immune system. standings. Mature, In cultures throughout the world, green tea is the apex of healthful fermented drinking for today’s transient society leaves The Volleyball Club is new to the High School and meticulous youth. The potential NOTE: Caffeine content varies for advancing individual health as by brewing time, grade of tea Naomi Singer – 9 a result of green tea far outweighs the risks to be considered when Source: Source: “Your Guide to Coffee/Tea” by Sean Paajanen © 2014 MCT The Volleyball club is new to Hamburg Area High School. The first meeting was on consuming the beverage. November 13, and they continue to have meetings the first day two and the last day four of every month in the old gym. The founders, Samantha Smith, Starr Dove, Alyssa Noecker, and For more information:http://authoritynutrition.com/top-10-evidence-based-health- Cara Showmaker, benefits-of-green-tea/ started this club since the school does not have a Running into the winter track season volleyball team. Mr. Webb, a new teacher this year, is the current advisor Rachael Noecker – 10 for the club. They , currently don’t have The winter track season started on December 2 and the first Track meet is any dues to join, December 19 at Kutztown University. All of the meets are at various colleges. The but they do have winter track team has two track meets and two invitational meets. The meets that some criteria that are invitational are only for the best because the members have to hit a certain the members must mark to be able to go so they are tougher to get into. Mr. Kistler is the head coach fulfill. The members of winter track. Winter track practices are every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. of the club must be The team starts practice outside, but if it is too cold outside, then they stay inside there to actually and run laps around the school. If they need to stay inside, the coaches come up with play the sport, not different activities for them to do. Improvement by the end of the season is a goal of the just to stand around coaches. They want the students to place well, but placing well is not of their big concerns. and talk. They also Bailey Borrell said, “I am doing this to stay in shape, and get ready for spring track.” must make an effort Stephen Wenner said, “I am preparing for spring track, and just staying active.” to be present every Some of the other members are Curtis Williams, Chelsea Forrest, Nia Primus, Robert meeting because after 3 absences without an excuse they will be kicked out. Smith, Nicholas Smith, and Zachary Moser. The club had a rough start, but now things are picking up. The first few meetings the members could not play due to them not having the nets. The last meeting they split off into teams and rotated so everyone could play against the other teams at least once. The club is still debating on what tee-shirt design to choose, but they are certain they will go on a field trip at some point, but they are trying to figure out where to go. The mission of this Boys bounce their way club is to provide a chance for the students of Hamburg Area High School to play volleyball since the school does not offer a team. They are hoping for it to pick up so eventually the club could form into a registered team. into basketball season In school next Mini View: What’s year, I need to Nicole Eberhardt – 12 As the winter sport seasons kick off, the boys’ basketball team is working hard to stop procrastina- your New Year’s represent Hamburg Area High in the best way possible. The boys practice for two hours tion. - Kyleighy a day led by their hard working coaches Coach McGinley, Coach Shappel, and Coach Dougherty (9) Resolution? Foulk, every day of the week except Sunday to make sure that they are the best that they can be. Brea Lesher - 9 From their record of four wins from the 2013-2014 season, the team is really focusing on their work ethic, building an identity, and fundamentals to improve their standings for this year. The boys overall want to make sure that they are playing competitively and are working hard no matter if they are winning or losing. To maintain their strength as team, the starting lineup has changed at every game thus far to keep the team as well rounded Next year, I as possible, but the team captains are Dan Fink and Nick Schlottman. want to spend Next year, I The boys’ basketball games are at night throughout the week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, more of my Fridays, and occasionally at any points during the day on Saturdays. Just like any team want to get that plays for Hamburg, the boys’ basketball team could use as much support as every time working better at Jiu- other sport. Make sure to attend some of the games and support our Hawks. out. - Steven Jitsu. - Wenner (10) Andrew Ko- chel (12)

Next fall, I Next year, I want to get want to get in better at foot- better shape. ball. - Divine - Mrs. Scharff Tinner(11) (Teacher) Page 4 Hawk Happenings January 14, 2015 Criticism Corner The Girl on Fire New game application returns to the big screen proves to be incredibly Jennifer Guldin – 10 addicting The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part one Meredith Browder – 12 written by Suzanne Collins was brought to the big screen by Francis Lawrence. It continues the The new mobile game created by Etermax, Trivia Crack, has recently reached number one story of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) on Apple’s App Store charts in 19 different countries, according to The Guardian. According to after the Quarter Quell where she awakes in the Pocket Gamer, since its conception, Trivia Crack averages 500,000 downloads every day. District 13 to find that her home in District 12 has Trivia Crack is a free trivia game that tests an individual’s knowledge with questions covering been destroyed. She also finds that Peeta (Josh the subjects of geography, sports, history, art, entertainment and science. Hutcherson), who is one of the two main love To play, an individual will need to spin a wheel to let chance choose from the game’s interests, was captured and brain washed by six categories. Then, the player must correctly answer the question, in the 30 second time the capital. The movie follows Katniss’ and the period, for the selected category, in order to collect the corresponding character. To win, people of Panem’s fight against President Snow all six characters, one from each category, need to be collected. There are four cheats (Donald Sutherland) and his army in the capital. available at the bottom of the question screen that include a time extension, the ability to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part one follows the first two book to movies written remove three of the five answer choices, a button that allows for a second guess and a skip by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Of the three Francis Lawrence to the next question button. Each power up costs coins that are earned by winning matches, has directed The Hunger Games and has returned for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – leveling up. Coins can also be purchased on the app. There are over 100,000 questions Part one. Along with those two movies, Lawrence has also directed Water for Elephants, currently on the game, and that number is steadily increasing every day. and I Am Legend, making him no stranger at facing the task to bring a book to life. Questions can be submitted by anyone who has the app. The questions are The soundtrack followed suit with the movie, being both beautiful and haunting. The then put through what the game refers to as the “question factory” where players music was composed by James Newton Howard who is an American composer and is can vote on questions and experts can check the questions for accuracy. best known for his scores in motion pictures. He was won a number of awards such as, So what makes trivia crack so addicting? For starters, players are Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media and Primetime Emmy Award allowed to register for the game using Facebook. This way, they can play for Outstanding Title Theme Music. One of his biggest tasks was bring ‘The Hanging Tree’ their friends and family. The game also gives people a sense of achievement. a song that was original to the book. He without a doubt surpassed any expectations, the “Everytime I get one [question] right it boosts my confidence”, says song being one of the most powerful and emotional moments in the movie. Sophomore Carissa Rivera, “I know more things than I thought I did.” The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part one was the year’s biggest opening making However, the game has proved to be too addicting to some, such as senior Cody $123 million as well as being one of the year’s most successful book to movie adaptations. Cordwell, who says, “I had to delete it, I was wasting too much of my time playing it.” It is an excellent movie for anybody to go see, whether they read the books or are just keeping up with the movies. For more information you can go to, http://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-hunger- games-mockingjay-part-1-scores-years-biggest-opening-with-123-million-1201362980/ or, www.imdb.com/title/tt1951265/. Assassins Creed Rogue review Kayla Sobonilla – 10

On November 11, 2014, the new Xbox game, Assassins Creed Rogue came out. This new Assassin’s Creed game is linked to Assassin’s Creed 3 and Assassins Creed 4: Black flag. The story in these two who involves a character named Shay Cormac finds and joins a childhood friends when he enters the assassin’s brother hood. It takes place in the North Atlantic and the east-cost of America Shay is to train, develop skills, captain his own ship and go on assassinations and infiltration missions. On one of Shay’s missions, something catastrophic happens that makes him question his own beliefs he had before becoming an assassin. The Templars are the enemies of the assassins and Shay turns rogue and joins them betraying the other assassins. Being a Templar now changes the game’s view it will not be like playing as an assassin anymore, and Shay will be exploring coastal towns and streets of mid-18th century New York. He will also be mostly on his ship, the Morrigan, traveling to his missions and engaging in piracy. The missions can consist of working directly against the brotherhood, finding and defending the assassin’s targets. A Templar normally stays hidden and listens to the assassin’s stalkers that are on the rooftops or in the bushes to find a way to sabotage the Beyoncé CD review brotherhoods missions. There are new weapons in assassins creed rogue such as a silent air rifle that makes Rhiannon Elias – 11 enemies sleep or go crazy and turn on other people. There is a grenade launcher and a timber-splitting ram as well. November 24, 2014 brought the release of Beyoncé’s self-named fifth studio album For more information on this game go to: http://www.trustedreviews.com/assassin-s- platinum edition box set. It has been recognized as one of the most explicit pop albums creed-rogue-review ever recorded and includes darker themes than her previous work. Beyoncé’s first solo album, Dangerously in Love, was R&B oriented, upbeat, and full of energy. Beyoncé has a slower and more serious feel to it. The songs tackle feminism, sexuality, motherhood and post-maternity relationship problems in marriage. Popular singles from the album are Drunk in Love, Partition, and Flawless which includes the trending lyrics “I woke up like this”.

Rolling Stone magazine gave the album a three and a half out of 5 stars. It contains collaborations with artists such as Drake, Pharrell and husband Jay Z. Even their toddler daughter Blue Ivy has a cameo on the album in the track Blue. To release an album like this takes a lot of confidence, and that is something If you would like to order a Beyoncé does not lack. yearbook, see Miss McCarthy. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/beyonce-20131214 The cost is $60. For those who Mark Your Calendar paid a $20 deposit in Student’s have no school January November, the next $20 19th due to is due now. Martin Luther King Day. Page 5 Hawk Happenings January 14, 2015 Stefani’s releases new single I Have a Bad Spark the Fire Feeling about Kylie Clark – 9 Gwen Stefani’s new single, Spark the Fire, is from her new album and the video is half-live action and half-animated. At first, Stefani was floating on a cloud over a cartoon city then, it cuts out to a club setting. Her lyrics are brought to life by speech bubbles and This: book cartoon doodles. Her message is tied to her image as she chants, “Let’s go hard/ let’s go hard/ hard as can go/ It is time for the girl species to grow/ 2015 we take off our shells… the world get ready cause we will review prevail/ somebody has to so maybe it’s me.” Her message is that girls should be comfortable with speaking their minds. Naomi Singer – 9 Gwen Stefani is a three-time Grammy winner and is putting Written by Jeff Strand, I Have a Bad Feeling the finishing touches on her new about This is an action comedy following Henry album and has achieved success Lambert. Due to his parents thinking he needs as a performer, songwriter and to toughen up, he was sent to summer ‘survival’ a recording artist. She is also camp. After being introduced to the crazy head of recognized as a trendsetter and the camp, and his quirky fellow campers, Henry has what could be the time of his life. With accomplished designer within the archery, firearm safety, and everything in between, this camp is more than Henry expected. fashion industry. Stefani launched During their mock war – the last test of the camp, strange men come and murders several brands including L.A.M.B., Max in the most horrendously real way possible. Will Henry be able to convince the other Harajuku Lovers, DWP, and Gx. Her campers that Max is in trouble or will he have to face these strange men all by himself? new album, will be released in 2015. This novel is 242 pages and is unfortunately not in the library. If this novel seems For more information, visit enticing, then go to a local bookstore and purchase it for a low price of $8.99. www.GoMoxie.com and www. gwenstefani.com. Cheerleader - Allyssa Phipps Alyssa Marzili – 9 Students raise funds for Allyssa Phipps is a basketball cheerleader at Hamburg Area High School, and this is not her first year of cheering. She cheered in third and fourth grade. The basketball cheerleaders have to practice every Tuesday and Thursday a variety of reasons of each week from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The cheerleaders practice in the high school old gym. A game occurs normally once every week end. The games are Yelitza Pagan – 10 sometimes here other times a way. The cheerleaders help support the team by calling out cheers that give them confidence, and make them feel like they can doit. Most people do not believe there is a need for fundraising, but it is a very important Allyssa’s favorite thing about cheerleading is that it teaches leadership skills and tasks for students because they benefit in many ways by helping the class earn money she understands how important it is to be a leader and help others who need leading. that can be saved in an account and to keep costs down. Her least favorite part of cheerleading is that it is dangerous. The way cheerleading is Every year seniors go on their last high school trip together. This could be a very simple dangerous is the types of stunts they do, especially the ones when a girl is thrown in the air. day at a park or an out of state trip. It all depends on how much the students fundraise Allyssa feels the coach she has, Niki is the best coach in the world; she says Niki is like throughout the year. Expecting to go on an extravagant class trip, having a great prom, another mother to her. Niki is very cautious and looks out for the safety of her cheerleaders. cheap caps and gowns? Be sure to fundraise and participate. In particular Allyssa does not a favorite nor a least favorite cheer, but there are Another group that does fundraising is the music association who creates accounts for some she does like better than others. each music students in chorus, band, drama club, or orchestra. The money raised can be Allyssa enjoys cheerleading very much and probably will continue it on throughout her used to pay off trips and/or purchase reeds for band. The account money can be used for high school years. absolutely anything that is under the Music Association. The most popular fundraisers that HAMA does is the discount cards and poinsettia sales in the winter. Fundraising is not just important to benefit a class or student, it can also be used to benefit other people. Fundraising can be used as a donation for causes such as the human society and other charities. The student council is big on donating for a cause especially around Christmas time. Fundraising can be used for so many things. The students should Tips on how to keep healthier nails be an active participant in the fundraising process. during winter season Tips for auditioning for the spring musical Tara Maloney – 9 Cold temperatures bring snowball fights, hot chocolate, and quite often dry nails and Yelitza Pagan – 10 cuticles. Winter’s air is dry and makes people have rough and dry hands. Wearing mittens or something to shield nails from the dry winter air is always a healthy solution that keeps Hamburg Area Drama Hawks Spring nails healthier and strong. musical auditions are slowly approaching. Nails hate the season winter because of moisture loss. Erin Gilbert, a New York All grade levels are encouraged to audition dermatologist states, “Healthy nails contain 18 percent water on an average. In winter, or work back stage. The spring musical you’re constantly moving between the hot, dry air indoors and the freezing temperatures is called The Drowsy Chaperone. This outdoors. This reduces the moisture level in nails, leaving them dehydrated.” Dry nails are hilarious, romantic, fun for all ages musical prone to chip, break and split. More harsh conditions for nails are hot showers because is perfect for our drama hawks to perform. water draws moisture from nails as it evaporates from skin. Drying products, such as polish Anyone from the middle school or high removers, hand sanitizers, and dishwashing liquid are also other stressors on nails during school can audition. the winter. Miami dermatologist says, “Washing dishes is just about the worst activity for Prior to auditioning for the musical, there nails.” Wearing rubber gloves is are many tips that would help the student another solution for have a successful audition. First, auditions A protection plan for keeping will be vocal, dancing, and acting. Secondly, nails hydrated are keeping nails the director wants to see students succeed. moisturized. Moisturizing can He/she is not targeting anyone or favoring make nails less likely to split anyone. Finally, the student should not feel and break. For a solution to threatened by other “experienced” actors. moisturize your hands people The student is here for a reason and should could use Divine Oil, Almond focus on their goal. Auditioning for the Coconut Lotion, and much musical will involve singing, dancing, and more. acting in front of many people. The student For more information go should be comfortable and have confidence in their performance. The “underdog” is to http://www.realsimple.com/ usually the student with the most outstanding audition. Whether the performance went beauty-fashion/skincare/hands- great or horribly wrong the student should never mutter how bad he/she did in the audition feet/nail-care-tips . room. Try to relax and be humble if you are receiving a part. The drama hawks will be performing The Drowsy Chaperone on May 1-3 times are to be announced. Auditions will take place at the end January. If the student is casted he/she must be committed to a busy, long schedule in the auditorium. For more information feel free to contact the director Bethany Geisinger @ [email protected].

Girls Bowling Vs. Panther Valley L 42-43 Vs. Twin Valley W 46-40 Vs. Wyomissing W 3-0 Sports Scores Vs. Blue Mountain L 22-63 Vs. Antietam W 3-0 Vs. Northern Lebanon L 21-62 Wrestling Vs. Conrad Weiser W 3-0 Vs. Twin Valley L 16-60 Vs. Kutztown W 66-6 Vs. Wilson L 0-3 (As of 1/7/15) Vs. Schuylkill Valley W 42-35 Vs. Berks Catholic L 1-2 Girls Basketball Vs. Oley Valley W 52-15 Vs. Brandywine Heights L 42-43 Vs. Tamaqua W 52-24 Boys Basketball Vs. Annville-Cleona W 45-40 Vs. Muhlenberg W 59-19 Vs. Octorara L 29-83 Vs. Kutztown W 42-30 Vs. West Perry W 48-19 Vs. Northern Lehigh L 25-49 Vs. Tulpehocken W 38-33 Vs. Bangor L 22-42 Vs. Kutztown L 46-48 Vs. Emmaus L 40-59 Vs. Tulpehocken L 38-56 Vs. Fleetwood L 25-49 Boys Bowling Vs. Northwestern Lehigh L 45-58 Vs. Conrad Weiser L 27-46 Vs. Wyomissing L 1-2 Vs. Fleetwood L 25-62 Vs. Pottsville L 34-55 Vs. Antietam W 3-0 Vs. Conrad Weiser L 28-60 Vs. Lourdes L 26-44 Vs. Conrad Weiser W 2-1 Vs. Tamaqua L 16-65 Vs. Southern Columbia L 32-36 Vs. Wilson L 1-2 Vs. Brandywine Heights L 44-61 Vs. Northern Lebanon L 29-44 Vs. Berks Catholic W 3-0 Page 6 Hawk Happenings January 14, 2015 Around Hamburg Austin Weisbrod - Get to BCTC student on the spotlight Eliza Moseman - 9 Austin Weisbrod is a sophomore at Hamburg know Mr. Area High School and is currently in his first year of BCTC. He describes BC TC as being balanced out between theory and hands-on experience, which is one of the reasons he Evans enjoys it so much. His experience at BCTC Zoe Irey – 10 teaches him lots of things that will prepare him for the future, which Hamburg does not Mr. Evans, the world cultures teacher provide for him. Obviously, Hamburg does not for sophomores, enjoys his teaching job, provide Diesel Tech, so at BCTC, he gets the but the summers off even more. He became opportunity to experience new things. He is a World Cultures teacher specifically having a blast at BCTC and is going for Diesel because “the district told him to.” One of the Tech. great things about his job, he says, is the Diesel Tech is mainly working on or building summers that he has off. His favorite part the engines in diesel trucks. After school of the actual teaching part of his job is the (and BCTC) he wants to become a Diesel “lightbulb moment” he sees students have Mechanic.Diesel Mechanics can work virtually when they grasp the meaning, relevance, or anywhere dealing with Diesel trucks. While on the job, a Diesel Mechanic would deal with simply understand the topic he is teaching. As a kid, he wanted to be either a farmer, a maintaining the engine or repairing. navy jet pilot, or a teacher. Mr. Evans became the latter, a teacher, but certainly had plenty Some of Austin’s favorite things include food, video games, animals, 22 Jump Street, and of back up ideas. hanging out with his friends. Austin likes food (specifically pizza) because it is delicious. It is common knowledge that teachers have lives outside of school. The one that Mr. Another thing he likes is Grand Theft Auto 5 because it is a lot of fun. The reason he likes Evans has consists largely of the outdoors and his family. With the weekends and other animals is because they listen to him. His favorite movie is 22 Jump Street as he finds time that he has off, he likes to hunt, fish, and trap. Another thing he enjoys is watching it hilarious. He likes to hang out with his friends and relax. Austin is a short, fun-loving, Law & Order, but only the original. sophomore with hopes to make it in the Diesel Tech industry. Mr. Evans currently has one beagle named Barney and a daughter named Athena. His daughter is five years old and he says that, “She is much smarter than me and will someday rule the world.” Known for his humorous teaching style, Mr. Evans makes class interesting with his People Still Celebrating Poe’s Work jokes, casual teaching style, and famous “Art Days.” Kyra Neff – 9

Edgar Allan Poe is a well-known writer that many people love. He was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts. Although he is known for his stories, he also was an editor, poet, and literary critic, and was considered part Girls’ basketball preparing of the American Romanic Movement. Poe often wrote with his Siamese cat on his shoulder. “Edgar Allan Poe for the season was the father of short stories. He was the creator of Morgan DeLong – 11 suspense, thriller, horror and mystery stories,” said Mrs. Scharff, an English Teacher here at the High school. Esmeralda Klahr has been playing Edgar Allan Poe did not only write stories, he enlisted basketball since she was nine years old, in 1827 in the United States Army using the false name and she is ready for this season to begin. “Edgar A. Perry”. He claimed to be 22 years old even She feels as if the conditioning to prepare though he was just 18. In 1835, at the age of 26, Poe for the season was easier, but that could be married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. She because of the work she was putting in over died of tuberculosis in 1847 and her struggles with the summer. Conditioning consisted of a lot of footwork. the illness and death are believed to have been what During practices, the JV and Varsity team influenced Poe’s work where dying young women usually break up and they scrimmage. The appear as a frequent concept, as in “Annabel Lee”, “The Raven”, or “Ligeia”. For more team also does drills to focus on the roles of info, visit http://interestingliterature.com or http://list25.com/25-little-known-facts-about- the different positions. Instead of learning a edgar-allan-poe-the-master-of-horror/ specific position, the girls learn the role of every position to become a universal player, so that they can be placed anywhere. They also do full-court drills to work on speed and practice ball handling. They are not learning any new techniques, but they are building and getting better on previous techniques. The team has won 3 out of five games so far. The captains of the team this year are Darlene Ruiz, Victoria Kissinger, and Eliza Kurtz. She feels as if Berks Catholic and Conrad Weiser are teams to watch out for. Esmeralda feels as if losing last year’s seniors will not affect them very much because the whole team has universal roles this year, rather than specific roles. She also feels as if all of the players are very into the game, have heart, and are willing to work hard to achieve their goals. Students starting out the bowling season Fruit sale ends Rachael Noecker – 10 Morgan Krick – 11 The bowling team has practice one Tuesday and Thursday, but the first two weeks they had practice three times a week, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Their head coach The Agricultural Science club’s fruit sale has come to a close on November 12. is Bill Rathman. Their first bowling match was on December 9, 2014. The boys finished in Last year, the club raised $1,000 in scholarship money. However, this year the fruit second place in division II with 24 wins and 12 loses. And lost in the first round of the playoffs sale has gone down. Since the sales are less than last year, the club is left to pay to Exeter (3017-2986 total pin fall for 3 games). The girls won the division II title with a 31-5 shipping expenses for the fruit because the order is so small. In end, Mrs. Bucheit record. They lost in the semi-finals to Governor Mifflin (2840-2471 total pin fall for 3 games). estimates that there will be around $400 for scholarship money this year. The boys team consists of Nate Foster, Nicholas Rausch, Grant Baver, Carter On December 9, the fruit arrived at the high school and the Ag. Science club Compinski, Zachary Rhoades, JR Molnar, Jordan Miller, Chris Bashore, Janzen Rohrer, members helped Mrs. Bucheit to sort and distribute fruit to all who purchased Logan Heffner, Daniel Adam. The captains for the boys team are Nate Foster and Carter citrus. Sorting and distributing fruit is an all-day event and a great day spent bonding Compinski. The key players for the boys team are Nate Foster and Carter Compinski. with each other. Members included: Brandon Kutz, Megan Krick, Cory Smith, The girls team consists of Rebecca Blatt, Hannah Shirk, Autumn Gilmour, Abbie Kayla Stambaugh, Amber and Alicia Dixon, Bridget Kurtz and many more. Smith, Leanne Moser, Hannah Burns, Mariah Miller, Erica Hartman, Cassidy Cordwell, Aside from the bad news pertaining to the 2014 fruit sale, Mrs. Bucheit and the Ag. Science Starr Dove, and Cara Showmaker. The captains for the girls team are Rebecca Blatt and club members are determined to have a better 2015 sale. With a positive attitude, anything Hannah Shirk. The key players for the girls team are Erica Hartman and Rebecca Blatt. can be accomplished, especially with the members of the Ag. Science club. “I never really thought to much about why I started coaching. I guess I really enjoy the Kayla Stambaugh said, “It is important to have a good fruit sale every year to pay off sport and saw this opportunity as a chance to pass on my knowledge of the game. And to bills to the green house and to help the seniors that are wanting to pursue an agricultural enjoy and give back to the students.” said Bill Rathman field in college.” Page 7 Hawk Happenings January 14, 2015 Spotlights Leo Club keeps the elderly in Getting to know the track mind player Nia Primus Kiara Mariano – 9 Nia Primus, 17 senior, started track this Taylor Millette – 10 year. She always wanted to try track. Nia need something to keep her in shape and Leo Club has been making cards for the Laurel Center for the major holidays. A group of busy. One of Nia’s goals is to improve her Leos deliver them in person in after school hours. They need at least 150 cards to deliver endurance and increase her speed. Nia so there are enough for every resident. If there are not enough then they do not deliver plans on achieving her goals by working hard and staying dedicated to her goals. at all. Card donations are always welcome. The next major holidays include Valentine’s She likes how she can get a good workout. Day and Easter/Spring, so they will be accepting handmade cards for these festive days. Since she has not done track, Nia does All card donations should be dropped off at Miss McCarthy’s, room 32. Please keep the not find anything to dislike. Nia is fine with elderly in mind. These cards make their day and remind them that people care for them. running if she is chasing something like a The Leo Club delivered Thanksgiving and Christmas Cards and appreciate all the help soccer, but track is changing her mind. they received with the card making Like any other athlete, Nia likes to listen to music to get motivated. She likes to listen to, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj or Kendrick Ice Hawks skate their way to victory Lamar. Nia isn’t into the mainstream music. Connor Klang - 11 She likes to listen to Tupac, Pharell, and Michael Jackson. Led by many Hamburg students, the Schuylkill Valley and Hamburg ice hockey team Nia’s advice to the underclassmen is “high is looking to have a successful season. Currently having only played two games against school doesn’t last forever, if you don’t fit in Exeter and Cacalico, and those both being a losses, they will be hoping to turn it around much it is okay. You won’t die. Be your own in the upcoming weeks. The loss to Exeter was by a score of 5-3, and the loss to Cacalico person, being like everyone else is boring.” was 7-5.The team plays other schools around the county such as Fleetwood and Twin After school Nia plans on going to an art school for music production. If not she will use Valley. It has been a while since the teams last first place finish, but they are hoping that her connections to good use and focus full on music. this can be their year. The players have to pay a small fee to be a part of the team as the ice time for practices and games costs money. Junior Erik Fleischel states that some important players such as Jake Waltz and Sky Swavely will be big contributors towards the team success this year. Jake is currently leading the team in points with two goals and two assists.They practice on Wednesday nights at Body Zone. As well as playing for Hamburg, Erik also plays for the Pottstown Athlete Spotlight: Logan Herber Penguins travel team with a few other Hamburg students such as Janson Youndt and Tara Maloney – 9 Derek Roberts. They will also be a few of the many people looking to add a lot to the team. For more information on schedules and the players visit http://eastpenn.com One of the freshman in Hamburg Area High School is a hardworking and dedicated athlete who plays football and Kaylah Lenhart sings her way into wrestles. Logan is 14 years old and has been playing football since he was seven years old. Herber has decided to go out the spotlight for spring track to develop speed and Lydia Warner – 9 endurance for the next football season. In his free time Logan enjoys hunting, fishing, Kaylah Lenhart is a freshman at golfing, kayaking, and plays air soft with Hamburg Area High School. his brother Tyler and friends. One of the things she loves to do is sing. Kaylah Logan has been wrestling since he was five is a part of the chamber choir and concert choir. years old. He said that his dad took him to a She is also involved with the worship team at her wrestling practice when he was five and he church, The Bridge Church. The worship team is a thought that wrestling looked like a lot of fun. group of high school students who sing and play Since then he advanced into an even better instruments in front of the church and youth group. wrestler. Throughout the years of wrestling, She participates in PennDel Youth’s Fine Arts. Logan has over five trophies. He placed There are three stages, and Kaylah made it through first place three times, third place twice and all three this past year. She got to sing at a national placed second three times. He received an Fine Arts competition in Ohio this past July. award for hardest fight in 2011. She also dances at Horizons Dance Logan always wanted to play Conservatory and plays the piano. football growing up. His father She looks up to her mom, Tiffany Lenhart. contributed to his passion and love Kaylah says “She has a lot of wisdom and is to the game. They would always watch games together and his dad, being a very kind to others. She will give anybody the huge fan of the game, would take Logan to many games. Logan now plays time of day, and she supports me in everything the positions of halfback on offense and strong safety on defense for HHS. that I do.” In Logan’s future he sees himself going to college with a ROTC program. A ‘ROTC’ A few things that she enjoys about is basically a military leadership that allows you to enter the military as an officer in any school are lunch, singing in choir, learning branch by choice. If Herber takes the program he has to serve five years in the branch of from Dr. Ryan, and making new friends. military of his choice, which is the Army. A bible verse that Kaylah says she lives by is “Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” David Madara loves wrestling After high school, Kaylah plans to attend Southeastern University in Florida to pursue Mackenzie Daughtry – 9 her love for music. David Madara is a tenth grade wrestler who has been in the sport for three years. He started to wrestle How the frost bites because he likes that it is an individual Arctic temperatures with extreme dry air affect skin exposed to the cold: and a team sport. What to do Wrestling is a big part of David’s • Drink lots of fluid (water, Cold attack life. There are things David accepts tea); eat fresh fruit and because he has to and also just vegetables high in vitamin • Low humidity Ears because he wants to. The hard part desiccates skin; it Nose C (this protects mucous starts to itch, gets membranes) about wrestling is it is all up to the flaky, inflamed person. He says “The only person to • Creams high in fat, blame for the failures is the wrestler • Skin lacks vitamin E, aloe vera himself.” David says there is not fat; natural protect skin (also lips) anything easy about this sport. protection function of • Frostbite treatment Motivation is key in any kind of sport. upper skin Warm up affected areas The kind of motivation that David gets layer is slowly with lukewarm in wrestling is that same motivation disturbed, Fingers water; do not rub skin any person gets while playing a rifts occur sport because he’s competing. When • Nutrition Avoid food something goes wrong in wrestling he • Frostbite: with cooling effect Vessels contract, knows he will always get better and (bananas, oranges, yogurt, that there is always someone out there tissue threatened raw vegetables, alcohol) by lack of oxygen; Toes that is better than he. cells die off; most On the team everyone is a family, affected are nose, • Put on right clothes (in “It’s a brotherhood,” says David. ears, toes, fingers layers, but not too heavy or Considering everyone is on the team for so long, now there becomes a strong connection tight); breathe through scarf in front of nose, mouth and everyone is family. • Hypothermia: Life threatening; internal Wrestling does interfere with people’s social life. David says “Wrestling takes body temperature falls below a safe level up a big part of his social life and almost everyday something is going on.” Since When body is cold for a long time, the immune system can be everyone is family in the team everyone gets along, they are all friends. David weakened by stress (women more affected than men) does not really mind that wrestling takes up a lot of his social life because a Source: Mayo Clinic, Human Anatomy and Physiology Graphic: Staff, Tribune News Service majority of his friends are on the team and it is a big part of his life.

Page 8 Hawk Happenings January 14, 2015 Podcast Review: The Joe Rogan Staying motivated in the Experience Ronnie Lavigne – 12 Hannahwinter Stertzel – 12

A podcast is an audio file that is available for streaming or download on the internet. As the temperature drops, so does the motivation of students, however Podcasts are, more often than not, run like a radio show without the incessant interruption there are many things students can do in order to stay focused on of advertisements or obnoxious music. Podcasts can be a great companion for a long schoolwork. The first idea is the buddy system. Find friends to help study drive or a study hall period. One of the more prominent podcasters today is Joe Rogan. with and keep each other on task. Joe Rogan is a notable television personality and comedian, known for his roles hosting The next idea is to create a game plan for every day. Using a day Fear Factor, commentating the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and appearing in multiple planner or agenda plan out the activities and homework that have to get Comedy Central stand-up specials. The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast (JRE) has been done that day. By managing time, it is easier to stay on task and get work available to stream for free since Christmas Eve of 2009. On the show, Rogan features a done. plethora of guests from notable martial artists like Georges St. Pierre to theoretical physicists like Many students also have trouble getting out of bed to go to school, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. especially when it is cold and dark outside in the early morning. One idea Typically, a new episode of the JRE is released every other day and covers a wide variety of topics is to “recreate early sunlight”, by buying thing like the Phillips ‘Wake-up over a three-hour span. The unique part of the podcast is that the host and the guest are just having Light’. The ‘Wake-up Light’ mimics natural light by slowly increasing the a normal conversation. There is no interview process taking place and there is typically no awkward amount light being given off. energy between the two. It shows a glimpse at aspects of the world and culture with which a normal Heating the room is another idea to help wake up. By adjusting the person would not normally come in contact. thermostat timer, the room can be warmed up before the alarm goes off. If the room is as warm as the blankets, it can be easier to get out of bed and FSource: O L I O L IJoerogan.net, N E Ustream.net/JoeRogan F O L I O L I N E McClatchy-Tribuneget moving. Using energizing songs to wake up can be a good strategy as well. Rather than using an alarming noise, try using a phone or iPod alarm with motivating songs. If a person is still groggy once SELMA MARCH said Denee McCloud, former direc- they are out of bed, getting a shower or using face wash can help tor of the Central District Forum for By March 1965, the nation’s new wake them up. Civil Rights Act was on the books. Arts & Ideas in Seattle. “He goes But parts of the South were slow to into so many things — where For more information see: http://www.active.com/triathlon/ embrace such a paradigm shift. In racism comes from, why we are articles/15-ways-to-stay-motivated-this-winter particular, in Selma, Ala., African here at this place. He talks about it Americans faced corruption, intimi- in terms of class, of voting rights — dation and gerrymandering on their which we’re still dealing with. way to becoming registered voters. There’s still people being disenfran- Early that month, two weeks after chised. So in that way, I thought the speech was very powerful.” the assassination of Malcolm X, JAMES H. KARALES/LIBRARY OF CONGRESS King and more than 500 demonstra- The passage above, with its Introducing Engineering potentially controversial linking of Americans, both white and black, marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery, tors left Selma on U.S. 80 en route Ala., in March 1965, in an effort to guarantee voting rights for all Americans. to the state capital of Montgomery to religion to oppression, is particu- Brea Lesher - 9 tell Gov. George Wallace their rights larly noteworthy, Briggs says. had been infringed. “How very revolutionary and forward-thinking,” Briggs says. “How out of the box. He was just Hamburg Area High School has picks up two new heroic. Somebody could read that electives this year, one being engineering integration that Mr. as blasphemy — but he was coura- ‘Our God is geous enough to be honest about Forrer teaches. The second elective is Mr. Kings class, Intro to the role that religion played.” Engineering. The imagery of eating Jim Crow also struck a chord. “We talk about food and feeding our bodies, but he’s LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Marching On’ talking about feeding your mind and Troopers charging marchers your souls and your heart,” she says. at the Pettus Bridge, Civil “ ... What we put in is kind of what Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1965 speech Donovan Remp Rights Voting March in Selma, we are. If we’re eating junk, our Alabama, March 7, 1965. bodies are going to reflect that. And on voting rights resonates still was one of the many But six blocks away, at the if your mind’s eating junk, you’re students that decided going to reflect that.” Edmund Pettus Bridge, state troop- BY MARC RAMIREZ/SEATTLE TIMES to enroll in the Into ers and sheriff’s officers attacked the REACHING OUT Listen. group with bull whips and tear gas. Listen — and you’ll hear the words of a man who was more to Engineering Prompted by media coverage of FOR UNITY the assault, supporters from around They were on the move now. than just an orator. Listen, and in those words you’ll hear not Design course along the country descended on Selma “Today I want to say to the peo- only yesterday’s struggles but the challenges of today. ple of America and the nations of the with Engineering two days later for a second try. But Nearly five decades ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered when King agreed to abide by a world, that we are not about to turn Integration. Donovan federal restraining order, the 2,000- around. We are on the move now. a speech under the most trying of circumstances, forging rays is glad that he has plus marchers made the march “Yes, we are on the move and of hope amid tragedy and strife of landmark resonance. no wave of racism can stop us. We chosen to take this purely symbolic, once again halt- Through his words in “Our God is Marching On,” a much ing at the bridge. are on the move now. class and likes being That day, after the curtailed “The burning of our churches broader picture of King emerges, showing a civil-rights demonstration, James Reeb, a will not deter us. The bombing of leader who, steeped in the African-American church experi- able to work hands on Unitarian Universalist minister our homes will not dissuade us. who had traveled from Boston for We are on the move now. ... ence, addressed issues ranging from segregation and while making items, the march, was attacked outside a “Like an idea whose time has poverty to nuclear proliferation and the Vietnam War. such as circuits, and Selma bar. He died two days later. come, not even the marching of “All of those issues are relevant today,” said Timeca Briggs, On March 21, King and thousands mighty armies can halt us. We are solving problems. more took to the road again. For four moving to the land of freedom.” who has directed a stage production of the famous speech in Though he likes being able to work hands on he prefers doing it days and 54 miles, they braved pour- Despite the unnatural divisions Seattle. “We saw in the last couple of elections problems with King said had led to their circum- by himself and that is what he likes most about these two class. ing rain, roadside naps and “trying voting, with who gets to vote and who doesn’t.” hills,” finally arriving in Montgomery, stances, the speech breathes with Donovan has a lot to look forward to for the whole school a place often called “The Cradle of hope. the Confederacy.” There — like “At the end of the speech, he year. So far they have built electrical circuits, how to make Jonah in the belly of the whale, as talks about that great day, not of technical drawling’s, and converting measurements. Along one historical account put it — King the white man or the black man, faced an eventual throng of 25,000. but of man,” Briggs says. “He’s with that, there are now in the process of making 3D prints. “They told us we wouldn’t get still holding out hope. ... He’s talk- These two engineering courses are helping Donovan. After here. And there were those who ing to all people, saying, we can said that we would get here only come together. And that hope is high school he plans to proceed with an engineering career or over their dead bodies, but all the always relevant.” world today knows that we are A seemingly inconceivable task. switch paths. Because he is thinking about doing something here and we are standing before King knew his weary followers with engineering after high school, he plans to stick with both of the forces of power in the state of would ask: How long? Alabama saying, ‘We ain’t gon’ let “How long? Not long, because these engineering courses for the next three remaining years. nobody turn us around.’” ‘no lie can live forever.’ “How long? Not long, because ‘you shall reap what you sow.’ “... How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Gifted musical student, WEARY ROAD In his conclusion, King offers nothing less than a spiritual call to Jose Galarza, excels action, McCloud said. “He’s taking

BRUCE DAVIDSON/LIBRARY OF CONGRESS us and shaking us and saying, Abigail LIivnghouse – 12 Demonstrators participating ‘Listen, people — we’ve been on a in a march for black suffrage. long march where we’ve been physically attacked. We’re pushing José Galarza is one of many musically gifted students at HISTORY LESSON though a certain moment. It doesn’t HAHS. He is a freshman involved in Drama Hawks, Chambers, matter that the Civil Rights Act just They were here to talk about Choir, Bell Choir, and he plays the piano. José was raised in voting rights. passed — look what’s happened But King saw the injustice they here.’ People were tired.” Reading, PA and moved to Strausstown in 2009 in the middle faced was rooted in the post-Civil The battle, as he said, was in of fourth grade. José enjoys singing mostly classical music. War period, and he took his listeners their hands. Against the current there with him, giving focus to a backdrop of an oft-divided, elec- He’s been playing the piano for a few months and his favorite speech at once broad and epic. tion-minded nation, the speech’s pianist is Ólafur Arnalds. José would define his musical style “There were no laws segregating the relevance remains. races then,” King said. But “toward Listen, King was saying. Listen. as requiem; meaning he wants to be remembered. the end of the Reconstruction era, And in doing so, he invoked a song For fun José likes something very significant hap- with spiritual foundations but to read, write poetry, pened,” he said. Segregation became whose lyrics carried a powerful, a weapon used by Southern business universal reach. play video games, interests threatened by the Populist “How long? Not long, because: and socialize. He is Movement that had united both poor “Mine eyes have seen the glory whites and African Americans. of the coming of the Lord; far from an only child, “If it may be said of the slavery “He is trampling out the vintage he has five siblings where the grapes of wrath are stored; era that the white man took the world that he usually gets and gave the Negro Jesus, then it may “He has loosed the fateful light- be said of the Reconstruction Era that ning of his terrible swift sword; along with. the Southern aristocracy took the “His truth is marching on.” When José was world and gave the poor white man Within five months, President Jim Crow. ... And when his wrinkled Johnson had signed the Voting younger he developed stomach cried out for the food that his Rights Act of 1965. an interest in music empty pockets could not provide, he ate Jim Crow, a psychological bird and he was his own that told him that no matter how bad inspiration. José’s off he was, at least he was a white dream performance man, better than the black man. ... “And his children, too, learned would be on Broadway to feed upon Jim Crow, their last starring in The Drowsy outpost of psychological oblivion.” Chaperone. He hopes ‘REVOLUTIONARY’ to major in music This is a Dr. King many may not recognize. ROBERT KNUDSEN/LBJ LIBRARY when he is older “This was a culmination of so Lyndon B. Johnson signing alongside philosophy many things that were going on,” the Voting Rights Act of 1965. and computer science.

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