May 4, 2017 Volume XXVII Issue 24

A PUBLICATiON OF HAMBURG AREA HIGH SCHOOL Piano donation brings even more Frau receives a music to the high school grant to study in Jennifer Guldin - 12

In early January of this year Mr. Germany Metz, who is a substitute teacher, Gabby Krick donated his family’s piano to Ham- burg Area High School, adding it Hamburg Area High School German teacher, to a small collection of practice pi- Brynell Stevens, has received a grant from the anos that reside in the music hall- German government that will send her to Ger- way. However there is much more many for three weeks this coming summer. It to the piano that meets the eye, not includes flights, room and board for participa- only does it bring joy and beauti- tion in a STEM program for German teachers. ful music to the present, but it also While Stevens is in German she will attend a tells a delightful story of the past. seminar for K-12 educators in Leipzig with When asked for a brief history other German teachers that also won the of the piano Mr. Metz begins by in- grant. The seminar will explore the in- troducing his mother, Jannetta Belle tegration of STEM subjects in the Ger- Christman-Metz. Her large family, man classroom. Stevens plans to ob- ten siblings in total, lived just out- serve classroom instruction, take part in side of Kutztown and she spent many workshops and design instructional materials as well as visit historical landmarks. much of her youth playing piano af- The invitation to enter for this grant was sent out to 4,000 members of the American ter she discovered a love for it as Association of Teachers of German. How many applied is unknown, but Stevens along with a very young child. Throughout her 19 others won. In 1998 Stevens won a similar grant preparing her quite nicely for this one. teenage years and into adulthood, Included in Stevens application was a resume, an essay, a letter of support for the she even played the organ for the idea from the school district and a test proving she is advanced in German. Ste- Maxatawny Union Church. “She vens says, “It took me a few weeks” to prepare the application, but she recommends loved to laugh and was famous for not to work on the application alone. Having someone else proof read it is so im- her “salty” jokes,” Metz comment- portant as well as acknowledging whoever helped. Stevens mentioned a term used ed as he reflected on where his sense of humor originates. He continues by explaining at the STEM camp she attended last summer, “Lead Learner,” and says “I like that.” that she was always the life of the party and would very literally brighten up the room by Stevens has been trying to incorporate science, engineering and math ideas in to Ger- always beginning a selection of songs on the piano with “You Are My Sunshine”. As her man class for years now. Technology had always been included in her classes, but the family continued to grow, Jannetta Belle became lovingly known as Sparky Grandma by other subjects were never her forte, so she is reaching out for help. She feels by gain- her two young grandchildren who differentiated their grandmothers by the names of their ing knowledge on science, engineering and math she will not only be benefiting herself, respective dogs. Ultimately the name stuck and has since been known as Sparky Grandma. but her classroom and students as well. Students who are interested in those three sub- A few years ago she moved into Mr. Metz’s home to live with him, and a piano that was jects can only benefit from learning more about them in German class. This grant will gifted to her by family moved in along with her. After Jannetta Belle’s death in March of 2016, provide Stevens with new information on STEM to teach in her own German classroom. the piano was left in his care and after a few months he decided it was best to donate it to a Recently Hamburg Area High School has been working on setting up an exchange with school where it could be put to good use. “I am so glad that the music students at Hamburg Liborius-Gymnasium, a school in Dessau just north of Leipzig. Stevens is most excited about High will play the piano once played by the one, the only Sparky Grandma!” he enthuses. visiting that school because of the potential exchange coming up. She is also delighted to The addition of the piano is much more than just another instrument to practice on, but is visit places and meet people from the former GDR because those are areas she has yet to a new opportunity for students to create and grow not only as musicians but also as people. visit. Overall she is looking forward to her trip this summer and is hoping to come back with It is put to use nearly every day as students refine their craft and it’s music fills the practice much new knowledge on German STEM. room, and sometimes the hallway, with reminders of its past which includes the exciting and magnificent life of Jannetta Belle Christman-Metz especially when, after learning the history Students get ready for summer but of the piano, one Hamburg Area High School student often begins their practicing with a rendition of “You Are My Sunshine”. stay charged Paiton Albrecht - 9 The last two months of school can be the two hardest months. It feels like summer outside, but everyone still has tests, homework and final exams to study for. It can be a drag Congratulations to the and really exciting all at the same time. There are a few things one can do at the end of the year to stay charged to finish out the school year strong. One thing that is fun to do is plan ahead. Planning ahead will give one something to newly inducted members look forward to. Plus it is really fun to plan out trips and recreational activities to do. It will definitely be motivating and something exciting for summer. Another thing to focus on is the fact that each student will most likely have to complete of the Hamburg Chapter some type of test like the Keystones or take a final exam. It is very important to do well on these, because these tests can determine where one goes in the future, so it is important to of the prepare for them. Taking extra remedial study halls or brushing up on past topics is a great idea to keep one’s mind sharp and ready to go. The last piece of advice to a student is these are the last little months of school. All have National Honor Society seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is just time to kick it into high gear and bang out the rest of the school year with a strong finish. HAHS gets to know Kassidy Bonenfont Kiara Mariano – 11 Kassidy Bonenfont is a 17 year old junior at Hamburg Area High School. Kass is involved in Spanish club and Wilderness club. She participates in any volunteer work they offer. Kass likes how actove the clubs are. Her favorite subject is history. She really likes to learn about the Holocaust. Kass also plays basketball for the school. She has been playing seven years as a wing. The toughest thing is fixing her habits, the easiest thing is learning new things. She is excited to start her senior year with her friends and giving one last hoorah. Kassidy’s favorite part about school is her friends. Her least favorite is the dress code. In Kassidy’s free time she works at the Westy or hangs out with her friends. When kass hangs out with her friends they drive see the names on page 4 around or go to Dunkin Donuts. Kassidy is thinking about majoring in Psychology or behavioral sciences, either at Kutztown or Penn State. HAWK HAPPENINGS May 4, 2017 PAGE 2 Mystery Class prepares students for Science financial future Theater Steve Sherwood - 12 Personal Finance is a class that is often overlooked in the public education system, although it is one of the most important classes that a student can take and can provide 3000 creates great information that can help him in the future. Personal finance is extremely important for students. It teaches them how to do their taxes, the intricate workings of the stock market, laughs mortgages, leasing, and the bank system. Providing students with the knowledge they need now can allow them to have a greater amount of knowledge. Bryce Wagner – 12 Most schools have a personal finance class but the class only lasts one semester (two marking quarters). The common argument that school districts give for not making a personal The hit movie Sharknado has finance class is normally that the parents should teach their kids. The issue with this argument become a phenomena in recent normally tends to be that the parents have difficulty with the same things the kids doso years and has spawned three they can only teach them a handful of what they should know, some kids do not even have more movies in its likeness. In parents. The main purpose is that students understand the way the economy works so that spite of their improvements they can take full advantage of it. in camera quality over the past several years, they are all awful movies and will never Several students argue that there are not as many classes as they want to have revolving get any better. Being bad is what makes them so good, and this awful movie gone bad around the financial issues. One of those students, Sierra Wannamaker, stated “There should premise is the idea that drives the obscure 1990’s TV show – Mystery science theater 3000. be a much more extensive class for things like taxes and mortgages so that people have Each season of the show stars a new host that has been sent into space by his evil some idea of what they are doing when they get into the real world.” bosses and forced to watch extremely awful movies (to clarify the entirety of the movie is watched, so this is not a show to watch if one does not have a long attention span) in the company of two very chatty robots. The episode that was previewed for the following Spring makeup looks fresh review was Season 9 Episode 13. The showcased movie was Quest of the Delta Knights. To start off, the idea behind this show is genius. It is extremely quirky and has not Gabby Krick – 10 been used anywhere else to my knowledge. The creators, more often than not, choose to Spring is here and with that come all things beauty related. Dewy, fresh and glow-y make fun of movies that take themselves way too seriously to magnify the hilarity of their makeup is back and better than ever. Here are the best ways to achieve that goddess looking jokes. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is also not afraid to make fun of itself, and shake up spring makeup. minute details about the show to keep a fresh feeling within the show. The two previously A light face is the way to begin. The more natural and light weight the foundation and mentioned robots are the backbone of a lot of the jokes made during the portion of the show concealer are better. If one has a dryer face, feel free to skip powder to leave more of a where they watch and make fun of the movie. They often add bits of their own dialogue dewy face look. If one has oily skin, put as much powder as needed and instead use a glowy while the actors on screen talk so that a dramatic part of the movie turns into something moisturizer beneath the foundation and concealer so it seems as if one is glowing within. “I completely absurd and hilarious. More specifically forThe Quest of the Delta Knights the two have oily skin and instead of using no powder I use a moisturizer with some glow in it and I robots kept harping on the historical inaccuracy of this attempt at a mediaeval adventure film. get the same effect of not wearing power” – Katherine Kochan (10). The film never specified where in Europe it took place, or when it took place so it just Pastels are back and having fun is all that is required. 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The Renaissance bronzer will enhance ones lost tan after the long winter and the highlighter will catch one’s top brought wealth and trade to the budding nation states of Europe so to say that a Kingdom of the cheek anytime caught in the light. Contouring ones cheek bones, forehead and neck would not want a renaissance, let alone a kingdom would know what the Renaissance will up the look as well as highlighting ones cupids bow, the top of the cheeks, the tip of the is, is absurd. The European Renaissance was not a scheduled event and not something nose and the eyebrow bone. The more glow the better. “I am obsessed with highlighter and that anyone really anticipated, so referencing events like this just made the people within firmly believe in the saying there is never too much. A bold highlighter is my favorite way to go the film look like a bunch of wannabe fantasy geeks that knew nothing about history. for a spring look” - Alexis Mengel (10). Shows like Mystery Science Theater 3000 are great comedies. Audiences love a show is Finishing ones look off with a glossy lip, bold lashes and a highlighted inner corner on self-aware and willing to poke fun at itself. It acquires a niche audience through its obscure the eye will open and brighten up the eyes tremendously. Finally spritz a bit of setting spray essence as well as the way it revives obscure movies through means of making fun of them. all over the face to assure ones makeup will stay all day, but also adding even more of the Any fans of awful movies should look into this show on either Netflix or YouTube, as well as desired dewiness to the spring look. any fans of obscure 1990’s TV shows. For more information visit: http://www.allure.com/gallery/how-to-wear-spring-makeup- trends People stay active during spring Dragonwatch: the sequel series Sydney Buchfeller - 10 Spring brings fresh air, warm weather, and great opportunities to get outside. to Fablehaven keeps The sluggish months of winter have kept the active side of the body hibernated. Summer is right around the corner, which means that taking advantage of spring is a must. Here are some ways to put the warm weather to some use by being active. the suspense Running is an obviously to quickly get into shape, but it can also be difficult. Instead of Alexandra Kline - 9 running, go on a brisk walk or bike ride down a backroad. Walking and biking are great forms of cardio without breaking the vigorous sweat like running does. Hiking can also be Dragonwatch is an exciting sequel series to the original an alternative to running, and is a great way to enjoy the scenery. Grab a friend and take series Fablehaven. We continue the story of Kendra a quick walk to Pulpit Rock or the Pinnacle. Sophomore, McKenzie Harakel, enjoyed the and Seth Sorenson in Fablehaven and make our way to Pinnacle hike that the sophomore class went on in the beginning of the year. “It got us Wyrmroost, a secret dragon sanctuary in trouble. out of the classroom and into the real world. We got to experience nature and it inspired The book begins with their cousins coming to many to expose themselves to nature.” Both destinations are easy and not far from the Fablehaven because both of their parents are going on high school. Make the hike an all day event by packing a light lunch and enjoy the view. a vacation together. Everyone has to be careful around No matter the form of getting outside and being active, make sure it them because Grandpa Sorenson wants them to figure is enjoyable. Remember that being skinny does not mean being healthy out the secrets by themselves, but that does not stop and active. Get outside and do something fun. Enjoy the spring weather. Seth from using him. He uses his older cousin, Knox, to For more information visit: https://www.thejoint.com get a bag of treasure in the Ogre’s territory, but he does not know that if he makes him do that, it allows the ogre to Students try out Fidget Toy attack Seth anywhere. That includes the house yard which is meant to keep all of them out, but Hugo is able to stop the ogre in time and make him release his claim on Seth. Jocelyn Hess - 9 Meanwhile, Kendra goes to the Fairy Realm with Bracken. There, she sees the progress Most teachers have one, two or even multiple students who fidget in their class. they have all been making and also talks to a demon. Some of the demons did not leave the Some teachers will have students who over stress or overthink the subject being prison with all the other demons, but after they spoke, she willingly let them take her to her taught. Mark and Matthew McLachlan recently just invented the fidget cube. A fidget brethren in their prison. cube is a new, easy to carry around the toy. The toy is designed to help people Later, a problem arises. The dragons have become restless. They are all complaining about focus. It is also designed for people who fidget in class, at home, or at work. being held prison in their sanctuaries and they want to be freed again like in the old times, Students who fidget in class are usually found tapping their pencils, shaking but that cannot happen. Seth and Kendra must become the mortal caretakers of Wyrmroost their leg, or brushing their fingers through their hair. It usually is not controllable to hopefully make the defenses of Blackwell Keep, the home of the caretakers, better. The and some students do not even realize that they are fidgeting. The toy Dragon King, Celebrant the Just, has attacked Blackwell Keep three times before, trying is supposed to help students not be so nervous and to focus better. Does it work? to destroy the defenses. Will it work? Will Celebrant allow Seth and Kendra to become co- The fidget cube has six sides to it. The first side has five small buttons on for people who like caretakers together alongside himself? clicking their pen. Three of the buttons make a clicking noise and the other two are silent. The Kendra and Seth must find a way to make the defenses work, so they visit the Fair Folk. second side has a small glider stick. It is made for video games who like the gliding feeling of a The Fair Folk (fair meaning beautiful) are under the neutrality order of their kind and do not joystick. The third side is a tiny switch it made for people who like to click forward and backward. Depending on how hard someone flips the switch it will determine whether the switch is silent help people, but they can give advice. Will they be able to advise them in the right direction? or not. The fourth side is designed like a worry stone. It is for people who stress a lot and is Who is the Somber Knight? Who is the dragon all dragons are ashamed of? What happens to supposed to reduce anxiety when it is rubbed. The fifth side has three gears that can move Bracken and Agad on their mission to Soaring Cliffs? Will Kendra and Seth find what they’ve up or down. It also has a ball that can roll all different ways and when pushed in it will make been looking for? What happens to Knox and Seth after the plan? a clicking sound. The sixth side has a dial on it for people who like to spin things in circles. Freshman Jacob Yeager fidgets a lot in class. “When I am under a lot of stress or am trying to focus I shake my leg a lot. I cannot control it, it just happens.” Jacob said. Recently Jacob played with a fidget cube in class. After playing with it, he said, “I felt the gears and the ball of the fidget cube a lot. I also clicked the buttons in and I noticed the more I clicked the buttons the less I shook my leg. I was also able to focus on what was happening in class.” Keystone Exams For more information, visit therapyshoppe.com/ May 15-16 Literature Hamburg Area Education May 17-18 Biology Foundation Grant Applications May 22-23 Algebra Due May 12 HAWK HAPPENINGS May 4, 2017 PAGE 3 British band reaches the top of Reese Mason in the spot the charts Eliza Moseman - 11 Reese Mason is a junior at Hamburg Area High School who is involved with Wilderness Calysta Hinkle - 10 club, LISA, Spanish club, and he is on the wrestling team. He has been wrestling for about ten years and hopes to continue this in college. His dad was also a wrestler and he passed The 1975 is a British alternative-rock band from England. this onto his son. “Wrestling teaches you discipline, and that you have to overcome obstacles The band consists of vocalist Matty Healy, guitarist on your own”. His least favorite thing about wrestling is losing weight. Adam Hann, drummer George Daniel, and bassist Ross MacDonald. The 1975 originally formed in 2002. Their band His favorite subject in school is math, and his favorite teacher is Mr. Kline because he is name was formed by a beat poetry book by Jack Kerouac. the wrestling coach and he ingrains the material into his head. After high school, he hopes The teenagers would play as a small band during high to attend Penn State and study finance. He wants to study finance because he aspires to be school or in their free time and later get booked for gigs. like our president. One day, Reese aspires to become a businessman and therefore own his Matty Healy grew up in England and met the own business. three other band members during school. Realizing their interests in music, they all played together. A local council worker had gigs, and Adam asked Matty if he could play at one of Mikalee sprints into the season the shows. After the gigs, the boys decided to get together and start writing songs. Kylee Landis - 10 The first music they released was an EP called Facedown in August 2012. A few Mikalee Kerr, 16, decided to start doing track at the age of 12. Mikalee decided to start months later in November, they released their hit single, Sex. With their music being doing track so that way she would be able to spend time with her friends and also be in played locally, the word got out and later they then toured with Muse. The 1975 also shape for her other sport she plays which is soccer. toured with The Neighbourhood, Twenty One Pilots, and also headlined music festivals. In track Mikalee does two events that are In 2013, the band released their first album, The 1975. This topped the UK album charts. called the 800 meter and the 1600 meter. The most recent album they released, I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet To prepare for those events she has been so unaware of it, in early 2016. This album contains genres of pop, indie rock, and new attending preseason and open gyms doing wave. This album then topped the UK album charts, and the US Billboard 200. This indie core workouts and running. By doing those rock band later started to top the charts and repeatedly played on the radio. Their hit for practice it makes her stronger and able single, The Sound, has been present on the radio and played in movies, Me Before You. to run a longer distance. Bianca Brunelle, a freshman here discovered them 2014 on YouTube while listening to music. Mikalee does want to go to college but Her favorite songs are Sex and Girls which is featured on their first albumThe 1975. “They have she only wants to play soccer and not run a different sound I do not normally listen to so it is interesting, I also enjoy the lead singer’s voice.” track. Mikalee enjoys playing soccer more For more information visit www.the1975.com. than she does doing track only because she is doing track for soccer to be in shape. Doing track during her offseason for soccer just helps her be in shape during soccer season and so that way Kauffman brothers embrace life she does not have to have trouble with as a fraternal preseason for soccer. twin Jillian Wesner shares HS Erin Maloney - 9 The majority of twins are fraternal twins which are twins that look experiences differently from each other. Fraternal twins can be two boys, girls, or one of each. This is because the twins Michaela Sturm - 10 form from separate eggs allowing him/her to be similar to any other Sophomore, Jillian Wesner, is a very active siblings. Fraternal twins can either high school student who participates in LISA, look alike or not at all, as well as and Chem and Physics club. LISA club is act the same or have different where student athletes read to elementary personalities. students. Chem and Physics club does many Freshman, Ayden and Cale of science experiments. She also participates Kauffman are fraternal twins. The in winter and spring track. Jillian loves the boys were born July 17 and are a family feeling track brings due to being minute apart. Cale was born first, surrounded by many of her close friends and which makes him older. The twins do not share the same appearance being able to learn a bundle of things. or traits. People do not assume the Like any other student, Jillian has a boys are twins although realize Cale and Ayden are brothers by their couple things she loves about school and a last name. The parents of Cale and couple things she hates. She loves having Ayden don’t mind that they have the ability to talk to her friends. Jillian enjoys fraternal twins. Cale and Ayden have learning about biology because it is the most an eight year old younger sister as interesting and she does very well in it. She isn’t a big fan of geometry because it is her well. Olivia looks up to the boys and most challenging classes causing it to be her least interested class. Overall one of her goals enjoys her brothers company. throughout high school is being able to graduate with all A’s and to have inspired anyone the The boys both have an interest way past seniors inspired her by pushing her to do her best. in hanging out with friends but when it comes to sports and other hobbies they differ. Cale enjoys playing baseball and playing video games, whereas Ayden likes to wrestle and Some of her future plans is to go to college and have a major in either biology or psychology longboard. The twins attend a few of the same classes together, but it does not bother the because she really enjoys those topics. While not in school, Jillian enjoys painting pictures boys. The brothers use the opportunity to work together when it comes to out of school and dancing with her dance studio. She also enjoys to sing although she would never join assignments. choir. Another one of her favorite things is food, any kind of chocolate, nothing vanilla. Jillian has been a dancer since she was three years old. Her favorite breed of dog is a golden Logan slashes his way into retriever. theaters for the last time Leah Bertschy – 12 Logan is the last movie in the Wolverine series May Day celebrates traditions that ties together the comic book and the rest of Alyssa Marzili – 11 the movies in a very violent and profane way. The movie revolves around a world where most of the May Day began to be celebrated all the way back to mutants have either disappeared or died. The Roman times. It was a festival to welcome spring and movie does a terrible job explaining that part of to honor the goddess Flora. Christians made it a day the story as to why they are either dead or gone, associated with Easter instead of spring. However, all and the issue never gets solved when the movie over the world different traditions for the same day were ends. The movie did a great job creating the real formed. In Ireland they formed a day called Beltane that Wolverine from the comics, but the plot of the took place on April 30 where fires would burn to melt movie had many loop holes and never explained away winter. Over time that tradition faded and became or solved anything at the end of the movie. To see this movie the viewer must be over the age just a celebration of spring like most other places. of 17 due to profanity, harsh violence, and nudity. A different May Day for other places instead of the The movie was directed by James welcoming of spring, is to celebrate workers. For some Mangold and stars Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, countries their May Day is the United States Labor Day. and Dafne Keen. Logan (Hugh Jackman) is in his A tradition around the world that has been dying out is little older days and is taking care of a sick Professor X baskets. Before people would create tiny baskets and fill with (Patrick Stewart) who finds a mutant (Dafne Keen) either treats or flowers and then leave them on a neighbor’s step. who is very similar to Logan. They trek across the The most traditional ways to celebrate May Day are with the Maypole and the United States to get to Canada to save this girl and dance that goes along with it. Places all over the world perform the Maypole dance get her to freedom from the organization that wants her for experiments. The movie is incredibly long at with the ribbons wrapping around a pole. Normally after May 1, places will take two hours and 18 minutes but with the amount of down their Maypoles, but more popular cities leave it up for a bit longer than a day. action in the movie, it will seem much quicker. In my The students of the Hamburg Area High School do not know a lot about May Day opinion, I liked the R rated Logan that was shown in and chose to celebrate it as the changing into spring. On May 1 they like to wear the movie like in the comics but the plot was absolutely terrible in my mind. It felt like this bright colors and flowers to celebrate May. No matter which way a culture or place movie was just made to kill off Logan and that’s it, so there was no need for a great plot line. decides to celebrate, one way or another it involves cheerful festivities and dancing. Another problem I had with it was the unnecessary nudity that was shown in the movie mostly On this May Day try a new tradition or revive an older one to make the day more fun. due to the fact that when I went to see it there were kids there too. Overall, I did enjoy the For more information visit: http://www.ducksters.com/holidays/may_day.php or movie mostly due to the frightening atmosphere and violence and that I love Hugh Jackman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day For more info about the movie, visit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3315342/. HAWK HAPPENINGS May 4, 2017 PAGE 4 Twins explain Halle provides softball action Kylee Landis - 10 Halle Gerner, 16, is a sophomore on the Varsity softball team as player number 21. Halle uniqueness is a very talented softball player and teammate. The position’s that she plays are pitcher or shortstop. She decided to play this sport because when she was five years old her parents Jocelyn Hess - 9 signed her up for t-ball and ever since that she enjoyed playing this sport. Ever wondered what it would be like to have a twin? To prepare herself for this season, Halle attended softball open gyms every Monday and If someone was born a twin their life would probably Wednesday. This year she got a new coach and said how it is not different at all from last year be a little different compared to someone who is not because the coach now was the assistant coach from last year. Also on the days she did not have open gyms her father would take her sister Lexi and Halle to the Ozzy’s batting cages born a twin. Sometimes having a twin may be difficult to help them become stronger hitters. Halle thinks that this season will be good due to all the because people may like one more than the other. I always thought life would be different if I had a twin. I open gyms that she attended. Halle thinks that if everyone works hard and works together, it is possible for them to make would be scared if my friends like my twin better than me. it to districts. “Anything is possible if you commit to it,” said by Halle. She thinks that this Freshman Karli and Kelsi Behler go to Hamburg year’s team is very good and that they have to power to be very strong softball players. Halle area High school and are twins. They both have does not have many challenges besides pitching because you have to dedicate yourself to it lots of friends and are well liked. Their birthday is and work really hard to strike girls out. October 27 and they are both fifteen years old. Halle plays three sports: field hockey, basketball, and softball. Her favorite sport out of Karli said, “Being a twin is weird. The thought of those three is softball but she would like to play all three once she goes to college. being a twin is weird too because my parents still mix us up a lot so sometimes I think that I am Kelsi. It is also cool to be a twin too. When people find out that I have a twin they always go Whoa!! That is so cool. Kelsi and I do have some differences though Stephen Sherwood prepares for too, we are not exactly the same. For example Kelsi is more creative with things whereas I am more book smart. When we were younger we always lost our teeth at the same time and graduation when we went to the doctor if Kelsi was getting shots I would cry for her. My friends and a lot of other people still get us confused but it is okay because I have learned to answer to anything.” Paiton Albrecht - 9 Kelsi said, “Although it can be weird and stressful to have a twin it is also nice to have Stephen Sherwood, a senior, is getting ready to finish a forever bestfriend. It is also cool to have a twin because it seems like everyone wants his senior year and high school career at Hamburg to have one. It makes us the same but very unique from everyone else at the same time.” Area High School. Stephen has been very excited to About thirty two out of one thousand people are born a twin! Karli and Kelsi have a younger move onto college and start doing what he loves. sibling Katie who is twelve years old. Katie was also supposed to be born a twin but her twin He will be attending Kutztown University in the fall was a miscarriage. Her twin passed away early so the gender of the baby was not known. as a business major because business will always be Karli and Kelsi’s mom always said that she felt that Katie’s twin was a boy. Their parents love around. Business is something that one will always having twins and were excited when they first found out. When the girls were younger their need. Stephen says, “I have always loved business mom would make Kelsi wear purple and Karli wear pink things so they could tell them apart. classes here, especially marketing and managing.” Stephen says that the most important thing he learned Today the girls do have similar style in clothing but they also like to mix and match things up. here was stocks, mostly because he feels they are There are two types of twins - identical ( monozygotic) and fraternal (dizygotic). Sometimes important and he will be able to use them in what he I wish I had a twin because I would like to swap places with mine a lot. I do also like that Kelsi plans to do in the future. said it is cool to have a forever best friend too. A notable thing Stephen says he will miss the most about high school is playing football. He was on the high school team his 11 and 12th grade year. Lastly he will miss and always remember history classes with Mr. Kline because he makes every Live action Beauty and the Beast interesting. He rather grabs your attention or says something funny. He made learning fun. “My advice to any underclassmen is to not forget to have fun. High school can be rough captures audiences at times. Do not let it ruin your right to have fun. It all goes so quick so enjoy your time here.” Tabitha Engel - 9 People celebrate the importance Last month Disney’s live action version of Beauty and the Beast was released. The of Mother’s Day movie was highly anticipated. Being a huge Lydia Warner – 11 fan of Disney, I went to see it on opening Mother’s Day is a time to recognize the importance of mothers and the hardships they go through to night and had high expectations, and I was ensure that their child has the best life possible. Though this should be recognized daily, Mother’s not disappointed. Day is an important reminder to show appreciation to the woman who matters most. Mother’s Day is not among the 12 federally recognized holidays, but it certainly is popular in America. The director of the film was Bill Condon. The origination of modern American Mother’s Day dates back to the nineteenth century. The movie stars the talented Emma Watson Before the Civil War, “Mother’s Day Work Clubs” were started to help teach local women as Belle. Emma Watson was a wonderful to appropriately care for their children. Another precursor to this holiday was Julia Howe’s choice to play Belle and played the scenes “Mother’s Day Proclamation”, a call for women to unite for world peace. There are many out amazingly. She matched not only Belle’s other Mother’s Day pioneers that have helped the holiday become what it is today. physical description but her personality as The official arising of Mother’s Day occurred in the early 1900s as a result of Anna Jarvis, whose mother had died and who wanted the sacrifices that mothers make for their children to be well. Luke Evans played Gaston. Gaston recognized. Arguing that holidays were constantly biased in male achievements, Jarvis persisted has always been painted as an arrogant and that Mother’s Day be adopted. Her perseverance paid off, and President Woodrow Wilson signed despicable villain and Evans was able to a measure which officially recognized the second Sunday in May to be Mother’s Day. capture that perfectly. The Beast was played The holiday has lived on and is still thriving in the lives of Americans today. Whether by Dan Stevens who was able to portray it is going out to eat or simply making a heartfelt card, it is important to recognize the both the Beast’s rough and sensitive sides importance of mothers and their active role in shaping their children’s lives. magnificently. Some other prevalent actors in the film were Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, Josh For more information, visit www.history.com. Gad as LeFou, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, and Kevin Kline as Maurice.

As far as the story goes they pretty much stuck to the classic plot. A witch casts a curse on the castle with a rose. Belle’s father is captured by the Beast, and Belle takes his place. Belle has to fall in love with the Beast before the last petal of the rose falls or the castle Tri-M takes a trip is doomed forever. The only change they made was that the townspeople were related to the workers in the castle, and they had their memories erased of them when the spell was cast. Sam Everley – 12

All in all the live adaption of Beauty and the Beast was produced beautifully. All CGI Tri-M is an official music club in Hamburg and does community service and all things and special effects were done flawlessly. The picks for the actors and actresses were great. music. All of their activities benefit the community. It is a great group to be a part of it, as it Beauty and the Beast is truly a classic and is loved by people of many generations. This live creates a beautiful and credible image for any college and/or job application. Just recently, they took a trip to Myerstown to visit a retirement community, and they sang hymns with the action version definitely does the story justice. residents for Easter. “We learned the importance of being together on holidays,” Sarah Yoder, a senior, said. Everyone felt closer together as they sang to the elderly, and realized that no matter what, Hamburg students visit Kutztown there is someone watching over everyone. Not only does their work benefit the community, University but themselves as well. Gabrielle Velez - 12

On March 29th, 2017 some students from Hamburg Area High School had the chance to participate in Kutztown Congratulations NHS inductees University’s Entrepreneurship day. The following students, along with Mrs. Benz, got to take a day off of school and learn Nora Barter Joshua Lesher about business in a new perspective: Dakota Bailey, Hunter Epting, Corey Evangelista, Braydon Hunsicker, Maxwell Kline, Quintin Bucheit Carly Levan and last, but not least Daniel Lee. These students were chosen due to their success within their Natalie Clark Ashley Lojko business entrepreneurship class and student ran business, Coffee Corner. While they were at Kutztown University they Wyatt Conrad Alexander MacDonald learned about the beginning process of starting a business along with the end product. What made the trip much more unique is that Kutztown University had students and graduates Veronica Crespo Reese Mason take the stand and give first person advice from their own experience. Because of this the students had the chance to really hear the pros and cons of starting a business. Adam Degler Eliza Moseman Hunter Epting, a senior, really enjoyed the trip too Kutztown university and would recommend the learning experience to anyone interested in business entrepreneurship. “I Eileen Deisemann Holly Phillips would absolutely go again! It was a fun and helpful experience.” Daniel Lee, also a senior, said, “I would go again. Not only did I learn a lot of new Trevor Fegley Katelynn Sepke information, but the food we got to eat was pretty great.” To end the interview Hunter made the final statement, “I would like to add that I appreciate the recognition from KU and I think Sierra Fisher Erisa Sloan it was a privilege to be brought into their school and to be given the opportunity to learn from educated and experienced business leaders.” So to say the least, the trip was a success! Kaylah Lenhart Kiana Wright