October 29, 2015 Volume XXII Hawk Issue 3 Happenings A Publication of Hamburg Area High School, Windsor Street, Hamburg, PA 19526 Eliza Moseman earns Sophomore Student Menapace wins of the Month title for September AD award Annie Crider – 12 Julia Doklan - 9 Sophomore Eliza Moseman is a very active member of the school community as Mr. Aaron Menapace won Berks County’s a member of Student Council, Life Skills Club, and Wilderness Club. She also holds athletic director of the year. Every athletic the important roles of Vice President of the Class of 2018 and the Editor in Chief of the director in Berks County was eligible to win Hawk Happenings. Outside of school, she the award. Aaron thinks he received the award enjoys dancing, as well as student teaching, because our coaches and athletes represent us at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. well. The other athletic directors vote based on She says her student teaching has helped the program that they feel is best in the county. her as a dancer because as she teaches He has been working as an athletic director the younger children the basics, she for 17 years, and he has only ever worked as an learns from the basics as well, helping her athletic director at Hamburg. Aaron Menapace improve her more advanced moves. In all also received this award in 2007 and 2008. she participates, Eliza puts all her effort and This is the only award he has won. says she is “always willing to go the extra His favorite part about his job is watching kids grow up from innocent elementary mile” to ensure she does the best job she is students to mature young adults. When asked about what he disliked about his job, he capable of doing. said, “There’s nothing bad about this job, it’s the best job in America.” In high school, at Miss McCarthy, the teacher who Southern Columbia, he played football, basketball, and track. Menapace has always had nominated Eliza, said that she chose Eliza a love for sports and most importantly sportsmanship. due to how well she has done this year as the Editor in Chief of Hawk Happenings. Eliza hit the ground running and impressed Miss McCarthy with how she handles the huge responsibility of leading the school newspaper, while doing an excellent job, as a sophomore. In all her years of handling the school newspaper, Miss McCarthy has never had such young student as Editor in Chief, but Eliza has proven that she is reliable and organized enough to handle the monumental task. Eliza Moseman is only a sophomore, but she has stepped up and taken on many responsibilities both in and out of school. Her way of handling all her responsibilities is time management. That is her advice to other students: use time management skills. Making sure all the work is done well and not procrastinating is the key to handling responsibilities both in and out of school. Ringgold band takes the stage for side-by- Aerial Boundaries returns to KU Choral Fest side concert Annie Crider – 12 Elianna Stewart – 9 For the second year in a row, Hamburg’s elite choral group, Aerial Boundaries, has On Tuesday, October 26, the Ringgold band will perform a side-by-side concert with the traveled to Kutztown University to participate in the High School Choral Festival. This is Hamburg Area High School Concert Band. the second annual Choral Fest lead by Dr. Hank Alviani, the associate professor of music, The band was not originally called the Ringgold Band. Its name as of June 28, 1852 was and involves a handful of schools from nearby areas. These schools perform some of the Independent American brass Band of Reading. As the name suggests it was originally their songs for each other and Dr. Alviani, then receive feedback from their audience and organized in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It has been under the direction of five notable a few minutes of training with Dr. Alviani himself. This year, there were three other schools directors, in order from earliest to present day, Robert Mattern, Eugene Z. Weidner, Walter performing with Hamburg: Delaware Valley, Whitehall, and Williams Valley. Gier, and James S. Seidel. After performing and being critiqued at KU, Aerial Boundaries has begun to improve The bands will be conducted by their songs. The first problem the group had been having was their phrasing. When they Mr. Seidel. Mr. James S. (Jim) Seidel would sing certain lines of the song, the group would take a breath at the same time in a place they should not be breathing in, therefore causing the line to sound different than The Hamburg Area High School Concert Band is the current director of the Ringgold band and the band has been under what it was intended to be. Also, the way each piece of music was sung was tweaked Presents …… to add nuance, which makes the less interesting sections of the music more pleasing to his direction since 1980. This is the longest tenure in 159-year history the ear. The only other problem Aerial Boundaries had was their balance. In important of the band. He graduated in 1969 sections of the songs, the men would overpower the women. Though having strong male A Side-By-Side Concert from Exeter Township High School. vocals is important, this was causing the song to lose quality. This problem was fixed with He has a B. S. degree in Music a change of the setup of Aerial Boundaries, so now both female sections stand next to with the Ringgold Band Education from Mansfield University each other when performing. and a Masters of Music degree in Each time they participated in the KU Choral Fest, Aerial Boundaries has been able to trumpet performance from West learn from the experience. Hopefully, this will become an annual tradition that will help Chester University. He currently Hamburg’s choral program to continuously improve. resides in Exeter Township with his For more information on Kutztown University and its events, go to: http://www.kutztown. wife Wendy, their dog Mozart, and edu/news-and-media/news-releases/october-2015/ their pair of twin cats JP (john Philip) and Sousa, and George and Ira Leo Club (Gershwin) He is the loving father of five children and three grandchildren. Organizes Students have been working tirelessly for the much anticipated Guest Soloist: Kimberly Reighley arrival of the band. Miss Megan Blood Drive Principal Flutist of the Delaware Symphony Reimer, director of the high school band, said, “I’m thrilled that Mr. Seidel agreed to the Side-By-Side Leo Club officers Jenn Tuesday, October 27, 2015 performance with Hamburg. It’s an Guldin, Zoe Irey, 7:00pm excellent opportunity for our High Cassidy Cordwell, School band members to rehearse Erika Romero, and Leah Hamburg Area High School Auditorium and perform with professional Bertschy held one of three Free Admission. Open to the public … We’d love to see you there! musicians. This is one of the best annual blood drives at the ways for young musicians to learn high school with Miller and grow in their own instrumental Keystone Blood Center on technique, ensemble skills, and performance skills.” October 16. For more information on the Ringgold Band or on Mr. Seidel visit www.ringgoldband. com Page 2 Hawk Happenings October 29, 2015 Getting Halloween decorations out of the Halloween house closet as well as yourself decorating Miranda Shollenberger – 12 Kayla Sobonilla – 11 As of June 26, 2015, love became equal in all 50 states. By equal it means that love was not defined by gender; a man could love a man and woman could love woman. Even though it was Halloween is just around the corner and there are legalized all over America, some people are still afraid to “come out of the closet.” many people getting their houses ready by putting Four months after the legalization, this month of October is the first month it is okay to up Halloween decorations. To plan out a successful come out in the eyes of America. October is known as national coming out month, devoted Halloween themed house, the lawn and the inside of to any person who has been open with their sexuality, devoted to those who have “came out” the house need decorations. Online shopping sites but have not survived due to the harassment such as Amazon, eBay, or Target will have Halloween of others. The national day of coming out is October 11th. This year on the eleventh decorations. Popular decorations are skeletons, th pumpkins, ghosts and zombie props, are generally it will be the 27 anniversary of that day. on a person’s lawn. The skeletons are standing or If you or somebody you know needs sitting in a chair outside and the pumpkins are carved somebody to talk somebody about their or drawn on and sitting on the front porch. The ghost confusion, anxiety, depression or just needs decorations are hanging from trees or the front of the to come to terms with their sexuality, please house while the zombies are somewhere on the lawn. call the GLBT Youth Support Line 1-800- When money is short and the Halloween decorations prices are high, people tend to 850-8078 or visit http://www.glbthotline.org/ create their own Halloween decorations. The app Pinterest or Tumblr allow the person to talkline.html. see full step by step instructions on how to make decorations. There are ideas such as having a glass bottle and labeling it as poison or deadly there are origami instructions on how to make a pumpkin or ghost cut out or shape, as well as having a cheap skeleton wrapped in toilet paper.