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Issue 7 Friday, February 5, 2016

Prima Vista Julia Watson—Staff Prima Vista, a night where Danville High School's Show Choirs perform their competition shows for the first time, oc- curred on Thursday, January 14th. While watching Prima Vista, many people were impressed by both group’s performances. Contemporaries, the unisex group, had a sassy princess theme, and the mixed group, Delegation, had a patriotic theme.

Besides the Prima Vista the Show Choir also compete around the Mid-West trying to win big titles. The Show Choirs are very dedicated and work hard at practices to prepare them for competitions.

First Time Out Madison Thompson—Editor On Saturday January 16th, Danville High School’s show choirs competed at Mt Zion, Illinois. Both groups did very well for their first time out.

Contemporaries, the unisex group, placed 3rd in their division. Delegation, the mixed group, made finals with 5 other groups out of the 8 that competed for a spot. They took 4th place in finals.

Mr. Neubauer was pleased with the groups performance at Mt Zion, but says that, “they could do much better if they would stay focused in rehearsal.” He continues to work the show choirs to improve their performances for upcoming competitions. 1 Big Ten and Beyond J.D. Richardson—Staff

As Seniors are in the homestretch of their High School ca- reers, most are looking at the bigger picture—college. Most people are fa- miliar with the Big Ten conference in or football, but how about tuition for all of the schools for students? The Big Ten Conference is made up of 14 schools, ironic I know. The schools are: Il- linois, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Maryland, Rutgers, Nebraska, State, Purdue, and Wisconsin. According to collegeda- ta.com, the University of Maryland has the most expensive out of state tuition ringing in at just over $45,000 a year. University of Minnesota has the cheapest out of state tuition at $19,805. If you are looking to stay in state and in a Big Ten conference school, the ever so popular University of Illinois located in Champaign-Urbana, tallies in between $15,000 and $21,000 depending on what you are going into, according to collegeillinois.org. North- western University located in Evanston has an in state tuition of $47,251 according to startclass.com.

Cheer Sectionals and Big 12

Madison Thompson—Editor Congratulations to our Varsity Cheerleaders at Big 12 this past weekend. They placed 5th out of 12 groups. We also wish them luck as they take on their sectional in Ma- homet this weekend. The cheerleaders have worked very long and hard to be at the point they are now. They have made major changes to their routine to add more appeal for the judges and crowd. To qualify for state, they must place Top 5. They made Top 4 last year and hope to do even better this upcoming weekend. They are very excited for their performance. State is ours, and don’t you forget it!!! Go Vikings!!

2 Opinion Story: State of the Union why the Republi- can Party is ques- Jacob D. Techtow—Staff tionable. They use On January 20, 2016, President loud words, old Obama gave his state of the union address. American views, In his address he discussed immigration, and Jesus Christ to salary adjustment, global warming, terrorist grab the American threats, the middle class, along with our im- people’s attention. provements as a nation such as our lower They also influence the more “daft” Ameri- unemployment rate, the higher rates of chil- cans by instilling fear in them by telling dren graduating. Meanwhile, the Republi- them about the dangers of terrorism, homo- cans slandered president Obama’s speech. sexuality, gun control, and immigration. As Republicans such as Donald Trump, far as immigration goes, America was built tweeted that Obama’s speech was, “boring, on it. In fact, that is the American dream to slow, lethargic, and really hard to watch.” go to America and reap the benefits of the Another former republican, Sarah Palin, life of the new land. So how can the Repub- stated that Obamas speech was “All happy licans be so against it unless they are either talk and kisses.” As you can see here, the dumb, segregationists, or they are just republicans are strictly against Obama’s be- simply trying to set America back a couple lief of a “smarter kind of American leader- hundred years? ship.” This is one of the numerous reasons Legend of Ronnie

Madison Thompson—Editor

Veronica Oakley is a senior and is very excited to graduate, but also very sad that this is her last year at DHS. She is involved in many activities such as, gaming club, The Band of Vikings, Hispanic Lead- ership club, NHS, Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering club, and International Club.

In her free time, Veronica likes to flip flags, play guitar, play basketball and play Legend of Zelda. “The moment I realized I loved playing video games was when my mom put a controller in my hand at 1 years old and let me play Banjo Kazooie,” she responded when asked when she became interested in gaming. We wish the best of luck to Veronica as she finishes up her senior year! 3 50 weekend— the and the Denver Ms. D—Advisor Broncos. Being the talent- This weekend mil- ed writers that they are, as lions of Americans will be well as avid NFL fans, they glued to the TV watching have written some exten- . Whether sive narratives with well they are watching for the researched facts about game, the commercials, or these two teams. the snacks, this weekend If you haven’t al- VS is one that most of us look ready picked a team to root forward to all year long. for this weekend, read on Many of the staff the next few pages to help writers of the Maroon and you make an informed de- White have very “big”, and cision. And check out the loud, opinions about the poll results of DHS stu- teams matching up this dents and staff. A school divided…

Looks like DHS has a split opinion on which team should win Super Bowl 50. Either way, plenty of people will be bragging come Monday morning.

Dab-On-’Em

Marcus Coe—Staff I believe the Carolina Panthers will win Super Bowl 50. All I have to say is . He is the best MLB in and ESPN Senior Writer released an article placing all the active players in the Super Bowl (which is 106 players total) and Kuechly was placed at number 1, which is understanda- ble since he has 118 total tackles this season and 4 . Out of the 4 intercep- tions, he returned 2 for a and became the first person in NFL history to have 2 consecutive pick-6’s in the playoffs. THAT MAN IS A BEAST! And you know he makes a play when you here the whole crowd chant “LUUUUUUKKKKKKEEEEE,” so be looking for it. Continued on page 5

4 Panthers— the tendency to be blowing really can’t do anything. Continued from page 4 out the opposite team by The Panthers had a halftime in the playoffs this Then there’s the great league low allowed passer year (31-0 against Seattle, rating, meaning they made who has im- 17-0 against Arizona). Bron- proved all aspects of his the opposing QB complete cos’ fans boast about their the least amount of passes. game in the past couple sea- defense when in reality, it sons. Most noticeably is his They’re fourth for allowing only works on solely pocket the least rushing yards and pocket passing which has passers. Cam Newton, how- improved tremendously lead- no other team has intercept- ever, is the best scrambling ed the ball more than Caroli- ing him to throwing 35 in the league this season. na. This game will be tough and can easily get out of the for the almost 40 year old He’s still a threat on the pocket and make a pass or a ground though, scoring 10 Manning and with this most run. likely being his last game, he Carolina has offensive will make more mistakes as weapons such as: Cam he franticly tries to force the Newton, Jonathan Stew- win and commits sloppy art, Fozzy Whittaker, mistakes. I have all confi- , Brenton dence that Manning will end Bersin, Corey ”Philly” his career after a huge upset Brown, Jerricho loss to my favorite team, the Cotchery, Devin Funch- Carolina Panthers ess, Ted Ginn Jr., and #KeepPounding Greg Olsen its hard see- ing Denver’s defense able to Broncos All The Way rushing touchdowns this shut down all if not even half season, which is about 10 of those players. Our offense J.D. Richardson—Staff more than has been immaculate this has on the ground this sea- year and simply cannot be Despite the fact that son. Cam Newton is the first stopped regardless of how Peyton Manning is 39 years old and he is only 4 years rookie Quarterback in NFL good the Broncos defense is. history throwing for more off of neck surgery, Man- than 400 yards in his first Broncos only WR ning has helped the Denver NFL game, beating Peyton weapon is Demaryius Thom- Broncos reach the Super Manning’s record by 120 as, who like many other Bowl for the second time in yards. Also, Newton is the “great” wide receivers of the four years. That is not all only modern football player league will be completely and that the Broncos have in to win the , utterly shut down by Josh store for the Carolina Pan- win a national champion- Norman and with Peyton’s thers on February 7th, they ship, and become the first arm strength weaker than also have the overall #1 overall pick in a NFL draft in usual this year, Carolina will ranked defense in the be able to pack more players a one-year period. league. Yeah, yeah, yeah on the line to shut down the Panthers have Cam Carolina averages the Denver’s run game. Their Newton and all but the real most points per game in the only hope will be short pass- question is can the Pan- NFL and is second in the es, but with Luke Kuechly thers handle the Denver NFL for most rushing yards and Thomas Davis guarding pass rush and run de- per game. Carolina also has the short pass, the Broncos fense? Continued on page 6

5 Broncos— Panthers outstanding of- Panthers, Baby Continued from page 5 fense. Cam Newton will be Denver has only al- fantastic like he has been all Jaylen T. Ross—Staff lowed an average of 283 op- season, their defense will be With an MVP type quarter- ponents yards per game this great behind an amazing season which is the best in secondary led by Josh Nor- back in Cam Newton, and a the NFL. In the AFC Champi- man, and special teams as fantastic defensive, the Pan- onship game against the New well with Ted Ginn Jr. run- thers are heavily favored to England Patriots, the Denver ning punt returns back and win the Super Bowl 50. Cam Broncos defense held the Pa- Fozzy Whitaker running Newton with his duel-threat triots to just 44 yards rush- kickoffs back. But what I be- ing, which could be a huge lieve will be the downfall for abilities will keep the Bron- obstacle for the Carolina the Panthers will be there cos defense on their toes. He Panthers. Peyton Manning core. can beat them with his feet, and Cam Newton have Yes, they have Greg and in the throw game. The played each once before, Olsen but, after that the Panthers offense is ranked back in 2012 which was a 36 wide receivers on the roster first in the NFL, and will be -14 win by Manning’s Bron- won’t be very deep. Denver cos. Cam Newton was sacked will have multiple stars as the hardest challenge the 7 times during that game. well, with running backs Broncos defense will face all This year, the Broncos and C.J. An- year. defense is no joke and that is derson trucking through the for sure, Denver has pres- Panthers defense, wide re- Manning has had sured the opponent quarter- ceivers struggles all, with leading back on 35% of dropbacks and the NFL in interceptions this season recording 59 catching the ball thrown throughout most of the sea- sacks (regular and playoffs). from soon Hall of Famer Pey- son, and losing his starting Von Milller, DeMarcus Ware, ton Manning, and a #1 role to back up Brock Malik Jackson, and Dereck ranked defense led by De- Osweiler. The Panthers love Wolfe will help pad those Marcus Ware, Aquib Talib, to blitz, which takes ad- stats against the duel-threat , and T.J. Ward. vantage of Manning’s inabil- quarterback in Cam Newton. In the end, I hope for ity to scramble effectively. The Carolina Panthers an amazing game from both The Panthers are ranked are the seventh 15-win team teams and if the stats and fourth in run defense allow- in NFL history. Only the numbers hold up Super 1984 Bowl 50 should be one of the ing 88.4 rushing yards per and the 1985 Chicago Bears best. game. They are also ranked have won Super Bowls com- sixth in sacks with 44. The ing off a 15 win season. Ron defensive front seven are one Rivera, coach of the Carolina of the best in the NFL. The Panthers, has coached in on- are led by Luke ly one Super Bowl as the Kuechly and Thomas Davis. Chicago Bears defensive co- Kuechly leads the Panthers ordinator in 2006 against in tackles with 118 and has Peyton Manning and the In- also accounted for 4 inter- dianapolis Colts, which the ceptions, with two returned Colts won. for touchdowns. It will be a tough chal- lenge for the Continued on page 7 to overcome the Carolina

6 Panthers—Continued from page 6 ing to start a dynasty. Davis is second in tackles with 105 and also Cam Knows that nothing is going to has 4 interceptions. These two exceptionally be handed to him easily saying, "It was go- well players will give the Broncos offense ing to be a process like long cooked collard trouble. Their ability to be aggressive in the greens.” The Panthers have never taken the ground game, and rushing game will give game of football for granted. They keep their the Panthers an edge over the Broncos. minds on the big picture, winning the super Do not get me wrong the Broncos are bowl. Their 15-1 season did not change a great team. They are led by a seasoned them, and they were never satisfied. They veteran in Manning, who has an abundance got hungrier and hungrier with each win. of super bowl experience. At 39 years old Super Bowl 50 should be a great this could be Manning’s last year. Manning game filled with hard-hitting defense, and has been banged up all year, and after the undefinable offense. It is a battle of young, game against Kansas City where he finished and wise. The Broncos are looking to make up their super bowl Follie against the Sea- 5-20 for 35yrds, 0 touchdowns, and 4 inter- hawks, and make a statement to the entire ceptions, many began to think Manning was NFL. The Panthers have a fantastic season, finished. He proved he is still great by lead- great offense, and a tremendous defense be- ing his team back to the super bowl. The hind them, which will give them the edge only question that remains is can he over- over the Broncos. come a young, hungry Panthers team look-

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Congratulations to the Varsity Vikings Cheerleaders! They are headed to State on February 5th!

Keep it classy DHS…. Wish them luck! 7