Tunkhannock Area High School Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania FebruaryThe 2018 ProwlerVolume XIV, Issue XXXIX History of Valentine’s Day SAP Everyone’s favorite and least favorite holiday! What truly is the SAP Program? By LOGHAN HIRKEY By MADDY NESTOR & MATT LEE As Christmas and New Year’s sadly Many have heard of SAP (Student As- become things of the past, people either sistance Program) whether it was through dread or look forward to the next holiday: jokes, hearing rumors about it, or being Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day presents loosely told what it was, but few truly a time to be thankful for loved ones and know what the program really is. have an excuse to eat lots of chocolate. SAP is a program that was created by However, what do people really know the state to help out students who are about Valentine’s Day? The real question - struggling. If any person in the commu- why is Valentine’s Day a holiday? nity notices that a student is acting out There are about a dozen St. Valentines. PROWLER STAFF PHOTO of the ordinary, they can write out a SAP There are also a few stories circulated that th up until his death on February 14 , when form or go online and fi ll one out there to include Geoffrey Chaucer. The tradition PROWLER STAFF PHOTO he wrote her a love letter signed “from voice their concerns. An important thing known today most likely developed from your Valentine”. to remember about this program, is that is made with the student, the team sug- the events in this article, though. St. Valentine was brutally beaten everything remains anonymous. gests steps that can possibly be made in Valentine’s Day originated around the with clubs and eventually decapitated, Every referral is reviewed by at least order to solve the given issue in a positive year 496 when it was a Roman Festival and through all this sadness, he truly way. The student may then decide whether for loved ones. The boys would pick one member of the team, and is decided was the stepping stone for Valentine’s on the level of seriousness that the issue he or she would like to take these steps. girl’s names out of a box, and that would Day becoming a Christian holiday. His Everything is voluntary. be their date for the night. They would may be. The next step is asking teach- bravery, selfl ess nature, and unconditional ers about the student’s behavior in class, The dedicated members of the student’s sometimes even get married after that! love for others is what made the holiday assistance program meet every week. The festival was full of happiness and grades, and interactions with other stu- a love-based holiday. Cupid wrongly dents. After this, the team calls the parents Every member of the team puts in a lot love, but the actual term Valentine comes assumes this image during the holiday, of their own time of the day including from a dark past. and asks for permission to meet with the when people should in fact recognize St. child about the issue. When the evaluation lunches to work on whatever issues may In the third century A.D., a Roman Valentine. In remembrance of this great come up. priest by the name of St. Valentine man we should honor his feast day, and unknowingly began the holiday associated not always think of Cupid and candy. House of Horrors with love today. Emperor Claudius Despite all the sadness of the origin The tragic tale of the Turpin family. II had banned marriage at this time of the name Valentine’s Day, the holiday due to his thoughts on married men evolved into something positive. February By MADDY NESTOR being bad soldiers. Rightfully so, St. th 14 is full of romantic dinners, thoughtful David and Louise Turpin, held their Valentine thought this was unfair, and gifts, and the popular term, “love in the After the kids were taken out of the performed secret marriages in his church. thirteen kids captive for several years home, David and Louise Turpin were air”. Whether in a relationship or single, inside of a dirty and overall disgusting Unfortunately, Claudius II caught wind it’s still an excuse to eat candy. The most arrested and charged with many felony of this and threw St. Valentine in jail, home. The ages of these kids range from accounts including torture, child abuse, popular candy purchased in Pennsylvania 2-29 years, but they were so malnourished sentencing him with the death penalty. St. is M&M’S. I know what I will be eating abuse of dependent adults, and false im- Valentine didn’t let this ruin his happiness, that many of them looked half of their ac- prisonment. Currently, they are being held this holiday! tual age. The 17 year old girl who reported on bail of 13 million dollars bail. River- and fell in love with the jailer’s daughter. Sources: www.bbc.co.uk, www.candystore. He felt so strongly for this girl all the way the situation to authorities was thought to side County’s District Attorney Michael com www.catholiceducation.org be as young as 10. Hestrin says the bail is one million for A 17 year old girl who was trapped each kid. The Turpin parents could face up inside of the home managed to escape and to life in prison. David Turpin’s defender says that, “our Blood Drive PSA contact police saying that she and her 12 clients are presumed to be innocent – and Thank you other siblings are being held captive. The that is a very important presumption… the kids had been planning this escape for a case will be tried in court. It will not be few years beforehand. When authorities tried in the media.” arrived at the Turpin home, they discov- Many offi cials are confused on why ered some kids padlocked and chained to neighbors did not notice anything wrong their beds, and all of them were dirty and in the household. Hopefully throughout undernourished. The eldest son in the Turpin family is the case more information comes out to 26 years old, and attended Mt. San Jacinto put the Turpin parents into prison. College. According to a transcript that Sources: (BBCNews, CNN, TheWashing- ABC News discovered, he took Algebra, tonPost, insideedition, nbcnews) guitar, public speaking, English funda- mentals, and freshman composition; in all of these classes he had straight A’s. ABC News interviewed some of his peers at the college he attended and they PHOTO COURTESY RESTONBIBLE.ORG had interesting comments about him. A large majority of peers mentioned how shy and isolated he was. The Tunkhannock Area High School would like to thank all who Marci Dunker said that he had “one of attended the January 26th blood drive. This thank you goes out to teachers the saddest faces I have ever seen” and also that “he was always quiet and alone.” and students who gave blood or attempted to do so. Also to the Student The Turpin’s home was located in Per- Council members who helped. ris, California. Authorities said that these PHOTO COURTESY THE INDEPENDENT The total number of donors was a whopping 46 people with only 9 kids were tied to their beds with rope if deferrals. So with 37 usable pints. they misbehaved, until they managed to This blood will go on to save 111 local lives. wiggle free. Then, the tying progressed to The Turpin family at Disney, posing with chains and padlocks. They also found out Mickey Mouse. Photo Courtesy to The Inde- Thank you for saving lives! that the children were only allowed pendent. 2 THE PROWLER SeasonalSeasonal VOLUME XIV ISSUE XXXIX Tunkhannock Area Another Twisted Love Story Single on High School The perfect story to make you grateful that you’re single By IRELAND CLARK Valentine’s Day 135 Tiger Drive By ALEC WALTER Another year, another Valentine’s Single on Valentine’s Day? Don’t Tunkhannock, PA 18657 Day. While couples go out for dinner and worry. You’re not alone. It’s the same a movie, single folks sit around wishing to (570)836-3111 thing every year - eat a pint of ice cream be out on a date. But not all couples are as and watch The Notebook. Then listen perfect as they may seem. There are some to sad music while liking all the memes Chief Editors love stories that end in death instead of a PHOTO COURTESY ALLTHATSINTERESTING.COM relating to your situation. wedding. This is the story of one of the The fallout of the shootout. Bailee Jones Why feel sorry for yourself anyway, most famous love stories - the violent tale though? It doesn’t solve anything and just Oli Heise of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde. romance started. He killed an inmate at the wastes your time. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was born jail with a lead pipe after being sexually Instead of feeling bad just show on October 1, 1910. Her lover, Clyde Assistant Editors assaulted. While in jail, he chopped his those who are in your life the love and Chestnut Barrow who also went by Clyde own toes off in an “accident” to avoid hard appreciation for them. Just spend your day Loghan Hirkey Champion Barrow, was born on March labor and maybe get parole. The irony is appreciating what you have and make it a Maddy Nestor 24, 1909. They were American criminals that his mother had already intervened happy escape from normal life.