November 2019 Once Again, the Senior Class at EAHS Builds the Bonfire
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The Junto November 2019 Once again, the senior class at EAHS builds the bonfire. The deep tradition of Easton Area High School goes beyond the campus and enlivens an entire community. BEAT P-BURG! 1 2 Points of View The Junto November 2019 Rivalry Over The Decades Colette Potter ~ Contributing Writer The Easton vs. Phillipsburg football game is the highlight of November for many Easton students, alumni and the Easton community, and has been for many years. In celebration of the 113th game to be played this Thanksgiving, let’s take a trip down memory lane. The first Easton vs. Phillipsburg football game was played on December 2nd, 1905. Easton won 32-0. They played twice in 1907. In the following years, the game against Phillipsburg was not always played, including 1909, 1912, and 1913. In 1916, the game was first played on Thanksgiving, and ten years later it was moved to Lafayette’s Fisher Field. The first high school football game on national television was the Turkey Day game of 1988, and it was on ESPN. The later 2010 game in the snow is also one to be remembered. In 2009, Peyton and Eli Manning served as coaches in the Gatorade Re- play series to settle the tie between the two teams in the 1993 game. Phillipsburg won the replay. But, Easton has the majority of the wins, and hopefully the Forks of the Delaware trophy. In One Word We asked staff at EAHS to describe Turkey Week in one word...(or maybe two). Alania Mariano & Kellie Painter Bachman- Madness Gorsky- Organized-chaos Oakes- Crazy Soferra- Frenetic Gray- Enthusiastic Ordway- Excitement Brown- Tradition Spina- Awesome Harris- Yum Capecci- Stuffed Pacchioli- Unique Tattoli- Tradition Hudak- Insanity Clark- Chaotic Peters- Unbelievable Turner- Exciting Hughes- Fabulous Clements- Pride Petitti- Stress Tutko- Chaos LaDuca- Tradition Doerr -Ausgezeichnet Rusnock- Chaotic Vacaro- Fulfilling Eck- Busy Mayrosh- History Sales- Fantabulous Wascura- Folle Egberts- BEAT PBURG Mcfarland- Special Santiago- Pumped Watson- Sharing Fischer- Fun Mohap- Unity Scheetz- Tradition Gori- Tradition Morgans- Invigorating 3 Schummer- Unique Points of View The Junto November 2019 Bottle Caps to Beat P’Burg Rachel Arzoumanian ~ Copy Editor You’ve heard all about the bottle caps being collected over the past few weeks... but how has collecting bottle caps be- come part of the rivalry with P’Burg? For 113 years, Easton Area High School and Phillipsburg High with the bottle caps School have participated in a friendly football rivalry. Each year, on donated directly to Thanksgiving morning, the football teams from both schools come to- the club, were gether at Lafayette College’s Fisher Stadium to compete while communi- turned into a table ties from both sides of the Delaware cheer them on in the stands. “Tur- with benches at- key Week,” as the week leading up to the big game is called, is packed tached for the play with tradition and fun events. From the schools decorating their hallways, area. a game between the schools where senior girls play football and senior The collections at the high schools this fall are run by each boys cheer on the sidelines, and a huge Easton bonfire on the Wednesday school’s National Honor Society. This incorporates an academic competi- night of the game, to a pep rallies in all the schools and a senior sleep out tion into the mix of the predominantly athletic rivalry between Easton to protect the bonfire from P’burg, the fourth week of November is an and P’burg. The collection started on October 15th and ended Novem- exciting time. Also, all year long, each sports team from the schools com- ber 25th, the Monday before Thanksgiving. This way, the bottle caps col- pete in a match against each other, though they aren’t in the same ath- lected by each district can be weighed and the winner can be determined letic league of competition. before the end of Turkey Week. There is no prize for the winning school, This year, P’burg and Easton have added a new fight into the as Ms. Carly Egberts, the teacher coordinator of Easton Area High mix. However, in this competition, the two schools have banded together School’s National Honor Society, says that, “Ultimately, the winner in for a good cause. This past summer, P’burg suggested having a new this is the Boys and Girls Club. But ultimately, Easton always wants to friendly match around this tradition-filled time. The idea was to collect beat P’burg. Always.” According to Riley McDonald, president of Eas- bottle caps. But why? The bottle caps from both schools will go to the ton’s National Honor Society, Easton is neck and neck with P’burg. So Boys and Girls Club of Easton, which serves the children of Easton and far, Easton has 10 large bags of bottle caps, and P’burg has 10 bags of supports their academic success, good character and citizenship, and a the same size. healthy lifestyle. The Boys and Girls Club will send the bottle caps to a This new competition adds in a fresh twist to the century old ri- company called Green Tree Plastics that melts them down and turns valry, involving giving back to the community, supporting the children of them into furniture for an outdoor play area for the club. The club col- Easton, and helping with a green initiative. lects bottle caps for this project at their location at 210 Jones Houston Way in Easton. The bottle caps that P’burg helped collect last year, along Becky’s Closet & Food Pantry Mallika Pal ~ Contributing Editor This time of the year is all some students who need the pantry have been through, be- about giving, and Becky’s cause their husband/father passed away. The small room is Closet and food pantry is just located in the K wing, and anyone can come into the room the place for it. It was created and take whatever he/she needs. It is available all day during by Mrs. Miller and her daugh- the school days, and many volunteers, including myself, are ter Sarah Miller (a 2019 organizing the room and are able to help anyone in need. EAHS graduate). The The pantry consists of canned goods, pastas, sauces, condi- mother-daughter duo wanted ments, and any meal item one can think of. There is also a to create a safe haven for section with school supplies, toiletries, and female hygiene high school students in need. products. The closet has shirts, pants, dresses, scarves, sweat- They also run it through their shirts, you name it! They have various sizes of the clothing. church. The Miller family And, if you want to join us and help our community, feel free understands hardships that to donate any clothing! 4 POINTS OF VIEW The Junto November 2019 Disney+: Is it Worth It? Branden Cunard ~ POV Editor The Disney Company has hours upon hours of movies and tv shows, both classics and origi- nals, on their new streaming service called Disney+. Deep down, Disney has played some sort of button paid for a subscription. As soon as I ance, Black Panther is not in the app, and role in our lives. Whether it was the classic hit the confirmation button, it felt like my some others aren’t there. 16 movies in total, Disney-princesses spreading their magic, childhood-doors were opened back up. I as of right now. Groot becoming the cute, lovable little tree, didn’t even know where to start or a fan-favorite Pixar movie, we have all Also, Disney Channel Original Mov- loved one thing or another by Disney. Almost every single classic-aged Dis- ies are back! Lizzie McGuire, The Cheetah ney Princess movie was on this app. From Girls, every High School Musical movie, and On November 12th, Disney released Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Mo- Camp Rock 1 and 2 made a comeback on their new streaming platform called “Dis- ana, I could hardly contain myself. Not only Disney+. Along with the Disney Channel ney+.” It contains all of the classic disney that, but nearly every Pixar movie is to be Original movies, National Geographic made princess, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star found here. The Incredibles, the Toy Story an appearance, as they partnered up with Wars, and Pixar movies, on top of National series, Brave, A Bug’s Life, etc. You name it, Disney in the past to make some awesome Geographic shows. There are even some Dis- it’s most likely there. environmental documentaries. ney+ Original series’, such as “High School Musical The Musical The Series” and a live- For all you Star Wars nerds, you There are so many other features action rendition of “Lady and the Tramp.” haven’t been missed. Every single movie has that are on Disney+, but you will have to been added to Disney+ from the Star Wars find out what they are. Disney gets a 12/10 As some who is a grade-A Disney universe. Not only are the movies here, but for this idea, and I’ll go as far as to say that super fan, I had high expectations along the TV-series and animated movies relating Disney+ may become a better option when with a lot of doubt behind it. Since Netflix to Star Wars are present. compared to Netflix. Whether the $6.99 for and Hulu are two of the most popular Disney movies and TV Shows isn’t enough, streaming services out on the market, as well If you’re a Marvel fan, like myself, the amount of happiness and smiles that as Apple coming out with their own, Dis- then you’d be in for quite a treat.