Castle Hopes to 'PERM'anently Help Riley Hospital
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Madison Wiemer Viewpoint CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL See CODES on Page 3 Read about Jake Heidecker’s plans to swim at Purdue. See The Page 8. “Brighton Beach Memoirs” Ernie Haase and Signature comes to the stage following Sound return. See Page 3. ancer one-acts. See Page 4. SPEARHEADING THE NEWS SINCE 1960 Read about freshman thespi- Volume 56, Issue 6 | Newburgh, Indiana | March 2016 an Chase Reising! See Page 5. Castle hopes to ‘PERM’anently help Riley Hospital p r o m i s e d Student Council co- students that sponsor Emily Garrett she would get promised students a perm if they she would get a perm raised over if they reached her $25,000, and goal of $25,000. Af- she happily ter over $37,000 was ful lled her raised, she happily promise. carried out her prom- “ e pride ise. Photo courtesy of will exceed Emily Garrett the ego loss All of these fundraisers led to this year’s Riley (referring to Dance Marathon on Feb. 19. Students learned her perm),” dances and won prizes, ranging from gi cards said Garrett. to toothbrushes. G a r r e t t Photo by Faiq Ashraf Much time and e ort were spent raising is passionate (From left) Seniors Maggie Louthan and Anna Harris and juniors Taylor Kirsch and Austyn Stierwalt, members money and making people aware of the dance about raising of the Dance Marathon committee, learn a dance before the Riley Dance Marathon on Feb. 19. The students marathon. m o n e y raised $37,715.05 to bene t Riley Hospital for Children. “It’s important to get the students excited for for Riley the event, and then everything ows the way it’s Hospital. By Lane McMurtry Marathon Committee. supposed to,” said Stierwalt. “We ask Castle High School has been raising money e Student Council and other students students to is year’s Riley Dance Marathon (RDM) for Riley Hospital for Children, through various raised money online, through texts and by stand on raised $37,715.05, smashing the goal of $20,000 fundraisers, since 2008 and plans to continue to sending letters to neighbors and businesses, their feet and and putting Castle’s grand total of all RDMs help as many children as possible. reminding people that the dance marathon was be active to over $109,000. Students have raised money for Riley the nal Riley fundraiser of the year. honor those “ e feeling you get when you realize the Hospital in many ways. For instance, last fall Student Council co-sponsor Emily Garrett at Riley who impact you made is unbelievable,” said junior Castle had a Color Run. Students also went can’t stand,” Austyn Stierwalt, the chairwoman of the Dance trick or treating and caroling for donations. See RILEY on Page 2 she said. Local students challenged to make changes in community Biol- Hart. difficulties By Riley Pearson to attract a new demographic to our local parks ogy teacher, e Cas- have shown in order to strengthen and diversify our com- S h a n n o n tle team has themselves e ability to win a four-year college scholar- munity,” said Smith. Hart and been work- through the ship is within the grasp of area students. e participants were invited to consider b u s i n e s s ing endless- weeks of e Changemaker Challenge, o ered by many topics: obesity, the environment, domestic teacher, Em- ly to get the preparing. the University of Evansville, is a competition in violence, bullying, hunger and any social issue in ily Strahle presentation “ S o m e which students try to solve a community prob- which they had a unique idea for improvement. are the in shape. research is- lem and compete against area high schoolers. Ideas can hit a person out of nowhere, just Change- ey will sues have e winning group then gets a four-year schol- like what happened to these three. maker Chal- practice the surfaced a arship to the University of Evansville. creativity, sustainability and feasibility of solu- “Honestly, (our idea) kind of was derived lenge coach- presenta- few times, ree students will represent Castle at the re- tion; presentation skills; and amount of research from a meme,” said Jaramillo. “I was scrolling es. “Our role tion in front also some gional competition: juniors Austin Fonseca and put into the presentation and solution. through my Instagram when I read the meme is to provide of a panel funding dif- Cody Smith and senior Hannah Jaramillo. ese Fonseca, Smith and Jaramillo presented their aloud. Cody made a joke, and I suggested it was f e e d b a c k , at Castle so culties, and Castle Knights were selected a er an in-school ideas to teachers Mike Reiter and Sharon Odom an awful idea. ( en) we bounced detail o of ideas, (and) they can be the occa- competition in which four teams of three plus as well as to Changemaker Challenge coaches each other until we arrived at our current pro- critique the c r i t i q u e d sional ques- three individuals presented ideas. ey were Shannon Hart and Emily Strahle. posal.” CHS mem- and make tion of fea- then judged by identi cation of the problem; “We can’t go into speci cs yet, but our goal is See CHALLENGE on Page 2 bers of our improve- sibility,” said team,” said ments. Many Jaramillo. LEGENDS Continued from Page 1 THE LANCER THE LANCER CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL 2 MARCH 2016 NEWS NEWS MARCH 2016 3 RILEY Continued from Page 1 promised students that she would get a perm if they raised over $25,000, and she happily ful lled her promise. “ e pride will exceed the ego loss (referring to her perm),” said Garrett. Garrett is passionate about raising money for Riley Hospital. “We ask students to stand on their feet and be active to honor those at Riley who can’t stand,” she said. Photo courtesy of Ernie Haase (From left) Tyler Vestal, Ernie Haase, J. Mark McVey, Devin McGlamery, Dustin Doyle, Paul Harkey and David Gri th combine their musical talents to perform at Ernie (Above) Students dance at this Haase and Signature Sound’s “The Inspiration of Broadway” concert. “I remember thinking, ‘One day I’m year’s Riley Dance Marathon on going to do that. One day I’m going to Feb. 19. The Indiana University come home and in uence my school and Morale Committee taught the community with a positive message of students the ve-to-six-minute hope.’” dance throughout the marathon, Signature Sound is coming to town and then the students performed Ernie Haase, Nick Osin it at the end of the game. By Riley Guerzini or that they ‘Never Walk Alone!’ ” Founder of musical quartet Ernie (Far left) Students eat at the “I remember thinking, ‘One While Haase is known for pancake breakfast after the boys’ Haase and Signature Sound In 1983, Ernie Haase was just his gospel music, his tastes have basketball game on Feb. 19. day I’m going to do that. One looking for an opportunity to ful ll expanded to all di erent styles of (Left) Sophomores Alexia Voyles day I’m going to come home his musical dreams. music that motivate and inspire (left) and Kara Sturgeon take do- and in uence my school and See GUIDANCE on Page 6 irty-three years later, Haase him. nations for Riley Hospital and sell community with a positive will once again return to the origin “I like them (gospel and pancake breakfast tickets before of his inspiration — Castle High message of hope.’ ” Broadway music) both for di erent the boys’ basketball game on Feb. School. reasons,” he said. “I’ve dedicated 19. Photos by Faiq Ashraf Ernie Haase, Haase founded his musical Founder of the musical my life to singing gospel quartet group, Ernie Haase and Signature music, but I’ve also dedicated my Sound, in 2003. group Ernie Haase and life to serving my heavenly Father ey will present the nal prod- Since then, the Grammy- by serving his creation. My calling CHALLENGE Signature Sound • Melanoma occurs uct to the University of Evansville nominated group has brought its is much bigger than one style of they would come and sing and Continued from Page 1 when something goes on March 17 and will be judged by powerful gospel music all over the music.” promote things.” awry in the melanin- three. the CHS members Jaramillo. in uential leaders from around the world, including places like Latvia, to spread that message across the Haase’s interest in Broadway Hudson hopes that Haase’s “ e producing cells (mel- “Honestly, it of our team,” said ey will Hart, a biology teacher, and Tri-State. India, South Africa and New world. music also has brought him into Inspiration of Broadway” concert anocytes) that give kind of was derived Hart. present the nal Strahle, a business teacher, ex- “Any of the teams/individuals Zealand. “I remember (back when I was contact with Broadway legends like will motivate current students color to your skin. from a meme. I was e Castle team product to the Uni- plained the Changemaker Chal- who competed in Castle’s competi- Currently consisting of Haase at CHS) sitting in the auditorium J. Mark McVey, who starred as Jean to engage in musicals and other • Just what damages scrolling through has been work- versity of Evansville lenge to both students and faculty. tion are invited to be part of Castle’s (tenor), Devin McGlamery (lead), listening to some band that was Valjean in “Les Miserables.” Broadway-style events.