Montoursville Area High School 100 N. Arch Street December 2014 Montoursville, PA 17754 Volume 42 Issue 4 The Arrowhead

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isaacmiller news staff compared to past years. Music at MAHS the music jilliano’connor Deacon got a Bronze in Liter- The additional girls’ choir, The Academic Decathlon of news editor ature in the Honors division of Montour Melody sung “This Central Pennsylvania recently the competition. Montoursville band and choir Little Babe,” “Give us Hope,” world held its first competition of the isaacmiller Our school competed against has brought some Christmas “Santa Baby,” and “Mele Kalik- 2014-2015 year. news staff nine other schools from the spirit to town during their con- imaka.” Our school took second, plac- are. certs. The Band concert was held on ing just behind Penns Valley. “I feel compared to the other The choir performed on Tues- Monday night, Dec. 15. Those who participated in the schools we were a a little un- day night Dec. 9. They played a series of different competition have been work- prepared,” said Sophmore Matt The songs that the entire choir songs which included “Christ- ing very hard to prepare for the Marks, “but compared to the sang included “Hark the Herald mas on Broadway” by John Hig- event. majortiy of schools in the state Angels Sing,” “Good King Kong gins, “DeerPath Dances,” “Was- Students who were in the com- we are in a very good position.” Looked Out,” “Giovani Lieti,” sail,” “Greensleeves: A Fantasia petition needed to do a good This was also Mark’s second “The World for Christmas,” for Band,” and “Declaration and amount of cramming for the year competing in the Academ- “Glory Hallelujah to the New- Flourish.” competition. Cram Kits are one ic Decathalon Competition. born King,” and “Hallehlujah “This group is my favorite of the tools students use to help Mark’s competeted in usic, art, The Messiah.” group I have worked with,” prepare. language, literature, and oth- The ‘Ville sang a series of said Band Director Mr. Adam “We worked a lot harder than er competitions. Marks got a songs as well but these includ- Wright, “They are fun, have last year by coming in during Bronze in Art and Literature. ed “Dance of the Sugar Plum great attitudes, and does every- lunch to study,” said Senior Montoursville will be hosting Fairy,” “Deck the Halls,” “Throw thing that needs to be done.” Amelia Deacon when asked the next Academic Decathalon the Yule Log on, Uncle John.” how they prepared this year Competition on Jan. 7 Seniors Alyssa Burger and art Katie Conklin both have big parts in the school’s plays

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hoto hoto P P The Academic Decathalon club of the school recently placed second in the Academic Decathalon of Central Pennsylvania The choir is singing a bunch of carols for the Christmas competition. Montoursville will be holding the next compe- spirit. They sang many songs in three different groups tition on January seventh of 2015. dring their Dec. 9 concert. Taking home a title Students teach in writing professors about jilliano’connor news editor food campaign and a school’s protest against it. vampires A recent trip to a Penn State They only had about an hour to meganstoner campus on Nov. 17 has left two an hour and a half to write the editor-in-chief if the banding pattern produced of The Arrowhead’s staffers win- story with a minimum words of Twelve members of The Montoursville chapter of in the DNA is similar. ners of a writing competition. about 250. Montoursville Area High the Science National Honor So- At Lycoming the teachers were Senior Kendra Parke and “I was shocked,” said Parke School Thespian Honor ciety recently went to Lycoming split up into different groups, and Sophomore Isaac Miller have when she found out she won, “I Society attended the State College to educate science teach- half of the groups went to a lab/ both received the chance to re- thought that I could have done Conference at Central York ers about porphyria, which is of- station like the one run by the turn to the campus on March better.” High School on December ten known as the “vampire dis- Science National Honor Society. 6th to compete in the state Pa “I am nervous to go back be- fourth to sixth. ease.” Meanwhile, half of the other School Press Student Journal- cause I didn’t expect to win the The experiment, which was ac- groups went and listened to Paul ism Writing Competition. first time,” she said. tually started in the summer, was Anderson, who is well known for Parke competed in the Features Miller competed in the news provided by a company called putting science videos on You- category. category and won first place FOTOdyne, and according to Tube. She said she had to write about overall. the advisor of the honor society Lunch, which was provided for two schools coming together “I was pretty surprised that I Mrs. Karen Avery, “I have a grant the students and teachers, was an as one chorus on Constitution won,” said Miller. “Because there that pays for part of the materials, opportunity for the teachers and Day. was a lot of students compet- and then FOTOdyne gave us a students to mingle and talk about Miller competed News Writ- ing.” significant discount on the kits.” what? Science. ing. Miller said he is excited to go The goal of the experiment, ac- Senior Cayla Treaster, who was He said he had to write about back because it will be fun to go cording to Avery was “The DNA a teacher’s aid for the experiment, Michelle Obama’s unhealthy back and compete again. from people who are known to had a lot of fun, and added “I en- have the disease [porphyria] is joyed switching it up and educat- compared with people who are ing teachers…especially when it showing symptoms, to determine comes to Twitter.”

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The cast from the musical Pippin pose after one of their P performances this past spring. On May 18, Pippin won Best Leading Actress and Best Overall Small Scale Musical at the Ray of Light Ceremony. Tis’ the season to be caroling Editor’s Picks jilliano’connor added, “It was Le 3 best lawlz of news editor sad seeing I signed up to make others With the holidays brings many many lonely “ laugh, but left laughing people together and one way to people at this myself when a woman 2K14 time of the do that is by caroling. bluntly said ‘I don’t like you taylorakers There are a few clubs head- year, but I’m a&e editor ing out to do some caroling to glad I had the to Mr. Mazzante. It was truly a opportunity to life changing experience Every year thousands of teenagers partake in the internet brighten up people’s days. whether it be for school assignments or for their own enter- Some of the clubs that are put a smile on their faces.” -Sophomore Jessica Mattiace” tainment. On these sites students find themselves with pic- bringing cheer around are tures with funny captions over a trending image.These pieces Tri-M, girls’ basketball, and Key Tira reme- bered a time of gold are called “memes”. Many followers of the internet Club. They will also be doing some are aware of such forums of lawlz and this month, I am proud The Key Club went caroling on when some did remember their loved ones. instruments solos where the to present my favorite memes of 2k14. Dec. 16. flutes just play one song and ev- They went to Manor Care to Tri-M is heading out on Dec. 17 to go play and sing to nursing eryone else will sing. carol for the Alzheimer’s Di- “I hope to make their Christ- 3. Sad Kanye/OhMyKanye mension unit residents. homes. mas a little more magical and to In a picture of Kanye West and Kim “It has become a Key Club tra- They are going to Elmcroft, make them smile,” said Bigger. Kardashian on their honeymoon, dition for the past 10 years,” said Valley View, and Hillside, and This is the third year that the Kanye was spotted looking “sad.” After Spanish teacher Mrs. Andrea the Medows. Tri-M club will perform at nurs- this, the Internet had blown up- creat- Tira. When asked why this club is going, president of Tri-M Junior ing homes. ing photoshopped images like this one. They sang a series of 20 fun “We also stayed for a little after Christmas songs that put smiles Autumn Bigger said “To spread Christmas cheer to old folks be- we finished playing and talked onto the audiences faces like with them. They appreciated it,” “Jingle Bells,” “Silent Night,” cause we like to give back to old 2. Dancing Groot people and make them happy.” said Bigger. “We Wish You a Merry Christ- After the box-office-breaking The Tri-M club will be playing About 15 or 16 members of mas,” “Frosty the Snowman,” movie, “Guardians of the Galaxy” with Saxophones, clarinets, and Tri-M will be going to the Me- “Winter Wonderland,” “Deck erupted, fans began to coo and flutes. dows to help get them into the the Halls,” “We Three Kings,” talk over the last ending scene. Tri-M will be playing a bunch Christmas spirit by singing and “Have Yourself a Merry Christ- Groot (one of the main, com- of classical Christmas hymns playing and wearing santa hats, mas,” “Holly Jolly Christmas,” said Bigger. 1. Hail Hydra/Helix ical and endearing characters) “Up on the Housetop,” and and singing a few song as well. TwitchTv, a gaming streaming was reborn and dances. Modern more. site, hosted a Pokemon game in music is applied to the clip and “They will repeat songs if the which viewers can control the transmitted to GIFs. audience wants them to,” said avatar and game itself. The game Tira. went on for weeks and with it, Sicteen students are going to the viewers evolved. help spread the cheer from Key Weirdly enough, a ‘religion’ club. formed around ‘Twitch Plays “Some residents don’t remem- Pokemon’ and Hail Helix was ber anything or even loved ones born. Hail Hydra was the evolv- but when we sing, they some- ing factor in this originating times remember,” said Tira. from “Captain America.” Sophomore Jessica Mattiace EDITORIAL The Arrowhead page 4 December 2014 Arrowhead Through the mind of Megan We are...the Warriors! And we still Staff will be... Editorial a Warrior, and I am not going to sent Montoursville. Stop change the Indian part of the logo An Indian has rep- at all.” resented us for thinking boy meganstoner All the administration wants to years! And there editor-in-chief do is create something that will be are parts of the or girl, but able to unify the school district. town that just Right now there are many deci- Look at the basketball court, go with the In- sions being made that will forever instead football helmets, and school web- dian theme. change what the high school is. site. They all have different sym- For example, Along with the impending con- “people” bols that are supposed to repre- Indian Park. struction, comes the idea for a sent Montoursville. If we were no new logo that will represent the On Dec. 15, Joe Bosack came to longer going to have an A baby boy is born on a warm school. Montoursville to talk to a com- Indian logo, would it be summer morning. As soon as The school board recently ap- mittee about the logo. weird to have Indian the baby is pronounced male proved a $12,000 plan for Joe Bo- Bosack, who currently has a $2 Park still be called that? his parents have named him a sack, a man who is widely known Photo by M. Stoner million NCAA contract, came to I think it would be! “boy’s” name, let’s say Jim. They in the sports world for creating Montoursville ready to change It would be very weird have painted his room all blue, logos, to come to the school and the Warrior logo. to have an Indian Park in All the students that wanted to bought him a mobile featuring a make a new logo. And because of his NCAA con- Montoursville, and then have a participate could, and then the football, baseball, and basketball. Yes! $12,000…but that is a dif- tract, Bosack told the committee logo that is supposed to represent committee could vote on which Jim hasn’t even had an intelligent ferent topic for a different col- that he would have to change the the entire district be something one they thought was the best. thought before he’s being molded umn. logo completely, meaning that else. I think that this would be smart- into society’s ideal boy. The word quickly spread, and he cannot do anything that rep- I strongly believe that it should er. Jim grows up and he buys his much of the information was resents Native Americans at all, be! Having a student draw the clothes from the boy’s side of straying far from the actual truth. but the committee didn’t agree. But, rather than paying someone logo would save money and also stores, he would have no toys at One of the biggest rumors was Technically, being a warrior has an enormous amount of money to the students already know about all before he played with a Barbie, that we were completely chang- many different definitions. come and draw something, that Montoursville and could easily and he sports a buzz cut. ing our name...that we wouldn’t According to Merriam-Webster he may not even do, seems like a draw something that would rep- Now keep in mind Jim had be the Warriors anymore. a warrior is “a person who fights waste. resent Montoursville better than nothing against a plaid button But according to Principal Mr. in battles and is known for having Personally, I think that it would some stranger. up that he saw at the store but it Daniel Taormina that is not the courage or skill.” be cool to have an artist from the I know that there has been a lot was on the girl’s side, he wouldn’t case. So, there are many different im- school draw it or maybe have a of rumors going on, and I truly mind playing with Barbies. In fact In fact, Taormina said “I grad- ages that could be used to repre- competition. hope this helps put them to rest. he saw a girl at daycare with them uated from Montoursville. I was and it looked interesting but Jim knows playing with them would mean he would have to risk be- Look out its Liz! ing laughed at, and Jim especially didn’t like his hairstyle because it was too short but he knows that A new year, new school, and he’s a boy and that’s how boys get their hair cut. These stories identify somehow new memories with almost every person I know, in someway or another. People elizabethlee Megan took a assistant editor feel restricted by stereotypes that tumble, and it was doing. At first I was shocked they are afraid to break away from. 2014 has been a year full of ups got posted on he remembered me, but then I As soon as people are born they and downs, but isn’t every year? Twitter. realized that it wasn’t the build- are told who they should be, in- 2015, like every new year holds I won’t, how- ing that made me middle school stead of being told that they promise and hope. Hope that it ever, mourn experience what it was, it was the should be who they want to be. will be even better than 2014 and when the gym people. The story would be the same if promise of great things to come. is remodeled Even though the building may instead of Jim it was Suzy, and While those things are pretty so maybe I can be gone, the people I made those Suzy, ,instead of typical boy’s spectacular the biggest thing on forget when memories with won’t be. While things, she would enjoy dresses, the 2015 calendar for our little Trey Oeler hit the chair Megan fell out is may baking, and the color pink. town is both a beginning and an me in the face, be deemed a safety risk (rightful- The cookie cutter image of what ending. breaking my ly so) it was Megan that made it a boy should be and what a girl The lovely building that most glasses during funny. should be comes from labeling students love and detest at the speedball. It wasn’t the room that made inanimate objects as a boy thing same time will me meeting its that specific deadline fun, it was Recently I, ker s or a girl thing. That branding can end. . A Jon, Hanna, Megan, Casey, and along with T pressure people to not get the Now it may not actually be torn Daft Punk playing in the back- some other by

product if they don’t fit the target down next year, but as of May 1 staff members ground. gender, because of other peoples’ the construction of our, or more made the trek It is the people, not the place judgements. accurately the underclassmen and artoon over to the C that make something great. What matters is that you can be middle schoolers’ ,new school be- The times are a changing, and I middle school the most part stayed the same. yourself, and you can be comfort- gins. guess it’s time for Montoursville to do Journalis recruiting for the As Mr. Miller, the I.A. teacher, able being yourself, and that you It seems funny because, while I to change with it. In with the 8th grade class. Walking into helped me connect the music to can understand the fact that peo- feel ready to leave, it’s going to be new and out with the old, even if a building I barely recognized our slide show he asked me how I ple may be different from you and hard coming back to something I shook me up a bit. I’ll miss the old. respect other people’s interest. don’t recognize. Some of my best While most of the renova- `The holiday season is a prime memories happened in that pile tions were complete by the time example of giving genders to of bricks. Have something to say? I moved on to the high school it inanimate objects, like getting a Coming back to Journalism was the little things that really boy’s gift or having to get girl’s parties in the room that isn’t the struck me. Write a letter to the editor or be a gift. If every boy on Earth likes same one I shared Chinese food I didn’t know where anyone’s a toy and every girl in the world with people who are now alum- classrooms were and everything guest writer and have your doesn’t like the toy, that is the only ni on a particularly stressful 4th seemed a lot smaller than it did time you could be able to seperate deadline doesn’t feel right. I don’t when I was there. opinion published in a girl’s gift from a boy’s gift. know how a room could ever hold Something that struck me even People need to stop thinking girl as many good memories of peo- more that was while the build- The Arrowhead. and boy and just think people in ple falling out of chairs, like when ing changed, the teachers for general. FEATURES page 5 2014 trends takeover MHS NICK

jordynneharvey features staff B LAZORKA maddygorini Parents: Jim and Beth Lazorka features staff O Birthday: 12/4/96 Status: Single Trends for FAVORITES Color: Blue Guys: Y Book: the dictionary Lifting Movie: “The Silence of the Lambs” Dating younger girls Class: Anatomy Trucks Pets: 3 dogs- Ollie, Roscoe, and Diesel anything “It [football sweatshirt] Bella resembles the team.” Song: “Sweatpants” by Childish Gambino -Sophomore Brandon and Cuisine: Steak Steinbacher Describe yourself in one word: Sexy Describe your fantasy date: “Just chilling and watching a movie.” Most memorable high school moment: “Some of the great soccer Guy games our team had, like when we beat Hughesville in double overtime.” Most embarrassing moment: “Nothing really sticks out to me as an em- Fashions: barrassing moment.” Khakis and vans G Activities: Soccer (4), Key Club (3), Peer Helpers (3), Hational Hon- Cut-offs or Society (1), National English Honor Society (3), Track and Field (1), Nike sneakers with no Leadership Lycoming (2) laces Plans after graduation: “Attending Lock Haven University in the Physi- Sweatshirts (AG, Foot- I cian’s Assistant Program.” ball, Soccer) “Unlike his Buckeye buddy, Nick displays brains and brawn in the weight J’s (Jordans) room. The garage door no longer wins.” “One year apart is not R -Mr. Theodore Barbour bad, two years apart is okay, but 3 years is too much.” [refering to guys dating younger girls] L -Sophomore Josh Kula MACKENZIE “Guys don’t care about the way that other guys CATHERINE dress.” -Freshman Joe Wentzler RODRIGUES Parents: Jim and Beth Rodrigues Sayings: of Birthday: 10/21/96 “Bae” Status: In a relationship “...or nah” FAVORITES “Eyebrows on ‘fleek’” the Color: Purple “On point” Girls’ “Squad too deep” Book: “The Secret Life of Bees” “Turn down for what?!” Movie: “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Fashions: Days” “Fierce” Flannels (Especially on Class: AP Lit “Ball is life” Fridays) Pets: Cinnamon, my dog Gypsy pants Song: “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Ingrid Michaelson Leggings “I love ‘Ball is life.’ M Cuisine: Ravioli Big glasses Describe yourself in one word: Sassy That’s timeless.” Stocking headbands -Senior Michaela Describe your fantasy date: “First we’d go to Olive Garden for their un- limited salad and bread sticks, then we’d go play with puppies and probably Phillips O take one home. To end the date we would binge watch ‘The Office.’” Most memorable high school moment: “Standing on the field with Megan and Liz, watching the football team beat Loyalsock (twice) and win N the district championship.” Trends for Most embarrassing moment: “Having a mental/emotional breakdown in physics because Kelsey and I couldn’t figure out an extra credit lab.” Girls: Activities: Tennis (9-12, captain 12th, varisty), National English Honor Dunkin runs T Society (10-12), National Honor Society (10-12), Key Club (10-12), Youth Being a “basic white Leadership (11), Homecoming Court girl” Plans after graduation: “I definitely want to go to college and major in Communications, but that’s all I know for now.” Hair down to your butt “Flannels are my go-to H “With her work ethic and drive to succeed, she will excel no matter where Turning country outfit on a cold day.” the future takes her.” Chipotle -Senior Kalee Holdren -Mrs. Susan Shoemaker FEATURES The Arrowhead page 6 December 2014 2014 in review: Favorite Part of 2014 “[We had a] snowball fight in Ag that [Mr.] King broke up.” -Junior Tess Brungard “[Going to a] Hunter Hayes concert with my friends.” -Senior Kelsey Stine “The birth of my great nieces, Jocelyn and Nevaeh, and Annie’s second daughter.” -Miss Michelle Hopkins

Lessons We’ve Learned “Appreciate what you have before it’s gone.” -Senior Steve Griggs

“Don’t send your snapchats for a full 10 seconds. Especially not the ugly ones.” -Junior Kelsey Dowling “I don’t need friends. I just need Netflix, buffalo chicken dip, and Dunkin.” -Freshman Sarah Lomison page 7 Here and there Pennsylvania Legalizes Same-Sex On May 20, 2014 Pennsylvania became the 19th state to legalize same-sex marriage. Other states to legalize this act include Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and Idaho. or g . enter C ay G fro m hoto P

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2014’s best video games, music, and more taylorakers a&e editor

Movies: Top grossing game: Titanfall (CNBC) Games: “It was well rounded for the Top Grossing movie: Guardians “I think it deserved it [2014 screen time and the songs of the Galaxy (IMdB) best] but it would have been were great.” -Joe Wentzler Top Song: Bang Bang (MTV) It’s not that good. it better if it was two player.” (10) was a fun movie but Most viewed show: NCIS -Ivy Waldron (12) there were other films (tvguide.com) “For a multiplayer, it has out there.” -Patrick The best of the best, the cream i m db Bowes (10) of the crop, coming your way is really good mechanics.”

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Kinney (12) “That game is freaking fro m “They could have stuck to for top grossing video games. the comic books more.” According to BMO Capital awesome! The graphics are -Kelsey Dowling (11) Markets, 60 percent of Xbox great.” -Dexter Shearer (12) p hoto One owners own Titanfall. Songs: Shows: Ariana Grande’s Bang Bang took first in top songs of 2014. The repetitive lyrics have been “I don’t like it. It bothers me real stuck in many peoples’ minds. “I don’t think NCIS deserved bad and it’s a horrible song.” being the best. I think Game of 2014’s top grossing movie is Guardians of the Galaxy. The -Ethan Ward (12) Thrones or something should new film bringing in over $332 have been chosen instead.” million landed them in a com- “It makes you want to twerk -Matt Hew (10) fortable first place position. In on a wall.” -Shakeea Horn second place is Hunger Games: (11) MockingJay- Part 1 bringing in “I liked the older seasons “I thought it was annoying better.” -Dakota Jolin (11) $279 million. NCIS (CBS) swooped in for and repetive.” -Natalie Hoff-

first place for most watched show man (11) c o m “It always has the same of 2014. The Big Bang Theory . storyline.” -Kylie Savidge (CBS) often trading places with

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place for most watched shows, that.” -Triston Choate fro m fro m “Adventure Time or Doctor Who deserved it.” you guessed it, Saturday Night Football (NBS).

-Abe Deacon (9) p hoto p hoto 2014 Twitter A TESSIE personalities takeover nateripley an award for being the funniest a&e staff R RAFFERTY account of twitter because of his While Twitter personalities tweets regarding current events broaden and more and more peo- and his other jokes. taylorakers ple start getting Twitter accounts, T a&e editor The biggest winner of Twitter there are clear winners and losers. this year is Katy Perry (@katyp- We see tweets that make us Q: Why do you like to paint? erry). While Justin Bieber has laugh, tweets that inform us, and A: I like to piant because it’s a fun 57.9 millioin followers and Pres- I tweets that make us angry and time. ident Barack Obama has a close confused as to how someone can 51.3 million followers Perry takes be so confident in their own stu- the cake. pidity. S Q: Why did you start taking With 61.6 million followers she The notorious loser of Twitter is painting classes? is the most followed person on Amanda Bynes (@amandabynes) A: I ran out of art classes and Twitter. firing off her unique opinions drawing looked hard. Other good twitter accounts T ker s A about other celebrities, her per- include Ryan Beckford’s (@Ry- .

T sonal life, and philosophy. beckford) weird/random/ and by

“Nothing can hold you back Q:What other art classes do you hilarious tweets. from living out your dreams. take? @BuckyIsotope is a hilarious hoto

P There’s a surgery for everything A: I take ceramics and painting. account, that can get grouped P that’s wrong with you!” said into the same category of humor Senior Tessie Rafferty brainstorms in Amanda Bynes on plastic surgery as Rob Delaney. her math notebook. This will be Raf- Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) is Q:What is your favorite paint- If you want to be informed of ferty’s second year in painting class. certainly a character of Twitter R ing technique? what’s going on in our presi- as well. Whether you love him or A: I enjoy finger painting with dent’s life. You can follow Barack hate him he has no problem get- glitter. Obama (@BarackObama), for O ting his opinions out there. updates on things like health Smith’s mind boggling tweets care, immagration, and America’s make his followers question ev- Q: What was your favorite proj- budget. Q: What other activities do you do erything they know about reality F ect? Netflix fans can be up to date on outside of school? like “Haters are just pro-creators A: I really l everything Netflix like new shoes A: I work and try to take a lot of naps. who need the seed of greatness”. iked my “tribal” collage I did last and movies added to Netlfix, you Never foget the classic “How can I year ( Junior year). can follow Netflix on Twitter. (@ mirrors be real if our eyes aren’t netflix ). Q: What inspires you to paint/sculpt? real” Your’e having a bad day? There’s L A: Watching funny cartoons/animations One of the funniest accounts is enlightenment on Twitter for you Q:What are your plans after like Adventure Time and when I feel run by Rob Delaney (@robdel- graduation? with Dalai Lama on Twitter (@ bored. aney). A: I’m planning to attendPenn DalaiLama ) providing intelli- E Rob Delaney is acomedian, but College of Technology and wants gent tweets that can relate to ev- off the stage Rob is very popular to be a Child Life Specialist. eryone out there. on Twitter. He has already won SPORTS The Arrowhead page 10 December 2014 Football wins 2014 memorable sports moments briulmer sports staff This sports year can not be summarized with any better words districts in than warrior pride. All teams had memorable moments that When we stormed the they will forever remember when they think about their high memorable fashion field against school sports career. Below are a few of the most memorable Loyalsock. moments, both historic and funny, that students recalled! cheyennewood Spying on the boys’ When the Girls’ soccer won sports editor “Coach Keefer gave us a speech soccer team with back to back district

and we realized that we had the binoculars in the championships. o c u m Y The last football game ever to potential to do big things,” said dugout. J.

be played at Memorial Stadium Senior Andy Biber. “We bought y

When Coach Vic called the girls’ B promised to be more memorable into it and really buckled down.” soccer team a big pile of crap.

than any other, as the football This was Keefer’s first District hoto team took on cross town rivals, Championship as head coach. When I [Kyra Alter] sneezed on P the Loyalsock Lancers, for the The last time the Warriors won the down beat of a band song. AA District IV Championship. this title was in 2006 when he was When Trisha Shay stormed the field before the The last game of the regular sea- just an assistant. After the first Cross Country girls’ soccer district championship game was son the Warriors beat the Lancers Being considered the underdogs meet runners jumped in the over. 38-27. However, they refused to going into playoffs, with a record creek. allow Loyalsock to avenge their or 6-4, a home district champion- When the varsity football team won loss by beating them a second ship for the players became even the district championship. time with a score of 21-19 at more special. When Jessica Mattiace home for the District Champion- Senior Tim Ungard said “No told a girl from Troy she When someone found When Pau almost got into ship on Nov. 22. one expected big things from us looked like a man in the a weave on the tennis a fight with a Shamokin Junior running back Keith Bat- and we ended up slapping them player. middle of a basketball court. kowski said “It was nervewrack- in the face.” game. ing becasue it was a once in a Many players had extremly suc- When student sections sang Biz Markie’s lifetime game - two rivals playing cessful seasons for the Warriors. “Just a Friend” at each other for the district cham- Batkowski had the most rush- When Coach Lee used the word basketball games. pionship.” ing yards in the state for AA and ironic wrong four times in one The game was intense through the most ever in a single season sentence. the final plays, as expected of not at Montoursville, totaling 2,234 Burke always chucking up only rivals but also with a huge yards. With 26 touchdowns as the peace sign whenever we When Jess fell while game on the line. However, Se- well, he is a serious contender for ran past him. celebrating beating Bri nior Curtis Miller’s interception All-State awards. 1v1. refused to allow Loyalsock’s at- When asked about his success The girls’ soccer tempted comeback and secured Batkowski said “It was hard to get toner team’s freedom ride the win. that but I had guys like [ Junior] through town after When the girl’s tennis

The season did not always go Ben Cerney blocking for me. M. S y winning districts for team got lost on the

so smoothly. The Warriors won Senior Wyatt Entz was also a B the second time. way to Bloomsburg. their first game of the season over huge contributor to the team’s hoto

South Willaimsport, but then fell success by scoring 14 touchdowns P to a 3-4 record. during the season. Miller also fin- JC Keefer said “We had a young ished the season with 5 and Biber of team as a whole and it just took a 3. few weeks for them to play bet- All of the starting receivers were Oh deer, what a buck: huntin’ in PA ter.” seniors, who will be missed next the The difficult start motivated a year. However, there are many ashlynnmcquillen positive turn around. “Because we returning players including Bat- sports staff have a coach like Keefer we avoid kowski and Sophomore quarter- Imagine yourself driving down the negative and think about the back Brycen Mussina. Wallis Run road, you see multiple aldron positive to get out of the situa- “We had a lot of talented seniors iblehi m er trucks parked on the side of the tion,” said Batkowski. on the field but more importantly

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boys’ hobby or a girls’ hobby? P morial Stadium. P In the past, hunting has been “My favorite part about “My favorite part about They won the strictly for men, but women are last game ever toner starting to be apart of the sport hunting is sitting in the hunting is the played there to more and more every year. woods, relaxing and excitement of the hunt become District M. S by Junior Annelyse Matzinger said, then getting a deer.” and then getting the

IV Champions. “I like being out in the woods, -Michael Biblehimer,11 deer.” hoto and I especially like archery sea- P -Quincy Waldron,11 son because you have to get closer to the deer.” only two weeks long, some say it’s Junior Kyle Evans added, “I According to research, 72 per- to long, others it’s too short. think two weeks is just right be- cent more women are huting with “I think it is just right because cause there are a lot of hunters, firearms today than only just five it gives the hunters an adequate and it won’t make the population years ago. Also, 50 percent more amount of time to get a deer and go down to far.” women are now target shooting. it keeps the deer population at an So for now we have to put our Americans hunt 228 million appropriate amount,”said Sopho- guns away until next hunting sea- days a year besides on Sundays more Lacy Kimberling. son. and more than 38 million Ameri-

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P Americans annually buy 1.1 bil- Senior Wyatt Entz rushes the ball against rivals, the Loy- lion shotshells, which feeds into alsock Lancers, in the District Championship. Entz hunters and shooters paying more finished his senior season with the second most than 5 billion dollars in excise touchdowns on the team, with 14. taxes since 1919. We all know that rifle season is page 11 College football fans GIRL’SMARISSA gear up for bowl games A ashlynnmcquillen Rose Bowl Teams sports staff NAMEHALL On January 12th, 2015 at AT&T PAC-12 Stadium in Arlington, Texas the T Q: What’s a major challenge College Football Championship USC (6-3) you face during games? Game will be held at 8:30pm on Oregon Ducks (8-1) ESPN. UCLA (6-3) Nerves. A: The final four teams for the Utah (5-4) championship game are No.1 Al- Arizona (7-2) H abama, No.2 Oregon, No.3 Flor- Q: What are your goals for dia State, and No.4 Ohio State. California (3-6) the season? l m er Everything comes down to the Stanford (5-4) winners of the Rose Bowl and the Oregon State (2-7) District Champs! B . U A: y Allstate Sugar Bowl to make it to

B Washington State (2-7) L the College Football Champion- Arizona State (6-3) hoto ship. Pregame rituals? P Q: Oregon and Flordia State will Washington (4-5) Colorado (0-9) A: Eat 2 Dum-Dums beofre be going head to head on January E each game with Kirsten O’Malley and Kelsey Stine. 1st, 2015 at 4:30 pm to compete in the Rose Bowl. BIG10 Who is the number one motivator in your life? Alabama and Ohio State are Q: competing in the Allstate Sugar Penn State (2-6) A: My Dad. Bowl also on January 1st, 2015, Michigan (3-5) T but will be at 8:30 pm. Michigan State (7-1) Q: What’s the number one thing to remember to have a successful team? Next to the Super Bowl every Nebraska (5-3) year, the College Football Cham- Maryland (4-4) A: Always being there for your teammates. pionship comes in close second to being the busiest day of the year Iowa (4-4) E Q: How important is team bonding to you? Why? for grocery stores Northwestern (3-5) Over 1.25 billion wings are sold Minnesota (5-3) Extremely important without it, there’s no communication & our perfor- A: on Superbowl day and over 625 Wisconsin (7-1) mance isn’t as good on the court. million on College Bowl day. Illinois (3-5) So get your wings ready because S it’s almost football time. Rutgers (3-5) Q: Are you planning on playing college? At what level? Where? When asked what he looked Purdue (1-7) A: #D1bound lol jk! forward to the most Junior Dane Indiana (1-7) Markley said, “Me and my dad Ohio State (8-0) watch college football games, just us sitting around eating and of BOY’S watching our favorite team.” the CURTIS “Wood ya’ look at that!” Unsung heroes MILLER of sports programs Q: What’s a major challenge you face during games? deserve some M A: Getting tired. credit cheyennewood Q: What are your goals for the sports editor O season? A: Win more than 2 games and Nobody really stops to think about who does all of the statistics surprise people with how we play. l m er and planning of sporting events. However, whenever I have need- Sit in her office for ten minutes.

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P He makes the time between She is constantly dealing with T teaching Advanced Placement the ever present athletic drama Q: Who is the number one motivator in your life? United States History and orga- in Montoursville. Calls from par- nizing homecoming and winter ents, finding new coaches, are dif- My parents. A: formal as the advisor of Student ficult and tedious tasks she has to H Council to attend almost every deal with on a regular basis. sporting event. Not only is Wynn the athletic What’s the number one thing to remember to have a successful team? Q: Not only is he extremely sup- director but she is also the Class To play as a team. Team wins come first. portive of every team by attend- of 2016 Advisor and the Junior A: ing countless events each year, he High Girls’ Basketball Coach. goes above and beyond by keep- Being one of the most popular How important is team bonding to you? Why? ing records for the football team. adults in the school, her office has Q: He is always willing to copy sta- a consistent flow of students just A: Very, makes it more fun to be apart of the team. tistics and explain them to me, ‘hanging out’ throughout the day. basically saving many of my sto- Teachers like Delong and Wynn, ries. who are actually BFFs, go out of Q: Are you planning on playing college? At what level? Where? Often it also goes unnoticed their way to benefit the student how much work Athletic Direc- athletes of Montoursville and A: Not basketball but possibly baseball, or football. I’m not sure yet. tor Miss Evelyn Wynn puts into don’t get nearly the attention or her job to make games, buses, and gratitude they deserve. tournaments happen. PEOPLE The Arrowhead page 12 December 2014 Memorable moments of Montoursville in 2014 P hoto

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