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Feb 23 Paper Final.Pub February 23, 2018 Vol. 75 Issue 7 1 Rotary speech contest set for March 8 On Thursday, March 8th , 2018 your speech and base it around the 4 - against the Test and superlatives like the Rotary will be sponsoring their an- way test questions,” said Mr. Snyder, ‘best’ or “finest,’ which could not be nual four -way test speech contest. The who is the organizer of the speech here proven were replaced by factual de- Rotary four -way test speech contest is a at LHS. First place winners of the scriptions of the product. Adverse contest the Rotary does every year ask- speech earn $150, second place earns comments against competitors were ing students four different questions: $100, and third place wins $75. removed from advertising and sales “Is it the truth?”; “Is it fair to all con- According to the Rotary web- literature. cerned?”; “Will it site the four -way test came about in “Such practices as overstock- build good will and better friend- 1932. ing dealers were dropped by the sales ships?”; “Will it be beneficial to all “This international chain reac- force. The newly won confidence of concerned?” tion began in 1932 when Herbert J. dealers and customers resulted in im- The questions that are asked Taylor, author of the Test, was Presi- proved business volume and a dramatic are very open ended, and it is up to the dent of Club Aluminum Products Com- upswing in sales and profits. The test speech writer on how they want to an- pany. The Test was adopted by the is credited with pulling the swer them. company as a succinct code of business company out of bankruptcy in the midst “It’s up to the writer of the ethics, that everyone in the company of the Depression and with revolution- speech to decide how to answer the could memorize and apply in their rela- izing personnel, advertising and sales questions. You can make your argu- tionships with co -workers, suppliers, policies.” ment light -hearted, and funny or it can customers and the public. Anyone interested in the be serious. For example you could “It became the basis of all deci- speech should see Mr. Snyder in room make a speech based around all of the sions both large and small within the 116. recent school shootings, and you form company. Advertising was measured Breaking News: Mrs. Ross releases book! By Grace Scarberry from my Master’s thesis which was ments. High school teacher Aimee done in 2014. I submitted that to my Q: Will you ever write another Ross has just recently published her publisher, and then I spent the next book? own book, Permanent Marker . She year finishing it as the book I always A: I hope so! I can’t call myself a writ- answered some very popular questions wanted to write. er if I don’t continue to write, you from the student body. Q: Will you be discussing the pro- know? Q: How long did it take you to write cess with the student body? Q: How long will the books be for it? A: Friday, March 9th, is the official sale in your classroom? A: I wrote what would become the launch day, but students are welcome A: Probably as long as I continue very first piece of the book in 2011. to stop by any time they want. teaching. So another 11 years or so. The manuscript was completed in Q: What was your favorite part (Not kidding.) 2017. It took almost 6 years of on and throughout the process Ross hopes her readers enjoy her off work to write the book. A: I love trying to recreate moments book, and encourages them to give it a Q: How long after it was completed that really happened with nothing but look. before it was published? words, finding just the right ones to A: A good chunk of the book was convey what happened in those mo- 2 Guns in America: What do we do now? By Grace Scarberry secure, and parents now have to worry if First, I believe every single stu- We are faced with choices. Eve- they will see their children again after dent and staff member should have to ry day we wake up, and we make a they kiss them goodbye in the morning. leave their keycards on the Redbird lan- choice of whether or not to Hatred has overtaken many peo- yard we are given, and should be worn get out of bed. From there we decide ple, causing them to act out in a way around their necks the whole day. what to wear and what to eat. Monday that is life altering to thousands of peo- Second, uniforms should be a through Friday, almost every teenager ple every single time. requirement. If someone doesn’t belong gets out of bed to make their trip to People who have the intent of here, there needs to be ways for them to school. Unfortunately, there have been hurting others have choices. Choices easily stand out. 18 school shootings since the beginning that affect more than themselves. Lives Also, many past students and of 2018. are altered by the death of others. Even other visitors have the ability to enter When did it become such a the lives of people states away. Watch- the office, get a pass, and roam the scary thought to come to school ing the videos of the Florida shooting, school. Although it may not seem fair, every day? Why should students or par- and hearing the gun fire, knowing those there should be more restrictions when ents now have to fear if they’ll make it exact bullets are taking the lives it comes to visitors, even if it means to sports practices, or home for family of others, and hearing the screams of they are escorted by administration dinner, or go out this weekend to watch innocent teenagers watching their I never used to feel this way. I a movie or have a sleepover with friends, peers, and teachers be enjoy being able to wear almost any- friends. murdered can change a person within 10 thing I want, and see old friends walk School. The place we looked seconds. through the building when I thought forward to starting around the age of It was Valentine’s Day. The they’d never come back to this town, five. The place our parents watched us holiday of love. The day here in but the choices of others have affected walk off to and cried that their baby was Loudonville when you all were the choices other schools should be making. There are teachers who do not growing up. The place that, back then, reading people’s opinions on the dumb have the opportunity to make choices was safe. holiday and exchanging teddy bears and any longer. Same for students. Our days were full of new candy. A day, meant for compassion songs, colors, and snacks, and every and caring, turned into a day that will single day, we went home. Whether we forever be remembered by those teens ran to our parent’s and grandparent’s as a day full of hatred. cars, or hopped down the steps of a bus, Well, let me tell you, I guaran- we went home. Some of us were greeted tee there are people in Florida who with mac n cheese and our favorite TV would give everything to celebrate that shows. Others waited for their loved day with someone who is now gone. ones to get off of work, and some, well I don’t understand why this all they ached to go back the next day. had to start country -wide, but it did. It’s Now, I’m not so sure we do, started and it’s not and the mass amount of work is not the slowing down. It appears that it will reason why. Our safe place keep on happening, and Loudonville of fun is slowly fading away. The build- should take some precautions. ings are quickly feeling less and less 3 Editorial: In defense of Urinetown By Laine Heffelfinger high school. You should have enough This is a musical that satirizes maturity to hear the word “urine” with- modern politics, with the use of bath- As you may or may not know, out snickering like a third grader. rooms being the means of oppression, this year’s musical is the dark comedy Putting aside the maturity of and trivializing its message by censor- Urinetown . Of course, it is being adver- high school students, this complaint ing the title for something as insignifi- tised as “You’re in Town,” but seeing was brought forth by an adult in the cant as containing the word “urine” is as how this is an editorial and not an community. I firmly believe that any counterintuitive. advertisement, I’ve taken the liberty of and every adult in this town should be using the actual title. It was requested able to handle hearing “urine.” If I can I think it’s time we put aside by an anonymous person that we handle it at 17 years old, I’m sure this notion that urine is an obscene change the title of the musical because someone who has raised children can word, focus on the issue being present- the use of the word “urine” is unpleas- handle it too. As one of the actors, I can ed, and appreciate the musical for what ant. tell you this isn’t an immature musical.
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