The Cougar Times October 2017 Volume 2 Issue 1 Welcome Back Cougars! New Music Review Holocaust Museum Field Trip 30 Seconds to Mars - Walk On Water By: Alyssa Wright By Morgan Harding On October 17th, Mr. butterflies to repre- “Walk On Water” is Patsko's Holocaust Studies sent all of the chil- 30 Seconds to Mars’ first Class traveled to the Holo- dren who perished new single in four years, caust Center of Pittsburgh during the war. and it was well worth the located at 826 Hazelwood Henry Schneider, wait. Between Jared Leto’s intimidating voice, Shan- non Leto’s incredible drum- with other Jews who ming, and Tomo’s guitar were attempting to flee skills, the trio stringed to- from the Nazi regime and gether a hit single that all how determined they can enjoy, no matter what were to survive. Later on music preference they have. Because of the suc- in the trip, the Holocaust cess of their new single, Studies class traveled to they performed at the the Keeping Tabs memo- VMA’s a few weeks back, rial which was a mes- adding featurette Travis merizing sculpture of Scott to add more depth to the live performance. The glass blocks that con- Ave in the Squirrel Hill Plaza. a survivor of the Holocaust, release of this song adds The trip was a fascinating revisited his past by telling tained drink tabs to rep- to the suspense of a loom- experience where the class the class about his first resent the death toll of ing album to be released in was able to learn about the hand experience of seeking the Holocaust. From the the upcoming months. Butterfly Project and also lis- refuge in the forest while ground, the exhibit just Hopefully that album will be as intricate and excel- tened to a Holocaust survivor fleeing to Russian territory. appeared to be various who spoke about his experi- Although he was merely a lent as this single. The only ence while hiding in the for- child, he still remembered con of this song is that it ests throughout the Holo- having countless encoun- caust. ters The Butterfly project is a call to action that uses the tragedy of the Holocaust to educate society about the mass amount of hatred that exists throughout the world. The message of hope for a more peaceful future, Photos Left: Alyssa Wright and a remembrance of the horrific event is spread by the Above Artwork: Sharaf Manaf painting of 1.5 million ceramic Inside: Who’s that Teacher, Word Search and Spooky Stories! The Cougar Times Page 2 Anime Update By Sophia McKinney Hey all you crazy otakus out there. It’s a new school year and this summer has been full of new anime, otome game updates, and so much more! I am happy to be the one who tells you all what’s gone down. So let’s get into it! First off, for all you out there who are Fairy Tail guildies, Hiro Mashima has come out with his final character of Fairy Tail. Yes I know, heartbreaking. I hope nothing but the best for our Fairy Tail family. Second on the list, the famous Artwork by: Shaimaa anime called Free! is coming out with its first movie. The film will be released on October 28, 2017. Free! Take your marks Carlynton Golden Cougar is the name of Kyoto Animation favorite Marching Band high school swim team’s new movie. Now who is a Voltron Legendary Defender fan? By: Blair Finlay Well, season 4 is out and holy guiznank. The klance moments in this season are adorable. Can we also take a few seconds On September 30th, 2017, the marching money for the Golden to talk about Matt Holt, please? I mean, band hosted a festival Cougar Marching Band. come on, he's adorable. This season was of bands. Schools from Also, there was differ- amazing. Also the Voltron Legendary De- all over the county ent kinds of grams like fender blogs are out. So far, Dreamworks came to show off their candy grams and air has released Keith, Coran, and Al- half time shows. grams. This allowed luras’ blogs. You can find them on Schools participating family and friends give were Bethel Park, Cor- gifts to their favorite YouTube. And finally, the popular otome nell, Chartiers Houston, band member(s). The game called Mystic Messenger has come Steel Valley, Chartiers festival of bands would out with its newest update. The main Valley, Bishop Canevin, not happen without the menu has been updated and now instead West Allegheny, and help of the band par- of being yellow, the color is blue. And Robert Morris Universi- ents and band direc- Chertiz has finally released a V route! A ty. The marching band tors. sizes range from 50 to lot of fans have been waiting for a V route 200 students. With the and now they finally have it….. but only if wide variety of march- you have 300 hourglasses. Crunchyroll, a ing bands, the festival famous site for watching anime, is produc- had many different half ing new anime.Going back to Fairy Tail, time show themes from oldies to top songs of Hiro Mashima has made a second Fairy 2016. Besides having Tail movie! Fairy Tail: Dragon’s cry is the the bands, there was an name. Well, that's all I have for you guys auction to help raise this article. See you guys on the flip side! The Cougar Times Page 3 Sports Corner Southern Charm Homecoming 2017 By: Nick Hunter By: Blair Finlay The boys soccer team won their last game 3-2. Samon The homecoming for 2017 was gars, Cheerleaders, and the Mayors Majed and Demitrius Howe held at the school's gymnasium on of Crafton and Carnegie also partici- scored goals. Samon scored October 21st. Prior to the dance, pated in the parade. The court rode one goal and Dimitrius two members of student government in the parade on pickup trucks. Be- goals. The boys beat South Al- decorated the high school field, the fore the football game started, the legheny ending the season with gym and the entrance of the gym. At court was presented to the fans at a bang. the end of the day there was an as- the game. After half time the queen The boys varsity cross coun- sembly for the court and to an- was announced. The 2017 home- try team came in eleventh place nounce the king. The court played coming queen is Arieona Smith- with 277 points at Freedom Invi- some games that involved the Purdue. tational at Brush Creek Park. crowd. There was a scavenger hunt David Creely with a time of and pictionary. Before the court 2017 Court 19:34 earned 137 points and came out onto the stage, the march- Hunter Crown—Autumn Shaffer came in 42nd place. Mark Phil- ing band performed and the cheer- Owen Kalimon—Arieona Smith lips ran a season career best of leaders got the students hyped up Purdue 19:43 finishing in 47th place. for the game that Friday night. Once John Cantwell—Monika Karpa Riley Post and Desmond Cor- all of the acts and games were over, Tayvel Hutchinson—Eliana Davis rado ran within just seconds of Carlynton High School found out Riley Post—Nicole Auen each other. Matt Hilarzewski who the king was. Owen Kalimon struggled with cramps the whole won homecoming king of 2017. Representatives time, but still managed to fight There was also a parade that includ- Sophomores through it and finish the race. ed floats of the different classes. Makayla Linn—Dakota Mayfield Nick Sedlak the fifth scoring run- The floats were different southern Juniors ner for the Cougars. Gabe Wil- states like Texas and Florida. The Julia Roussos—Maclaine Greiner cox continues to be steady, run- sports teams, Carlynton Little Cou- ning at 25:52 in only the fourth race of his career. The Cougars Guess That Teacher! then competed in the MAC Invi- tational before the WPIAL By: Morgan Harding Championship, where they placed 13th out of 26 teams. All Q: How long have you been teaching? runners ran their personal bests! A: 12 years at Carlynton, 14 years total Q: What are your hobbies outside of school? A: Attending my children’s sporting and theater events, sewing and scrapbook- ing, hanging out with friends, and watch- ing documentaries on Netflix. Q: What was your least favorite class in college? A: English Composition of Classic Litera- ture Think you know who that teacher Q: Describe yourself in three words. is? Send your guesses to Miss Fris A: Loud, loyal, and sarcastic in room 113! The first 3 students Q: What is your least favorite movie? with the correct response will win a A: Blair Witch Project prize! Q: Favorite Quote? A: “Choices have consequences.” The Cougar Times Page 4 Flower Planting at Carnegie Library An interview with Mrs. Rusinko and NJHS members Q- Who? What? When? Where? A- On Wednesday, October 4th, 45 NHS and NJHS mem- bers, along with the Western PA Conservancy, planted over 100 flowers and plants around the Carnegie Library in Carnegie as a part of an initiative to renovate the out- door space around the library. We left around 8:30 and worked until about 12:30. Afterward, we had lunch in the library and then listened to a talk by Maggie Forbes, the Executive Director of the library, about the history of Car- negie and the history of the library. Q- Why this project? A- The NHS and NJHS students have worked with the Western PA Conserv- ancy in the past to plant flowers along the parkway leading in to the Fort Pitt Tunnel.