1 The Orange and Black A Hanover Tradition Volume 82, Issue 2 Hanover High School, Hanover, Pennsylvania November-December 2008 Inside This Issue What Holiday Do You Celebrate? 3 Ask Andi By Cassandra Balek 3 Think Your School Sucks Everyone does month of December was cho- Solace, Saturnalia, Yule, and 4 Key Club Update not celebrate Christmas; sen because the Catholic the New Year. With these there are many different Church wanted to compete special happenings in De- 7 Holiday or Epidemic? holidays out there in this cember, the Church decided world of ours. to celebrate the birth of the 8 Cheaper by the Dozen Christmas, it is savior in this month as well. one of the most cele- Santa Claus is one brated and well-known of the Christmas traditions. It 10 Chalkboard Chatter holidays. So for those all started in Myra, where readers, who do not cele- there was a very generous 12 This I Believe brate Christmas, grab Bishop named Nicholas who your blanket and get later was made a saint. His 14 Brain Busters ready for a bit of history. with other pagan rituals that generosity mostly fell toward It is said that Christ was are also held around this time the children by giving them born on the 25 th . The of year, such as the Winter (Continued on page 11) Featured Staff Chief Editor: Aaron Smith Decision of a Lifetime Student Writers: By Jordan Martz Erika Ayres Cassandra Balek Adam Caler of you take advantage of the campus activities that Sarah Hammond all three of these oppor- they offered.” Many people Chelsea Hatch tunities? I assume not would agree with Katelyn, Madison Hoff Kayla Hrycek too many. I personally but something else that I Ashley Lawyer have only used four, in looked for was what the Casey Louthian my two years that I was community had to offer. Jordan Martz Meghan Royston eligible for a college The most important Savannah Samuels visit. aspect of going to college, is Tamara Sellers When one does visit that the college has the aca- Brittany Staub Dona Tolic a college, what should demic track that you want to Brittany Weckesser Juniors and seniors the student truly look for? pursue. For example, I want AJ Yingst at HHS listen up. Going to Katelyn Dubs, Senior at to get my bachelor degree in college or not will be one of Hanover said, “It’s about business management and the most important decisions everything being update, my masters in sport manage- Artwork and Photos: Erika Ayres that you will make during looking attractive, not old and ment. York College (the Alex Henke your lifetime. rusty. The deciding factor for college of my choice) offers Aaron Smith Here at Hanover, me were the dorm rooms at great business courses, also Dona Tolic we allow three college visits Slippery Rock, they were has one of the countries best Advisor: Mrs. Paula Frank per school year. How many gorgeous. Also, I like all of (Continued on page 10) 2 Bring Me the Head of Santa! By Kayla Hrycek Santa needs to be stopped. 1 We want Christmas wrapping So the next time you are sing- He’s too jolly, he’s covered with paper without Santas, pixies ing your holiday carols make sure to snow white hair, and he’s morbidly and goblins. make them as void of Santa as pos- obese. He spouts derogatory terms 2 We do not want to be con- sible. Santa’s a bad, bad man and he against women whenever he can (you stantly bombarded with Santas needs to be stopped! all know what they are). Santa is just wherever we go. - It is nause- out of control! ating, it make us want to puke! Santa is a force to be reck- 3 oned with in today’s society. He’s No to Santas as Christmas more noticeable than the Easter decorations. Bunny and more obnoxious than Cu- 4 No to children being indoctri- pid (if nothing else fails, people LOVE obnoxious). He’s got the nated into "believing in" moves, surprisingly, and he has a fan Santa. base to boot. He does, however, also 5 No to the misconception that have an army after him. Meet the Santa songs are Christmas Anti Santa Liberation Army. carols. One stop at the Anti Santa Liberation Party’s (ASLP) website is 6 Let Christianity be Christianity enough to send chills down any and let paganism be paganism Christmas lover’s spine. The ASLP believes that Santa is a consumerist The ASLP isn’t the only anti Santa pig who encourages children to do club out there. All over the world, peo- nothing more than bug their parents ple are fighting the fluffy man. Some about presents and avoid the true European countries even have laws meaning of Christmas. against displaying Santa during the Anyone can join the ASLP, holiday season. Santa represents every- you just need to print out the handy thing these countries hate about the membership card on their homepage developing world: greed, power, and a (http://home.no.net/~htoerrin/ffnb/ false sense of denial about the world asla.html ) and follow all of their around them. handy rules such as: How Did Thanksgiving Originate? By Meghan Roytston On Thursday, homes to be free of the religious own. They were also used to having November 27 of prosecution. Here, in the United their houses already built, not having this year, our States, they found peace. Soon, the to get your own warmth and housing. families all gather Pilgrims became friends with the Na- The next year was a bounti- around the table tive Americans, or the Wampanoag. ful one, so the Pilgrims and the Native to enjoy turkey, Having the Native Americans Americans had all come together and stuffing, corn nearby to help the Pilgrims through shared all the food that they had har- bread, pumpkin pie and many other their first rough year on the new land. vested and ate together to rejoice the delicious things. But, some of us The Pilgrims were losing a bunch of new friendship and the freedom. may wonder what actually started their men from the harsh winter, for The feast back then probably this big tradition. they didn’t know a thing about the didn’t look anything like what we In 1620, Pilgrims came to new land. The men were used to hav- have today. There was no milk, butter, the United States from England. ing the food prepared for them, not or even flour, so there wasn’t bread. Some of the Pilgrims fled from their them having to make it all on their (Continued on page 5) 3 ASK ANDI Q: Dear Andi, I have a pet peeve and side of the gym. I am perplexed as to why the cheer- Q: Dear Andi, Ever since my best leaders insist on snubbing half the A: Dear Bored, Wow. It sounds as if friend got a new boyfriend, it's like Hanover High School’s population! you feel pretty strongly on this mat- she doesn't have time to hang out Do they not know how rude it is to ter. If you want to see things change, with me anymore. She wants to de- cheer with their backs to an audi- you should go to those in charge, vote every waking second to this ence? Do they not know how insult- Mrs. Gomulka or the Cheerleading guy. She doesn't even know his last ing it is to completely ignore our fu- advisor, and tell them how you feel. name! It's crazy! I don't know if I ture cheering fans? Do you know You are not the only one who feels should confront her about it, be- how frustrating it is not to hear what this way from what I’ve been hear- cause I don't want to seem like the you are cheering – with your backs to ing. According to a reliable source, clingy or needy friend. I just miss us? We complain that there is not changes are already underway! her. Any advice? Signed, Forgotten school spirit in our school. Would you cheer if you were ignored tradi- Q: Dear Andi, My parents are get- A: Dear Forgotten, I think you ought tionally by the upper class? I thought ting a divorce. How do I tell my to confront her and tell her what you the cheerleaders were to be the driv- friends and teachers that I am go- just told me. It's like she doesn't have ing force in helping to encourage ing through this? Signed, Affair’s time to hang out with you anymore school spirit. Do they put any Child and you miss her. If she's really your thought into their pep rallies??? best friend, she won't see you as clingy Couldn’t they give us a copy of the A: Dear Affair’s Child, This is a or needy. Maybe your confrontation cheers they plan to use so we could really common issue that many teens with her will make her see the error in look at the words beforehand and have to deal with. It’s not necessarily her ways. join in with them when they cheer or any of their business what is going on are we to remain silent and just enjoy at home, but if you feel that strongly Q: Dear Andi, How do I attract the show – oops! That is only half of about it, you should just be up front guys’ attention? Signed, Blank us are to enjoy the show.