Windowsfirst ed REVISED 10/30/06 11:56 PM Page 1 Windows Springfield Southeast High School Vol. 14 No. 1 October 2006 What’s Inside: Pluto’s small, October’s but a dwarf? Athletes of the By ANDREA KOCHER Month STAFF WRITER Page 3 On August 24, 2006, Pluto lost its planetary status when the International Astronomical Union approved a definition for planets that Pluto fails to meet. “I think it’s ridiculous. Since when do we just have the authority to decide huge deci- sions like this? Who are we?” • • • • said Naomi Bretz, senior. Dress Code: Senior Zach Pierce agrees Essential or with Bretz. He believes that Extreme? since Pluto has been a planet for David Wiant & Linnea so long, “you can’t just take [it] Manheim look at the away.” pros & cons Astronomers declare that Page 5 Pluto is no longer a planet, • • • • shrinking the solar system from nine planets to eight. Pluto will Meet The Press! now belong to a new category A Glimpse at This Year’s of “dwarf planets.” Windows Staff Pluto was discovered on Page 6-7 February 18, 1930. Clyde W. From all around the world By AMANDA KOZAR Gymnasium (OHG) in impression of America.” OP-ED EDITOR Springe, Germany stayed in In regards to Southeast, • • • • Some Southeast students the homes of Southeast Friederike said that she was Incoherent were puzzled as they saw German students from Sept. impressed with our school and Tombaugh at Lowell unfamiliar faces in the halls of 28 until Oct. 20, 2006. thought it was very full. Observatory in Arizona was Ramblings: Southeast. However, these Friederike Beins, 16, want- Jule Bison, 17, said there asked to work on a project to Check out Colby Roate’s faces did not belong to new ed to travel to the United were three choices, France, find the ninth planet in the solar ramblings about Disney students. Many foreign States to have a fair opinion of Poland, or the U.S., for travel system. Tombaugh’s work was princesses. exchange students joined our the people and culture. for OHG students, and that to systematically take pictures Page 9 classes this October. “I wanted to see some of she was excited to see New of the sky in pairs, one to two • • • • Sixteen foreign exchange the world,” Friederike said, weeks apart and then look for students from Otto-Hahn “[I] wanted to have my own Comtinued on page 12 objects that seemed to move Take A Look At between images. On February October’s 18, 1930, Tombaugh discovered a possible moving object on Newest “I really don’t like it photographic plates taken on Theatrical because I had to go shop- January 23 to January 29 of New dress code ping for more outfits that Releases that year. A photo taken on Page 10 met dress code standards. By ADAM DOW will help in the future. They January 20 helped confirm the But other than tucking in STAFF WRITER didn’t enforce the dress code movement. our shirts, I really don’t The 2006-2007 school year last year, so they decided to Although our ninth planet mind it,” said Crystal has brought many new make it harsher. It’s bogus,” being demoted to a “dwarf plan- Brooks, junior. changes to Southeast High said Sean Horton, junior. et” agitates some, others are “Since I had to wear a uni- School. Most noticeably is the Some students feel that this unaffected by it. form from Kindergarten to 8th new dress code, where stu- has caused a problem with “Who cares,” said Brad grade, I don’t feel like [the dents must tuck in their shirts buying new clothes for school. Ryan, senior, “It doesn’t bother dress code] is that bad,” said and wear a belt. This might force families to me.” “I really don’t see how it spend more money. Laura Senger, junior. SECTION GUIDE: CALENDAR EVENTS News . 2 NOVEMBER 17 (Fri.)- Fall Drama Play DECEMBER 21 (Thurs.)- Last Day of Sports . 3 3 (Fri.)- 60 Min. Early 18 (Sat.)- Fall Drama Play 1 (Fri.)- 60 Min. Early Second Quarter Opinion . 4-5 Dismissal 22 (Wed.)- 60 Min. Early Dismissal 22 (Fri.)- NO SCHOOL 8 (Wed.)- Clubs/Activities Dismissal 18 (Mon.)- Final Exams Start Teacher In-Service Day Spread . 6-7 Picture Day 23 (Thurs.)- NO SCHOOL 21 (Thurs.)- 60 Min. Early December 25-January 5- NO Features . 8-9 10 (Fri.)- NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break Dismissal SCHOOL. Winter Break A & E. 10-11 Veteran’s Day 24 (Fri.)- NO SCHOOL Leftovers . 12 Thanksgiving Break Windowsfirst ed REVISED 10/30/06 11:56 PM Page 2 2 N E W S Dress code: Access to some web sites from the blocked by the district outside By CHELSEA DAVIS SPREAD EDITOR looking in The battle between censorship in school continues with the new internet policy in District 186, Sue Ruff is Director of By DAVID WIANT Technology for the district. The policy was established to keep FEATURES EDITOR students more focused at school and to keep students from looking Some students may have up things that are not all that educational. The intention was sim- heard that other area schools ply to look out for the good of the district. The new internet policy have been threatening their simply blocks web sites that do not follow the district’s standards. students with the stricter For example, if there is a bad word on the page that you wish to Southeast dress code. While bring up then it might end up being blocked and you will be unable to view the site in school. this is mostly not true, other “I don’t like it!” said Mr. Maton, history teacher, “It blocks students have been told that web sites that have historical content that I might need to look at uniforms will be used as pun- for my class.” ishment if they do not follow Most teachers share Maton’s views about the new internet poli- their current dress code. cy. The teachers worry about students that are not fortunate While Springfield High enough to have computers at home. If a student can only do School has not been directly research at school and they cannot view a web site because of the threatened with Southeast's content then how might they be able to get the assignment done? rules, Bre Harney, senior, who “I can see the point of the policy, and I am glad it doesn’t let attends Springfield High people look up [things not appropriate for school],” said Amelia School, said that when stu- Bursi, sophomore. Sophomores win spirit She went on to say that even though the new policy has its dents complained about the By LINDSAY MURRAY good points, its limitations on the internet sometimes go a little current dress code they were STAFF WRITER over board. No matter what, the battle between what students can asked, “Would you rather go The week before Homecoming, October 10-13, is research in school and what is appropriate might go on forever. to Southeast?” known as Spirit Week. Four hallways are decorated, one It seems that rumors have by each class. The sophomores showed the rest of the been circulating which make school that they were better decorators, and came out on Southeast's dress code seem top. For class color day, the seniors overly flaunted their Creative new clubs worse than it is. Students from red outfits. On Wednesday, many Southeast High School By MEGAN BUDREAN several other schools say they students showed up as celebrities, one of which, Shaun STAFF WRITER have been threatened with uni- White, a senior, even dressed up as Mrs. Bolden. Walking The creative arts have a new representative at Southeast. The forms. through the halls on Thursday, students and teachers were creative writing club, organized by Mrs. Holton and held every “They threatened every- astounded to see the excessive amount of bed sheets. We Thursday after school, provides students with a comfortable body with uniforms,” said called them togas, but really they were bed sheets. It was environment in which to write and share original stories and Nate Arnold, senior at not necessarily obvious when they were just white, but it poems. Mrs. Holton is currently working on a Masters degree in Pleasant Plains High School. is different when there are colored triangles and squares creative writing, which led her to start the club as a place to all over them. The seniors, again, showed the most share work and to give interested students more opportunities to school spirit. On Friday, the sophomores showed up with write than they are able to get in class. The club is currently The GSA more blue and gold. very small, but if enough students join they may put out a liter- “Even though the junior class won absolutely nothing, ary magazine sometime this year. Information on writing con- Cleans Up we were fantabulous [fantastic and fabulous?], and full of tests is also shared at meetings. spirit,” said Katie Dupont, junior. “We’re a friendly, welcoming, diverse group,” said Mrs. Holton. Taylor Overall, the sophomores won. Creative writing may not be the only new club to come to “We deserved it,” said Tyler Ridgeway, sophomore. Southeast. Some students are currently trying to put together a Street The seniors held up newspapers at the pep assembly, men’s volleyball team. The difficulty in creating a new sport is which disqualified them. finding other schools to compete with, gathering interest and By JAKE SAWYER getting funding. It is unlikely that men’s volleyball will become “I’m disappointed that we lost spirit week.