Montoursville Area High School 100 N. Arch Street Montoursville, PA 17754 January 2015 Volume 42 Issue 5 The ArrowheAd Follow The Arrowhead Online Instagram: Is the Twitter account @pa_confes- mhsarrowhead sions_ too offensive toward stu- dents? Find out what students think on page 3. new Twitter: gret @mhsarrowhead juvinate Looking for a way to destress during the new year? Check out methods on page 5. invent commend Find out who made the cast of this year’s school musical on page 9. RE NEWS NEWS/PHOTO STORY The Arrowhead page 2 January 2015 page 3 Vandals run rampant in school PA Confessions takes Gym teacher Mrs. Kat- iera Nettles stands and jilliano’connor new: instructs the 3rd and 4th news editor said King. school by storm grade Lyter Elementary It is more isaacmiller students on what stretches There have been many out- news staff who have read it. breaks in vandalism throughout the one person Many believe the account to perform. Nettles mixed the school. going around After first tweeting in 2014, the needs to be taken down because fun dances and songs to Mirrors are being shattered, and vandaliz- Twitter account Pa Confessions of the content and many have students and teacher help the kids be more walls are being splattered with ing the school has attracted a lot attention by already complained to the po- indulged in stretching. chewing tobacco, and the toi- for about three students in the school and oth- lice officers and school officials weeks. It is a er neighboring schools, gaining runRE with elementry lets are being stuffed and filled about the content. with objects that do not belong different bath- over two thousand followers. room that gets there. Some of its followers find great Unfortunately the schoolers Vandalism is a serious crime vandalized enjoyment in reading the tweets AYO acount is and those who take part in de- each time, said for a good laugh, yet others are . M “ King. T highly offended by them. annonymous so stroying others property will be There was a BY The account is known for punished and or fined. the people can say Vandalism is a felony and since mirror in the tweeting different information what they want boy’s bathroom HOTO about students and schools most the vandalism is happening to P without that was shat- Shown above is the damage done to the of which is considered wrong the school, it is called Institution reprocoutions. Vandalism, said Vice Principal tered all over upstairs C-Hall boys’ bathroom. Mirrors and innapropriate.. the ground Mr. Chris King. were smashed and the vandals tried to pull There have been several tweets - Mr. Chris King” There are some people that with tinny re- the sink out of the wall. sent out by the account involv- have been going around and de- flecting piec- ing the high school. stroying the school’s bathrooms es all over the Vice Principal Mr. Chris King and hallways, said King. floor. shouldn’t destroy the property.” is known to search the account I think that the “A couple thousand dollars The school has been vandalized Anthony added that she thinks for any material tweeted about account is very has gone into the damage,” said thay the faculty should pay more the school. before and it has been going on “rude. all year this year but it has inten- King, “Our custodians do not attention to whose going places “The account was first brought sified, said King. get paid enough money to clean and to make sure they’re not go- to my attention about a month - Senior” Michala Swoyer King said typically chewing up after the vandalists who don’t ing everywhere. ago,” said King when asked tobacco has been thrown on the have the common sense or re- There have been some peo- when he started checking the spect of the school and who ple who have been vandalizing account. floors and walls and lockers. Sohpomore, and Key Clubber, Caroline think it’s just a big joke.” who had been caught and they “I check the account whenev- Everyone loves PA Senior cross-country runner Madi DeWald The girls 3rd and 4th grade group stands and plays In the bathrooms, wads of toi- Hernandez helpsa 3rd grade girl tie her shoe. The faculty is not all who are have served some time out of er it is brough to my attention,” talks to the students about each and one of their favorite games. The kids have to make let paper are being thrown into Confessions until Nettles offered community service hours to Key the toilets and urinals along outraged at the current vandal- the classroom and teachers are said King when asked how often “ every one of their days before getting motions without making noise and then switch with their name shows Clubbers who were willing to help out with the ism. not keeping a closer eye on the he got on and checked the ac- instructions. DeWald then led them on a people who make the motion back to them without with handles taken off of the up on it. Lyter running club. sinks. Soap dispensers are being Junior Kyra Anthony said, bathrooms and the students, said count. run around Lyter Elementary. being caught by the tagger in the middle. ripped off the walls, and food is “I think it’s lame. Alot of peo- King about trying to stop the The person or people behind - Senior Cayla” Treaster thrown on the walls and floors, ple don’t like school, but they vandalism. the account is unknown to many Intro to Business FBLA wins big at Regionals Bump, and set your way to the Editor’s picks jilliano’connor The wise words of the moves on to states news editor top in the volleyball tournament isaacmiller plan that was judged at a region- meganstoner WHO WON? Photos and Layout by Isaac Miller and Megan Stoner Wendy’s stereotypes... editor-in-chief news staff al level. The Intro to Business students The students next sent in an- FBLA tests are over, the stress sarcasm intended Accounting One: recently competed in the Eco- other business plan for the state is fading, and those who have sarahmusheno nomics Pennsylvania Business judges. won are preparing for the state Junior Cheyenne Wood - 1st place To the right, Senior Andy Biber bumps the people page editor Plan Competition. “We sent in our next plan for round. Junior Collin Payne - 4th place ball up againt a freshmen team. Andy’s team Three students placed in the the judges to judge for the state “There were 45 FBLA mem- is still in the tournament playing for the The fact that everyone thinks that if you work at a fast competition and will be advanc- part of the competition,” said bers who competed in the Re- Accounting Two: championship. food restaurant you will be stuck there the rest of your ing to the state level competition Phillips. gion 7 Conference this year,” Junior Kim Foster - 2nd place life. next month. said FBLA Advisor Mrs. Linda Senior Sierra Huyck - 3rd place You are fat because all you do is eat their food. Seniors Addison Duvall and Ryan Prince Kieser. Michaela Phillips, and Junior Out of those 45 students, 15 Bussiness Calculations: Your family will be on welfare with 10 kids, Ryan Prince all placed first place made it to states, which is the Junior Mikala Shaffer - 4th place or trying to raise a family on a fast food in the competition. M next level of competition. salary. “We had to come up with a OCU When asked how she felt about Economics: Y business paln for the comeptiti- her win Junior Mikala Shaffer Senior Nevan Schulte - 1st place You don’t bathe or brush your teeth. J. Senior Michaela Phillips - 4th place om,” said Phillips. BY said, “I was really shocked bec- The competition consisted of uase I didn’t prepare as much as Below Junior Dylan Sylvis tries to spike againt If you work at a fast food restaurant you are making up a successful business HOTO I should have and it’s a compet- Insurance and Risk Management: P Sophomore Brycen Mussina as Senior Chase dumb and will never go to college. itive event, but I’m really excited Sophomore Tyler Deter - 2nd place George jumps to assist. Sylvis’s team won the Michaela Phillips Addison Duvall to move on.” Junior Katie Harlacher - 6th place game and continues to move up the bracket head- Everyone decides to go on smoke breaks every five Senior Nevan Schulte add- ing toward the championship. minutes. ed that “hopefully we can car- Introduction to Business: ry our strong performance into The reason you’re there is because you got pregnant at 16. M Sophomore Patrick Bowes - 5th place the state competition. Nationals LLER OCU I Y here we come!” Help Desk: The people at fast food restaurants want to raise the J. I. M Students can prepare for com- Senior Nick Christ - 5th place minimum wage because they have 10 kids and are an BY BY petitions by taking practice ex- only parent, whether mother or father. ams in their specific categories, HOTO HOTO Healthcare Administration: P P and for each category there is Sophomore Jessica Mattiace - 3rd place a limit of six people from each Sophomore Linus Nemiroff - 4th place region of the state that can com- pete. Last year, there were 23 FBLA Networking Concepts: members from Montoursville Sophomore Tristan Shatley - 1st place Above Senoir Pau Gabernet goes for a spike that were able to progress to the as Senior Nick Christ tries to block him.