What Halloween Enjoy fun fall foods Learn who made movies rank as before the autumnal captain for each favorites? season ends. school fall sport. Read pages 3, 8. Read page 7. Read page 8. Halloween 2019 Kennedy High School 422 Highland Avenue The Waterbury, Conn. 06708 EagleEagleEagle FlyerFlyerFlyer Volume XVI, Issue II FAFSA beckons: free help exists but don’t wait Naugatuck Valley Community College offers help sessions By Chevelle Shepherd and Dana Ridley Correspondents How aware are all seniors of the importance of FAFSA? For those who do not know, FAFSA stands for Free Ap- plication for Federal Student Aid, and is free to com- plete, so what should students have done by mid October 2019? “Seniors should at least gotten a FAFSA ID, created Common App and logged into Naviance,” said Mr. Poulter, the guidance counselor responsible for SOAR, CBT, BDLC and Allied Health students. Applying to FAFSA helps you financially for college; the earlier you apply, the more money you are eligible to receive. Although FAFSA officially opened Oct. 1, you still can apply. “There is not a true deadline. First come, first serve,” said Poulter. TRADITION CONTINUES Seniors in 2018, now 2019 graduates, enjoyed the seniors-only privilege of dressing up Oct. 31 in school: left Since this is a serious matter, students should know they to right, Iris Perez, Madison Turner, Victor Morales, Aaron Quintana, and Toni Lopez pose in room 105. Photo compiled by T. Lopez/staff can go to Naugatuck Valley Community College on 750 Chase Parkway in Waterbury with their parents or guard- ians to get free additional help with their FAFSA. (See a Grade 12 privilege returns: prepare for Oct. 31 complete list of times and dates on page 6.) By Liset Tepi Follow rules: no wearing ity seniors have enjoyed since Johnston was a student. “Every college you apply to needs to see your Student Staff Writer Although he may not remember what he dressed up as Aid Report, which is generated from FAFSA, in order to of masks, provocative clothes back in 1989, Halloween has “always been a traditional give you financial aid,'” said Mr. Sprueill, Upward Bound Teachers and seniors alike strongly believe that dressing senior privilege,” he said. coordinator. up for Halloween should stay a senior privilege only in 2019 Other Kennedy graduates turned teachers and staff like It is imperative for seniors to complete the application as however, some restrictions exist that principal Mr. Johnston Ms. Denise Feliciano in the main office, Class of 1989, notes: soon as possible, and for at least two students, completing has put into place for Thursday, Oct. 31 in school: no wear- “There have got to be some privileges a senior gets to the entire FAFSA seemed to be fast and straightforward. ing of masks during the day, no provocative clothing, and do,” she said. “It was really quick, like an hour. Just do it as soon as no use of props that look like weapons. While most seniors and teachers interviewed said dress- possible,” said senior Hailee Fontanez, who completed “In a way it is like a rite of passage and a pretty exciting ing up for Halloween has to remain traditionally for seniors FAFSA with her mother. event,” said senior Camila DeLa Cruz only, at least one senior wanted to include the whole school. “(It took) probably an hour,” said senior Joseph Lopez. Although now there may be current restrictions on masks “It’s a fun activity they should extend to all grades,” said “Just get it done as soon as you can.” and alarming props, Halloween dress up has been an activ- senior Joshua Rivera. Halloween Movie Night, set for Oct. 24, sells out again in three days By Temeara Roache 150 tickets, at $2 each, sell out to mostly upperclassmen OUTDOOR EVENT Staff Writer Halloween Movie Night Why does Halloween Movie courtyard between the English and iors,” Clark said. will take place outdoors in the school’s front Night at school sell out so quickly? Business hallways, with the entry Some students who missed it courtyard, seen to the Who is going? fee of $2 per person going to want to see what the event is all right and below. Just like 150 Kennedy students will support senior activities; doors about before they graduate. last year, 150 tickets attend the second annual school open at 7:30 p.m. “I’m going, because I didn’t were sold out in three days (see poster bottom event from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Halloween Movie Night has go last year and it’s my senior left), according to Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 in the front risen to the challenge of being one year,” said Renee Ruselowski, a organizers. Photo by N. Dames/staff of Kennedy’s senior. Photos by J. Perez/staff most popular Another student noted it’s an events besides opportunity to spend time with the prom and friends and enjoy oneself. Homecoming “I am going, because I want to since this event have fun with my friends, and I’m sold out within on the PASS (Pride and Spirit Se- three days, two niors) committee,” said Ashantae years in a row, Jones, a senior. according to While others look forward to Mr.Clark, PASS having a ball, some are not so adviser and lucky. teacher of the Tal- Anthony Williams, a sophomore, ented and Gifted. said he didn’t know about it; Which class however, he has two more years bought the major- to attend the ‘scaretackular’ ity of tickets? night. “It was sold Snacks, candy, popcorn, and mostly to the se- refreshments will be sold, accord- niors and the jun- ing to the announcements. page 2, The Eagle Flyer/Halloween 2019 CT resident dies from vaping-related illness By Kaelyn Wright 25 in state suffer from fever, vomiting, diarrhea Staff Writer Is this fun worth having? the New York Post. This was the 19 people nationwide Vaping, or using electronic 19th person in the country to die have died of vaping cigarettes, has become popular, of a vaping-related illness, accord- related illnesses, as of yet “more than two dozen people ing to Shawn R. Beals’ Oct. 3 ar- have died in connection with it,” ticle on ctnews.junkie.com, a state Oct. 3, 2019 according to livescience, so this news media site. The person’s iden- tobacco-related disease and death, new form of entertainment for tity is prohibited from being dis- and prevent e-cigarettes from many teens begs the question: are closed, according to the state becoming an on-ramp to nicotine you willing to pay the price of Department of Health. addiction for a generation of suffering from an addiction, Surveys also show that some youth,” Trump wrote on Twitter health damage or even death just teens vape to fit in yet many in Sept. 9. 2019. for a few minutes of fun? society are becoming aware of how Many believe that vaping is “I enjoy vaping because it is serious this situation is and are healthier than smoking but it is not. fun and I like the idea of smoke ready to take any step to help. Reports from the Centers for Dis- coming through my nose,” said First Lady Melania Trump said ease Control have shown that K.M, a student at a local college. in a news conference she believes people are now dying from this. Electronic cigarettes contain that marketing companies should There should be classes in school liquid nicotine. Besides nicotine, stop selling these harmful sub- or more advertisements about how e-cigarettes contain ultrafine par- stances to teens. Despite compa- harmful this ‘entertainment’ can be. ticles that can be inhaled deep nies wanting to make money, they Of the 25 cases of vaping-re- into the lungs. should be blamed, according to lated illnesses reported to the Con- A Connecticut resident who Trump. necticut Department of Health, TRENDY TEES Seniors (front) Nevaeh Patrick and Temeara Roache, along was in his or her 30s died the last “I am deeply concerned about peoples’ symptons include “short- with (back row) freshman Gariann Scott, and seniors Aaliah Martinez and week of September 2019 from lung the growing epidemic of e-cigarette ness of breath, fever, cough, vom- Nadia Natour, all Eagle Flyer journalists, display new journalism shirts Friday, injuries related to vaping, accord- use in our children. We need to do iting, and diarrhea” as well as Oct. 18, 2019 outside room 105. Traditionally, Kennedy encourages staff and students to wear school spirit gear on Fridays. Photo by J. Perez/staff ing to The Associated Press and all we can to protect the public from “headache…and chest pain.” Tragic events--including newborn’s death, domestic violence--need priority By Anthony Raghunandan, Roshell Walters around mid-afternoon, which was point us. She obviously was afraid to that are not always welcome in con- NEWS COMMENTARY Correspondents more than two years ago. tell us why. We don’t really know. We servative sections of Turkish society,” “I gave birth alone at home to a missed everything,” said her mother according to experts. Tragic events occur in today’s In Cincinnati Ohio 20-year-old stillborn girl on May 7, 2017. I didn’t Mrs. Richardson after she was inter- Protests about gender equality have world more often than not, which in- Skylar Richardson was facing charges know what to do with her but to bury viewed for 48 Hours. increased in Turkey recently due to clude the degradation of a stillborn up to life in prison for taking the life of her,” said Richardson while being in- The trial came to an end Sept.