The Kirkwood Volume 95 Issue 6 CallKirkwood High School 801 W. Essex December 18, 2012 thekirkwoodcall.com Editor’s Desks Page 2 n December 18, 2012 thekirkwoodcall.com Dear Readers, FRIENDS OF While Santa has been busy pil- 2012-2013 Kirkwood Call Staff ing presents into his sleigh, The CALL Kirkwood Call staff has produced co-editor-in-chief...............Claire Salzman Lucy Dwyer Editor ($50) the final issue of the semester. Maggie Teson Tara Hawkins The Gray Family It’s hard to believe the school Donna Campbell managing editor........................Alex Jones Madeline McEvoy Meg & Anne Hellwege year is half over. In just a few days design editor............................Danny Gray Bridget Randazzo The Gorham Family we can hang up our backpacks web editor.........................Maggie McWay in-depth editor.........................Kelly Weber Tom & Sandy Cox Hazel Kirk and forget about equations and web managing editor..Amanda Pollmann in-depth staff......................Ellen Heaghney The Berger Family essays for two glorious weeks. web copy editor...................Anna Edwards entertainment editor...............Rachel Trout Vivian Antoine Emilee Madlinger copy editor.....................Jane Manwarring The Alseth Family If you’re anything like me, you Pete & Hope Johnson can’t wait to decorate cookies, video editor..........................Emma Lawson art editor............................Anna Brodersen The Florent Family videographer.......................Dan Weyerich artist............................................Blayne Fox The Kreie Family eat gallons of mint chocolate Mary Anne Sutton web staff................................Tyler Altenthal Erin Kilfoy Chris Burridge chip ice cream and force your cat Ben Harvey Suzanne Pocost The Hilleren Family to wear a Santa suit. Dylan Slaughter Perry Tatlow Jeff & Laura West The Heuermann Family If you want to make this holi- news editor.............................Emily Stobbe Lizzy Tatlow David & Lisa Hauck day season a memorable one, news writer...........................Becca Gerdes Nala Turner Cliff & Terri Kierstead Scott & Debbie Stream check out our columns about Will Humphrey photo editor................................Sarah Heet The Rice Family how to properly celebrate. If you Kieran O’Connell photographer....................Kevin Campbell Janet Staicoff opinions editor.....................Antonia Akrap Andrea Keltz Terese Mitchusson believe the world will end before Laura & Nick Feltes Santa gets the chance to deliver opinions writer.........................Ian Madden Katlyn Kreie Linda Macker Katie Puryear Kelsey Landrum Brent & Nora Steele presents, take a look at our col- sports editor................................Daniel Witt Grant McKenna The Fitzgerald Family umn about how to prepare for Mistie Rhomberg sports writer.....................John Aschbacher Zach Ortiz The O’Connell Family the planet’s demise. 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The caffeine contained in energy drinks News In 2008, 61.8 million Americans contributed 8 can lead to nervous breakdowns according billion hours of volunteer service worth an es- to brainsfacts.com Page 4 n December 18, 2012 timated $162 billion according to uwgnh.org thekirkwoodcall.com A new kind of Monster Becca Gerdes tive effects from drinking energy drinks. news writer Comparatively, 51 percent of participants in a study by Nutrition Journal, or nutri- hile energy drinks have been used tionj.com, reported consuming greater Wto help students and teachers get than one energy drink each month on av- through long school days, concerns have risen erage per semester. about the safety of these drinks. Mike Wade, junior principal, drinks sugar- An article written by Barry Meier in The free Redbull as well as sugar-free Rockstar. He New York Times mentions recent deaths linked drinks the Rockstar every day around 4 a.m., to Monster energy drinks, and the Food and when he wakes up. Drug Administration (FDA) is currently inves- “I drink one every morning before I work tigating whether energy drinks are dangerous out to give me a little bit of a jump,” Wade Energy drinks, including Monster En- for teenagers or people with health problems. said. “It helps me focus on the workout.” ergy, have recently been linked to some Meier writes that while energy drinks have Wade said he drinks another energy drink deaths, raising questions about the safe- ty of such drinks. Some doctors believe not been proven to be dangerous, they are if he starts to get tired throughout the day. He Halsey Uerling photographer under review about whether the levels of caf- will also drink coffee if necessary. the extra energy isn’t worth the risk. feine in the drink are too high. Unlike Fanning, Wade said he has expe- Cailin Fanning, sophomore, drinks a Red- rienced negative effects from energy drinks. that if he could, he would get energy the natu- Politis said from a health standpoint, there bull whenever she needs to get out of bed When he coached KHS football, Wade said ral way, from sleep and eating the right foods. is not an energy drink he would recommend early or stay up late, which she said happens he drank a large amount of coffee and energy “I think it’s a bad habit, and I wish I could to consumers. about once a week. Fanning said she does not drinks, and when he tried to stop he had in- stop,” Wade said. The negative effects from energy drinks notice any significant physical changes after credible headaches. Dr. Jim Politis, attending physician at are from overuse of the product, according to she drinks them, other than feeling slightly Since then, he has cut down on how much Des Peres Hospital, said the possible nega- Politis. In moderation, energy drinks can give more energized. he drinks and switched to sugar-free so he tive effects from energy drinks include irri- a boost without causing significant problems. At KHS, 73 percent (136/187) students does not experience the same effects. tability, restlessness, heart palpitations and However, Politis said, if students are in search have had an energy drink. Out of those, 42 Wade does not recommend energy drinks disruptions of the sleep routine. In teens, of healthy energy, the best option is green tea percent (47/112) have experienced nega- to students. He said it is habit forming, and energy drinks can also cause mood swings. with modest amounts of caffeine. Service opportunities become available over break Emily Stobbe more enjoyable to know someone is out there Kirk Care Contact information news editor thinking of them,” Theresia Metz, activities Finally, students can also help Kirk Care. coordinator for Bethesda Dilworth Nursing Every year KHS holds a canned food drive Bethesda-Dilworth With the holiday break fast approaching, Home, said.