BY KAILYN BEITZELSTAFF WRITERMO MCKINNEYNEWS EDITOR

Student council has done it again as

they displayed West High’s various talents at their 2014 Talent Show. Totaling in ten acts, the talent show was a hit from the start. The first act of the evening was Brian-na Pratt featuring An-thony Chapman sing-ing, “If It Means a Lot to You.” The crowd goes wild as the show rolls on and Nathanial Love

comes to the stage to perform, “Wild Eyes,” on the electric guitar. Hosted by Hannah Beth Moor-house and Issac Wood-ard, the extravaganza took a comedic turn with Woodard’s infa-

mous jokes and contin-ued with Jayden Cock-erell’s touching poem. Next, Nina Gomez and Alyssa Turner charmed ev-eryone with their mu-sical and vocal talents, followed by Tym Bair

dancing to “Omen.” The crowd cheered on as crowd favorites Danielle Pacia and Ra-chel Reyes enter the stage to sing their ver-sion of “Dark Horse.” As the show was coming to a close, Shaan Ramaprasad wowed the crowd with his playing of “Devil Went Down to Georgia” on the vi-olin, and lastly, Car-son Grimes gave the show a twist with his glow-stick dance. Ant ic ipat ion filled the air as the

crowd waited for the results, and finally the time has came. Begin-ning with third place, winning twenty-five dollars was Nathanial Love with his playing of the electric guitar. Next, winning sec-ond place and fifty dollars was Carson Grimes with his undoubt-edly unique talent, glow-stick danc-ing. Finally, the first place winner and winner of one hundred dollars was Shaan Ra-maprasad and his experi-enced playing of the violin. S e -nior, Shai

Left to right: First Place winner Shaan Ramaprasad playing violin, Sec-ond Place winner Carson Grimes with his glow stick dance, and Third Place winner Nathanial Love playing electric guitar.

All of the talent show acts lined up awaiting the results.

Student Council says, “Thank You to all the participants in the 2014 Talent Show!”1. Brianna Pratt2. Nathanial Love3. Anthony Chapman4. Jayden Cockerell5. Nina Gomez6. Alyssa Turner7. Tym Bair8. Danielle Pacia and Rachel Reyes9. Shaan Ramaprasad10. Carson Grimes

Colyer, stated, “ The talent show, as always, was a success and very enjoyable to watch.”

BY STIEL LOVINSPORTS EDITOR

The Morristown West High Girls

Cross Country team won a second consec-utive state champion-ship Saturday Nov. 1. The week prior to the race, Coach Raymond Farmer praised the girls, “The girls have had a fantastic season! They have ran very well up to this point, and we hope to carry it into state. I couldn’t be prouder of their ac-complishments this year. This is by far the best and fastest team I have ever had the privilege of coaching.” The girls did not disappoint and lived up to their 189-11 record. The girls raced past the rest of the competition to achieve a team score of 51. They were followed by

Houston High School with a score of 124 and third place belonged to Ravenwood High School with a score of 142. The girls were led by senior state cham-pion Cherie Wilson

The Girls stand with the state championship trophy. From Left to Right: Coach Jay Rumph, Coach Doug Burroughs, Katlyn Haas, Elizabeth Liposky, Jessica Lord, Cherie Wilson, Chantal Wilson, Makenzie Jones, Maggie Layer, Coach Raymond Farmer, and Coach Craig Owens.

(first), senior Chantal Wilson (fourth), ju-nior Makenzie Jones (ninth)freshman Eliz-abeth Liposky (six-teenth) and junior

Katlyn Haas (twen-ty-seventh). Cherie Wilson, Chantal Wil-son and Makenzie Jones were all award-ed all-state honors. Cherie Wilson on being the winner of

the state cross country meet, “All I was think-ing about is that I won. I couldn’t believe it!” She added on win-ning back to back state

championships, “I’m honored to be a part of a team who could ac-complish a goal such as winning back to back state champions.” Chantal Wilson on making all state, “It

was nice to get it for the second time. It’s an amazing feeling to know you can keep up with the fastest girls in the state.” She add-

ed on winning back to back state champion-ships, “It’s nice to know that all the hard work we’ve put in this sea-son and last season bas paid off to be back to back state champions.”

Jones on mak-ing all-state, “I was really excited because this will make the third year in a row I have made all-state.”

She also added about winning back to back state titles, “It is really a blessing because not many people ever get to win one state title, and we’ve got to win two state titles in a row.” Coach Ray-mond Farmer has now won six state titles as an assistant and head coach. “This is the second time we have done this, it’s a great feeling, but it just puts the target on our back for next year. I thought we had a good chance at the title, but until the numbers were re-leased I wasn’t going to celebrate.” Also, congratulations to Charles Holbrook for representing the boys in the state meet.

Back to Back State Champions

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Questbridge’s mis-sion is to help

students who have the ability to succeed in more elite, higher-lev-el colleges receive ad-mission and possibly scholarships. Many students who have the capability of thriving in college don’t have the opportunity, based on income. Many don’t even apply to these colleges and univer-sities, simply due to the lack of funds to pay the application fee and/or tuition. Quest-bridge reaches out and offers students the opportunity to ap-ply to some of these schools, at no cost. In 2013, there were 12,818 appli-cants to the Quest-bridge organization. 4773 (37%) out of

Doherty Qualifies for QuestbridgeBY ELIZABETHCARROLLSTAFF WRITER

those were Finalists for the scholarships. Four-hundred and for-ty (three percent)out of those were offered admission and College Match Scholarships. M e g a n Doherty applied for Questbridge, hoping for the best, yet skep-tical of the result. She didn’t quite expect to receive Questbridge,

but was excited when she found out she had. B e c a u s e Doherty was appre-hensive of the bind-ing nature of Quest-bridge, she didn’t list any schools on her application. Meaning, at this point, she has not gained acceptance to any of the partner-ing schools. However, she still possesses the

Seniors Megan Doherty and Matheus Gyorfy tutor together during an after school tutoring session for French.

opportunity to gain admittance to some of these schools, sim-ply because she has received Questbridge. She may not receive a full ride, as she may have had she listed schools on the Quest-bridge application, but she will most defi-nitely receive a leg-up. Doherty de-sires to go to Appala-chian State University in Boone, North Car-olina, but is also inter-ested in schools such as Vanderbilt Univer-sity in Nashville, Ten-nessee, Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Wil-liam and Lee Uni-versity in Lexington, Virginia, and Colum-bia University in New York City, New York.

Source: http://www.quest-bridge.org/

Every day, hundreds of papers are print-

ed off in West High by students and staff, but in the engineering department, they are taking printing into a whole new dimension. 3D printing or additive manufactur-ing is the process of creating three dimen-sional products from

BY BRANDONJACOME-MENDEZSTAFF WRITER

digital files. The tech-nology was first intro-duced in 1984. It starts in a special program that slices the image into thousands of lay-ers, which are then printed onto a board. The layers are piled on top of each other, cre-ating a 3D object. This process can take from one hour to several hours, depending on the size of the object. This technol-

ogy arrived to West High’s engineering department in the form of a Leap Frog 3D printer imported from the Netherlands during the week of Oct 5 and cost ap-proximately $1500. Compared to the one purchased in 2006 at a cost of $1800, it is comparability better. Although 3D printers can use materials from plastic to human tissue,

this printer only uses two kinds of material, ABS and PLA plastics. The printer is currently printing sim-ple objects, but soon may print out other things. Mr. Hawkins, engineering teacher, says, “I think we will be very pleased with the printer, if every thing checks out okay.”

A shock absorber, key chain, iP-hone case, traffic cone and mo-tor fan are just a few things produced with the 3D print-er in Mr. Hawkins classroom.

Approximate thickness of plastic

used to make objects on a 3D printer.

The Leap Frog 3D printer arrived from its long journey from the Neth-erlands to Mr. Hawkins classroom.

Andrea Pena and Joseph Nolan, students in Mr. Hawkins class, work with the 3D printer.

Turning Dreams into Reality:Bookmark Winners Revealed

The library recently held a book-mark contest. The theme was

“Turning Dreams into Reality.” First place received $10, and second and third places received $5 each. These bookmarks will now be “published.” This means they will be put on the dis-trict and school Facebook pages, and they will be copied and placed on the desk at the library for anybody to have.

BYKELLEY WILDERSTAFF WRITER

1st Place:Destiny

Martinez

2nd Place:Emily Dollar

3rd Place:Kim

Gonzalez

Honorable Mention:

Cyara Pratt

ACT Prep Springs Back into ACTionBY ALYSSA JONES A&E EDITOR

Based on the Ten-nessee Depart-

ment of Education Re-port Card, West High’s ACT overall score for last school year was 19.4; in comparison

to the state average of 19.3. This high scoring may be largely due to the ACT Prep course offered at West High. Students inter-ested in attending the classes should have signed up for either

Coach Jennifer Murphy is the math instructor for the morning ACT Prep Class.

Nicole Verdino says that her favorite part about teaching the prep course is “helping my students reach their goals.”

the morning or after-noon sessions. Each group meets on Mon-days and Wednesdays, but the morning class holds an additional meeting on Fridays. The afternoon class, instructed by Ms.

Nicole Verdino and Ms. Barbara Starnes, has an entry fee of twenty-five dollars. A student with perfect at-tendance to every class is eligible for a full re-fund. A three dollar deduction will occur

each time a student is absent from the class. Each prep class focuses on the four main parts of the ACT: Math, Science Rea-soning, English, and Reading. Students are given practice tests as

a guide for what to ex-pect on the actual ACT. Coach Mur-phy explains that her overall goal in teaching the prep course is “To help students achieve and surpass the ACT benchmark scores.”

Morristown West Marching Band:

BY TORY WILDER EDITOR

Flag representative and co-captain Sara

Reed described the season as “fantastic”, while trumpet section leader Martin Tan be-lieved the season to be more “memorable.” Band and colorguard members might not have been able to agree on one word to describe their season, but they did all agree that this marching season was a success. With a group of talented musicians and The Wizard of Oz theme, the Morristown West Band was off to a great start. They be-gan their season by placing 1st in percus-sion, 1st in music, 2nd in visual effect and

T e Wonderful Winners of Oz

2nd overall in class AAA at the Music in the Castle Competi-tion at Tennessee High School in Bristol, TN. They then traveled to Harriman, TN to compete at the Walden Ridge March-ing Festival. At this competition, the band placed 1st in percus-sion, 1st in drum major, 2nd in colorguard and 1st overall in class AA. The last com-petition the band com-peted in was the Hill-topper Invitational at Science Hill High School. They received 1st place in percus-sion and 1st place overall in class AA. This con-cluded their compe-titions with an un-defeated percussion

section and two over-all first place finishes.These wins did not come to the band easily, though. Vice President Rachael Lawson stat-ed, “Being section lead-er of the flutes required a lot of patience.” Senior James Rutledge stated, “As clarinet section lead-er, I was in charge of teaching the new fresh-men how to march, teaching them how to march while play-ing and making sure my section had all the music they needed.” Alto sax sec-tion leader Anna Helms also men-tioned the freshmen when describing their successful season. “We had a lot of

new freshmen, but they really got it together by the end of the sea-son. I appreciate each of them and their hard work,” said Helms. Even with the extra work of teaching and leading

freshmen, the senior members were able to leave their high school marching band ca-reer on a high point. Drum captain Shaan Ramaprasad stated, “My senior year of marching band

was a success because of our powerful show, great crowd appeal, moving stories by the one and only Mike Thomas and stel-lar placement by the band in competition.”

“I am going to miss this year’s senior members. They are major players in the band,” stated Band Director Mike Thomas.

West High Joins ‘Battle of the Belt’BY KERRI PORTERSTAFF WRITER

Originating in Missouri, the Battle of the Belt

program has spread to many states, including Tennessee. The program is designed to work with high school teach-ers and students to reduce the number of motor-vehicle related injuries and fatalities among high school students. Starting this year, West High joins 36 other Tennessee

high schools in the effort to stress teen driving safety. The program is a competition between the designated high schools to see which school has the greatest percentage of seat belt usage by the end of the school year. To implement the program, high school students and their sponsor use different educational campaigns and activities

to promote involvement. Some activities may include clubs, posters, announce-ments and contests. This counts for approximate-ly 60% of the final score to determine the winner. Along with the campaign, the students in-volved in the program will conduct three unannounced seat belt checks through-out the entire school year.

These are used to deter-mine the percentage of seat belt use among the students and staff members of each participating high school. At the end of the school year, the campaigns of each school will be as-sessed, and some schools will be rewarded one of the following awards: Overall Winner, Best Education-al Campaign and Highest

Increase in Seatbelt Use. Amy Jeffers, a health science teacher at West, is the school spon-sor for the Battle of the Belt campaign at West High. She decided to implement the program because of per-sonal experiences, stating, “I have been a victim of three separate incidents where teenagers have been driving unsafely due to distractions.

Jeffers also stat-ed, “As a nurse, I am always concerned for others’ health and safety. If we can bring awareness for safe driv-ing, we could potential-ly reduce the amount of accidents and pos-sibly even save a life.” For more in-formation about the competition, visit www.battleofthebelttn.org.

Scholar’s Bowl Buzzes to Second

Pictured from Left to Right: Nicholas Stephan, Shaan Ramaprassad, Martin Tan, Mrs. Metz and Owen Mattocks beat 49 other teams to finish second in the 50 team competition. The teams that they beat included Maryville, Dobyns-Bennet, and Science Hill.

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Staff MatchBY ABBY WOLFEN-BARGER OPINIONS EDITOR

Who needs eHarmony when you can just have your friends match you up with someone who they think would be great with you? At West, there are several people that everyone thinks would be the perfect cou-

ple, but the students themselves just do not see it. The couples below were chosen by your fellow classmates of whom they believe would make a great couple!

Kaitlyn Rogers

Nick Gardener

Taylor Ratcliff

Andrew Varney

Matt Sawyer

Abby Masoner

Tyra Johnson

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Britt Haney

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Trojan Nation Reacts to New iPhone ModelsBY MOLLIE INMANFEATURES EDITOR

Recently Apple released several new products,

two of which were new iPhones. They came out with the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, both of which have big-ger screens and are also thinner than any previ-ous iPhone. T h e s e new iPhones have become extremely popular all around the world, even in Morristown, Tennessee. More specifically, multi-ple West High stu-dents and teachers have jumped on the new iPhone bandwagon by purchasing either an iP-

hone 6 or an iPhone 6 Plus. Senior, James Rutledge has recently up-

graded from an iPhone 5 to an iPhone 6. He thinks that the iPhone 6 is “an

overall better phone and is more responsive than the 5 was”. A few of Rutledge’s

favorite parts are the touch ID, the faster processor, a better camera, a bigger screen and the device being thinner. M r s . Heather Le-May, West High Special E d u c a t i o n teacher also purchased an iPhone 6 after having an iP-hone 5. She enjoys the new iPhone so far, but says “it is not very much

different than her old iP-hone 5.” LeMay enjoys the “camera quality, bigger

apps, and not having to type in a passcode every time due to the touch ID”. She also added, “I couldn’t imagine g e t t i n g the 6 Plus; it’s like an iPad m i n i .” Engl ish t e a c h -er, Mr. Michael Todd has re c e nt -ly pur-chased an iPhone 6 Plus and does not regret this decision. B e f o r e purchasing the iPhone 6 Plus, he had an iPhone 3G, an iPhone 4, and an iPhone

5. He states, “This is defi-nitely the best iPhone yet.” Todd says that the iPhone

6 Plus is sturdier than peo-ple would think. He says,

James Rutledge, senior shows off his new iPhone 6

Mr. Michael Todd is impressed with his new iPhone 6 Plus

“I dropped mine-actually, I tossed it up into the air and swatted at it in a feeble

attempt at saving it-and it landed face down on the hard floor.” Surpris-ingly, this iPhone 6 Plus popped right back into place without a single scratch or any external or internal evidence of damage. Todd says that the “video record-ing is one of his favorite parts and that the screen is large enough to do some basic video edit-ing with ease.” He also says that the battery life is much longer than pre-vious iPhone models. This gives just a few Trojan Nation opinions about both of the new iPhones that

everyone is talking about.

Elder Has GRIT In, Out of RingBY ELIZABETHCARROLLSTAFF WRITER

To continue West High’s theme on

GRIT, an acronym for “Gets Rough, I’m Tough”, Pastor and former world-ranked boxer Ebo Elder came to speak to the West High student body. Elder began boxing at the age of two, despite being told as a baby that he would nev-er be able to play con-tact sports. Elder told West High of how his first match, also his first loss, was a key compo-nent in his boxing ca-reer. He told us that the thing he wanted most was to give up boxing altogether. He used this an example of how to maintain GRIT. He said, “Grit is an unwilling-ness to quit, regardless of adversity or resis-tance. It’s a determina-tion manifested through perseverance and hard work. Grit is birthed by a relentless passion and unstoppable pursuit.” Elder said, “I believe the biggest com-ponent of the concept of GRIT is purpose. GRIT is demonstrated through perseverance, but with-out purpose no amount of perseverance will make any true difference.”

Elder’s life story goes perfectly with his definition. Elder boxed all through his child-hood and teen years. He was an amateur boxer for about the first 20 years of his boxing ca-reer. Elder went pro at the age of 21 after a very trying period in his life, including a divorce to his high school sweetheart. Subsequent to going pro, his ex-wife, Amy Elder, saw a change in his outlook on life and contacted Elder. They remarried in April 2001. Elder uses this life event to again emphasize GRIT. Although Elder wanted nothing but to end his life, he pushed through, had GRIT, and he ultimately won. Elder went on to become a #5 World-Ranked Lightweight Boxer by January 2005. Elder also re-ceived IBO, NABO and WBO Intercontinental Championships, and a shot at a world title. Elder defended his WBO title against Courtney Burton. El-der described to us how intense and important this fight was to him and his boxing career, stat-ing, “When I encounter the most demanding and difficult situations I know that in order to

“GRIT” my way through said obstacles I must be able to trace my goal back to something (or some-one) bigger than myself.” After a long, tiresome fight, Elder won in the 12th round.

Elder described to West students how his use of GRIT played into his winning. Elder held on when it got tough and persevered through the fight, beating Burton. Shortly there-after, Elder decided to retire from boxing and

focus on his ministry. Elder speaks to schools and church-es, giving his testimo-ny. He is also an assis-tant pastor at Calvary Chapel in Knoxville. As the pastor

of the high school and college students, Elder’s main job is to work with students on a reg-ular basis, so his relation to GRIT for teenagers was well thought-out and important. It was most certainly some-thing for all teenagers to

keep in mind as they go on with their lives. Elder said, “I’ve heard it said that youth is wasted on the young. I remember my teenage years and would love to have them back be-cause I wasted them. I appeared to have GRIT, but in reality what I had was determination and drive based on nothing more than self interest and selfish gain. I didn’t develop true GRIT until I was 24 years old. At 24 years old the meaning of life was revealed to me by God. I was giv-en eternal purpose and my self determination became GRIT. As the Apostle Paul said, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” My entire life became about Christ. I live for Him. Now, I have GRIT. Why is this im-portant for teens? Be-cause time is our most valuable asset. It’s the one thing we can’t make more of and is constant-ly running out. Every second we have one less. My hope is that young people will learn what I learned at 24 years old. Don’t waste your teen years, because one thing is for certain....You can’t get them back.” Ebo Elder’s mes-sage was important to

me for a couple of rea-sons. The first is because he described to us how he has made mistakes, but he pushed through them. I know that ev-erybody makes mistakes on a daily basis. I most certainly do. For me, the fact that someone like Elder makes mistakes just like the rest of us re-minds me that nobody is perfect. He inspires me to be the best that I can, despite all of the reasons I come up with not to be. Another reason Elder’s message meant a lot to me is that he is my youth pastor. Because the church is in Knox-ville, I don’t have the op-portunity to go on a reg-ular basis, but having the privilege of seeing him speak to my peers was incredible. I have had the privilege of knowing El-der for almost a year, and I have heard many of his messages. This particu-lar message has simply been one of many re-markable messages. Ev-ery chance I have to lis-ten to one of his messages is special. Personally, I do not believe we could have had anyone better than Ebo Elder come and speak to West High about GRIT.

Pastor Ebo Elder delivers his GRITmessage to the West High student body.

Thanksgiving Fever Spreads through the Trojan Nation

BY KERRI PORTERSTAFF WRITERALISA BROWNADVERTISING MANAGER

1. What are you most thankful for?

2. What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?

Louis Holbrook, freshman

1. “The opportunities that I have”

2. “Going to my grandparents’ house and eating dinner with family”

Jonathan Proffitt, sophomore

1. “My family”

2. “Eating with my family”

Natalie Guffey, senior

1. “Cats”

2. “Taking pictures of my grandma eating”

Monica Creazzo, junior

1. “My family and my dog”

2. “Eating dinner with my family”

With Thanksgiving in the near future, students in

the Trojan Nation took the time to reflect their lives around this time of the

year.

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BY ALISA BROWN ADVERTISING MANAGER

Thanksgiving Fun Facts Thanksgiving Day is actually the busiest travel day.

More than 40 million Green Bean casseroles are severed on

Thanksgiving.

50% of Americans put stuffing inside the Turkey.

Singapore weighs about the same as the amount of turkeys

consumed at Thanksgiving.

Jingle Bells was originally a Thanksgiving song.

Americans eat about 535 million pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is not just an American holiday. Canadians

celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October.

Only about half of the people on the Mayflower were Pilgrims. There were 102

people on the Mayflower. The other half were known as “Strangers” hitching a ride

to the new world.

Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ties for second as the old-

est Thanksgiving parade. This parade was established in 1924.

It was not until 1941 that congress declared Thanksgiving as a nation-

al holiday. It is set to be the fourth Thursday in November.

Thanksgiving football games began with Yale versus Princeton in 1876.

Thomas Jefferson thought the concept of Thanksgiving was

a senseless idea.

Source: facts.randomhistory.com/thanksgiving-facts.html

History of Thanksgiving: Why Americans Should CelebrateBY SARAH SPRADLINSTAFF WRITER

Many people each year get excit-

ed by the fact that Thanksgiving is a hol-iday where food, pa-rades, football, and early Christmas plan-ning and shop-ping can appear and happen. Many people fail to remem-ber--as they gobble down on their feasts and watch the Ma-cy’s Thanksgiv-ing Day Parade--the history of T h an k s g iv i ng and what it meant for country. E v e r y year on the fourth Thursday of Novem-ber, Americans cel-ebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving and re-member the time when the country was young and had yet to be filled with metropolises and cars, when they were

living off of what the men in their villages hunted and brought back for their fami-lies and didn’t know what electricity was. When the set-tlers came to this coun-try, they didn’t really know what to expect. They knew that they

wanted to turn over a new leaf in a new land, but they didn’t know that there were oth-er people living here before they arrived. The surprise of the Indians came quickly, when the Pil-grims noticed people

they didn’t recognize wondering around on the same land. After making peace with the Wampanoag tribe of Indians, one of their people, Squanto, showed the Pilgrims how to grow and hunt their own food. Af-ter a successful year

of starting their new lives in North Amer-ica, the Pilgrims and the Indians decided to celebrate their good fortune and blessings by feasting on the food they had grown and hunted that year. This Thanksgiving feast was

known to have hap-pened in 1621. It took centuries, though, for Thanksgiving to receive the date it’s celebrated on now. A n o t h e r Thanksgiving feast happened in 1623, and is argued to be the real first Thanks-g i v i n g b e c a u s e “the or-der to recognize the event was from civil au-thority,” a c c o r d -ing to w i k i p e -d i a . o r g . Many of the other colonies in the early Americas celebrated what they also called Thanksgiving celebra-tions. George Wash-ington, during the Revolutionary War, declared a Thanksgiv-ing day in December

1777 to celebrate “the defeat of the British at Saratoga,” according to wikipedia.org. On Oct. 3, 1789, George Wash-ington made a proc-lamation of “the first Thanksgiving day des-ignated by the nation-al government of the

U n i t e d States of America,” according to wiki-pedia.org. D u r i n g the Civ-il War, President Abraham L i n c o l n p r o -claimed a nat ional Thanks-g i v i n g

day which was cel-ebrated on the last Thursday of November 1863. From that year on, Thanksgiving was celebrated every year. The Thanks-giving day date was changed during Frank-

Picture of the first Thanksgiving, courtesy of wikipe-dia.org.

lin Delano Roos-evelt’s presidency to the fourth Thursday of November in 1941, after a Congressional vote to change the date from the last Thurs-day in November on Oct. 6, 1941. This set-tled the difference of opinion by making it that some years, the fourth Thursday of November would also be the last Thurs-day of that month. On Decem-ber 26, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill to change the date, making it “a mat-ter of federal law and fixing the day as the fourth Thursday of November,” accord-ing to wikipedia.org. Today, Amer-icans still eat Thanks-giving dinner every fourth Thursday in November, eating the traditional feast and celebrating anoth-er year of blessings.

Norman Rockwell picture of Thanksgiving, courtesy of art.com

‘Fall’ for Hottest Makeup Trends of 2014

BY SHELBY POLLOCKSTAFF WRITER While the basic makeup techniques will forev-

er be essential to know, the trends this sea-son are far more eccentric. Bold and eclectic are words to describe the makeup trends for fall of 2014. Dark lips, long lashes, and anything but the natural look is taking center stage this fall. Celebrities have been rocking these looks all season, and now the products and looks will be available through these tips! Celebrities like Kylie Jenner, Vanessa Hudgens, and who better than Be-yoncé were the inspirations throughout this article.

Above: Lexie Nave’s thicker brows are the biggest makeup must this season. If one does not have naturally thick brows, fill them in with a eyebrow pencil

for this full and formed look.

Right: Senior Lexie Nave models a nude yet dramatic eye using the Too Faced Chocolate Bar pallete. Worn with thin black eyeliner and

thick

Left: Nave rocks the overlined lips in the picture to the left. Big, matte, nude and very deep colors are what’s “in” for lips this season.

Festive Treats to Celebrate ThanksgivingBY KAILEY HILLSTAFF WRITER

Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients : 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling) 1 (18 ounce) box spice cake mix 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1 (12 ounce) package milk chocolate chips

Directions:1.Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. 2.Mix together pumpkin and spice cake until well blended. 3.Add chocolate chips to mix. 4.Drop cookies on greased baking sheet. 5.Bake for 15-18 minutes.

Pilgrim Hat CookiesIngredients: 16 chocolate wafer cookies (such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers) 1 (4 1/4 ounce) container orange frosting, tube with piping tips (not the gel frosting) 16 miniature peanut butter cups

Directions:1. Place cookies on work surface; squeeze a dime size dot of frosting in the center of each cookie.2. Unwrap and place peanut butter cups on frosting, press down gently.3. Let dry at least 10 - 15 minutes until frosting is set.4. Using round piping tip or writing tip, (if you don’t have tips you can make your own frosting, put it in a ziplock sandwich bag and just cut the corner of the bag) pipe a hat band (single line) with frosting around the peanut butter cup and a square buckle.5. Let frosting set before storing.

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BY TORY WILDEREDITOR

2. Why do you think the senior class voted you for

this superlative?Madison: Honestly, I am not sure why I was chosen for this! There are so many peo-ple in our class that deserve it!Matheus: I really don’t know why I got voted for that. I’ve just always tried to have a good attitude towards every-one, so maybe that had an in-

fluence on the decision.

1. How does it feel to be voted “Most Likely to

Brighten Your Day”?

Madison: I feel honored and so overwhelmed with joy that our class voted me as the girl candidate for the “Most likely to bright-en your day” superlative! Knowing that people think that I brighten their day a little bit is an indescribable feeling!Matheus: It feels great to be voted for that superla-tive. Ironically, it bright-ens my day to know that I brighten other people’s day.

3. What person brightens your day the most?

Madison: My siblings!Matheus: Nothing brightens my day more than getting to see my little sister, Milli, in the mornings.

4. Who do you get your positive personality from? (mom, dad, sib-

ling, friend)Madison: I find happiness in spending quality time with my family, hanging out with my best friends, and enjoying the little things in life. I find pure joy in The Lord, and He is the key factor when it comes to my personal happiness and positive personality! His love pours into me, and I can’t help but be happy all the time! “A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance but by a sorrow heart the spirit is broken.” Proverbs 15:13 “Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29Matheus: I think my personality is influenced by many people. Those being: my family, my friends, my teachers, and above all, God. My family are the ones who give me the most motivation, my friends are the ones with whom I have the greatest laughs, my teachers helped shape me to be a person with an exem-plary attitude, and God is the one who I strive to praise and honor through words, but most importantly, through my ac-tions.

Seniors Madison Misenheimer

and Matheus Gyorfy were re-

cently voted Most Likely to Brighten Your

Day by the class of 2015.

JTEKT Presents Future Job Advice to StudentsBY BRANDON JACOME-MENDEZ STAFF WRITER

As a continuation of West High’s in-

dustry series, JTEKT representative Mr. Bri-an Rector came to the school and spoke to each grade level during the weeks of Nov. 1-7 and Nov. 10-15 about JTEKT as a compa-ny and what they do. The plant here in Morristown is divided into three parts: the manufac-

turing plant, die-cast-ing, and offices. This plant is the only one that does aluminum die-casting in North America for JTEKT. The plant makes parts for steering sys-tems for car compa-nies such as Toyota, Chrysler, and GMC. Mr. Rector also talked about good skills before applying for a job. It is good to have math and computer skills, as they will be

used in the workplace. The ability to work in a

team is also important. He also presented the

students with skills to have during a job in-terview, such as being on time. He referred to the interview as a two-way communication between the employer and the candidate. He also revealed the secret to keeping a job, at-tendance. Good atten-dance will help a person keep a job for longer. Mr. Rector also talked about jobs available at JTEKT, such as assembly line

and engineers. Each one requires a different level of education and pays more if the level of education is high. An entry level posi-tion pays $13 an hour and after 90 days, it in-creases to $16 an hour. The company offers advancement and a tuition reimbursement if the work decides to further their edu-cation. The company also offers health ben-efits and vacation time.

Mr. Brian Rector addressed the stu-dent body displaying JTEKT’s mot-to, “Safety First, Quality Always”.

Rich Products Visits TNNSBY LEXIE NAVESTAFF WRITER

T ammy Ogle, from Rich

Products, visited T N N s by grade l e v e l through-out the m o n t h of Oc-tober to d i s c u s s what the c o m p a -ny Rich Pro duc ts is al l about. Rich Products head-quarters is in Buf-falo, NY, but is in-

ternational. They currently sell to seventy-three dif-ferent companies. Their main focus

is on team-w or k . T h e y e x -p e c t t h e i r e m -p l o y -ees to be on t i m e a n d safety

comes f irst. In-tegrity and a pos-itive attitude are

the keys to having a successful busi-ness in their eyes. Rich Prod-ucts has f ive oven lines, three muffin lines, and three ce-real lines. With-in these lines they produce unsliced cakes, sheet cakes, and even Dunkin Doughnut muffins. They sell to retail-ers such as Kro-ger, Wal-Mart, and Costco. Within all of their success they give to charities such as Relay for Life, Girls Inc., and Central Services.

Hasemeier, Moore Go Out With A Bang; Worst Driver 2014-2015

BY LEXIE NAVE STAFF WRITER

1. Dang it Zach!

2. My dad

3. On Prom night, this dude rear ended me while I was leaving and I figured he would’ve noticed, but I was wrong. Once he did, he hugged me.

4.2012 Ford Edge

5. Tickets: 1, but I was going 30 mph over the speed lim-it. Wrecks: 6

Alex Hasemeier

1. What went through your head when you found out you won worst driver?

2. Who taught you how to drive?3. What is the funniest story from your driving

experience?4. What kind of car do you drive?

5. How many tickets and wrecks have you got-ten in?

1. Wow what a shocker

2. Tim Moore

3. I hit a mailbox going down the road and my mirror fell off and now it is duct taped.

4. 2010 Jeep Patri-ot

5. Tickets: 7 Wrecks: 9

Peyton Moore

The above chart was shared by Tammy Ogle, Rich Products employee, with all students during homeroom presentations.

11Sports Sports Editor: Stiel Lovin10 Sports Sports Editor: Stiel LovinNovember 2014

The Boys of Fall:Seniors reflect on Trojan Times

Isaac Wood-ard explains being a TFL as, “No mat-ter what, I have a group of guys that

have my back.”

As Senior year is quickly flying by faster than anticipated, football season has flown by even quicker than usual. The group of boys that are now seniors have grown,

not only in their football careers, but also as role models, and are now realizing that time really does fly when you are having fun. Over the past four years, these boys have ex-perienced countless hours of practices, games, pregame rituals, and cherished moments growing as a Band of Brothers. Some might say that football only lasts so long, but for the Trojans, it leaves a lasting impression. Coach Lamar Brown is proud to say, “This senior group has a very special place in my heart, they have worked hard, even through the ups and downs; they have led this program back to where it needs to be.”

TFL = Trojan For Life

BY KAILEY HILLSTAFF WRITER

Jeff Bevelheimer expresses his most memorable moment as a Trojan as, “being linked up by Tyler Johnson my sopho-

more year.”

Jake Buckworth described being a TFL in three sim-ple, but meaningful words. “Love, Family,

Toughness.”

Chase Collins plans to, “further his kicking and punting career in college and

major in business”.

Chase Connelly gives credit to, “re-ceiving MVP against East my senior year,” as being his highlight

of Trojan Football.

Taylor Dollar plans to hopefully play college football, and describes being a TFL as, “forever be-longing here and be-ing a part of the team.”

Dallas McCash expresses his view of being a TFL as, “more than just another sport, I know what-ever I do affects and reflects on my team program. I will repre-

sent it well.”

Jacob Murphy’s most memorable mo-ment in his four years was described as, “making new friends and going out on Se-nior year shutting

down East!”

Will Austin states his experience as a Trojan in one power-ful word, “PROUD”.

Austin Kim-brough gives credit to, “being able to start as the center my Ju-nior year,” as his most memorable moment

as a Trojan.

Preston Buchan-an shares his most memorable moment as a Trojan as being, “the time Dallas Mc-Cash, Coach McCash, and Scott McMinn got stuck in the equip-

ment room.”

Chas Hadden reflects back on his outstanding “30- yard catch against East,” as his highlight while be-

ing a Trojan.

Colby Lawson stated what being a TFL means to him, “It means a lot to me because it has helped me get through a lot

in my life.”

Zachary Pell’s most memorable mo-ment in his four years is, “when I made a one-handed catch be-hind my back in the

East/West game.”

Caleb Porter’s definition of being a TFL is, “When foot-ball ends, the Broth-

erhood still stands.”

Kenny Shel-ton’s view on being a TFL is, “knowing I have friendships that will last beyond high school” and adds, “This program has taught me a lot about

life.”

Gannon South-erland describes his highlights of being a Trojan as, “definitely the experiences I have gained and the les-sons I have ultimately

learned!”

Will Austin #53Jeff Bevelheimer #50Preston Buchanan #75Jake Buckworth #37Chase Collins #94Chase Connelly #28Taylor Dollar #47Chas Hadden #18Austin Kimbrough #57Colby Lawson #96Dallas McCash #22Jacob Murphy #24Zach Pell #16Caleb Porter #80Kenny Shelton #42Gannon Southerland #81Isaac Woodard #89

Trojans Challenged by South Doyle

The Morristown West Trojans

faced off against the South Doyle Chero-kees for the home-coming match Fri-day Oct. 16 at Burke Toney. Prior to the

BY BRANDON JA-COME-MENDEZSTAFF WRITER

match the Trojans had a record of five

wins and two loss-es while S o u t h Doyle had an un-d e f e a t e d streak this s e a s o n . T h e T r o j a n s took the early lead d u r i n g

the first quarter by scoring seven points within the first five minutes. The Cher-okees soon caught up with the Trojans scoring seven points four minutes lat-er. The first quar-ter ended with the Trojans and Cher-okees tied at 7 to 7. The second quarter of the game went with neither team scoring un-

til there were only two minutes left on the clock. The Cherokees man-aged to breach the Trojan’s defense and score seven more points, mak-ing the score 14-7. South Doyle then scored again with 18 seconds remaining on the clock, making the final score of the second quarter 21-7. The third quarter be-gan with the Trojans

Trojans and Cherokees line up to snap the ball.

attempting to catch up to the Cherokees. Ultimately, the third quarter passed by with the scoreboard unmoving for both teams. The score came near the end of the quarter with the Cherokees scoring another touchdown, making the score 28-7. The fourth quarter of the game started with the Cherokees scoring two minutes into the quarter, making

Chase Collins positions for a kickoff.

The student body cheers on the Trojans at the homecoming game.

West High Seniors Honored for ServiceBY SARAH SPRADLINSTAFF WRITER

West High’s se-niors were hon-

ored for their time and service given to the school for fall sports on Friday, Oct. 24. Foot-ball players, student helpers, cheerleaders, and band members were noticed for all of

the hard work, dedi-cation, and effort they have put in over their four years at West. For some, it was hard to tell wheth-er they were more moved by the crowd’s cheers or from excit-ed reactions than their parents and families. Some seniors were sad to recognize their

last year at West, while others were more ex-cited and thrilled to show their school spir-it. Many of the par-ents and family mem-bers that came were excited to be honored along with their senior students. Some of the seniors’ families stood out with costumes

and West High appar-el to show their Trojan spirit for the Senior Night game against Seymour, which was a win for West 52-0. Many seniors were honored and a handful of them are shown below with family and friends.

Senior Rachael Law-son with her mom.

Senior Katherine Williams with her parents.

Senior Sara Reed with her parents.

Senior Selah Knight with her parents.

Senior Taylor Dollar with his family.Senior Kailey Hill with

her family.

Senior Isaac Woodard with his family.

Senior Haley Lindsey with her family.

Senior Aleia Wil-liams with her mom.

Wrestling Schedule Date Location TimeMonday, Nov. 25 Sevier County 6:30 P.M.Tuesday, Dec. 2 West High 6:30 P.M.Thursday, Dec. 4 Sullivan East 6:30 P.M.Monday, Dec. 8 West High 6:30 P.M.Thursday Dec. 11 Davy Crockett 6:30 P.M.Friday Dec. 12 Dobyns Bennett 4:30 P.M.Saturday Dec. 13 Dobyns Bennett 4:30 P.M.Tuesday Dec. 16 Knox Central 6:30 P.M.

Date Location TimeFriday Dec. 19 Clinton 6:00 P.M.Saturday Jan. 3 Tennessee High 8:00 A.M.Tuesday Jan. 6 Jefferson County 6:30 P.M.Thursday Jan. 8 West High 6:30 P.M.Saturday Jan. 10 Fulton 8:30 A.M.Tuesday Jan. 13 Tennessee High 6:30 P.M.Saturday Jan. 17 Volunteer 9:30 A.M.

the score 34-7. The scoreboard stood still for six min-utes until the Cher-okees managed to score again making the score 41-7. The game ended with the West High Trojans score of 7 and the South Doyle Cher-okees with a score of 41 for the 2014 homecoming game.

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