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by the Student Council, and organized by co- president Mallory Allgeier. “They said thank
gave a presentation about her life in the military, along with a slideshow of her travels that she would never have been able to enjoy if it weren’t for the freedom our troops have fought for. The Student Council then listed the names of all of the veterans in attendance, followed by the band honoring each branch of service with its special hymn. Grace Robertson directed the band, also singing with the choir as they performed their own song as a tribute to our American heroes. North Harrison Elementary
you a lot,” said Melanie Johnson, who helped with the breakfast. Student Council co-president Amanda Hartley greeted veterans, elementary students, and fellow North Harrison high school students as they came into the gym for the annual Veteran’s Day Program later that morning. The gym was filled with Student Council members, other NH students, band and choir performers, and most importantly, U.S. veterans both retired and still in service. Jessica Dawley, a former North Harrison student,
North Harrison salutes America’s finest
Genna Brock Staff Writer
Photo By Genna Brock Senior Grace Robertson leads the North Harrison Band at the Vet- erans day program.
Beginning at 7:30 on Thursday morning November
11th, citizens who have served the U.S. armed forces gathered for the Veteran’s Day Breakfast held
JUNIORS! This year at the pow- der puff and power buff games the juniors took control! The powder puff team beat the fresh- man 14-0, then beat the sophomores in the final round. Shortly after, the junior power buff team was also victorious. They beat the freshman, then knocked out the sopho- mores as well. Congratu- lations juniors!
Food drive to help the hungry
Photo By Conrae Johannes The sophomores pose with their winning “Hollywood” can food design before the assembly.
North Harrison’s canned food drive began on November 4, 2010. The annual food drive started in 2003. “It was felt that high school youth should get
involved with less fortunate families, and help give back to the community,” said Mr. Simpson. The food drive lasted about seven weeks, and classes earned class competition points for bringing in the most cans.
After the last day of collection the students built a design that matched the theme for the year. The theme this year was landmarks. Designs included a light house, pyramids, the Hollywood sign,
and the Washington Monument. Many cans were collected from all classes. The seniors brought in 239, juniors had 1115, sophomores 1786, and the freshman had 533 cans total. After judging, the cans were distributed to local shelters in our community. A big thank you to sophomore Cody Burris who brought in over 750 cans by himself. Cody said “I brought them in just to be helpful and it goes to a good cause, and many families need them.” Many of the families in our community need help in this troublesome economy, so thanks to everyone involved.
Brittany Sanders
Staff Writer
Christmas Child North Harrison’s Christmas child program kicked off last Wednesday. During lunch student council members handed out the children’s information cards to the students willing to help out someone less fortunate this holiday season. This year students, teachers, and organizations will make Christmas brighter for 40 needy children in our community. Most of the children eligible for the program attend a North Harrison community school. “The best part about the angel tree is that we are helping people
from our own community” said student council advisor Amber Sater. For those considering taking a child’s name for Christmas, you can ask any student council member for more information. After you request a child you may choose between a boy or a girl. You will be given an information card telling you the child’s age, clothing size and gift requests. The children are asked to request different clothing items that they need, and are allowed to ask for one toy. All gifts should be turned in wrapped and ready to be given to the child by December 14th.
Brianne Pinnick Editor-In-Chief
After school snack shack The Cafeteria is thinking of selling healthy snacks for students who stay after school. They would sell them from 3:15-3:45. This would be a cash only line and they would like an idea of how many students would be interested in this. They would sell items such as baked chips, yogurts, pretzels with cheese, fresh fruit, etc. Please tell the cafeteria workers what you think of this idea as you go through the lunch line and punch your account.
students then sang for the veterans under the guidance of their music teacher, Mrs. Kramer. While performing their last song, the elementary students sent up Mr. Hatton’s own daughter, fourth grader Lilly Hatton, for a solo. Several people mentioned that the singing of the young children brought tears to their eyes. As a final thought, Amanda Hartley then spoke as a voice for all of North Harrison’s students to thank our heroes. “We appreciate everything they have done, and we’re thankful for their service.”
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Thumbs Down Gaining weight Getting up early Slow drivers Getting the wrong order Can deadlines 107 days until school’s out No service Braces Making them up
Thumbs Up Thanksgiving dinner Sales on Black Friday Fast cars Fast food restaraunts Canned food drive 15 days until Xmas break Cellphones Straight teeth Snow days
Mitch Bolin- TURKEY
Megan Naegele- STUFFING
Tyler Heintz- TURKEY
Holdan Perry- mashed potatoes with gravy
For Thanksgiving my dad’s family goes to my Aunt’s house and we eat. We don’t have any huge tradition; everyone sort of does their own thing. They play pool, watch TV, and just do whatever they feel like. Then later after everyone has eaten, my aunt makes everyone eat again before they leave. For Black Friday, I just recently started to go Black Friday shopping. So I have no tradition for it. Last year my aunts and I went to Starbucks and started our
shopping trip at Target. Macy Allgeier Junior My Thanksgiving is usually just me, my family, and my friends, getting together, and praying to God that we have each other and have great food. Some people don’t get to have Thanksgiving so I’m blessed to get to celebrate this tradition with my family and friends. Nick Avery Sophomore Every Thanksgiving morning I go deer hunting. At around noon we go to one side of the family and eat lunch.
We visit there a little while and then head to my mom’s side of the family for supper. After staying there a while we go home and I take a much needed nap. Sean Murphy Junior
Normally on Thanksgiving my family meets at my grandparents house for the traditional thanksgiving food. Then we all celebrate my birthday which is only two days after, November 27. Kenny Stokes Junior These are our Thanksgiving traditions.
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that the coffee is bad. It turns out that Ethan brought his father’s ashes with him in a coffee can and Peter’s friend that picked them up fixed the ashes as coffee. They were all drinking Ethan’s father. Everybody flips out, and they are forced to leave, but they were allowed to drive his car. Everything is going alright until Peter wakes up really high. This is because Ethan had medical marijuana for his glaucoma. The bad part about this is Ethan takes a wrong turn and ends up at the Mexican border. When this happens, Ethan runs away and Peter thinks that he is going to a Mexican prison forever. While the guards are away, Ethan comes back and steals the trailer that they kept Peter in. This causes a high speed pursuit with the cops. They barely escape. While they are driving to the hospital, Ethan finds a gun in the truck they stole and accidentally shoots Peter. They race to get to the hospital before he bleeds out and they make it right when Peter’s wife is giving birth. He is so happy he passes out. He wakes up and finds out it was a girl. Ethan cuts the cord and helps his wife think of a name. At first he is mad, but then he is happy. They become good friends at the end. This is a short summary and I can’t say everything that happens in the movie. It is rated R for a reason, but this movie is really good.
The bucket list: Can I have your digits?
The Cougar CriticBlack Friday buyers beware
Over the weekend I saw the movie Due Date. This movie is one of the funniest I have ever seen. The movie starts out with Robert Downy Jr. (a.k.a. Peter) going to the airport from Atlanta to L.A for the birth of his son. There, he meets Zack Galifinakis (a.k.a. Ethan) who is coming back from his father’s funeral. They get on the plane. Peter and Ethan are mistaken for terrorists, and Peter gets shot by a rubber bullet. Ethan then gets escorted out. Soon Peter finds himself riding with Ethan across the country. This turns out to be the worst mistake of his life. Soon after, they start telling each other about their lives and get to know each other. After that night, Peter steals the car, but gets cold feet and returns. He tells Ethan that he just went to get breakfast. They continue on. Eventually Ethan falls asleep while driving causing an epic crash which breaks Peters arm. Peter calls a friend and he picks them both up. When they get to his house, the friend makes them coffee. After a while, they all keep complaining
For my bucket list I wanted to do something simple that would not take too much time to do. I sat around with my friend Lauren thinking of ideas. We came up with an
friend and I were basically, just walking around school and asking random guys for their numbers. In the first 10 minutes I had received about three numbers. I was think- ing that this would not last very long, and that there was no way I could
get twenty numbers in one day. Within the next few minutes, we ran into a couple more guys. We walked up to them and got their numbers, and I felt ridiculous because I could not stop laughing. So far, I had gotten five numbers, now I only needed fifteen more. Lauren and I finally got tired of looking for random guys, so I asked some guys in class for their numbers. Two guys in Mr. Potter’s class gave me their numbers. I received one number in study hall. I went out into the hall and saw a bunch of guys, so Lauren and I grabbed the paper and pencil and ran after them. I got seven more numbers from them. At this point, I had re- ceived fifteen numbers and only had five more to go. I had classes with some
idea that was simple and would not take long at all. I wanted to get twenty guys’ numbers in one day. I am a really shy person, so this was going to be a little bit of a challenge for me. It was a good thing my friend was right beside me to give me her support. My
friends, and I did not have their numbers. So when I got in the classes, I asked my friends for their num- bers. They just stared at me for a while, like I had a problem. Then when they finally stopped staring at me, they laughed. So, after they had finished laughing, I finally received the other five numbers that I needed to complete my list. I had finished my bucket list, to get twenty guys’ numbers in one day. I was so happy and proud of my- self. I had a lot fun doing this, and I met a lot of cute guys. The part that makes me even happier is that I got the cute guys’ numbers. If you ever want to talk to someone or flirt with them, walk up to them and say, “Hey! Can I get your number?” That’s all I did! I laughed uncontrollably. It was great!
Liz McBee
Staff Writer
Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving. It is traditionally the begin- ning of the Christmas shopping season. It is called Black Friday because on that day stores make a profit, and their books show a positive balance. This causes their previ- ously negative numbers to go from red to black. Black Friday shoppers brave the elements and the lines looking for the
best deals. According to the Weather Channel, we should expect a high of 48° and a low 30° this year on Black Friday, so make sure you bundle up! I went and asked thirty students and six teachers from North Harrison High School if they were going to shop on Black Friday, and I found that nineteen of the thirty students said yes, and two of the five teachers said they would be going. Teacher Jason Mullis said “every Black Friday, my wife and I get up at 4 a.m., put on matching black T-shirts with white letters
that say ‘Black Friday’, and start at the stores that open first.” I asked the students what
items they were wanting. I found out that many wanted items such as shoes, jackets, and hoodies. The most popular items, however, are electronics. Many wanted video games,
Michael Boyd
Staff Writer
laptops, iPhones, and other types of electronics. Here are all the best deals: For clothing and shoes, try Old Navy, Kohl’s, Payless, AJ Wright, and Foot Locker. For video games try Best Buy, Target, and Wal-mart. These stores are all going to be packed with video game lovers. If you are shopping for other people for Christ- mas and don’t have much money to spend, Old Navy and Kohl’s will be full of sales for clothing and ac- cessories. Best Buy, Target, and Wal-mart will have big sales on toys, electronics, and video games. But be careful. People are trampled every year on Black Friday. So, good luck to all Black Friday shoppers!
Lauren Hubbard
Staff Writer
Senior Liz McBee is very busy trying to score Sophmore Shane Ingle’s digits.
Photo By: Lauren Hubbard
Events: Girls Varsity Basketball:
11-9--- W Providence, Home 11-12--- L Jeff, Away 11-16--- L Crawford County, Away 11-20--- L Scottsburg, Home 11-24--- L Silver Creek, Away 11-30--- Jasper, Away 12-2--- NewAlbany, Home
Boys Varsity Basketball:
11-22--- South Central, Home 12-3--- Corydon, Away 12-4--- Henryville, Home 12-10--- Silver Creek, Home 12-17--- Brownstown, Home 12-28--- Mitchell, Home 1-7--- Austin, Away 1-8--- Scottsburg, Away 1-14--- Eastern, Away 1-15--- Floyd, Away 1-21--- Lanesville, Home 1-22--- Salem, Home 1-28--- West Washington, Away
Swimming: 11-27--- YMCA, Home 11-29--- Charlestown, Away
Our 2010-2011 boy’s basketball season kicks off tonight at 6:00 vs. the South Central Rebels at home. The Cougars have three returning starters from last year being Dylan Janes, Collin Book, and Lincoln Jones. Their expectations are high to improve their record from last year. Sophomore Tyler Bement said, “I think the season will be better than last year because we are quicker, and we are more in shape, and we will be able to get back on defense faster, and not be quite as tired.” Sophomore John Martin says, “We have a good team, we’re practicing hard and we will win games.”
Coach Walters’ goals are, “That we will play hard each and every night and that each player reaches their potential on and off the court.” Juniors Cody Morgan and Josh Wenning agree
that their main goal for the season is to practice hard and prepare to win sectional. In honor of the six straight sectional championships from 1985-1990 they will have a reunion dinner for the
players and their families against Silver Creeek on December 10th. The Cougars plan to honor the former players before the varsity game and this year’s team will wear retro jerseys from 1985-1990 at
High hopes for cougar basketball
Lady Cats start season 1-3
The 2010-2011 Lady Cats have started their season with the record of 1-3. The Cats won their first game of the season against Providence by the score of 68- 60. In this game, freshman Kendra Lambert led all the scores with 15 points. Senior Cassie Crawford added 13 points and 4 rebounds. Junior Hayley Renneker added 11 points and 5 rebounds. In the Lady Cats following game they played
Jeffersonville. The Cats fell by the score of 24-49. Leading scorers for the Cats were Senior Amanda Hartley with 5 points as well Junior Rebekah Stephenson with 5 points. Freshman Kendra Lambert also added 3 points. In the game against Crawford County the Cats fell by the score of 35- 52. Senior Cassie Crawford led all scores with 10 points followed by Hayley Renneker with 8 points and 9 rebounds. Emily Giles added 6 points and 5
rebounds, and Amanda Hartley 4 points and 2 rebounds. In the Lady Cats home game against Scottsburg they fell 35-66. Leading scorers for the Cats were Kendra Lambert with 14 points and Emily Giles with 7 points. Coach Pearson is not satisfied with his team as of now. He said, “ We are struggling to find consistent scoring and to adapt to changes within the game.” The Lady Cats next basketball game is tomorrow night against Silver Creek.
Senior Hillary Fonda, pressuring Providence in a full court press, While fans Patrick Fonda, Matt Bruderle, and Kendal Wiley cheer her on.
Senior key cougars
Name: Dylan Janes Age: 17 Height: 6’ 1” Position: Guard
Major: Computer Science
Favorite Quote: “I get paid so much I should play two posi- tions.” -Pete Rose
Pre-Game Superstition: Put my clothes on in the same order.
Worst Pet Peeve: Drama
Name: Lincoln Jones Age: 18 Height: 6’ 4” Position: Forward Center
Major: Business Managment
Favorite Quote: “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.”- unknown.
Pre-Game Superstition: Put my right shoe on before my left.
Worst Pet Peeve: Drama
Name: Cassie Crawford Age: 18 Height: 5’3” Position: Guard
Major: Special Education
Favorite Quote: “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” - James M. Barrie
Pre-Game Superstition: I wear my hair tie the color of the other team.
Worst Pet Peeve: When people chew things loudly
Name: Hillary Fonda Age: 18 Height: 5’7” Position: Guard and Forward
Major: Animal Science
Favorite Quote: “Today you are you, that is truer than true, there’s no one alive, that is you’er than you.” - Dr. Suess
Pre-Game Superstition: none
Worst Pet Peeve: When peo- ples’ tags are out or sleeves are flipped up.
Jordan Robbeloth
Sports Editor
Julia Schilmiller Staff Writer
Photo By Macy Allegier
all our home games this season. They also would like to encourage the crowd to wear its best 80’s gear. Fans should wear their best Christmas apparel to the Brownstown game on Dec. 17th.
Coach Walters gives his input in the Cougars Blue and White Scrimmage Game held on Thursday November 18th.
Photo by Cassie Wagner