THE PANTHER PRESS Friday, June 6, 2016

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Seventh Grade

Goals

See page 3

WHAT’S INSIDE? Senior Issue

Volume 10 Issue 7

Saegertown Jr. Sr. High School 18079 Mook Road, Saegertown, PA

Senior Survey

See page 8 & 9

Senior Prophecies

See page 5

High School

Countercultures

See page 10

THEN AND NOW:

CLASS OF 2016

2 OpinionThe Panther PressMonday, June 6, 2016 3People & Places The Panther Press

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Sound-OffEveryone, even the teachers, has a bad habit of calling people who go

to vo-tech vo-tards and I’ve always hated it.

People have never been able to use the right doors in the stairways. It’s like driving, use the right side of the stairway. It’s not rocket science, seriously.

Mrs. Schaffner.

I feel like I should’ve lived in the moment more because it went really quickly, but I didn’t think it would. Other than that, I don’t really let things in school bother me. Just go with the flow and let the stupid things roll off your back.

Profiling is a really bad problem in our school. Not just racial profil-ing, but profiling in general. Everyone is just so quick to judge. Like the teachers even pick favorites, and even though that’s inevitably gonna happen anywhere, they don’t even try to hide it at our school. If you like a student more than others, that’s fine, but don’t flaunt it in class.

Music makes me happy. I used to have zero confidence. With music you can see yourself progress and improve, and it just gives you some-thing to be excited for when life is rough otherwise.

We can give money to the failing sports teams, but not to the arts or to the teachers? We might cut an art and a music teacher, but we can afford three gym teachers and a ton of coaches? What?!

How is cutting the library a good idea? It is the only room completely stocked with information.

If I find one more bag of grapes in the toilet, I’m going to scream.

Busy work is ridiculous and shouldn’t replace class time. I feel like, in some classes, it’s been entirely busy work. I’ve felt like a human home-work factory instead of a student.

Why should seniors have to show up today when grades were due Friday..it doesn’t make sense. #getafterit

“CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ... ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE PRESS.”

- FROM THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR My name is Erin Sherry, and I am

a sophomore at Emerson College in Boston, MA. In 2015, I graduated from Saegertown High School after spending two years as the Editor in Chief of The Panther Press, during which time I devoted several opin-ion pages to advocacy in defense of PENNCREST’s libraries. I pre-sented at school board meetings, my opinion pieces covering the matter earned me a state journalism award, and to this day, fighting for our threatened libraries remains one of the most defining experiences of my educational career. Now, as an alum living across the country and following the story strangling my home town, threatening the people and institutions that made my time in school as powerful and positive as it was, I am overwhelmed with dis-appointment at what is happening to my community, and an intense sense of pride for the young people with-in it standing up for what should be their unalienable rights to education.

I applaud the student population of PENNCREST for their inspiring displays of passion, attentiveness, and involvement throughout this unfortunate unraveling of events. This is a period of their lives that, in a perfect world, would be spent focusing on prom, end of the year events, and wrapping up their school work. PENNCREST students, how-ever, are also spending this time fighting for the very cornerstones of their education. They’re asking for things that should never have been challenged. They’re asking for suf-ficient time in a school day to earn enough credits to graduate. They’re asking for a library. For the music and arts programs that have enriched so many of their lives not to be elim-inated altogether. I understand our financial situation is bleak at best. What I do not understand, what I will never understand, is the deci-

sion to cut the very things that make a school a school.

PENNCREST - take a look around you, and listen to what your students are saying. They’re not ask-ing for much. They’re asking for one of the most fundamental human and American rights: the education they deserve. It’s your job to hear them out.

-Erin Sherry, Alumni

DEAR SENIOR CLASS OF 2016,

Well, this is it seniors. This is your moment to have a good and final year at Saegertown.

I hope this year went very well. Good luck seniors. This is your time to celebrate with your best friends, the ones in tenth and eleventh grade, too. I hope you have a wonderful day, and I wish you the best of luck at graduation night.

Best wishes to seniors Brad Amy, Sarah Shaw, and the others. Well, this is the time to rejoice in the Lord, and this is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Good luck seniors, best wishes at college, I will be thinking about you every day with all my heart and soul. I believe that you, Senior Class of 2016, will have faith in God and our Lord.

Best wishes, seniors, make me proud. Good luck especially to Brad Amy, Sarah Shaw, and junior Luke Dangel. I had a wonderful time spending the day at Special Olym-pics with you guys.

Again, best of luck. And just remember, if you have any ques-tions, email me at jaheimbrook@psdmail.org

-Jason Heimbrook, Class 2018

Letter from the Editor: The end of an

eraIt is time to say goodbye. As the

school year comes to a close and my time as Editor in Chief of the Panther Press nears an end, it is time for me to reflect on my experiences here. The Panther Press has been a won-derful excursion for me. The lessons I have learned not only about writing but also about life will never leave me and will guide me through my life.

My brothers, Dylan and Austin, paved the way for me into this class. They enjoyed the time they spent here, and what they accomplished inspired me to take the journey my-self, and oh what a journey it has been.

Now I would like to bestow some wisdom on all of you. Seniors, I wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors. You will succeed. Just push through no matter how tough and everything will work out. Those of you that I am leaving behind, do not wish your life away. At times, high school may seem like the worst thing that has ever happened to you, but it is in fact the exact opposite.

The time that you have spent here has shaped you into the person you are today. You will remember these days forever, but they will go by in the blink of an eye if you are not careful. All I have left to say is “That’s the news, and I’m outta here.”

-Garrett Johnston, Editor in Chief

Prom 2016: Across the GalaxyBY KAITY GAGEMARKETING DIRECTOR

Prom night, Across the Galaxy, was filled with dancing, photos, food, and fun. This year it was held at Smith’s Country Gardens in Guys Mills. Many entered with flair in-cluding senior Sydney Vogt, who arrived on a fire truck with Brenden Courtney.

The teens danced the night away, socializing and making memories. Towards the end of the night, the prom court which included Brenden Courtney and Maile Chang, Ste-vie Arblaster and Katie Thompson, Wyatt Fleischer and Lauren Posego, Nick Monico and Becca Siple, Brad Amy and Mackenzie Ashbaugh, and Stephen Boylan and Makenna Rob-ison were brought to the front where the king and queen were announced: Brenden Courtney and Maile Chang. “I was happy being prom king. I was in shock when I heard I won,” said Courtney.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO 2016 Prom King Brenden Courtney and Queen Maile Chang.

Ten years ago, reading teacher Mrs. Nicole DeFrances started the tradition of asking the seventh graders to record seven goals that they would like to accomplish by the time they graduate from high school. Each year as graduation approaches, the seniors receive their seven goals. “I started this to allow the students to revisit things and to contribute something meaningful,” Defrances said. Below are some of the goals the Class of 2016 recorded in 2010.

4 Last LessonsThe Panther PressMonday, June 6, 2016 5News and Predictions The Panther Press

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Teacher-isms: Most memorable quotes from teachers

“The lights are on.”

-Mr. Patrick“When life hands

you lemons, well, you now have lem-ons.”

- Mr. Hetrick

“Tie it in a knot.”

-Mrs. Brawn

“If you have any soul worth expressing, it will show itself in your singing.”

-Mrs. James “I am

not your friend.”

-Mr. Molnar

“Do or do not there is no try.”

-Mr. Molnar

“Play like a champion today.”

-Mr. Greco

“I’m gonna stick a pencil in my neck and light it on fire.”

-Mr. Hetrick

“To be awake is to be alive.”

-Mr. Hetrick

“I spotted a Chicken Breasted Nut Hut.”

-Mr. Hetrick

“You are the right person for the job. Show up for your own life.”

-Mrs. Hetrick

“Get after it.” -Mr. Simcheck

“Rub some dirt on it.”

- Mr.Horne

“RULE #4: DON’T BE A CREAMPUFF.”

- MR. BIDWELL

“HOMLET! Prince of Eggs.”

-Mr. Hetrick

BY MICHALA MEDVED AND HANNAH DRAA STAFF WRITERS

Though the seniors are saying farewell, they will not leave with only a diploma.

Throughout the years, they have gained knowledge, laughter, memories and lots of great advice from their teach-ers to help them on their way through life.

Senior advisor Mr. William Hetrick offers many of his fa-vorite quotes as advice for the soon to be alumni. “Decide what to be, and go be it” as well as, “Nothing is the end of the world except the end of the world” are just a couple ex-amples of quotes that seniors have heard throughout their year with him. Mr. Hetrick feels as if those are the two most important lines to leave

his seniors with as they leave the building. Math teacher Mrs. Debora Houck is leaving the seniors with advice that re-lates to her classroom theme: “Be a shining star,” she said.

Mrs. Nicole Keller and Mrs. Janyce Brawn offer ad-vice that tie in with one an-other. Mrs. Keller said, “Don’t make stupid decisions that you’ll regret later”, while Mrs. Brawn said, “Don’t get caught up in parties - wait until you’re an adult because you’ll appre-ciate it more.”

Mrs. Brawn added, “When opportunities present them-selves, look at them closely and follow your heart.” In ad-dition, Mr. Bradley Wise said, “Opportunities abound in this world, if you have faith, con-fidence, and the ambition to search for these opportunities;

you will find your niche in the world.”

Moving on from high school will be bittersweet for most seniors, and it’s inevita-ble that they will stumble upon some obstacles, but Mr. Wise wants them to keep one thing in mind as graduation quickly approaches.

“Think of the world as a big glass of water with a little salt in it. You can try to pick out all the tiny grains of salt, or you can keep pouring in fresh water so eventually it gets less salty. As you begin your new journey, you can try and re-move everything that you find distasteful in your life, or you can pour in more love, friend-ship, trust, respect, and devo-tion and make your life fresh,” said Mr. Wise.

Advice from teachers to seniors Senior Prophecies 2016: Maybe they will ... Garrett Johnston and Cutter’b Pritchard EDITOR IN CHIEF AND STAFF WRITER

Brenden CourtneyWork forceBrenden aka Skip will begin his

life immediately after high school working at H & H in Saegertown, but plans to move on to bigger and better things. His achievements in the great adventure of life are end-less.

Skip will marry a wealthy heir-ess in her late seventies in order to fund his startup company, Skipto-corp, which will make him the top oil sheik in Dubai. Not only will he use the sales of the oil to inflate

gas prices for the US, but he will also venture to the moon and be the first eight foot human on the space rock.

Ashley Smith

CollegeMiss Smith will attend college

for Network Administration but after years of struggling to find happiness in that field, she will change her major to espionage. Through her secretive jobs she will meet her one true love who con-

veniently has the surname of Smith, too. They will form the infamous duo that world leaders will come to know as Mr. and Mrs. Smith ( t r a d e m a r k pending).

Stephen BoylanCollegeStephen will attend Gannon

University in the fall, but will drop out to become the head fashion de-signer in New York. Stephen, or

Steef-o as the locals will call him, will take on Justin Bie-ber as his cli-ent and make a killer-bee jumpsuit that will sting the VMA’s at-tendees worse than Kanye West stung Taylor Swift by say-ing Beyonce deserved the award instead of Taylor.

Katie LoydCollegeBy day Katie will attend college

at Edinboro University, but at night she will mask her identity of the midnight lion and go by the name of Chew-baca-mask-girl. Instead of fighting crime like a normal superhero, her hairy face will force itself into nightclubs around the world and devour DJs in order to play her Star Wars jams. God will come down from the heavens in order to stop her treachery and take her to a galaxy far far away.

COURTNEY SMITH BOYLAN LOYD

Advice for the future: From seniors to seniors

By Sydney KightlingerDESIGN EDITOR

Seniors, now that you are re-flecting back on your high school career of the fond times and great moments and thinking forward about your near freedom, what do you thinking will be the most im-portant to you in your life?

Residents at the Crawford Coun-ty Care Center to share some sage advice with the Class of 2016.

Rose Ritter, 83 yrs old“Please graduate. It is important

to concentrate on what you are do-ing in all things.”

Myron Walker, 81 yrs old “Go out and help the older peo-

ple. Shovel snow and things for

older people.” “Stay off drugs, you smoke one little pipe of marijuana and your brain is fried.”

Murdal Newsom, 62 yrs old“Stay clear of danger. Stay clear

of drugs and alcohol. Obey your parents, and keep yourself clean.

Rose Carter , 85 yrs old “Be true to yourself” “I lived my

life the way I thought I wanted to.”Jim Swasta, 67 yrs old“One, always be yourself. Two,

treat others the way you want to be treated. Three, keep a positive at-titude.” “When you are struggling know that life is always a journey, make the best of it.”

Ron Shorts, 88 yrs old“Don’t lie. Smile.”

PENNCREST`s future remains murky due to budget deficitBy Austin BrownNEWS EDITOR

As almost everyone is aware, un-less you live under a big rock, PEN-NCREST school district started the budget season with a deficit of $5.5 million. The school board approved the preliminary budget by a 5-3 vote.

It includes a 1.75 mill increase in property taxes and 35 job cuts (28 professional staff and seven support staff) which will help shrink the bud-get gap to about $1.8 million.

The main justification for this move is that PENNCREST is suffer-ing from declining enrollment. Ac-cording to a recent Titusville Herald article, in the past five years PENN-CREST has lost approximately 400 to 500 students, and that trend is pre-dicted to continue.

As PENNCREST parent Jeff Brooks said during the public budget meeting on May 24, “We are no lon-ger trimming the fat, but have rather started digging into the meat of the district,” referring to possible cuts to libraries, music, and arts programs.

In addition, even though students are excited for summer break, when we return in the Fall the atmosphere may be very different because a new school bell schedule with a seven-period day is under consider-ation. This could result in a change to the number of credits required for graduation.

While it is very unclear how the district has ended up in this situa-tion, newly appointed administra-tors superintendent Michael Healey and business manager Jacquelynn Dutchcot are working to fix the problem.

The preliminary budget was post-ed for the public to view on May 26 in order to meet the requirement of a thirty day pre-approval period. The final school budget must be passed on or before June 30.

“I do not believe the school board plans to hold any additional pub-lic budget meetings, but I would encourage people to speak at the upcoming school board sessions to voice any of their concerns,” said PAEA president Melissa Statman.

Junior Sydney Kightlinger, who also spoke at the May 24 budget meeting, said, “The proposed cuts only hurt the student body. They tarnish the academic reputation of our district. And, it will be a miscar-riage of justice if we return in the fall without an open library.”

The work session is June 6 at the PENNCREST administrative offices board room with the board meeting scheduled for June 9 in the same location. To view the school’s budget documents, visit www.penn-crest.org.

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Senior shout outsTo: Christopher Mat-

tern-GilchristFrom: Daytona EnglishMessage: My dear friend, we grew

up together and played foot-ball together. You taught me a lot and made me a better player. Thanks for all the memories.

To: Nick MonicoFrom: Laura MonicoMessage: Ya neva know.

To: Brad AmyFrom: Shea, Nate, Kayla,

Emily, Isaac, Jane, CassidyMessage: Dear Brad Amy, thank

you for being an inspiration to all the wonderful seventh grade XC runners. We will miss having you, Garrett,

and Wyatt on the XC team next year.

To: Codee HarmanFrom: Mom, Dad, and

CallistaMessage: Codee, words cannot

describe how proud we are of you. You have stayed positive and worked so hard to get here. We believe you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. Con-gratulations! We love you forever and always. Love, Mom, Dad, and Callista

To: Mandy From: Jarrett DejohnMessage: Mandy, I just want to

thank you for everything the past year. What you’ve accomplished is amazing.

I’m proud of you. You defi-nitely have a bright future ahead of you. I love you.

To: Panther Press Senior Staff

From: Mrs. Hetrick. Message: Thank you for telling the

stories of the Saegertown community this year. You have informed, educated and entertained us. Without your efforts, too many sto-ries would remain untold. I am proud of you.

To: Brianna LybargerFrom: Alan ShuhaydaMessage: The school is going to

lose a true hippie. Live long and prosper, Barg Barg.

Advice from SES: Eat your success and poop your failure

By Hannah Draa and Paige CoonSTAFF WRITERS

As the Class of 2016 prepares to say goodbye, elementary stu-dents are leaving them with some advice.

SES students see the seniors as role models. Although few of them have any relationship with the seniors, they want them to know that they are there to encour-age and offer some wise words to the graduating class.

Fayelynn McWright who is in Mrs. Paris’s fourth grade class ad-vised seniors to, “hold on to your friends for as long as you can.” On a lighter note, kindergartener Jeremy Hubert said, “Sit on the couch and eat ice cream, play

Xbox, and play basketball.” “Don’t have sticky hands,” said

kindergartener Nate Eckart. While most seniors plan on taking the basics to college, kindergarteners Decker Cilas and Jacob Scott en-courage the seniors to take a mon-ster truck to college as well as a refrigerator to keep hamburgers in.

“Use your time wisely,” said sixth grader Paisley Mangold. This advice could go a long way as seniors start the next chapter of their lives whether it be going to college, going into the military, or going out into the workforce.

Samuel Draa offered some sage advice to the seniors who plan on attending college. “Car-ry pepper spray because people

can jump you and you can spray them in the eyes,” said Draa. He also had some special advice for his sister Hannah, a graduating se-nior: “Don’t cry when you leave.” Sixth grader Anthony Hernandez made some wise recommenda-tions to the Class of 2016. “Don’t do something stupid...you’re an adult.”

Although this advice may seem minor to the Class of 2016, SES students only want the very best for the graduating class. “Good luck. You have all done well this year,” said second grader Nathan Coon, while sixth grader Zack Baylog wants all the seniors to remember: “Eat your success and poop out your failure.”

9Senior Survey The Panther PressMonday, June 6, 2016

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST ABOUT

THE OPPOSITE SEX?

Brad Amy: Maile Chang...You don’t need an explanation for this.

Dustin Crum: Mood swings.

Angel Bartholomew: Adam’s apple.

Haley Wise: Their ability to put you on the spot and make you uncomfortable/embarrassed.

Kasie Inserra: They are really immature which is scary be-cause they are about to be adults.

FUTURE PLANS?Lonnie Swarer: Going

into the work force

Megan Baker: To go into the Army and then go to school for photography.

Luke Smith: Attend Penn State Behrend for Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies.

Codee Harman: Liv-ing life to the fullest and never look-ing back.

Lianna Ketcham: Study chemical engineering at Roch-ester Institute of Technology.

FUNNIEST THING YOU’VE SEEN HAP-PEN TO SOMEONE

ELSE?Nick Monico: Steve on

his first day at Saegertown when he sat alone at lunch.

Lindsey Price: Ally flying through the gym doors on a scooter.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD A REDO OF HIGH SCHOOL?Makenna Robison: Sleep in as late as I could every single

day.

Zack Webber: I would have been home-schooled.

Andrew Miller: I wouldn’t wanna redo it. One time is enough.

Emily Morris: Cry, it was a struggle to get through it once.

Katie Thompson: Stop being friends with people who hurt me the first time they did it instead of continually letting them walk all over me.

Colten Burdick: Anyone falling down.

Chandler Hazlett: Spend more time hunting.

FAVORITE TEACHER SAYING?

Melissa Middendorf: “To be awake is to be alive.” - Mrs.

Hetrick

Stephen Boylan: “Seize the day.” - Mrs. Hetrick

Logan Weed: “If you have any soul worth expressing, it will

show itself in your singing.” - Mrs. James

Michala Medved: “Cat muscles are irrelevant.” - Mr.

Hetrick

Kearstin Runyan: “No cream puffs allowed” - Mr. Bid-

well

Jared Shaffer: “Herpes is forever”- Mr. Hetrick

WHEN DID SENIORITIS HIT YOU?Morgan Bly: The second day of school.

Tyler Henry: Ninth grade.

Brenden (Skip) Courtney: Don’t have it.

Brian Peters: When I started wearing flip flops every day.

Caitlin Bieganski: It comes in waves.

SENIORS ADDRESS FUTURE SELVESBY CAITLIN BIEGANSKI OPINION EDITOR

Among the many senior traditions of Saegertown High School lies a particularly sentimental one — let-ters to our future selves. At the end of each year, the seniors compose “letters” of personal notes, photos, and other mementos to be sent back to them within the next five years.

Assigned by English teacher Mr. William Hetrick, these letters pro-vide seniors the opportunity to pre-serve some of their current selves before they delve into the world of adulthood.

Once received, they offer seniors a reminder of who they once were, how they’ve changed, and the paths they embarked on after graduation.

“It’s a personal note between you, yourself, and your future,” said Mr. Hetrick, who was inspired to create the assignment based on an article from “English Journal” magazine.

The requirements are simple: fill an envelope with whatever you want to receive, make a guess at the address you’ll reside in, and slap a forever stamp on it. You can choose to have your letter sent within any

of the next five years, 2017 to 2021. While completion of the project is graded, its con-tents are not.

“You can put anything you want in the envelope,” Mr. Het-rick said, “You can just write a letter to your-self in five years, you can put money in it to buy yourself a cup of coffee, or add pictures. I don’t look at it, I just get the sealed envelope.”

When the time comes, and the let-ters are sent, many students find it a stirring experience.

Some carry out plans to reunite with friends, do some deep think-ing about what goals they have or haven’t accomplished, or just have a good laugh over a funny anecdote they included.

“I feel like this is going to be very sentimental. This is an assignment that I’m actually taking seriously, for once,” said senior Jared Shaffer.

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8 Senior Survey The Panther PressMonday, June 6, 2016

DO YOU STILL WATCH CARTOONS?Jesse Beers: Everyday of my life and it’s gotta be “Tom and

Jerry” and “Huckleberry Hound.”

Ally Shenk: Yes! “SpongeBob” occasionally.

Kelsey Bedow: I do with my nephew. “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”!

Ben Courson: OF COURSE. Is this even a question? “Code-name Kid Next Door,” “Avatar,” “Chowder,” and “Fairly Odd Parents.”

Jacob Perrett: Absolutely. “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” “Ed Edd and Eddy,” and “Looney Tunes.”

WOULD YOU EVER POSE NUDE IN A MAGAZINE?Andrew Flynn: Why not, I’m fabulous.

Madison Bartholomew: No, that’s gross.

Wyatt Fleischer: Of course, it could be my gateway to fame even though I have no talent. Like the Kardashians.

Tyler Acker: I would if the money was good.

Daniel Simmerman: No, only because my family would see it.

Stevie Arblaster: Yes to show my layers.

Peter Mattocks: Yes, to show my amazing bod.

Lauren Posego: Definitely, this bod is fire...JK no I wouldn’t.

WHAT DO YOU DIP A CHICKEN

NUGGET IN?Dave Atkinson: My

tummy.

Brittany Barr: My mouth ... just kidding, ranch.

Brianna Lybarger: Nothing, chicken nuggets gross me out.

Alan Chess: Nothing leave her bare and all chickeny.

CHEETOS OR FRITOS?

Nick Harnett: Neither, pretzels are where it’s at.

Felisha Offi: Fritos be-cause they aren’t as dry and have better flavors.

Miranda Henry: Fri-tos, they don’t make my fingers or-ange.

I’LL NEVER FORGET THE TIME....Garrett Johnston: We watched “Llamas with Hats” with Mr.

Sherry.

Jared McClymonds: Bierman dropped a spoonful of ice cream then let some other kid pick it up off the ground, lick it clean and then Bierman continued eating it.

Isabella Weier: Brenden’s face when I beat him at Special Olympics.

Katie Loyd: Alaina put a stick of butter in the microwave with the paper still on, and didn’t understand why we yelled at her.

Dustin Vanderhoof: Mr. Sherry chained me to my desk.

Ashley Smith: When I puked on myself on the 6th grade field trip. Jacob witnessed it and wouldn’t speak to me or look at me for the rest of the day.

Ryan Allen: We played “Rumble with Ryan” in elementary school.

Katie Smith: I GOT MY FIRST DAY OF ISS FOR ONE DAY.

Catrina Erie: A cat head was thrown across the gym at Mr. Lloyd.

McKenzie Ashbaugh: When homecoming court learned and danced to the High School Musical song ‘We’re All in this Together’.

MOST EMBARRASSING MEMORY?

Maile Chang: When I came to school and told everyone I passed out at the doctors. I had a busted lip and a bruised chin.

Zach Courson: Almost falling asleep and farting while watch-ing a movie in American cultures.

Kasey Newhard: Before seventh grade, I actually thought it was possible to get lost in the seventh grade hall.

Chris Hancock: Being stupid and tripping on the treadmill.

Sydney Vogt: When I really had to pee at vo-tech, and I sneezed and peed myself.

Chris Mattern-Gilchrist: When I broke two desks in back to back periods freshman year.

Kaylee Luchansky: When I accidentally stuck my hand in some kids pocket trying to shut my locker.

Katelynn Sample: I cried after the RONA presentation during Business Week.

MOST INFLUENTIAL

TEACHER?Sarah Shaw: Mrs.

Houck. She’s a fabulous math teach-er.

Matt Luzier: Mr. Greg Molnar, He’s Molnar; everything he says can affect you the rest of your life.

Emily Johnson: Mr.Horne because he’s my spirit animal.

11Sports The Panther PressMonday, June 6, 2016

Senior athletes share special memories COMPILED BY BECCA SIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

BaseballDaniel Simmerman: When Dane

hit the top of the back stop on a throw to home.

SoftballFelisha Offi: Watching Maile run

into the fence all the time.Becca Siple: “I’ll tell you when

you’re 21”- Coach Kutz and Coach Mckissock’s BLAVY issues.

Maile Chang: The Chang story from Florida freshman year.

FootballChristopher Mattern-Gilchrist:

Chinese every Wednesday night and breakfast at the Factory every Satur-day morning.

WrestlingNick Monico: All the things we

did that shouldn’t be published.Christopher Mattern-Gilchrist:

When everyone heard the crack as I sprained my MCL at the Harbor-creek match.

Cross CountryBrad Amy: Winning states as a

team.Wyatt Fleischer: Poop trail...and

cherry popsicle surprise.

VolleyballLauren Posego: The peanut but-

ter quotes...“It’s called placing.”Haley Wise: When my blue hair

was hanging from the net.

Volleyball BoysPeter Mattocks: Northeastern

hotel with Brendon Felipe and snags.

Garrett Johnston: The time Alex Barclay served the ball into the ceil-ing in the state semifinals against Obama Academy.

SoccerPeter Mattocks: scoring the game

winner against Bradford in overtimeBen Courson: When Colten Bur-

dick tripped over his own feet and instead of catching himself he tum-bled and landed on his shoulder and broke his collarbone

GolfBrenden Skip Courtney: When

we took first against Dubois

BasketballBecca Siple: When no one thought

we would do well in the season, and we beat Cambridge the first game.

Lauren Posego: When Maile al-most scored in the other team’s bas-ket

Basketball BoysLuke Smith: Coach Molnar

spraining his ankle at practice show-ing us how to throw no look passes.

Brad Amy: When I ate one of the G1 gatorade chewy things, and died halfway through the game.

Dual D-10 Dominators: Softball and Volleyball take crownBY CUTTER’B PRITCHARDSTAFF WRITER

The trophies have been placed, the history books rewritten, and now it is set in stone that both the Panthers boys Volleyball team and softball team are 2016 D-10 champions. When the boys stormed the court and the ladies stormed the field after each of their wins, Saegertown had been crowned number one in the dis-trict ten times in the past five years.

The lads went head-to-head against the Cambridge Springs Blue Devils in Meadville at the House of Thrills on May 27 with a quick 3-0 sweep as the team celebrated its second consecutive District 10 gold medal. Senior Peter Mattocks said, “The experience was a shock wave because I got to win with all my best friends, and it can’t get any better than that.”

Their latest bout on Wednesday, June 1 was the opening of the state playoffs in Meadville’s gymnasi-um against Deer Lakes, but the Panthers’ determination won them the match in four sets with a 25-19, 25-16, 24-26, 25-14 win. Mattocks had a demanding thirty kills for the match as senior Brad Amy took control of the game with forty-three assists as well as senior Garrett John-ston’s stellar defense with 20 digs.

As for the diamond divas, the Lady Panthers had the odds stacked against them when they faced the Union City Bears on May 30 at Penn

State Behrend. The Panthers had previously played the Bears twice with losses of 7-1 and 7-3, but it was the their turn to strike.

The ladies secured the champion-ship with a 5-3 win as senior Becca Siple had ten pop fly catches and freshman Courtney Hess had two strikeouts.

Sophomore Haley Hess said, “The feeling of getting them back was ecstatic because we proved the hat-ers and the people who doubted us wrong.”

It’s safe to say that Saegertown is getting after it.

As of press time, results of the boys match against Beaver Coun-ty Christian School on Saturday at Grove City High School at 1 p.m.. were unavailable.

The ladies face Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High today at 11 a.m. at Penn State Behrend to continue their playoff run.

Contributed photoAbove: The Diamond Divas won the D-10 Championship on May 30.Below: The Boys Volleyball team claimed the D-10 crown on May 27 with a victory over Cambridge Springs .

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