Kaitlyn SpringStaff Writer

Hampshire High School, Romney, WV Feb. 2019 No.3

Molly LandisEditor-in-Chief

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Dustin Swisher State Champ, Page 7

Girls Basketball States, Page 7

Hampshire High School, Romney, WV March 2019 No.4

The Trojan Man competition was held in the HHS gym on March 6. This male pageant was hosted by National Honor Society and brought the audi-ence lots of laughs. “I felt the event was very successful, and the student body had a lot of fun. I was grateful for the participation and the respectful conduct of the students,” said coordinator Julie Landis. The pageant categories were swim-wear, formal wear, Q&A, and talent. The contestants used their time in the spotlight to impress the judges and display their skills. “I sang and danced to ‘Baby One More Time.’ I tried to stand out by shaking it and being sassy like my girl Britney,” said senior contestant Alex Ritchie. The audience enjoyed watching the contestants perform. The boys dis-played a variety of different talents,

such as poetry reading, standup com-edy, singing, and dancing. “It was really funny to watch the guys walk around and dance to the music,” said sophomore Luke Funk. While the judges chose a winner, the students were invited to the gym floor for some line dances. The judges gave out several titles, and each participant received a gift card as an award. How-ever, senior Dustin Swisher took home the crown. “I was really in the zone during my ballet performance, but I wasn’t ex-pecting to win,” said Swisher. The Trojan Man competition was a success. Students and staff enjoyed taking a break from class to laugh and have fun. “It was a thrilling experience. I just hope they keep up the tradition for fu-ture years,” said senior Eric Feidler.

The contestants wait for a winner to be announced.

Trojan Man 2019

HHS’s school store employees gained a new award for their excel-lence. In Febraury, the award that they won was called the Gold Certification for the Student Base Enterprise. DECA member Della Moreland stat-ed, “This was our first time winning this award, and we are the only school in the state of West Virginia that is gold certified.” To enter an application for this con-test, the DECA and accounting stu-dents made a large document with financial and other information about the school store. DECA members Breanna Spring and Moreland were in charge of the group and organizing everything to be pre-pared for the competition. In all of the years the HHS school store has been

Emma ShreveStaff Writer

Recently, teacher Alan Meck re-ceived the Hampshire High School teacher of the year award for the 2018-2019 school year. Meck has been a teacher at HHS for many years and has been a math teacher for over 30 years. He is known to be a common student favorite at school. Although teaching isn’t consid-

ered an easy career, Meck is spoken of very highly by his students and other teachers. Senior Laken Corbin believes that Meck is a very good teacher who push-es his students to their highest level. “He is a good teacher, because he

Meck Wins HHS Teacher of the Year

open, the employees have never won any awards. Spring said, “I am very proud of ev-eryone that contributed in this contest, and I am proud to be a DECA leader. Thank you to our teacher Amy Crites for helping us into the right direction for this competition, and I hope to see future progress with the school store.” The HHS DECA program started a school store a couple years ago to earn some profit for their trips and other ac-tivities that they do. Members began selling slushies at they store; they now also sell sparkling water, cookies, gra-nola bars, mini bags of chips, and other items. “I am very proud of this group of students for winning this award. All of their hard work sure did pay off in the end,” Crites said.

DECA Wins Award

Students buy beverages from DECA store.

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The Trojaneer staff is accepting letters to the editor. If you would like to respond to an article or editorial, or if you would like to share your thoughts on an issue please submit your letter to Ms. Raley in room

120. Letters should be fewer than 200 words and must include your full name. Letters must be edited for clarity , gram-mar and libel.

Published six times each school yearHampshire High School

157 Trojan Way Romney, WV 26757

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Editor-in-Chief: Molly LandisInstructor: Jennifer Raley

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Adrianna HainesStaff Writer

Deidra HainesStaff Writer

It is March, and St. Patrick’s Day is here. When people think of St. Patrick’s Day. they mostly think of shamrocks, wearing green, and getting pinched. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in honor of the observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron of Ireland. Over time, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved to be the celebration of Irish culture, which could be the reason that the first ever St. Patrick’s Day parade was not held in Ireland, but actually in Boston. Now this holiday is celebrated around the globe. It originally started as a religious feast day back in the 17th century by Christians and had stayed that way for many years; though now it is celebrated with a variety of differ-ent parades, festivals, parties, special meals, green, and more. With all that being said, even if

you do not usually celebrate St. Pat-rick’s Day, you can still be involved or participate in the one of the many activities mentioned above. Celebrat-ing this holiday can also show your support or open your eyes to the Irish culture and heritage. Make sure this St. Patrick’s Day you get out there and wear your green!

Whether it’s a dog, cat, small ani-mal, reptile or bird, there are all types of pets in need of a forever home. Not only are you giving a pet a second chance, the adoption fees will support more pets in your community. Animal adoption is a great way for people to take effective action to save lives, fight cruelty and end suffering. Adopting a pet is one of the most exciting things you can do. Choosing a pet is a little bit like choosing a new roommate. You want to make sure your habits and lifestyles mesh together well before you make a long-term commit-ment. Each animal has different needs when it comes to care, behavior, cost, housing, feeding, and training. There are lots of good reasons to adopt instead of buying a pet. Buying a pet can easily cost $500 to $1,000 or more. Adoption costs range from $50 to $200, depending on whether the pet comes from the city shelter or a rescue

group that has spent money on board-ing, vets and grooming. When you adopt a pet from a shel-ter, you are saving that pet’s life. You are giving them a home they deserve. Some shelters are full and cannot ac-cept new animals that are lost, so they end up going to kill shelters. A shelter is an excellent place to obtain a safe and healthy pet because the shelter’s main purpose is to help animals find a forever home. Most people want a puppy or a kit-ten when looking for a furry compan-ion. They do not realize that there are also amazing older animals in shel-ters waiting for someone to take them home.

Molly LandisStaff Writer

Let’s face it, school isn’t always fun. However, there are lots of ways students and staff can make it more en-joyable. When students make the class-room a fun environment, students are more willing to learn. There are many activities that can be planned to make our school a better place. Dances, games, plays, concerts, and pageants are all fun ways to bring our school together. Creating a fun at-mosphere allows students and staff to come together as a community. It boosts school morale. Students should get more involved in school activities and our communi-ty. By joining clubs and volunteering, students can truly make a difference. Our school offers plenty of fun clubs, why not join one? Being active in our school will allow students to meet like minded friends. Lastly, it’s important for staff and stu-

dents to get excited about our school. Whether it’s decorating before dances, cheering at a game, or starting a club, it’s always a great idea to show school spirit. High school is about getting an ed-ucation, but it should also be a time to make memories. Having fun at school will encourage students to enjoy class and do their best. Enjoying your high school experience is all about your atti-tude, so show some school spirit.

School Should Be More Fun

CelebrateSt. Patrick’s Day

Adopt Furry Friends

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Emi SmithStaff Writer

Standardized testing has been controversial since it began. People either agree with the tests and think they help the kids, or they completely disagree with the whole thing because they believe every kid learns different-ly, which I also agree with. Standard-ized tests are such a big responsibility that most of what teachers teach is for the test. I don’t think getting a good grade on these tests should be such a huge priority for schools because teachers just teach their kids what’s on the test to make them look better as a teacher, and I don’t think that should be as big of a value that it is.

Instead of teachers and state and county school officials focusing on right or wrong test answers, they should be focusing on teaching kids to think for themselves and be able to have their own mind. Sometimes tests can be degrading because it doesn’t necessarily feel great to get a bad grade on a test, and some kids have to deal

Standardized Testing Is Overrated

I believe marijuana should be legal in all 50 states for many reasons. Mar-ijuana has been used for medical rea-sons. It could create jobs if it became legal. Many people already smoke marijuana, and it is already legal in some states. Marijuana has been used for many medical reasons. It helps relieve nau-sea. Many cancer patients use it to help relive their nausea from leukemia treatments. Chronic illness patients smoke marijuana too. It helps with chronic pain, muscle spasms, and mus-cle tension. People with anxiety use it

Brianna MaxwellStaff Writer

with this feeling more than others. Anything less than exceptional these days is overlooked by teachers, and although students that do exception-ally well deserve to get praised, the students that tried their best should also get praised.

I believe these standardized tests should not be taken so serious-ly. Determining a students’ level of learning should not be so dependent on a test that basically tells you that you’re wrong for having a different thought or a different mind process. Educators rely on these tests to tell them the learning abilities of these kids way too much, and some kids have test anxiety and can’t even show their learning abilities on the test. Therefore, I don’t think stan-dardized tests should be taken so seriously.

to help calm themselves down. Producing marijuana could result in one of the largest cash crops and would create a lot of jobs and bring in money. This would help our economy a lot. Some countries like Jamaica and Belize have already made marijuana legal. Marijuana isn’t a gateway drug like other drugs. The THC in weed is not addictive. Consumers can become tol-erant to the THC without a tolerance break, but it won’t cause the user to become dependent on it. Marijuana should be legal in all 50 states.

Legalize Marijuana

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On March 13, HHS held a job fair for juniors and seniors. Students had the opportunity to talk to different representatives from companies. At the job fair, students gathered information on a variety of career options.

Teacher Q&A

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actually cares about his students and always wants us to do our best in class,” said Corbin. Senior Mason Roach agrees say-ing, “Meck is a very good teacher, and I definitely think he deserves this award.” Meck always puts a lot of effort into his job to benefit his students. “I really care that my students learn, and I try to explain things very careful-ly. Plus I’m always willing to answer any questions,” said Meck. He also won this award because of some of his older students from the past.

HHS Job Fair

Meck (continued from page 1) “What I heard was that the person who nominated me had heard a lot about me from my previous students,” said Meck. Meck is the HHS teacher of the year and will compete for the same award at the county level very soon. If he wins teacher of the year for Hampshire County, he will compete at the state level. Principal DiAnna Liller added, “He’s great. He’s been teaching math for 30 plus years and was picked by other teachers. He deserves this award,” said Liller.

Josh Miller, Guidance Counselor

Beilan Su, Math Teacher

If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? “I would read the Bible, prepare din-ners for the weekend, write more, and eat more.“What job would you be terrible at? “I would be terrible at being a pilot be-cause I’m scared to death of heights.” What’s your favorite genre of music?“Contemporary Christian.” If you could spend a day in someone else’s shoes, who would it be and why?“My dad because I would get to expe-rience heaven.”If you could instantly become an ex-pert in something, what would it be? “I would want to become an expert at giving advice, like a life coach. “

If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? “I would read and work on my gar-den.“What job would you be terrible at? “I would be a terrible chef because I have a hard time following recipies.” What’s your favorite genre of music?“Classical music, symphony orchestra.”If you could spend a day in someone else’s shoes, who would it be and why?“Politicians because I’d like to see how they make policies and manipulate others.”If you could instantly become an expert in something, what would it be? “Psychologist.”

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In early March several HOSA members traveled to the WVHOSA State Lead-ership Conference at Marshall Univer-sity in Huntington, W.Va. The winners are now eligible to travel to Orlando, Fla. for the 2019 International Leader-ship Conference.

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Fellowship of Faith is an HHS orga-nization where Christian students can meet and encourage one another through their faith in Jesus Christ. “We meet every Wednesday during advisory in the library,” said member Virginia Feidler. Fellowship of Faith currently has roughly 10 members in the club, but they welcome anyone who wants to join because they love all people. “In the meetings right now, we are planning events for fundraising and making flyers, so we can get our name out and bring more people into our club,” said member Jordan Haslacker. Fellowship of Faith also wants to plan many events to get others in-volved and become closer with each other as they plan and work together. So far, they have hosted two movie nights in the auditorium.

“We are currently planning a trip to Winter Jam, which is a concert filled with Christian artists,” said mem-ber Deidra Haines. “It takes place on March 30, and is open to anyone who is interested.” Member Nathan McDuffie stated that Fellowship of Faith is going to start bible studies during the meetings as well. “Our mission is to pray for all as-pects of the high school and to be mes-sengers to all individuals who have no faith that they may come to realize God’s unconditional love for them,” said club advisor Josh Miller. Fellowship of Faith is a club that continues to strive to reach their goal and help others who may need some uplifting.

Destiny Hott

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Club Spotlight:Fellowship of Faith

HOSA winners pose with their awards.

HOSA Earns Awards

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People Share Embarassing Moments

Teens Remember Interesting DatesBrianna MaxwellStaff Writer

Aidan MatkoStaff Writer

When people go on a date there’s the chance that it can be the best date in the world or a nightmare. “My best date was when we went to the park and played basketball and acted like little kids,” said senior Beth-any Hott. Hott stated it was fun because they laughed a lot and she failed at every-thing. “The best day for dates is Sunday be-cause I don’t have to work,” said Hott. Some dates can turn out bad. Soph-omore Brooklyn Shoemaker went on a date and got some bad news. “We went to a family dinner, and I found out he cheated on me from a friend. I had to sit through dinner with his family because I was too awkward to say anything about it at dinner,” Shoemaker said. Other dates can be super exciting and fun. “A dude was driving me home and halfway there he pulled over and chased a deer down on foot. He called me three minutes later so I could see him choking it out,” said junior Taylor Parenteau. Alyssa Steinmetz enjoys just being together with her boyfriend Trent Shaf-fer.

Students and teachers have all had embarrassing moments at school, such as saying dumb things out loud or fall-ing in front of a large group of people. “Yeah, in middle school I was at the front of the class presenting, and I was feeling sick and I just puked ev-erywhere; it was horrible.” said sopho-more Evan Lent. Freshman Lia Wehland had a similar messy experience. “I spilled chocolate milk all over my-self at lunch in middle school,” said Wehland. Some students think that it is real-ly embarrassing to take a look at their past selves. “Remember during freshman year I was bald? That was embarrassing for sure,” said junior Coltyn Kile. Freshman Zach Broadwater had a similar experience.

“The dates have all been kind of exciting, but I like it best when we go on car rides. He just makes me happy,” Steinmetz said. Everyone has a dream date. People tend to have very different views of what they want it to be. “My dream date would be to go stargazing. There is just something so peaceful about watching the stars on a summer night. It’s corny, but it’d prob-ably be really fun,” sophomore Emily Storey said. Sophomore Kyleigh Robertson would be happy doing anything with her boyfriend Barrett See. “I’d just like to spend a day on the beach with Barret,” Robertson said. Weekends always tend to be a good time to go on a date. “Saturdays are the best day to go on dates because we both usually aren’t busy, and we can stay out later since we don’t have school,” sophomore Emily Reid said. Overall dating in general can be fun or turn into a nightmare. Either way it makes for a good story to tell friends and family.

“Two words: buzz cut,” said Broad-water. Some other students have said dumb things without thinking. “Last year in Mr. Grimm’s class, I said the capital of Pennsylvania was Hawaii; that was embarrassing,” said junior Savannah Garrett. Other people have tripped and fall-en in front of a large group of people. “I slipped at lunch and fell in front of the entire lunch line of people in mid-dle school,” said senior Alex Ritchie. Sophomore Devon Knight had a sim-ilar mishap at lunch. “I flipped a table on myself at lunch,” said Knight. Science teacher Gordon Malhoyt also is not inclined with gravity. “I once fell during a lockdown drill last year,” said Malhoyt.

Doran Bauer falls down the stairs.

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Wrestling Team Goes to States

Kaitlyn SpringStaff Writer

On March 5, the Hampshire High School Girls Varsity Basketball team left the little town of Romney for Charleston, for the state basketball tournament. Senior Hannah Gordon said, “Going to states my senior year was a great ex-perience, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.” The Lady Trojans had to beat Jeffer-son High school to be sectional champs, and then Spring Mills High School to be regional champs. The Lady Trojans practiced hard and earned their ticket to the state tournament. Senior Breanna Spring said, “Being able to win sectionals, regionals and being able to go to states was a dream come true to me. Going to states was an amazing feeling especially after the year we’ve had, coming out on top for our region and having fun at states was unbelievable.” The team left on Tuesday March 5 and played the big game the follow-ing day, Wednesday March, 7. The

Lady Trojans played Parkersburg High School and sadly left with a loss. Coach Julieanne Buckley said, “I am very proud of how come this team of girls came. Even though we had some upsets this year, I couldn’t be more grateful and proud of each and every girl on this team.” At the tournament there were eight teams from all of the triple AAA schools in West Virginia. Hampshire High was ranked eighth, and the team they played was ranked No. 1, so it was a tough battle. Junior Nicole McManamay stated, “The biggest struggle for us this year was that we were a very short team, and that became difficult in a game sit-uation, but we showed everyone that our height doesn’t matter and we are capable of doing anything.” The team wasn’t discouraged from the loss because all of them said, “We made it here, and that’s all that mat-ters.”

Girls Basketball Swoops into States

Molly Landis Staff Writer

The Lady Trojans gather together before they head off to states.

Dustin Swisher earns the title of State Wrestling Champion.

The Hampshire High School wres-tling team traveled to Huntington on Feb. 19 for the state wrestling compe-tition. For the second year in a row, se-nior Dustin Swisher is the state cham-pion. “It felt great to win. The hardest part of the match was keeping my nerve down,” said Swisher. The team was successful because of their dedication to the sport. “The team did great overall. We has lots of first-year wrestlers go to states, which is really good,” said senior Jacob Curry. The HHS wrestlers competed against the best wrestlers in the state. The boys had to work hard and do their best ev-ery day throughout the season. “I placed third at states, which is bet-ter than I expected. We practiced a lot

and got our minds right for the compe-tition,” said junior Ben Lambert. The state competition lasted for two days. During that time, the athletes had fun and made a lot of memories. “My favorite memory from this year was riding in the car to states while talking about turtles,” said Lambert. Now that the season is over, wres-tlers are looking forward to next year. “Next year, I want to get bigger and wrestle up a weight class,” said sopho-more Barret See. The HHS wrestling team had an amazing season. The boys worked hard and made the school proud.

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9 News Adrianna HainesStaff Writer

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Students Participate in Short FFA Week

Emi SmithStaff Writer

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Glenna Hops into the Spotlight

Students Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Every year FFA members celebrate FFA week with numerous fun activi-ties. However, this year was cut short due to bad weather. FFA only had the opportunity to celebrate FFA week for one day. FFA member Madison Corbin said, “I was excited for this week because we were going to get to do fun activ-ities all week.” FFA week isn’t just for fun activ-ities every day in class, for members, it has more of a meaning. Each year, FFA members from across the country unite to celebrate and recognize the importance of FFA. FFA member Emma Ramsey said,

”FFA week is a week to celebrate what impact it has on all of us and to share what it’s all about.” Several FFA members commented it was a bummer to hear that FFA week would only be celebrated for one day. FFA member Hannah White said, “I wish we could’ve done the full week, but we only got to celebrate Friday.” FFA planned a whole week of activ-ities, but the FFA members only got to experience the escape room. FFA member Parker Richardson said, “We did an escape room on Fri-day, and it was pretty fun.”

Every year the state of West Virgin-ia awards one teen out of the entire state a Youth Volunteer of The State of West Virginia award. Junior Glenna Alt recently received this outstanding award. “I had received this award by vol-unteering at a nursing home, Genesis Healthcare at Romney,” said Alt. For this award, Genesis Healthcare recommended Alt to the state. There were other teens eligible for this award too. The Genesis Healthcare nursing home will have a small get together to celebrate Alt’s award, and then Alt will travel to Morgantown in May. Alt brings her rabbits to the nursing home and has an event called “bunny therapy.” “I started going to nursing homes when my grandmother was admitted to Genesis Healthcare,’ Alt explained. “She always loved animals, so I thought that I would bring the rabbits in to visit,” said Alt. Alt then started to take the rabbits to other residents throughout the nurs-ing home. Alt currently has 20 rabbits, eight of them are pregnant, and she is expecting new bunnies soon.

Alt started therapy sessions with the special ed classes at HHS. “I love the joy my bunnies bring to others, so I’ve continued to do it ever since,” Alt said. Volunteer work is important to Alt, because it makes people happy. Alt encourages people to volunteer more often. Alt said, “I want to continue volun-teering as long as I can, I do not want to stop.’ She would also like to expand to other nursing homes and other plac-es eventually. “My grandmother has always been important to me and an inspiring per-son in my life, and she got me where I am today” said Alt.

Hampshire High School students and staff have their own ways of cele-brating Saint Patrick’s Day, a religious holiday in remembrance of the death of St. Patrick. “I don’t know much about St. Pat-rick’s Day, but I do celebrate it,” said junior Kandi Caldwell. St. Patrick is known for the shift be-tween Paganism to Christianity. The anniversary of St. Patrick’s death is March 17, 460 AD. Most students who celebrate St. Patrick’s Day wear green. Those who celebrated St. Patrick’s Day believed it made one invisible to leprechauns and other mythical crea-tures if they wore green. “I don’t do much to celebrate St. Pat-rick’s Day, but I do wear green socks and green earrings,” said sophomore Shelby Westfall. “I plan to wear a Hampshire gray and green sweatshirt for St. Patrick’s Day,” said sophomore Mikhi Ander-son. According to CNN statistics, 83 per-cent of Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by wearing green. Some Hamp-shire High students, such as Caldwell, plan to wear green for St. Patrick’s Day so she doesn’t get pinched. “I pinch people on Saint Patrick’s

Day who don’t wear green,” said soph-omore Katie Alderman Pinching people became a tradition as a reminder that leprechauns could sneak up and pinch someone if they were not wearing green. Pinching peo-ple who don’t wear green started in the United States in the 1700s, but science teacher Patricia Maxwell prefers to stay closer to more Irish traditions. “I eat Irish meals on St. Patrick’s Day such as cabbage and potatoes,” said Maxwell. Corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda bread, and shepherd’s pie potato bowls are popular meals eaten on St. Patrick’s Day. McDonald’s has their own way of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with their own special menu item: The Shamrock shake, which is back this year until March 24. In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, customers can order the Shamrock shake from McDonald’s. Although people wear green, eat traditional food and pinch friends, there are peo-ple who don’t celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day all together. “It’s just another day for me,” said sophomore Doran Bauer.

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Senior Molly Landis is the editor of the Hampshire High School news-paper, the Trojaneer. She has been in journalism for two years now. “I enjoy journalism because I like writing and want to be updated on school events,” said Landis. The editor generates story ideas, as-signs article, and oversees the news-paper publication process. “I want to make the paper fun and write about important school events,” said Landis. In journalism class, students get to conduct interviews and write about a variety of topics. The students have fun writing about their favorite sub-jects. “I like to write editorials because I can give my opinion. But also, I like news articles because I get to inter-view people,” said Landis. Landis is looking forward to at-tending college after high school. “I want to study nursing at the

West Virginia University, and I am pre-admitted to the nursing program. I am excited to learn and help others,” said Landis. Landis is graduating in the spring and although she is excited, she will miss her friends and family in Hamp-shire County. “I have had a great four years here. I made a lot of friends and really en-joyed goofing off with my friends in journalism class. I will miss going to the games and being involved with the community, but I am ready for some-thing new,” said Landis.

Meet the Trojaneer Staff!

Sophomore Brianna Maxwell is one of the brightest new writers on The Tro-janeer staff. She likes writing about a variety of topics, but she occasionally procrastinates. Maxwell said, “I enjoy being a staff writer, but it can be stressful because I like to procrastinate.” Maxwell’s day at HHS is very busy, but she enjoys being a staff writer. “Good writing consists of having a lot of patience when it stresses me out. Writing for the Trojaneer can be dif-ficult, but I enjoy every second of it,” said Maxwell Maxwell, just like any other stu-dent, has to wake up early and come to school. She really dislikes the home-work and some of the annoying kids who attend the school, but she is thankful to get to see her friends. She tries to keep a positive mindset and

stays happy. “The best part of going to school is seeing my friends and my boyfriend,” said Maxwell Maxwell is a smart girl who hates school but can make things fun for her-self. She loves food and claims to “bor-row” food from anyone. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. “My mom and I really like to cook and bake. It’s really awesome because we get to eat a lot of food while we’re doing it,” said Maxwell Despite the challenges that may come her way, Maxwell always finds a way to have fun and enjoy the people around her. Writing for The Trojaneer has allowed her to make more friends and have a better school day.

Molly Landis Brianna Maxwell

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Some students work throughout high school to save money and gain experience. “I have worked at FNB Bank as a teller for about eight months. I like it because I get to work with people and have nice co-workers,” said senior Molly Landis. There are a lot of benefits to working in high school. Landis said having a job is a great way for students to learn how to manage and save money. “I work at the Candle Wick in Key-ser, and I make good money for being a teenager,” said junior Cali Kobasiar. However, having a job in high school brings added pressure and responsibil-ities to a student’s life. “My boss puts a lot of pressure on me when I’m working,” said Kobasiar. Working throughout high school can be a fun experience. Some students can have fun while on the job. “I am a cook at Main Street Grill, the work environment is friendly, and I like that I get to work with my friends,” said junior Eli Lemasters. There are a variety of jobs a stu-dent can have when in high school.

Having a twin may look super fun, but according to twins Austin and An-thony Voit, it isn’t as fun as it looks. The Voit twins are sophomores at HHS. Although the two are only fra-ternal twins, they still deal with the common questions every set of twins get asked on a daily basis. Both agree that having a twin isn’t as great as people make it out to be. “I don’t like having a twin, because we both get punished if one of us gets in trouble,” said Austin Voit. “I don’t like it either, because we have to share everything,” said Antho-ny Voit. People often confuse twins with each other and mix up their names constantly. This probably annoys most twins, but the Voit twins have accepted people’s confusion. “When people mix us up it doesn’t really phase me because it happens so much,” said Anthony Voit. Austin Voit agreed with his brother: “I’m used to people calling us by the wrong names now.” Many people believe that twins can

Teens can find jobs in stores, grocery markets, fast foods, restaurants, and more. Senior Keegan Mowery works at Shawnee Springs as a cashier. “I enjoy working at my job because it is something nice to start out with,” said Mowery. There are endless opportunities for employment in high school that will ready teenagers for future careers.

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Students Work Hard

read each other’s minds and can even communicate to one another without speaking. The Voit twins don’t believe in any of those myths. “We definitely don’t have any kind of twin powers like people think we do,” said Austin Voit. “No, I don’t think any twins actually have twin powers,” said Anthony Voit. Even though having a twin isn’t al-ways fun, both twins wouldn’t want to get rid of their twin. “I wouldn’t change being a twin, because I love my brother,” said Austin Voit. Anthony Voit had a very similar answer. “I wouldn’t change it because you always have a friend when you have a twin.”

Student Twins Share Experiences

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If you won the lottery what would you do

with your money?

“I would donate the money.”

- Travis Myers

“I would donate the money to any local charities.”

- Averyanna Kennedy

“I would buy a nice car.” - Shane Moyers

“I would save the money.”

- Sierra Moreland

Senior Molly Landis is on the path to success.

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Movie Review:Happy Death Day 2U

Song Dedications “Bonfire”By: Childish GambinoFrom: Sean to Tommi

“Rewrite the Stars”By: Zac Efron From: Nathan to Deidra

“Mr.Jones”By: Counting CrowsFrom: Ms. Raley to Mr. Jones

“Diamonds”By: Rihanna From: Carissa to Rhiannon

“Cross My Heart”By: George StraitFrom: Jeff to Jade

“‘F’ is for Friends”By: SpongeBob SquarePantsFrom: Brooklyn to Laken

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A recent addition to the theatres nationwide is the sequel to 2017’s Hap-py Death Day, called Happy Death Day 2U. The movie follows college student Tree Gelbman; whenever she dies in the movie the day resets, sort of like Groundhog Day. In the first movie she used this to discover the identity of a killer trying to kill her on her birthday, who turned out to be her roommate. However, this time the killer targets her close friends, and she must reset the day over and over to save them all.

“True Friend”By: Hannah MontanaFrom: Heather M. to Mackenzie &Hannah B.

“Perfect”By: Ed SheranFrom: Dennis to Emily

“Sucker”By: Jonas BrothersFrom: Destiny to Bri

The movie had some funny mo-ments and kept me interested. It was interesting to see how the main char-acter changed from being kind of self-centered in the first movie to car-ing about others in this one. The mov-ie also has a considerably lighter tone than the first movie. The movie has a 67 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 57 percent on Metacritic, and a 6.6 out of 10 on IMDb.

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How do you get a girlfriend? To get a girlfriend, you need to become friends with her first. I would ask her questions and get to know her well. Then once you have established that friend relationship, ask her out.

What are some tips on preparing for college? Stay on track, earn college credits early so you don’t have to worry about those classes when you go to college, and apply for as many scholarships you can get to help you avoid student loans. Don’t focus on social media as much. Ask people who went to college for advice. Focus on one career that interests you.

How can I get my annoying class-mates to be quiet? One way to get your classmates to be quiet is to ask them nicely. If you are rude about it, they might not listen to you and get even louder. Another way to get your classmates to quiet down is to go to the teacher and ask if he/she could get the students to be quiet. The loud classmates would be more attentive to the teacher than you. The last resort is to try your best not to pay them attention.

Why do people think HHS is so bad? I think one reason people think HHS is so bad is the fact that the school needs updated. Another reason is the lack of respect for teachers and other classmates. I also believe it is the attitude that people give off about the school and no school pride. If you believe in your school, you can make it better.

How should I dress for prom? Girls should wear a nice formal dress that doesn’t show too much with a pair of heels, sandals, or even stylish boots. Wear some cute, sparkly jewelry and do your hair different than how you nor-mally would wear it. Guys should wear a nice button up shirt with a bow tie or regular tie with nice slacks, khakis, or go big and rent a tux. Wear nice dress shoes. You could even wear a vest to spice things up a bit with your slacks and tie.

I don’t like people – How can I avoid them? You can never avoid people. Every day in your life, there is some-one who is going to be near you. I suggest that you become more friendly because you never know who might need you to be their friend. Sometimes avoiding people will hurt you in the long run and leave you without someone to talk to, cry with, laugh with, or just sit with you.

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March HoroscopesBy: Deidra Haines

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): This month you will stay in a dreamy type of state.Aquarius (Jan. 20- Feb. 18):You should avoid spicy foods at all cost this month.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20):Be happy because good fortune is coming your way.

Aries (March 21- April 19): Make sure you think before you speak, as you are bound to lose your temper.

Taurus (April 20- May 20): Distance will be your friend for a while, whether it is from friends or enemies. Gemini (May 21- June 20): Get ready because a lot is com-ing your way this month, and your agenda will be packed.Cancer (June 21- July 22): You will be overwhelmed with lots of energy and be extremely hyper.Leo (July 23- Aug.22): You will face many trials this month, but will overcome every single one. Virgo (Aug. 23- Sept. 22): Everything will be going swell for you for a while, so you have nothing to worry about.

Libra (Sept 23- Oct. 22): There are going to be a few changes made in your life, small or big, for the better.

Scorpio (Oct. 23- Nov.21): You will laugh more this month than you ever have before.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21): Be ready because an unexpected event will catch you off guard later in the month.