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Friday, November 21st, 2014 /// Volume 36 Issue 2 /// Countryside High School - Clearwater, FL “My black dog named Onyx!” Brooklyn Bernitt, 3 years old “at somebody is play- ing with me.” Riley Lile-Delfino, 4 years old “Friends at school.” Makenna Aldaco, 4 years old “Mommy and Daddy and my sisters.” Cooper Greco, 3 years old Spending hours in shopping malls, being up to the neck in wrapping paper, and having a bank account balance at an all time low can be the norm for this time of year. Using up all of one’s time, energy, and of course money may be a burden, but there is a reward. Watching a loved one’s face light up like a Christmas tree after receiving a gift makes it all worth while. “Giving gifts makes me feel like a very kind, gener- ous, beautiful angel sent from heaven above because I have done something for the good of others that does not benefit me at all,” said Erin Brickfield ‘16, “receiving gifts makes me feel overjoyed because someone cared enough about me to go out of their way to get me something that does not benefit them.” As the holidays approach, so does the stress of finding the perfect gift for your friends, family, (and for the lucky ones) significant others. Before shopping for the holidays, make a list of who will be receiving gifts from you, and what they will be get- ting. is will ensure a smooth shopping experience. Unless they know exactly what they are searching for, one may find themselves in a hectic mall for hours and not come out with a gift. On a budget or not, making something for a loved one is always a great direction to go towards when giving gifts. Even though it has definitely been done before, making a scrapbook of yourself and a friend or family member is always a great gift and also lets you be more personal when gift giving. One can add inside jokes, favorite song lyrics, or even something one may want that person to remember forever. “ey are always special,” said Officer Long, “It is al- ways nice to get something from the heart.” Another great gift from the heart is hand painted pot- tery. ere are many places around where you can paint pre-sculpted pottery and take it home with you. Mothers and Grandmothers especially love this type of gift. “I gave my mom a painted watering can for Mothers Day,” said Madison Walsh ‘16, “I painted a Stevie Wonder quote on to it, she loved it.” At the end of the day it is not as much about how much money one has spent on a gift, it is about the amount of thought, time, and work one put into it. staff writer fionnPARDUE ‘Tis the season to give to others, from homemade to store bought PG 4. Carl Zimmermann PG 6. Popular Toys IN THIS ISSUE: PG 9. Football Update PG 11. Howl-o-Scream

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Friday, November 21st, 2014 /// Volume 36 Issue 2 /// Countryside High School - Clearwater, FL

“My black dog named Onyx!”Brooklyn Bernitt, 3 years old

“� at somebody is play-ing with me.” Riley Lile-Del� no, 4 years old

“Friends at school.”Makenna Aldaco, 4 years old

“Mommy and Daddy and my sisters.”Cooper Greco, 3 years old

Brooklyn Bernitt, 3 years old

“Mommy and Daddy and

Cooper Greco, 3 years olding with me.” Riley Lile-Del� no, 4 years old

Spending hours in shopping malls, being up to the neck in wrapping paper, and having a bank account balance at an all time low can be the norm for this time of year. Using up all of one’s time, energy, and of course money may be a burden, but there is a reward. Watching a loved one’s face light up like a Christmas tree after receiving a gift makes it all worth while.

“Giving gifts makes me feel like a very kind, gener-ous, beautiful angel sent from heaven above because I have done something for the good of others that does not bene� t me at all,” said Erin Brick� eld ‘16, “receiving gifts makes me feel overjoyed because someone cared enough about me to go out of their way to get me something that does not bene� t them.”

As the holidays approach, so does the stress of � nding the perfect gift for your friends, family, (and for the lucky ones) signi� cant others.

Before shopping for the holidays, make a list of who will be receiving gifts from you, and what they will be get-ting. � is will ensure a smooth shopping experience.

Unless they know exactly what they are searching for, one may � nd themselves in a hectic mall for hours and not come out with a gift.

On a budget or not, making something for a loved one is always a great direction to go towards when giving gifts.

Even though it has de� nitely been done before, making a scrapbook of yourself and a friend or family member is always a great gift and also lets you be more personal when gift giving. One can add inside jokes, favorite song lyrics, or even something one may want that person to remember

forever.“� ey are always special,” said O� cer Long, “It is al-

ways nice to get something from the heart.”Another great gift from the heart is hand painted pot-

tery. � ere are many places around where you can paint pre-sculpted pottery and take it home with you. Mothers and Grandmothers especially love this type of gift.

“I gave my mom a painted watering can for Mothers Day,” said Madison Walsh ‘16, “I painted a Stevie Wonder quote on to it, she loved it.”

At the end of the day it is not as much about how much money one has spent on a gift, it is about the amount of thought, time, and work one put into it.

sta� writer� onnPARDUE

‘Tis the season to give to others, from homemade to store bought

PG 4. Carl ZimmermannPG 6. Popular Toys

IN THIS ISSUE:PG 9. Football UpdatePG 11. Howl-o-Scream

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Countryside’s Homecoming week was quite successful with a favorable turnout, but how did it stack up against schools like Palm Harbor University and East Lake High School?

When it came down to dress code, East

Lake junior Alexia Macdougall said, “dress code was fairly strict as it usually is.”

P.H.U. junior Rebecca Whitelaw said, “Dress code was fairly loose and only two teachers actually dress coded. You learn to not walk by the administrators as well.”

� is year proved to be a very typical homecoming week, as past themes have been used again and again. It is apparent that Countryside, East Lake, and Palm Harbor all have one thing in common; similar homecoming themes.

sta� writeraveryVELA

sports editorrylanFRITZ

Your school did whaaaaaat? Low price equals high turn out

� e night every student has done end-less preparations for has come and gone. � e Homecoming dance held on October 11th at c-side did not disappoint.

Every year, homecoming week is the week that almost every student counts down to, for the school spirit days, the big game, and the highlight of the entire week, the dance.

Girls take up to weeks to � nd the per-fect dress, the cutest pair of heels, and not to mention the hair and makeup. All while the boys stress about which girl to ask, or if they are even going to.

� is year, students, and their dates, went on and on about the great time they had.

� e dance was held in the concourse, with the DJ set up by the tardy booth. Snacks and drinks set up by the gym.

� e beginning of the dance was a little slow at � rst, until the DJ played Cupid Shu� e, and got everyone up and dancing from that point on.

Drew Mills, a senior at cside said, “I thought the DJ was great, he played pretty good music and I had a great senior home-coming.”

� e music and the dancing was not the only thing brought up with homecoming. � e admission tickets sold at the tardy booth for a lower price of only 25 dollars this year also came with a scare.

On the tickets, the theme of the night ‘Neon Nights was printed in bold’, but to the left of those words, in tiny neon writ-ing, the ticket had the words ‘You Are

Homecoming week at Countryside High School took place from October 6 through 10 this year, a time in which stu-dents and teachers dress alike and show school spirit and pride.

� is year, Countryside showed a “col-orful” variety of out� ts from expressing American pride to � aunting Cougar spirit; it was clearly observable in all hallways throughout the school.

Monday’s Positively Purple Day was a day to express support in the � ght against all cancers, as Countryside High School’s very own Margaret Trautwein battles it out. Tuesday’s U.S.A. Day had students chant-ing, “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” proudly throughout the halls. Wednesday’s Twin Day showed students and friends dress alike, or as rec-ognizable T.V. or movie characters. � urs-day’s Decades Day proved groovy as many students threw it back to the 80’s. Friday’s Garnet & Gold day rallied students to ex-press exhilarating Cougar Pride.

C.H.S.C.H.S.Monday: “Positively Purple” Day

Tuesday: U.S.A. DayWednesday: Twin Day� ursday: Decades Day

Friday: Garnet & Gold Day

E.L.H.S.Monday: Generations DayTuesday: Tacky Tourist Day

Wednesday: Class Colors Day� ursday: Western Day

Friday: School Day

P.H.U.H.S.Monday: America Day

Tuesday: Tacky Tourist DayWednesday: Decades Day

� ursday: Safari DayFriday: Spirit Day

similar homecoming themes.

P.H.U.H.S.Monday: America Day

Dead’ right next to a right side up penta-gram. Since it is right side up, it is believed to be a symbol of the elements, but with those words printed right beside it, stu-dents are under the impression it means something di� erent.

According to Mr.Settle, a teacher and also the Homecoming coordinator at Countryside High said “the tickets came from an outside vendor,” he also explained that he was upset after a parent pointed out the tickets to him, but he will not be talking to the vendor about the problem, instead just letting the situation simmer down.

Mr.Schlereth, the principal at Country-side said “I was told it was just a stock tick-et, not intentionally made.” When asked what action was taken, Schlereth said “Af-ter we became aware of the situation, we cut of that part of the ticket still waiting to be sold.”

Despite the ticket mishap, students at cside still had a great homecoming.

Over all, the dance was a big success, with a great DJ, every person dancing, and an ample supply of drinks and food. With a cheaper price, it had a great turn out, which keeps countryside sta� hopeful for the years to come.

Reproduced with permission of Kaycie Jordan, Savannah Chavers, Emily Bravo, and Chandi Atherholt.

Students at Countryside High School celebrate school pride during Homecoming Week, October 6 through October 10, in many di� erent ways; such as, body paint, school colors, and coordinated out� ts.

The 2014 Neon Nights Countryside High School Homecoming ticket fea-

turing the ‘You Are Dead’ and pentagram

Photo credit Jenna Fender

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Be thankful for your break from school

Like many other holidays, � anksgiving is spent with family and friends. Gatherings

usually consist of large meals in-cluding turkey, dressing, cran-

berries, casseroles, and lots of sweets for dessert. � is

tradition came from the � rst thanksgiv-

ing in 1621, w h e n

the

Keeping busy during a Florida winter

Winter is fast approaching with the return of cool and nipping winds. � e usual Florida gear of shorts and T-shirts is not going to cut it, even if it seems like there is a constant state of warmth all around.

Instead, in preparation for the oncoming cold, wear some nice cozy sweaters and boots with a little extra � u� for protection against the cool air. If that does not cut it, layer up! Nothing can go wrong with a long sleeve shirt and a nice � annel to cover up.

To top it all o� , accessorize! � row a � u� y scarf on, wear sparkly jewelry to bring a dash of bling to the out� t, or even add a hat to the party and the out� t is complete. Try wearing gloves, pull over a nice thick jacket, or even bundle up in an oversized hoodie.

If going outside is required, stop by the local co� ee shop and order something like a nice, steaming Pumpkin Spice Latte or grab a freshly baked pastry. Say co� ee is too much of an energy booster, nothing can go wrong with a classic cup of hot chocolate. Consider purchasing hot tea if that drives the taste buds wild and makes them do the tango in your mouth.

However, if the coldness does not need to rear its ugly head, stick to the indoors. Even within the walls of your home, there are tons of di� erent activities to do!

Learn how to bake tasty treats to impress friends. Start o� with simple sweets such as chocolate chip cookies and blueberry mu� ns. Go for family recipes passed down from generation to generation or even just look up simple reci-pes online. � ere is a wide range of sources at the touch of

Winter is a dark season of naked trees, stinging cold air and heavy clothing. Baby, it is cold outside and there are dreams of a sunny getaway! What if there was an op-portunity to escape the winter blues, to a place where the climate is warm, the sun is shining, and the branches are still dressed in green.

Here are a few break aways without breaking the bank. Las Vegas, Nev: According to Expedia.com’s Trend

Tracker, travelers who � ew from Los Angeles Internation-al Airport (LAX) to Las Vegas (LAS) purchased one-way � ights for less than $150 for much of January and early February in 2011. Plus, high average temperatures range from the high 50s to the low 60s, giving the perfect climate for casino hopping.

Puerto rico: Take a little bit to enjoy the Caribbean without even leaving the country. Puerto Rico is a very adventurous place. Explore underwater and underground caves, sunbathe or surf. Enjoy to party hearty? � ere is a varied but vibrant nightlife waiting to be rocked. Discover Puerto Rico’s charm this winter.

Arizona: Wintertime highs in the 60s, which is quite a relief after her 100-plus-degree days in the summer. Re-lax the shoulders (stuck in a perpetual hunch against the winter cold) with some soothing treatments at � e Phoe-nician’s spa.

Bahamas: Take your pretty mama to the Bahamas in December and you could see hotel rates as much as 27 per-cent lower than their usual prices. Swim with the dolphins at � e Dolphin Experience on Grand Bahama Island. If paddling alongside these marine mammals isn’t your idea of fun, then you can instead burn some cash at the Port Lucaya Marketplace.

Dominican republic: In Punta Cana, hitting the links at the Punta Espada Golf Course. Head to Playa Dorada for some adrenalin-pumping water sports.

Key west: Escape and take a stroll down the streets Mallory Square, sip a margarita, set your own pace. Key West is Number � ve on the travelers list, known for the beaches, warm sun, and live-in-the-moment philosophy, key west is the place to be.

Break away for your dream winter vacation

pawparazzi editorfrancesGUARRACI

sta� writerjulesTRUONG

pawparazzi editorjennaRIVEROS

a button, so do not be scared to experiment on trying out new, yummy treats.

Other activities provided from the comfort of staying at home or indoors could include drawing or painting a picture, writing in a diary or journal, and reading a favorite book. Take inspiration from the world around. � ere are a multitude of many little mysteries in even the simplest of objects to take a spark of creativity from. � at spark could orchestrate an entire collection of wonderful art ranging from a book about an army of ducks or even stu� ed ani-mals coming to life. Who knows, maybe that is how Toy Story started.

If the very idea of doing something that takes e� ort is simply appalling, hunker down in bed with a nest of blan-kets and turn on Net� ix to catch up on dearly loved shows or to watch a movie. Take a nap if the coziness gets to be too much. Jump on the computer and surf the web for cat videos, cute little stories, or music to drown in.

� ere is a vast selection of tips and tricks on surviving a Florida winter but this is only the beginning. � ere are hundreds more activities to discover and accomplish. So, pull on some warm clothes and get comfortable, because Florida winter is on its way.

family and friends. Gatherings usually consist of large meals in-

cluding turkey, dressing, cran-berries, casseroles, and lots

of sweets for dessert. � is tradition came from

the � rst thanksgiv-ing in 1621,

w h e n the

pilgrims and indians feasted to celebrate their � rst harvest in the new world. Unlike the early settlers, today’s � anks-giving feasts are typically followed by lounging on comfy couch, watching parades and endless football on large screen TV’s.

In recent years, our school system has rearranged the school schedule allowing students to have the entire week of � anksgiving o� of school. � is allows many students to travel and gather with family members who live far away.

Some families skip the traditional � anksgiving gath-erings and use the time o� from school to take a vacation. Disney World is a popular destination for families dur-ing � anksgiving break. � e park o� ers Disney-themed thanksgiving feasts and special shows to celebrate the hol-iday. Cruises are another non-traditional way that some families choose to spend the thanksgiving break. Families can gather on the ship for some fun in the sun and have the cruise line provide the feast for them.

Regardless of how one chooses to spend their thanks-giving break, it is important to remember to be thankful for the many blessings in your life and the people you love.

pes online. � ere is a wide range of sources at the touch of

Be thankful for your break from school

pull on some warm clothes and get comfortable, because

Be thankful for your break from schoolBe thankful for your break from school

generation to generation or even just look up simple reci-pes online. � ere is a wide range of sources at the touch of generation to generation or even just look up simple reci-pes online. � ere is a wide range of sources at the touch of

Illustrations by Jules Truong

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As of September 29th, the California state senate voted unanimously for the adopted of a new bill concerning the controversial issue of campus sexual assault.

� e bill was written partially in response to the serious accusations that many colleges and universities around the country have let campus rape and sexual assault go on with little to no penalties. � e bill, titled “Yes Means Yes”, is one of the � rst of its kind. � e bill states that both parties involved in a sexual encounter must have “an a� rmative, unambiguous and conscious decision”.

In addition, “Yes Means Yes” gives a clearer de� nition of meaning of consent. Previously, there were debates over whether consent could be given if one party was uncon-scious. It also clears up the thought that silence is a form of consent, or that lack of opposition is an agreement. � e bill also supports that being under the in� uence of mind-altering substances is not an acceptable defense when one is accused of sexual assault.

� e bill also requires colleges focus on a “victim-cen-tered” approach to sexual assault prevention and response.

All colleges and universities in California that accept state provided � nancial aid will have to abide by the new law. Many advocates for the victims of sexual assault and sexual assault prevention across the country are hoping that similar bills will be pushed into legislation.

Does Yes Mean Yes?lennonWATERSON

sta� writer

Many teachers around the world have more than one job. Many are the coach of a team, or a parent, but not many have such a unique job as Countryside High School’s very own Carl Zimmermann.

In between teaching multiple television and � lm classes, these last two years he has also a member of the Florida House of Representatives.

As a state representative, Zimmermann was look-ing to improve education and was � ghting for children, teachers, veterans and many others. � is fall he ran for re-election.

Countryside o� ered a new course this year, thanks to Zimmermann, called Screenplay Writing. In the class students are taught the important details necessary for writing a movie and by the end of the year each student is to have written a 100 page full feature � lm. “Success

sarahBLOCKsta� writer

Zimmermann’s battle may be done, but his war is still raging forwardsarahBLOCK

sta� writerbuilds on success and having stu-dents accomplish the task of writ-ing a screenplay, I believe, gives them the con� dence to accomplish just about anything.” said Zimmer-mann.

Zimmermann also teaches T.V. Production and has been in charge of the school’s news channel, UPCTV, since 1987.

Every winter, Zimmer-mann takes a small group of students to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. At the festival, stu-dents watch never before seen movies while sitting next to the actors and actresses in the � lms, and

� ere are two weeks every school year that every stu-dent dreads. A week at the end of each semester that stu-dents spend hours of their time preparing for, exam week.

Pinellas County students in the past have had the special privilege of being able to exempt up to three ex-ams each semester as long as they have had less than � ve absences, and have higher than a C in the classes they wish to exempt.

� is year, students at Countryside were fearful that they would not be able to exempt exams, after a few other schools around the county took away the privilege. � e big question that every Countryside student has been asking is: “Can we exempt exams?”

� e answer is yes. “You cannot exempt EOCs, or county tests, but you can exempt ex-ams.” Samuel Price, a guidance counselor at Countryside said.

Many students make sure that they come to school as

Attending school to exempt exams, or not...

often as possible so that they can be able to exempt exams, and many say that they would not come all the time if they did not get anything from it.

“I think that if students weren’t allowed to exempt, they would still come to school all the time because if they are forced to take exams, but never come to school, they will do poorly on the exams” said Price, when asked how he thought it would a� ect school attendance if all exams were manda-tory.

� e rule used to be that if you missed more than ten days

of school in any class, you could ultimately fail out of the class. Some admin-

istrators, including Price, think that this rule should come

back at Countryside.Although students are still allowed

to exempt exams, they cannot exempt the state exams, which are EOCs, or county exams

which have been added to many classes this last year.Students can quit holding their breath, scared about

whether or not they have to take all of their exams. Yes they do have a couple more mandatory tests now, but now they do not have to take all of their class exams.

Carl Zimmermann put up a brave � ght to continue being House District 65’s Represenative. Although we at Countryside High School are sad to see him lose the election, we are more than glad to have him back.

but his war is still raging forwardbuilds on success and having stu-dents accomplish the task of writ-ing a screenplay, I believe, gives them the con� dence to accomplish just about anything.” said Zimmer-

Zimmermann also teaches T.V. Production and has been in charge of the school’s news channel, UPCTV, since 1987.

Every winter, Zimmer-mann takes a small group of students to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. At the festival, stu-dents watch never before seen movies while sitting next to the actors and actresses in the � lms, and

students are involved in a Q&A about how each movie was made. “ I hope that at Sundance students get passion. Pas-sion for making movies, passion for writing, and passion for the diversity of life.” said Zimmermann.

Not only is Zimmermann an important aspect to the television and � lm department at Countryside, he is also involved in the journalism department. In T.V. Production he teaches broadcast journal-ism and he was voted Florida Journalism Teacher of the Year in 2003.

After a long, hard campaign, Zimmerman was not reelected. He is planning to continue to � ght for the things he believes in when it comes to the political world, and to focus more on the creative side of himself again. Countryside would not be the same without Carl Zimmermann.

Reproduced with permission of carlzimmermann.com

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For years Florida has watched on in silence as the rest of the nation began to talk about their aggressive stance, for or against, on the legalization of marijuana.

Since the infamous Federal marijuana ban dating back to the mid 30’s - and the more recent Controlled Substances Act of 1970, it has since been classi� ed is as a schedule I drug alongside LSD, ecstasy, heroin, and peyote. A schedule one drug is classi� ed on the DEA website as “ Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are de� ned as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological or physical dependence”

Despite hundreds of studies proving its relative safe use, and incredible therapeutic abilities on diseases such as Glaucoma, ALS, Cancer-related a� ictions, and to-urettes syndrome, Cannabis has remained a Schedule I. � is has led to serious impediments on Marijuana re-search due to its strict scheduling.

Since the federal ban Florida authorities madhave made over 57,951 arrests for marijuana related o� ences, primarily targeting Blacks and Hispanics, securing its place as third most overall marijuana arrests in the coun-try.

With a majority Republican House and Senate, it

The grass is always greener on the other sideseems unlikely that Florida would take a stand for medicinal marijuana; but thats exactly what it did.

Come November fourth, voters across the sunshine state will have the option to vote on whether they think medical marijuana should be introduced for those diagnosed with a certain set of, according to the Bill, “debilitating” conditions.

Along with the obvious medical and therapeutic purpos-es, strapped-for-cash states such as Florida has long been tempted by the potential revenue from medicinal marijuana, that has generated millions in states from California to New York.

� e proposed bill, Florida Amendment 2 eloquently known as, Use Of Marijuana for Certain Medical Condi-tions, would allow for the legal medicinal possession and prescription use, was put into action after narrowly avoiding defeat through insu� cient tallies.

Supporters were required to gather almost 700,000 sig-natures by February 1st of this year. To the delight of big name proponents such as former Florida governor Charlie Crist (D) , and attorney John Morgan, head of the Morgan & Morgan law � rm, the Division of Elections recorded over 780,000 signatures gathered by mid January.

� is success is paramount, and if the people decide it, Florida will be the � rst deep south state in the nation to have legalized medicinal Cannabis.

Even the farthest right seem to be looking to the fu-ture. Current Incumbent Florida governor Rick Scott (R)

has speci� cally expressed his distaste for the bill. “I have a great deal of empathy for people battling di� cult diseases and I understand arguments in favor of this initiative,” Scott said, on NBC Miami. “But, having seen the terrible e� ects of alcohol and drug abuse � rst-hand, I cannot en-dorse sending Florida down this path and I would person-ally vote against it.”

Despite this, Scott shocked Tallahassee when he signed the “Charlottes Web” marijuana act this June. Oth-erwise known as the Compas-sionate Medical Cannabis act of 2014, the bill allows for the use of low THC (Tetrahydro-cannabinol) derived marijua-na strains , the chemical com-pound that gets users high, to children with serious ailments such as epilepsy and repeating seizures.

Despite signi� cant e� orts and millions in fundraising, Floridas 2014 mid-term elections were ultimately a loss for amendment 2 and marijuana propenents nationwide in a nail baiting 58% approval and 42% negative vote, nar-rowly missing the 60% required margin to pass. It seems like the sick of Florida are once again made to wait for the day that Florida really will be a sunshine state.

jackWALKERnews editor

With a district record of 3-2 and an overall record of 7-2, Countryside High School’s varsity football team has had an amazing season so far.

� eir most recent win was against the Seminole War-hawks, ending with a Cside win and � nal score of 26-18. Held at Countryside, the � eld and stands were decked out in purple in support of the cancer fundraiser, Relay for Life.

Cside’s � rst loss was to East Lake, by a mere two points with a � nal score of 10-8. Named the game of the season, students from almost every school attended the game held at the Eagle’s home � eld.

Ranked just below East Lake’s team, Countryside was known as their biggest competitor, which was proven by such a tight game.

� eir second loss, and the most recent game, was against Pinellas Park. Beating Countryside 10-6, Pinellas Park moved on to the playo� s, bumping the cougars out.

When asked about the East Lake game, Head Coach Eric Schmitz said “It was a hard fought game. Hopefully next time we play [East Lake] were able to stay more focused and take advantage of our opportunities.”

Just a week before the East Lake matchup, Country-side took on the Tarpon Spongers for Cside’s homecom-ing game, and came through with a win of 29-20.

Schmitz added “� e team gets better every week. Our players are fresh and have energy. � ey also have a lot of pride and want to � nish strong, better than last season.”

Last years varsity team had a district record of 3-2, and an overall record of 6-4.

Losing their last district game to Pinellas Park last season, the Cougars did not make it to the playo� s. � is season, unfortunately, it happened again.

� e Cougars hope to � nish the season strong, hoping to beat Largo, at their home � eld, for the Cougar’s last game.

C-side football wraps it up with high hope for next yearaveryVELA

sta� writer

Reproduced by permission of � aglerlive.com

Not since the black plague that nearly exterminated mankind over 700 years ago has a like Ebola struck such fear into the heart of the public. Such a fear that could cause some to resort to drastic matters.

Fears � nally became reality when New York, New Jersey, and Illinois governors reluctantly enacted a 21 day hospitalization or quarantine pe-riod for aid workers returning from Ebola hotspots like Sierra Leone and Liberia.

After serious criticisms however, all three states enacted a “home” quarantine which many are saying is still the equivalent of house arrest.

� is decision comes only after the repeated plea of a nurse Kaci Kickox, one of the victims to the fear and prejudice that returning aid workers have experienced upon their return from disease stricken West Africa.

Hickox, who worked in the region for over a month working with Doctors Without Borders, was detained by authorities in Newark , New Jersey under a supposedly el-evated temper.

She was then placed into an isolation tent, void of air-

conditioning or a shower, where she was originally expect-ed to spend her quarantine. Only after personally criti-cizing New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s policies and attracting signi� cant media attention on the situation was she permitted to return home.

� is case of prejudice and and fear toward aid workers return-ing from west Africa isnt isolated, as many others aside from Hickox have faced scorn and humiliation upon their return.

Such is the case for Allen Mann, who returned from the Li-berian capital of Monrovia to his hometown of Payson, Arizona only to be greeted by hatred and fear. “Some people were just really angry at me for going and coming back, calling us all kinds of names like ‘idiots’ and ‘irresponsible.’ Some stu� worse than that, in language I’m not going to use.”

Even though not required by law-Mann subject himself to a 21 day home quarantine and has thankfully Ebola-free.

Regardless of what our politicians think will ultimately protect us, we have to put the facts and the people, before fear and disillusionment.

A heroes welcome was not waiting for many aid workersjackWALKER

news editor

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Spreading holiday cheer around the sphere

brianaBROWN

Most people know that Christmas is celebrated on December 25 every year for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. � is holiday is celebrated all around the world, but it may be publicly acknowledge in di� erent ways.

In the United States, they celebrate it by having turkey or ham with cranberry sauce on Christmas, having a Christmas tree with ornaments, and some wrap strings of popcorn around the tree. Santa comes to everyone’s house and leaves presents under the tree for all of the good little boys and girls.

In China, only one percent of people are Christians. � erefore, only a few people know a couple things about Christmas. Mainly the big cities celebrate Christmas because of how few people know about it. Jingle Bells is the most popular Christmas carol in China.

� e way France honors the birth of Jesus is by burning a piece of Cherry Wood and candles on Christmas eve and then leaving them to burn throughout the night along with the food from dinner and the classes that they had drank from the night before. Instead of eating the traditional dinner on Christmas day, the French eat it on Christmas Eve. Also, sometimes they have 13 di� erent desserts that have to be eaten. � ese desserts are made from di� erent types of fruits, nuts, and pastries.

In Mexico, Christmas is actually celebrated from December 12 to January 6. December 16 to Christmas Eve is the time for the children to perform the “Posada.” Posada means Inn or Lodging and there are nine of them. � ese celebrate the part in the Christmas story where Joseph and Mary look for a room in an Inn. � e chil-dren are given a candle and a board to walk the streets and they sing a song at each other. � is is their way of caroling.

� e United Kingdom celebrates Christmas with one or maybe even two trees. Instead of saying “Merry Christmas,” they say “Happy Christmas.” � e Christmas feast is normally eaten for lunch in the early afternoon. It is commonly to eat roast beef or goose and it is also common to eat bacon or sausage. � e table that everyone sits and eats at has a Christmas Cracker for each person sitting there. Christmas Crackers are little cardboard tubes � lled candy or toys and then wrapped in brightly decorated wrapping paper with twists on the end.

Christmas around the world is celebrated so di� erently and everyone has a wide variety of traditions.

Roasted turkey, stu� ng, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and mashed potatoes are just some of the foods that most families eat on � anksgiving. Everyone has had these traditions for centuries but does anyone know where they came from?

Edward Winslow wrote in his journal that the colony’s governor, William Bradford, sent four men on a “fowling” mission in order to prepare for the three-day event of � anksgiving. � ere were plenty of wild turkey in the region and it was also a common food source for the Native Americans and English settlers. It was common that the fowling hunters would come back with other birds such as geese, swans and ducks.

In 1621, � anksgiving was a celebration of the Pilgrims � rst autumn harvest, so it was likely that the colonies would eat or feast on their crops and bounty that they grew. � ese foods consist of onions, beans, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, carrots, and sometimes peas. � e Pilgrims would eat pumpkins and other squashes but they lacked in butter and wheat � our for the pie crust.

English settlers in North America came up with the idea of hollowing out the pumpkins, � lling the shells with milk, honey and spices to make a custard for the pies, then roasting the gourds whole on hot ashes.

What people eat for � anksgiving dinner has been a tradition for many centu-ries and many more to come.

Pilgram traditions still eaten todaybrianaBROWN

opinion editor

‘Tis the season for thankfulness and giving

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Spreading holiday cheer around the sphere

opinion editor

Most people know that Christmas is celebrated on December 25 every year for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. � is holiday is celebrated all around the world, but it may be publicly acknowledge in di� erent ways.

In the United States, they celebrate it by having turkey or ham with cranberry sauce on Christmas, having a Christmas tree with ornaments, and some wrap strings of popcorn around the tree. Santa comes to everyone’s house and leaves presents under the tree for all of the good little boys and girls.

In China, only one percent of people are Christians. � erefore, only a few people know a couple things about Christmas. Mainly the big cities celebrate Christmas because of how few people know about it. Jingle Bells is the most popular Christmas carol in China.

� e way France honors the birth of Jesus is by burning a piece of Cherry Wood and candles on Christmas eve and then leaving them to burn throughout the night along with the food from dinner and the classes that they had drank from the night before. Instead of eating the traditional dinner on Christmas day, the French eat it on Christmas Eve. Also, sometimes they have 13 di� erent desserts that have to be eaten. � ese desserts are made from di� erent types of fruits, nuts, and pastries.

In Mexico, Christmas is actually celebrated from December 12 to January 6. December 16 to Christmas Eve is the time for the children to perform the “Posada.” Posada means Inn or Lodging and there are nine of them. � ese celebrate the part in the Christmas story where Joseph and Mary look for a room in an Inn. � e chil-dren are given a candle and a board to walk the streets and they sing a song at each other. � is is their way of caroling.

� e United Kingdom celebrates Christmas with one or maybe even two trees. Instead of saying “Merry Christmas,” they say “Happy Christmas.” � e Christmas feast is normally eaten for lunch in the early afternoon. It is commonly to eat roast beef or goose and it is also common to eat bacon or sausage. � e table that everyone sits and eats at has a Christmas Cracker for each person sitting there. Christmas Crackers are little cardboard tubes � lled candy or toys and then wrapped in brightly decorated wrapping paper with twists on the end.

Christmas around the world is celebrated so di� erently and everyone has a wide variety of traditions.

What’s popular for the little tikes?

Around this time every year, kids start to think about their Christmas list. If it were the 1920s, many would be asking for a yoyo or a teddy bear. Over the years, kids christmas lists have drastically changed. A present day kid would perhaps ask for a tablet or a remote control puppy.

� is Christmas, the “Boomer Interactive Zoomer Dino” will be on the Christ-mas list of many children. � is Dino can detect when kids are close and interact-ing with him. Like most dinosaurs, Zoomer can get angry, spin around, chomp and roar!

On November 22, 2013, Disney’s � lm “Frozen” was released and was a hit. � is year, many stores o� er the “Snow Glow Elsa Doll”. � is Elsa doll not only glows, but also sings “Let It Go.” It is certain that many little girls will stay o� the naughty list to see Elsa under their tree on Christmas morning.

� e story of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” has been around since 1984 and is still popular to this day. � is year kids will be playing with the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Stretch N Shout.” � is turtle shouts louder the more his arms are stretched, recreating the sounds from the turtles � lm.

From yoyos to a dino robots, things have changed over the last century. What will the children of the next century be asking for? Only the future holds the answer.

jennaRIVEROSsta� writer

‘Tis the season for thankfulness and giving

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Visit any high school in Pinellas County and the com-mon result stays the same-all girls and absolutely no boys on volleyball teams.

Last season, only 2,225 boys in 150 schools across the state of Florida played indoor volleyball; however, none in Pinellas County according to www.ipetitions.com.

For Countryside students Ryan Gri� n and John Choo Chew, as well as about 200 other indoor volleyball boys in Pinellas County, the desire to play the sport came as far as petitions.

One petition was created by Gri� n and Choo Chew, and they need all the help they can get.

“� e U.S.A. Coach of Volleyball wants volleyball in high schools across the county,” said Choo Chew, “I tried out for the girls team here at Countryside, but I did not make the team. I created a petition for the approval of

rylanFRITZsports editor

boys teams in the county, but I haven’t received many sig-natures.”

Gri� n and Choo Chew are not the only ones upset about the lack of boys volleyball in the county.

Garrett, Tony Tonova, and Trevor Kennan of Seminole High School made a statement by attempting to tryout for their girl’s team, just like Gri� n, but were denied a spot; go � gure.

It is apparent that Ryan Gri� n and these boys are mak-ing a statement: bring boys volleyball to the high schools of Pinellas County.

Currently, the future of boys volleyball rests in the minds of FHSAA and Pinellas County Schools o� cials. � e � nal decision on the topic and the future of male vol-leyballers in the county’s school system remains unknown.

Express your support for Gri� n and Choo Chew and visit: www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-boys-indoor-volleyball-in-pinellas-county

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White and khaki clothing move rhythmically while people dance in a uniform performance. Winter Guard is an indoor sport, which incorporates gymnastics, dance, as well as the spinning of � ags, ri� es, and sabres. � is sport is for genders of all kind. One does not require past experi-ence to participate in this exciting sport.

Winter guard has practice Tuesday and � ursday, from 3:00p.m.- 8:00p.m.

Competitions usually end up on Saturdays; however,

The wonder s o f t he Win te r Guard

the Championship will be in Dayton, Ohio, this year.Do not confuse winter guard with color guard. Color-

guard is marching while winter guard is competitions.Winter guard and color guard are not together any-

more. � e cause of this was from budget cuts and emo-tional distress over a loss of an instructor. One of the in-structors, Emilie Beining, was cut out of the guard because of budget cuts. Being experienced in the color guard made it cost more.

In the end, the guard laid her o� . � is caused emotional distress in the guard since she was a favorite amongst the

upper class men of the guard. Because of this, winter guard broke o� into their own guard. Color guard now has two brand new instructors while winter guard was able to get there old instructor, Emilie Beining back.

Winter guard has started one month early this year. � is is the � rst year it has ever been done before. � is is mostly because of the split. � e season usually starts in De-cember, hence the name winter guard. However, it started in October.

“� is will help us get a head start,” said Kalie Heart.

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Members of the Countryside High Winterguard, Shaianne Grubbs, Laney Covington and Ciarra Hernandez, practice in the concourse after school in order to prepare for an upcoming show.

John Choo Chew has stood up for Boy’s Volleyball in Pinellas County by � ling a petition to create boy’s

squads.

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paigeRENNERsports editor

Football season comes to an end

When school spirit goes too far

Everyone loves rooting for their favorite sports team, whether it is football, baseball, hockey, or something else, everyone has a favorite. � ere are many types of fans one can expect to see at any kind sporting event: the screaming ones, the drunk ones, the ones who do not really seem to know what is going on, and inevitably, the aggressive ones who take their pride in their favorite team a little too far. It seems like at every single sporting event, there is always a � ght.

Whether it is between the fans in the sitting in the stands or the athletes on the � eld themselves, there is bound to be some kind of confrontation at any sports game.

For some people, altercations are just a distraction from the game; but because they have become so common over

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Illustration by Jules Truong

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With a district record of 3-2 and an overall record of 7-3, Countryside High School’s varsity football team has had an amazing season.

� eir most recent win was against the Seminole War-hawks, ending with a Cside win and � nal score of 26-18. Held at Countryside, the � eld and stands were decked out in purple in support of the cancer fundraiser, Relay for Life.

Cside’s � rst loss was to East Lake, by a mere two points with a � nal score of 10-8. Named the game of the season, students from almost every school attended the game held at the Eagle’s home � eld.

Ranked just below East Lake’s team, Countryside was

known as their biggest competitor, which was proven by such a tight game.

� eir second loss was against Pinellas Park. Beating Countryside 10-6, Pinellas Park moved on to the playo� s, bumping the cougars out.

When asked about the East Lake game, Head Coach Eric Schmitz said “It was a hard fought game. Hopefully next time we play [East Lake] were able to stay more fo-cused and take advantage of our opportunities.”

Just a week before the East Lake matchup, Country-side took on the Tarpon Spongers for Cside’s homecoming game, and came through with a win of 29-20.

Schmitz added “� e team gets better every week. Our players are fresh and have energy. � ey also have a lot of

the past few years, some people have started to consider them part of the stadium experience.

It has come to the point that teams have had to speci� -cally hire bouncers to keep the aggressive fans in the stands and to keep them from not running onto the � eld.

� is does not just apply to professional games, high school sports events seem to have the same amount of vio-lence.

Even though not as much as professional sports teams, here at Countryside, we have our own history of violence at our football games. At our homecoming game on Oc-tober 10 against Tarpon Springs High School, unsurpris-ingly, there was an altercation.

It is good to have some healthy competition and school spirit, but there is a line, one that is often crossed. Some-times it is just better to swallow your pride and walk away. Countrside fans cheer on their Cougar foortball team

playing against Tarpon at their Homecoming game.

pride and want to � nish strong, better than last season.”Last years varsity team had a district record of 3-2, and

an overall record of 6-4. Losing their last district game to Pinellas Park last

season, the Cougars did not make it to the playo� s. � is season, unfortunately, it happened again.

� e Cougars hoped to � nish the season strong but lost to Largo on their home � eld. Beating us 27-20, the cou-gars almost made a comeback in the game. It was a hard loss, but motivates the team to do even better next year.

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10October 3, 2014 | Issue 1 | Paw Print Newspaper Opinion/Editorial

It is not exactly rocket science to know that the e� ects of bullying are harmful to the mental health and self-esteem of many individuals. Many often wonder why it occurs to begin with. If bullies are aware of the negative e� ects they have on other people, why do they still proceed to partake in such detrimentally malicious acts?

� ere are various causes as to why someone may bully another individual which are all out of result of an in� ation of one’s ego as well as an overcompensation for some personal insecurity.

Bullying is often times a form of attention-seeking. Each individual at a young age has their own way of seeking at-tention. People often times associate seeking attention with vanity and egocentrism. � ough human beings by nature are slightly egotistical creatures, being given atten-tion, acknowledgement, and consideration as a young child and teen is an important part of their socio-emotional develop-ment, building of self-esteem, and discovery of the self.

� ere are not many individuals that can easily say they were born as truly humble beings and those deprived of this special attention as a young person can often times have a neurotic personality.

Bullies seek attention by putting others down in hope that it would make them feel better about themselves as individuals. Verbally criticizing and abusing others shifts the focus from what the bully lacks to what the bully victim is perceived to be lacking. � ey point out other people’s observable imperfections so that they, the bullies, may be viewed as superior by others and that they are the ones without the � aws.

� ese types of bullies have such an intense need and desire to be accepted and recognized, that it blinds them

Reasons why bullies bullyangelaBOOTH

entertainment editorof other people’s emotions and numbs them to feeling any form of empathy.

� is lack of compassion is also out of result from the neurosis built up from not having proper parental guid-ance as a child, creating that instability of emotions and lack of self-control.

� ey

have more than likely experienced some-thing in life that made them feel unworthy of love or acceptance, causing them to have to go so far as to over-compensate for whatever they feel makes them inferior.

People also bully out of a need for power over other others. Bullies and manipulators have given power a negative connotation in today’s society. Power, when used good-heartedly, allows one to have an advantageous amount of freedom and self-expression in their own lives. Bullies often times have experienced at least once an emotion of having no say or in� uence as to what was

Less fighting equals a safer school

In previous years, Countryside High School has been what seemed like a breeding ground for � ghts and vio-lence. However, the 2014-2015 school year has seen less � ghts than the years prior.

Some students may be wondering why they are not ex-periencing herds of hormone crazed teenagers wanting to � ght one another for whatever the crisis of the week hap-pens to be.

Perhaps it is administration cracking down on their zero tolerance policy on violence, or maybe it is a result of Countryside students � nally maturing--which is doubtful.It is also arguable that during the last few years at Coun-tryside, the � ghts were being caused by more students who were on their way out of school, rather than the ones en-tering high school.

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or is going on amidst misery and chaos. � erefore, they need to have control over something or someone else that seems the slightest bit vulnerable. Feeling as though they have power over their peers is also interrelated with wanting attention and seeking acceptance.

People also bully because they use being hostile in behavior and attitudes towards others as a form of release of internal aggression. Perhaps they feel misunderstood and need other people to feel the same form of hurt that

they felt at one particular grim point in their life. Bully victims also have a good chance of bullying others if it gets

to a severe point. Some bullies in contrary, have lived an immaculate childhood and life. Some people just � nd harming others amusing due to a lack of conscious. Sometimes people bully because they do not know how to properly socialize and it is their sem-blance for their reluctance of having a decent conversation

with another. Bullying does not just

happen between peers, but it may also occur between adults in

families and in the work place. Bul-lies hold a façade that they are con� dent.

� eir self-doubt is what they are truly try-ing to hide.

Bullying is not out of result of soullessness or of be-ing pure evil by essence, but rather out of an emotion of lack in some particular area of their life. � ough bullying is never okay, society can at least have insight as to why it happens. Although there is a level of absurdity having been told to feel sorry for a bully, however, having the slightest dose of compassion can have a massive impact on any individual. It is a cycle. Under many circumstanc-es, being bullied by another is enough to causation for a bully victim to become a bully. � erefore bullying’s e� ect is it’s own cause.

Regardless of the grade, pre-k to senior year, there will be � ghts. Not all of those will result in violence of course, but for the ones that do there are rules in place for what steps to take.

� e student code of conduct states “If a student com-mits an o� ense that is considered exceedingly serious, (a student causes critical human injury, extensive property damage, or excessive school disruption) the Board may de-cide not to allow the student to attend any school.”

Why would studentss want to risk the chance of getting suspended or expelled for something stupid like a � ght?

If you are going to � ght, � ght outside of school. Stu-dents need to be focusing on school work and not focusing on who is � ghting or who is going to � ght at lunch the next day.

Less fighting equals a safer school

In previous years, Countryside High School has been what seemed like a breeding ground for � ghts and vio-lence. However, the 2014-2015 school year has seen less

Some students may be wondering why they are not ex-periencing herds of hormone crazed teenagers wanting to � ght one another for whatever the crisis of the week hap-

Perhaps it is administration cracking down on their zero tolerance policy on violence, or maybe it is a result of Countryside students � nally maturing--which is doubtful.It is also arguable that during the last few years at Coun-tryside, the � ghts were being caused by more students who were on their way out of school, rather than the ones en-

copy editorRegardless of the grade, pre-k to senior year, there will

be � ghts. Not all of those will result in violence of course, but for the ones that do there are rules in place for what steps to take.

� e student code of conduct states “If a student com-mits an o� ense that is considered exceedingly serious, (a student causes critical human injury, extensive property damage, or excessive school disruption) the Board may de-cide not to allow the student to attend any school.”

Why would studentss want to risk the chance of getting suspended or expelled for something stupid like a � ght?

If you are going to � ght, � ght outside of school. Stu-dents need to be focusing on school work and not focusing on who is � ghting or who is going to � ght at lunch the next day.

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Mary Lambert’s � rst debut album, Heart On My Sleeve earns four

out of � ve stars by the Pawprint sta� .

Mary Lambert shares her secrets

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Busch Gardens is ‘cursed’ another year

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Mary Lambert’s � rst debut album, Heart On My Sleeve earns four

out of � ve stars by the Pawprint sta� .

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thing- scare zones. Four spine tingling scare zones roamed around the park all night. � e really tricky thing is that the actors in the scare zones looked exactly like regular people.

Along with positives comes negatives. � e length of each house is very short, which seems very unfair if you happen to have to wait in line for a long time. A huge question that would spark debate would be, “Where’s the creativity?” Aside from both brand new houses this year, there were the same 5 from the previous 4 years.

� is years Howl-O-Scream is greatly recommended and receives a spooky 4 out of 5 stars!

A very popular Florida attraction around Halloween time is Howl-O-Scream. � is event, held at the Tampa Busch Gardens, has been going on for 15 years. � e theme for 2014 was “Cursed.”

A positive about this years Howl-O-Scream is the houses. Each and every house came along with a double the scare each time! Two new houses this year “Deadfall” and “Zombie Containment Unit 15” were extraordinary. Also, there were minimal lines on Saturday, which was discounted at $35 per person for a group of 4+. Another

Young or old, there comes a point in the holiday excite-ment where a bit of boredom begins to set in.

For children, this might result in games that have been already played and toys that are no longer interesting. For workaholics, a few days o� to relax and the slower pace can sometimes seem way too slow.

After the excitement of buzzing about, preparing ev-erything for the festive events and parties, a sudden drop in fun things to do can leave a sense of dwindle into oblivion. Do not waste those precious days o� work, study, or other occupations drowning in boredom, no! Transform that monotonous, snooze- fest into a fun fest holiday that will not be forgotten!

Play Games such as: Monopoly, Risk, Candyland, Life, Sorry, Shoots N’ ladders, 7 Wonders.

Start a project: Cleaning up or not because who actu-ally cleans? Try some cooking, or making things for the holidays.

Organize a party: Pick a place, determine a date, con-sider a theme if there is one, make a guest list, get the word out.

Start a book. Some popular ones are: � e Invention of Wings , � e Blood of Olympus, Harry Potter, � e Hunger Games, � e Fault in Our Stars, � e Lord of the Rings, Twilight.

Or just be simple, get out of the house. Make plans with friends or go see a movie.

Heart On My Sleeve, on October 14, 2014.� e � rst track on the debut album is titled “Secrets” and

has been making its way into the heads of many teenagers since it was released back in July.

� e catchy beat and honest lyrics together create a suc-cessful pop song in which Lambert confesses many of her actual insecurities.

However, the chorus is not as strong as the rest of the lyrics. It is a bit too repetitive and the additional voices loses me.

All together, we rate Secrets a four out of � ve stars, and cannot wait to see what else Mary Lambert creates in the future.

Many people have heard Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ wildly popular 2012 single “Same Love” in which they ad-dress the ongoing issue of marriage inequality.

However, there was a third voice featured on that track.� e strong female chorus that many have caught them-

selves singing along to was inspired by the singer’s experi-ences with growing up gay in a religious family.

Mary Lambert, a Washington native, has achieved, as she says, “quasi-stardom,” since the hip hop single reached it’s(its) recognition. (this sentence could be reworded but it’s up to you; just my opinion)

Since her popularity sparked, she has signed herself to Capitol Records and released her � rst full-length album,

Former Countryside High School student, A.J. Quinell is employed at

Busch Gardens’ annual Howl-O-Scream as a scare zone terrorizer.

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Riding Into The Spotlight� onnPARDUE

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After the last bell sounds navigating Countryside High School’s student parking lot may seem like quite a tribulat-ing task, especially if one is not used to the frustrated teens, horrible drivers, and clueless parents.

Among the hustle and bustle of the student parking lot, some cars cannot help but to call attention to themselves.

“I found the car in my neighborhood,” said Joey Poelk-er, the owner of a white 1969 Mustang Grandé, “the reac-tion to my car everywhere I go is that everybody likes it and asks me about it.”

Joey can often be seen playing music from the 1960’s before school in the student parking lot.

“No one likes it,” said Joey when asked how people re-act to his music when he plays it loud enough for everyone to hear.

Many people have had their attention called to the pink and purple 2007 Chevy Cobalt driven by Becky Gallagher.

“Everyone is always like ‘hey your car is so cool’, one time at a McDonalds drive thru the cashier told me my car was ‘phat’ and it was life changing” said Becky.

“Funny story really,” said Becky “I told my grandma that I wanted a black car but she misunderstood me and showed Baby. At � rst I was a bit hesitant but eventually I warmed up to the idea and thought ‘wow, how funny would it be if I, Becky Gallagher, owned this car?’ I bought it to be funny and even though it is a long term decision I do not regret it at all.”

Another interesting car at Countryside is Chandi Atherholt’s green Volkswagen Beetle.

“I love my car, I wouldn’t want any other” said Chandi ‘15.

“My car was actually a surprise, my mom and stepdad got it for me.” said Chandi “I had no idea I was getting it.”

Many students are surprised with their � rst car but most of the time it is not a lime green Beetle.

“It also smells like crayons so that’s the � rst thing ev-eryone always says when they get in it,” said Chandi when asked if there is anything else special about her car.

Countryside High School is � lled with many extremely tal-ented musicians from the Golden Cougar Band of Pride to the

members of Countryside’s Chorus, however a select few manage to stand out from the rest.

One of that select few is David Mara, a junior here at Coun-tryside.

Receiving his � rst guitar as a gift from a family friend at only seven years old, David still plays guitar to this day.

“Learning to play the guitar at seven years old, or any instrument at seven years old, the issue is mostly focus. But once you get past that, it is

easy” said David.Other than playing the guitar, David is also a member of the Countryside High

School Golden Cougar Band of Pride, playing the trumpet. Even with his very busy marching band schedule, he still � nds various other performance op-

portunities from playing at the Countryside Marching Band’s spring concert to playing on the streets at � ird Friday in Safety Harbor.

Other than performing in the marching band’s spring concert and at � ird Friday, David is also a member of Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Jazz Band and performs at various other events there.

Whether it is at a Marching Band Performance or at � ird Friday, be sure to go see David perform!

paigeRENNERsports editor

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