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High school bucket list
As the Chanute Blue Comets gear up for what could be their last rivalry game against the Iola Mustangs, the homecoming candidates will be awaiting the crowning of the fall homecoming king and queen.
The nominees are seniors Macy Harsch and Trevor Summers (cross country), Becca Huerter and Quinton Schooley (football), Jessie Pringle and Jarret Borjas (girls golf), Czarina Ramos and Tyler Dillow (girls tennis), Abbi Reasor and De’Vaughn Amann (spirit squad) and Morgan Hudson and Dakota Droegemeier (volleyball).
For many, being picked as the homecoming candidate by their teammates is an honor.
“I feel blessed getting to know these amazing girls on my team for four years and being recognized by them,” Ramos said.
Huerter echoed those sentiments.“It’s a pretty big honor,” Huerter
said. “I’m thankful that the football team nominated me.”
Dillow had a bit of a different take on
being nominated.“It means so much to me because
of who nominated me, my peers, which therefore means girls love me,” Dillow said.
Some were surprised by their homecoming nomination.
Borjas’s reaction was, “Why me?”The candidates have many different
things they are looking forward to during homecoming.
“I’m looking forward to having lots of my friends also being nominees and sharing that experience with them,” Pringle said.
Schooley is looking forward to the game and said he is confi dent the Comets will beat the Mustangs.
Summers and Harsch are looking forward to sharing the experience of being homecoming candidates together.
“Shopping with Macy brightens my day, because she is the sunshine of my life,” Summers said.
Getting ready for homecoming comes in a variety of forms for the candidates. Figuring out what to wear was on the top of the list for many of the nominees.
To get ready, Huerter said she plans to, “jam to some Weezy and break out my stunna’ heels.”
“I’ll be turning my swag on full blast [to get ready],” Harsch said.
While Reasor plans on campaigning to get ready for homecoming, she is adamant about, “staying true to myself and being real with people.”
Though just two of the candidates will be crowned as king and queen, all of the candidates said they would be happy and grateful if they were to win.
“I think it’d feel pretty cool [to win] and a cool experience,” Amann said. “And to know that I’m a role model of sorts and feel like I could live up to those expectations.”
“I haven’t really thought about what I’m most looking forward to, but I’m sure it’ll be a great memory for my senior year no matter the results,” Hudson said.
Chanute High School 1501 West 36th Street Chanute, Kansas 66720
thecometonline.comFriday, September 30, 2011 Volume 4, Issue 1
What’s Inside...News................................... 2Opinion................................3Sports............................4-5Student Life........................6Arts & Entertainment........7Feature................................8
“We are what we consistently do. Excellence therefore is not
an act, but a habit.”
-AristotleFootball team faces
rival Iola in homecoming game
Opinion: Are school dances
too sheltered?
Page 3 Page 4 Page 8 Quote me on that...
Courtesy PhotoHomecoming coronation will occur before tonight’s football game against Iola. Members of the fall homecoming court are: Morgan Hudson, Czarina Ramos, Becca Huerter, Macy Harsch, Jessie Pringle, Abbi Reasor, Dakota Droegemeier, Tyler Dillow, Quinton Schooley, Trevor Summers, Jarret Bor-jas and De’Vaughn Amann.
The Comet launches web site
Two changes to the chemical sub-stance abuse policy at Chanute High School have closed some loopholes in the policy according to CHS athletic di-rector Eric Methvin.
The fi rst change to the policy states that a season will be defi ned as a semes-ter, meaning year-round activities will be divided into two seasons.
The second change states students who are disqualifi ed from participation in a season of activity due to violations of the chemical substance abuse policy will be required to participate in the chemical substance (drug testing) screening before starting a new season of activity.
“The drug policy was issued for the protection of students, and these changes make the policy stronger,” Methvin said.
Methvin said the second change fi xes a loophole that previously allowed ath-letes ruled ineligible for the sport they were participating in during one season to participate in the next sport without having to prove that they were clean.
With these changes, if a student par-ticipating in a year-round activity like chess or cheerleading receives two strikes in a single semester the student will be eligible second semester if the student has successfully passed a drug test.
Additionally, an athlete ruled ineli-gible during football season would have to pass a drug test before being cleared play another sport.
Before the changes in the chemical substance abuse policy, a student sus-pended from an activity that spanned more than one semester was deemed in-eligible the remainder of the year.
TORRY BUSBY
SENIOR
Candidates eager for coronation TARA GUINOTTE
JUNIOR
Drug testing policy amended
Homecoming
CHS CHSSpirited Attire
Photos by Torry Busby and Morgan Olson/The Comet
Above: Junior Matthew Hansen and senior Trevor Summers, dressed as a zombie islander, show o� their Hawaiian spirit on Thursday’s Thousand Island-themed day.
Top right: Senior Joe Morris gives new meaning to hand guns during Tuesday’s Ranch-themed day.
Right: There was a “situation” in the commons area on Mon-day’s Italian-themed day as sophomore A.J. LaRocca does his best Pauly D impersonation while junior Eric Meyer shows o� a freshly drawn six pack.
Readers of The Comet can now fi nd the award-winning publication on the internet. Launched on Aug. 25, thecometonline.com is the digital home for the paper.
According to The Comet adviser Dustin Fox, the online version of the paper will include almost all the content of the print version plus additional stories, photos, video and audio.
“I am really excited about it, because it will allow us to get in touch with 21st
century journalism,” Fox said. “We’ll be able to expose the students to so many forms of media, and hopefully they can fi nd something that interests them and provides them with the necessary skills to succeed in the future.”
Senior Morgan Hudson, editor-in-chief of The Comet, said the added visibility the web site brings is one of the most important results of having an online forum to share student work.
“It’s a great step for the journalism program to help promote what we do at The Comet,” Hudson said.
The site was paid for with money from the Career and Technical Education grant.
Though still in its infancy, the site is already proving benefi cial according to Fox.
“The students are excited about it, and we’ve already had several articles written by students who had ideas that wouldn’t fi t into the print version,” Fox said. “The web site is going to give them another medium to share their talents with their peers and the community.”
Currently The Comet staff is still tweaking the web site, learning its ins and outs. The staff hopes the site will be as successful and popular as the print version, allowing for more news to be shared about the happenings at Chanute High School.
MORGAN HUDSON
SENIOR
This year’s spirit week carried a “salad dressing” theme. From Monday’s Italian day (bottom), Tues-day’s Ranch (below) and even Thursday’s Thousand Island (left), Chanute High School students showed their spirit with some en-tertaining attire.
For more on the
homecoming candidates
seePage 2
PLEASE RECYCLE
NewsFriday, September 30, 2011
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USD 413E
S E D
Counting Down
238days until the
last day of school
168days until
spring break
80days until
winter break
49days until
CHS blood drive
25days until
National Honor Society ceremony
14days until
end of fi rst quarter
56 years ago today30 September 1955 :
Actor James Dean was killed when his racing car crashed
the day after he fi nished work on Giant (1955).
This date in historyCometCalender
1October
Varsity volleyball@ home
Varsity tennis@ Indy (SEK)
JV volleyball@Caney
3October
9/JV football@ Iola
Varsity golf@ Garnett
BOE Meeting@ 5:30 p.m.
4October9 volleyball
@ Iola
6October
JV/V volleyball@ Indy
Cross country@ Circle
7OctoberV football
@ Coffeyville
V tennis@ Home (Regionals)
8OctoberV tennis
@ Home (Regionals)
JV/V volleyball@ El Dorado
9 volleyball@ Home
10October
9/JV football@ Home
V golf@ Garnett
(Regionals)
11October9 volleyball
@ Indy
12October
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F H C P
Trevor Summers
If he won:“I’d feel like a
leprechaun with a big pot of
gold.”
Becca Huerter
“If I won I’d feel like Charlie
Sheen. ”
Quinton Schooley
Campaign Slogan:
Big Q and Becky Lou.
Macy Harsch
“I’d feel like a happy unicorn in Narnia if I
won.”
De’Vaughn Amman
“Vote for De’Vaughn. I’m
what makes Chuck Norris afraid of the
dark.”
Abbi Reasor
“Vote for Abbi! I look good, don’t I? Just kidding...”
Tyler Dillow
If he won:“Ecstatic...I
would be full of swagger.”
Morgan Hudson
“My campaign slogan mainly
revolves around organs and
randomness.”
Dakota Droegemeier
To get ready: “I’m doing my
makeup and medi-tating every night.”
Czarina Ramos
If she won she would feel:
“Grateful. I’m not the most popular or the prettiest by any means so it’d be
unexpected.”
Jarret Borjas
What it means to be nominated:
“It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy in-
side.”
Jessie Pringle
If she won:“It’d be sick,
man.”
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Dreams are a person’s goals and aspirations of any kind.
We all have a dream that we will always have with us. That dream may change a few times throughout life, but it will always sit on your conscience.
Anything can be a dream. Whether traveling the world, fulfi lling a career aspiration, becoming a professional at a sport, or famous on the big screen is your dream; anything is possible.
Thinking one of your dreams will never happen will most likely result in it not happening. Your dreams are yours alone. Who cares if someone slashes at your dreams, maybe they are just haters hating on anyone wanting to get somewhere in life.
To be honest, I think it would be pretty awesome if I made it on the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Even having the possibility of golfi ng in college, for a Division I university, would be an extra sprinkle of awesome.
Making it to the big leagues
will be tremendously hard, but the journey would be worth it, because it is what I love to do.
Challenge makes life exciting; why live in bland land when you could be off doing whatever you enjoyed? Dreams do not have an expiration date.
There are so many opportunities waiting to reach out to you. We may only be in high school, but it is the time to start thinking about what you want for yourself.
Getting there you may stumble, but I imagine it will be an exciting lifestyle if you do what you love.
Everyone has the ability to become great; this varies if they
intend to use their brains. We have so many
opportunities to do great things with our lives today. There are tons of trade schools, community colleges, and top of the line universities. Going into a United States service of some sort is also a possibility.
Dreams can become reality. Being successful is not necessarily becoming a multi-millionaire. Being a hero to someone or looked up to can really make a person smile.
Be the you whom you truly are, and you won’t regret a single dream you contain.
It takes lots of patience and determination to make dreams real.
In the end, you won’t be displeased with yourself if you try them out. If you are displeased, then you can at least say you went after it and tried.
Live your dreams and you shall prosper. You determine your future. Julius Caesar said it well to when he said, “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
The
gen
eral
pub
lic is
by
larg
e in
timid
ated
by
m
y sc
hola
rly
lexi
con
and
amia
ble
pers
onal
ity.
Of
cour
se, t
hose
sel
ect
few
tha
t re
ally
kn
ow m
e kn
ow t
hat
the
real
rea
son
to b
e in
timid
ated
by
me
is m
y da
ncin
g.
Lat
ely,
I’ve
had
a si
cken
ing
feel
ing
that
I ca
n’t b
e mys
elf a
t our
scho
ol da
nces
. The
re ar
e nu
mer
ous
chap
eron
es a
lway
s co
mm
entin
g
abou
t or c
ritic
izin
g m
y da
ncin
g.
W
ell I
hav
e ne
ws f
or th
em –
my
hips
can
’t lie
, and
I ca
nnot
gra
sp w
hat i
s so
wro
ng w
ith
that
.
A
ttend
ing
ever
y ho
mec
omin
g da
nce
durin
g m
y hi
gh sc
hool
car
eer,
I kno
w I
have
ne
ver
reac
hed
my
full
pote
ntia
l of
danc
ing
due
to t
he h
oard
s of
cha
pero
nes
and
stric
t gu
idel
ines
. Loo
king
aro
und
at th
e m
asse
s of
m
y sw
eaty
pee
rs, n
eith
er h
ave
they
.
The
se c
hape
rone
s wou
ld b
e be
tter s
erve
d as
pris
on gu
ards
. It’s
alm
ost a
s if M
r. H
olm
es
wal
ks th
roug
h th
e cr
owd
with
a ru
ler.
T
here
hav
e ne
ver b
een
any
com
plai
nts
abou
t m
y ge
nera
tion.
We
are,
by
alm
ost
all a
ccou
nts,
the
perf
ect g
ener
atio
n. I
f th
e m
ajor
ity is
n’t n
erve
d, th
e yo
u sh
ould
n’t b
e ei
ther
. Tha
t’s h
ow A
mer
ica
wor
ks, r
ight
?
I’ve
bee
n pe
rfec
ting
my
danc
e ski
lls o
ver
the
sum
mer
and
can
’t w
ait
to s
how
case
th
em to
nigh
t, bu
t I fe
ar th
ese
sick
skill
s will
be
dee
med
una
ccep
tabl
e.
It’s
too
bad
we c
an’t
expr
ess o
ur cr
eativ
ity
in w
ays w
e w
ant.
Y
es, e
ach
and
ever
y sc
hool
dan
ce c
ram
ps
my
styl
e. I
am o
kay
with
cens
orin
g ha
rdco
re
song
s, bu
t ple
ase
leav
e m
y da
ncin
g to
me.
We at The Comet believe that new USD 413 Superintendent Dr. James Hardy’s habit of visiting the hallways of Chanute High School almost daily is a refreshing change.
In the past, students have not had the opportunity to meet such an important fi gure by just stepping out into the halls.
Students seeing Dr. Hardy in the halls has been benefi cial in creating a bond and developing a strong relationship between Dr. Hardy and the CHS student body. We believe that Hardy’s presence has given students reason to feel important.
Seeing Dr. Hardy in the halls makes us believe that he cares about us and has a better understanding of us due to the knowledge he obtains from seeing and talking with students while experiencing a little slice of the everyday life of a Chanute High School student.
We understand the sacrifi ces Dr. Hardy has to make to be at CHS so often, and we would like to commend him for taking the time for these visits.
This may seem like a small gesture to an outsider, but the positive effects are invaluable. We appreciate Dr. Hardy’s kindness and concern, and we hope his hallway visits continue to be a regular part of his daily routine.
We also encourage members of the student body to not be afraid to introduce yourself and thank Dr. Hardy for being in our school the next time you see him in the halls. We promise he won’t bite; after all, you already know he cares.
Opinion
The Comet is published tri-weekly except during holiday and testing periods by the sixth-hour newspaper class. The Comet does not accept subscriptions and has a standard advertising rate of $5 per column inch. The paper is available free of charge at Chanute High School or at various locations in Chanute. The Comet, a three-time winner of the All-Kansas award, is a member of the Kansas Scho-lastic Press Association and Journalism Educa-tion Association. The Comet is printed by Kansas Newspapers LLC in Parsons in cooperation with the Chanute Tribune and is composed by the student staff on DakTech and Dell Computers using Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop software.
2011-2012 StaffEditor-in-Chief......................................Morgan HudsonManaging Editor........................................Tara GuinotteNews Editor..............................................Torry BusbyOpinion Editor.......................................Danae Decker Sports Editor.............................................Payton Tallent Entertainment Editors....................Sydney KochenderferStudent Life Editor...............................Madison WendtFeature Editor..........................................Rachel TuckerAdvertising Manager.........................Reagan McDonaldPhotography Editor.................Taylor Catterson-WilliamsGraphics Editor.......................................Morgan OlsonOnline Editor................................................Welson LauDistribution...........................................Chandler BooneAdvertising Staff........Chandler Boone, Meg Lieffring, Danielle RubowReporters/Photographers........Regan Aylward, Katy Bat-ten, Audrey Bolt, Bridget Brazil, Lamisa Chowdhury, Ashlyn Cole, Seb Fairchild, Raven Farr, Tara Haight, Becca Heuter, Emily Lair, Katie Lair, Jack Martin, Katie Martin, Megan Reeves, Amy Roecker, Forest TurnerAdviser...........................................................Dustin Fox
Editorial Policy The Comet will report on and editorialize about controversial and crucial events in the school, community, nation, and world. School editors and writers will, however, observe the same legal responsibilities as those imposed on conventional newspapers and news media. Thus, The Comet will refrain from publication of material that is obscene, libelous, or creates a clear and present danger of the immediate dis-ruption of the school. In determining the type of material that violates the above restrictions, it must be noted that the discrimination of material that invites or simulates heated discussion or de-bate among students or in the community does not constitute the type of disruption prohibited.
The Comet will not be subject to prior re-straints or censorship by school offi cials, un-less material is considered obscene, libelous, or disruptive as previously defi ned. Commercial advertising will be printed, but items and/or ser-vices that are illegal because of age restrictions, etc., will not be advertised. The Comet is a public forum. Since school publications are designed as instructional instruments for students and as a vehicle for student opinion and discussion, the opinions, issues, or articles published shall not be construed as those representing the publica-tion adviser, school administration, or the Board of Education. The contents of The Comet are the responsibility of the student staff.
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1. Letters should be submitted to Room 106 at 1501 West 36th Street, Chanute, KS 66720, given to any staff member listed, or emailed to [email protected] no later than the Monday of the week of publication.2. All letters must be signed, even though the name(s) may be withheld upon request of the writer. Names will be made available, however, to the publication’s adviser, editor-in-chief, and necessary staff members of The Comet.3. A joint letter should not contain more than ten names. If more than ten names appear on the letter, only ten will be published. How-
ever, a complete list of all the other names will be available to the publications adviser, editor-in-chief, and necessary staff members.4. Each letter should be no more than 200 words in length and will be subject to edit-ing and/or cutting. Should editing or cut-ting be required, the writer will be noti-fi ed before publication. The Comet reserves the right to refuse publication. The writer, however, will be notifi ed of such decision.
5. Obscene, libelous, or other material that
might be determined to cause a disruption of the
normal school daily routine will not be printed,
and the writer will be notifi ed of such decision.
pinionFriday, September 30, 2010
Hearty support for Hardy’s hallway visits
CHANDLER BOONE
SENIOR
For the editorial board
Ofte
n at
the s
choo
l dan
ces I
hea
r stu
dent
s co
mpl
ain a
bout
the r
egul
atio
ns an
d how
they
ta
ke th
e fu
n ou
t of t
he d
ance
s. B
ut a
re th
ere
real
ly a
ny re
gula
tions
that
are
unr
easo
nabl
e fo
r a sc
hool
dan
ce?
Ther
e ar
en’t
any
actu
al
regu
latio
ns
writ
ten
dow
n in
th
e ag
enda
bo
ok
for
stud
ents
to
follo
w a
t th
e da
nces
, bu
t th
e ch
aper
ones
try
to
lim
it th
e am
ount
of
gr
indi
ng b
etw
een
stud
ents
and
choo
se so
ngs
that
are
app
ropr
iate
. “W
e try
to p
lay
edite
d m
usic
that
doe
sn’t
have
bad
wor
ds,
isn’
t bl
atan
tly s
exua
l, or
co
ntai
n re
fere
nces
to
alco
hol
or d
rugs
,”
Cha
nute
Hig
h Sc
hool
Stu
go s
pons
or K
aren
G
raha
m sa
id.
Wan
ting
to
liste
n to
so
ngs
that
ar
e po
pula
r at
the
time
isn’
t to
o m
uch
to a
sk,
but
if th
e so
ngs
are
inap
prop
riate
the
n pe
ople
shou
ldn’
t thr
ow fi
ts ab
out n
ot g
ettin
g to
list
en to
them
. Ev
en th
ough
a lo
t of t
he
song
s w
e lis
ten
to d
o ha
ve th
ose
thin
gs in
th
em, w
e ar
e at
a sc
hool
dan
ce, n
ot a
dan
ce
club
. I do
agr
ee t
houg
h th
at t
hey
coul
d pu
t m
ore
of a
var
iety
of s
ongs
into
the
play
list,
cons
ider
ing
they
pla
y se
vera
l son
gs at
ever
y da
nce.
But
at l
east
song
s lik
e th
e “C
ha-C
ha
Slid
e” a
nd “
Cup
id S
huffl
e” g
et e
very
one
danc
ing.
As
for
peop
le g
ettin
g in
trou
ble
for
too
muc
h gr
indi
ng,
I do
n’t
see
why
peo
ple
can’
t ac
cept
tha
t th
is t
ype
of d
anci
ng i
s in
appr
opria
te a
t a
scho
ol d
ance
. A
gain
, w
e’re
at s
choo
l not
a d
ance
clu
b.
Inst
ead
of c
ompl
aini
ng a
bout
thin
gs w
e w
ish
we
coul
d ch
ange
abo
ut t
he d
ance
s, w
e sh
ould
be
happ
y w
ith w
hat
we
have
co
nsid
erin
g so
me
scho
ols
don’
t eve
n ha
ve
danc
es. T
here
rea
lly a
ren’
t any
reg
ulat
ions
fo
r the
dan
ces
that
are
unr
easo
nabl
e, s
o w
e sh
ould
just
mak
e w
hat w
e ha
ve e
njoy
able
.
Hearty support for Hardy’s hallway visits
editorial
Pro:
Res
tric
tions
cra
mp
danc
ing
styl
e
Commentary
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Do you think school dances are too restrictive?
Comet Commentary
Dreams have no expiration date
Are s
choo
l da
nces
too
rest
rictiv
e?
Con
: Dan
ces
fun
desp
ite re
stric
tions
Kevin MurphySenior
“Yes, because we’re in high school. We want to have fun, and we need
new music.”
Matthew HansenJunior
“Yes, they are very restrictive... The regulations on music are
not okay; playing censored mu-sic is disrespectful to the art of dancing. The music should be
in it’s truest form — unedited.”
Mrs. FrederickTeacher
“No, because I have chaperoned them every year, and there needs to be restrictions because if not it would be too
disturbing.”
Rose NagengastJunior
“Yes, the administration should trust their students
more.”
Tania AnayaSenior
“No, we’re good. I have fun at dances.”
William HarperJunior
“No, but a lot of people complain about them.”
MORGAN OLSON/SENIOR
B T GJ
B J P S
DANAE DECKER
JUNIOR
LIKE O
R H
ATE T
HE N
EW O
PIN
ION P
AG
E L
AYO
UT?
TELL
US O
N T
WIT
TER @
CH
SCO
MET
With the regular season in the book, the Chanute Blue Comets are making fi nal preparations for the SEK league meet and regionals.
The young squad has exceeded expectations this year.
“I am very pleased with the team’s overall performance, both varsity and junior varsity,” head coach Mike De LaTorre said. “More important though, Coach (Max) Ruark and I are very pleased with the improvements each player has gained throughout the season, especially our freshmen.”
The Blue Comets wrapped up their regular season Tuesday in
Coffeyville. They are scheduled to play in the SEK meet tomorrow in Independence.
In preparation for the SEK meet, De LaTorre said his team is, “focusing more on drills instead of playing matches, in particular footwork and hitting drills.”
Senior Czarina Ramos will be playing No. 1 singles at the SEK meet for the Blue Comets. She will be going into the meet with a 16-7 record.
Junior Breianna Brooks will take the spot of No. 2 singles at the SEK meet. Brooks fi nished off the regular season with a 10-13 record.
Holding down the spot for No. 1 doubles with be junior Madison Wendt and sophomore Alexis Thuston. They fi nished
the regular season with a record of 13-6.
At No. 2 doubles sophomores Haley Akridge and Beth Ungles take a 15-12 record into the SEK meet.
Regardless of the team’s performance at the SEK meet, De Latorre said he was pleased with the team’s performance this year.
“This has been a great year for us. It was great to win our two home varsity meets this year,” he said.
The Comets will be hosting a Class 4A regional meet October 7 and 8.
“We’re hoping we have a lot of support from our students and people from the community,” De Latorre said
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COMMENTARY BY
SEBASTIAN FAIRCHILD
JUNIOR
DON’T SWEAT
MY SWAG Final Ride
Comets, Mustangs meet for last time as SEK foes
Football
Regan Aylward/ The CometSenior Sam Son, shown during the Blue Comets 51-27 win against the McDonald County Mustangs in week one, and his Blue Comet teammates hope to garner their second victory against a Mustang team this season as they face the Iola Mustangs tonight at 7. The match up will be the � nal game between the two teams as league foes as Iola is moving to the Pioneer League after this season.
Coming off of a 32-28 loss to the Pittsburg Purple Dragons, the Blue Comets are looking to get back on the winning track in tonight’s homecoming game against the Iola Mustangs tonight at 7.
The Blue Comets (3-1) have won 23 of their last 25 games against the Mustangs (0-4), including 22 in a row.
Even though the long-standing rivalry between Iola and Chanute brings high pressure and expectations for both coaches and players alike, some players aren’t afraid of the standards they have
to uphold. “The ability and hard
work of my teammates makes me confi dent against any team we play,” junior center Jack Martin said.
While Iola and Chanute have been rivals for many years and have played one another every year since 1927, tonight’s game may be the last in awhile. Iola is leaving the SEK after this season and moving to the Pioneer League.
“We want to make sure they’re glad they’re moving leagues because they can’t compete with good teams,” junior quarterback Brock Gilmore said.
Against Pittsburg, the Blue Comets struggled to contain the Purple Dragons’
running game and turned the ball over three times.
Blue Comets head coach Don Simmons said his team is eager to play the Mustangs and get back on the winning track.
“In all of the seven years I have been here, the average score against Iola has been 44-9, obviously been in our favor, and hopefully that we can continue that,” Simmons said.
Simmons noted that with work on defensive assignments, being more consistent on offense and not turning the ball over the Blue Comets can continue to have a successful season.
Girls Tennis
KATIE MARTIN
SOPHOMORE
Young team optimistic about league chances
AMY ROECKER
JUNIOR
Torry Busby/ The CometSenior Czarina Ramos returns a forehand during No. 1 singles action at the Chanute Invitational earlier this season. Ramos and her Blue Comet teammates are set to compete in the SEK league meet tomorrow in Independence.
25 YEARS OF DOMINANCE
CHANUTE/IOLA RIVALRY RESULTS
Conference realignment has not been limited to major college athletics.
While news of teams leaving the Big 12 and Big East have dominated national sports headlines, the SEK has suffered a pair of departures of its own.
Well, maybe “suffered” isn’t the right word.
Iola and Columbus have both decided to make an exit from the SEK — Iola to the Pioneer League and Columbus to the CNC.
On the whole, this isn’t terrible news for the SEK or Chanute High School.
While Iola has managed to fi eld competitive teams in baseball, cross-country, and track almost every year and has had a recent run or success in girls basketball, the Mustangs have been among the league’s bottom feeders in most other sports, fi nishing on the bottom half of the league polls in basketball and football in recent years.
The same can be said for Columbus. The Titans have excelled in wrestling, but have experienced spotty success off the mats throughout the years in other sports.
It may sound mean, but the SEK is not losing anything beyond tradition with the departures of Iola and Columbus.
Losing two of the smallest schools in the SEK could actually leave the league stronger.
With these traditionally weak schools leaving, this just leaves the league with tougher competition on average and less lopsided games. This makes the sports seasons potentially more exciting.
Chanute will see benefi ts from this league realignment.
Remember those long dreadful “Columbus bus rides”? Well we don’t need to worry about those anymore.
The potential to pick up games against better competition now exists as well.
I say farewell to Iola and Columbus. I wish them the best of luck as bigger dogs in smaller conferences.
I hope they don’t feel bad about their departure; the SEK will be just fi ne without them.
Losses of Columbus, Iola equal addition by subtraction
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Junior Brock Gilmore and the Blue Comets go for their 23rd straight win against the Iola Mustangs in tonight’s homecoming matchup.
Junior Breianna Brooks is set to compete at No. 2 singles for the Blue Comets at the SEK League Meet tomorrow.
PHOTO BY TORRY BUSBY
PHOTO BY TARA GUINOTTE
CHANUTEVS.
IOLA
THE BLUE COMETS AND MUSTANGS HAVE MET EVERY YEAR SINCE 1927. IN THAT TIME THE BLUE COMETS HAVE THE UPPER HAND, ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST QUARTER CENTURY, WHERE THEY LEAD THE SERIES 23-2.
YEAR/WINNER/SCORE
2010 - CHANUTE 62-62009 - CHANUTE 34-132008 - CHANUTE 37-02007 - CHANUTE 39-142006 - CHANUTE 35-152005 - CHANUTE 54-72004 - CHANUTE 54-72003 - CHANUTE 35-02002 - CHANUTE 26-18
YEAR/WINNER/SCORE
2001 - CHANUTE 21-202000 - CHANUTE 41-261999 - CHANUTE 56-151998 - CHANUTE 32-01997 - CHANUTE 28-01996 - CHANUTE 28-151995 - CHANUTE 21-141994 - CHANUTE 55-131993 - CHANUTE 3-21992 - CHANUTE 20-131991 - CHANUTE 16-81990 - CHANUTE 38-01989 - CHANUTE 24-01988 - IOLA 21-01987 - CHANUTE 26-01986 - IOLA 7-0
Coming off a fi rst-place fi nish in the Erie Invitational two weeks ago , the Blue Comets are eager to play for another tournament title at home tomorrow in the Chanute Invitational.
Despite a solid fi eld of teams, with a record of 17-1, the Comets expect nothing less than the tournament title.
“My expectations are to win it, no matter what other teams show up,” head coach Gail Petersen said.
The tournament will include seven other teams: Coffeyville, Erie, Jayhawk Linn, Labette County, Parsons, St. Paul and Topeka-Highland Park. Chanute will open the tournament at 9 a.m.
The Comets opened the season with 15 straight wins before falling to Paola in three tight games, but bounced back with a victory over league rival Pittsburg, leaving them at 17-1 heading into tomorrow’s tournament.
“The season is going good so
far. Some games were close that shouldn’t have been, and we lost one we probably shouldn’t have lost. We need to learn to not play down to our opponent’s level,” Petersen said.
The Comets are among the favorites to take home the title.
With the direction the season is heading, the ceiling for the
Comets is high and their goals are higher.
“Right now we are focused on winning the league title. Then we will shift our focus to winning sub-state, getting into the state tournament and competing hard,” senior outside hitter Morgan Hudson said.
Off to a running start both literally and fi guratively this season, impressive showings by both the boys and girls cross country teams have left expectations high as the SEK meet and regionals near.
The boys have fi nished fi rst among 4A schools in four our their fi ve meets this year; their only non-fi rst place coming at the Kansas University hosted Rim Rock Invitational in which more than 30 teams competed in their blue division.
Returning four varsity runners from 2010, the Blue Comets are led by senior Trevor Summers.
Summers has fi nished in top four in four of the fi ve races so far, including a second and two thirds.
Also faring well for the Blue Comets this year have been juniors Conner Lair and Eric Meyer.
Battling injuries, the varsity girls have also done well this year including two fi rsts and two seconds.
With seniors Macy Harsch and Morgan Olson nursing injuries, freshman Madison Dispensa has stood out for the Blue Comets.
She fi rst overall her fi rst meet of her high school career
in Garnett, and she followed that up with another fi rst-place fi nish in Paola and a second-place fi nish in Parsons.
Sophomore Jocelyn McMillen-Hale, who won the SEK title last year, has come on strong of late as well, placing fourth in Parsons.
The cross country team was in action yesterday at Pittsburg. Results were not available at press time.
Next up for the Blue Comets is the Circle Invitational in Towanda on Oct. 6.
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PROUD
OF OUR
COMETS
Volleyball sets sight on Chanute InviteVolleyball
Katy Batten/The CometJunior Mallory Flowers pounds down a hard hit at the net against the Fredonia Yellow Jackets on Sept. 13. Flowers and the Blue Comets are 17-1 on the season. They will go for their second tournament championship of the season tomorrow at the Chanute Invitational. Also competing in the tournament are Co� eyville, Erie, Jayhawk Linn, Labette County, Parsons, St. Paul and Topeka-Highland Park.
Jack Martin/ The CometSenior Colton Fiene makes his way up a hill at the Paola Invitational on Sept. 3. Fiene and the Blue Comets ran at Pittsburg yesterday. Results were not available at press time. The team runs in Towanda next Thursday.
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JUNIOR
Girls Golf
PAYTON TALLENTSOPHOMORE
Chipping away: Golfers improving as regionals loom
JACK MARTIN
JUNIOR
ATHLETE
SPOTLIGHT
M HS
GMM
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What are your goals for this season?
“Beat Iola. Although it’s impossible because they are the best in the SEK.”
Who is your least favorite team to compete against in the SEK and why?
“Iola, because they are really good and have unbelievable talent.”
What’s your most embarrassing moment in sports?
“When Iola beat us. Oh wait.... that never happened.”
What is your best memory from High School sports?
“Every game or bus ride usually makes a memory so there’s too many to just say one. My teammates and I have always had fun, especially this year.
What team are you most excited to compete against?
“I’m most excited to compete against Pittsburg. Them, Labette and Fort Scott are the biggest rivals due to past experience. However, it will most likely be Pittsburg and us battling for league title.”
What is your most embarrassing sports memory throughout high school?
“I do embarrassing things every day and think nothing of it so I don’t know. Probably sophomore year during my fi rst varsity game. The ball went off my hand after a block and landed on my head. We still got the point though.”
Cross Country
Torry Busby/ The CometSophomore Nikki Clark chips onto the green on the sixth hole during the Chanute Invitational golf tournament at Quarry Stone on Sept. 12.
Racing down the home stretch
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Morgan Olson/The CometSenior Morgan Hudson chases after a ball at the Erie Invita-tional tournament on Sept. 17. The Blue Comets left with an undefeated record and the tournament title. The Comets go for their second tournament title of the season tomorrow in the Chanute Invitational beginning at 9 a.m.
Senior Je� erson Holmes has helped the Blue Comets to solid season thus far. Holmes and the Comets run at the Circle Invitational in Towanda next Thursday.
Junior Brenna Olson and the Blue Comets take a 17-1 record into the Chanute Invitational tomorrow.
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Junior Danae Decker has led the way for the Blue Comets this year. Decker and the Blue Comets are hoping to make a third-straight trip to state.
PHOTO BY JACK MARTIN PHOTO BY TORRY BUSBYPHOTO BY KATIE LAIR
With the regular season at an end, the Blue Comets girls’ golf team had shifter their focus to regionals.
The team has put in many hours, improved over the season and are hoping for a third-straight trip to state.
“We are still continuing to improve. The last thing to worry about are the negative things,” says head coach, Bill Woodard.
Leading the team to their success is junior Danae Decker. Decker has placed fi rst at two out of four meets.
Decker’s success has left her hoping to medal in the state tournament.
“Hopefully I place at regionals then place in the top twenty at state, that will guarantee me a medal,” she said.
Decker isn’t the only Blue Comet playing well though.
The team has placed in the top 10 every meet with the help of senior Jessie Pringle, junior Jordan Hartman and sophomore Nikki Clark.
Regionals will be held on Oct. 10 in Garnett.
The Blue Comets played yesterday at Columbus but results were not available at press time.
GOOD LUCK BLUE COMETS!“I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me.”
- Philippians 4:13
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Jack Martin/ The CometFreshman Madison Dispen-sa has led the way for the girls cross country team.
As a journalist, it is my duty to report the cold facts. So as painful as it may be to refrain from embellishing and glossing over to preserve my dignity, I must approach this report honestly and professionally. Let it be known that I, Kansas Rose, have fi nally been conquered by a challenge I could not handle. Here’s what happened.
There is one characteristic that absolutely defi nes me: my attitude. No matter what, I tend to see things from a one-sided point of view — the positive side, that is.
In fact, despite increased efforts by certain concerned peers, I am still not inclined to see the negative side of looking at things positively.
Having long been challenged by the aforementioned peers to “wipe that stupid grin off your face,” I decided to do just that. Monday, September 12, I determined to go an entire day without smiling.
Things were off to a rough
start. It wasn’t until I was halfway to the school that I realized the shirt I had chosen to wear featured a large, beaming smiley Elmo face. How ironic.
I walked into school with an expressionless face, made it through the commons area successfully, felt rather proud of myself, and then BAM!
“Good morning, Miss Madison Wendt!”
“ W e l l , g’morning, Callie!” (You can only imagine my megawatt grin and extra sugary sweet voice here).
Immediately I scowled, mentally kicking myself. Won’t happen again, I thought. Famine and death and pestilence. Think sad thoughts. Famine and death and—“Morning, Madison.”
“Oh hi, Rachel!” (Smile, chipper tone, fail).
I wish I could report that I got my act together the rest of the
day, but I cannot. It just felt wrong when I didn’t return a person’s smile in the hallways; I would
never want to hurt anyone’s feelings.
Also, I never realized that my mug’s default
expression is a mild smile—s o m e h o w
my mouth naturally turns up at the edges, even when at rest.
My various attempts to add more variety in my facial
expressions had mixed results.
For example, one attempt was
met with a leer and a wink from an unknown male I saw
after school; apparently the look I thought said “aloofl y indifferent” can also be interpreted as, “Heyyyy, sweet
thing.” Maybe I
shouldn’t have c o o l l y r a i s e d
m y eyebrow?
I did, however, manage a maximum of 30 minute increments at a time, a personal record.
And one small victory occurred when an individual who generally complains about my overwhelming optimism asked me why I had that, “sad puppy dog look on my face.” It just wasn’t right, he said.
It was strange how the whole thing affected my mood. The longer I went without smiling and focused on the negative, the sadder I felt.
I was a different person without a smile. Instead of
seeing one smile roll like a wave across an entire hallway, I was accomplishing nothing, unable to spread a little joy to the people I passed by.
So to the unnamed individuals who always bet that I lack the skill to last a day without smiling, I must confess that you were absolutely right. I cannot.
But I don’t feel like any less of a person because of that. As I discovered, a world without happy faces is very dim and dark indeed, and I plan to continue to spread the light of a smile every chance I get.
Not all athletes at Chanute High School suit up in the Blue Comet blue and gold. Some, like sophomore Tori Greer, are active in sports not offered at CHS.
While her classmates are busy with volleyball and basketball practices this year, Greer will participate in gymnastics as a member of Flips T&T.
“It’s a fun sport, and I absolutely love it,” Greer said of gymnastics.
Living in a small town presents a challenge to an aspiring gymnast. So much emphasis is placed upon co-curricular activities within the school that gymnastics goes unnoticed and
unappreciated. Since not many people
participate in small town gymnastics, competitions require travel, and rigorous preparation is necessary before facing opponents from larger cities.
Practicing four to six days per week, Greer dedicates a great deal of time to the sport.
Despite the hours and hours of work it takes to perfect her
routines, Greer would not have it any other way.
“It’s a daring sport and can be very dangerous if you don’t train correctly,” Greer said. “But it’s a very fun sport.”
Greer said it takes a bit of a daredevil to excel at gymnastics.
“Because it is daring you can’t be scared to throw new tricks and try and become better,” she said.
As for inspiration, Greer does
not have to look far.“Casey Finley [is my
inspiration], because he is from small-town Chanute, and he won worlds,” Greer said of the 2001 CHS graduate’s world championship in tumbling in 2000. “If he can do that then I want to try.”
Beyond dreams of a world championship, Greer’s other goal is to continue gymnastics in college.
“I want to go to a college that I can get a scholarship to, but not many colleges have teams,” Greer said.
For now Greer is focusing on working hard having a lot of fun while pursuing her passion – even if her fellow classmates won’t be around to cheer her on.
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Students
BRIDGET BRAZIL
SENIOR
Senior Bridget Brazil is this issue’s Star Student.
Brazil, the daughter of Tim and Wendy Brazil, has a 4.0 GPA.
As member of the cheerleading squad, she enjoys spending her time cheering on the Comets and dancing.
In addition to cheerleading, Brazil takes part in Stugo, KFEA and History Club.
Brazil says she hopes she’s fun to be around, and she’s dedicated to the things she likes.
Brazil has yet to pick a college, but she plans on attending a college on the East Coast.
MADISON WENDT
JUNIOR
UP CLOSE
BY RAVEN FARR
JUNIOR
FEATURING: FRESHMAN
DALTON VARGO
Turn that smile upside down? Frowning much harder than it looks
CLUB NEWS
FCAStudents will meet on the
football fi eld at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 for Fields of Faith, a celebration of Christianity in action.
FCA will also adopt a needy family for Thanks-giving and Christmas.
FBLAFBLA is selling Blue
Comet apparel at every home football game.
FCCLAThe fi rst meeting was
September 14 during Comet Time. Members participated in a tailgate on September 15 and scavenger hunt on Sept. 21. Another tailgate is scheduled for tonight’s game.
Fall Leadership Confer-ence will be held Oct.15 in Neodesha. Cost is $5 due today. Freshman represen-tative applications are due Oct. 26.
FLCFLC had their fi rst
meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13. They nominated offi cers and will be electing soon. Also, dues need to be paid as soon as possible.
KFEAKFEA membership is
still open, but dues need to be paid as soon as possible.
Candy bar sales will continue through October. Next fundraiser is the var-sity football snack bar on October 21.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 5, during Comet Time.
NHSThere was a meeting
during the week of Septem-ber 12th. NHS is starting up electronic recycling within the school. Electronic recy-cling includes recycling any types of electronics (broken or in perfect condition) and ink cartridges.
Electronic recycling benefi ts the environment because discarded electron-ics and ink cartridges do not decompose when taken to landfi lls. Make a difference and support electronic recy-cling today!
TSA
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Taylor Catterson/The CometSophomore Tori Greer
soars through the air during gymnastics practice for her team, Flips T&T.
Greer, who ran cross country, played basketball and ran track as a freshman, has fallen in love with the new sport — which does not involve a Blue Comet uniform.
“It’s a fun sport, and I absolutely love it,” Greer said.
Flipping out: Sophomore discovers love of tumbling
”“ It’s a daring sport and can be very
dangerous if you don’t train cor-rectly.
- Tori Greer, sophomore
TAYLOR CATTERSON
SOPHOMORE
In each issue of The Comet this space will be devoted to introducing our readers to a student at Chanute High School. This issue features freshman Dalton Vargo.
Q: If you could have any pet, what would it be?A: “A monkey to replace my brother.”
Q: What’s the most played song on your iPod?A: “‘Numb’ by Linkin Park.”
Q: In your opinion what is the best day of the year?A: “Halloween because I get to scare little kids.”
Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be?A: “A spy, because I could change my name to Sam Fisher.”
Q: If you could stay one age forever what would it be?A: “Sixteen, so I could drive as long as I wanted to.”
Q: Free hugs: good or bad idea?A: “Only if it was a hot chick.”
STUGORegional Conference
was held in Independence on September 22.
Spirit Week was this week, with the following days: Monday- ItalianTuesday- Ranch Wednesday- CaesarThursday- Thousand IslandFriday- Bleu Cheese
StuGo also held a coin drive to nominate a staff homecoming king and queen. The candidates with the most money in their jars will be elected. Proceeds benefi t the local food pan-try.
The homecoming dance will be in the commons area tonight after the football game until midnight. Cost is $3.
This year’s TSA presi-dent is junior Dalton No-akes and vice-president is Brandon Gilbert.
TSA will be hosting a fi lm festival as well as mak-ing hats for the Friday door greeters as community ser-vice.
To raise money for the State Conference in April, TSA will be putting on an-other pie-in-the-face con-test. This year’s contenders are P.E. teacher Andy Al-bright and counselor Jason Feeback.
TAYLOR MCMILLAN
SENIOR
Taylor McMillan, son of Kelli and Dennis McMillan, has a 3.93 GPA.
McMillan takes part in a number of clubs and activities including debate, forensics, FLC, Scholars Bowl, Jr. Lions, Green Team and LifeSmarts.
In his free time McMillan enjoys playing guitar, watching movies, reading and volunteering for the Faith House.
McMillan describes himself as brainy, shy and a little bit of a hipster.
He likes chick fl icks like “Sex and the City” and “Time-Travelers Wife.”
McMillan’s plan for the future is attending M.I.T. as a physics undergraduate and earn a Theoretical Physics degree.
Awkward situations are bound to happen at one point or another, but why purposely set people up for one?
Like auditorium and theater seats, for example, have to be one of the most awkward things ever.
Who’s armrest is it? Mine? Yours? Both? How are you supposed to share an armrest? What if the person next to you has scabies?!
Another thing that’s annoying and disappointing …celebrities developing wrinkles. (cough) Hugh Grant and Mathew McConaughey.
Noodling. We want to go. Period. End of story. Like who doesn’t want to catch a fi sh with their bare hands?! (That’s total sarcasm if you didn’t pick up on it).
Japanese steak houses are delicious. Not going to lie. Ya know, where they cook the
food right smack dab in front of your face.
BUT, what’s not delicious is when there’s a hot guy at your table. This is just a recipe for disaster. Because when the cook is throwing food at you, fresh off the grill, shrimp and balls of rice that you’re supposed to catch in your mouth… it tends to get a little saucy. (No pun intended).
Not to mention they just lit the grill on fi re and your eyebrows about fell off.
Circle High School… it’s for real. And what’s their mascot? Square?!
So this morning, we were going to class and what do we see? A giant fl ock of birds that was covering the ENTIRE yard in front of the library.
We could honestly say we felt like we were in the old Alfred Hitchcock movie ‘The Birds’. There were around 1.2 million. No, not really. But we did think they were going to attack us.
“I’m Tara Guinotte, and how DARE you make a MISTAKE in MY presence!!!!” (In manly voice). – Sydney Kochenderfer
Boosh (n): The sound Sydney and Rachel make to imitate someone falling down.
Aimlessly- a word that is apparently too big for Rachel’s friends’ vocabulary.
Everyone has heard the expression “Back in my day…” from an elderly person at some point. It’s generally followed by a list of reasons why their generation was better than ours.
Their reasoning is better upbringing, work ethic and pride in accomplishment. Why don’t people say, “Back in my day, video games were better?”
Throughout the year I will be reviewing classic video games. There are fi ve categories: appearance, gameplay, relevance, story, and music. These will be ranked on a scale of one to ten.
This issue’s game is Super Mario World.
Appearance — 8 The appearance of Super
Mario World (SMW) is what you would expect out of a Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game.
It is very simple but at the same time crisp and clean. I really like the color scheme of the game.
Gameplay — 10The gameplay of SMW is
amazing. It introduced things that revolutionized the Mario franchise.
Yoshi made his debut; the cape replaced the raccoon suit. The game has a fun and engaging multiplayer.
The game also features many secrets which make it a fun and
engaging game no matter how many times you have played it.
Revelance — 10This game until recently was
Nintendo’s highest selling game of all time. Add that with the introduction of Yoshi and you have maybe the most important Mario game of all time.
Storyline — 7The major weak point to this
game is its story. The story is pretty bland and
unoriginal. Princess Peach has again been kidnapped by the evil Bowser.
Mario must then make his way through worlds and castles to rescue her. This really hurts the value of the game for those gamers who enjoy a story as much as good gameplay.
Music — 10The music of SMW is iconic,
maybe the only thing more recognizable around the world than the Yankees’ logo.
The music like many other elements in Super Mario World is amazingly simple yet brilliant.
Overall — 9.7Maybe I was a little biased
towards this game. I remember my dad and me waking up and sitting down and playing this game.
This is without a doubt my favorite game of all time. So it is really hard to put a numerical value on the game.
As my good friend Jefferson will no doubt tell you, this game actually mathematically receives a nine.
But how do you say that Super Mario World is only worth a nine? The sentimental value warrants a .7 bump; after all, it is the greatest game ever.
Jake JohnsonJunior
Topher GraceActor
Look-alikes
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Guess Who!Clues
• Size 12 shoe• Owns 32 mam-
mals• If you water her
she won’t grow• Long locks
So Random
Look-alikes Guess Who!Arts & Entertainment
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Joe MorrisSenior
“Swamp People, I have potential as a gator
wrangler.”
If you were stuck in a TV show what show would you want to be stuck in?
Retro Review: Super Mario World
By: Meg Lieffi ring/Junior
It’s junior Mallory Flowers!
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The Earth is not a sphere. Just thought you all should know that, since our science teachers don’t tell us this stuff!
Forest Turner danced at the Mexi-can Fiesta and I didn’t. Jealous.
Video Game Review
Cat and Noodle by Morgan Olson/Senior
Creative CometsWhat’s your favorite thing about your work?“I like the fact that I used shells, and it somehow turned into a living thing.”
What was your inspiration?“Mr. (Rick) Bushnell gave me the project, and I just happened to think about Sci-Fi and scary stuff.”
How long did it take?“Around two weeks.”
If you could change anything, would you?“I would probably do it in pastel instead of pencil.”
J KS
“CREATURE FEATURE”
Courtney BecherSenior
“Scooby Doo, because it used to be my favorite show
and I would love to solve mysteries and such.”
Humor
Awkward Babbles
RACHEL TUCKER AND
SYDNEY KOCHENDERFER
JUNIORS
FOREST TURNER
SENIOR
Super Mario World
Released: 1990
Platform: Super Nintendo9.7 out of 10
• Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.
• Surgeons perform better during operations if listen-ing to music.
• There are 45 miles of nerves in the human body.
• You lose enough dead skin cells in your lifetime to � ll eight � ve pound � our bags.
“Well, that’s why Al Gore invented the Internet!” - Mr. Bruner
Mr. Fox calls the shots... in tennis meets.
I’m Asian and a woman. It’s a double whammy driving fail.
College is for fools, stay in high school.
If you say “gullible” slowly, it sounds like “oranges”.
How do you know it wasn’t a scab?
Two things I hate: Capitalism and John Mayer.
One time I saw Fox on a daaaaaaate.
If a #2 pencil is so popular, why is it still #2?
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