The High Post

highpostonline.comOctober 2010 Volume 88; Issue 1

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Inside... Annual Art Gala

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Fall Sports Seasons in Review

The hottest entertainment for the fall

Big Brothers and Big Sisters lend helping hands

AUTUMN ARRIVESAUTUMN ARRIVESThe leaves change as students await The leaves change as students await the upcoming Thanksgiving break. the upcoming Thanksgiving break.

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The Art Gala

Annual Art GalaJimmy SingerStaff Writer The Greater Latrobe Senior High commons area is transformed and fi lled with tables overfl owing with food in the center with tables surrounding. The Center for Stu-dent Creativity’s walls showcase the pieces of art to choose from to add to the Greater Latrobe’s collection and in the auditorium, student art docents anxiously await their turn to present each piece of art. All of these events occurred dur-ing the evening of Thursday, November 4, 2010 during the Art Gala, the Art Conservation Trust’s annual fundraiser for conservation and maintenance of the senior high’s special art collection. Center for Student Creativity director Mrs. Golden commented on the evening, “The 2010 Art Gala was a great success and over 350 community members attended.” From its start in the early 1990s, the annual event is important for the continuation of the unique collection at Greater Latrobe. “The Art Gala is the only fundraising event for the GLSD Special Art Collection and it is also the time of year that members of the community can renew their Hun-dred Friends of Art Membership,” elaborated Golden. “The Art Gala is often also the only time of year that members of the community enter the school and can appreciate the artwork.” The evening started in the commons area where a hors d’oeuvre buff et was served by local cater-ers. Students from Mrs. Burford’s culinary classes and members of Student Council were also on hand to serve punch to all who attended the event. “We heard lots of great feedback about the food which was provided by Ear-nest Gourmet and Rizzo’s Malabar Inn,” added Golden. Some attendees visited the Center for Student Cre-ativity for a preview of the art where coff ee and dessert were served. While in the auditorium, student art docents pre-sented each piece of art to choose from. “It was nerve-wrack-ing to stand on the stage and deliver the speeches,” com-mented junior Gretchen Uhrinek, one of the art docents. “All in all, though, everybody did a great job. I really loved being a docent, and I hope that I get to return next year as a senior.” Golden agreed commenting, “The art docents did a wonderful job researching and presenting the artwork.”

In addition to the art docent’s presentations, the Associated Art-ists of Pittsburgh were also honored. Mrs. Barbara Nakles, chair of the Art Conservation Trust, presented a plaque to the Associat-ed Artists, who are celebrating their one hundredth anniversary. Part of it reading, “With deepest respect and gratitude, the GLSD Art Conservation Trust and the students of the Greater Latrobe School District honor the Associate Artists of Pittsburgh in their 100th anniversary year. Works by members of the Associated Artists provided the foundation for the school’s unique Special Art Collection and they continue to be a signifi cant part of it.” During homeroom on the day of the Art Gala, students voted for the piece of art that they liked best and wanted to add to Latrobe’s more than two hundred piece art collection. The student’s top choices include “Competitors” by Maura Koehler Keeney, “Sailors’ Delight” by W. Benjamin Thomas, “The Chicken” by Eileen Potter Koplman, and “Con-fronting Maya” by Vaughn Clay. The top choice was “Snow Crest, CO” by Skip Allen. Student Council will now meet with Mrs. Golden to discuss the purchase of the new addition. As well as the senior high purchasing art each year, the elementary schools and junior high are also begin-ning to form their own unique collection. “A new addition to the Art Gala was the junior high school presentation of the student art collection’s recent additions,” added Golden. Each year, the Art Gala reminds all of the very unique collection that Greater Latrobe students have the privilege to see each day. “We often hear from former stu-dents who say they didn’t realize how unique the art col-lection was while they were in school and thought ev-ery high school looked like Latrobe,” remarked Golden. From its beginning, in 1936 when the fi rst piece of art was purchased, the mission of the art collection was to expose students to original art. That mission continues to-day, while also evolving to encourage students to appreciate and understand art. “I commend the work of Student Coun-cil for continuing this tradition and working to fundraise and purchase new artwork for the school,” stated Golden.

Invited guests of the 2010 Art Gala make their rounds around the Center for Student Creativity. They consider each work individually.

Q&AQ&A What Piece of Artwork Did you Vote for and Why?

“Promises III” because I like the way it looks like rays of light. Abstract stuff is cool.~Adella Hillebract, junior

I thought the wooden sculpture, “The natural world as we know it is being destroyed, but I’ve learned to relax and stop wor-rying about it through the practice of arts and crafts: Upon a videotaped interview of John Baldessari” was very interesting and well crafted.~Kate Thornburg, senior

“The Chicken” because I think it symbolizes who we are as wild-cats.~Keven Phipps, sophomore

“The Protectors” because it was vibrant and full of strength.~Mollie Yandrick, senior

I voted for the wooden sculptor, “The natural world as we know it is being destroyed, but I’ve learned to relax and stop worry-ing about it through the practice of arts and crafts: Upon a videotaped interview of John Baldessari” because I thought it looked intriguing and I would enjoy looking at it daily.~Jacob Artuso, sophomore

~Jimmy Singer, Staff Writer

Held on Novemebr 4, 2010, the gala promoted adding peices of art to the senior high art collection.

A large crowd at-tending the 2010 Art Gala, gathers in the CSC to admire this year’s selections. One of the more physical pieces, “The natural world as we know it is be-ing destroyed, but I’ve learned to relax and stop worrying about it through the practice of arts and crafts: Upon a video-taped interview of John Baldessari” by Will Giannotti, lurks in the corner, seem-ingly watching it’s audience.

Photo by: Dan Kubus

Photo by Dan Kubus

National Forensics League

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Klaudia LongStaff Writer When most people hear the word “forensics,” they probably think of shows like CSI, Law and Order, and NCIS. However, the forensics team does not study bones, but instead speech. Some people, however, think instead of Latrobe’s foren-sics team. According to Junior High speech teacher Mrs. Bompi-ani-Smith, coach of the forensics team,

“Many people don’t realize that the word ‘forensic’ refers to art of debates and argumentation. It per-tains to the arguments and debated presented in the court of law. Thus, the forensics with which everyone is familiar because of CSI and shows of that nature really is the argument of a case through the use of science- hence the name, forensics science.”

Mrs. Bompiani-Smith guides the events and practices that are held on Mondays after school. The events can either be debate or festivals. Debate involves discussions such as Student Congress, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Public Forum Debate. Debate focuses on rhetoric while festivals accent interpretation. Festivals have categories such as original oratory, prose, poetry, duo, humor, drama, im-promptu, radio announcing, extemporaneous, and commentary.

Judges can either be students who have earned enough points or coaches. Currently, Latrobe has two judges who are students, both juniors, Adella Hillebrecht and Jimmy Zimmerman.

Hillebrecht stated about being a judge, “I like see-

ing everyone else’s pieces and being critical while analyzing things. I also like giving good advice so I can help them improve.”

Forensics has been used as stepping stones for many recognizable fi gures. A few of the notable past forensics mem-

bers include: James Dean, Rich-ard Nixon, Robert Shapiro, Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcom X. Each of these people has achieved great things, and being a member of forensics has helped them achieve their greatness.

Rachel Komisak, member of the forensics team and junior at Latrobe who recently reached Na-tional Forensics League’s (NFL) level of Honor said, “I like forensics because you meet all kinds of new people and get to hear many diff er-ent speeches and points of view.”

Many people join for dif-ferent reasons; some to im-prove their resumes, some to have fun with friends, and

some for their future careers.

Three year member Katie Holtzer stated, “Be-ing that I want to be a lawyer it seemed like some-thing to help with public speaking and debating.”

Members who join soon realize how much fun the team is. Holtzer said, “Once I joined, I had a lot of fun and still continue to be a part of it.”

National Forensics League:Science or Not?You’ve heard a lot about them on the morning

annoucements, but what exactly is Forensics club about?

Rachel Komisakthe next Oprah Winfrey?

What is your favorite part about forensics?“Hearing the diff erent pieces every-body does and being able to tell who really practiced versus who just is doing it to do it.”

What is your best forensics memory?“Probably doing my duo [a two person interpretation] with Tera (Pettina) because we got really into it with adding our own stuff to make it better.”

How long have you been partici-pating in it?“Since the ninth grade.”

How did you get started in foren-sics?“I decided to take Speech and Fo-rensics in ninth grade and I fi gured I might as well compete with it.”

What made you want to do it?“I wanted to become a better speaker which I think I have accomplished.”

What activities do you do for forensics?“I mostly read prose pieces and sometimes poetry or duo. My favorite prose piece was The Guardian by

Nicholas Sparks.”

You may not even know it, but celebrities like Oprah have been apart of Forensics just like Komisak.

~Complied by Klaudia Long

Forensics FormsStudent Congress: This event has students debating the pros and cons of student written legislation in a mock congress session.Lincoln-Douglass Debate: A one-on-one debate that lasts a half hour per round. Topics change every two months and deal with values and philosophy more than fact.Public Forum Debate: This is a partner debate, two-on-two. Top-ics change each month and deal with current issues in the news.Original Oratory: Students conceive, compose, and memorize a seven to ten minute speech on a topic of their choice. The speeches should be informative or persuasive. There are lots of options since the topics can be on anything.Prose: Students will take a story, play, etc. and interpret it for listen-ers. It does not need to be memorized and is not meant to be “acted out.” The time limit is ten minutes. It is a single person event. Poetry: This has the same guidelines as prose except it requires students to interpret poetry.Duo: This is a two person event. The pieces can be funny or serious. There are no props and the time limit is ten minutes. The students interpret a piece with several characters so they must move smoothly between characters. The interpreters, without any eye contact, carry out movements and gestures.Humor: This is a single person event with the time limit of ten min-utes to interpret a piece that must be memorized. It is the same type of piece as duo, except with one person.Drama: The same guidelines as humor except it must be serious and dramatic.Impromptu: In this event, the student draws a random topic and composes a fi ve minute speech in fi ve minutes. Radio announcement: This event requires students to do read-ings straight off of prepared two minute piece. Extemporaneous: This is a single person event in which students draw three topics that relate to US of foreign issues and tehn have thirty minutes to prepare a seven minute memorized speech.Commentary: Similar to extemporaneous in everything but the questions and style of delivery. Instead of a question, students draw a topic such as, “Elections.”

NFL members always presented their best efforts at their meets.

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Being a Mentor

BIG HEARTS HELPING LITTLE HANDS

Q&AQ&Awhat is your favorite part about being a mentor?

A new requirement for maintaining membership of Na-tional Honor Society involves obtaining twenty service hours. For many of those students, a program called Study Buddy is giving them an opportunity to get those hours and help out elementary school children in the process. The Latrobe High School Study Buddy tutors go to one of the three elementary schools in the Latrobe school district and tutor young students for an hour. Each Study Buddy tutor is assigned to a certain classroom, and the students within that room requiring extra help un-derstanding concepts and completing their schoolwork receive help from their Study Buddy. Study Buddy tutors teach on a variety of subjects depending on what the class-room teacher feels the student needs the most help with. For Tori Vallana, reading skills has been the main subject that she had been teaching her buddy. Study Buddy is providing students with a means of helping those younger than them as well as meeting their NHS requirements.

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Study Buddies

Compiled by Julia Menarchek

“Teaching the kids and watching their improvement. It makes both of us feel good about ourselves. Accomplishment is the sweetest success.”- Amber Watkins, senior

“I love how enthusiastic the chil-dren are while they are learning. I also love the joy on their faces when they see their mentor each week.”-Meghan Kernicky, junior

“I love seeing my buddy smile and laugh as I help them every Mon-day. I love to see that they are getting enjoyment out of learn-ing.”- Haley Shiver, sophomore

Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization that strives to make a diff erence. Each child is paired with a role model that will help them in areas of study that they struggle with. This program builds a one-to-one relationship between the child and mentor. This relationship will grow as it builds upon trust and friendship. The Big will help his/her little with their schoolwork, friends, families, or any other issues that is brought to the attention of the Big. Students at Greater Latrobe get the chance each year to be involved in this mentor-ing experience. Seniors, juniors, and sophomores meet at Baggaley Elementary School every Mon-day for about an hour after school. This experi-ence is a great opportunity for students to become involved in the district and lend a helping hand to the children at the elementary school.

is aan organization thatBig Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Compiled by Maria Graziano

An average day for a senior has them anticipating the fi nal bell that sends them home at 2:30. This is the bell that sends them away from the drama, the stress, and the classmates who are emotional, stubborn, and sometimes unbearable to be around. This year I had the chance to volunteer my time to participate in two separate mentoring organizations: Big Brothers Big Sisters and Study Buddies. As a senior, the elementary class setting was a complete change from a rou-tine atmosphere at the high school. These kids are full of curiosity, happiness, hope, and amazement. Their biggest worry is a splinter, and their saddest day is rainy. Spending time with these kids each week made me realize that before we were high school students, we loved coming to school! We loved each one of our teachers, we loved learning, and most importantly, we loved each other. We appreciated everything when we were young, the colored leaves that fell from the trees, the fi ve spelling words that we spent all night practicing, and each and every friend in our elementary class. I believe that every high school student should get the chance to realize that things are simpler if we just think like a fi rst grader. The opportunity to mentor a young child can be a fulfi lling experi-ence that you and the child can both learn from.

-Maria Graziano, Assignment EditorStudents Taylor Pollock, Alexis Yazge, and Alexis Turin help their littles with math problems after school at Baggaley Elementary. This helps the children expand their knowledge.

Junior Emma Firment helps her little solve equations while playing a simple card game that involves math. This is a unique learning activity for the kids

Euro Classes

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European History and Literature

“This class rocks!” said senior Brandon Wiser, about the European History and Literature class. This double period class is off ered to seniors at Greater Latrobe and qualifi es as both a history and English credit. History afi cionado Mr. Ferraro and literary whiz Mrs. Penzera off er knowledge, advice, and experience in this project-based al-lusion- fi lled cross-curricular class. Besides the traditional teaching through teachers lecturing, this course off ers a variety of other ways to learn. Student made PowerPoint presentations, guest speakers fi lled with experience, historical movies, and original re-enactments, deemed the favorite by students. The various methods give students fresh way to connect to history. The Black Plague reenactment took place on September 22, 2010 at Rotary fi eld. Each student was as-signed a role in society: priest, peasants, and tavern own-ers, to mention a few. Mr. Ferraro infected a random citizen with the Bubonic Plague. The disease spread across their imaginary community. After simulating days of the disease as learned through research, the citizens/students of this English village slowly died off . “The Black plague reenact-

ment was really awesome because everyone really got into it,” says senior Wes Sinemus. Guest speaker Scott Perry adds his own knowl-edge to the students of Euro/Lit. He has a bachelor de-gree in Micro-Biotics, although his true passion is history. Perry was born in England and is a Latrobe graduate. He also helped lead the History Club with Mr. Ferraro for a few years. Perry has already spoken to the class about the English Civil War and the 100 Years War. “He is obviously brilliant by the way he speaks.” says senior, April Smith. Mr. Ferraro and Mrs. Penzera can let Perry know of a topic they would like to him to speak about, and Perry can prepare a college level lecture for students. Perry is planning on visit-ing the Euro/Lit students many more times this year. These opportunities and activities will not only help the students learn the necessary information needed for success in European History and Literature, but through these opportunities students will gain the knowledge they will need to prepare for the spring fi nal project, that will

take place in May 2011.

Students receive a unique look at history through the European History and Literature class off ered at Greater Latrobe senior high school.

“ It’s not ordinary... it’s alot more fun!” - Jess Miller, senior

“I like learning about the topics through projects. Also, we never really learned much besides U.S. History in this high school.”

- Mollie Yandrick, senior

“It’s different than any class I have ever had before” -Belle Blair, senior

“It is unique in the sense that it is more like a liberal arts college class than a high school class in that it is focused more on understanding the mate-

rial than taking standardized tests.” -Dylan Robb, senior

“I really like euro because we do a lot of fun activities and I like the eng-lish and history class combined.”

-Kate Thornburg, senior

“Euro is the best two periods of my day. It’s so relaxed and we have a good class. It’s different than anything I’ve taken.

-Sam Brooks, senior

“I love Euro with all my heart! It’s double period fun everyday! Mrs. Penzera and Mr. Ferraro are the best. We role play for the Black Plague, watch movies, and put on a play in the spring and the Europe trip in the

summer is the bomb!”-Caitlin Egan, senior

Compiled by April Smith

Q&A European Historyand Literature

Students

Planning for the 2012 England/Scotland Trip is underway.If you enroll in the trip by December 15 you will get $200 off

If at least three people enroll by December 15 the program fees will be locked in for everyone.

For more information and enrollment forms, see Mrs. Penzera in H108 or Mr. Ferraro in H109.

Members of the European History and Literature class learn about the Bubonic Plague in Medieval Europe by performing a reenactment. Stu-

dents were each assigned a role in society. Mr. Ferraro infected a random “citizen” with the Bubonic Plague causing the spread of disease in their

imaginary community.

Lizzie RuppenStaff Writer

Mashed potatoes and gravy because I love the taste of the gravy and potatoes together, it’s the perfect combination.~Alex Rutigliano, sophomore

Hard boiled eggs because they’re a tradition in my family.~Joe Albaugh, senior

Lucky Charms because they’re magically delicious~David Moff a, junior

Mashed potatoes because they’re delicious~Cam Roth, junior

Turkey because it makes me super tired so I can get enough sleep for black Friday.~Kim McDonagh, senior

Pumpkin pie because I love dessert on Thanks-giving.~Ryan Staff en, junior

Turkey and mashed potatoes because they taste good.~Eli Imbrogno, sophomore

The turkey leg because it’s kind of a tradition that I always get it.~Ian Steel, junior

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Autumn is Here Traditions Stay

Living in Pennsylvania has its ups and downs. Yes, the roads crack at the fi rst inkling of frost, ozone alert days are a real-ity, and the creek water carries a sulfuric tone. However, in Penn-sylvania, we experience all four seasons. We have the privilege of watching the sun drain every ounce of moisture from green grass turning it brown. We get to see the fi rst snow of the season layer the ground, coloring it sparkly white. The most spectacular sights that Pennsylvanians are ac-customed to seeing, though, are the transitions from cold to hot. Spring brings the blooming of fl owers and the warming of the frozen ground. Autumn is another transition entirely. As the leaves change colors and start to fall, days grow shorter and colder and crisper. The wind chill starts to rise in this time of giving. Options off er other perks than Pennsylvania’s. The Florida Keys would be a favorable place to live- warm weather all of the time. If Alaska was all that you knew, winter coats and shovel-ing snow would be the norm. Could you live, though, without a fi rst breathe of autumn crisp air, or the carving of pumpkins grown in the back yard? Jean jackets and rakes would prove useless in lands of either extreme. As the leaves change from green to brilliant reds, yellows, and oranges, autumn brings tranquility to our commonwealth. The hustle and bustle of summer gradually turns into a time of refl ec-tion on all of the good in the world, thanks to Mother Nature. As tanks and tees are traded in for winter scarves and wool, Pennsyl-vanians experience something both unique and beautiful. Plants may die, leaves may fall, and layers may increase, but the beauty of autumn is getting to watch the metamorphosis fi rsthand, day by day. A warming feeling is created with the changing of the seasons that only we could know.

~April Smith, Print editor

This Season, Be Thankful For: Fall FestivitiesFall Festivities

Thanksgiving Traditions

~Rachel Stauffer, Staff Writer

Nick KovacevicStaff Writer Thanksgiving has always been a traditional holiday. The day has been long been characterized by heaping helpings of food and see-ing relatives that many times are only ever seen around the holidays. Somewhere between the turkey and pumpkin pie, though, there is an-other tradition that has become synonymous with thanksgiving; football. Throughout the years football on thanksgiving has been prevalent to the point that many people look forward to it as if it is a vital holiday tradition. One of the more important parts of Thanksgiving football is the traditional home teams. It has long been the norm that the De-troit Lions and Dallas Cowboys have held home games. The Cowboys, being America’s Team, seem to be a good fi t for the national audi-ence. The Lions, on the other hand, are a perennial doormat and it has always puzzled me as to why they are always on for the holiday, but I suppose tradition is tradition. Some people, such as senior Jake Ley-land, just see it as another part of thanksgiving. He said, “We all love to see the Lions lose year in and year out.” There are of course more games scheduled on Thanksgiving, such as college football, college bas-ketball, as well as the recently added Thanksgiving night NFL game. While some people look forward to the matchups, oth-ers are simply brought together by the common interest of watching a game. It gives people something to do throughout the lull periods that sometimes arise when the family is not eating, for example. Se-nior Andrew Mucci and his family routinely watch football on the holiday. He said “most of the time it seems as though the men watch the games while the women don’t.” No matter who does and doesn’t watch the game, it will continue to be a tradition in many families. Football has long been America’s fondest sport, and it is only appropriate that such a sport is woven into a holiday that is uniquely American. As long as there is Thanksgiving there will be Turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffi ng. But sure as the Macy’s pa-rade will be in New York, there will be football on Thanksgiving.

QWhat are your Thanksgiving traditions?

I go to my grandma’s house and my family stands in a circle while each person breaks off a piece of bread and ways what they’re thankful for. This is a Catholic tradition.~Tory Russo, junior

Everyone comes to my house for Thanksgiving dinner and we play fun games together such as Scrabble.~Laura Spiegel, senior

I get up and watch the Macy’s Day Parade while eating toast without jelly, just butter. Then I eat and eat and eat and eat.~Alexa Bell, junior

I eat until my pants don’t fi t anymore!~Marisa Larkin

My family goes to West Virginia to my Aunt’s house. My little cousins and I play basketball and play on the trampoline. Sometimes we go to the photography studio next door and take pictures.~Jenna Beeman, junior

I go to my grandma’s house and my family eats our Thanksgiving dinner. We usually sit around and talk while we watch the football game.~Lisa Durando, junior

I like them. I get to hang out with my friends that I don’t get to see in school. I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving because my brother is coming home from Ohio University.~Raven Hrtyanski, Sophomore

I bow hunt so I’ll be hunting. Also I’m getting ready for Thanksgiv-ing and spending time with my husband and son. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.~Mrs. Wright

No, I don’t think we should have as many days off because it would better our education with less days off .~Lucas Welts, Sophomore

I like the breaks, but I don’t like the interruption it causes, but who doesn’t like turkey?~Ms. Harvey

I think the days off are good. I’m spending time with family and friends and riding fi re trucks. ~Nick Rubino, Junior

November = my favorite month.~Sam Prichard, Senior

How are you liking the November days off ?

What foods are you looking for-ward to most over Thanksgiving?

Turkey Trot Remains Tradition

Shea AugustineStaff Writer For the 16th year in a row, the 5k Turkey Trot is being hosted by Latrobe Parks and Recreation on Thursday, November 25, Thanksgiving Day. It’s the day that runners and walkers can have fun and participate in friendly competition before feasting later in the day. Courtney Joseph, who has done the race for 2 years, enjoys participating, “I like doing the Turkey Trot because it makes me feel better about myself when I’m stuffi ng my face later that day, plus I like to run.” The race is a great way to be active before the traditions of Thanksgiving Day begin. “This is the sixth year I’ve ran the Turkey Trot. It’s become a part of my family’s thanksgiving tradition and it’s something I enjoy doing. I run with my friends every year,” said Allie Campbell, who plans to continue her trotting tradition this year. The atmosphere at the race is always friendly and fi lled with excited chatter as the racers pin on their numbers and tie their pace trackers to their shoelaces. The Turkey Trot starts just outside of the Latrobe stadium and fi nishes on a stretch of the track in the stadium where racers fi nish with people cheering them on. After the race, sliced oranges, ba-nanas, water and Gatorade are provided as a refreshing and rewarding way to end the race. During the race they provide a morale boost by having someone dressed in a turkey costume run with the racers. The laughter is unending as you see a giant turkey dancing through the crowd. The Turkey Trot has been a big part of family tradition for 16 years and continues to be not only a way to socialize with friends before the holi-day, but to get exercise before the day of feasting begins.

~Shea Augustine, Staff Writer ~Rachel Stauffer, Staff Writer ~Lizzie Ruppen, Staff Writer

&&As the Leaves Change...

MTV Mademaking dreams come true, at least for one of our classmates

Sheetz MTO’sShmuffi ns, Shmiscuitz, and Shmagelz... anytime anywhere- even at one in

the morning

Haircutsyou never realize what truly looks good until No Shave November

Fall Days they come fast and leave fast, fresh cool air can be short lived

Complete DVD set of Boy Meets World it’s like a handbook to all teenage drama

Post Itswhether reminders, notes, or doodles, post its make work fun

Microsoft Word cursive writing, black ink, 5,000,000 words, hand cramps. hand writing a paper? that’s ridiculous.

Key chainsyou never realize what you have until it is gone. You might as well fl ush a lone key down the toilet without a ring to keep it handy.

Caff eineThe resfreshing taste of an ice cold Mountain Dew, a hot frothy cappuccino, or an incredibly carbonated Mon-ster in the morning guaren-tees interation in fi rst period astronomy.

Q&&

Thanksgiving is a food lover’s favorite holiday. This holiday brings fami-lies together from all over the country and allows them to sit around at a table

full of delicious food and have a fun, memorable time. Families tend to celebrate this holiday the same way each year, so it becomes a tradition that cannot be

broken. Thanksgiving is full of traditions and each family celebrates this holiday in their own, unique way.

Football: a Truly American

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Photo by: Matt Fasce

~April Smith, Print Editor

Senior Kylie Lamberski wraps her fabric around the pole in preparation for dying. This is another method used to design the fabric. This process will create a unique design on Lam-berski’s fabric.


Art to Wear

Art -to- Wear is the perfect project for students interested in art, sewing, and even fashion. Select students have the opportunity to use their artistic skills to dye and sew a piece of clothing together which they will later model in a fashion show. In this nine week program, they have other fashionable opportunities as well. For example, these students will travel to Pittsburgh to meet artists practicing in the fabric arts. Currently 16 students take part in Art-to- Wear. In order to be accepted into this program, students must show their vision of their design and they have to prove that they’re creativeness to the teachers. These students have sewing skills, art talent, or both. Fabric art students include: seniors Emily Buncie, Renee Conte, Kayla Golden, Kylie Lamberski, Megan Visconti; junior, Kelsey Korzak. The art students include: se-niors Katelyn Kovalcik, Carly Meadway, Marc Shepard; junior, Amanda Adams. Students taking both classes include: se-niors Caitlin Egan, Kim McDonogh, Brianna Ridilla, Kris Vat-ter; juniors, Victoria Donley and Melissa Sinemus. Mrs. Balko, Mrs. Gaudino, Mrs. Ross, and Mrs. Bur-ford combine their talents from art and family and consumer science as they guide and work with the students through this process. Art-to-Wear students meet for demonstrations on

dyeing techniques such as the ancient Japanese Shibori. Given a blank slate of fabric, students practice dyeing using the Shi-bori techniques they were taught. After students are fi nished dyeing fabric, they meet for the construction of their piece of clothing. Beginner Art-to-wear students usually construct pajama pants since they are the simplest. More advanced students will construct skirts and even dresses. “I’m making a skirt using a scrunching technique with brilliant blue dye,” says Melissa Sinemus. Students this year have the opportunity to take a trip to Pittsburgh to visit the Society for Contemporary Crafts where they will attend a workshop with resident artists. Stu-dents will be taught how to create silk scarves using screen printing and will have the opportunity to make their own scarf. This year’s fashion show is scheduled for January 28, 2011 at the Latrobe Art Center. There, Art-to-Wear students will walk around and model their diff erent pieces of clothing, sharing the techniques they used to construct them. Art-to-Wear is a wonderful opportunity for creative students who enjoy art in general. This is open to all students at the high school who have or are currently taking fabric arts or a regular art class. These students are given the chance to use their imagination to create a piece of clothing of their choice, and to learn the many techniques involved to do so.

Display Case: Melissa Sinemus

What is your biggest inspiration?I wouldn’t exactly call it inspiration, but any-thing random that sets off a thought process. It’s more like “oh, look! A squirrel holding a nut! I bet that acorn would be fun to draw….maybe with greens and purples….you know what else is purple….?” And I eventually get to a point where I decide to draw a duck or something to that eff ect.

Favorite art medium:My favorite is graphite (which is just a pencil), but most frequently used is a pen and napkin or place-mat.

Classes Taken:Art Exploration, Drawing and Painting, Ceram-ics I.

Favorite Artists:Albrecht Durer and M.C. Escher

Art in the Future:I had human fi gure and 2D/3D design scheduled for this year, but they didn’t work with my other classes, so I’m taking them next year with maybe independent study.

Junior, Melissa Sinemus shows her creativity through drawing, pottery, and now, fashion. She is one of the many artistic minds that were selected for this years Art to Wear program.

Creativity in Art to Wear Juniors Melissa Sinemus and Amanda Adams use the method of clamping to design their fabric. Imagina-tion is needed to create a design with this meth-od. Students use keys, circles, and shapes to design their fabric.

Seniors Renee Conte and Em-ily Buncie use the technique of rope wrap-ping to design their fabric. The girls ideas for their fabric were shown in their Art to Wear proposal.

Rachel StaufferStaff Writer

Melissa used graph-ite to create the image of a squirrel perched upon a branch. This was one of the many projects in her art classes. Sinemus works her hardest on each and every one of her works so that her art portfo-lio will we outstand-ing when her senior year comes to a close. Compiled by Lizzie Ruppen

Entertainment

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Hot off the Charts...refresh your playlist.

~April Smith, Print Editor

Chillwith

Dirty HeadsKnown for:“Lay me down” you’ll be napping in no time

FYI:“Lay me Down” features vocalist, Rome, from Sublime

Check it Out:“Check the Level” these guys know how to chill

Partywith

The Black Eyed PeasKnown for:“Pump It” it’ll pump you up

FYI:It’s where Fergie started

Check it Out:“I Got a Feeling” playing this, tonight could “be a good night”

Rockwith

Cage the Elephant

Known for:“Ain’t no Rest for the Wicked” it has a story

FYI:Originally known as “Perfect Confu-sion”

Check it out:“In one Ear” but not out the other

Jamwith

Linkin ParkKnown for: “New Divide” starts with drumming

FYI:Been coming at us since 1996

Check it Out:“The Catalyst” will start a crazy jam session

Videogames Still Kicking

Halo: Reach Pokemon: Yellow

This Gameboy Color game expands on the adventures in Pokémon Red & Blue versions. Pokémon Yellow was created as a third option of the same game only it was tailored to resemble the Pokémon TV show more. In the game, Ash is given a Picachu as his starter pokémon, who fol-lows him around on the screen.

Sonic Adventure II: Battle

Released in 2002, this Gamecube game was the fi rst Sonic the Hedgehog game released for a Nintendo system. It attempts to employ many Boss level battles.

“Sonic Adventure II: Battle caused my friend to speed dial Game Stop just so I couldn’t get the game first. That says it

all.”~Anna Fazzini

This game was release in 2002 on Playstation 2. It is set in Florida in the 1980s. It follows a storyline similar to the iconic movie, Scarface. This game can be fi nished by beating all of the missions, or it can be played end-

lessly in freeroam.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

“Hands down the greatest video-

game ever made!”~Jesse Yuhaniak

Although the last time you may have pulled out your Game Boy Color was when you were in sixth grade at recess, suprisingly, they are still around. Check out what these kids had to say about the games they play on their “throwback” gaming systems.

“Pokemon: Yellow is the brightest of

them all!”~Joe Urana

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“It’s crazy awesome! It’s so modified; the

possibilities with what can happen

are endless. “~Zach Falat

This newest Halo game was released this year for Xbox 360. It lets you have an upper hand at war. It prequels the ear-lier Halo games, Halo, Halo 2, and Halo 3. Three diff erent modes can be played includ-ing: campaign, multiplayer, and four-player co-operate fi refi ght.


College Prep

High Post 2010-2011Assignment Editors: Maria Graziano and Nathan Takitch

Online Editor: Tori VallanaManaging Editor: Meredith Saunders

Public Relations: Erika Naeger and April SmithPrint Editors: Erika Naeger, Meredith Saunders, April Smith, and Julia Menarchek

Business Editor: Julia MenarchekPhotography Manager: Dan Kubus

The staff of the High Post is committed to serving the student body of Greater Latrobe Senior High School. The opinions articles contain the ideas and views of individuals and do not represent the views of the

staff , advisor, or administration in its entirety. The High Post is a public forum for student expressions, therefore any student who wishes to cre-ate dialogue concerning an issue may do so by submitting articles or Letters to the Editor in C109. In order to uphold the integrity of the publication, the High Post reserves the right to edit the submissions for grammar,

style, and available space. Submissions should not exceed 300 words.

Advisors: Mrs. Renee Stallings and Mrs. Acacia Houck Administration: Mr. LoCascio, Mr. Khrelik and Mr. Smith

Before vs. AfterJuniors discuss what they did in order to prepare for

the PSAT and then their feelings after taking it.

~Complied by Jimmy Singer

Preparing for CollegeA big part of applying to college is submitting SAT scores. Before taking the actual

SAT, students at Greater Latrobe were granted the opportunity to take the PSATs, a practice exam in preperation for the actual Student Apptitude Test.

Preparations for graduation are being made, even for sophomores and juniors. In fact, it’s never too early to start preparing for college. “Good planning is the best thing to do,” said guidance counselor Mrs. Kuhn. To make senior year easier, sophomores and juniors are encouraged to plan for college well in advance. The guid-ance department recommends vis-iting the career cruising website, (www.careercruising.com: User ID: Greater; Password: Latrobe), to get a good idea of what to do after gradu-ation. Going to the college fair, as well as visiting college campuses, will help make senior year go smoothly. Today, many colleges require their applicants to take the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), among other tests, in-cluding the ACT, and at select colleges, the SAT II. To help prepare for these important tests, the PSAT-NMSQT, a two-hour version of the SAT, is off ered. It mea-sures critical reading, mathematical reasoning abilities, and writing skills. This test helps students assess their ability to do college work and plan for college; for juniors, it aids them with choosing the senior schedule. This test gives students the experience of timed tests made up of multiple-choice questions in preparation for the SAT. “It gives the students a fi rsthand look at the breakdown of the test and the whole test-taking atmosphere,” said Kuhn. This test also off ers juniors who are eligible, based on index scores (the sum of the critical read

ing, mathematics, and writing skills scores), the opportunity for scholarship opportunities through the National Merit Scholarship Program. In all, a total of 9, 700 scholarships are off ered. In addition, approxi-mately 450 business organizations, including Timken and Kennametal, support Merit Scholarship awards.

“Usually, at least two students each year receive some form of scholar-ship money, the average amount being $2,500,” said Kuhn. Greater Latrobe hosted the PSATs on Saturday, October 16, 2010, at 8:00AM. In December/January, results will be given back to the students. These re-sults are very specifi c and tell exactly where the student needs to improve. Along with extra help that the school off ers in the math and writing labs, the

test booklet is given back. Score sheets show the student where they need to improve their skills, and include the numbers in the test booklet which the student may have missed so they can go back and learn from their mistake. “It gives students a great idea of where their strengths and weaknesses are, what to pay close attention to when studying, and for seniors taking the SAT, it seems to let the anxiousness of test taking go away,” said Kuhn. As all students at Greater Latrobe Se-nior High continue to prepare for graduation, es-pecially for these important tests, they are remind-ed that the library has reference and study guides, materials for the SAT, ACT, and a college search. “It’s available for use for all students at no cost. Just bring library cards,” said Kuhn.

~Complied by Jimmy Singer

Jimmy SingerStaff Writer

“It was good prac� ce in prepara-� on for the SATs.” ~Dan Sarver“The PSATs weren’t too bad, but I wish that teachers would spend more � me in school teaching us vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar skills for the reading sec� on or give prac� ce ques� ons like they appear on the PSATs so I could be more prepared.” ~Natalie Nakles “I didn’t think that it was too bad and think I made it out to be something worse than it really was.”~Morgan Stout, junior

“I bought a PSAT prep book” ~Ka� Jo Bozelli “[I] Studied a li� le bit each night then went over any material that I didn’t understand” ~Ka� e Uhring“Well, I took it last year, so I’m probably just going to look over the packet they give us and wing it.” ~Kayla Beckley “I got a SAT book and I’ve been studying since I got it.” ~Brooke Burk “Online, college board has prac� ce ques� ons I do every day.” ~Jessie Miller

Where do I start?Applying to college can be confusing and there is a lot that goes into it. To help ease the stress, keep these five steps in mind so when it comes time to apply, it’s a piece of cake!

1.Take the SAT or ACT

2.Obtain recommendations (if necessary)

3.Be aware of school application deadlines

4.Follow exact application instructions

5.Apply sooner than later!~Complied by Erika Naeger

What did you do?Comparing Junior students that took the test or did not.

Fall Sports

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Seniors on several Greater Latrobe fall sports teams talk about the season

Number 1 Runner

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“When our team fi nished 3rd at the County meet.”

“Scoring my one and only hat trick against Derry.”

“When I scored 2 goals for the team on senior night.”

“When I beat PT’s Number 1 golfer by 3 strokes.”

“Senior night. It was elabo-rate and nice to celebrate.”

“Just having fun with the team all season. We were family.”

“The dance party in Room 303 on the trip to Hershey.”

“Our overnight trip to Hershey and my perfor-mance there.”

“Beating Hemp-fi eld after being down 0-2 early in the game.”

“Beating Derry on senior night by a score of 5-1.”

“Beating Penn Traff ord on their home course.”

“When we played against Thad; a boy from Kiski.”

“We had a very positive attitude and won 3-1 on Senior night.”

“Bringing the county title back to Greater Latrobe.”

~Compiled by Nathan Takitch

THE GRID

Dan Trainer,Lacrosse

Favorite thing about the holiday

season

Blake Reeping,Basketball

Jim Ritenour,Wrestling

Strangest Christmas

gift you received

The food A scarf

Getting to see friends and family

Not having to go to school

A pair of dress socks

I got coal once as a joke

Favorite Holiday TV

show/Movie

A Christmas Story

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

A Christmas Story

Athlete Profile: Will wearsAthlete Profile: Will wears

Class: SophomoreClass: SophomoreSport: GolfSport: Golf

Handicap: 0Handicap: 0

~Compiled by Nick Kovacevic

~Interview by Harrison Leipold

High Post: At what age did you fi rst pick up a golf club and how have you become so successful over the years?

Will Wears: From what I’ve heard the fi rst time I picked up a golf club was around age 3 or 4 but obviously it wasn't too serious. I played in my fi rst tournament at around 9 or 10 and I can’t really remember how I

fi ve or win the event before I graduate. That is a BIG goal for me.

HP: What parts of your game do you plan to work on the most and what are your goals for next season?

WW: I have identifi ed some clear cut parts of my game that need to get sharper and I plan to work extremely hard on those areas, mainly my short game (putting and chipping). I think that every golfer including players on tour like Tiger could improve, so it will be a never ending goal to get better in some aspect over my career. My goals are to fi nish in the top 5 at the state fi nals next year and put myself in position to win!

HP: Do you plan on pursuing golf in college and if so, where?

WW: Yes I do. Some of the schools I am looking at are Missouri, Penn State, North Carolina State and Wake Forest. We will just have to see how I fi nish my junior year and fi nd the best fi t when the offi cial time comes. I’m not ruling any schools out.

just really liked the entire golf atmosphere. I’ve played other sports but golf just really stuck and so I’ve focused on it. I think my success has mainly been through my focus, work ethic, and just think-ing I’m the best even if I get beat or don’t play great.

HP: What kind of infl uence has your grandfather, Arnold Palmer, had on you?

WW: Well my grandfather’s experience is un-matched. Being able to talk to him and ask him questions about the way he did things and just watching the way that he carries himself even now is something that everyone could learn from.

HP: How would you rate your individual perfor-mance this last season?

WW: Well, it was pretty good. My main focus this season was making it to the state fi nals and I ac-complished that, so in that aspect it was successful. I am a competitive person and fi nishing 15th was nice but I defi nitely want to try to fi nish in the top


Volleyball Excellence

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what was the biggest highlight of your 2010 volleyball season?

“During my sophmore year when I got to sing the National Anthem at Kiski before a match.”-Katie Svetahor

“Our Chick-Fil-A runs before playoff games and senior night.”-Kim McDonagh

“Beating Kiski this year, because they had a guy on their team.”-Courtney Stynchula

“My favorite memory was winning the away match against Kiski, because they had a boy playing on their team.”-Kasey Feiertag

The girls volleyball team has recently capped off a great playoff contending season. The season had come to an end point when the Lady Cats lost in the second round of the playoff s to Seneca Valley, who was at the top of the rat-ings in states this year and fi rst in the WPIAL. After fi nish-ing the season sharing the section title with Kiski, the girls received an eight seed out of a possible sixteen for playoff contention, instead of a higher ranking if they were to take the section alone. They have continuously put in the time and practice necessary to make it to the playoff s. A solid fi fteen hours of practice a week helped the team grow stronger. The team faced the playoff s with extreme dedication as they were faced with playing against some very skilled teams across the WPIAL. Seniors leading the way for the team were Kim McDonagh, Katie Svetahor, Kasey Feiertag, and Courtney Stynchula. All in which played an important role in the season, and all were starters. Other varsity members include juniors: Allie Campell, Alex Palmer, Katie Thomp-son, and sophomore: April Krivoniak. The fi rst round of the playoff s was against Peters Township, at Peters Township. The expectations were for a good, close matchup. The fi rst game of the match was lost by the Lady Cats 25-17, yet in the second game the Lady Cat’s were victorious with momentum for the preparation for game three. Even with the momentum on their side, the team failed to win game three. At this point, most were thinking that this could be the end of a great season. The Cats struggled in the beginning of the 4th game, but they kept things close enough to win a spectacu-lar battle to 25 points. Miraculously, they snuck out with a win and forced a game fi ve, which would determine all the marbles, including a trip to the semi-fi nals. Game fi ve in a match is only played to 15 rather than 25, so they were going to have to play a smart game and that’s exactly what they did, and won the fi rst round. The Lady Cats won the fi nal contest against Pe-ters Township and moved on to semis, where they faced the number one team Seneca Valley, at Penn Hills. This match-up took place on Tueseday, November 2, where a large group of fans showed up to support the team in hopes of getting one step closer to States. The Cats received the “underdog”

position for this matchup and had “underdog” spirits. The opposing Raiders were just too big and over-all too much to handle. The team gave it a good run taking Seneca to four games, where they almost forced a fi fth. Af-ter losing some outstanding seniors from last season’s team, the lady Cats battled for a section title and almost earned a

trip to WPIAL fi nals and to States.

Volleyball ExcellenceVolleyball ExcellenceThis years volleyball season has come to an end as the girls lost their last playoff game against Seneca Valley.

Kal KempStaff Writer

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