Vol. 73 Issue 2

Facebook: MHS The Student newspaper November 2010 Volume 73, Issue Two

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MARION HIGH SCHOOL

Homecoming Parade -

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Homecoming Game -

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Wildcat Marching Band -

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Coronation -

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Homecoming 2010Homecoming 2010Homecoming 2010

Endless Summer NightsEndless Summer Nights

The Student

Marion High School

1501 S. Carbon St.

Marion, IL 62959

(618) 993-8196

[email protected]

Page 2 THE STUDENT- ISSUE TWO, VOLUME 73

Head Editor: Jordan McBride

Editors: Sarah Anderson, Dakota

Evans, Aaron McGee

Sponsor: Mrs. Presley

Contributing Staff: Kristen Fowler, Essecne Kimble, Megan Lewis, Mi-

chael McAnelly, Taylor Pankey

Special Thanks: MHS Yearbook

Staff, Marion Daily Republican

The Student is a newspaper that is produced by Marion High School students on a periodic basis.

The Morning After (Homecoming)

Homecoming Royalty

MHS The Student newspaper

The morning after Home-

coming is somewhat of a

dense fog which clears only

with time. After a few months

of preparation and fretting

over dates, cars, restaurants,

and colors, the night has fi-

nally arrived where it will all

pay off. Occasionally, it

never does. Something will

happen, drama will ensue, and

the night will be fun, but not

as smooth sailing as you may

have expected. Nonetheless,

after less than 24 hours, the

event is over and the time for

damage control arrives.

You wake up, rub your eyes

and remember the fun that

you had. Many girls are wish-

ing they took their makeup off

before they went to bed. As

they begin painfully taking

out the 147 bobby pins that leave

permanent scars on their scalp, they

realize that even after a night of

tossing and turning, their hair is still

in the perfect up-do they paid $40

for. Guys who might have played

it off for a night, still believe that

Homecoming is overrated (even

though you probably had fun). The

days proceeding consist of gossip,

who was with whom, and who did

what. But it quickly recedes into a

distant, foggy past. Homecoming:

we prepared; we went; we con-

quered; and now we have a head-

ache.

-Sarah Anderson

Above: the 2010 Homecoming

Court. Left: Seniors Abby Lan-

des and Nathan Abel after being

named Homecoming Queen and

King.


children’s faces when you pass

by. Thank you to all who par-

ticipated for once again putting

on a great Homecoming Parade!

-Aaron McGee

Student Talent on Display in Homecoming Parade

Thank You, from The Student

The chaos that is Homecoming has finally

commenced and the dust has, at last, settled.

Whether we spent the evening in a whirlwind of

lights and colors as we danced to the constant

pulsation of our interim DJ’s chosen tunes, opted

instead to resign ourselves to the tables in the

back of the gymnasium in order to best observe

and critique the dates and dancing of our fellow

students, or boycotted the entirety of the evening

from the comfort of our couch, the staff of The

Student believes that some thanks are in order.

Firstly, to the teachers, we thank you for en-

during our constant (and occasionally unex-

plained) absences from class during the week

immediately preceding the weekend. Your con-

stant pursuit of educational activities, even dur-

ing a week consisting solely (in student minds)

of face paint and football, is beyond admirable.

On October 15th the students at

Marion High School once again

helped to put on the annual home-

coming parade. The parade in-

cluded numerous clubs and organi-

zations that spent countless hours

putting together floats and displays

for the community.

Speaking as a member of the

marching band, it seemed as though

people were thoroughly enjoying

themselves as the parade convoy

moved along the route. It is always

worth the multiple mile trek to see

the looks on the elementary school

Secondly, to the administration, your patience

is nothing short of amazing. We thank you for

allowing us a spirit week, and being almost di-

vinely generous with punishments when our

festive dress would have aggravated even the

most lenient discretion.

Finally, thank you to the students. Not only

have your efforts in the sports you participate in

led us to an even better reputation as an out-

standing competitive school, your various esca-

pades throughout the week provided all of us

with constant laughs, and a worthy excuse to

get out of class.

With due appreciation paid, it is time for the

final verdict, Homecoming 2010: Success.

-The Student Staff


Pep Rally Energizes; Entertains

Senior Spotlight: Evan Williams What event are you looking most forward to this year?

Madrigals, with the MHS Choir

What’s your favorite song right now?

Place in this World by Michael W. Smith

Did you have a good final Homecoming?

Yes, I was very proud to be an escort and the dance was very good.

Any countries you want to visit? Why?

Yes, Canada, to see Niagara Falls

Which holiday is your favorite Halloween or Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving, because that’s when all my family comes in from out of state

Tell me something you would have changed about your high school ex-

perience?

I would have done cross country my freshman and sophomore years.

During Spirit Week, who was your favorite” celebrity”?

I really like the Johnny Cash outfit I wore.

As usual, the Pep Session was a complete

success. Among the many highlights, Mr. Mar-

tin gave excellent commendation for the football

team and roused up some energy for the game.

The soccer, tennis, cross-country, volleyball,

swim, and golf teams were also given due props.

Mr. Powell, along with his crew, gave the audi-

ence the show of a lifetime.

With the help of the football team, the

cheerleaders danced a spectacular routine. The

Homecoming Court nominees dress up their

men as women. The team of Abby Landes and

Aaron Adeoye won. The MHS Dance Team

put on a first place show to the song “Animal”.

Not to be overlooked are the MHS band mem-

bers and their impressive music. The Pep Ses-

sion truly energizes the student body and makes

them proud to be part of MHS.

-Sarah Anderson


Spirit Week

the Eastern competition.

Overall, the band met

and exceeded the expec-

tations given to them this

year. This is credit to

every member of the

band who worked hard

all season never losing

sight of their drive to

win. The future is bright

for the MWB and with a

wealth of talent being

groomed at the underclass

levels it can only go up

from here.

-Aaron McGee

Another season has come and

gone for the Competitive

Marching Band at Marion

High School and although it

was regarded as a rebuilding

year, the band produced many

excellent results. The percus-

sion section of the band won

top honors on three separate

occasions, the highlight of

which was being named best

percussion out of ten bands at

the highly competitive Eastern

Illinois Panther Invitational.

The winds were also produc-

tive producing music honors

as well as third place overall at

MWB Finishes High School Career

Aaron McGee, assistant editor of The Student

and senior in the Marching Wildcat Band.


THE STUDENT

On the 15th of October the

Marion High School football

team once again put on a spec-

tacular show for the annual

homecoming game. The Wild-

cats won 52-33, putting on a

clinic in effective offense and

defense for the victimized Car-

bondale Terriers.

The Cats offense came with

fire, quickly putting points on

the board. The defense contin-

ued to impress throughout the

game and stopped the Terrier

offense on multiple

occasions. Many sen-

ior athletes were hon-

ored before the game

along with a halftime

presentation for the

senior band, color

guard and pom mem-

bers. As always, the

home crowd really

pumped up the Wild-

cats on their way to a

decisive victory. Con-

gratulations to Coach

Martin and the Wild-

cats for making it to

the second round of

playoffs!

-Aaron McGee

Homecoming Football Game

Photos: Tim Petrowich-Marion Daily


New Teacher: Mrs. Tonazzi In room C105 there’s a new

teacher, Mrs. Tonazzi. She

teaches Freshman Seminar,

Computer Concepts, Ad-

vanced Computer Concepts,

and Business Concepts I & II.

Wondering how she got here?

She went to school here at

Marion High School and is

glad to be back. She also at-

tended SIU-Carbondale and

received her Master’s in Busi-

ness Education. This is her

first year at Marion High, but

not her first year teaching.

She taught for ten years in the

great cities of Chicago & St.

Louis. She’s kept her career in

high school and taught at Mor-

ris High School, Marquette

High School, and Chesterfield

High School and now Marion

High school. If this still is not

enough to please your nosi-

ness, she has three sons. She

also loves to go running with

her children, and enjoys com-

puters and reading. So please

go check out Mrs. Tonazzi.

-Essence Kimble

New Teacher: Ms. Maze hobbies is horseback riding with

her 4 yr. old niece. Ms. Maze is

a great addition to our teaching

staff and we look forward to her

teaching this year.

-Essence Kimble

Ms. Maze is a new teacher in

the Social Studies department.

She teaches Global Studies and

American History in room

B103. Her career up to this

point consists of her college

years, going to Shawnee Com-

munity College before transfer-

ring to SIUC where she received

her degree in Secondary Educa-

tion-Social Studies. She has

taught American History for

eight years, previously at Anna-

Jonesboro. She has also taught

Geography and Home Econom-

ics. She loves outdoor activities.

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Review: The Social Network

Review: Twice Upon a Marigold Despite a relatively low

reading level, this novel by

Jeanne Ferris can be de-

scribed as a sequel on the

same level as its predeces-

sor. Twice Upon a Marigold

has the same omniscient

narration that drew the read-

ers into the first book. With

such a smooth way of tran-

sitioning from the thoughts

of each character, the reader

will barely notice the

change. The thoughts of al-

most every single character

are known on a subcon-

scious level without affect-

ing the legitimacy of the

story line.

Ferris has created a com-

pletely random story that is

in so many ways a parody of

the basic fairytale, even to

the extent that the second

book is supposed to be the

happily ever after in the

story. The relationship be-

tween Marigold

and Christian is

meant to represent

the traditional

fairytale couple,

but they find they

have the same

problems as every

other couple; this is

a fairytale about

real life.

- Taylor Pankey

Isn’t it amazing how Face-

book kind of became relevant

one day and then the next

thing you know everyone,

even your parents were using

it? Well, what is even more

amazing is how Facebook

came about in the first place, a

story that for the most part has

been unknown until now. Di-

rector David Fincher delivers

the story of 20 year old Mark

Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg),

a college student at Harvard

who, in one night, created a

website that attracted over

4000 students, effectively

shutting down Harvard’s

online server. Soon after the

outstanding event, Zuckerberg

is contacted by twin brothers

Cameron and Tyler

Winklevoss (both portrayed

by Armie Hammer) to create a

social networking site called

“The Harvard Connection”, an

exclusive online Facebook for

Harvard students. While Mark

agrees to create the site, he

instead along with best friend

Eduardo Saverin, (Andrew

Garfield) and Napster creator

Sean Parker, (Justin Timber-

lake) create what would soon

become the biggest and most

powerful social networking

site of all time.

The film takes place in a

series of flashbacks spanning

from the creation of Facebook

in 2003 to the legal proceed-

ings when Zuckerberg was

being sued in 2007. Viewers

of the film will be drawn in

from the opening scene, as all

characters are very believable

and all situations seem extremely

real, mostly because all the events

in the film actually happened. The

movie’s dialogue is in my opinion

possibly some of the best written

work in recent cinema. I enjoyed

every aspect of The Social Net-

work, and the film (while extremely

dialogue-heavy) constantly kept me

on the edge of my seat waiting to

find out what happened next. The

only disappointing part of the film

was it’s ending, which seemed al-

most too sudden and unresolved.

Ultimately, The Social Network is a

film that everyone needs to see

even for those who haven’t yet cre-

ated they’re profiles. Speaking of,

be sure to check out the Marion

High School newspaper page on

www.facebook.com.

-Michael McAnelly

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