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Facebook: MHS The Student Newspaper March 2011 Volume 73, Issue Four
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
MARION HIGH SCHOOL
Senior Spotlight
Page 4
Justo Lamas
Page 5
Senioritis
Page 3
MHS Musical a Huge Success All of the acting in the play was top notch; however, a few noted actors
really connected with the audience. Everyone laughed out loud at Chris
Simmon‟s Erkle-like delivery. During the last song, “Brotherhood of Men”,
Kelsey Clark made the crowd laugh as her serious character of Mrs. Jones sud-
denly turned flirty and whimsical. Kate-lyn Salzman also had a spectacular final
performance of her high school career.
Without the help of choir director Mrs. Adams, and
band director Mr. Graham, there would be no show. The amount of time and energy that the teachers, the
choir, stage, and pit orchestra members put in is im-measurable. The play was extremely successful and
entertaining. Bravo!
-Sarah Anderson
On March 4th and 5th, MHS put on the pro-duction “How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying” at the Marion Cultural Civic Center. Senior Katelyn Salzman and sopho-
more Vinny Segretario played the leading roles of Rosemary and Finch respectively. Along
with supporting roles filled by Chris Simmons and the MHS choir, the classic show came to
life.
The story line consists of Finch climbing the business
ladder from a window washer to eventually the Chairman of the Board all from following the directions of a “How
To” book. Along the way, he creates the enemy of the President‟s son, Bud Frump (Chris Simmons), and falls in
love with Rosemary. After a business plan gone wrong, Finch finally succeeds when he tells the truth of his mea-
ger past and his ignorance of business management.
Pom
Page 6
The Student
Marion High School
1501 S. Carbon St.
Marion, IL 62959
(618) 993-8196
Page 2 THE STUDENT- ISSUE FOUR, VOLUME 7 3
Head Editor: Jordan McBride
Editors: Sarah Anderson, Dakota Evans, Aaron McGee
Sponsor: Mrs. Presley
Contributing Staff: Kristen Fowler, Essence Kimble, Michael McAnelly, Taylor Pankey, Nicholas Rakers
Special Thanks: Google Images, The Daily Republican
The Student is a newspaper that is produced by Marion High School students on a periodic basis.
Food For Thought
Spring Break Offers Glimpses of Summer
MHS The Student newspaper
Typical student response to
school lunches: Nasty, Eww, What
is that? Is it the students fault for
their response, or is it the school‟s
fault for serving unidentifiable
food?
First Lady
Michelle
Obama is on a
campaign to
decrease teen
obesity and
increase aware-
ness of nutri-
tion. Ideas such
as removing the
vending ma-
chines from school and changing
school lunches have been pushed
in all school districts, even ours.
While the majority of the specta-
tors view the student as the picky
eater, one should look at the food
being served.
The schools can not control what
is supplied them, so the blame does
not go to MHS and the cooks. On
the contrary, our cooks do an
amazing job. By relying on nothing but
common sense, it seems apparent that it is
futile to serve peas and carrots and foods
that the average student has never tasted
and expect the majority of the student
body to eat it. Even adults would refuse
such items.
Also, the appearance of
the foods adds to the stu-
dent‟s acceptance. If
something looks scary, one
can only determine that it
tastes scary. Once this is
decided, that‟s when the
vending machines and even
not eating comes in. The
students aren‟t choosing
junk food over school food. They are
simply doing what anyone at any age
would do and follow their taste buds to
food that they know will taste good.
Instead of the health departments giving
speeches on junk food and McDonalds,
they should make healthy food more ap-
pealing. And this starts in the cafeteria.
-Sarah Anderson
Whether you intend to work
diligently for the remainder of
the school year, or „quit‟ at some
point in the near future, it is im-
perative at this time of year that
all of us hammer out at least a
few more weeks of work. After
all, we still have an entire quarter
left, and there is plenty of time
for almost-summer laziness after
Easter.
-Jordan McBride
For once, spring break actually
felt like spring this year. Fantas-
tic weather, long, school-less
days, rigorous courses) made last
week an excellent time to rest,
recuperate, and realize that we
only have one quarter remaining
until summer.
Teachers, too, seem to have
caught on to this almost-summer
vibe (though not enough to pos-
ses them to stop from piling on
the homework the moment we
returned from break) and they
have already begun the inevita-
ble, “don‟t quit yet!” speeches.
Page 3 THE STUDENT- ISSUE FOUR, VOLUME 7 3
Senioritis
All Wound Up
riculars. How any student gets
through the week with all of
these stressors and outside ac-
tivities is beyond me.
I truly hate to wish my life
away, but I am completely ready
to graduate. A few more weeks
are all that separate us seniors
from the rest of our lives-it‟s no
wonder we are so impatient and
eager! Teachers, please take it easy on us.
We cannot help that our minds are some-
where else. And to all my fellow seniors . . .
hang in there guys!
-Michael McAnelly
After attending Marion
High School for the last
three years of my life, I must
say I am quite ready to move
on. Every morning I find that
various shades of exhaustion
have lined my eyes, my back
has decided to start hurting
again, and I almost never
have time for breakfast. Af-
ter spending all day receiving my education, I
go to work and stay there until 10:00 at night.
How am I supposed to make time for my-
self? I have a lot on my platter. Like many
high school students I go to school, hold a job,
and attend classes at John A. I barely have
time for anything, and I am without extracur-
Ready, set, pull! That‟s right, it‟s
time for Mr. Wallace‟s annual Mouse-
trap Car labs, where physics students design and create their own mousetrap
cars.
There are only 2
rules, your car
must be powered
by the mousetrap
and all mouse-traps must be the
typical mouse-
traps created by
the “Victor”
mousetrap car
company.
The lab has been described as one of the best labs ever done in Physics.
Cody Wilson, a physics student, says “I
found this lab to be a very rewarding edu-
cational experience”.
The Worldwide Record for longest dis-
tance traveled by Mousetrap
Car is said to be 111 meters.
The longest distance traveled
in all Mr. Wallace‟s classes is
55 meters. Mr. Wallace says
“It is a good project for relat-ing acceleration, speed,
torque, momentum, potential
energy, power, and basic en-
gineering principals”.
The winners this year are
Blake Stigal and Emilee Bowles; their car
traveled over 44 meters.
-Nicholas Rakers
Page 4 THE STUDENT- ISSUE FOUR, VOLUME 7 3
How to Succeed in Business… : A Pit Perspective Marion High School certainly has some talented perform-
ers, musicians, and directors. The performance of How to
Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was beyond ex-
cellent, not only from my personal pit orchestra perspective,
but also from the wildly enter-tained crowd in the packed audi-
torium on both nights the musi-
cal was performed. Though be-
ing down in the pit does not al-
low for a particularly enjoyable
viewing location, it does present
the opportunity to notice the
flow of the music and how well
our actors blend with the orches-
tra. I may not have been able to
truly see the musical, but being
involved in the majority of the practices from the beginning, I
have been able to realize how
much it really came together.
Because I know the script, I
could truly tell that the perform-
ers really did know their lines, and could take liberties with
them, judging the direction the scene was taking.
I was also quite proud of my fellow Pit Orchestra mem-
bers. Thanks to Mr. Graham, our devoted band director, and
long practice hours, I believe our performance was just as
impressive. On the piano was Ms. Armetta Beltz, who was a
great help to us, and we were all very glad to have her. The
Percussion I part was Nick Meneese, who never ceased to
amaze me, for he would have long scene change solos. We
would also have been lost without our outside string players: Sylvia Graham and
Andrea Murphy on the Violin; and Phil
Carstens and Jessie Croster on the Cello.
Other important members of the pit: Mike
Lynch on the Guitar; Chesney Crain on
the Bass Piano; Kristina Vick on the Alto
part of Reed I; Ben Woodard, who played
the entire Reed IV part (which entails the
Clarinet/Bass and Tenor Sax); and also
Aaron McGee, our only Horn player.
There were a few hiccups: most notably of Mike Lynch deserting the pit and ap-
pearing on stage during our dress rehearsal
(Mr. Graham was furious), as well as an
extremely long black out before the Satur-
day night performance. But in the end,
Mrs. Adams, who also put in long, dedi-
cated hours for this performance, gave us the cue to begin the
overture. But overall, I was quite proud of the performance on
both nights, and everyone involved should be also.
-Taylor Pankey
Senior Spotlight: Damon Holst Relatively new kid, Damon Holst , is a senior this year. Last
year, he moved to Marion from
St. Louis after living in Chicago
and Minneapolis. He has an older and younger sister along
with a dog named Nanook, who
is “the love of [his] life”. Al-
though he loves his dog, he also
cares for his girlfriend a lot, too.
For the foreseeable future,
Damon will be graduating MHS.
As a member of the top ten, he is looking forward to reading
names at graduation. In the
summer, he is traveling with his
sister to Haiti on a mission trip. Along with the majority of the
senior class, Damon will be at-
tending college. He will spend
the next four years at Elmhurst in
Chicago studying Political Science.
He plans on living his life based off the phrase, “If you earned your seat
at the table, sit down and eat.” (L.
Sanders)
Damon is a jack of all trades. He owns and rides a unicycle on a regu-
lar basis, he is an excellent singer
and he frequently amuses his AP
Literature class with spontaneous bal-lads in imitation of Shakespeare. Last
year, he started “No Worries Wednes-
day,” which entails wearing plaid or
argyle. Also, all of his birthmarks are on the left side of his body. He‟s a
member of the MHS golf and tennis
teams, as well as playing the saxophone
and oboe, although he hates the oboe. He watches the Discovery Channel and
enjoys watching the marine life shows.
His aspirations are to become the first
non-corrupt politician and to become the President of the United States.
Along the way he plans on buying an El
Camino, but until then his “Danger
Ranger” will suffice.
-Sarah Anderson
Page 5 THE STUDENT- ISSUE FOUR, VOLUME 7 3
Review: An Abundance of Katherines
Michael L. Printz award-
winner John Green has written
another stunning novel. An
Abundance of Katherines is a
hilarious and addicting novel.
It tells the story of prodigy,
Colin Singleton, who has only
dated girls with the name
Katherine, and his quirky best
friend, who has never had a
girlfriend. Comparable to The
Catcher in the Rye—which is
mentioned in the novel several
times—An Abundance of Kath-
erines is a memorable coming-
of-age story. As Colin waits
and longs for a “Eureka mo-
ment,” he tries to perfect what
he calls “The Theorem of Un-
derlying Katherine Predictabil-
ity.”
This math is explained in ex-
haustive detail in the appendix.
This passage was actually writ-
ten by a career mathematician
who is a close friend of Green‟s.
Through flashbacks and funny
footnotes, Colin‟s story is told in
the a very unique way. Though
the novel is one of the most
open-minded and amusing books
I have read; it comes highly rec-
ommended. Though, just like
with his past novels, John Green
is still somewhat of an acquired
taste in reading.
-Taylor Pankey
Justo Lamas Rocks Marion One Last Time On March 8, Spanish students from
all over the area came to the Civic Cen-
ter to watch Justo Lamas‟ last perform-
ance. He is an Argentinean singer who
travels the United States and whose songs are famous in Spanish class-
rooms. He has been singing and per-
forming for students for many years,
but this year is his last tour.
Justo‟s concert is very entertaining.
He sings famous songs from artists
such as Selena and some of his own.
Along with singing, Justo gives the
message of striving after your
dreams.
As a child, Justo dealt with his mother‟s schizophrenia and suicidal
tendencies. She died when he was
only 16 years old and then he was
determined to reach his dreams of
becoming a star singer while moti-
vating youths to learn a new lan-
guage and to follow their dreams.
After this year, Justo will manage
new artists with the same goal. His
reason for discontinuing his concerts is because he wants to spend time with his
wife and two little boys.
Katelyn Salzmann and Maggie
O‟Neill sang “Te Necesito” with Justo.
Many students from Marion were able
to go on stage and participate in Justo‟s
games. After the concert, Justo signed
autographs and took pictures with his
fans.
Gracias to Sra. Yeck and to all those who helped make the arrangements for
Justo to perform. All of the students
appreciate the experience. Te faltamos
Justo!
-Sarah Anderson
Page 6 THE STUDENT- ISSUE FOUR, VOLUME 7 3
THE STUDENT
The Marion JV and Varsity
Pom Pon Squads have had a
great season. On February 4,
they hosted the annual Chili
Supper before the home bas-
ketball game. The JV team
performed their competitive
kick routine during JV half-
time and varsity performed
their competitive kick routine
at varsity halftime. The fol-
lowing day Marion hosted the
IDTA regional at the high
school. It was a successful
competition
for both
squads.
The teams
have also
attended re-
gionals in
Belleville
East, Belle-
ville Alt-
hoff, and
Benton.
The varsity team attended
the Highland competition
as well. Both
teams received
first place and
qualifying scores
for state finals.
Junior Varsity
won first place in
kick and pom
dance at their
state finals in
Bloomington.
Varsity received
Pom Squad Has Successful Season
second place in kick and
third in jazz at their state
finals at U of I. Color
guard also received a first
and second place finish at
state. Congratulations to
all the pom girls for an
outstanding season!!
-Kristen Fowler
Page 7 THE STUDENT- ISSUE FOUR, VOLUME 7 3
MHS Boys, Girls Basketball Teams Finish Great Seasons
The MHS Lady Wildcats finished
the season after a tough loss against
Mt. Vernon in the regional game;
however,
the season
was
sparked
with
many
great
memo-
ries. At
the begin-
ning of
the season
the girls
were 5-0, winning their opening
tournament. Throughout the season
Senior Lindsay Lenon scored her
1,500th career
point. During re-
gional‟s, freshman,
Cydney Paul was
the only Lady Cat
to make it through
past the first, sec-
ond, and third
round of the re-
gional where she
came one short.
The boy‟s bas-
ketball team has
also wrapped up
their 2010-2011 season. Through-
out the season they also had many
memorable moments. The boys
beat Carbondale on the Terriers
Album Review: “Speaker of the Dead” mated television series or
comic book, the obvious
song‟s being “Demons
With Ryu” and “Children
of Cybertron”, references
to Street Fighter and
Transformers, respec-
tively.
I found this album to
be their best so far.
Those of you who have
lost faith in them, I sug-
gest sitting down and lis-
tening to “Area 64-66” or
“Cries of Credo,” your
faith will be restored.
I easily rate this album
Emmure‟s 5th album “Speaker
of the Dead” was released Feb-
ruary 15th and has been shaking
stores across the nation. I was
starting to believe Emmure was
losing focus with their music,
considering they rapped in the
last installment. But these
thoughts have been put to
ground after listening to the new
record. Emmure has come back
stronger and heavier than ever.
The lyrics are still simple yet
deep, such as on song‟s like
“Drug Dealer‟s Friend” and
“Bohemian Grove.” The band
still has their comic side, with
every song a reference to an ani-
home territory for the
first time in many
years at the Pink Out
game for breast cancer
awareness. "The boys
have had their ups and
downs but always
played as hard as they
could," says an outside
source.
Congratulations to
both teams on their
seasons!
-Megan Lewis
a 4.5 out of 5, I suggest
anyone who likes the hard-
core genre to go out and
buy it.
-Nicholas Rakers
Photos Compliments of
The Daily Republican
Page 8 THE STUDENT- ISSUE FOUR, VOLUME 7 3
Newspaper Staff Competes in SISPA Journalism Conference
Award Placement
First Place
First Place
Third Place
Third Place
Third Place
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Awardees
Michael McAnelly
Sarah Anderson
Dakota Evans
The Student Staff
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Megan Lewis
Taylor Pankey
Nicholas Rakers
Kristen Fowler
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