Volume5No.4Thursday,September29,2016OneSection4Pages
HowtoWintheSpiritStick
ByCalebMooreTheweekof Homecomingwas“SpiritWeek”wherehighschool grades nine throughtwelvecompeteall week fortheSpiritStick.TheSpiritStickistheepitomeofHighSchool
competition.
Thereisapointsystemestab-
lishedtodeterminewhowinsthe
SpiritStickeachyear.Firstoff,
firstplacewinnersfortheDress
Updayswinsixpoints.Second
placeearnfour,thirdplaceearns
two,whilefourthplaceearnsno
points.
ForthePowderPuffgame,
firstplacewinnersgaintenpoints
totheirtotalscore,and second
placegainsfivepoints.Thesame
scoringwasusedfortheIron
ManVolleyballgame.
Whoeverhasthemostpeople
intheirgradeattendthevol-
leyballgameonPainttheGym
Purplenightattainstenpoints.
Secondplacegainseightpoints,
thirdplacescoressixpoints,and
lastplaceobtainsfourpoints.
Then on Friday, whatever
gradewinstherelaysecuresten
points,whilesecondplaceearns
eightpoints,andthirdplacewins
sixpoints.
Thisyeartheseniorscame
outontopwithatotalof73
points.Congrats,senior class
andWildcats,onagreatspirit
week.GoWildcats.
HomecomingQueenCandidatesandtheirescortspicturedlefttoright:CourtneyKernichescortedbyMitchellBumgardner,HaleyKolsterescortedbyNickDeVries,JillNiehausescoredbyJakeBennett,CaitlynFieldsescortedbyBryceParish,AbigailLabonteescortedbyJoeyStephens,KyleeGansmannescortedbyAndrewJones,MadisonFullerescortedbyEthanSwenson,KelseyNowellescortedbyJustinOsmoe,AlisonBrannamescortedbyDougMiller,BriannaHenkeescortedbyKyleHeflinandMadisonBollmanescortedbyNickLawless.MOHSHomecoming!
ByKelseyNowellOnFridaySeptember17,MOHScelebratedtheannualhomecomingfootballgame.Priortothegame,thehomecomingparadewasheldstartingattheCityParkandthentravelingdownWestMain.TheparadefeaturedMOHSandMOJHSband,highschoolclassfloatsandqueencandidatesforbothhomecomingandprom.Thejuniorclasstookthefirstplaceprizefortheirclassfloat,withthethemeof“YourMomCalled,YouLeftYourGameatHome.”Thefreshmenfloatthemewas,“Wehave2020Vision.”Thesophomore
floatthemewas,“VictoryisSweet!”andtheseniorfloatthemewas,“Hay!How‘BoutaWin!”
Thepromcourtwasalsoincludedintheparade.Thepromkingandqueencandidatesare,JonnyDarrahandJillBaum,RogerConlee
andOliviaEstell,JoeyBaumandChelseyGorsich,NickDeVriesandRachelKernich,CadenMonkeandHannahKorunka,Bryce
ParishandElizabethIvey,JoeyStephensandWhitleyPfeiffer,ZachTooleyandMiaRoss.
HomecomingQueenCandidateswerealsofeaturedintheparade.Thecandidateswereasfollows:RepresentingAlton/Marquette,
MadisonBollmanescortedbyNickLawless;RepresentingBunkerHill,AlisonBrannamescortedbyDouglasMiller;Representing
Kincaid,CaitlynFieldsescortedbyBryceParish;RepresentingMarshall,MadisonFullerescortedbyEthanSwenson;Representing
MetroEastLutheran,KyleeGansmannescortedbyAndrewJones;RepresentingMt.Olive,HayleyKolsterescortedbyNickDeVries.
RepresentingNokomis,BriannaHenkeescortedbyKyleHeflin;RepresentingPawnee,CourtneyKernichescortedbyMitchell
Bumgardner;RepresentingPrairieStateConf.,AbigailLabonteescortedbyJoeyStephens;RepresentingTrenton/Wesclin,JillNiehaus
escortedbyJakeBennett;RepresentingWoodRiver,KelseyNowellescortedbyJustinOsmoe.
KyleeGansmannwonthehonorofHomecomingQueen.TheWildcatstoppedthenightoffbybeatingtheMinutemenwithascore
of27to6.CongratstoourWildcats!
MeetOurNewPrincipal
PicturedaboveafewoftheSeniorSpiritStickwinners,picturedlefttoright,backrow:EthanSwenson,JakeBennett,MitchellBumgardner.Frontrow,lefttoright:JillNiehaus,ZoeMurphy,CourtneyKernichandBriannaHenke.
ByWhitleyPfeifferMr.Baumberger,theformerjuniorhighprincipal,hasnowmoveduptoserveastheprincipalinthehighschoolatMt.Olive.Mr.Baumbergeradaptsverywellandisunderstandingofnotonlythestudents,buteveryoneinneed.Mr.Baumbergerstated,“Oneofmyfavoritethingsaboutbeingtheprincipalatthisschoolisbeingaroundallthestudentsandseeingwhatthestudentsinterestsare.”Mr.Baumberger’sfatherwasaminister,andMr.Baumbergeralwayssawhisfatherhelpingothersandrealizedhetoowantedtohelpothers.Mr.BaumbergergottheopportunitytoworkwithahelpgroupandsoonbecameaP.E.teacherandgrewfromthere.HetaughtP.E.forsevenyearsatBunkerHill,coachedjuniorhighboysbasketball,andalsoservedasanadministerinJerseyville
foroneyear.
Mr.BaumbergerattendedcollegeatLewisandClarkandgot
hisAssociateDegree,hegothisBachelor'sDegreeatSIUEand
hisMaster’sDegreeatUIS.Thisbeinghisthirdyearinthisschool
district,Mr.Baumbergersayshelikesbeingaprincipalherebecause
hegetsthe“abilitytomakeachangeintheschoolandstudentsfor
thebetter...Somedaysarebetterthanothers,itcanbestressful.”
ThroughouttheschoolyearMr.Baumbergersayshewantsto,
“Buildstudentsschoolspirit,everystudenttobeincludedandevery
studenttobeaccepted.”
Mr.Baumbergeralsosaysthemostchallengingobstaclesfor
beingtheschoolprincipalare,“Makingsurethestudentsstayupto
parandbeingabletoprovidethebesteducationforthestudents.”
Beinganewprincipalcanbedifficult,butweallhavefaithinMr.
Baumbergertoguideusontherightpath.
Mr.Baumberger,wewelcomeyoutothehighschoolandwe
hopeyouhaveagreatyear.
Mr.Winsel’s
ClassTrip
ByWhitleyPfeifferOnSeptember9,2016,Mr.Winseltookhisjuniorandse-niorshopclassestotheCoffeenPowerPlant.Mr.Winseldecidedtotaketheclassonthistripbe-causetheclasswastalkingaboutenergyandthewayitworks.Mr.Winselfeelsthestudentslearnedalot.Hestated,“Thestudentslearnedwhatacomplicatedandlengthyprocessitistomake
electricity.”
Althoughthisisthefirstyear
Mr.Winselhasevertakenhis
classonthistrip,hestated,“I
hopetogoonthetripeveryyear,
butnexttime,Iwouldliketogo
duringthewinterbecauseitwas
veryhot.”
CartoonConspiracies
ByMaddieBollman
Blink-182Concert
ByMaddieBollman
OnSeptember11,2016,thepunkrockbandBlink-182preformed
attheHollywoodCasinoAmphitheatreinMarylandHeights,MO
withopeningactsofTheAllAmericanRejects,ADayToRemem-
berandspecialguestDJSpider.Theshowstartedatseven,butDJ
spiderperformedatsixasfansfoundtheirseats.Theconcertwas
apackedhouseandallthefansstoodduringtheperformances,
dancingandsingingalongwiththeperformers.
Sittingattheconcertbeforeitstarted,Ihappenedtowatchthe
fansastheyfoundtheirseatsanditwaslikeathrowbacktothe
1990’sgrungephase,chokernecklaces,topknotbunhairstyles,
offtheshoulderorhighneckshirts,andflannelshirtstiedaround
theirwaists.Itwaslikesteppingintoatimemachinetothenineties.
TheAllAmericanRejectsperformedfirstatsevenstartingwith
theirsong“DirtyLittleSecret,”thecrowdloveditandsangalong
andjumpedaround.Theleadsinger,TysonRitter,toldthefans
afterthefirstsongthatitwasgoingtobelikesteppingbackintime
thewholenight,playingsongsfromboththe1990’sandtheearly
2000’s.Thesetlistfortheperformancewasonlysevensongstofill
anhourspace,nottoomanysongsforanhour,buttheymadeupfor
itbytellingjokesaboutthecrowdandtalkingaboutafewtechnical
issuesthathappened.Duringoneofthesongs,“ItEndsTonight,”
themainmicrophonewentoutandthecrowdsangthewholesong
evenwhenthemicrophonewasfixedorhefoundaworkingone.
ADayToRememberperformednextandtheiropeningsong
wascalled“TheDownfallofUsAll,”andthatelectrifiedthefans.
Aroundmyareaofsitting,peoplewereheadbanging,jumpingall
around,throwingtheirhandsintheair,andscreamingthewords.
Cartoonsaremeanttobeenjoyedbyyoungeraudiencesforentertainment,butdotheyhaveasecrettwistbehindthem?ForthenextnineissuesIwillbeexploringthehiddenmeaningsbehindsomeofthemostbelovedchildhoodcartoonssuchas,SpongeBobSquarePants,Pokemon,Rugrats,andmanymore.Thisweek,IwillbetalkingaboutSpongeBobSquarePants.
HaveyoueverquestionedwhythetowniscalledBikiniBottom,orhowallthecharactershappentobeinanimateobjectsthathavehumancharacteristics,suchasasponge?ThetheorybehindthisisthatBikiniBottomisanactualplace,butit’snotcalledBikiniBottom,itiscalledBikiniAtoll.BikiniAtollisaplaceintheMarshallIslandswherenuclearbombtestinghastakenplace.Somesaythattheradioactivitythecreatureswereexposedtoarewhatbroughtthemtolife.Likeasponge,starfish,andsquidthatallhavehuman-likecharacteristics.Anotherobservationmadewhenwatch-ingSpongeBobSquarePantsisthateverytimethereisanexplosionitisintheshapeofamushroomcloud,verysimilartohowtheexplosionsfromthenuclearbombsdroppedinBikiniAtolllookedlike.
AnothertheoryaboutSpongeBobSquarePantsisthatallthecharactersarethesevendeadlysins,wrath,sloth,envy,gluttony,greed,pride,andlust.Allsevensinsconnectwellwithsevenwellknowncharactersintheshow.StartingwiththemaincharacterSpongeBob,heissaidtobelust,butwhylust?Lustsactualdefinitionis“excessiveloveforothers,”andSpongeBobshowshisloveforothersallthetimethroughouttheshow.
MovingontohisbestfriendPatrickStar.Heisseenassloth.Patrickissaidtorepresentslothbecauseofhislazinessandunwillingnesstoact;heisalmostalwaysportrayedassleepingunderhisrock.WrathissymbolizedbySquidwardbecauseofhishatredtowardseverything,andMr.Krabssymbolizedgreedbecauseheonlycaresabouthismoney.SandyCheeksissaidtoportraypridebecauseofhowsheshowsherloveforTexas,andPlanktonissaidtobeenvybecauseofhowunsucessfultheChumBucketiscomparedtotheKrustyKrab.
ThelastdeadlysinisgluttonyanditissaidtobesymbolizedbyGarythesnail.GaryisgluttonybecauseofhowoftenSpongeBobsaysheneedstofeedhim.
Afterintroducingtheseconspiracies,doyouviewSpongeBobSquarePantsoranyofthecharactersanydifferently,orcanyouseetheconnections?Somethingsarecrazytothinkaboutwhenyouhavenotthoughtaboutthembefore.
BeyoncéConcert
ByCalebMoore
BeyoncérecentlytraveledtoSt.Louis,MO,forherFormationWorldTour,andJillBaum,aJuniorofMt.OliveHigh,wenttoseeherSaturday,September10.Herseatswereontheupperconcourselevel,section116,seats23-24.Eventhoughshewasfarfromthestage,theacousticswereloud,echoey,andbeautifulwheneachsongwassang.Theatmospherewasfullofloveandhappiness,“Everybodyaroundmewascheeringandenjoyingtheconcert.”
TheonlylowpointwaswaitingforBeyoncétocomeonstage
Onstage,therewerescreensthatshoweddifferentanimationstogowitheachsong,anddownnearthestage,thepitballsandeventoiletpaperwasthrownaround.ADayToRememberplayedasetlistof11songstofillaonehourwindow,andtheperformancereallyampedupthecrowedforBlink-182.
Afteratenminuteintermission,Blink-182finallymadetheirappearanceonstage.Theiropeningsongwas“FeelingThis”andthenthefamous“What’sMyAgeAgain?”Afterthetwosongs,thelead,MarkHoppus,mentionedthatSt.LouiswasamuchbetterlookingcrowdthanIndianapolis,IN,wheretheyplayedthenightbefore.GoingonjokinglyabouttheArchandtheol’MississippiRiver,becausewhatelseistherereallytoseeinSt.Louis?
Blink-182playedaseriesof24songs,fourofthembeingen-coresongstoendthenight,sixofthesongswerefromtheirnewalbumCaliforniathatwasreleasedonJuly1,2016,and18songsthatwerefromolderalbumsreleasedinthe1990’sandtheearly
2000’s.ThenightwasexplosivefromthefansbeingecstaticfromthepreviousperformancesandcarryingontheenthusiasmtowhenBlink-182cameoutonstage.
SecretStarbucksMenu
ByCalebMooreOn socialmediaI haveseenpeopleordersomeStarbucksdrinksthataren’tonthemenu.
TherearealsowebsitesthathaveStarbuckssecretdrinkrecipes.Hereareafewthatcaughtmyattention.
I’mahugeHarryPotterfan.I’vewatchedallofthemovies,infact.WhenIsawaButterbeerFrappuccinorecipe,IknewthatIwasgoingtogetitthenexttimeIwenttoStarbucks.AllyouhavetodoisaskforaCremeFrappuccinoforthebase(makesureyouorderwholemilkinsteadofskimmilk),thenaskforthreepumpsofcaramelsyrupandthreepumpsoftoffeenutsyrup.Tocompletethedrink,askforacarameldrizzleontop.Nowthisisadrinkworthtrying.
Recently,IhavebeengettingintothePokémonGogroove,capturingallsortsofPokémon.ThenIsawaStarbucksdrinkinspiredbyPokémon.IfyouwantoneasmuchasIdo,thenaskforthebottomhalfofthecuptobeVanillaFrappuccinoandthetophalftobeStrawberryandCremeFrappuccino.Then,askforstrawberrywhippedcreamtoreplicateaPokéball.I’mdefinitelygettingthisdrinknexttimeIgotoStarbucks,andmaybegettingthisdrinkwillhelpmecatchaPikachu!
You’veseenthoseInstagramStarbucksPinkDrinksfloatingaroundtheInternet,makingyouwishyouhadone.Well,nexttimeyouvisitStarbucks,orderaStrawberryAcaiRefresher,madewithCoconutMilkinsteadofwater,thenaddscoopsofstrawberries,blackberries,orboth.NowyoucanbethenextInstagramfamousofyourfriends!
Instagram:ASnapchatStoryCopycat?
ByCalebMoore
Instagramrecentlyreleased
anewupdatethatallowsusers
totakeapictureorvideothat
onlyshowsfor24hours,and
then disappears, replicating
Snapchat’s“Story”feature,that
doesthesamething.Thetwo
apps’storiesareverysimilar,
fromswipingup toreply,to
seeingwhosawyourpost.Both
appsallowyoutodrawonyour
postandsavethephotos,even
afteryoupostthem.
Although the two are
comparable,there are also a
few differencesbetween the
two.Instagramallowsyouto
pausethestoryandevengo
back to see previous slides.
Another difference is that
Snapchatallowsyoutoseewho
screenshotted your feed, but
Instagramleftthatelementout.
ManypeopleaccuseInsta-
gramofcopyingSnapchat,but
Kevin Systrom, the CEO of
Instagram,saysthat,“Thisisn’t
aboutwhoinventedsomething.
Thisisaboutformat,andhow
youtakeittoanetworkandput
yourownspinonit.”
andthehighestpartoftheconcertwaswhenBeyoncésangthesongs“OnePlusOne,”“AllNight,”and“Survivor,”butJillwantedtohearhersingthesong“Sandcastle”becauseitmeansalottoher.
Theconcertlastedthreeandahalfhours,butaccordingtoJill,itcouldhavebeenlonger.Shehadhighexpectationsforher,butBeyoncéliveduptothem.Aftertheconcertended,Jillsaidthatshefeltsadbecauseshewantedtogobackandseeitagain,andifJillhadmetBeyoncéaftertheconcert,shewouldhavetoldherhowmuchhermusicmeansandinspiresher.Shewouldprobablyevenasktobeherbackupdancer.
SuicideSquadMovieReview
ByCalebMooreOnAugust5,anewDCcinemafeature,calledSuicideSquad,haditsdebut.ThisfilmisinspiredbythecomicbooksthatincludedTaskForceX,acovertbandofvillainsondeathrowfrontedbytheUSgovernment,leadbytheinfamousAmandaWaller.WhilethecomicbooksincludedcharacterslikeBronzeTiger,Blockbuster,andNightshade,themoviekepttosomeoriginalcharactersincludingDeadshotandBoomerang.ThemostbelovedcharacterfromthemovieisthenotoriousHarleyQuinn.WhileHarleywasn’taoriginalcharacter,shedidjointhepublicizedNew52SuicideSquadin
2011.
Oneofthemostcriticizedcomponentsofthefilmwasthatthere
weren’tmanyscenesinvolvingtheJoker.Althoughtherewerescenes
ofHarleyQuinnandtheJoker’spast,themoviebarelyscratched
thesurfaceofthevillainousrelationship.MargotRobbie,theface
behindtheallsoflagrantHarleyQuinn,saidinaninterviewwith
theCollider,“...there’sjustsomanypeopletoplease,andyoucan’t
everreallymakeeveryonehappy.”
Whilemostofthemoviewascriticizedforlackingcomponents,
IpersonallyrecommendthemovietoanyDCcomicfan.Though
itdidjumparoundtheplotalot,thefilmdidhavegreatlighting,
cinematography,andemotion.Itwasafivestarmovieinmybook.
MeetTheCats’ConnectionStaff
EditorinChief:LisaHaenel
Sports:MitchellBumgardner(editor),
DarrianRoberts
School:WhitleyPfeiffer(editor),
KelseyNowell
Editorial:MadisonBollman(editor),
CalebMoore
TownandState:PaigeHolland(editor)
kyouforyoursupport.
Three MOHS Cheerleaders pictured left to right:HeavenSchehl,KaleighZiglarandBrooklynneO’Neal.
ByMitchellBumgardner
Cheerleadingseasonisofftoagreatstartsofar.Igotthechance
tointerviewthreeofthegirlsandtalkabouttheirthoughts.
BrooklynneO’NealisajunioratMOHSandhasbeencheering
foraboutfiveyears.Shelikesthatsheissoclosewithherteam-
mates,butshedoesn’tlikewaitingforcompetitionseasontostart.I
askedherifsheconsiderscheerasportandshesaid,“Yes,because
wecompeteagainstotherteams.Gymnasticsisconsideredasport
andthat’sincludedincheer.”Brookthinksthatgoodattitudeswill
determinetheteam'ssuccessthisyear.Intheoffseason,shegoes
totumblingclassestostayreadyforthecompetitions.Brookdoes
notplantocheerincollegebecause,“ThecollegethatIamwanting
tobeacceptedtodoesn’thaveacompetingsquad.”
HeavenSchehlisanupandcomingstaramongstcheerlead-
ers.Sheisafreshmanandhasbeencheeringforfouryears.She
enjoystumblingandstuntingatpractice,butdoesn’tlikeitwhen
theteamdoesn’tgetalong.Heavenconsiderscheerleadingasport
aswellbecause,“Youhavetoworkoutandpracticelikeanyother
sport.”Shebelievesthatinorderfortheirteamtobesuccessful,
theyneedtogetalongandworktogether.Heavenworksoutinthe
offseason,andshedoesplantotakehertalentstocollegewhenever
thattimecomes.
KaleighZiglaristhelastcheerleaderIhadthepleasureofinter-
viewing.She’sasophomoreandhasbeencheeringforfiveyears
now.“OneofthethingsIlikemostaboutcheerishowcloseyou
gettoyourteamduringeachseason.Idislikethatcheerisover-
lookedbymanypeople,”shestated.Kaleighthinksthatnegative
attitudesteartheirteamdown,andpositiveattitudeswillhelpthem
risetogether.Inhereyescheerisconsideredasportbecause,“It
requiresjustasmuchathleticabilityandtimeasanyothersport.”
Aftertheseasonisoversheenjoysworkingoutatthelocalgym,
tumbling,andstretchingathometostayinshape.Kaleighalso
planstocheerincollege.
Iaskedallofthegirlswhatadvicethey’dgivetosomeonenew
whowantedtotryoutfortheteam.Theyallbelievethatcheerre-
quiresmoreresponsibility,hardwork,andtimethanmostpeople
think,butifyou’reconfidentandcommittedanythingispossible.
Goodlucktoallthecheerleadersthisyear!
CheeringontheCats
ByMitchellBumgardnerIhadthepleasureofinterviewingtheMOHScheerleadingcoach,AllisonBuzick.Iaskedhersomequestionsaboutherselfandhow
theseasonisgoingsofar.
AllisonhascoachedtheWildcatsforfiveyearsnow,andhas
coachedattheMidwestRoyalsgyminLitchfieldforvarious
tumblingclassesaswell.ThecheerteamperformedataSt.Louis
Cardinalsgameoverthesummerjustbeforethestartofschool.
Footballseasonhasstartedoffandtheywillbetransitioninginto
basketball/competitionseasonshortly.Allisonalsobelievesthat
they’reaheadoflastyearsteam’sskilllevel.Thebiggestgoalthis
yearforherandherteamistoqualifyfortheICCAChampion-
ships.TheywillcompeteinatleastsixICCAcompetitions,and
intheIHSAsectionalwheretheywillbecompetingtogotostate.
InAllison’seyestheteam’sstrengthsarestuntingandtheyhave
clean,tightmotions.Theyareworkingveryhardonimprovingtheir
jumpsandtumblingaswell.IntheoffseasonAllisonhastheteam
taketumblingclassesaswellasworkouttokeepuptheirstrength
andendurance.
Iaskedherifsheconsiderscheerleadingasportandshesaid,
“Idoconsidercheerasport.Gymnasticsisasportandthat’sonly
oneofthemanyelementswhichwedoincheer.”Allisondoesn’t
haveasetnumberofyearsthatsheplanstocontinuecoaching.
Shestated,“IhavealotofpeoplewhoaskifIwilljustseemy
daughterthrough,whichwouldbefivemoreseasons,andputmeat
10years.Ican’tsaythatwillbemyendastheMOHScheercoach
though.IthinkIwillexceedheryearshereatMt.Olive.Afterall,
I’llstillhaveoneinschoolhere,andIstartedthisbeforeIknew
mydaughterwouldevencheer.”
IthinkCoachBuzickwillbearoundforyearstocome.Iknow
she’sdefinitelymadeanimpactonherathletes.Goodluckwith
therestoftheseason,Coach!
TiestoKelsey
Card
ByDarrianRoberts
Wehaveaconnectionwith
thequalifyingOlympianKelsey
Card.AgraduatefromCarlinville
namedHannahSieverswroteus
sayingshe was notsurprised
atallthatKelseyqualifiedfor
the 2016 USTeam.Whilea
studentatMt.Olive,Hannah
hasthrownshotputanddiscus
againstKelseysinceJr.High
eventhoughKelseywasayear
olderthanher.
KelseyCardisaback-to-
backStateChampioninboth
eventsinJr.Highandafourtime
StateChampioninbothofher
throwingeventsinHighSchool.
muchagiventhatshewouldcompeteatthecollegiatelevelandbesuccessful,itwasuptohertodecidewhereshewantedtocontinue.”
HopefullywewillseeKelseyCardbackforthe2020gamesinTokyo.
Pictured above: MOHSGolfer, Jeremy Bruch.
Golf
ByDarrianRobertsJeremyBruchisMountOliveHighSchool’sonlygolfathletethisyear.Beingafreshmanthisishisfirstyearofhighschoolgolf,buthehasbeenplayinggolfforaboutfouryears.Jeremydoesn’treallymindbeingtheonlypersononthegolfteamthisyear.Hestated,“beingtheonlygolfplayerisnicebecauseyougetmoreindividualtimewiththecoachatpracticesandgettostayatyourownspeedwithoutrush-ingorwaitingforotherpeople.”Hispracticesareusuallyheldafterschool.Evenwhenthey’renotmandatory,heisstilltryingtoimproveonhisskillsathomeoratthegolfcourse.Hesaysheisverydedicatedandnevergetsnervouswhenhe’supagainstotherpeoplebecauseheisverycomfortableaboutwhatheis
doing.
NextyearJeremyplanson
playinggolfagainbut hopes
otherpeoplegooutforit.Good
luck,Jeremy;wehopeyouhave
agreatseason.
baseball coach and Social Sciences teacher.
AFreshStart
ByMitchellBumgardnerThispastyearwas,unfortunately,thelastyearforMt.Olive’sformerbaseballcoach,ChrisScoggins,butwhenonedoorcloses,anotheropens.IinterviewedMt.Olive’snewbaseballcoach,ZachEggering,andaskedforhisthoughtsonhowthingswillplayout
thisyear.
CoachEggeringhascoachedatPottsville,Collinsville,andTriad
HighschoolbeforeventuringtoMt.Olive.Hehasbeencoachingfor
threeyearsnow,andhasnointentionsofstoppinguntilhephysically
cannotcontinue.Iaskedhimforhisthoughtsonthedifficultyof
coachinganewteamandhesaid,“Coachingingeneralisalways
hard.I’malwaysexcitedtostartsomethingnew.Ibelievethatmy
playerswillalwaysdotheirbestandsucceed.”Asamemberof
theteam,Icanassurehimthatwewill.
Intheoffseason,heplanstohavetheteamdoweighttraining,
andcardiosessionstostayinpristineconditionforgamedays.
CoachEggeringhasthreegoalsfortheteam:Nomajorinjuries,
takingextrabases,andalwaysgiving100%.Coachinganyteam
isachallenge,andit’snotforeveryone.Youhavetohavecertain
qualitiestobesuccessful.CoachEggeringbelieveshehaswhatit
takes--patience,faith,andwillpower.“Youneedalotofpatience,
especiallywhenthingsdon’tgoyourway.Youhavetohavefaith
inyourteamduringdifficultsituations.Youhavetobewillingto
fightforyourteam.”Thosewordswillgoalongway.
Goodluckthisyear,Coach!
VolleyballCoach
ByDarrianRobertsAndreaKeller,theMt.OliveHighSchoolvolleyballcoach,hasbeencoachingforelevenyears.BeforeshestartedcoachingatMt.OliveshecoachedatRoxanaandStaunton.Kellerdecidedtocoachvolleyballbecauseithasalwaysbeenoneofherfavoritesportsgrowingupandafterplayingitsolongsheknewthatshe
wantedtocoach.
CoachKellerissuperexcitedaboutthisyear'sseason.Shestated,
“Havingeverystarterbackfromlastyear’steamthatendedthe
seasonwitharecordof21-7.Thedrivethesegirlshavetosucceed
makesthissuchanexcitingseason.Wearehopingtoimprovelast
year'srecordandpushourselvestonewheights.”
ThehardestteamMt.OlivehasfacedsofarisSpringfield
Lutheran.Shestated,“Theyalwayshaveaverystrongvolleyball
teamwithmanygirlswhoplayvolleyballallyearlong.”
Keller’sgoalasacoachistohavehergirlsimproveontheir
skills,workhard,learnhowtoworkwiththeirteammatesandhave
fun.Shewantsthemtostriveforexcellenceandpushthemselves
tonewlimits.
Goodluck,LadyWildcatswiththerestoftheseason.
IsitOctoberYet?
ByMaddieBollman
Don’tBreathe
ByMaddieBollman
It’saboutthattimeofyearagain:Hockeyseason.HockeyisaCanadian-bornsportthathasbecomeverypopularinmanycountries,includingtheUnitedStates.TheUnitedStateshasbeeninvolvedwiththeNationalHockeyLeaguewithCanadasince1917withthesixoriginalteams,fourAmericanteamsandtwoCanadianteams.Todaytherearecurrently30teamsintheleague,23Americanteams,andsevenCanadianteams.Thestartofthe2016-17seasonisonOctober12,thegamesareasfollows:TorontoMapleLeafsatOttawaSenators,CalgaryFlamesatEdmontonOilers,St.LouisBluesatChicagoBlackhawks,andLosAngelesKingsatSanJoseSharks.
ThegametowatchonOctober12isthefirstoffivegamesthisyearbetweentherivalstheSt.LouisBluesandtheChicagoBlackhawks.BackinApril,theBlackhawksfell
Pictured above: Amber
Mix,newstudentatMOHS.
Thrillermovieshavehadariseinpopularityovertheyears.Thrillersaremeanttogiveyoususpenseandmakeyouthinkthroughoutthemovie.Theyaresometimesfilledwithjumpscaresandpartswhereyouwouldnothaveexpectedanythingtohappen.OnemoviethatisamustseeisthethrillerDon’tBreathe.Don’tBreathewaswrittenbyFedeAlvarezandRodoSayaguesanddirectedbyFedeAlvarez.Thefilmis1hourand28minutes,ratedR(17+),andwasreleasedtotheatersonAugust26,2016,andhasbeenoutfortwoweeks.
Themovieisaboutthreethieves,Rocky,Money,andAlex,whoareplanningabigrobberyofanelderlyblindwarveteran’shome.Theyarelookingformoneythattheelderlymanhadreceivedasasettlementafterhisonlydaughterwaskilledinanaccidentandtheoffenderwasfoundinnocent.Therobbersdiscoveradoorwithalargelockonit,sothey
totheBluesingamesevenofthefirstroundoftheStanley
figuredthemoneywasinthereandattempttounlockthedoor
CupPlayoffswithascoreof3-2.So,theBlackhawkswillbewantingtoredeemthemselvesinthefirstgameoftheseason.ApredictionforthisgamewillbethatitwillbeatypicalBluesvs.Blackhawksgame,meaningitwillbefullofhits,fastplay,stoppagesinplay,fights,penalties,disagreementsincalls,and,ofcourse,trashtalkfromboththeteamsandthefans.Thegameisexpectedtobehighintensity,sothereshouldnotbeanydullmomentsinthegame.
PlayerstowatchinthegamesareforwardsVladimirTarasenko91oftheSt.LouisBlues,andPatrickKane88oftheChicagoBlackhawks.Tarasenkohad40goalsand34assistsintheregularseasonof2015-16andninegoalsandsixassistsintheStanleyCupPlayoffs.Kanehad46goalsand
60assistsintheregularseasonandonegoalandsixassistsintheStanleyCupplayoffs.
Otherplayerstowatcharethegoaltenders,34JakeAllenoftheSt.LouisBluesand50CoreyCrawfordoftheChicagoBlackhawks.Allenstarted44gamesfortheBluesthisyear,with
26winsand15losses,faced1,260shots,hadagoalsagainstaverageof2.35,andasavepercentageof.920fortheseasonof2015-16.Crawfordstarted58gamesfortheBlackhawksthisyear,with35winsand18losses,faced1,718shots,hadagoalsagainstaverageof2.35,andasavepercentageof.924fortheseason.Bothteamshavekeyplayerstowatchfromplayerswhocanmakethegoals,toplayerswhocanstopthegoal.Theoutcomeofthegamewillbedeterminedbywhichteamwantstoplaythehardest.
TheWheelofChores
Meetthe
NewStudent
ByWhitleyPfeiffer
AmberMix,aformerstudent
atLitchfieldHighSchool,has
movedtoMt.Oliveandisa
sophomoreatMt.OliveHigh
School.Although she is not
involvedinanysports,Amber
stated,“Ilikethisschoolbecause
thepeoplearemorecloseknit
herethanatmyoldschool.”
Amberalsostated,“Imostlylike
everythingatthisschoolrather
thanatmyoldschool.”
Herplansforthefuturecon-
sistof,first,graduatingfromhigh
schoolandthengoingtocollege.
Amberisunsureofwhatcollege
shewantstogotoorwhatshe
wantstodoyet,butshewantsto
focusongettinggoodgradesand
understandingherschoolwork.
Amberstated,“Myfavoriteclass
isprobablyAlgebraIIbecause
Iamgoodatthatsubject,”and
shesaysherleastfavoriteclass
wouldbeartbecauseitwasthe
onlyclassavailableforhertofit
intohernewschedule.
Amber,weallwelcomeyouto
Mt.OliveHighSchoolandhope
youhaveagreatyear.
ByLucasCorreira
withagun.Alexchickensoutandleavesthehousebutafterhearingsecondarygunshots,goesbacktothehouseandtriestofindtheothers.
Afterdiscoveringoneofthemisdead,hefindsMoneyhidinginacloset.ShewarnshimtostayquietbecausetheelderlymanhadkilledRocky,andwasboardinguptherestofthehousesonobodycanenterorleave.AsAlexandMoneyaretrappedinthehousetheyaretryingtofindawayoutofthehouse,butthehouseislikeafunhousewithlocksonthedoorswithnokeysandcreakyfloorboards,andalsothemtryingtonotrunintotheelderlyman,whonowhasagun.Whiletryingtoescape,theydiscoverasecretthattheoldmanhadbeenhidingfromtheworld.YouwillhavetovisitalocaltheatertodiscoverwhatthesecretisandifAlexandMoneyescapethehouse.
Themovieisamustseeforhorrorandthrillermoviefans.Itleavesyouatsuspensefulmoments,hasthingsjumpingoutforagoodjumpscare,andhaspartsthatleaveyouquestioningwhyorhow.Imyselfamahugehorrormoviefanaticandinmybooksthemoviereceives5outof5stars.Istronglyurgeyoutospendtheeighttotendollarstoseethismovie.
NewManinTown
ByPaigeHollandLetmeintroduceyoutoournewChiefofPolice,MattSpaller.ChiefSpallerrecentlyjoinedMt.Olive’spolicedepartment,butheisoriginallyfromCleveland,Ohio.Hehasbeenapolicemanfor17yearsincommunitiesand3yearsinmilitarypolice.ChiefSpallersaysevenafter17yearsofservingasapoliceman,hestillenjoyseverydayofit.Therearealotofchallengesbutthatwon’t
stophimenjoyinghisjob.
ChiefSpallerwasapolicemaninMaryvillefor16yearsand
served6monthsasChiefofWordenbeforeMt.Olive’sposition
opened.ChiefSpallerwasaskedwhatmadehimjoinMt.Olive’s
PD,andhisresponsewas,“Ihavelivedhere15years,metmywife
andmovedhere.ItwasagoalofminetoendupaChiefofPolice
inMt.Olivefortheendofmycareer.Ienjoyandloveithere.”
ChiefSpallerwasaskedwhathelikedaboutMt.Olive.He
stated,“Mt.OliveisaquintessentialsmalltownAmerica;ithas
itsownpersonalityandcharm.”It’snicetoseeaChiefofPolice
whohassomeexperienceandisexcitedtobeworkinginMt.Olive.
Welcome,ChiefSpaller.
WhatistheleadingcauseofdivorceinTheUnitedStates?Theanswertothatquestionishousework.Wellthat’swhatI’massuming;Idon’treallyhavethetimetolookthatup.But,evenifitisn’tIstillhaveasolutiontothismarriagekillerintheformofTheWheelofChores.Thisrelationshipsaverisfairlycheaptoassembleandcanbeadjustedforseasonalhousework.TobuildthisallyouneedisagiantcircleofwoodthatcanspinorjustaTwisterboardandsomestickynotes.Justsimplywriteeachchoreontheboardandeachofyoutakeaspin.Whicheverchoreitlandsonisyourtaskfortheday.Obviously,ifpeoplearen’tmatureenoughtohandledividinguptheirlistofchorestheyshouldjustlettheFatesdecidesincepeoplewhoarethatimmatureprobablyreadandbelievetheirhoroscopeseverydaytoo.
Thereasonthatthissystemissoperfectisthatthereisnobias.Thiswheelhonestlydoesnotcareifyouhaveworkedfortyhoursaweekorifyouhavebeenlyingaroundthehouseforthelastmontheversinceyouwerefiredfromthatcardealershipfortryingtosellyourboss’scarforhalfoff.Ifyouneedasystemtodivvyupyourchoressobadlythatyouareactuallyconsideringdoingthis,thenIpityyourrelationshipandIhopethatyourspouseissecretlyfunnelinghalfofyour401kintoasecretbankaccountsohe/shecanfleetoTahitithenexttimeyoucomplainaboutdoingthelaundry.
Thiswholeessayhasjustbeenleadinguptotheactualsolutiontoeveryone’sproblem,notonlywithhousework,butwiththeirrelationshipsaltogether.Insteadoflookingforsomemagicalquickfixtoaproblem,sitdownwithyourpartnerandcommunicatewiththem.Maybeyouhatesweepingandtheyhatedoingthelaundry;justswitchjobsit'snotahugedeal.Evenifyoubothhatedoinghouseworkatleastyouhavesomethingincommonandsomethingthatthetwoofyoucancomplainaboutlater.See,there’sapositivetohouseworkrightthere--itisaconversationstarter.Allyouhavetodotoendtheterribletyrannyofhouseworkiscommunicatewithyourpartnerandthendoingchoreswon’tbesuchachore.
HomecomingGloDance
ByWhitleyPfeiffer
KatlinGoins,aformerMt.OliveHighSchoolstudent,attended
theHomecomingdanceonFriday,September16.Katlinsaid,“This
homecomingdancedidnotcomparetootherdancesbecauseit
wasaglodanceandithadadifferentkindofthemethanthepast
dances.”Shealsosaid,“IdidenjoythedancebecauseIgotto
dancewithmygirls.”
Katlinstated,“Myfavoritepartaboutthehomecomingdance
wasthatitwasaglodance;itmadethedancemoreinteresting.But
myleastfavoritepartwasthenumberofpeoplewhoshowedup.
Althoughfewpeopleshowedup,Istillhadagreattimeatthedance.”
Katlinalsostated,“Eventhoughitwasverymuddyoutside,the
endofthefootballgameexcitedmeandgotmepumpedforthedance
becausethiswasthefirsttimeourteamhadwonahomecoming
footballgamesinceIhavebeeninhighschool.”
CongratstotheCatsonawinatthegame.MaybeStudentCouncilcanmakesomechangesinthedancenextyearsoitisbetterattended,butuntilthen,good-byehomecominguntilnextyear.