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.