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The Student
October 17, 2016
Volume 80, Issue XV1
Homecoming, which
took place between
October 10 and Octo-
ber 15, had an extra
magical theme. The
week overall had a
theme of Disney. The
student council execu-
tive board chose the
theme in May at their
annual meeting. They
decided to have a
separate dance theme
in order to keep the
event the most formal
it could be. The theme
of the dance this year
is “The Grand Ball”. It
is a mix between the
classic movies Cinder-
ella and Beauty and
the Beast. The decor
featured at the dance
this year is very iconic
to the movies. When
the students entered
the dance, they felt
transported to a differ-
ent world- a world of
true fairy tales. It was
more elegant and classic
than others previous to
it. Although different
than any dance before, it
was truly a success. The
Student Council worked
very hard on this event
and is so glad everyone
enjoyed the dance.
-Mattie Olson
Abbie Kent, and Lexie
Thompson.
Queen candidates: Anna
Bartle, Molly Barclay,
Madeline Bruce, Elair
Johns, Maci Metten, Elena
Richardson, Brianna
Shafer, and Ashton Stotlar.
Royalty:
Jacob Schmid and Molly
Barclay were crowned
Homecoming Prince and
Princess.
Josh Messamore and Elena
Richardson were crowned
Homecoming King and
Queen.
-Hannah Miller
Homecoming Coronation
2016 took place on Octo-
ber 15th in Wilson Gym
before the Homecoming
Dance. It was emceed by
senior, Lauryn Sanders,
and junior, Bradley
Marks. Many students,
along with friends and
family of the court, gath-
ered to watch the crown-
ing of this year’s royalty.
The coronation court is as
followed:
Freshman attendants:
Cassidy Absher, Haley
Rice, and Nicole Szidik.
Sophomore attendants:
Marissa Basi, Tessa Chil-
ders, Ryley Gooch, and
Kylie Plant.
Junior attendants: Rhea-
gan Clutts, Kelsi
Cutsinger, Morgan Dodd,
Coronation
2016 Homecoming
Each year, Homecom-
ing week is always a
blast. This year was
no different. Students
and teachers dressed
up to show their Dis-
ney and school spirit.
Monday was Colum-
bus Day so there was
no school. On Tues-
day, the theme was
Tourist or Favorite
Disney Character
day. People were
dressed up in Hawai-
ian shirts, Mickey
Mouse ears, and their
favorite Disney cos-
tumes. Wednesday
was Princess, Prince,
and Villain
day. There were
many fabulous outfits
worn by all! On
Thursday, the theme
was Pixar, Marvel,
and Star Wars
Day. This was a great
day for those who are
not interested in
“classic Dis-
ney.” Students were
dressed in a wide vari-
ety of costumes for
this day. Friday was
the day that everyone
displayed their school
spirit. Most students
and teachers were
decked in blue and
gold shirts, face paint,
and even body paint.
Homecoming week
was definitely suc-
cessful and a lot of fun
this year!
-Emilee Webb and
Hannah Long
lives for us to keep
our freedom. This is a
great charity to raise
money for.
Gum Drops provides a
weekend package of
child-friendly food to
help enhance the qual-
ity of life for at-risk
children throughout
Southern Illinois. This
is a local charity that
helps our friends that
go to our school to
have snacks for the
weekend. Southern
Illinois is lucky to
have such a great
cause helping our lo-
cal children to eat.
Gum Drops needs
volunteers to help
pack packages of
food for the schools.
Please go and give
your time to this great
organization.
St. Jude’s Children’s
Hospital- St. Jude’s is
a leading children's
hospital pioneering
research and treat-
ments for kids with
cancer and other life-
threatening diseases.
Most people have
heard of St. Jude’s and
know what the hospi-
tal does. St. Jude's
helps thousands of
kids per year. I urge
you to go visit the
hospital if you ever
get the chance.
During Homecoming
week, Student Council
pairs with a few chari-
ties to raise
money. This year,
those charities were
Wounded Warrior,
Gumdrops, and St.
Jude’s Children’s
Hospital.
Wounded Warrior is a
charity that provides
programs and services
to severely injured
service members dur-
ing the time between
active duty and the
transition to civilian
life. Wounded Warrior
is an amazing program
that helps our veterans
who were injured in
the line of duty pro-
tecting our freedom.
Soldiers risk their
Page 2 The Student
Charity
Spirit Week
This year, the girls
played a double elimi-
nation tourna-
ment. Both first and
second lunches made
teams of each class to
compete against each
other Wednesday
night, the week of
homecoming. Each
team fought hard to
win, but the winning
team came down to
first lunch seniors.
First lunch seniors
played against second
lunch juniors for the
championship. Both
teams played to their
full ability, but sen-
iors, “Schu’s Abuse”
pulled through to take
the championship!
Here are the results:
Spirit Week: 8%
Parade: 16%
Football Game: 19%
Dance: 5%
-Hannah Long
For the Homecoming
edition newspaper, I
only found it appro-
priate to ask students
about their favorite
part of Homecoming
2016.
night during home-
coming week. The
night was full of non-
stop action and end-
less emotions as the
games channeled the
inner competitiveness
in each player. The
first lunch seniors
ended up with the
championship trophy
at the end of the
night! This was a
great experience for
all involved and will
continue to be a tradi-
tion ach homecoming
week.
Benja-
min
The first annual Boys
Volleyball tournament
was held this
year. They played by
double elimination
and it ended with a
bang! Both first and
second lunches made
teams of each class to
compete against each
other on Wednesday
Page 3
Homecoming Poll
Boys Volleyball
Girls Powderpuff Football
SD: The season was
bittersweet to say the
least. I've been with
these girls for four
years now, and some
of my closest friend-
ships have been
formed from tennis.
Spending moments
with these girls will
definitely be what I
miss the most.
BW: What else have
you been involved in
not only this year, but
your entire high
school career?
SD: Tennis has obvi-
ously been a huge part
of my life, but I have
also been privileged to
be apart of the OLMC
youth group. Along
with this, I have been
continuously involved
in FBLA, FCCLA
Clothing, NHS, Mu
Alpha Theta, Spanish
Honor Society, and
Tri-Hi-Y.
BW: What do you
plan on doing after
high school?
SD: After an effective
job shadow experience
this summer, I have
decided that I want to
For this edition’s sen-
ior spotlight, I decided
to interview one of the
two recent state quali-
fiers for girls tennis,
Sarah Diederich.
Sarah and Nicole
Plumley advanced to
the state girls tennis
tournament after win-
ning second place at
the sectional tourna-
ment on Saturday. I
asked Sarah about her
recent win, her senior
year, and what she
plans to do in the fu-
ture.
BW: How did you and
Nicole feel when you
scored the point that
qualified you for
state?
SD: Nicole and I were
in shock for about ten
seconds before it set in
that we were really
state qualifiers. We
are the first girls dou-
bles team from
Marion to qualify, and
we are honored to
hold this title together.
BW: How was your
last season as a Wild-
cat tennis player?
What will you miss
the most about it?
go into the field of
dentistry with a major
in chemistry.
While balancing ten-
nis, numerous acts of
community service
with her youth group,
and being an active
member of several
clubs, Sarah also man-
ages to hold the rank-
ing of number three in
the senior class. Sarah
has a bright future
ahead of her, and she
says that she wouldn't
be where she is today
without the staff and
students of MHS. “I’m
proud to be from
Marion,” Sarah says,
“and it will always
hold a special place in
my heart.” We wish
Sarah Diederich and
Nicole Plumley the
best of luck at the
state girls tennis tour-
nament!
-Brandon Wood
Senior Spotlight
NEWSPAPER STAFF
Sponsor: Mrs. Neal
Editors: Hannah Long and
Maddie Tanner
Copy Editor: Hannah Miller
Social Media Editor:
Brandon Wood
James Bytnar
Abby Mausey
Natalie Mausey
LJ Mitchell
Sailor Morris
Mattie Olson
Benjamin Shore
Emilee Webb
Cassandra Woods
The Marion Wildcats de-
feated the Carbondale Terri-
ers 55 to 21 at the Home-
coming game on October
14th. Before the game, the
senior football players, band
members, dancers, cheer-
leaders, girls and boys golf-
ers, and girls tennis players
were announced and hon-
ored. Senior football player,
Tucker Sullivan, was sur-
prised with the coming home
of his brother, who has been
stationed in Germany with
the United States Army. The re-
union of the MHS class of 1966
and 1996 also took place at the
game. Now, the football team
will travel to
Mattoon for one last
regular season
game. Both teams
are 4-4 and need to
win to continue to
the play-
offs. Parents,
friends, and Marion
Maniacs will travel
to cheer on the team
this weekend.
-James Bytnar and Hannah
Long
town. They decorated their
floats to match the Disney
theme. This year’s winners are
as followed:
Best Overall: Art Club
Most Original: Building Trades
Best Suited to Theme: Sopho-
more Class
Most Resourceful: Junior Class
Best Walking Stunt: Childcare
Best Banner: Library Club
First Favorite Community
Float: Artstarts
Second Favorite Commu-
nity Float: Extreme Kids
Every float revealed the
creativity and school spirit
within us all!
-LJ Mitchell and Hannah
Long
The Homecoming parade
was a trench war of candy
bombs! Candy flying every
which way, up and down. It
was just as fun for the peo-
ple in the parade as it was
for the little kids receiving
the candy. The parade was
full of clubs, organizations,
sports teams, homecoming
court members,
class reunions,
and businesses in
Page 5 The Student
Parade
Football Game
With homecoming week
comes many traditions,
one of which being the
pep session. Each year,
students get out of class
early and head to Wilson
Gym to show their school
spirit and pump each other
up for Friday’s game.
This year’s pep session
was a success among both
faculty and students. The
session kicked off with
the beloved Marion loy-
alty, which showcased the
band, color guard, dance
team, and cheerleaders.
After this, the senior fall
athletes were recognized
for their hard work and
dedication throughout their
four years at MHS. Since
this year’s homecoming
theme was Disney, several
disney characters came out
to pump up the crowd with
singing and dancing. Mr.
Stout led the annual contest
for the spirit award, which
the senior class accepted
proudly. New this year,
Mrs. Cameron organized a
class dance battle, where
each class chose one student
to represent them with their
moves. The juniors took this
award, being the first class
to ever be the dance battle
champion. Finally, after
much anticipation over the
week, Mrs. Cameron an-
nounced the loser of the head
-shaving contest, where the
student who raised the least
amount of money over the
week received a free haircut.
All proceeds went to the
Wounded Warrior Project,
and Connor Pardee bravely
took the shave. After all was
said and done, Mr. Davis
proudly announced that of his
eleven years of teaching, this
pep session was by far the
best. It was a great day to be
a Wildcat, and the pride
shown by both faculty and
students can be matched by
no other.
-Brandon Wood
Page 6 The Student
Pep Session
On October 4th, the Marion High
School Mixed, Women, and Jazz
Choirs performed their fall concert
at the Marion Cultural Civic Center.
All three choirs had been working
very hard on some very beautiful
pieces that were performed, includ-
ing Seal’s Lullaby by Eric Whitacre
and Glorious by David Archuleta.
The day of the concert, both of the
choirs rehearsed
their songs over and over again for the
performance that night. As a part of
the MHS Jazz Choir, I am very hon-
ored to work alongside such dedicated
and talented students and I am very
proud of what we have accomplished
so far this year. Thank you to Mrs.
Adams for all her hard work. Next, the
choir will begin preparing for the an-
nual Madrigal Dinner that is held
every Christmas season. The
season is upon us and we can-
not be more excited. Thank
you to everyone who attended
the fall concert and keep an
eye out for more concert dates.
This is a group you will not
want to miss!
-Cassandra Woods
Second Competition:
Mckendree Preview of
Champions
Awards Received:
First Place Percussion
First Place in Visual Per-
formance
First Place Color Guard
Second Place overall in
Class 4A (by 0.6 points)
Third Competition: Col-
linsville Gateway March-
ing Classic
Awards Received:
First Place in Class 3A
First Place in Musical
Performance
Grand Champion out of
all bands competing
The Marching Wildcat
Band has been working
hard this season on their
field show entitled Para-
normal by Gary P.
Gilroy. This band has
been the most successful
it has been in three years
by claiming the title of
Grand Champion at the
Collinsville Gateway
Marching Classic!
First Competition: Mur-
physboro Drums at Ap-
pletime
Awards Received:
First Place in Musical
Performance
Second Place in Class 3A
Fourth Competition: Ef-
fingham Marching Hearts
Invitational (will take
place on 10/22)
Fifth Competition: Pinck-
neyville Mardi
Gras Field Show
(will take place
on 10/29).
Keep up the good
work!
Abby and Natalie
Mausey
Page 7
Marching Wildcat Band
Choir
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