CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

Volume 55, Issue 3Newburgh, Indiana

November 2014

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By Jordyn Cundiff

Twitter, Instagram — Facebook even — common sources of media most students and parents couldn’t live without. Soccer, football, swimming and diving, basketball, tennis, base-ball, lacrosse — some of the most common sports played among teens worldwide.

Athletic director Brandon Taylor took a big step to promote both social media and sports with the new sports website: castleknightsath-letics.com.

Varsity News Network built the site for Cas-tle, but Taylor will run the site himself. He is in charge of publishing articles and pictures and creating any links for the website.

“Any articles that are published on here (or) any results that are put on here automatically get tweeted and facebooked out,” Taylor said. All articles and results will be sent to the Castle ath-letics page.

According to VNN’s website, “Th e Varsity News Network exists to help schools make cer-tain that their athletes receive the kind of posi-tive recognition for their accomplishments that they deserve. We do this by providing a state-of-the-art online representation of a school’s athlet-ic programs, and helping them to maximize its use. Th is online representation is then leveraged as a vehicle through which School can promote its athletes and generate community around the positive side of sports, while in the process showcasing student work to a wide audience.”

Over 9,000 teams use the company based in New York, with Castle being one of the newest.

“Th e coaches will be in charge of doing all the score updates, as far as all of the schedules and all of the rosters that come through,” Taylor said.

Coaches will submit scores and stats through a section of VNN’s website called “Press Box.” Th ey will then be automatically uploaded to the website and sent to the Evansville Courier &

Press and Warrick Publishing as well. “Students will submit articles, and I will pub-

lish (them) for them, so it’s run through the ath-letic offi ce,” Taylor said.

He is looking for newspaper and journalism students to aid him in publishing articles and pictures on the site.

“We have a young man, Alex Holder, who wants to be a sports journalist, so this is great practice for him — to write articles, put them on the website, get his work out there,” Taylor said.

For Holder, a senior who wants to be both a sports journalist and broadcaster, a website such as this one opens many doors for him.

“I like that I get to help out Castle athletics

and that I can try to get people interested in reading the stories on the website,” said Holder.

He plans to continue writ-ing for the website as long as there’s a story to write.

“I would like to give a huge shout-out to (journalism teacher) Mrs. (Susan) Korb and Mr. Taylor for giving me such a great opportunity,” said Holder. “I just really want to thank them.”

“(Th e website) is very user friendly (and) easy to navigate,” Taylor said.

It is categorized by season and has a newer calendar that is “much nicer than any other cal-endar we’ve had before.”

Searches by week, season or sport can be done on the website.

Parents can also receive alerts from the coaches by signing up on the website.

“Th ere are a lot of tools that are really going to make the lives of parents, athletes and coaches a lot simpler,” said Taylor.

“It’s just a way of getting news out there to the public.”

By Gabi Wy

New sports website gets ‘news out there to the public’The Castle athletics page designed by Varsity News Network is run by Castle ath-letic director Brandon Tay-lor. Pictured is assistant principal Rich-ard Lance with senior Quen-tin Pierce, who � nished 11th in the cross country state champion-ships. Photo of Pierce was taken by Curt Welch

“� ere are a lot of tools that are really going to make the lives of parents, ath-letes and coaches a lot simpler.”

Brandon Taylor,Athletic Director

Castle junior won $500.See page 3.

Seniors enjoy Open Campus Lunch.See pages 4-5.News - pages 1-3

Feature - pages 4-7

Entertainment - pages 8-9

Sports - page 10

Opinion - page 11

Knight Vision - page 12

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By Abdul Ashraf

Students learned more about “Th e Truth” on Oct. 15.

Lisa Seif, a licensed clinical social worker, and Denise Schultz, a lead program coordinator at Youth First, came to Castle High School and discussed what “Th e Truth Is.”

Many Castle students recently received black shirts with these words printed across the front. Underneath, it said “Most (78 percent) Warrick County teens never or rarely drink alcohol! (Rarely = 2 or fewer drinks in a year)”

Seif and Schultz explained more about these facts, which were based on surveys that Warrick County students completed in the spring of 2013.

Th at morning the sophomores and many juniors took the PSAT, a standardized test given to sophomores and juniors that “provides detailed feedback on skills, access to scholarships and personalized online tools, and excellent practice for the SAT,” according to the College Board’s website.

However, freshmen, some juniors and the seniors were able to hear the presentations.

Aft er meeting with students in the north gym, Seif and Schultz met with smaller groups.

Schultz stayed in the north gym with the juniors and seniors while Seif took the freshmen to the south gym.

During these second meetings, they discussed many topics, including bullying, dating, divorce, common high school problems and life aft er high school.

Freshman counselor Ashley Tempel said the presentations benefi ted students because they taught them who to speak to if they’re having a problem – a counselor, a teacher, a parent or another trusted adult.

“We are really excited for this day,” said Tempel before the event. “We’re hoping it

By Jordyn Cundiff

Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a club formerly led by math teacher Eric Redman, is newly sponsored by teacher Karen Cox.

With a new developing leaders team consisting of senior Carley Haase, sophomore Avory Haase, junior Brenna Novak and freshman Abby Novak, FCA plans to attend an Icemen’s game honoring area FCA students. Th ey will also plan the Christian activities FCA participates in.

Redman was involved in FCA throughout his high school and college career.

“It helped shape who I am today,” he said. Redman left FCA because he felt as if someone with fresh ideas would be better for the part. “Twenty-one years is long enough,” he said.

Cox was a member of FCA when she attended the University of Evansville. She believes FCA can make an impact on the student body.

Th ree other faculty members are volunteering to help Cox: program assistant Courtney Diedrich, math teacher Laurie Simms and science teacher Erin Williamson.

New FCA leader

$20,000 prize inspires juniors to set fundraising recordBy Ben Lobel

If lowering next year’s prom ticket cost isn’t enough motivation for the Castle High School junior class to raise money, what is?

Well, when the Nashville-based school fundraising company Great American Opportunities proposed a $20,000 cash prize, Castle’s ad-ministrators were content.

“In the past, they’ve done some-thing like tickets for Cardinals games,” said Castle assistant prin-cipal Richard Lance. “Th at didn’t appear to be much of a motivation for kids to go out and sell.”

Castle set a record this year by raising over $11,000 from selling magazine subscriptions, but that’s a number Lance, who had been working with Great American Op-portunities for decades prior to his transferring to Castle from Tecum-seh Jr.-Sr. High School, is used to surpassing.

“At Tecumseh, they usually av-eraged somewhere in the neighbor-hood of $15,000 and there’s usually only 50 kids that sell, whereas here at Castle, there’s over 400 in the class,” said Lance. “Usually, the number one seller (at Castle) would (sell) somewhere in the neighbor-hood of 15 to 18, maybe 20 (sub-scriptions), but (this year) a couple ... sold over 30.”

Th is year’s top seller was rather unique.

“Marcus Taylor sold 57 sub-scriptions,” said Lance.

Seemingly one person, Marcus Taylor actually consists of juniors Victoria Cross, Parker Peach, Griff -

en Morrison and Taylor himself, who teamed up and entered all of their sales under Taylor’s name.

“If I win, we split (the prize) four ways,” said Taylor.

Although it might have seemed inevitable that Taylor would’ve won big, he actually had about a 0.3 per-cent chance of winning the $20,000 prize.

“It sounded like (the G.A.O. representative) was guaranteeing $20,000,” said Cross. “Every ju-nior that I talked to said the same thing.”

Cross wasn’t the only junior confused with the stipulations sur-rounding the $20,000 prize.

“I was listening specifi cally, and he said somebody will walk away with $20,000,” said Taylor.

Perhaps selective hear-ing, perhaps wishful thinking, some juniors misunderstood the information regarding the prize. Lance got the gist of it.

“A minimum of $500 for the person who gets to the very end,” said Lance before the drawing. “Th ey do have a possibility of get-ting $20,000, but the odds are one in a hundred.”

Th ere were three fi nalists. Tay-lor, representing his group, was automatically one since he was top seller, and the two others were de-termined at random from a group of students who sold at least three magazine subscriptions.

From the three fi nalists, one was selected to continue to the fi nal round.

Th ere, that person was to select one out of 100 envelopes -- 99 of them reading $500, one of them reading $20,000. So, the odds weren’t really in your favor.

“It’s pretty unfair the way they did it, but you’d have to expect them to not just give away $20,000,” said Taylor. “Th is wasn’t a real big surprise.”

If Taylor were to win the big prize, aft er taxes, he and his three partners would “each get about $3,500.” Putting that kind of money in a teenager’s hands may seem reckless, but that’s not the truth in every case.

“I was going to send some Ugandan children to school … for a full year with food and clothes and supplies,” said Cross. “I was pretty bummed when I found out there was (virtually) no chance of winning the $20,000.”

Some juniors this year appar-ently called Great American Op-portunities’ bluff .

“People instantly knew ... there was no way they’d give away that much, so people didn’t try,” said Taylor.

Ultimately, Taylor didn’t receive the $20,000 prize, nor did he get the chance to draw from the 100 envelopes.

Juniors Zayne Hartz and Mad-die Purdue were chosen as the two other fi nalists with Hartz qualify-ing to attempt to win big despite only having a 1 percent chance.

Hartz won a fraction of the big prize, leaving him $500 wealthier. Cross, Peach, Morrison and Tay-lor walked away with merely $6.25 each.

Shouting out which enve-lope number to pick and jump-ing out of their seats at any men-tion of the word “prize,” let alone “$20,000,” the junior class was especially rowdy and enthusias-tic throughout the whole ordeal, and no harsh feelings seemed to remain at the end of the day.

By Jordyn Cundiff

Senior Anna Hirsch was selected to be a part of the All-American Army Band. Only the top 125 marching band members from across the United States are chosen.

“I felt very honored and proud to be chosen,” Hirsch said. Students audition in the spring dur-ing their junior year and fi nd out if they were chosen in July of the same year.

“Jessica Dillingham, (who) was chosen last year, said I should try out for the All-American

Marching Band,” Hirsch said. “I’m so glad I did.”

Hirsch was recognized on Oct. 29. Members of the All-American Marching Band receive an all-expenses paid trip to bowl week in January of

their senior year.According to U.S. Army All-American

Bowl, bowl week is “a week-long celebration of strength, athletics and honor.”

Th e All-American will receive instruction from top collegiate, high school and drum and bugle corps instructors from across the country, as well as educational sessions with members of the U.S. Army Field Band.

See Knight Vision on page 12 for a picture of Hirsch receiving her All-American Band jacket.

CHS senior handed prestigious award from U.S. Army Field Band

“I felt very honored and proud to be cho-sen.”

Anna Hirsch, Castle senior

(From left) Finalists Zayne Hartz, Mar-cus Taylor and Maddie Purdue await their prizes. Hartz made it to the � nal round where he walked away with $500.

Photos by Ben LobelAssistant principal Richard Lance randomly picks a � nalist from a box � lled with names of juniors who sold at least three magazine subscriptions.

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By Abdul Ashraf

Castle students enjoyed a week of great fun during Red Ribbon Week, which was Oct. 23-31. Th is was a week of drug and alcohol awareness that was sponsored by Castle’s Teen Power club.

Students had the opportunity to win gift cards or passes to many businesses such as Showplace Cinemas, Family Video, Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Chick-fi l-A and Midget Links. Th ey could also win cups from Youth First.

According to surveys students completed last year, “Most (78 percent) Warrick County teens never or rarely drink alcohol (“rarely” being two or fewer drinks in a year).”

“Drugs can damage the body and the mind,” said Dr. Anjum Ashraf, a local addictionologist. (An addictionologist is a doctor who specializes in treating addictions.)

“Th ere are diff erent reasons for (why people turn to drugs),” he said. “Some people have mental health problems, and they try to self-medicate with drugs. Others do it thinking it will be fun.

“Drugs aff ect the bodily function in a very negative way. Depending on the drug, some drugs can cause damage to diff erent organs. Some drugs cause diff erent levels of damage to the brain, so it’s diff erent for diff erent drugs.”

Although Red Ribbon Week is an annual event, it included some diff erent activities this year. For example, students built a “brick wall” out of paper bricks. Students signed and/or decorated these, and they were taped to the wall next to the cafeteria. Th ose who turned in a brick had a chance to win a one-hour lunch.

“Th is year we did a brick wall (titled) ‘Castle Stands Together Against Drugs and Alcohol,’” said math teacher Casey Richison. “We wanted to get the whole student body together to take this stand and show pride in our school and community (for) being drug and alcohol free.”

Another new event this year was the red ribbon signing. Students were encouraged to dress up in a particular way each day. Th ose who dressed up all fi ve days and asked fi ve teachers to sign their ribbon were entered in a drawing for prizes.

Youth First sponsored something else diff erent on Tuesday. During lunch periods, students who chose to participate played a game with small basketballs and a small hoop. Depending on their score, people won prizes such as a stylus pen, headphones, hand sanitizer pen or a lanyard.

Red Ribbon Week is a campaign to encourage students to abstain from drugs and get help to break the addiction. It is a nationwide campaign to educate students on the harmful eff ects of drugs and to get current users off of them.

Th e purpose was to spread the word that students should not take drugs and drink alcohol. Th ere are other activities that students can get involved in to have fun and hang out with friends without the use of drugs and alcohol.

For more information, visit the website for this campaign: http://redribbon.org/activities.

Red Ribbon Week started in 1985 aft er the

murder of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena. His murder, which enraged people, showed the violent potential of people who take drugs.

Despite everything that happens during Red Ribbon Week, the most recognizable part is the red ribbon students receive on the fi rst day. When people wear this, they are essentially pledging the following, according to the Red Ribbon website.

1. “As parents and citizens, we will talk to our children and the children in our lives about the dangers of drug abuse.

2. We will set clear rules for our children about not using drugs.

3. We will set a good example for our children by not using illegal drugs or medicine without a prescription.

4. We will monitor our children’s behavior and enforce appropriate consequences, so that our rules are respected.

5. We will encourage family and friends to follow the same guidelines to keep children safe from substance abuse.”

Richison was pleased with Castle’s Red Ribbon Week.

“(Th is year) participation was great,” said Richison. “We had a lot of students who dressed up each day. Only 68 students turned in their Red Ribbon with 5 teacher signatures. We had 1,906 students who turned in their bricks for our Castle Stands Together Against Drugs and Alcohol wall.”

“Drugs can damage the body and the mind.”

Dr. Anjum Ashraf,Addictionologist

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Red Ribbon Week steers students in right directionDress Up Days

Monday: Red Ribbon Week Kickoff -- Wear red

Tuesday: Shade Out Drugs -- Wear “The Truth Is” T-shirt and sunglasses

Wednesday: Turn Your Back on Drugs -- Wear your shirt backward

Thursday: Stomp Out Drugs and Put a Lid on Drugs -- Wear boots and a hat

Friday: Be on a Drug-Free Team -- Wear your favorite team jersey or T-shirt.

“Drugs Aff ect the bodily function in a very negitive way. Depending on the drug, some drugs can cause damage to diff erent organs some drugs cause diff erent Levels of damage to brain So its diff erent for diff erent drugs”

People don’t seem to realize the harmful ef-fects of drugs they only foucus on temporary

eff ects of the drugs.

Alcohol has both short term and long term eff ects. Short term it can lessen the anxiety

But long term it

Red ribbons were distributed on the � rst day of Red Ribbon Week. Many students who participated in the dress up days got their ribbon signed by � ve teachers and turned it in. The ribbons were then put into a box and drawn for prizes.

back.” - Noah Woodworth

Did you enjoy open campus lunch?

“The timing was stressful.” - Emilee Wentzel

“Yes, I got good food.” - Gracie Ko-ziatek

“Yes, but I felt rushed.” - Beenah Shokouhzadeh

“Yes, got to hang out with just my senior friends.” - Landon Stone

“Yes, because leaving school with friends is always going to be fun no matter which way you look at it.” - Kyle Johnson

“Yes, it was just an extravagant time.” - Hunter James

Do you think open campus lunch is a good idea?

“Yes! It gives students freedom.” - Steven Mattingly

“It makes students happy.” - Kurtis Greer

“I think it`s healthy to escape to a different environment.” - Mackenzie Dicken

“Yes, it gives seniors a privilege and responsibility, and it is nice to feel like you have earned that freedom.” - Kathryn Reece

“Yes, it gives students the oppor-tunity to feel how adults are when they leave the workplace to get a lunch.” - Kylie Burdette

“Yes, many people took advantage of this opportunity and made the best of it.” - Brad Steapleton

“Yes, it lets people know who the seniors are!” - Cyporah Kirk

“Yes, it allows the student to try new things.” - Claire Kincaid

Where are you planning to go next time?

Where did you go during open campus lunch?

“Penn Station, Subway, then DQ.” - Mackenzie Harger

“The wonderful Moe`s.” - Jenna Simmons

“China Village and then Star-bucks.”- April Kuhnert

“Rally`s and Taco Bell.”- Dalton Borders

“Dairy Queen and Lic`s.” - Jazmin Eckardt

What did you eat?

“I had spaghetti and breadsticks.” - Maddie Smith

“A big burger.” - Adam Seaver

“I went with friends and ate chips and salsa.” - Jordyn Maikranz

“I got a shake and a BBQ turkey wrap.” - Ashwin Prasad

“I ate chicken on the beach.” - Paola Macias

“Cheese pizza and delicious cook-ies.”- Liz Cates

“Sorbet and chicken salad on a croissant.” - Lauren McConnell

“I had a sweet onion teriyaki sand-wich, a 6 inch.” - Clarissa Lither-land

“I got my usual upsized #1 with a Diet Coke and four things of Chick-fil-A sauce and ketchup.” - Laura Bennett

“I ate a six-piece chicken strip bas-ket.” - Wyatt Ellison

“I ordered a quesaritto.... It was heavenly.” - Alex Gross

“Taco salad.” - Brie Cox

Did anything strange or un-expected happen?

“There was a little traffic conges-tion”. - Joel Patten

“I ate more than I expected.” - Ash-lyn Vincent

“Almost blew a tire on the way

By Elisabeth Smith

Most seniors experienced one of the most anticipated events of senior year on Oct. 1 -- open cam-pus lunch.

During open campus lunch, students may leave the building during their lunch and super study to eat wherever they please.

The Lancer recently asked se-niors to complete a survey about this senior privilege. Many students were upset about the strictness on returning in time for the next pe-riod to begin. Seventy-five percent of seniors who took the survey

requested either a change in time to get back or a change in the fre-quency of the lunches. The other 25 percent either wouldn`t change anything or complained about only having four open campus lunches rather than last year`s seniors who had five.

“More, more, more!” said se-nior Mackenzie Dicken along with 55 others who said similar things when asked what they would change about the lunch itself.

A huge number traveled to res-taurants; only seven went home. Eighty-eight people reported go-ing to a fast food chain, 49 went to

a Mexican restaurant, 45 went to sit-down restaurants and 96 went to other places. Chick-fil-A was the overall most popular destination with 33 people going there.

Not everyone used the time to eat, however. Seniors Chris Blan-ford and Lindsey Alvey traveled to the Newburgh Lock and Dam and enjoyed themselves by the water, regardless of the bustling traffic nearby.

Some enjoyed the little things the most. For example, senior Kathryn Reece drove to Steak n’ Shake with the top down on her convertible as one of the highlights

of her day. Senior Alex Gross commented

about hitting all of the green lights going down the Lloyd Expressway.

Others spoke about traveling to different gyms or simply to grocery stores which goes to show people enjoy their day in many different ways.

Seniors may look forward to three more open campus lunch days: Dec. 3, Feb. 4 and April 8.

Permission forms to attend these open campus lunches are available on the CHS webpage under the Stu-dent section for those who have not already returned their form.

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“I`m staying in Newburgh because people who went to Evansville didn`t make it back in time.” - Lyd-ia Hayden

“McDonald`s, because I get dis-counts.” - Alex Frailley

“My best friend (and I) are going to go to an awesome cafe, and an-other time we are going to go to one of our houses and have a home-cooked meal.” - Jessica Corbett

“I want to go to Rose Hill Cafe.” - Madison Hays

“I am planning to go to Azzip Pizza because I have not been there be-fore and I heard it is good.” - Taylor Failing

“I don`t know where I`ll go or who I’ll go with next time yet, but I definitely need to stop at Starbucks again!” - James Morgan

Would you change anything about it?

“We should have more.” - Madeline Schauss

“Have more of them.” - Wyatt Daly

“Longer time span; 4th and 5th period could go together.” - Ashley Hodges

“I would allow more open campus lunches.” - Taylor Dunlap

“Have it at least once a month.” - Skyler Engelmeyer

“Leniency for being just a couple minutes late.” - Aaron Darnall

“Not having to come through the front doors.” - Destiney Mayse

“The late policy.” - Nathaniel Hutchi-son

“I would allow us more time....; we could have more options of where to go.” - Lisa Knust

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メ リ ー ク リ ス マ スとハッピーニューイヤー！(Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.)

It’s that time of year again when people start turkey shopping and department stores bring out their Christmas decorations.

Many organizations and clubs celebrate the holidays with get-togethers and parties, Castle’s Japanese Club being one of them.

The Christmas dinner is an event that has been a part of the club for many years.

“It is one of the best Japanese Club events that we have all year,” said Japanese teacher and club sponsor Pamela Boyer-Johnson.

Even the club president is excited about this event.

“I am very excited,” said senior Collin Culiver. “I really enjoy being club president. This event takes a lot of support from the other officers as well as our club sponsor, Mrs. Boyer-Johnson.”

The officers are also ecstatic

about the dinner. “Well, of course, I am excited,”

said senior officer Hannah Minasian. “Who doesn’t like fried chicken?”

The meal will consist of the usual fried chicken dinner, as well as the cake walk and door prizes.

This year, the club is adding a karaoke dance, where guests will be able to sing just like the Japanese at parties, but with American music.

The dinner is a club-only event, but members are allowed to bring a guest.

Admission usually ranges from $5 for club members and $7 for non-club members.

In Japan, the Japanese celebrate Christmas with fried chicken because the people believe that Colonel Sanders looked a lot like Santa Claus.

“Their culture is quirky,” said Minasian.

For anyone interested in submitting a cake for the cake walk, stop by Room 222 (Boyer-Johnson’s room) to receive a packet on the rules and regulations.

Japanese Club celebrates Christmas with ‘quirky’ meal

By Namina Oberhausen

Since elementary school, “Why learn this?” seems to be the eternal question for many students.

All along the schooling process, students wonder what they will do after graduation.

As these students become high schoolers, opportunities begin to open up.

A major opportunity is the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center, which offers options for any students wishing to prepare for their future careers.

Students from 20 different schools, including Castle, can earn special certifications and dual credits while participating in these

half-day programs. “I like it; it’s fun,” senior Sophie

Whaley, an automotive student, said.

The two-year programs at SICTC consist of career training in fields such as health, culinary arts, architectural design and several more.

One can receive more information about a specific program at the open house on Nov. 22 and can meet the instructors who play a large role in acceptance to their program.

Applications are filled out online on the SICTC website and are due by Jan. 15, 2015, for prospective sophomores looking to be enrolled for junior and senior year.

Tech school prepares juniors and seniors for future work

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‘Tis the season for giving and hot chocolate!By Madison Wiemer

All year round -- rain, shine, snow or sleet -- people at Castle are giving and helping those in need. Whether it be students, teachers, clubs, sports teams or entire class-es, there’s always someone doing a good deed.

Sometimes the projects that Castle tackles are for people or or-ganizations outside of the commu-nity that occur several cities, states and even countries away.

All three of Shelly Aull’s biol-ogy classes are participating in a new project that supports the Kutai Conservation Project.

“Th e Kutai Conservation Proj-ect is a project that started in 2009 as an eff ort to protect the seriously endangered orangutan population in the Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan, Borneo,” said Aull. “Th e goal of the project is to re-cover the critical habitat that has been largely destroyed in the area, and (it) is supported by the India-napolis Zoo.”

Aull received a grant from Gen-erationOn for this project. It is her fi rst time receiving one from them, although other teachers at Castle have received grants from them also.

She discovered this project through the Conservation Educa-tor Academy that took place at the Indianapolis Zoo this past sum-mer, “which led me to writing this inquiry-based lesson plan and in-corporating the Indianapolis Zoo in our project,” said Aull.

Aull chose these projects to help her students see the deep connec-tion to the real world and what they can do as individuals to improve the big picture of the world. It is also directly aligned with the ecolo-gy standards in her biology classes.

“I thought it would be a fun and rewarding experience for the stu-dents,” she said.

For this project, her three classes had to prepare a video pre-sentation, but there are multiple extensions to promote the Kutai Conservation Project that the stu-dents can participate in. Th ese in-clude social media campaigns, pre-

senting their videos to elementary students, a student-led fundraiser and a fi eld trip.

Th ey will present their videos at John H. Castle Elementary School on Nov. 24. Th e kindergartners and third-grade classes will see the videos.

All of the funds raised will go toward the fi eld trip that her classes will take to the Indianapolis Zoo in April. Th e fi eld trip is supported by GenerationOn.

Th is project is one that stretches across countries, but Castle stu-dents also aid the local community. One such project is the canned food drive, which Castle looks for-ward to every year.

Each November Student Coun-cil sponsors their canned food drive where students donate canned or nonperishable foods and money in their fi rst-period class. Th is is one of many ways that Student Council helps other members of the Castle family.

All of the canned goods collect-ed are distributed to Castle families who need them.

Th is year’s canned food drive lasted from Nov. 4-18.

Prizes will be awarded to the fi rst-period classes that collect the

most cans. Th e class that collects the most will receive a Special Cup and doughnut party, and the class that comes in second will get a Spe-cial Cup party.

Student Council also has give-back nights which raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital. Every month a diff erent local fast-food restaurant is chosen for a give-back night, and the proceeds are given to support the hospital.

Th is is not the only way that Castle raises money for Riley Chil-dren’s Hospital. Student Council also conducts a give-back game and Riley Dance Marathon every year.

Students pay $5 to go to the cafeteria aft er school and learn a dance, which also gets them into the game. Th en they perform on the football fi eld for the halft ime show.

During that week of school, Stu-dent Council also sells T-shirts for the dance marathon to raise money for the hospital.

Many other Castle clubs branch outside to help and give back to the community.

For example, French Club, Art Club and many others collect items

Photo by Ben Lobel(Left to right:) Eva Hrivnáková, Remington Oswald, Isabella Santos, Marco Weidmann and Max Grunwald. Hrivnáková is from Slovakia and Weidmann is from Germany. Each of their distances traveled from their native country to here combined is approximately 28,000 miles (45000 kilometers).

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for and volunteer at the humane society. French Club also has an adopt-a-family project that they do every year during Christmas time. Language Club teaches elementary students about the cultures and languages that are taught at Castle. Susan Walters’s and her child development classes also teach and interact with chil-dren in the community.

For over 10 years, her child development classes have been volun-teering at Tri-Cap Headstart.

Tri-Cap Headstart is an independent, non-profi t preschool that keeps running by how many volunteer hours are given by employees and people in the community. Th is Walters’s two classes will be teach-ing 37 children in the second semester.

In addition, the child development classes are taking on a new project for the holidays this year. Th ey will be collecting money to buy the children at Tri-Cap Christmas presents.

Walters said that they plan to make this an annual project. Th ey will continue this project, “as long as there’s a need that no one wants to step up and fi ll,” she said.

With the money that the students raise, they will purchase toys like dolls, trucks and cars for the preschoolers. “I believe in and know the importance of fun educational toys, too,” said Walters.

When the Castle students go to the preschool, they build great re-lationships with the children. Some of the best parts are “when the preschoolers see them out in the community and recognize the stu-dents,” said Walters.

In past years, Walters’s students have encountered some challeng-ing obstacles concerning the weather. One year there was snow on the ground, but the Castle students continued on with their Easter egg hunt that was planned for the children.

Walters and her students put a great deal of eff ort towards the pre-schoolers. Walters wholeheartedly believes that the time and money they invest into these children’s’ lives is well spent.

“I just know how important early stimulation for the brain is for children and for kids to have a positive infl uence,” she said.

Th ere are also small acts in Castle’s building that make a huge dif-ference that sometimes go unnoticed. For instance, Mary Bird, who teaches general studies and minds in motion, sends her students around the building doing little wonders that help the school in vari-ous ways.

Bird’s students go to all the classrooms in the building and collect the papers from the recycling bins every week.

Th ey also participate in Special Cup every Monday and Friday dur-ing fi rst and second period.

Th ey make various hot and cold drinks which include mocha and vanilla coff ees, fruit smoothies and hot chocolate.

Bird’s students hand-deliver the beverages to every class that or-ders them. Th e service is excellent, and Castle students and faculty have grown quite fond it.

Th ere are also multiple clubs and sports teams that do activities and projects within the community.

Th e boys’ basketball team raises money to buy Christmas presents for kids who would not normally get them. Another team that does community services is the girls’ soft ball team which participates in Newburgh Junior Baseball’s Buddy Ball. Th ese are just a few examples of what Castle sports does to give back.

Although Castle has several more clubs, classes, teams and indi-viduals who serve others, these are just a few. Castle has numerous people taking action to help one another by giving time, money or whatever they can and doing their best to make the community and the world a better place.

Photo by Madison Wiemer The growing pile of canned foods in Emily Garrett’s classroom.

Photo by Gabi WySenior Tess Fuller receives payment from fellow senior Dale Schoenbaechler for a Special Cup smoothie.

7THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 2014FEATURE

“A Special Cup”“A Special Cup” is open on Monday and Friday morning during � rst and second periods for faculty and students. Each drink is made by Life Skills students, Peer Tutors and sta� . Teachers can email Kelly Cochren with orders for themselves and their students.

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NEWS 2 Serina Burress

NEWS 3 Gabi Wy

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FEATURE 6Robin Doom

FEATURE 7Madison Daniels

ENTERTAINMENT 8Zoe Taylor

SPORTS 9Robin Doom, Zoe Taylor

KNIGHT VISION 10 Madison Daniels, Zoe Taylor

CORRESPONDENT Hannah HuebnerLucy Price

ADVISERSusan Korb

PRINTER Jim Sherer

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MY BIG CAMPUSContinued from Page 1

By Sara Irons

Castle graduate Jake Miller opened his door and discovered a Christmas-wrapped care package set outside his dorm room.

Suddenly, out popped senior Sarah Noland holding a sign ask-ing him to Santa Switch.

“He loved to be my date,” said Noland.

Santa Switch has been a tradi-tion for many years at Castle High School.

It’s the only opportunity for un-derclassmen to go to a formal event each year.

Th e other dance (junior/senior prom) is for the upperclassmen only.

Th e dance, which is on Dec. 13, is open to all students. People may come into the building at 7:30 p.m. Th e dance starts at 8 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. Th e cost for a ticket is $10 per person.

Th is theme of this year’s dance is Santa’s Workshop.

Th ere will be a breathalyzer test before students enter the dance “to ensure the safety of all students and to make sure Indiana laws aren’t broken,” said Student Council co-adviser Emily Garrett.

Sophomore Tristan Lindall asked her boyfriend, junior Josh Wood, to Santa Switch with glow-

in-the-dark stars on his bedroom ceiling.

Th ey met at Epworth Church when she was 3 and he was 4.

“We’ve been friends our whole lives but didn’t start dating until the summer before my freshman year and have been together for almost a year and a half,” she said.

She asked his mother when he would be out of the house and did this while he was at football prac-tice, said Lindall.

“He was completely surprised,” said Lindall.

Th e dance dress requirements are that boys have to wear dress pants -- absolutely no jeans -- and girls have to wear appropriate dresses.

“Th ey can also wear dress suits,” Garrett said.

“I would advise that you secure your valuables before you come or have somewhere you’re going to hold them at,” said Garrett. “If you lose something at the dance, it will be in the lost and found the next Monday.”

Student Council celebrates the support that everyone gives by helping the school and commu-nity.

“Student Council helps raise funds for the school and gives back to the community,” said Student Council co-adviser Abby Busing.

Knights getting shivers for this wintry nightSenior Sarah Noland surprises boyfriend Jacob Miller by hid-ing in a box and pop-ping out. She held a sign that invited him to Santa Switch. Pho-tos courtesy of Sarah Noland

Photo by Tristan LindallSophomore Tristan Lindall asks her boyfriend to Santa Switch with glow-in-the-dark stars.

Jake Miller, Sarah Noland’s boyfriend and Castle gradu-ate, attends Indiana Univer-sity. Noland made a creative, IU-themed sign to ask Miller to come to Castle’s Santa Switch. He said yes!

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Photo by Ben Lobel(Left to right:) Eva Hrivnáková, Remington Oswald, Isabella Santos, Marco Weidmann and Max Grunwald. Hrivnáková is from Slovakia and Weidmann is from Germany. Each of their distances traveled from their native country to here combined is approximately 28,000 miles (45000 kilometers).

By Keric RudisillSecretary/Treasurer, Musicians’ Coalition

Since Mr. Kibler always insists that we review a new CD by a classic rocker each year, the Musicians’ Co-alition chose Jackson Browne’s new CD, “Standing in the Breach.” A long-time member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jackson Browne has been referred to as the conscience of the rock community.

However, the lyrics are not only about making the world a better place; he can also write great lyrics about love and heartbreak. “Standing in the Breach” provides his fans with a healthy dose of both.

“Th e lyrics are really the star of the CD,” said senior Roy Jenkins.

Many other members, including Mr. Kibler, agreed with this statement due to the very meaningful and in-

spiring lyrics.Junior Rachel Lesh, president of Musicians’ Coali-

tion, had similar views to Jenkins.“(I) love the vocals on (‘Church of St. Marks’), es-

pecially when the harmony starts on the chorus,” said Lesh. “Th e song is simple with some deep thoughtful lyrics.”

Although the lyrics were deep and thoughtful, they were also used in exceptional ways.

“He used melancholy as a lyric,” said senior Jordan Lejman.

Overall, the group enjoyed this album very much. If you ever want to listen to something that will make you think or help you get over some tough issues, this is the one for you!

For more information about the club, contact sponsor Jim Kibler in Room 265.

‘Conscience of the rock community ... will make you think’

for and volunteer at the Warrick Humane Society.

French Club always does an adopt-a-family project every year during Christmas time.

“We ‘adopt’ a couple of lo-cal families and help provide gift s for them for the holiday season,” said sponsor Jenna Boston. “We also have a little ‘wrapping party’ where French Club members stay aft er school and help wrap the gift s brought in by other French Club members.”

Language Club teaches elemen-tary students about the cultures and languages that are taught at Castle, said Spanish teacher Annette Scott.

Susan Walters and her child de-velopment classes also teach and interact with children in the com-munity.

For over 10 years, her child de-velopment classes have been volun-teering at Tri-Cap Headstart.

Tri-Cap Headstart is an inde-pendent, non-profi t preschool that keeps running by how many vol-unteer hours are given by employ-ees and people in the community. Th isyear Walters’ two classes will teach 37 children during the sec-ond semester.

In addition, the child develop-ment classes are taking on a new project for the holidays this year. Th ey will collect money to buy

Christmas presents for the children at Tri-Cap.

Walters said that they plan to make this an annual project. Th ey will continue this project “as long as there’s a need that no one wants to step up and fi ll,” she said.

With the money that the stu-dents raise, they will purchase toys like dolls, trucks and cars for the preschoolers. “I believe in and know the importance of fun educa-tional toys, too,” said Walters.

When the Castle students go to the preschool, they build great relationships with the children. Some of the best parts are “when the preschoolers see them out in the community and recognize the students,” said Walters.

In past years, Walters’ students have encountered some chal-lenging obstacles concerning the weather. One year there was snow on the ground, but the Castle stu-dents continued on with their Eas-ter egg hunt that was planned for the children.

Walters and her students put a great deal of eff ort toward the pre-schoolers. Walters wholeheartedly believes that the time and money they invest into these children’s lives is well spent.

“I just know how important early stimulation for the brain is for children and for kids to have a positive infl uence,” she said.

Th ere are also small acts in Cas-tle’s building that make a huge dif-ference although they sometimes

go unnoticed. For instance, special education

teacher Mary Bird’s students pick up paper from classrooms that needs shredding.

Her students also collect papers to be recycled around the building along with Life Skills/Peer Tutor teacher Kelly Cochren’s students.

Cochren’s students operate the “Special Cup” coff ee shop each Monday and Friday during fi rst and second periods. Th ey make various hot and cold drinks which include mocha and vanilla coff ees, fruit smoothies and hot chocolate. Th e students hand-deliver the bev-erages to every class that orders them, and Castle students and fac-ulty have grown quite fond it.

Using the money raised, they give back “one cup at a time” to various charities such as Easter Seals, American Cancer Society, S.M.I.L.E. on Down Syndrome, IASF, Special Olympics and other local needs in times of emergency, said Cochren.

Cochren’s students also run “Creative Cuts,” which off ers cus-tom letters, numbers and symbols for decorating bulletin boards and lockers.

In addition, multiple clubs and sports teams do activities and proj-ects within the community.

“Th e boys’ basketball team raises money, and then the senior players go out and buy Christmas presents for kids that would not normally have toys for Christmas,”

said coach Brian Gibson. Another group that does com-

munity service is the girls’ soft ball team which participates in New-burgh Junior Baseball’s Buddy Ball. Th e players assist the Buddy Ball players while they bat, run, fi eld and throw.

“It is of great benefi t to our soft -ball team to understand how lucky they are to have the skills they have and to not take their skills for granted,” said coach Pat Lockyear. “My players also see the pure joy exhibited by the Buddy Ball players which helps my team realize how they should approach their prac-tices and their games. It’s a win-win for everybody.”

Th e football team’s October community service activity in-volved collecting items for the Van-derbilt Brain Tumor Center, which was instrumental in support of Coach Doug Hurt’s wife and Castle alum, Krista Hurt, during her battle with cancer.

Th e team encouraged each grade to donate specifi c items, such as hand lotions, hard candies, soft socks, simple puzzle books and book lights, and gift cards for Mc-Donald’s, KFC, Wendy’s and Star-bucks.

Although Castle has several more clubs, classes, teams and individuals who serve others, these are just a few of the many ways that students and staff do their best to make the commu-nity and the world a better place.

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sPoRTs10 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2014

By Gabi Wy

Traditionally, Castle only sends one of its members on the swim team through the extracurricular Newburgh Sea Creatures swim team to USA Swimming’s Senior or Junior National Championships per year.

Th e 2014 swimming season broke the familiarity of a single qualifi er — fi ve swimming Knights fi nished with national cut times in their various events.

Sophomore Ellie Schnautz, junior Jake Heidecker and seniors Olivia Treski and Trey Kolleck qualifi ed for the USA Swimming’s Junior National Championships held in Federal Way, Wash.

Th e time standards needed to qualify are usually only achieved by the top 0.01 percent of swimmers in the United States.

Schnautz said that she has liked swimming competitively for 12 years, a signifi cant time period in her 16 years of life.

She swims the 200-meter butterfl y and, like the other qualifi ers from Castle, aspires to have an Olympic trial cut time.

“I’m two seconds off from (the Olympic trial) cut,” she said. “Th at’s my main goal.”

Th is will be Schnautz’s second time attending Junior Nationals, and she knows what she wants to achieve in the upcoming competition.

“I’m hoping to place in the top 24 and make fi nals,” she said. Schnautz acknowledged that “anything can happen at that meet.”

Treski competes and qualifi ed for Senior Nationals in the 200- meter freestyle.

She spoke about the eff ort it takes to succeed and even be a part of a swim team.

“It takes a lot of hard work and dedication because in order to get better and to cut time, you need to come to practice,” Treski said.

Senior Christie Jensen is eligible to attend the Senior National Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

Like Schnautz, Jensen attended Junior Nationals last year.

Jensen’s current time for her event is just barely too long for her target.

“I’m 0.5 seconds away from the Olympic trial cuts in the 100 (meter) butterfl y, so that’s my goal to get it this year,” she said.

Coach Aaron Opell discussed the common qualities of the qualifi ers.

“What makes all of these athletes successful is their tremendous work ethic and attention to detail,” he said. “Th ese traits will serve them well as they go.”

Opell commented on the various swimming experiences of the female students who achieved national cut times.

“Ellie and Olivia have competed in swimming since they were young, but Christie’s case is a bit diff erent.

“Her swimming career began to blossom when she was a sophomore in high school,” he said.

Jensen agreed that her sophomore year catalyzed her passion for swimming.

“I actually did gymnastics for 10 years, so aft er I did gymnastics and started swimming, I didn’t know if I would go forward with it; but aft er my sophomore year sectionals, I had a really good meet. From there I decided I’d swim all year. I like it a lot,” she said.

Th e qualifi ers swim for both Castle’s team as well as for

Newburgh Sea Creatures (NSC), an extracurricular team.

Opell, coach of the Castle boys’ and girls’ swimming teams as well as NSC, has his own swimming history.

“I competed as a Castle Knight until 2006,” he said. “Upon graduating Castle, I walked on to Indiana University’s men’s swimming team where I eventually earned All Big Ten and All American honors both athletically and academically.

“While earning my master’s degree at IU, I swam professionally and was a member of the United States National Swimming team,” Opell said.

Th e 2014 season will be Opell’s second year of involvement with the Castle team and fi rst year as head coach.

“It is my job as a coach to help prepare every individual to be the best athlete, leader and role model they can be; therefore, I empower them to take ownership of their academic and athletic careers by reinforcing the fact that their successes and failures are oft en the result of the small decisions they make each day,” he said.

Schnautz appreciates her coach’s strong belief in his swimmers.

“He is defi nitely really hard on us but has a lot of faith in us,” she said. “Th at faith helps us do well as we have in the past.”

Jensen admitted that she still gets nervous before meets, but she has found a strategy to clear her head.

“My main thing that I do is that I don’t really talk to people,” she said. “When I’m really nervous, I keep to myself. I don’t really let anything get in my way and I just focus on my event, and I know that nerves are okay for a little bit, and I just don’t let them psych me out and just go and swim faster.”

Schnautz shared words of wisdom for anyone considering swimming competitively.

“You have to think about the work and eff ort you put into it,” she said.“Just have faith in your training and everything you’ve done.”

Athletes break currents with national qualifi cations

Photo by Katie Brookman(From left) Senior swimmers Olivia Treski, Trey Kolleck and Christie Jensen, volley-ball player Rebecca Nunge and baseball players Addison Smith and Wyatt Daly signed letters of intent for each college of their choice on Nov. 12 in the cafeteria. The group ‘s college selections were University of Kentucky (Treski), Emory Uni-versity (Kolleck), Indiana University (Jensen), University of Notre Dame (Nunge), University of Indianapolis (Smith) and University of Southern Indiana (Daly).

11THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 2014oPinionYour heart

pounds and thoughts race through your head so quickly that you can’t think clearly about anything h a p p e n i n g around you. Th e thoughts you actually

can comprehend are fi lled with worry, fear and panic.

Maybe you’re stressing about fi nals. You might be afraid of social interaction. You could be scared that bullies will fi nd and torment you, or someone might have said something that pierced your self-esteem. Th e papers on your teacher’s desk may not be perfectly aligned, or you could be aff ected from something traumatic, however long ago the event was.

Any degree of anxiety demands attention because an overload of emotion and worry will have consequences.

Th ere are many natural aids in dealing with anxiety.

Deep breathing helps clear your head and regain your composure.

It may seem impossible when you’re frantic, but anchoring yourself to reality is crucial in breaking free from anxiety.

Count down from 10 or even a higher number if you need to give yourself time to turn your thoughts from whatever is worrying you to a state of calmness.

When I was most severely aff ected with anxiety problems, I rejected that method.

“It doesn’t work,” I would say (but maybe not in that exact wording). “Putting air into your lungs doesn’t solve any problems.”

It is true that the issues worrying you will still be present aft er taking deep breaths, but the sensation of refreshment in your body helps you to either face the problem more rationally or let the issue go.

Much anxiety that students have is most intense during the school day.

Bullying is a major source of anxiety and depression.

When your peers are constantly making you feel embarrassed and

inferior, even walking down the hallway can be agonizing.

You could also be paranoid of people watching and analyzing you more than they are.

Th ese problems oft en make students not want to come to school at all.

Anxiety could also be spurred by mere comments made by other people.

For example, students with broken or dysfunctional families can be hurt by comments generalizing or making fun of parents’ or siblings’ behaviors.

Students who struggle or have struggled with eating disorders are especially off ended or made anxious when their peers joke about throwing up aft er eating or say someone needs to skip meals.

I was negatively aff ected when an adult teased me about my eating habits during my struggle with anorexia.

I knew he didn’t mean it to be hurtful, but it made me so anxious that I cried and couldn’t speak.

How do you deal with comments like this?

What helped me exponentially was talking about it.

When I let out my feelings and eventually became able to explain what was giving me so much anxiety, I was able to see that although my feelings were valid, I could now calm down, reassure myself that everything would be OK and move on.

I realized that any offh and comment like that isn’t worth the loss of my happiness.

When faced with anxiety, the solution is oft en to stop and evaluate whether or not this built-up energy is going to help or hurt you.

Up until a certain point, anxiety is healthy; but when it reaches that breaking level, functioning normally becomes impossible.

If someone or something is keeping you from coming to school consistently, speak up to the school counselors or trusted teachers.

In my experience, not coming to school because of anxiety actually made my anxiety worse than it already was.

Solutions exist if you talk to someone who can either adjust the

situation or help you work through the stress.

I am a perfectionist by nature, and things aren’t exactly how I want them to be -- an inevitable fact of life.

Still, I oft en get anxious and need to fi x every detail I’m not 100 percent happy with keeping.

Aft er talking through my thought processes with health professionals, I realized that we live in an imperfect world, and there is nothing I, nor anyone for that matter, can do to fi x all the mistakes I see.

I’m not saying to stop trying to improve yourself or help other people.

As editor of Th e Lancer, I’m learning to work my hardest at making the newspaper the best it can be, but there is a certain point where I need to let things go.

I cannot keep worrying about things being picture perfect, so I take a deep breath and accept how it turns out.

Even if you aren’t religious, Th e Serenity Prayer oft en spoken at Twelve-Step Meetings has a message applicable to all decisions you are trying to make.

It wisely tells you to fi nd “the serenity to accept the things (you) cannot change, the courage to change the things (you) can, and the power to know the diff erence.”

Keep calm and carry on.

Students struggle on the balance beam of anxiety

The above diagram from nlight.com displays the overall bell curve of anxi-ety. If no anxiety exists within an indi-vidual, the quality of work is not likely to be at its peak. When there is a healthy amount of anxiety, you can perform at your best. Anxiety can give you a helpful push of motivation, but when the level of stress becomes too high, the perfor-mance quality drops again. Managing anxiety is the process of learning to bal-ance stress healthily to maximize your potential.

Gabi Wy Viewpoint

STAFFEDITOR IN CHIEFGabi Wy

NEWS 1Jordyn Cundi�

NEWS 2 Abdul Ashraf

NEWS 3 Ben Lobel

FEATURE 4 & 5 Elisabeth Smith

FEATURE 6Madison Wiemer

FEATURE 7Sara Irons

ENTERTAINMENT 8Elisabeth Smith

ENTERTAINMENT 9Ben LobelMaddie Wiemer

SPORTS 10Gabi Wy

OPINION 11Gabi Wy

KNIGHT VISION 12Gabi Wy

CORRESPONDENTSJosh ChavezNamina Oberhausen

ADVISERSusan Korb

PRINTER Jim Sherer

The Lancer is a monthly production of Castle High School’s newspaper class.

Opinions expressed in The Lancer are not necessarily those of Castle High School, its administration, faculty or student body.

Letters to the editor are encouraged and must be submitted to the sta� in per-son. All letters must be signed. The Editorial Board reserves the right to screen all letters for libel or obscene material and the right to edit or shorten letters as long as the mean-ing remains intact.

The Lancer accepts advertising but may refuse any ad which is inappropriate for high school students. For advertising information, please contact the sta� at the address below.

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KnighT Vision12 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2014

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Open House is important “for parents to know the students schedule and to meet their teachers,” said Boyer-Johnson.

Photo by Abdul AshrafSenior Anna Hirsch receives an All-American Army Band jacket on Oct. 29. Only 125 students are selected from across the nation to be a part of this prestigious band. Former Castle student Jessica Dillingham was chosen last year. (See story on page 3.)

Photo by Madison Wiemer(From left) Senior Brie Cox and teacher Cathy Cozart check for mature glazes through a hole in a kiln. Cozart’s ceramics class participated in a raku-� ring activity on Oct. 22 in one of the school’s parking lots. The pots on top of the kiln are preheating for the next � ring.

Photo by Madison WiemerAll students gather in the main hallway on Nov. 7 to give a warm Castle send-o� to the March-ing Knights before they head to the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) state � nals competition, which took place the next day. The band placed seventh in its class.

Photo by Elisabeth SmithStudents and clubs designed creative pumpkins that were dis-played on a long table in front of the cafeteria during the week of Oct. 20-24. By paying money, students could vote for their favorite pumpkins. Student Council won the contest with their shark-themed pumpkin, which originally contained live gold-� sh but were later replaced with � sh-shaped crackers. Pictured above is senior Madeline McClure’s Cookie Monster pumpkin.

November 26, 2014

Dear Easter Seals Supporter,

You can change lives for local kids with disabilities—like my son Owen—by being an important part of the 20th annual “LemonAid Stand for Easter Seals.”

This annual fundraiser is planned for Friday, June 5th, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, 3701 Bellemeade Avenue in Evansville. My wife, Mindy George, and I are coordinating the event again this year, with help from Owen and our daughter Alex.

Owen has spina bifida. Since he was 4 weeks old, he has received services from the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center. He is 14 now and growing more independent every day. We are so thankful that Owen is achieving his dreams, and we want to help other children reach their full potential.

In the first 19 years of the LemonAid Stand, more than $54,443 has been raised to fund physical, occupational, and speech therapy for area people with disabilities who couldn’t otherwise afford these life-changing services. We are setting our goals high again! We will include all the wonderful products that have made past LemonAid Stands successful: BBQ, burgers, hot dogs, ice cream, baked goods, auction items, and of course, lemonade!

Please support us, and help children and adults with disabilities receive equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to call me at 618-8272; or Sendy Mohamad with Easter Seals at 437-2607. Thank you for helping to change lives for local people with disabilities!

Sincerely,

Art George

P.S. Items that are not used on the day of the event will be donated to Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center group homes, making a difference in the lives of children and adults with disabilities.

Give $25 or more, and your name or business will be displayed on a banner at the LemonAid Stand!

□ Gold Sponsor ($100, includes large listing) □ Silver Sponsor ($50, includes medium listing)□ Bronze Sponsor ($25, includes small listing)

Name/Business ________________________________________________________________________Address_______________________________________________________________________________Phone_______________________________ Email____________________________________________ Check enclosed payable to Easter Seals. MC/Visa/Disc. No._______________________________ Exp._______________ 3-digit code ___________

Please mail form to Easter Seals LemonAid Stand, 3701 Bellemeade Ave., Evansville, IN 47714Or call Art George, 812-618-8272 or Sendy Mohamad, Easter Seals, 812-437-2607

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