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Volume 8, Issue 4
May , 2014
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Well seniors, our time here is com-
ing to an end. Some of us are more
than happy to be at the end of the
road, but some of us aren’t quite
ready to leave. Here’s what I say:
welcome the new adventure that
we are about to experience. We’re
going on with the rest of our lives,
and yes we will be saying goodbye
to our friends, but that doesn’t have
to be forever. Remember the good
times we’ve had together and learn
from the bad. I know our years
here have had their ups and downs,
but it was an experience. Don’t re-
gret anything. We’ve all had those
times where we wish we could go
back and fix the past, but we can’t.
So learn from the lessons you’ve
had, the struggles you went
through here and smile at all the
fun times you had. We don’t know
what’s yet to come, but this is your
chance to really show who you are.
It’s like a fresh start. I say make the
best of it, and never look back, be-
cause you move forward looking in
the rearview mirror. It’s been quite
a ride, and I hope you all have had
as good of a time as I’ve had here. I
can’t say I’ll miss Mr. Crisafulli’s
tests, but there are people that I
will miss dearly when I’m gone. I
hope that the upcoming seniors will
read this article and maybe have a
better understanding as to how to
do senior year right. It comes
quick, so always smile, say hello to
people you don’t really see often,
and enjoy the time you have left
here because in the end it’s a part
of you. Senior year gives you a wid-
er perspective, so keep your eyes
open. I hope you all have a fantastic
summer, and to the senior class:
lesses les bonnes temps rouler; let
the good times roll.
Class of 2014 By Kaitlyn Miller
Well, another fantastic musical sea-
son has come and gone. This year
the musical production crew chose
Damn Yankees.
If you didn’t come see the wonder-ful production, let me give you a
quick run through of what happens.
Damn Yankees is about a man
named Joe Boyd who sells his soul
to a strange man named Mr. Apple-
gate so that the Washington Sena-
tors can get a long ball hitter. After
selling his soul, Joe becomes a
young man named Joe Hardy who
becomes a part of the Washington
Senator as, you guessed it, a long
ball hitter. Throughout the play, Joe
Hardy hits some hard spots as Ap-
plegate tries to make him stay a young baseball player forever. Joe
meets Lola, Applegate’s assistant,
who tries to seduce Joe and make
him realize he’s not missing any-
thing with his wife. Applegate’s
plan foils. In the end, Joe Hardy
becomes the old Joe Boyd and
Applegate loses.
Now, of course, the musical would-
n’t be this fantastic without A LOT of
practices and by A LOT I mean
about five practices every week
and this includes getting up early
on Saturdays. Continued on p. 2.
Those Damn Yankees! By Chantelle Harvey
Six Months Photo courtesy of Ms. Janis Gerney.
Page 2 Page 2
This year was especially hard on
our practices due to school cancel-
lations. Even after all the cancella-
tions and make-up Saturday prac-
tices, we still seemed to put on a
great and memorable show.
This year there were around one-
hundred students participating.
There were about thirty seniors
who have participated in the musi-
cal. Some have participated in all
four years, but the majority has on-
ly participated in one or two. Of
course those, the people who only
have done it once or twice, wish
they would have done it earlier. I
asked two seniors what their expe-
riences were like doing the musi-
cal. The seniors were Micki Brant, who has done musicals for four
years, and another senior was Kait-
lyn Miller, who has done musicals
for five years. Micki stated, “It was
one of the best experiences of my
life. It really helped me come out of
my shell. I have become friends
with so many people that I proba-
bly would have never talked to.
There are no cliques in musical, we
are truly a team. I’m not saying it is
easy. Anyone you ask would assure
you otherwise; however, I am sure
they would also tell you with re-
sounding certainty that it is most definitely worth it.” Kaitlyn said,
“Musical is something everyone
should be a part of. It doesn’t mat-
ter if you have an interest in music
or theater, it makes you push your-
self farther than you thought you
could. It gives you a sense of family
with people you never expected to
have as a part of your life. Yes, it’s
time consuming, but if you stick
with it, it’s an experience you will
cherish for the rest of your life.” A
third senior, Migo Baerga, has per-
formed in musicals for one year. He said, “Honestly, it was absolutely
crazy. There’s so much work, a lot
of sleeplessness, not enough time
to get everything done, and not a
lot of free time. It’s an anxious,
emotional process and it’s definite-
ly a walk outside my comfort zone.
However, it’s all worth it in the end.
Any musical kid can tell you it’s
amazing. I wish I
would’ve done it a lot
sooner. I really do. Anyone consid-
ering getting involved in the musi-
cal should just take the leap and
hold on for the ride. You’ll come out
a stronger, more known, and better
person for sure.”
Musical is an all-around fun experi-
ence for everyone. It doesn’t matter
who you are or where you’re from
musical is a place where everyone
fits in. Sign up next year. Yeah, you!
SIGN UP. There is always a spot for
everyone.
Those Damn Yankees! Continued from p. 1
The Washington Senators watching a fly ball.
Photo courtesy of Ms. Janis Gerney.
Applegate striking up a deal with Joe Boyd.
Photo courtesy of Ms. Janis Gerney.
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Spring break for most young adults
consists of sunbathing on a sunny
beach but for a group of thirteen
juniors and seniors the term spring
break had an entirely different def-
inition. We traveled to one of the poorest countries in the world to
serve. Haiti is covered in poverty,
from the cities to the country-
side. We stayed at a center called
Living Hope Mission. They in-
formed us of the culture and aided
us every day; they also fed and
cared for us. Our mission team did
a lot of manual labor while we were
there. We formed assembly lines
and passed buckets filled with wa-
ter, stone, and cement to pour the
cement flooring of an already
standing church. This took us three days to complete. On our breaks,
we had the unique opportunity to
play with the children of Hai-
ti. Many of these children did not
have clothes at all, some only had
shirts on. This was one of the most
heartbreaking experiences of my
life. Some children came up to you
and pointed to their stomachs to
indicate they were hungry when
our team had no food to give. This was one of the harsh realities of
living in a third world country like
Haiti. The lucky ones could find a
job, while most jobs were not for-
mal. The lucky ones could afford to
send their children to school, while
most teachers are not formally
trained. The lucky ones had a meal
to eat a day, while most went hun-
gry. On the last day at the work
site, we performed a skit of Noah’s
Arc and gave the children gifts and
snacks. The joy on their faces to
receive even a coloring book was almost tangible. The last day of our
time in Haiti we got to experience
the beauty of the country. Haiti
is a part of the Caribbean. It is a
country that can take your breath
away. The view from the top of the
mountains is astounding. The day
we left was a day filled with sad-
ness; our team did not want to re-
turn home. We said our final good-
byes, went through security at the tiny airport, ventured on a tiny jet,
and said farewell to an amazing
country. This mission trip was a life
changing experience that impacted
the group much more than we
could have ever expected.
Haiti mission trip By Kristen Thompson
Have you ever wanted to let the
public know how you felt about
various issues facing teenagers?
Well, that is exactly what Emily
Lambert and Patrick Stahl have
been doing this past school year.
They have had their opinions pub-
lished in the Daily American High
School Highlight’s Question of the
Week page. These questions were
composed by fellow High School
Highlights reporters. Their articles
have appeared in the Daily Ameri-
can on Thursdays for the past
school year. They have also writ-
ten reviews, editorials and corre-
spondent articles.
On Tuesday, May 13, they were
recognized at a banquet held at the
Italian Oven in Somerset where Ed-
itor Brian Whipkey spoke to the
group about possible internships
and future newspaper articles.
Full of opinions By Karen Conrad
The mission team outside of Living Hope Mission. Photo taken by Emile Accilus.
Elegant gowns, tanning, and de-
stroying the ozone layer with hair-
spray. Looks like it’s time for prom
once again.
This year’s theme was Old Holly-wood and it was held in Somerset at
the Quality Inn. If you got pictures
done by Chris Hay, the “paparazzi”
was there to greet you. The tables
were elegantly decorated with can-
dles with glow in the dark glitter.
This year, there were twelve lovely
ladies who put prom together with
Mrs. McDaniels. These lovely la-
dies are Emily Gardner, Paige Dan-
iels, Alexa Adams, Tessa Evans,
Alexis Trevarrow, Cali Yeager, Jen-
na Petruniak, Cassie Williams, Han-
nah Gross, Lindsay Long, Natalie
Fulton, and Aubrie Koontz. The
committee was super enthusiastic
for prom and put in a lot of effort to make it amazing. They had bake
sales, the coffee cart and the movie
day before Easter break to raise
money for the prom to make ticket
costs lower.
Thanks to the prom committee and
Mrs. McDaniels for all they accom-
plished this year. It was really ap-
preciated and I hope next year’s
committee does just as well, if not
better.
Prom-tastic By Chantelle Harvey
The North Star Rifle Team’s mem-
bers are Francesco Caianiello, Joe
Fischer, Emilee Miller, Logan
Schech, Alexis Weber, Colt Diehl,
Elijah Henry, Jacob Zehner, Haven
Brehm, Nathan Coddington, Dakota
Faidley, Sierra Mafield, Brent
McGunigale, Jessica Moyer, Caleb
Ogline, Nina Pollock, Melanie
Washabaugh, Robert Yourich, Re-
bekah Garrett, Martin Mowry, Jill
Mullen, and Hunter Wright.
The Rifle Team battled Turkeyfoot
on Monday, January 13. The top
five varsity shooters were Joe
Fischer with a 278, Emilee Miller
with a 277, Elijah Henry with a 262,
Robert Yourich with a 234, and
Francesco Caianiello with a 232.
North Star brought in their fourth
win. The score was 1,283 – 1,082.
On Thursday, January 16, the Cou-
gars traveled to Portage to take on
the Mustangs. North Star lost with a
score of 1,285 – 1,348.
The North Star Rifle Team hosted
the Somerset Rifle Team on Tues-
day, January 21. Unfortunately, the
outcome was not in favor of the
Cougars. The final score was 1,304
– 1,309.
On Monday, February 10, the Cou-
gars hosted their last rifle match
against Chestnut Ridge. They
brought in their fifth and final win
with a score of 1,305 – 1,264.
The last match of the season was
held at Forest Hills on Tuesday,
February 11. The Cougars lost to
the Rangers, 1,300 – 1,309.
We’d like to congratulate the rifle
team on a great season! They’ve
accomplished many of their goals,
including beating their team rec-
ord. The standing North Star Rifle
Team record is currently 1,305.
Rifle team By Abigail Charlton
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North Star Prom Committee
Photo courtesy of Chantelle Harvey.
The North Star Rifle Team breaking their record. Photo courtesy of Barb Moyer.
Page 5
How has the recent heroin overdos-
es affected our community and how
can we prevent future drug and
alcohol abuse by students? This is
exactly what Saige’s Army, James
Jaskula and Thomas Keirn dis-
cussed during recent assemblies.
Mr. Jaskula discussed how drug
and alcohol use has altered the
course of his life in many un-
planned ways. He has dedicated
himself to sharing his experiences
with teenagers with the hope that
he can help them prevent the same
mistakes. Detective Keirn spoke
about recent heroin overdoses in
our area and how the heroin today
is much stronger than in the past
where addiction occurs upon the
first-time use. North Star High
School thanks all of the speakers
for helping to shape
the lives of our student body.
Drug and alcohol prevention By Karen Conrad
Awards Ceremony
When my great-grandfather died,
he left me three harps. I stared at
them for quite some time the day
they came to me. There laid harps
of gold, bone, and ebony. They
were beautiful instruments, ornate and elegant to near superfluous
degree. I only wished I knew how
to play them.
Grandfather Joseph was no fool, in
any case. A hand-written note ac-
companied the stringed trio. I
shook—nearly to the point of con-
vulsions—as I read it.
Each harp had a name and with it a
story. The original contents of
those tales have been lost hence,
yet I shall never forget the gist of them.
The harp of gold is named Venus,
and by no coincidence. She is a
love-bringer, the founder of many
affairs, several political marriages,
and, by consequence, a number of
deaths. From the very moment a
man or woman hears Venus’ song that person will never separate
from the player, nor the player
from the hearer. Death reaps only
pairs from Venus’ influence.
The harp of bone is named Forgiv-
er. She was hewn from the ribs of
the great Biblical whale whose bel-
ly held Jonah prisoner for three
days and nights. Forgiver bestows
the power of perfect forgiveness
upon anyone who hears her. It
takes a selfless soul to pluck her
strings. She sings of peace and understanding.
The harp of ebony is named Dark-
ness. He is the true evil of the
three. His cry—for it cannot be
called a “song”—only de-
stroys. Anyone who hears it, in-
cluding the player, is cursed to a
life of darkness. There is no rest for them—the wicked. They are made
blind and inauspicious until the day
they die, always via great struggle
and pain.
I fell in the Harp Room this morning,
strumming all three harps in one
terrible sweeping of the
hands. Luckily, it was my wife who
heard Venus sing. I forgave her, in
that moment, for pushing me.
Whoever said “love is blind,” I’d
almost like to punch you, but I real-ly must forgive you.
Page 6
Harps willed to me By Patrick Stahl
On April 25, 2014, TMZ Sports re-
leased a recording of Los Angeles
Clippers owner Donald Sterling
and friend V. Stiviano. While that
introductory sentence may seem
innocent enough, the content of the recording was much less innocent.
In the recording from September
2013, Sterling was irritated over a
photo Stiviano had posted on Insta-
gram with Basketball Hall of Fame
player Magic Johnson. In the re-
cording, Sterling told Stiviano: "It
bothers me a lot that you want to
broadcast that you're associating
with black people", and, "You can
bring them in, you can do whatever
you want", but "the little I ask you
is ... not to bring them to my
games."
It’s 2014. We can send information
from our phones without anyone
else knowing. We have a program
at our fingertips that can send pic-tures to virtually anyone and then
erase the same picture, never to be
seen again. Video games can be
played with friends overseas. Ill-
ness and injury can be treated fast-
er than ever before dreamed of.
Yet somehow, with all of this intelli-
gence and technology, we still
can’t seem to realize that we are all
people. At our most basic levels,
we are all made of blood, bones,
and skin. We all face the same
hardships, and the same joys. Eve-
ry person on this Earth inhabits the
same 196.9 million square miles,
breathes the same photosynthesis-
recycled air, and walks in the same
sunlight. Yet we still cling to the
idea that we are superior to others. So the next time you go to judge
someone, (as we all do because
hey, we’re all human) take a step
back and think. What makes the
blood in your veins any different
than the blood in theirs? What
makes your skeletal system superi-
or to theirs? What makes your skin,
be it color, complexion, or texture,
better than theirs? We are all peo-
ple, and it’s about time some of us
realize that.
We are all... By Lindsay Walker
I asked a few seniors what their
advice to the underclassmen is,
and I found some useful advice
from members of the graduating
class of 2014.
Wayne Kabina said to avoid pro-
crastination. He mentioned that if
you wait too long to get a project
done, you will get a bad grade on
it, or not get it done at all. Wayne
also wanted to say that if you are
considering playing a sport that
you should go for it.
Kearstin Sleppy’s advice is that you
should get out of your comfort zone
and get involved with the school,
the community, and with your
friends. She said to try your hardest every day, and to push yourself
beyond what you think you are ca-
pable of because you might sur-
prise yourself at what you can ac-
complish.
Kaitlyn Miller wanted the under-
classmen to know that they should
always surround themselves with
people they care about and that care about them. She said that
when life gets tough, brush the dirt
off your knees, look life in the face,
and say, “Bring it!”
Holly Berkey gave the advice to try
to do your best in school, and to not
get “senioritis.” She mentioned to
always open both doors at all stair-
wells and to get involved in some
school activity.
Micki Brant’s advice is to get in-
volved in something, because there is always something for eve-
ryone. She recommends joining a
club or a sports team, and also
wants the underclassmen to know
that there are two doors on the
stairwells for a reason.
Chantelle Harvey wants the under-
classmen to participate in a lot of
things, such as sports and music programs. Her advice is to not lose
your true self because of peer pres-
sure, and to have fun, because high
school flies by fast.
Maxwell Volk’s advice as a senior is
to understand that you, as an indi-
vidual, matter just as much as eve-
ryone else, and that there’s no rea-
son that anyone should be given
privileges that other people don’t
have. He wants the underclassmen
to know that your actions reflect
back on you, and that you should strive for your dreams and don’t let
other people hold you back.
Senior advice By Evan Gerney
Page 7
The North Star girls’ softball team
has astounded many with their 2013
- 2014 season. This years’ softball
team had a rough start to their sea-
son due to the unusually cold
weather. The weather could not stop the Lady Cougars’ softball
team from having a successful sea-
son. Last year, the Lady Cougars
had one win and fourteen losses.
This year, the Lady Cougars storm
into playoffs with six wins and sev-
en losses.
The Lady Cougars’ softball team is
coached by Tracey Koontz (head
coach) and Chad Kaltenbaugh
(assistant coach). The senior mem-
bers of the softball team are second
baseman (Allie Taylor) and left
fielder (Karlee Moyer). The North
Star Lady Cougars’ roster includes:
Juniors: Morgan Cannin, Tiffany
Forney, Kendra Hunter and Sydney
Young; Sophomores: Courtney
Schrock, Courtney Stahl, Megan Burley, Hailey Sheehan, Sara
Burkett, Maddi Stoner and Melanie
Washabaugh; Freshman: Jackie
Stanko, Aubrie Moss, Jill Mullen,
Josie Bittner, Abby Vinisky and
Cassidy Washabaugh.
The Lady Cougars have had a
steady pitching staff backed by a
good defense. The Lady Cougars
were struggling with their hitting
towards the beginning of the sea-
son but have improved as the sea-
son continued. Head coach Tracey
Koontz always tells her players,”
This year’s softball team brought a
lot of potential to the field. It was
just a matter of finding the right
combination of talents. Each player
brought a certain talent and this year the softball team used that tal-
ent to overcome the challenges
they faced.” The softball team plays
Softball By Tiffany Forney
North Star Softball Team
Photo courtesy of Barb Moyer.
For this installment of the newspa-
per, I would like to give some at-
tention to three very current al-
bums that have been or are going
to be released in the near future.
They are, “X” by Ed Sheeran, “Turn Blue” by the Black Keys,
and “Morning Phase” by Beck.
They are from the Singer/
Songwriter, Psychedelic, and
Modern Alternative genres, re-
spectively.
I’ll go right in order as I intro-
duced the albums, so let’s start
with Ed Sheeran. This album is
scheduled for release on June 23,
2014, but he has already released
the hit single, “Sing” and it’s gar-
nered a significant amount of at-tention since its release as a sin-
gle. The song is out of Ed’s nor-
mal, comfortable, and coffeehouse
acoustic style. In a recent inter-
view with Z100 in New York, he
explained how the song came
about.
Modern producer Pharrell was
working with him in the studio and
introduced the bass line for the
song, which didn’t necessarily
appeal to Sheeran at the time. But,
Pharrell caught Sheeran playing the riff and singing it, so he point-
ed it out that it was the same thing
that he had showed him during
studio work. The result is a very
peppy, falsetto-filled pop song
that is sure to bring the total al-
bum sales up and cause appre-
hensive fans to overlook differ-
ences.
Next is the album, “Turn Blue” by
the Black Keys. They decided to
take a certain turn toward modern
blues/psychedelic with this al-
bum, but it still contains a lot of the
elements that made them famous.
The album is available for free
streaming on iTunes FirstPlay via
iTunes Radio and I loved it so
much that I listened to all 45
minutes of it. Some fans may be
reluctant to accept such a change,
but the album contains vast arrays
of guitar effects and long, emo-tional solos, so I don’t think the
criticism will be too harsh.
I had the opportunity to see the
Black Keys live at Consol Energy
Center in Pittsburgh. They’re actu-
ally a duo that started out in sing-
er/guitarist Dan Aurbach’s gar-
age. It didn’t matter in the slight-
est. They put on an amazing show
and it’s very prevalent that they
are both well taught, tenured mu-
sicians and songwriters.
Finally, I would like to discuss
Beck’s new album “Morning
Phase.” It is the twelfth album from
Beck, who was very active in the
1990’s grunge/alternative scene
with songs like “Loser,” and
“Devil’s Haircut.” His success was
based on his prevalent use of in-
die sounds and things that no one
else really used before. This al-bum can be perceived as differ-
ent, but still contains most of the
elements that made him famous.
A recent article on Pitchfork.com,
a music review site, was published
and written by author Ryan Dom-
bal. To give a sense of what he
and most people feel about the
album, I would like to include a
quote. He stated, “Rather than fo-
cussing on a resigned anger or
ambiguous darkness, Morning
Phase is plagued by a frustrating
in-between-ness that can also
come off as flat and neutral.” This
adequately describes the album,
but it is also agreed upon that
Beck uses outstanding musician-ship and can’t be criticized for
that.
Music review By Max Volk
Page 8
Have any of you ever wondered what
you could do to help out those less for-
tunate than yourselves? If you’re
stumped and can’t think of any organi-
zations you are capable of supporting,
why not volunteer to serve at the Soup
Kitchen in Johnstown, PA? Many people
who are too poor to feed themselves
come and are able to eat some quality
food. And they are always looking for
more people willing to serve.
In fact, my Sociology class, led by Mrs.
Penny Hoffman, took a trip to the Soup
Kitchen last month, on the first of April,
just to get some perspective on the
lives of those that don’t have very much
and find it hard to survive. I’m sure the
experience made us all appreciate
everything we might take for granted
any other time.
We donned our gloves and hairnets
and not only served food to the people
who chose to wait in line, but, also wait-
ed on most everyone else, memorizing
custom orders and trying our very best
to get them right. It made me feel very
happy to see the kind faces of the peo-
ple we were waiting on light up when I
brought them a platter of delicious food
and a piping hot cup of coffee.
All in all, it was a very eye-opening
experience and if I get another chance
to serve those wonderfully grateful
people, I will in a heartbeat.
A trip to the Soup Kitchen By Kassandra Henry
Before you read this editorial, keep in
mind that this article consists of all
opinions of people I’ve talked to. This
isn’t all just coming from me.
So, as most of you know I wrote the
Prom article. I asked a good couple of
students and chaperones how they felt
about prom while writing my article. I
was curious to see if people had the
same opinions I had. I had gotten many
negative remarks about the prom and
many positive ones. Although, I felt I
got more negative comments than posi-
tive ones. One chaperone said that it
was nice for everyone in our school to
get along for one night, but she wasn’t
too thrilled with the dancing. One stu-
dent said that they got food poisoning
from the food, the DJ was repetitive and
the “dancing” was repulsive. This stu-
dent and their group of friends left ear-
ly because of how bad they thought it
was. Another student told me their
group had a fun time. That the food was
okay, the music could have been bet-
ter, but wasn’t too bad, and they had a
fun time dancing. Now my opinion on
prom was the food was pretty good.
However, there wasn’t too much of a
selection. The DJ wasn’t too horrible.
My music taste is A LOT different than
most people who were at prom, so my
musical opinion shouldn’t matter. The
“dancing” though was absolutely RE-
PULSIVE. I honestly thought North Star
would be a little more classy and repre-
sent us a lot better than they did. I’m
actually a little disgusted with what I
saw.
I’m still very proud of the prom commit-
tee, though, for putting all their time
and effort into prom. It honestly was a
good prom. However, I’m very disap-
pointed with the North Star student
body for their so called “dancing” and
how they represented us.
Oh wow... By Chantelle Harvey
Page 9
Photos courtesy of Penny Hoffman.
The school year is almost over and
for some, this is the end at North
Star. There are three staff mem-
bers retiring after this year.
Ms. Colleen Bentz is part of the Ed-
ucational Support Staff. She has worked at North Star for sixteen
years. When she retires, she plans
to spend time sewing, gardening,
traveling, and spending time with
family. She would also like to do
volunteer work. She will miss the
routine of the workday. She says
that the staff and students have
been wonderful and she will miss
everyone. Most of all, she will miss
challenging her mind with learn-
ing.
Ms. Donna Croyle is a secretary in
the office. She has been at North
Star for nineteen years. When she retires, she wants to travel and
spend more time with her grand-
children. She will miss the relation-
ships that she has made throughout
the years. She will also miss the
students and talking to them.
Ms. Debbie St. Clair is also part of
the Educational Support Staff. She
has been at North Star for twenty-
five years. When she retires, she plans to do what she wants when
she wants to do it. She will miss the
people she works with and seeing
the students succeed.
These three wonderful people have
made an impact on the staff and
students here at North Star. They
will be greatly missed.
Ending of a career, beginning of retirement By Ashley Kelly
The North Star Baseball Team is
having yet another great season at
the hands of their coaches Christo-
pher Evans, Mike Blucas, and Zach
Vena.
Even though it has rained almost
every day the last two weeks, the
team is practicing and working
their hardest to get yet another
championship title under their
belts. The team has won every
game except for two of them but
that won’t stop this group of dedi-
cated ball players who are in it to
win it.
For North Star,
the playoffs start
when they host
Shanksville on
Thursday, May 22, and take the
win over Shanks-
ville.
Baseball By Morgan Lehman
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North Star Baseball Team
Photo Courtesy of Shelby Thompson.
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As the school year comes to a close
and the senior class of 2014 leaves
the high school for bigger and bet-
ter things, Max Volk and Kaitlyn
Miller have left valuable advice
and memories for the underclass-men and teachers.
Max Volk- "My best advice to up-
coming seniors would be to under-
stand that you are worth something
in your own individual way. So is
everyone else. Accept others for
who they are and stand up for your-
self if you notice things being fa-
vored against you. Everyone is
equal in their purpose here, and
you can only judge people individ-
ually. Diversity is a beautiful thing
and certain things cannot be at-tributed to races as a whole based
on one person's actions. Be your
own person. That is how innovation
continues on."
Kaitlyn Miller- I leave behind to the
upcoming classes my experiences
in the musical. I will miss you all
dearly, and hope that each and
every one of you continues in this.
You all have become my family,
some of the people that I feel so
blessed to have gotten to know. It
was a privilege and an honor to know you all.
I leave behind the undeniable hope
that I have. Even on my worst days,
you have to keep smiling because
you have the gift of a new day.
Make of it what you want. Try to be
a better person today than you
were yesterday.
I leave my copy of Divergent be-
hind to Mr. Ott. You’re the most
awesome dude I’ve had the pleas-
ure of learning from.
I leave behind the fun times I’ve
had on my French trip. Word to the
wise: always try to meet new peo-ple and start a dance off. It’s proba-
bly the best thing ever (other than
Kit-Kats).
I leave behind the great experi-
ence I had at my senior prom.
Learn who your true friends are,
and forget about the people who
never were. Cherish those that are
close to you, and let them know
how much they mean to you. You’re
never promised tomorrow, so say
what you need to say.
I leave behind the knowledge I’ve
gained from this place. Yes, there
were times where I didn’t want to
show up, but this place taught me a
lot. I learned that it doesn’t matter
who you are, or what sports you
play, but rather, we aren’t based
off of who we hang out with or what
clubs we are in, all of us are deter-
mined by WHO we are, how we
treat each other, and to what re-
gard we hold ourselves to.
Never be ashamed of who you are, or who you choose to be your
friends. Treat your enemies with
respect, and never let people get
you down, because the only way to
make it in life is to carry on.
You’ll have struggles, but I leave
behind the lesson my gramps
taught me. “Sometimes, there are
things that are going to be bigger
than you, and you’re going to want
to give up, but in those moments,
what you do defines who you are.
You can lay down your sword and
give up, but I hope that in that mo-
ment you decide to keep going.
You are never alone in your strug-
gles. God is always with you. He gives his toughest soldiers his
toughest battles.”
I want each and every one of you to
know that no matter what, you are
all beautiful. Keep shining. Eventu-
ally, high school will come to an
end, and I hope that none of you
regret a single thing.
I hope you all live a long and happy
life.
As the senior class departs, I per-sonally wish each and every one of
them success and the best in life.
Go get ‘em.
Senior wills By Lindsay Walker
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Newspaper Staff
Editor: Emily Lambert
Co-editor: Abigail Charlton
Designers: Chantelle Harvey and Ashley Kelly
Hannah Borischak
Kassandra Henry
Kaitlyn Miller
Abigail Snyder
Kristen Thompson
Max Volk
Tiffany Forney
Hannah Gross
Patrick Stahl
Alexis Whipkey
Evan Gerney
Morgan Lehman
Lindsay Walker
Cassandra Hillegass
Autumn Spory
Alyssa Thomas
Poems By Kassandra
Henry
And Behold
Purity preserved in
dreams
trickles through
her veins
like streams
of curious candy-
cotton sleeves
on slender amber arms
that keep me
warmly
wandering through
the night
although they've
never
held me tight
that lovely light
inside her soul
remains forever
ah -aglow!
Never lose your
way or wonder
Never forget the quiet thunder
behind my stormy
silver globes
warning those
of sketchy knows
to keep their
sickness well un-
known
from untouched
heart shards
devoid of filth
And lovely, lo
Disturbed
Suddenly
Blasted out
Of
Melancholy
Colors
Bright and bold
Too much light
Nothing's right
For the loathing
Inside
Does not
Correlate The dehumanized
Hating spark
The happiness
Is a sick
Grotesque flaw
When it ends
The day with
Vomit and red
I will feel
At home
Again
Ich Liebe Dich
Your glossy eyes
Your autumn hair
The way you frown
Ich liebe dich
Skin so fair
Veins so there
Lips in a pout
Ich liebe dich
The way you walk
Your head held
high
Pocketed hands
Ich liebe dich
That sudden smile
That high-pitched giggle
Glad you find me
funny
Ich liebe dich
When you're not
here
I scream in tears
In hopes we'll soon be together
Ich liebe dich
Don't ever change
Don't ever stray
Please humour me
a bit longer
Ich Liebe Dich
Ashamed
And I remembered
the eyes,
The eyes that no
one heard,
As they all went
down
Good Luck
Class
of
2014!