In This Issue

Homecoming 2015 RECAP pg 1

Community Message Board pg 1

Blood Drive Info pg 2

Technology Shapes Decade pg 2

Do Dreams Come True pg 2

Caring Ministries pg 3

Another School Shooting pg 3

Air Force Academy Band Concert info pg 3

Flobots Visit FMHS pg 4

Ag Students Learn Fire Safety pg 4

Yearbook Info pg 4

2015-2016 October 5, 2015

COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD

FMHS SPORTS 9/18--25/15

(home games indicated in bold type)

DATE SPORT OPP HOME/ TIME

AWAY

10/8/15 Volleyball (C) Vista Peak Home 4:30pm

Volleyball (JV) “ “ 5:30pm

Volleyball (V) “ “ 6:30pm

XC Sidney, NE Away 3pm

Soccer (JV) Skyview Away 4:30pm

Soccer (V) Skyview Away 6:30pm

10/9/15 Soccer (C) Vista Peak Away 4:30pm

Football (V) Lutheran Home 7pm

10/10/15 Gymnastics Thmpsn Val Away 2:30pm

10/12/15 Football (JV) Lutheran Away 4:30pm

10/13/15 Soccer (JV) Alameda Home 4:00pm

Soccer (V) “ “ 5:30pm

Volleyball (C) Englewood Away 4:30pm

Volleyball (JV) “ “ 5:30pm

Volleyball (V) “ “ 6:30pm

10/15/15 Soccer (JV) Englewood Away 4:30pm

Soccer (V) “ “ 6:30pm

XC CO 7 League Away tba

Volleyball (C) Weld Central Home 4:30pm

Volleyball (JV) “ “ 5:30pm

Volleyball (V) “ “ 6:30pm

10/17/15 Football (C) Vista Peak Away 10:00am

Football (V) “ “ 1:00pm

10/19/15 Football (JV) Vista Peak Home 4:30pm

Volleyball (C) Ft. Lupton Away 4:30pm

Volleyball (JV) “ “ 5:30pm

Volleyball (V) “ “ 6:30pm

10/20/15 Soccer (JV) Ft. Lupton Home 4:00pm

Soccer (V) “ “ 5:30pm

10/21/15 Volleyball (C) Skyview Away 4:30pm

Volleyball (JV) “ “ 5:30pm

Volleyball (V) “ “ 6:30pm

10/23/15 Football (C) Englewood Home 4:00pm

Football (V) “ “ 7:00pm

10/24/15 XC Regionals completed by this date

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10/12/15 Fall Music Concert Auditorium 7pm

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10/12, 13, 15/15 Play Rehearsal Auditorium 6pm

10/18/15 Set Building Auditorium 8am-5pm

10/19, 20, 22/15 Play Rehearsal Auditorium 6pm

10/24/15 Set Building Auditorium 8am-5pm

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10/16/15 Blood Drive Upper East Gym 8am-6pm

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10/17/15 FFA Oyster Fry Aud & Commons 7pm

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10/24/15 ACT Testing room 2216 7am– 3pm

HOMECOMING 2015

RECAP www.dafont.com

United During Homecoming Week

By Jordyn Rivera Here is a little recap of yet another successful homecoming week. To kickoff the

week with powderpuff the Seniors played the Sophomores and beat them, and the Jun-

iors beat the Freshmen which led to the Juniors and Seniors battling it out for the win

and the Juniors coming out on top with a score of 14-8.

Mr. Mustang was also a success on Tuesday with competitors from each

grade. Junior Alex Heier won over the crowd vote with his song about sideburns to

become our 2015-16 Mr. Mustang. On Wednesday the Carnival took place at Legion Field. It was a great night that

brought our community together with people of all ages having a fun time. Some of

the more popular activities were the petting zoo, the ever popular dunk tank, and al-

most any type of carnival food you can imagine, even caramel apples.

On Thursday after the volleyball team beat Ft. Lupton Rough and Tough filled

the gym with a highly charged competitive atmosphere; the Seniors beat the Sopho-

mores, the Juniors beat the Freshmen which led to the Juniors and Seniors fighting for

the win yet again. It was a really close game, but the Seniors won that night 25-23.

Friday was full of all kinds of kids showing some crazy class color pride. At

the end of the day at our pep rally Mr. Bauman united and

gave recognition to each class on all of their hard work

for the week. The football team continued their win streak beating Skyview 50-0. Amy Anderson was

crowned Homecoming Queen and Toby McBride was

crowned Homecoming King during the halftime ceremo-

ny.

To end the week we filled the Commons for our home-

coming dance. The variety of music satisfied virtually

everyone’s taste. All in all it was a great week to unite

our Mustang Student Body!

Check out future editions

of Hoofbeats at:

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Do Dreams Come True?

By Abigail Loose-Martinez

We all have dreams about what we want to be when we

grow up. Some of us wanted to be princesses, the president,

Indiana Jones, or a cat (if you were weird). But as soon as we

started growing up our parents wanted us to change our dreams.

"Be a doctor!" They said. "They make a lot of money." So from then on we gave up our childhood dreams because we believed

that in order to be happy and successful we needed a high pay-

ing job. So when we were asked what we wanted to be when

we grew up we said lawyers and doctors because we wanted to

make our parents happy.

There are a few of us though who will never give up on

our dreams because that's what we want to be and what we

want to do. We don’t care about how much money we will

make because that doesn’t matter. We love our dreams so much

that some of us make it a reality and those people are living

their dream right now as you're reading this. One particular person I know about finally took the last step to start his dream-

his journey. Ever since he was young he wanted to travel the

world, and who wouldn't? So for the past year he's been work-

ing hard and saving up every single cent he made to finally

start living the life he's been dreaming of. His name is Zach

Schwindt and so far he's been to Stockholm, Amsterdam, and

Paris, and that's only the beginning! Luckily I was able to ask

him a few questions. There isn't a ton of them since I didn't

want to waste his time but the answers he gave were definitely

worth it.

Q: After you graduated you went on a tr ip to India, how

did that trip change your life?

A: It made me realize how big the wor ld is and how much is

out there. I think it's beneficial to have a large perspective.

Q: Did you learn anything about yourself on your fir st tr ip

that you didn't really know? And do you think that you'll be

learning even more about yourself on this journey? A: Home isn' t a place, or a destination, it' s a state of mind.

Your skin is your home. I learned that the world isn't quite as

scary as people like to think it is. Everyone just wants to feel

some happiness.

Q: Traveling has been a lifelong dream of yours, what ad-

vice do you have for someone who has the same

dream?

A: If tr avel is your pr ior ity, it will happen. Put it fir st and it

will happen. Take the steps you need in order to get there, & stay focused on the goal. Look for opportunity. Most people

travel for a vacation. But if you aren't on vacation, you should

be looking for opportunities constantly. Travel until you find a

place you love.

Q: What is your favor ite thing about tr aveling so far?

A: Having my mind blown.

Good luck Zach! Everyone back in Morgan is rooting for you!

He uploads daily vlogs & post amazing photos if you want to

stay updated on his journey!

Instagram- zachmoves

YouTube- zachmoves

Technology Shapes The Decade by: Jonathan Stone

The world has changed a lot in the past decade. Some changes

are good. Some of them are bad. Changes like social media and

TV have shaped the world we know today.

One of the biggest changes in technology is the demise of tele-

vision. TV started with the big three stations of ABC, CBS and

NBC and has progressed through basic cable and satellite

TV. Nowadays, Youtube and Dailymotion help everyone get rec-

ognized on the web, instead of going to auditions to get on

TV. Now you can watch the latest TV entertainment on your PC

or your TV.

A big change that has shaped technology and possibly the world is social networks. The last five years have seen the rise of

social networking. Social networking mixes elements from discus-

sion forums, blogs, and profiling elements from dating sites and

mixes it all into a place where people can communicate. You will

be hard pressed to find someone without a Facebook or Twitter

account!

This past decade has seen the rise of the free software move-

ment. From web servers running Linux to free office software

such as Star and Open Office, there is no doubt that the free soft-

ware movement has shaped much of how technology and business

work today.

Technology has shaped the world into what it is today, whether it be the way we watch TV, how we make a profile on Facebook or

Twitter, or how the most expensive technology software is made

free.

BLOOD DRIVE AT FMHS

DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2015

TIME: 8AM—6 PM

WHERE: UPPER EAST GYM

WHO: ANYONE 16 AND OLDER

(16 & 17 YEAR OLDS MUST HAVE

PARENT PERMISSION)

WHY: SAVE LIVES

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO:

https://bonfils.org/index.cfm/donate-blood/eligibility/

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SENIORS!!

Check the counselling office for

upcoming deadlines!

Putting A Name To A Miracle By Cheyenne Icenhower

In Colorado, about 20% of people do not know where their

next meal is coming from. That sounds like such a small num-

ber, right? Wrong. According to the 2014 US Census Quick-

Facts there are approximately 5.36 million people living in Col-

orado which means that over 1 million people do not know

where they will get their next meal. What is of even more con-

cern is that approximately 23.3% of those individuals are under the age of 18. Let's look at is another way. Put 5 close friends

in a row next to each other. Isn’t it weird to think that one of

them may be hungry and not sure he or she will have any food

to satisfy that hunger today?

This hunger rate especially applies to rural Colorado, in-

cluding Morgan County. Food Bank for Larimer County states

the need for continued support in rural areas best on their web-

site, "Rural households in the United States suffer from food

insecurity…at greater rates that the rest of the nation… It is a

sad reminder that hunger persists in our nation when so many

people go hungry in the very communities where food is pro-duced."

Good thing we have Caring Ministries of Morgan Coun-

ty. Caring Ministries allows citizens of Fort Morgan and Brush

to donate food to people who need it. They team up with all

sorts of organizations in the county to make our food pantry

more available to those who need it. Author John Green wrote

that “Everybody gets a miracle.” 80% of us don’t need to worry

about that miracle being a meal on our table every day. Most of

us don’t even appreciate that meal on our table. Then there is

that 20. It’s that 5th friend scarfing down their lunch. It’s the

three people who won’t leave the kitchen at the party. They are

the ones who need Caring Ministries. Thank you, Caring Minis-tries, for being a miracle in disguise every day.

CHECK OUT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY

BAND IN THE FMHS AUDITORIUM

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 AT 7PM

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Another School Shooting!

By Jonathan Stone

Preliminary information indicates ten people were killed

and over twenty injured when a gunman opened fire at Ore-

gon’s Umpqua Community College on Thursday October

1. The tragedy took about 14 minutes from the time of the first 911 call until the “suspect down” was broadcast.

Two Roseburg police detectives raced to the col-

lege . They were the first law enforcement to arrive on cam-

pus after the initial 911 call. They were five miles away on

another case before this.

As the two detectives parked outside Snyder Hall and

approached the building, they found the shooter, Christopher

Harper-Mercer, age twenty six, standing right outside the

building with 5 handguns and 1 rifle. These were only a few

of his owned weapons; over 14 varieties were found in his

apartment. Officials say Harper-Mercer initiated gunfire to the

detectives. The detectives took cover and were safe from the gunfire. As officers moved in to arrest the gunman who we

have now learned died from self inflicted wounds.

Army Veteran Chris Mintz, age 30 was taken to the hos-

pital on Thursday after being shot in the legs by the gun-

man. He began the day by wishing his autistic 6 year old

son a happy birthday on Facebook and then headed to class at

the community college. When the shooting began, a witness

had said he ran to the library to pull the alarms while telling

people to run. After encountering the gunman Mintz was mer-

cilessly shot several times, despite him saying it was his son’s

birthday. Well wishers have donated over $600,000 in Go-FundMe to help this hero recover.

GoFundMe have also been set up for two additional survi-

vors of the shooting. Ann Boylan, age eighteen, sand aspiring

singer, was shot near the shoulder, the bullet lodged near her

spine. A GoFundMe account set up for her has raised over

$6,300 so far. Cheyenne Fitzgerald, age 16, who is pursuing a

career in nursing, was shot in the stomach and lost a kid-

ney. As of Sunday evening, a GoFundMe account for her

raised over $12,360 so far. That equals an impressive

$618,660 raised to help victims so far. A true indication of a

community and the country coming together in time of need

once again.

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Flobots By: Cheyenne Icenhower

Fort Morgan High School has a very strong athletic de-

partment. Most students- regardless of gender, race, or reli-

gion- are in a sport. The arts department, while not as strong, is definitely a work in progress. When the Flobots

decided to come to our small town of Fort Morgan, The Ink

Club (sponsored by Mr. Johnston), hopped onto the oppor-tunity to help expand our creative writing pro-

gram. According to Mr. Johnston, Ink Club is the school's

“small but

mighty creative writing club”.

When word

spread that the Flobots were

coming to our

small town, Mr. Johnston

asked them to

do a writers

workshop with the school's students. The Flobots were more than happy to

oblige.

During 6th and 7th period, all students who had an Eng-lish class were allowed to come to the library. The members

of the Flobots inter-

acted with the stu-dents to have an edu-

cational and fun

workshop.

Then came the concert. For some of

the teens who had

lived in Fort Morgan their entire life, this

was the first concert they had been to. The openers,M2XM ,

were electric and lively. They got the crowd pumped up.

Then, 15 minutes of silence came. Some students anxiously waited in the auditorium while others went out to the com-

mons and ate while donating money to two of our very im-

portant and- for now- slightly underfunded clubs, Inc Club and the newly formed Speech and Debate Team (Forensics).

Then, two people walked on stage. One man is rocking

some serious dreads. He's tall and slender and has a smile on his face. The second looks like your average joe. He's

not too tall, not too small. His facial features are hard but he

is softening them with a smile.

They started to play. The indie hip-hop band has every-body stand up and huddle towards the front of the stage.

They started to play, and the crowd cheered and continued

to cheer for the next two hours.

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Ag Students Learn Fire Safety By Jordyn Rivera

On Wednesday September 16th the Fort Morgan Fire

Department came to FMHS to teach the Ag students how to

control fires. This was a very important lesson for the stu-

dents to learn especially because of the environment we live

in. Summertime here in Colorado means high temperatures

and low humidity creating tinder dry-conditions that fuel

wildfires. On average over 2,500 wildfires occur each year in Colorado. Most of these are small fires that can be quick-

ly extinguished, but large catastrophic fires can and do oc-

cur.

In 2002 wildfires started unusually and dangerously ear-

ly. By early June 2002 there were several large wildfires

that occurred, the Hayman Fire was one of them. The Hay-

man Fire is recorded as Colorado's largest wild-

fire. According to the Denver Post it burned nearly 138,000

acres, destroyed well

over 100 homes,

over 400 additional buildings and dis-

placed thousands of

people while the fire

was being

fought. Hopefully

the students learned

that fire safety is a

very important thing

that should always

be taking seriously! Photo by Heldwin Brito

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