issue #1 | the cardinal

2 EDITOR’S NOTE SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Dear Reader,

I hope everybody had an awesome summer full of long days, late nights and all those other cliché summer activities. The Cardinal was given an update this year with the efforts of our awesome staff. With yearbook and news-paper as separate classes, the journalists have given their full attention to The Cardinal in order to make it the best it can be. Also, we’re planning on printing two issues each quarter to maximize the amount of content we’re distribut-ing to you faithful readers. The Cardinal is under new administration by Mr. Corrie Jackson. Along with teaching the senior English classes, Mr. Jackson is helping the journalists give a new face to our school newspaper. The Cardinal Online is under major construction, but we’re hopeful it will be up by second semester. Sorry about that to all you folks who got on it more than twice. Hopefully you all enjoy this first issue and don’t just toss it in the trash. If you’re reading this now, you’ve made it farther than half the student body already.

Love, Danelle

The EHS Road Rally is back! Every year Students Against Destructive Decisions, also known as SADD, hosts a road rally for students. The goal is to find ways to have fun in a non-destructive way. This year’s road rally is Sept. 22 at 5:00 p.m. The race consists of teams that travel by car around Eudora to find different clues and partici-pate in activities. Although the goal is to finish with the best time, speeding and other traffic violations will be penalized. Although sign-up has concluded, those who met the deadline paid a five dollar fee that in-cludes a t-shirt, pizza and pop. The winning team of the road rally will receive an additional prize so come out for fun, prizes and an evening to remem-ber! SADD events take place every month, so if you enjoy the road rally then make sure to keep updated on new events. Next month’s event will be a bonfire after the last home football game!

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Danelle topilLAYOUT EDITOR grady salzmanPHOTO EDITOR Kristen DennisREPORTERS brooke abel Nick becker Emily Durkin claire mersmann Kennedy O’Dell billie Jean peterson christopher snow broderick topilPHOTOGRAPHERS tierra balluch camille Dickerson tera Dunn Dakota Fletcher sydney gully Kourtney Hadle

chaise Hladky sierra Johnson Ricky Newman Hannah thevarajoo Haley turner allie Webb Kassy Wise Published by the Journal-ism and Photojournalism

classes of Eudora High School, Eudora, KS. Under

the guidance of Corrie Jackson and Matt Bova.

Letters to the editor can be submitted to either

Corrie Jackson or Danelle Topil at

[email protected] or 13dtopil@

eudoraschools.org

SCHOOL CLUB BRIEFS

SADD ROAD RALLY PEP CLUBby Brooke Abel by Emily Durkin

The EHS Pep Club kicked off the year with last Friday’s home football game. The students showed up to cheer on the Cards dressed up for the theme ‘Merica. While many of the students dressed up, three students went above and beyond the expectations. Junior Brett Williams showed up in his plaid shirt, cut-off jorts and cowboy boots. He received the third place prize for his excessive cheers and American outfit. Junior Ken-nedy O’Dell came to the game dressed as the Statue of Liberty and took home the second place prize. The first place prize was given to junior Joey Ramos who painted his own pair of American flag pants. “I was excited about the amount of student involvement and impressed at the creativity of the wardrobes,” said senior Pep Club member Grady Salzman. “My anticipation is mounting for the next theme night, which I hear is Halloween.” Salzman is right! The Home-coming football game, held on Oct. 5, will be themed Halloween. The costume ideas are endless. The three students with the most creative costumes and who exhibit excessive amounts of “pep” will receive a prize from the Pep Club. Students whose costumes are inappropriate may be asked to change and will be disqualified from the competition.

EDITORIAL 3ISSUE 1

The Cardinal’s Nest, the newest addition to the wonderful facilities at EHS, is a store that sells anything from food and drinks to school supplies. Giving students the opportunity to experience the workforce, the Cardinal’s Nest is run mainly on student initia-tive with the guidance of business teacher Angie Brown. The Cardinal’s Nest is managed by the Integrated Marketing Applications and Marketing Communications classes. These classes will be required to order inventory and keep track of everything happening in the store. The beginning Marketing classes are required to work at the store and carry the title of as-sociates, whereas Accounting II students take care of the fi-nancial aspect. “The idea of the business is that students will gain experience and practical knowledge as a part of their classes,” says Brown. “Some schools offer programs such at OJT, where students can work everyday, well this store will bring the work to our students.” The Cardinal’s Nest is not able to sell food and drinks when the cafeteria is open. Instead, they offer school supplies before school for students that might have misplaced an item. After school they offer a wide variety of products including drinks, snacks and candy. “I have been really pleased with the turnout of students

wishing to purchase items from the store,” says Brown. Many students, including myself, like the idea of being able to grab a snack right before practice to settle writhing hunger pains. Not to mention the fact that they sell candy which was removed completely from the cafeteria last year. Along with solving school-

wide hunger problems, there are also some benefits that go along with the store to students with medical concerns. “The school store is very nice for when I feel like I have low blood sugar because I can get a sugary snack right before practice,” said freshman Grady Cain, who has type one diabetes. What more could you possibly want from the Cardinal’s Nest? It’s cheap, convenient, beneficial to stu-dents and offers sugary treats! They are also up to date in real-world business. They have a Facebook page called “Cardi-nal’s Nest,” where they wish to

hold contests earning students “Cardinal Cash.” “Our Facebook page is going to be used as a communica-tion and media tool to promote our business, just like most real-world businesses,” says Brown. “It has been a good learning experi-ence for me and my students.” Overall, the Cardinal’s Nest offers positive ideas and I see some great potential in the store. It soared way above my expecta-tions and I strongly suggest that you fly by some time.

CARDINAL’S NEST OFFERS WORK EXPERIENCE AND BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL TREATS FOR STUDENTS

by Broderick Topil | photos by Ricky Newman

4 SPORTS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Although the Cardinal soccer team has had a rough start to the 2012 season, Erryn Kindle, who replaced Gunner Harmon as head coach, is optimistic about this year. “This years’ team has a lot more potential than years past,” said Kindle. “We have more team chemistry, and a sense of team unity. We have a strong group of seniors to lead the team also.” The Cardinals scored their first goal against Louisburg on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Though the Cardinals lost the game 1-8, the goal gave hope to the players that they can turn their 0-6 record around. When asked about what goals he had for the team, Coach Kindle said, “Know and trust each other more on the field and start passing and moving more. If we can do that we will score and if we score we will win.” The next action for the soccer team is Monday, Sept. 24 against the Tonganoxie Chieftans.

by Grady Salzman

On the coldest and rainiest day of the season so far, the cross country team took the course at Wellsville on Sept. 13 by storm. Although the weather wasn’t ideal, the EHS runners did not seem to be affected. Senior Danelle Topil won the girls’ varsity race with a time of 16:56. Not far behind Topil was junior Anna Brown, 3rd, junior Kelsey Balluch, 4th and freshman Chloe Jo Fewins, 5th. “Kelsey and I really pushed each other the first half which helped me finish strong,” said Brown. The girls’ team won the team points, overcoming a two-way tie between Spring Hill and Eudora. It came down to the 6th Eudora finisher, freshman Mariah Brown. Sophomore Jon Miller placed 4th in the boys’ varsity race with a time of 18:54. “I felt like I ran a good race,” said Miller. “I really pow-ered through the second mile.” Also placing in the varsity race were junior Tristan Chapman, 13th, senior Austin Tuggle, 16th and senior Dalton Strickel, 19th. In the girls’ JV race, freshman Bryanna Longacre placed 2nd with a time of 19:54. “I ran a lot better than expected considering the weath-er,” said Longacre. Behind Bryanna were sophomore Sydney Gulley, 5th and freshman Maria Wellman, 9th. In the boys’ JV race, freshman Jayce McQueen claimed 5th place, losing both his shoe and his glasses during the race. McQueen ran a time of 20:43. Also placing in the JV race was sophomore Broderick Topil in 6th place. The cross country team runs again on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Rimrock Farms in Lawrence. The team runs at home on Thurs-day, Sept. 27 at Fall Leaf Farm, north of Eudora. Come out and support the cross country runners to another great set of races!

by Broderick Topil

A BRIEF LOOK AT HOW EUDORA HIGH’S TEAMS ARE STACKING UP AGAINST THE COMPETITION THIS FALL

CROSS COUNTRY

above photo by Tera Dunn | below photo by Kristin Dennis

SOCCER

SPORTS 5ISSUE 1

The Lady Cardinals have fought hard for their first few weeks of the new season. The latest game was against Louisburg on Tuesday, Sept. 11. The varsity team played their hearts out, sweeping the team in only three sets. The scores were, 25-22, 25-23 and a final score of 25-16. When asked what the highlights of the game were Beck said, “Shutting down Jolly Green Giant, communica-tion, and intensity.” The Jolly Green Giant Beck referred to is the nickname given to the star middle for Louisburg. It has been a hard transition to be under a new coach, but Coach Jeremy Gish and the players have risen to the occa-sion. “Coach Gish has brought to the team an offensive mind and a new defense. He brings new intensity and energy to the team,” said Beck. The tables were turned and Coach Gish was asked how he felt about coaching a brand new team he said, “Com-ing to Eudora and coaching this particular group of players has been refreshing. I’m just lucky to have a team full of high-character, hard-working individuals. I want to give credit to Ms. Kimberlin and Mr. Buie, too, for making the transition as smooth as possible.” The next action for the Lady Cards is the Tonganoxie Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 22. Make sure to attend all of the home games to encourage our Lady Cards to victory!

by Brooke Abel

by Grady Salzman

by Broderick Topil

VOLLEYBALL

FOOTBALL by Nick Becker

above photo by Haley Turner | below photo by Tierra Balluch

Another season of football has begun, and games are in full swing. Coming off a historical season last year, the bar has been raised and the players are working hard to meet it. Not only this, but the football team has had to make some ad-

justments in their roster with the graduation of a large senior class. There are only a few returning lineman from the 2011 season, which has led to younger players having to step up into positions. “I think we’re a work in progress,” said offensive line coach Jason Tharp. “We definitely have the potential, we just need to put the pieces together.” There are also many new faces to the EHS football team. Most of these students are former Lawrence students who are now on the varsity squad. In the first game of the season, the team butted heads against the Piper Pirates on Aug. 31, winning the home game 25-7. The varsity boys rushed for a total of 230 yards and had 137 receiving. On the Cardinals’ last touchdown, senior kicker Garrett Vaughn was injured during his first attempt of the season. He broke his right tibia and fibula after a late hit. Next the boys faced Louisburg on the Wildcats’ turf on Sept. 7. They came out with a significant win against the 2010 state cham-pions. This win was the first time the Cardinals defeated Louisburg on their own field in Coach Webb’s Eudora football career. The final score was 21-20 after the Cards held the opposing team from scoring for the entire second half. Although the Cards gave up two turnovers on the punt team, junior Andrew Ballock managed to score the team’s three touchdowns. On Sept. 14, Eudora played another home game against the De Soto Wildcats. After struggling in the beginning and end of the first half, the Cardinals came out with a 33-20 victory. While the Cats did well in the passing game, Eudora held De Soto’s rushing to 14 yards in 13 carries in the first half. Markis Hill, who rushed for a breakaway touchdown, said that Eudora is “starting to become what it should be.” His views so far for the season is that the Cards should “go far with the great effort.” The varsity’s next game is this Friday, Sept. 21 against the Panthers at Paola.

FOOTBALLTODAY @ PAOLA

SOCCERSEPT. 24 @ TONGIE

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6 FEATURE SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

After junior year, most ordinary seniors-to-be have al-ready begun to feel the early onset of senioritis and plain old lazi-ness. Instead of a summer full of relaxation, senior Shawn Burns spent his time preparing for one of the most significant challenges of his life. On May 29, Burns began his first day of basic training in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. For the next 10 weeks, he took part in various physical and mental trials consisting of lots of heat, sand and sweat. All of these factors not only made the physical activity increasingly difficult, but also significantly impacted Burns’ mentality. “I joined the army and decided to go to basic now part-ly for college tuition assistance, but rather the call to be a part of something much bigger than myself,” said Burns. “To be a member of the greatest military force in the world, to someday deploy to fight for and defend the United States of America and the people of this great nation.” His decision to join the military has been in the making for quite some time. “It was a long time ago when I decided that the military is what I wanted. However, it wasn’t until about this time last year that I decided what job and that I wanted to do it in high school.”Burns had always wished to be a part of the Army just like his par-ents, even as a child. “My parents played a huge role in the decision making process. However, as supportive as my parents were, they wanted me to be positive that I truly wanted to do this.” Throughout the summer, Burns reported to scream-ing drill sergeants, rose in the early hours of the morning, lugged around 70 pounds of gear on marches and kept himself and others organized, so as not to be punished. “The physical challenges could not even begin to match the mental challenges,” said Burns. “You might have to do some pushups, or power jumps, or v-ups. However, doing those with four hours of sleep and in 110 degree heat is what makes it hard. The heat and lack of sleep is what gets you, the mental stressors are far greater.” Every night after his training, Burns was able to retreat to his air-conditioned quarters, called bays, and get some much needed rest. Apart from the bays, the mess hall would be the only

other sanctuary during his time at basic. “The meals were not nearly as bad as I expected, they were actually pretty good. We always had Gatorade, juice and usually filled up on food. Even though we only had ten minutes to eat.”The next couple months were challenging for Burns, being away from family in the hot and dry Oklahoma summer. Yet it was his family who were the motivation and reason for him being there. Serving in the military has been a bit of a tradition in the Burns’ family. Both of his parents have graduated from basic training and have served in the military for his entire life. “Through everything, the thought of family and home never leave your mind. You begin to miss the simplest of things, like driving down Church street,” said Burns. “The hope and wait for graduation really helps in the mental struggle to drive on with the mission.” After living day-to-day in Fort Sill for over two months, nothing sounded as sweet as graduation. When that day finally came, Burns was reunited with his family, feeling a great sense of pride within himself and a great deal of honor by being able to stand beside his parents as a fellow soldier. “I could not even begin to describe how it made me feel to have just earned the honor of standing shoulder to shoulder with my parents, wearing the same uniform that they have worn my entire life.” Burns currently trains out of the Lenexa Armory, where he will learn even more about what is demanded from this coun-try’s soldiers. He will learn how to properly handle issued weapons, properly address wounds and engage personnel in various types of encounters and environments. Right now, Burns’ role as a soldier is in a bit of an in-between state. While still taking part in his monthly drills, Burns does not have to participate in many other duties. If worst comes to worse, he could be called in to assist during natural disasters. Other than that, Burns can assist with National Guard recruiters, at schools and even at public and sporting events. After graduating, Burns will return to Fort Sill next sum-mer to begin his Advanced Individual Training. After that, he will pursue a degree in college and assume a role in active duty and continue to train as a soldier.

BURNS FOLLOWSSUIT

by Christopher Snow | photo by Grady Salzman

SENIOR SHAWN BURNS ATTENDED BASIC TRAINING OvER THE SUMMER. HE NOW PLANS FOR A MILITARy FUTURE.

FEATURE 7ISSUE 1

On Aug. 25 a new activity partici-pation program for all students was put in place by Student Council. The program,

The Cardinal Games, was named after the best selling book series and movie “The Hunger Games.” It will pit each class

against each other in a competition based on attendance to sports competitions, art department performances and other extra-curricular activities. StuCo hopes to increase school spirit by rewarding the class that has the highest year long activity attendance with prizes. StuCo noticed a decreased amount of school spirit amongst the student body and created the system in hopes of reversing the problem. Student body president, senior Danelle Topil, is excited for what the Games might do for the school. “I’m really hoping that people get more excited to go to different events that draw a smaller crowd and cheer on their classmates,” said Topil. “As a cross country runner, it would be nice to see some familiar faces at the finish line. I can’t imagine how cool it would be to have the support of my peers through out my race.” Prizes will come in the form of “care packages” for each quarter and a grand prize for the victorious class in May. The top three individual with the most points will also be rewarded. Each individual event carries its own weight based on past attendance re-cords. Large scale events, like a varsity foot-ball game, that have a high student body attendance are worth fewer points whereas less popular events, like cross country meets, carry a heavier weight. “We wanted to encourage the stu-dent body to participate in all events,” said student body vice president senior Emily Durkin. “From experience, being involved in an activity that the student body disregards is

frustrating. We’re hoping to eliminate the un-wanted feeling of some of the school’s hard-working teams.” Many students who participate in activities questioned whether they would have the opportunity to earn points at the events he or she is involved in. In light of this, each athlete or performer will also re-ceive one point for the event participated in. Concession stand workers will also receive one point. Since the introduction of The Cardi-nal Games, StuCo leaders have been thrilled with student responsiveness, but warn against cheating. “It’s really neat to see the students’ competitive side, but it’s disappointing to see students cheating to win instead of playing by the rules,” said Durkin. “The point of The Cardinal Games isn’t just to win, but to come together as a student body. Plus, we all know how cheating would’ve ended in the real Hunger Games.” StuCo committee members also re-mind participants to listen for updates, as the Games are new and ever evolving. Students have already begun to flood to events in hopes of scoring big for their team. The points standings are as fol-lows: District 9: 225 points District 10: 254 points District 11: 180 points District 12: 215 points It is only the beginning of the year and there are still many events to come. There is no telling which district will move to take the lead in the following weeks as the point totals continuously change. Keep reading The Cardinal and listen closely to the announce-ments for updates. May the odds be ever in your favor!

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by Kennedy O’Dell | art by Grady Salzman

CARDINAL GAMES PROMOTES SCHOOL SPIRIT

8 LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Although the outside of His Hands Clothing Closet at 727 Main St. looks nothing out of the ordinary, what’s going on inside is anything but. While walk-ing past the store, the small blue print on the window doesn’t stick out much, yet the story behind it does. For the past few years, Christine Zimmer of Eudora has insisted on giving back to kids and the community. In May of 2011, she decided

to open a small thrift store. “Children are my passion,” Zimmer said. “I was once a bullied kid who wore hand-me-downs, and I just want kids to be able to wear clothes that are nice.” The store started almost by accident when one day Zimmer was scrolling through Craigslist. She found a lady who was in need of some basic necessities for her four children around Christmas time. Knowing that there were other children who probably needed the same things, Zimmer posted her own ads in Craigslist and Freecy-cle, stating that she could give free clothes to kids in need. Doing so turned out to be a mistake. “This started to become a greedy thing. People became greedy really fast,” commented Zimmer. To eliminate this prob-lem, she decided to open up a store where you could buy mall-like clothing at bargain prices. “Everything in the store right now is $1-$5,” said Zimmer. Yet her generosity doesn’t stop there. Zimmer and her family gave up their family vacation to get His Hands started. Not to mention,

all of the money that is left over after paying the building rent is used to sponsor families during Christmas time. They provide a meal, new toys, new clothes and new shoes. “I get a lot of criticism, because they wonder why. Why am I so nice, how could I continue to be so nice? And it’s pretty simple. I really care. That’s why.” After running the shop for a while, finding clothes to sell got easier and easier. Two clothing stores in Lawrence, Plato’s Closet and Ditto, regularly donate clothes. Personal donations (which can be sent or delivered to 516 Birch St.) have also made a huge impact. Going into the store isn’t the only way shoppers can save money. The store’s Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/hishandsclothingcloset, also gives away various prizes. Such prizes include KU tickets and “closet cash,” which allows shoppers to get a certain amount of clothing items for free. Although Zimmer has already accomplished many things, she plans to use her store and Facebook page to continue to help the community.

Charlotte Rousse Heels, $3

H&M Dress, $3.50

Skinny Jeans , $3

Outside of the His Hands Thrift Store on Main Street, Eudora.

by Billie Jean Peterson | photos by Kristen Dennis

CHRISTINE ZIMMER USES HER THRIFT STORE TO GIvE BACK TO KIDS IN EUDORA AND THE COMMUNITy

SCHOOL NEWS 9ISSUE 1

by Claire Mersmann

a. What is your pet peeve in the classroom?b. What is your guilty pleasure song?

Corrie Jackson - Senior English, Newspaper

a. “When students don’t achieve what they are capable of achieving.”b. “blame it on the Rain” by milli Vanilli

Ashley Coffman - Vocal Music Director

a. “Negativity and closed-mindedness. i want my students to work hard and appreciate every person.”b. “part of Your World” from the little mermaid

Jeremy Gish - Freshman English

a. “if i answer honestly, that will encourage my stu-dents to do the things that bother me the most.”b. “Jenny (867-5309)” by tommy tutone

Brett Misse - Guidance Counselor

a. “When people rip paper out of a spiral notebook - there’s always a mess left behind.” b. “sweet caroline” by Neil Diamond

Noah Musser - Principles of Illustration, Graphic Design, Yearbook

Austin Lauxman - Art

a. “people talking while i’m trying to explain some-thing.” b. “None of them are appropriate for school.”

Caitlin Laskowski - FACS

a. “this is my first year teaching, so i don’t have any... ask me again at the end of the year.”b. “What makes You beautiful” by One Direction, and “call me maybe” by carly Rae Jepsen

a. “When students leave their seat before the bell rings.”b. “mmmbOp” by Hanson

by Claire Mersmann | photo by Camille Dickerson

While wandering through the halls, students may have noticed several unknown faces to EHS. Although there are numerous new students this year, one travelled much farther than the others. Ludovico Sapio, this year’s only foreign exchange student, is from Cosenza, which is in the southern part of Italy. He came to the United States through a program called AFS (American Field Service), which allows students with good grades to enter the exchange program through a series of tests and applications. “I wanted to learn the language,” Sapio said when asked why he came to America. He will complete the school year at EHS and remain in Eudora for a total of 10 months. When asked to compare EHS to his Italian high school, Sapio answered, “It’s very differ-ent here. At home we don’t change classrooms, but we stay while the teachers switch. It’s almost like being in a film here. But I like it.” While he has enjoyed school so far, things are still a bit challenging. “It’s hard, because things are done so differently,” says Sapio. “It’s also difficult because of the language.” He hopes that things will go more smoothly as the year progresses.

Noah Musser - Principles of Illustration, Graphic Design, Yearbook

10 A&E SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Oh no she didn’t! Is this country diva stepping into the pop star world? We Are Never Ever Ever (Getting Back Together) is not only a reminder that T. Swift has had a lot of annoying boyfriends, it is also a brand new sound for our country princess. This song musically displays the crazy feelings and events that can take place after any break-up. On a roller coaster of emotions in this song, Swift ends the ride with her promise to never, ever, ever get back together with her ex. We Are Never Ever Ever (Getting Back Together) is incredibly catchy, a bit quirky and will leave you singing the chorus all day long.

photo from idolator.com

Taylor Swift

Are you still writh-ing in pain from the Lost series finale? Well if you are, it’s with good reason. A show with such a wide rang-ing scope and insane level of subplot is difficult to pro-duce and even harder to sell to an audience. This season ABC is jumping into the game with their new drama Last Resort. The new drama follows the crew of the U.S. submarine Colorado as they rebel against a government order to fire nuclear weapons finding themselves stranded on an exotic island. Although the premise sounds just a tad far-fetched, the show promises to be equal parts action and intricate plot development keeping it safely outside the realm of either “dude show” or “chick flick”. The show premieres Thursday, Sept. 27th at seven p.m. Tune in and let us know what you think!

photo from tvlistings.Zap2it.com

Andre Brauger as Marcus Chaplin

Has American Idol finally produced a singer who won’t be a mainstream pop artist? Maybe! Season eleven brought the first winner with a relatively alternative sound in the form of Georgia-native Phillip Phillips. The singer was a fan favorite through-out the competition for his sensuous, raspy voice and his acoustic style. Naturally, Phil-lips leans towards an alterna-tive sound but his first single “Home” hints at what might be a pop direction. Idol fans as well as newcomers are anxious to see if the show’s winner will venture into the unforgiving world of alternative or change his sound entirely. With an ever waning audience, it is possi-ble that the producers of Idol are grasping at their final straws. Only time will tell if the young artist can survive in the indus-try or if he will remain a one hit wonder like so many of his fellow competitors.

Phillip Phillipsphoto from

fanpop.com

This summer was full of super heroes with three big releases sweeping the theaters. The Avengers was jam-packed with major ac-tion and witty humor, yet the acting was poor at times. The producers must have hoped that viewers would look past cheap acting skills for a few quick thrills. The Amazing Spider-Man hit hearts with a story full of tragedies and teenage love, but wasn’t as action packed as many had expected. The Dark Knight Rises was an awesome ending to the trilogy that captured everyone’s attention. It did, however, leave some questions unanswered and the viewers hanging.

Christian Bail as Batman

photo from bitznbobs.net

STAFFERS EMILy DURKIN AND KENNEDy O’DELL REvIEW NEW POP CULTURE

by Emily Durkinby Emily Durkin

by Kennedy O’Dell by Kennedy O’Dell

A&E 11ISSUE 1

Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)With two full moons ahead of you this month, your social side will come out. Get excited - this means that you might actually get invited to a party for once in your life.

Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)As Mars leaves your sector, your morale will drop drasti-cally. You’ll become incredibly lazy; you won’t want to leave the couch. You’ll then gain huge amounts of weight and become permanently fused to your La-Z-Boy.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)The sun will enter your house of love, giving you the urge to flirt with everyone you pass by. Oh wait, you do that already.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)This month, your moon will cause you to relate better with others. Great! Maybe now you’ll have more than three friends!

Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)The planetary alignment will bring you great wealth in the coming weeks. Just try not to blow it all on those obnoxious rhinestone jeans. Yeah, no one’s going to MissThem.

Virgo (Aug 23 - Sept 22)Sometime in the near future, a pigeon will defecate on your head. Watch out.

Libra (Sept 23 - Oct 22)Venus’ position this month will make your love life bleak and gloomy. So, not too different from what it is now.

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)The stars will make you feel purposeless this month. This could easily be fixed if you’d quit spending every waking minute on Twitter.

Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)Your moon brings you good luck this month, giving you every reason to be optimistic. Oh, except for the fact that all of your toes are going to fall off - that won’t be good.

Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)The position of your constellation this month will bring you intellectual growth. Good for you, you definitely needed some of that.

Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)Your planet’s rotation this month will cause your true love to notice you. It’s about time; you’ve been following him or her creepily between classes for way too long.

Pisces (Feb 19 - March 20)Jupiter’s proximity to your moon this month will bring ten-sion in your family. This could be solved if you stop texting your mom so much. You’re annoying her and she says you need more friends.

How did your expectations of high school differ from the reality of it?

“I thought the teach-ers would be cruel, but they’re not. Most of them are really cool. It’s like having 8th grade teachers.” -Jacob Smith, frosh.

“It differs in a lot of ways. I thought I would get beat up and I expected to have more homework.” -Sadie Pittman, frosh.

“I thought it’d be hec-tic and hard to find the classes but now that I know the classes and the school, it’s easy.” -Tristin Olsen, frosh.

“I thought the halls would be less crowded and classes would be easier to find.” -Aryan Spencer, frosh.

by Billie Jean Peterson | photos by Kristen Dennnis

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23 24sOccER & tONgaNOXiE 4 p.m.mUsical REHERsal

25pictURE RE-taKEssOccER & Vb @ paOla 4 p.m.

26 27sOccER @ EU-DORa 4:30 p.m.Xc @ EUDORa 4:30 p.m.Vb @ sHaWNEE

5:30 p.m.

28Fb @ spRiNg Hill 7 p.m.

299tH Vb @ Kc 8 a.m.Vb @ WElls-VillE9 a.m.

30Fbla mUD VOllEYball tOURNa-mENt 1 p.m.

1NO scHOOlJV Fb @ EUDORa 4:30 p.m.

2Vb @ EUDO-Ra 4:30 p.m.sOccER @ EUDORa 4:30 p.m.

3HOmEcOm-iNg paRaDE 5:30 p.m.

4sOccER@EUDORa 4:30 p.m.Xc @ st. JamEs9tH Fb @ EU-DORa

5Fb (HOmE-cOmiNg) @ EUDORa 4:30 p.m.

6Vb DE sOtO spiKE FEst 8 a.m.

7 8JV Fb @ st. JamEs 4:30 p.m.JV Vb @ EU-DORa 5 p.m.

9 10FREsHmaN Fb @ st. JamEs 4 p.m.

11sOccER @ lOUisbURgXc lEagUE @ paOlaVb @ EUDORa

12Fb @ saNta FE tRail

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photo by Haley Turner

OVER tHE NEt! OVER tHE NEt!During the Eudora vs spring Hill varsity vol-leyball match, the stu-dent section cheered on the team. When spring Hill struggled to get the ball over the net, students found a creative chant. the varsity went on to win the match in four sets.

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