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Bullseye StaffEditorsAustyn Esser, Taylor MitchellReporters & PhotographersGabby Buckner, Catie Butcher, Christian Eck, Michael Guillen, Jarret Nave, Brandon Rimer, Whitney SteeleAdviserShelly Walston3701 N. Tyler RoadWichita, KS, [email protected]

The Bullseye is published regularly during the academic year by students enrolled in publications at Maize South High School. Content is determined by the staff and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Maize South High School’s faculty, administration, adviser or student body. Students are protected in their exercise of press freedom by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United State and the Kansas Student Publications Act, Kan. Stat. Ann. Sections 72.1504 - 72.1506. Letters to the editor and guest commentaries are encouraged and must be signed. The editorial board reviews letters to the editor, advertising and guest commentaries and reserves the right to edit and refuse material. Reasons can include length, clarity, libel, obscenity, material disruption of the education process at MSHS or violation of copyright laws.

Bullseye is a student publication and a forum for public opinion. Letters to the editor should be signed and around 300 words. Submit a letter to the editor room E110 or to [email protected]

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BRIEFS. MCC gathers cans for Food Bank; Volleyboy Tournament raises money for Victory in the Valley.

HEALTH. Athletes prepare for spring season with conditioning.

PHOTOS. Bullseye and Maverick photographers look back at the events throughout the semester.

ENROLLMENT. Counseling department introduces new courses, tries hand at Twitter.

SPORTS. Honorable mentions recognize student athletes as winter season draws to close.

ENTERTAINMENT. Reporter explores cheap entertainment; plus, what your handwriting says about you!

COVER: Drake Mahan, 11, competes in 100m butterfly race at the Manhattan Invitation on Feb. 4. Photo by M. Guillen TABLE OF CONTENTS: Tucker Luce, 9, sketches an architectural design in Dylan McCanlies’s Art 1 class on Feb. 1. Photo by G. Buckner

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BRIEFLY PUT

BY MICHAEL GUILLENSouth’s students raised just over

600 nonperishable food items in this month’s food drive sponsored by South’s

Multicultural Club (MCC). The club collected food donations on behalf of the Kansas Food Bank Jan. 23 -31. EnCor classes competed to receive a Papa John’s EnCor pizza party provided by MCC.

Jason Becker, art, motivated his EnCor to take the lead in the food drive and win not only a pizza party, but also vouchers from Wendy’s courtesy of Dave Hickerson, principal.

“I feel we should all do what we can and that all of us have something to give even if it’s not financially, we should all find our own way to help out,” Delzer, MCC sponsor, said.

Some of South’s students did not contribute to the food drive for only the incentives, but to aid the less-fortunate.

“Providing food for the needy was

One in every three homeless people in the United States is under the age of 18. Through the week of Feb. 6-11 South participated in Teens for Jeans.

Austyn Esser, 12, heard about the drive through a scholarship website and signed up South to receive eligibility for a college scholarship. Teens for Jeans, a non-profit organization that helps homeless teenagers receive free jeans, is sponsored the store Aeropostale, and DoSomething.org; they are collecting jeans from all over the nation.

“Teens for Jeans is a great cause that I’m

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MCC gathers cans for Kansas Food Bank

proud to bring to our school to help out our community,” Esser said.

Jeans started piling up the first few days of the drive.

“I brought in 43 jeans, because my mom was going to get rid of them anyway,” Andrew Galliher, 9, said. “I feel great about bringing in all of these jeans because I am doing something great for my community.”

more rewarding for me than the pizza party because my family already has enough food so I felt that I should give food to people in the community who aren’t as blessed,” Meagan Luckert, 9, said.

MCC also plans to host the annual Black History Month program on Feb. 24 in the auditorium to raise awareness of culture.

BY MICHAEL GUILLEN & WHITNEY STEELEJean drive supports homeless BPA sells lollipops

BY JARRET NAVESouth’s Business Professionals of

America (BPA) has been selling lollipops for 50 cents each in order to help fund their national contest this year in Chicago.

The cost to attend Nationals is $1,200 for each student, and Amber McNew, BPA sponsor, wants to send 30 students. That means the group must raise $36,000 total to achieve their goal.

BPA does not know how much they already raised because students have bags of lollipops out with different amounts of money in each, but the club estimates it has

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1. SUAVEMENTE! Tony Dinh, 9, and Kaeli Gordon, 10, practice for the MCC Black History Month program scheduled for Feb. 24. Photo by A. Esser 2. SPIKE! Participants battle for victory in the first Volleyboy Tournament on Feb. 7. Photo by A. Esser 3. YUM! Greyson Heckman, 11, buys a lollipop from Braden Stuart, 10, for BPA. Photo by J. Nave 4. BULLSEYE EXPANDS! Moving Target will host its first few episodes in Feb. The online website will feature weekly podcasts. Design by C. Eck

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Jacob Funschelle, 9, thinks the best flavor is Sour Watermelon.

“They were fun to sell because I got to meet lots of new people while selling them,” Braden Stuart, 10, said.

There are 40 lollipops per bag which means each bag costs $20. The lollipops stay 50 cents even if the student chooses to buy in bulk. Each student in BPA has to sell at least one bag.

BPA also plans to host other activities to raise money for Nationals. They have the Third Annual Talent Show in March and the Mav-ball Tournament in April.

BPA leaves for Nationals on April 25, and will stay to compete until April 29. If a student wants to go to Nationals he or she must qualify at State in February.

“I am feeling quite confident that I will make it to State because I have been working really hard,” Stuart said.

The Science Olympiad team competed

at their first invitational on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Kapaun Mt. Carmel. Science Olympiad is a competition of students who excel in science and come together to test and build models in different areas of science. The team took eighth out of 14 teams with individuals placing in their events.

“For our first time the team did really good, but we still need work, but we’ll get better,” Tina Langley, 10, said. “We’re going to go back and study and prepare for parts we didn’t know and understand on the tests.”

Students compete individually in a few of the numerous events there are. Some events include forestry, anatomy and physiology, astronomy and forensics.

“Anatomy and physiology was the event that Tina Langley and I placed fourth in which focused on the main topics for this year: digestive, respiratory, excretory system,” Jasmine Jones, 12, said.

Since this was the team’s first invitational, the team did not really know what to expect. The meet lasted from 8:00

a.m.-2:00 p.m. “Competition is almost like a school

schedule to where you kind of have blocks one to six throughout the day and essentially depending on your event you’ll do tests, activities, or a lab,” Langley said.

The team’s next competition is at Regionals on March 3 at Newman University.

BY MICHAEL GUILLEN

Science Olympiad competes, places eighth

Having surpassed the 100th post on the Bullseye website during the first semester, the staff decided to try their hands at online broadcasting.

The first episode of the new podcast, Bullseye’s Moving Target, aired on Feb. 6. The weekly podcast will allow the Bullseye staff to convey the news to the student body in a fun and interactive way. The podcast will be available on the Bullseye website, and subscribers can check out the weekly updates.

BY CATIE BUTCHER

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Student Council hosted the first Volleyboy Tournament on Feb. 7 in the

main gym. The tournament was an effort to raise money to support Victory in the Valley, a local cancer-support organization.

To make a team, students signed up with Holly Davis, Student Council sponsor, by the deadline. Eight teams, two from each grade, participated in the event.

Each team had from eight to 10 players, and each team paid an enrollment fee of $15.

“I signed up to show some kids how I can play,” Marshall Henning, 11, said. “My favorite part was hitting the volleyball as hard as I could.”

Victory in the Valley was chosen as the recipient of the tournament to honor Shelley Poynter, physical education.

“It was fun to play volleyball and raise money for Mrs. Poynter,” T.J. Glasse, 10, said. “I thought it would be a fun school

activity to participate in.”The bracketed tournament lasted two

hours between 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The seniors played the freshmen first, which left the juniors to play the sophomores.

The winning team was the Clean Vs, a junior team. Second place went to a sophomore team, named SBGM. Each team of boys was coached by a volleyball player.

“It was a lot of fun to win, and I think our team took it pretty seriously,” Jody Larson, 11, said. Larson coached Clean Vs.

The final score of the championship game between Clean Vs and SBGM was 25-18.

Student Council raised over $500 to support Victory in the Valley.

BY JARRET NAVE

Volleyboy raises funds for Victory in the Valley

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Team Spagolleys jump to block an attempted spike by Team Clean Vs. Of the eight teams competing in

the Volleyboy Tournament on Feb. 7, Team Vs won.

The proceeds from the tournament went to Victory in the Valley.

Photo by A. Esser

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BY CATIE BUTCHER, MICHAEL GUILLEN & BRANDON RIMER

South athletes have been preparing for the spring sports season with conditioning. Conditioning normally takes place three to six weeks before the beginning of a season.

This pre-season conditioning comes with state laws set in place by Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA).

“It is highly recommended to condition, but a coach cannot force you,” Aaron Jackson, athletic director, said. “Sometimes students do not make the team because

Don’ts of Conditioning

Athletes condition for spring sports

Do’s of Conditioning

DON’T touch specific sport equipment in front of the coaches before

the season begins.

they’re not in shape so the majority of students show up.”

One of the KSHSAA bylaws states that coaches cannot watch students conditioning when the sport is not in season. Due to KSHSAA’s rules and bylaws, soccer players cannot touch the ball until it is soccer season, which starts on Feb. 27.

“Coaches are allowed to be there to help plan, but KSHSAA says that all the schools in Kansas belong to that and apply

to the rules and bylaws they have,” Jackson said. “The rules say coaches cannot watch conditioning with the season not going on at the time.”

Other sports that are conditioning are baseball, softball and track. They condition by lifting weights and running.

“(Conditioning is important because) it allows you to come into the season ahead and lets the coach not waste time getting you in shape,” Jackson said.

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Natalee DeMoure, 11, lifts weights in preparation for the spring sports season. Students are hard at work getting into shape for their particular sport. Photo by G. Buckner

Coaches!DON’T watch the

students doing sport specific skills.

DO activities such as lifting weights

to strengthen your muscles.

Coaches! DO supervise sports

conditioning.

DO activities that will help you get in shape

for the upcoming season.

DON’T overestimate your limits. Pace yourself

while conditioning.

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The Bullpen, the school store, had its grand

opening on Jan. 9. The transaction was made

by Ali Mapes, 12, for one of the first customers

Jessica Allred, 10. Photo by T. Mitchell

Shelby Lewis, 12, prepares to sign to play volleball at Friends University on Feb. 1, flanked by her parents and coaches Michelle Stwalley, Shelley Poynter and Teri Larson. Austin Crane and Zack Tilson, both 12, also signed with Friends to play football. Cody Weston, 12, signed to play football with Emporia State University. Photo by A. Esser

Logan Mormando, 9, performes an experiment in Mikel Tinich’s Chemistry class on Jan. 10. The class tested the amount of starch in leaves. Photo by C. Eck

Spring semester snapshots

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Cort Haynes, assistant principal, goes on a blind folded scavenger hunt for the mascot during the Jan. 13 pep assembly. After tallying the votes from staff and students, the mascot was named Blaze the Bull. Photo by E. Steenbock

Gunner Hamilton,10, and Kevin Foster, 9, sign a banner in support of Shelley Poynter, physical education. Several students signed the banner during lunches on Feb. 10. Photo by T. Mitchell

Logan Pool, 11, bowls during a tournament against Buhler and Bishop Carroll at West Acres Bowling Alley on Jan. 6. The bowling team defeated Buhler in league play but dropped frames to Bishop Carroll. Photo by T. Mitchell

Ty Zorn, 10, wrestles at the Andale duel at South on Jan. 9. Andale defeated the Mavericks. Photo by C. Lomenick

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South Students Enroll for Next Year’s Classes Next year is around the corner and it is the time to decide what classes will be necessary for you to take in order to advance in your high school career. Enrollment is due on Feb. 17 and there are a couple of things that you need to know to be prepared. Students should have completed an online enrollment schedule by Feb. 17. Twenty-two new classes are going to be offered next year. These classes will allow students to concentrate on specific fields and pathways that they are planning on going

into. Some of these classes include Fire Science, 21st Century Journalism, Me-teorology and Health Sciences.

“I think that it is a great and it will give students a broader spectrum of classes to choose from,” Braden Gerstenkorn, 10, said. Because South will grow by about 110 new students, the Early Childhood Cen-ter is leaving to make room for the influx in population. The G Hall will be needed to house these new students and provide extra lockers for them. “Some classes will be held in the G Hall,” Diane Close, counseling, said. ”How-ever, we don’t know for sure what they will be at this point.” The counseling department has also decided to follow the majority of the modern world and has taken a turn to technology and

Enrollment, counseling expandBY CATIE BUTCHER, CHRISTIAN ECK AND GABBY BUCKNER

created a Twitter account for the students to fol-low. The account, @MavCounseling, will be a useful tool for students to use to gain informa-tion quickly.

“The Twitter account will be used for reminders and it will be an easy way to connect to students,” Close said. This is not the first time counseling has embraced technology. The department posted QR codes around the building to direct students to bullying forms. Students were easily able to report bullying using methods that they would be comfortable with. “We are trying to use technology to reach students in a way that they will be responsive to,” Close said.

What Do You Need For Enrollment? You Need:-to have 28 credits to

graduate-to have your enrollment

turned in by Feb. 17-to pick classes that you

WANT to take-to know your Skyward

login in order to enroll online

Your Enrollment Checklist:This checklist will help you by keeping track of the

tasks you must complete.

Your Enrollment Guide:This guide will provide you a detailed description of

each class offered.

Your Skyward Login:This username and

password will allow you to enroll online.

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Shelley Poynter honored by students, community days before deathBY BULLSEYE STAFF

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1. STRIKE OUT CANCER. Poynter’s softball team hosted a night of all pink to ‘Strike Out Cancer.’ April 21, 2010. Photo by T. Mitchell 2. COACHING. Poynter stands alongside long-time co-coach and friend Teri Larson, English, at one of South’s home volleyball games on Sept. 28. Photo by T. Mitchell 3. SENIOR NIGHT. Poynter poses for a picture with students and parents after the volleyball team celebrates their Senior Night on Oct. 19. Poynter coached volleyball in USD 266 for 23 years. Photo by M. Loomis

Shelley Poynter, beloved wife, mother, teacher, coach and co-worker, lost her 13-year battle with cancer on Sunday, Feb. 12 surrounded by family and friends.

On Friday, Feb. 10, only days before her passing, the Maize district joined together to show Poynter their devoted support by wearing pink, the symbolic color representing the fight against breast cancer. This particular tribute was filmed and aired on KAKEland at 5:00 p.m. Friday night. Students also signed a banner for Poynter with her motto: Keep on Believin’.

South has decked out in pink numerous times over the past three years, including a “Strike Out Cancer” benefit during the softball season last year, but this time Maize High and other schools also participated by having their staff and students wear pink instead of their traditional spirit day colors.

After her death, there was a staff meeting held at 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 13 to discuss how to support students dealing with Poynter’s death. Administrators contacted the critical incident response team, including Katy Carter, nurse, and

Diane Close, counselor, to be available in addition to the staff members for anyone who needed to talk.

When the doors opened at 7:00 a.m. faculty lined the halls extending their support to students.

Poynter graduated from Maize High School in 1981 and has stayed partial to Maize for all of the following years, as she worked for not only her alumni school, but then transferred to South when it opened in 2009.

Poynter taught in USD 266 for 26 years after graduating from Kansas State University. She coached volleyball, basketball and softball for several years as well. Teri Larson, English, noted that she and Poynter coached volleyball and softball together for the past 23 years.

Poynter’s passing was not taken lightly, but more it also served as an inspiration to students to persevere and live life to the fullest.

The Poynter family established memorial funds in Shelley Poynter’s name at Victory in the Valley, the Maize United Methodist Church and the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research.

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Wrestling

Swimming

Girls Basketball

Boys Basketball

Abbie Homan, 10 Photo By E. Steenbock

Rachel Doerflinger, 10 Photo By T. Mitchell

Phillip Foster, 11 By C. Lomenick

Freshmen: 9-W and 2-L

Junior Varsity: 4-W and 6-L

Varisty: 1-W and 11-LBowling

Greyson Heckman, 11 Photo By E. Steenbock

Austin Mormando, 12 Photo By E. Steenbock

Winter sportswrap-upFreshmen: 4-W and 12-L

Varsity: 9-W and 5-LJunior Varsity: 7-W and 4-L

Duels: 8-W 3-L

Invitationals: 4th 5th 6th

Girls Junior Varsity: 3 W & 4 LGirls Varsity: 5 W & 3 LBoys Junior Varsity: 3 W & 4 LBoys Varsity: 4 W & 4 L

BY CHRISTIAN ECK AND TAYLOR MITCHELL

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Mariah Suchan, 10, and Cody Weston, 12, were recently awarded honorable mentions in basketball and football.

“I was told during the Mulvane tournament that I had been recognized,” Suchan said. “I was so thrilled that I ran and hugged the person closest to me.”

Even though Suchan got a gold medal, she was proudest of her accomplishment. She now belongs to an elite group of athletes

Athletes honored as all-starsBY CHRISTIAN ECK

with this title.In addition to Weston’s honorable

mention, he is also eligible to compete in the Shrine Bowl on July 28.

“I was excited to be in this year’s bowl game,” Weston said. “It has always been a dream of mine to participate since I was a little kid. My uncle was a part of it and I want to carry on the legacy.”

This bowl game is held every year and

it is a competition between the east and the west athletes of Kansas. Weston will play center in this year’s game and the proceeds will go to the Shriners Children’s Hospital.

“These select few football players in the bowl game take it seriously,” Steve Rassmussen, physical education, said. “The east and west athletes gather from all parts of the state to practice for this important event.”

Why did you start playing this sport?

What are your rituals to get read for a game?

How do you feel that your team did this season?

Questions:

I mainly started playing basketball because I wanted to stay in shape.

I jam with singer Grace Aitken.

I feel we accomplished a lot and we tried our hardest.

Some friends told me that swimming would be fun.

I eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a lot of bagels.

I feel we did awesome because we are going to State.

I joined the (wrestling) team primarily for the fun of it.

I get warmed-out and then I get out there and go over moves.

Pretty good. We did better than last year!

I just wanted to try something new and fun, and bowling seemed like it would be.

Arrive and stand around and talk.

I think we did awesome. We didn’t start out very good.

I have played basketball all of my life.

Mess around and not worry too much about the game to not get nervous.

We have made a lot of improvements.

Brett Barney,10

Natalie Knapp,9

Layne Hardin, 11

Raymond

Valle, 12

Taylor Mannis, 9

Winter Sports Interviews We interviewed five students who participate in winter sports and asked them random questions about their sport, as well as

about themselves. Here are their answers.>

with the students who play them

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What does your handwritingsay about you?BY TAYLOR MITCHELL & GABBY BUCKNER

There are many ways to convey one’s personality, handwriting being the most superlative. With handwriting analysis there are many tell-tale signs about one’s personality and behavior in a sample of handwriting. For instance, it is said that if one tends to slant letters to the left he or she generally likes to work solo and expresses a hardworking attitude. Handwriting as a way to uncover the personality of the writer has been used since 330 B.C. In this article we will expose the secrets of four South students’ handwriting samples and what it says about them with the handwriting analyzing tips from didyouknow.org.

- Right slant: Tends to allude the writer has a subjective personality. - Combination of print and cursive: Said to be a sign of high intelligence.

- Vertical slant: insinuates that the writer keeps his or her emotions in check, for a vertical slanting person the mind rules their heart. - Wide letters: The mark of some who’s open and friendly, and always the life of the party.

- Small writing: Those who write small tend to be focused as well as introspective. They also tend to have shy or introverted personalities. -No obvious slant: Alludes to a logical and practical personality.

- Preference to print over cursive: People with this handwriting trait march to the beat of their own drum. Often they are direct, analytical and sometimes critical.- High cross on the letter “T”: This trait alludes to high goals, strong energy and and an enthusiastic writer.

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Have a fun-filled night for

BY WHITNEY STEELE

Hi friends, Whitney here, I am here to tell you how you can have a fun-filled night for $10 or less.

The first place I went on my adventure was The Palace to see Happy Feet 2. I went and saw a movie for $1.00, because The Palace hosts Time Warp Tuesday, and movie-goers can get in to any movie for $1. When I went, I saw Happy Feet 2, and I couldn’t help but laugh at the cute penguins with their clever songs and the sweet message.

The next thing I did was head to Charlie’s Pizza Taco. “The One and Only” is their logo, and the business originated in Pratt, Kans. The business, located at Tyler Rd. and Central opened in late 2011. Charlie’s has a homey atmosphere

and it smells like a warm pizza oven when you walk in. I ate dinner for $4.62, and I recommend Charlie’s because the large portions make it easy to share a meal with someone else. My one complaint is that the meat tasted a bit dry, but adding some sauce or more cheese could easily fix that.

To top off my evening, I had frozen yogurt from Cherry Berry for desert. I got a little over 11 ounces of birthday cake yogurt with toppings for $3.30.

After everything I did, I still had $1.05 left! I feel like my fun-filled night was well spent, and I love how I still had money left over. If you’re in the mood for an action-filled night at a great price, I recommend a movie at the Palace, a pizza taco at Charlie’s and frozen yogurt from Cherry Berry.

This is the famous pizza taco at Charlie’s Pizza Taco, located at Tyler Rd. and Central. I dined on the original pizza taco for $4.62. Photo by W. Steele

This is the line of frozen yogurt at Cherry Berry. I got the birthday cake yogurt, but flavors vary. Photo by W. Steele

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