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Raider Invader March 2015

Jeff Lynch Devin Weaver

Sadie Hawkins 2015: Treasure Island Sadie Hawkins 2015

By: Alex BuCher and Shawn Engstrom

On Friday, March 13th, in the small cafete-ria, Student Council hosted the 2015 Sadie Haw-kins Dance. The dance was from 7:30-10 where students in grades 9-12 danced to the music played by DJ Craig Fenton. Every year the students from each grade nominate a boy to represent them on Sadie’s court. Freshman attendant was Tristan Mull, Sophomore Logan Rosa, Junior Chad McConnell, and Seniors Patrick Hart, Tyler Reimold, and Nick Fuchs. The student body elect-ed Nick Fuchs to reign as Sadie’s King.

When asked about being Sadie’s King, Nick said “I feel great that the student body elected me as King.” Student Council advisor Mrs. Luciani said, “It was a good time for the students and I think

more should come in the future.” We encourage all students to come to the dance next year so the tradition will live on.

Matthews wins state title By Nick Nottingham

The Raiders had a great showing at the 2015 In-dividual State Championship. Cole Matthews took 1st and has the chance to be the Raiders first 4 time state champion. In addition, Seth Hogue took 2nd , Mike Bar-tolo wrestled his way to 3rd, Gene Ringer placed 6th, and Cole Rickert finished 7th. Cole Matthews road to the Championships went: Preliminaries - Won 6-4, Quarterfinals - Won Fall, Semifinals - Won 4-3 and in the Finals he Won 3-2 against Brian Courtney of Athens who was 32-0.

Also the Raiders team took 1st at the Champion-ships as well. They beat Boiling Springs in team points who had previously beat them a couple weeks earlier at the Team State Championships. The coaches and com-munity were all proud of the way the wreslters handled themselves both on and off the mat. Overall, it was a great weekend to be a Raider! Congratulations to the wrestling team on all of their hard work.

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Raider Invader Raider Invader Editorial Policy

The Raider Invader accepts and welcomes let-ters to the editor and guest columns from students, faculty, staff, and members of the Reynolds School District community.

The Raider Invader editorial staff strives too achieve accuracy and sophistication in writing, and, therefore, any letters containing offensive language, personal attacks and other distasteful or irresponsible statements will not be included. The Raider Invader editorial staff reserves the right to edit (for accuracy, spelling and grammar) or reject any and all articles and letters submitted.

Poetry, short stories and fiction will be accept-ed according to the above guidelines for editorial let-ters. Your work must include your name and it must be in good taste.

The Raider Invader is a student-run newspaper under the direction of Mrs. Tyson, advisor. The views expressed in this paper or by its representatives are not meant to represent the views and beliefs of the Reynolds School District or any of its employees.

Members of 2014 - 2015

Raider Invader Staff

Adam Ballish

Brik Bateman

Cassidy Bonner

Brooke Bresnan

Alex Bucher

Julia Carlson

Melissa Clipse

Shawn Engstrom

Nick Fuchs

Courtney Green

Macy Greenfield

Jake Hart

Patrick Hart

Zack Huffman

Nicole Lengacher

Ali Metz

Nick Nottingham

Debbie Novel

Andrew Osborne

Kaleb Owens

Logan Payne

Tessa Russell

Emory Shrock

James Slater

Meghan Slater

Mikelina Stanec

Dustin Taggart

Desiree Totten

Kris Weaver

Music in our school By: Aleksandra Metz

On Thursday, March 19th the concert choir and band class had a concert. This is a concert that they do per grading period, and although the turnout isn’t that large, the concert is still a large portion of their grade. The band did orchestral songs that were remade intentionally for band purposes, while the choir sang standard choir music.

The concert went well and the students en-joyed themselves. Frankie Bennet, said her least fa-vorite part was “going home” while her favorite part was singing the one song that had German words.

Nathaniel Tofani said he enjoyed most was the song called “I Bought Me a Cat” because it was the most humorous. Although he said that he would have liked to have seen a larger audience. All of the students enjoyed their time at the concert.

College of the month A look at Notre Dame

By: Emory Shrock

Hey there RHS. I’m back with the newest edi-tion of college of the month. This month’s college in honor of St. Patrick’s Day is Notre Dame University. Founded in 1842, Notre Dame is an independent Catholic research college. Located in South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame is home to about 12,000 stu-dents. Admission into Notre Dame is very competi-tive. There are six applicants for each freshman posi-tion. Accepted students are normally in the top 5% of their high school class. There was no minimal score found for standardized tests, but if you would like more information, it is posted on their website.

As far as entertainment goes Notre Dame is one of the top basketball schools in the country. Also the football program is well known. So if you’re look-ing to be a part of the “Fighting Irish” family, think about sending your application into Notre Dame to-day. Good luck!

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Key Club participates in District Convention

By Patrick Hart

On March 6th to the 8th Reynolds Key Club attended the Annual Key Club District Convention at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center in Her-shey, PA. The convention is an annual meeting of Key club organizations from all across state. Here they meet to share ideas on service projects and to even train the officers of the club to better perform the roles they are assigned in the organization. At the end of each Convention there is an award cere-mony to give out awards to noteworthy achieve-ments made throughout the year by individual clubs.

The Reynolds group, which consisted of their group advisor Mrs. Sherwood, Kiernan Co-burn, Jenny Warchol, Gabby Lucas, Brandon Mills, Tyler Reimold, Jessica Dickson, and Logan Rousa, said that they had experienced a weekend of fun filled events. The officers of the club within the group attended meetings where they learned new ways to perform their roles and generate new ideas for projects to be done. They learned a lot about leadership quali-

ties, and new ways to express the kindness and charity that is needed throughout the world.

The Reynolds Key Club did come home with a few awards in their hands. They were awarded several distin-guished officers awards, which were given to Gabby Lucas, Jessica Dickson, and Jenny Warchol. Kiernan Coburn was awarded the Bob Bagans “unsung hero award”. The group was also awarded awards for Unity amongst the different lev-els of organizations among the Kiwanis club, and they were awarded first place in their division for the kindness cam-paign that took place at the school. Mrs. Sherwood, the group advisor, was awarded the Key Club Key of Honor Award, a very prestigious award that is only given to a single advisor each year. The award was based on years of dedication to the Key Club organization, and all it stands for, as well as distin-guishing themselves among other service members for their tremendous amount of charity given to the community.

The Reynolds School District and community are proud of the achievements, the hard work, and the dedication of our Key Club to make our school and community a better place. Thank you for all you do!

We here at the Reynolds community are very proud of our Key Clubbers and thank them for their amazing ser-

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A day at the salon By Debbie Novel

Do you know the Life Skills class went to the Mercer County Career Center on Thursday March 13th, to visit the Cosmetology class? We could pick from a list of 5 complimentary services to have done while we were there for our visit. They a haircut, hairstyle, fa-cial, manicure or pedicure. Facials were the only service that was not chosen. No one was brave enough to have one.

You were able to talk with the student while they were work-ing. You may ask them questions like, if they are going to be a nail tech, beautician or message therapist or all of them.

We did not have to pay for anything because the students needed the practice.

You should think about visiting the salon and having some-thing done. The prices are low.

The student operated salon is open Thursdays and Friday from 8:30am and 10:30am and 12:15pm or 2:30pm. To schedule an appointment call 724-662-3000 ext:1185. The salon is also open once a month for evening hours, call the Career Center for the days and times.

American chemical society chemistry Olympiad By: Nicole Lengacher

Mrs. Coburn and thirteen students from the Pre-AP and AP Chemistry classes went to Thiel College Friday, March 13th. They departed at noon to go take an exam. It consisted of 60 multiple choice questions that were taken over an hour and fifty minute time frame. One student said it made his brain hurt. Mrs. Coburn said, “They had a really good time. I think that brought them together.” The top two students of

the local section go to take the national test in April where they will compete with 1,000 students in the nation. The national test con-sists of three parts multiple choice, an essay, and a lab practice. The top twenty stu-dents in the nation will com-pete in the International Olym-piad. These students will study in June at the United States Air Force Academy for two weeks. The international exam is held in Azerbaijan in July. The Olympiad promotes achieve-ment by Chemistry students.

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You don’t need math to have “pi” day! By: Dustin Taggart

On Friday, March 13th, Reynolds students weren’t the only ones who celebrated “Pi” Day. Students at Mercer County Career Center also celebrated the day as one of their “Strive” events, with different flavors of miniature pies, hot cocoa, and coffee, mainly provided by the school’s culinary program.

Though the career center doesn’t have any math pro-grams (other than educational assistance), they still promoted the math concept of pi; 3.1415926. The event was a success and the pies were generally popular among the students.

Pis, Pis, Pis Everywhere By: James Slater

Last week here at Reynolds High, the entire student body celebrated its favorite part of math class. No, it wasn’t

calculating the diameter of circles or finding the trigonometric functions of imaginary numbers; it was Pi-Day. Every

March 14th, the entire math department takes the day off to eat pie and tell corny math jokes in celebration of one of the

oldest mathematical proofs. Recently I had the privilege to sit down with a veteran of the math department, Mrs.

Hoovler, and get her thoughts on the celebrations.

On the origin of Pi and what it stands for, Mrs. Hoovler had this to say, “Pi is an irrational number that is the

ratio of the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter. The theory of Pi has been around since ancient Babylonian

and Biblical times, but was finally proved by the Greek mathematician Archimedes in the 3rd century B.C.”

On how Pi-Day began and how long she has been celebrating it, Mrs. Hoovler was quoted as, “I’m not sure of

the exact origins on when schools began celebrating it, however, we here at Reynolds have only been celebrating it with-

in the last decade of my 25 years at the school. I accidentally found out about it, when I was searching for Earth Day ac-

tivities in a math teacher magazine, and the rest of the department and myself have just ran with it since.”

Finally, Mrs. Hoovler says that her favorite pie is “Pumpkin or raspberry.” Happy 3.14 everyone!

Sophomores Plan for the Future

By Cassidy Bonner and Andrew Osborne

The sophomore class attended the Business and Industry Career Fair. The career fair was hosted at the Radisson in West Middlesex. Twelve other local schools sent their sophomores to the event.

The first twenty minutes, the students listened to Arel Moodie. He was a great speaker who interacted with the students. He even took selfies with some of them. After the opening session the students played Job Jeopardy Game Show. The students used electronic clickers to answer questions about their future jobs.

The final twenty minutes were in the exhibitors lobby where students were asked to fill out questionnaires that directed them to different tables to find the answers. Some of the exhibitors were Daffin’s Candies, Joy Cone, First Na-tional Bank, and Flynn’s Tire Group. Some local colleges were also at the event such as Laurel Technical, Penn State Shenango, and New Castle School of Trades.

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Raider Invader Sports

Hitting to the playoffs By: Jake Hart

The Lady Raider softball team has high hopes this year in making another playoff run. “We have po-

tential to go as far as we take ourselves” said Shea Rhyal, a junior on the team. Jenna Winger, a first year play-

er, also a sophomore said “I think it’s going to be alright.”

The two seniors this year are Casey Rhodes and Madison Stoner. I asked Madison how the season

should go and she commented, “It’s going to go good. We have a lot of experience from the team from playing

in the playoffs last year.”

Track looks forward to breakout season By: Brooke Bresnan

After a long winter, spring sports have finally started up. The track and field team began practicing on

the 2nd of March with nearly three feet of snow left on the ground. They started conditioning by doing

workouts inside the gymnasium; however, that lasted only a week. By the second week the athletes were shov-

eling snow off the track.

This year because of the increased numbers and talent, the team isn’t wasting any time in getting pre-

pared. The first meet of the season is March 31st at home against Kennedy Catholic. This season, the team will

be competing in more invitational meets at different locations than previous years. Also different than the last

couple of years, their District 10 meet will be held in Geneva, Ohio at the Spire Institute.

Senior, James Slater, commented that he, “is really looking forward to this last season of my track ca-reer and I am excited to see all that the team accomplishes.”

The 2015 baseball preview Nick Fuchs

The Reynolds baseball team finished 12-8 in the 2014 season and missed the playoffs by one game. The Raiders are returning seven out of the nine starters and are looking to make a playoff run this year. Nick Fuchs and Trey Vigus are the captains for this year’s team and also both seniors.

Junior Adam Ballish said this when asked about this upcoming season, “we are expecting to make a

playoff run and win as many games as possible”. Good luck to this year’s baseball and softball teams. The first baseball game is scheduled for March 27th at home against Lakeview. Hopefully the weather improves and stays dry so that the team can get through the schedule.

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Not all hero’s wear

capes By: Melissa Clipse

When asked how to describe themselves most people pick out their best qualities without hesitation. But with Mr. Addleman it was like pulling teeth; he finally came to the decision that he is curious, stubborn, and that he sticks to his values. Mr. Addleman is a self-driven and humble person whom literally lives his life helping others, whether it's teaching or firefighting.

Mr. Addleman grew up in the small town of Shanksville with four younger siblings, three sisters and a brother, and graduated from Stony Creek High School. Later he attended Grove City College with a Major in Physics. He graduated in December of 2005 and was hired here at Reynolds in February 2006. He currently teaches Science 7, Physics, and AP Physics. Mr. Addleman says he enjoys teaching so much because of the “lightbulb moments.” He loves making someone who’s confused, understand. He is married to Mrs. Abby Addleman and they live with their dog Millie, both whom support him uncondi-tionally.

Since he was a little boy Mr. Addleman has always wanted to be a firefighter, “just like Dad”, and he became just that. He currently volunteers at Pine Township Engine Company Station 85, and stands as their President and Captain. Since he was 16 he’s been able to re-ceive the satisfaction of helping people. He’s received certifications in multiple areas such as EMT, firefighter, and vehicle rescue tech along with multiple others that allow him to save people’s lives. “You get to help people at the worst time of their lives, but you also see them at the worst times of their lives.” But to him all of it is worth it to make a difference. Through his years he has gained an appreciation for life, “It has shaped who I am. It’s made me not… I don’t take people for granted.”

After interviewing Mr. Addleman I have gained an even greater sense of respect for him. I’ve learned that being a good teacher and firefighter means having compassion, being mentally strong, and the willingness to give up time; all of which he possesses.

RHS hosts annual blood drive By: Macy Greenfield and Meghan Slater

On Thursday, March 18th, Reynolds High School hosted a blood drive with Central Blood Bank. Students had to sign up in the nurse’s office to receive a pass to go to the gym between 8 am and 1 pm.

In order to donate, students had to be 17 years old, at least 110 pounds, and of good health. Studies show that one blood donation can save up to three lives and on average save up to 4.5 million lives a year. It takes about 10 minutes to donate. Before donation, a donor is required to have iron levels and blood type checked. Type AB+ is the uni-versal recipient of blood and type O- is the universal donor. Donors are also required to fill out a questionnaire.

After donation, volunteers hand out snacks and send the donor back to class. Overall, RHS collected around 75 pints of blood. Thank you to everyone who took the time to donate.

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Senior projects By: Mikealina Stanec

Recently in the beginning of March the senior class of 2015 presented their senior projects to three different teachers over the course of four days. A senior project requires a minimum of 45 volunteer hours. While volunteering they have to keep a log sheet of have many hours the person has volunteering. They have to have a letter from their su-pervisor, a teacher mentor, and finally a visual aid.

Speaking with five of the teachers that judged the senior projects and also some of the seniors, Mr. Elverson said, “They were well done for the most part. I’d like to see job shadowing become a part of it.” Mrs. Winkle stated, “They were good. I would like the school to keep them going. I don’t think the presentation part is important, but I feel like the volunteering and the job shadowing is what is important and should have to be done to graduate.” Mrs. Stitt agreed in saying that all the presentations were very successful.

One example of a student project was Savannah Sagenich volunteering to work with the elderly. When speaking with Savannah she stated, “It was a great experience. It melted my heart to help the elderly.”

Taking security one step further By: Desiree Totten and Julia Carlson

By the beginning of the 2015 school year, Reynolds will have a K-9 unit. The dog will be for detection of drugs and weapons. The dog will be at Reynolds all day, every day and will roam the halls while students are in class. The dog will be trained by Shallow Creek Kennels in South Pymatuning and will live with Officer Settle. The dog will only listen to Officer Settle.

The reason for a K-9 unit at Reynolds is because there is only one other K-9 unit in Mercer County. It will be easier for the dog to be on site if there is ever an incident in which the dog is needed. The two incidents that happened earlier this year at Reynolds also had some influence on the decision to obtain the K-9 unit.

The K-9 unit will cost $13,000 which includes training, boarding, and the dog itself. All of the money is coming from donations and fundraising. Officer Settle said, “Reynolds will once again be the poster child for having a K-9 unit in school. We’re always the poster child for safety.” Officer Settle will get the dog in June and he plans to hold a “Meet the Dog” night. This will help students, staff, and the community to get better acquainted with the dog.

When asked about her opinion of the K-9 unit, Mrs. Coburn said, “It shows how important the safety of our stu-dents and staff is in this community. It’s a good investment of funds.” Officer Settle plans to keep the students and staff updated on news of the K-9 unit.

For the students....by the students

Mr. Masterofrancesco’s Civics class makes laws.

By: Zach Huffman

Everyone remembers civics class right? Learning about the government works and how it works. You can either take the class with Mr. Masterofrancesco or Mr.Risavi, and one thing they do every year to entertain and educate the class is to make laws.

The class gets divided into groups and each group creates a law. Then the class as a whole is divided in half; one half becomes the senate, and the other becomes the House of Representatives.

The laws are then passed through the different parts of the “government.” This is a useful technique to show how hard it is to get a law passed through government. Mr. Masterofrancesco says that “students have often told me that it is a fun and effective way of making the legislative process memorable.”

Mr. Masterofrancesco commented that a law that is always brought up and passed is carrying water bottles in school. The law comes with the stipulation that the bottles must be purchased in school so that they can be monitored.