the orange and black

Senior Edition 2010 PDFVolume 83, Issue 4 Hanover High School, Hanover, Pennsylvania
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Spring Edition 2010
Inside This Issue...
Carly Fuhrman Madison Hoff Meghan Royston Christian Torres Pete Yingst
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4 Oratorical 2010 Peyton Watson– Where Did All The Music Go?
Fabio Graziosi– Violent Entertainment: Who’s to Blame?
Gabi Rosenbrien– I Hate Censorship and I Hate All of You
(just kidding. I don’t hate censorship.)
Rebecca Grim– Thinking Beyond Our City Limits
Josh Cartwright– High Stakes Testing: Gambling With
Our Children’s Futures
Zach Thompson– Risky Recreation
The 2010 Oratorical Contest, held on April 21, heard eight seniors give their orations on varied topics in the HHS auditorium. Gabi Rosenbrien and Josh Cartwright won the popular vote by their classmates. The judges this year were Mr. Gregg Boehne, Mr. Greg Wag- ner, and Mrs. Lindy Lingg. Their decisions of the winners will be re- vealed during Campus Night on June 2. This competition, unique to HHS in the area, has been an on-going tradition for 45 years. The sponsor of this year’s contest is Garrick Jewelers of Hanover.
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2010 By Carly Fuhrman
Starting in 2006, Hanover High School has been host- ing a mini-THON spin off from Penn State’s THON. Mrs. Gomulka and the Stu- dent Council organize this event. This year it was at Hanover High School on May 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. until 7:30 a.m. Originally, it was on February 12 and 13 but was postponed due to the winter storm. Sarah Hammond used THON this year as her senior project by organizing the event. The activities this year at THON included a 4 diamond scavenger hunt at two in the morning, line dances every hour on the hour starting at midnight, ping pong, group games, coloring, and
dancing. This year there were 4 different teams with different colored shirts including yellow, green, red, and blue. Each color represented one of the symbols of the Four Dia- monds Fund. Dona- tions this year added up to be
approximately $4000. Every participator had to raise at least $40 to get in. The number of students that participated this year was 65 and
nearly half of them stayed on their feet the whole 12 hours. Those 33 students received mini-THON necklaces. Penn State had its first THON in 1973 and $2,000 was raised. In 1977, THON joined with The Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children’s Hospital. This fund contrib- utes the most for the fundraiser to help beat childhood can-
cer. Childhood cancer is the number one disease killer of children in the United States. Charles and Irma Millard started the Four Diamonds Fund after their son Christopher died with cancer at 11-years-old. The Fund got its name after the story Christopher wrote about his battle with cancer at 14. Chris’ story consisted of a knight that had to find four diamonds
of Courage, Wisdom, Hon- esty, and Strength in order to be freed from captivity by an evil sorceress.
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Cast Of CharactersCast Of CharactersCast Of CharactersCast Of Characters Minstrel- Zachary Terrazas Pantomime Characters- Erika Ayres Taylor Hahn Matt Frederick Princess No. 12- Jaide Finfrock Wizard- Alex Henke Lady Larken- Kendra Swartz Queen Aggravain- Lily Tran Prince Dauntless- Peyton Watson King Sextimus The Silent- Fabio Graziosi Jester- Cullen Rosenbrien Sir Studley- Don Giannini Sir Luce- Matt Frederick 1st Knight- Don Giannini 2nd Knight- Matt Frederick 1st Lady in Waiting– Rowena Alizabette Leskinen 2nd Lady in Waiting– Merril Sarah Smith 3rd Lady in Waiting-Lucille Erika Ayres Sir Harry- Joshua Cartwright Kitchen Wench- Cassandra Balek Princess Winifred- Loganne Storm Emily- Cassandra Balek Lady Mabelle- Taylor Hahn Ladies in Waiting, Etc. Cassandra Balek Regina Fiore Taylor Hahn
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10 Music SpectrumMusic SpectrumMusic SpectrumMusic Spectrum
I See Stars is a post- hardcore band from Warren, Michigan who combine screamo, electronica, and emo sounds to form songs that don’t sound like anyone else. With a seventeen-year-old singer, Devin Oliver, and his screamer vocalist, Chris Moore, the duo create a unique sound between themselves. Jeff Valentine, Jimmy Gre- gerson, Brent Allen, all on guitar, and Andrew Oliver, on drums, back their singers with some mosh- pitting beats.
This year they have been touring with Attack At-
I See Stars When They Play By Adam Caler
tack!, Breathe Carolina, Ask- ing Alexandria, and Bury
Tomorrow on the third annual Artery Foundation
Across the Nation Tour. I had the fortunate
chance of attending the tour and seeing just how good I
See Stars really are. I See Stars grabbed everyone’s attention as
they began to play their new songs off their debut album, 3D. They released previous EP albums Green Light Go! and The Speelman
Demos, which they self-released two years earlier . In 2008, they signed with Sumerian Re- cords and released
this album, which was a great success for them. They will also be touring on the Warped Tour, with many other like bands, this summer between June 24 to July 18.
Let it Go, State Radio StyleLet it Go, State Radio StyleLet it Go, State Radio StyleLet it Go, State Radio Style By Madison Hoff
Formed out of Boston, Massachusetts, State Radio was brought together by for- mer front man of Dispatch, Chad Urmston and two other band members, “Mad Dog” (Mike Najarian), and
Chuck Fay. Their sound infuses a
blend of roots-reggae, rock, ska, and punk. Chad describes their band saying, “This has always been an organic, grassroots thing.” They travel all over the United States, mainly the east coast, but right now State Radio is currently in Europe touring.
I recently attended a concert in Mechanicsburg, Pa, which was put on by a group of students who fundraised 10,000 dollars for State Radio’s foundation, Calling All Crows. Calling All Crows is
the band’s organization that is created to help human rights around the world. Their causes deal with vio- lence against women around the world, wildlife preserva- tion, raising money for service projects and supplies to people in Africa.
They also encourage volunteer work within your community. Typically, State Radio will pick a service project for every city where they are having a concert and ask other concert attenders to
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volunteer with them during the day and later attend their concert that night.
This concert was the second State Radio concert I attended. While the crowd was slightly different, due to the over- whelming amount of people who knew each other, the atmosphere was not. The concert had two opening acts, a jam band named Chaibaba and a surpris- ingly talented acoustic artist named Chris Ve- lan.
Naturally the crowd was most excited when Chad, Chuck, and Mad Dog walked out. Before they started,
Chad spoke about the impact the money contributed to their organization would benefit and the importance of such causes.
Most of the songs played were their songs that dealt with human rights and ac- tivism, like “Calling All Crows”, “Guantanamo”, “Gunship Politico” which are the songs that were conviently a completely different setlist than the first show I attended in Bal- timore.
The sound was ample for being in an Ice Arena if not better than other concerts I’ve attended. They brought their typical high energy, reggae rhythms and booming voices throughout the whole concert.
Their dedication to music and their organization brings not just people who like the same music together, but people who share the same beliefs for certain causes.
The Stock Market Game By B. Edward Michaels
Since 1977, the Stock Market Game has given educators a way to improve the learning experience in thousands of classrooms. Mr. Michael Bauer has been using the game for the past 19 years to enliven core academic subjects – including Math, Economics, and Language Arts. The program also teaches and enforces essential skills and concepts such as critical thinking, decision-,making, cooperation, communication, research, saving and investing. Students who participate in The Stock Market Game start with a virtual cash account of $100,000, striving to create the best performing portfolio using live trading simulations. They work together in teams, building a portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutual funds, practicing leadership, organization, negotiation and cooperation. Students research, evaluate and trade stocks, bonds and mutual funds from the NYSE, Nasdaq and AMEX exchanges; earn interest on cash balances; pay interest if buying on margin and pay a commission on all trades. To determine why certain stocks behave the way they do, or why the broader market has moved up or down, they need to understand how the economy works, and to calculate the returns they need to do the math. This year, all of Mr. Bauer’s Economics classes played the game for a 10 week period from February 8 to April 16. Rachael Kuhn and Emily Rush placed 4th in the Region (York, Lancas- ter schools) with $118,521; Matt Bossalina and Ben Connor were 7th in the Region with $114,694; and Victoria Blizzard and Don Giannini were 9th with $111,734. 177 teams competed in the Region and there were 4,567 teams competing in the state. The 1st place team in the Region compiled $129,037 and the winning team in the State turned $100,00 into $151,705 in 10 weeks. Congratulations to all who placed!
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What It’s Like To Travel With Christian
Christian Xavier Torres is a sophomore here at HHS; he just transferred here a few months ago. His favorite hobby is to write, and he has been writing since last year. Christian has also been writing a book titled The Beaten Path.
He played baseball when he was in the first grade and the eighth grade. He says, “That was a very bad experience, because in first grade my nose was broken and in eighth grade I was hit in the hip and thigh with a ball.” Christian moved back and forth from Puerto Rico to Daytona Beach, Florida from fourth to eight grade. After living in Florida for three years, he moved to York for six months and then to Hano- ver. He says he has moved here from York because of, “bad grades and bad influences.” Christian’s favorite colors are black and red; he likes the color red because it means love and passion, but it can also represent war and anger. He likes black “just because.”
His favorite band is Linkin Park, but his favorite song is “I’ll Meet You There” by Owl City. In the future Christian wants to be a commercial pilot and eventually do private piloting. He also wants to be an author and his dream is to travel around the world.
Super Sophomores!Super Sophomores!Super Sophomores!Super Sophomores! By Meghan Royston
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Victoria Caroline Temple, a sophomore here at HHS, is pretty much that all-around fun person. Her primary interest is art and it is her favorite class too. She has recently been accepted into the Na- tional Art Honor Society. Her least favorite subject is science. She said, “When am I ever going to need it in the future?” Victoria would like to go to a local four-year college, and has interest in being an elementary school art teacher. She played field hockey in middle school for two years. Her favorite things to do to pass time are to hang out with friends and go shopping or head out to the movies. Her favorite singers include Kesha, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry.
Her favorite song is “Your Love is My Drug” by Kesha.
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On April 15, 2010, 14 students from Hanover High School travelled to Harrisburg to participate in the 2010 PA Model Legislature. The PA Model Legislature is a simulation of the lawmaking process of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The 2010 Model was sponsored by the York County members of the Pennsylvania House of Repre- sentatives: Will Tallman, Seth Grove, Ron Miller, Keith Gillespie, Scott Perry, Stan Saylor and Eugene DePasquale. Most of York Counties 18 school districts were represented with contingents averaging about 12 students. Prior to the simulation, students chose a political party to represent, and one of seven committees to be a member. Booklets were distributed to each student outlining such things as House Rules, House language and procedure, and summaries of proposed legislation followed by the wording of the actual bill. Upon arrival, a group photograph was taken in the House chamber; then, students and representatives moved to committee rooms to discuss, debate and vote on the various bills. A working lunch ensued where Democrat and Republican caucuses continued to discuss the potential legislation they planned to bring to the floor. The afternoon session was held on the floor of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives where students sat in representatives chairs and de- bated and voted on the proposed legislation based on the rules of the House. Overall, all of the participants learned a lot from this experience. The 14 students who went on the trip to Harrisburg included: Adam Caler, Dion Hart, Devon Barnes, Emily Rush, Zac Woodall, Mike Hoffman, James McCullough, Cody Louthian, Peyton Watson, Cassie Balek, Ashley Brown, Ashley Carr, Rachael Kuhn, and Kayla Kelly. At the model legislature, I was the Democratic Chairman of the Finance Committee. As a result, I led the committee meeting regarding discussion on all bills proposed by that committee. I also was responsible for discussing those bills in the Democratic Caucus during lunch. Participation at the legislature varied to some who were really involved to those who sat back and listened. This experience I was told by the legislators who attended was very similar to actual legislative sessions. All in all, it was a rewarding experience.
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By Ashley Brown
National Make a Difference Day
On Saturday April 24th administration, faculty, and students helped to clean up around Hanover High School. Nearly 25 people including: Key Club members, Interact Club members, and National Honor Society members helped to paint curbs, clean up around the campus, and plant a new Weeping Cherry tree. The day of service to the high school took place from 8:30 to 11:30 am and was truly a success. Thank you to all volunteers for your hard work and dedication to making a difference here at Hanover High School.
Millersville Ropes Course
Twenty students from the High School Key Club attended a challenge ropes course at Mil- lersville University on Friday, April 23rd. Two teams took on team building activities such as the “Bridge is Out.” This activity encourages students to work together to get from one island to another with only two small boards. Teamwork and creativity led the groups to successfully complete the challenge. All of the activities required the students to work together to complete a mission. While some activities may have required more thought than others, every challenge was completed successfully by the end of the day. Overall the group made connections with each other and learned to work more efficiently in order to complete tasks.
Toy Drive 2010
The Hanover High School has been working hard to give back to the community. From April 5th to 16th, the Key Club received 350 toys, 289 books, and about 200 dollars. All toys and books will be donated to the Trinity Toy Workshop in Hanover. The toys and books will be given to needy children during the winter holidays. Students who donated one book and one toy will see “The Blind Side” as a reward. Thank you to all who contributed to this great cause.
17 Health Care ReformHealth Care ReformHealth Care ReformHealth Care Reform By Christian Torres
The Health Care Reform signed and passed March 23, 2010, will cost $940 billion dollars over ten years in an attempt to recover our economy. Hence, health coverage will expand to 32 million Americans that are currently uninsured. The uninsured and self-employed will be able to purchase insurance and so will families whose income is below poverty level. Small businesses will have separate exchanges to purchase coverage, taking effect in 2014. However, all this money that will be paying for the less fortunate will have to come out of someone’s pocket. Starting in 2012, families making over $250,000 per year will have a 3.8 percent tax investment in their income. Tanning salons will also be paying a 10 percent excise tax for the uninsured. Some of the most important components of the bill include: • Medicare will be closing the “donut hole” by 2020, meaning seniors will not have to pay
full cost for their prescription drugs after there are not covered. • Starting in 2011, seniors already in the “donut hole” will receive a 50 percent cut on brand
name drugs. • Medicaid will expand their coverage to childless adult in 2014, and families of four below
poverty level will be included. • The federal government will be paying full cost for newly eligible individuals though 2016. • Illegal immigrants will not be eligible for Medicaid. • Six months after enactment, children cannot be denied coverage by insurance companies.
• In 2014, no one with a pre-existing condition can be denied for coverage.
• Insurance companies have to allow children to stay in their parent’s coverage until the age
of 26. An updated estimate from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) states that this reform will reduce the deficit by $143 billion the first ten years and a whopping $1.2 trillion dollars the second ten years. In the end, let’s hope that the taxes are paid, just like the new laws require. It will be in- teresting to see how this all unfolds.
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A Day in The Life of an In-Schooler By Cassandra Balek
When you get in trouble in school there has to be a con- sequence, and sometimes that means serving in-school sus- pension. Whether you have been in the in-school suspen- sion room (ISS), taken something there for a teacher or actually “served time,” you know where it is. The room con- sists of two student com- puters, a couple of books from the library, a few scat- tered desks and a bunch of cubicles lined up against the wall.
I always wondered what it was like in ISS so I decided to go “undercover”. After getting permission from the Orange and Black advisor Mrs. Frank, and the Assistant Principal Mr. Lehman, I spent a day in that small room for “supposedly skipping class.” I was given a sheet with the rules on it, consisting of what I was supposed to do and what I was not supposed to do. The conse- quences for not following the rules were also on there.
The second step was telling my teachers and getting assignments for the work I would be missing in class that day. The hardest part of the whole thing was telling my teachers a little white lie that I skipped class. Not only were the looks on their faces upsetting, but they were very disappointed. Even though I did not really do anything, it still hurt to know that for some rea- son, I let them down.
After I broke the news to my teachers I went to the lobby to meet my fellow ISS classmates for the day.
When we entered the room we sat down, each student trying to get the seats where they would be less visi- ble. At the beginning of each
period, the teacher in charge would ask you what you were working on; it had to be something academic, not sleeping. During periods 3 and 10 the teacher would take us all to the restroom, where we had to go one at a time. At lunchtime, we all got up and were escorted down to the lunchroom where we were told not to talk to anyone, then headed back to the ISS room to eat our lunches. The whole day consisted of just working on homework or reading.
When you are in the ISS you can tell the difference between the kids that are in there all the time, the kids that are occasionally there, and the new kids. The “usual kids” walked into the ISS room and went right to the seats furthest from the
teacher, with a smirk across their faces and most times pretending to work but in reality did nothing the whole day. The “occasional kids” just walked right in and sat wherever and did what work they needed to get done. Finally, the “new kids” walked in unsure and lost, sitting at whatever seats were left and getting all their work done and more.
There is a different teacher in charge every period. It’s the same as a regular class in this way. Some teachers you can get away with little things, some give you a warning, and then some you have to hold your breath around.
To be in ISS is not meant to be a good thing, although some students see it that way. It is meant to cut you off from others, make you reflect on the things you’ve done wrong and to teach you to get work done. The envi- ronment in ISS is not bad; it’s quiet and easy to get work done. This might be why some students are in there all the time, they struggle being in a big class and it’s hard for them to concentrate.
Honestly, I do not understand why students purposely get in trouble to be put in the in- school room. The only positive thing about it is that you can get your work done; after that it’s really boring. So for all you re- bels out there that like misbehav- ing in class, skipping class, deten- tion or being late for school etc., save it for outside of school and try to get the education you were meant to get in class.
19 Class of 2010 Senior Wills Class of 2010 Senior Wills Class of 2010 Senior Wills Class of 2010 Senior Wills I, Erika Ayres, will to:
1. Loganne Storm: The ability to have fun in next year’s musical, no matter how dumb the show is or how mean the director gets.
2. The cast of “Once Upon a Mat- tress”: The power to keep the drama department running and put- ting on great shows in the years to come.
3. The Orange and Black Staff and Madame: The ability to produce a newspaper next year without any technology malfunctions
I, Cassandra Balek, will to: 1. The field hockey team: Enough spirit
and cartwheels for years to come 2. Madame Frank: Computer skills and
new French tapes 3. Neil Unger: My good grades and
power to get through the next year without me
4. Zoie Cleary, Lily Tran, Taylor Hahn, Katie Tine: I will to you all to carry on being the shortest people next year. Be proud!
5. Casey Louthian: So much luck with the newspaper next year, and with your senior year
I, Ali Baublitz, will to: 1. Mackenzie Naill (Jr. Naill-Gun):
my fake little sister, I will you my great attitude towards everyone.
2. Courtney Cleary: My spot on the volleyball bench, and the strength to get through two more basketball seasons.
3. Paige Fuhrman: The strength to get through volleyball and basketball without me. I’ll miss you buddy, don’t forget about SEVEN!
4. Matt Frederick: My attitude and motivation for gym class with Ms. Mcleaf.
I, Jordan Bernhardt, will to: 1. Laura Maqueda: All the Brett Farve
slaps you need! 2. David Rutter: All of my breast cancer
bracelets and my AMAZING jump shot.
3. Junior Class: The ability to actually compete for school spirit weeks and not just win by default
4. Casey Louthian.: The success to finish your first novel (the one with the dedication I’m in) BAM!
I, Matt Bossalina, will to: 1. Chris Joseph: A diploma. 2. The Basketball Team: A trash
can for the first day of prac- tice next year.
3. Jake Haring: A pack of Stride Gum.
4. Tyler Kiick: My extensive vocabulary.
I, Tanner Bowersox, will to: 1. The thief of my Nike 6.0’s: My
Nike 6.0’s and a great big thanks for ruining my faith in humanity
2. Linsey Bowersox: a hair straight- ener time machine so you don’t have to do your hair two minutes before our ETA.
3. Jake Tracey: peace and tranquility on the tennis court, and a privacy screen for the back of the bus.
4. Sam Walton: Buzzzzzzz! I, Kenisha Boyer-Castro, will to:
1. Derek Boyer: To my little brother, I leave you the car along with the snow scraper.
2. Maddy Hart: To muy mama- sita bonita I leave you the memory of our amazing hall- way moments!
3. Bethany Hoke: To my best friend, I leave you my tan skin so you no longer need to spend $! Ha Ha.
I, Matt Brenneman, will to: 1. Zach Miller (Slippy): To be as
good at swimming like me 2. Alex Williams: I give you my mu-
sic playing ability 3. Tony Aguillar: I give you my
building skills I, Jen Brewington, will to:
1. Ashlee Yealy: The ability to not drive slow.
2. Paige Fuhrman: The ability to not get hurt during basketball season.
3. Zoie Cleary: The ability to dominate on the basketball court. 4. Courtney Cleary: Ability to
make a lot of 3 pointers. Love you bye
I, Ashley Brown, will to: 1. Katarina Winhauer: Quarter mas-
ter duties. (Have fun washing the uniforms!)
2. Meredith Brown: Morning an- nouncement duties. (Have fun!)
3. Katie Tine: Everything related to
Mr. Roberts and the Music De- partment. (Don’t forget that you are the new me!)
I, Adam Caler, will to: 1. Orange and Black Staff: The pop-
punk/scrams music taste and re- views
2. Madame Frank: Some “errsers” 3. Class of 2011: The haunting of
ruining your senior skip day
I, Dylan Caler, will to : 1. Payton: My insane punting
skills 2. Charissa: My ability to ride
a motor cycle 3. Jason B.: The ability to
graduate next year I, Josh Cartwright, will to:
1. Rebekah Cartwright: confidence to speak publicly
2. Lily Tran: mace 3. Sam Walton: my tennis spot 4. Joel Garrett: eligibility
I, Ben Connor, will to
1. Logan Briggs: The back seat of the bus for soccer
2. Alex Daubert: The ability to flip a pencil around his thumb
I, Michael P. Craig III, will to: 1. Mike Stansbarry: To keep
messing with Rob AKA Criminal
2. Bryan Taylor: To wear my football jersey # 75
3. Koda: To wear my baseball jersey #28
4. To Both the Football and Baseball Teams: To beat Delone, “Go Hawks!”
I, Bradly Downey, will to: 1. Sam Riley: My patience to get
through senior year, and my com- mon sense to avoid making life- threatening decisions.
I, Ricky Franklin, will to 1. Freshman: Be successful and
accomplish all of your goals and dreams – Good Luck!
I, Carly Fuhrman, will to: 1. Madame Frank: “Err-a-sers” 2. Paige Fuhrman: The ability
to keep working hard at everything you do. You’re a beautiful young lady, don’t let anyone tell you different. I love you.<3
3. Maddy Hart: A hott date with
you know who ;-) 4. Harry and Pete: The ability to
slam a door in someone else’s face!
I, Don Giannini, will to
1. Annette Giannini: The ability to survive the next 3 years.
2. Mitch Piper: My locker a.k.a. the black hole and the vending machines in it.
3. Cris Zink: My eternal memory/friendship and my superior acting skills.
I, Fabio Graziosi, will to: 1. Guiliano Graziosi: My place in
this school 2. Michael Stansbury: My love
of baseball 3. Zach Terrazas: My spotlight
on the stage I, Garin Greenholt, will to:
1. Tommy Link: a big blue creeper van
2. Tyler Hahn: a bag of miracle grow
3. Cullen Rosenbrien: the ability to play Eroica
4. Matt Frederick: the ability to run faster than a girl
I, Becky Grim, will to: 1. Loganne Storm: the will to
sing your <3 out in JAZZ CHOIR next year!
2. Junior Class: the will to appreciate every second of your senior year…it’s going to go by fast!
3. Dana Roub: the will to ran- domly talk/sing in a British accent whenever you have a substitute. (P.S. can’t touch this!)
I, Jessica Hammond, will to:
1. Marcus Mealey: My heart and my love forever.
2. Karlee Ginter: My field hockey skills.
3. Sarah Hammond: My most school spirit title.
4. Sam Riley: A shoe. I, Caty Harris, will to:
1. My sister Sarah: The risss title, only because Josh told me I had to
2. Kenzie: The will to graduate, and some of my humanities points
3. Shane Dixon: All the pinches you’d like
4. Gabi: Some longer shorts: All three of my cars, and the moti-
vation to graduate. I, Dion Hart, will to:
1. Madison Hart: The ability to be called more than just “Dion’s sister.”
2. Wade Yohe: I leave you my extreme disliking of Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Poi- son.
3. Mrs. Stitt: The rights to me, Cody, Jason, and Wags’ Compton video series.
I, Chelsea Hatch, will to: 1. The Wrestling Team: an
amazing wrestling season next year and the ability to tolerate listening to Derek sing on the way to matches and tourna- ments.
2. Shane Dixon: The ability to graduate next year and to always know me as Georgia
3. Laura Maqueda: the ability to survive the rest of high school, have a wonderful gym class and lunch, and to never, ever give up.
I, Alex Henke, will to: 1. Lily Tran: I bequeath the gift
of song. La~! 2. To Neil Unger: I bequeath the
word “Amazing.” Use it well. 3. To the school, I bequeath in-
sanity, Alex flavored. 4. Pour la classe de français: je
légue mon accent, et la position de “pas-de-dingo” à Kiki et Jolie. Christophe, tu es li- bre!
I, MaryKate Higgins, will to: 1. Cullen Rosenbrien and
Spenser Durika: The courage to make it through orchestra for the next three years.
2. Tommy Link: The ability to lead the soccer team and han- dle coach without your favorite managers.
I, Michael Hoffman, will to: 1. Mark Hoffman: My very few
social skills, a file of homework and scissors so that you don’t have to constantly flick your hair.
2. Jammy Link: My position on the soccer team leadership over the cello/bass section of orchestra, and another boring year of school.
3. Briggs: quality taco bell, the ability to follow through with my recommended senior pro-
ject, and leadership in the search party for Coach Denton.
4. The Track and Soccer Teams : Good luck and the ability to go on without me.
I, Josh Holmberg, will to: 1. Chris Joseph: My ability to
pass every class. 2. Maddy Hart: The ability to
become a Flyer’s fan. 3. Tyler “Baby” Hahn: To
carry on the Holmberg tradition, and my good looks.
I, Zach Holmberg, will to: 1. Jake Haring: a pack of stride
gum I, Levi Hughes, will to:
1. Anyone Who Is Willing To Pay $5: my economics binder
I, Ashley Hull, will to
1. Dana Roub: My Dave Mat- thews Band CD collection
2. The Karstetters: A car; maybe someday you all will be allowed to drive
3. All girls: The power to man up and join the golf team
4. Softball Team: The power to run. I hear you’re going to need it next year.
I, Ashley Lawyer, will to: 1. My children: Anna Bell, Ty-
ler Kern, AJ, Bryan Senecal, Connor Lowe, Bailey Hock- ensmith, Cheyne Ligon: My skills to accept everyone and my weird humor.
2. Ms. Berwager: My silliness, because she was epic and always needs someone silly.
3. Mitch: The ability to dress awesomely for the Fairy Fes- tival.
4. Mr. Beichler: The ability to see what was really in my mind half the year.
I, Melissa Laughman, will to: 1. Steven Laughman: good luck
little bro with wrestling next year! Love you!
2. Mackenzie N: While I was in school you made me smile, and it’s not a detail.
3. Alic L: You look like a monkey and you chew like one too.
4. Tori Spence: I love the way you look like a hippie sweet
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heart. 5. James (Jim): Mr. Good Looking, Remember what I told you everyday.
I, Doug Leese, will to: 1. Jessica Leese: The attitude to-
wards life that I have to not take things so personally. Also, the determination to succeed in school and get good grades. Respect everyone and don’t cause so much drama.
2. Terence Milton and Tyler Kraft: To graduate next year and get out of this school and all the good recipes we found.
3. Mr. Garman’s 10th period gym class: The power of the GRIF- FIN because you won’t be the best with it and a piece of gum.
4. Nik Wertz: My maturity. I, Jordan Livelsberger, will to:
1. Pete and Harry: The ability to an- noy Mrs. Beall in Math Class
I, Rose Lopez, will to: 1. Anna Bell: My good grades so
you can graduate. 2. Quianna Pryor: My smarts to
hopefully make good choices in life.
3. Mitch Pyper: My epicness and my experience at this school.
I, Cody Louthian, will to: 1. Kat Culler: Good vibes, shine on your crazy diamond, peace, love, and Woodstock , great times in art class, and a handful of deady-bears. 2. Brian Joseph: The shared ability between us to find sick/funny/gross/ ridiculous videos on the internet. 3. Everyone at HHS: The 50/50 chance that I may grace this school with my presence for another year. 4. Casey, my sister: Peace yo
I, James McCullough, will to: 1. Shane Dixon: A high school
diploma next year. 2. Austin Vacek: My spot on the
bench for basketball. 3. Logan Briggs: The ability to
beat up Tyler Hahn everyday 4. Sam Walton: Some loose jeans and to not have a class with Ms. Bair next year. Just playing. .
I, Braquel Meckley, will to: 1. Sam: The ability to fight off the
bully Harry. 2. Sophomore Volleyball Girls:
My craziness to make their volleyball seasons in the future as
fun as our years with you guys. YOU KNOW!
I, Carley Muntz, will to: 1. Shane Dixon: My V.S. blan-
ket. 2. Mandi Strausbaugh: My
white fuzzy rap book, rap on my little gangster.
3. Bethany Hoke: Sushi!! 4. Lexi H. and Fran D.: My
love<3 I, Breanne Nesbitt, will to:
1. Courtney Cleary and Logan Myers: the ability to laugh without breathing
I, Karalee Nichols, will to: 1. Emiley Laughman: My spot
on the bench for basketball and all the songs I made up on the bench. Ha Ha
2. Mrs. Bahn: All our memo- ries from class to track and field trips.
I, Shane Oster, will to: 1. Corey Byers: My uncrusta-
bles. 2. Cody Shoemaker: My bowl-
ing shoes, because bowling is an awesome sport and everyone should do it.
3. Justin Shelleman: My brown hair.
4. John Perdue: Half of my poptart, and a lifetime supply of fetal pigs.
I, Milan Patel, will to: 1. Lil Bow Sox: my eternal
love 2. Samuel Long Walton: an
infamous D-RUT 3. Rebcart Cartwright: social
skills 4. Julie (Carley): My hand in
marriage, you’re welcome I, Justin Peterman, will to:
1. Wes Reichart: Fantasy baseball supremacy.
2. Harry Shultz: The ability to open up and mank it.
3. Maddy Hart: The ability to do that stuff.
4. Fran Decosmo: The ability to hold an eccentric conver- sation and hack without using your calves.
5. Jordan Zeigler: A hot shower.
6. Pete Yingst: The ability to believe that jaunting is another word for laughing.
I, Kayla Riley, will to: 1. Serena Taggart: Blueberry pop-
tarts and my good looks. I, Gabi Rosenbrien, will to:
1. Cullen Rosenbrien: Absolutely nothing. Just wanted you to know.
2. Linsey Bowersox: A date with me. You’re welcome.
3. Cullen Rosenbrien: Ok, I guess you can have my tennis racquet.
4. Cullen Rosenbrien: Just kidding about the racquet.
I, Sarah Rutters, will to: 1. Nikki Vlahos: To survive gym class without Sarahbeara! 2. Bethanaynay Hoke: To arrive to school on time and get senior privi- leges!
I, Nicole Sample, will to: 1. Casey Louthian: I leave my
love for adjectives so that you may continue to write and dis- cover who you are through your own words. P.S.: I remember the lip gloss collection.
2. Wade Yohe: My “very good advice” and a reminder that no one’s heart ever truly grows up if they don’t want it to.
3. Patrick Timlin: The courage to stick up for yourself even when it seems impossible.
4. Stephanie Craig: A smile for when you are sad and need re- assurance that you are important to the world.
I, Savannah Samuels, will to:
1. Mr. Beichler, Jeide Bolin, and Mr. Suter, I leave my love for animals, nature, and dogs.
2. Ms. Kozdron and Mr. Little: My love for ancient history.
3. Mr. Dugan, Mr. Koishal, Mrs. Stitt, and Mrs. E. Smith: My creative ability in writing.
I, Troy Schrum, will to: 1. Shane Dixon: A get out of jail
free card. 2. Tyler Kern A.K.A Kernel T:
My gym class hero abilities. 3. Sam Riley: A much needed pair
of hair clippers. 4. Jason Becker: My class credits
to get him out of here. I, Mathew Shaffer, will to:
1. Shane Dixon: an extra credit 2. Sam Riley: my lucky 3. Kat, green hoodie
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4. Jason Becker, a college degree
5. Megan, my crazy 6 sample 6. Shane Dixon: Good luck!
I, Jordan Smith, will to: 1. Wes Reichart: Last member
of Bot.
2. The Baseball Team: Chance to win one game next year.
3. Mr. Bauer: The opportu- nity to retire twenty years from now.
I, Shea Staub, will to: 1. Alex Daubert: My ability to
be deadly accurate on the driving range.
2. Spenser Durika: The ability to catch a fly ball.
3. The person who hit my car in the parking lot: The nerve to admit it to my face.
4. Wes “Billy” Reichart: The ability to sip on a frozen Gatorade from Grandpa Bob.
I, Molly Steinmetz, will to: 1. Shane Dixon: the title of the
“Coolest Super Senior Ever”
I, Matt Sullivan, will to: 1. Mitch King: My steering
wheel, my amazing rally driving skills, and 20 bucks for 2 months of life.
2. Zach Miller: The ability to not fall in gym class.
3. Tyler Kern (A.K.A. Colonel T.): The ability to be a gym class hero.
4. Sam Riley: The ability to get wood shop projects done on time and to pay off your project so that Mr. Weigle can order some fine cherry.
I, Kevin Tomayo, will to: 1. Shane Dixon: my family
vegetable garden 2. Emily Weaver, big T-bone
steak 3. Wrestling team, my mad
dancing and rapping skills 4. Andy Therit: a bath
I, Zachary Thompson, will to: 1. I leave nothing to no one.
What’s mine is mine. I, Sara Turcios, will to:
1. Shane Dixon: the musical talents so you could fill these hallways with lovely music.
2. Maddy Hart, my Wendy’s shirt and ha:
3. Jeremy Alvarez: my amazing skipping skills so you don’t get caught
4. Jake Tracey: all the gum Doug gave you and my awesome skills at Spit.
I, Chris Wagner, will to: 1. Stevie Wagner: a grilled
cheese 2. Sam Riley: my short hair 3. Zach Miller: the ability to
walk on my hands 4. Tyler Wentz: the ability to
be less angry I, Peyton Watson, will to:
1. Lily Tran: Chopsticks and the ability to grow a little more.
2. Taylor Hahn and Kendra Swartz: All my sweet dancing skills.
3. Mandi Strausbaugh: A never ending supply of mac & cheese and Mr. Blake’s password.
4. Tommy Link: Good drums and better cadences.
I, BJ Wentz, will to: 1. Tyler Wentz: My amazing
ability to get amazingly good grades without trying.
2. Sam Riley: A pair of hair clippers and a blow dryer.
3. Jon Santos: My ability to pass K through 12
4. Neil Unger: My ability to jump and fly through the air, and also make it to first base in gym.
I, Brandon Wentz, will to: 1. Chris Joseph: My good
grades 2. Tyler Hahn: Some baby
diapers 3. Payton Caler: The ability
to keep the pimp hand strong
4. Tyler Kern: My ability to be a gym class hero
I, Max Wertz, will to: 1. Dalton Wade: I will you my banging sound system so you can bump loud tunes on your
way out of school next year and my Phillies magnet. 2. Nik Wertz: My jokes so that one day he may be able to perform them on the stages of the best comedy clubs 3. Mandi Strausbaugh: My everlast- ing love and affection, also the ability to view every experience as a blessing, and my blankie because that is my most prized possession.
I, Jessica Wolfe, will to 1. Sam M: Good luck with the two more years you have. Have fun being ghetto. Don’t forget the pennies 2. Eddie Deavers: Stop looking so goofy. Good luck with football. 3. Keisha Smith: Ha Ha Ha. All I have to say is good luck. 4. Rhiannon G: Don’t be dumb! 5. Underclassmen: I wish you luck! 6. Freshman: Don’t do drugs! 7. Seniors: Good luck after high school!
I, Zac Woodall, will to: 1. Connor Staub: The ability to
really nut one in front of Mean Gene.
2. The Person Who Stole My Cu- ban Flag Magnet: A $0.99 steal from Megatronics.
3. Fran: All the gum that you promised me that I never got…. And the cookies too.
4. Paige Fuhrman: My overall love and passion to achieve excel- lence in school along with my superb homework and studying routines.
I, Tyler Yohe, will to: 1. Shane Dixon: my good luck
2. Derek Wolford: all my wrestling skills
3. Zach Martin: anger manage- ment classes
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Class of 2010 Intentions Erika Ayres: HACC for a year, then transfer to major in Elemen- tary Education Cassandra Balek: Attend HACC next year, then transfer to York College for Elementary Education Ali Baublitz: Attending Millers- ville University. Jordan Bernhardt: Culinary Insti- tute of America for a bachelor’s degree in the Baking and Pastry Arts Program Victoria Blizzard: My plan is to go to college, and take care of my baby Isabella Marie. Matt Bossalina: Shippensburg University. Tanner Bowersox: Whitman Col- lege Kenisha Boyer-Castro: Attending Shippensburg University for teach- ing. Matt Brenneman: Join the Navy Jen Brewington: Clarion Univer- sity to major in speech pathology. Ashley Brown: West Chester Uni- versity for special and elementary education Adam Caler: Working at Sears while attending Gettysburg HACC Dylan Caler: Attend West Vir- ginia University for engineering Ashley Carr: Slippery Rock Uni- versity to major in math with a concentration in actuarial science Josh Cartwright: attending Flor- ida State University Ben Connor: Go to Eastern Uni- versity and major in Youth Minis- try Michael P. Craig III: Work at YTI for (HAVC) Bradley Downey: Most likely working for the rest of my life Ricky Franklin: Staying at Honda and becoming an auto mechanic or work for John’s Heating Carly Fuhrman: York College with an undeclared major. Don Giannini: Military (Navy) Fabio Graziosi: Pursuit of an act-
ing/music career Garin Greenholt: Going to McDaniel College for English education Becky Grim: Central Community College then transferring to a four year art school for photography Jessica Hammond: I plan to take a year off before going to college. I want to get a Bachelor’s degree in photography. I plan to attend Aii of York in the fall of 2011. Caty Harris: Taking a year off and then to college to become an elementary school teacher Dion Hart: Head home to Pitts- burgh and (hopefully) get a job with the Penguins franchise Chelsea Hatch: HACC Alex Henke: I plan to go on to more schooling, and get a job I like. What a generic and nebular plan! MaryKate Higgins: Temple Uni- versity to major in early childhood/ elementary education Michael Hoffman: Attending Messiah College to study mathe- matics Josh Holmberg: Penn State York for IST program (computer pro- grammer). Zach Holmberg: Taking a year off Levi Hughes: I’m taking a year off to live life, then off to Kaplan Ashley Hull: I plan on attending Millersville University in the fall to major in art education. Melissa Laughman: My plan is to go to Empire Beauty School, and I’m hoping to open my own hair salon. I want to go to a fashion design school in New York, then I am going to start my own clothing line. Ashley Lawyer: Going to HACC Gettysburg to do my basics, then off for a year, and I will try cook- ing, book-writing and being an artist.
Doug Leese: Go to HACC Gettys- burg Campus, transfer eventually. Jordan Livelsberger: Taking a year off to work Rose Lopez: I plan to have my baby and still go to culinary arts in York at YBI. Cody Louthian: To eventually graduate, go to a film school, make a lot of money making sweet movies, live my life in a way that makes me happy, even if people don’t agree with my haggard life- style. James McCullough: Lebanon Valley College. Braquel Meckley: Go to school for Dental Hygiene, preliminaries at HACC, and dental school at the University of Maryland. Carley Muntz: Going to HACC Gettysburg for nursing then transferring after two years to finish my RN. Breanne Nesbitt: To become a sign language interpreter. Karalee Nichols: Go to school to become an elementary teacher. Shane Oster: Live off welfare, sell vacuum cleaners, repair broken lawnmowers, and sell scratched off lottery tickets to mi- nors. Milan Patel: Attending Quinnip- iac University Justin Peterman: Shippensburg University to major in accounting. Kayla Riley: Attending HACC. Gabi Rosenbrien: Lehigh Univer- sity for Engineering and Art Emily Rush: Attending Columbia College Chicago in Chicago, IL majoring in Music Business Sarah Rutters: Empire Beauty School; hairstylist, and cosmotol- ogy. Savannah Samuels: Washington College in Chestertown, MD. Ma- jor in anthropology and double mi- nor in archaeology and creative writing.
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Nicole Sample: Accepted to HACC in Gettysburg and plan to work hard to become a social worker to assist children and their families. Troy Schrum: I’m working at Utz this summer and then seeing where life takes me. No plans for college now, maybe in the future. Mathew Shaffer: To be a millionaire Jordan Smith: Penn State Harrisburg for elementary education. Shea Staub: Slippery Rock University for exercise science. Molly Steinmetz: Attending Maine College of Art and Portland, ME to major in graphic design Matt Sullivan: Working at Med Ed and going to school at HACC for 2 years and transferring to Ship. Kevin Tamayo: Back to Missouri Au- gust 23. Then Afghanistan in Novem- ber or December Zachary Thompson: I intend to continue to work at Giant and possibly attend North Hampton Community Col- lege for library assistance. Sara Turcios: I am going to HACC, studying abroad and hopefully going to London for music then transferring to Ship to roommate with my best friend Kenisha Boyer-Castro Chris Wagner: Attending Kaplan Ca- reer Institute for Criminal Justice Peyton Watson: Attend summer acting classes at NYU, then move down to Florida to pursue a career at Walt Dis- ney World. BJ Wentz: Work, Work, Work, and fix my vehicles Brandon Wentz: Going to Shippens- burg University for exercise science Max Wertz: attend college and continue competitive gymnastics Jessica Wolfe: Getting a job and going to school undecided Zac Woodall: Shippensburg Univer- sity for business. Tyler Yohe: Obtain a welding degree and work on cars
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Uh Oh, We Had A Spill By Adam Caler
On April 20, 2010, a Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank, due to an explosion and fire on an offshore platform, and started leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico. At first, 42,000 gallons of oil was leaking daily. But over the course of eight days, 200,000 gallons of oil is leaking daily now.
BP, British Petroleum, owns the damaged rig off the coast of Louisiana, and must pay for all of the damages which will be in the billions of dollars. The BP stock market value has fallen sharply due to the oil spill.
As BP struggled to cap the three plugs to stop the oil from polluting the gulf, they started to make progress days later. On May 4, engineers succeeded in cutting off the flow from one of the three leaks, with submersible robots, by placing a valve over the leak.
On May 8, they lowered a 98-ton, four-story structure called a containment dome to the sea floor that was placed over the leak, capture the oil, and funnel it up through a rig to the surface where a ship will be waiting to contain it. Unfortunately, this technique failed as did the new mini dome that was tried days later.
They have inserted a tube into the pipe where the oil is leaking and are hoping to plug the excess leaking oil with concrete by May 21.
Many environmental concerns are presented with this leak. The dangers that it poses on the sea-life and the surrounding states’ shorelines and fragile wetlands may be irreparable. Dead dolphins, birds, and other sea-life have already been washed up on shore as well as tarballs. There is also now the threat of the oil getting into the Loop Cur- rent and affecting Florida’s coasts and possibly the Atlantic coasts as well.
The thousands who lose jobs in the fishing and tourist industries may be eligible for unemployment benefits and federal assistance thanks to recent legislation. How can you help? There are many websites with suggestions such as: Audu- boninstitute.org; deepwaterhorizonresponse.com; fws.gov; epa.gov; noaa.gov.
26 Spring Sports 2010
By Pete Yingst
Each spring sport athlete here at HHS worked extremely hard all season to have a fun season while experiencing some pretty nice weather. Because of this, some of our teams were able to have successful seasons.
Baseball
The Nighthawks baseball team, coached by Matt Baker, had a fairly memorable campaign in the spring of 2010. A senior dominated team, the Hawks posted a reputable record of 9- 8. The seniors on the team included Justin Peterman, Brandon Renoll, Jor-
dan Smith, Micah Flemming, Ethan Warren, Billy Heltzel, Mike Craig, and injured, yet still valued, Shea Staub. It is unfortunate that these seniors will have to leave the team this year, as they were critical to the success of the team over the preceding seasons. They started their season with an imposing victory over a recurrently successful Bermudian Springs team, the final score being 10-3. After this victory, the Hawks stumbled with a few losses, including a 1-0 loss to cross- town rival, Delone Catholic. Brandon Renoll led the way for the Hawks, being the first pitcher in the rotation, as well as the focal point on the offensive end. Justin Peterman, Jor- dan Smith, Micah Flemming, and Ethan Warren also had extremely suc-
cessful seasons on both the offensive and defensive sides. After winning the final two games of the regular season, the Nighthawks made themselves eligible for the Dis- trict III tournament.
Tennis
The Hanover tennis team thrived this season, having an extremely successful year. The team is coached by Pete Trusdale. The team is led by a few seniors. These seniors include Gabi Rosenbrien, Josh Cart- wright, Tanner Bowersox, and Milan Patel. Gabi was the number one person on the team and led the way for the team. One of the defining moments for the Hawks this year is when they defeated Delone Catholic, then division leaders, in a 5-2 match. This came after one of the few losses they had this year. Two of the double’s teams were able to qualify for the county tournament, as well. Gabi Rosenbrien and Alex Daubert partnered together,
while Josh Cartwright and Tanner Bowersox also played together. Gabi Rosenbrien and Alex Daubert were both able to make it to the second day of the county tournament, however fell in the first match of the second day. The two also coupled with each other for the district tournament, where they eventually lost in the first round. The tennis team finished second in the division and advanced to the District III tournament, where they fell to Donegal. The HHS tennis team had an excellent year and should be very pleased with the results, hopefully they can continue the winning in years to come.
Softball
The Hawkette softball team, coached by Jeff Moose, has continued the winning tradition that exists here at HHS. The team has recorded a notable winning record of 10-10. The Hawkettes have a few seniors this spring. These seniors include Marlee Hansford, Madison Hoff, and Ashley Hull. Terra Diehl has led the way on the pitcher’s mound, pitching in almost every game. She also gets the job done on the offensive end, leading the team in hitting. Junior Brooke Yingling and freshman Bradi Hill also had imposing seniors on the softball diamond. The softball team chalked up many noteworthy victories this season, including two over Delone Catholic. It is obvious that the good legacy HHS has in softball has been continued, and should carry over for the following years, as well. This is obvious due to the amount
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Track
Although the co-ed track team, coached by Jason Weigle and Greg Yiengst, did not record many wins, they were able to have some individual successes. This spring the teams combine for only one win. As a result of many first-time members, as well as a shortage of players, the team was not able to culminate many victories. Despite the losses, the athletes showed an outstanding work ethic. They did this through grueling practices and never showing a negative attitude. One of the brightest spots on the track team was the
girls’ 4X800 meter relay team, who won each duel meet in this event. The relay team consisted of junior Sarah Hammond, as well as freshmen Linsey Bowersox, Lynne
Eisenberg, and Zoie Cleary. The future looks promising for
this relay team, as all will be returning next year. On the boys’ side, Luke Winand and Matt Felton racked up the most points on the season. A high point of the season came at the annual York Suburban Relays, where Billy Hill and Matt Felton were able to take home two first place medals in the discus and jave- lin. There are five seniors on the team this year. The male seniors include Luke Winand, Garin Greenholt, Michael Hoffman, and Bryan Yelton. The lone female track athlete is Brittany Weckesser, who ex- cels in the throwing events. A few members qualified and attended the county tournament. On the boys’ side, Steven Shaeffer and Matt Fel- ton were the only two to go for individual events. On the girls’
side the 4X100, 4X400, and 4X800 teams all were able to qualify. In addition, Sarah Ri- ley, Lynne Eisenberg, Linsey Bowersox, and Zoie Cleary all qualified for individual events. Steven Shaeffer was able to get 6th place in the pole vault. Zoie Cleary also got a 5th place in the 1600 meter run, which is what the girls’ 4X800 meter relay team was able to finish. In addition, the girls 4X800 team will be attending the district meet. Zoie Cleary, Lynne Eisenberg, Linsey Bow- ersox, Sarah Riley, and Tebeh Morris were able to qualify in individual events, as well. Matt Felton and Steven Shaeffer will also be moving on. The track team hopes to come back next season and have a triumphant year. Hope- fully, with some hard work and experienced members this will be possible.
Orange and Black Survey:
How Would You Feel If The Orange and
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Recently, the students, faculty, and staff of Hanover High School were asked to partake in a survey to determine which version of the school newspaper is preferred. It was refreshing to find out that, in our ever-changing world of technological advancements and instant information, Hanover High School would like to stay true to tradition and keep our newspaper in its current format– the paper version. Through this survey, we also found out that many people would be immensely displeased if we were to change the format of the newspaper from paper to online; many wouldn’t bother to read it at all. Even if both formats were available, overall, most wouldn’t read both. Many people like to see their names in print, which is another factor that puts people in favor of the paper version. Online is fine, but somehow it doesn’t give the same effect as the paper version does. When something is online, often times it is only there for a little while and then it is gone. With the in- print paper version, people can hang onto their work for a lifetime. Again, it is refreshing to know that we Hanoverians are quite content with maintaining tradition. Thank you to all who participated in this survey; we appreciate your time and honest opinions. Of the 397 returned surveys the results are as follows: 1. If The Orange and Black were an online ONLY paper, would you read it? 102 Yes 279 No
2. How would you feel if the newspaper were converted from a paper publication to one that could ONLY be viewed online? A. 169 Indifferent B. 41 Happy C. 130 Not Happy D. 40 Outraged 3. If you had to choose formats of newspapers, which would you prefer? 290 Paper Edition 107 Online Edition
4. If both paper edition and online edition were available, would you read both? 116 Yes 267 No
5. Do you ever keep a copy of The Orange and Black as a souvenir of your high school years? 172 Yes 223 No
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30 Poetry CornerPoetry CornerPoetry CornerPoetry Corner
Last month, Hanover’s poet laureate Kate Brady featured the winning poems from the first annual Hanover Poet Laureate Poetry Contest on her website. She visited high school Eng- lish classes during National Poetry Month. Winners in the high school category were Joshua
Cartwright, Garin Greenholt, and Madison Hoff. Congratulations! Visit Kate’s website at poet- laureatehanover.blogspot.com.
2nd place: Garin Greenholt
Shivering, my legs shook uneasy
While the Wind Whirled To the East, the Sun slowly Rose And so did the World
People came from every which way Filling the seats beside me No, no I was not alone that morning The Cold Cracked Bench was not empty The only noise I could hear Was the Shrill of that Shaking Stop Sign And the only feelings I felt Were locked in my mind I see these people everyday And every morning it’s the same The Newspapers Shake, and the Coffee Spills, But no one knows my Name It’s a Normal thing, this Bench and I We’re a reoccurring thing that just happens… The Faces may change, but it doesn’t Matter I’m still Here, and I’m still Laughing
1st place: Joshua Cartwright
The name was innocuous enough---Hufnagle Park
Like a Saturday morning children’s program It was apt for a while; families would picnic together Sun bounced off the steel beams, as if to invite climb- ing And climb we would---until mom called for dinner Perfect. Magic. Youth. But Time--- Time will always convict the innocent. I visited Hufnagle Park today Yes, children were still playing Now amidst bands of refuse The slapdash quagmire of a flooded creek And needles Doctors always assert
“No child can love a needle” I’m not so sure anymore I swear I saw the real-life Raggedy Ann Shooting up behind the monkey bars
And those beams---they weren’t glowing today At Hufnagle Park.
Hanover’s Poet Laureate, Kate Brady
3rd place: Madison Hoff
Handshake An endless, pointless rage against all- a dirt infested, artillery congested excuse for money and rule. With tedious hours and countless days- mindless plugs, meaningless hugs set on repeat for all to watch. Where light never shines until silence mocks- bashing cries, determined lies between all borders of truth. The Handshake at the end means Nothing.
On Monday, May 9, several Hanover High School students competed as finalists in the Fourteenth Annual Poetry Contest held at Reader’s Café. Finalists selected to read their poetry were Matthew Kline, Tommy Link, Wes Reichart, Alex Daubert, Nicole Sample, and Zach Thompson. Of these finalists, Nicole Sample’s poem “Anxiety Disorder in the Afternoon” placed second and Zach Thompson’s poem “A Few Simple Tasks” placed third. The English Department is proud that, once again, Hanover High’s poets received recognition for their writing talent.
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Best Wishes and Good Luck to The Class of 2010! Have a Safe and Relaxing
Summer! ~ The Orange and Black Staff

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