Volume 29, Issue 1 October 2, 2015

BHS SAYS “HELLO” TO NEW STAFFby Valentina CrespoBeyond Editor As the 2015-2016 school year is off to a fantastic start, Beavercreek High School welcomes back its students and staff and embraces the new faculty with open arms. BHS has gained eight outstanding teach-ers this year as well as a new principal, Mr. Jeff Jones, and vice principal, Ms. Yvonne Edwards. Jones and Edwards have brought great ideas and technologi-cal advances to BHS that will be mentioned in this issue. Jones is a strong supporter of positivity and ingenuity and encourages students and staff to be problem solvers rather than problem celebrators. This year, the math de-partment has gained teachers of different levels including Braden Short (Algebra), Jes-sica Erbaugh (Algebra and Geometry), and Kara McCormick (Precalculus and Transition to College Math). Albeit math can be a difficult subject, it is important to remember that a teacher is there to help students overcome such obstacles; “I want my students to be successful in their future math classes and I want my students to be

successful in life. Through my teaching and making connections with students, I want them to use what they have learned in my class to take those next steps,” says Short. In addition to the math department, the English department also has new addi-

tions, including Cara Worthen (English 10 and Scholarship English 10) and Brianne Barrett (English 11 and 12). Some stu-dents might have recognized the recently-married Worthen and have figured out that she was Miss Crawford while she student taught last year. Worthen is enthusiastic to teach English to sophomores: “I love Eng-

lish! I love that you can do so much with it, it can be fancy, and pretty, and fun, or it can be serious. There are so many things you can do with English, whether it’s in your personal life or academic life,” says Worthen. To learn more about Barrett,

read “Greet the Teacher” on page 8. Now, off to a different lan-guage. BHS has welcomed Chris-topher Maybury (German 1 and 2) to enlighten BHS students with a little Deutsch in their life. Maybury attended Bowling Green State University for his undergraduate education and sought his master’s at The Ohio State University. Lastly, the athletics department has also gained a new leader. Mr. Brad Pompos, BCSD’s new

athletic director, brought with him several years of coaching and leadership experi-ence. A key to a great education is great role models and mentors, and that is exactly what BHS is comprised of this year. Let’s make this year one for the books, BHS! (Photo Credit: Mackenzie Piatka)

Events of the MonthTonight – Homecoming Game vs. Northmont (7 p.m.)

Tomorrow – SAT Test (7:30 a.m.) and Homecoming Dance (8 p.m.)Oct. 12 – No School (Professional Development)

Oct. 14 – Two-Hour Delay (Professional Development)Oct. 23 – End of First Quarter (Early Dismissal)

Featured Section

See page 9 for an interview with our new principal, Mr.

Jeffrey Jones!

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EdITOr-IN-cHIEF: Jeremiah StevensHErE EdITOr: Lea MooreBEYONd EdITOr: Valentina CrespoIN EdITOr: Ryan HarroffPLAY EdITOr: Andrew AsencioBUSINESS EdITOr: Jeremiah StevensPHOTOgrAPHY EdITOr: Mackenzie PiatkaSTAFF WrITErS: Jordan Grant, Emily Ott, Jack McGeegUEST WrITErS: Milena Garra, Elise Grinkemeyer, Corbin Kunkel, Alexandria Miller, Jacqueline SaguinAdVISEr: Jami RussPrINcIPAL: Jeffrey JonesASSISTANT PrINcIPALS: Marty Hammonds, Yvonne Edwards, Jason Whitaker, Garey Martin

“The Beacon” is a production of the students in the journalism and newspaper classes meeting in room

2052 during sixth and seventh periods. The views and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the BHS faculty, administration, student body, or Board of

Education.

Staff

Every month has its own weird observance days, some more wacky than others. Here are some of October’s best.

1. Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work Day – October 10th: School counts as work, right? Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to bring your snuggly friend to school with you.

2. National Grouch Day – October 15th: Try not to take this one too seriously; your parents might not appreciate it.

3. Sweetest Day – Oc-tober 17th: Use this day to tell your sweethearts how much they mean to you! Or simply to splurge on sweets.

4. Punk For A Day Day – October 25th: Bring out your inner wild side! While still behaving appropriately of course.

5. Mischief Night/Dev-il’s Night – October 30th: You better watch your back on this devilish day!

October can be a pretty spooky month with Halloween, ghosts, and goblins on everyone’s minds. We tend to overlook his-torical events that helped shape our world. Here are a few fun facts.October 1, 1946 – Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Ger-many.October 2, 1967 – Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African American associate jus-tice of the U.S. Supreme Court.October 4, 1957 – The Space Age began when Russia launched the first satellite into orbit. Sput-nik I weighted only 184 lbs. and transmitted a beeping radio sig-nal for 21 days.

October 12, 1492 – After a 33 day voyage, Christopher Colum-bus made landfall in the Baha-mas.October 13, 1792 – The White House began construction by or-der of George Washington. October 28, 1919 – Prohibition began in the United States.October 28, 1949 – Helen An-derson became the first female ambassador. She was appointed by President Harry Truman to be the Ambassador to Denmark.October 29, 1618 – British ex-plorer Sir Walter Raleigh was ex-ecuted for treason by King James I.October 31, 1517 – Martin Lu-ther nailed his “95 Theses” to the door of a Wittenberg church in Germany.

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THIS MONTH IN HISTOrY

by Jordan Grant Staff Writer

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I have a problem, and that problem is purely politi-cal. I’m 18 years old now, which means that I can legally vote on the next presidential election. The reason that’s a problem is that I hate politics–but I love voting. And that makes me dangerous. Now obviously my ill-thought-out votes will not plunge America into a down-ward spiral the likes of which only George W. Bush has ever dreamed, but I am only one of a like-minded horde of fools com-ing of age. I would like to think that I know a lot about the is-sues in America today, but the fact is I know little outside of the untrustworthy information that can be found on websites

like reddit.com and tumblr.com. I think we can all agree that our votes should trigger change, not people. Now, there is one up-side to the kind of dangerous po-litical ignorance that I and those like me possess: We are exactly the kinds of voters that Donald Trump is craving. Not only that, but we are also the voters that Hillary Clinton needs to kiss up to. To be honest, though, with a pair of candidates like that, who really cares if we’re uninformed when we vote? Let’s just enjoy the chaos of idiocy un-til we can come up with a better pair of candidates. What’s the worst thing that can happen?

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TrUMPINg THE rEST If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you’ve heard the absurd things that the republican frontrunner Don-ald Trump has said. What we all seem to be forgetting is that there are actual presiden-tial candidates out there who actually have a chance of winning. Out of all 17 republican presiden-tial candidates, Ben Carson and Donald Trump are the frontrunners. Trump and Carson even have similar views. Carson simply isn’t as fixed on offending and isolat-ing huge groups of people—albeit, Trump doesn’t care about the people for the sim-ple fact they are fellow human beings. One would think he would at least care about the votes they hold. On the Democratic side, the two candidates at the forefront are Bernie San-

ders and Hillary Clinton. Many experts ar-gue that Clinton has the best chance at re-ceiving the democratic nomination because Sanders is too far left. In the most recent polls, Sanders has been closing in on Clin-ton. Clinton’s inconsistent views and scan-dals have made her a hard candidate to sup-port. Meanwhile, younger voters are saying Sanders is the candidate for this gen-eration, with promises such as free health-care, free daycare, and most of all free col-lege; therefore, he is a hard candidate to pass up. With all of the different person-alities involved, this race will definitely be an interesting one.

(Photo Credit: Mackenzie Piatka)

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2016 PRESIDENTAL CANDIDATESby Valentina CrespoBeyond Editor

L. Chafee (D) H. Clinton (D) L. Lessig (D) M. O’Malley (D) B. Sanders (D) J. Webb (D) J. Bush (R)

M. Huckabee (R) L. Graham (R) J. Gilmore (R) C. Fiorina (R) T. Cruz (R) C. Christie (R) B. Carson (R)

B. Jindal (R) J. Kasich (R) G. Pataki (R) R. Paul (R) M. Rubio (R) R. Santorum (R) D. Trump (R)

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The Supreme Court of the United States recently made same-sex marriage legal for the entire country in their deliberation of the Obergefell vs. Hodges case. This wide-sweeping change was hardly unexpect-ed, since only 13 states in the union had yet to decide this for themselves when the case was closed. One Kentucky woman, however, decided that she wasn’t going to obey the new law. Kim Davis, a county clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, chose to stand up for her beliefs and continue to refuse marriage licenses to homosexual couples. This act of thumbing her nose at the highest court in the land quickly gained massive media attention and sparked a massive debate about how religious freedom interacts with federal law. “She shouldn’t be pushing her beliefs on oth-ers,” said Kimberly Monslave, a junior at Beavercreek High School. “It was a part of her job to give out those licenses; she shouldn’t get to go back to work after re-fusing that.”

Monslave’s point is valid, but some argue that Davis was justified in what she did, since her religion (Apostolic Christian) does not support homosexual-ity. Also, since Davis is an elected official, she cannot be fired as easily as a standard worker. She must be im-peached, which is a difficult process to carry out, es-pecially when religious freedom is involved. This is the heart of the argument: Should government employees be able to deny federal policy on religious grounds? There has yet to be an official decision made on the Kim Davis case. For now, she is back at work in the Rowan County Clerk’s office, where she is or-dering her deputies to present same-sex couples with marriage licenses rather than doing it herself. Her di-rect superior, Jack Conway, has stated that he will not support a full prosecution against Davis. Only time will tell if Davis will face any true punishment beyond the small jail time that she has al-ready served.

At the beginning of this past summer, a select few French stu-dents said “au revoir” to Beavercreek and traveled across the Atlantic to visit France. French teacher Madame Spence had been planning this trip for the past two years and was very happy with the outcome. This fun and educational ex-perience tested the students to speak French with native speakers for the majority of the trip. “It got increas-ingly more im-portant that you speak French as you went farther south because it wasn’t like Paris where the majority of the people could speak English. There were people in our tour from Texas or California who couldn’t speak a word of French and the people who could were translating back and forth for the hotels or shopkeepers,” said se-nior French 5 student Talia Walters. As the students trekked the country of France and visited dif-ferent regions, they were faced with major differences in culture and sur-roundings. “I was most excited to visit

Provence with the students because it’s not what most people expect. It’s very rural and laid-back, which they really liked. It’s always a bit of shock, especially when you leave Paris,” said Spence. One of Spence’s favorite ex-periences was teaching her students how to use the metro map, “They got excited when they had to route our way back home,” said Spence.

Although tavel-ing with a school group might seem intimi-dating, Walters thinks other wise: “I don’t think I would have had as much fun on my own, just be-cause the people I was with made the trip great… it

was really a bunch of friends going to France together.” The next trip to France is set to take off in June 2017. Spence plans to have informational meetings lead-ing up to the trip. Don’t miss out on this amazing cultural experience and make the trip to France with your fel-low classmates.

(Photo Credit: Ellen Spence)

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Horror movie fans screamed not in terror, but in mourning on Tuesday, Septem-ber 1, when “The Hollywood Reporter” announced the death of legendary director Wes Cra-ven. Craven was 76 years old and had finally succumbed to the brain cancer he had battled for years. Myself, as well as hordes of slasher-lovers around the globe, are at a loss for words. Ever since I first saw “Freddy Versus Jason” on the big screen as a small child, I have adored horror movies, especial-ly ones involving a psychotic, knife-wielding killer. It wasn’t long before I experienced Wes Craven’s work firsthand with “Nightmare on Elm Street”—the 1984 original, of course—and it was love at first fright. Whether it was “The Hills Have Eyes”, “Scream” or “Last House on the

Left”, nobody earned my adora-tion and respect—with a touch of fear tossed in—as much as Wes Craven did as a horror film director. Of course, Craven was not the only legend recently lost to the world. Christopher Lee, the face behind Count Dooku, the wizard Saruman, and Count Dracula himself, also passed away on June 7. Yvonne Craig, who to Batman fans will always be remembered as Batgirl from the original TV series, died on August 17. As upset as I am to look back on these titans of the screen, whether it be television or film, I choose to celebrate the lives of Craven, Lee, Craig, and any other person who took their final bow this year, as well as en-courage others to do the same.

jAck ON THE ATTAckby Jack McGeeStaff Writer Before students could bring their own devices, the teach-

ers at Beavercreek High School had their own way of incorporating cell phones into education–a service known as Remind101. This service sends mass texts to student subscribers, enabling teach-ers to keep their students informed on classroom business. Some teachers are still using this system, although not all of them know how to use it properly. “I have a couple of teachers that use [Remind101]. One is pretty good about it, but the other is really bad about overusing it,” said Allye Camden, a senior at BHS. Camden, along with many students, believes that certain teachers have an issue with either overusing or underusing their Remind 101 texts. Students have reported receiving up to eight texts a day from their teachers, and some complain that less than half are relevant to their classes. These other texts are often generic social messages or announcements about clubs that a teacher sponsors, although some are a bit more unusual, such as requests for students to bring money to class to pay for an out-of-class event. “They need to have a separate account for things outside of class,” adds Camden. This is a fair point, as most teachers already have separate accounts on Remind101 for their separate class peri-ods. It would be a simple matter to form another subscription list for these excess messages, such as a specific account for a club, but this is a step that some teachers seem unwilling to take. The consensus among BHS students interviewed regard-ing Remind101 boils down to a very simple rule: Only send texts about the class itself. Texts about quizzes, tests, homework, due dates, and any other class information are great, but beyond that, the texts become a nuisance. (Photo Credit: Google Images)

rEMINd101 MEby Ryan HarroffIn Editor

It’s no secret that Of-ficer Brown is one of the most beloved staff members at Bea-vercreek High School, but how much do you really know about our school resource officer? Officer Mark Brown attended Beavercreek High School as a teenager and was one of the top hurdlers in the state during his high school track years. He played an inte-gral role in helping his team win itsleague meet, which he holds as one of his most treasured high school memories. His track ca-

reer didn’t stop there, however. Brown was recruited by Eastern Michigan to run track, where he both competed and earned his degree in criminal justice. When asked where his dream destination to live would be, Officer Brown was confident that Beavercreek, Ohio, is the best fit for him. He began work-ing his first job as a teenager at Beavercreek Landscaping and held many jobs since, includ-ing a job at a doughnut shop. He takes pride in being the first member of his family to receive

a college degree, loves travelling with his family, and would love to “drive super fast on a race-way.” Officer Brown is pas-sionate about his position here at the school and loves being able to work alongside some of his former teachers who he says helped to mold and shape him throughout his years here. Brown also stated that being able to working with young adults helped to reinvigorate his passion and career. If you have an Insta-

gram or Twitter account make sure to follow Officer Brown! His handle is @CreekSRO. (Photo Credit: Mackenzie Piatka)

gET TO kNOW OFFIcEr BrOWNby Jordan GrantStaff Writer

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[6] cHIrOPrAcTOrS SAY THAT A BAckPAck SHOULd WEIgH NO MOrE THAN 15 PErcENT OF A STUdENT’S BOdY WEIgHT.

Movies are quite sig-nificant in today’s society. With the different types of genres out there, movies can be both a source of entertainment and education. Kids, teenagers, and adults alike take delight in watching movies and escaping reality for a couple of hours. Here are some movies that are coming out this month: “The Martian” After being left by his crew on Mars after a deadly storm Astronaut Watney, played by Matt Damon, is presumed dead. However, Watney survives and finds him-self stranded and abandoned in the unexplored and uninhab-ited planet. He is tested in a way he has never been before, and he must come up with a way to signal Earth he is still alive. In theaters today. “Woodlawn” An Er-win Brothers film based on a true story is bound to evoke sympathy towards the main character, Tony Nathan. Taking place in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, during the early 1970s,

African American football player Tony Nathan attends Woodlawn High School, a school brim-ming with hate and racism. As the team takes on a new season and powers through with an un-believable record, Tony proves himself to be Woodland High School’s first African American superstar. In theaters on Octo-ber 16. “Suffragette” This historical fiction film inspired by true events features Academy

Award winner Meryl Streep and Academy Award nomi-nee Carey Mul-ligan. Mulligan plays Maud, a working mother and wife who is re-cruited to join U.K.’s undis-closed suffrag-

ette movement, through which Maud meets Emmeline (Streep). Throughout the movie, the women involved in this move-ment are forced to continue their efforts underground and engage in dangerous acts that challenge the authorities. Com-ing to theaters on October 22. (Photo Credit: Google Images)

cOMINg TO THEATErSby Valentina CrespoBeyond Editor

For the past 18 years, the base has held an Air Force marathon, sponsored by many businesses such as Geico Insur-ance and DP&L. This event consists of a marathon, half marathon, 10k, and 5k; it is open to all people and all ages (except the mara-thon, which requires the runner to be 16). It is a great motiva-tional run with lots of support of citizens in the past years. Only 40 percent of the people running were actu-

ally military, the rest were sup-porting citizens. Junior Ben Dutton participated in the half marathon and admits of how well organized this race is, “This is a really enjoyable race and I highly recommend it to other runners.” Even if running is not your thing, there are many peo-ple that come out with a friend and walk the race! Hopefully we will see you at the 19th annual Air Force marathon.

AIr FOrcE MArATHONby Emily OttStaff Writer

Every school newspa-per is subject to oversight and occasional interference by the school administrators. “The Beacon” is no different in that respect. However, within the closed doors of this high school newspaper, some articles are censored before the principal can ever see them. These articles have been cut by the self-im-posed rules of the paper. Some of these rules are almost common sense. For example, any articles with un-checked facts cannot be printed for fear of defamation. Some regulations are a bit more bi-zarre. For example, the infamous “Cusick Ban” is enforced almost daily. The Cusick Ban is a strict rule regarding teacher in-terviews, which was born out of necessity. Mr. Eric Cusick can-not be quoted in more than one article per issue of “The Beacon.” Cusick is such a popular teacher

that many writers with this paper feel inclined to ask him

about every topic that they feel he can possibly discuss. This led to several articles in a single is-sue of “The Beacon” containing a quote from the same man. No one is honestly that knowledge-able, not even Mr. Cusick. “I didn’t know that there was a rule about me,” said Cusick. And with that ge-neric quote the quota has been reached. For the writers at “The Beacon,” it’s going to be a long month of waiting.(Photo Credit: Mackenzie Pi-atka)

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[7]A TYPIcAL PENcIL cAN drAW A LINE 35 MILES LONg.

As I’m sure everyone can see, old trends and styles have returned. Trends from hip-pie flower crowns and Converse to mom jeans and Birkenstocks have come back. Junior Faith Martin when asked about these old styles coming back, gave some insight: “not only are old trends stylish, but they are also in-expensive. For example, I just bought a great pair of Adidas shoes for 3 dollars at the thrift store.”

Whether it is their crazy curly hair or their loud, vibrant colored outfits, most kids find humor in these wacky outfits of their parent’s old high school clothes. Also a lot of people have been finding interst in go-ing to the thrift store for low priced, vintage clothes. As Faith Martin said, the thrift store has many great finds, you just have to have the patience to scan the store. Many corporate stores such as Hollister have been sell-ing swade clothes and bellbot-tom jeans, so it is very evident that this style is definitely in. All of these styles are becoming popular trends, so maybe the next place you should look for clothes is your parent’s closet!

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This year BHS stu-dents are putting on the show “Eurydice.” The play is about the myth of Orpheus, only told from his w i f e ’ s point of view. Play au-d i t i o n s were held at the be-g i n n i n g of Sep-t e m b e r, so if your i n t e n t was to join the play, you missed your window. Don’t worry, though, you can still go and see the show in Oc-tober on the 23, 24, 30, and 31.

The following students were also chosen to play in the production, so congrats to: Paris

Johnson, A n a n d Sharma, Jake Lu-cas, Reis S i m p -s o n , Michael R i c k , L i l y C u t l e r , Brittany Staight, M i l l i e S t e e n , R e t t G e n -tatempo,

Tommy Cole, Kathryn Hunt, Emily Schneider, Jaelynn Thom-as, and Ben Wiley. (Photo Credit: Google Images)

ArE YOU rEAdY TO SEE?rETUrNINg dEcAdESby Emily OttStaff Writer

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HOT SEAT: NEW STUdENTSFreshman

Elijah McCallister

Sophomore Caitlynn

Beyer

JuniorPaige

Johnson

SeniorScott

Hopko

Where did you move to BHS from? Huber Heights Arizona New Jersey Canada

Are you involved in any extra-curricu-

lar activities? Football No Color Guard No

If you could be a sandwich, what

kind would you be?“Ham” “I don’t know a sand-

wich.” “Wawa sandwich” “Dagwood sand-wich”

What is your go to song for a karaoke

night?A Drake song “Heart Attack” by

Demi Lovato “Bohemian Rhap-sody” by Queen

“Everybody Shut Up” by NSP

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We proudly gained a new addition to the English department as well as a com-passionate coach to the volley-ball court this school year, Miss Brianne Barrett. Although orig-inally from Chicago, Miss Bar-rett all ready feels right at home thanks to the welcoming and hospitable staff and students. Being naturally pro-active and outgoing during her high school years, Miss Barrett earned and maintained a spot on the varsity volleyball team for her entire high school ca-reer. Continuing her passion for the sport, Miss Barrett now coaches the freshmen volley-ball team. In addition, her love for travel-ing as well as her dedication to students went in hand in hand when she ventured abroad to Barcelona and taught for a year there before eventually finding

herself in Beavercreek.Her inspiration for teaching originated from the ardor and enthusiasm expressed by her high school English teacher and the decision of what she would pursue in college be-came clear. Graduating from the University of Dayton in 2013 in English, Miss Barrett has since continued to strive in becoming “someone that could inspire that sort of confidence in students,” a similar charac-teristic acquired by her mentor. When asked about sharing what she would like people to know about her, Miss Barrett enthusiastically responded that she “loves com-ing to work every day and get-ting to work with the kids.” Her immediate dedication to her students are what have already made her a great addition.

grEET THE TEAcHErby Jacqueline SaguinGuest Writer

When asked to name a hard-working, dedicated, and kind student, Beavercreek High School choir teacher Mrs. Phillips did not hesitate to vol-unteer senior choir member Charlie Aleccia. Aleccia is a senior here at Beavercreek High School and is working hard in choir and show choir. He took an interest in singing and danc-ing when he was just a boy and has loved it ever since. Alec-cia is currently neck-deep in the daunting task of applying for colleges and stated that he

would love to major in archi-tecture, although his dream job is music producer. He said that his goal in life is to “get married, have kids, have a family,” and he strives to be as kind-hearted and comical as his brother, who doubles as his role model and best friend. Charlie also compared himself to a chipmunk, full of energy and liveliness. Charlie Aleccia is an all-around well-rounded indi-vidual with a great work ethic and kind spirit. We wish Char-lie the best of luck.

As you all know, the Homecoming dance is tomor-row, and I’m sure everyone is ex-cited to see the variegated styles displayed. With all the different trends and styles, there will be a lot of new dresses to see. A few random students were selected to share their homecoming dress style, and all of them were completely different. Senior Cami Baird will be wearing a navy dress with a high neckline and a flowing skirt. Junior Spencer Franck has chosen a strapless dress with a looser bottom. Senior Stephanie Snyder decided on a form fitting

dress with cut-outs around her waist. Freshmen Hali Russ will be wearing a light pink strapless dress with a tight top and a fall-ing skirt. Most of these dresses were actually purchased online, which is what a lot of people prefer, because you can usually get more discounts! Some more benefits of getting your dress online are there is a less likely chance that you will have the same dress as someone else, so you can be sure you won’t walk in and see your friend in the same dress!

YOU’rE cHArMINg, cHArLIE!

ONE OF US HAS TO cHANgE!

by Jordan GrantStaff Writer

by Emily OttStaff Writer

With every new year brings a new class, and an inter-esting trend has been found be-tween already existing students and the class of 2018. This year more siblings and family members can be found walking the same hall, taking the same classes, and eating during the same lunch period. Not only does this lead to amusing situa-tions of relative rivalry but also means of transitioning from one generation to the next. Katie Morgan, a senior here at BHS, tells her thoughts on what it’s like hav-ing her sophomore brother Hunter as a fellow student: “It’s a lot of fun having a sibling here. It’s fun, and I get to spend time with [Hunter].” When

asked further for her thoughts on the perks of having a related classmate, Morgan offered, “no matter what, your sibling is al-ways here for you. Even when your friends fail, your sibling’s there.” For better or for worse, Beavercreek High School is now host to both brother and brother, sister and sister, and every combination thereof. While the idea of rela-tives sharing a high school is humorous, it also means two generations with their own qualities and potential will be mixing to further Beavercreek High School in academics, sports, and individual talent. Hopefully, the newest class will have as much to offer BHS.

HELP! MY SISTEr’S MY LAB PArTNEr by Jack McGee Staff Writer

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MEET Mr. jONESby Jeremiah StevensEditor-in-Chief

This new school year brought many new faces to the building, and I was fortunate enough to meet and interview our new principal, Mr. Jeff Jones. Before coming to the ‘Creek, Mr. Jones was the principal at Big Walnut High School in Sunbury, Ohio. Previous to that, he was an assistant principal at Rutherford B. Hayes High School in Delaware, Ohio, and a science teach-er for 15 years. Before be-ginning his career in edu-cation, Mr. Jones attended O t t e r b e i n Un i ver s i t y in Wester-ville, Ohio. I asked Mr. Jones a se-ries of ques-tions during the inter-view, and his answers are summed up below.1. What do you mean when you say that Beavercreek is a “destina-tion district”? “[A desti-nation district] is a place that anybody in their right mind should be go-ing, ‘You know what? That is a job I should be looking at,’ just because of the quality of the school, of the students, of the staff, of the community, and of the support from central office…. When I found out that we had not one, but two, Straight A Grants in this district,

I said, ‘Okay, they’re do-ing some good stuff,’ be-cause the State of Ohio would not hand a district two Straight A Grants if it didn’t believe in the proj-ects [the district] is doing with students…. “2. What was your most memorable moment in the classroom? “When you connect with your students... and to have one of those students say, ‘I appreciate what you did for me’—those moments are priceless…. Anytime I can [inspire] a student is

a great day.”3. W hat inspired the Bring Your Own Device ( B Y O D ) Program? “I have had not one, but two, experiences changing the BYOD pol-icy in build-ings—I did it in Dela-ware and

I did it at Big Walnut, so I feel really good about helping our students, our staff, and our community move into this because, let’s be honest, it is good for students. You go out into the real world…and you will be asked to use a computer [in your em-ployment]. We’re foolish if we don’t help you to de-velop these skills now…. We have an opportunity to educate here.”(Photo Credit: Jeremiah Stevens)

Everyone has “that teacher” who thinks he or she know everythings. Teachers are helpful, but there are just some things they need a little help with. After interviewing students, a list was compiled on what students wish teachers knew.

Students have six other •classes.Your class is not the “only •important” class.Students have aspirations •outside of school.Not everyone has the •means or the chance to check your website every day.

Tests on Monday do not •

inspire weekend studying.

Use Remind 101 responsi-•

bly (see Page 5).

Giving homework after •

the bell decreases chances

of that homework being

returned.

Not all students learn the •

same way.

Not everyone is right all •

the time, even you.

Textbooks will not teach •

us everything.

We hate busywork; it does •

nothing for us.

TEAcHINg TEAcHErSby Andrew AsencioPlay Editor

First comes the

rumble of 600 marching

feet, then the crescendo roar

of brass, wind, and resounding drum harmonized to perfection. A wave of white, orange, and

black blots out the green turf of the football field. Feathers adorn their helmets, a colorful triangle a symbol of their beliefs. Flags wave to herald the arrival of this group, flourished in fantastic style.

To the unaware, this might describe the arrival of an army of warriors. To the citizens of Beavercreek and the students of BHS, however, this

army is well recognized as the Beavercreek Marching Band and Color Guard. BHS’s pride and joy has made “exceptional progress” this season,

according to directors Matt Frost and Michael Bisig. Frost even goes so far as to say, “I couldn’t ask for more.” From the first practice to the first football

game against Xenia, all 281 members of the marching band are more than ready to show what they’ve worked so hard to produce. This year’s band of choice is the British rock band The Who, which is sure to draw many chants of “Who are you?” during the halftime show. In their final words,

directors Frost and Bisig (who have led the marching band to victory for 17 and 7 years, respectively)

advise fans to “come on out.”

BrINg ON THE SPIrIT ArMYby Jack McGeeStaff Writer

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[10] cOLLEgE grAdUATES MAkE 20,000 dOLLArS MOrE PEr YEAr THAN THOSE WHO ONLY grAdUATE HIgH ScHOOL.

THANk YOU TO ALL OF OUr SUPPOrTErS!

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by Jack McGeeStaff Writer

by Jeremiah StevensEditor-in-Chief

B.E.A.T. UP THE SkIES Interested in applied engineer-ing? BHS has a club for that! The Beaver-creek Engineering Applications Team, or B.E.A.T., takes to the sky in handmade air-planes of foam, wood, and glue to perform an autonomous task. Last year, the B.E.A.T., formerly the Real World Design Challenge team, de-signed a six-foot airplane to locate and film targets in an area the size of several football fields. These targets were located using soft-ware developed by the students in the club. After analyzing the video footage, the plane then made a successful humanitarian sup-ply drop near one of the four targets. For this year, the B.E.A.T. is set up to explore aviation design with indi-

vidual models being built from foam board by each student. Once the students decide which design is the best, they will proceed to a full-scale build of the selected plane design, tailoring it to a specific set of tasks along the way. Student leader Austin Tiffany said, when asked the about the club’s long-term goals, “[Our goal is to] get educated in flight, workings of aircraft, maintenance of aircraft, and to explore fundamentals of flight to achieve our goals.” Interested in joining the B.E.A.T.? Meetings occur every Thursday, so see Mrs. McDaniel in room 1013 for details.(Photo Credit: Mrs. McDaniel)

cOMINg HOME FOr HOMEcOMINg The Battling Beavers are re-turning to their creek of origin for a war against the Northmont Bolts. It’s mammals versus living lightning in a game to roar about. The Beavercreek football team has had quite the grueling sched-ule so far on every Friday night spent under the stadium lights from Xenia to Columbus, but now it’s time for a return home for a rumble in the jungle. Already, our football team has experienced a winning record, taking victory upon victory with no inten-tion of stopping. Even the energy of past matches has been off the charts, especially the Carroll game, thanks to the loyal student section and general crowd. Danny Holstein, senior and part of our crusading football team, stated, “We’ll be ready for the game; we’ll get our jobs done and do our part.” Holstein went on to say, “I don’t believe other teams will beat us.” This claim will be tested tonight on the turf, and here’s to hoping Holstein’s claim holds true.

(Photo Credit: Jeremiah Stevens)

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[12] APPrOxIMATELY 75 BILLION dOLLArS WErE SPENT ON ScHOOL SUPPLIES ANd BOOkS THIS YEAr ALONE.

ATHLETES OF THE MONTHby Andrew AsencioPlay Editor

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“Always remain confident. Even if you’re losing by 10 points, confidence and hope will almost always win the game.”

“@davidhughes” “It is important that you complete each workout and stay on task even when no one else is hold-ing you accountable.”

“Go team!”