Texting While Driving: New Law

On September 1, 2012 a new law was released regarding texting while driv-ing. The new law states that if you are under the age of 18 you are not permitted to use a cell phone or any other elec-tronic device. This includes mp3 players, iPods, etc. If you are 18 or older, cell phone usage is only permitted when talking on the phone. Texting is banned completely for all ages but it is a primary offense for people under 18.

Texting for indi-viduals 18 and over is consid-ered a secondary offense, meaning authorities cannot pull someone over for “only” cell phone usage. It is treated like the seat belt law.

Jackson-Milton student Makenzy Mascioli believes that this law is a good idea because a majority of accidents involving teen-agers are caused by phone usage or texting.

Another Jackson-Milton student Mackenzie Ervin believes it is a good idea as well because it will keep the public safe but she feels that it will cause a lot of people to be pulled over and fined.

Therefore, this law was made to keep everyone safe but it will affect the people that do not choose to follow the law. So put those cell phones away because it can wait!

Jackson-Milton High School has been rated “Excellent” yet again. Mr.

Vega along with the teaching staff and other staff members are very proud of

this achievement. This rating reflects the OGT and OAA test scores, the atten-

dance of the students, the number of graduates, and the school staff.

A lot of hard work by the students and teachers has gone into achiev-

ing this rating. Mr. Baker believes the continuing hard work and education of

staff and students have a great deal to do with this rating. This rating shows

that JM takes pride in their school and that they are all willing to work hard to

achieve great things for their community to be proud of.

Inside this issue:

Homecoming 2

Clubs 5

Sports 6-7

Senior Spotlight 8

Plagiarism School 9

Reviews 10-

11

Creative Corner

and Sports Pics

12

New Teachers 3-4

School Rating

The Jackson

-Milton Jour

nal!

September-November 2012

Volume 5, Issue 1

By Haley Markel

By Kristi Carson

Design Editor: Jordan Morelli

Advisor: Mrs. Morelli

HOMECOMING WEEK

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For the 2012 Homecoming game against East Palestine many students participated in Spirit Week.

The Spirit Week dress-up days consisted of Monday- Nerd Day, Tuesday-Ugly Sweater Day, Wednesday-

Class Color Day, Thursday- Twin Day, Friday- Blue and White Day. During this week the middle school

and high school students got to have fun dressing up, while at the same time the high schools students got to

attend the 2012 Homecoming Dance. While the middle school cannot attend the dance they still can partici-

pate in dressing up and supporting the football players during the game on October 5th! Spirit Week lets

Jackson-Milton students “let go” for a week while getting geared up for the big game and showing their

Blue Jay pride.

The Homecoming game followed the week full of spirit. The outcome of the game was not as the

team had hoped, but the team fought a good fight and made the students proud. Paije Kiraly was crowned

Homecoming Queen at the pre-game show.

Festivities were wrapped up with the Homecoming dance on Saturday. Students dressed to impress

to attend the dance at the Immaculate Heart of Mary banquet center. This year’s theme was, “Light up the

Night,” with neon color decorations everywhere. They danced the night away and had a great meal. Adam

Jeffries was crowned Homecoming King at the dance. The attendants danced with one another and the

night was a huge success.

Queen: Paije Kiraly, 12th Colleen Maskarinec, 12th Rachael Obradovich, 12th Haley Markel, 12th

Bridget Welsch, 9th Tara Schober, 10th Tara Balsinger, 11th Maggie Oblinger, 12th

By Jordan Morelli

Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 3

Mr. Sowers is the new

biology teacher at Jackson-

Milton High School. He gradu-

ated from the University Of

Mount Union and took classes

at YSU and the University of

Phoenix Online. Mr. Sowers chose to be a science

teacher because he enjoys hands on activities. “I like

doing experiments where you can observe what is go-

ing to happen, instead of looking in a book trying to

search for an answer,” says Mr. Sowers.

He enjoys running long distances, kayaking,

golfing, swimming, any sport activities and reading.

Mr. Sowers chose Jackson-Milton because last year he

was the In-School Suspension Monitor and also the

head coach of Track and Field. “I felt that it was a great

school to be at right when Mr. Vega gave me a small

tour of the school,” says Mr. Sowers. His favorite part

of being a teacher is the day to day interactions with the

students. “I enjoy educating the minds of the future, but

seeing what they are doing on day to day activities is

what really interests me,” says Mr Sowers.

He also wants to coach the cross country and

track teams to be the best they can be. “My goal is to

one day have some dates, athletes and many other

events listed on a banner in the school,” says Mr.

Sowers. A goal he has outside of teaching includes run-

ning a 50 mile race, and even a 100 mile race. “I feel

that pushing the body to a limit which seems unreach-

able is an exciting task and one that has my interest,”

says Mr. Sowers. His favorite teacher was his high

school science teacher and his cross country coach also

inspired him to be what he is today.

Mr. Sowers By Michael Guterwill

This year at Jackson-Milton, the English department got a new teacher, Mrs. Theis. She has previously taught at Mathews School District for four years.

Mrs. Theis believes that the Jackson-Milton school district is excellent and this is one of the reasons that she made the move to Jackson-Milton, another is that it’s closer to home.

Mrs. Theis is a graduate of Youngstown State University, she originally wanted to attend Ohio State but had to stay closer to home because of family reasons. Mrs. Theis teaches English because she loves writing and wants to help students become better writers.

Some of her free time activities include baking, music and spending time with family. She likes to bake because she loves sharing what she makes and will some-times bake for her students. She is involved in choir and the worship team at church and also plays three instru-ments.

Mrs. Theis will be teaching 10th grade English, general 11th grade English along with mythology. She is currently working on service projects with her Advanced Language 10 students. Students have the opportunity to serve others, earn volunteer hours, and give back to their community.

Mrs. Theis By Nate Kramer

Mrs. Theis

pictured with

Victoria

Butcher,

Theresa

Weekly, Jef-

frey Voland,

and Jordan

Morelli with

her Creative

Classroom

Award

Before he started his career as a gym teacher, Mr. Sachire taught science for 29 years. Mr. Sachire says he, “enjoyed teaching science because it was always a chal-lenge; I went to college to teach science, and you see science in everyday life.” This is true because science is a part of everyday life, such as all the fracking companies. The weather changing daily is also science. But he says it’s nice to get away from science and be able to teach gym.

Mr. Sachire said teaching gym is awesome and he plans on teaching for awhile but he’s focusing on one year at a time. He says, “The state has changed so many things about gym class such as some of the activities we do. But we will be playing flag foot-ball, mat ball, volleyball, basketball, softball, dancing, having fitness tests, and relays.”

He requires students to do relays for conditioning and he hopes doing relays will make the kids try harder because it’s more competitive than just running laps. He also said that he did close to the same activities in school. He wants students to perform to the best of their ability in gym class and not to worry about sweating. He says kids should be active no matter what. He enjoys watching kids participate in gym. He likes them to be active and he likes everything about exercising. He states his gym specialties are basketball and football because he played both of these sports in his high school career.

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Mr. Sachire By Jeffery Voland

Key Club

Miss Amendolora is our Key Club advisor. “Last year’s goals for Key Club were small yet we accomplished way beyond my expectations as a first year advisor,” said Ms. A. She wants students to participate and make a dedication to events and community ser-vice. She said, “I think overall the students made a big breakthrough with their apprecia-tion for the club. They worked really hard with everything we accomplished as a club un-der my supervision the first year.”

“Key Club participated in many events with the Rescue Mission and the Blue Jay 5K which raised over $6,000 to benefit the school. This year for Key Club we have 87 students involved compared to last year’s 63 students. She says, “That’s huge that these kids want to dedicate their time and come to me asking ‘what can I do?’ ‘I want to help this organization’ it makes me really proud to be their advisor.”

This year for Key Club they plan on having more fundraisers for charity and really focusing on community service. She wants the students to make some choices in some service projects instead of her just giving them all the projects. In Key Club this year they are parking cars at the Can-field Fair. They will be participating at the First Ladies Project, Cupcakes For Cancer, and of course they will be doing to Blue Jay 5K again.

Ms. A. says Jackson-Milton is the first school at which she advised Key Club. She is excited and wants to be a part of an international organization that promotes leadership and dedication to the community. She says, “I am thrilled that students this year want to do more community service.” It makes her proud to advise Key Club.

By Jeffery Voland

Mr. Brode By Jordan Morelli

Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 5

Speech

Every year, local schools gather their students to demonstrate the fine art of speech,

but it can get rather brutal at times. It is broken down into categories; dramatic interpreta-

tion, humorous interpretation, prose and poetry, original oratory, oratorical interpretation,

and impromptu speaking. All of these add up to be something very special; the joining of

young individuals partaking in an event that is superior to themselves.

Here at Jackson-Milton High School, speech takes place during a big fraction of the

winter months. The advisor, Mrs. Yantes, has taken over the program this year. She has

coached at a different school, and is excited to lead and bring in new material here at Jack-

son-Milton High School. In a recent interview, Mrs. Yantes explained a little bit about how

the speech team works. “Unlike sports, there are not separate divisions in speech. Our students must compete

against teams that are much larger than JM. Though we are too small to win a sweepstakes, our students will be

competitive on an individual basis,” Mrs. Yantes explained.

Every year, there are bound to be hardships and boundaries that the team will have to surpass, but victory is

definitely not unattainable for these bright young women. When asked what she believes will be the biggest hurdle

for the JM team this year, Mrs. Yantes replied, “The members of the team are very active in school and the commu-

nity.” This can be difficult to maneuver around, but the team has many strengths, including the hardworking sen-

iors. Brooke Bigelow, who has been a devoted “speechie,” shared a little about how speech has influenced her life.

“I have met many amazing people who have given me advice on speaking and it allows you to have fun and spend

the day with other people who share similar interests with you.” This upcoming year will definitely be a great one

for the Jackson-Milton Speech Team as they strive to achieve greatness. From the Jackson-Milton Journal to the

members of the speech team, good luck and you are all winners in our hearts!

By Rachael Rendessy

Mr. Brode is the new intervention specialist at Jackson-Milton High School. Mr. Brode attended Canfield High School and attented Youngstown State University to re-ceive his Bachelors Degree in Science in Education. While Mr. Brode was growing up he wanted to be a professional athlete. However, when he was a sophomore in high school he decided he wanted to become a teacher. His inspiration to become a teacher came from the teachers he had in school. They were role models for him that made a lasting impression.

Mr. Brode enjoys his job because he gets to interact with wonderful staff mem-bers, teach students and watch them succeed. Mr. Brode is also the middle school foot-ball coach. He enjoys coaching because he loves seeing the student athletes succeed, improve, progress, and work as a team for one common goal. Mr. Brode finds teaching these young men and ladies how to be student athletes rewarding.

Mr. Brode’s favorite sport happens to be football and his favorite team is the San Francisco 49ers. His fa-

vorite thing to do in his spare time is spend time with his friends and family. He enjoys listening to rap music. Mr.

Brode says he is settling in to the new school district well. He is very appreciative of all the staff and community

members for welcoming him.

Volleyball This year the volleyball team is doing very well. Their record is 21-3, which is the best record out of all our sports so they really stick out. Coaches Prozy, Craig, and Shively are obviously doing a very good job. Coach Prozy was asked why she wanted to be a volleyball coach. She stated, “I love the sport and my dad Pat Keney coached and it looked like a lot of fun.”

The volleyball team this year had some challenging

goals. There are some that are still uncompleted. One goal

they accomplished was to win the upper tier-league title.

This year Erica Hughes got her 1,000th kill. With talent like

that, the volleyball team seems unstoppable. While every

team has their top performers, coach Craig says, “While we

have girls that stand out, they are all top performers. I tell

them to hit hard and have fun.”

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Cross Country The cross country team this year has been very successful. Everyone on the team has been working hard and they all have set a PR (Personal Record). Mr. Sowers is the cross country coach. He has been making the team run more miles a week than you drive with your car. Mr. Sowers had become the cross country coach because last year he was the track coach and was impressed by the dedication of each athlete made encouraging him to be the cross country coach.

The workouts consist of anything from running, ab workouts, lifting and education on running techniques. Mr. Sowers believes that every runner is a top performer in their own way. Mr. Sowers says, “I like to see each athlete prove to me that they are capable of dropping time, and by working hard they do that.” His expecta-tions for them are to run well week in and week out and it’s safe to say they’ve done just that.

Caleb Spalding placed 17th in the district cross country meet on October 20th. His time was 18:11 which is quite impressive. Also, all of the others have placed well and have had good running times. The cross country team was quite a success this year thanks to the dedicated athletes and a great coach.

The 2012 JMHS Girls Golf team this year was

led by a brand new coach, Miss Snowden. She is also

a second grade teacher and has coached the Softball

team for 11 years. The girl’s golf team had 5 players

this year, they had 3 juniors: Sam Santor, Hallie

McCaskill and Tara Balsinger and they also had 2

sophomores: ShiAne Miller and Katie Phillips. The

team went to two tournaments this year: the Southeast

Tournament and the Sectional tournament. The girls

would like to thank Coach Snowden for taking over

the team and for a great season.

By Katie Phillips

The boys golf team finished the 2012 season with a re-

cord of 16 and 5. They had a good season this year with five

seniors that led the team to sectionals and they set a good ex-

ample for the team. This year for the boys golf team Chance

Proverbs received second team Upper Tier ITCL for boys golf

while Nick Householder received honorable mention. The

boys made it to sectionals but were knocked out early.

This year the boys played at courses like Lakeside,

Old Dutch Mill, Salem Hills and Reserve Run Golf Course.

The boys usually practice at Old Dutch Mill, Meander Golf

Course and their home course Lakeside which has been a fam-

ily business for the head coach for years now. The head coach,

Mark Blazek has been coaching the boy’s golf team for four

years. The boys would like to thank Mr. Blazek for a season

full of memories and good golf tips.

By Nate Kramer

By Michael Guterwill

By Michael Guterwill

*See page

12 for

additional

team

photos!

Football

The Jackson-Milton High School cheerleaders have had a busy season thus far. Coaching the squad for the 2012-2013 school year is Courtney Gobel. Leading the squad as captain is Jacqueline Vega. The girls started off their season at the beginning of summer by taking part in a technique camp put on by Cheertime Athletics. The squad has participated in several activities since the beginning of summer. These activities include, the community wide yard sale, car washes, the Canfield Fair, and the annual Pink Ribbon Cheer Classic. They planned the pink out game that Jackson-Milton has hosted for the past three years. By collecting Yoplait yogurt pink lids and hosting a penny drive, they were able to make a difference in the fight against breast can-cer.

As the squad prepares for basketball season, they plan to brush up on the new cheers they will need to know for the transition from football to basketball. They are ready to cheer their Bluejays on to victory!

Cheerleading

Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 7

The 2012 High School marching band consists of 53 students. Marching band has been a very fun but a difficult year. They have worked extremely hard to perfect their half time show. For the half time show they have five songs that they perform and to which they march.

The first song they perform to is “Get Ready” by The Temptations. Get ready is a fun and upbeat song to which they march uniquely.

The second song is “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Stevie Wonder. Signed, Sealed is a favorite for many of the band students this

year because it has a lot of fun accidentals and it has a fun pattern of music. The third song is “I Heard It through the Grapevine” by Norman

Whitefield and Barrett Strong. This song was one of the difficult songs because of the scale it is written in, but the kids still liked it. They

march a fun and easy march to this song. The fourth song is “Dancing in the Streets” by Marvin Gaye. This was probably the easiest song to

learn and memorize for them to perform. They perform this energetic song standing in place. The last song is “ABC” by The Jackson 5. This

was the most favorite for the kids to perform. ABC is the song people hear the kids perform and it gets stuck in their head for the rest of the

night.

The 2012 season for the Bluejays football team was a dog fight. After having a higher population than Columbiana, the school moved up to Tier Two of the ITCL league to join Crestview, East Palestine, Lisbon, Mineral Ridge, South Range, Springfield and United. Along with moving up, the new tier brought in two new coaches, Paul Hostetter and John Rosati. Coach Hostetter is a 2007 graduate of Western Reserve. He comes to Jackson-Milton with coaching experience from Salem and coaching the line. He is currently at-tending Youngstown State University. Coach Rosati is the receivers and linebackers coach for the 2012 sea-son. Coach Rosati, a 2011 graduate of Western Reserve comes to Jackson-Milton with past coaching experience from Salem. He is currently attending Kent State Uni-versity.

This year the Bluejays did not have the season

they wanted, they finished the season 0-10. Although

the Bluejays did not capture a win this season they ac-

complished many other goals. The Jays had the 2nd best

offense in the league along with many other accom-

plishments. They are going into the off season with

high hopes for next season and their heads held high.

By Tori Fox

By Nate Kramer

By Haley Markel

Senior Spotlight: Adam Jeffries

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New Library

It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and determination to be a student. Senior year is the most chal-lenging year of all. With school, sports, extra-curricular activities, family time, and college and scholarship ap-plications, it can be a rather trying time. This is why The Jackson-Milton Journal finds it pertinent to recognize those students who dedicate their lives to achieving greatness. With this, class president Adam Jeffries was se-lected for Issue 1.

As it is known, sports require a certain amount of stamina, strength, and agility. It is also critical to maintain a stellar G.P.A. Adam Jeffries has definitely obtained these within wrestling (4 years), baseball (4 years), football (2 years), and soccer (1 year). He was awarded 2nd team all league (2011 wrestling), 2011 wres-tling captain, 2011 Lee Shafer (wrestling), honorable mention All League 2011 (baseball), and honorable men-

tion All League 2012 (soccer).

“I think sports changed my life in a positive way because I am always doing something. I am the type of person that gets bored easily and I always need something to do. Sports have also helped me stay in shape. If you look good, you feel good,” remarked Jeffries.

Adam’s determination definitely shows in and out of school. He has been a member of Ski Club (6 years), Key Club (2 years), SADD (2 years), student council (2 years), class president (2 years), honor roll, 2012 Prom King, 2012 Homecoming King, 2012 Prom Committee, prom court, homecoming court, Buckeye Boys State 2012, and Jay Squad director. With all of his involve-ment, Adam must have had a strong role model in his life. When asked, he responded, “My father has been the most influential on me because he is a strong and hard working individual who has rubbed off on me. He is always there for me and supports my decision in whatever I choose to do.”

Jeffries hopes to go into the trades field and become an operating engineer or an ironworker.

“My advice to the underclassmen is to take school seriously. It is okay to have fun once in a while, but keep on top of your school work. It will all pay off in the long run,” stated Adam.

The Jackson-Milton Journal wishes Adam Jeffries luck in his bright and promising future.

We all pass it every day. The sound of the machines beeping fills the area as the workers continue to do their job. In North Jackson, although there is currently a library in the middle of town, work has begin for a new and improved building. When interviewed on his response to these changes in our area, Jackson-Milton Superintendant, Mr. Baker, was more than willing to give his thoughts.

Q: What do you think is the reason for building a new library in North Jackson? Mr. Baker: “Originally, before this school

was built, there was supposed to be a library in between the elementary and the high school, but funding limits caused the building of the li-

brary to be postponed.” (Baker, Personal interview Oct 25th, 2012.) Q: What do you think this library can offer that the old one didn’t?

“This one is very centrally located. Also, it has new and improved technology that can access books from all over, so that you’re not just lim-

ited to what is there.” Q: Is there anything about this library’s structure that stands out to you? Do you believe North Jackson was in need of a new library? “The setting is great, there is such a good environment around you, and a great view. It really adds to the school cam-

pus.” Q: What features make this library worth the time and the money? “It offers more than just a book. You have access to books,

movies, and DVD’s from all over. This includes things from the Youngstown Main Library.” “Yes, it definitely promotes the community and

schools and will bring people together. Even the elementary school kids can simply walk over and enjoy it.” Q: Do you believe that the location of the library will play a key part in how often it is used? “Yes, based on how

centrally located it is.” Q: There have been rumors of the library having a café in-

side, is this true? “No, No café.” Q: Were there any sponsors in the making of this

library? “No, as of right now it is funded by the Youngstown Public Library system.”

Construction of this library began July 30th. It is to be a 6,650 sq ft branch of Mahoning County Libraries. This project is expected to cost as much as $1.712 million, which is being funded by The Youngstown Public Library System. It is hoped to open in March or April of 2013.

(Information from Janet S. Loew Communications/Public Relations Director, http://

www.libraryvisit.org )

By Rachael Rendessy

By Mackenzie Ervin

New Technology

Plagiarism School

Volume 5, Issue 1 Page 9

The technology at Jackson-Milton High School has quickly advanced. Students are privileged here due to the many advances in technology. Some advances include: The Turn-ing Technology response system, iPads, the Logger devices for biology, Kindles for English classes, a big monitor screen for students in yearbook to access their two page spreads, and a green screen for video and photography editing.

The Turning Technology response system is a set of devices that allows teachers to do an anonymous check to see if students are on the right track of the subject. The Logger devices for biology are used to locate your exact GPS location. Some of the new technology was obtained by our school through a grant. Many of the grants come from, “Race to the Top.” These new technology advances will im-prove student learning. When students get into college, there will be even more advances by that time.

As many know, plagiarism is becoming more and more prominent among school kids. With the

stresses of homework, sports, and extra-curricular activities, they feel that it is the easy way out in order for

them to still get credit. At Jackson-Milton High School, the head of the English department, Mrs. Yantes,

is implementing Plagiarism School. This is for students who have plagiarized in and out of the classroom

on school related work.

The idea behind this ingenious school of sorts came from a fellow softball mom of Mrs. Yantes.

“One of the mothers was a college professor. She gave me the spark to lead me to embellish upon and cre-

ate plagiarism school.” Mrs. Yantes feels that plagiarism school will definitely benefit the students of

Jackson-Milton by giving them a strong understanding of plagiarism and how to prevent doing it in the fu-

ture. The main goal is to let students know that there is a way around plagiarism. “I will be teaching them

the definition, how to avoid it, and discuss why they did it.” This will be very beneficial to the students,

teachers, and parents. Even though students have plagiarized throughout the years, currently it is much

more popular due to the Internet. With websites available at the palm of your hands, anything is possible.

The reason why plagiarism school has been created at Jackson-Milton is because the faculty wants to lend

a helping hand to their students. It is quite understandable that school can be a heavy load sometimes, but it

is important to use your own work. This is a small effort to stop plagiarism so that it may cease in the near

future.

Canfield Fair 2012: 4H!

This year was the 166th anniversary of the Canfield Fair. At the fair this year, they fea-

tured Martina McBride and Blake Shelton. The fair also featured a Demolition Derby and High

School bands. The Jackson-Milton Marching Band and the JMHS cheerleaders perform at the fair

as well. Many Jackson-Milton students participate in 4H at the fair including Nate Kramer, Sam-

mie Oblinger, Robert Voland, Colton Horvath and many more. The fair also has many rides and a

lot of food stands and of course at the fair you always have fun!

By Makenzy Mascioli

By Rachael Rendessy

By Katie Phillips

Top 10 Music

Page 10

Music happens to be a part of eve-ryone’s life no matter what the genre is. A lot of people like to listen to the radio. The radio plays a lot of good music. Almost once a week they do a Top 10 countdown. The JM Journal is going to give students the current Top 10.

The number 10 song this week is

“Good Time” by Owl City featuring

Carly Rae Jepson.

In the number 9 spot is “Wide

Awake” by Katy Perry. It’s been a long

time since Katy has had a top 10 appear-

ance.

In front of her is Cher Llyod with

her hit, “Want You Back.” This song is

unique being she broke up with her boy-

friend and now see’s him with this other

girl and decides that she wants him back.

“Let’s Go,” by Calvin Harris,

slides into the number 7 spot and in the 6

spot is Neon Tress with their hit

“Everyone Talks.”

“Blow Me One Last Kiss,” by

Pink, has moved to the 5 spot. Pink finally comes back

with another hit. Flo Rida and his song “Whistle” moved

up to the 4th spot this week. David Guetta has made a run in

the music business taking his song, “Titanium,” to spot

number 3. Demi Lovato’s song, “Give Your Heart a

Break,” makes a major move to the number 2 spot.

The number 1 song this week is “Lights” by Ellie

Gouldling, her first top 10 appearance. This is this week’s

top 10.

By Jeffery Voland

The book, “Looking for Alaska,” is a book that gives you a new look on life. It leaves you asking yourself questions about life you never asked before. It’s been taught in many high schools and colleges.

The book has won many awards such as the “2006 Teens’ Top 10 award.” The book has touched many lives in general.

John Greene began to write “Looking for Alaska” shortly after 9/11 it was published in 2005. Greene rewrote the book many times before editing scenes and redoing a line. Greene as a writer is open about everything, and is raw about being a teenager.

In the book the main charac-ters Pudge, Alaska, and The Colonel are all adventurous teenagers who attend a private school. The three be-come friends with similar aspects of looking at the world. Pudge choose private school hours away from his public school in one conquest: The Great Perhaps.

The Great Perhaps is something Pudge is looking for in life. He wants to find something to do that isn’t his normal boring life. That’s when he meets the ever so beautiful but oh so destructive Alaska and her best friend The Colonel and they set off on a jour-ney where they get into some trouble. But, it’s where they find themselves…and their Great Perhaps.

Book Review

Movie Review

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Movies are used to entertain and some are used

to inform people. But some are to see how well you can

handle frightening, bone chilling scares. If you are

looking for a frightening movie this Halloween, “The

Possession’ scares are better than most,” according to

The Los Angeles Times.

The main characters in this movie are two di-

vorced parents: Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and

Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick) and their two daughters.

Their youngest, Emily (Natasha Calis), buys and old wooden box with Hebrew scripture on it from a

yard sale and soon begins acting strange because she has been overtaken by a demonic spirit from

Jewish beliefs and legends known as dybbuk (The idea of dybbuk was a comedic effect in the 2009

Coen brothers’ movie “A Serious Man”). She then had to have an exorcism... but the rest of the

movie you will have to find out on your own.

The movie is rated PG-13 and is an hours and 31 minutes long. The movie is directed by Ole

Borneal who also directed the movie “Nightwatch” and the producer is Sam Raimi.

By Tori Fox

By Katie Phillips

By Leah Evick

Girls Cross Country Boys Cross Country

Boys Golf Girls Golf