September 2006
HOMECOMING WEEK ACTIVITIES Welcome to the Jungle
By Jessica Hutson, Staff Writer
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Student Activities 2 Fair Sports National Sports Band Lip Sync Humor Funny Side & Game Review 3-5 6 7 7 8 9
On Saturday, September 30, the Carbondale Community High School’s gym will be transformed into a jungle. Tickets will be going on sale for both the homecoming dance and the lip sync contest on September 19 for $7.00 each. Connie Morgan and Nick Weshinskey, Student Senate sponsors, have been hard at work along with the student senate members to make this year’s homecoming remembered. Decorations are a key part of carrying out this years theme, “Welcome to the Jungle.” There will be a volcano and a waterfall in the school’s gym. The student body can thank the art club and the CCHS cheerleaders for their help with decorations.
HOMECOMING WEEK ACTIVITIES Monday, 25th HAT DAY
Tuesday, 26th
PAJAMA DAY
Wednesday, 27th
HAWAIIAN DAY LIP SYNC
Thursday, 28th
CLASS DISTINCTION DAY Freshman— NERDS Sophomore— TWINS Juniors—CLASH Seniors—TOGAS Volleyball game, C-dale vs. Althoff SPIRIT DAY Homecoming parade Football game, C-dale vs. Mt. Vernon
7:00pm– varsity Scott Endres, of the student senate and principal advisory board says, “New ideas are being formulated after student Friday, 29th senate meetings; everyone is working hard to make this successful.”
Students can look forward to a week of fun-filled homecoming activities. However, the coronation will be a little different this year; it will be held at 11:00 pm in the gym during the dance, not at the football game.
Saturday, 30th 8:00pm-11:30pm 11:00pm Homecoming dance Coronation
First Annual Student Activities Fair
By Lindsey Calhoun, Staff Writer
The Student Activities Fair had a great turnout for its first year running. Many students came to visit and learn about different clubs and organizations. There were students everywhere signing up for clubs and discussing the activities. The Art Club seemed to be getting a lot of attention, and students seemed greatly interested. Any student who did not attend the fair, but may have questions about organizations, please see the appropriate sponsor.
Megha Patel and Angela Chang sign up a CCHS student for the GEO club.
Robin Gross, Marina Shay, and Sarah Luebke help CCHS students sign up for the art club.
Terrier Tokens Provide Incentive for Students
Student Store Finally Open!
By Lindsey Calhoun, Staff Writer
Have you heard about the terrier tokens? Students can receive these tokens and buy items at the Terrier Store. The Terrier Store is open during Wednesday and Friday mornings and lunch. Students receive tokens for things such as good attendance, being polite, having a pass, appropriate hallway behavior, and much more. CCHS junior Antoinette Gaston received a token from math teacher Cynthia Donoghue. Gaston says, “Ms. Donoghue said I have perfect attendance so far and that I’m doing great! I think the terrier token program is a good idea making students want to be on their best behavior.” There are a wide range of different items at the Terrier Store, such as:
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Buffalo Wild Wings gift certificates, calculators, pens, pencils, USB flash drives, yearbooks, and a lot more! If you have any questions about the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Program, please contact Julie Bohnsack, Amy Prudencio, or Erinn Murphy.
Senior Zach Stewart shows off the Terrier token he received.
The Jungle Comes to Carbondale High School
By Adam Hawk, Staff Writer
With homecoming day approaching, the classes are each trying to create the greatest float. Floats are generally designed to match this year’s theme chosen by the Student Senate “Welcome to the Jungle!” The parade will start at the super block on September 29 at 4:00 p.m. The band is going to be performing also. The class sponsors would like anybody and everybody to help build the float if you are able to. They encourage you to talk to them if you have any ideas.
Speech Class Lip Syncs Entertain CCHS Classes
By Jessica Hutson, Staff Writer
On Friday, September 8, Speech Teacher Erik Berrey invited CCHS classes to attend a special project during his first and third hour classes. Berrey’s classes showcased their talents with lip sync performances. From Tina Turner to Destiny's Child and all the way to the Temptations, the lip sync performances where a huge success. “I thought that the Tina Turner performance was unbelievable.” stated Gwen Poore, Multimedia Teacher. The multimedia class took advantage of the performances to practice using camera angles and experiment with video taping. Students who experienced the class lip syncs may be excited for homecoming week. All interested CCHS students will be given the opportunity to audition for the lip sync competition to be held on Wednesday, September 27; a great new addition to homecoming week!
Photo by Alex Baine Jake Halterman, center stage, performs the song “Shout,” by “Otis Day and the Knights” from the “Animal House” soundtrack.
Townsend’s Band Performs for Many Audiences
Drumline Adds Quality
By Dana Magney, Staff Writer Greg Townsend, CCHS band director, is set to perform at the CCHS homecoming parade. Townsend and the band have been playing all sorts of different musical songs. When the band performs their 2006 half time show during the football game, their new theme song will be Phantom of Piano Studio. “The whole band was terrific. The precision and the marching was very organized.” exclaimed Hall Monitor Sarah Friends. Friends also stated, “I liked the flag girls and I liked the music. I was in the band in high school and I always stay for the half time show.” This year’s captain of the drum line is Kris WhitlockHorecker. Horecker says, “Things on the drum line are going pretty well so far, we practiced really hard this summer and are still making progress. Overall the band has come a long way.” The band is also involved in performing two competitions in Belleville and Marion.
Photo provided by Greg Townsend Drum line members are, (From right to left) Lena Walker, Quentin Westerfeild, and Alex Blumenstock.
Slow Beginning for Terrier Football
By Alex Baine, Staff Writer
In the first showing of the Terriers season against its long time rival Murphysboro. The Terriers find themselves in a tight spot against the team that has been on a 25 game losing streak. At the start of the game the Terriers were looking good as running back Payton Thompson puts it in the end zone for six points, but the Terriers field goal was blocked. The Red Devils return with seven of their own to put themselves on top. The score remained 7-6 until late in the fourth quarter when the Terrier defense stopped the Red Devils. When the Red Devils attempted to punt it away, Britt Jones dived at the punter and blocked the kick. Jones then got up to dive on top of the ball to score 6 for the Terriers. Head Coach Fred Heinz decided to go for two points in case the Red Devils answer with a score of their own, so the Terriers turn to Thompson as he passed the ball into the end zone to complete the play for two points and make the final score of the Terriers’ first win 14-7 over their long time rivals.
Photo by Virginia Appuhn Britt Jones dives on top of the ball in the end zone to put the Terriers up for good, late in the fourth quarter.
The latest victory for the terriers against Centralia was a blow out victory with the score 43-7. The Terriers improved their record to 2-2 in the season after the victory.
Cross Country Season Looks Hopeful as the Terriers Compete as a Team
By Aaron Ekstrand, Staff Writer
This year’s Boys and Girls cross country teams.
Gary Holda, Cross Country Coach
Gary Holda, Head Cross Country Coach, has been coaching at Carbondale Community High School (CCHS) since 1974, about 32 years. “The athletes on this year’s team are working harder than any team I’ve had for a long time. They will get as much as they can out of their potential because they work hard,” stated Holda. This year’s strongest runners are Morgan Davis and Luke Zaczek for the boys, and Christian Holden and Ragan Dunn for the girls. However, “[All] the kids are doing well this year. They are really getting into the team concept,” says Holda. Though there are many new recruits this year, more new girls have joined. The team practiced over the summer, running endurance workouts every day. Now workouts take place six days per week excluding days with meets. Things look hopeful for a much improved season over last year.
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Girls Tennis on a Hot Streak
By Matthew Vanderhieden, Staff Writer
The Carbondale Community High School girl’s tennis team is on a roll. The girls tennis team has just won its third game in a row and they are 3-0 in their conference. Erinn Murphy, Girls Tennis Coach, believes, “The most exciting thing about tennis would have to be the strategy, the way the game moves with you, and the energy of the game.”
The players on the girls tennis team are: Jeannie Lieder, Jamie Sheffer, Carly Cook, Laura McBride, Keely McMillen, Brianna Morgan, Kelly Murphy, Shelly Scimeca, Samantha Smith, Sarah Allison, Jackie Intravaia, Kelty O’Donoghue, Annie Rendleman, Celeste Goering, Natasha Harpalani, Brooke Hiller, and Mary Sobery.
Soccer Team Gaining Experience as Season Gets Underway
By Dana Magney, Staff Writer
After losing so many talented seniors, the Carbondale boys soccer team is holding their own. Head Coach Greg Kline says, “This team is doing better than expected, considering they are younger than previous teams.” Kline stated that his goalie, who is a junior, is one of the best goalies Kline has had so far. Kline’s team practiced many hours this summer to get ready for this season. This year's biggest competition will be Marion and Bellville-Althoff. This years’ top seniors are Tommy Banks, Calvin Baker, Johnny Sao, Pawel Sawicki, Cory Fligor, and James Combs. The team is really looking forward to competing in the October Waterloo Tournament.
Varsity Soccer Team: Row 1: Eddie Umana, Zach Donahue, Mike Miller, Calvin Baker, Kyle Gabel, Carlos Cerrato. Row 2: Lane Dillard, Cory Fligor, Godfrey Mthetwa, Andrew Tomczak, Mikel Wagner, Seth Erickson, Juan Herrera. Row 3: Head Coach Greg Kline, Pawel Sawicki, Yemi Akintoye, James Davis, Mohammed Abulkhair, Tyler Garretson, Johnny Sao, Assistant Coach Nick Carr. Row 4: Kenny Nsofor, Matt Konecek, James Combs, Paul Long, Gavin Wilson, Graham Baker, Brad Gray, Chris Rajcic, Tommy Banks.
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Carbondale vs. Harrisburg: An Undefeated Stand Off
By Zach Stewart, Staff Writer
Going into Monday night’s game both Carbondale and Harrisburg were undefeated. Carbondale had an outstanding record of 15-0, while Harrisburg was also undefeated with the record of 100. The game started out slow and both the teams were neck-andneck. “We were ready for the challenge, our team has the ability to “kick it into high gear” and that’s what they did about halfway through the first game,” stated Jennifer Stanley, Head Volleyball Coach. The Terriers went on to win the match with scores of 2516 and 15-13. The Terriers are doing exceptionally well this year with a record of 16-0. The Lady Terriers next conference opponent is away at Marion. So far this season the milestones have been: winning the Southern Illinois Preview Tournament for the first time since its inception (28 years), beating Murphysboro twice in one week, repeat champions of the Benton Tournament, beating a tough Flora team on the road and taking it to Farmington (Missouri) last Saturday. The Terriers now have their sights on Belleville-Althoff who they play next week during homecoming week. There are a lot of activities planned around it. Belleville-Althoff has been a powerhouse in the South Seven volley-
ball conference for a number of years. The Terrier Volleyball squad is composed of the following, starting with Seniors: Christy Long, Lindsey Qualls, Alex Frick, Katie Rohling, and Chelsea Kasten; Juniors: Sarah Doherty, Ashtyn Krough and Malaikah Love, Juliana Cruz, Elhaum Mogharreban, and Megan Hughes; Sophomores: Kamauria Acree and Ariele Gooch; and Freshman: Alli Ragan.
Varsity Volleyball Team
In addition to the Varsity team sporting an undefeated season, the team of sophomores that make up the Junior Varsity squad remain undefeated.
Photo by Gwen Poore Malaikah Love and Ashtyn Krough force a Belleville East hitter to swing high to avoid the block during the Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville Tournament in July.
The Freshmen team is 2-4 in the season.
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The Funny Side of School
By Alex Baine, Staff Writer
Senior James Combs during Blunch was enjoying his delicious ice cream sandwich when he discovered a strand of brown hair embedded in the ice cream. Combs soon realized that it was, in fact, his own hair.
Senior Pawel Sawicki makes a disgruntled face during third hour P.E. This senior is all about having a good time. Pawel jumps at every chance there is to make someone laugh or to do something that some would say is dumb or stupid.
First hour Multimedia has a very close race. And with the photo finish Dallas Peterman is winning by a nose length over Zach Stewart.
Game Review of Fable: The Lost Chapters
By Aaron Ekstrand, Staff Writer
Imagine a world where morality is not a mere concept of philosophy, but a spectrum of absolute good and evil, and your actions for either side determine your view of the world, how others look at you (fear, love, respect), and even your appearance. That is what Fable tries to simulate. You start out as a small boy, but after a series of unfortunate events, you end up living at the “Heroes Guild,” where you grow up to become a mighty and enterprising adventurer. Throughout the game, you have many options ranging from dress, hairstyle, and tattoos, to buying houses, getting married, or deciding whether you will save a village or help raze it. Throughout your questing, you will have countless options for actions of good or evil. Though an interesting concept, this can only be taken so far with a videogame. It
Fable: The Lost Chapters Platform– Xbox Genre– Real-Time RPG Rating– M
ing a guard is about -10 good points. Does that mean that a guard is more deserving of death than a villager? And what if you are killing bandits that have done nothing to you for money? Does that really constitute a good act? The game was rather easy when played right (I’ll let you figure that out for yourself, but it mostly involves real estate and a combination of defensive and strength-boosting spells), and needless to say it is flawed in many aspects, but it is a worthy game for those with a need to feel powerful. It was entertaining while it lasted, and definitely a more finished product than the original Fable.
is rather simple: kill a bandit, +2 good points; kill a villager, -14 good points. In my opinion, they are blown out of proportion. Stealing an apple is –5 good points. Does that mean that stealing an apple is 5/14ths as bad as murder? Kill-
NFL Season Kicks Off
By Dallas Peterman, Staff Writer A couple of weeks ago the NFL season started with a bang. Unfortunately, it didn't go as planned. Seven teams went an entire game without scoring a single touchdown. For teams like Green Bay, it was Brett Favre’s first game in 16 years to be shut down completely. Other teams, such as Tampa bay and Oakland, had trouble scoring as well, putting Pittsburgh in the No. 1 position. Also, 35 rookies made it into the starting line up, not including punters or kickers. It was a good start for some players; the Seattle Seahawks signed Deion Branch to a $39 million dollar, six-year contract on Tuesday. It is looking to be a somewhat promising season, and it’ll be an adventure come every Monday night.
MLB Wild Card Race
American League 1. Minnesota 2. Chicago 3. Boston 4. Los Angeles 5. Toronto National League 1. Los Angeles 2. Philadelphia 3. San Francisco 4. Cincinnati 5. Florida
USA Basketball Gets a Serious Loss
By Dallas Peterman, Staff Writer
Over the past summer, Team USA lost the semi-final game to Greece in the 2006 Summer Olympics, giving them a Bronze medal. Team members seem particularly disappointed. One member of the team, Elton Brand, gives constructive criticism, saying, “You want to win the gold, and we didn’t accomplish that.” Although Team USA is accustomed to winning, third place is a remarkable accomplishment, not worthy of disappointment.
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DuQuoin State Fair Strikes AGAIN!
By Dallas Peterman, Staff Writer Alright, I don’t want to offend or cause any heated issues to arise, but does the DuQuoin “STATE FAIR” seem to be the most ridiculous idea of something to do on the weekend, or is it just me? We spend all day, five days a week, crammed into this school, scraping by, just waiting and looking at the clock until Friday night arrives. Now, tell me this. Who in the world, sits around thinking “Man! I would LOVE to drive forty-five minutes, to see the massacre that is the DuQuoin State Fair?” Personally, I would rather spend my Friday night, sitting at home, listening to a Paris Hilton record, using a butter knife to slowly, and gruesomely cut off my left thumb, than go to the DuQuoin State Fair. Now, don’t get me wrong, they DO have some pretty gnarly funnel cakes. But I could just pay the whole rest of Southern Illinois who seems to look forward to this event, to just bring me one home. Or I could just go over to Zach Stewart’s house, who I know personally owns a funnel cake maker. From what I’ve heard through the grapevine, they are PRIMO. But let’s not jump topics here. Back to the epitome of all things evil and wrong in the world. “Holy cow guys, Dierks Bentley is playing tonight at the fair!” Yeeeaaaahhh…… count me in. Who is he opening for? Christina Aguilera? Maybe it’s just me. Maybe everyone else likes the fair. It is a possibility, the options of things to do in Southern Illinois, are pretty scarce. But I’ve just never been able to stomach, or prepare myself for the kinds of things I’d have to witness at the fair. For instance, transvestite hippies, gangster hillbillies, or people from Southern Southern Southern Illinois. But hey, whatever floats your boat, I just know I’d be down titanic style if I tried to get out to “THE MIRACULOUS FAIR”
Fashion: What is Wrong With These People?
By Zach Stewart, Staff Writer Okay, so I’m no clothing specialist, but honestly what is with some of the things people wear today and consider it to be fashionable? Now I may not be the most swinging cat out there, but I think I have, or at least I thought I had, a pretty good fashion sense, but I do not consider walking around with pants that are pre-dirtied for me, with a shirt that has some ridiculous catch phrase like, “I’m Allergic to Stupid People” written on it as fashionable, but I would consider a nice shirt and a pair of nice slacks or pants plenty fashionable. But these shirts that people have that come down to their knees to where it looks like they are wearing my mothers night gown are not exactly “what is up,” to me . Who decides what is fashionable? If I could decide what is “fashion,” everyone would be walking around in vintage t-shirts of bands they had actually heard rather than putting on a rolling stones shirt because it has a cute pair of lips with a tongue sticking out on it. And don't get me wrong I’m not trying to attack anyone personally, wear whatever you want. You should wear what you want. Fashion should be a sense of personality and creativity, not whatever ridiculous clothes somebody wears and just because they wear it, that makes it fashion. Because that really seems to be what famous people go for, the most outrageous outfit with the stupidest pair of shoes I have ever seen in my life and just because they are wearing them, it is fashion. I don't know, maybe it’s just me, but come on people, buy things because you want to, not because Kanye West wants you to.
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